word2word latest update to v0.4

I’ve removed the ‘a’ alpha state of the demo as I think it’s stable enough and nearly feature complete enough to warrant it. Please let me know of any problems you encounter so they can be fixed as soon as possible.

Again, it would be really helpful if you could comment as it helps the development immensely. Thanks.

The main improvements this release include:

• Added a counter to the hint button to show how many remain

• Added a progress bar in the score bar to indicate how close to the next hint being earned, as words are found.

• Added a hint banking option at the end of each round to add to the score & add a bit of jeopardy as you decide if you can get a high score with or without hints on a round by round basis.

• Improved the highscore handling and the score table screen

• Improved floating bonus displays to be more readable

• Added an All-targets bonus so when yo get ALL the long words (if more than one) in a round you get an extra bonus

• Fixed many end of round issues especially in multiplayer and the game score and round score display

• Added an accessibility option to simplify the multicolourd message lines to make them less colourful

• Reworked scoring calculations and balancing

That’s all for now but development continues…

Try out the new demo and don’t forget there are a couple of different small dictionaries to try until release, and there’s many general and accessibility settings.

Also, if you have a chance to try out the local multiplayer, any feedback is much appreciated.