8. huhtikuu

Update 8.2 is out - including 3 new levels!

Have a huge new update live. Here's the details:

New map: Epicenter


New map: Skate Park (based on workshop submission by Axogandr)


New map: Crescent (based on workshop submission by X Kirby)

• Tired of flying accidentally off the top of ramps? Bots now 'stick' to the surface when moving up a ramp, giving you much better movement control.
  
• Added level shuffle options ‘Random Large’ and ‘Random Small’, if you have a large or small lobby of players and don’t want levels that are a size mismatch
  
• Added new ‘Arena Tint Lighting’, which is a dynamic pixel light that provides additional shading to arena textures with a small performance cost.
  
• Can trade 15x dodgecoins for random Rare+ item (chances: Rare 65%, Epic 25%, Legendary 10%)

• Fixed getting stuck on ramps by changing the shape of the player's wall collider
  
• Bots are better at targeting navigation points directly beneath them
  
• Fixed missing lighting in end-round bot portraits
  
• Fixed Arcade not ending if bot was killed by EMP self-destruction
  
• Fixed bots sometimes respawning with EMP state if previous bots KOd with it in Arcade
  
• Improved bot navigation when target is directly below them
  
• Fixed and re-enabled Incognito Mode
  
• Fixed bug where changing customization mid-match would cause your own meshes to be shown in your first-person view
  
• Ball ignores throwing player's colliders temporarily, prevents issue where backwards-moving bots in online multilplayer would throw a ball that collides with themselves
  
• Fixed loading hitch with Chodge Darger
  
• Fixed bug where FFA Team Colors from being applied in modes where 2-team settings were fixed and not selectable in match settings

• You now shoot at the hoop that matches your team color, not the ‘enemy hoop’
  
• Ball deflection mission only takes 10 deflections (down from 25), MP value reduced from 3 to 2
  
• Added ‘quit’ buttons back to Challenge and Arcade final menus
  
• Made craft recipe icons larger for improved readability

6. maaliskuu

Update 8.1 Now Available! 50+ new items, major performance & visual improvements

Update 8.1 is finally out and ready to play!

The biggest addition is more than 50 items, many of which were created by players in the workshop:



This includes a brand new category of cosmetic item: ball reskins!



Additionally a ton of improvements and fixes were made. The game will look better and play more smoothly than ever. Download the update and check out all the changes!

• Misc option added to enable / disable custom ball skins
  
• Added link to official Discord server (Community / Discord Lobby)
  
• Added new Misc option: Show Online Chat (on, off, or ‘default only’ like kudos, gg)
  
• Players are announced when they join the room
  
• Added safe mode & safe preset (all video settings off or as low as possible). Hit spacebar within 2 seconds of main menu launching to activate. Will show ‘Safe Mode Activated”. Good if you’re having technical issues or need to enter photosensitive mode
  
• The Kudos key can be used to thank the player who assisted your last KO
  
• Audio lowpass filter added to music while in spawn area, to make it seem like you’re standing outside a dance club
  
  
  Performance Improvements
• Many changes to ‘pool’ objects like player bots and explosions to reduce any stutter when players explode or respawn
  
• Materials are smartly cached, shared, and re-used to increase overall performance
  
• Better performance around powerup pickup spawning / collect
  
• Fixed physics bug that was reducing effective framerate while moving & looking around, so players at > 120 fps will now have a dramatically smoother experience
  
• Networked player movement is now much smoother
  
• Dramatically improved performance of Aquarium level
  
• Increased network message send rate for smoother movement and less lag for throws and KOs
  
• Dodgeball physics are interpolated, meaning their movement is no longer capped at 120 fps and is overall less jumpy
  
  
  Visual Improvements
• Improved performance and appearance of ‘stun’ spark gibs
  
• Added glowing rim around ball when it’s available to collect / catch
  
• Improved ball visibility
  
• New bot explode gibs FX
  
• Death Spiral updates to match player color
  
• Improved LightBike effect
  
• Improved BlueFire effect
  
• Improved Energy Shot effect
  
• Improved box explosion effects
  
• Made arena lighting more consistent
  
• Default items show an icon in garage panel
  
  
  Fixes / Adjustments
• Prevented BBCode from being used in text chat (could be used for spoofing)
  
• Removed extreme reflection glare in Reactor
  
• Room Info button stays enabled after selecting a room and going back to the match search panel
  
• Fixed back button on Workshop Dashboard bringing you to wrong options menu
  
• Renamed Mouth category to Face
  
• Rearranged customization category list
  
• Removed mid-match level up notification
  
• Added more AI pathways in Nexus into center pit
  
• Default spawn shield duration increased from 3 sec to 4 sec
  
• Video Replay quality defaults to ‘Off’ in the Low and Medium presets
  
• Photosensitive preset also lowers brightness
  
• Video Preset value will only change to ‘custom’ if you change a video setting that is determined by the preset
  
• Fixed missing volumetric lights in Trifecta
  
• Fixed typo: “Vote Passsed”
  
• Rearranged 'Workshop' menu button under new 'Community' button, containing Follow / Forums / Discord link buttons as well
  
• Fixed custom songs (from workshop or custom folder) not playing twice - and if your playlist consisted of only custom songs, having it very rapidly switch lighting programs
  
• Light animations now work during custom songs
  
• Fixed an increasingly CPU-taxing loop from occuring when consecutively playing many custom songs
  
• Music player handles ‘all songs disabled’ situation better - doesn’t try to play a new song every udpate. And enabling one song will begin playback again
  
• Remoted unused Trophy category from inventory panel
  
• Thrown balls have a bit of angular velocity
  
• Added more ceiling lights to Nexus
  
• Held dodgeballs are always at normal size, even if you have the big ball powerup
  
• Stopped Arcade from replace completed missions between levels, which was creating the impression that completed missions weren’t getting completion credit
  
• Fixed bug where ending an Arcade match in a level without getting any kills wasn’t giving any credit for Arcade levels completed
  
• Renamed ‘Force Drop’ mission to ‘Disarm KO’
  
• Arcade boss shows ‘Stunned’ text when stunned
  
• Fixed Quick Play matches having blank match settings menu