Hoops Madness News

Hey Hoopers! We’ve been listening to you and are excited to now offer support for the Valve Index to further heat up the competition. Are you ready to Play, Connect, & Compete?!

We have been listening to YOU, the Community, that a number of you want to play the game but needed us to provide support for your HMD of choice – the Valve Index. Well, we have made that happen and we think playing with the Knuckles Controller feels great. But we’d love to hear from you!

We have also been making additional updates to the game.

• Particle Effects Update: Blazin' hotter than ever! ːsteamhappyː
  
• Dominion Game Mode Update: Added a notification to the Dominion game mode to prevent confusion when players have the same or similar jersey colors. So, you'll always know when you control the hoop!
  
• Player Setup Board Update: Added an outline to the player color options to make the black color easier to see
  
• Increased the player name text on the account panel for easier viewing
  
• Updated the player jerseys. Gotta look sharp!
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where the Find Match tooltip displays when a game is in progress
  
• Logging in now sets your account info based on account settings, rather than player preferences
  
• Fixed a bug where scores were doubling up on the Tournament Banners
  
• Fixed login bugs where you couldn't update the jersey if logged in as a Guest. Also if no account is available, it should once again properly set you as Guest by default
  

STAY TUNED for some EXCITING announcements coming real soon!

The Hoops Madness Team can be reached directly at [email protected] with any feedback you might have. We look forward to hearing from you!

Hey Hoopers! We're excited to announce an update to increase the competition and its social aspects. Are you ready to Play, Connect, & Compete?!

The Hoops Madness Team has been hard at work with a number of updates while we have been in Early Access. Regular Updates are forthcoming, BUT we are excited to announce these two major updates as well as some bug fixes.

• In-game Voice Chat: Added in-game voice chat to increase social engagement during competition. Feel free to trash talk your buddies as you compete to see who takes MVP Honors!
  
• Rift/Rift S Support in Steam: Added in support for the Rift & Rift S (and Touch Controllers) on Steam. More competition = More fun!
  
• New music track: Updated the game with a brand new funky music track to really bring out the vibe of the game and get your fists pumping ːsteamhappyː
  
• Matchmaking Update: Matchmaking has been updated with increased clarity for the following:
  
  • Hosting Games
    
  • Finding Games
    
  • High Player Count Warning
    
  • Logged Out Warning
    
• Player Color's Update: Enhanced jersey colors for better player understanding
  
• Post Processing Updates: Added Bloom and Color Grading
  
• Anti-Cheat Feature: NO DUNKING! - Added in a prevention for players using 3rd party software to offset their position to score baskets super easily
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where hitting a Checkpoint in the Hoop Derby game mode would rotate players 45-90 degrees
  
• Changed player initial load-in position to half court, facing the "main" direction
  
• Addressed issue where the matches' Host name was incorrect in the "Find Match" tooltip in the Team Room
  
• Fixed a bug where the ranking on the players HUD was not correct to their actual ranking in the game
  
• Matchmaker auto re-connection is now working properly
  
• Addressed various issues with the backboards in the Dominion game mode
  

The Hoops Madness Team can be reached directly at [email protected] with any feedback you might have. We look forward to hearing from you!