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Steam News6 February 20264mo ago

Demo update #1

Almost ~400 people tried the demo, and it helped me discover some new bugs and issues. I have addressed most of them is this update.

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What changed

2 fixes1 addition8 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Server
fixedAlmost ~400 people tried the demo, and it helped me discover some new bugs and issues. I have addressed most of them is this update. I'm entering Steam PvP festival next week and will organize a tournament for the occasion, stay tuned!
changedcrash fix when cannot create user folder on My Documents (use steam folder instead)
changedcrash fix on player afk
changederror popup for some unsupported intel gpu instead of silent crash
fixedfix typo profil => profile
changed* gameplay changes **

Almost ~400 people tried the demo, and it helped me discover some new bugs and issues. I have addressed most of them is this update. I'm entering Steam PvP festival next week and will organize a tournament for the occasion, stay tuned!

** bugfixes **

-crash fix when cannot create user folder on My Documents (use steam folder instead)

-crash fix on player afk

-error popup for some unsupported intel gpu instead of silent crash

-team mode + match mode: fix match point calculation. (was not implemented for teams)

-fix typo profil => profile

** gameplay changes **

-hightension: 10 sec => 12 sec on hit

-enable hightension in team mode : all team member timers reset when a team mate makes a kill

-add a small freeze when hitting with the spear to better feel the impact

-coconut buff: disable AOE damage reduction with distance (always do max AOE damage, no matter the distance to the explosion radius)

bigger AOE for level 1 & 2 (3m like the explosive one)

reduce max AOE for explosive coconut (because always max)

** quality of life **

-show p2p ping estimation on server browser

-different sound effect when hitting a team mate (use invincible sound, because no damages)

-avoid kicking the admin when afk

-score table: team mode: sort the teams by life count / elimination

-score table: draw lives in compact mode when > x5

-chat key: use Enter by default (not c)

-use dedicated server by default + forbid create server when too much ping to region

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