I'm currently porting GooTool to Mac OS X. However, for some reason Apple have decided to make Java 1.6 available only for 64-bit Intel Macs.

Backporting GooTool to Java 1.5 is going to be rather a pain, so I'm doing a quick survey to see what types of Mac people actually use. If you have a Mac, please vote over here.

Thanks to all goofans for making Jingle Balls the #1 most downloaded World of Goo custom level ever!! (ho, ho, ho).

I just made inlay graphics for CD jewel cases; I had to burn Mac versions of the game to CD since RTL didn't manage to replace my CDs in time (they forgot to include the Mac installer on the "multi-format" German CD). I thought I'd share them in case anyone else finds them useful. Read more to see them.

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The Goo Balls were nestled all snug by the fire.
In hope of avoiding the Sign Painter's ire.

Fat chance.

I'm very excited to announce the release of "Jingle Balls", a new level developed by Sébastien Kerguen, Cosmin Mirza and myself.

Check out the trailer and download the new level here. We hope you enjoy it.

Merry Christmas!

As you can see, the site has a new theme. I'm not particularly happy with it, but I have no artistic talent whatsoever. If anyone can help out, please get in touch!

I've been busy working with xanax and Cosmin Marza on a new level for Christmas, "Jingle Balls". This is in beta test now (e-mail me if you want to help test) and should be out by Monday.

In the meantime I've just released GooTool 0.9.6, with a number of bugfixes and usability tweaks and a couple of new features. Highly recommended especially for those using game in languages other than English.

Update 22:15: I've had to release 0.9.7 to fix another problem in accented characters. Not necessary if you just downloaded 0.9.6 and you're only playing in English.

Read on for the changelog.

It's been a while since I've posted, what with work, a significant birthday (I'm now officially old) and a rather nasty rootkit trojan. So here's a quick update.

First off is a treat from spazturtle: Santa hats for your Goo Balls and a wintry World of Goo Corporation. Mod available at http://goofans.com/download

World of Goo is now out in some stores in Germany a day early, although unfortunately tucked away in the budget section. I bought some copies anyway to teach them a lesson. The moon chapter is conspicuously absent. Hopefully it'll be available in a sequel or download at a later date.

Read on for more.

0.9.5 is now out. The major additions are Linux support and new version notification, along with a couple of bugfixes.

Download it here and please report bugs here.

Read on for more.

So 2dboy.com's evil hosting company (Bluehost) shut them down for using too much of their "unlimited" bandwidth.

They're in the process of moving to their own dedicated server - in the meantime if you're still getting the "suspended" page, you can access their new site directly at http://174.133.168.212/

GooTool 0.9.4 is out. The main functionality added in this version is intended specifically for translators of the game. 0.9.4 has a "Translator mode" accessed from the Advanced menu. Full details of what this does are over here.

If you have no problems with 0.9.2, and you're not involved in translation, you'll probably not see much difference in this version. However there are a couple of bugs fixed: if you were getting "NullPointerExceptions" in 0.9.2, give 0.9.4 a whirl.

As always, download GooTool here and report bugs here. May the goo be with you and remain with you always.

I've released GooTool 0.9.1 on the download page. It's mostly a bugfix release for people who've had problems loading their profile, or who were getting an empty error message on the "Save" button. If 0.9.0 worked for you, you don't need to download this.

GooTool 0.9 is now out! The main new feature of this version is that you can now enable addins and have them merged into your own custom World of Goo. So let development of new mods and levels begin!

Read more about GooTool (includes new screenshots), and then download it and give it a try!