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Steam News29 January 20224y ago

Game Update, 29 January 2022

New Features: Ensure the client code matches the server version when joining a room Add more Room Settings to each room, and organize them by categories: Maximum Room Participants setting Lock Room setting Add Admin act

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What changed

2 fixes5 additions1 change0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Server
  • UI and audio
addedNew Features:
addedEnsure the client code matches the server version when joining a room
addedAdd more Room Settings to each room, and organize them by categories: Maximum Room Participants setting Lock Room setting Add Admin actions on participants for the room admins Kick - kick someone from the room Promote - make someone else admin as well Ban - kick someone and prevent them from returning to the room
addedAdd more actions during several games: Give Up -when you don't want to continue guessing Skip Turn - when you don't want to continue drawing Force Skip Turn - for admins to skip other people's turns Preview Drawing - to view the previous drawing during votes phases Freetext - some places that you can choose a word, now have a freetext input
addedAdd a Create button to the lobby to make it easier to understand how to create rooms
changedReplace the Lime swap in the color picker to a more yellowish color

Haha Doodle changes

addedNew Features:
addedEnsure the client code matches the server version when joining a room
addedAdd more Room Settings to each room, and organize them by categories: Maximum Room Participants setting Lock Room setting Add Admin actions on participants for the room admins Kick - kick someone from the room Promote - make someone else admin as well Ban - kick someone and prevent them from returning to the room
addedAdd more actions during several games: Give Up -when you don't want to continue guessing Skip Turn - when you don't want to continue drawing Force Skip Turn - for admins to skip other people's turns Preview Drawing - to view the previous drawing during votes phases Freetext - some places that you can choose a word, now have a freetext input
addedAdd a Create button to the lobby to make it easier to understand how to create rooms

New Features:

  • Ensure the client code matches the server version when joining a room

  • Add more Room Settings to each room, and organize them by categories:

    • Maximum Room Participants setting

    • Lock Room setting

    • Add Admin actions on participants for the room admins

      • Kick - kick someone from the room

      • Promote - make someone else admin as well

      • Ban - kick someone and prevent them from returning to the room

  • Show the room code in the room settings window (toggleable in steamer mode)

  • Default rooms to be in Admin Mode when the user is in Streamer Mode

  • Add more actions during several games:

    • Give Up -when you don't want to continue guessing

    • Skip Turn - when you don't want to continue drawing

    • Force Skip Turn - for admins to skip other people's turns

    • Preview Drawing - to view the previous drawing during votes phases

    • Freetext - some places that you can choose a word, now have a freetext input

  • Submit the caption you were writing even if you didn't have the time to click Submit

  • Add a Create button to the lobby to make it easier to understand how to create rooms

  • Replace the Lime swap in the color picker to a more yellowish color

Bug Fixes:

  • When setting a room to Only Custom Words, repeat the custom words instead of filling them with ordinary words

  • Fix reconnection error when changing to steamer mode in a room in specific scenarios

  • Fix games continuing to run even after aborting in specific scenarios

  • Rephrase several texts for better understanding

  • Connections are slightly more stable now

Source

Steam News / 29 January 2022

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