Crackhead Jack Steam Version (CHJ-ST) change log

The Steam version is currently on 1.0.0.5. This log has spoilers for the game's story if that matters to you.

Milestones

0.7.0.0 - Crack quest: main story playable from start to finish
0.8.0.0 - Side quests: add Factory and Bruzzle side quests
0.9.0.0 - Straight edge: add Straight Edge win condition
1.0.0.0 - Steam game ready: OST complete, Steam achievements, controller support

v 1.0.0.5 (2021-05-10)

No changelog for v1.0.0.4, it was minor and I also forgot what I changed.

Minor

• "Mystery" OST track mix has been updated
• "Fizz Boss" OST track has been updated

v 1.0.0.3 (2020-11-05)

Fixes

• Broken message width after reading a message before the first boss
• Infinitely flip a switch in the Laboratory to get the achievement
• Bruzzle's contract doesn't disappear if you say no
• Pitheor's weapons and skills weren't buyable and caused a crash

v 1.0.0.2-rev1 (2020-10-24)

Minor

• Added proper fullscreen support
• Removed the ability to use F1 and F12 ingame
• Reduced stun chance of Falkon from 40% to 15%
• Reduced stun chance of Interference from 40% to 25%

Fixes

• Depths Cleaning Man encounters used old events
• Soda Port Vigilantes used old events
• Cruise Ninjas used old events

v 1.0.0.1-rev2 (2020-10-22)

Minor

• Raised level cap to 99
• Removed auto-win for late-game enemies
• Added another hidden achievement: "Shadow Boxing"
• Added a hint in the Laboratory Basement

Fixes

• Ooze was unusable
• Auto-win events used the player version of Kill Yourself
• Leftover debug message when using Plastic Knife
• Multiple typos

v 1.0.0.0-rev6 (2020-10-22)

Minor

• Readjusted XP payouts of Shadows
• Increased level needed to auto-win Meth Mainland enemies to LV48 (from LV42)

Fixes

• Softlock if you get Terrance while in the Factory quest
• Achievement "When the Sun Hits" was unobtainable
• Achievement "Lost Boys" was unobtainable
• Typo in Sodatown sign dialogue causes crash
• Missing file for Boland Office

v 1.0.0.0 (2020-10-21)

This is the first "release-ready" Steam build.

Minor

• Renamed Sodatown Stoner Shack to Cummon Guy's Stoner Shack
• Vandalised the Wall
• Added unique BGM for Strong Camp
• Added dialogue for if you hand in a Dimebag to the Stoner in Townsplace
• Updated credits

Fixes

• Extra long dialogue getting cut off
• Straight Edgeland autorun intro can run twice

v 1.0.0.0-rc8 (2020-10-18)

Minor

• Added some extra early-game hints

Fixes

• Returning to Route 10 Lot after dream sequence without talking to NPCs locks player
• Obstacle MONKEs still present at route 10 after completing TMW quest
• Missing impassable tiles at MONKE village
• Impossible to progress with STE-X36 in sidequest
• Missing tiles for a cutscene
• Cops not properly behaving if skipped in Soda Caves
• Limited-visibility sprite doesn't erase when leaving laboratory basement through portal means
• Wrong level cap for Man troop
• Wrong portrait in some end-game cutscenes
• Various typos

v 1.0.0.0-rc6 (2020-10-17)

Minor

• Added BGM for a dream sequence
• Slightly edited map path of Route 10

Fixes

• Slot machine lose sound was the victory sound
• T0 slot machine had a 50% win chance instead of 14%
• Factory NPC section was skippable
• Player could leave Route 10/MRPS when "locked" in factory flag
• Certain boss music was too loud
• Misaligned enemy sprites for some troops

v 1.0.0.0-rc4 (2020-10-14)

Minor

• Changed some early dialogue
• Added missing scene segments at Meth Mainland

Fixes

• Bronk doesn't show up if player doesn't begin the contract quest

v 1.0.0.0-rc3 (2020-10-11)

Minor

• Added a control indicator at the title screen if a gamepad is plugged in
• Added a star badge in the main menu when you beat the game
• Removed unused database entries
• Removed tag data from some sound effects

Fixes

• Added gamepad stick support in the Options menu
• D-pad wasn't usable when changing buy quantity in shops

v 1.0.0.0-rc1 (2020-10-08)

Minor

• Added two new achievements

Fixes

• Incorrect loop at end of battle BGM
• Strength Camp and several sidequest areas had no BGM

v 0.9.1.2 (2020-10-07)

Minor

• Added two more troops to late-game areas
• Added a Witness event for some late-game troops

Fixes

• Obstacle M.O.N.K.Es don't disappear after completing related quest

v 0.9.1.1 (2020-10-02)

Minor

• Cursor defaults to "Weapon" instead of "Limit" if available
• When a Witness, the game no longer tells you that you gain XP
• Added more credits
• Added ambience to a sidequest area
• Adjusted HP range for weedman7 to do his signature move
• Edited dialogue when visiting Equips after ditching another shop
• Increased reward of a secret quest

Fixes

• Terrance takes your gear after leaving your party
• Old man's cane in standing sprite was a different colour
• Losing to Wall, the Indestructible would never fade-in
• Ability to walk into a non-walkable area in Sodatown

v 0.9.1.0-rev4 (2020-10-01)

Major

• Rewrote the game's story
• All music has been added to the game

Minor

• Added credits sequence
• Added a new cutscene
• New music
  • Battle
  • Miniboss Battle
  • Straight Edgeland
  • Cabin Intro
• Readjusted volume of some BGM
• Adjusted DEF debuff chance on Fizz Boss
• Adjusted DEF stats of late-game enemies

Fixes

• Touching a Knowledgeable One event after first encounter replays the first encounter event
• Incorrect fadeout on limited visibility sprite after leaving final area
• Tracker never resets after using the Townsplace bench on subsequent tries

Store

• Updated shop screenshot to reflect new prices

v 0.9.0.3 (2020-08-29)

Minor

• Added extra tiles to show a passage in Meth Forests
• Added an Equips shop in the Meth Mainland Cruise
• Added a Stoner shop at Strong Camp
• Reduced dodge chance of Shadows
• Reduced chance of Shadows using Wrath
• Increased chances of a certain boss to use attacks

Fixes

• Crash at Paradise Entrance
• Saving after the cruise showed no map text
• Checking a barrel before triggering a quest locked it
• Armour in Sodatown Equips was buyable
• Outdated skill text for A.P.E.
• Outdated gravestones at Knight's Crossing
• Outdated sign text at Knight's Crossing
• A certain skill buffed the party instead of debuffing

v 0.9.0.2 (2020-08-27)

Minor

• Added a new side quest past Methropolis
• Added a new side quest in the Meth Forests
• Added two new shops in the Inner Tower
• Added five new weapons for purchase
• Added another four secret weapons
• Added five new skills for purchase
• Added "Cult Curse" state for Himoff's limit skill, increases weakness to all attacks for 5 turns
• Added messages for when characters remain in certain states
• Added ability to sell items to drug dealers (only applies to new saves)
• Loogie's Limit skill is now an HP drain
• The Laboratory's switches are now all functional
• You are now no longer locked in the tower before fighting its boss
• Re-added Dollar Store SMG and Toy Turret back to Sodatown Equips
• Updated some M.O.N.K.E. dialogue at the Cruise
• Increased starting SH (5 -> 25)
• Increased Pitied Individual's SH payout (2 -> 12)
• Buff armour
  • Thin Kit (4 DEF -> 10)
  • Light Kit (14 DEF -> 19)
  • Standard Kit (22 DEF -> 28)
• Reduce prices of early game items
  • Light Kit (50 SH -> 30)
  • Standard Kit (90 SH -> 64)
  • Baseball Bat (40 SH -> 30)
  • Switchblade (55 SH -> 35)
  • Shovel (65 SH -> 50)
• Increased overall enemy count on Route 5
• Reduced chances of encountering Baseball Player, Man with a Shovel, and Oppressed Individual on Route 5
• Reduced chances of some early game enemies using powerful skills
• Nerfed Greater Drunkard (28 ATK -> 18)
• Nerfed Cleaning Man (30 ATK -> 19)
• Nerfed Baseball Player (24 ATK -> 16), (12 DEF -> 9)
• Nerfed Man with a Shovel (27 ATK -> 17), (10 DEF -> 8)
• Nerfed Lower Class Individual (47 ATK -> 40), (37 DEF -> 32)
• Nerfed Border Control (70 -> 50 ATK)
• Adjusted Border Control's DEF debuff success rate (30% -> 96%)
• Reduced stun chance of M.O.N.K.E. bananas (25% -> 12%)

Fixes

• New tile unintentionally showed up at an old map making it impassable
• Saving at the Cruise bench didn't save map name
• Loogie uses an outdated version of his signature skill
• Inconsistency in usage of Methamphetamines
• Secret event appeared too early
• Weapons and Armour labels were buyable
• A homeless dialogue line was cut off
• Item chests at start were infinite
• Dimebag icon sprite was 1 pixel off
• Cleaning Man's right facing sprite had no moving legs
• NPC at M.O.N.K.E. Village had reused dialogue
• Losing against the Wall counted as a win
• A bunch of typos

v 0.7.3.0 (2020-07-24)

Minor

• Added new side quest in Methropolis
• Added new side quest deep in the Meth Forests
• Added new optional boss somewhere in the Meth Forests
• Added choice to load directly from the Gameover screen
• Added a secret nag event
• Added achievement for robbing all graves
• Added a "Witness" state that prevents you from getting XP from auto-win battles
• State Relief, Pain Relief, and Amphetamines are now sold at Sodatown
• Pain Relief+ and Amphetamines+ are now sold at Methropolis
• Amphetamines++ are now sold at Knight's Crossing
• Added new item "Asset Needle! Aid Liquid!"
  • costs 420 SH, +20% EXR, 1.2xATK for 120 steps
  • "Asset Needle! Aid Liquid!!+": 820 SH, +30% EXR, 1.2xATK for 420 steps
• Reduced dodge chance for Fizz Boss (35% -> 30%), DEF (60 -> 55)
• Fizz Boss now has a 10% chance of dropping Agility Shoes
• Increased base M.O.N.K.E.'s MHP (300 -> 800), DEF (15 -> 25), XP (90 -> 120)
• Reduced max turn length of Stun effect (3 turns -> 2)
• Adjusted constant in escape rate formula (0.6 -> 0.8)
  • this constant is multiplied with (party's avg AGI / enemy's avg AGI)
• Moved some boss loot to after their battle
• Changed some dialogue in a late game scene
• Changed some battle log messages
• Changed death state icon

Fixes

• Accidentally followed an outdated achievement key in my spreadsheet lol
• Saving at Soda Fields didn't show map name in Load menu
• P.I.T.Y. shelter slot machine used outdated events
• Notif wasn't showing after getting transported from a certain secret area
• A certain character's portrait had reversed text
• Some enemies weren't in the ExternalText database
• A long running mystery of why internal shop tiers weren't working in Meth Mainland has been resolved
• Remove a self switch turning on in a widely used common event
• Pharma NPC wasn't properly tracking shop use
• NP5 description was missing italics
• Scrunched ugly ass text at Knight's Crossing tents
• M.O.N.K.E.s in forests were using regular random encounter pool
• Equips shop was still called "Gear Shop" in welcoming
• Methropolis sign had no text
• Old Man sprite had no shadow

v 0.7.2.1-b (2020-07-15)

Minor

• Added visible barriers to some unfinished sections
• Re-added turbo fast dialogue skip button (PgDn on KB / RB on controller)
• Added a secret tutorial for the dialogue skip button
• Update slot machine animations and sprite
• Added slot machine achievements
• Updated Fizz Boss sprite
  • Updated "Got U A Drank" achievement icon
• Added extra quest hints at Inner Tower
• Added extra dialogue to some NPCs at Sodatown
• Added dialogue when trying to give Soda to the Cleaning Man at Sodatown
• Added dialogue when trying to give regular weed to the stoner at Townsplace
• Changed some of the Straight Edgeland dialogue
• Changed a line at the Sodatown Museum
• Updated "Stoner's Weed" item name to "Spice", this was the intended name
• Reduced XP pay of Ninja Pirate (600 -> 350)
• Reduced DEF of Cleaning Man (12 -> 9), Greater Drunkard (10 -> 9)
• Increased SH pay of Cleaning Man (7 -> 12), Greater Drunkard (5 -> 12)
• Increased ATK and DEF of Loogie (ATK 5 -> 15, DEF 28 -> 38)
• Increased DEF and MHP of A.P.E. (DEF 40 -> 50, MHP 4000 -> 5000)

Fixes

• Going from Route 10 -> Methropolis transported to wrong spot
• Ninja Pirates used outdated encounter events
• M.O.N.K.E.s used outdated encounter events
• Lab M.O.N.K.E. choice box was separated from its text box
• Really Funny Guy's portrait sprite was spilling into the white border
• Really Funny Guy disappears after being defeated
• Store Manager portrait was different from battle sprite
• Crack on lab exterior wall wasn't solid
• Sign at Soda Port had no dialogue
• Furby Trail didn't reset BGM from lab depths
• Route 10 and Furby Trail had no BGM
• Lab used missing sound
• A certain bossfight was reiniated after returning to its area
• Player gets stuck going from Cruise Hallway -> Cruise Room

Store

• Reworded some parts in the description
• Updated Overdose Edition feature list

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