I also have this kind of problem, I'm glad that I ended here in you post, the comments are very helpful.
Updated and don't like the new scheme at all. The key system was actually okay for me. Besides, because I had already won every major plant of any world I've gained all the remaining content for free.
What's the difference between a solid colored level bubble and one with white lines on it? This new update is really confusing me (though, to be fair, I haven't played since about two weeks after the initial release.) And what are costumes for?
Never mind, I think I figured it out. Solid levels are regular gameplay. White rings on the level indicate a special style of play. And apparently, costumes dress up your plants. So, for anyone offended by the naked plants before, here you go.
I haven't updated yet. Can anyone confirm if the level progress on endless is affected from the update? I'm currently in the 70s and don't want to be set back if the update has been known to do this in any way. I already have every star, key and every level and objective completed in the game. 33 extra keys in Egypt, 24 extra keys in pirates, and 8 extra keys in the Wild West levels. Is there a certain number of keys that grants you a certain number of costumes in return ratio?
My progress did not reset - still on about 58 or so in the pyramid. I was at 74/75 stars (stupid cocoanut cannons) and got 6 new costumes. So you should get 6 or maybe 7. The keys didn't trade in for costumes, they went to gold. I was on maybe 70-80 extra keys across all levels, got about 110,000 gold added to my pile. I don't like the new map, one straight line is pretty dull. But can't really complain. The new levels for the abom zombie are kinda mean. As is the fact that they show up in endless. Still having a lot of fun with it.
So how exactlydo I get the rest of the costumes? I only got 2. And how do you toggle them? That's the only part of the new update I like. I'm still upset all those challenges are gone. I had so much I needed to finish. Get rid of the gates, not destroy the freaking levels!…
Updated the game last night. Ugh, what did they do to the map? Also I noticed significant slow downs when playing on my ipad mini 1st gen. Anymore than a handful of moving objects in the game causes it to run down like an empty battery and crash, often. Anyone else encountered this?
Awesome. Thanks for letting me know. I'll probably hold off on the update until I've met my maker in endless (also on the pyramid). Until then I'm enjoying myself enough watching my leaderboard ranking slowly rise. Even though hackers have claimed the top spots which kind of gives me peace of mind in a way knowing I'll never have to obsess over my ranking.
I think the costume rewards might be a bit randomized. I had 100% completion before the update but only got 5 costumes as freebies. Can't say I understand the point for this update at all, adds very little and takes away so much.
I'm definitely on the side of those disliking the new look to the maps. Having each map in space takes away from the look and feel of each world. I also enjoyed the gated side quests. I still had one to go that I was determined to conquer (the final score-based level shooting cannonballs at seagull zombies - frustrating but challenging). It seems to have gone away now. I read a good deal of criticism that said you couldn't progress easily without IAPs, and I wonder if this new look is a response to that. Personally, I haven't paid anything and still got through all the levels without too much trouble so this argument doesn't really wash with me. One article I read complained the game relied too much on the periodic Yeti appearance and hoping it dropped keys. I found that keys were regularly dropped by in-level zombies so never saw the sense of this argument either. Also, for something that the game highlighted, I never found the Yeti particularly useful to seek out and kill. I'm not sure if anything has changed regarding the Yeti in the new update, but I hope it is more rewarding to kill.
So is that new world unlockable? Any good? If not I'm contemplating trying to "roll back" my game to the old version. The only thing new I see in here is Yetis and some costumes. And a cool new icon... Everything else blows pretty much. --- Well I guess I TOFTT.. Lost my save file trying to downgrade. Downgrading didn't do anything because they shut off the updater, meaning you can't get the old files back (because they deleted them from your device and the server). Basically the only way I or anyone else can play the old version back is if you saved your save files and data all from the previous version. I was stupid enough to think the update was good one without checking through it. Damn it. Lost all the progress. Edit: I think I might have some luck with the older older versions. Going to try those out and see if any of them downloads their updates.
On the Egypt Map, if you scroll until stage 16 is in the centre of the screen, what is that square thing that flies across the screen?
It's a reference to the original Superman movies, with Zod, Ursa and Non trapped in the Phantom Zone.
