What does this even mean?
As you might or might not know, I’ve been working for Nexile for a good while now. If this is comes as a surprise for you, I recommend you to watch the following clip from the Nexile Awards of 2022.
As ThomasOfTawny mentioned in the clip above, this free update will be community-oriented.
Some, many have speculated that this will be something that has to do with Workshop…
Jump King is getting a Workshop update, but not just like a JumpKingPlus preinstalled binary where you have to rename folders and files that mess like what we used to do before, this is going to be a proper update for Jump King.
Meaning you should expect some JumpKingPlus features to be present in the new updated Jump King, some new features and improvements and bug fixes.
Since this is a very big update for Jump King (and also my first update on the game’s code), both Nexile and I decided to split the update in two milestones:
- The first milestone has already being achieved by now, providing a public beta build to everyone that is interested in trying and testing it out for themselves; included in the milestone are all the basic functionalities of the additional tools for all the JumpKingPlus Workshop creators.
- The second will be achieved once the game is stable enough to sustain the actual release. The tools will be on their own milestones so, don’t consider them done yet! 🧐
The tools
Changing focus from JumpKingPlus to Jump King means that there needs to be a frictionless transition between the two. That’s where the new tools I’m working on, in collaboration with Nexile, will help you transition from the old JK+ Workshop to the Jump King Workshop standards.
JumpKingPlus Content Port
The configuration files of the wardrobe was completely questionable and confusing at best. Same goes for certain level details, that’s why I remade them to make more sense and fit better.
This tool will allow all the already existing levels, reskins and collections to be converted in something that the new Jump King can “understand”.
You’ll find both the download link and a full tutorial on how to get started with it in the link below.
Jump King Workshop Manager
Once converted, let’s say you want to upload it on the Steam Workshop for testing the waters or because your friend really wants to play it.
This tool will allow you to publish and update your item from the Workshop.
You will find everything you need to know in the new Jump King documentation publishing page.
New documentation
I’ve gained enough feedback by you guys over on the Discord server tell me and the others how the current JumpKingPlus documentation is kind of slim, misses details and can be wrong at times. Which sucks because I believe the documentation is at the point where a newbie wanting to create something for Jump King stops because of it’s complexity.
That’s why, in collaboration with Nexile, the documentation is getting an overhaul!
The new documentation is not going to be hosted over on the JumpKingPlus site but somewhere rather more fitting as a standalone website!
Check out the new documentation
Will the update affect the speedrunners?
Yes and no, it depends.
It is possible to speedrun Jump King during this quote-on-quote beta of an update, but it’s like playing Jump King on day 1, there aren’t tools like JumpKingManager to let you train well one specific jump or a wind cycle. It’s kind of awkward. I’ve been working on making JumpKingManager and LiveSplits work again, but as of now, it’s recommended to use JumpKingManager only, since LiveSplit forces you to use the old LiveSplit.
What will happen to JumpKingPlus and its workshop?
Where some JumpKingPlus features have been ported over, some have been left out purposely based on a common agreement between Nexile and I. Those left out features will come out as mods on the Steam Workshop in the future weeks! (hopefully) You can subscribe on the Workshop to the collection of JK+ mods so you’ll get them as soon as they are done without any hassle.
Meanwhile for the JumpKingPlus Workshop, it will still be available for the following weeks while the Steam Workshop update for Jump King is getting worked on, but eventually when the update will be available to the public and made stable, the JumpKingPlus’ Workshop and its content will be archived, meaning all the content will still be visible but the download links will be removed.
I urge the level, reskin and collection makers to convert and publish their items as soon as possible to guarantee the best Workshop experience for everyone!
While it might be the end for JumpKingPlus here, it doesn’t mean all will be lost! 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to read this post and I hope you’ll like the new update!
