Online Lobbies Update
Mega Knockdown has a brand new online multiplayer system: Online Lobbies! Additionally, Mega Knockdown is now Steam Deck Verified, and has native Linux support!
Online mode features:
Planned features for online mode:
Controls:
Platform support:
Future directions:
Online mode features:
- Up to 4 players can currently be in the lobby at once (Players beyond the second can spectate).
- "Level up" your bravery rating by winning, losing or spectating online matches.
- Player rotation! The loser of a match goes back to the end of the line, and the next spectator in line gets to play. Players can also pass their turn and go back to the end of the line, if they want.
- Match length (First to X, unlimited rematch, etc) can be customized by the host.
- Steam Invite support
- Double blind character select.
- Mid-match lobby joining.
- Lobby chat. Press Enter in lobby to chat/send chat messages. Also works on Steam Deck, or a controller (if Big Picture Mode is enabled).
- Waiting awhile for a match? Feel free to alt-tab. If someone joins your lobby while the game is minimized, an alert will draw your attention back to the game. You can also hop on the Official Discord to find a match.
Planned features for online mode:
- Timed variants and Strife Mode toggles (Not enabled yet for lobby)
- Option to keep spectating/stay at the end of the line
- Private lobbies
Controls:
- If there are no controllers plugged in, the game will now assign the first controller plugged in to Player 1, even if that device was previously assigned to Player 2.
Platform support:
- After many rounds of improvements to the Steam Deck experience, Mega Knockdown is now Steam Deck Verified!
- Mega Knockdown can now be natively played on Linux without a compatibility layer like Proton. Now you can play Mega Knockdown while acting smug and superior to your friends who don't understand FOSS the same way you do.
Future directions:
- The Mega Knockdown dev team now has an artist, Alan McMillian! Over the next few months we will be revamping the look of the game, a little bit at a time. Below is a an art piece with Alan's new designs for the cast so far. With your support, together we can make something really great!