Because this game is a preview and not a final version, it contains a lock screen that lets authorized testers access the game. They would receive a special key from the developers that could be pasted into the input field. The game would then connect to the 2D BOY's server to validate the key and let the tester through.
With no available keys to use, you can't access the preview. If you want to bypass this nowadays, you need to replace the WorldOfGoo.exe with its patched version.
This version lets you access all 12 levels from Chapter 1.
Level Name (In order)
Differences
Going Up
Small Divide
Requires only 4 balls to be collected, instead of 8 in the final version.
Hang Low
Impale Sticky
Requires only 16 balls to be collected, instead of 26 in the final version. You can also build through geometry, which means you can skip most of the level.
Flying Machine (Upper Path)
Fisty's Bog (Upper Path)
Tower of Goo (Upper Path)
Requires only 6 balls to be collected, instead of 20 in the final version.
Ivy Towers (Lower Path)
Tumbler (Lower Path)
Chain (Lower Path)
Requires only 10 balls to be collected, instead of 15 in the final version. This means you can skip getting any of the common gooballs and beat the level.
Ode to the Bridge Builder
Requires only 6 balls to be collected, instead of 8 in the final version.
Regurgitation Pumping Station
The menu button is hidden while playing the level.
res/images/levelimages/ii_wogcd_over.png IMAGE_SCENE_MAPWORLDVIEW_II_WOGCD_OVER Early version of the destroyed World of Goo Corporation image for MapWorldView.
res/levels/MapWorldView/buttonCredits_over.png (No ID) Unused image for a credits button, appears to use the same image as the bottom of the 2DBOY website.
res/levels/MapWorldView/buttonCredits_up.png (No ID) Ditto.
Clone of levelinfotransition_main, but with some text that says 'click to continue'. This text is actually present in the original movie, as well as the "in and out" transition movies, however they have 0 alpha and are positioned at the origin. This shows that at some point in time, you would have to interact on the transition screen for the level to play, instead of it happening automatically.
Preview and Final version share a lot of text IDs, but only a few of them are different from each version. In most cases, the difference is that in the Preview version, Sign Painter's signature is not capitalized. (Additional changes will be pointed out, if there's any)
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_ECONOMICDIVIDE_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
From across a small divide, another mysterious pipe appeared up in the sky.
Its opening looked warm and inviting...
The Goo Balls seemed to wonder where it might lead.
-the sign painter
From across a small divide, another mysterious pipe appeared up in the sky.
Its opening looked warm and inviting...
The Goo Balls seemed to wonder where it might lead.
-the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_ECONOMICDIVIDE_2
Preview (v1.17)
Release
How did I get up here?!
-the adventurous sign painter
How did I get up here?!
-the adventurous Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_HANGLOW_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
This cave looks like it's been undisturbed for thousands of years...
Until now!
When the pipe broke through the ceiling above, the sunlight must have blinded these rare Albino GooBalls.
They didn't seem to notice when it began to snow.
Maybe they would wake up if they had something to jump onto.
-the sign painter
This cave looks like it's been undisturbed for thousands of years...
Until now!
When the pipe broke through the ceiling above, the sunlight must have blinded these rare Albino GooBalls.
They didn't seem to notice when it began to snow.
Maybe they would wake up if they had something to jump onto.
-the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_IMPALESTICKY_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
The Goo Balls were excited to explore the mysterious pipe system...
...even if it meant traversing ridiculously contrived terrain.
One of the goo balls seemed to say he felt like an armadillo. Moo!
-love, the mysterious sign painter
The Goo Balls were excited to explore the mysterious pipe system...
...even if it meant traversing ridiculously contrived terrain.
One of the goo balls seemed to say he felt like an armadillo. Moo!
-love, the mysterious Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_IVYTOWER_1 (Different line breaking)
Preview (v1.17)
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
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_IVYTOWER_2
Preview (v1.17)
Release
If a Goo Ball falls into a well 10 meters deep...
and climbs up 3 meters each day...
but slides down 2 meters at night...
will he still look fabulous in the morning?
...maybe if he were to brace against the walls as hard as he could, and believe in the power of friction...
...he could leave the ground behind...
-your friend, the sign painter
If a Goo Ball falls into a well 10 meters deep...
and climbs up 3 meters each day...
but slides down 2 meters at night...
will he still look fabulous in the morning?
...maybe if he were to brace against the walls as hard as he could, and believe in the power of friction...
...he could leave the ground behind...
-your friend, the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_CHAIN_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
The Goo Balls on this side didn't seem to like the Goo Balls over there on that side...
I don't know, they look the same to me.
Totally delicious.
-the sign painter
The Goo Balls on this side didn't seem to like the Goo Balls over there on that side...
I don't know, they look the same to me.
Totally delicious.
-the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_FLYINGMACHINE_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
Open the gates and fly, monkeys, fly!
But don't forget about me, ok?
-sincerely, the sign painter
Open the gates and fly, monkeys, fly!
But don't forget about me, ok?
-sincerely, the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_FISTYREACHESOUT_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
Fisty swore he would never be like those tadpoles that grow up and shoot colored gems out of their mouths.
But he wondered what it might be like.
-the sign painter
Fisty swore he would never be like those tadpoles that grow up and shoot colored gems out of their mouths.
But he wondered what it might be like.
-the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_TOWEROFGOO_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
Go as fast as you can! They are stronger than you think...
They will have to work together to climb very high...
...a real Tower of Goo!
Some of them felt they had done something like this a long long time ago...
...but things were more experimental back then.
-peace, the sign painter!
Go as fast as you can! They are stronger than you think...
They will have to work together to climb very high...
...a real Tower of Goo!
Some of them felt they had done something like this a long long time ago...
...but things were more experimental back then.
-peace, the Sign Painter!
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_ODETOBRIDGEBUILDER_1
Preview (v1.17)
Release
As the sun set over the last of the hills, one of the Goo Balls seemed to say...
...that life sure seemed like a giant physics simulation!
...but as he fell into the spikey death pit below, he knew it probably didn't matter
-love, the sign painter
As the sun set over the last of the hills, one of the Goo Balls seemed to say...
...that life sure seemed like a giant physics simulation!
...but as he fell into the spikey death pit below, he knew it probably didn't matter
-love, the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_REGURGITATIONPUMPINGSTATION_1 (Signature is in apostrophes for some reason + Preview had a bit of extended text)
Preview (v1.17)
Release
The last of the Goo Balls didn't seem to know that they were extremely delicious
or about the nature of the smelly pit in which they found themselves.
They said something about this being the last level of the first chapter...
...whatever that means.
Uhh.. they also said something about this area being extremely unstable and experimental...
...it might crash, but if you can make it to the end, it will all be worth it
-the 'sign painter'
The last of the Goo Balls didn't seem to know that they were extremely delicious
or about the nature of the smelly pit in which they found themselves.
They said something about this being the last level of the first chapter...
...whatever that means.
-the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: SIGNPOST_REGURGITATIONPUMPINGSTATION_3 ("floated" was originally "went")
Preview (v1.17)
Release
They say this is the highest point on the entire island...
As the sun rises, you can almost see forever...
...but I wonder what you might see if you went a little higher...
-we'll meet again, the sign painter
They say this is the highest point on the entire island...
As the sun rises, you can almost see forever...
...but I wonder what you might see if you floated a little higher...
-we'll meet again, the Sign Painter
align="top" |ID: LOADING_TEXT (Preview's version has different spacings and is missing 3 texts at the end)
Preview (v1.17)
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...
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...
Additionally, this version contains text IDs that are not present in the final game.
ID: SIGNPOST_WORLDOFGOOCORP_1 (This is actually the same text present in the final game, but there the ID is "SIGNPOST_WOGC_1" instead.)
As you complete levels, the EXTRA Goo Balls you collect are sent here.
How nice to see them again!
...though they seem to have lost their essence.
This must be World of Goo Corporation's sleek new campus 2.0!
They say employees are given free cereal, and they ride to meetings on scooters.
World of Goo Corporation executives say this area is infinite in all directions.
And if you look hard, you can see other people here too, building towers off in the distance.
Strange, everyone just wants to build UP. What's up there anyway?
Some kind of metagame?
-see you real soon, the Sign Painter
ID: SIGNPOST_WORLDOFGOOCORP_2
Friends and Beta Testers,
This online metagame is brand new and occasionally buggy, so play nice!
leaderboards at beta.worldofgoo.com
-sincerely, friend of the Sign Painter
ID: YOU_ARE_SCREWED
You do not have enough balls left!
ID: YOU_ARE_PROBABLY_SCREWED
If you get stuck you can always retry
ID: ACTIVATING_YOUR_GAME (Part of verification screen)
activating your game, please wait...
ID: ACTIVATING_COULT_NOT_CONNECT_TO_SERVER (Part of verification screen, unused)
The activation server could not be reached. Please try again later. If problems persist, please contact support@2dboy.com
ID: ACTIVATING_SERVER_ERROR (Part of verification screen, unused)
The activation server was not able to process your request. Please try again later. If problems persist, please contact support@2dboy.com
ID: ACTIVATING_SUCCESS (Part of verification screen)
Your game was successfully activated!
ID: ACTIVATING_FAILURE (Part of verification screen)
Your license key could not be validated. For assistance, please contact support@2dboy.com
ID: LICENSE_KEY_LABEL (Part of verification screen)
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