Witch It News

[p][/p][p]Are you ready? The Prop Sumo playtest has now begun! 🎊[/p][p]Try out all of Prop Sumo's features, including combat, ultimate abilities, modifiers, progression, customisation, training mode and the tutorial! 💥[/p][p][/p][p]Don't forget to join the Prop Sumo Discord and let us know what you think![/p][p]Still haven't signed up? Get instant access by pressing "Request Access" on the Prop Sumo Store page![/p][p][/p][h2]🥊 The playtest will run until 29th July, at 5pm UTC.[/h2][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoy Prop Sumo! 🙌[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p][/p][h3]Welcome to Dreamland: Slumbering Spells, an expansion of our mystical Dreamland update! 🧙✨[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Introducing Sorcerer's Spire, the location where it all began: the birth spot of the witches and their fantastical lands! Explore a twisting map full of mystery and magic, and collect over 80 new Dreamland props throughout the map! We've also introduced 50+ new structures to Creative Mode, 40 new Dreamland skins, and the return of the Dreamland event with a brand new exclusive player icon. 🌙[/p][p][/p][h3]In even bigger news, we're also launching our new standalone prop fighting game: Prop Sumo! 💥[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Read on to find out more about what we've been working on! ⤵️[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Sorcerer's Spire is a mystical new map set in a spectacular observatory. It's what happens when you mix the fantastical world of Dream Valley Castle with the chaos of Twisted House! 💫[/p][p][/p][p]Explore the observatory - a once serene place now unleashed with magical chaos! Hunt and hide amongst the sorcerer's tools and tomes, or take flight on one of the flying books circling the central orrery! 📖[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Drop down the centre of the spire to find a huge spiral staircase, and if you're brave enough - enter the portal at the bottom to see where it takes you! 🌀[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]As you head down the spiral staircase, you'll encounter different floors featuring familiar themes and areas from the Witch It universe. What secrets do these locations hold? 🔎[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Blend in with the Sorcerer's Spire by transforming into 80+ new props placed throughout the map! Collect a variety of different vials, jars, stargazing tools, ingredients, furnishings and much, much more. We've even thrown in a ton of secret props to add to your prop collection! 🧪[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Transform your map designs with over 50 new structures, including all-new windows, pillars, foliage, banners, and even the long-requested addition of pipes! Piece together your own pipe network and finally build that Steampunk map you always wanted to create! 🔩[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Ascend to another dimension with these otherworldly hunter and witch sets:[/p][p]⭐ Nocturnal Starseeker[/p][p]🪐 Astral Cosmic Oracle[/p][p]⭐ Crepuscular Starseeker[/p][p]🪐 Clairvoyant Cosmic Oracle [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Or perhaps it's all just a dream? Cosy up in these snugly sets:[/p][p]💤 Dreamy Sleepwalker[/p][p]🧼 Relaxed Lounger[/p][p]💤 Snuggly Sleepwalker[/p][p]🧼 Languid Lounger[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Collect the limited time "Sorcerer's Spire" icon by playing Witch It during the event season. At the end of the Dreamland event, this icon will never return, so make sure to pick it up before it disappears! ⌛[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Looking to give your map an out-of-this-world vibe? New carpet and wallpaper variants have just landed in Creative Mode! 🧵[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We're extremely proud to announce our new game, Prop Sumo, which pits the props you know and love from Witch It in chaotic battles! :rollingbarrel:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Prop Sumo is a side project we've been working on since the start of the year, and is made for peer-to-peer battles between friends. Prop Sumo arrives later this year with the "Friend Pass", which allows all members in your party to play for free (without progression) as long as the host owns the full game! ✔️ [/p][p]Prop Sumo Store Page[/p][p]Sign up for the playtest on the store page today. We'll be giving access to players over the upcoming weeks so you can try the game before it launches![/p][p][/p][h3]Wishlist and follow Prop Sumo to receive the limited-time "Sumo" set in Witch It! 🥋[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]You can join the Prop Sumo Discord here:[/p][p]Prop Sumo Discord Server[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]+ Added: New map 'Sorcerer’s Spire'[/p][p]+ Added: 80+ new props[/p][p]+ Added: 50+ new structures to Creative Mode[/p][p]+ Added: 40+ new Skinitems[/p][p]+ Added: New material variants to carpets and wallpaper wall[/p][p]+ Added: User generated maps can now be reported by players in a match
[/p][p]↻ Changed: Playername in the HUD are now smaller and only show up when you look at them[/p][p]↻ Changed: Players don’t lose air control anymore when falling too fast, it is now only lost if they fly or get launched through the air too fast 
[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Random skin selection not saving skin set[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Not being able to select team with a controller in Fill-A-Pot[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Broken spots on multiple maps[/p][p]
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[p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Prop Sumo is a new multiplayer fighting game from the creators of Witch It![/h3][p][/p][p]For the first time in almost a decade, Barrel Roll Games is proud to announce a brand new project titled Prop Sumo! Battle your friends using the props you know and love from Witch It - unlocking new props, ultimate abilities, and customisation as you progress! 🥊[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Prop Sumo is a physics-driven fighting game that pits ordinary props together in extraordinary battles. Your goal in Prop Sumo is to be the last prop standing - brawl your opponents with a mixture of different melee moves, combo attacks, and ultimate abilities! 💣[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]In Prop Sumo, you can shape your playstyle with wild prop modifiers that transform your ultimate ability in powerful ways! For example: pair the beehive prop with the cannonball ultimate to create a huge explosion that covers your opponents screen in a swarm of bees! Or pair the mandrake with the wrecking ball ultimate to snare your opponents to the ground and crush them! 💥[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]There are over 100+ ultimate-modifier combinations that you can experiment with to find the most powerful build! ☄️[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Battle on a range of stunning, dynamic maps built for mayhem! Surging rivers, tangled vines and molten lava will need to be avoided - or used to your advantage! 🔥[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Each round, you'll earn experience and unlock coupons that can be traded in for new props, ultimate abilities or customisation for your prop. Decorate your prop with a huge selection of cosmetics that you can fine-tune to match your style! 🧢[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Before we release Prop Sumo to the world, we want to invite you to playtest our game![/p][p]To sign up to the Prop Sumo Beta Playtesting phase, visit the store page, and hit the "Request Access" button! ✔️[/p][p][/p][p]Prop Sumo Store Page[/p][p][/p][p]We will be accepting playtesters into Prop Sumo in the coming months, where you'll be able to try out the game for free before it releases later in the year![/p][p]Prop Sumo is peer-to-peer only and best enjoyed with friends. However, we have a server browser so you can jump into matches against strangers too! 🤜🤛[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoy Prop Sumo! ✨[/p][p]
P.S: Don't forget to join the Prop Sumo Discord server![/p][p]Prop Sumo Discord[/p]

↻ Changed: Several HUD Fonts now have outlines for better readability

✓ Fixed: Material are not changeable in Creative Mode
✓ Fixed: Props with physical constraints (for example the barrow) are not replicated correctly
✓ Fixed: Team selection in Fill A Pot is not working with controller
✓ Fixed: Broken spots on 'Cursed Ruins', 'Flint Falls', 'Grunewald Library', 'Grunewald at Night', 'Bone Pit' & 'High Spruce Town'
✓ Fixed: Red pillows on 'Kula Kula Islands' turning cyan when transformed into
✓ Fixed: The friend list was not showing icons and levels properly when the player had a large amount of friends

Back in November, we launched Castle Catastrophe, Witch It's 4th map contest! Following the release of 200+ new creative mode structures and material overrides, participants now had more creative options than ever while building their contest entries. 🏰

"Castle Catastrophe" was the contest theme - participants were tasked with creating a castle-themed map that has been struck by a disaster. Map creators had the freedom to interpret this theme however they like, while remaining true to it's core intent. As a result, we had received arguably our most unique, diverse, and incredible selection of entries we've ever had the privilege of judging! 🤯

Each winning map is now implemented into Witch It and playable on the official Servers.



[h2] Spellbound Town[/h2]
[h3]Created by Pinoue Banana[/h3]


[h2] Ingeborg's Wandering Retreat[/h2]
[h3]Created by Obscura[/h3]


[h2] Otsiro Crest Castle[/h2]
[h3]Created by fri.[/h3]


[h2] Woodcastle Cat-astrophe[/h2]
[h3]Created by Anghely[/h3]


🌐We also added a New Utility Prop in Creative Mode called World Properties which allows you the configuration of light, fog and even the Music (only available on empty template maps)


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And ofcourse a small little tease with 3 new Creative Mode structures honoring the map contest winners & the additional awards winners.



✉️There is also a new Feedback Button in the main menu that sends you to a Feedback form direct in the game.(useful for console players)



Have fun playin! and enjoy the new Creative Options.



+ Added: Castle Catastrophe winner maps

• Woodcastle Cat-astrophe by Anghely
  
• Otsiro Crest Castle by fri.
  
• Ingeborg's Wandering Retreat by Obscura
  
• Spellbound Town by Pinoue Banana
  

+ Added: 3 new structures to Creative Mode, including

• "Royal Bed", honoring the map contest winners
  
• "Telescope", honoring the additional awards winners
  
• "Telescopic Stand"
  

+ Added: New Utility Prop in Creative Mode which allows configuration of light and fog (only available on empty template maps)
+ Added: Additional light settings to turn them into spot lights and to turn off their shadows (to improve performance if shadows aren’t needed)
+ Added: More snow roof variants and tileable ground materials to Creative Mode
+ Added: Curtain material variants to Creative Mode
+ Added: Feedback form in main menu
+ Added: Chat functionality for gamepads
+ Added: Friend list presence, to see what friends are currently playing, and to join them directly


↻ Changed: To make place for the 4 new Maps, the 4 least played Featured Maps got removed:

• Niemeyer Legacy
  
• Powersource
  
• Lost Temple
  
• Vermilion Valley
  

✓ Fixed: Broken spots on 'Bone Pit', 'Sunset Swamp', 'Loakiki Paradise' & 'Shard of Wiqqarra'

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