v0.3

v0.3-alpha1

v0.3-alpha1 is the first prerelease of v0.3 and was out on 29th of May 2024. It added:

• A new OS, NoxUI 10.I, which has increased level limit and new assets
• A start.sh file for people using Linux to run it without additional steps
• An automatic save file conversion from v0.2.x to v0.3

v0.3-alpha2

v0.3-alpha2 is the second prerelease of v0.3 and was out on 29th of May 2024. It added enemies, which will try to make the game harder. More detailed changelog:

• Added Eaters. They have a 6% chance to spawn every second, move towards random (targeted) segment, can eat 1 to 3 segments before collapsing. Upon collapsing, 5 red segments get shot in random direction
• Changed the "Replay" button in TES to be labeled "Play again" (only in NoxUI 10.I)

v0.3-alpha3

v0.3-alpha3 is the third v0.3 alpha version and is considered a minor update. It was also released on 4th June, 2024 and is the first version to release in June. Enhancements to the pause function were introduced:

• Battery percentage indicator on taskbar (toggleable, available only on NoxUI 10.I)
• Among other things, settings also save between game sessions
• The pause key now opens a pause menu where you can adjust your settings, continue playing or quit the level
• A maximum amount of Eaters at once in a level (3). If a game attempts to spawn an Eater once the cap is reached, the game will fail

v0.3-beta1

v0.3-beta1 was released on 10th of June, 2024.

• Added 2 new gamemodes: Notify Hard and Notify Intense, with more difficult timings
• Added another, fourth OS: NoxUI 10.II. Some effects get added to the gameplay, and it's possible to play in any of the three gamemodes via a gamemode choose window. Regular windows also got slight overhaul
• Effects added. There are a total of three effects on NoxUI 10.II with them being: Invisibility, Teleportation and Keyboard Controls

It also fixed these bugs:

• The score menus now can't be closed before the "Next" or "Close" button appears
• Eaters now despawn upon exiting a level
• When the restart option window is open, the About menu can't be opened now

v0.3-beta2

v0.3-beta2 is the 5th pre-release of v0.3 that came out on 13th of July 2024. This version brought changes to a lot of things, including: effects, the boot menu, screen resolutions and even introduced a lot of bugfixes. Added:

• Basic support of different screen resolutions
• New boot menu that is available if NoxUI 10.II is unlocked

Changes:

• Effects now get cleared upon getting a TES or beginning the scoring queue
• Notify Hard and Notify Intense now give multiplicative bonus to all other score bonuses
• Effect durations:
  • Invisible effect is now 12 seconds long (from 15)
  • Teleportation effect is now 18 seconds long (from 15)
  • Keyboard controls effect is now 10 seconds long (from 8)

Bugfixes:

• Fixed progress bar still being able to move using keyboard arrow keys while in pause when the Keyboard Controls effect is in progress
• Fixed the scoring menu on NoxUI 10.II not having rounded corners
• Fixed settings not restoring when re-opening the game
• Fixed being able to have the settings menu open if activated using the pause menu even upon unpausing
• Fixed being able to move progress bar outside of the screen when the Keyboard Controls effect is applied

v0.3-rc1

v0.3-rc1 is the first and the latest for now release candidate of v0.3. It was out on 19th of June 2024. Here is a full changelog: Added:

• Unique restart and shutdown assets for NoxUI 10.I and NoxUI 10.II
• Emblems
  • A total of 4 unlockable at levels: 40, 80, 120 and 160
  • Visible in boot menu near the system name
• A Guide that you can get basic information from

Changes:

• Each OS has a unique boot time now

Bugfixes:

• Fixed the progress to the next OS not showing up in the scoring menu
• Fixed NoxUI 09.II and NoxUI 10.I being swapped in the boot menu
• Fixed the Progress Points bonus not showing up in the scoring menu