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Full Ace Tennis Simulator News

Version 1.15.5 - Quality of life update for editor and online play.

* Editor/Career : When beginning a career, rankings are now automatically matching the order of players in the editor.
* Editor : It is now possible to reorder editor lists by editing an entry's index instead of drag & dropping.
* Editor : Many QoL improvements and fixes.
* Online : It is now possible to block/unblock users while they are playing.
* Online : Added checkmarks system to authenticate user accounts that have been impersonated.
* Gameplay : Automatic system for serve animations has been improved to avoid any type of foot faults.

Version 1.15.4

* Gameplay (with modded animations) : Added system to constrain hit points for serves and ground strokes. The game will enforce proper hitting zones to ensure gameplay consistency at the detriment of visual racket-ball contact accuracy. It is up to modders to gradually fix all animations accordingly.
* Animation modding : Added tools to visualise hit points and hitting zones to help fixing.
* Animation modding : Added option in modding menu to export only animations from current character.
* Bug fix : Fixed crash when opening SETTINGS menu in certain resolutions.

Version 1.15.3 : fixes and improvements

* Gameplay : Fixed a bug that was a cause of air balls when trying to hit volleys.
* Rules : Fixes (including crash fix) and improvements when displaying scores of matches with direct tie breaks.
* Sound : Removed maximum volume values for bounce and ball-hitting-net effects.
* Animation modding : Small change so that feet flagging is now mandatory on ground stroke animations.
* Cosmetics : Some cosmetic fixes that should improve character motions.
* Rendering : Tuned ambient lighting for indoor courts.
* Bug fix : Small fix for court color in challenge animation when using courts without double alleys.
* Bug fix : Fixed Bind button not working in CONTROLS when in-game.

Version 1.15.2

* Bug fix : Fixed game sometimes getting stuck after hand shake in online games until opponent disconnecting.
* Bug fix : Fixed crash in SETTINGS menu when using controller configuration and plugging/unplugging controllers at the same time.

Version 1.15.1

* Online : Added lag switch protection. This version detects anomalous lag spikes when receiving shot information from opponent. If a lag spike happens and the opponent's ball is in, the point is replayed. If it is out, it is handled normally.
* Ergonomics : Allowed skipping match celebration and hand shake by pushing a button.
* Animations : Improved forehand preparation position.
* Visuals : Improved rendering when racket and character hair are superimposed on screen.
* Visuals : Fixed mirrored logo on character's left wristband and sock.
* Interface : Better handling of UNICODE and special font symbols.
* Bug fix : Fixed player's legs continuing to move when reaching the limits of serve positioning.
* Bug fix : Fixed issue in online games when resuming play at the end of a set using the PAUSE button of any control scheme would pause the game again.
* Bug fix : Fixed other issues with leaving pause.
* Bug fix : Fixed rare cases of online score desync with high lag.
* Bug fix : Fixed rare crash while setting up an online game.
* Bug fix : Fixed crash when handling a corrupted game file.