A Gentlemen's Dispute News

Hello there!

We hope you're enjoying the major update we released last Friday. Over the weekend, we've made a quilt's-worth of patches that go live tonight!

Many of these fixes were suggested by the fashionable gentlemen of our community discord server, who'd be pleased to make your acquaintance. Join the gentle-party!

You can find the full list of changes below.

Until our next update,
BFG

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[h2]Changelist[/h2]
[h3]Performance & Smoothness[/h3]

• Improved performance on Apple Silicon machines.
  
• Improved performance for rendering mines.
  
• Improved smoothness of perk selection.

[h3]Settings[/h3]

• Added VSync option.
  
• Added setting to hide perk HUD.

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Added overhead pointers to illusions
  
• Added a limit to the length of time cannons can fire.
  
• Improved how cannons handle firing players while firing cannonballs.
  
• Improved bat hitbox.
  
• Dealer’s Choice no longer has a chance of awarding Clown.
  
• Chef no longer appears in perk selection and is no longer awarded by Dealer’s Choice if there are only 2 players.

[h3]Stages & Appearance[/h3]

• Added steps to the pool on the Island.
  
• Added more sharks to the Island.
  
• Fixed issue with ground textures missing on low graphics presets on the Gardens.
  
• Fixed jitter for chandeliers on The Banquet Hall.
  
• Improved lighting on win screen.

[h3]Bugfixes [/h3]

• Fixed bug where items and players weren’t cleaned up after restarting.
  
• Fixed bug where perks were not filtered according to start screen settings.
  
• Fixed bug allowing players to duplicate item use.
  
• Fixed bug where if a player had a shotgun in their second inventory slot, the shotgun animation would play after using the item in their first inventory slot.
  
• Fixed bug where non-hosts would teleport backwards upon leaping, using an item that locked their position, or using leapfrog.
  
• Fixed bug where a player with both Oil Baron and Leapfrog would spawn oil from the position of their first leap for all subsequent leaps.
  
• Fixed bug allowing players to leap while using and items or use items while leaping
  
• Fixed Powder Keg grenades not copying the player’s suit color

[h3]UI[/h3]

• Fixed bug where streamer mode was not respected in lobbies.
  
• Fixed bug where players could continue customizing their character from the start screen.
  
• Fixed bug with perk HUD intro animation.
  
• Fixed bug where the placement of text on the win screen was resolution-dependent.
  
• Fixed bug where joining a lobby by pressing A on controller pressed the currently selected button.
  
• A warning is now shown in the bottom left when client ping is greater than 100ms.
  
• Improved win screen UI.

[h3]Sound[/h3]

• Fixed bug where footsteps play while descending with the jetpack.
  
• Revised cannonball explosion, shark bite, and damage sounds.
  
• Added additional sound to cannon steering.
  
• Mix adjustments.
  

[h3]Salutations My Good Sirs![/h3]
I'm thrilled to proclaim a major update for A Gentlemen’s Dispute’s free demo has arrived today! It brings fame, fortune, and…

[h3]Items[/h3]
A limited time preview of two never-before-seen items. Play while they’re available in the free demo!

• The Jetpack lets players rocket away from danger, then take pot-shots from the sky. Combine with the rocket launcher for a devastating combo!
  
• The C4 is a tricky, sticky, remote-detonated explosive. Plant as many as you can, then blow your opponents sky-high!
  

[h3]Perks[/h3]
Five brand-new perks!

• Grenadier lobs additional bombs, adding chaos to the fray.
  
• Chef cooks up delicious dinners to celebrate every victory. Feast upon your fallen foes to reclaim your lost health!
  
• Charlatan confuses with devilish dancing illusions.
  
• Bad Influence leaps into enemies to make them drunk and dizzy!
  
• Pick Dealer’s Choice to receive a random perk from the deck!
  

[h3]And More![/h3]

• Fully overhauled physics, now with new ragdolls and slippery-smooth netcode.
  
• New, entirely overhauled visuals for characters, perks, items, lobbies, perk selection, and three exquisite stages.
  
  • Play the day away in the all-new Nighttime Gardens!
    
  • Perks have been repackaged as an illustrated deck of cards. Which ones will you add to your hand?
    
• A slew of new and improved sounds.
  
• An all-new start screen allowing you to customize the items, stages, and perks included in each dispute.
  
• An all-new HUD showcasing your perks in as they take effect in real time.
  
• Controllable cannons! Enjoy aiming them at your enemies and destroying them with ease.
  

Each gentle-developer on the AGD team cooked out of their gourds to bring this update to life. I’m quite simply flabbergasted by their efforts and the fruits of their labors. We hope you enjoy disputing with what we’ve been up to!

Play A Gentlemen’s Dispute's free demo today!

Happy disputing!
BFG

Incredible news! On this Friday, October 18th, an extensive free demo update is scheduled to make its arrival.

It’s said to boast…
- New, entirely overhauled visuals for characters, perks, items, lobbies, perk selection, and three exquisite stages.
- A limited time preview of two never-before-seen items. Play while they’re available in the free demo!
- An all-new HUD showcasing your perks in as they take effect in real time.
- Fully overhauled physics, now with new ragdolls and slippery-smooth netcode.
- All-new start screen allowing you to customize the items, stages, and perks included in each dispute.

Impressive, expansive, extravagant, and industrious! Prepare to play the overhaul this Friday, October 18th!

Join the community of gentlemen eagerly awaiting your dispute in our very own Discord server.

Don’t miss your invitation! Subscribe to our email list to be alerted when the update arrives.

Awaiting your dispute,
BFG

[h2]Good Day, Fellow Gentlemen![/h2]

We’re excited to release our next update!

Not only has our Lead Gentle-Engineer Thomas brought us yet another Bounty of Bugfixes, but he’s made disputing a whole lot smoother with Quality of Life Updates including gameplay settings, public online matchmaking, and more improvements to online lobbies. See the full list of changes below.

[h3]Hark! The Explosive Bowtie Returns[/h3]
It’s back and better than ever! Select this perk and upon taking damage, you’ll drop bombs at the feet of your enemies. Stack this perk for maximum martyrdom!



[h3]Three Brand-New Perks![/h3]

1. Akimbo - Give 'em the ol' one-two with an additional use of melee weapons— for those that like to fight up-close and personal.
   
2. Pitcher’s Glove - Don this trusty glove to lob additional bombs and freeze grenades.
   
3. Swordfish - Add damage to your headbutts by turning them into head-bayonets!
   

[h3]Plus, New Hats![/h3]




[h3]Verily,
BFG[/h3]

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[h2]Quality of Life Improvements[/h2]
[h3]Online[/h3]

• Added a public lobby list. Hosts can set their lobby to be publicly joinable in the bottom by clicking “Make Lobby Public.” Your friend’s lobbies will always appear in the lobby list.
  
• Added an easy “Invite” button for inviting Steam friends to your lobby.
  
• Improved consistency of joining mid-game.
  
• Host can now kick players from the leaderboard menu.
  
• Added rich presence support to show your friends which map you’re disputing on.
  

[h3]Gameplay Settings[/h3]

• Host can now set the number of rounds required to win. We don’t recommend going above 10 rounds. But feel free to nuke your computer with 2^32 traps on round 67.
  
• Host can now restart games from the pause menu at any time, including after finishing a game! Meaning the host can now restart without going back to the lobby.
  
• Added a leaderboard (Tab / Select) showing wins and perks for each player. Hover over other players to view their perks.
  
• Players joining mid-game will always join as ghosts.
  
• Character customizations will be saved between online sessions.
  
• Multiple players can now play with the same color outfit in the same game. Make your own team matches!
  
• Added UI to show how many extra uses of an item you have.
  
• Added UI to show the remaining duration of your item’s use.
  

[h2]Content[/h2]
[h3]Perks[/h3]

• Explosive Bowtie
  
• Swordfish
  
• Pitcher’s Glove
  
• Juiced
  

[h3]Hats[/h3]

• Bucket Hat
  
• Sailor Cap
  
• Animal Ears
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Players no longer occasionally get stuck in various status effects.
  
• Improved consistency of Rufus attacks.
  
• Players no longer Ascend To The Heavens upon slipping on oil for too long.
  
• Improved trap collision detection.
  
• Synced VFX and animations for when traps are armed or are inactive
  
• Synced physics of destruction caused by other player’s ragdolls.
  
• Spin kick has an increased cooldown before it can damage the same player.
  
• Fixed tons of bugs relating to late-joining players.
  

Tally-ho!

A wave of updates brings quality-of-life improvements and bugfixes to online disputes. What's more, the gentlemen are now bilingual! This update also introduces Chinese language support!

[h3]Major Changes[/h3]

• Players can now join other players through Steam from outside the game.
  
• Players are now able to join mid-game. Players who join late in the round will join as ghosts.
  
• Returning to menu as host now returns everyone to the lobby instead of ending the game.
  
• Increased server tick rate from 30 to 60.
  
• Added language setting in options menu and support for Chinese language!
  
• Added a timer to limit the duration of perk selection. If time runs out, players that haven't picked a perk will receive a random perk.
  
• Removed explosive bow-tie perk.
  

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed various issues related to joining lobbies.
  
• Fixed players not being able to leave online lobbies.
  
• Fixed issue with pause menu not working on keyboard.
  
• Fixed cursor not being freed when options menu is opened.
  
• Fixed options menu being blank until selecting a tab.
  
• Fixed bug allowing multiple people to grab the same perk.
  
• Addressed several cases of users getting stuck in a damaged state.
  
• Addressed issue causing players to be stuck in leaping animation until they ragdolled.
  

Thanks for playing! We're excited to continue bringing you updates. The next will be filled with all manner of items, perks, and props. Join the discord server to make suggestions! It's also a great place to find fellow gentlemen eager to start disputes.

Until next! Continue disputing!
BFG