v1.5 Console Updates and PRICE DROP!!
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Oct 01, 2019 at 11:20:08 PM
Sup y’all?! We’re back! Some would say, BACK IN THE GROOVE!! Did we use that joke already? It’s hard to keep up! We hope you’ve all been keeping funky while we’ve been working on rolling out these console updates.
CONSOLE UPDATES? Where are they? You said September! ...we did, and we apologize for not hitting that deadline. Extreme World was pretty easy to polish up and get ready as it’s just some simple number and balance changes, but keeping the console versions from not crashing during Endless World was more of a challenge for our small team than we expected. We are developing simultaneously for multiple platforms with a team of less than 5 people now, and your patience is much appreciated. But the good news is, they are absolutely ready now and they should all be rolling out this week!!!
As always you can get caught up on the changes for Extreme and Endless Worlds in our previous update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/posts/2553797. We highly recommend reading this if you plan on completing Extreme World, which contains over 100 fan requested balance changes. Some information that has changed in this post are the issues listed in the beginning, they have been ironed out already and we have changed Endless World from unlocking by reaching Extreme World Level 15 to unlocking at Level 10 based on player feedback. If you’re still having a hard time unlocking Endless try playing with a friend or hopping online to meet some new homies!
Greg has said that if anyone can beat Extreme and Endless Worlds and provide proof he will gladly sign your copies of the game. So if you’d like to attempt that madness feel free to email us at [email protected] with your proof and we will hook you up with some signed copies of our Limited Run Games PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch physical releases!
Other than these new modes coming here is a list of small changes and fixes we have added in the meantime between 1.4 and 1.5.
New Extreme Mode
New Endless Mode
Fixed softlock that occurs when picking up a telephone while rolling a hat
Players loading into the game will be temporarily immune to damage for a few seconds
Fixed present menu breaking enemy aggro
Prevent searching for 2 seconds after immediately opening a present (prevents accidentally searching)
Fixed NPCs not Amping/Fixing present when they reward you
Fix broken effect on presents overlapping player models
Fix Latin American Spanish button in language screen
Always freeze presents when in elevator
Join network game has public tab first
Swap Bodies swaps difficulty as well
Fix searched presents getting stuck in midair when inventory is full
Make telephones trigger smaller
Make telephones add grace if triggered from elevator
Fix Earthlings popping back up in the air Wile Coyote style before falling off a level
Fix Earthlings getting stuck on hills
Network: Fix elves being shaken out and disappearing on clients
Remove Hula Girl and UFO from the Good Earthling present
Fix telephones from presents making no sound
Fix invisibility paint not working against Troll and Tourist
Fix Santa dropping Sushi
Backer credits fixes
In-Game Manual fixes
In-Game text fixes
These changes will bring the console versions more in line with the Steam version now. We are considering adding the ability to see the level below to console versions as an option for players who prefer to see it over having optimal performance. What’s that? MORE UPDATES? Yup, we are hoping to keep this train going as long as we can. The game is doing well enough that we can continue at the pace we’re currently chugging along at. But the better the game does the longer we can continue to support it.
Which brings us to our next big announcement, we are dropping the price from $19.99 to $14.99! Obviously this is less exciting for all our loyal fans who already have the game. We wanted to bring the price down because we noticed a lot more sales around this price point during out previous sales. If you haven’t been able to find homies to jam out with online nows the time to hop back in with a friend and get funky!
Speaking of funky, check out our new trailer here: https://youtu.be/cC-vm8VqQX8
PLUSHIES AND MERCH
Where are those plushies, when are they coming?! The answer is very soon. We have approved the final designs for them and The Yetee hopes to have them available by the end of the year. We love how they look so far and we hope you love them as much as we do! In the meantime, be sure to check out the rest of their ToeJam & Earl collection here:https://theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl.
Due to popular demand we have added the individual Rapmaster Rocket to our Funkotron Shop at just $14.99 with free shipping. Speaking of our Funkotron Shop, we are nearing the very end of our inventory and we will be closing it very soon. Stock is extremely low on the remaining items. We plan on doing one final push around Black Friday but no promises they won’t sell out before then.
Have you picked up the Genesis Mini yet? The reviews are in and we are proud to have the very first ToeJam & Earl game included on “the best Mini Console to release yet!” If you haven’t picked one up yet we hope you do soon and get to experience all the funky nostalgia of these amazing titles.
Follow us on all social media!
Discord: https://discord.gg/QrkcPGe
Twitter: twitter.com/toejamandearl
Facebook: facebook.com/toejamandearlofficial/
Instagram: instagram.com/toejamandearlart/
Got a bug report or a feature request? Submit it to our canny at: https://tjande.canny.io
Also check out our super funky merch!
Fangamer: fangamer.com/products/toejam-earl-shirt
The Yetee: theyetee.com/collections/toejam-and-earl
The Funkotron Shop: thefunkotronshop.com
Thanks for your time y’all! ONWARD TO FUNKOTRON!!
Love always,
ToeJam & Earl
PlayStation 4 Totally Digital Sale
over 4 years ago
– Wed, Sep 04, 2019 at 12:28:12 AM
Hey all, just wanted to give a quick heads up that today ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is available during PlayStation 4's Totally Digital Sale for $13.99 until September 17th! Tell all your homies and spread the funk!
Steam Update Now LIVE - Consoles will begin certification soon!
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 11:13:10 AM
Hey y'all! Got an update launching on Steam today. Once we are sure it's stable we will move into certification for consoles. Here are the patch notes:
Build: 1.5.8J - Steam
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Always freeze presents when in elevator
Join network game has public tab first
Swap Bodies swaps difficulty as well
Fix searched presents getting stuck in midair when inventory is full
Hide the cursor on Steam
Added new settings for disabling seeing the level below
Make telephones trigger smaller
Make telephones add grace if triggered from elevator
Fix Earthlings popping back up in the air Wile Coyote style before falling off a level
Fix Earthlings getting stuck on hills for consoles
Network: Fix elves being shaken out and disappearing on clients
Fix Amped Organic Food staying in inventory
Remove Hula Girl and UFO from the good human present
Make human agro wait until broken present meter is done (prevents enemies hitting you while opening broken presents)
Fix telephones from presents making no sound
Fix Fudge Sundae present not healing
Fix XP for endless. Every time you go beyond Funklord it adds 1000XP required per rank and increases every time you prestige
Game pauses while hitting Home button on consoles
Fix invisibility paint not working against Troll and Tourist
Fix being unable to read powerhat info at Lamont
Fix Santa dropping Sushi
Prevent ever making flying present for a non-locked present (fixes unlock present number)
Fix Timely Splash achievement
Reimport the manual
Reimport text
Fix tutorial messages repeating
Extreme & Endless on Consoles, Upcoming Merch, Events, Contests and more!
over 4 years ago
– Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 03:30:36 AM
Yo, wassup faithful Earthling fans! How y’all been? Sorry we been a bit quiet lately but rest assured we have been hard at work on a bunch of new things!
Extreme Mode & Endless Mode for Console (1.5)
It turns out getting 1,000 levels to work on consoles wasn’t as easy as it sounded... but we are very close to having these ready for release! The Switch edition needs one more round of testing before we can officially move into cert, and then PS4 and Xbox versions will follow shortly. We were able to launch these on Steam last month in a beta state since it’s the quickest and easiest to patch, and since then we’ve been able to get it fully functional by August and then switched gears over to the console versions.
We hope to have the console version out by the end of September. Thank you for your patience console homies, we promise it’s coming very soon and we hope you enjoy it! For those of you wanting to catch up to what Extreme and Endless has to offer, be sure to check out our July update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove/posts/2553797
CONTEST! Time to Win!
We have a special contest going on right now where you can win a Limited Run Games PlayStation 4 Collector’s Edition! Check here for more info: http://bit.ly/TJEPS4CE
Events: PAX, TGS and TJ&E in Japan!
We’re doin’ meetings at PAX and TGS. If you are gonna be there, hit us up! We’ll bring some stickers. We’ll also be releasing the game in Japanese before the end of the year! Wow!
TJ&E Merch: Shipping costs & PC Limited Edition
WAKE UP! We’ve got another update on the Funkotron Shop! We’ve heard the feedback that the shipping costs were too high, so we decided to bite the moldy bread and offer free shipping to anywhere in the US and severely reduced the cost of shipping overseas!
In regards to the PC edition, we understand some backers' concerns that these were intended to be backer-exclusive items and we apologize for not conveying that these are only extras that we had to make to fulfill a factory minimum.
When moving into production we had to order a minimum number of units to fulfill our promises, but we only needed a certain amount to reward to our backers, we are just selling off the extra that we needed to purchase. These are not restocks of the items, and we will NEVER restock these after they have been sold out. So if you want them, make sure you put on your Hitops and move quickly, because this is the absolute last call for them!
Speaking of merch, we have finally approved the designs for the plushes and upcoming vinyl repressing of our soundtrack. Stay tuned for more info shortly. We also have a super funky jacket coming from Nerds (Nobody Ever Respects Dorks Society) Clothing.
Don’t forget we are on the Sega Genesis Mini releasing September 19th! Relive all that beautiful nostalgia when you grab one and launch the first-ever ToeJam & Earl game released in 1991! We are gonna do some fun contests around this release! Keep an eye out!
Lastly
We have a ton of upcoming announcements, possibly some new content to be added into the game before the end of the year, new merch and tons of giveaways. Huh, what? Did we say new content and new merch… uhhh maybe. You’ll just have to stay tuned to find out what that’s about!
Thanks again for believing in us, and helping the game sell over 101,000 copies in just 5 ½ months -- we’re on the road to break-even, and we wouldn’t have been able to do it without all of our backers, fans, and funklords.
Let’s keep on jammin’!!!
Love,
ToeJam, Earl, Greg and everyone at HumaNature Studios.
The Big Funkotron Shop Summer Sale!
almost 5 years ago
– Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 10:18:19 PM
Hey Earthlings and Funkotronians! We wanted to make sure our funky backers had first dibs on our big Funkotron Shop Summer Sale! We’ve got some old stuff, some new stuff, all up to 55% off and once we are sold out of these items they are NEVER coming back. So fuel up your Rocket Skates and BE QUICK, you don’t wanna miss out on these!
PC Backer Box
This is it, this is your LAST CHANCE to get a PC Physical Backer Box! The box comes with a copy of the PC version of the game on disc, the soundtrack on CD, full color manual, pins, a magnet, stickers, a steam code and a soundtrack code (for those of you who prefer mp3s), all bundled in a gorgeous unique box! Stock on these are very low, so strap on your Hi-Tops and run on over and grab them!
Mugs, Rockets, Keychains, Shirts, and more!
We have taken the remaining stock on the store and promoted the Peanut Pack into the FUNKLORD PACK. This JAMMIN’ PACKED bundle comes with the last of our Rapmaster Rockets, Mugs, Keychains, Posters and includes digital downloads for the soundtrack and digital artbook all bundled into a low low price. This is your LAST CHANCE to buy most of the awesome goodies at the store. We expect all items to sell out and once they’re gone that’s it! So put on your Icarus Wings and get to flying over to our shop… is anyone else getting Deja Vu?
