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Steam News20 October 20232y ago

Public lobbies and Multiplayer Versus

Multiplayer new versus game mode 2 new versus achievements and skins lobby and in game chat ability to host and search for public lobbies ability to reset level / sections without having to restart entire level added st

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What changed

3 fixes9 additions2 changes3 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • UI and audio
  • Server
  • Workshop
addedMultiplayernew versus game mode
addedMultiplayer2 new versus achievements and skins
addedMultiplayeradded steam icons to lobby and in game scoreboard
removedMultiplayerpressing B on controller in lobby no longer disconnects player
changedSingleplayerability to restart level with single button press
addedSingleplayeradded normal respawn mechanics to portal run

Super Galaxy Ball changes

addednew versus game mode
added2 new versus achievements and skins
addedadded steam icons to lobby and in game scoreboard
removedpressing B on controller in lobby no longer disconnects player
changedability to restart level with single button press

Multiplayer

  • new versus game mode

  • 2 new versus achievements and skins

  • lobby and in game chat

  • ability to host and search for public lobbies

  • ability to reset level / sections without having to restart entire level

  • added steam icons to lobby and in game scoreboard

  • scoreboard scales when game contains large number of players

  • lobby ready up now starts countdown when host and majority of lobby is ready

  • in game player options such as kicking and muting

  • pressing B on controller in lobby no longer disconnects player

Singleplayer

  • ability to restart level with single button press

  • ability to reset level objects back to when a checkpoint was picked up

  • added normal respawn mechanics to portal run

  • added checkpoints in portal run

Other Changes

  • added new respawn / reset settings info to in game ui with option to disable

  • added info about selecting / using extra powerups in portal run

  • disabled saving times in multiplayer

  • last portal in portal run turns into finish flag

  • first portal in portal run turns into startzone

  • portal in next section camera is no longer visible

  • players must enter a name for new levels / playlists

  • cleaned up in game ui

  • players are notified if they try to use extra powerup without enough points

Bug Fixes

  • bug where host could not add workshop levels to portal runs while in multiplayer lobby

  • bug where controller stopped working when selecting play portal run in multiplayer

  • bug where clicking back button while selecting level for portal run in multiplayer caused host to send level to players in lobby

  • bug where navigating browse workshop list did not work sometimes

Source

Steam News / 20 October 2023

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