MicroWorks Patch 1.09: [TAKEOVER UPDATE]

Youkoso. Welcome, to another MicroWorks update. In this update, we've focused on improving overall server experience and stability, as well as additional methods to fight off bad actors.

We've also got your usual batch of fixes, QoL improvements, and even some rebalances! You can read all about it in the changelog below.

UPDATED:

• Host takeover! When a host abandons a public match, the game will find the next best possible host and move the server to them, with all previous players and progress in tact.

• New moderation system: You can now report other players who are being abusive or acting inappropriately. Bad behavior may result in a permanent ban from the entire game, so be nice to each other!

• Reworked and improved the voting system:

  • The threshold to passing a vote has been reduced from 75% to 70% of votes from players in the server.

  • If a vote times out without reaching the threshold, it will compare the amount of votes on both sides, and, if the yes vote count is substantially higher, it will pass it (instead of just always picking "No").

  • Added the ability to initiate a vote to skip a boss stage (from within the player list).

  • Added a 60 second cooldown period before you can initiate a new vote.

  • In order to combat abuse, initiating votes will be limited to players who finished at least 7 games. Party Pass owners are exempt from this limit.

  • Increased vote timeout period from 30 to 45 seconds.

  • Fixed inaccurate display on the vote count fill icons.

• Added "Double XP" special round.

• Jetfrogs rebalances and fixes:

  • Increased score payouts from 500 to 750

  • Opened up and de-cluttered the starting area

  • Moved starting checkpoint closer to the obstacle, rather than the very beginning

  • Straightened out and improved collision on the final bridge

  • Fixed a bunch of spots you could get stuck in

  • Improved collision in a bunch of different spots

  • Minor performance improvements

• Robot Rumble rebalances and fixes:

  • Blocking now only protects your front - hits from behind will still count.

  • Slightly reduced boxing gloves damage output.

• Added new UI to "Press All The Buttons" microgame.

• Renamed Airblast microgame to make the objective clearer.

• The text size in the "Shrinked" argument will now adjust according to your display resolution.

• (Slightly) increased special round odds.

FIXED:

• Fixed a bunch of server connection issues.

• Fixed quickmatcher matching you into servers you were banned from.

• Fixed certain achievement icons not displaying properly in the achievements display.

• "Scratched" argument microgames will now display the unscratched text at the end of the round.

• Fixed an issue where custom emotes uploaded from .jpg files could not be edited after being submitted.

• Fixed an issue where the Jetfrogs icon would persist even after the boss ended.

• Players will now properly receive score if their opponent in Standoff shoots too early.

• Fixed an issue where if a player who is inside the ring/up next to join the ring in Robot Rumble were to leave the game, the boss would not end.

• Fixed mutators not working in the Boss Rush gamemode.

• You no longer need to have any microgames enabled to start a mutated Boss Rush server.

• Fixed "Unfreezable" achievement being achievable while spectating.

• "Lucky Guess" achievement can now be earned inside Trivia Mastermind too.

• "Bonus life" argument should no longer appear in Last Player Standing.

• "Don't Blow Up" microgame will now only count failure if you died from a barrel, and not from a player.

• Fixed "Shooting Stars" special round not awarding score upon picking up the star.

• Fixed "Megapush" special round not applying for late joiners.

Developer Projection

With the F2P update, many of you came flooding in and filled our niche little game with life - we are incredibly thankful. Unfortunately though, a few people also took to souring other people's experiences, spouting disgusting things in the chat, harassing players, abusing features like the vote kicking/banning, and more.

With this update, we are making a clear statement: Toxic behavior is not welcome here, and you will be banned!

The Nexus welcomes everyone, and every user should feel comfortable and safe while playing our game. If someone is harassing you or is acting in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, you can now report them and bring them to our attention by holding Tab in a game to bring up the player list, selecting the offending user, pressing on "Player Details", and pressing on "Report".

That's all for now! As always, thank you so much to everyone who's playing our game and supporting it. It means the whole world to us.