Update V0.685: Tournament Flow, Performance & QOL Improvements

This update focuses on improving tournament pacing, management clarity, and overall performance, especially on lower-end systems.

New Features & Improvements

Tournament Flow

• Added Skip option while spectating fights in tournaments to speed up progression

• Added tournament victories to gladiator records

• End-of-cycle League Summary added:

  • Overview of completed tournaments

  • High-performing gladiators across all schools

  • Rewards summary

Management & Staff

• Added Staff Selection hotkey

• Staff and Medic are now visible in the Staff Selection scene (accessible from Management)

  

• Added Hotkey Remapping system

  

Roster & Visibility

• Roster now displays:

  • Traits

  • Sell Value

• Allows faster evaluation of all gladiators at a glance

  

Customisation

• Added Mottos to gladiator schools

• Players can now create their own school motto

Performance

• Improved tournament system performance, particularly for lower-end devices

Fixes

• Fixed issue where Crowd Support Meter could freeze after first defeat

• Fixed health not being considered in betting system

• Fixed UI layout issues in windowed mode

• Freed gladiators now correctly appear as FREE instead of fallen

• Clarified Scout card descriptions (affects gladiator generation, not scout stats)

Developer Note

This update continues to refine core systems based on player feedback, especially around pacing, clarity, and usability. Tournament flow has been a major focus, alongside improving performance across a wider range of devices.

The next core feature, Gladiator Classes, is in development and roughly 20% complete.

Closing

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