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Hey yall,

We were going to make this newsletter earlier, but we didnt! Were really excited to tell you about some of the updates were making to Miss Paint.

MISS PAINT

This game started all the way back in December 2023 at the BIGMODE Game Jam. If youve done a game jam before, you should know that when you only have a few days to write code, you sometimes are left with a steaming hot pile of spaghetti. When we decided to finish the game originally, we unwisely chose to build a house on top of that pile of spaghetti. Lesson to any aspiring game devs who want to continue a game past a jam: just make a new project. Dont wait 7 months like we did.

So yeah, we had to reprogram the entire game from scratch since the demo released. However, even with that setback, we are now much further along in development than we were before.

Pop-up Windows?!?

New Tools

Are you guys ready for all the brand-spanking-new tools we made? Too bad! Were only showing you one of them!

The Fill Tool

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Introducing the Fill Tool. Its a fill bucket, you know what this is, youve used it before. And now Miss Paint can use it too!

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Meet Clampy

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This is Clampy, your friendly DoorsOS Helper! Actually, ew. Thats an old version of him, conceptualized way back during the game jam.

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Ah, much better. Thankfully, using the power of us remembering where we put the Blender files, hes back! His job is to [strike]tell you how to[/strike] help you be creative! Just in case you try to do it wrong!

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NEW STEAM ART!

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WOAH! Check out this awesome art [u]@dreweyes [/u] made for our steam page! In fact we like it so much were gonna change Miss Paints design!

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Thats right, she has shoes now.

WHAT\'S NEXT?

As we finish programming the systems for Miss Paint, were heading into a level design and story-oriented phase of development. Once we have a mostly finished product, well start improving how the game feels as a whole with playtesting and accessibility features. While theres no concrete timeline for release yet, were aiming to release within the next year (2026).

\nQ&A

Q: Will there be colorblind settings in the full version?

A: Yes. Each color in levels will be fully customizable, with presets for each colorblindness type.

Q: Is there a level editor?

A: Yes.

Q: Console port? Mobile port?

A: Maybe. It might have to wait until after release, since were focusing on core features right now. Were optimistic about these options and more information will be available in the future.

Q: Is that a homestuck reference?

A: No.

Q: Is there a Mister Paint?

A: No.

Q: Will the game be free?

A: No. It will be $14.99

Got any more burning questions? Feel free to ask in our Discord, and well include them in our next newsletter.

FANART CORNER

Stylized 3D model by Evelyn / @strangetransgal , made with Gravity Sketch

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Really cool pixel-art design by @vitorgamedev !

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Fun little sketch sent in by fantasticmxfox .

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Very polished quick sketch by @Noah- on our Discord!

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A tastefully-shaded borderless pixel art design by voxdafox !

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THANKS FOR READING!

We\'ll see you in a few months for another update. Unless we don\'t.

For more updates join our discord server , or visit our website

Sincerely,

Your friends at Twice Twice Studios

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Patch notes!
- Deleting your save file now doesn't delete your settings preferences or close your game
- The settings and inbox desktop icons got changed
- Making an edit in a level is less laggy
- F11 key is now a dedicated fullscreen/window mode button
- Fixed a bug where pressing R to reset a level while light green is growing, it would leave some light green behind
- Fixed bug where Miss Paint would stay red if you exited a level while she was red
- Made the level dropdown options say R to reset instead of Hold R
- Fixed bug with emails not loading correctly
- Fixed bug where upon resetting while making a selection, the selection would still be visible once reset

Patch Notes:
- Added an option to delete your save data
- Made pressing R key to reset tap instead of hold
- Fixed undo and reset buttons being offset in the final level
- Fixed crashing issues with having multiple folders open
- Fixed bug where pressing reset after beating the final level it creates multiple of Miss Paint
- Polished emails
- added Clankk to art credits

In preparation for the Miss Paint demo releasing on August 15th in the Wholesome Games Celebration, we have made a Twice Twice Studios Discord server! Join for game news, game talk, or just to hang out! Link here!

Hi Little development update for Miss Paint. We are making good progress on the core mechanics, systems, and even some levels too. We're looking forward to mostly just focusing on level design once we have the foundation completely laid out. We don't want to spoil much but we have a lot of cool new tools, mechanics, and more that we're excited for you to see! We're aiming to have a demo for you to try in the near future.