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Steam News22 December 20205y ago

Balloon Blast Holiday Update

Holiday decorations Every map has had a winter makeover. New game variant! A new game mode variant has been added to the host selection screen. A "King Of The Hill" type mode.

In this update5

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What changed

5 fixes1 addition3 changes1 removal
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
changedHoliday decorationsEvery map has had a winter makeover.
addedNew game variant!A new game mode variant has been added to the host selection screen. A "King Of The Hill" type mode.
removedLots of A.I fixesBots will no longer clump up. Which was especially bad on corners.
changedLots of A.I fixesBots will now choose a random point only within the double point zone. Before they could choose points outside the zone causing them to lose the bonus.
changedLots of A.I fixesBots will will now more efficiently choose where to move to in spawn from their current location. Before they would only choose to move to the exact center of the spawn area.
fixedLots of A.I fixesBots will also now more directly leave spawn. Before they had a habit of trying to move to a random "spawn exit node" resulting in a lengthy detour.

Balloon Blast changes

changedEvery map has had a winter makeover.
addedA new game mode variant has been added to the host selection screen. A "King Of The Hill" type mode.
removedBots will no longer clump up. Which was especially bad on corners.
changedBots will now choose a random point only within the double point zone. Before they could choose points outside the zone causing them to lose the bonus.
changedBots will will now more efficiently choose where to move to in spawn from their current location. Before they would only choose to move to the exact center of the spawn area.

Holiday decorations

  • Every map has had a winter makeover.

New game variant!

  • A new game mode variant has been added to the host selection screen. A "King Of The Hill" type mode.

  • You only get points by being the double point zone and by having a balloon.

Balloon physics!

  • Your balloons now react to motion and objects.

  • Wiggle your little vacuum tails to make your balloon a harder target.

  • A.I does not have balloon physics... Yet.

Lots of A.I fixes

  • Bots will no longer clump up. Which was especially bad on corners.

  • Bots will now choose a random point only within the double point zone. Before they could choose points outside the zone causing them to lose the bonus.

  • Bots will will now more efficiently choose where to move to in spawn from their current location. Before they would only choose to move to the exact center of the spawn area.

  • Bots will also now more directly leave spawn. Before they had a habit of trying to move to a random"spawn exit node"resulting in a lengthy detour.

General fixes

  • The level selection box now wraps.

  • Start button can longer be spammed.

  • Upon getting kicked all in game UI is properly destroyed.

  • Enemy players are unmuted at the end of the match if"all chat"is off unless the user manually muted them, in which case they will remain muted.

Source

Steam News / 22 December 2020

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