Beta 2a

This is a sub-page of Proto:World of Goo.

Beta 2a is a build of World of Goo released to beta testers on August 18th 2008, around 2 months before release.

Gameplay Differences#

Progressing through the game#

This version lets you access only 8 levels.

Level Name (In order)	Differences
Chapter 1
Going Up	This level has an OCD, even though they are not implemented. For this one, the OCD requirement is 11 balls. (So like in final version)
Small Divide	This level has an OCD, even though they are not implemented. For this one, the OCD requirement is 30 seconds. (Final version's OCD requires 16 balls)
Hang Low
Impale Sticky	Requires only 16 balls to be collected, instead of 26 in the final version.
Flying Machine (Upper Path)	Completing this level kicks you to the World Selection screen and unlocks Chapter 2.
Ivy Towers (Lower Path)
Chapter 2
Drool	Requires only 6 balls to be collected, instead of 10 in the final version. It also lacks any timebugs, which is not the case in the final version.
Fly Away Little Ones	Lacks any timebugs, which is not the case in the final version.

Other changes:#

Asleep gooballs will sometimes automatically jump towards the structure before it wakes up.
Gooballs make noises, as if you hovered over them, during the parts, where you're not playing (level introduction, EOL screen).

Visual Differences#

Intro#

The only text visible in the starting movie.

When you start the game, the 'madeBy' movie will show before the 2DBOY logo, saying hello to the beta tester. The text used (MOVIE_MADEBY_1) is overwritten in the final game to have "independent monocle seal of approval" as the text instead, however it is unknown why.

Pause Menu#

Although the OCD button is present, it's non-functional, as OCDs had not been implemented yet at the time of creating this beta.

Cutscene Differences#

The cutscene "wogcunlock" (that appears after completing the "Hang Low" level) is slightly different between this beta and the final version. In the beta, customers have more linear movement instead of the final version's more frame-to-frame walking.

Unused Images#

World Backgrounds#

These backgrounds are alternatives to the MapWorldView background (res/levels/MapWorldView/bg_1). There are also six SceneLayers in the scene file for MapWorldView (one for each chapter), suggesting that these backgrounds would match the latest chapter unlocked.

res/levels/MapWorldView/bg_2.png (No ID)

res/levels/MapWorldView/bg_3.png (No ID)

res/levels/MapWorldView/bg_4.png (No ID)

Miscellaneous#

res/images/islandicon_5.png
(No ID)
Icon used for the chapter 5 level transition, however is never seen as there are no chapter 5 levels in the beta.

res/images/islandicon_wogcd.png
IMAGE_GLOBAL_WOGC_D_ICON
Icon used for the destroyed World of Goo Corporation transition, which does not exist in the beta. Image is a duplicate of res/images/islandicon_wogc.png (IMAGE_GLOBAL_WOGC_ICON)

res/images/levelimages/World1_undergroundbg.png
(No ID)
Originally from the prototypes (rev600/rev821) for the first island map.

Audio Differences#

Whistle#

The whistle, although normally unobtainable in this version without the use of the debug mode, has implemented sounds, which are completely different from the ones used in the final version. It's possible thought, that the final sounds might have been "remixed" from those early sounds.

Name	Beta 2a	Release
`whistle1.ogg`
`whistle2.ogg`
`whistle3.ogg`
`whistle4.ogg`

Text Differences#

Beta and Final Comparison#

Beta and Final version share a lot of text IDs, but only a few of them are different from each version. Most of it are minor fixes and changes, but some were originally something completely different.

Note: "(no text)" means, that the ID exists in the file, but no actual text is present with it.

align="top" |**ID: CHAPTER5_NAME**
Beta 2a	Release
`Chapter 5`	`Epilogue`

align="top" |**ID: WOG_CORP_D_NAME**
Beta 2a	Release
`Tower of Goo Memorial Park`	`Tower of Goo Memorial Park and Recreation Center`

Beta 2a

Release

A new species of GooBall! I must say, they look quite beautiful...
Maybe they have commitment anxiety, I'm not sure, but it looks like they can be easily detached from each other
-the helpful Sign Painter

A new species of GooBall!
I must say, they look quite beautiful...
Maybe they have commitment anxiety, I'm not sure,
but it looks like they can be easily detached from each other
-the helpful Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

The sky is filled with dust and debris!
The Goo Balls will have to go even higher if they want to see very far.
-the Sign Painter

I keep leaving signs here.
And they keep exploding.
Try to keep this one safe.
Hey look!
Something's missing...
Whatever it is, the sky way up there is filled with dust and debris from a giant explosion.
Visibility is low.
The Goo Balls will have to go even higher if they want to see very far.
I wonder if we can still buy delicious drinks?
Watching them build that tower makes me thirsty.
Almost all the Goo Balls in the world have come here...
...and they seem to want to climb higher and higher!
What's up there anyway?
-the wandering Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

Somewhere on this Island is a power source.
And it generates electricity for the entire World.
Lately, its output has been less than satisfactory.
What is the power source?
And why is it failing?
It looks like it's going to rain tomorrow!
-the Sign Painter

Somewhere on this Island is a power source.
And it generates electricity for the entire World.
Lately, its output has been less than satisfactory.
...
It looks like it's going to rain tomorrow!
-the Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

Everyone is welcome!
...they're legally obligated to say.
But she'll never get in looking like this.
There's another pipe way up there she might enjoy.
-the Sign Painter

Everyone is welcome!
...they're legally obligated to say.
But she'll never get down there looking like this.
There's another pipe way up there she might enjoy.
-the Sign Painter

align="top" |**ID: SIGNPOST_VOLCANICPERCOLATORDAYSPA_3**
Beta 2a	Release
`Don't forget to whistle! -the Sign Painter`	`This pipe sure is sucking! It's probably best to stay away. Don't forget to whistle! -the Sign Painter`

Beta 2a

Release

The last of the Goo Balls didn't seem to notice they were in some sort of giant Beauty Pageant Machine.
Pretty ones over there, Ugly ones over here.
Personally, I think everyone is beautiful.
Mostly me.
-the devastating Sign Painter

The last of the Goo Balls didn't seem to notice
they were in some sort of giant Beauty Pageant Machine.
Pretty ones over there, Ugly ones over here.
Personally, I think everyone is beautiful.
Mostly me.
-the devastating Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

Some balls are more flammable than other balls.
-the radiant Sign Painter

More mysterious pipes appeared up in the sky!
What are they building in this factory?
There is a rumor...
'Everything changes in Chapter 4'
...whatever that means.
-the intrepid Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

Grab a fist full of goo and run!
-the Sign Painter

They can do this the easy way...
...or the hard way.
Either way,
everyone's a winner!*
*according to recent online polls.
But some winners are bigger than other winners.
-the statistically fantastic Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

A horrible new species of Goo Ball! It's the most vile of all...
They are extremely rare, and as a result, have become quite lonely.
I think I read online somewhere that when they attach to other Goo Balls,
they shoot out dozens of 'love spikes' that grab onto almost any surface.
And won't let go.
The other Goo Balls try to avoid eye contact.
-the Sign Painter

A horrible new species of Goo Ball! It's the most vile of all...
They are extremely rare, and as a result, have become quite lonely.
I think I read online somewhere that when they attach to other Goo Balls,
they sprout dozens of 'love spikes' that can grab onto almost any surface.
And won't let go.
The other Goo Balls try to avoid eye contact.
-the Sign Painter

align="top" |**ID: SIGNPOST_WATERLOCK_2**
*(In final version, this beta text can be found in the "Ode to the Bridge Builder" level.)*
Beta 2a	Release
`It says... 'Hello, this is MOM. Are you there? Are you coming home?'`	`It says... 'Be careful.' 'Clear your cookies one hour before swimming.' 'MOM knows best.'`

Beta 2a

Release

The last of the Goo Balls didn't seem to notice...
...they were part of an internationally televised World of Goo Corporation Product Launch Event.
The color pamphlet they were handing out indicates the product will change the world forever.
I got a fake media badge.
Painted it on a napkin.
Shhh...!
They are about to reveal World of Goo Corporation's new 'Product Z'...!
-see you after the show, the Sign Painter

Happy New Year!
The last of the Goo Balls didn't seem to notice...
...they were part of an internationally televised World of Goo Corporation Product Launch Event.
The color pamphlet they were handing out indicates the product will change the world forever.
Shhh...!
They are about to reveal World of Goo Corporation's new 'Product Z'...!
-see you after the show, the Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

It looks like this socket is BLOCKED!
LOL
ROTFLMFAF
Did you know?
Users used to wander the Information Superhighway sniffing for ports just like this
to see if they could gain unauthorized access.
But sometimes it was a trap.
-the Virtual Sign Painter

It looks like this socket is BLOCKED!
LOL
ROTFLMFAF
Did you know?
Users used to wander the Information Superhighway sniffing for ports just like this
to see if they could gain unauthorized access.
But sometimes it was a trap.
...
Brute force might work.
But sometimes it requires billions of years of computation!
Maybe if you strategically slide the variables around...
...the data will fall right into place!
-the totally 1337 Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

The last of the Goo Balls were...
...
...uh oh...
...there aren't any more Goo Balls.
They must have given up on the telescope project.
It's unable to see past that layer of smog and dust.
Well, without any Goo Balls, I guess that's it.
And we'll never know what the telescope can see, and what's really up there.
The end.
Thanks for playing.
Time to go do other things now.
Maybe write a travel companion.
I'm going into the Telescope now.
Goodbye.
Whatever you do...
don't play with the fish.
-your friend, the Telescope Operator
formerly,
the Sign Painter

The last of the Goo Balls were...
...
...uh oh...
...there aren't any more Goo Balls.
They must have all been sucked away by the pipe system...
All the Goo Balls from the entire world!
...all sucked up and sent to the former World of Goo Corporation campus...
...where they have been building a giant tower into the sky!
Probably a good thing too.
The telescope is useless anyway.
It's unable to see past that layer of smog and dust.
Well, without any more Goo Balls, I guess that's it.
We'll never know what the telescope can see...
Or what's really up there.
The end.
Thanks for playing.
Time to go do other things now.
Maybe write a travel companion.
I'm going into the Telescope now.
Goodbye.
Whatever you do...
don't play with the fish.
-your friend, the Telescope Operator
formerly,
the Sign Painter

Beta 2a

Release

loading..., extracting..., shaking..., liquefying bytes..., homogenizing goo..., testing ozone..., processing..., spinning violently around the y-axis..., iodizing..., stretching images..., reconstituting sounds..., faithfully re-imagining..., scraping funds..., applying innovation..., constructing emotional depth..., debating games as art..., placating publishers..., meticulously diagramming fun..., filtering moral..., testing for perfection..., revolving independence..., tokenizing innovation..., self affirming..., dissolving relationships..., deterministically simulating the future..., exceeding cpu quota..., swapping time and space..., embiggening prototypes..., sandbagging expectations..., challenging everything..., distilling beauty..., blitting powers of two..., manufacturing social repsonsibility..., bending the spoon..., constructing non-linear narrative...

loading..., extracting..., shaking..., liquefying bytes..., homogenizing goo..., testing ozone..., processing..., spinning violently around the y-axis..., iodizing..., stretching images..., reconstituting sounds..., faithfully re-imagining..., scraping funds..., applying innovation..., constructing emotional depth..., debating games as art..., placating publishers..., meticulously diagramming fun..., filtering moral..., testing for perfection..., revolving independence..., tokenizing innovation..., self affirming..., dissolving relationships..., deterministically simulating the future..., exceeding cpu quota..., swapping time and space..., embiggening prototypes..., sandbagging expectations..., challenging everything..., distilling beauty..., blitting powers of two..., manufacturing social responsibility..., bending the spoon..., constructing non-linear narrative...

align="top" |**ID: WORLD_OF_GOO_CORPORATION_NAME**
Beta 2a	Release
`World of Goo Corporation`	`World of Goo Corporation`

align="top" |**ID: WORLD_OF_GOO_CORPORATION_D_TEXT**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`now 20% more infinite in all directions`

align="top" |**ID: LABEL_SAVE_AND_EXIT**
Beta 2a	Release
`Save and Exit`	`exit`

align="top" |**ID: OCD_CRITERIA_TITLE**
Beta 2a	Release
`Obsessive Compulsive Distinction:`	`Obsessive Completion Distinction Criteria`

align="top" |**ID: MOVIE_MADEBY_1**
*(Normally would appear at the start of the game, as mentioned earlier on this page. Final game doesn't even show the new text at all.)*
Beta 2a	Release
`hi beta tester!`	`independent monocle seal of approval`

align="top" |**ID: MOVIE_WHISTLEUNLOCK_3**
*(Originally with a grammar error)*
Beta 2a	Release
`Goo Balls are fascinated by it's music...`	`Goo Balls are fascinated by its music...`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_BURNINGMAN**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`welcome to the factory`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_SECONDHANDSMOKE**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`some balls are more flammable than other balls`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_UPPERSHAFT**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`strategic demolition`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_MISTYSLONGBONYROAD**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`a love story`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_SUPERFUSECHALLENGETIME**
Beta 2a	Release
`everyone's a winner`	`everyone's a winner*`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_BULLETINBOARDSYSTEM**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`packet loss mitigation operation`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_GRAPEVINEVIRUS**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`the benevolent infection`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_GRAPHICPROCESSINGUNIT**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`unauthorized upgrade mod`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_ROADBLOCKS**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`tech supports`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_GRACEFULFAILURE**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`unblocked`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_AB3**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`somebody is listening`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_THESERVER**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`cpu cycles at low low prices!`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_DELIVERANCE**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`recycle bin and back again`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_HTINNOVATIONCOMMITTEE**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`blue sky smackdown`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_WEATHERVANE**
Beta 2a	Release
(no text)	`cloudy with a chance of doom`

align="top" |**ID: LEVEL_TEXT_OBSERVATORYOBSERVATIONSTATION**
*(In the final version, this beta text is visible as a description of a level "The Third Wheel")*
Beta 2a	Release
`hey look over there`	`this is it!`

align="top" |**ID: MOM_WHOAREYOU_1**
*(Swapped around with **MOM_WHOAREYOU_2**.)*
Beta 2a	Release
`Wasn't the Information Superhighway abandoned years ago?`	`You used to be a really big website?`

align="top" |**ID: MOM_WHOAREYOU_1A**
Beta 2a	Release
`Yes. But maybe one day users will come and visit again.`	`I still am big! It was the users who got small.`

align="top" |**ID: MOM_WHOAREYOU_2**
Beta 2a	Release
`You used to be a really big website?`	`Wasn't the Information Superhighway abandoned years ago?`

align="top" |**ID: MOM_WHOAREYOU_2A**
Beta 2a	Release
`I still am big! It was the users who got small.`	`Yes. But maybe one day users will come and visit again.`

Beta 2a

Release

MOM always knows best.

MOM always knows best.
I also know that in most dialogue trees,
you can always choose the last option
over and over
and really plow through the narrative.
...
But MOM will know about that too.

New Texts#

Additionally, this beta contains text IDs that are not present in the final game.

ID: LABEL_C4_CONSOLETITLE

choose:

This ID also contains a comment, which reads:
Chapter Four Island Scene Labels

ID: LABEL_C4_OPTION1

hiFiGraphicDemo2.exe

ID: LABEL_C4_OPTION2

artificialFeelingBot.exe

ID: LABEL_C4_OPTION3

myVirtualMachine.exe

ID: LABEL_C4_LEVELNAME

HelloWorld.exe

This ID also contains a comment, which reads:
note: this levelname is the name of the first level in chapter 4, but no spaces, and an ".exe" at the end

ID: LABEL_C4_PROMPT

Debug Mode#

By pressing Ctrl+Alt+D, you can toggle debug mode. When enabled, level boundaries are disabled and you have an access to a few additional keybinds.

Key	Function
1	Disables single strand connections.
2	Disables non-single stand connections.
A	Decreases timescale by 0.05.
B	Adds 50 drained gooballs to your current save's World of Goo Corporation.
C	Sets the `destroycotm` flag in your current save to true.
E	Plays the earthquake effect.
G	Nonfunctional - Tries to play a movie and stops all currently playing audio.
L	Unknown - If the game is opened with a console window, pressing the key forces the console to update logs.
Q	Increases timescale by 0.05.
S	Multiplies zoom by 0.95.
T	Creates a large triangle-shaped structure in your current save's World of Goo Corporation, using all available drained gooballs.
U	Unlocks World of Goo Corporation and the whistle (which is normally unobtainable in this beta).
V	Cycles through the three level debug views.
W	Multiplies zoom by 1.05.
X	Resets zoom.
Z	Unlocks all levels in your current save.