Slapshot: Rebound News

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]
- Increased assist timer to 5 seconds (from 4) https://slapshot.nolt.io/455
- You no longer consume dizziness at the faceoff

[h2]General[/h2]
- Added end game screen (stats, report button, winner showcase, practice button, requeue) https://slapshot.nolt.io/60
- Tutorial Steam achievement (you automatically get it if you completed it before) https://slapshot.nolt.io/323
- Added support for 5120x1440 resolution
- The ping debug is no longer shown in practice

[h2]Cosmetics[/h2]
- Zeus has been added to the cosmetics Premium members get
- Added: Cellphone, Toast, Icecream cone, Drumstick, Rose, Dreadlocks, Shenandoah, Bunny ears, Beret, Tactical helmet, Eyelashes, Monkey backpack, Lipstick
- Toned back some glowiness of the star and reindeer nose

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
- When backfilled, you now get your appropriate stats
- Fixed issues with controller navigation in home screen
- Fixed issue where your level up pux were in some rare cases not credited

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed issue where queue widget would show up in-game
- Fixed issue where you couldn't queue after a match
- Fixed controller navigation on main menu

[h2]Arena[/h2]
- Made plexi between benches clear

[h2]Matchmaking[/h2]
- Matchmaking is now faster while maintaining match integrity

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]
- Interior of the net has been smoothed out (don't get stuck on the post)

[h2]Cosmetics[/h2]
- Added an extra featured slot (now 3 total)
- New jerseys: Ugly sweater, lumberjack, checkers
- New eyes: Snowflake
- New glasses: Hearts, Reindeer
- New hats: Slapshot (exclusive to Patreon supporters pre-launch), ornament
- New mouth item: Star
- New back: Dragon wings, bone wings, fairy wings
- Upgraded model for: Angel wings

[h2]UI[/h2]
- Pux bundles now have their prices shown in-game when available
- Added a confirm button for in-game purchases
- Added a button to get premium in the shop (not shown if you're premium)
- Added a widget when you're in practice to show you're in a queue / lobby
- Added a confirm button for when you leave an active match
- Added a reset zoom button
- Added a 'Get more cosmetics' button to the inventory
- Added call to action to end of tutorial (keep playing / return to menu)

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed spectator cam resetting its mode after a replay
- Fixed some minor visual issues with stats page
- Fixed hover outline over quick match regions button
- Fixed a shop cosmetic exploit/bug when purchasing cosmetics
- Fixed match found notification not playing in practice mode
- Fixed team colors on the marching band hat

[h2]Other[/h2]
- Created a help page for common issues https://slapshot.gg/help
- Improved anti-cheat

[h2]Known issues introduced in this patch[/h2]
- The new widget doesn't go away when you find a match while in practice, fixing this asap.

Gameplay
- Nerfed dash strength by ~5% to slow the game down a little bit
- Increased the bounciness of the puck on the boards (not the player!) by 40%
Note: These happened before this patch, we usually perform balancing changes asynchronously from patches.

Matchmaking
- Made matchmaking a lot stricter, matches will take a little longer to find but will be higher quality
- Matchmaking will now balance within the teams themselves (They will not be as one-sided as before)
- Leaving a game prematurely will now result in a loss
- Backfilled games will no longer count as a loss (if you lose)

Quality of Life
- Added a 'Stats' menu in the Player tab. This feature was highly requested with over 60 upvotes (https://slapshot.nolt.io/350) so we prioritized it :)
- The player count under the world icon now shows the total people online, not just in matchmaking games/queue globally (to avoid confusion)

Other
- The locker room is now more festive
- Added some optimizations to the main menu related to rendering
- Optimized some gameplay code to get better performance (more performance patches coming in the near future)

Fixes
- Fixed issue where some custom color hex codes didn't parse correctly
- The game now filters rich text codes

https://twitter.com/Slapshotgg/status/1338495675064061952

Hi Slappers!

Thanks for the amazing launch, it's so amazing to see you enjoying the game.
Now, it wouldn't be a good launch if it didn't give us some urgent business to take care of.

Here's the urgent changes we've made:
- Big no-no words in chat will no longer show up to others and dish out automatic punishments
- The same no-no words are filtered from custom game names
- When a server fails to start, it'll tell you and not make you restart your client.

We're aware that some servers aren't starting correctly, but we can assure you that our host is working around the clock to resolve these issues for you.

You can expect more (and bigger) patches in the near future!
Your suggestions are heard loud and clear :)

Happy slapping!
- Erveon