Wrestling Empire News

- Lots of new costumes from the prison game (Hard Time III) include robotic metals!
- New "Transparent 4" hairstyle works as a toupee (which can be applied automatically if you press "Restore Default" on the Wally Stacks character).
- Improved consistency in the colouring of transparent hair length and fringes.
- Age-appropriate relationships with the opposite sex are assumed to be romantic and may include kissing! There is not yet a separate relationship slot for it.
- New taunts include "Goosebumps" and the "Milk America Great Again" dance!
- The motorcycle from Old School is available as the fastest vehicle in wrestling!
- Court case attendance times are highlighted brown when roaming.
- Roaming dialogue is less likely to be delivered in a violent situation.
- The roaming tutorial is only repeated at the default difficulty level or lower.
- Louder thud when landing from a height.
- You don't automatically sleep on a bed if you're angry/hyperactive or pressing any other command.
- Changing weight mission is half as likely.
- Court cases are rarer and fines are lower.
- It's half as likely that team-mates will want to synchronize costumes.
- Severed limbs that are dismissed as a "false alarm" are restored properly.
- There's a rare chance that somebody will die instantly with no writhing!
- Dead/unconscious participants are properly eliminated (including referees).
- Swapping hands while seated no longer risks crashing.
- Changing the venue in exhibitions only resets "Standard" furniture/prop selections, so that unique settings remain intact.
- Adjusted furniture weight to make more of them easier to lift overhead (by holding the command with enough Strength).
- Title match results cannot (yet) be disputed in court.
- Removed console that looked too similar to the N64 because Nintendo can't take a compliment.
- Promotion editor criteria reduced to winning ANY title at each promotion.
- The controller button you use to unpause is disregarded for a split-second in the game itself (i.e. attacking when you didn't intend to).

A tiny bit of fine-tuning to the most recent patch ensures that the correct dialogue is always used for the new weight change missions, etc. And you can now "roam" into court the same way you would any other confrontation!

- New missions in career mode include gaining/losing weight.
- Hardcore violence is better tolerated in match ratings, and losing limbs gets a bigger pop!
- Hardcore gimmicks are less likely without a rivalry.
- Asking to join someone's promotion via the approach method now has the correct dialogue.
- Court fines are paid to the correct company in booking mode.
- Court cases can't be booked within a month of each other (unless you're the one pressing charges).
- Computers can be used to reveal data about other characters, and reading out of books or magazines sustains the reading animation.
- You can't sleep while having an adrenaline rush or a nervous breakdown.
- You're not blamed for fatalities in career mode unless they were your opponent.
- You're less likely to be taken to court for "interfering" if you were a manager or referee.
- Employees are less likely to complain that they've been "devalued".
- Arena damages are more expensive in career mode (relative to how much you're worth).

This emergency patch fixes a handful of inconsistencies with the new court cases and gore:



- Lots of new headwear includes earrings, hairbands, and berets.
- New body materials include a zipped up leather jacket (in both black and white).
- Severed limbs are disabled by default unless you go looking for the option.
- You can request to restore a missing limb in the hospital, and bookers can also encourage you to do it like any other surgery.
- The chances of dying from severed limbs are much less.
- Headless characters are treated as eliminations.
- Deceased characters no longer appear as jurors.
- Court cases versus dead opponents are cancelled (and a relevant mourner is more likely to be assigned on their behalf in the first place). In the unlikely event a dead person is involved, the court case (or any other cut-scene) will still be heard to a conclusion.
- Most court cases aren't so common, and certainly don't happen twice in the same month.
- Court fines aren't so high, and can certainly never be more than you own!
- Non-existent news report 819 is now correctly identified as a corrupt booker's attempt to terminate your contract through the courts.
- The promotion editor criteria has changed to winning every World title (or topping the TV charts with each promotion).
- Using a "Splash" as a standing attack no longer confuses the striking system.

- To celebrate the release of the new "Hard Time III" game, grievances can now be heard in court in both career modes! This new location is also accessible in roaming via the black door to the east of the barber shop.
- Handcuffs can be used to temporarily tie an opponent's arms behind their back when you grab them! There is a new gimmick match to this effect.
- The level of gore can be raised to risk losing limbs in particularly dangerous spots! (But this is still realistically rare)
- Shovels can be used to dig tunnels to another location in roaming mode if you step into a large enough hole!
- New objects from the "Old School" game include lots of sports equipment and a backpack for storing a 3rd item!
- Books and a different magazine cover.
- Lots of new food types and more noticeable body changes from your diet & exercise.
- Some locations may now have a computer desk that you can interact with by taunting nearby.
- By holding the pick-up command, furniture can be lifted & thrown overhead by characters who are strong enough!
- A hairdryer lets you access costume editing anywhere when roaming instead of just in the barber shop.
- The gym now has a basketball hoop, where scoring improves your stats!
- Lots of new themes include extracts from the main medley as well as other games.
- Fixed move animations at "Smooth" speed (60fps).
- New responses to assault compare the weapons involved.
- Only aim low at furniture if you're close enough to it.
- Improved AI doesn't interrupt team-mates or enemy eliminations.
- Changing your character's face when setting up a new career is no longer treated as plastic surgery.
- Scars remain visible in backstage meetings.
- Improved logic in Hall Of Fame entries.
- Seated pick-ups no longer smash fragile objects.
- In roaming mode, you only greet allies you have chosen to look at instead of being constantly distracted against your will.
- Either thumbstick button can be used to reset an option instead of both of them.
- Washing in a sink cleans all limbs instead of just the hands.
- Adrenaline rushes boost your health in roaming mode as much as in a match.
- Stat changes are displayed longer under the health meter.
- Pen & paper dialogue sound FX consistent with more recent games.
- Built in the latest version of Unity for enhanced compatibility.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3009850/Hard_Time_III/