Gimmick! 2 (Switch): all the updates

24 September 2024 Lite_Agent Bitwave Games, Clear River Games, Gimmick! 2, Sunsoft

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Gimmick! 2 on Nintendo Switch (originally released in September 2024 in North America, Europe, and Japan)!

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Gimmick! 2 – Ver. ???

Release date: September 24th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

General

IMPROVEMENTS

Spear Ohagi spear hitbox reduced from 3 to 2.5

Updated death animations for multiple enemies

Hoho celebration animation updated

Flying Ohagi dive animation updated

Add Flying Ohagi alert state

Updated Yumetaro walk and jump particles

Updated Warp Door animation

Updated Barûntaro idle animation

Updated faded out sticker when taken

Updated beam/rail visuals for moving platforms

Added more freedom to use Yumetaro’s original horn with other horns unlocked

Hoho will now wave a pink flag if all chests and stickers from it to the next Hoho location has been taken

BUG FIXES

Fixed multiple cameras throughout all levels

Enemies pushed into slopes should no longer visually turn back

Updated rendering order so that the star always render behind pipes

Updated rendering order for roof bomb explosions

Fixed screen going permanently black if going to level select when dying and then opening a level

Fixed bug where Ohagi with headgear does not take damage after first hit

Fixed Crash if returning to level select through menu when dying

UI

IMPROVEMENTS

Added a separate image for removing hat to go back to no hat

Hint of location of chests in relation to Hoho checkpoints is now visible in the pause screen

Updated translations

Level Select

IMPROVEMENTS

Removed blue outline on levels

Smoother rain clouds

Midsummer Meadows

IMPROVEMENTS

Reduced distance to wall after checkpoint in cave to allow for more star usage

Updated assisted mode to make it less likely to trick assisted player in solving puzzles the wrong way

BUG FIXES

Sometimes the game could crash seemingly at random in Midsummer Gardens. This has now been fixed.

Tadpole Temple

IMPROVEMENTS

Added crumbling block after second checkpoint if dying while taking the track below frog statue

Updated art assets to expose platforms

Added more Fauna

Updated tiling textures

BUG FIXES

Updated backtracking cameras to make sure Yumetaro doesn’t leave the screen

Fixed music not starting if dying just before gate to Temple

Fixed so the door completed is opening if Yumetaro died while it was moving

Music from the middle boss now always stops after leaving the area

Arctic Ascent

IMPROVEMENTS

Updated background so camera doesn’t reveals empty areas

Updated second part of final descent to make direction more apparent

Added more Fauna

Updated lava tiling textures

Updated ice tiling textures

Arena was made a tiny bit friendlier while playing on assisted

Updated checkpoint trigger area in snowball pit in order to avoid accidentally missing it

BUG FIXES

Fixed asset depths

Fixed minor tiling issues

Updated fires on all sources that use torches or braziers so they stay the same intensity

Fixed blocks that visually looked like platforms but were not solid

Added failsafe if entering the arena after it has been cleared

Added death protection in areas that could otherwise break the game

Fishy Factory

IMPROVEMENTS

Updated conveyor belts in various areas to allow for alternate ways to interact with level

Made path to hidden sticker secret a bit more obvious

Updated area in final boss to allow for more play patterns

Updated timing until Ohagis spawn in final boss

Updated slime position on whale

Added animation for sad whale while sick

Updated Whale Ride to allow for alternate strategies

Updated tiles with mix textures

Added fish in the water in Lakeside

Added extra Camera for fast players

BUG FIXES

Updated Ohagi in the machine animation

Fixed tiling errors

Whale could sometimes start swimming before player had reached it

Whale could push Yumetaro inside a wall with no way out

Rain should now properly turn off when returning to level select.

Cloud Castle

IMPROVEMENTS

Update fire speed of arrow cannon to allow for cleaner play to get chest

Removed Ohagis on final boss while playing on assisted

Updated tiles with mix textures

Added bird fauna to Castle

Updated reveal area around Seagull

Updated animation and effects for final boss in the level

BUG FIXES

Fixed visual bugs in tileset

Altered one pipe to be one-way

Sorcerer’s Sanctum

IMPROVEMENTS

Added trail to particles for Manto phase 2

Charge animation updated

BUG FIXES

Moving projectiles in level should now properly play sounds

Credits

Credits updated with new names

Switch

Updated game icon

BUG FIXES

Fix bug where controllers could stop if opening pause menu when dying

Fix bug with sound in menu if moving between alternatives fast

Additional notes: none
Source: Bitwave Games

How to download updates for Gimmick! 2 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Gimmick! 2, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.