Update: Playtest 1j

Hi everyone,

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https://discord.gg/krpm9PSEjV

Here are the patch notes for the latest update to the closed Beta build:

• There is now an introductory story sequence

• Cards now have tooltips that explain keywords

• Tons of quality of life improvements:

  • Post match score screen has been massively sped up

  • You can now click to skip injury announcements

  • you can now click to instantly jump to the faceoff

  • Your last lineup selection is now saved

  • can now disable the showing of controls before every match

• A failsafe has been added to prevent the faceoff from taking too long / never initiating.

• The puck rebound / ricochet behavior off the goalie has been significantly adjusted, esp to prvent own-goals.

• Refined in-game injury animations, especially disabling injuries to be more in align with other animations.

• Dialogue text box has been improved and a SFX has been added

• The card 'Brain Damage' has been buffed from +10 to +20

• AI has been tweaked to avoid problematic behaviors behind the goal, including passing / shooting into the back of the goal.

• The Person Inspector now uses the color of the team.

• 'Money Minded' card no longer boosts brain damage stat.

• Unlock notifications have been improved, especially card unlocks (now shows the card)

• Complete rework of the music system in an attempt to squash a problematic bug

• 'Free Goal' card now knocks loose the puck to prevent weird behavior during the faceoff.

• Fixed a bug where slow motion would persist into the menus.

• Fixed a bug where skin tones / cosmetic profile wasn't loading correctly in the medical bay.

• Several other misc. bug fixes and tweaks