Aim FTW News

Our biggest update yet went live this week in the form of 2 new DLCs along with added in-game content.

First up is Aim FTW - The Forge: Train the way you want so that you can play the way you dream™! Enter the Forge, where you can adjust your training settings to control how Aim FTW challenges you. Configure targets, monsters, agents, and more! Get it here: https://bit.ly/3lgclyV



Then, pickup the Founder's Pack to unlock new playable characters and alien monsters. This one-time purchase also earns you access to many future characters, monsters, agents and more! Get it here https://bit.ly/3jfduF2

Purchase now and save 20% on each (valid until August 27th)!

HUGE game update this week! You've been asking for it and now we've delivered. We have completely overhauled the input sensitivity system to give you a much more reliable experience when training with Aim FTW.

We have also added two NEW environments: Training Grounds and Challenge Island. The former is a great way to learn how Aim FTW works and setup your sensitivities with our new system. The latter is a much-optimized replacement for the original environment. It loads up to 5 times faster and greatly reduces in-game lag and latency.

Patch Notes:

• Overhauled the sensitivity system and fine tuned it between weapons and environments.
  
• All previous “Mini Game” will now be referred to as “Challenges.”
• Added a new optimized environment for the Challenges. This new tropical island environment replaces the original environment and loads up to 5 times faster. Check it out today!
  
• Added a new Tutorial to the Training Grounds environment. This new feature guides new players through the logic behind Aim FTW and gives existing players an open environment to change their sensitivity settings.
  
• Added the ability to modify your input sensitivity via Hotkeys while in the Tutorial!
  
  • Look X and Y can be controlled by I and O and [ and ] respectively.
    
  • ADS X and Y can be controlled by K and L and ; and ' respectively.
    
  • Sniper Scope X and Y can be controlled by M and , and . and / respectively.
    
  • The tutorial will walk you through how to do this.
    
• Numerous UI Optimizations and Improvements.
  
• Updated Hotkeys -> check out the manual.
  
• Added a menu option to control anti-aliasing levels. AA is disabled by default.
  
• Added a menu option to toggle motion blur. Motion blur is disabled by default.
  
• Updated the Fast on the Trigger Challenge to generate multiple targets at once forcing you to click even faster!
  
• Fixed Target Hitbox discrepancies causing bullets to miss when they should have hit.
  
• Added Jump and Movement to both No Scope and Flex.
  
• Fixed a bug where Popups displayed above the Settings Menu in the Tutorial.
  
• Challenge Tiers will now be calculated daily. Players will be notified of the first such calculation. Keep training to keep your tiers up!
  
• Menu Animation Fixes.
  
• Raised the Maximum Sensitivity value from 20 to 30 for players with very low DPIs.
  

Upcoming Features/Fixes:

• An even better way to update your sensitivities!
• Another new mode!
  
• MOAR Optimizations!
  

Two game updates this week! We have added new post-match statistics, ADS and Sniper Scope-specific Sensitivity Sliders, mini game preview videos and a few other small adjustments to the games.

Post-Match Statistics break down how your score compares to both other players and your mini game averages. There are now 3 panels visible on the Stats page in game.

• Match Summary - a graphical breakdown of how your match performance compares to Aim FTW averages in five key categories.
  
• Last Match Stats - the raw stats from your most recent match.
  
• Overall Stats - your historical statistics for all mini games.
  

ADS and Sniper Scope Sensitivities allow you to customize your mouse sensitivity while aiming down sights.

• ADS X and Y sensitivity sliders affect aiming down sights (ADS) with all weapons except the Sniper Rifle.
  
• Sniper Scope X and Y sensitivity sliders affect aiming down sights with the Sniper Rifle.
  

Additional Improvements:

• Added Preview Videos to each Mini Game so you can catch a glimpse of the game type before playing.
  
• Added the first run-through video to our YouTube channel which details the mechanics behind Quick Hands.
  
• Increased all Sensitivity Sliders maximum value from 10 to 20 for players with low DPI.
  
• Tightened up the Flex Target spawn positions to reduce the amount of variability and provide a smoother training experience.
  
• Lowered the maximum height at which targets can spawn during Quick Hands.
  
• Lowered the chicken attack sound volume.
  
• Added an online manual to the Store page which breaks down the components of the game, specifically the settings menu and default hotkey setup.
  
• Fixed a bug causing the In-Game Leaderboard to show the wrong colors while playing Follow Through.
  
• Aim FTW will now remember you so that you don't have to login every time. Logging out from the main menu will prevent this behavior until you login again.
  

Upcoming Features/Fixes:

• A better way to update your settings and sensitivities.
• Menu Navigation Fixes
  

Release #6 is live! We have added visual feedback for Hits, Misses and Kills of Targets & Monsters so that you can tell how well you are performing. There are four types of notifications:

• Damage dealt is indicated in red text and moves right of the target (Example: Red 70).
  
• Experience earned from destroying targets and monsters is green and floats up (Example: Green +10XP).
  
• Score gained from destroying targets is also green and floats up (Example: Green 10).
  
• Miss indicators are shown in yellow with the amount of score lost (Example: Yellow -6).
  

Additional Improvements:

• Optimized the in-game experience to increase performance.
  
• Increased the minimum Spawn Distance and Spawn Delay of the Werewolf in Quick Hands to make the experience smoother.
  
• Added Target Explosion Graphics.
  
• Switched Fast on the Trigger targets to quickly grow in size on spawn. They previously started at full size.
  
• Added a new tutorial system around the signup process to help guide new users. Let us know if there's something you would like to see a tutorial for!
  

Upcoming Features/Fixes:

• Settings overhaul. We recognize that settings and sensitivities are of the utmost importance and so we are planning to update our existing settings options and add new ones. Let us know what you would like to see or what bothers you most about the existing options in Aim FTW and other games.
• Better statistics and post-game feedback.
  
• New mode.
  
• Aim FTW will remember you so that you don't have to login every time.
  
• Online Manual.
  
• Menu Fixes.
  

Today we are trying out a new feature by adding tiers to players’ Mini Game Profiles. In addition to a numerical leaderboard ranking, scores are grouped by tiers so that you can have a rough understanding of where you stand skill-wise. You may have already noticed these from their distinctive icons on the leaderboard.

Each week you will receive a tier for each Mini Game based on how you have performed so far with an additional Overall tier that averages all of your Mini Game tiers together to provide one overall grade.

• There are 7 tiers. Each represents a grade of how high your score ranks compared to other players. Here they are in order from best to not-so-best:
  
  • S Class
  • A Class
  • B Class
  • C Class
  • D Class
  • E Class
  • F Class
• Each tier has its own distinct icon (visible on the Leaderboards).
  
• Tiers will update every week at 1PM Eastern Time. So make sure you stay on top of your game or your tier might slip!
  
• The first update will happen later today.
  
• New Players will have the initial tier of “Pending” on their profiles until the tiers are generated for that week.
  
• Let us know what you think of this new feature!

Other Improvements:

• Upgraded the Graphics drastically.
• Added a new Graphics Quality setting to adjust the quality in game.
  
• Add more shadows to the Ultra Quality Level.
  
• Added ragdoll death animations to all Monsters.
  
• Updated Target Explosion Sounds.
• Added Mouse Invert Option.
  
  • To use this, you will need to set Mouse Input to “Smooth.”
    
• Fixed an issue with the camera where the terrain was flickering.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Store page was saying “Leaderboards” instead of “Coming Soon™”.
  
• Added a Random Weather Setting -> let us know if you want to see more of this!
  
  • New Day/Night System.
    
  • New Weather System with Clouds, Rain, Snow and Storms.
    
  • The default setting is daytime with clear skies, but you can switch to random in the Settings Menu.