Who am I?

I'm Craig, the developer of MultiTaskMaster, I'm raising money in aid of Crohn's & Colitis UK by streaming a marathon session of Thumper on 7 December 2019.

Donations are collected and automatically sent to Crohn's & Colitis UK by GoFundMe
Donate Here



Why Crohn's & Colitis UK?

This charity is close to my heart because my partner has been suffering from Crohn's disease for over 10 years now.

Twice during this time she has needed life-saving surgery to remove large portions of her large intestine. Aside from these major surgeries, there are countless times when she has been prevented from enjoying life because of being ill with Crohn's disease.

There is no cure for Crohn's disease and often very little support. Charities like Crohn's & Colitis UK are invaluable and are often the only place that people in our situation can turn to for support.

Every donation made to this charity will help support people like me and my partner who are struggling with the debilitating effects of Crohn's disease. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.


Why Thumper?

Thumper is a challenging video game where a psychedelic space beetle needs to follow a track avoiding obstacles. In an abstract way Thumper resembles hurtling down some kind of hellish intestine so thematically it's quite appropriate for Crohn's disease.

The game is difficult, very fast and very intense. It'll be an immense challenge for me to play multiple levels in a single session. The more money that is donated the more levels I'll complete during the marathon on 7 December 2019. So donate generously to see me suffer!

0+ -> Levels 1 - 5
100+ -> Level 6
200+ -> Level 7
300+ -> Level 8
400+ -> Level 9
500+ -> End Level


Where can I watch this?

I'll be streaming the marathon live on Twitch.tv and will also upload recorded footage of the marathon to Youtube.com afterwards.

This is going to take a lot of practice so I will also be streaming my practice sessions on Twitch.tv semi-daily at 8pm GMT until the marathon event happens.


More information about Crohn's & Colitis UK

Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, affecting more than 300,000 people in the UK. Yet it is largely a hidden disease, and one that causes stigma, fear and isolation, its thought that many people with the condition go undiagnosed and suffer in silence.


Links for more info

Donate Here

Twitter.com/Wyvern_Ware
Twitch.tv/wyvern_ware

Crohn's & Colitis UK

* Mixed levels now unlock with both intermediate and learning difficulties open.

This means you should never have to complete a minigame on learning difficulty more than once.

Controller support has now been released on the Windows builds for MultiTaskMaster.

Please be aware that controller support is not yet implemented on Mac OS or Linux.

Mouse and Keyboard is still the recommended way to play MultiTaskMaster.

Default Control Map is as follows:

* Bug fixed where the game would only use default controls on:
- Bank Job - Dodge Bullets.
- Prison - Reject Contraband.
- Fete - Hook the Duck.

* Best of Crime Expert unlock requirements corrected.

* Some groundwork made to attempt to implement controller support.
* Controller support works on Windows and has been uploaded to the beta branch. There are still some issues to work out before I'm happy releasing it to the main branch.


Edit 1.17 a

* Some changes made to the healer dancing game in the Arena to make failure detection more robust.

I was asked to do an AMA on Reddit about being an indie game developer and the reason I started doing it which is to be able to care for someone with crohns colitis. I’ll try and get it rolling at 8pm BST (about 10 minutes from this post). I’ll send out a tweet after I start it.

I’m happy to answer questions not only about my experiences developing my game but also around caring for someone with Crohn’s Disease.

* Overworld map buttons are more responsive.
* Fixed a bug with "Guide Missile" game on random levels.
* Fixed a bug where screens would not be covered up correctly when losing a life during the tutorial.

* Lighting improvements
* Navigation issues fixed in mixed levels
* Fixed - Train level always on expert difficulty

In this patch I have added 64 bit versions for Windows and Linux to see if I can further improve performance.

Everything seems to be working but please let me know here, in the community hub or email me at contact@wyvernware.net if you encounter any issues.

* Bank Job - Hostages Reaction time increased.
* Bank Job - Bullet Dodge - Bullets fire less frequently. Reaction time increased at expert level.

* Police Chase - Fog density lowered.
* Police Chase - Vehicles turn speed increases with speed level.
* Road speed adjusted. Slightly faster on lower difficulty and slightly slower at higher difficulty.

* Cafe - Plate responsiveness increases with speed level.
* Cafe - Coffee reaction time increased.

* Factory - Log Chop reaction time increased.
* Factory - Carve Wood reaction time increased.
* Factory - Sort heads - Fall speed reduced.
* Factory - Attach Heads - stutter wait time increased, less heads to attach per cycle

* Train - Rail Speed increased... a lot.

* Training Montage - run speed decreased at higher difficulties.
* Training Montage - Skipping speed reduced

* Fete - TugOWar maximum difficulty reduced.
* Fete - Hook a duck audio cue improved and speed reduced.
* Fete - Coconut Shy reaction speed increased.
* Fete - Hoopla speed reduced and miss chances set to 6 for all difficulties

* Zombie Siege - Zombies knock down more barricade planks at once.
* Zombie Siege - Less zombies climb up to the roof but they attack faster.
* Zombie Siege - Battery loses more charge but less frequently.

* Space Battle - Interceptors are fewer but attack quicker.
* Space Battle - Asteroids are slower and fewer but larger.
* Space Battle - Guide Missile flight time increased. Lateral speed increases with speed level.

* Fantasy Arena - Fighter's opponents approach slower.
* Fantasy Arena - Less Bats that approach slower.
* Fantasy Arena - Healer's DDR game slowed down.

Fixed - Robbers sometimes stop throwing debris on chase level.
Fixed - Sometimes lose control of Tony on Zombie Level
Fixed - Lazer sometimes doesn't turn off on Factory Level
Fixed - Level End countdown continues after premature death.

I changed a lot of stuff. Let me know what you think and if my fixes break anything new.

Cheers,
Wyvern

* Periodic level progression feedback has been added to give you some clue how close to victory you are.
* Truck wheels spin faster.
* 300% speed achievements now awarded correctly.

* Levels have been shortened slightly again.
* Learner difficulty tutorials will now only run on the main levels and not on mixed levels and random levels.

This means there are now 60% less tutorials in MultiTaskMaster. If you never fail a learner level you will only have one tutorial for each mini-game.

* Intermediate and Expert levels shortened a second time.
* Achievements balanced to take into account shorter levels.
* Steam Achievements updated to match in game achievements.
* Changing music volume takes effect immediately
* Police Chase Cam made easier

Please let me know what you think about the shorter, snappier levels.

Also, this update should work fine with pre-existing save files. But if you have problems please let me know here so I can investigate.

* Fixed - Cafe level could freeze when no tables were available for service.
* Intermediate and Expert levels now end more quickly.

* Intro cycles of levels are faster (more noticeable at harder difficulties). This should start up all four games quicker than before.

* Tony the boxer no longer gives up on life after falling over his skipping rope under certain conditions.

* Arrow keys added to default controls to avoid confusion.
* WASD or similar controls are still recommended.
* Guide added to Workshop to help people change controls.
* Developer caught up on sleep.