Hello again, I’m going to be going over what I have planned for 0.13 which may be the final update for TMSOBWB depending on how this update is received, but worry not this update will be quite special as I will be creating a themed world based around a friends project and music! Textilis has very generously allowed me to use his music in my project and to really show my appreciation I decided to create a whole set of levels loosely themed around his game called Blow and his music from various albums he has released.

Levels:

im hoping to create 2 sets of 10 levels including a freeroam level for each set one which will be themed as mentioned above and another set of levels with a new challenge which will introduce different surfaces so the handling will be different to keep you on your toes!

some screenshots from the test level for the textilis set:

I’ll be using new track pieces for both level sets as for those who have played previous updates are more than likely getting bored of the 6-10 track pieces I have used the entire time.

Music and Sounds:

I will be choosing 10 tracks from textillis from various albums to give you a taste of his music. I’ll be creating 7-10 new tracks as well, These tracks will be different compared to the main sound or theme I was going for with the tracks that have been implemented in the last update.

General Content:

Of course with each new set of levels I will be adding challenges associated with the levels and I will try to make the challenges different compared to the challenges which are in 0.12 as I feel those challenges are more of a checklist as you progress in the game. If you have any ideas for challenges please comment them and I will try my best to implement them!

Bugs, Fixes & Reworks:

As far as I’m aware there aren’ t any game breaking bugs which is good but there is a few fixes I have to implement such as the turbo pad sound which can play multiple times and over powering all the other sounds. I will be reworking some ui elements to improve readability and make navigation easier with keyboard and controller.

As we’re all aware by now, Unreal Engine 5 has a stuttering problem which ruins the experience, I will be trying to implement ways of reducing these stutters and trying to iron out any area which I have neglected in terms of optimisation.

I hope to have this update done before the end of the year so I can release it on the 1^st anniversary of TMSOBWB (new years day).

I will keep posting small updates on twitter and more detailed updated about topics once I feel they’re fleshed out enough to talk about.

If you're interested about blow go follow textilis on twitter:https://x.com/Textilismusic and check out his music on bandcamp: https://textilis.bandcamp.com

Thanks for reading.