A Gentlemen's Dispute News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We're a few days away from the most gentlemanly day in existence!

As part of our continuing milestone celebration, join us as we answer your biggest questions about us, the studio, and the game on Reddit (r/Games) on September 18th!

Check out the details below and don't miss it![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]How to ask questions during the AMA[/h3][p]When the official AMA post goes live on the r/Games subreddit, drop your questions by commenting on the post.

Within 24 hours, your questions will have been answered by our team.

There are no limits to the number of questions, as long as they're within the bounds of the game and gaming itself.[/p][p][/p][h3]Ink your quills and ready your inquiries, Gentlemen![/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Missed the Special Announcement?[/h2][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Just in case you missed our special announcement, have a look at it in the video above!

The special announcement came with more than just the release date - it reveals our celebratory plans before the fated date! Check out our news post about the special announcement by clicking on the button below.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The Full Release Approaches - September 19th![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Join the Circle of Distinguished Gentlemen[/h2][p]Questions? Feedback? A particularly scandalous dispute to report? We invite you to step into our parlour and make yourself heard:[/p][p][/p][p]Official A Gentlemen's Dispute Discord Server[/p][p][/p][p]For further correspondence, society news, and glimpses of our most unhinged duels, do peruse our official channels:[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute X (Twitter) Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Facebook Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Instagram[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute TikTok[/p][p][/p][h3]Wishlist A Gentlemen’s Dispute - because a true gentleman is never late to a brawl.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Your continued support is always appreciated! Can't wait for you to see the full version soon![/p][p][/p][p]Happy Disputing![/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Every duel requires a wager, even if they're mainly for dispute resolution. Now that everything's settled for our eventual full release on September 19th, we're letting our venerable Gentlemen in on some newsworthy scoops![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Discounted Launch Price![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]On September 19th, A Gentlemen's Dispute will launch at a discounted price! Have a look at the details of the price below:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wait, what is that Supporter Pack, you say? Together with the full release of A Gentlemen's Dispute is a separate Supporter Pack, which you can purchase for $4.99 USD. The Supporter Pack doesn't unlock any gameplay content, its just meant for those who want to support the game's development and the future of our studio. It includes the following:
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• [p]Official Soundtrack of A Gentlemen's Dispute[/p]
• [p]Unique Bonus Outfit + Victory Animation[/p]
• [p]Unique In-game Title[/p]

[p][/p][p]Now that the price and Supporter Pack have been revealed, it's time to tell your friends to join your disputes! Kindly give them a taste of what gentlemanly dispute resolution looks like by playing the demo before it disappears![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]A Gentlemen's Dispute Demo - Pre-Launch[/h2][p][/p][p]As part of our launch plans, A Gentlemen's Dispute Demo will be taken down on Steam at exactly 6:00 PM EST on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. So gather all your friendly scoundrels, and let them experience gentlemanly duels before the real disputes get resolved at launch![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Missed the Special Announcement?[/h2][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Just in case you missed the special announcement last week, have a look at it in the video above!

The special announcement came with more than just the release date - it reveals our celebratory plans before the fated date! Check out our news post about the special announcement by clicking on the button below.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The Full Release Approaches - September 19th![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Join the Circle of Distinguished Gentlemen[/h2][p]Questions? Feedback? A particularly scandalous dispute to report? We invite you to step into our parlour and make yourself heard:[/p][p][/p][p]Official A Gentlemen's Dispute Discord Server[/p][p][/p][p]For further correspondence, society news, and glimpses of our most unhinged duels, do peruse our official channels:[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute X (Twitter) Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Facebook Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Instagram[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute TikTok[/p][p][/p][h3]Wishlist A Gentlemen’s Dispute - because a true gentleman is never late to a brawl.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Your continued support is always appreciated! Can't wait for you to see the full version soon![/p][p][/p][p]Happy Disputing![/p]

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p][/p][p]It's been over a year since our demo came out on Steam. Since April, 1,552,521 rounds of disputing have been played, with even more disputes still being settled each day. After all the feedback we received from the demo and all the playtests in between, we're finally ready for a full release on September 19, 2025!

For this momentous occasion, we gathered our passion for settling disputes and came up with a plan to celebrate our accomplishments before release day arrives. Read all about it, Gentlemen - you don't want to miss any of these.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Pre-Release Community Events![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]As part of our Pre-release celebration, we're running a bunch of community events centered around our Discord server. Those keen-eyed gentlemen in the server would have had some idea already of what they're supposed to be. Nevertheless, here’s a sneak peek at the events we’re planning to run before release day:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Counting Hats? Yes, we're counting hats. Somewhere on the Discord server, our gentlemen have been working hard counting hats for the past few months. Now, we're doing something special with it. Make sure you've practiced your counting - you may get some gentlemanly gifts if you succeed, good sir.[/p]
• [p]A Community Play Session. Hmm, yes - a public dispute resolution. While our Community Manager doesn't have any real-life disputes over the gentlemen on the Discord server, he's going to host a much-needed demo play session - free-for-all![/p]
• [p]A Test of Knowledge, you say? Why, yes - with quizzes, of course! Sometime soon, we're making sure that our gentlemen are properly equipped to resolve disputes, else we end up tackling issues with our ghosts without end![/p]

[p][/p][p]And those are just the ones that are planned for our fine Discord server. Make sure you're not missing anything by joining our distinguished circle![/p][p][/p][p]Join A Gentlemen's Dispute Discord Server[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Ask The Devs! - Incoming Reddit AMA [/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Yes, that's right - we're planning a Reddit AMA very soon! Here, you'll be able to ask A Gentlemen's Dispute devs about anything you desire to know - about the game, of course.

This is still being worked out - so don't miss out on future announcements here and all our official channels![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Join the Circle of Distinguished Gentlemen[/h2][p]Questions? Feedback? A particularly scandalous dispute to report? We invite you to step into our parlour and make yourself heard:[/p][p][/p][p]Official A Gentlemen's Dispute Discord Server[/p][p][/p][p]For further correspondence, society news, and glimpses of our most unhinged duels, do peruse our official channels:[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute X (Twitter) Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Facebook Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Instagram[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute TikTok[/p][p][/p][h3]Wishlist A Gentlemen’s Dispute - because a true gentleman is never late to a brawl.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Your continued support is always appreciated! Can't wait for you to see the full version soon![/p][p][/p][p]Happy Disputing![/p]

[p]Bugfixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed major performance bug related to card UI[/p]
• [p]Fixed various small bugs throughout the game[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where ragdoll would get stuck on itself while leaping[/p]

[p][/p][p]Misc[/p]

• [p]Improved performance on gardens[/p]
• [p]Re-enabled tackling with possessed bodies as a ghost[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Balance Changes[/h2][p][/p][p]We’ve been collecting data on the disputes going on over the past month or so, and noticed that average round lengths have gone up quite a bit since a few patches ago. Our goal is for a 5-gentlemen dispute to 5 wins to be over in about 30 minutes or less on average (depends, of course, on how much of a blowout it is). In our playtests, in the current demo, such disputes can go on for 40 minutes or longer![/p][p][/p][p]To help make things go a bit faster, we’ve done a near blanket buff of damage and increased item spawn rates.[/p][p][/p][h3]Damage Buffs[/h3]

• [p]Bear Trap 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Bat 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Grenade 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Rocket 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Shotgun 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Oil Barrel (explosion) 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]C4 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Jetpack (scales with distance) 10 → 12[/p]
• [p]Champagne bottle 5 → 6[/p]
• [p]Airplane, Bicycle 5 → 6[/p]
• [p]Shark 5 → 10[/p]
• [p]Train 25 → 30[/p]
• [p]Molotov (damage per tick) 2 → 3[/p]
• [p]Flamethrower (damage per tick) 2 → 4[/p]

[p][/p][p]The flamethrower has received a particularly strong buff, with each doing 4 damage per fire tick over 3 seconds. Also, the flamethrower now extends the duration of its burn by holding on adversaries for longer, allowing a very high damage ceiling - so make sure you get out of there quick![/p][p][/p][p]We’ve also added UI explaining that the flamethrower can be ended early by leaping.[/p][p][/p][h3]Item Spawn Rate[/h3][p][/p][p]Item spawn rates have been increased by about 20% across the game, and we made the spawn rate about equal for all player numbers. We originally had much lower spawn rates for fewer player counts, but this ended up not having the desired effect in practice.[/p][p][/p][p]We’ve also significantly increased the max item pedestals that can be around at once, especially for larger maps (Islands now can have twice the number of pedestals at once).[/p][p][/p][p]At the beginning of the round, many item pedestals will be spawned very quickly to help fill out the map before returning to their determined spawn rate, which also should help get rounds started much faster.[/p][p][/p][p]We’re looking forward to hearing feedback on these changes![/p][p][/p][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed bicycle hit sound only playing for hosts[/p]
• [p]Fixed various issues with slapping and throwing in quick succession[/p]
• [p]Fixed a rare issue where pedestals would stop spawning items after playing many rounds[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug preventing overhead UI from being visible on illusions[/p]
• [p]Fixed global force limit going to zero instead of being properly limited (causing Strongman to fail after a certain number of perks)[/p]
  • [p]Force limit is now 100x larger, so stack strongman at your own risk[/p]
• [p]Significantly improved attachment logic for C4, should no longer float at a distance from limbs[/p]
• [p]Significantly improved teleportation stability, especially for fast-moving vehicles and ragdolls[/p]
• [p]Made rockets less likely to pass through objects[/p]
• [p]Fixed map shuffling logic so that the same map will never play twice in a row (as long as more than one map is enabled)[/p]
• [p]Improved performance of many traps in-game at once[/p]
• [p]Improved stability of leap interactions, more likely to trade tackles under the right circumstances[/p]
• [p]Improved lighting in round-end animations[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with perk display not showing counters or getting stuck when perks were displaying between stages[/p]
• [p]Added sound for grenade round win animation[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where leaping would not count as ‘in control’ time for combo counters to reset[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where champagne bottle could ignore combo scaling[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Misc[/h3]

• [p]Added icons for customization elements and improved outfit customization UI[/p]

[p][/p][p]So, call all your friends over, bring your nourishments, and get ready for a few (or many) rounds of resolving disputes - the gentlemenly way![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Join the Circle of Distinguished Gentlemen[/h2][p]Questions? Feedback? A particularly scandalous dispute to report? We invite you to step into our parlour and make yourself heard:[/p][p][/p][p]Official A Gentlemen's Dispute Discord Server[/p][p][/p][p]For further correspondence, society news, and glimpses of our most unhinged duels, do peruse our official channels:[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute X (Twitter) Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Facebook Page[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute Instagram[/p][p]A Gentlemen’s Dispute TikTok[/p][p][/p][h3]Wishlist A Gentlemen’s Dispute - because a true gentleman is never late to a brawl.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Your continued support is always appreciated! Can't wait for you to see the full version soon![/p][p][/p][p]Happy Disputing![/p]