Trivia Tricks News

Hello Tricksters! How are you enjoying the Summer Splash event?

Today's update continues to focus on implementing your suggested QoL improvements and polish, with the intention to prepare Trivia Tricks for its graduation from Early Access!



This update redesigns the Save and Load menus in the Character Creator, giving you a preview of the character you're selecting.

In addition, this update adds a new option to the Pause Menu which will return all players to the lobby, making it easier to adjust settings without needing to host a new game!



Special thanks to our players who suggested these features! If you'd like to help direct the future of Trivia Tricks then please consider leaving an honest Steam Review letting us know what you think about the game. This will help shape the direction of future updates and helps Trivia Tricks to find more quiz heads on Steam! Thank you!

Oh, one final thing, the Summer Splash event has been extended by a week to September 8th! Make sure to complete and claim your Summer prizes before they're gone!

These aren't the only changes implemented in this update, below you'll find the full patch notes!

• A button to restart the current lobby has been added! If you made a mistake when setting up the lobby then the host can press this button in the Pause Menu to end the game early!
  
• The Save and Load menus in the Character Creator have been completely overhauled! They will now show the character that you are going to overwrite/load.
  
• The Summer Splash Event has been extended to September 8th! Get completing those missions!
  
• The ‘Hinder other players with items’ challenge has been made easier. It now only requires hinder items to be used 3 times instead of 5!
  
• It’s now possible for Trivia Tricks to be launched using Vulkan by adding -Vulkan as a launch parameter. This is an experimental setting which may be unstable and is not recommended for regular use.
  
• Tricksters now breathe at slightly different speeds from each other. This stops the idle animations being synchronized.
  
• Some menus have been adjusted in preparation for an upcoming major feature...
  
• The quality of characters in the Character Select Screen has been improved.
  
• Fixed a bug where characters wouldn't hold the Potato properly.
  
• Fixed a bug where using the Voodoo item just as the final player answers would cause the question timer to restart while the player was still choosing who to use the Voodoo item on.
  

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Hello Tricksters!

It's that time of year where we head over to Isle del Trickster for our holiday getaway!
The Summer Splash event will be available from now until September 1st!



The default stage is now set to the Isle del Trickster! We hope you'll enjoy some quality time by the ocean!



Summer Splash includes some limited-time challenges and exclusive cosmetics! There are 6 new challenges as well 18 returning from previous years. Some challenges will reward you with Summer Shells that can be exchanged for cosmetics, while others grant exclusive items!



There’s a new set of challenges with a focus on Chance Round and the new items. If you need help with a challenge don't hesitate to make use of the Trivia Tricks Discord! As always, all of the cosmetics from last year have returned too, so grab them while you can!

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The full patch notes are as follows...

• The Summer Splash event is back! From now until September 1st complete limited-time challenges to unlock exclusive items!
  
• The Isle del Trickster stage has been made the default stage for the duration of the event!
  
• The missions from last year have returned, along with 6 new missions focused on the Chance Round and Items.
  
• Alongside the 16 returning cosmetics, unlock 6 new summer-themed items, including a Diver Helmet and Retro Shades!
  
• For the duration of the Summer event, bosses will also be dressed for the occasion!
  
• Friend Pass players can earn progress towards missions, but only owners of the full game can redeem mission rewards.
  

• You can now view statistics about your usage of items in a new page in the Statistics menu.
  
• Keyboard players can now use the R key to use items as well as the Q key.
  

• Fixed an issue causing the icon for the item in your inventory to look lower quality than it should.
  
• Fixed visual interaction oddities between a moving Hot Potato and character outlines.
  

Hello Tricksters! Today's update adds three new items!

But first, if you'd like to support Trivia Tricks, then please consider leaving an honest Steam Review letting us know what you think about the game. This will help shape the direction of future updates and helps Trivia Tricks to find more quiz heads on Steam! Thank you!

Now, onto the items!


Use Double Down whenever you're certain you know the right answer to earn double points for that question! Get it wrong and you might look a little silly but it's worth a try!


The Royal Decree is a rare item that steals a percentage of points from any player of your choosing. It then divides that stolen money equally among the other players! If it looks like someone is pulling away with a lead then you know what to do...


If you're given the Hot Potato you better answer the question correctly to pass it on, otherwise it’ll explode and you'll lose points! Every time the Hot Potato is passed on, the heat will increase. The hotter it gets the more points it’ll take! Just how hot does it get? You'll have to find out for yourselves!

These new items were designed to nudge Trivia Tricks' game balance into rewarding skilful play and creating tighter games. We hope that after this update you'll notice the scoreboard will be much closer!


Finally, if you missed the news, we've been releasing updates that focus on QoL improvements and polish, with the intention to prepare Trivia Tricks for its graduation from Early Access! You can see the last two updates here and here. Today’s update includes even more polish, which you can find the details of below!

We're looking for inspiration on what to improve in the next patch, so if you want to shape the future of Trivia Tricks' development then consider joining the Discord and putting your suggestion forward!

Finally, to celebrate the Friend Pass Party Bundle the Worm from Last Train Outta’ Wormtown is now a free hat available to all Trivia Tricks players. Chomp!

Ok, without further delay, onto the full patch notes!

• The Double Down item has been added! Use this item to receive double points if you answer the current question correctly!
  
• The Royal Decree item has been added! This rare item allows you to steal a percentage of points from a player (percentage depends on player count) and distribute it between everybody else!
  
• The Hot Potato has been added! This item is immediately in-play, and you’ll need to answer correctly to pass it onto the next player and add to the heat. The more heat the Hot Potato has built up then the more points that will be lost after someone answers incorrectly, causing it to explode!
  
• Mr. Tricks likes potatoes and will sometimes talk about them!
  
• As always, these items are not included when Chance Round is set to ‘Tame’.
  

• Added the ‘Hungry Worm’ hat, featuring a guest appearance of the Worm from Last Train Outta’ Wormtown!
• After a question’s answer is revealed the next question’s category will be shown.
  
• Improved the appearance of some menu elements, particularly around the host’s lobby settings.
  
• The ‘streak’ bonus in the lobby menu is no longer harder to click than the other bonus options.
  
• Players that have deactivated the In-Game Chat in the Options Menu will now see a message in their chatbox informing them why they cannot see the chat.
  
• Players that have deactivated the In-Game Chat in the Options Menu will now see messages related to players joining/leaving games, or suggesting changes to the selected categories.
  
• Fixed some typos and cleaned up the wording on a variety of questions. Thanks to all of you who took the time to report these to us directly!
  

• Fixed a bug in the Character Creator where the description for the ‘Pilot Suit’ wasn’t showing.
  
• Fixed a bug where AI characters with identical outfits to a player character could be spawned.
  
• Fixed a bug where players would continue to play the Crystal Ball animation even after losing the item.
  
• Fixed a few issues related to Twitch connection timeouts.
  

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Hello Tricksters!

How are you enjoying Friend Pass? Here's the second in a series of updates that will be releasing over the coming weeks which focus on QoL improvements and polish, with the intention to prepare Trivia Tricks for its graduation from Early Access!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33125/Friend_Pass_Party_Bundle/

If you missed the news, we've just launched the Friend Pass Party Bundle which gets you a significant discount on Trivia Tricks and Last Train Outta' Wormtown! If you're after more party games with Friend Pass support then definitely check it out!

Like what we’re doing? Hit the thumbs up below this news post! Have more detailed thoughts? Consider leaving a Steam Review letting us know what you think. Have a great idea you want to see implemented? Come chat with us devs in the Official Discord!

• When Tricksters join a game they will now wave! Hello! 👋
  
• Tricksters also now have additional animations when a question is asked.
  
• Redesigned the lobby player list to be easier to read and make clearer which players haven't pressed to 'Ready Up' (you know who you are).
  
• Mr. Tricks has new dialogue commenting on players moving up and down in the leaderboard.
  
• Mr. Tricks and the bosses will all repeat dialogue much less often.
  
• Added ‘Render Scale’ as a graphics option. This will adjust the render resolution of the game while keeping UI elements at the set resolution. This can be set to as low as 50% if you are seeking extra performance, or as high as 200% if you want to enable SSAA.
  
• The ‘Texture Quality’ graphics setting has been removed, as performance improvements made in the last couple months have left this option having no meaningful usage.
  
• The mouse cursor will now go invisible when using a controller.
  
• Fixed cases of the mouse ‘hovering’ menu items while being invisible.
  
• When a player is asked to rate a Workshop Category at the end of the game, the name of the Workshop Pack will now be displayed.
  
• The Workshop Search menu has had the ‘Tags’ and ‘Language’ dialogs visually updated, and the gamepad interaction in these menus has been improved (controller users will no longer have to scroll to the bottom of the list to close it).
  
• Improved the retry logic and error handling of network requests. This should mean that Creating or Updating Workshop packs, and connecting to Twitch, should now be far less likely to fail.
  
• Clicking to Create or Update a Workshop pack with no connection to Steam will now inform players that this is the case.
  
• If a game starts with no categories selected, the default categories will be enabled instead of picking a single random category.
  
• The in-game Pause Menu has been visually updated.
  
• Additionally, the Pause Menu's Settings page has had ‘Display’ and ‘Misc’ tabs added, which directs players to adjust these in the Main Menu.
  
• Fixed a bug where a lobby wouldn’t re-attempt to load the Workshop Categories in the Category Menu if the first attempt failed.
  
• Removed the ‘beta’ label from the Twitch menus.
  

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Do you love inviting your friends into games of Trivia Tricks for free? Then you're sure to love bringing them into the chaotic multiplayer showdown Last Train Outta' Wormtown which also features Friend Pass!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33125/Friend_Pass_Party_Bundle/

Best of all, owners of Trivia Tricks can now get a 15% discount on Last Train Outta' Wormtown through the new Friend Pass Party Bundle!



Last Train Outta' Wormtown is a chaotic Sandworm vs. Cowboy showdown, where the man-eating Worm player can only detect human players when they're standing on the ground.



Meanwhile the human team must fuel up the train and make a getaway without being eaten. Like Trivia Tricks, Wormtown supports up to 8 players and Friend Pass, enabling massive multiplayer fun with just one purchase!



Check out Last Train Outta' Wormtown by following this link to the Friend Pass Party Bundle, and let us know if you'd be interested in more bundles in the future! Thanks again for following Trivia Tricks!