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Day 14 (V1.0.3) Update

PC & Steam Deck
  • Updated Steam Deck Battery Saver to 40fps from 30fps
  • Updated Steam Deck Rumble multiplier (x2)
  • Added Invert Up/Down steering toggles for Steam Deck - HPQC-39
  • Added Vibration/Vibration Intensity settings for Steam Deck
  • Adjusted font size for some button icons on Steam Deck
  • Adjusted PC crash dump logs to be reduced in size - HPQC-271


UI/UX
  • Made “Skill Points” default tab in progression
  • Message of the Day and Inbox message now notify players of Season end date
  • Fixed a bug causing player nameplates to appear blank
  • Change 'Quit to Lobby' to 'Proceed to Ceremony' at end of cup tournament
  • Fixed a bug causing some Party notifications to not display correctly


Gameplay Balance/Tuning


    Keeper
    • Increased Catch/Steal base radius
    • Increased Strafe Speed
    • Increased Boost Strafe Speed
    • Increased Dive Speed
    • Reduced Boost cost multiplier


    AI
    • Improvements to AI Chaser loose Quaffle tracking
    • Prevented AI from crowding goals while ally is attempting to shoot Quaffle
    • Hooked up AI evasion chance vs tackles to a difficulty modifier
    • Improvements to AI Chaser shovel pass logic to prevent instances where they would shovel pass upwards at incorrect times
    • Fixed an issue where Keepers sometimes threw the Quaffle into the middle of the field when a suitable target was nearby - HPQC-150


Audio/VO
  • Added new Favored/Underdog Rivals VO lines
  • Added fireworks SFX to World Cup outro celebration
  • Added VO hooks for “Quaffle Stolen”, “Shot on Goal”, and “Successful Pass” lines
  • Cinematic volume not controlled by Master Volume in Settings
  • Fixed an issue causing various VO lines to not trigger in certain languages
  • Welcome VO lines now properly fire for certain countries during the World Cup


Performance/Optimization
  • FX quality and Shading quality increased for Gen 8 (PS4/XB1)


General Bugfixing
  • Fixed an issue where party leaders in coop weren’t receiving challenges progress - HPQC-16
  • Fixed Various crashes - HPQC-131
  • Fixed a bug preventing users from interacting with other player profiles in the Scoreboard screen
  • Various fixes for Screen Reader
  • Fixed a bug that caused players to get stuck on the ground in the Weasley Burrow
  • Fixed missing team banners on goalposts in Hogwarts (Day variant)
  • Fixed preview for “Winged Key” (Level 52 reward)
  • Fixed loss of D-Pad functionality when opening Social and Pause menus simultaneously
  • Fixed excessively red VFX filter when boosting
  • Fixed various issues with AI Keepers while using Playcaller
  • Fixed a bug causing multiple Chasers to share the same spawn point after a Snitch Catch
  • Fixed an issue preventing party members from joining Cup Modes together
  • Fixed a bug preventing proper unlock of “Hogwarts Hero” Achievement/Trophy
  • Fixed a bug causing the Ready Up button to be non-functional while in a Party
  • Fixed a bug in which Ginny prompted the user to begin Chaser Training despite having already completed the Burrow Cup

Quidditch Champions is Steam Deck Verified!

Hold onto your Nimbus because you can now take flight with Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions wherever you go! The game has been verified on Steam Deck.

See you on the Quidditch pitch!

NEW Steam Community Items Now Available! New Quidditch Pitch

Now available: we've released a series of Community items such as Steam Trading cards, badges, backgrounds, and a custom Steam Deck Startup Movie!



Some would say there's more than werewolves in those trees... Like a Quidditch pitch, perhaps? You can be sure of that!

And you can be sure you're seeing a sneak preview of a new pitch coming to Quidditch Champions this October!

Double XP Launch Weekend Event!

To celebrate the launch of Quidditch Champions, this weekend Season XP is DOUBLED!

And yes, this IS the fastest way to get your hands on our Papercraft Hagrid mask so you can become the Groundskeeper you were always meant to be.




Ends Sept 8 at 11:59 PM PT.

We'll see you out on the pitch!

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions - Patch Notes 9/4/2024

GENERAL FIXES
Online & Performance
- Crash fix for joining bad online session
- Crash fix for bad client Connection

STEAM DECK
- Adds missing Steam Deck configuration options (Invert Flying, Keeper Invert, Vibration)
- Steam Deck button and font size improvements
- Fixes issue with Steam Deck "Battery Saver" option