Quality of Life!

Down The Hole has some small yet useful changes.


- Loading workshop levels now load faster.
- Goo turret animations now play.
- Core code fixes and optimizations.
- Flamethrowers now have indicator lights.
- Mines now respawn.
- Model optimizations.

[ 2023-06-16 02:53:27 CET ] [Original Post]

[ 2020-09-09 23:02:48 CET ] [Original Post]

Chapter 5 Now Available!

Fixes:

- Duplicate workshop next level names not loading correctly
- Fixed user levels not saving due to special chars
- Turrets no longer will have a NULL rotation vector
- Community levels saves to the SteamCloud

Changes:

- Goo Turrets have been optimized
- Disabled Discord API

Added:

- Level progress now saves with Steam
- New enemy type: mines
- Two new outfits

[ 2020-06-21 12:16:39 CET ] [Original Post]

[ 2020-06-10 02:18:47 CET ] [Original Post]

Whats New:

Chapter 4 Now Available!

Master volume setting added for more control over the audio in the game!

Fixed:

- Editor input fields now max at 32 characters.
- Editor workshop upload and update description now supports 32 lines of text.
- Editor progress UI overlays correctly.
- Fixed toggle music not saving correctly.
- Multiple players spawning when clicking the Start Game button more than once.
- Player spawning when loading the level editor, caused multiple player spawning.
- Player collider scaled down so projectiles hit correctly

Added:

- Projectiles now get removed on level change.
- Chapter 4.
- New enemy type: Goo Turret.
- Master audio slider in the settings menu.
- Custom shader for better optimization.
- Audio optimization.
- New SFXs.
- Selecting a chapter and going back will now take you to the chapter select instead of the menu.
- Once loaded into a story level, going back will take you to chapter select.
- Loading user levels and going back will take you to the user levels list.
- User levels play a different soundtrack from the menu.

[ 2020-06-02 13:00:34 CET ] [Original Post]

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Discord Link:

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[ 2020-05-29 16:34:01 CET ] [Original Post]

Whats New:

Chapter 3 Now Available!

You can now play Chapter 3 and experience the new enemy type!

Level Names Hidden

The level names will now be hidden until they are unlocked.

Added:

Chapter 3
Discord API
New outfits
New achievement
New chapter music
New enemy type - Flamethrower
Death counter
Music toggle now saves
Reset level button

Fixed:

UI overlaps
Outfits not loading
Improved Steam API calls
Improved text scale for some levels

[ 2020-05-22 20:48:27 CET ] [Original Post]

Whats new:

Added:

UI showing the user level along with the description [As seen above]
Workshop button.
New Steam achievement.
New Outfit.
After completing a user level that does not have a next level link, you will be taken back to the user levels list and not the menu.

Fixes:

Official levels are preloaded for faster load times.
Any and all player outfits no longer have collision.
Steam API calls optimized.
Editor UI displaying under other UI elements

[ 2020-04-22 20:34:46 CET ] [Original Post]

Down The Hole Release:

Down The Hole started as a simple game made for a Game Jam. Development continued and many new elements, polish and more many more levels were created.

Down The Hole will come with two chapters for the story levels as more levels has been planned in future updates. User levels and a Level editor is available and users can publish their creations on the workshop.

FAQ

Question: Will Down The Hole be worked on after release?
Answer: Yes, Down The Hole is planned to be updated and worked on even after release.

Question: Why are my saved levels not showing up in user levels?
Answer: Currently user levels are workshop levels that have been subscribed.

Question: In the editor how can I link levels I make?
Answer: The levels you make need to be published to the workshop in order to link them as the next level.

Known Issues for Down The Hole

Issue: The player can sometimes get stuck in the ground if falling too fast.
Resolution: You can restart the level or die from an enemy. Planned to add a reset option.

Issue: I have duplicated players, what can I do?
Resolution: This problem is rare but can still happen, going back to the menu can fix this problem.

Issue: My user levels did not show up
Resolution: Make sure you are connected to Steam and subscribed to the level of choice from the workshop, then go back to the menu and try again.

Issue: I named my level the same as another I made, was it overwritten?
Resolution: Levels with the same name can be overwritten without warning, this will be added in future updates.

Issue: Toggle music setting does not save when I re-launch the game.
Resolution: The toggle music setting currently does not save in the settings but is planned to be added in future updates.

[ 2020-04-08 04:01:30 CET ] [Original Post]