Hi all,


We've been hard at work on getting a load of new features added to the game and have recently released an update

Here's a quick overview of the new features:

- Main Game - New map campaign screen for level selection.
- Main Game - New reward screen so that you can get a sneak peak at what can be unlocked
- Main Game - 4 new rewards.
- Main Game - Reward commentary in-game to alert you about reward progress and unlocking.
- Main Game - cool intro video displayed at the start of level 1 to set the scene.
- Main Game - Secret level with new theme ‘Greener Pastures’ – can be unlocked by finding the portal in the campaign.
- Main Game - Depth of field blur has been added to the backgrounds.
- Maing Game - Boss levels (10, 20 & 30) now have more lights, more worms and more fun.
- Main Game - 5 new achievements.
- Main Game - 4 different variations of each theme, with camera and lighting changes

- Twitch – Twitch support has been added, including video streaming and chat.

- Level Editor – Editor window now updates automatically when new objects are added to a custom level, rather than restarting by selecting edit mode.
- Level Editor - Editor window now updates automatically when objects are rotated, rather than restarting by selecting edit mode.
- Level Editor – Editor window now updates automatically when objects are scaled, rather than restarting by selecting edit mode.
- Level Editor – Improvements to mouse and camera controls.
- Level Editor – Added a cursor highlight so it is obvious which object is being selected.

The bugs list has also been updated following this new release.

Best regards,
Team17.

Hi all,


We've been hard at work on getting a load of new features added to the game and have recently released an update

Here's a quick overview of the new features:

- Main Game - New map campaign screen for level selection.
- Main Game - New reward screen so that you can get a sneak peak at what can be unlocked
- Main Game - 4 new rewards.
- Main Game - Reward commentary in-game to alert you about reward progress and unlocking.
- Main Game - cool intro video displayed at the start of level 1 to set the scene.
- Main Game - Secret level with new theme ‘Greener Pastures’ – can be unlocked by finding the portal in the campaign.
- Main Game - Depth of field blur has been added to the backgrounds.
- Maing Game - Boss levels (10, 20 & 30) now have more lights, more worms and more fun.
- Main Game - 5 new achievements.
- Main Game - 4 different variations of each theme, with camera and lighting changes

- Twitch – Twitch support has been added, including video streaming and chat.

- Level Editor – Editor window now updates automatically when new objects are added to a custom level, rather than restarting by selecting edit mode.
- Level Editor - Editor window now updates automatically when objects are rotated, rather than restarting by selecting edit mode.
- Level Editor – Editor window now updates automatically when objects are scaled, rather than restarting by selecting edit mode.
- Level Editor – Improvements to mouse and camera controls.
- Level Editor – Added a cursor highlight so it is obvious which object is being selected.

The bugs list has also been updated following this new release.

Best regards,
Team17.

We've just released a free demo of the game, available through the Flockers Store Page!

This demo includes three levels from the game and can be downloaded right now by pressing the DOWNLOAD DEMO button just to the right of the purchase button.

Good luck!


Kind Regards,
Team17

We've just released a free demo of the game, available through the Flockers Store Page!

This demo includes three levels from the game and can be downloaded right now by pressing the DOWNLOAD DEMO button just to the right of the purchase button.

Good luck!


Kind Regards,
Team17

We've just put a new Flockers discount live for anyone that owns Worms Clan Wars, Worms Revolution or Worms Reloaded!

Provided that you have any of these titles in your Steam Library, you'll see the -10% icon and the price listed at £10.79 / $13.49 / 12,59€ for the next two weeks.

This loyalty reward is to say thank you for the continued support of our dedicated fans, we really appreciate it.

We hope that you enjoy Flockers as much as you have our other great titles.


Kind Regards,
Team17

We've just put a new Flockers discount live for anyone that owns Worms Clan Wars, Worms Revolution or Worms Reloaded!

Provided that you have any of these titles in your Steam Library, you'll see the -10% icon and the price listed at £10.79 / $13.49 / 12,59€ for the next two weeks.

This loyalty reward is to say thank you for the continued support of our dedicated fans, we really appreciate it.

We hope that you enjoy Flockers as much as you have our other great titles.


Kind Regards,
Team17

Hello everyone,


A new update has just gone live to improve some of the game and editors performance.

Fixes:

• 0042622 - Bright lights were occasionally appearing in some levels. These are no longer present.
  
• 0042701 - Workshop levels were not correctly lit and appeared with a red/brown hue. This has now been resolved and the Meat Maker should be correctly lit.

These changes have now been added to the Known Issues thread.
If you are encountering any of these problems in build #311, please let us know!


Thank you,
Team17

Hello everyone,


A new update has just gone live to improve some of the game and editors performance.

Fixes:

• 0042622 - Bright lights were occasionally appearing in some levels. These are no longer present.
  
• 0042701 - Workshop levels were not correctly lit and appeared with a red/brown hue. This has now been resolved and the Meat Maker should be correctly lit.

These changes have now been added to the Known Issues thread.
If you are encountering any of these problems in build #311, please let us know!


Thank you,
Team17

Hey all,


We've just released Update 2, build number #298, for Flockers!

The game should now run correctly on Windows XP machines.
The editor is in a far more usable state and has a detailed set of help text to accompany it.

For a comprehensive list of all changes introduced in this game version, please find the patch notes below:

Content and changes:
- Main Game– 5 new levels in the Factory Interior theme (26-30)
- Main Game – Issues with XP operating system compatibility have been fixed.
- Level Editor - Big changes to the Level Editor help text.
- Level Editor - Motor states and switches are working correctly.
- Level Editor - More objects now appear without a refresh required.
- Level Editor – Some joints now have graphics in the edit window and have thumbnail images on the editor window – Rope, Revolute, Prismatic and Pulley all now have images.




IMMEDIATE FIXES:

• 0042375: Star scoring system is not matching up to the results screen
  
• 0042326: Star ratings are not correctly displayed when player improves upon score
  
• 0042473: Game fails to launch on XP machine
  
• 0042147: Levels 21-25 need to use Factory Exterior theme
  
• 0040697: If cursor is over sleeping sheep, can't assign ability after they wake up
  
• 0042294: Game crashes when pressing "Next" between some levels
  
• 0042308: Constant switch light remains active when no sheep are on it
  
• 0041905: Game flickers black several times when player uses 'Next' to advance to next level
  
• 0042391: Exploded pObjects are not being cleared up
  
• 0042340: Unable to get anti-grav sheep into exit on Level 23
  
• 0042508: Revolute joints not acting consistently in level 1038
  
• 0042524: Game becomes soft locked after any custom level is completed
  
• 0042388: Pressing next on a Workshop level causes soft lock

URGENT FIXES:

• 0042136: Super Sheep flying through a gap they shouldnt
  
• 0042160: After a restart, customisations from abilities look really small
  
• 0041648: Exploder range on level 1029 seems too low
  
• 0042436: Results screen appears after 1 Sheep enters the exit in Lambo - First Blood (minor)
  
• 0041897: Wooden Crates do not look destructible

HIGH PRIORITY FIXES:

• 0042417: Partial stars are being combined across levels to award full stars
  
• 0042048: Screen turns black when disconnecting on Leaderboards
  
• 0042475: No error message is given if connection is lost
  
• 0042237: Marquee graphic present on pause menu
  
• 0042189: No sound when the formation lands/a sheep enters a formation on the landscape

NORMAL PRIORITY FIXES:
[/list]

• 0042477: It is possible to get a score of 0 in the Monthly leaderboards by failing the level
  
• 0040725: Mines have no detonation state
  
• 0042272: Top sheep in 2-block stair formation remains floating if bottom sheep is killed
  
• 0042270: Light emitter on Exit gate is offset when camera is moved
  
• 0041845: Underscores don't appear in-game
  
• 0042253: level 15 has a light that intersects with a lift
  
• 0042247: Audio sliders appear to have no keyboard control functionality
  
• 0042429: Teleport effect isn't seen when Sheep pass through
  
• 0041495: Exploder Timers are not removed after Exploder sheep die
  
• 0042392: Leaderboard message states "You've moved up 1 places on the Global leaderboard!"
  
• 0042243: Greyed out arrows are missing from the FE
  
• 0042248: Sleeping sheep Sleep animation stuck on frame 0
  
• 0041563: Exploder explosions are not heard in fast forward
  
• 0042369: Formation outline is visible within in-game menus

LOW PRIORITY FIXES:

• 0041438: Fast forward sound playing while paused.
  
• 0041851: Leaderboards don't load in Steam profiles
  
• 0041370: Explosion audio will continue to play when game is paused
  
• 0041484: Exploder Timers left on screen after multiple sheep explode in quick succession of each other

IMMEDIATE FIXES:

• 0041698: Finishing and retrying a level will revert any changes made

URGENT FIXES:

• 0042446: Removed explosion template property
  
• 0041865: Cursor on game window is invisible over most of the screen when play/paused
  
• 0041735: Adding name of land tile to default name
  
• 0042444: Remove sound properties from the editor

HIGH PRIORITY FIXES:
[/list]

• 0041858: Revolute Joints attached to only one Object attach themselves to another
  
• 0041744: Use a 'standard' cursor

NORMAL PRIORITY FIXES:

• 0042526: A 'Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library' error occurs when deleting a Smasher in the game window
  
• 0042525: The Sleeping Sheep in the game window of Flockers Meat Maker can't be moved
  
• 0042416: Changing mode whilst paused causes a blank game screen
  
• 0042414: Some joints are appearing as red circles
  
• 0042413: Some joints are invisible
  
• 0042400: Able to pause game whilst in Edit Mode
  
• 0042396: Difficult to see labels on tabs with new skin
  
• 0042250: Rope Joint between two Landscape Pieces not visible
  
• 0042324: Snap to Grid turns off after pressing Editor Mode
  
• 0041741: Missing 1x6 Inverted Ramp
  
• 0041867: Decorative Objects do not appear to do anything
  
• 0042373: Editor window titled "LevelEd"
  
• 0042372: "X" and "Y" in Grid Size cut off
  
• 0042513: 'Error building assets' when attempting to publish
  
• 0042407: Camera is too sensitive with keyboard controls in Edit Mode
  
• 0042410: Ability to set bold text in the help window
  
• 0041873: Moving a group of Objects with large grid sizing doesn't move all in same motions
  
• 0042318: Level Editor: Load/create levels straight in to Edit Mode
  
• 0041743: Orthogonal view

If you have updated to this build but are still encountering any of the issues above, please inform the support team.


Thank you,
Team17

Hey all,


We've just released Update 2, build number #298, for Flockers!

The game should now run correctly on Windows XP machines.
The editor is in a far more usable state and has a detailed set of help text to accompany it.

For a comprehensive list of all changes introduced in this game version, please find the patch notes below:

Content and changes:
- Main Game– 5 new levels in the Factory Interior theme (26-30)
- Main Game – Issues with XP operating system compatibility have been fixed.
- Level Editor - Big changes to the Level Editor help text.
- Level Editor - Motor states and switches are working correctly.
- Level Editor - More objects now appear without a refresh required.
- Level Editor – Some joints now have graphics in the edit window and have thumbnail images on the editor window – Rope, Revolute, Prismatic and Pulley all now have images.




IMMEDIATE FIXES:

• 0042375: Star scoring system is not matching up to the results screen
  
• 0042326: Star ratings are not correctly displayed when player improves upon score
  
• 0042473: Game fails to launch on XP machine
  
• 0042147: Levels 21-25 need to use Factory Exterior theme
  
• 0040697: If cursor is over sleeping sheep, can't assign ability after they wake up
  
• 0042294: Game crashes when pressing "Next" between some levels
  
• 0042308: Constant switch light remains active when no sheep are on it
  
• 0041905: Game flickers black several times when player uses 'Next' to advance to next level
  
• 0042391: Exploded pObjects are not being cleared up
  
• 0042340: Unable to get anti-grav sheep into exit on Level 23
  
• 0042508: Revolute joints not acting consistently in level 1038
  
• 0042524: Game becomes soft locked after any custom level is completed
  
• 0042388: Pressing next on a Workshop level causes soft lock

URGENT FIXES:

• 0042136: Super Sheep flying through a gap they shouldnt
  
• 0042160: After a restart, customisations from abilities look really small
  
• 0041648: Exploder range on level 1029 seems too low
  
• 0042436: Results screen appears after 1 Sheep enters the exit in Lambo - First Blood (minor)
  
• 0041897: Wooden Crates do not look destructible

HIGH PRIORITY FIXES:

• 0042417: Partial stars are being combined across levels to award full stars
  
• 0042048: Screen turns black when disconnecting on Leaderboards
  
• 0042475: No error message is given if connection is lost
  
• 0042237: Marquee graphic present on pause menu
  
• 0042189: No sound when the formation lands/a sheep enters a formation on the landscape

NORMAL PRIORITY FIXES:
[/list]

• 0042477: It is possible to get a score of 0 in the Monthly leaderboards by failing the level
  
• 0040725: Mines have no detonation state
  
• 0042272: Top sheep in 2-block stair formation remains floating if bottom sheep is killed
  
• 0042270: Light emitter on Exit gate is offset when camera is moved
  
• 0041845: Underscores don't appear in-game
  
• 0042253: level 15 has a light that intersects with a lift
  
• 0042247: Audio sliders appear to have no keyboard control functionality
  
• 0042429: Teleport effect isn't seen when Sheep pass through
  
• 0041495: Exploder Timers are not removed after Exploder sheep die
  
• 0042392: Leaderboard message states "You've moved up 1 places on the Global leaderboard!"
  
• 0042243: Greyed out arrows are missing from the FE
  
• 0042248: Sleeping sheep Sleep animation stuck on frame 0
  
• 0041563: Exploder explosions are not heard in fast forward
  
• 0042369: Formation outline is visible within in-game menus

LOW PRIORITY FIXES:

• 0041438: Fast forward sound playing while paused.
  
• 0041851: Leaderboards don't load in Steam profiles
  
• 0041370: Explosion audio will continue to play when game is paused
  
• 0041484: Exploder Timers left on screen after multiple sheep explode in quick succession of each other

IMMEDIATE FIXES:

• 0041698: Finishing and retrying a level will revert any changes made

URGENT FIXES:

• 0042446: Removed explosion template property
  
• 0041865: Cursor on game window is invisible over most of the screen when play/paused
  
• 0041735: Adding name of land tile to default name
  
• 0042444: Remove sound properties from the editor

HIGH PRIORITY FIXES:
[/list]

• 0041858: Revolute Joints attached to only one Object attach themselves to another
  
• 0041744: Use a 'standard' cursor

NORMAL PRIORITY FIXES:

• 0042526: A 'Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library' error occurs when deleting a Smasher in the game window
  
• 0042525: The Sleeping Sheep in the game window of Flockers Meat Maker can't be moved
  
• 0042416: Changing mode whilst paused causes a blank game screen
  
• 0042414: Some joints are appearing as red circles
  
• 0042413: Some joints are invisible
  
• 0042400: Able to pause game whilst in Edit Mode
  
• 0042396: Difficult to see labels on tabs with new skin
  
• 0042250: Rope Joint between two Landscape Pieces not visible
  
• 0042324: Snap to Grid turns off after pressing Editor Mode
  
• 0041741: Missing 1x6 Inverted Ramp
  
• 0041867: Decorative Objects do not appear to do anything
  
• 0042373: Editor window titled "LevelEd"
  
• 0042372: "X" and "Y" in Grid Size cut off
  
• 0042513: 'Error building assets' when attempting to publish
  
• 0042407: Camera is too sensitive with keyboard controls in Edit Mode
  
• 0042410: Ability to set bold text in the help window
  
• 0041873: Moving a group of Objects with large grid sizing doesn't move all in same motions
  
• 0042318: Level Editor: Load/create levels straight in to Edit Mode
  
• 0041743: Orthogonal view

If you have updated to this build but are still encountering any of the issues above, please inform the support team.


Thank you,
Team17