Dave just announced today that enemy characters called “Bungees” will be added to the game in an up-and-coming update. He compared them to Goombas (for those who play Mario), saying that they will be less intimidating for younger users and will be much easier to defeat.

New enemies called Bungees will soon be implemented into Atmosphir.

The plan is for these enemies to have customizable skin, so that they fit with the mood of the level. Colors range anywhere from blue to yellow. I personally think these great new enemies will make a wonderful addition to my levels and I can’t wait for them to implemented into Atmosphir.

As usual, the Atmosphir community received an update to the game–excuse me, not an update, but a couple updates. This time Minor Studios released Atmosphir Private BETA v0.8, shortly followed by 0.8.1, 0.8.2, to the point where we have 0.8.4 at the moment. With these updates can a new crystal lamp prop: the predecessor to the firefly lamp. Dave told us in one of his recent posts that it was originally supposed to replace the firefly lamp, but they decided to keep both within the game. Also with the new prop came the ability to scale interactive props, such as beach balls, doors, moving platforms, etc. Not only were there game additions, but there were also forum updates that improved mainly moderating features more than anything else. Normal users may not see some of the changes, but they have sure helped out on the Moderator side of things!

The biggest treat was for new users: A entire new ‘red-carpet’ experience for new players to get them acclimated and accustomed to Atmosphir. I have only seen videos of the feature, but I’m sure it’s much better than what it used to be like.

Yesterday (May 3, 2010) Dave accidentally released a new update to the site, fixing some bugs, creating new bugs, and cleaning up level pages. If you guys get a chance, go check out a level page or two on the website–they look slick and clean now!

In other news: the Castle10 design challenge has been extended to May 9th. I do not believe Dave specified this at all on the forums, but he did tweet about the extension. Make sure to follow him on Twitter!

Aside from that, nothing much has happened in the way of Atmosphir lately, besides Editorial Staff applications. I’ve read all the applications sent in and am still contemplating my choices. Great reviews everyone, you really made it hard to choose!