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Tiny Build games showing off post patch gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPoN0-WAVkI
Tiny Build games showing off post patch gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPoN0-WAVkI
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Mr. Shifty |OT| Shift Happens
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Whoa. It's nice that they decided to actually fix this and try to make things right. I give them props. I hope it pays off for them.
Soundslike
Neo Member
Heavy slowdowns only happens for me after resuming from sleep mode. disappears when restarting software,
Had no problems with framerate,
I would recommend this game. Really like the fight mechanic
Had no problems with framerate,
I would recommend this game. Really like the fight mechanic
LFMartins86
Member
Have you finished the game?
Soundslike
Neo Member
Im very close.
I think I'm in the same boat. If TinyBuild confirms that the game is basically locked after patch, or maybe 96% of the time let's say, then I'm in.
I don't know if it installed the patch or not, but the game is ridden with technical problems. Just had my third or fourth crash as I was at a really late stage in the last stage, and now I have to restart from the beginning of the stage. I don't understand why it doesn't save your current room. Very upsetting.
It's a good game, which is a shame really.
It's a good game, which is a shame really.
Update from Alex Nichiporchik:
Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that we were going to submit the Mr. Shifty patch this week, but due to next week being Gold Week, it wouldn't matter as there are delays with submissions due to it. So we expect to submit the patch by end of week, and release the week after next. So in 2 weeks. It's looking pretty good.
Gold Week's a series of holidays in Japan.foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Where have they said that those games were exceeding expectations if I may ask?(its not that I dont believe you)
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Thanks
Just got this game and it's a blast.
The mechanics are just really satisfying as you start to get a hang of them and how to use the environment to your advantage.
After people complaining about framerate issues, I was hesitant to get the game but it's a lot more fun than I expected.
Haven't had any framerate problems that I've noticed or any major technical problems. The game does a sort of pause when your weapon breaks that I thought has a frame drop at first until I realized it's a stylistic choice to easily convey your weapon broke in the middle of the mayhem.
Edit: okay, I've noticed more framerate drops in later levels, but not too frequent and still no crashes.
Edit2: okay, got my first crash leaving a room in the 13th level really far into the stage and now have to start it over again. That sucks. The framerate also has been chugging pretty bad at times. Oddly enough, after the game crashed it feels faster than it was when I was playing the same area before. Still a fun game but if this is the type of stuff people have been dealing with more than I have, it's pretty disappointing. Might just wait to continue playing when it gets patched.
The mechanics are just really satisfying as you start to get a hang of them and how to use the environment to your advantage.
After people complaining about framerate issues, I was hesitant to get the game but it's a lot more fun than I expected.
Haven't had any framerate problems that I've noticed or any major technical problems. The game does a sort of pause when your weapon breaks that I thought has a frame drop at first until I realized it's a stylistic choice to easily convey your weapon broke in the middle of the mayhem.
Edit: okay, I've noticed more framerate drops in later levels, but not too frequent and still no crashes.
Edit2: okay, got my first crash leaving a room in the 13th level really far into the stage and now have to start it over again. That sucks. The framerate also has been chugging pretty bad at times. Oddly enough, after the game crashed it feels faster than it was when I was playing the same area before. Still a fun game but if this is the type of stuff people have been dealing with more than I have, it's pretty disappointing. Might just wait to continue playing when it gets patched.
Nichiporchik commented on it today on Reddit: "Yes, the performance is solid. Patch size is too big. Dealing with that right now."
I am starting to lose trust. Initially, they promised a patch within a weekend or so. Then they talk about Golden Week being a problem, even though BOTW received a patch and TumbleSeed and Mario Kart 8 got released in the timespan. Now they say the patch is too big. This doesn't make any sense, since a performance patch should only include code changes (which doesn't take up much space) and no new content (like art assets or audio, which they haven't talked about).
I was so pumped for the game, but now I almost forget about my progress, since I have been waiting for the patch for so long.
I was so pumped for the game, but now I almost forget about my progress, since I have been waiting for the patch for so long.
Update today
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...pdate_on_mr_shifty_switch_patch_the_patch_is/
"The patch is done, it's solid but too big, we're working on reducing the size"
Tinybuild at work!
Never friggin' trust Tinybuild. They release games with glaring issues, then never get around to patching properly / in a timely manner. If they want to compete as a console-level publisher they seriously need to get their act together and stop overpromising and underdelivering.
I don't know why any indie devs would have something published by them, unless they wanted to have their work dragged through the mud with bad PR and lack of post-release support.
Never friggin' trust Tinybuild. They release games with glaring issues, then never get around to patching properly / in a timely manner. If they want to compete as a console-level publisher they seriously need to get their act together and stop overpromising and underdelivering.
I don't know why any indie devs would have something published by them, unless they wanted to have their work dragged through the mud with bad PR and lack of post-release support.
It seems that the patch date is still not know, which is a real shame. The communication between the developer and the buyers is terrible. I am still very interested in the game, but won't buy it before it is patched.
Good! Almost time to buy it then.
TheMoon
Member
Mr. Shifty patch submitted to Nintendo, size reduced down to 800mb.
https://twitter.com/tinyBuild/status/868442345880113152
https://twitter.com/tinyBuild/status/868442345880113152
Well, you're assuming the patch actually fixes things significantly, which might be giving them too much credit.
TheMoon
Member
Timybuild's either lying about having submitted the patch, or are super inept. Probably both.
Same.
Yeah they're not very good at this "talk to the consumers" thing huh? It's E3 time and it's still nothing.
TheMoon
Member
bad PR with fans was the original dev, not tinybuild (publisher and port-dev)
edit: apparently it's both (see below)? had no idea how bad this is. we should invent a nicalis scale of indie pub badness.
Yep!
Cluster Truck: game ships with no invert Y option. When people question them about it, they say patches are too much effort so they're waiting to bundle a bunch of updates together. The PC version got a Halloween update, which Tinybuild advertised, but when questioned if it was coming to console they went silent. The PC version also got a fix to the boss, whom was ridiculously unbalanced, but when questioned Tinybuild said to play it on PC if the boss was too hard. Several months later they were again asked if an invert patch or the Halloween stuff was coming, and then said "we thought it was already out". They "checked with Sony", who "said the patch was out". When several people advised they didn't get the patch, either by trying to force an update on the game or entirely deleting it and re-downloading, they again went radio silent.
Mr. Shifty was released with glaring slowdown issues. The devs caused a bit of trouble when they blamed it on Unity and told people to get the PC version, and Tinybuild stepped in to do damage control and advised there'd be a patch very soon (After downplaying how many people were effected). After a month of radio silence, they blamed Golden Week, Unity's Exporter, and Nintendo for the patch not being out in the timeframe they'd advised. Now, almost two months later, They're still saying it's on Nintendo.
SpeedRunners was just released on Xbox One, but apparently it has major multiplayer connection issues and some DLC isn't properly working. Tinybuild said they're investigating the former and blamed Microsoft for the latter.
General Tinybuild game plan:
1) Locate PC indie and advise you'll publish it on consoles.
2) Post about it a bunch on Twitter, making people think YOU made the game.
3) Do a slapdash port without really checking if anything works.
4) Release it as-is.
5) When people complain that something doesn't work, downplay the severity of the situation and complain about how hard it is to patch.
6) Joke around with Twitter children who drew Hello Neighbor art.
7) Blame the issues on the console manufacturer.
8) Say the patch is coming, but never give a timeframe.
9) Talk about another indie game as if you're making it yourself.
10) Just go radio silent about patches to your last game.
11) Repeat.
I realize this may seem obsessive, but it really gets my goat that they keep doing this, all while portraying themselves as the "good guy" indie publisher.
TheMoon
Member
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
I will never trust them with a day one purchase. So much BS about reasons why they can't fix their broken game (Golden week! patch too big!) and here we are almost 2 MONTHS later and nothing but silence.
Same. We're now at 54 days since launch with no patch.
LFMartins86
Member
Nintendo must take a lot of time to certify the patches, NBA Playgrounds patch has also been submitted more than a week ago.
Which is strange. You wouldn't figure the Switch certification team would have all that much on their plate right now.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
These bumps suck.
Yikes. I'm glad I didn't buy this game. It has a cool hook but the repetitive gameplay and level design put me off. The reports of framerate issues put me off even more. This just adds more reasons.