Tournaments: there is now the option to create tournaments for FAST games. An indicator by the chat has been added to show if one has to be aware that the tournament can have multiple rounds. Please advice on other hints required (as needed)?
UI: multiplayer section directly lists joinable games with option to create new games. The announcements and existing games are now available above the chat.
UI: improved the multiplayer account settings to make them more compact (clarity).
UI: improved layout, fonts, etc. of misc. other UI components to make them more streamlined (clarity). Generally, things were moved, not removed.
Passwords: indicator if a password was set when logging in via e.g. Steam (to show if one needs to be set for cross-platform login). Only works for new accounts!
Fair-Play: Duels cannot be started early (a second player needs to join).
Victory UI: improved layout for team-games.
Victory UI: shows if a game was rated or not.
Victory UI: also provides info about map used (via link).
Victory UI: info button added with a few more details (e.g. when/if entries are deleted).
Scenario UI: coloring of buttons updated (more harmonic).
Input: long-touch delay decreased from 1100ms to 500ms (e.g. for showing tooltips & popup menus).
Manual: info added that clans are currently limited to 64 members max.
Steam DLC: should now also be added to an account and work cross-platform (trial implementation).
Login Problems: updated the error popup with a suggestion to reboot and a link to the actual server status (for verification).
Moderation: admin terminal moved into admin controller.
Translations: option to not show the translation by the original English if the translation is e.g. not 95% complete. See "Language Requirement" option in settings.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Credits: listing eos4j & discord-game-sdk4j.
Maintenance: improved logging for the game updater service.
Maintenance: limiting the AI calculations for very large maps with lots of factions to 3 minutes on the server.
Maintenance: remotes.conf without port number (auto-determined).
Maintenance: improved handling of URLs, HTTP(s), WS(S), hosts and ports (clarity).
Maintenance: improved common code in play and map management (reduced duplications across games).
Bugfix Server: reducing broker service disk space from 20GB to 8GB.
We are thrilled to announce the release of the official Gladiator Games website. @Benn (Taylor's Version) has been working tirelessly these past few weeks to ensure that the website is perfect.
Here is what to expect:
1. Stay updated
Never miss a beat with regular newsletter releases to ensure that our community can stay up to date on all upcoming project announcements and releases. These newsletters will be used closer to the release of Midnight At Forest (V2). There is also going to be frequent blog releases, these will be accessible through the homepage of the website!
2. Mobile friendly
Been AFK in the community for a while? No worries! The website is compatible with all mobile devices, which means that you can stay on top of everything Gladiator Games related!
3. Get Support
Need any assistance? Have any unanswered questions about Gladiator Games? You can contact the team through our emails via the website, this will ensure that we can get back to you with a solution ASAP.
The Mecha Blitz Monthlies are monthly online tournaments open to all players of Mecha Blitz held in our official Discord and streamed to our official video channels.
On top of the prizes, the Top 3 Winners of the tournament will get special unique monthly Discord Roles, "Monthly Champion" and "Monthly Challenger", which will modify their starting placement in future tournaments.
For our very first Mecha Blitz Monthly,
The tournament format is an online 8 player 1v1 double elimination tournament.
3 round battles, Best of 3 Matches.
Players will be allowed to change their loadout when they lose a match.
The stage for this monthly is Satellite Arena I.
The Tournament will be held on March 2 (Saturday), 5PM UTC+8.
Registration is free, but first-come first-serve. Players will also need to be part of our Discord Community and have a Toornament Account. Registration ends on Monday, February 26.