Welcome to the Bonus Round! If you've been poking around Tiny Hammer for a while, you might have noticed Projects has vanished from the menu. Don't worry, nothing's been deleted. Projects has been turned into the Bonus Round, a new section for everything on the site that isn't a game log.
Here's what's changed and why I've done it.
Why the change?
The Projects page has been pretty dead for a while now. Two fan maps from years ago and not much else, which isn't a great look for a page sat right there in the menu. I've got plenty I want to write about that isn't a game log though, so rather than let it rot I've turned it into the Bonus Round.
The Quest Log isn't going anywhere, that's still where all my game logs and reviews live. The Bonus Round is for everything else.
What The Tags Mean
Every note now gets a tag, so you know what you're getting into before you click.
Site Updates are... well the site updates. If I add something, change something or break something (more likely), it'll get written up here like the patch notes you skim before jumping back into a game.
Debug Mode is the behind the scenes stuff. That means how bits of Tiny Hammer are put together, but it's also where notes about games that don't fit the usual Quest Log format will go. Think a ramble about one mechanic I can't stop thinking about, or a game I bounced off after an hour that doesn't deserve a full log.
Look Back is for after any events I run, a bit of a recap on how it went and what I'd change next time.
The Golden Hammers will be my end of year awards, going up when the year wraps up. Expect me to change my mind about Game of the Year at least twice before then.
Old Projects is where my older work lives now, like the Quake and Cyber Hook maps that used to be on the Projects page. They haven't gone anywhere, they've just moved house.
What's next?
There'll be some Debug Mode posts going up soon, starting with how this whole site is actually built. After that, who knows. Probably a few more broken things to patch.
The patch notes
★ Added
- Bonus Round page, replacing Projects
- Tags for notes, including Debug Mode for behind the scenes posts and game notes that don't fit a log
★ Changed
- Old projects moved into the new card layout
- Menu now says Bonus Round on every page
★ Known Issues
- Cid still can't stick to a schedule