Flip Out Rush - Update 1.8 Changelog & Patch Notes

Hey everyone! Flip Out Rush Update 1.8 has officially launched on Google Play! We've also officially launched the PC demo over on Gamejolt and Itchio! This update is packed with brand new features, new quality of life settings, new unlockables, and so much more!

Happy Rushing!

Important Things to mention!

Before we get into the changelog, I'd like to address something really important that older players should do before playing! If you were playing in Version 1.7 and before, this is an important thing to do! In this update, the way save data on items works is way different than it was before, which means the game reads different data than how it did in 1.7. Because of this, some of your unlocked items will show as locked.

To fix this, we recommend using the "Recovery Feature." This can be found as a yellow button in the settings menu. Activating this will transfer all of your old data into the new save data, and should recover all of your unlockable progress! Note that this is only for old players updating from 1.7 to 1.8. If you are new to the game and are starting out in 1.8, this option isn't needed for you! With that addressed, let's jump into the changelog!

Changelog

• [Event] New Event: "Arcade Madness!" Collect Event Coins to unlock new retro Event Items!

  • The Event Leaderboards have been reset for the New Event.

• [New] New Shop: Grimes Emporium! Buy new deluxe items, such as new figures and other unlockables with Purple Coins! This shop will be updated with more items in the future!

• [New] New Feature: Sound Packs! These are sound effects for jumping and flipping that can be changed in different packs. These new sound packs can be found in the newly added: Grime's Shop!

• [New] The Customization Menu has now been changed! Enjoy a more seamless and easy way of customizing your gameplay experience!

• [New] The Shop has been updated with new items!

  • New Characters have been added to The Shop.

  • New Backgrounds has been added to The Shop.

  • Older event items from the "Tech Dash" Event are now available to buy in the shop!

• [New] Daily Capsule Achievements have finally been added!

  • Achievements that were given stickers this update:

    • "The Flip of 87"

    • "Baby's First Robbery"

    • "Master Villain"

    • "Crash Course"

• [New] Added a new page in the settings menu for new settings options!

• [New] Added 13 New Characters to unlock.

  • Added new mobile exclusive character "Android Bot!" This can only be unlocked by playing the Mobile Version of Flip Out Rush!

• [New] Added 2 New Backgrounds to unlock.

• [New] Added 1 Ground to unlock.

• [New] Added Modifiers! These can be found in the settings menu, and allow you to change certain properties of gameplay!

Patch Notes & Bug Fixes

• [Change] Credits have been updated to properly credit the current version.

• [Change] Updated the App Icon.

• [Change] Outline pixels that were missing on classic character sprites have been updated to match with newer characters.

  • Too many characters were changed to list. But the ones that were changed are the humanoid characters, All of the original characters from 1.0-1.2, Rush Variants, Neo Variants, and Mr. Sight Variants.

• [Change] Code has been heavily modified to reduce lag and improve performance.

  • Gameplay Code has been drastically changed to improve performance and to work with PC controls, such as keyboard and mouse.

  • Achievement Code has been completely changed, Achievements work globally instead of per scene.

  • Startup code has been drastically changed this update. This was done to make loading easier, along with being compatible with the new Alley Code.

• [Change] The Alley has been remade! Codes are now server based and can be added without updates to the base game!

  • New codes will be posted on our social pages, and especially in our Official Discord! Keep an eye out for them!

  • An Internet Connection is now required to use The Alley properly.

  • Older codes will not work upon launch. We will be adding them back in a couple hours after launch.

• [Change] Screen Resolution has finally been unlocked for all devices!

• [Change] Added a sound effect that plays when the player touches the floor during gameplay.

• [Change] Changed some character names to be more unique and wacky.

• [Change] [PC] Added Window Titles to every Scene.

• [Change] [PC] A Screenshot feature has been added, and can be disabled/enabled from the Function Key Setting.

• [Change] [Settings] New Modifier: Remove Red Coins.

  • This Modifier will remove red coins from gameplay, to give off a more original experience.

• [Change] [Settings] New Modifier: Override Special Death Sounds.

  • This Modifier will override any special death sounds with the classic death sound. This feature only works on characters that use unique death sounds.

• [Change] [Settings] [PC] New Advanced Setting: Toggle Window Size lock.

  • This allows you to toggle whether you can freely change the screen size or not. Please use this responsibly. If you stretch the screen too much to see out of bounds spots don't blame me for it lol.

• [Change] [Settings] [PC] New Advanced Setting: Function Keys.

  • Function Key features include: Fullscreen Toggle, Center Game Window to Screen, Take a Screenshot.

• [Change] [Settings] [PC] New Advanced Setting: Toggle On Top

  • Enabling this will show the game screen over all other windows all the time.

• [Change] [Settings] [PC] New Advanced Setting: Toggle Restart Key

  • Enabling this allows you to press "R" On your keyboard to instantly restart your game during gameplay. When doing this, your coin progress and distance scores are not saved.

• [Bugfix] Fixed an issue regarding some Achievement Rewards.

  • Some Achievements did not provide the proper rewards. This has now been fixed from the new achievement system, and all achievements now provide the proper rewards.

• [Bugfix] Fixed an issue in which flipping mid-air at a specific point would teleport your player to the closest floor and jump.

  • This has been in the game for a while, but was only activated upon doing it a certain way. With change to the gameplay mechanic code, this has now been fixed.

• [Bugfix] Fixed a bug that showed the placeholder sticker in certain Achievements that already had a sticker.

  • Stickers for certain old achievements were still showing the placeholder trophy sticker upon clicking on the achievement to see more info, despite having stickers already. This has been resolved and fixed.

Thank you all so much for playing Flip Out Rush! Expect a patch later in the year to release alongside the Full Version of Flip Out Rush on PC! This patch will include the first ever installment for GRIMKITTY Meow Accounts! Which will allow you to save your data across all platforms! The next update, 1.9, will be the final update for Series 1, after which, expect Flip Out Rush Update 2.0! We can't wait to show off and discuss more soon! :)

If you find any bugs and would like to report them, head on over to our Official Discord.