Repeated intro
Hello all, sorry for my long absence and for the general slowing of updates to the game. This update ('the BIG update') contains a huge volume of new game (bosses, levels, etc), fundamentally redesigns a lot of the existing stuff (difficulty, accessibility, physics, UI and level refreshes) and adds several features that I really ought to have launched the game with (e.g. the save system). It fun goodies, like an intro sequence, music player, level select screen and proper level intros.
What changed
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- UI and audio
- Gameplay
- Compatibility
addedHello all, sorry for my long absence and for the general slowing of updates to the game. This update ('the BIG update') contains a huge volume of new game (bosses, levels, etc), fundamentally redesigns a lot of the existing stuff (difficulty, accessibility, physics, UI and level refreshes) and adds several features that I really ought to have launched the game with (e.g. the save system). It fun goodies, like an intro sequence, music player, level select screen and proper level intros.
addedWhy did it take so long?The 'piecemeal updates' method I'd been using to update the game through 2020-21 was not sustainable and had resulted in a buildup of technical debt, bugs, deferred features, and an overall lack of polish. From 2022 onwards I worked concurrently on fixing these issues and adding more levels. I couldn't deliver this as small updates, as a lot of important parts of the game were in a state of flux. In retrospect, I definitely released Lawyer Guy before it was ready, but oh well.
addedOffering my most sincere apologies to Linux usersAs of this update, the native Linux version of Lawyer Guy has been discontinued. I'm not happy about this, but there's nothing I can do. The tools that I used to build Lawyer Guy binaries for Linux were discontinued a few years ago, and many of the essential features I've added (save data, input rebinding, display settings, controller support) are not supported, which I hadn't realised when I initially started putting out Linux builds. Also, the runtime introduced many new bugs, and some of the new levels were hit by severe bugs that make them completely unplayable. For this reason, I'm recommending Linux users play through Proton/Wine instead, which is now good enough that it will offer a better experience than the native linux builds ever did.
changedOffering my most sincere apologies to Linux usersThis is particularly disappointing to me, as I'm a daily Linux user and would very much like to have a native build of the game. I can only offer my most sincere apologies. The company that made the Linux runtime has pivoted to commercial porting and have not responded to my attempts to contact them, however, there are now other open-source projects attempting to implement the Clickteam Fusion runtime for other platforms, so it's possible that Linux support will return one day.
Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice changes
addedHello all, sorry for my long absence and for the general slowing of updates to the game. This update ('the BIG update') contains a huge volume of new game (bosses, levels, etc), fundamentally redesigns a lot of the existing stuff (difficulty, accessibility, physics, UI and level refreshes) and adds several features that I really ought to have launched the game with (e.g. the save system). It fun goodies, like an intro sequence, music player, level select screen and proper level intros.
addedThe 'piecemeal updates' method I'd been using to update the game through 2020-21 was not sustainable and had resulted in a buildup of technical debt, bugs, deferred features, and an overall lack of polish. From 2022 onwards I worked concurrently on fixing these issues and adding more levels. I couldn't deliver this as small updates, as a lot of important parts of the game were in a state of flux. In retrospect, I definitely released Lawyer Guy before it was ready, but oh well.
addedAs of this update, the native Linux version of Lawyer Guy has been discontinued. I'm not happy about this, but there's nothing I can do. The tools that I used to build Lawyer Guy binaries for Linux were discontinued a few years ago, and many of the essential features I've added (save data, input rebinding, display settings, controller support) are not supported, which I hadn't realised when I initially started putting out Linux builds. Also, the runtime introduced many new bugs, and some of the new levels were hit by severe bugs that make them completely unplayable. For this reason, I'm recommending Linux users play through Proton/Wine instead, which is now good enough that it will offer a better experience than the native linux builds ever did.
changedThis is particularly disappointing to me, as I'm a daily Linux user and would very much like to have a native build of the game. I can only offer my most sincere apologies. The company that made the Linux runtime has pivoted to commercial porting and have not responded to my attempts to contact them, however, there are now other open-source projects attempting to implement the Clickteam Fusion runtime for other platforms, so it's possible that Linux support will return one day.
Why did it take so long?
The 'piecemeal updates' method I'd been using to update the game through 2020-21 was not sustainable and had resulted in a buildup of technical debt, bugs, deferred features, and an overall lack of polish. From 2022 onwards I worked concurrently on fixing these issues and adding more levels. I couldn't deliver this as small updates, as a lot of important parts of the game were in a state of flux. In retrospect, I definitely released Lawyer Guy before it was ready, but oh well.
When will the game be finished?
Well, I need to do 1-2 more levels, bonus challenges, and the final boss, so I'd suspect it'll be a couple more years. My immediate plan is to take a break, then I'll probably start on content for the last level(s) and the promised hub world.
Offering my most sincere apologies to Linux users
As of this update, the native Linux version of Lawyer Guy has been discontinued. I'm not happy about this, but there's nothing I can do. The tools that I used to build Lawyer Guy binaries for Linux were discontinued a few years ago, and many of the essential features I've added (save data, input rebinding, display settings, controller support) are not supported, which I hadn't realised when I initially started putting out Linux builds. Also, the runtime introduced many new bugs, and some of the new levels were hit by severe bugs that make them completely unplayable. For this reason, I'm recommending Linux users play through Proton/Wine instead, which is now good enough that it will offer a better experience than the native linux builds ever did.
This is particularly disappointing to me, as I'm a daily Linux user and would very much like to have a native build of the game. I can only offer my most sincere apologies. The company that made the Linux runtime has pivoted to commercial porting and have not responded to my attempts to contact them, however, there are now other open-source projects attempting to implement the Clickteam Fusion runtime for other platforms, so it's possible that Linux support will return one day.
