Here’s the good stuff:

Music Added! 🎧

The first part of the Brick Breaker Lightspeed OST has been added - it’s by the incredibly talented artist Nony (who is also my brother – for real)! You can check out more of his awesome music here.

Controller Support! 🎮

If you play on your TV or anything like that now you can kick back and play with your gamepad of choice. Note that different browsers handle controllers differently, so your millage may vary. 🤞

Play your way with Settings 🛠

Settings now exist in the game to help tailor the game to your comforts. The main settings are around Controls to make sure gameplay feels smooth. One setting included was…

First Accessibility Setting added: Colourblind Modes heart

Games should be for everyone - and I am very glad to see this in game. I want to give a big word of thanks to Chris Brownlie for the implementation of this feature! 🫡

A Little Visual Magic ✨

• Bricks now are bumped as they are hit, to make each hit feel a little more satisfying. We also see the Bricks flash white as they transition to their next colour. I’d like to add something cool when they are destroyed - so look forward to that!
• Level Themes got a slight rework so new themes in the future easier to add. All current themes were tweaked a tiny bit.
• Level Themes also now change background colour subtly to give gameplay a bit of an fresher feel.

Quality of Life

• Audio settings were previously only accessible from the frontend. However, now the new Settings UI is accessible from frontend and the Pause menu.
• Paddle movement reworked - should hopefully be unnoticeable but the way mouse is sensed through a Web Browser should be a lot nicer and a lot more consistent between different machines. Hopefully.
• Powerups now show how long they have left on the right-hand side.
• Back button support to close certain menus that are open.
• Game starts now by loading the level in first and showing where the Ball will fire off before the countdown finishes. This gives the player a chance to see what’s coming in the level and prepare before thrown into the game.
• Loading Screen implemented to hopefully reduce stutters in the game. If you see any bad ones let me know!

Bug Fixes

• AI Paddle at the frontend can now lose - sorry buddy, you gotta play like the rest of us 😎
• Fixed issue where Ball can get stuck on the side of the game wall.
• Fixed countdown getting stuck sometimes when the Pause menu was brought up during it.

Balancing

• Scores are now awarded by the amount of potential damage dealt to a Brick. This means if you Spin Ball into a 1-hp Brick you will earn bonus points when it is destroyed. Clearing any Bricks during a level transition will immediately give 3x score reward for each Brick knocked out. Bosh! 💥

Thanks for checking out Brick Breaker Lightspeed!

It’s my passion project at the moment and I hope to deliver the best Breakout-type experience for the modern day. If you have any feedback or bugs spotted please consider joining the Discord from the link in game or clicking here! Would love to have you along!