What changed in Braid in 2013

More-robust selection of fullscreen display modes. Fall back to windowed mode if a fullscreen mode cannot be found.

More-robust selection of fullscreen display modes. Fall back to windowed mode if a fullscreen mode cannot be found.

Mouse drift on puzzle screen should be gone.

Mouse drift on puzzle screen should be gone.

The package format has been updated, which may help in reducing crashes during startup.

In windowed mode, the window can be resized.

Hopefully runs on Windows XP again (not yet tested locally).

In windowed mode, the window can be resized.

Hopefully runs on Windows XP again (not yet tested locally).

The new update is still live on the beta branch, with the password removed for easier access.

The game sometimes fails to find a good display mode for some players, which was not an issue before.

Some players experienced the mouse getting stuck on the puzzle screen, making puzzles unplayable.

Next update will aim to fix XP compatibility, render fullscreen without switching display modes, and improve mouse interface.

The main version of Braid has been rolled back to the previous version due to new problems introduced in the latest update.

The 'How to Play' menu has been removed, and 'Help & Options' has been simplified to 'Options'.

The new update caused the game to no longer work on Windows XP due to changes in the Visual Studio 2013 compiler.

Corrected the display issue where December savegames showed (null) instead of the month name.

The new update caused the game to no longer work on Windows XP due to changes in the Visual Studio 2013 compiler.

The new update is still live on the beta branch, which is now accessible to everyone without a password.

Some players experienced the mouse getting stuck on the puzzle screen, making puzzles unplayable.

Future updates will minimize reliance on Windows functionality and will be tested more thoroughly before release.

Future updates will minimize reliance on Windows functionality and will be tested more thoroughly before release.

The 'How to Play' menu has been removed, and 'Help & Options' has been renamed to 'Options'.

Resolved an issue where mouse movement was erratic on puzzle screens on some systems.

Corrected the display issue where December savegames showed (null) instead of the month name.

Resolved an issue where mouse movement was erratic on puzzle screens for some systems.

The main version of Braid has been rolled back to the old version due to new problems introduced in the latest update.

Expected features for the next update include fixing XP compatibility, rendering fullscreen without switching display modes, and changing mouse interface.

Addressed a crash issue that occurred when loading shaders under certain conditions.

The game sometimes cannot find a good display mode for some players, whereas it found one before.

Addressed a crash that occurred sometimes when loading shaders due to out-of-bounds access.