Protoball News

Join in progress should be completely 100% functional now!

We changed the servers to 60 tick! Everything is crazy smooth now, and some of the old physics you're used to (Curves?) Are going to be a little different than they were before! Now Slow, Med, and Fast spins are all viable options for different trick shots!

Please let us know if anything is super weird with the physics, or if you think the 60 tick is affecting the game in some other way. Please disclose bugs and other issues in our discord! This is the preferred venue for bug reports! discord.gg/protoball

YOU WILL NEED TO RE-SET YOUR BINDINGS! (Sorry for the hassle)

Limiting servers to 8 people maximum for now to encourage 4v4!
FIXED THE SHIELD BUG (Thank you MrXAmazing!) - Sometimes if you pulled out your shield, did not shoot it, and ran into an opponent you would no longer be able to shoot shields until a goal score respawned your character. Thanks to our awesome community in the discord.gg/protoball we found and squashed this one!
Removed the VFX Particles from the Ball Trail
Changed the Dodgeball Ball layout, and removed a couple balls from play.
Fixed the Chat Filter! We know it was annoying... the Chat Police AI Bot tasted that power and started trippin'... we reeled it in. We've seen the movies, we know what happens when AI gets out of control.
Temporary Changes to Powerup HUD - (bottom of screen) this will be refined throughout EA.
We moved Change TPP Camera to Left Alt, and Passing to C (not sure if we like this anymore)

More updates to come! Thanks so much for playing everyone! Please share with your friends! Honest and meaningful reviews always help! The tournament is coming later this month - Spread the word!!! The best way to help indie developers is word of mouth!

GGs and Thanks Again!

If you ask the Discord old-school players they'll tell you that the devs listen to the players! We've squashed a few bugs, made some changes, and implemented a couple features.

We also added more skins for the Sports Bra and the PB Jersey! Check them out in the store. If you love Protoball the best way to support the devs and servers is to get styled out in-game! Much love and gratitude to everyone that has helped us out so far. Oh, and thanks for helping us hit Top 10 on Steam's trending list, you are awesome!

• Fixed Join In Progress - Click Join, then CHOOSE A TEAM, and you'll spawn in properly!
  
• Over-time is back - No more Draws, first to score in OT wins. You might end up in a triple-OT...
  
• Removed Bots - many new players mistook the bot's movement/logic as the game being "janky" so we took them out until we can make them more friendly. They were either brutal or terrible, so we'll work on the bots and bring them back later.
  
• Removed Instant Replay - Instant Replay was amazing and awesome but it was very experimental and it didn't make for a smooth game flow experience, it confused some people when it wasn't working properly and we're also removing it until we can get it perfect. Sorry for all you folks making trick videos! It'll be back soonTM we promise!
  
• Dunk Mode - Removed the ability to shoot the ball in Dunk Mode. Hit F to go into dunk mode and start flipping out. Chain jumps and hitting CTRL on the ground to stay flippin' and dash into the goal for a slam dunk! More moves and animations and flips (and flip kicks?) are coming your way!
  
• Grinding Adjustment - This one is a big deal to us as Grinding basically is the icing on top of all the great things Protoball is. Grinding is the way. Now it looks super ridiculously buttery smooth! Use Grinds to rotate faster and look cool as hell.
  
• In-Game Music Player - Our lead dev also makes music and those jams that some of you are raving about were made by him! That horn is sick I know. You can hit P in game to bring up the music player, choose a song or playlist and hit play, then press P again to hide the player and start ballin'
  
• DISABLE CHAT - There are a lot of types of human beings in the world and if you don't want to hear what someone has to say just hold CTRL and press ENTER to disable chat! Silence the trolls.
  
• Join the discord! You'll find awesome people, cool plays/videos, and fun times no doubt about it.
  

The Studio Z 3D developers are 5 gamers that are achieving our dream and passion of making an amazing video game. This game has adapted and evolved over time with the help of our amazing player base and their feedback.

Studio Z is truly an indie studio, we aren't backed by major publishers or investors, we're backed by each other and our passion for games. This is why you, the player, are so important to us. Having this direct line with our fans and playerbase is an invaluable asset and we're grateful that you share your game time with us.

You are all the reason Protoball is so awesome. Thank you.

Changed bots around so theymove better, fixed some menu item's designs, and ensured bots don't join us in Dodgeball!

The biggest update since Protoball's conception! We’re a small indie studio 5 gamers that decided to make a game and achieve the dream. Today is a benchmark on journey of ours : we have finally released a game! Protoball's Early Access is now Released!
If you want to talk to the devs please join the discord.gg/protoball! We're always updating the game and taking the player's feedback and criticisms to heart. We appreciate your help and hope you enjoy Protoball as much as we enjoyed making it!

Stats/Leaderboard reset – With the launch of Early Access, we’ve reset all statistics – let the Preseason Games begin!

Instant replay – After each point you can watch the score as it happened, as well as move the camera around for your own clips. Go into Free Cam by tapping the right mouse button and move with WASD keys. Hold Middle Mouse to make the replay a slow-mo (The replay won't be longer, you may cut part of the replay off if you slow-mo too long)

In-game purchasing system is now live! – We’ve added dozens of emotes, ball skins, character outfits and much more! These purchases directly support the devs & server costs!

Challenges – You don’t have to spend money in Protoball. Daily and weekly challenges are now live, earn points that will be redeemable for in game loot as well.

Random loot drops – You don’t need to pay for a key to open a loot box, they are 100% random and cost nothing.

TheProLeagues.com built in tournament system integration – The automatic tournament system is here! Create & manage your team from either inside Protoball or from TheProleagues.com. Join tournaments with your team all from within the game.
New game modes – We’ve added many game modes and will be releasing more as we move out of Early Access to Protoball version 1.0 launch. Keep your game updated and checking back so you don’t miss the limited access of game modes!

Dodgeball mode changes – we’re constantly enhancing Dodgeball to play better; the ball speed has been decreased and switched to a round based style of play.

Shield blast radius increase – We’ve made the shield blast radius even larger! Use this to your advantage for making big saves, clearing the ball or players from goal or even use it to help retrieve the ball before the opponents can.

UI – We’re constantly changing the HUD and Menu visual aesthetics.

Friend party system – use the tab button in the main menu to invites to your party so they can follow you into a server.

New Servers – EU and Brasil! Tokyo coming soon!

Upcoming
New trailers – we’re in the process of creating new trailers

Twitch Integration – coupon codes for streamers to give out and track progress via the TheProLeagues.com

Multiple language support – we are currently working on supporting many languages, the foundation is in place and should be coming soon.
More cosmetics

Tournaments
Bug fixes with spectator and Join in progress

Visual effects improvements

More characters

Cryptocurrency integration?

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