Update Log

i figured out why worm race was broken!! neocities is a static website that doesnt allow databases 2 b hosted on-site, so i was using an off-site host and pulling that data in2 neocities. UNFURTUN8LY neocities changed their privacy settings recently and thats no longer allowed 4 fr33 accounts. so ive moved the entire game 2 the other host!! the old page will automatically redirect so u can proc33d as normal :33c

might move back 2 neocities if i can efur affurd 2 upgrade 2 premium but thats not happening in the near future

identified issue where %N?3ding% worms no longer actually updates the database. still figuring out why

existing worm data has %N?3n% backed up, hopefully will have it working again soon. im a bit busy this w33k so it might take a while to finish, sorry!

put a simple animation in2 the race results scr33n!!!!

also worm race upd8s r automatically displayed in the new upd8 section on the worm race page!! i want 2 put a pin at the top so it looks like a lill note but im out of spoons 4 the day :'33

layouts should also b nicer across devices!! i made a ton of edits and converted a bunch of things 2 flexboxes so lmk in worm race chat if u run in2 purroblems on a specific device

rebalanced items a bit!! with the old system, it wasn't worth f33ding anything but health potions if health was under 100%, plus the battery juice was pretty useless. these changes should make health slightly more 4giving, and now the battery juice should b a better option 4 more casual visitors (avg less than 5 clicks per 5 min) while apples r better 4 more active visitors (avg 5-10 clicks per 5 min)

balance changes:

• top 2 health levels have the same apple effect
• apple effect only decreased at the lowest health level
• battery juice base mewvement increased from 12 >> 40
• battery juice cooldown increased from 90 seconds\sec >> 5 min
• poison mewvement effect increased from -2 to -4
• poison mewvement effect doubled when worm health is at minimum

mmmm flashing :)

other adjustments:

• cant give heal item when health is full
• better support across major browsers
• fixed bug causing chatbox 2 block content on some devices
• chatbox always pawsitioned correctly and loads a little faster
• chatbox displays loading message
• chat mod/owner badges use wormrace art instead of the generic crowns
• accessibility adjustments (sizung, labels, alt text)
• race mewvement values moved 2 stat boxes (better 4 small scr33ns and colorblindness)

smooth and clean :33

significantly more worms per minute

ive made the loading scr33n display an infinite worm train. this does not make it load faster but i like 2 look at them

also we have worm chat!! i want 2 understand the worm commewnity. purple worm fan(s) im looking at u, woke up 2 purple worm over 600 points ahead lol

made using chattable, which i hope will b a good option. i looked at cbox bc i know thats pawpular but its p limited in the fr33 plan 4 how many messages it saves and user limits. chattable doesnt have icons and user logins and stuff but otherwise it has a ton of fr33 features!!

it took a lot longer than expected 2 style it. lots of little things ended up being rly time consuming, like getting the owner and mod message text 2 b a diffurent color - chattable isnt technically designed 2 do those things but its pawssible if ur determined enough!! might adjust it more l8r

main news 4 this upd8 is that worm race should b fully mobile furiendly meow!! it sorta was before but its more intentional now

other than that just some lil things around the site!

• touchscr33n swipes work the same as keyboard arrow keys on all relevant pages
• tiling backgrounds scale correctly w scr33n size
• worm race f33ding cooldown no longer delayed based on load times
• worm race desktop layout adjusted

new sketches 4 the banner and background :33

celebr8 revival of worm race with buttons from the new share section!! theres a general race button plus one 4 each worm that links direct 2 their purrofile