{"id":294,"date":"2014-01-27T20:09:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T01:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.defectivestudios.com\/devblog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2014-01-27T20:14:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T01:14:50","slug":"gimbal-cop-alpha-update-2-v0-2-new-world-map-feature-replay-sharing-feedback-and-betterings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defectivestudios.com\/devblog\/gimbal-cop-alpha-update-2-v0-2-new-world-map-feature-replay-sharing-feedback-and-betterings\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimbal Cop Alpha Update #2 (v0.2): New World Map Feature! (+ replay sharing, feedback, and betterings!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allo again Gimballers! \u00a0Excuse the few-week delay since the v0.1.1 update, but here we are with a brand spankin’ new major version number to celebrate a brand spankin’ new feature: a world map! \u00a0We’ve also added post-level buttons to share your replays to social networks, a button right in the game to take you to our new Gimbal Cop Feedback page<\/a>, and plenty of little fixes and tweaks.
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World Map<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/em>The world map is a feature that we really wanted to get into the initial v0.1 alpha launch, so was the clear first new feature to get into the game. The biggest use of the map is to show you where you are in the branching campaign, and generally to drive home the fact that the campaign is indeed branching (plenty of people have reported that it’s not clear in the previous states of the game), and hopefully inspire you to explore other paths through the game on your next playthrough. \u00a0The map also lets you switch between levels you’ve unlocked — though only between the farthest levels you’ve unlocked, no backtracking yet. \u00a0In future updates, we plan to also let you switch back to earlier levels, both to unlock new branches, and just to let you more easily revisit your favorite parts of the game. \u00a0Jono has been documenting the development of the map feature, so if you’re curious to know some technical details and lessons learned, check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Replay Sharing & Web-Viewer
\n<\/strong>We’ve also been working on an online replay viewer, which lets you view and share interactive replays of your level runs. \u00a0This replay viewer is now fully ready to roll out, and we’ve added some new buttons to the post-level screen in the game that you can use to share your replays via Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. \u00a0If you have a particularly epic run, let your friends know how awesome you — and that crazy Gimbal Cop game you\u2019re playing — are!<\/p>\n

Feedback
\n<\/strong>We’ve been getting good feedback from players via email \/ forums \/ social media \/ belligerent text messages \/ telepathic signals, and figured it was a good time to give that feedback a proper public channel, so we hereby introduce Gimbal Cop Feedback<\/a>. \u00a0On that page, you can post new issues \/ questions \/ ideas, and see and vote on what other players have posted. \u00a0We’ve populated it so far with some condensed feedback from what we’ve received, but we look forward to seeing what you think needs to be added or improved upon. \u00a0To that end, we’ve added a new “Give Us Feedback!” button right in the main menu of the game, which will take you straight to that feedback site.<\/p>\n

The Bettering
\n<\/strong>There are also a number of smaller improvements and fixes in this update. \u00a0Soon we’ll roll out a real changelog \/ patch notes section, but for now, the list is something like:<\/p>\n