March 2017 Build

A lot of work that went into the March update was making fixes and tweaks here and there to make the game match the Original Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge more closely. Poor network performance was also fixed in this update after it was introduced in the February update.

What are you waiting for? Head on over to the downloads page page and get a copy! Special thanks this month go to Howie, Leandro, Ali, George, Trevor, William + everyone who downloaded previous builds.

If you like to read the weekly update posts featured in this build, you can find them here: weeks #5, #6, #7 and #8.

If you find anything at all that is wrong with the game so far or have any ideas or suggestions, please get in touch with me. Your feedback is very important to making this project as good as it can possibly be.

Continue reading for a summary of all the fixes, improvements and new features in the March update.

Editor

1 new feature, 2 bugs fixed
bug fix to ensure puzzles created in the project open in the Original Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge
the default position for the toolbox is now outside the puzzle in full-screen (if there is enough space)

Toolbox default position in full screen

Game

1 new feature, 12 bugs fixed, 10 improvements
all tools should now match the Original
tweaked draw order of players in hidey-holes
text alerts show the remaining time in timed games (every 10 minutes and when 5 minutes remain)
Suspended monks quirk now matches the Original
Bouncing off walls quirk now matches the Original
Flying Lode Runner quirk now matches the Original
You can't use that here quirk now matches the Original
runners now land on monks similar to the Original
regenerating bombs overhauled to better match the Original

Draw order before and after

You're now alerted in timed games

LAN

2 bugs fixed, 5 improvements
fixed lagging gameplay introduced in the February update
basic word-wrap added to lobby chat
RPC framework overhaul
massive bandwidth savings

General

1 new feature, 2 bugs fixed, 8 improvements
game now launches in full-screen by default
error crash files now include a copy of your game config file
performance gains when loading content
cut/copy/paste/highlight support added to textboxes
regen bombs no longer show in puzzle previews

*Highlight, cut, copy and paste support*

Known issues

non-default keyboard bindings may not apply correctly

What's coming next?

further improvements to networked games