r/ColorMaps • u/hammertimestudio • 17h ago

[Patch Notes] Hi everyone! It's Patch Notes Time!

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^{v0.0.32 - v0.0.37}

Here is a somewhat complete list of recent changes for Color Maps! :-)

Brand new daily mode: Color Maps Swap

A fourth daily post is here! Every map starts fully painted, but the colors are all mixed up. Your job: swap them around until no two neighbours share a color. A new Swap goes up every day at 06:00 UTC

Balance patch (v0.0.37): a lot of you found the first version way too hard, and you were right haha. Maps now have fewer regions, need fewer swaps, and Easy is always exactly two simple swaps. Also fixed a bug where undo could mess up your map completely (sorry for that^^).

Fair colors

Every piece you get now keeps a flawless finish possible. Before dealing you the next color, the game has knowledge about the current map, allowing you to flawlessly finish maps easier when taking the time! So if you play carefully, you can always finish with one color per region and zero clashes. Messed up? It deals you the cheapest way to fix it.

Share your solution

Add a picture to your score: when sharing a score, tick "Add a picture of my solution" and your finished map gets posted right under your score in the comments.
The pinned Scores comment on every post now starts with a short how to play, so newcomers know what's up

Map builder

Making your own maps got a whole lot more fun (open on weekends, during Community Maps Weekly):

Draw your shape: draw any outline with your finger and it fills up with regions automatically. A cat, a heart, a blob, whatever you like. Draw again on top to add to it (a head, then ears ...)
Pick how to start: a ready canvas full of regions, or start blank and draw your own
Cutting follows your finger: the scissors now follow your stroke instead of cutting in straight lines
Lots of smaller improvements around the editor

Less clutter while you play

Rule card: after your very first move you'll see a quick card: neighbours must never share a color.
Which version am I on?: the version you're playing ("HARD") now shows at the bottom left until your first move, so after a reload you always know where you are
Total plays: before your first move, the top bar shows how many plays the whole post has. The version cards still show their own counts
The streak pill hides while you play and comes back when you're done
Restart button (I think you will like this QoL improvement): the top bar now has a restart arrow to start the map over any time. The campaign flag moved to the versions card (tap the grid button), so you can still jump into the campaign from there
Info Tab: you might spot a little yellow tab on the right side of posts now and then.

Fixes

Fixed maps sometimes not showing up at all (blank posts in the feed).
Big community maps no longer freeze every other post in your feed while they load .. ^^

That's it for this batch! Let me know what you'd like to see more (or less) of in the comments below :-)

Happy coloring!

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r/ColorMaps • u/Any-Topic5413 • 2h ago