BASIC8 Steam news

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• Review score71% positive
• Total reviews28
• Release dateJan 2, 2018
• DeveloperTony Wang
• PublisherTony Wang

Genres: Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Education, Software Training, Utilities

Company pages: Developer: Tony WangPublisher: Tony Wang

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BASIC8 Steam news

BASIC8 news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Back to School Games Celebration 2025 - 27 August 2025

  Class is back in session and so is the fun! ✨ Join us for the Back to School Games Celebration, a limited-time event celebrating the start of the new school year. Running from August 25th - (1pm ET / 10AM PT) to September 1st - (1pm ET / 10AM PT) Event link: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44695353/sale/BacktoSchoolGamesCelebration2025

• Patch note v1.5.5 - 31 October 2021

  Community: Fixed a Workshop submission issue after stuck Editor: Added font customization by config for full app Added navigation by keypad support Changed the in-app document reader to support key navigation and sidebar index Player: Added icon, splash, frame customization

• Updated to v1.5.4 for new MIDI playback and other improvements - 8 February 2021

  Driver: Added MIDI support Fixed an unexpected error when set sound font more than once Libraries: Added intersection detection functions Editor: Fixed a table splitting issue in the document viewer Fixed a mouse cursor rendering issue of the code editor Fixed a selection issue after typing in the code editor

• Update to v1.5.3 for new raycasting API and other improvements - 22 December 2020

  Libraries: Added a `RAYCASTER` algorithm Fixed a crash bug of UDP sending Fixed an input value validation issue of the `WALKER` module Editor: Fixed a menu loading issue Player: Added SoundFont support for HTML5 build

• Update to v1.5.2 for new walker API and other improvements - 6 November 2020

  Driver: Fixed an indexing bug with multiple joysticks Library: Added a walker algorithm Added an error code for the MGET function instead of raising an error Added a new stable random generator Fixed a type checking bug with JSON serialization Editor: Added font customization by config for code editor

• Update to v1.5.1 for library and other improvements - 27 July 2020

  Library: Added custom headers for the WEB_REQUEST function Added a return value for expected duration of a SAY calling Editor: Fixed an inoperable issue after clicking a URL

• Update to v1.5 for new speech synthesizer and other improvements - 23 February 2020

  Library: Added a SAY function to synthesize speech Editor: Added a PICK_DIRECTORY_DIALOG function to scriptable plugin Added GET_ASSETS, OPEN_ASSETS functions to scriptable plugin Fixed a crash bug if frame count was greater than the limitation with scriptable plugin Fixed a selection bug when frame count was greater than 256 Fixed an asset invalidation issue with cross frame operations with scriptable plugin Fixed an acquiring issue when copying an entire asset

• Update to v1.4.9 for new graphics commands and other improvements - 12 May 2019

  Language: Fixed a crash bug with number parsing Fixed a crash bug with invalid expression Fixed a crash bug with invalid routine invoking Fixed a memory leak when reassigning an array element with string Libraries: Added a `PLOT` function to put individual pixels Added an `ARC` function to draw arc or pie shapes Added an `ARCFILL` function to fill arc or pie shapes Editor: Added immediate saving on new sprite, map assets created Changed plot mode of the pencil tool to linked

• Update to v1.4.8 for new file dialogs and other improvements - 5 November 2018

  Language: Fixed a crash bug when using an iterator in a conditional expression Fixed a crash bug when MOD by zero Fixed a memory leak with wrong iterator usage Fixed a wrong scope processing bug when resetting the interpreter Libraries: Added file and directory selection dialogs to the GUI library Fixed a crash bug with invalid database value Fixed a crash bug with closed archive Fixed a memory leak with non-closed archive Fixed an option accessing issue with the network library Editor: Fixed a crash bug with pen size greater than 1px

• Update to v1.4.7 for new font customization and assets navigator - 6 July 2018

  Language: Fixed a multiple disposing bug with lambda Fixed a crash bug with incomplete structures Fixed a crash bug with unused coroutine Libraries: Added a FONT function to customize font face with quantized image for the TEXT function Added a POLL function to poll network events manually Fixed a return value overwriting bug with network callback Fixed a real number formatting bug with different locales Fixed a potential crash bug with network callback Fixed a random seeding issue Editor: Added an assets navigation tab, by pressing Ctrl+Tab Added shortcut GUI elements to create new disks Fixed a number clamp issue with the ranged slider controls Fixed a wrong context menu appearance bug by right mouse click Player: Added an option to disable pause on focus lost

• Update to v1.4.6 for new security options and minor improvements - 25 June 2018

  Security: Added an option to disable invoking the GET_CLIPBOARD_TEXT() function Added an option to disable invoking the SYS() function Driver: Fixed a sharp/flat accidental issue with music playing Libraries: Fixed a loop bug with the PLAY function Fixed a deadlock issue with the PLAY function Editor: Fixed a real number input bug with different locales

• [Tool] HTML Maker now available on Workshop - 22 May 2018

  BASIC8 loves HTML5

• Update to v1.4.3 for new TRITEX function, onscreen gamepad and other improvements - 5 May 2018

  Language: Fixed a crash bug in invalid conditional expression with class member Fixed a wrong error with the VAL statement Libraries: Added a TRITEX function to draw textured triangles Fixed a pointing issue on touch screen with the `TOUCH` function Fixed a matching issue with regex Editor: Added an onscreen gamepad Fixed a pointing issue on touch screen Fixed a quitting bug when paused a running disk

• [Tool] Plugins now available - 16 April 2018

  Use scriptable plugins to extend paintable editors. See https://github.com/paladin-t/b8.plugins for installing, developing, and more.

• Update to v1.4.1 for new plugin support - 16 April 2018

  Libraries: Added a rotate parameter to the MAP function Added JPG support to the image library Editor: Added a scriptable plugin mechanism to paintable editors Added JPG support to the quantized editor Fixed a range selection bug with paintable assets Fixed an Enter key handling issue on number pad in the code editor

• Update to v1.4 for new functions and improvements - 9 April 2018

  Visible and sensible changes: Add a switch of automatic frame buffer clearing Add a CLS function to clear frame buffer manually Add a SET_CLEARER function to set the switch of automatic frame buffer clearing Fix a termination issue with music Transparent changes: Update many 3rd-party libraries Fix a state checking bug with right mouse click Fix an accuracy issue with the TOUCH function

• Update to v1.4 for new functions and improvements - 9 April 2018

  Visible and sensible changes: Added a switch of automatic frame buffer clearing Added a CLS function to clear frame buffer manually Added a SET_CLEARER function to set the switch of automatic frame buffer clearing Fixed a termination issue with music Transparent changes: Updated many 3rd-party libraries Fixed a state checking bug with right mouse click Fixed an accuracy issue with the TOUCH function

• [Tool] Wave Maker now available on Workshop - 5 April 2018

  Subscribe to the Wave Maker to make sound effect. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31413559%2F06238c3b00f171a891579798fffecee1654bda7a.png

• [Tool] Wave Maker now available on Workshop - 5 April 2018

  Subscribe to the Wave Maker to make sound effect. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31413559%2F06238c3b00f171a891579798fffecee1654bda7a.png

• Update to v1.3.4 for new audio functions and lots of improvements - 5 April 2018

  Visible and sensible changes: Add an option to surf Steam pages using internal browser Add a welcome page Add an ID type to sound effect Add a `WAVE` type to prefab sound effect Add functionality to play prefab sound effect with wave object to the `SFX` function Add a `STOP` function to stop any audio Fix a preview issue with inactive map layers Fix a boolean evaluating bug with library object Transparent changes: Add a frame cache to the sprite editor Fix a tag setting bug with undo operation in the sprite editor Fix an unsaved state issue with new created assets

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