Draw & Guess News

Hello everyone,

Here is an overview of the fixes and updates we have released in the last few weeks.
- “Return to lobby” feature is back
- Number of backbone servers has been increased
- Using a touchscreen no longer deactivates other input system
- Chat closing behaviour has been improved
- Games start faster now
- Host detection has been improved
- Game now correctly registers all players being ready
- Presentation phase now is shown completely even when the number of players decreases below the minimum
- Wordlist detection and handling has been improved

Thank you again for your patience as we continue working on the game.

Team Acureus

Hello everyone,

Beta features are now available as the main version of the game!
For the time being the previous main version is still available as “Draw & Guess (Legacy)”, as we closely monitor the effect on mainland China players.

Compared to Draw & Guess Legacy, the new version includes (among others):
- Greyscale colour picker
- 2 additional game modes (Lobby Drawing, AI)
- New sub-modes (Pixel Art, Gravity, Invisibility)

The new version also includes:
- Improved connectivity to the game
- A fix for players suddenly being unable to draw during game rounds
- A fix for matches being stuck
- A fix for an issue with updates to specific wordlists

Thank you for your patience and support! We will continue to keep a close eye on issues and will keep you updated as we implement fixes.

Happy drawing!

Hello everyone,

Here's a quick update of the changes implemented so far this week:

• Game now shows the actual chat key mapping next to the chat icon.
  You can change the key mapping in the main menu. It is highly recommended to use Enter, as the chosen key is also used to submit messages in the chat. I.e. if the chosen key for chat was "z", messages in chat must also be submitted using "z".
  
  
• Active players will now see alerts before the server will be shut-down for maintenance.
  There will be three alerts: 15 minutes, 5 minutes and final alert. The server will shut down immediately after the final warning, so make sure to save any of your progress before then.
  
  
• A fix was implemented for (Wacom) tablets not working in the game on Windows computers.
  You may have to activate "Windows Ink" for the stylus to work properly in the game.
  
  Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on the issues reported via our ticket system!
  
  

Hello everyone!

Beta has undergone a major network update, and a new network solution has been implemented. We’ve also solved a bunch of other issues, including some with the fill tool.

While we can’t promise no one will ever disconnect anymore, thanks to optimized reconnecting and host promotion, the game experience should be much better. 😊

Go check out Beta yourselves to see all the many added features and additional settings, like Pixel Art mode, Invisibility Mode and AI mode – and of course our well-known Lobby Drawing!

Thank you for your patience with the team.
Stay tuned for more exciting (huge) updates coming this year!

[h2]Happy year of the Rabbit![/h2]
We wish you all a year full of happiness and health!
To start it off with a bang, here are the results of the Lunar New Year competition!

We have received many amazing images in various styles, from long-time* and new Draw & Guess players, which you can all see in the screenshot section.

Once again we had to make the difficult decision of selecting a winner.. and here. they. are!

ːdgloveː Air149ۖۖ with their image:


Second place goes to:
ːdgjoyː 相羽星野 with their image:


*(Did you know in German people with a lot of experience and a long track record are called “old rabbits”?
How fitting! )


A big thank you to all the participants! Your art work is amazing!