Legend Bowl News

[h2]Patch v0.1.3.2[/h2]

Happy Holidays!

After spending some time with family and friends this past week, we had some time to make some new updates to the game based on feedback from our awesome community! We also squashed some nasty bugs in hopes of getting closer to a more polished game on the field. Gameplay tuning has been done as well so be sure to tell us what you think!

Gameplay Improvements

• Resolved possible issue when setting fullback position as kick returner.
  
• Fixed issue when a defensive player is set to punt returner and they never recover the ball.
  
• Improved defender AI to target ball carrier more effectively on big plays.
  
• Fixed punt return yards stat recording calculation.
  
• Fixed issue when calling a timeout during ball measurement where the clock wouldn't stop ticking.
  
• Game team stats "Yards Allowed" was highlighting for the team with higher yards vs lower yards allowed.
  
• Think we fixed issue where AI gets stuck at line of scrimmage and never hikes the ball during punts and 2 point conversions.
  
• Fixed issue when you have a turnover during a punt return and the line of scrimmage is set on the opposite side of the field.
  
• Decreased number of dropped passes as they seemed too high based on player feedback.
  
• Quarterbacks should no longer run out of bottom end zone during drop back sequence.
  
• Fixed replay issue when first opening replay the cursor is not locked onto an object.
  
• Improved run blocking.
  
• Improved pass defense to help combat receivers catching passes in a crowd of defenders.
  
• Improved passing accuracy for both standing and running with the ball.
  
• Player stamina refreshes faster when they go to bench.
  
• Punters don't kick out of bounds as much any more.
  
• Better positioned punt returners to catch the ball more successfully now.
  
• Ball carrier hurdles have been improved for more realistic animations and outcomes.
  
• Miscellaneous bugs & fixes.
  

Please 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 enjoy what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h2]Patch v0.1.3.0[/h2]

Hey everyone! This is a small patch to try and resolve some ongoing gameplay issues we've received feedback on from the community.

Gameplay Improvements

• Fixed incorrect button showing when showing your defend pass move during the tutorial.
  
• Fixed issue when play gets stuck after two point conversion.
  
• Fixed issue where kick/punt return yards are incorrect.
  
• Fixed issue where CPU would get stuck in delay of game on PAT.
  
• Fixed extra point counting as 3 points issue.
  

Please 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 enjoy what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h2]Patch v0.1.2.9[/h2]

Hey everyone! This week we focused yet again on improving the gameplay and fixing issues from our previous patch.

IMPORTANT: As part of this patch, we recommend resetting rosters to default in order to get the latest roster update.



Passing has been combed over with tuning and tweaks to get better results and less dropped passes across the board. Two point conversions should be working better now, along with ball placement issues during kick and punt plays.

There's much more we can talk about, but to save you some time here are the cliff notes! Hope you enjoy.

Gameplay Improvements

• Fixed issue where defenders were incorrectly lined up prior to snap when play man coverage.
  
• Increased catch success rate when receivers are wide open.
  
• Fixed stat message crash bug caused by incorrect player being grabbed by the code.
  
• Fixed issue where receiver name was missing on stat message.
  
• Fixed 2 point conversion issues where play would idle and get stuck on the field forcing you to quit game.
  
• Fixed issue where kickoffs and punts are not being marked at the correct yard line or being called safety when should be a touchback.
  
• Fixed memory leak issue when editing players in Player Editor that would sometimes cause a crash after editing players for n extended period of time.
  
• Rebuilt default rosters with slightly slower quarterbacks and better number choices per position.
  
• Improved passing based on player skills.
  
• Throws while moving are less accurate the lower agility your quarterback has now.
  
• Fixed issue with defenders running away from line of scrimmage on certain plays.
  
• Miscellaneous bugs & fixes.
  

Please 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 enjoy what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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