Steam News19 August 202510mo ago

Next update tomorrow!

Hi everyone! Thank you all for playing Popcorn Popstars! We hope you and your movie stars have enjoyed playing the game already. That being said, there were some pretty big bugs that we are updating TOMORROW!

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Server
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UI and audio
Gameplay

fixedLatency issuesThere were some issues where the music would start later than expected, resulting in missing all the right beats. We luckily found the problem and fixed it! We've also added a calibration system to make sure that the music and your input are 100% synchronised to ensure a perfect playthrough

fixedFights breaking after a whileDue to an error that some particular scripts gave, it was possible that a fight wouldn't start or end and you wouldn't transition to the shop. This has been fixed and now you are also able to play the later levels!

addedSmaller fixesAliens now have the correct faction in both the sidebar and the tooltip

fixedSmaller fixesAZERTY support! The game now recognizes which keyboard type you have at the start of the game and displays the correct button prompts

fixedSmaller fixesMerlin's special attack now hits the targeted hex and also the hexes around it

fixedSmaller fixesSpecial attack tooltip now says if the damage scales with strength or intellect

Popcorn Popstars changes

fixedThere were some issues where the music would start later than expected, resulting in missing all the right beats. We luckily found the problem and fixed it! We've also added a calibration system to make sure that the music and your input are 100% synchronised to ensure a perfect playthrough

fixedDue to an error that some particular scripts gave, it was possible that a fight wouldn't start or end and you wouldn't transition to the shop. This has been fixed and now you are also able to play the later levels!

addedAliens now have the correct faction in both the sidebar and the tooltip

fixedAZERTY support! The game now recognizes which keyboard type you have at the start of the game and displays the correct button prompts

fixedMerlin's special attack now hits the targeted hex and also the hexes around it

Hi everyone!

Thank you all for playing Popcorn Popstars! We hope you and your movie stars have enjoyed playing the game already.

That being said, there were some pretty big bugs that we are updating TOMORROW!

Latency issues

There were some issues where the music would start later than expected, resulting in missing all the right beats. We luckily found the problem and fixed it! We've also added a calibration system to make sure that the music and your input are 100% synchronised to ensure a perfect playthrough

Fights breaking after a while

Due to an error that some particular scripts gave, it was possible that a fight wouldn't start or end and you wouldn't transition to the shop. This has been fixed and now you are also able to play the later levels!

Smaller fixes

Aliens now have the correct faction in both the sidebar and the tooltip
AZERTY support! The game now recognizes which keyboard type you have at the start of the game and displays the correct button prompts
Merlin's special attack now hits the targeted hex and also the hexes around it
Special attack tooltip now says if the damage scales with strength or intellect
Button prompts for all the different special attacks are now displayed on screen
Unit tooltips now display the extra traits a unit gets when using a trait consumable

We've also been working on some extra optimization, since some players reported about overheating. Expect a graphics setting very soon!

Do not hesitate to join our Discord to give feedback and receive updates on the game!

-ROGUE6

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