Wingspan News

[h2]Birders![/h2][h3]On October 31, Wingspan servers will undergo maintenance works to introduce a small fix for online mode. During this time, entering online mode will be impossible. [/h3][h3]Maintenance will begin at 10:00AM UTC/11:00AM CET/3:00AM PDT and will last for around 30 minutes.[/h3][h3]As with every online maintenance, please end all your matches before the maintenance and do not start any new ones close to the maintenance hours. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing ongoing games and karma points.[/h3][h3]Let your fellow birders know about online maintenance, so the process can go smoothly. [/h3][p][/p][h3]We apologize for the inconvenience.[/h3]

[p]Birders, the hotfix has just hatched and is ready for download! [/p][p][/p][p]Below you'll find the list of fixes:
[/p][p]Fixes in the online mode:[/p]

• [p]Friends unable to join an online game when invited using Your Friend list.[/p]
• [p]The game not recognising when a user deletes an invitation before the game starts.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Other fixes:[/p]

• [p]Players' colors changing in the Duet mode with the player order set to random.[/p]
• [p]Players not owning all of the expansions seeing a different Champ of the Bird challenge.[/p]
• [p]Text fields closing upon pressing the 'X' button on the keyboard.[/p]
• [p]"Enable bug reporting" button setting now saves after closing the game.[/p]

[h3]You’ve been sharing your thoughts with us, and we’ve been listening. Thanks to your feedback, the Online mode just got a bunch of quality-of-life upgrades:

🪶In-game “Your Friends” list - set up games quicker with your favourite Birders!

• “Your Friends” option in the Online menu allows you to add other Wingspan players to your list by typing in their in-game nicknames.
  
• The list displays two sections: your platform friends and Wingspan in-game friends.
  
• Check the star for your favourite in-game friends to display them at the top of the “In-game Friends” list.
  
• When setting up a custom online game, use the “Invite a friend” option to easily add your friends to the match - either in bulk or one by one.
  

🤖AI upgrade for all online games:

• Now, whenever a player times out or forfeits in a matchmaking or a custom online game, AI will step in their place!
  
• In the matchmaking games, this means the remaining players can finish the match and gain Karma!
  

🌺Oceania Expansion in the Duet Matchmaking - enjoy the sweet nectar with both Asia and Oceania Expansions enabled!

🔔Online Notifications - never miss your move again! You’ll now receive in-game alerts when:

• it’s your turn in another matchmaking game, and/or
  
• there’s only 1 minute left before your turn times out.
  
• You can tweak these notifications in the game settings anytime.
  

🐛Bug report visibility is now an option that can be easily changed in Settings.

We hope these updates make your time in Wingspan even smoother, more fun, and more Birder-friendly. Thank you for helping us make the game better!
As always - check out the new features and let us know what you think!

Happy gaming![/h3]

[h2]Birders![/h2][h3]On October 27, Wingspan servers will undergo maintenance works in order to deploy the Online Update. During this time, entering online mode will be impossible. [/h3][h3]Maintenance will begin at 10:00AM UTC/11:00AM CET/3:00AM PDT and will last for around 30 minutes.[/h3][h3]As with every online maintenance, please end all your matches before the maintenance and do not start any new ones close to the maintenance hours. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing ongoing games and karma points.[/h3][h3]Let your fellow birders know about online maintenance, so the process can go smoothly. [/h3][p][/p][h3]We apologize for the inconvenience.[/h3]

[h3]Birders! 

We’ve been listening closely to your feedback, and we’re excited to announce that our next Online Mode update is coming soon to Wingspan![/h3][h3]
Soon, you’ll be able to connect with fellow players more easily thanks to the new in-game Your Friends list, enjoy a more forgiving and uninterrupted experience in matchmaking with AI that steps in if you run out of time, and spread your wings in Duet Mode with both the Asia and Oceania expansions enabled. And to make sure you never miss a move, we’re also introducing in-game notifications that will let you know when it’s your turn in another matchmaking game, or when time is almost up. [/h3][h3]
Before the update goes live, we’ll be performing a short server maintenance. We’ll be sharing the exact time and duration soon, so stay tuned! 
[/h3][h3]We hope these quality of life improvements will make your Wingspan experience feathery smooth. 

See you soon!  [/h3]