Flappy Race v0.7.1

Security

• Add HTTPS support for official servers

Flappy Race v0.7.0

Added

• Item boxes can now spawn in the world which contain items such as:
  • Gems - Gives the player 10 coins instantly
  • Picoberries - Shrinks the player for 10 seconds
  • Invisiberries - Makes the player invisible for 10 seconds
• New animations for the coin counter
• HTML support to allow playing from your browser!
  • All network connections now use WebSocket
  • Note: Server hosting is not supported through the browser, but official servers can be used to play instead

Fixed

• Stopped player going through walls when going too fast

Flappy Race v0.6.2

Fixed

• Spectators not being able to see obstacles
• Clients getting out of sync with the server
• Reduced checkpoint log messages

Flappy Race v0.6.1

Fixed

• Stopped level generation getting stuck if it runs too fast
• Only disconnect from server list if connected
• Auto shutdown official servers if no one joins
• Fixed command line joining

Flappy Race v0.6.0

Added

• Players can now join mid race as spectators!
• Overhauled the multiplayer lobby which now has:
  • Server browser to show public servers
  • Button to host an official server (no need for port forwarding!)
  • More self hosting options (server name, public/private server)

Changed

• Add a limit to the obstacle spacing increase and reduced the rate of increase
• Updated Godot to v3.5.2
• Can now specify URLs and ports when connecting to servers with an IP

Fixed

• Various dedicated server fixes
• Hide IP finder for non-hosts
• Increase max output messages to stop logs getting cut off
• Optimized docker build caching and image sizes

Flappy Race v0.5.0

The graphics update!

Added

• Give the birds a rotation effect
• Player has a trail effect when going fast
• Wind particle effect
• Players emit particles when flapping
• Players have new and improved animations!
• Camera animations for the start and end of the race
• Added a loading bar for level generation
• New player sprite, animations and game icon!

Changed

• Reduced title screen birds from 32 to 16
• Always show game options by default
• Decrease default race goal to 50
• Made screen shake more subtle
• Added more clouds and mountains to the background
• Force the game aspect ratio to be consistent
• Reduced chance of some obstacles appearing too often
• Update to Godot 3.5.1
• Limit lives and obstacles to 1000

Removed

• Highscore is no longer shown in UI

Fixed

• The height difference between obstacles should now always be reachable
• All players will wait for everyone to finish generating the level before starting
• Sounds are now heard from the player instead of the centre of the screen
• Clear up leftover obstacles to stop memory leaks
• Reset the server world correctly

Flappy Race v0.4.0

Added

• Spectator controls so you can control the camera
• Race progress bar so you can see where all players are in the race
• Particles:
  • Players now emit coloured particles when they die
  • Confetti for the start and end of the race
  • Particles when a coin is taken
• Improved level generation and chunking
• More obstacles:
  • Block fields
  • Coin circles
  • Tunnels
• The controls are now shown at the start of the race to help new players
  • Will automatically detect controllers and switch icons as needed

Changed

• The camera is now offset a bit so you can see obstacles ahead better

Fixed

• Improved the leaderboard alignment

Flappy Race v0.3.1

Fixed

• Stopped walls giving multiple points
• Made crossing the finish line give a point again
• Fixed menus breaking when using the back button

Flappy Race v0.3.0

Added

• Coins which give you a little speed boost!
• Screen shake camera effect
• Death animation
• Smooth camera movement and switching
• Expanded options menu with:
  • Resolution
  • Fullscreen
  • Vsync
  • High score reset
  • Reset all options
• Settings are now saved and loaded from a file
• Command line options for starting the game or server:
  • --join ip:port - join a game at an ip address and optional port
  • --host - host a game as a client
  • --server - start a headless server
  • --port - specify port for server/host
  • --upnp - to enable UPnP for server/host

Changed

• Leaderboard now shows a skull next to players that died
• Setup menu will now show a message if the game cannot start

Fixed

• Stopped errors and crashes that could appear when stopping the server
• Players will now be renamed if they have a name that is already in use
• Stop audio breaking when setting volume < 34%

Flappy Race v0.2.0

Added

• New game option to change the amount of lives
• UI shows the amount of lives left if enabled
• Players get knocked back on death
• Death sound and respawn animation
• You can now go back to the setup screen from the game
• Racers are now timed with a stopwatch
• Leaderboard displays race times

Changed

• Default to unlimited lives
• Make UPnP usage optional

Fixed

• Made collision detection more responsive on the client
• Walls can no longer give multiple points