Legend Bowl News

It's almost game time and we have another update before release. Please test away and report any bugs on our Discord channel if you want to help! Thank you for your support, and for playing Legend Bowl!!

📢 Thank you to everyone for reporting issues and bugs from this last update!

• Fixed no team showing issue when going into Training Camp > Offense Only and not selecting a team.
  
• Reduced catch penalty when defenders are close by a super small amount because seemed a little too strong.
  
• Improved timeout calling AI to fix issue when a team is winning and in scoring range they weren't calling timeouts prior to halftime thus losing a scoring opportunity.
  
• Dead ball now shows all sides vs just the laces part.
  
• Tuned random 4th down attempts down and only go for them in second half.
  
• Tackling ballcarrier no longer affected by DIFFICULTY setting on CPU vs CPU games, so no games are affected negatively or positively during CPU only games.
  
• New notification text will appear to immediately alert you of any important game events like score, timout, or end of quarter.
  
• Default fan density set to medium.
  
• Fixed player voices saying "stop the clock" repetitively.
  
• Rookie image updated.
  
• Splash title screen players depth sorted for less overlapping of players as they round around the screen.
  
• Fixed issue when starting a new season where coach colors changes in coach editor were lost.
  
• Game window now centers when switching between sizes.
  
• Fixed issue new ball caused where dead ball would skip a number of pixels after stopping from rolling on ground.
  
• Removed unecessary border from "Old Smell" ad.
  
• Ball carrier follows blocks better now.
  
• Quarterbacks drop back a bit more to avoid getting stuck to close to the line.
  
• Changing windows sizes or full screen no longer makes the field stat player image disappear.
  
• Default roster now called "Main Roster" to be more descriptive as it's not really the game's default roster out of the box once you make changes.
  
• Misc bugs and fixes.
  

If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.

As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h3]Patch Version 1.0[/h3]

Legend Bowl is here! After several days of non-stop work, we are extremely proud of the game - we hope you like it as much as we do!



As always, we will continue to listen to community feedback as we consider future updates and will support the game for some time after launch. We’ll share more details on our post-launch plans soon, but for now our focus is on a smooth launch!

Most importantly, thanks to all of you in the LB community for your continued support - it makes it all worth it!

To celebrate launch day, we're broadcasting videos all day so be sure to drop by and join us while we play the game we've been working on for so long.

We've been busy fixing everything sent our way and now it's time to help us test! Please test away and report any bugs on our Discord channel if you want to help! Thank you for your support, and for playing Legend Bowl!!

📢 Thank you to everyone for reporting issues and bugs from this last update!

• Player reaction times much improved based on CPU agility, speed, and skill.
  
• Fixed memory leak issues and improved performance across the game.
  
• New rookie indicator added to player UI screens.
  
• Replays now have a setting to turn on or off in case you're having issues with performance and want to disable it.
  
• Added code to help prevent freezing bugs in game.
  
• Fixed balls flies past punter issue... hopefully!
  
• New colors eye and hair files.
  
• Field goal and punt kick meter doesn't allow you to continue pressing power button after releasing it for the first time.
  
• Drive Summary popup moves in sync with field stats popup now to avoid jerky motion.
  
• Fixed issue where career would not allow for saving when watching a CPU vs CPU game.
  
• Locked down menu inputs when confirmation popups are open.
  
• Removed empty advertisement banners from non-stadium locations.
  
• Loading screens added to various screens while game performs tasks in the background.
  
• Fixed settings menu issue where it wasn't showing the correct menu items as you scroll sometimes.
  
• Updated some player sprites that were using old ball with laces.
  
• Renamed "Auto Skip" to "Huddle Skip" to be more explicit.
  
• Misc bugs and fixes.
  

If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.

As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h3]Patch Version 1.0[/h3]

Okay guys! We've been super busy trying to firm up the final version 1.0 build for release next week. This is the first attempt at a final patch before we go live! Please test away and report any bugs on our Discord channel if you want to help! Thank you for your support, and for playing Legend Bowl!!

📢 Thank you to everyone for reporting issues and bugs from this last update!

• New Roster Data menu now allows for saving/loading/deleting rosters in game.
  
• New blocking mode added to training camp so you can working on shed blocking.
  
• Player reaction times tuned based on skill, agility, and speed attributes.
  
• O-Line and D-Line interactions tuned to better match player skill and strength.
  
• Fixed issue where CPU would get unlimited 4th down attempts when going for it and user selects punt return.
  
• Fixed issue where AI would KICK after winning coin toss in Overtime.
  
• Added logic to have AI not call a timeout when two minute warning is about to hit.
  
• User controlled player wrestling bar tuned to give user better control for shedding blocks.
  
• Player wrestle bar color changed to spectrum from red to green.
  
• Collided player wrestle bar removed to declutter screen.
  
• Camera zoom height max decreased to help with FPS during kick offs.
  
• Fixed stats ticker not showing correct stats across game screens.
  
• Special Teams menu no longer displays in play call screen when onside conversion is being attempted.
  
• Fixed issue where frozen players would show up on replay screen.
  
• Attempt to fix weird hurdle animation drawing backwards glitch.
  
• Attempt to fix repeat 4th down issue.
  
• Replay camera position moved up when locked on to object so you can see more of the field.
  
• Legend difficulty added to give a greater challenge for those looking for elite competition.
  
• Baby difficulty added to give users one more level of ease when it comes to kicking difficulty.
  
• Title screen updated in preparation for upcoming release.
  
• Correct a newspaper sentence that was grammatically incorrect.
  
• Update credits with new song and names.
  
• Work Ethic and Intelligence added to Player Editor screen.
  
• New eye colors added to library when editing players.
  
• Player in player card and MVP screens can now be rotated.
  
• Player Stats screen no longer switches column to the first column when cycling teams.
  
• Fixed issue where losing Tournament game would reward you for the "Tournament King" achievement.
  
• Mascots have been added to the game to give the crowd some added entertainment.
  
• Stadium image had some minor touching up.
  
• Stadium shadows now flip when field flips after changing sides.
  
• New field goal sprites added to field.
  
• The Colosseum and Old Armory Field stadium shadows added to game.
  
• Trailer music by Fred E.T. added to play announcer sounds.
  
• Ticker advertisement banner pool set to 5 random per loading of ticker to avoid so many ads in one scroll.
  
• Vacant and damaged advertisement banners removed from ticker.
  

If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.

As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h3]Patch Version 1.0[/h3]

Legend Bowl is officially leaving Early Access and will release on Steam on Thursday, September 2nd. Add it to your wish list today! (Xbox, PS, and Switch release date TBA.)

We wanted to thank everyone that participated in the Early Access program. The game has really taken shape as a result of the community's feedback during the stage. We're excited to bring the game to Steam and out of Early Access so the world can experience what the game has to offer!

Let's go!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106340/Legend_Bowl/