It has been a crazy week here at Smyowl. Soon after the 0.5.3 update, we tested the game a lot in multiplayer, killing a lot of nasty bugs in the process. Also, enhancements were made in the controls section and we added some features in the game.

New control system

One of the biggest complains we received in the early stages of the game is that the controls were unbalanced. The player using the gamepad had some issues when playing against a keyboard player. In this update, we removed the Shift key, which made the precision shot possible to make it more like the gamepad. We tested and felt that the controls were good but we need feedback from you.

Trading Cards

A LOT of you wanted it. Your wish is our command! We added plenty of cards with the majority of the Steam features in our game. This means Achievements, Steam Cloud and Stats.

Training Mode - CUP

With our effort to prepare the game for online ranked matches, we added a cup training mode, to be played with bots. Now you will train with a variety of "players" and start your preparation to the online mode, which will be available soon! Play against 16 different bots, each one with a distinct personality. Keep in mind that the bots are STILL in heavy development, so we will use your feedback to improve them. Full changelog:

• Fixed: Tournament wont show any team
• Fixed: When quit from tournament, it's not possible to play it again
• Fixed: Wrong localization in the victory screen
• Fixed: Button image wont show in the tournament's end
• Fixed: Avatar image wont load in tournament
• Fixed: Localization error in the gameplay HUD
• Fixed: Multiplayer menu has to be default in mode selection scene
• Fixed: Bot image with bad quality
• Fixed: Tournament screen lacks UI
• Fixed: Stats loss when playing a new game
• Fixed: Bot name wont show in training mode
• Fixed: Avatar image wont load in training mode
• Fixed: Mouse cursor on game
• Fixed: Menu can be accessed from Bot. Applied the Three Laws of Robotics to prevent armaggedom.
• Fixed: Transparent avatar show background buttons
• Fixed: Localization error on game bottom screen
• Fixed: Initial text address only the ones that have gamepad
• Fixed: Button images wont download in some situations
• Fixed: Strength indicator shows when change buttons
• Fixed: Player avatar wont show up in end game
• Fixed: Error in loading game tips
• Fixed: The game closes when ESC is pressed under tournament screen. **FACEPALM**
• Fixed: Returning to the brackets wont show the score during the semi finals
• Fixed: Strength indicator remains on in some situations
• Fixed: Golden goal wont init even after the game reached the end with a draw
• Fixed: The numeric keyboard Enter wont work as a selection button
• Fixed: When a player quits, there is no timeout defined to return to the main menu
• Fixed: The player avatar wont show in training mode
• Fixed: Home and Visitor weren't translated
• Fixed: When training cup is chosen, it can be restarted any time
• Fixed: Crappy fonts
• Fixed: A button from player one is shadowless
• Fixed: Looking for players overlay background is not centralized
• Fixed: Bot always choose the same team from player
• Fixed: Welcome screen must have exit animation
• Fixed: All formations are selected in some situations
• Fixed: After playing with a bot, there is no way to repeat the process using a gamepad
• Fixed: Lack of feedback from magnet button
• Fixed: Strength indicator is too fast
• Fixed: Stats showing up in training mode
• Fixed: Lack of goal animation after the first goal in local multiplayer
• Fixed: Player name error in the end game screen
• Fixed: Translation error in versus mode
• Fixed: Logo animation plays again when changed back to main menu
• Fixed: Team selection screen wont update stats
• Improvement: A white image must be used in the end game hud
• Improvement: Game over modal is too dim
• Improvement: Online cup selection was not clear enough
• Improvement: Online selection mode
• Added: Steam Trading Cards
• Added: Achievements
• Added: Stats
• Added: Save tournament progress on Steam Cloud
• Added: New tournament mode against bots
• Added: 16 new bots

[ 2016-02-26 17:57:53 CET ] [ Original post ]