Update 2.0 is officially here! 🎉

Hey everyone! A few of you have probably already noticed the new update, but I just wanted to make a quick dev blog about all of the actual changes. This is definitely the biggest update to Punch A Path so far, with many changes made to make playing, learning, and browsing levels a lot smoother. Here’s all what’s new:

 

New Blocks & Mechanics 🧱

• Cracked Floors - Walk over them and they will disappear, leaving a dangerous void behind. Don’t fall in!
• Cracked Ice Blocks - Similar to cracked floors, but much more slippery!
• Conveyor Blocks - Walk over them to be redirected into whatever direction the conveyors are moving in. They can be assigned their own color, and when activated, they will switch directions.
• Two New Colors - Orange and purple have also been added to the current paint color pool to allow creators to create more complex levels.

 

New Level Browser 🔎

This is something that I am really excited about! After completing a level, clicking "Next Level" will now bring up a built-in level browser. This browser will show a preview of some recommended levels, as well as some additional statistics such as...

• Level clear rates,
• Which levels you’ve completed already,
• And the date that the level was posted.

 

 

New Leaderboards 🏆

Finishing a level will also display a new leaderboard screen that shows who managed to complete the level in the fewest moves and the quickest time. See if you can make it to the top!

 

Updated Tutorial System 📖

Not sure how a mechanic works? Click the book icon to view pre-rendered tutorial videos displaying what each block does. This can be viewed at the beginning of a level for new players, or during a level for players that just need a refresher.

 

Updated Level Splash Screen 🎨

And finally, we have an updated splash screen, (the level preview that appears in your reddit feed). The level preview now slowly scrolls so you can get a better sense of the level that you are about to play, and it also now displays the game's logo and those new stats previously mentioned in the level browser.

 

And That’s Update 2.0! 🥊

There’s still plenty more ideas that I want to add, and you guys have had many awesome ideas as well! Leaving comments and feedback really does help me out since the game is still super early in development, and I have already patched many bugs and added many quality of life changes because of your help. Thanks for playing as always and I appreciate you all!

Also, special thanks to u/Mamuschkaa, u/StructureDue1513, u/Flaky-Part9572, and u/ConsiderationDue5823 for making the community feel much more alive with all of your custom levels recently! Right now this community is sitting at 70 members and I feel like we will be at 100 in no time and I couldn't do it without yall <3