Bubbits Patch Notes

Features

• Emotes! Welcome or cheer for your opponents during matches and even in the lobby
• 4 free King Ping emotes for everyone! Get Rage and Smug in our Discord giveaway
• XP Overhaul: You now earn XP in every mode - Royale, Adventure, Daily, VS and Chill
• Only show ingame controls on first play

In version 1.0, all account levels will be reset to 1. You won't go empty-handed though: Depending on the account level you reach until then, you will receive a special badge for level 10, 50, 100 and ???.

Features

• Revenge & Rival overhaul: new Revenge and Rival callouts
• New Rival K.O. stamp when you knock out your rival
• More prep work for V1.0 behind the curtains

Bugfixes

• Controllers not responding after reconnecting or swapping them
• K.O. sometimes missing its effects and announcer line

Features

• New Playfield Backgrounds
• New Avatar FX
• New Hit FX
• New K.O. FX
• New Dividers
• New Outlines
• New Final BGMs
• Added Badges tab to Quest UI
• Loading time improvements
• Options menu redesign
• Removed Beginner Questline in preparation for V1.0
• Adjusted rarity colors
• Lot's of prep work for V1.0 behind the curtains

Bugfixes

• Info section issues
• Windowed fullscreen issues

• Customizable Announcers! 3 new Announcers arrive on Bubbits Island: Andres (Spanish), Alexander (German) and Momo (Japanese)
• Cannon Charms! Every Seal and Friendship Badge you own now also unlocks a matching Cannon Charm
• New Power Up: Free Kick
• Customization Presets: Save up to 5 playfield looks and easily switch between them in Customize
• New Sketch Edition and OG Edition Avatar images
• New option that maximizes playfield size, perfect for Steam Deck
• Your Steam friends playing Bubbits now automatically show up in your ingame friends list
• Steam version now runs on a new engine and native Steam Deck Support has been restored

There currently is a performance regression for older hardware caused by our new high quality bubble renderer. I will make sure that Bubbits runs as good or better on older hardware than it did before until V1.0 launches later this year.

Features

• Added the new Social UI and Friends
• Added Revenge and Rival mechanics to Royale. Learn more in the Customize Info tab
• Improved Leo's Beach environment and added a day and night cycle
• Upgraded Yui's Cannon to Mythic
• Adjusted cannon tuning
• Island Overview: Added the current island as Leo's Beta Beach. It will continue to be available after v1.0!
• Core gameplay change: A Clear Bonus now pops all Levitate bubbles on the playfield
• Improved bubble rendering and animation quality (This could impact VS Mode performance on older hardware and will be improved in a future release)
• Added a quick countdown when resuming a paused local VS Mode match
• Added Streamer Mode to General Options
• Added new World Map vegetation pop-in
• Fixed a bug that caused the secret path on Leo's Beta Beach not to work

Features

• New Info screen: Look up all Power Ups and bubbles in a new tab in Customize
• Added Jackie Pan's Restaurant environment
• Added a more lightweight audio loading and playback solution
• Added World Map environment pop-in
• Added more Tutorial Panels
• Adjusted Chain Combo to work with multicolored drops as well (It now matches the Bust-A-Move 4 Chain-Reaction logic)
• Increased the Chain Combo limit to 100
• Chain Combos now happen more quickly in succession
• Added Chain Combo texts
• Adjusted Playfield Divider scaling

Features

• Island Overview got a new ocean
• Added Friendship Badges to Adventure Mode
• Add more Tutorial Panels
• Adjusted Adventure Mode bubble color pick logic (Get colors you need more often. No bubble color change for bubbles already in next/cannon/hold position. Feedback requested!!)
• Duel Event visual overhaul part 2

Bugfixes

• Fix Freeze Power Up - Levitate Bubble interaction
• Fix Tutorial Panels not showing correctly
• Fix Multiplayer party join issues
• Fix Royale Live join issues when joining match very early

Features

• Bubbots can now use hold
• Attention Veteran players: Our Characters can now invade your Royale Matches. They mean Business!
• 2 new Power Ups: Freeze and Tiny
• Added Daily Streak badge to Main Menu button
• Core game logic math improvements enabling efficient Bubbot hold and more
• Duel Event visual overhaul - Still WIP!!

Bugfixes

• Desync fixes

Features

• Added New Quality Settings in the Options
• Added new Season 1 K.O. Badges
• Added cannon rotation center button
• Added gamepad button rebinding
• Further FPS improvements in World Map and Ingame
• New Background Loading Indicator in top right
• Added Shield Tutorial Panel
• New Frozen Bubble Animation
• Startup Loading Improvements
• New Player Tutorial Overhaul
• Perfect Aim dot rendering more stable when rotating the cannon

Important Information:

Bubbits will soon stop being available on Crazygames. To ensure continued access to your Bubbits account, please connect your Crazygames Bubbits account with your Email, Google or Steam. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you read this and the Crazygames version is not available anymore, please join us on Discord and we will find a solution together!

Features

• 50% More FPS in Royale Group Stage
• 30% More FPS in World Map
• 15% More FPS in VS Mode
• Improved frame times
• Higher quality bubble sprites
• Duel black screen crash fix

If you like to play Bubbits on a potato, this is for you! Improving performance will be an ongoing effort to make sure that you will always have a good time no matter where you play!

Big Features

• 3 New Characters: Flow, Jackie Pan and Felix!
• Adventure Mode Info Dialog
• New Platinum Challenges on all Special and Boss Stages
• King Ping Sprite overhaul

Small Features and Adjustments

• Fix for getting automatically logged out
• Added a Secret Stage to Leos Beach in Adventure Mode
• Adventure Highscores now show Top 20
• Higher base cannon Power (Quicker shots on every cannon type)
• Adventure Progress now saved in Account
• Added receive Power Up cooldown for Daily Challenge (no more whale, shot, next whale)
• World Map Path Enhancements (700% more poppy!)
• Improved bubble shot impact when it hits bubbles on the playfield
• Added more Announcer voice lines
• Added new cannon Special: Pulse
• Dialog Style Adjustments
• Playlight integration has been removed

Big Feature

• Daily Challenge Overhaul

Small Features and Adjustments

• New Score Pop Up Style
• Adventure Special Stage Special Backgrounds
• Easier Account Link With Google
• Lots of Bugfixes

Developer Thoughts

I am a big fan of the Tetris The Grandmaster (TGM) series by Arika, TGM3 in particular. In my view, the Arcade Mode is a game design masterpiece and it has given me a lot of inspiration for what is now the Daily Challenge in Bubbits. Please let me know what you think on our Discord!

Features

• Register your Web account now! Find Account in Main Menu at the top left
• Multiplatform Accounts - Web (Via Email or Google), Steam, Crazygames
• Account Merging
• Statistics (find in the new Account Section)
• Fix Chill Mode invisible bubbles bug
• Vanish Power-up pops and drops send bubbles now

Account System Information

All accounts will carry over to the full game on release.

You can combine accounts of all platforms, even if you have already played!

You can only merge/link one account for each platform.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that lead to multiple server crashes today.

Sorry for the inconvenience! There were tons of smaller patches between v0.900 and v0.918 as well with robustness improvements. Royale Final aborts will happen less often. The VS Mode has also received lots of smaller fixes!

Big features

• VS Mode is back! It supports up to 4 players (Online and Local), Bubbots, Customization, Royale events, multiple stage sizes and the Heat difficulty system
• Adventure: Leo's Beach is fully unlocked! (Play it now, it will be completely overhauled in v1.0!)
• Collect Bubbits ID Badges & Seals
• We got a new announcer: Hi Jacob!
• Accessibility Mode (turn it on in the Option Controls)
• Reconnect after your connection gets interrupted (even when your cat closes your game!)
• 300% more translations
• Cross Platform Parties (Join friends via LobbyID or share link!)
• Big Engine Upgrade (Gameplay 1500% more smooth!)
• New power-up (Dimension Rift)
• New special bubble (Frozen)
• All new tutorial panels
• The Duel Battle Event is back!
• New Sound Effects
• Chill Mode (no highscores, no fluff, just you shooting some bubbles)

Small features and adjustments

• First time playstyle pick overhaul
• Moved set username to click on Bubbits ID in Main Menu
• Further load time improvements (a lot more gets loaded in the background!)
• Overhauled bubble shield deflect
• New Daily Game Over screen
• Daily link share to challenge your friends
• Extra dangly strips to attach your new Bubbits ID Seals
• Add Environment customization and Yui's Retreat environment
• Added Adventure Island Overview Screen (Work in Progress)
• Performance improvements
• Visual overhaul for K.O. Badge, Levitate, Stone & Bubble Hold Device
• Further control enhancements
• Dialog button overhaul
• Pixel Power-up visual overhaul
• Remove ready check from Royale
• And a whole lot more!

Developer Thoughts

This Update got a lot bigger than anticipated! Enjoy VS Mode! Instead of talking more about all these features, I would like to briefly talk about something that was not planned: Accessibility Mode. I met somebody who works with kids and creates custom devices so kids facing certain challenges can still interact with a PC and e.g. click a mouse button. I found that amazing and together we thought about what it would take to make Bubbits work for these kids. Welcome: Accessibility Mode. My goal for Bubbits is to bring smiles and laughter to everybody and this was a moment to live up to that.

Big features

• Shorter cannon load time
• Tighter cooldown between shots
• You can now use hold while a bubble is still in flight
• Scroll mouse wheel to use hold (this one feels really good!!)
• Bubble Hits now 800% more satisfying

Developer Thoughts

This update is a really important one for me. Bubbits controls felt alright before, but I always felt like they could be even more tight.

Prior to the big netcode update earlier this year, it was technically not possible to have players taking actions in a quicker succession. Now that it is possible, I am so happy that I can tighten up the controls to the next level, even in Multiplayer!

If you encounter any issues, join us on Discord or get in touch via the Feedback button! It is always a bit frightening to make changes to core systems, but if these changes make the game better in the long run, I want to keep going for them. Thank you for being a part of the Bubbits family, even before our v1.0 launch!

Bugfixes

• Fixed some mischievous desyncs happening in Royale
• Customization window now supports more narrow aspect ratios
• Load time optimizations

Big features

• Starter quests questline - Get Bubbicoins and customize!
• Island Champions leaderboards in Adventure
• New Playfield Backgrounds
• New Avatar FX

Small features and adjustments

• Shop music and a shiny turntable
• New navigation menu for the world map
• Customization rarity and price adjustments
• Overhauled Daily rank screen
• Desync fixes and tons of other bugfixes and smaller enhancements

I need your help! The Steam algorithm doesn't believe in Bubbits yet - help me prove it wrong! Each wishlist = one big smile

Hotfix #1

• Match results freeze fix
• Adventure Island Champions custom avatar loading fix
• Adventure displaying faulty highscores for Special & Mini Boss Levels fixed
• Royale live join not working fixes
• Royale live join duplicate mini playfield fix

Features

• New Bubbits ID backgrounds and borders gained on leveling
• World map water animation now 300% more wet

Bugfixes

• Fixed Tutorial and Singleplayer unintended having shot clock
• Desync fixes
• Various smaller fixes and adjustments

Features

• Final BGM overhaul part 1
• Daily score multiplier (higher difficulty, higher multiplier!)
• World map movement 800% more responsive
• Web version load time improvements

Bugfixes

• Big desync fixes!
• Daily whale fix
• Singleplayer stage 9 difficulty not progressing fix (and highscore reset, sorry!)
• Various smaller fixes and adjustments

Notes

Thank you for all your feedback!! The new netcode in Update 3 is looking pretty stable! There are still some issues to iron out, but I am happy with the current state and confident that we can make global servers work now!

Big features

• Royale Group Stage 2.0
• Launch capsule - Combos! Sending bubbles and items now 1000% more fun
• Shield - Get shielded for clear bonus and K.O.
• Rollback netcode
• Match results screen
• Difficulty heat system

Small features and adjustments

• Sparky power-up overhaul
• Send bubbles visual overhaul
• More responsive controls
• Mini playfield pixel and bubblestorm visuals
• New pause menu
• Improved inactive tab handling
• New cursors
• Main menu animation

Bugfixes and adjustments

• K.O. gets awarded to player that sent the most instead of last hit
• Background ocean sparkle fix
• Cleaner buff
• Disable Midnight Blaze duel event for repairs
• Remove mayhem power-up
• Tone down AI player targeting handicap
• Various mini playfield fixes and enhancements
• Removed editor for now
• Lots of smaller fixes

This is the biggest demo update yet and I expect there to be more bugs than usual, especially due to the new netcode.

If we can iron out the remaining netcode bugs, Bubbits will be able to support global servers without region locks!

If you find any bugs or like to share your thoughts on the update, join us on the Discord or in the Steam discussions! Thank you for your support!

P.S. You can help and put a big smile on my face with a Wishlist on Steam or a Like on Crazygames or Playlight (Bottom Left in the Games by Friends Overlay!)!

Bugfixes

• Fixed Remote Playfield Desyncs Caused by Infinite Hold

Features

• One Modern and one Classic Daily attempt available each day
• Yuis Retreat Playfield Background

Bugfixes

• Fixed Singleplayer Level Initialization Bug
• Rollback Cannon Load Cooldown Change that caused desyncs

Got any thoughts about the Modern Playstyle Update? Send your Feedback via the Feedback button on the top left!

Features

• Modern Playstyle (Mouse Aim - Switch Playstyle in the Options Menu)
• King Pings Castle Playfield Background

Changes

• Loading Time Enhancements
• Adjust Bubble Base Velocity and Cannon Load Cooldown
• Enhance Bubble Land (300% more smooth!)

Got any thoughts about the Modern Playstyle Update? Send your Feedback via the Feedback button on the top left!

Features

• Infinite Hold Bubble Switch
• Shoot and Hold now feel 400% more smooth
• Hit FX and K.O. FX Customization enabled

Bugfixes

• Singleplayer Boss Fight VS Leo fixed
• Singleplayer Crash Fixes
• Various Join Live Game Fixes

Got anything on your mind? Send your Feedback via the Feedback button on the top left!

P.S. During Early Access, updates will be released in English only, thank you for your understanding!