Quick patch to fix some minor QoL issues

Version v1.2.1Adjustments
• Adjusted some CH1 levels to have some safety blocks + some more decorations.
  
• Plugged up some killzone holes + Game will now restart if player leaves the play frame
  
• Reseting keybinds are now keys 9+6 instead of only P, making it possible for players to rebind that correctly
  
• Adjusted Jump buffer
  
  Bugs
  
• Multijump now resets correctly when landing on the ground, should be more responsive than before
  
• Disabled some Debug buttons that were active by mistake
  
• Control strings in score strings now show your rebound keys
  
  Previous v1.2Content
  
• New hard levels with trophies and record times
  
• Adjusted level 6 and 7 to make them easier
  
• Added outline to Boss 1
  
• New sprites and effects for laser traps
  
  Bugs
  
• Lasers now have correct Z-index
  
• Pause works on boss 1 now
  
• Boss 1 attacks correctly when player slides under an obstacle
  
• Rare bug that that showed the wrong amount of levels is now fixed.

Big noodle bowl incoming!

Al Dente level pack is the first content patch and it brings a bunch of new hard levels, bringing the total hard levels up to 16 (an entire chapter). To unlock hard levels you have to finish the regular 48 levels, in the level select screen you then press the Sword button (default X) to switch.

This patch also adds some bug fixes and tweaks early Normal levels to make them a bit easier. This makes the difficulty curve smoother for all users (trophy times are not changed).

While the game should be challenging some of the early levels were way too big of a hurdle, it's sad that a lot of people tried the game but didn't see later content and gimmicks because they spent way too many retries at level 7. Hopefully, this helps people get further.

Content
• New hard levels with trophies and record times
  
• Adjusted level 6 and 7 to make them easier
  
• Added outline to Boss 1
  
• New sprites and effects for laser traps
  
  Bugs
  
• Lasers now have correct Z-index
  
• Pause works on boss 1 now
  
• Boss 1 attacks correctly when player slides under an obstacle
  
• Rare bug that that showed the wrong amount of levels is now fixed.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Quick patch to iron out some minor noodles

• PB counter now correctly updates when restarting a level. At goal, PB counter still shows the old record so you can compare your times.
  
• Dashing SFX now doesn't repeat when the engine corner corrects the player when Air Dashing.
  
• TALK trigger appears and disappears correctly if you have new dialogue
  
• Chopsticks were disabled on several levels by mistake, blocking players from achieving 48 chopsticks (these levels now have collectible chopsticks: 21, 22, 29, 34, 35, 36, 43)

Next update will be a content update with new hard levels (ETA next week)

How cool is it that it's already been a week? Thank you to everyone that bought, reviewed, did videos, streamed, tweeted etc! We are a nice little noodle club here :) If you haven't joined, there's ONE MORE day to get 10% off, so hurry!

During this week, there have been 4 patches adding features optimized and fixed bugs. More is coming; as promised before, there will also be free content updates with more levels coming very soon.

Engine
• Improved how deltaTime is calculated and used. This should fix a lot of micro stutters and random frame drops when executing moves. Player movement should be smoother in general.
  
• Tons of optimization throughout, should improve performance for lower-end PC 10-20%.
  
• Fixed collision mask and death boxes in various levels
  
• Background and obstacle assets are more clear.
  
• Changed backend system for controllers. This should be way more efficient and responsive. Hopefully fixing issues with eaten inputs.
  
• More optimization of redundant code, improving performance
  
  Player
  
• Player hitbox is now smaller when colliding with spikes to avoid damage taken from the sides too early.
  
• Player resets side movement when no keys are pressed even while airdashing
  
  Options
  
• More scaling options, previously it was locked at 3x the window size. Now it goes up to 5.
  
• Dedicated fullscreen options. Previously fullscreen was possible by maximizing game window, now there is a toggle in the Options menu for borderless fullscreen.
  
• Smoothed out camera values to make it more stable, feel free to feedback on this if its better or worse
  
• Added an option to lock camera on player, this removes all LERP and movement, locking the player in the center
  
• You can't bind the same key twice. Note, if you do mess up your controls, either hold P on rebind screen or edit the keybind.ini in the game folder.
  
  Minor
  
• Controller HUD icon should now disappear correctly when skipping dialogue.
  
• Correct sound effect is played on certain booster belts

• Debug window was shown during level generation
  
• Removed debug button to instantly beat level
  
• Fixed bug where you couldn't throw sword in levels with no teleport boxes
  
• Fixed bug introduced by last patch that triggered multi-jump when wall jumping
  
• Fixed bug introduced by last patch that didn't restore movement if you restarted a level after you hit the goal
  
• Fixed a bug that spawned your thrown sword too far back resulting in you teleporting to the same teleportation point over and over.
  
• Rare bug where you couldn't finish the level and restart

Thank you everyone and keep the feedback coming :)

Quick patch to fix some things

• Changed backend system for controllers. This should be way more efficient and responsive. Hopefully fixing issues with eaten inputs.
  
• More optimization of redundant code, improving performance
  
• Fixed a bug that spawned your thrown sword too far back resulting in you teleporting to the same teleportation point over and over.
  
• Rare bug where you couldn't finish the level and restart
  
• You can't bind the same key twice. Note, if you do mess up your controls, either hold P on rebind screen or edit the keybind.ini in the game folder.

Let me know if something broke or needs to be improved, use the Steam forums or www.twitter.com/velocitynoodle

Quick patch to add camera options and fix bugs introduced by the last patch.

Bug

• Fixed bug introduced by last patch that triggered multi-jump when wall jumping
  
• Fixed bug introduced by last patch that didn't restore movement if you restarted a level after you hit the goal

Options

• Smoothed out camera values to make it more stable, feel free to feedback on this if its better or worse
  
• Added an option to lock camera on player, this removes all LERP and movement, locking the player in the center

If you're enjoying Velocity Noodle, please leave a positive review. Send feedback on Steam forums or www.twitter.com/velocitynoodle

Thank you to everyone that bought Velocity Noodle at launch!
I hope you have had fun breaking records and restarting over and over again :)

Also thank you to everyone on Twitter, email, or Youtube that highlighted things that needed fixes. With the first patch I'm fixing some critical stuff. Keep sending me feedback either here on the forums or any other channel.

Sit down and have a listen

Engine
• Improved how deltaTime is calculated and used. This should fix a lot of micro stutters and random frame drops when executing moves. Player movement should be smoother in general.
  
• Tons of optimization throughout, should improve performance for lower-end PC 10-20%.
  
• Fixed collision mask and death boxes in various levels
  
• Background and obstacle assets are more clear.
  
  Player
  
• Player hitbox is now smaller when colliding with spikes to avoid damage taken from the sides too early.
  
• Player resets side movement when no keys are pressed even while airdashing
  
  Options
  
• More scaling options, previously it was locked at 3x the window size. Now it goes up to 5.
  
• Dedicated fullscreen options. Previously fullscreen was possible by maximizing game window, now there is a toggle in the Options menu for borderless fullscreen.
  
  Minor
  
• Controller HUD icon should now disappear correctly when skipping dialogue.
  
• Correct sound effect is played on certain booster belts

As always you can reach me on www.twitter.com/shotgunanaconda or shotgunanacondadev@gmail.com

Quick fix with some bugs

• Debug window was shown during level generation
  
• Removed debug button to instantly beat level
  
• Fixed bug where you couldn't throw sword in levels with no teleport boxes

THE DAY IS HERE!

I can't believe it. After two years and endless hours, Velocity Noodle is finally out. I want to thank everyone who beta-tested, liked tweets, send nice messages, or just simply looked at the Steam page. Being a solo developer can be really rough at times but knowing anonymous people liked a part of it really helps you going.

The game launches with a 10% launch offer, this will only last for the first week and there's no sale planned for a while; so get it while it's fresh. While I wait for feedback (and probably bugs to fix...) I'm personally going right back in and making more levels that will be released for free very soon.

If you get the game, THANK YOU, and if you like it please leave a review. You can always reach me for feedback or questions either here on the Steam forums or http://www.twitter.com/VelocityNoodle.

Have a great weekend and happy running!