Beta 1.1.2-gds now available for testing

VERSION 1.1.2-gds

Gameplay Features

• Added new game mode: Pins

  • Use the ball to knock down your opponent's pins. Once all their pins are knocked down, you earn a point and their pins reset!

• Added a new arena: Destination

  • Includes new stage music

• Added new match option: Victory Condition

  • Match Point: The first player to reach the "match point" wins

  • Timed Match: The player with the highest score at the end of the time limit wins

  • Overtime: if, at the end of the time limit, the teams are tied, the next player to score wins!

• Added two new pickups:

  • Switch Posession - when the ball touches this pickup, it will change to the opposing team's possession

  • Black Hole - when the ball touches this pickup, it will warp across the map!

• Added a "What's New" system

  • Added a "What's New" sub menu that displays all the new, cool stuff in Dudelings

  • Added a "seen_whats_new_version_x_x_x" setting

  • Added a button to the "Main Menu" that players can use to see the new stuff

• Added a full screen "CRT Filter" effect that's on by default. Use the Settings menu to disable the effect.

Steam Integration

• Added button prompt ("E" for keyboard, "Select" for gamepad) during team selection to start an online game through Remote Play Together

• Added player statistics for Steam Achievements (only the first human player has their stats counted)

  • Added the "Stats" menu

  • Player stats were not collected previous to version 1.1 so all stats start at 0

• Added Steam Achievements

• Added Steam "Rich Presence"

Presentation

• Added Announcer Packs:

  • Bill from NerdNest

  • Rich from FanTheDeck & NerdNest

• Added new jerseys:

  • Rugby

  • Water Polo

  • Tennis

  • Hockey

  • Bowling

• Made jerseys a persistent "Display" option rather than a gameplay option

  • These can even be changed while in game from the Settings menu!

• Added a bird

• Made the mini dudelings on Stadium and Infield feel more organic in their reactions

• Reorganized the settings menu, added category headers

• Improved the match rules menu

• Enhanced sprite rendering and full screen support

Improvements & Fixes

• Updated controller detection

• Moved Steam Notifications to the top right corner

• Improved match setup workflow

  • First, choose your team

  • Select the game type

  • Select the map

    • On this screen you may press "SELECT" (or "E" on your keyboard) to customize the match rules

• Made the stars in the night sky twinkle

• Fixed background animations on Beach

• Added shader effect to Beach

• Reduced chance that the sunset variant of Beach will be chosen

• Updated benefactor's ad branding per their request

• Fixed issue where the button context bar was empty when first entering the Player Setup menu from the Main Menu

• Improved Pause Menu styling. Added toggle to show/hide Match Info using the "SELECT" (or "E" on your keyboard)

• Improved controller navigation in menus including focus change wrapping in the following menus:

  • Main Menu

  • Settings Menu

  • Volume Menu

  • Pause Menu

• Improved asset import settings, all pixelart is now sharp and crisp

• Added pitch shifting for common sound effects to give a little more variety during gameplay

• Fixed issue with canceling option popups also closing their parent submenu

Balance

• Reduced chance the HARD and IMPOSSIBLE AIs will skip taking an action per AI think tick

• Reduced bowling ball's weight

• Refactored balloon's stats

  • Lowered the balloon's weight

  • Increased friction

• Reduced all ball's mass scale when in the LARGE state