Version 1.0 !
Hello,
after nearly 6 years of development, we finally reached the version 1.0 of Tennis Elbow 4 ! ːsteamhappyː
It's still not the end of the road and I'll still improve the game, but once I'm done with the new movement animations (either it's a success or a failure :fear: ), I won't work full time on TE4 anymore.
And here's the full changelog for the version 1.0 - Build 137 ; SubBuild 2025.3.4:
[h2]New Features :[/h2]
- Animation : experimental new movement animations ! I used the animation set bundled with the Motion Matching plug-in I bought, which direly misses sidesteps and small footwork ; you can activate it in Settings -> 3D Match (Give your impressions => https://www.managames.com/Forum/topic7-36310.php ) ; note : this system requires some extra memory and will lead to crash on consoles if you have Mods installed (especially when playing doubles)
- Settings : added a Tennis.ini editor ; click on the little white icon on the bottom right of Settings -> Misc Options to access it
- World Tour : rankings updated to 2024, and new players added if you start a new career (if you have a Mod for the World Tour, you won't see these additions)
- Localization : Japanese translation, thanks to Tam ! (please report any typo)
[h2]Changes :[/h2]
- Strike : halved the loss of power when getting tired, which should shorten rallies by making it easier to hit winners when both players are tired
- Strike : boosted the short strike speed by up to 4km/h, to help doing passing shots with it (it was too curvy and slow before, allowing too many easy volleys)
- Service : raised the Aiming Zone on Service Preview so the ball should almost never land outside of it
- AI : lowered the jump at the net of the CPU for the Club-10 and Junior-10 so their rally & net performances are more balanced (this will have some diminished effect till Pro-9)
- Physics : now, hitting the ball with the frame of the racket will make the normal & long strikes end too long instead of in the net
[h2]Bug Fixes :[/h2]
- Animation : the player could bend too harshly in some situations (usually when sliding)
- Animation : animation loading was randomly failing, leading to a crash (and online desyncs) ; tried a fix, but I'm not 100% sure it'll work in all cases (it's a Unity bug :fear: )
- 3D Match : after having played for a while (ie: more than 30 minutes), the hair, hat, and possibly the eyes were moved over the head
- Physics : some topspin balls had a too low chance to end in the net
- Commentary : fixed a few lines played in the wrong situation
- World Tour & Camera : (consoles only) since the last update, it was not possible to export your player to the Training Club nor save a Camera in Settings -> Camera
- World Tour : the Experience points were capped at 200 when starting a 3D match
- Modding : modifying the RankPerYear in the Player bases wasn't seen right away in your saved career
after nearly 6 years of development, we finally reached the version 1.0 of Tennis Elbow 4 ! ːsteamhappyː
It's still not the end of the road and I'll still improve the game, but once I'm done with the new movement animations (either it's a success or a failure :fear: ), I won't work full time on TE4 anymore.
And here's the full changelog for the version 1.0 - Build 137 ; SubBuild 2025.3.4:
[h2]New Features :[/h2]
- Animation : experimental new movement animations ! I used the animation set bundled with the Motion Matching plug-in I bought, which direly misses sidesteps and small footwork ; you can activate it in Settings -> 3D Match (Give your impressions => https://www.managames.com/Forum/topic7-36310.php ) ; note : this system requires some extra memory and will lead to crash on consoles if you have Mods installed (especially when playing doubles)
- Settings : added a Tennis.ini editor ; click on the little white icon on the bottom right of Settings -> Misc Options to access it
- World Tour : rankings updated to 2024, and new players added if you start a new career (if you have a Mod for the World Tour, you won't see these additions)
- Localization : Japanese translation, thanks to Tam ! (please report any typo)
[h2]Changes :[/h2]
- Strike : halved the loss of power when getting tired, which should shorten rallies by making it easier to hit winners when both players are tired
- Strike : boosted the short strike speed by up to 4km/h, to help doing passing shots with it (it was too curvy and slow before, allowing too many easy volleys)
- Service : raised the Aiming Zone on Service Preview so the ball should almost never land outside of it
- AI : lowered the jump at the net of the CPU for the Club-10 and Junior-10 so their rally & net performances are more balanced (this will have some diminished effect till Pro-9)
- Physics : now, hitting the ball with the frame of the racket will make the normal & long strikes end too long instead of in the net
[h2]Bug Fixes :[/h2]
- Animation : the player could bend too harshly in some situations (usually when sliding)
- Animation : animation loading was randomly failing, leading to a crash (and online desyncs) ; tried a fix, but I'm not 100% sure it'll work in all cases (it's a Unity bug :fear: )
- 3D Match : after having played for a while (ie: more than 30 minutes), the hair, hat, and possibly the eyes were moved over the head
- Physics : some topspin balls had a too low chance to end in the net
- Commentary : fixed a few lines played in the wrong situation
- World Tour & Camera : (consoles only) since the last update, it was not possible to export your player to the Training Club nor save a Camera in Settings -> Camera
- World Tour : the Experience points were capped at 200 when starting a 3D match
- Modding : modifying the RankPerYear in the Player bases wasn't seen right away in your saved career