1.3 update

OK, let's start with the game update! Here are the major changes (I've compiled an exhaustive changelog at the bottom of this page for the bravests among you): - New UI: better navigation across screens and menus, less clicks to switch between game and AI editor, more info about your current progress, adjusted buttons and texts sizes
- Domination mode balancing: increased the capturing and scoring bonuses from 20% to 50% per bot present on a base, improved feedback on base current state and capturing/scoring progress
- 66 new campaign missions: 30 in Domination mode + 36 in Elimination mode + tons of quality of life improvements and bug fixes (more on that in the full changelog ).

New season

Time for a new season, don't you think?! I must admit it was a bit tricky for me to handle a season transition while working on the release version... So buckle your seatbelt, Dorothy, 'cause season 2 is going bye-bye! Mark your calendars, season 3 will start next Monday, December 9th at 11am CEST. It leaves you the week-end to ramp up the leaderboard and max out your elo score. Why? Because if you were active this season, you'll get a credits reward equal to your global score (all modes combined) at the time of the season reset x your league multiplier. Bronze/Silver/Gold: x1 Platinum/Diamond: x1.5 Master: x2 Grand Master: x3 For instance: if you finish the season in the Diamond league with a global score of 4000 points (1600 Collection + 1300 Domination + 1100 Elimination), you'll win 4000x1.5=6000 credits! Also, please note that your score will be reset with the new season to the default/starting value: 1000 points in each mode (so 3000 points total).

iOS release

And finally, the big news: Gladiabots will launch on the App Store for iPhones and iPads on December 14th! The app will cost ~7$* on that day but you can pre-order it now and get it for ~5$*. Yep, that's a 30% discount! (* prices is regionalized by Apple outside of the USofA) Reminder: the game is crossplatform, which means you can share your AIs and progress between your Steam and iOS installs ;) As always, don't hesitate to ask questions or give me feedback in the comments section below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Full changelog

Game - fixed black screen of death sometimes appearing when quitting a match replay - fixed bot collisions resolution asymetry - fixed bot keeping force field effects even when pushed Game/Domination - added state and progress visual cues on bases - increased base capture and score bonuses per bot from 20% to 50% - renamed base status to "Restoring" when restoring capture progress after enemy tried to neutralize it - fixed capturing bug after a base has been contested and then re-captured Game/Elimination - fixed game over by double kill considered as victory for one of the players instead of draw AI - made move/flee to/from myself action invalid - fixed "Enemy" filter valid for neutral entities - fixed capture force field action evaluated as invalid if bot is already on a force field AI editor - changed parent AI button shortcut to escape/right click - added escape shortcut to AI list button - improved filter icons layout when at least 10 of them are selected - move delete/rename/duplicate buttons to AI list elements - don't move children nodes when holding left control key while moving a parent node - fixed AI creation process to prevent from creating empty name AIs - fixed AI rename/duplicate/delete buttons displayed even when AI is not selected - fixed AI stats label position - fixed all folders starting is the open state - fixed duplicated nodes position - fixed filter category AND/OR combination toggle displayed on closed categories - fixed filters button not appearing on low resolution devices - fixed node dragging not moving all the children nodes when several nodes are selected - fixed on/off toggle visible on unselected filters - fixed parent AI button display - fixed sub-AI references when duplicating a folder Multiplayer - added ghost match history tab - added global leaderboard tab - added private matches in-game notifications - change Silver league demotion score from 2900 to 2800 - display locally saved match lists when offline - improved match result colors (split left/right backgrounds) - increased max tournament matches list size (100 > 200) - fixed game scene displayed on top of team setup scene when deploying an AI with too many nodes - fixed ghost matches victory/defeat colors - fixed label of matches waiting for an opponent - fixed match list private match invitation button opening the invitation panel with the wrong player name - fixed sorting of matches created at the same time randomly changing - fixed tournament new tags - fixed tournaments sorting (newest first) - fixed leaderboards stats button behavior for player's with spaces in their name - fixed other players skin patterns not correctly displayed if local player didn't unlock them Tournaments - implemented configuration tools for organizers (see https://wiki.gladiabots.com/index.php?title=Tournaments#Special_rules) Stats - added player joined time and last activity time - added versus links in match lists - changed leaderboard activity timeout from 1 week to 1 month (30 days) - improved match lists layout - limited pantheon leaderboard to 1000 players - fixed "VS" links in match lists - fixed campaign leaderboards - fixed global ranking evolution graph - fixed players global max score (leaderboard and player stats pages) - fixed previous/next matches links overriding selected game mode - fixed pantheon victories stats Campaign - added 6 new chapters in Elimination mode - added 5 new chapters in Domination mode - reduced team size in first chapter levels (all modes) - updated levels with more recent AIs from multiplayer Tutorial - improved missions scripting and AIs - slowed down highlight animations - Team composition: improved AI editor instructions placement - fixed AI list button appearing in early missions - fixed white screen of death when clicking on the "campaign" button after finishing basic training Sandbox - fixed player 2 team setup showing player 1 team Team setup - added campaign/multiplayer toggle - changed formation ratio to split 5 bots teams in 2 lines - made class stats label scrollable - made customization panel content scrollable - improved shotgun and sniper color patterns - fixed bottom buttons displayed in bot view - fixed escape/right click shortcut redirecting to main menu UI - refactored navigation - added global and league rank to screen footer - added team setup button in header - added 1-6 keyboard shortcuts for header buttons - improved new tags visual - reduced default scale by 20% (smaller buttons, more space) - removed team setup button from header - replaced home button by a header tab - update team setup scene when navigating solo and multiplayer screens - added escape shortcut to go to main menu from any screen - fixed game over panel animation - fixed game timer always displaying 5 minutes left when going from paused game to AI editor to game again - fixed league promotion and level up reward tooltips - fixed multiplayer matches buttons tooltip placement Graphics - enabled resource dynamic light from "Fantastic" quality level - increased dynamic shadows rendering max distance for "Fantastic" quality level - fixed textures quality in "fastest" quality level Audio - improved/fixed buttons sound effects Localization - fixed main menu buttons japanese translations - fixed missing italian translations in the Game category - updated translations Extras - moved credits content to the wiki Account - fixed chinese caracters in player names getting converted Settings - improved UI scaling system (replaced scroll bar by buttons) - fixed audio settings persistence across sessions - fixed languages labels - fixed localization data update never ending Optimization - reduced memory usage

[ 2019-12-06 09:14:46 CET ] [ Original post ]