Version 29058469 is out

New game mode : loop / long game

• the goal is to build many different build centered on one perk
• At the end of level 7, you get to restart at level 1 for 6 levels.
• all your perks are banned except one
• The perk you keep is leveled up, and can be leveled up a second time during the next loop
• the perks you don’t keep are “banned”, meaning their max level is reduced by as many levels as you had picked
• unlocked after unlocking all perks

New game mode : lab / creative

• the goal is to come up with 3 completely different but powerful play styles
• you freely create 3 builds from all the perks level available
• you play them against the levels of your choice
• try to make as much score as possible in total
• unlocked after unlocking all perks

New levels :

• Pingwin
• Sunglasses
• Balloon

Adjusted levels :

• orca is no longer made of bombs, but gray block

New perks

• addiction : reward faster gameplay

Adjusted perks

• Hot start : 30 combo per level instead of 15
• Telekinesis: limited to level 1
• Asceticism now gives +3 combo per lvl
• Fortunate ball has a stronger effect
• Bigger puck : puck can now cover the whole screen at higher levels, but not more
• Corner shot : higher levels let you move further away from the play area
• Forgiving : level 2 halves the penalty, level 3 is a third ..
• Helium : stronger anti gravity at higher levels
• Implosions : works like bigger-explosions at higher levels
• Metamorphosis : coins can stain more bricks at higher levels
• Re-spawn : now delay based and probabilistic, to scale more easily with higher levels. no need to hit the puck
• sacrifice : at level 2+ the combo is doubles/tripled just before clearing the screen of any bricks
• shunt : changed the math keep 25% of combo at level 1,50% at level 2,63% at level 3,70% at level 4..
• soft reset : same math as shunt
• smaller puck : now the puck can get as small as a ball
• Unbounded : at level 2+, the top of the level is gone too
• concave_puck : ball bounces straighter and straighter, to the point where you can’t move it without another perk
• shocks lvl 2+ make bigger explosions
• trampoline: nerfed a little bit, now all sides and top hit reduce combo

Quality of life

• Updated discord invite link that had expired
• Full screen is now a persistent option, when it’s on the game will switch to full screen before starting
• Added an option to always get colored coins
• Made the “combo lost” text last 500ms instead of the pointless 150ms
• Added in-game help and credits, which can be translated
• Balancing : you earn an extra perk when playing well, and a reroll when playing perfectly
• added a prominent “donate” link after 5h of playing, and setting to hide it permanently
• disabled auto-release to F-Droid, i’ll use the web version as the testing ground first
• added a white border around all coins, to make dark ones visible on dark bg
• [jaceys] counters for coins lost, misses, and boundary bounces, as well as a timer.
• Unlocked list : split perk and levels, added tooltips