Trivia Tricks News

Hello Tricksters!

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

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• Tricksters now have an animation when the Call a Boss item is used.
  
• Fixed the issue where other player characters would appear stuttery for the host if that player's FPS was lower than the host's.
  
• Fixed an issue where character animations could get stuck until a different animation was played.
  
• Fixed an issue where Mr Tricks' animations would sometimes interrupt each other while speaking.
  
• Fixed an issue where, if a local player who wasn't player 1 used an item, the ‘item used’ notification would show the wrong name.
  
• The Stage Menu will now default to the currently selected stage rather than the Back button for the host.
  
• Improved the clickiness of some buttons in the Character Select Menu.
  
• Fixed an issue with how Workshop image thumbnails were distributed to players.
  
• Improved performance when viewing the Categories Menu when the host is subscribed to many Workshop quiz packs.
  

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Hello Tricksters!

Today’s the day!...



Friend Pass is available now! Know someone who wanted to try Trivia Tricks but didn’t own the game? They can follow the link below, download Friend Pass, and join your lobbies just as any other player would!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2230660/Trivia_Tricks_Friend_Pass/

Play any game with a Friend Pass player in the lobby and you’ll unlock the new “A Free Challenger Appeared” achievement.



Trivia Tricks playtime will now be rewarded with Steam Trading Cards, which can be crafted into Steam Badges, profile backgrounds and emoticons!



If you’ve already got some playtime in Trivia Tricks then you’ll automatically get some card drops. Got a favorite Trickster? Then decorate your Steam profile and represent them!

Trivia Tricks’ original Early Access milestones were Co-Op, Twitch Integration and Workshop Support. From your additional feedback during Early Access, Friend Pass has been released as an additional stretch goal.

With Friend Pass now available, the next set of updates will prioritize getting Trivia Tricks ‘ready for release’, with a focus on polish and quality of life improvements. If you’ve got a small improvement that could make a big difference then let us know in the Discord!

For our 1.0 release update, we’re now looking at addressing improvements to Steam Workshop question packs based on your feedback. We can’t wait to share what we’ve got in store!



Finally, here’s the full patch notes of Trivia Tricks update 0.9.36.8!

• The Friend Pass version of Trivia Tricks is now available!
  
• The Friend Pass version is free and will let you join lobbies hosted by full game owners via room code!
  
• Any unlocks & achievements completed in the Friend Pass version of Trivia Tricks will automatically unlock in the full game should you decide to purchase it.
  
• When you join a game as a Friend Pass player you'll wear the Friend Pass shirt!
  
• Full-game owners can unlock the Friend Pass shirt by earning the new “A Free Challenger Appeared” achievement by playing a game with a Friend Pass player in the lobby.
  
• As we now recommend playing with Friend Pass instead of Steam Remote Play the references to Steam Remote Play throughout the game have been removed to simplify the joining options.
  
• Did Steam Remote Play work just fine for you? That’s great! Steam Remote Play will continue to be supported, even if it is not mentioned in Trivia Tricks itself!
  

• The "How to Play" menu that appears upon entering the Character Select screen has been simplified to highlight Friend Pass. You can stop it from automatically showing by ticking ‘Do not show again’
  
• The screen that displays the bonuses during the game introduction has been redesigned to be easier to read.
  
• In addition, the script read by Mr. Tricks during the introduction has also been improved.
  
• 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, when Trivia Tricks checked on startup that every achievement that should be unlocked on Steam has been, one achievement in the set was being missed.
  
• The online netcode has been updated with further stability improvements.
  
• Maybe added a cool Easter Egg?... ;)
  

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Hey Tricksters!

Those of you with eagle-eyes may have noticed that owners of the Trivia Tricks Full Game will be able to earn Steam Trading Cards, despite Trivia Tricks not... um... having any Trading Cards. Well, good news, we’re happy to announce that Steam Trading Cards will be available tomorrow, launching alongside Friend Pass!

If you’re unfamiliar with Steam Trading Cards - they’re collectable cards that are earned by playing Steam games and can be crafted into coupons, emoticons and unique profile backgrounds. More information on Steam Trading Cards can be found here.



Here’s a sneak peak at some of the badges, emotes and backgrounds that will be available from crafting your Steam Trading Cards! Let us know what you think!

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Hello Tricksters!

Can't wait for the Friend Pass update? Then we've got some great news! Friend Pass will now be going live on May 30th! Yes, earlier than previously announced, and in under a week’s time!

From the 30th of May you'll be able to invite any friends to join your Trivia Tricks lobbies for free, even if they don't own Trivia Tricks or aren't compatible with Steam Remote Play. The Friend Pass page is now live with more information (although the button to add Friend Pass to your account won't work before launch)!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2230660/Trivia_Tricks_Friend_Pass

As previously announced, the base price of the full Trivia Tricks game will be increasing after Friend Pass launches to $14.99 / £12.79 / €14.79. If you’re interested in hosting Trivia Tricks lobbies or creating your own custom characters then Trivia Tricks’ current price is the cheapest that it will be available for the foreseeable future, don't miss out!

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Hello everyone! This update contains some small improvements we've made while preparing for Friend Pass!

As a reminder, Friend Pass is planned to launch on June 1st! (Friend Pass now launches on May 30th!) and will coincide with an increase to Trivia Tricks' pricing! If you've missed the big news then see our previous update notes for a handy FAQ on how Friend Pass will work!

Here are the changes in today's update!

• The Server Menu now has a clickable button to join a room by Room Code. This provides a way for mouse and controller players outside of Big Picture Mode to join by Room Code without pressing the Enter key.
  
• Clients in a lobby can now see the Add/Remove AI and Twitch buttons. Clicking these will send a message to the chat informing the host that the player would like to add/remove AI or play with Twitch.
  
• Adjusted the wording on some menus to better reflect their purpose.
  
• Fixed a bug where dismissing the "How to Play Menu" by controller while choosing the number of local players would stop the menu from registering input until players left and re-entered the Character Select Screen.
  

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