- Fixed something in the ban code

• Added some missing cash items
  
• Removed some unused files

Fixed the launch bug where users are seeing an invalid copy of game

-Fix some textures
-Fix some bugs

Howdy prospectors! 🤠

We're here with another community competition, April Fool's Giveaway!

Disclaimer: This is not an April fool's joke and the contest will end on April 30th.
April Fool's is just the theme :))


The event RULES are quite simple this time.

Tell us the best jokes that you have and whoever makes us laugh out the most will be the winner!
No limits to submission numbers.
Extra points if the jokes are related to Cave Digger!

Please keep the jokes civil, meaning no racism, sexism, or bigotry.

e.g.:
Why don't miners tell April Fools' jokes?
They'd crack each other up.

What do Miners call their penis?
Mein Schaft.


This time, the REWARD is a physical copy of Cave Digger 2!

Do you like telling jokes?
Do you like collecting Cave Digger 2 merch?
Do you want to have a physical copy?
Now you can!

The winner might also have a chance for their jokes to get added to the game.

Disclaimer: The physical copy is for PSVR2 but if you want a Steam keycode, that could also be arranged.

If you want more info, visit our Discord!

Dear escapers,
We are excited to announce a game-changing update to your favorite puzzle-solving experience! Get ready for the most cutting-edge AI-powered feature ever created: EscapeGPT!

EscapeGPT offers you the ability to solve any escape room puzzle by simply clicking a button. Say goodbye to the frustration of being stuck, and embrace the future of puzzle-solving with EscapeGPT.
Here's a video preview:

Have you ever found yourself stuck on a particularly challenging puzzle in Escape Simulator, wishing you had a super-intelligent AI to assist you? Our talented team of developers has been working hard to make that dream a reality.

Coming soon to Escape Simulator!

-Pine team <3

*This message was generated using AI.
*Also, today is April 1st!!😜

Your crews have nothing to do between battles and your technicians just dawdle around and chatter in the hangar? Get them into the gym!

Soon, the crews and the hangar tech guys will be able to take care of their health, and at the same time achieve for you unique game content - click on the characters in the hangar and send any of them for training! With the time spent in working out, they will be able to get you special titles, decals, decorations and loading screens dedicated to sports, wrestling and a healthy lifestyle.

The training of crews and technicians is available when they are free from battles. The training progress will happen all the time while the game client is open and the crews are working out. If during training you decide to go into battle, to resume training you will need to send the crews back to the gym.

Who will be the real boss of the gym? We'll find out soon! Stay tuned for the announcement of your hangar personnel training program! Go hard!

3月底的一天，我们几人一合计，
咦？感觉内容差不多了啊，要不4月1号发布吧！
当时大家兴致勃勃，仿佛前路已经没有了困难。

结果时间一晃，越是接近愚人节，组里的小丑也越来越多了。
“能不能再延几天?"大家苦着脸说着。

夸下海口说要上线，然后发现缺了一堆一堆的东西；
Bug越修越多，标准一降再降；
想要做的系统因为工作量只能一砍再砍；
程序干策划的活，策划干美术的活，美术干运营的活；
手忙脚乱的写公告，做文案，制作bundle；
......
大家用一种看似低效的方式，哼哧哼哧的填满了绝大部分坑，最终还是爬了出来。
我想，可能所谓的草台班子就是这样的吧？
一切都不是最好的样子，但是或许能跑起来就比一切都重要~

虽然还有着诸多问题，虽然还有各种困难，但是我们的

非常感谢每一位支持的朋友，我们工作室由衷感谢你们的耐心陪伴，愿意看我们这个草台班子继续表演！
四个月的开发时间虽然不长，但是也倾注了我们所有的心血，希望新朋友也能喜欢这款游戏！
最后，祝愿大家游戏愉快！

-
写在一个漫长的愚人节之夜

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As for development:
- you can now retrieve your head which will help player's get creative with platforming
- 2 new enemies (I have not done the visuals of these yet which is why I haven't share anything about them
- 1 new elevator-trolley puzzle mechanic with "vector" switches (no new visuals yet)
- score now affects how much health you will have for the boss of that level
- updating tank boss puzzle to be more accessible and beatable.

Spent the last 5 weeks learning and replacing the art for Star Head:

- QT's redesign



- new snail enemy design



- all crates redesigned



- concept art for one of the levels Cam Shaft City



- Began my first custom level environment

Hello all! Let’s get to the big news...



We’re proud to announce our final Early Access milestone - the Trivia Tricks Friend Pass! Friend Pass will allow you to invite 7 friends into any online lobby through room code, without them needing to purchase Trivia Tricks!

Inspired by games such as It Takes Two, Friend Pass will make it much easier to bring anybody into the Trivia fun, with no Remote Play necessary! Friend Pass players will be able to partake in all gameplay options, such as Co-Op Vs Boss or even Workshop Questions!

We’ll have more information on Friend Pass (including a release date) soon, but for now consider joining the Trivia Tricks Discord to direct any questions to us developers. We’ll be happy to answer!




Most of the last 3 months of development has been laying the groundwork to make Friend Pass possible. This has required an update to the version of Unreal Engine used and a total rework of Trivia Tricks' network code, which is no small feat! However, we’ve taken this rework as an opportunity to add many user-requested features and, because almost everything has improved, we're going to breakdown these changes by feature.




The Studio Stage was the first stage we made and after two-and-a-half years it didn't quite feel up to the standard of the others introduced since... so we've given it a makeover! You'll find some new stage lights and an updated player stand for Tricksters to stand on.




New AI characters have been added for you to quiz against!
Please welcome Mimi, Pearl, Claudia, Cap'n, Frosty, Fox, Bethany and Sarah to Trivia Tricks!
I wonder if anyone can figure out their favorite categories?




The Twitch Integrator has been reprogrammed almost entirely from scratch, giving us the opportunity to add many player-requested features...

• Twitch characters can now reach a majority during Chance Round Voting, meaning the game will progress without having to wait for the timer to finish. This majority is calculated from the number of active participants in previous questions.
  
• The stuttering when Twitch Chat characters were added has been resolved, and, if your connection ever goes down, Twitch Chat will now attempt to reconnect to the game.
  
• And, the change you've all been waiting for, the next time you collect a key from the Twitch Connection website... WILL BE THE LAST! Trivia Tricks will now refresh expired authorization tokens by itself!

We've been taking a look at how Trivia Tricks chooses its questions and investigating areas of improvement. While we’ve received praise on repeat questions being avoided we’ve heard your requests for more question variety during games, so...

• Trivia Tricks will now more equally divide the selected categories. Picking two categories? The questions you'll see will be much closer to a 50/50 split than before. Picking 20 categories? Everything will be represented!
  
• Additionally, Trivia Tricks will not ask a question from the same category more than twice in a row.
  
• Finally, we've extended every category with some new, relevant-for-2023 questions. Hope you've been keeping on top of things!

We are continuing to polish Workshop integration in accordance with your feedback!

• Only the host now needs to have question packs downloaded, meaning games will start much faster.
  
• We've adjusted the metrics behind 'trending' packs, as previously selecting a pack in a lobby of 8 players would count as an 8x boost.
  
• 'Friend-Only' and 'Hidden' packs can now be played with anyone, but the category menu will hide the details of those packs for players who don't have the rights to see them (being marked as a "Hidden Pack" to those players).
  
• The TV will now have an icon when a Workshop question is shown.

In preparation for Friend Pass' release we've overhauled several sections of online play, here's some of the more major adjustments...

• The 'Room Code' will be on-screen at all times in the top right corner of the screen instead of being hidden away in the pause menu. Don't worry! It still needs to be hovered to display the code.
  
• Lobby searching is much more responsive and, in the case of a failed connection, Trivia Tricks will now show a helpful message and a timeout timer. Previously this was just a black screen.
  
• We've removed the button to invite players, as this was causing confusion for Steam Remote Play and won't be compatible with Friend Pass. We recommend using Room Codes, which will work in all circumstances!

It doesn't stop there, here's a few other miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes available in Version 0.9.32.24!

• The Character Creator now has a 'randomize' button, allowing you to quickly see all sorts of whacky combinations. It will randomize to your unlocked items, meaning any generated characters are ready to be saved immediately!
  
• We've updated the icons in the Stage Selection menu to reflect the stages as they look today, as they were getting a little outdated with all the redesigns!
  
• The Chance Round joining section has had several UI elements polished, such as the thumbs next to players and the Twitch menus.
  
• The Achievements menu now works when Trivia Tricks is running without Steam. Additionally, we've fixed a bug where cosmetics tied to achievements weren't being unlocked in all circumstances.
  
• Fixed a crash that would occur if players failed to load another player's avatar.
  
• Fixed a rare softlock that had a chance to occur after failing to host a lobby.
  
• Trivia Tricks will no longer direct players between several menus with awkward transitions after failing to join a lobby.
  
• If, for whatever reason, Trivia Tricks cannot detect the monitor's information, the settings menu will now default to populating with 720/1080/1440/4k resolutions and 30/60/120/uncapped framerate options.
  
• Fixed any outstanding issues where particular textures would be displayed in low quality for a second.
  
• Fixed a bug where clients could see the Add/Remove AI buttons for a split second after joining a game.
  
• Fixed a bug where some sub-menus in the Workshop Browse Menu wouldn't close automatically after a game begins.
  
• Fixed a bug where the ‘Categories Updated!' text would stay on screen after players navigate away from the main lobby menu (such as Stage Select).
  
• Fixed a bug where a player’s inventory wouldn't immediately update upon using an item.
  
• Fixed an issue where shortcuts to Trivia Tricks would boot the game without a connection to Steam.
  
• Pre-emptively resolved a bug where Ganymede's Lab wouldn't have loaded during future seasonal events.
  
• During the development of this update Gustav picked a different color for their Bowtie. Who are we to argue?

Wow, you really read all the way down here? We'll let you in on a little secret! 👀 Open the Trivia Tricks' main menu to unlock the limited-time Lootbox and Jester Hat April Fool's cosmetics! But hurry, this giveaway ends April 6th!

And finally, if you like what we’re doing, please hit the thumbs up below this news post! If you have more detailed thoughts then do consider leaving a Steam Review letting us know what you think - they really help us out! If you want to reach out to us developers then we can always be found in the Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!