0.5200

Just a few minor bugfixes from the previous release.

Fixed a bug where losing your last life reduced your score by ¥200 instead of ¥100 as intended.

Fixed some minor UI issues with the Spanish localization. I've made some buttons use smaller fonts in Spanish so that words fit better.

Fixed a few potential stack overflow errors and infinite loops. Some users are reporting a crash on the Square Curse level, and while I haven't been able to duplicate it -- I'm trying to fix some issues which are just maybe related.

Let me know if you encounter any further bugs! The easiest way to reach me is on the Turbo Fat discord.

Discord: https://discord.gg/yU6aurT

0.5130

Cheats, hold pieces, line pieces, easier difficulties, and spanish localization!

Several cheats are now available through the Settings -> Gameplay menu in Turbo Fat! These things all make the game easier, or more similar to other block dropping games for people who just can't break their old habits. It is okay! Turbo Fat is for everyone.

Turbo Fat now allows for Hold Pieces similar to the Tetris guideline! This feature can be enabled through the cheat menu. It works exactly like you would expect.

Turbo Fat now supports a Line Pieces cheat which adds line pieces to every level! This feature can be enabled through the cheat menu.

Turbo Fat now supports a Speed cheat which changes the speed of the levels! If you are having trouble with the game and just want to finish the story, you can make the levels easier! If you want to torture yourself, you can also make the pieces drop faster.

Turbo Fat is now fully localized into Spanish!! Wow!! All of the level names, cutscene choices, tutorials, every last word should now be available in Spanish. The game should detect your language automatically but you can also toggle it in Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Language. I owe a massive debt to Hish of the Turbo Fat discord for taking on this monumental task!

If you'd like to localize the game into another language, this messages.pot file contains several thousand phrases you'll need to translate. Gosh that's a lot! It will surely grow as development continues. ...Can we get another round of applause for Hish?

0.5111

Some minor bugfixes and gameplay tweaks this week!

The ghost piece is more visible now! It used to be a dark shadow on a dark background which was hard to see. It's now a translucent version of the piece.

Fixed bugs related to restarting during tutorials. You used to be able to finish a tutorial section, and restart during the 'Good!' message and soft-lock the tutorial. There were a lot of other similar bugs too -- if you restarted before Fat Sensei asked you a question, you could answer their question while in the menus. Or in some cases, you could restart the tutorial and immediately progress to later sections. All these bugs should be gone! Let me know if you run into any weird behavior in the tutorials.

More of the game has been translated into Spanish! Go into the settings menu to change your language.

Removed the black bars when testing levels in the level editor. A few months back, I made the backgrounds stretch but I forgot about this one.

Fixed the Cake tutorial which enthusiastically reported an "All Clear!" message, when the player didn't do anything particularly special.

Fixed the Squish and Combo tutorials -- Fat Sensei wasn't moving the pieces to the correct locations.

I've lowered the clear condition for No Smoking Section 2 from ¥2,700 to ¥1,800. It was taking me 5-6 minutes to clear, and I don't think anybody else cleared it at all!

0.5101

A new Career progress board! Carrots! And levels! So many levels!

This release adds a new career progress screen -- after each level it will show you progressing through the world, so you can see how close you're getting to your destination. Reach and complete the boss level to unlock more areas!

There are 19 new levels. Wow!

Many of these levels such as "Traffic Jam" and "Two Box Buffet" introduce some cruel new line clear gimmicks. Do your best!

Other levels such as "Carrot Cake" and "Serving on a Rocket" introduce carrots which block your vision. These levels are no problem if your memory is good! ...My memory is not good.

I've shortened career mode from 8 days to 6 days and shrunk the regions to compensate. Those of you who were stuck in the game may suddenly find that later chapters are unlocked for you! This is because the goalposts moved, and you're now standing on the other side of them. Congratulations!

There is a new top out penalty of ¥100! You can't go below zero for topping out. This may seem cruel -- but it replaces the old rank calculation which dropped you by a letter grade each time you topped out. This should be easier to work with, and avoid some edge cases where you get a higher rank with a lower score.

0.5000

Moles! Lots of new levels in this release, especially for Chapter 2.

Welcome to Turbo Fat: A Thousand Moles gives you one or two moles at first... but they quickly ramp up! Can you avoid squishing them to maximize your profit?

Lemony Thickets: Perfect Fit gives you nice 3x3 sized holes to fill! Dig through them efficiently to set a high score.

Poki Desert: Fruit on the Top gives you only three columns to work with. You'll have to be very clever with your vertical stacking to avoid topping out here!

Cannoli Sandbar: Shelf gives you a horizontal partition which splits the level in two! Stacking on the top gives you more space to work with, but stacking on the bottom has advantages too. Work out a strategy to finish the fastest!

Starberry Mountain: EX Hungry Moles gives you no points for snack and cake boxes!! How can you earn ¥2,000 in these conditions? Why, ask your mole friends of course.

There are a bunch of other new levels but you get the idea! Go have fun!

There is a new 'UNLOCK' cheat in the practice menu to let you temporarily practice levels without unlocking them. You can unlock levels by playing them in career mode, but sometimes people just want to see the new stuff. I understand! Just type UNLOCK on the practice screen and all those pesky locks will go away. (The regions will still be locked, though!)

0.4900

Chapter 2's story, a fancy loading screen and some puzzle tweaks!

This release fills out Chapter 2's story with a bunch of new cutscenes! If you've already progressed past chapter 2, you won't get to see the chapter 2 start and end cutscenes without starting a new game. But....

I've added two new cheat codes, chap01 and chap02 so you can rewind your save game file! This will reset your career mode progress to the start of these chapters, so unfortunately you'll need to progress further through career mode to play the later levels again. But it will let you see the new chapter 2 start and end cutscenes without starting a new game. You can enter these cheat codes on the Career mode's level selection map, or during the chapter selection as well.

Enjoy the fancy new loading screen when the game starts up! You can aim and rotate the pieces using the usual movement/rotation keys.

I've made some minor tweaks to the U piece behavior! Check out the 'Meet Spins' tutorial in the Tutorials section for some of the new U piece tech. The U, I, O and V pieces all have subtly different spawning position which are driving me slightly crazy -- but I THINK i'll get used to them! I hope.

0.4800

New practice menu, no more free roam mode, and a fresh coat of paint!

The practice menu has been redesigned so you can practice any level in career mode! Click the top button to select your level and drag the slider to pick your speed. The old training and rank levels are still available too -- just page over to the left and you'll see them!

Free roam has been removed from the main menu -- it's that tiny question mark button you probably never clicked! But if you clicked it, it is not there anymore.

There are some new scene transitions where the screen gets eaten by blocks with a little 'taka-taka-taka' sound. It's much cooler than fading in and out! I think it's super fun.

During puzzles, keep an eye out for the new spin move and squish move notifications that pop up! And if you're skilled or lucky enough, you might see an all clear notification too. They don't get you any points but gosh they sure are cool!

There are fancier popup messages during puzzles -- those little popups which say things like 'Ready?' and 'You win!' are a lot more colorful and decorated. Just little things!

Milestone 0.47

What changed since 0.4501?

More story, levels, and a chapter select screen!

Chapter 1, "Lemony Thickets" now includes its own story and its own crazy levels. Good luck with them, they shouldn't be too hard but they may surprise you in some silly ways!

• Levels with a narrower playfield
• Levels with tetrominos, including S and Z pieces
• Levels with a very limited piece selection

The new Chapter Select screen lets you replay Chapter 1 to finish the story and beat every levels. Try for 100%!

What changed since Milestone v0.42?

• More chapters in career mode: "Lemony Thickets" and "Merrymellow Marsh" are complete!
• More levels: Tetrominos, and levels with narrower playfields!
• Chapter select: Replay old chapters in Career mode. Finish the story and try for 100%!

0.4501

Oops! That last release had a few bugs which broke cutscenes and parts of free roam mode.

• #1418 After launching FreeRoam mode for the first time, you'd be dropped back to the main menu.
• #1419 Certain cutscenes would crash the game
• #1420 In FreeRoam mode, you couldn't move after viewing certain cutscenes

I've squashed those bugs so this new version should run smoother!

0.4500

New puzzle decorations, and a new tutorial!

The new 'Lemony Thickets' area now has its own puzzle decorations! Customers sit outside and a yellow gooey landscape replaces the usual brown restaurant counters.

Check out the new tutorial, 'Meet Spins'! It walks you through some spin moves, as well as a flipping mechanic you may not know about. There may be a little easter egg if you abuse flips too often during the tutorial, too!