Steamhounds version 0.4.2 Lighthouse has released today! Here are the changes: New feature: Alternate Battlefield Layouts Ability and balance tweaks Minor bug fixes / performance improvements Yes, we now have the ability to tweak our battlefield for different layouts! This means that the battlefield is not only restricted to a 33 grid, but can have rows or columns blocked off, or even have specific tiles be inaccessible. We are currently experimenting with different layouts so please help us find the most interesting ones!

New Feature: Alternate Battlefield Layouts

With the introduction of alternate battlefield layouts, certain characters may have an advantage when fighting on certain grid patterns. Take, for example, the Berserker where they may be well suited in a stage that restricts movement to only two rows this narrows down the number of rows that can be targeted with Tunnel Vision, making that stance easier to pull off. With this in mind, the battlefield layout for each battle will be shown while players are in the character selection screen so that characters can be chosen accordingly.

In addition to our normal layout, we currently have two alternate layouts in the game which are chosen at random when a match is created. As you may see above, the layouts basically block off a single row or column. We felt that we should start simple before it evolves into something more complicated. Please try these out yourself, and help us discover what other interesting patterns we can put in the game! And to let you know, these new layouts will be implemented for our upcoming tournament so be ready!

Tournament Announcement

Time for another tournament! Again, there are prizes up for grabs (such as Steam giftcards) so make sure to sign up by visiting our Discord, and responding to the tournament post in our #announcement channel using an emoji or by dropping a message in #tournament-chat. And tune in to our Twitch channel as we stream a live coverage of the tournament and talk about the updates in the new patch! Stream info: 30th May 2020, 5:30pm UTC / 1:30pm ET - Developer update with Andrew (@andrewrtrahan) 30th May 2020, 6:00pm UTC / 2:00pm ET - Live tournament coverage begins Tournament prizes: 1st place - 25 Steam gift card, Discord role, in-game title 2nd place - 10 Steam gift card, Discord role, In-game title 3rd place - Discord role, in-game title
Steamhounds is currently in prototype phase, and right now we have a free / open playtest running via our Discord (https://discord.gg/StrayBasilisk). This is also where we'll be running tournaments! And for regular updates on our project, follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/StrayBasilisk)