Things have been crazy with the Switch release, but I finally got some time to put out a small patch. It fixes a pretty common bug when mashing through dialogue. Thanks to the Kindergarten speed running community for helping me figure it out!

v2.04 Change Log

• Fixed player being able to eat apples while Jerome walks to Teacher for hall pass distraction.
  
• Fixed overlapping dialogue occurring when a player mashes buttons too fast.
  
• Updated credits page to use Kindergarten assets instead of Kindergarten 2.

Next bunch of bug fixes coming in hot! Huge thanks to everyone who reported bugs!

v2.03 Change Log

• Fixed exclamation point appearing during secret ending.
  
• Fixed money not showing the "$" symbol if system was set to a different language/region.
  
• Fixed walls in Nugget Cave to prevent going out of bounds.
  
• Fixed being able to leave the bathroom while hall monitor is walking away after giving him cigarettes.
  
• Fixed Janitor not appearing in cafeteria during Jerome mission after returning to cafeteria.
  
• Fixed Lily having wrong dialogue if you didn't take pills during her mission but failed to find the thing in the office.

Have a good day at school everyone!

Here's the next hotfix! Thanks to everyone who reached out and reported bugs. I'm squashing them as fast as I can. The major one here is fixing the sound settings. It should work as intended now. There are a few other minor fixes as well. More to come as needed! Have a good day at school everyone!

v2.02 Change Log

• Fixed sound settings not working properly in game.
  
• Fixed Lunch Lady not giving slop during certain dialogue options when she should.
  
• Adjusted character movement to not move so fast diagonally.
  
• Fixed dialogue overlap during Jerome's mission when returning to classroom.
  
• Fixed layering on knife falling into hole.

Sorry about that! There's some growing pains involved with converting a game made 5 years ago by a total newb (myself) to accommodate cloud saves. The good news is, it should be working now. I'm still watching the forums and will have an additional patch tomorrow for some other known bugs as well as some Linux issues. Once again, sorry to anyone who had trouble and thanks again for your patience.

• Cloud saves should work properly now.
  
• Erasing data works properly now.
  
• Options menu in game should not cause resolution and sound issues issues.

Hello kids! It's been quite awhile! How've you been? I've been a little busy over the past...3 years. Jeez. It really has been awhile. So we have some pretty great news! I'll let Nugget tell you.

Aside from Nugget's special announcement, I am pleased to announce that Kindergarten and Kindergarten 2 will be receiving a large amount of QoL updates. Neither game has received updates in a really long time and there are definitely still bugs that need fixing in both. I've spent the last year or so working on the Switch ports, but also fixing both games in the process. All of the improvements made for the Buddy Edition on Switch will also be added to Kindergarten and Kindergarten 2 individually on Steam. Today I'm rolling out the changes to Kindergarten. The updates for Kindergarten 2 should be ready early next week.

So now onto some questions I'm sure you all have.

What is Kindergarten Buddy Edition?
Kindergarten Buddy Edition is the Nintendo Switch exclusive version of Kindergarten. It includes Kindergarten and Kindergarten 2 in one package.

Will Kindergarten Buddy Edition be available on Steam?
No. Kindergarten and Kindergarten 2 will remain the Steam versions of the game. However, they will be receiving all of the quality of life changes that the Buddy Edition is receiving.

Is there any new content in the Buddy Edition?
Not really. There is updated dialogue that was added to streamline some of the missions. The paths to complete the various missions are almost identical.

What took you so long?
The original Kindergarten was a disaster and didn't load properly on the Switch, which sucked cause Kindergarten 2 worked fine. It didn't make sense to me to have the sequel available, but not the original. It took a lot of refactoring and testing to get it to a point where Kindergarten could load in a reasonable time.

I don't like the changes. Can I go back to old Kindergarten?
Sure! Right click the game in your Steam games list. Select 'Betas' and opt into 'Legacy.' You should revert back to the older version of which ever game you chose. Your save data should still be there, but none of your progress in the new version will revert back to the old version.

What about other consoles?
I might be able to move forward with other consoles in the future, but at this time I can't promise anything.

What about Kindergarten 3?
At this time there are no plans to make Kindergarten 3. It's not that I don't want to make it, but I do want to try my hand at some other genres of games and content creation. It's still a possibility in the future and I would make an official announcement if the project ever gets going.

Change Log
Kindergarten

• -Adjusted menus and dialogue selection to be faster.
  
• -Changed how money works. Players now can choose to start the day with $2.50 or $10.00. There is no more accumulating money across days of the week. Dialogue and gameplay have been adjusted to reflect this change.
  
• -Updated most Monstermon cards to be able to be gotten without using an apple. Some still require it, but you should be able to pick up most of them as you play through the game now.
  
• -Changed some mission descriptions to make it more obvious when they are supposed to be done.
  
• -Increased character move speed.
  
• -Added additional dialogue to make some of the more abstract missions clearer and to prevent players from reaching the end of the day to discover that they missed something in the beginning.
  
• -Added signs in Hallway to indicate which doors are the janitor's and the principal's.
  
• -Slightly darkened Jerome's and player character dialogue background color to make it easier to read highlighted text.
  
• -Improved general stability. The game should no longer randomly freeze during dialogue sections.
  
• -Fixed certain things that impale the player not being in front when they should be.
  
• -Rewrote the abortion section of the Cindy House sequence. This bit of dialogue always felt like it didn't work with the rest of the humor of the game so it's been changed to something milder. It functions the same in regards to getting a Monstermon card.
  
• -Fixed issues with 21:9 aspect ratios causing the camera to not work properly and show things that are supposed to be offscreen.
  
• -Updated credits section.
  
• -Updated title screen which now includes an improved settings menu and an extra save file.
  
• -Removed ability to remap controls. This never worked properly from the start and I'm glad to be rid of it.
  
• -Added Monstermon tracking through the hints section after beating the game. This should make cleaning up the last cards easier.
  
• -Added more scenarios that cover what happens when the player doesn't follow a mission exactly.

I'll be hanging out around the forums for any questions or bug reports!

Have a good day at school everyone.

For anyone not in the loop about Kindergarten 2, the release date is July 30th! The new game is shaping up to be really funny and I hope you all like it. I also have some updates coming to Kindergarten 1 later this year, and I'll be making an announcement about that when I have all the details so stay tuned.

Until then, have a great day at school!

-Connor

I just uploaded a fix for the Spanish version for a bug that caused the hall monitor to not move after showing him the bathroom pass. This bug should only have existed on the Spanish version so English players are unaffected. I apologize to the Spanish community and appreciate their continued patience.

The Spanish version of Kindergarten is now fixed and ready to play! I apologize to anyone who was confused by the last translation and we're working to make sure that never happens again.

After 4 months since it's initial discovery...I am happy to announce that the seemingly random conversation freezing bug has been fixed. You don't know how happy that makes me. I also fixed a couple of other little bugs along the way.

v1.4
-Fix dialogue freezing bug.
-Fix dialogue overlap in recess while completing Jerome's mission.
-Fix dialogue overlap when using last action in bathroom during morning time as janitor is walking back from toilets.


As usual post in the discussion board if there is anything wrong with the build and I'll fix it ASAP.

I'm going to be doing some fixes to the Spanish version next and then after that all my focus will be going to the Xbox One port for awhile.

I'll be making an announcement on the future of Kindergarten sometime in October. I'll let you guys know here when it's ready.

Until then...

Have a good day at school. :NuggetFace:

-Connor