Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball (tuxdb.com)

4.1 Released: Latency-related tweaks and Co-Op Challenge fixes

There have been a number of posts lately talking about latency in the game, and there are short, medium, and long-term ways to address this. Some of the long-term fixes need to be put off or else it would cause all feature development to grind to a halt, but I wanted to let you know I still felt it was important to deal with so in this patch I took care of some of the short-term fixes. I have a hunch that a lot of players bad latency experiences were due to games where the host had a particularly bad connection, and I know I have recently seen one or two players idling as host with terrible connections, thus creating an environment where most of the available rooms had bad latency issues. So I added some features to alleviate this, as well as some other bugs I found in the latest patch that added Co-op challenges:

Added host's ping to room list in Find Match panel
Automatically transfers host to best ping player if current host ping over 100
Will AFK kick people if they are on an unassigned team, waiting for match to start
Improved end-round scoreboard for multiplayer challenges. Now shows top three players' contributions and accurately displays the total team score
Multiplayer challenges now respect the player limit
Removed 'Show Advanced Options' on create match panel, now simply shown as 'Expert Room on/off'. This allows you to explicitly create an expert room even if you are not playing any expert modes (good if you want to attract high-level players)
Multiplayer challenges now autorestart at end of match
Air raid opponents increase with number of humans
Fixed bots in Reactor not being able to go all the way to the far back wall
Can equip inventory glasses from inventory screen like all other cosmetics

I'm working on some very cool stuff for the next major patch (5.0). Look for some more news on it in the next few weeks.

[ 2015-07-09 20:42:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
Erik Asmussen

Developer

82 Apps

Publisher

2015-02-19

Release

Action Indie Sports Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop

Includes:

21 different multiplayer modes & solo/co-op challenges to test your skills and teamwork - like Hoops, Grand Prix racing, and of course classic Elimination.
Deep game mode customization with in-game rule editor allows you to mutate & remix gameplay with near-limitless possibilities
Offline singleplayer challenges, bot matches, and randomized Arcade mode where you battle waves of bots & bosses using clever combinations of superpowered perks
Online multiplayer servers provided at no extra cost. Easily create your own public or unlisted online rooms without any server knowledge required.
No online queues - jump into a match and start playing within seconds of game launch
Split-screen Local Multiplayer PvP and co-op challenges with up to 4 players
Cosmetic hats, robot bodies, heads, wheels, decals, sunglasses, moustaches, and ball FX that can be crafted or earned from random in-game drops
Powerups like Jetpacks, Huge Dodgeballs, Laser Balls, and Boomerang Balls. Pick them up randomly or enable as permanent arena modifiers.
Co-op challenges that let you team up with friends, equip scenario-specific powerups, destroy bots and aim for leaderboard high scores.
Random loot drops that you can craft into rare cosmetic items, trade with other players, or sell on the Steam Marketplace.
LAN support
Steam Workshop support to submit your own cosmetic items for inclusion in the game
Capture and share your best shots as replay GIFs
An amazing electronic music soundtrack and playback of audio files from your own computer. Arena lights pulse dynamically to the beat of the music.
A monster truck announcer
AlienFX-equipped computers glow and pulse to match the arena lights
Persistent stats and achievements
Still being regularly updated with new content and features based on community suggestions!

PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING: This game contains lots of flashing lights. You can enable photosensitive mode in options / video. This will disable lasers, bright explosions and other lights that pulse to the beat of the music.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: 64-bit or 32-bit Ubuntu LinuxMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Storage: 400 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: 64-bit or 32-bit Ubuntu LinuxMemory: 4 GB RAMNetwork: Broadband Internet connectionStorage: 400 MB available space
Memory: 4 GB RAMNetwork: Broadband Internet connectionStorage: 400 MB available space
Storage: 400 MB available space

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