Update 73 - Performance, Optimizations and the Market Center (April 14th - May 4th, 2018) First. Updates + Three weeks of work on performance, polish, and bugs. (More on that below) + Major update 'likely' to happen this month. Lot's of things coming together. + Market Center overhaul and reset (Happening soon. Really great reasons below) + Next week, we demo the Teleportation tile, which has some awesome, fun features and mechanics. Second. Performance Gains! The last few weeks major testing has been done on mobile and console. With that said, we focused on key areas for improvement. + Loading into Build a Game happens immediately. + Going into the level editor loads much faster with intelligent tileset checking. + RAM usage is significantly less in multiple areas, namely loading and unloading of tiles. Important! Overall, file load/save/use is 1/3 the original size, which means Build a Game works on mobile devices, consoles, and lower end computers. With every great optimization and performance boost, something has to change...or in our case a 'Reset' to the Market Center. : If you are new to this (within the last 2 months), let me quickly explain what will happen. The Bag Team(Us) will do the following. + Set a date for the Market Center Reset. + Let you know the timeframe. + Then clear (delete) Games and Tilesets from the store. The Beta Testers(You) + Submit your Tilesets to the store again.(This will update them to the new system) Games(Everybody) + The optimizations are breaking changes for all games. + Once we update, old games will no longer work. Note: In previous updates, the changes were small, however with the new improvements to Build a Game, it requires a fresh start. For the games we are developing, we're taking screenshots and video so that reproducing them will be quicker on the remake. We hope that idea helps with your projects, as well. :) Thank you for your understanding and support during the beta testing period. Third. Market Center The product view and product page have been updated to support list, column, and grid layouts. + Market Center - List View (Fresh Design)
+ Market Center - View Type (List, Column, Grid)
+ Market Center - View Sizes
+ Market Center - Product Page Background
You can read the release notes here: Release Notes (and current bug list) Training Videos 1025+ videos are available for learning Build a Game! 116 videos are available for learning Tile Builder! Our Silver Standard Reminder (Silver Coin Allowance)! During the beta program, you will receive 1,000 silver coins into your account each week. Have fun purchasing games and tiles! Beta Group Signup Sign up for the Beta. Email steamkeyplease@buildagameuniverse.com to get your steam key and be a part of the testing. =) Thank you for being a part of this great adventure. :) Chad - Nathan - Eric