Well, kinda. I'm currently too busy with college to work on it, but I may get back to it at some point. I won't be giving up on it though; I've spend so much time on it, and I'm almost done with it anyway XD .

Awww I'm flattered...Thank you, that's very nice of you to say!

Thanks so much! I spent about 500 (figurative) years on this update, so I'm glad you like it!

I tested the boss level many times, and I couldn't find any glitches. But if you find anything major, please don't hesitate to tell me about it XD .

Oh :| alright then! Hopefully there aren't any other similar issues, but I'll make sure this one gets fixed at least. Thanks for the heads up!

I get that a lot XD. I'm glad you like it!

Thanks so much :D ! I'm glad you like it! Some people aren't too fond of the difficulty (which is understandable XD), so it's always good to see some enjoyment!

It sounds like you're talking about the boss XD.

Oooh gotcha. Well, I did make them difficult for a reason mwahaha!

Jokes aside, I haven't actually experienced much slowdown in the game's performance, except for the level screens. Both of them have so many save and load timers (about 10-12) that if I added any more, it would start lagging really bad XD. Every block in every level is assigned to a group so I wouldn't get any lag by having each object with its own behaviors.

I've got a 4th gen iPad, so it's definately one of the faster ones.

I would also be glad to test it out for you! Just send me a link if you'd like.

You mean in the Hard Levels? Well of course they don't work; I haven't put theme in yet XD.

Ive only got 1 boss out of 3 and 13 levels out of 20 finished.

You're all good haha. Now that you mention it, I should have put a little "Out of Commission" sign on the levels that's aren't finished. Well, that'll be in the next update then XD !

Yay thanks so much dude! The next update with be focused more on making the level creator better. I will probably go pro soon, so that will open up more things for me to do! As I mentioned in the update log, I will also release the OST on soundcloud in order to branch the game out to the public.

I'm glad you mentioned this, because I forgot to include it in the update log XD, but the "Level Select" button on the mini-pause screen actually saves which Level Screen you were at last! I did this so I didn't have to put both of them on the mini-pause screen, and so I could save time. I've found only one issue with the Star-Rating Screen though. I meant to fix it before today, but I guess I forgot XD.

Thanks so much :D ! I do eventually want to make custom font graphics for everything, but the selection of fonts is so limited and basic unless you're a pro member... I will eventually become a pro member though, so I will definately shift more focus on the fonts and displays!

Thanks MIkpad! I'm sorry I couldn't email you back... I've just been way busier than I expected.

Hopefully when this is done and over with, we can finally start working again XD. I will definately have more time during summer, and won't have to vigorously study for any finals (-_-) .

That sounds like a fantastic idea! Two minds work better than 1, and I think it would be really fun to make a dual-organized project! Currently, I'm holding off on BackTrack for a bit, as I want to wait for the next hyperpad update (if it's coming out any time soon). Now, I would give you my email here, but I don't want everyone else messaging me XD. Should we exchange via Gamepress Forums? If you have a profile on there, you could just message me. I have the same username there as I do here, so it shouldn't be very hard to find me.

The Gamepress Forums are actually on a website called "gamepressapp.com" I believe. I've been on there for a while, and it shouldn't be too hard to set up an account. sob That reminds me when Gamepress was still alive :( Those were good times XD. Anyway, I don't have the beta of the next version of hyperpad, and I don't really know when the next hyperpad update will come out anyway (though it will hopefully be soon).

Switching back and forth between our own projects and this new one is I really nice idea, and will definately work for me, schedule-wise.

http://www.gamepressapp.com/forum/

This should work.

Sorry about not specifying this before XD.

Go into the "user control panel", then "private messages", then "sent messages". Then hit NEWPM.

Why, thank you :D. That's a very nice thing to say! Another thing I really wanted to do was add custom fonts, but you can't do that unless you're a Pro member... I'm still pondering whether or not I should spend the $9 per month.

Well, you can't really select more objects on the collided behavior outside of the 2 options they give you, but you can use tags to select multiple groups of objects (though you can only do this for the right side option). In BackTrack, the player object has a behavior chain which uses multiple object tags. You can branch BackTrack and take a look if you'd like! Just go into the behaviors for any of the player objects and you will see the chain.

I had too many problems with vertical and horizontal movement, so I just made it move horizontally, but on different vertical levels. What kinds of issues does it have? It works perfectly fine for me for some reason... I do appreciate the incite though.

Thanks :). I just kindof wanted to make it simple, so I only made it move ony horizontally. Though I am experiencing none of the issues everyone else is having... sigh These types of things always happen to me with this app... I tried to release a game about a year ago, and right before I did, hyperpad updated with its new physics engine, which completely broke the game, never to be fixed again... And I fear the same has happened for BackTrack... Nonetheless, I do apprieciate your help, and I would like to know these "secrets" of yours. I will do whatever it takes to fix this darned game.

They actually move via Move to Point, instead of Drag and Drop. Each block is controlled via While Touching, connected to a move to point with the x direction being set on the exact place your touching, and the y direction being set at a specific point at all times, giving the effect of it only moving horizontally.

Oh! So it must be a beta issue then. Does the retry counter not work, or is just bugged?

Ok. I just tried it, and the retry counter just flat out doesn't work XD. So, my bad. I should've checked that earlier. Nonetheless, thanks for commenting and telling me about the issue.

And by the way, I actually make all the music for BackTrack myself on a handy app called "DefleMask". It's completely free and can almost flawlessly replicate the sounds of old school systems like the NES, Game Boy, SEGA Genesis, PC-Engine, and more! It's a completely free app, and I would highly recommend it! If you want to start small though, I would recommend "Pulseboy". You can make simple, old school tracks with both of them.

Oh............ I'm really, really sorry about this... For some reason, it works perfectly fine for me; the level screen is in the right place, the challenge level is accessible, and the level creator works flawlessly... Are you sure that this happens every time? And what ios update are you using? Again, I'm really sorry that it's broken for you... Thanks so much for telling me this though. I'll wait and see if anyone else has these issues.

Oh god really?! I'm so sorry about this... Hold on, I'm going to update it again. I think this might be an upload error of some sort, as I was having issues while trying to upload it. Thanks so much for telling me.

I just updated it and removed the incredibly buggy pause button XD. There is now a small "Menu" button instead. Let me know if it works, or if it's still broken.

Wait, your using the beta of the next version of hyperpad? That's most likely what's causing it to act up.

Yaaaay thank you Murtaza! You're a life saver, man :D!

Haha it seems as though you've found the old levels. When you branch BackTrack, you can see that there's 2 levels (labeled "level 5" and "level 6" I believe) that are actually old levels from back in February XD. I kept them in because they have good puzzles in them that I hope to implement in later levels. I might include them some time in the future though. "The Past" is a little mini-level you will be able to play which has BackTrack's old textures from back in November when I first released it XD. It's just a fun little blast-to-the-past thing I wanted to have in the extras menu. I will also eventually put a "Level Creator" in the extras menu as well, but that won't be for a while.

Thanks so much :D It's so good to see that people are still enjoying it, despite its increasing difficulty. And on the subject of that glitch, I am aware of it, but have no idea how to fix it XD. The glitch happens whenever you retry enough times to get less than 5 stars on any level, then quit to the level select screen. The entire game is messed up from that point on, until you quit to the hub and come back in... Im sorry about that... Nonetheless, I will continue to try and fix it. And thanks so much (again) for the support! It means a lot to me :D.

Yeaaaahhh XD... I do I fact know of this glitch... Though it only occurs in certain situations. It usually happens whenever you're in a level, and decide to go back to the level select screen via pause button... The Star-Rating System freaks out, and gives you the same amount of stars every level. It also turns off certain sound effects and animations for some reason... I think it has to do with overlays, ans the way it directs you back to the level screen. I've tried to fix it, but I haven't had any luck... The best thing you can do if this occurs is to just restart the game. But I will continue to work on it.

The text thing is also something I've tried to fix for a while... But I can't think of any way to teach the player how the game works without text... You're right in the fact that it doesn't fit very well, and it's not exactly the most professional thing either XD. I will continue to work on it though, and as always, thanks so much for commenting! I greatly appreciate you're suggestions :D

Cycles? I guess your right XD. I always respond to every comment the same way; "thanks for commenting, yada yada, that's a good idea yada yada". But I wouldn't say it every time if I didn't mean it :D. Everyone always has awesome advice, gives so much support, and shares their ideas and opinions in such nice ways. Even though it might not seem like much to most people, It means so much to me. It sounds kindof sappy, but that's how I see it haha.

And it's not even on the App Store yet :| ...

Haha yeah, it is very similar now that I look back at it. I came back to the game in early March, and now it's early April. That's like 70 comments and about 10 likes in only a month! The game is growing fast and it's weirding me out XD !

Haha why thank you. On the subject of custom levels, I do have it on my list of things to do, and it will hopefully be in the next update. Once you earn 5 stars on every level, you will be able to unlock the Level Creator! At least that's what I'm planning. It's proving to be quite the difficult task so far XD. Nonetheless, thanks so much for commenting! I really appreciate it.

Funny enough, the Results Screen was originally an overlay when I first made it. But it was pretty buggy as an overlay, so I had to move it to a separate scene. Overlays seem a bit messed up for me, so I don't use them often... Anyway, I do really like the idea of adding a retry button and showing the amount of retries it took! I don't know why I didn't think of that before XD

Oh awesome! Thanks so much Hamed! I have some issues with the Results Screen being a separate scene, as I can't have a retry button (it just restarts the Results Screen, instead of the actual level). So hopefully those gripes will be resolved. Nonetheless, I look forward to the update!

Yeah... Now that I think about it, I could have a system of "If"s and "Save to File"s to load the level you were last at in order to give the illusion of a retry. That could take a while to pull off, and it might be kindof difficult... I might just wait for the update instead XD.

Yeah XD sorry about that. I didn't know about the glitch until after I put it up a few days ago. But worry not, the next update (which should hopefully come out today) will include a fix for that. And I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the level editor idea! While it might be hard to pull off, I think that would be fantastic!

Ooo that sounds awesome! Or mabye if you 5-star every level, you unlock a "level creator" or something. It wouldn't be hard to make a sub-editor, (just use a lot of drag and drops), but it might be a pain to save the specific layout of the level you've made. That would be A LOOOOT of file saving and file loading to points XD. And in a later hyperpad update, they can post their own level to the hub! That would be so cool!!!

Oh so that's what you meant haha. That would be cool too though! On the subject of publishing the game, I do hope to eventually publish it when it's refined and I've made about 20 or so levels. I haven't subscribed to be a Pro Member yet, but I will eventually. I'm still in school, so I don't exactly have piles of money to spend. A job as a cashier can only provide so much XD

I made the music on a fine little app called DefleMask. It can almost flawlessly replicate the sounds of older video game systems like the NES, Game Boy, SEGA Genesis, SEGA Megadrive, and PC Engine. It's a fantastic app if you want to compose an old school song, and you can get it for free on any computer. Also, thanks for commenting :D

I'm sorry haha. Every time you beat a level, the score saves over the previous one, and doesn't keep your best score. The system itself is in the early stages, so it's kinda weird... The update I have planned for later this week will make the system keep your best score, instead of just continuously saving over it XD.

I didn't expect this XD. I'm sorry if I caused some confusion with the Star-Rating system... It just counts down the stars (1 retry= 4 stars, 3 retry= 3 stars, 7 retry= 2 stars, 10 retry= 1 stars) depending on how many times you had to retry. So if you want 5 stars, you have to beat the level flawlessly on the first try. I held off on making it complicated by putting specific requirements for the stars, and wanted to keep it simple. I want to keep the simple goal of the game intact: get to the green block. While the process of getting to it may not be simple (it's usually not haha), I want players to have one central goal on their minds.

You make a fair point... I might change/ tweak the system a bit and try to work that stuff out. I do appreciate the suggestions though :D. And thank you for expressing your concern.

You make a fair point as well... I'm so conflicted on what to do XD. I should really look to other games (like Angry Birds) for inspiration more often. I've definately gotta do some thinking about this though haha.

Ooo I actually really like that idea. Especially the "separate game mode" idea. But I do want BackTrack to be different from Geometry Dash. Funny enough, all the people I've shown the game to have compared it to Geometry Dash XD. Perhaps I could do something else that isn't coins, but with the same basic idea. I dunno.

This is the only place I can post this, as you have to (apparently) be a pro to message people. I was trying to import a sound effect, and when I tried importing it, it said it couldn't find the source file and didn't work. I then left hyperpad and came back in to find that BACKTRACK WAS DELETED FROM MY PROJECT LIST FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. Four days of work that I was going to release TODAY is now 100% GONE. Is there anything I can do about this? I feel absolutely terrible right now and don't know what to do...

I honestly wish it was joke... But alas, it's not. When I exited hyperpad, and came back in, the game was gone. Straight up gone. For no reason. At least I can re-download the current version via the hub. I'll just redo everything I did in the last 4 days today... I can remember what I did, so I'll try my best to recreate it. Thanks so much for your help though :)

I've calmed down a bit now... But no matter what happens, I will try my hardest to make sure the update gets out today.

Idiotically, I didn't actually have cloud backups on for BackTrack XD. Well at least it is now... I'll send that support email right away.

I'm actually still on IOS 7. I personally thing there are too many restrictions on the later IOS updates, and I just don't want to deal with them. IOS 7 has everything I could ever possibly need. Plus, I do love me some Emulation XD

Thanks so much for the suggestions Murtaza! First, for the Star-Rating system, I wanted to just release this update with the WIP version of the system first to see what people thought. But I'll include the full system in a later update. Second, I absolutely LOVE the idea of emphasizing the stars like Angry Birds does, and I will definately put that in the next update. Third, I'm sorry about the pause menu haha. I'll definately fix that and make it better next time XD.

Oh my god thanks sooo much XD. That's literally the nicest thing I've heard in a long time! Nonetheless, I'm so glad you like the update, and I certainly wasn't expecting that reaction XD. Another update should be coming out later this week that includes the last 2 levels and a new block type.

Thanks dude! I designed every graphic on a little app called "Sprite Something". It's a very fun, easy, and suprisingly professional application for doing sprite work, and I would highly recommend it.

Thanks so much dude! That's a very nice thing to say, and Im glad you enjoy it :) Speaking of which, a new update should be coming out soon that has more levels and more stuff in general.

Thanks dude! I actually removed a few levels, as they still have the old textures on them, and I haven't fixed them yet. I was just eager to get this update out haha. And yes, I did make it easier. I just wanted to let beginning players get used to the game by having a gradual climb in difficulty. So don't worry, the upcoming levels will be crazy and rage-inducing XD. On the subject of unlockable levels, i plan to add them soon, but I'm having trouble with the behaviors. I'm not sure if the game will remember which levels each player has unlocked if they, for instance, quit the game (from the hub) and come back later. Nonetheless, thanks so much for taking the time to comment!

That sounds perfect! I'm alittle rusty with the save/ load behaviors, but I'm sure I can manage. Thanks so much for being so incredibly helpful. I've probably said that too many times already, but I can't express it enough XD.

Thanks so much for the suggestions Murtaza! The icons below each level were actually meant to be difficulty ratings (1-5 stars), but I like your idea of having a star rating system much better. And thanks for telling me about the pause screen. I'll definately change that in the next update XD.

Thanks dude! I actually intended for it to be a rage game, but I might make it a bit easier. It's good to know that people still enjoy it even though it's a rage game haha. Thanks so much for commenting!

Haha thanks dude. People seem to have a lot of trouble with it, so I might make it easier in the next update. I even have trouble with it myself, and had to try over 100 times to beat level 6... But nonetheless, thank you for taking the time to comment. And I see you found the "take a break" Easter egg XD.

Thanks for commenting! I never actually thought about color schemes, and you really opened my eyes. I'll definately check out "LOL Colors" and tweak a few things. Thanks again dude, I appreciate it.