Bugs Squashed Aug. 13th, 2024 

Shoutout to @cosmomoney and others on Reddit/Discord for pointing some of these out.

1. Deleting Two Powerup Cards When Trigger Word Was Typed Once 

 There was a bug where, if you had more than one powerup in your queue and typed its trigger word ("stop", "burn", etc.), the powerup would be used once but both instances would be removed from the queue. This happened because the user's typed text was cleared after the powerup was used instead of immediately after typing the trigger word. This one-frame difference in clearing the text after triggering the powerup caused the game to detect the trigger word again on the next frame, leading to the unintended deletion of both powerups when the word was only typed once.

2. Game Crash When Selecting a 2nd Element You Had Previously Selected 

 The array that tracks information related to your second element choice was not properly cleaned up when the player advanced to the typing room. This meant that, upon returning to the second element selection screen, if you selected an element you had previously chosen as your second element, the array would be indexed outside of its bounds, causing a fatal error. This array is now cleaned up every time the player exits the selection room.

3. Words that Spawned Inadvertently Matched Powerup Trigger Words 

 All the words used to trigger powerups (stop, view, burn, wind, and zomb) were removed from the potential word spawn lists. This ensures that typing words falling from the screen never inadvertently triggers a powerup. Words that began with trigger words, such as "burned," "burning," "window," and "viewing," were also removed—except for "zomb." I like that "zomb" spreads like an infectious disease, leading you to use all your zombifys.

4. Entangle's Explanation Did Not Match Its Behavior 

 When you unlock Entangle, a notification pops up explaining its effects. However, this explanation was not updated when I changed how Entangle works. It now accurately reflects the permanence of Entangle's effects.