Trivia Tricks News

Hello Tricksters!

This update completes our Twitch Integration Early Access milestone with our most requested feature - connecting multiple Twitch Chats into the same game!



Running a collab stream? Now you can pit your chats against each other and see who has the smartest viewers!

We also took this time to address the feedback we’ve received from streamers and redesigned the Twitch connection flow. Your account details and chat nickname will now be saved, allowing you to add any previously used Twitch Chats with a single button.



Twitch characters now also wear hats to help them stand out in a crowd of purple! This update marks the completion of our Twitch Integration Early Access milestone, however, this doesn’t mean we’re finished with Twitch Integration! Just like Co-Op Vs Boss mode we will continue to expand our integration with improvements and maintainance.



There's some new community suggested cosmetics included in this update, as well as a new model for the Hoodie. Want your killer cosmetic idea added to Trivia Tricks? Send what you’re thinking in our Discord and we’ll see what we can do!



Last of our major features is a new ‘How To Play’ menu, which will open on your first visit to the Character Select Screen. This continues our efforts started our previous release, Regular Update #23, to give better tutorials to new players. Already know how you want to play? Just tick ‘Don’t Show Again’ and the menu will stop automatically opening.

Got all that? Those are just a selection of the changes that are now available in version 0.9.5.5! Interested in the full changes? Read on!

• Up to four Twitch Chats can be added to a single game! Pit your audiences against each other and see whose Twitch Chat is the smartest!
  
• The interface for adding Twitch Integration to your lobby has been redesigned with a focus on streamlining the experience, especially in the case of errors
  
• Entered Account and Chat Names will be remembered for future use
  
• The Twitch character will wear cosmetics when added to the game, giving each a unique identity
  
• The scroll speed of the 5Heads popup showing which viewers got the answer correct will now scroll slower for smaller streams and faster for larger
  
• Each of the four Twitch Chats gets their own bar-chart breakdown of Twitch Answers, while the 5Heads and overall viewer winner menus will mix the chats together
  
• All players will now see the Twitch A/B/C/D or 1/2/3/4 next to the answers when a Twitch character is in the game
  
• The Twitch-specific commands (Such as !dance) have been made inactive to resolve a potential game crash
  
• A number of security improvements for Twitch Integration functions have been implemented
  

• On your session’s first visit to the Character Select Screen a new ‘How To Play’ menu will be shown, with explanations on how to play with friends. Learn how to play when: ‘My friends own Trivia Tricks’, ‘My friends are next to me’ or ‘My friends don’t own Trivia Tricks’!
  
• These have also been added to our Official Remote Play Guide!
• If you tick ‘Don’t Show Again’ for this menu then it will stop automatically displaying unless you explicitly press the button to bring it up!
  
• When the answer to a question is being revealed the answer camera will now zoom into the TV, making the text more readable for players who are far away from their displays (such as playing Trivia Tricks from a couch in a group, or on Remote Play to a phone)
  
• You’ll find two new cosmetics for your head in the Character Creator! The ‘Spiky Quiff’ and the ‘Chefs Hat’!
  
• The ‘Hoodie’ shirt has been given a new model
  
• The ‘Updated!’ text for the categories button now periodically bounces until the categories menu is opened, instead of bouncing once when categories are updated
  
• White borders have now been added to the highlighted state of every button, making it clearer for controller players which button is currently highlighted
  

• Added 40 additional questions, the vast majority suggested by the Discord community! Thank you to everyone who has suggested questions so far!
  
• 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 where, during the start of a game, the TV wouldn’t be entirely in frame when the bonuses were shown
  
• Fixed a bug where Mr. Tricks would try to talk about so many players at once that he would talk himself off-screen (he’s always been a chatterbox...)
  
• Mr. Tricks will now talk for longer when new players join (see, chatterbox!) to fix a
  disconnect issue when many players with bad connections join at once
  
• Fixed a bug where the spotlight on the title screen was off
  
• Fixed a bug where the stage lights would display the wrong pattern if a player joined during the ending leaderboard reveal
  
• Fixed a bug where the camera would suddenly snap to the TV when displaying the answers if a player didn't answer
  
• Fixed a bug where, if players entered an input from an unconnected gamepad, the displayed message's prompt did not correctly cycle through all the inputs possible
  

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Hey everyone!

This update brings a host of quality of life improvements and addresses user feedback that we've received in our various channels! There's so much going on we're going to highlight some of the biggest changes! Read on!



Every day we see more streamers involving their audience through games of Trivia Tricks. We've been compiling the main points of feedback from these streams and this update is aimed at addressing them. Here are some of the headlining changes, but there's even more in the detailed list below!

• The top 3 Twitch users who answered correctly in your chat will now be displayed at the end of a game! Who's the smartest member in your community?
  
• Twitch users who answered a question correctly are now shown in a '5Heads' section at the bottom right corner of the screen
  
• You can now select a question timer of 30 seconds. Try choosing this if you have a long stream delay with Twitch! Additionally, when playing with Twitch Chat, the question timer for bosses is automatically increased from 20 seconds to 25 seconds.
  

We're always thinking of ways to make Trivia Tricks more user friendly, and we thought this was the time to address some of that feedback! Some of our bigger changes in this update are...

• You can now join any in-progress online game without needing to take over an AI!
  
• AI players in 'Co-Op Vs Boss Mode' will now be better teammates by being more willing to trust their human friends and follow their answer if they are unsure.
  
• Added a number of 'smart prompts' that will guide players we detect making common first-time user errors.
  
• A number of visual tweaks that will make certain game events clearer. For example the 'Updated' text above categories now bounces and the 'Join chance round' text now flashes.
  

Our AI Character Contest came to a close recently and winners have been chosen! Meet 'Zoopy', 'Giovanni' and 'Gustav', with congratulations to the Discord winners: 'The First Note of Mambo No. 5', 'Noctua Spell', and 'Toasty' respectively!



This update also brings three additional cosmetics to the character creator that were direct suggestions by our community! The 'Bread' accessory, 'Spilt Noodles' hat and the 'I Love Trivia' shirt! Want your ideas in Trivia Tricks? Join our Discord and let us know what you think!

Lastly, Summer is coming to a close and as such our Summer Splash event has now finished! Thanks to everyone who took part and we hope you enjoyed our little island getaway. While the missions are leaving, Summer herself will be remaining as a permanent boss character, alongside any cosmetics you've earned. We've appreciated the warm response to the change of stage location and hope to find a way to have Isle de Trickster return in the future...

Phew! Those are just some of the changes that are coming alongside version 0.9.4.2! Interested in the full changes? Read on!

• You can now join online games that are in progress that have no AI slots! Previously you could only join an online game that had started if there was an AI player to take over, but now you can join games regardless!
  
• You can now select a question timer of 30 seconds.
  
• 3 new community suggested items have been added to the Character Creator! The 'Bread' accessory, the 'Spilt Noodles' hat and the 'I Love Trivia' shirt!
  
• The winners of the AI competition have been added into the random pool! Meet 'Giovanni', 'Zoopy' and 'Gustav'!
  
• The AI now have a chance to follow the human player answers in 'Co-Op Vs Boss Mode'. They may also change answers to the human answers if they had already answered but were unsure.
  
• If you've been struggling to beat Summer in an Offline 'Co-Op Vs Boss' game for the achievement, try again with these changes!
  
• 'Game is full' dialog boxes have been updated to remove the mention of AI
  

• The top 3 Twitch users who answered correctly in your chat for that game will now be displayed at the end of a game.
  
• Twitch users who answered a question correctly are now shown in the bottom right corner of the screen rather than flying across the screen at the end of a question. This is much more readable and hopefully solves some bitrate issues!
  
• You can now select a question timer of 30 seconds. Try choosing this if you have longer stream delays with Twitch!
  
• Going against a boss with your Twitch Chat? The timer will automatically set itself to 25 seconds instead of 20!
  
• When playing as a Twitch user, trying to answer with '1/2/3/4' while 'A/B/C/D' is visible will no longer count as an answer and vice versa. This is to aid streamers with longer stream delays, as their viewers would sometimes answer the next question by mistake.
  
• The Twitch answer breakdown chart will now show '1/2/3/4' if the Twitch users had to answer using '1/2/3/4', rather than always showing 'A/B/C/D'.
  
• After answering 2 questions with the mouse the game will inform the streamer they can answer discreetly with the 'WASD' keys.
  
• Some connection error messages have been updated to be clearer of cause.
  

• Added over 30 additional questions, the vast majority suggested by the Discord community! Thank you to everyone who has suggested questions so far!
  
• Some now-outdated questions have been updated due to developments in the modern day.
  
• 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!
  

• Added a prompt to help players who may be trying to add players in the wrong places.
  
• Added a prompt to remind players they can answer discreetly with 'WASD' keys if they are playing with any local, remote or Twitch players.
  
• The 'Updated!' text above the categories button now animates when the categories have been changed to make it clearer when they have been changed.
  
• The 'Press A/Space to Join Chance Round!' message now blinks to stand out more to new players.
  
• You can now vote to skip dialogue by mouse, just click the bottom right skip button!
  
• The message users see when they try to play online but do not have Steam running has been updated to suggest users check their Firewall/Anti-Virus if Steam is currently running on their computer.

• The lobby camera is now the same regardless of if the lobby is currently in 'Standard' or 'Co-op Vs Boss' mode.
  
• The Chance Ball Machine is now visible in the lobby if playing a 'Standard Game' regardless of whether Chance Round has been enabled.
  
• At least one Easter Egg! Sneaky!
  
• The Summer Splash event has now ended.
  
• Summer Splash cosmetics are no longer purchasable in the character creator, but you will keep any purchased cosmetics!
  
• Summer Splash missions are no longer shown on the main menu, but you will keep any earned cosmetics!
  
• Summer remains as a permanent boss character.
  
• The stage is back to normal, but Isle de Trickster will hopefully return soon!
  

• Fixed a bug where full lobbies were not shown in the server browser.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Room Code search wouldn't find new lobbies that had been created since the last 'lobby search' was ran
  
• Fixed a rare crash that could happen when leaving lobbies.
  
• Fixed a bug where closed lobbies would sometimes still appear in the server browser until the host fully closed Trivia Tricks
  
• Fixed a bug where bosses' cry emote particle appeared incorrectly.
  
• Added various fixes to Podium name plates sometimes disappearing mid-game or not being visible.
  
• Fixed a bug where, after playing a 'Co-Op Vs Boss Mode' game, the 'games played' achievements would not unlock until a 'Standard Game' was played or Trivia Tricks was restarted.
  
• Fixed 'Unlucky Kitty' unlocking when the winner was announced, instead of when the loser is first shown.
  
• Fixed a bug where, if both a keyboard and controller player were on the same device, the 'Press A/Space to Join Chance Round' message wouldn't alternate its shown input.
  
• Fixed a bug where, if you couldn't join a game on the server browser due to it being full, it would inform you that the 'game had already started'. This has been fixed to inform you that the game is full.
  
• Fixed cases of text in dialog boxes overflowing.
  
• Fixed a bug where the podium did not turn its light off if you got the 1.5x ball in Chance Round while on negative points.
  
• The 'Joining soon' message has been adjusted to better suit higher resolutions.
  

Please let us know what you think on our Steam Discussion Forum or join our ever-growing Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!

Aloha, Tricksters!

We hope you're doing well this summer and enjoying your time on Isle de Trickster! Hopefully you've been making good progress in your Part 1 Summer Splash Missions because a whole new set is now available!



Alongside these challenges we've added some extra limited-time cosmetics to the store to spend your shells on! Check them out! You have until the 28th August to complete the goals from both Summer Splash events and spend your shells!



Additionally, we've added a new permanent achievement for beating Summer with her 'Offline' ruleset! Good luck!

Got all that? Ok! Below you'll find the detailed patch notes to 0.9.3.0 Summer Splash Part 2!

• The Part 2 missions are now available!
  
• Unlock the 'Floatie' by 'Playing 10 Games of Trivia'!
  
• Unlock the 'Hawaiian Shirt' by 'Winning a Game Vs Negative'!
  
• Unlock the 'Lifesaver' by 'Winning two Co-Op games in a row'!
  
• Earn extra shells by 'Winning a Standard Game', 'Beating Summer in Offline Mode' and 'Bouncing the Beach Ball'!
  
• Use those shells to get the new Summer Cosmetics added in this update!
  
• The new hat, 'Sand Castle'
• The new eyes, 'Bright Eyes'
• The new mouth, 'Shark Teeth'

• Summer's odds of answering questions correctly has been increased to better align her difficulty with our star rating
  
• Some additional questions have been added
  
• 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!
  

Please let us know what you think on our Steam Discussion Forum or join our ever-growing Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!

Howdy! Quick post-release hotfix for y'all!

• Fixed an issue where Standard Trivia Chance Round could be set to 'Summer' by cycling the Chance Round option left
  

The Chance Round effects introduced in Summer Splash are not yet intended to be used outside of Co-Op Vs Boss mode and, if the above bug was used to select them in Standard Trivia, would therefore not always behave in sensible ways.

Stay tuned however, as an update is in the works to properly implement them into Standard Trivia!

Please let us know what you think on our Steam Discussion Forum or join our ever-growing Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!

Welcome, Tricksters, to your holiday getaway!

The Trivia Tricks Summer Splash event is now available! Complete limited-time challenges to unlock exclusive Summer Splash cosmetics and, after warming up, test your team's communication skills against our hardest boss yet, Summer! All hosted by Mr Tricks on Isle de Trickster!



Introducing our latest boss, Summer! She's one with the waves and she's not afraid to use them! When facing off against Summer she will hide a different selection of answers for each player, so you'll need to communicate as a team to narrow down the right answer! Furthermore, Summer's Chance Round is a little different... introducing status effects!



Summer can ink Tricksters and take away some visibility of the current question, or freeze Tricksters in a block of ice! It's not all bad news though, the magnifying glass will help you see past Summer's shells, and the brand new super streak will also grant an incredible 2,500 points for every correct answer!... if you can keep it! In a future update we'll introduce these chance round effects to Standard Trivia, so stay tuned!



Finally, Summer Splash includes some limited-time challenges! Some will reward you with Summer Shells that can be exchanged for cosmetics, while others will give exclusive items immediately on completion! The fun's only just beginning as more challenges and cosmetics will launch on the 14th August!

Got all that? Ok! Below you'll find the detailed patch notes to 0.9.2.4 Summer Splash!

• Leave the studio behind and enjoy Isle de Trickster!
  
• Five new challenges which reward limited-time currency, Summer Shells and cosmetics when completed!
  
• More challenges and cosmetics will launch on August 14th!
  
• Negative and King have dressed for the occasion too! Check them out!
  
• Meet Summer, our first four star difficulty boss! Read her unique play mechanics below!
  

• Summer will hide a different selection of answers for each player, so you'll need to communicate as a team to narrow down the right answer!
  
• Playing solo or only with local players? Summer becomes a memory challenge as the visible answer will alternate with time! Keep your head sharp!
  
• Unlock Summer's hair and our new achievement by outsmarting her in a game of Trivia
  
• Summer also comes with some new status bonus balls with unique effects! Read on!
  

Octopus Ink

• If you get hit by octopus ink while playing with other players you won't be able to read the question at all! Ask your friends for direction!
  
• Playing solo or with local players? Only some of the question will be covered proportional to the number of players inked. Try to fill in the gaps as a team!
  

Magnifying Glass

• The magnifying glass will let you see through Summer's shells and make more answers visible at once!
  

Super Streak

• Immediately reach the new level of streak, the 'Super Streak'!
  
• This will grant an incredible 2,500 points for every correct answer!
  
• But regular streak rules apply! One wrong answer and it's gone!
  

Ice Ball

• You'll be locked out of answering! Ouch!
  
• Every turn will have a chance of thawing. Brr! Chilly!
  
• We will be monitoring the balance of these new balls with the goal of introducing them as an option in Standard Trivia. Stay tuned!
  

• After accepting a game invite and being taken to the character select screen a dialog will inform players that they will join the game after picking their characters
  
• The titles on the character select screen and server browser screen have been updated to better inform players that game joining is a multi-step process
  
• The first draft of our official Remote Play Guide has been published! We will continue to update this guide to improve its clarity.
  
• The Remote Play 'More Info' link will now link to our official Remote Play Guide!

• Added over 65 additional questions, the majority suggested by the Discord community! Thank you to everyone who has suggested questions so far!
  
• Some now-outdated questions have been updated due to developments in the modern day
  
• 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!
  

• The Twitch Chat voting bar chart has been moved so it will no longer overlay the fourth answer choice during boss games
  
• The camera now will correctly adjust to show the rules on the TV screen during the boss mode introduction
  
• Several other cases of rare inconsistent camera scene transitions have been resolved
  
• Fixed a case where, if all the chance round balls drawn were slower moving types, then Trivia Tricks would hang for a few seconds after the balls were given out to players
  
• Backend changes to how save files are created on first boot to support the addition of more AI characters
  

Please let us know what you think on our Steam Discussion Forum or join our ever-growing Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!