Today's update includes the following changes:

• Fixed an issue where the mouse would sometimes be misaligned on Macbooks.
  
• Changed histograms to pull from a local file rather than our live histogram server.

Today's update fixes a bug where the custom puzzle list did not update when a puzzle was deleted, which could lead to a crash when attempting to delete the puzzle again. Thanks go out to the embarrassingly large number of people who reported this issue to me before we were able to get around to fixing it!

Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics!

The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
Includes eight full games:

• 20th Century Food Court: Design factories to produce food just like they did over 700 years ago in the 20th century. Keep your costs low and your machines running fast!
  
• STEED FORCE Hobby Studio: Assemble robot models based on the anime smash hit Steed Force right on your computer. No sandpaper required!
  
• X’BPGH: The Forbidden Path: Enter a cursed world and create bizarre flesh sculptures in exchange for eternal life. The master is pleased… but can you trust him?
  
• Sawayama Solitaire: It wouldn’t be a Zachtronics release without a brand-new solitaire game. This time it’s a fresh take on Klondike, the “classic” solitaire variant.
  
• Dungeons & Diagrams: Try your hand at these beguiling tile-based logic puzzles. Can you map out the dungeons and steal all the treasure?
  
• ChipWizard™ Professional: Build integrated circuits using wires, transistors, and capacitors. Wait a second, is this a game or a CAD program?
  
• HACK*MATCH: The tile-matching minigame from EXAPUNKS, completely remastered with a single player campaign and local head-to-head multiplayer (with Steam Remote Play support).
  
• Kabufuda Solitaire: Create matching sets of Japanese kabufuda cards in this retro-demake of the challenging original solitaire game that debuted in Eliza.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511780/Last_Call_BBS/

Today's update fixes the crash handler and histograms. Nothing else should be affected.

Thanks to the magic of on-demand printing, we're finally able to offer EXAPUNKS zines that are the same quality as our original print run from 2018. They're quite snazzy!



A complete set with both issues is available on Lulu.com and costs about $7 plus shipping:

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/zachtronics-/trash-world-news-issue-1/paperback/product-wke9y4.html
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/zachtronics-/trash-world-news-issue-2/paperback/product-pgyr97.html

If you're going to get one, make sure you get them both, as you'll need them both to play the game. Obviously, buying these isn't necessary in any capacity; the game includes high-quality PDFs that you can view on your computer or print yourself.

Today's update fixes a minor graphical issue in the options screen background.

This update fixes an obscure bug where bad histogram data could cause the game to crash.

The same rules apply as last time: you have two weeks to submit up to two solutions for the selected hacker battle (Valhalla). Solutions will be run against each other and hopefully a clear winner will emerge. Full details here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/exapunks/comments/9wirk5/hacker_battle_competition_valhalla/

Congratulations to Bacardi (the EXAPUNKS player, not the beverage company), who was the winner of the last hacker battle competition. Statistics and some videos of the best solutions are available here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/exapunks/comments/9vf7ue/hacker_battle_kgogtv_results/

Today's update fixes a bug where the game would sometimes fail to detect keyboard input when typing code quickly while the game was running at a low framerate.

If hacker battling your Steam friends on an individual basis isn't dramatic enough for you, consider participating in the first sanctioned EXAPUNKS hacker battle competition! There's a little less than a week remaining for you to submit your best solutions to the KGOG TV battle and see if you're among the best.

Read the full rules here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/exapunks/comments/9qhwqa/hacker_battle_competition_kgogtv/