Slapshot: Rebound News

Rebound v0.36.0 is live

Gameplay
- Puck will no longer 'flip' to only one side when stabilizing
- Puck's rotation code has been refactored to be more reliable
- Puck now has separate max speeds for on ice and in the air
- Puck velocity has been lowered when striking a head to reward skillful saves and allow more control

Visual
- Puck trail will not show below a certain speed threshold
- The jerseys in your locker room will now match the jersey you're wearing

Cosmetics
- Added a rotational shop. Daily items will be cycled every 24 hours, featured items every 3 days.
- You can now preview items from the shop on your character by clicking the item's icons
- Shop now shows you when you can't afford something (button greyed out)
- Added a new jersey cosmetic: Polka dots

Other
- Collision matrix has been optimized, which can give a nice performance boost for lower end devices
- Some audio compression performance improvements lower the game's RAM usage to some extent

Fixes
- Puck highlight is now visible through the stick again
- Goalie practice mode will no longer shoot the puck at you like a laser
- Puck not get stuck on its side as long as it did before

Rebound v0.35.2 is live

Gameplay
-Changed starting stamina on faceoffs to 25%. This amount is configurable remotely
-The puck now has a little more freedom to flip and turn

Visuals / Cosmetics
-Added 5 new jersey cosmetics to the shop: Fade, Spangled, Solid, Classic, and R3FB0T
-Player numbers are now shown on the backs of players
-Changed the default jersey to combine old home and away style
-Reduced the intensity of the player breathing animation

Sounds
-Added sounds for stopping/braking

UI
-Names of custom lobbies for muted players will show as 'Custom Private Lobby'

Quality of Life
-Player models that have been rotated within a cosmetic menu (player, appearance, shop) will now have their rotation reset when returning to a non-cosmetic menu

Fixes
-Returning to a lobby will no longer show the 'return to lobby' button
-Mutes and bans now apply immediately
-Fixed shop preview images for: shutter glasses & ducktail beard
-Fixed the bald spot and sideburns on the default hair
-Fixed some aesthetic issues on the goon, mutton chop, and buzzcut cosmetics
-Reversed direction of lower hook on hook glove cosmetic
-Fixed an issue which caused profiles to not load correctly

Note
-The game now only supports 64-bit

Rebound v0.35.0 is live

Gameplay & Visuals
-Puck size has been reduced by 10%
-Puck speed has been increased
-Dropping the stick on either side of the puck is now more accurate
-Stick is 30% thinner to make board interactions smoother
-On-ice dash shots now have a 30% speed boost
-Regular lifted shots are now mid-range. Top-shelf lifted shots can be achieved by boost + puck lifting
-Added a ban and mute system. Players who are banned will see a notification every time they launch the game with the reason and time when the ban will expire. Muted players will receive a notification in the game chat when they try to chat. Admins also have the ability to view/edit bans/mutes.
-Added a leveling system. Each level is a flat 10k XP. XP earned per match is score + 200 for a win.
-We're now tracking in-game stats in the back-end
-Added a remote setting for us to tweak dash stamina cost.

UI
-Alpha notice has been renamed to beta notice

Fixes
-Players can now bind movement buttons again
-Reset to defaults in the general settings now also reset the saved zoom settings

Rebound v0.34.0 is live

Gameplay & Visuals
-Made a change to the stick that resulted in the removal/reduction of the puck flying away from players on contact (sensitivity may feel different. We'll need to adjust this over time. Thanks Rob)
-Implemented a change that may have resolved the puck registering unexpected/unintended force on light touches. Please report if you find this is still occurring
-Added a 'snow' effect when players use the 'stop' mechanic above a certain speed
-The rink plexi and top of board rails are now colored per zone based on team color
-The arena lights under the upper deck will now hide like the rest of the upper deck
-Added a check to the top of the plexi to make sure the puck can't get stuck there
-Changed the arrangement of the board ads

Quality of Life
-Players can now mouse-click and drag on their player within the Player, Appearance, and Shop menus to rotate their character

UI
-The player model is now visible to the side of the shop UI
-Added more stats to the 'ping' command for us to get more objective information about latency from players experiencing issues

Fixes
-Various fixes and adjustments aimed at making the game smoother, reducing server-side latency, and overhead latency
-The goalie practice mode can now be selected from the practice mode menu with a controller
-Added support for the 🙁 emoji for everyone's favorite sadboi Seppy

Hey everyone

Join us tonight for our second dev livestream @ https://www.twitch.tv/erveon
We'll be giving away beta access, talking about lots of Slapshot, its development, showcase online matches and much more.

The stream will go live at 3PM EST / 9PM CEST.
Hope to see you then!

Small Steam forum update:
We didn't get notified of new threads on the forum so didn't get to reply to those in a timely manner.
We apologise for this and hope to keep tabs on the forum better in the future. Thank you!

Kind regards
Erveon