Slapshot: Rebound News

[p]v1.9.0 Hotfix 2[/p][p]- Fixed special characters lagging some people's games[/p][p]- Fixed rendering for many special characters in chat and names[/p][p]- Fixed a shader optimisation issue related to the new crowd[/p][p]- Potentially fixed the issue that leads to crashes for several players related to the engine upgrade[/p][p][/p][p]You can restart Steam to get the update right away.[/p][p]Thank you to those that have helped me debug the issues![/p][p][/p][p]GLHF,[/p][p]Oddshot Games[/p]

[p]v1.9.0 Hotfix 1[/p][p]- Fixed Contract summary text overflowing incorrectly when you have pro/plus and more 2+ digits in tiers[/p][p]- Fixed aviator glasses tint[/p][p]- Fixed spectators not showing up in online matches[/p][p]- Fixed ping checker showing -1 ping and recommending those regions for some players[/p][p]- Clarified that people meeting the contribution threshold will be added to the Showdown leaderboard when it's empty[/p][p][/p][p]You can restart Steam to get the update right away.[/p][p]I'm still looking into the chat related stutter and a memory leak that causes crashes for some players.[/p][p][/p][p]GLHF,[/p][p]Oddshot Games[/p]

[p]Hi Slappers, welcome to Season 3![/p][p]Hop on the ice to participate in the new events in the refreshed arenas ːreboundː[/p][p][/p][h2]Introducing the Slapshot Showdown[/h2][p]For the next 14 days, you can participate in the showdown by selecting one of three teams to represent. When you sign to a team, you'll receive their jersey and title. Play matches to contribute points to your team, earn more rewards, and help your team win the event.[/p][p]You can pick between the Pink Puffins, Yellow Yetis, and Green Goats. The team score is weighted so your contribution matters, no matter how small. Select your team's role in ⁠Slapshot⁠showdown-role to show loyalty to your team in Discord![/p][p]This is our first time running an event like this, so we might need to tweak some of the balancing as we go. We appreciate your patience and understanding throughout this experiment. Let us know how you feel about the event so we know if we should create more of these in the future ːtrainerbuddyː[/p][h2]Changelog[/h2][h3]General[/h3]

• [p]Updated from Unity 2020 to Unity 6.2 (Should bring some performance improvements out of the box) (Yes it was a nightmare to upgrade)[/p]
• [p]Refreshed Slapville, Slapstadium, Colosseum and Island arenas to be more performant and up-to-date with our more recent art[/p]
• [p]Added the Slapshot Showdown event[/p]
• [p]Reworked the in-game crowd from scratch to be more immersive and react to gameplay[/p]
• [p]Rebranded "Season Passes" to "Contracts" so they are decoupled from ranked seasons and fit the hockey theme better[/p]
• [p]Added a new "Bump Strength" setting to custom games. Setting it to high puts it back to where it was pre-nerf[/p]
• [p]Replaced the Periods toggle with Ruleset when creating a lobby, including 3v3 and 4v4 competitive ruleset templates[/p]
• [p]The forfeit cooldown now resets when someone leaves the match[/p]
• [p]Changed the primary Slapshot font to be more modern[/p]
• [p]Made the Contracts summary UI on the main menu more compact[/p]
• [p]Added Ottawa Valley tournaments to the Esports tab[/p]
• [p]Updated our back-end database infrastructure[/p]

[h3]Audio[/h3]

• [p]Added a new sound for "No Dash" when trying to dash (+slider)[/p]
• [p]Added a new sound for "Dash Recharge" when you get a dash charge (+slider)[/p]
• [p]Added crowd shocked sounds to the Ambience slider rather than Game slider[/p]

[h3]Content Creators[/h3]

• [p]Added a new "Creator Supporter" necklace that you get for free when using a creator code when purchasing pux[/p]
• [p]Added a Twitch headband that you get for free for watching Slapshot for 1 hour on Twitch on a channel with drops enabled[/p]

[h3]Cosmetics[/h3]

• [p]Added ranked rewards for Season 2: Capes![/p]
• [p]Increased the maximum amount of Preset outfit slots for premium players from 20 to 50[/p]
• [p]Added jerseys for each showdown team, titles, and a stick for the winning team[/p]
• [p]Changed the cloud jersey to be a pants slot per request from community members[/p]
• [p](September drop) Added Pigeon jersey, salt hat, gym bag, bread stick, voodoo doll body[/p]
• [p](October drop) Added mummy hat, skeleton goosan, cauldron back item, pumpkin body, bottled head[/p]
• [p](November drop) Added stethoscope, lampshade facial hair, lantern stick, shirt back item, explorer jersey[/p]
• [p]Updated shop pricing for the first time in 5 years to better reflect their value (some cost more, others less, & the rest stays the same)[/p]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed periods toggle in custom lobbies if it was set during lobby creation[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Cyberpuck default goal horn being way too loud[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Golf Club cosmetic not showing the correct default variant[/p]
• [p]Fixed controllers with a very high polling rate starting practice modes[/p][p][/p]

[h2]Slapshot Hockey Manager[/h2][p] [/p][p]We're proud to announce that in collaboration with Joseph and Couture, we have been working on a mobile game in the Slapshot universe where you manage, recruit & train your teams to become the best Slapshot hockey franchise owner in the game. The app will launch this year on Android and iOS. Stay tuned for more info! Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/68eDGqpEWd[/p][p][/p][p]GLHF,[/p][p]Oddshot Games[/p]

[p]Hi Slappers,[/p][p][/p][p]We're happy to announce that Season 3 will be launching tomorrow![/p][p][/p][p]The game will be taken offline for ~2 hours around noon CEST on September 23rd to make some crucial changes to our back-end infrastructure to support this update and future updates.[/p][p][/p][p]A full devlog will be posted with the update.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]GLHF,[/p][p]Oddshot Games[/p]

[p][/p][p]Hi Slappers, we're happy to announce that the wait for Season 3 is almost over!
With the new season, we're making some changes to existing features and introducing a big new one. [/p][p]Slapshot Showdown will be an in-game event you can participate in for a limited time. Pick one of three teams (Green Goats, Pink Puffins, or Yellow Yetis) to support during the event and every goal, pass, save and other points you earn during matchmaking will contribute to that team. You can earn rewards by signing to a team, scoring points for them, and for your team winning the overall event. Completely free. More information will follow! [/p][p]Season 2 rewards will be credited when the new season starts. This season, we're giving out some fancy capes! To qualify for a reward, you need to reach that rank at least once during this season. You can find which rank that is in Player -> Career as "Highest Rank". There's still some time if you're close to ranking up. [/p][p]With the new season, we've also taken the opportunity to tackle some areas of the game that need some love after 6 years of Slapshot. Notably, we've upgraded the visuals of older arenas while improving their performance at the same time. We've also reworked the spectators to make sure the arenas look a lot fuller while not eating away your frames either, as well as a small main menu facelift.[/p][p]Lastly, we're also taking the opportunity to rebrand our season passes. We'd like to be able to experiment with different types of content (like the Slapshot Showdown) instead of releasing a new pass every season. To avoid confusion with ranked seasons, we'll be renaming the season passes to contracts. They'll work the exact same way as before, just using a different name.[/p][p]PS: Another neat feature we're working on is custom lobby presets for leagues. Alongside a new setting to adjust the bumping strength, you'll be able to quickly select the presets for EUSL and SPL right from the lobby creation to make your competitive life a bit easier. If you have any other preset suggestions, feel free to let us know.[/p][p]The exact date of the update will be announced soon! ːreboundː[/p][p]GLHF,[/p][p]Oddshot Games[/p]