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Hello, hello!

Our focus this week was to improve Co-Op Vs Boss mode to be more visually exciting. This entailed a whole lot of changes to bring out the personality of The King and future bosses. Playing Vs King now sees him with a new outfit, new animations and a voice of his own!



You can find the complete patch notes to Trivia Tricks version 0.8.12.0 below:

[h3]Changes to The King and Vs Boss mode![/h3]

• King and all future bosses have moved their position on stage.
  
• A new cape and scepter complete King's royal look.
  
• New animations give King maximum scepter twirling potential.
  
• Chance round prizes will now be summoned by King himself.
  
• Future bosses joining King soon!
  

[h3]Bugs Squashed[/h3]

• When joining a game that has already started, you will no longer spectate the game with visual bugs for a few seconds before being kicked.
  
• Fixed a bug where the chat could stop you from being able to click answers in some cases.
  

[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• Download sizes have been reduced significantly reduced (by up to 90%!)
  
• Only 75% of players now need to vote to skip in order to skip Mr Tricks' dialogue (down from 100%).
  

Next week we will be focusing on adding a new boss and making it possible to join games that have already started online.

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

Hey everyone!

This week our goal was general polish and bug fixes based on community feedback. Therefore, we focused these efforts on improving the quality of our questions and the pacing of boss mode. In addition we put aside time to squash the most commonly encountered and more severe outstanding bugs. Most of this feedback was brought to our attention through our Discord community and watching your streams - so thanks to all of you for helping to improve the game!

You can find the specific patch notes to Trivia Tricks version 0.8.11.0 below:

[h3]Question Database Changes[/h3]

• Nearly 300 questions have been adjusted in this update.
  
• Re-vetted all user submitted questions and removed those on obscure topics.
  
• All categories have been assessed for questions with a predominant focus on British culture, with any such questions being removed. Particular attention was paid to the Sport, History and Film/TV categories.
  
• Standardized on American spelling.
  
• If you feel a question is too hard, or notice a mistake, we now have a new Discord channel specifically for question feedback! Come join in the discussions and get your suggestions in future updates!
  

[h3]Vs Boss Mode Pacing Improvements[/h3]

• Sped up Chance Round during Vs Boss mode – non-multiplier balls now move to players much faster.
  

[h3]Server Menu & Lobby Fixes[/h3]

• Trying to enter an un-joinable lobby (Such as one that is full) will now inform the player why they cannot join it.
  
• Additional messaging informing players why their attempt to join a lobby failed (such as in the case of a failed connection).
  
• Fixed guest local players not being counted in the online lobby player count.
  
• Fixed a bug where players couldn't see full lobbies in the Server Menu.
  
• Fixed a bug where players could attempt to join games that were in-progress.
  
• Fixed various bugs where it was possible to have more than 8 players spawn in a lobby.
  
• Fixed a bug where failing to join a lobby that was in-progress would prevent you from joining that lobby when it becomes available.
  
• Beta lobbies are now hidden from non-beta players.
  

[h3]Bugs Squashed[/h3]

• Fixed a bug where player avatars were shown against the wrong players when someone left the lobby.
  
• Fixed a bug where the first leaderboard of a game would fill with '2222' (or the money awarded in the previous game) following a specific combination of players joining and leaving.
  
• Fixed a bug where a solo player using a gamepad was unable to use the mouse to answer questions.
  
• Fixed the 'Ready' countdown appearing in the lobby for a split second when everyone readied up.
  
• Fixed a rare bug where achievements for winning and losing games were not always being correctly awarded.
  
• Fixed text over-flow issues in a number of dialog boxes.
  
• Fixed a bug where the chance round balls would be untextured if they fail to load in time. They now display a placeholder texture.
  
• Fixed a bug where the leaderboard music would play during Chance Round before the balls are drawn in Vs Boss Mode
  
• Additionally, we released a a hotfix last Sunday which resolved an issue that, in extremely rare cases, could lead to save corruption.
  

[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• Correct answer on the TV screen now made clearer.
  
• In Vs Boss Mode AI answers are no longer displayed mid-question.
  
• The King now looks smug during Chance Round instead of angry.
  
• King-specific dialogue has been updated.
  
• The ‘Exclusive Fullscreen’ option has been removed. This option was misleading as it was not enabling ‘true’ exclusive fullscreen. We are still attempting to resolve the issues with exclusive fullscreen, and we apologise to our players for the confusion!
  
• Added decimal separators to the numbers in the Statistics Menu.
  

Over the next two weeks we will be reimagining Vs Boss mode and introducing a new opponent!

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

We recently received notice of an extremely limited number of players (currently 2) losing their save data. We've worked with the players affected to restore their saves and investigate the root cause, resulting in this hotfix release we believe will stop this issue from occurring.

Our findings suggest this has impacted an extremely small subset of our playerbase. If you have been affected please get in touch either through our Discord in the #ideas-and-feedback channel or as a reply to this dedicated Steam thread. A member of the development team will then be in-touch to restore your progress ASAP.

Here are the patch notes to Trivia Tricks version 0.8.10.2

• In the case a save attempt is attempted to be made, but the players save has yet to be loaded, the game will not save
  
• If Trivia Tricks detects an empty or corrupted save on first load, the save will be removed and replaced with a standard, default save
  
• The in-game version number has been incremented
  

Once again, we are extremely sorry to any folks this bug impacted. In addition to making our save game code more robust we're now in the process of designing a save backup feature.

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

Hey everyone!

We're back this week with our eighth regular update! This week we were implementing changes to Co-Op Vs Boss mode to make it easier to communicate as a team!



With this update comes a solution to make communicating with your team in Co-Op Vs Boss mode as easy as can be. We've added notches to the answers on screen to show who has selected an answer. You can also now change your answer as many times as you like. Pull the trigger too early on a guess but your friend actually watched that film? Now you can easily switch and earn your team some points. We hope this makes it easier for everyone to work together and help your attempts in taking on The King!



Coming to the character creator this week is also a new shirt with a cute little snake on it. This shirt is dedicated to 'Fangs' - a friend's snake who sadly is no longer with us but will be remembered fondly.

There are also some improvements this week to game lobbies based on feedback from the community and watching our lovely streamers.

You can find the patch notes to Trivia Tricks version 0.8.10.0 below:

[h3]Visible and Changing Answers![/h3]

• Answers are now made visible via notches in Co-Op Vs Boss mode to help communicate as a team.
  
• You can now change your answer as many times as you like when playing in Co-Op Vs Boss mode.
  

[h3]Lobby Improvements![/h3]

• As the host of a lobby you can now kick players.
  
• When 60% of players ready up the game will now count down 60 seconds before automatically starting.
  

[h3]Misc Changes![/h3]

• When playing online with a guest, they will now use the name of their selected character, and not the Steam accounts' name. (Example: 'Mr. Tricks (1)' will now be known as 'Trinity').
  
• After answering players can now use the answer buttons/keys to emote faster. (Please note that you cannot use emotes in Co-Op Vs Boss because you will change your answer!)
  
• A new free shirt is available for all players, the Fangs shirt!
  
• Pressing Start in the Character Select Screen will now also join a player.
  
• Added community written questions submitted via Discord.
  
• Updated our question database to fix a range of typos and issues.
  

[h3]Bugs Squashed[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where clicking to leave a game sometimes would not work depending on mouse placement when the menu opened.
  
• Fixed an issue where clicking to answer a question sometimes would not work depending on mouse placement when the buttons appeared.
  
• Fixed guest podium names displaying a different player's name when playing online with a guest.
  

Next week we will be focusing on general fixes and polish in a number of areas based off of community feedback.

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

Hello Trivia fans!

Welcome to our seventh regular update! This week we were reimplementing the Vs Boss mode, alongside making Trivia Tricks DRM-free!



Firstly, meet The King, our first boss, promoted from humble easter egg to star egghead! It’ll take a real team effort to get a win over him! Unlike our Festive bosses you can customize the categories you want to play when facing him, but he’ll refuse to budge on the royalty-filled History category! If your teamwork is able to dethrone King, you’ll be the rightful heir to his crown. Plus, if you’re the MVP at the end of that game, you’ll unlock a super-cool Headband available in several colours! Can you be the best on your team? Sure-you-can!!



During our decoupling of the Vs Boss Mode from its festive origins we’ve taken the time to ensure new bosses can be added much more quickly going forward. Got a great idea for a boss? Let us know! You may just find them behind a podium in a future update!

Next up, Trivia Tricks is now DRM free! We believe in free (as in freedom) software. We do not want to inconvenience our customers who may be offline for some time, or wish to easily move the game from one PC to another. We set ourselves a goal to ensure that everything that SHOULD be possible without a connection to Steam is, and you can find the fruits of those efforts in the patch notes below! (Psst, did you know Trivia Tricks is Linux compatible through Proton? Nifty!)

To round this update out, we have applied a number of long-standing bug fixes, and thank you for your patience while we address these alongside our feature pushes!

You can find the patch notes to Trivia Tricks version 0.8.9.1 below:

[h3]Here comes The King![/h3]

• The King is our first co-op boss!
  
• The 'Vs Boss' button has returned, and is more clearly labelled as a co-op mode
  
• The King, and all future bosses, can now have their own podium design
  
• The King, and all future bosses, can now have their own backdrop on the TV when answers are displayed
  
• Players can now customize the categories against a boss
  
• Each boss can have their own custom veto allowance
  
• Bosses can also force specific categories on, in the case of the King, that’s History!
  
• The previous achievement for winning a game against the King Easter Egg has been migrated to an achievement for beating the King in co-op mode
  
• The previous King Easter Egg has been removed
  

[h3]Trivia Tricks Goes DRM Free[/h3]

• Trivia Tricks is now DRM free, meaning it no longer requires Steam to play!
  
• Not all functionality will be possible when running Trivia Tricks without Steam, such as online play or Steam Input. In these cases we commit to giving ‘the best experience we can’
  
• Give a user-friendly error when player attempts to go online without a connection to Steam, explaining how the issue can be resolved
  
• Although Steam Input will not function when running Trivia Tricks without Steam, XInput controllers (Such as Xbox) will still work out-of-the-box
  
• When Steam cannot be reached, we now display a placeholder avatar (This may also resolve some crashes!)
  
• All achievements earned in your save file which hadn't been unlocked on your Steam profile will now automatically unlock on game load (Previously this was only implemented for the achievements that could be tracked through the statistics menu)
  

[h3]AI Experience Improvements[/h3]

• Lobbies are automatically set to fill with 7 AI
  
• Lobbies will automatically fill with the number of AI that were present in the previously played game
  
• Alongside the keyboard/controller input to add AI, we have also added clickable buttons
  

[h3]Other Experience Improvements[/h3]

• As we have increased our question count in recent updates, we have proportionally increased the number of vetoes players have when customizing their categories from 6 to 7!
  
• Short/Medium/Long games now are now labelled with how long they typically are to play
  
• Updated our questions database, fixing many question typos (Thanks to all of you for reporting these!)
  

[h3]Bugs Squashed[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where Mr. Tricks was calling himself 'Elf Tricks' during Trivia Tuesday
  
• Fixed an issue where failing to host a game (Such as no internet connection) would cause Trivia Tricks to soft lock
  
• Fixed an issue where the Chance Round Machine could sometimes be visible when it was not intended to be in Vs Boss Mode
  
• Fixed an issue where Festive currency was still showing in the character creator, despite being unusable
  
• Fixed a bug where pressing 'ready' multiple times after accepting an invite would fail to join the game
  
• Fixed a bug where Mr Tricks was not using the provided animations, provided display image, or properly smiling/frowning for the dialogue for commenting on players' performances when the leaderboard is shown
  
• Fixed a bug where players would keep their streak if they did not answer a question
  
• Fixed a bug where empty podiums would sometimes display the name of the previous player that used them
  
• Fixed a bug where MVPs were not tracked correctly for the host
  
• Trivia Tricks is setup to not repeat the questions players have already seen. We're afraid that an issue occurred during our migration of questions out of the temporary 'Festive' category into their suitable, permanent categories. This means repeats of questions that you saw in the 'Festive' category may occur a single time. It will not be possible to retroactively correct this data. We're sincerely sorry for this inconvenience, and are already taking steps to ensure this does not happen for any future question migrations!
  

Please let us know what you think on our Steam Discussion Forum or join our ever-growing Discord and be the first to see when Question Bot is live! Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!