The slicker sticker picker is also quicker. Don't worry, the cute sticker sheets are still there when you're decorating your room. But when you're choosing which sticker to send to somebody, there's a much faster way to review your adorable inventory. But why, 5 years after launch and a year since the last update, would we push a seemingly small quality-of-life update? A) Because we love you B) It's actually a much bigger update Kind Words 2 is coming and it will run on the same server as Kind Words. People playing KW2 will be sending you letters with new stickers they find. That means the original Kind Words needs to be able to understand what the heck is attached to those letters. Also, since there's no room associated with the new sticker, Kind Words needs a new interface for you to enjoy the sticker and to choose it if you want to gift it to someone else. Therefore:
The behind the scenes magic is this: stickers no longer have to be built in to the game. We can add new stickers to the server and the game will know what to do. In fact, this update brings in 3 years of work we've done on the component of Kind Words 2 that talks to the server. We rewrote how the game talks to the server for greater reliability, efficiency and flexibility. And now Kind Words and Kind Words 2 share the same "client library". This is an important part of our commitment to supporting both games for a long time. This update also uses the latest stable version of the Unity game engine. Also, I fixed a silly typo on the help screen. Thanks to the multiple users who pointed it out. Spelling has never been my strong suit. Good thing my job requires me to write things lots of people read. Oh, and KW2 playtesting will open up again pretty soon. So sign up, wishlist and say hi on our discord. Cheers, Ziba & Luigi