GB Studio v1.2.1

GB Studio is a quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.

[1.2.1]

Added

• Allow variables to be used in choice and menu events. @pau-tomas
• Switching scene background will keep current collisions if image hasn't had collisions set already. @RichardULZ

Changed

• Updated Portuguese localisation. @toxworks
• Updated Brazilian Portuguese localisation. @junkajii

Fixed

• Fix bug where color palettes would appear in different shades to provided hex codes when viewed in game
• Fix bug where event buttons would become stuck in paste mode when switching windows while holding Alt key
• Fix bug where projects could be made with invalid filenames
• Fix bug where collisions couldn't be placed if "Show Collisions" setting was off.
• Fix bug where variable lists sometimes showed old names.
• Fix bug where game engine would occassionally be corrupted in Window 10 builds @chrismaltby + @RichardULZ
• Fix bug where overlays would prevent timer scripts from running @RichardULZ
• Fix bug where opening menu would modify text draw speed. @pau-tomas

GB Studio v1.2.0

GB Studio is a quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.

[1.2.0]

Added

• Add OnInit script to each actor.
• Add preview in dropdowns for scenes, actors and sprite sheets.
• Add ability to paste events by holding Alt while clicking event buttons.
• Add language select to view menu.
• Generate backups of previous version before saving.
• Sidebar supports two column layout when wide enough.
• Each actor/trigger/scene given four local variables.
• Add ability to remap keyboard controls.
• Add ability to set custom HTML header in web builds.
• Add custom cursors depending on tool state.
• Alternating row colors while scripting.
• Add ability to disable events.
• Add ability to disable else branch in conditional events.
• Add ability to use any variable in text (no longer only first 100).
• Add event to disable/enable collisions per actor.
• Add Switch event.
• Add Settings section grouping project settings together and adding settings for custom keyboard controls and custom HTML header.
• Add support for GameBoy Color palettes. @fydo
• Add support for GameBoy Color double CPU mode. @pau-tomas @RichardULZ
• Add menu event. @pau-tomas
• Add 'Self' to actor selector. @pau-tomas
• Add custom events functionality. @pau-tomas
• Add avatars to text dialogue. @pau-tomas
• Add support for bit flag variables in scripting. @pau-tomas
• Add Comments in scripting. @ManuGamesDev
• Add sound effects. @gregtour
• Add timer events. @gregtour
• Add Gamepad support @bbbbbr
• Add events to save and restore actor direction using variables. @ManuGamesDev
• German localisation. @WAUthethird
• Spanish localisation. @WAUthethird
• Norwegian localisation. @thomas-alrek
• Italian localisation. @marcosecchi
• Latin American Spanish localisation. @foobraco
• Polish localisation. @MajkelKorczak
• Korean localisation. @juni070127
• Japanese localisation. @cubicstyle
• Scots localisation. @Cobradabest

Changed

• Update Windows 32-bit to use GBDK 2.96.
• Prevent actors from leaving scene edges.
• Refactor to handle larger project files.
• Rebuilt event system allowing easier community contributions.
• Update Windows 64-bit to use GBDK 2.96. @gregtour
• Updated Brazilian Portuguese localisation. @junkajii
• Updated Portuguese localisation. @toxworks
• Improve emulator audio. @RichardULZ
• Improve keyboard controls in event search. @allie
• Improve template.mod music file. @RichardULZ

Fixed

• Fixed MBC1 support.
• Fix issues flushing sava data on Windows
• Fix issue where copy / pasting scenes would break actor connections in scripts
• Fix collisions at bottom edge of screen.
• Ignore invalid PNG images when loading project.
• Release held buttons when emulator loses focus.
• Fix for issue with cursor position moving while editing dialogue @MattTuttle
• Fix GBTplayer ch4 pan fx @RichardULZ
• Fix bug when Actor Invoke is used with conditional statement @RichardULZ
• Fixed issue where multi-frame static actors would animate while moving @RichardULZ
• CameraMoveTo speed fixes @RichardULZ

GB Studio v1.1.0

GB Studio is a free and easy to use retro adventure game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.

[1.1.0]

Added

• Support for animating sprites by cycling between frames of animation.
• Ability to use variables in text by using new variable id placeholders "You have $01$ gold".
• Events for Saving and Loading your game.
• Event for attaching scripts to button inputs.
• Extra actor commands for setting relative position, check facing direction. @thomas-alrek
• Math commands, random numbers, add, subtract, multiply and divide variables with each other other and much more. @thomas-alrek
• Events for pushing and popping scenes from a stack allowing nested menus to be created returning back to your initial position when closed. @thomas-alrek
• Event to invoke a script from another actor. @thomas-alrek
• Pan around world viewer using Alt + click, middle click or by clicking and dragging in the space between scenes.
• Ability to control zoom using pinch gestures or Ctrl + Mouse Wheel @thomas-alrek
• Drag and drop actors and triggers between scenes.
• Ability to type text directly into Add Event search and have it create a new Display Text module with the text you entered.
• Event for controlling text open, draw and close animation speeds. @RichardULZ
• All script events are now collapsable and can be renamed.
• Dark mode theme selection to Windows and Linux.
• Ability to select GameBoy cartridge type.
• Ability to control movement and animation speed of actors.
• Support for copy and paste for scenes, actors, triggers and scripts.
• Event groups allowing you to better organise your scripts.
• Notes fields to project, scenes, actors and triggers. @thomas-alrek
• Splash page now has a list of recently opened projects.
• Editor sidebar now resizable. @thomas-alrek
• Support for 32-bit Windows.
• Support for localisation of the app (now accepting pull requests for all languages).
• Chinese localisation. @InchouRyu
• Brazilian Portuguese localisation @junkajii
• Portuguese localisation @toxworks

Changed

• Display text event now supports up to 3 lines of text.
• Warnings when image assets don't follow specifications are now more noticeable in build phase.

Fixed

• Fixed audio bugs in emulator where sound would pop as emulator opened and closed.
• Fixed vsync tearing. @RichardULZ
• Input handling fixes on Windows build.
• Lots of other bug fixes.

GB Studio v1.0.0

GB Studio is a free and easy to use retro adventure game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.