sup y'all?

Been a minute. I think we missed a couple of holidays, a New Year and maybe a baby shower. Sorry about that. But we are [strike]BACK[/strike] STILL IN THE GROOVE, yo!
Last year we opened the 1.7.0 Update Beta to collect feedback. It's been tough but we are finally ready to show off what we've been working so long on. The Earl sized change we made this time is the new BIGGER Fixed World maps. These maps were handcrafted by the OG funklord Greg Johnson. While playtesting the maps Greg kept coming up with new ideas and tweaks to make the gameplay more fun! So first, we heard the feedback about Earthlings being too frustrating and adjusted their behavior to make them a lil more funky to deal with. If you enjoyed the previous Earthling difficulty make sure to check out the Extreme World where the Earthlings are much harder. Players also didn't like when Power Hats were instantly granted after stepping off an Elevator. Power Hats are now hidden on the map in bushes that sparkle! When you shake a sparkling bush the Power Hat will fly around for a bit before landing. Players can find up to 2 Power Hats per level. So make the most of them while you have them! Present Stacking synergies are a feature we introduced in 1.6.0 where using certain presents together will make some funky new effects. There are 3 hidden present synergies that will cause something cool or funny to happen. Can you find the secret present combinations that unlock them? We will give you a clue: the presents need to be AMPED. So just to recap:

NEW BIGGER Fixed World Maps!

Find the Hidden Power Hats!

Smarter and less frustrating Earthlings!

Funky Secret Present Synergies?!

Full Patch Notes 1.7.1 [Still in the Groove Update] [Map Changes] All new Fixed World with much larger maps Removed the smaller maps that would appear on Level 8 and Level 19 in Fixed/Random/Endless Worlds (these smaller maps still appear in Extreme as a 'pit stop' to farm up) [Earthling Changes] Reduced Earthling density by ~50% across all levels in Fixed/Random Worlds Reduced Bush/Tree density by ~40% across all levels in Fixed/Random Worlds Reduced Earthling speed and notice range Earthlings now have a random chance of dropping aggro if a player is under water Increase chance of Earthlings dropping aggro if the player gets too far Earthlings will now chase you to the edge of the map and edges of water/ice Earthlings can now walk down revealed secret paths Mailbox Monsters will stay off secret paths Man In Black will no longer chase if you have no presents Fix Ghandi not providing his safety if another Ghandi was nearby Various fixes for Earthling pathfinding in Networked games [Power Hat Changes] Power Hats will no longer be automatically gifted to players when stepping off the Elevator Power Hats must be found on the level by searching bushes and trees Power Hats sparkle while hiding Power Hats will fly around like flying presents when found, they will land after a short time Power Hats now provide 100XP when picked up Power Hat weights adjusted to make some hats more rare and some more common Removed hitbox offset while wearing Hat of Sure Walking [Balance] Ship Pieces now reward correct XP when picked up Remove level cap on presents in all modes. (This means you can find ALL presents from the beginning of the game) Button/Coin Meter chains are maximum 4 presses Speed up animation when pressing button/feeding coin meter Removed forcing the player into position when feeding Coin Meters/pressing Buttons Removed forcing the player into position when speaking to a friendly Earthling Adjustments to camera while falling down levels Present timer now pauses when falling All inputs disabled while falling (prevents players opening presents and teleporting) Added XP Notification to bottom left of HUD Adjusted XP Bar Colors to hopefully be more noticeable to new players Removed multiplayer only presents from showing in single player games [Fixes] Many under the hood improvements to memory usage Speed up Elevator streaming to next level Fix movies not playing on Linux version Fix No Ship Piece on Level 25 in rare cases Fix issue where players could go beyond Level 25 when an Endless save was active Fix everything bunched up on Funkotron in Endless Fix Lamont showing up on Level 28 of Endless Fix Sushi not always providing heal Fix Torch breaking present timer Fix PlayerStates (like Cupid effect) breaking present timer Fix 'Jump To' invulnerability exploit Fix Elf spawning infinitely from a bush Fix FPS Cap not remembering every time you load the game Also a SUPER huge shoutout to our homey $uprDee for making the promo artwork for this update! If you haven't checked out his ToeJam & Earl comics make sure you're following him to see more funky fun! ----> https://twitter.com/Suprdee2 <----

[ 2021-01-19 15:04:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove is an all-new adventure developed by the co-creator of the OG ToeJam and Earl games, which famously infused hip-hop stylings with rogue-like game play.

Crash land on Earth and protect yourself with funky power-ups against dangerous Earthlings on an adventure to find all the lost pieces of the Rapmaster Rocketship. Play with up to three of your friends online or couch co-op and discover all the secret locations and powerful tools. ToeJam and Earl probably shouldn't have taken the Rapmaster on an intergalactic joyride, but at least they'll find all the pieces of it before Lamont notices that it's missing ... right? Right.

Back in the Groove is a mash-up of the very best features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh features. Get a blast of funky nostalgia or play ToeJam and Earl for the very first time.

FEATURES:

• Nine playable characters including: ToeJam and Earl, Latisha, Lewanda, GeekJam, Peabo, and Earl’s mom, Flo
  
• Randomly-generated stacked levels to make every play through feel different in advanced mode
  
• Discover new secret locations and terrain types
  
• Jam to 15 re-makes of old favorite songs and 15 new songs in the same funky style
  
• Dynamic split-screen for couch co-op play, as well as online play -- supports up to 4 players
  
• Enter the Hyperfunk Zone in multi-player co-op, too
  
• A huge number of new presents, Earthlings, player character stats, character-specific dialogue, permanent power-hats, and many features that enhance cooperative play and make this the best Toejam & Earl yet