Halloween Event

This event adds the capability for me to create events, but that doesn't mean an event is immediately playable. The first event, Halloween 2023, will begin on Friday, October 13, and end November 1.

Major Features

• Admin can create events, specifying event information, event colors, a time range, and a pack
• Admin can create rules that drive event rewards. More on rewards below. For example, a rule might state that the top 10% of scores get a special badge.
• An upcoming or active event will show on the main menu under News. It will also say how long until the event starts/ends.
• The active event will display at the very top of the Official tab in the play menu. It will also be searchable like a normal pack.
• Reworked the sidebar on the main menu. It allows the possibility of not having any news and hiding the news section. It hides the messages section if there are no messages for your user. It also hides the event section if there are no events active or in the future.
• Allow the sidebar on the main menu to scroll if there are too many items on it to fit on the page
• After an event ends, you will get a message on the main menu about the rewards you earned

Planned Features Coming Very Soon

• When you open your profile, show the list of your badges and titles. You can pick a badge, and it'll show an icon on your leaderboard entries. You can also pick a title, and it'll show text on your leaderboard entries.
• Badges and titles have an associated rarity value, which can be used in the future in creative ways.

Big Fixes

• Instead of the fullscreen option using borderless windowed fullscreen, it will now use exclusive fullscreen. This will improve framerate and response time, allowing a higher degree of control.
• Fixed the starry background lagging behind the player during teleportation, resetting the level, and switching to the win screen
• Sound effects can now play at the same time, so each new sound doesn't cut off the old one. Try picking up a ton of keys quickly to see the difference!

Minor Fixes

• Fixed the leaderboard going off-screen in ultrawide
• Fixed the report feature on the backend, so I can once again see what packs you're reporting
• Fixed a bug where using the escape button to close pack list menu would cause the back button in a different scene to take you back to the pack list menu
• Fixed inconsistency with Main Menu vs Menu, making it Main Menu everywhere
• Middle mouse button and right click will no longer trigger sound effects on clickable UI elements
• Fixed jerky scaling effects on UI elements when hovering over them and hovering away before the animation is done

System Improvements

These system improvements will allow me more flexibility for adding features in the future, such as showing the date of a score in the leaderboards.

• Store data on the date and time packs are uploaded
• Store data on the date and time scores are submitted

[ 2023-10-09 00:17:47 CET ] [ Original post ]