03/13/2022 - The “I Can’t Hear You” Update
Update Log
Some sounds are going poof - but that’s a great excuse for me to have some fun with some polish…
Update Log
Overall
Highlights
- Added some neat little easter eggs and details to various chapters
- Against my better judgement, re-enabled in-game bug reports for most chapters
- Replaced sounds that will be removed by the upcoming Roblox update
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Restored NPC idle animations; they were broken from a Roblox update
- Removed unused SFX from the options UI
Polishing + QoL
- Ensured TDTNTOR 2’s sounds will still make sense with the upcoming Roblox volumetric sounds update
- Sitting NPCs now bob up and down
- Improved TDTNTOR 2’s ban system
- Scraped new strings for localization
Chapter One
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Polishing + QoL
- Added new sounds to the ducks; special thanks to @DudeAx for the most tubular duck beat
- Added a new NPC with dialog
The bloxMart clerk now periodically sighs when being spoken to
The deli owner now fruitlessly attempts to open a can of noob fish when being spoken to - it’s his only remaining ingredient, after all
Officer Brooke occasionally sips a refreshing coffee
Officer Connors has decided to stand at her desk; she now also uses her computer keyboard to stay productive
Chief Rodgers is still just chilling… but he has some interesting papers on his desk…
The mayor has adopted a flair for the dramatic
- Running NPCs with dialog hints are now more responsive to stop when their dialog is activated
Bug Fixes + Performance
- bloxMart’s music now respects a player’s music volume setting
Chapter One/Two Transition
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Noobs now properly respawn again after exiting the city
- You can no longer see respawned noobs’ super top secret names
Chapter Two
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Opening the armory door now properly plays a success SFX again
- Falling into the training pool now properly plays a splash SFX again
- Removed unused sounds
Chapter Three
Balancing
Redesigned Prince Noob and Princess Noob’s attacks
Reduced Prince and Princess Noob’s sword lengths from 5.2 studs to 4.2 studs
Prince Noob now slows down when slashing his sword
- Reduced Prince Noob’s idle blade damage from 1 HP to .5 HP
- Reduced Prince Noob’s twirl attack damage from 20 HP to 15 HP
- Increased Prince Noob’s twirl attack duration by 1.2 seconds
Prince Noob now has a short period of dizziness after his twirl attack
Princess Noob’s attack pattern is now slightly more formulaic instead of pure random
- Reduced the lethality of Princess Noob’s sword when she is not swinging it from 35 HP to .5 HP
Increased Princess Noob’s minimum leaping swings from 1 to 3
Reduced Princess Noob’s maximum leaping swings from 10 to 5
Princess Noob’s falling kicks are now deadly
Princess Noob has taken a page out of her brother’s playbook and now has the ability to charge with her sword
- Simplified player spawning in Princess Noob’s arena
Polishing + QoL
- Visually enhanced Prince Noob’s castle
Prince Noob and Princess Noob now have custom dialog when hurt
- Improved Prince Noob and Princess Noob’s animations + FX
- Did some organizational management to make future updates easier
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed some visual clipping on a hiker’s tent
- Anchored some unanchored mountain bricks
Chapter Five
Balancing
- Decreased the cooldown time it takes to press the door puzzle’s buttons (3 seconds to 1.5 seconds)
Polishing + QoL
- The door puzzle is now client-side
- Recoded the door puzzle from scratch
Bug Fixes + Performance
- The door puzzle’s button hitboxes are now accurate
Finale Talk
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Queen Noob now properly falls apart when murdered
- Removed unused content
- Various sounds now have proper sound falloff
Finale Fight
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Various sounds now have proper sound falloff
Ending One
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Restored the crowd celebration FX
The Cannery
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Various sounds now have proper sound falloff
Welcome to Banland
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Various sounds now have proper sound falloff
Missing Piece
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Snowball Cannon Noobs, Snowball Noobs, and Coal Noobs now properly shoot projectiles again
Doomsday
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Removed unused SFX
Chapter Zero
Polishing + QoL
- Carried over new duck logic + SFX from Chapter One
Patches
03/13/22 - Patch #1
Patch Notes
Chapter Three
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Prince Noob and Princess Noob now only target players on their designated teams
- Increased the consistency of awarding Prince Noob’s “Like Father Like Son” badge
03/18/22 - Patch #2
Patch Notes
All Hail The King
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Replaced the cough SFX
03/19/22 - Patch #3
Patch Notes
Chapter Three
Polishing + QoL
- Overhauled the Rusty Compass to be more precise + visually appealing
03/25/22 - Patch #4
Patch Notes
Lobby
Polishing + QoL
- Updated speedrun totems
Finale Talk + Finale Fight
Polishing + QoL
- By speedrunner demand, you can now reset again during the intro cutscenes - if this breaks anything, oh well
04/01/22 - Patch #5
Patch Notes
Lobby
Polishing + QoL?
(added April Fools effects)
04/02/22 - Patch #6
Patch Notes
Lobby
Polishing + QoL?
- April Fools effects are now gone
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Temporary disabled the check to display the tutorial UI (Roblox outage)
Chapter Six
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed a missing sound for ambient lava
04/05/22 - Patch #7
Patch Notes
Overall
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed missing SFX
- Fixed missing icons
Lobby
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Re-enabled the check to display the tutorial UI
Chapter One + Chapter Two
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Added a workaround for item icons for a Roblox ViewportFrame bug
Chapter Three
Polishing + QoL
- Added two additional trusses to the tower in Prince Noob’s castle. Newer mobile users often reported getting physically stuck between the wall and singular truss.
- Added a new dialog option to the hiker in order to help newer players find Princess Noob
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Added additional logging to help investigate an issue where Prince + Princess Noob may not respawn
- Added a workaround for item icons for a Roblox ViewportFrame bug
Chapter Five
Polishing + QoL
- Noob Fish hitboxes are now precise (easier to swim around them)
- Small Noob Fish now have mouth animations again
Bug Fixes + Performance
- The office door at the end of the “The Everything is Steam” no longer relies off of physics to open it
- Removed unneeded physics constraints from Noob Fish
The Sideways Chapter
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed missing sounds for ambient lava + oil
The Fate of Blink
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed missing laser SFX
The Fate of Blink
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed a missing sound in the opening cutscene
- Fixed missing laser SFX
Doomsday
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed missing lava SFX
Night of the Noobs I + Night of the Noobs II
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed missing lava SFX
04/08/22 - Patch #8
Patch Notes
Chapter Three
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed a code error that could prevent Prince and Princess Noob from respawning + awarding crowns
04/11/22 - Patch #9
Patch Notes
Lobby
Bug Fixes + Performance
- (Hopefully) fixed a bug where teleporter doors would stop functioning
04/15/22 - Patch #10
Patch Notes
Chapter Three
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Optimized the combat code for Prince and Princess Noob
04/16/22 - Patch #11
Patch Notes
Chapter One + Chapter Two
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed a bug that could cause indefinite yielding on item pickups, locking players out from collecting items
Chapter Three
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Added additional logging for the seemingly unsolvable Prince + Princess Noob respawn bug
04/17/22 - Patch #12
Patch Notes
Lobby
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Teleporter doors now regenerate every 10 minutes
04/18/22 - Patch #13
Patch Notes
Lobby
Bug Fixes + Performance
- A Lost Noob no longer gets lost in the void when doors regenerate
04/20/22 - Patch #14
Patch Notes
Overall
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Resolved an issue which could cause lobby doors and chapter exits to not function properly
Chapter Three
Polishing + QoL
- Increased the brightness of the river ladders to make them easier to see
- Extended the size of river ladders to make it easier to climb out of the river
Finale Talk
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Fixed a bug related to badge querying which could break Queen Noob’s final speech
05/21/22 - Patch #15
Patch Notes
Overall
Polishing + QoL
- Scraped new dialog strings for localization
Fifteen Minutes to Doomsday
Polishing + QoL
- Added Renia to the Noob Town Saloon; she’s quite knowledgeable, and can help direct you to the hardest code fragment
- Noobs at the saloon now occasionally sip their Bloxy Cola quietly
Bug Fixes + Performance
- Improved the reliability and performance of generating NPC accessories
- The Noob Bartender now stands on the ground again