Slapshot: Rebound News

[h2]We finally fixed that one puck physics bug[/h2]
It no longer goes on its side for prolonged periods of time like it has a mind of its own.
Fixing this bug has probably taken at least 3 years off my life expectancy.

[h2]Club override for livestreamers[/h2]
Since we broke mods with the last update, I've decided to implement the functionality of a mod that was vital to esports livestreams. You can now use the 'clubs' command in the developer console (tilde) to change the color, name, logo and goal horns of different clubs. These can be customised in the game's data folder -> Slapshot_Data -> StreamableAssets -> clubs.json

The in-game scorebug will now automatically pick a contrasting color for the team name and score colors so they are visible at all times for each team independently.

[h2]API improvement[/h2]
Added a region filter and more specifics to the matchmaking / queue information to the API. More details are in the documentation. Want access? Create a ticket in the #help channel in our Discord.

[h2]Cosmetics[/h2]
- Added a dark version of the Nana cosmetic
- Added 3 different motorcycle helmets (one will be a patreon exclusive)

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
- That puck thing lol
- Brightened the outdoor night map a bit
- Fixed the in-game scoreboard being squished or stretched for resolutions other than 1080p
- Fixed leaving custom games giving a matchmaking penalty
- Fixed the Discord jersey promo slider not showing up
- Fixed spotlight in slap stadium not working after a goal was scored
- Fixed the roof color of Slapville for spectators
- Fixed the flame stick's highlights through geometry intersecting with itself

- Fixed clipping on the Slapville roof for people that have some ungodly high camera
- Fixed spectator rotation on the table hockey map
- Fixed floating ad placements on the table hockey map

[h2]NEW[/h2]
- TWO NEW MAPS. Available in public rotation and custom games. You can switch to them in practice using the arena command in the console. (Tilde)
-- A night version of the outdoor map
-- A table hockey map
- Spectators are more alive! They have been completely reworked from scratch for all arenas.

[h2]Matchmaking[/h2]
- Addressed the volatility of the rating algorithm, making the placement matches not last as long and have more consistency.

[h2]Optimization[/h2]
- Improved the performance of all arenas by quite a bit
- Optimized the player and goals, refactored and cleaned up a bunch of game logic
- Moved from Mono to C++ compilation (Note: This breaks current mods. Google 'IL2CPP modding' to find out how to fix them)

[h2]Bots[/h2]
- Bots will now use the brake when getting bumped
- Significant improvements have been made to goalkeeping
- They will now challenge more aggressively in line with feedback
- Bots will no longer stop playing if the puck is on the line but not in yet
- Fixed some jittery movement with bots carrying the puck over longer distances
- Bots will now be more aware of their stick placement when they don't have possession

[h2]Cosmetics[/h2]
- Added white variants of the rebound and Patreon hats (both normal and backwards)
- Added flame stick, techno stick, carbon slinger stick

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed goalie practice not spawning you at the net
- Fixed UI scaling with resolution (4K etc should play a lot better now)
- Fixed the 'no' button in the quit menu on keyboard and mouse input overlapping the yes button a bit
- Fixed some shadow issues in the main menu

[h2]Matchmaking improvements[/h2]
- Fixed an issue that caused team balancing to be bad in matchmaking
- Tuned the matchmaking search algorithm to suit our new rating system better

[h2]Bot improvements[/h2]
- Bots now challenge for the puck instead of chasing you

[h2]Arena[/h2]
- Made the goal lights prettier

[h2]Cosmetics[/h2]
- Added tribal set and purple variant of the shell
- Added carbon slinger and techno stick as part of the Patreon vote

[h2]Other[/h2]
- Added the ability to remove the password of a lobby or add one after it has been created (the lock button on the left)
- Fixed some pop-ups waiting until the end of the game when they shouldn't (like after reporting someone)

GLHF

[h2]New rating system[/h2]
We've recreated the rating system from scratch based on feedback on the previous system.
It now does not punish you as much for losing if you have teammates that are rated lower and does not reward you as much for getting carried.
The new Slapshot Rating system is now based on a different algorithm that I have modified to work for team based games. (Glicko2 instead of TrueSkill).

We opted for a full reset because the system will place you in an appropriate skill bracket within the first 5 - 10 matches (much like placement matches).
It will also give us proper insight into the bell curve of the new rating system to assign ranks to them.

[h2]Cosmetics[/h2]
- Made fixes to the sword stick and bone stick
- Added some dumb ass golden grills because Eli's been asking for them for a fucking year
- Added a bunch of new mouths and eyes, a flame stick and stripes jersey

[h2]Other[/h2]
- Controller navigation in menus now produces our super dank navigation sounds