Replays and More
Big Updates:
Fixes/Updates:
Known Issues:
Final Note:
- 2 new mini games.
- Replays! You have to make sure to enable replays in the menu (should be enabled by default). While this is enabled, during a match with the AI, you can press Instant Replay to view the last point..and any previous point. After the end of a match, you can view replay and/or save replay. Saving a reply makes it available in the Replay Theater. (new option in the main menu). While in replay mode, use the touchpads on the controllers to navigate time and position and game place. You can still drag the world around with the left gripper.
- Spectator mode: while it's enabled in the menu, your pc will show a spectator view of the match. Anyone at the pc can control this view via WASD, and mouse (click and drag) or Arrow Keys. Additionally, hitting SPACE zoomed you between the preset camera positions.
Fixes/Updates:
- Huge performance fix. Frame skip or similar behavior should be reduced 99%. Future patches will improve even more. If you still see a lot of stutters, please let us know.
- Bug with AI freezing has been fixed.
- AI logic has been updated as per community requests. For example, Amateur and Intermediate don't aim down the middle of the table, but to your sides (since it's easier). Also, each level has a speed and spin amount at which they start making mistakes. The harder you hit, or the more spin you put on the ball past that, the high the error range. So more human overall. Future patches will revamp the logic completely to improve it even further.
- Paddle handle now has collision mechanics.
- The spin slider has increased range after conferring with many seasoned players to match modern paddles. The physics of paddle collision will be worked on further, but with this patch, it should be pretty 1 to 1 already to reality.
- Ping compensation slider doubled in effect. Depending on who you are playing, you can change it to make the shots appear cleaner at the cost of ball slowdown.
- Collision code has been cleaned up, so there should be no more issue with balls going through the paddle at all.
- Voice in MP has been altered to be much cleaner. This has introduced a bit of a delay in the audio (about half a second each way). We'll see about reducing delay, but for now, cleaner audio is definitely better.
- Additionally to voice, a voice volume slider has been added to increase or decrease (All the way to mute) your opponent.
- At the end of your match with the AI and opponents, there is an end of match menu. Current known issue is that the rematch button doesn't work correctly for multiplayer matches. We'll push a fix tomorrow for this. Meanwhile, if you press on the menu key on the controller, it will hide this menu, and you will be in free hit mode with your opponent.
Known Issues:
- rematch button doesn't work in MP.
- watching instant replay during a match does not stop the match, so if you try to do it during the AI serve, weird stuff might happen. We will fix this in the near future.
- going outside of the safe space that is this apartment may blind you..it's very bright. Make sure to wear SPF over 9000 sunscreen.
Final Note:
- Saved replays will be in the [game]/Assets/Recordiings directory as .rec files. You can share these with people. Also, if you see something odd in the game, or a bug in the match, please share with us the replay if you can (for example, if you still see the ball go through your paddle).
- we have rewritten a bunch of code to make it super optimized, but it is built for a 64 bit machine. If you are running 32 bit, and get errors or weird behavior, please let us know and well work with you.