Slapshot: Rebound News

Rebound v0.39.0 is live

Gameplay & Visuals
-The game now differentiates between custom, casual, and ranked modes
-There is now an in-game purchase system to buy pux bundles through Steam. If you purchase pux now you'll get them now and again on launch after wipe.
-The quick play playlist now shows the number of players currently in queue and in matchmade games
-When an entire other team leaves a quick-play match, wins/losses are now appropriately assigned
-Made an adjustment to the player center of mass to make lifted and non-lifted stick speed more consistent (please let us know how this feels)
-Made an adjustment to the puck that should further reduce the ability of the puck to stay stuck on its edge
-Added behind-the-scenes metrics to track player: possession time, shutouts, post hits, plus/minus, blocks, and overtime goals
-Blocked shots add 15 to score.
-Changed region selected UX to make it easier to use
-Added remote variables for the following items: puck drag, puck mass, puck dynamic friction, puck-board bounciness

Cosmetics
-Added new jerseys: Alpha, Bat, Tribe
-Added new eyes: $, €
-Added new mouths: Panting
-Added puck cosmetic: Pux
-Fixed some cosmetic materials being overly shiny

Fixes
-Fixed the scoreboard not displaying
-Players are removed from private game lobbies when they enter a queue
-Fixed an issue where trainer buddy location in the tutorial was incorrect on resolutions higher than 1080p
-Fixed an issue in the menu screen where player rotation reset could be too quick
-Fixed an issue with crediting secondary assists to back-end
-Fixed the deer antler head cosmetic not displaying

Rebound v0.38.1 is live

UI
- Tutorial continue text will now be light when using dark ice to improve readability

Fixes
- Fixed practice mode selector always taking you to free roam no matter what
- Fixed rink divider in the open obstacle mode floating in the middle of the rink
- Fixed issue where joining/creating a lobby would not take you out of your matchmaking queue
- Fixed several typos/grammar issues in the tutorial text

Rebound v0.38.0 is live

Gameplay
- A tutorial has been added (found on the main menu). Try it out and let us know your thoughts on it. If you want to take it one step further, grab a family member to try it out and see if they get stuck somewhere (try to avoid helping them). Let us know the results! :smile:

UI
- Added an info widget on the top right (left of user info) that shows lobby and queue info whenever applicable
- Teams button has been removed from the main menu (for now), since the feature is a long time out still

Other
- Added matchmaking. This is very basic right now, it just fills up a lobby with 6 people in the regions you queues for. It doesn't backfill games yet;
Try to break it in any way you can please! Finding issues early on saves a lot of time later.

Fixes
- Hair preview images don't have the default hair showing over them anymore
- Face decal previews now show the face decal
- When you're in a lobby, you can click that same lobby in the lobby list to go back to it
- Fixed an issue where cosmetics would always cost 550 pux, they now cost the advertised amount

Known issues
- Trainer buddy's placement in the tutorial on screen sizes other than 1080p is off

Rebound v0.37.0 is live

Note: Live build and staging still use different physics values so you can test this version with both.
If you'd like to test any other physics values on staging, please coordinate with your region's admins/community managers.

Gameplay
- Added a dizziness meter. I know we said we likely wouldn't add this but it has proven to be necessary to avoid annoying spammy gameplay.
We can very very easily adjust everything about this meter. The goal is that it never interferes with normal gameplay.
- Various elements of the stick have received more fixes, this may result in different physics behavior. We'll work on tweaking the physics on the go.

UI
- Added indicators for when you have your first and second dash
- Added icons to the dash and dizziness meters

Cosmetics
- Added a new jersey with the Slapshot emblem
- Added new hats: Antlers, beanie, cap, octopus, pumpkin beanie, pumpkin head, unicorn
- Added new glasses: 3D glasses
- Added new gloves: Boxing gloves, skeleton hands
- Added new mouth items: Mouthpiece, pacifier, popsicle

Fixes
- Online framerate will appear less choppy, a 'Network Update Smoothness' slider in the settings allows you to control this (100% by default)
- Controller buttons can be rebound now without it exiting (it does happens sometimes but way less often)
- Preview reset now removes eyewear
- You can now unequip face decals without a client restart
- Fixed stick tap
- Stick no longer accidentally lifts over the puck (please lmk if this does happens again, try to clip it)
- Controllers can now navigate popup messages
- Controller glyph for custom games is no longer greyed out even though the button is available

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