Jul 27, 2022

Bassmaster® Fishing - DTG Benjamin

Hi there Anglers,

We have just released a game update.

There are over 80 changes, fixes, and improvements in this update several of which focus on overall game performance, environmental changes across all venues to reduce the effect of “LOD popping” (this means you shouldn’t see buildings/foliage etc popping in and out as much and this makes the overall experience smoother). Plus based on your feedback we have made some gameplay balancing changes.

Let's get into it!

Headlines

Gameplay – An issue causing players to get stuck reeling without being able to reset the cast has been resolved
Gameplay – College Series events in Career mode have been shortened to 20 minutes (previously 30 minutes)
Gameplay – Increased the population of Largemouth and Smallmouth bass and reduced the population of Blue Catfish, Chain Pickerel, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Longnose Gar, White Crappie, Black Crappie, and Bluegill on Lake Seminole
Gameplay – Increased the population of Largemouth and Smallmouth bass and reduced the population of Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill and Yellow Perch on Jordan Lake

Gameplay

Career Mode – Jordan Lake & Lake Seminole’s final event will now start at sunrise
Career Mode – Further improvements made to the Classic Winners celebration
Gameplay – Fish Simulation Distance has been reduced on Lake Hamilton, Lake Ray Roberts, Toledo Bend, Lake Guntersville, Sabine River, Lake Hartwell, Lake Seminole, and Jordan Lake to improve performance on these venues.
Gameplay – Player spawn position on St. Johns River, Sabine River and St Lawrence River in Career and Online Public Serves has been changed
Gameplay – Improvements to dynamic shadows on boats
Gameplay – The scale of the Lake Seminole map has been adjusted to ensure player GPS Markers line up correctly
Gameplay – Players can no longer change casting methods while casting
Gameplay – Resolved an issue causing some players to experience crashes during the career mode introduction sequence
Tutorial – Removed the section of the tutorial where players are instructed to open the inventory
Tutorial – Change made to the Snagging objective to make breaking free from the snag easier to achieve
Environment – Improvements made to rain

Online

Bassmaster Royale – Resolved an issue causing some players to experience crashes when joining Bassmaster Royale games
Bassmaster Royale – Improved the logic to ensure culling during Bassmaster Royale games works as intended
Online Public Servers – Resolved an issue causing TOD to freeze when a player opens the options menu
Online Public Servers – The TOD cycle will now begin when the first player loads into a venue, rather than when the server is initially created
Online Public Servers – Resolved an issue causing servers to shut down resulting in players being kicked out
Online Tournaments – Tournament rounds will start at 7am

UI – A label and icon have been added to the Sunglasses category that contains the Synthwave glasses
UI – Changed Catch Summary to show the TOD fish were caught
UI – Players will only be able to change the colour of hair, beard, and glasses lenses when in the correct menu
UI – Resolved an issue where if a player deletes the final rod in a load out the player would be unable to back out of the loadout menu
UI – If a player loses connection to online services they will be presented with a notification
UI – Fixed an issue causing the Lake Hamilton map texture to load on other venues
UI – Updated the Legendary fish length values to show 1 decimal point
UI – Resolved issue causing overlapping text in the Catch Summary Screen
UI – Resolved multiple issues causing the game to crash for some players when scrolling through venues

Other

Character Customization – When a player changes their glasses the colour of the lenses will no longer change
Dovetail Live – Resolved an issue causing a crash when players attempt to register for Dovetail Live

Thank you as ever to everyone who is playing and enjoying the game, as well as providing us with continued feedback, we are listening. We hope that we can continue to improve Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and we’ll keep you updated on future updates.

Tight Lines!

Jul 27, 2022

《零之战线》2022年7月28日更新公告

Community Announcements - 遨游文化

亲爱的指挥官
为了让指挥官有更好的体验，联盟将于7月28日10:00-12:00对所有前线基地进行2小时的维护行动(如有变动将会另行发布通知)。
维护期间各位指挥官将暂时无法回到指挥室，还请大家提前做好下线准备，以免造成不必要的损失。
本次维护行动后的更新内容如下，请各位指挥官知晓：

【内容更新】
1、新增[偶像体验]系列活动，活动时间：2022年7月29日0点0分至2022年8月11日23点59分
[鹊影弄音]-活动期间登录签到即送[晶钻][限定招募卡][梦幻音符]等道具奖励
[精英委托]-完成目标任务，可获取[晶钻][梦幻音符]道具奖励
[高山流水觅知音]-活动期间战姬[闪电][喷火]与[玛蒂尔达]限定招募卡池开放！获取概率提升！
[陪伴物语]-心意礼包限时开放，收集一定数量[感谢信]后可兑换[零自选礼盒][战姬自选礼盒]头像框-[七夕相会]等道具
[闪电偶像]-战姬[闪电]皮肤礼包限时开放，购买可获取其专属皮肤[闪电偶像][闪电碎片][梦幻音符]等道具
[倾心高歌]-活动期间七夕剧情限时开放，通过剧情关卡后可获取[梦幻音符][金币]奖励，并解锁[朝与夕会]活动
[朝与夕会]-通关[倾心高歌]后解锁该活动，挑战最终试炼！上阵指定战姬获取额外buff加成，造成的伤害越高，物资奖励越丰厚！
[律动节奏]-活动期间可使用[梦幻音符]兑换头像框-[律动幻想]聊天气泡-[律动幻想][sp挂载碎片]等道具

维护结束后，联盟将通过邮件发放维护补给，请留意查收。感谢各位指挥官的理解和支持！

联盟总部

Jul 27, 2022

F1® Manager 2022 – 6 Essential Tips When Starting Your First Save

F1® Manager 2022 - cgroves

The depth and detail on offer in F1® Manager 2022 means you’ll have an array of important information and options at your disposal, as soon as you jump into the game from August 25th. Taking on the role of Team Principal for one of the official F1® teams, you will have more data and choices at your disposal than ever before – from your finances, to the status of your facilities, to specific data points of your team’s car.

Whilst all of these options are great to have, we know that if you’re new to management games, or getting to grips with the world of F1®, it will take time and practice to understand how to manage it all successfully. From spending big to saving up, signing superstars to nurturing young talent, there are all kinds of ways you can play F1® Manager 2022, but some options available to you will always remain key.

In this article, we’re offering guidance on the vital areas to keep an eye on in your first save – as well as a couple of tips for how best to manage them. Sitting comfortably, future Team Principals? Then we’ll begin…

1) RUN THE NUMBERS

At the start of your save, your initial budget will differ, depending on the team you take over. Generally, the higher your team finished in the 2021 Constructors’ Championship, the more money you will begin with. Your total finances will be shown on the main menu, in the bottom left corner, but you can use the Finances tab to see your season balance, projections, incomings, and outgoings to get a clear picture of how much scope you have to invest in your team. In the Board tab, the Board Budget option shows how much money your bosses are allowing you to spend this season.

On top of that, in line with real F1® regulations, every team has a ‘cost cap’ – a maximum amount of money that can be spent in a season on anything that may impact a car’s performance. Check your remaining cost cap budget to figure out how best to invest in car development through your first season.

2) STAY ON THE OBJECTIVE

As you’re getting your feet under the Team Principal desk, it’s a good idea to know exactly what’s expected of you. Every team has a Board, who set budgets and objectives for the team. Your job is to take those directives and deliver results, via clever strategy and management.

At the beginning of a save you’ll already have an objective for the upcoming season and a long-term objective to hit. If you’re running a team towards the back of the grid, a season objective could be finish 8th or above in the Constructors’ Championship, whilst your long-term objective may be to become a regular podium contender.

Be sure to check these objectives as soon as possible so you know exactly what you should be striving towards. Just to reiterate their importance, your objectives will always be shown on the Home screen, alongside the board’s current confidence in you. The two are, as you would expect, very closely connected…

3) SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE?

A key long-term aspect of F1® Manager 2022 is recruitment. You’ll be able to scout, negotiate with, and hire drivers and engineers for your team, including real-world talent from the F1®, F2™ and F3™ paddocks. Of course, you can also focus on working with and developing the personnel already on your team. Either way, forming your team will require careful management of contracts. On the Staff and Drivers and tabs, hovering over any member of your team will display key info, including the remaining time left on their contract.

If you’re keen to retain a member of staff whose contract is close to expiring, make sure to begin negotiations soon to try and tie them down to a longer deal. Conversely, let’s say you’ve got your eye on another driver you’d like to sign. Doing this will only be possible if a driver’s slot is empty – so either wait until a current driver’s contract expires, or pay a premium to ‘break’ the contract of your current driver before it runs out. Checking the contract lengths of your staff early in a save will help you retain top talent, or decide the best time to bring in a fresh face.

4) JUST IN CASE…

The ‘Cars’ tab in F1® Manager 2022 offers a plethora of information to help you understand the performance of your team’s machine, important areas of development, and how you stack up against the rest of the grid. As you progress through a save you’ll get acquainted with all of this – but in the early goings of your save, there’s one place in particular you should check out: the Warehouse.

Hovering over the ‘Warehouse’ option will show you how many parts you have stored for each area of your car. Making sure you’re stocked up on the likes of front wings and underfloors is important in case your fitted parts get damaged during a race weekend. So, before you jet off to Bahrain for the season opener, check in at the Warehouse. If you think you’ll need more of any part, select it and hit ‘Manufacture’.

5) RACETRACK RECCE

So, you’re stocked up on parts and know what’s expected of your team before race one in Bahrain. Great – but do you know exactly what’s waiting for you at the track? Head to the ‘Race’ tab to find out.

Whilst every Grand Prix Weekend will be capable of throwing up a surprise or two, this menu gives you a host of important track information, helping to lay the groundworks of your strategy. Check the tyre compounds selected by Pirelli for the GP. View the expected temperature and chance of rain from Friday to Sunday. See the track’s abrasiveness, grip levels, average time lost in a pit stop, and even the chance of a safety car, based on historic data. Hit the ‘Circuit Info’ option to get even more granular, viewing how the track layout is suited to your car’s performance, previous strategy info and much more, so you’re fully prepared for whatever Sakhir may throw at you.

6) CREW LOVE

Whilst you can individually manage your team’s drivers, Technical Chief, Head of Aerodynamics, and two Race Engineers, F1® Manager 2022 also includes the ability to manage your wider engineering team. These are the designers, researchers, and builders that turn your development decisions into reality, so checking in with this team early on is imperative.

In the ‘Staff’ tab, head to ‘Engineering Team’ to view the size of your team and their current assignments. Increasing the size of your engineering team will come at a cost, but also increases your capacity to develop multiple parts at a time. Investing in Design Centre upgrades will also increase the maximum capacity of your team and how many parts can be worked on. If you decide to develop your car in any way before the season’s first race, make sure your engineering team are ready to get the work done.

Pre-order F1® Manager 2022 on Steam to get five days’ early access, beginning August 25th!

Jul 27, 2022

Sharing Your Core Keeper Clips!

Core Keeper - Bridie

There isn’t a day that goes by where a member of the Pugstorm team, or a member of our publisher’s team, doesn’t pop up on Discord with an amazing Core Keeper video they wanted to share. We love watching all of your creations across YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and beyond. Some are funny, some are helpful, some are dramatic, but all of them are awesome.

We wish we could share every single one of your clips here on Steam, but then we’d have no time to actually develop the game! So, with that in mind, we’ve rounded up a couple of our favourites to share with you today.

8bitDee Destroys Felica Day’s Things

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You ever just jump into a friend’s world and accidentally choose violence? Well that’s what 8bitDee did when she joined this multiplayer game and immediately began blowing up the base!

“What’s Happening?”

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Can you remember how you felt the first time you encountered Ghorm the Devourer? Jadziax reacts the same way we imagine most people do when they feel their screen shaking and a giant insect appears.

“They’re Destroying our Light Sources”

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Therm and co take a trip through the Clay Caves and run into some friendly, playful, and not at all deadly larva.

Do Some Killing

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Twitch Streamer, mee_shell, was all set to go out and “do some killing” but oh how the tables then turned…

“You Will Die You Stupid Pigeon”

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Someone get Azeos some aloe vera for this sick burn.

Bombs Away!

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There’s nothing more peaceful and relaxing than a spot of quiet fishing in the Dirt Biome…

Gooey Tulip Salad

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Kson gives an appropriate reaction to being presented with a salad described as “gooey”!

These are just a couple of our favourites, but we’re always keen to see more of your Core Keeper clips! In fact, why not share them with us over in the official Core Keeper Discord or tag us (@CoreKeeperGame) in your Tweets? Let us know which of the clips we shared was your favourite in the comments!