Chapter 3: The Afterlife Updates
These are updates I made after I declared v0.3.0 to be the "official" release of the game, since I decided it didn't have enough content to consider finished until then. These are mostly changes that don't affect gameplay, but instead have to do with technical aspects, UI and menu navigation, etc.
[May 12, 2020, 3:17 AM - v0.3.1 - Save Slots]
Battery Chad Builder v0.3.1 is here, and with quite a neat addition-- save slots!
That's right! Now you can save or load your levels without the need for any codes, copying, pasting or otherwise! Of course, codes are still an option, but they're no longer the only option, which helps. You now have 99 whole save slots where you can directly save and load levels!
This update will not only make saving and loading levels much more polished and intuitive, but it also opens up the doors for a few potential console ports... I won't name names, but let's just say there's a certain type of switch that's able to play HTML games such as these... I've said too much. ;p
[May 13, 2020, 2:59 PM - Levels Online Log 2 - Realization]
Hey all-- yesterday, I got my first screenshot of the Levels Online program (yes, this is not a mockup, it's a REAL SCREENSHOT)! Let me know how it looks, and of course, LEVELS ONLINE HYPE!
[May 15, 2020, 3:00 PM - v0.3.4 - The Limitless Update]
Battery Chad Builder v0.3.4 is out! BIG REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE!
Removed Item Limit!
Up until this point, there has been a limit of how many things can be placed in a level-- not anymore! While obviously it's not wise to fill every gridspace of 9 screens with an item as that will lag the game to infinity and beyond, it can be done! This will allow for longer levels, as well as fixing any janky shenanigans from happening if a level is very large! This opens up so many new possibilities, and is yet another one of Battery Chad Builder's biggest limitations being removed! Hooray!
Fixed Level-Saving Message!
You can now copy codes properly by triple-clicking.
[May 18, 2020, 3:23 AM - v0.3.7 - Sinkautro Reprogrammed]
Battery Chad Builder v0.3.7 is here! Mostly a bugfix; however Sinkautro has been reprogrammed to now be a more involved boss battle! Download here: [LINK REDACTED]
[May 20, 2020, 4:42 PM - v0.3.8 - World Save Slots]
Battery Chad Builder v0.3.8 is here! Added a few new features and fixed a few bugs! Download here: [LINK REDACTED]
Added save slots for worlds!
Now you can create worlds using your locally saved levels, and even save worlds locally! There are 99 save slots that you can save to!
Added "Erase Data" feature!
Wanna free up some save slots? The new "Erase Data" button on the title screen is here for you! Click it to erase level or world save slots! Of course, if you click it by accident, you can always abort the process by clicking "Cancel".
Bugfixes!
Fixed a few bugs, namely a bug where loading a world, cancelling and going into the editor would break the game.
[May 27, 2020, 3:15 AM - Sequel Log 1 - Announcement]
Announcement!
As I'm sure you're all aware by now, "Battery Chad: Topdown Turmoil", the official sequel to "Battery Chad: Shock the World" is currently in development. It will be a topdown action-adventure game starring Battery Chad.
However, alongside the new game, I also plan to launch a companion game-- "Battery Chad Builder: Topdown Tileset". The game will be a spinoff of "Battery Chad Builder", but this time with topdown gameplay like the style that will be seen in Topdown Turmoil. Stay tuned!
[June 9, 2020, 1:40 AM - Sequel Log 2 - Logo Reveal]
COMING SOON!
[June 16, 2020, 2:12 AM - Sequel Log 3 - First Look]
Battery Chad Builder 2 is coming along quite nicely.
[June 19, 2020, 1:44 PM - Sequel Log 4 - Ninety-Four]
Battery Chad Builder 2's soundtrack contains 94 songs!!
Let me say that again:
Ninety-four... songs... I wrote ninety-four songs.
Hype!!
[September 22, 2020, 6:36 PM - Levels Online Log 3 - Cancellation]
It is with a heavy heart...
...that I announce the cancellation of the "Levels Online" service. While I had the payment ready, the coder I commissioned said he overestimated his abilities and is unable to finish the program. I still have the money, and am willing to commission anyone who thinks they can create it for 158 CAD. However, the chances of this happening are unlikely. Levels can continue to be shared over the Battery Chad Discord server.
[January 15, 2021, 9:17 PM - v0.3.9 - The Quality-of-Life Update]
Battery Chad Builder v0.3.9 is here!! I know, it's been a while huh?
Battery Chad Builder v0.3.9 is what I'd call the "Quality of Life" update. It doesn't add any new things per se, but it adds a few things that optimize the experience.
Save slots now show if they're taken!
When navigating through a save slot menu, the save slots will now appear transparent if they haven't been written to yet. Additionally, if you try to save over a slot that's already been written to, a warning prompt will appear.
You can now pick up worlds where you left off!
Now if you're playing a world and have to close the game before you finish it, then when you next re-open the game, if you load the same world again you'll have the option to pick up from the level where you left off! This means, for example, if you're stuck at level 55 of the Ultimate Campaign Mode and close the game, then if you load up Ultimate Campaign Mode the next time you open the game, you can start right from level 55! Notably, this will only happen if you haven't loaded any other worlds since. So if you load a world that you don't finish and then load a different world, when you load the other world again you'll have to start from the beginning.
As well as various bugfixes and the like.
I do also plan to eventually implement these same features into Battery Chad Builder 2: Topdown Tileset- in fact, in general, I plan to update that game in a few ways. I plan to add some new items and eventually put together a proper campaign mode.