Update Notes for v.039

Please continue to feedback to help us to refine and improve. Here are the patch notes for Release v.039:

Any change with a ‘🌊’ icon in front of change requests/fixes that have been brought to our attention by fellow players & QA.

INFORMATION ABOUT SAVE FILES: _____________________________

Please note, if you have any current or old saved data stored then the ongoing build updates will not necessarily translate accurately to your save files, particularly with v.039. It's a little hit and miss - some features will apply to an older save and some will not. In most circumstances, in order for the changes to take effect it may be better to begin a new game and /or save file to ensure that the latest fixes are applied accurately. Apologies for this.

PATCH v.039: ____________

🌊 KNOWN ISSUES ________________

U/WATER FOG GLITCH

Appears when the surfer is perpendicular to the wave on certain angles, u/ water fog allow the player to see through to the bottom.

SHORELINE WAVE COLLISION

noticeable that the surfer collision / physics does not accurately apply to the shoreline waves currently.

🌊 CHARACTER MODEL: ___________________

FIXED

TOUR / FREE SURF: Also, the character textures fail occasionally fail in Free Surf when beginning on the beach.

FIXED

CUSTOM MALE AND FEMALE SKULLCAP: For males & females the skullcaps were occasionally drawing the wrong default FIXED: Some of the custom male & female hair models were clipping through the models skull again FIXED: Female custom models: eyebrow tint no longer worked FIXED: Female custom models: fixed the default eye tint values as it was too dark FIXED: D-Pad and fin unlock and save bug ADDED: Puerto Rico to the list of Nationalities FIXED: Surfer IK issue where feet occasionally pass through the board during pump and turns 🌊 LEADERBOARD: _______________

FIXED

The leaderboard Legends tables Combo scores were not tallying correctly.

FIXED

We were missing the combo scores entirely from the Global Leaderboard tables.

FIXED

adjusted Z Axis issue with the surfer appearing more perpendicular to the wave when performing wave moves than they should. Please note, this will not apply to current saves, only new game saves.

🌊 OPTIMISATION: ________________

FIXED: Re-instate the Graphics Options for the PC build FIXED: (& still in progress): FPS: Optimize shaders and graphics for lower end PC's and consoles

🌊 LOADING: ___________

FIXED: Load loop: user enters character creator after a Tour round, and the game loops from character creator to main menu FIXED: Load loop: when the user attempts to load a second character

🌊 REPLAYS: ___________

FIXED: adjusted Z Axis issue with the surfer appearing more perpendicular to the wave when performing wave moves than they should. Please note, this will not apply to current saves, only new game saves.

CURRENTLY WORKING ON: _____________________

🌊 Memory management: implementation of new character creator code (near competition) 🌊 Adding more variety in the waves in the same heat or even in free-surfing (in progress) 🌊 Adding optimal take-off position for advanced users 🌊 Research adding A.I. to Free-surf along with PWC gameplay considerations (longer term) 🌊 Research adding Fan Hub to allow for custom character and Tour creation (in progress) 🌊 Steam Deck Compatibility UI issues 🌊 Research platform port options 🌊 (IN PROGRESS) PS4: PS4 testing. Set up PS4 settings correctly in order to test different water shaders

That's all for today. The Bungarra team.