Changelog

8.12

• docs: add locked door guide (@vaasut)
• docs: add tune tool documentation
• docs: add blip tool documentation
• feature: blip tool: add re-generate button (@nashalexander)
• feature: blip tool: tweaks to menu layout & tool name
• feature: room tool: grid & wall visibility settings are saved
• feature: dialog tool: "none" option for exit transitions from dialog
• fix: fixed memory leak when editing rooms with large numbers of unique tiles (such as those exported by pixsy)
• fix: game data text wasn't updating with edits from other tools
• fix: added missing docs link to game tool
• fix: copying drawings no longer loses animation frames
• fix: reset game doesn't break title text
• fix: game & dialog tools were opening at unexpected times

8.11

• game tool: combines the features of the download, settings, and game data tools into one tool

8.10

• fix: fix bug rendering exits and endings

8.9

• new & updated russian translations by Paul Bid (павел бид)
• fix: fix bug where editing tiles would break room rendering

8.8

• added brazilian portuguese translations by marco
• add information to "upload to itch" documentation page
• hook up localization to tune and blip tools
• fix: copy room didn't copy everything
• fix: memory leak in cache clearing
• fix: localization was broken for room tool

8.7

• fix: Fix y-coordinate typo in createExitData (Pirijuamps)

8.6

• localization: added Ukrainian translation by leonid.codes
• feature: add apple touch icon for iOS safari
• fix: fix bug where {exit} undid the "locked" property state
• fix: fix bug where clicking on paint canvas undid drawing name changes
• docs: updated the tutorials page to include new tutorials on bitsy dialogs, the bitsy museum hack, and a bitsy handout for beginners!
• docs: update bitsy system API documentation to v0.2

8.5

• fix: Multiple {pg} (pagebreak) commands break dialogue execution #190

8.4

• documentation!

8.3

• add package.json
• add "smart quotes" to default font
• fix: if ending is cancelled, resume playing the current tune
• fix: {end} didn't update textbox position

8.2

• updated ascii_small.bitsyfont to use correct UTF8 codes
• add spanish translations by Florencia Rumpel Rodriguez (@__rumpel)
• fix: find tools thumbnails weren't crisp in firefox
• fix: font parser wasn't use per-character height when reading lines
• fix: room order in exit tool matches order in room tool
• fix: typo in palette ID comparison during world parsing

8.1

• fix touch controls on mobile
• fix bug where sprites/items "under" player avatar wouldn't draw
• fix bug where stacked items don't draw correctly
• fix bug where textbox position doesn't update after script {exit}
• bitsycat links to bitsy.org

8.0

• blips (sound effects)
• tunes (music)
• change avatar per room
• change avatar and palette from dialog
• new color text effect that accepts any palette index
• added UI for tile picker / eyedropper tool in room tool
• update system APIs to v0.2:
  • new sound system APIs
  • improved rendering performance
• misc. bugfixes & tweaks

7.12

• allow editor panels to be resized (@seansleblanc)
• fix: alt-clicking items not selecting them (@seansleblanc)
• fix: rainbow text effect letters not showing up when dialog completed early (@seansleblanc)
• fix: room preview not updating when changing current palette (@seansleblanc)
• fix: remove empty path to fix invalid svg (@seansleblanc)
• fix: exported games breaking due to CRLF in template (equa)
• fix: replace various hard-coded constants with appropriate variables (@seansleblanc)

7.11

• fix bug where fade transitions alter the palette of the destination room during exit-from-script
• fix bug where textbox overflow stopped working

7.10

• fix bug where HTML import was broken

7.9

• improve exit tool layout (when all menus open)
• more robust transitions between different length palettes
• fix bug where thumbnails don't update on add / delete
• fix bug where gif recorder is disabled in play mode
• fix bug where updates are not installed
  • had to turn off service worker temporarily
• refactor to make porting easier

7.8

• play mode is more visually distinct
• tools are disabled during play mode
• show current room location during play mode
• fix bug where find button in paint tool overflows
• disable broken dialog preview button until I can fix it

7.7

• attempt to fix bug where extra frame is added to animation
• fix bug where games can't be uploaded from HTML
• url parameter for localization

7.6

• new layout for mobile devices

7.5

• add find tool shortcut to room, color, & dialog tools
• bugfix: stop adding extra spaces between code and text
• bugfix: thumbnails weren't generating after new game or import game
• refactor to share drawing data code between editor and engine

7.4

• new find tool!
• @seansleblanc: improved stability of persistent data storage
• bugfix: duplicating dialog fixed
• bugfix: duplicating palettes fixed
• bugfix: stop dialog tool from always opening at start

7.3

• save grid on/off settings between sessions
• bugfix: Samuel Fine fixed mobile touch controls
• bugfix: @seansleblanc fixed unrecoverable state from loc bug
• bugfix: extra newlines were added in dialog
• bugfix: return exit's "move" button wasn't localized
• bugfix: checkbox states were wrong on page load
• bugfix: room nav controls were broken after game data edits
• bugfix: stop deleting dialog that's still referenced

7.2

• new icons!
• dialog panel textboxes are sized to fit text
• localization updates
• bugfixes:
  • disable importing/exporting games while the game is playing
  • empty dialog doesn't break items and exits
  • stop exits from getting moved off-screen
  • dialog selection stopped working after playing the game
  • gif thumbnails don't break with large # of colors
  • invalid character boxes render for missing fonts
  • @seansleblanc fixed float bug with randomly generated colors
  • @seansleblanc fixed transition pixel overflow bug

7.1

• updated localization text
• bugfixes:
  • old dialog doesn't override imported dialog
  • typing in the ending dialog doesn't deselect it

7.0

• updated dialog panel:
  • supports nested lists and dialogs
  • set & update variable values with the expression builder
  • more functions!
• add dialogs to exits
• lock exits and endings from dialog
• exit and end from dialog
• pagebreak function
• titles can have multiple lines of dialog
• bugfixes:
  • spaces work inside nested dialog
  • functions support multiple parameters
  • unknown functions aren't deleted

6.5

• bugfixes:
  • @zachThePerson fixed room tool adding phantom tiles to room
  • @zachThePerson fixed error messages with chrome touch controls
  • @ragzouken duplicating drawings didn't update the finder thumbnail
  • @zachThePerson dragging out of a tool would select outside text
  • @ayolland fixed touch controls in iOS
  • @aloelazoe fixed a bug when adding new items
• localization:
  • Chinook language translation by Sequoia Edwards
  • Japanese language translation by Tokoro

6.4

• importing games from HTML works again
• updated about panel
• added open source license (MIT)!

6.3

• all resources are packaged locally to avoid cross-origin errors
  • you can download bitsy games from local copies of bitsy!
• exit tool resets when you delete a room
• invalid exits don't break the editor
• downloaded games pass w3c validation test
• download panel is sized correctly on chrome
• you can drag tool panels past the rightmost tool
• paint explorer updates when you paste new game data in
  • also it selects valid sprites when you change game data
• inventory UI resets when game restarts

6.2

• duplicate and delete palettes in the color tool!
• bugfixes:
  • >= and <= work correctly again
  • drawing colors update when you use the color picker
  • animations stay in time with each other when you change them
  • rooms without a defined palette don't break the game
  • deleting all palettes from game data won't break the game

6.1

• editor is more mobile-friendly:
  • new portrait mode layout
  • enabled touch controls for room and paint tools
  • font sizes for high dpi displays
• bugs:
  • fixed bug where you can't remove sprites from rooms
  • fixed crashes when there are no rooms
  • fixed html import bug
• improved rendering performance in chrome

6.0

• new combined exits & endings tool!
• exits are two-way by default
• change exit direction with one button
• new exit transition animations!
• exit thumbnails are shortcut to rooms
• toggle exits & endings visibility
• move exits & endings in room without tool open
• move exits & endings in two ways:
  • click and drag in the room
  • OR use the "move" button
• updated translations for several languages

5.5

• editor translated into Arabic, Chinese, and Polish

  shout outs to the translators!

  • Ahmed Khalifa (Arabic)
  • Ray Song (Chinese)
  • Mateusz Teklak (Polish)

• new Arabic pixel font
• right to left text
• bitsyfont supports variable-width fonts

5.4

• editor translated into Esperanto, Estonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Russian

  thank you translators!!!! :)

  • Ariel J Moody (Esperanto)
  • Raul (Estonian)
  • Ádám Török (Hungarian)
  • Game Makers Iceland (Icelandic)
  • Vinvirinvi & Onion (Russian)

• link to updated Bitsy tutorial by Claire Morley
• added link to "games made with Bitsy" on itch.io

5.3

• performance improvements:
  • speed up game loading time with new renderer
  • improve editor responsiveness by only loading thumbnails when needed

5.2

• {say} function re-enabled
• fix weird scrolling in mobile
• default game loads correctly

5.1

• perf improvement: hide font data in game data by default
  • added toggle button to show/hide font data
• bugfix: avatar moved after leaving dialog
• bugfix: too many keys being ignored after leaving dialog

5.0

• editor translated into French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, German

  huge thanks to the translators

  • Peter Februar & Dorian Beaugendre (French)
  • Bruno Silva (Portuguese)
  • Marina Díez (Spanish & Italian)
  • Em (Swedish)
  • Kai Werder & Matthias Löwe (German)

• new fonts to display European and Asian characters
• new settings panel!
• functions to add drawings to dialog: {printSprite}, {printTile}, {printItem}
• {print} function replaces deprecated {say} function
• downloaded game uses game title for file name
• when creating animations, the second frame starts as a copy of the first
• touch controls work on whole exported page, not just the game window
• you can download game data as separate .bitsy file
• bugfix: reset didn't reset game title
• bugfix: player got stuck moving in one direction
• bugfix: sometimes game window blinked in editor during play

4.8

• fix broken gif recording
• add gif snapshot! (take screenshot of current room)
  • alt-click for widescreen snapshot
• fix bug with reset game

4.7

• alt-click a tile or sprite in the room tool to edit it in the paint tool

4.6

• filter drawings by name!
• fix importing new-style html

4.5

• new color picker tool
• page export color saved between sessions
• updated tools bar
• bugfix: wall visualization was broken

4.4

• wall settings for tiles apply to all rooms by default
• bugfix: error on walking into edge of room

4.3

• new swipe & tap mobile controls
• mobile-friendly full page game window
• adjustable game window size settings

4.2

• dialog text fields are expandable
• the find drawing window is resizable
• add drawings in the find drawing window
• bugs fixed:
  • when you deleted a room, exits weren't deleted
  • when you deleted a room, exit options didn't update
  • find drawing window didn't update correctly when drawing deleted
  • dialog wasn't delete when sprite was
  • tiles were being named "undefined"
  • find drawing window didn't refresh on new game

4.1

• bugfix: sometimes new dialog would overwrite old dialog

4.0

• advanced dialog options, including:
  • dialog that changes each time it's said
  • dialog that changes based on items player has
• special effects for dialog, including:
  • shaky text
  • wavy text
  • rainbow text
• items
• inventory
• you can name objects, including:
  • items
  • rooms
  • palettes
• dialog scripting language with variables
• bugfix: newline characters work in dialog
• additional bugfixes

3.7

• bugfix: can't add color palettes
• bugfix: games don't run on iOS

3.6

• bugfix: remove broken mouse controls

3.5

• bugfix: games with no title couldn't start

3.4

• new "find drawing" window
  • browse list of all tiles and sprites
• new animation preview UI
• rooms animate in edit mode

3.3

• drag exits and endings to move them!
• show entrances in room view
• fix exit copy bug
• exits start with valid destination

3.2

• move tool windows around by dragging the title bar!
• user interface redesign

3.1

• bugfix: duplicated rooms don't disappear

3.0

• add endings to your game!
• you can have multiple color palettes (one per room)
• restart the game with ctrl-r or cmd-r
• dialog textbox matches size of dialog box in game
• gif encoding doesn't freeze the whole browser tab
• bug: you could edit sprites during play mode
• fixed a bug with animated tiles

2.3

• easily see walls!
• high contrast colors (black grid for light backgrounds)
• remembers and restores animations you deleted
• bugs fixed:
  • temporary fix for file corruption issue
  • couldn't toggle panels in Firefox
  • wall checkbox didn't update on room change
  • exits were always visible on reload
  • new dialog was lost when switching sprites
  • duplicated drawings didn't include animation

2.2

• see overlay of other frame while animating
• change background color of exported game
• apply wall settings to all rooms
• bugs fixed:
  • player could escape off-screen
  • copied rooms changed each other
  • exit options didn't update correctly

2.1

• unlimited sprites, tiles, and rooms!

2.0

• flipbook-style animation!
  • animate any sprite or tile or avatar
  • check "add animation" in the paint tab
  • switch frames by selecting frame 1 or 2
• sprite/tile thumbnails
  • click a thumbnail to paint it!
• easily duplicate rooms, sprites, and tiles
• exits are easier to see
• skip dialog with any key

1.4

• delete sprites, tiles, and rooms!
• use "new" button to start over
• fixed bug with exits when reloading files
• fixed bug with refreshing game data

1.3

• re-import games from html files

1.2

• autosaving means you'll never lose your work!
• your open tools are remembered between sessions

1.1

• record gifs! (open from the toolbar)

1.0

• you can have multiple rooms in a game!
• add exits that connect rooms
• a toolbar for showing/hiding tool windows
• you can minimize tools
• remove sprites from a room by clicking on them
• drag to add/delete tiles from room

0.1

new features:

• games have touch controls! bugfixes:
• quotation marks in dialog don't break game
• drawing on Surface devices works
• pasting new game data refreshes everything
• editor detects unsupported features
• fix autocomplete color bug in Safari
• limit number of sprites