5/22/2025

• Changed the font back to Adobe Arabic 
  • Aharoni was closer to Mad Rat Dead's font, but I found it really hard to read without the serifs, and it blends in with the textbox outline.
• Changed title screen (smaller logo, keyboard/controller icons)
• Added Gremlin, Daisy, and Move Controller to level editor
  • Gremlin will shoot you up (or wherever it's facing) when killed
  • Daisy falls, then moves along the perimeter of platforms it touches
  • Move Controller lets you program a path; link to objects and they'll follow along
    • Added a third F1 help page all about the Move Controller
• Rat God gets placed without scaling
• Loading levels with Rat God/Dropping platform/Flipping platform,  no longer crashes
• The rightmost level editor instruction glyph is redrawn to be recognizable
• Balloons won't shrink to nothing on the first beat

5/23/2025

• Fixed errors on the level editor help page.
• Fixed Move Controller bugging with 0 Cooldown and Constant. 
  • Cooldown 0 now behaves the same as Cooldown 1: Arrive at the next point after 1 beat.

5/26/2025

• Fixed crashing and incorrect Loop/reverse settings when using Move Controllers with Appear Triggers
• If Move Controller's cooldown is set to 99:
  • It will behave as though cooldown = 0
  • Once it reaches the end, it will permanently stop
• Fixed objects flipping upside down while placing with snap-to-grid and shift-scaling
• Placed objects have a minimum size, to prevent placing objects with 0 scale
• You can no longer link Mad Rat with a Move controller
• Move Controllers will no longer be briefly visible when appearing via trigger or starting a level
• Move Controllers will always be visible while showing the FPS (ctrl)
• Slide speed option scrolling can be sped up with ctrl
• Cactus defaults to 1 Cooldown
• Appear Trigger saves Cooldown on cactus

5/27/2025

• Objects linked to Appear Trigger remain interactable
• Homing Attack will not lock onto enemies behind walls
• Removed Moving Platform from level editor
• Fixed Gremlin not working, not rotating, changed death sound

5/28/2025

• When scaling objects, the 'step-size' was increased to prevent misaligning platforms
• Fixed a crash when you delete a Move Controller target and begin gameplay

6/4/2025

• Fixed balloon related crashing in story mode
• Daisy now has a speed option
• Infinite Balloon Spawner now has a cooldown option

6/13/2025

• Fixed a crash when a target disappears mid homing attack 
• The controller/gamepad icons on the main menu will light up based on current input method
• Rat God's attacks are toggleable in the level editor

6/17/2025

• Appear Triggers will make a spark effect when spawning objects, except Rat God, Move Controllers, and a few other 'invisible' objects.
• Updated the dev commentary (zoom out all the way in the story levels)

6/19/2025

• Fixed a layer-based crash when loading a custom level
• Mad Rat is less jittery when moved by external force (eg. slide, moving platform)
• Moving Platforms now also carry Cactus, Mob Rat, Fire, and Daisy objects
• Moving Platforms set to "Loop" will only carry during a loop if the start and end points are <100px. apart
  • ie. if the first and last points do not connect, riders will be left behind when the platform teleports back to start
• Mob Rats can be scaled again, but only for the purpose of changing their starting direction
  • Their size will return to default after releasing the mouse button
  • Fixed the issues where they wouldn't react properly to scaling, which is why it was disabled
• Fixed Mob Rats detaching from their sprites if you place them and reload
• Level Editor selection rectangles will proportionally change thickness based on camera zoom, for visibility
• Daisy will go back to falling if removed from a platform, instead of self-destructing
• Daisy sprite was edited, so the petals fit onto the body better
• **Fixed Move Controllers not working with non-platform objects

6/21/2025

• Song name banner is more appropriately sized
• Daisies will self destruct if they get stuck, for performance
• Respawn sparks appear where you respawn, instead of where you died
• Slingshot balloons will disappear when hit
• Fire will no longer accumulate speed while on a moving platform
• Fixed a crash when selecting an object with Move Controller
• Appear Triggers will save Daisy's speed
• **Fixed a crash when loading old levels with Daisies

6/25/2025

• When loading a level, any invalid objects will be skipped to avoid a crash
• Appear Trigger now saves Rat God's attack options
• Removed unused bg sprites from UI folder
• Daisies initial "fall" is now relative to their rotation, so they can be placed on the underside of platforms more easily
• Screws have an option to go up or down

6/28/2025

• Temporarily(?) disabled platform repainting due to issues when sharing levels
• Added mr_shoulder_stitches; only used on idle and walk animations
• Warp Up creates particle effects when touched
• Fixed final boss staying vulnerable if you miss a vulnerable period

6/30/2025

• Number of notes drawn at once is now proportional to notespeed
  • Faster notespeed = less notes drawn = marginal FPS boost
• Camerazoom, Deathplane(hitbox), Pendulum(hitbox), Appear Trigger:  
  • No longer become visible when you die
  • Are visible while fps is displayed
• Camerazoom and Appear Trigger are now transparent, to not obstruct visibility as much
• F10 (Snap existing notes) will now work on 1/1 snap setting
• Splats will now always face right-side-up, no matter their rotation
• Level Editor's "Sprites" tab is now labeled "BG TILES"
• BG tiles are now handled like other custom sprites, due to bugs
  • There is a limited number of bg tiles, labeled A-Q
• Platform Painting is re-enabled
  • Ctrl-rightclick a platform while in BG TILES to remove sprite, and recolor to the current F2 color
  • Press F8 while in BG TILES to remove sprites from all platforms, and recolor to F2 color
• Reduced text clutter in beatmap editor
• While recording notes, the Notes-per-minute will be calculated and shown
  • Hit on the beat to calculate the BPM of a song
  • Also applies during editor playback, to gauge difficulty
• Added camera offset controls to Camera Zoom Trigger
  • Drag tiny Mad Rat to set relative camera position

7/3/2025

• Possible fix to bg_tiles bug
• Painting a platform will change its color blend to white
• Camera no longer moves while paused in level editor
• Pause menu no longer remembers selection after unpausing
• Chaser move speed and hit radius were reduced

7/25/2025

• Edited spr_ham (flying unhittable) to more accurately match the hitbox
• Edited rg_meteor so the eyelashes aren't cut off
• Help page #2 now has info on background scrolling
• Added Poison Water object to level editor
• Volume of Mob Rats & Bird Danger Zones sound effects are now based on distance
• Added killable Mob Rats to level editor
• Added Digital World object to level editor
  • Place anywhere in a level to change certain objects' behaviors:
    • Rat God is holographic and attacks faster
    • Mob Rats die on contact
    • Beelines have random, stuttered movement and different particles
    • Bird Danger zones are faster and silent
• Fixed Move Controller being visible for a frame when spawning from Appear Triggers
• Added homing attack distance indicator to level editor
  • Also enlarged dash/jump distance indicators
• Mob Rats, Fire,  & Cactus now properly work with One-ways and Flipping platforms
• Drop platforms will fall immediately when used with Appear Trigger
• Drop platforms now make a sound when falling
• Editor song playback will loop, to test end>introend looping
  • Notes will not loop, due to complications
• Crusher speed now scales with size. to address an issue of them not turning if too large
• Alt will not change camera-lock status while paused, for easier alt-tabbing
• Tightened up "Tutorial" level

7/31/2025

• Changed some of the default bg_tiles to arrows and danger signs
• Fixed falling platforms not falling while you're standing on them
• Sword Mob Rats now have a wind up sound
• Added stuck-prevention while respawning
• Fixed Fire getting stuck in Flipping Platforms
• Fixed Mad Rat counting as grounded while inside a one-way
• Fixed Bird Danger Zones being quiet up close if another one is far away
• Fixed Bird Danger Zones being immediately visible in L8
• Fixed crashes in L9, L14
• Fixed section of L10 where objects were smaller than intended
• Fixed hole to the void in E5
• Fixed camera placements in E9, E10

8/12/2025

• In Mad [x] Dead:
  • Fixed crash during the Mad Rat Die cutscene
  • Fixed Mimolette boss's head sprite not being replaced

8/16/2025

• Shortened levels L3e1, L5, L7, L8, L10, L12, L15, E1, E2, E3, E4
• Adjusted where notes disappear and yellow slam effect appears
  • Optimal timing is now when the note overlaps with the red outline
• Fixed one-ways blocking homing attack targeting
• Mad Rat is less likely to use the incorrect animation while sliding
• Fixed swingpoles not refreshing your jumps
• Fixed Mad Rat using grounded animations inside oneways
• Fixed slow landing while inside stacked oneways (eg. L10)
• Fixed getting an extra jump while jumping from grounded inside a oneway
• Fixed dash-bouncing off oneways if grounded (eg. L3e1)
• Removed cage at start of L3e1, since you no longer fall into a cage in L3
• Removed piece of slide you get stuck on in L6e1
• Adjusted beatmap for Honest Hearts
• Reduced sound effect range of Mob Rats, Bird Danger Zones
• Removed pickups and "windowsills" from L13
• Removed E8e1, replaced Macuilxochitl with Proof of Existence
• Introend for Here We Are was moved to later in the song, to skip the intro
• Fixed camera placement during Final Boss's attack
• Removed Cam-lock and Battery HUD elements during credits

8/22/2025

• Fixed notes desyncing on loop
  • Was related to songends not cutting the beatmap short
• Reverted spr_ham to old version
  • The pixilation and lack of transparency made it arguably worse than the original
• Level E2 is Macuilxochitl again, but the map was switched with E8e1

8/23/2025

• Level E2 is back to the original (ie. not stageE8e1), but has been touched up
  • Tower of crushers is now built for walljumping up the middle
    
  • Flipping platform segment was shortened
  • Macuilxochitl beatmap was redone, courtesy of jaydecorvus

8/26/2025

• Fixed some memory leaks, which caused degrading performance over time
• Fixed level editor f2 menu "Platform Opacity" not working for standard platforms
• Move Controllers:
  • When linking something, the highlight is the same size as the object instead of bigger
  • "Move Once" option is now part of "Loop Settings" instead of "Step Cooldown"
• When selecting songs/levels:
  • Shift will make auto-scrolling start immediately
  • Page up/Page down will scroll by 5

9/1/2025

• Fixed crashing when using f10 in song editor
• Move Controller/Appear Trigger:
  • Will now always draw on top of other objects
  • Will now only select bg_tiles if on the bg_tiles tab
  • Highlight when selecting obj is now a fixed 20px larger than selected obj, instead of 10%
• Pendulum hitbox is now transparent

9/6/2025

• Added "Rewind" to F menu of level editor
  • Placing Rewind in a level will enable rewinding upon death, instead of respawning
  • This is fairly buggy, in particular:
    • bg_tiles will disappear
    • Move Controllers can break
• Gremlins no longer die when used

9/17/2025

• Rat Survivor:
  • Fixed platforms being yellow instead of gray
  • Red tint covers the entire screen
  • Exit arrow is smaller; entirely hidden at first, fully on screen when revealed.
• Glow:
  •   Adjusted some platforms for better platforming
• Arty has new combo animations
  • Which animations play, and their order, is level-dependent
  • If the "heart parts" folder is deleted, Arty will use the original sprites and animations from Mad Rat Dead
    • minus the glowsticks animation
• Size and placement of the notebar is slightly altered, to not obstruct Arty as much.

11/13/2025

• Fixed a collision-based freeze when touching two platforms that touch at a corner
• Made Death Planes in L6e1 taller, so they look more like pits
• Removed the top ramp from Tutorial