Hello. Since the initial mobile game won't have a public level browser, sets of levels are being made. I'm temporarily stopping what I'm doing to help make some myself, so I've been forced to use my own level editor. Just now I've updated the game with some minor adjustments and fixes for stupid stuff that has bothered me during this process.

• Probably the most meaningful addition is that now you can change the collision values of regular shapes with triggers. If you wanted a shape that disappeared like a trap door, previously you'd have had to delete the shape. However, once you delete a shape it's gone. By just changing the collision value, you can cause the shape to not collide with the player or anything else. If you want to set it back to its original collision value you can do that as well. You could make a bridge of separate pieces, where each piece disappears and returns in a looping sequence. That wouldn't have been possible before.
• Groups can now be set to fixed initially. This was already possible, but only through triggers after gameplay started. 
• Triggers can now start in a disabled state. It was possible to disable triggers before, but only through other triggers after gameplay started.
• Per request I lengthened the trigger repeat interval from 10 to 30 seconds.
• I fixed a bug where non-fixed shapes wouldn't appear behind fixed shapes even if they were set that way in the editor. That was dumb. I'm surprised nobody yelled at me for this before.
• Fixed another bug where triggers were moving slightly from where they were intended upon loading the level from xml. The fix will only alter levels created after this update to not mess with older levels that were already working despite this.
• Fixed some other minor stuff nobody cares about.

Yeah, so that's about it I think. Uhhh... happy holidays?

In a minor, rare update, I have added sliding (prismatic) joints into the level editor. These let you constrain two bodies to each other on an single axis aligned with the screen. They're good for things like pistons or elevators. There are also new trigger actions for joints, which allow you to dynamically change and disable joint limits. So...now you know.

When you search for Happy Wheels on google, you have to steer clear of around 100 other fake Happy Wheels sites. Thankfully my real site is at the top due to actual use. I don't really mind when someone shares the demo version of the game, but when a site is created that claims ownership of the game for the sole purpose of attaining ad revenue by misleading others, I must contain my internet rage. With the current google search results you'll see a little info box to the right with a short writeup of the game. There's a photo there of some old man with missing teeth, which links to a fake Happy Wheels google+ page, that I'm not at all responsible for. Someone decided they would represent my game with this imagery, so now that's the first thing you see upon searching for Happy Wheels. Don't click on it, as you'll give the page more views. I've sent takedown requests on my own, but google doesn't seem to believe that I'm the owner of the game despite me having a registered trademark. I imagine this image autopopulates due to the popularity of the fake page, which is now increasing daily due to it's search ranking. I've since created my own google+ page here . If you don't mind, please follow the page just so I can try to outrank that fake one. You can also press the new google+ follow button under Happy Wheels itself.  Finally, if you'd like to be very very helpful, you can search for Happy Wheels, find the info box to the right, and click on feedback. From there you can label mark the image as wrong. My attempts at doing so were ignored.  THANK YOU LOYAL PALS.

Yes, I am still working on the new game and will continue to do so until it's ready. My life currently has no other purpose. I had prototyped everything in flash. The basics of the new physics engine are done, and I've been learning c++ and opengl inside and out so I don't make any grave mistakes when I rewrite it all. SO MUCH READING....arg.

That's it for now, enjoy turkey soon if applicable.

Happy Wheels for iOS has been in development for quite some time now and the results are looking really good. On my iPhone 4S it's running fairly consistently at 60 FPS which results in buttery smooth physics and responsive gameplay. The onscreen controls feel pretty natural and are noninvasive. I personally think Happy Wheels has never looked better than on the iPad’s Retina display.

Here are some details, although they are subject to change.

Characters and levels

We’re going to launch with 6 characters: Wheelchair guy, Segway Guy, Irresponsible Dad, Effective Shopper, Moped Couple, and Pogostick Man. We’ll add more characters in time. Each character will have its own ‘chapter’ containing 10-15 levels made specifically for that character. And there will be an additional set of levels where you can choose any available character. This means that you will be able play Happy Wheels anywhere without a web connection.

Editor

There will be a simplified level editor where users can create their own levels. Initially it won’t be as robust as the online editor, but all of the current hazards, various items, and shapes (not polygons) can be added and modified. The levels can be saved locally on each device or shared between devices via email or Airdrop. Later we’ll add a public level browser similar to what is available in the browser version.

Controls

The onscreen controls are simplified as well.  There are buttons for forward/reverse, lean left/right, special, and eject. We’re trying to keep the layout consistent between characters, but in some cases, the number of buttons or layout may vary.

Compatibility

Again, these are subject to change. Our build target is iOS 6 and up.

• iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6+. And although we advise against it, it should install on the iPhone 4, but there is a noticeable drop in framerate.
• iPod Touch 5th generation. Like the iPhone 4, it should install on an iPod Touch 4th gen, but it will probably run slowly so we advise against it.
• iPad 2, 3, 4, Air.
• iPad Mini 1, 2

Price

We thought about this a lot and considered several different revenue streams. In the end we decided that we would simply sell the game for $2.99. However, for the first couple days, the game will be on sale for $1.99. We realize paying for Happy Wheels is a touchy subject for some users, so share your comments below.

Release date

Unfortunately we can only say that we’re getting close. Each week we decide to add more to bring the experience closer to the browser version. We’re at the point where we need to develop levels and then do beta testing. There is a faint light at the end of the tunnel. We appreciate your patience. We may post a video soon.

Android

We tested an Android port and the results were pretty promising. We’ll make more progress on it after the iOS version is done. At this point, it’s too early to talking about an Android release date.

I keep getting emails about a color glitch in the editor, but I've not changed anything related to the color selector in the last year. I imagine it may be an issue with a particular updated version of the flash player, but I'm not able to replicate the issue on my pc or mac. If you're having that problem, leave a comment below with very specific details, such as your operating system, browser, and flash version (right click on the game and the version number should be at the bottom).

If you've not yet noticed, there's a new bug reporting form for the site here. For future site and game issues please use that. There's also some new email addresses on the terrible about page.

Uploading has been restored, and everything should be working alright. Sorry about that. The weekly levels won't return any results until people start uploading again.

I don't know if it's been mentioned anywhere, but the iOS version of the game includes slow motion. We're bug fixing, and I must continuously watch people die in slow motion. Somehow I still find this funny, and slow motion screams in general are hilarious. This wasn't really possible in the flash version. I'm very excited to put up a video of it, but that'll be closer to release time. For all of you people on android (myself included), we're crossing our fingers that porting to android may be very simple if we can get apportable to work. If so, the android version may be coming much sooner than anticipated. I don't have too much else to say, so here's a new picture of effective shopper for the new mobile menus.

Hey guys, this afternoon Alec will be taking the site down for about an hour or two while we prepare for a move to another host. When it returns, uploading of any sort will be disabled while we transfer the database to the new site. Unfortunately this may take a few days to a week. Sorry to do this again, but I don't foresee a site move anytime afterwards. There was a problem with our current host that kind of brought all the progress we've been making on the site to a halt. If this causes you a buildup of internal rage, please consider unleashing your emotions in some creative manner that is constructive to others.

In other news... I recently put analytics into the game, so I've been able to see the terms people actually search for in the level browser. Yesterday, 956 people searched for the incorrectly spelled "sword trow", which I found very impressive. Even more surprising, it turns out effective shopper is the least popular character in the game. For me, this was very saddening. I would have guessed she was in the top 5. Here's the current list of characters, ranked by the number of times they're chosen on the character select screen.

1. Irresponsible dad
2. Segway guy
3. Helicopter man
4. Pogostick man
5. Wheelchair guy
6. Lawnmower man
7. Santa Claus
8. Moped couple
9. Explorer guy
10. Irresponsible mom
11. Effective shopper

I've been working on the iphone version of the game with Jason in preparation for the launch. I've made new character portrait art for the level selection menus. I think they look pretty ok. THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SHARE AT THE MOMENT!

Hey...please ignore the over dramatic message in the preloader from Mochi Media. Happy Wheels is NOT provided by Mochi Media, and is in no danger of shutting down. They are one of several ad networks the site uses. The message assumes the owner of the site is not the developer of the game, and is pasted into every game on the internet making use of Mochi ads. I will update my preloader to remove them before the 31st.

Besides that I just uploaded this new video to give you some ideas for new level possiblities with the new features... 




If you're not aware of what was added, please look at the news post below. While making the video I came across some issues while trying to make examples. As of today I actually added in a couple things:
 

• Sounds activated by triggers can now play from the location of the trigger. If the trigger is nowhere near the player's current position, you won't hear the sound.
• I changed mostly all of my arrays to vectors. Vectors are more efficient Arrays in actionscript. I've wanted to do this for like 18 years. This should improve performance somewhat.
• Minor bug fixes that would be really boring to describe and hear.