After two and a half years of struggling to release something, I gave myself a new goal: "Whatever I get done by Christmas, I'll release it." Rather than the lofty expectations, or the insidious perfectionism, I aimed to simply just have fun, and to let my heart roam. I had to overcome some things first, some of which you'll face in the update. I expect this update will have many bugs, many loose ends and threads, some in different shades of finish or polish. Regardless it is important for me break the curse of this long sojourn I've had, and simply reconnect with the game and art that was fun for me. A gift for me, a gift for you. Here's to the walk, cheers. We'll talk soon.

Thank you for being you.
Sincerely,
Cody Penn

• +15 new levels for Easymode
  
• +1 new Boss (Imperfect Dragon)
  
• New Textboxes and new character portraits for characters.
  
• New Menu System that showcases level previews and death count information.
  
• Began work on a Level Editor.
  
• Steam Trading Cards.

New Menu System that shows previews:
Laughrinth
Artist Block
Banana Tree
Tutorial Duck
The Watchtower
Self Doubt
Flying Buffalo
Self Hate
Trauma Dump
Leap Frog
Building Castles
Earthquake
Memento Mori
Burden of Living
Imperfectionism
I've wanted a Level Editor for a long time, so I've gone ahead and started programming it. Currently it is pretty barebones, but it can be accessed and looked at:
A pic of me after my failed attempt at the Laurel Highlands Trail:

It's been five years since I released the game onto Steam. A lot has changed. The game has changed, and I myself have changed. It has been some time since I've released an update, but I've been chiseling away at it. Some days I want to give up, and quit, but I think that's natural. Sometimes I'm anxious about the time I've taken, but every time I sit down to do something, I learn a little more, and take a couple more steps. I'm happy I made it here, wherever this place is. I don't know how long it will take until I release my update, but I care less about that now. As long as I enjoy what I make, that's really all that matters. Thanks for a fun five years! I hope your life is going well. I'm having fun, more than I've had in the past. It's been stressful, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'll see you when I see you, keep walking.

-Sincerely
Cody Penn


Levels now show a preview on menu screen:
Hardmode entering a level:
Flying Buffalo:
Earthquake:
Self-Hate:
Update of the first prototype Jump Off The Bridge Level:
Here's the first one for comparison:
Here's the V1.0 bridge:
Spider's Den:
Banana Tree:
996:

Thank you everyone who's supported, and been interested in my strange little game. It's come a long way, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with you. Until then, good luck.


I always like seeing behind the veil of what developer's studios/offices look like. Here's mine, quite chaotic like my game:
Discord: https://discord.gg/fpAHfyT

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/codypenn

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@c0dy821

Email: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com

Hello!

It has been almost a year since Jump Off The Bridge has been updated, for everyone still here, thank you for your support. This past year I've learned a lot of important lessons, some difficult, some enjoyable, some sad, some happy. But in all I'm proud I was given the opportunity to learn them. If there's anything I want to impart with my game, it is that you don't fail until you give up - that every mistake is a learning opportunity, a potential stepping stone to something you never expected. I'm going to keep trudging along, I hope you will as well. Until then, good luck, and keep up the fight.

Sincerely,
Cody Penn

Happy 4th Anniversary for Jump Off The Bridge!

Hello everyone!

It's been a couple of months! It has been too long since the last content update. I spent a great amount of time trying to work on improving my focus, and while some of it succeeded (exercising, more time outside, adjusting diet, cutting out sugar, adjusting times, scheduling activities, adding vitamins, rearranging my room), some of it failed and made me much more scatterbrained (cutting out caffeine, no fruit diet). Now that I recognize the power of coffee in my ability to focus, I've been making some headway.

In update V2.5 I've added two new levels:
(I haven't added an achievement for this level yet because I'm not sure what I want to make the Par for the hole after adding the ability to see the arc of the ball.)

• Sphinx Boss Level
  
• Patreon Backlog

• Mac Version (Will figure this out soon)
  
• Hardmode Commission
  
• Large Patreon Backlog
  
• Xbox One Port (Waiting on GMS)

• Added Golf Level
  
• Added Black Snake Level
  
• Changed sky color in the Slums
  
• Fixed Grandma/Dog Level, floating spiked platform could kill you while invisible.

If you'd like to support what I do, and vote for future content, consider joining my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/codypenn

Patrons also have access to the latest beta version of the game, which I update at the end of each month, until I finish the update for public release.

Feel free to join the Discord as well: https://discord.gg/fpAHfyT

You can also support me through Crypto:
Bitcoin: 1LtZb986cQWm31eUN6UcP8eXyurtREAwMx
If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, complaints, requests, inquiries, anything, please send a message to: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com

Hello everyone!

It took more than a week, but the Clay Pots Level has been added to the game. I've also added a "Beat the Level without breaking a single pot" achievement, which is incredibly difficult. I'll endeavor to make some more extremely difficult achievements for the hardcore completionists soon!

Next up will be Romance-themed Levels, some Patreon Backlog stuff, and more work on the Hardmode Commission.

• Mac Version (This is a nightmare)
  
• Romance Themed Levels
  
• Hardmode Commission
  
• Large Patreon Backlog
  
• Xbox One Port

• Added Clay Pots Level
  
• Added "No Pots Broken" Achievement
  
• A and B are now the default menu Enter and Escape respectively when using controllers
  
• Sped up Gamepad Menu Movement (might be a bit too fast)
  
• Fixed jump-through platform bug with DPAD

If you'd like to support what I do, and vote for future content, consider joining my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/codypenn

Patrons also have access to the latest beta version of the game, which I update at the end of each month, until I finish the update for public release.

Feel free to join the Discord as well: https://discord.gg/fpAHfyT

You can also support me through Crypto:
Bitcoin: 1LtZb986cQWm31eUN6UcP8eXyurtREAwMx
If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, complaints, requests, inquiries, anything, please send a message to: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com

Hello everyone!

It has been a couple of months! I ran into a bunch of bugs with the latest Betas of GMS2, so I decided to hold off until those had been patched before I exported a new executable. Since everything seems to be stable, I'm releasing an update with a new level: The Polar Bear Level (and an Achievement).

This update also includes quite a bit of work on the Gamepad and Keyboard binding controls. The menus should work better overall, allow more intricate binding, and I've fixed the D-Pad movement. Now by default both the Joystick and the D-Pad work for movement, so you can use them interchangeably whilst playing. As well as there was an annoying bug that prevented rebinding on the Keyboard, so that's fixed now!

Also I've enabled Screenshots! Press F12 to Screenshot a part of the game!

Next up will be the Pottery Level voted by my Patreons, featured in the Previews, just have to finish up some work on it before I ship it. I'm aiming for sometime later this week!

Upcoming Levels:

• Mac Version
  
• Pottery Level
  
• Hardmode Commission
  
• Large Patreon Backlog

• Font in Options Menu now matches correctly.
  
• Parallax backgrounds color in city fixed, to correspond with real life (I had the original colors backwards, the correct way is: things closer are darker, things further away are lighter/fade into the background).
  
• Queen Bee can now only be damaged via stingers.
  
• Fixed slow middle jump-pad on the Queen Bee Level.
  
• Discord Button added on front page.
  
• New levels now display "NEW" in upper right corner. After acquiring the level's achievement, this indicator goes away.
  
• Gamepad Binding has been reworked a bit, players can now bind different analog-stick directions separately.
  
• Gamepad movement in Level Select has been sped-up as well.
  
• Gamepad D-Pad movement now works correctly.
  
• Screenshots are now enabled, players can press F12.
  
• "Back to the Fun Mall?" text on pause menu, whilst in 2019 Halloween levels, now matches main font.
  
• Fixed Boomerang position not returning to unrotated position whilst holding it.
  
• Money no longer displays in the lower left if you have 0.
  
• Fixed Lancer pushing you into the left wall of the castle.
  
• Dragon head only makes blood if thrown correctly, not whilst holding it.
  
• Fixed blocks blocking above the treasure once buttons are hit on the Dog Puzzle Level.
  
• Revamped Keyboard Rebind menu, now controlled also with ArrowKeys+Enter+Escape, can bind same key multiple times as well.
  
• Escape Menu during gameplay now default also controlled with Arrow Keys+Enter, incase of rebind errors.
  
• Music now properly loads when you enter the city from the Level Select.
  
• Charging bees now drop stingers when killed.
  
• Fixed while-loop freeze in Alligator's House on the Bog Level
  
• Fixed repeating cave spike sound
  
• Fixed Cop Van no sound on colliding with robber.
  
• Added Polar Bear Level

If you'd like to support what I do, and vote for future content, consider joining my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/codypenn

Patrons also have access to the latest beta version of the game, which I update at the end of each month, until I finish the update for public release.

Feel free to join the Discord as well: https://discord.gg/fpAHfyT

You can also support me through Crypto:
Bitcoin: 1LtZb986cQWm31eUN6UcP8eXyurtREAwMx
If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, complaints, requests, inquiries, anything, please send a message to: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com

Hello again! The checkpoint system was working incorrectly. I have repaired it.

If you have had this glitch, once you start the game, you should now be at the final boomerang level. After beating that level, deliver the nicotine patch to the thug, and jump off the bridge. Upon jumping off the bridge, you will receive the "Beat Easymode V1.0 Achievement". After receiving that achievement, all the rest of the levels will be unlocked for you.


Thank you to Tobias, 樣逸, and 神山識, for bringing this to my attention. I apologize for the extra suffering I have caused you.

It anyone has any other bugs to report, please let me know at: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com

Hello again everyone!

I'm changing my philosophy. I've spent too long working on this update, and entered a self-defeating cycle of "took more-time need more-content." My scope for V2.1 was far too grand, and so I'm cutting my losses, and am changing my philosophy. Every time I finish a level, I'm going to update the game. Sorry for the incredibly long wait, hopefully you enjoy what I have in store! All the levels that are a work-in-progress have been denoted accordingly.

With the help of my family, my patrons, and your support, I'm now renting an office space. We've spent the last few months setting everything up, painting, renovating, etc. I now have a place wholly dedicated to working on this project, which has done wonders for my productivity (and internet speed)!

Jade painted my office room:
Me after plenty of painting:
+3 New Levels, they are marked with green:
Escher:
Queen Bee Boss:
Build-A-Bridge:
I've added three new achievements, one for completing each of these levels, so that you can prove you've beaten them!

• MacOS Port
  
• JOTB Soundtrack +Other Goodies (Map, Strategy Guide, Easter Egg Locations)
  
• 2021 Halloween Levels (I'm definitely late already!) (+Time Wizard Appearance)
  
• Hardmode Commission Levels (More FiFqo content)
  
• DJ FGT Level
  
• The rest of my backlog of work!

P.S. Dear Freakazoid, I'd like to pre-emptively apologize for not adding more hard achievements for you. I promise the next update will have them. If it does not, please harangue me.


If you'd like to support what I do, and vote for future content, consider joining my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/codypenn

Patrons also have access to the latest beta version of the game, which I update at the end of each month, until I finish the update for public release.

Feel free to join the Discord as well: https://discord.gg/fpAHfyT

You can also support me through Crypto:
Bitcoin: 1LtZb986cQWm31eUN6UcP8eXyurtREAwMx
If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, complaints, requests, inquiries, anything, please send a message to: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com

Hello everyone!

Thank you everyone for your continued interest in JOTB and your support. I'm working on a large update, with a bunch of new content. I'm working on levels, new mechanics, money, the hat shop, achievements, and narrative. I don't have an estimated time of arrival just yet, but I'd like to showcase my progress:

New Easymode Levels in the works:
Modern Man:
Clown Fiesta Tent:
Secret in Action:
Queen Bee Miniboss Preview:
Bartender:
Casino's Horse Races Bet Menu Test:
Digging Sand:
Baby Mode:
Sphinx Boss:
Parody Level Mechanics in Action:
Hat Shop:
Water Pipe Mechanic:
Collecting Money:
Dice Roll:
Balloon Parody Mechanic:
If you'd like to support what I do, and vote for future content, consider joining my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/codypenn

Patrons also have access to the latest beta version of the game, which I update at the end of each month, until I finish the update for public release.

Feel free to join the Discord as well: https://discord.gg/fpAHfyT

You can also support me through Crypto:
Bitcoin: 1LtZb986cQWm31eUN6UcP8eXyurtREAwMx
If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, complaints, requests, inquiries, anything, please send a message to: jumpoffthebridgex@gmail.com