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Full Ace can be nominated for the Steam 'Labour of Love' award

Full Ace can be nominated for the Steam 'Labour of Love' award!


Howdy!

You can now nominate Full Ace Tennis Simulator for the "Labor of Love" award on Steam, that is dedicated to games that are continuously improved by their devs long after they were released. By the way, a new BIG update is coming pretty soon.

So, if you think Full Ace is deserving of this award, please nominate NOW ! You only have until December 1st to do so. We would be delighted that you do !



Also, in case you haven't noticed, Full Ace is on 35% discount right now!

Thank you and happy gaming!



Version 1.13.0 : Major modding changes

  • Major modding changes : These changes open up a lot of new possibilities for modders. Installed modding data will be automatically converted, when launching Full Ace and accessing editor or any game mode. Documentation about modding is now available at https://fullacetennis.blogspot.com/.
  • Gameplay : Removed power penalty on dropshots and lobs.
  • File safety : Every time you save in the editor, the previous version of data.fas will be backed-up as data.fas.bak.
  • File safety : Every time you save a game, the previous version of saveXXXX.fas will be backed-up as saveXXXX.fas.bak.
  • Bug fix : Fixed crash at the beginning of a challenge animation if the game was paused just before.




Version 1.12.0 : Gameplay & AI update

  • Gameplay : Modified gameplay for a better balance of penalties for hitting a shot in bad conditions (while running, preparing late, too low, too high, bad timing...).
  • AI : Modified AI behavior according to gameplay changes and increased difficulty level for maximum settings.
  • AI : Improved the way AI runs toward certain balls.
  • Gameplay : Modified spin rates of several shots.
  • Bug fix : Fixed crash in anim modding interface.
  • Feature : Added support for new deciding set rules (10-point tiebreaks, tiebreak at 12-12).
  • Editor : Added option for each stadium to have a double-width baseline (used on certain courts for TV).
  • Interface : Added Discord link in main menu.


Full Ace is 35% off & Online Tournaments (plus see the achievements news?!?)

Full Ace is 35% off for the Steam Winter Sale!


Woohoo!


Also, the Full Ace community has launched regular online tournaments. Very cool! Monthly tournaments have been going down for the last few months and the third one is currently in play. Join the Full Ace server on Discord and check out the #world-tour channel to play. ːsteamhappyː

And did you catch last week's news?!?! Full Ace now has over 40 Achievements ːsteamhappyː like Number one, Eagle eye, and Digital legend.

For those Full Ace players, we hope you enjoy the update and attaining these nifty achievements. If you haven't picked up Full Ace yet, with the discount now is an opportune time. ːsteamhappyː

Thank you and happy gaming!

Version 1.11.0 : Achievements added

List of achievements : https://steamcommunity.com/stats/779430/achievements/

  • Feature : Added achievements. Progress for online stats, TUTORIAL and CHALLENGE mode were already being tracked, so achievements linked to those will be immediately awarded when launching the new version. Others will have to be built from scratch.
  • Gameplay : Challenge animation is now faster and focuses better on certain ball impacts. It is now possible to challenge balls that are further away from the lines than before.
  • Gameplay : Small change in stamina system because characters with low stamina weren't able to reach their max speed when trying to recover a dropshot.
  • Gameplay : Fixed unnatural spin on very short lobs.
  • Gameplay : Prevented automatic replay when the point ending on the ball touching the net.
  • Interface : The last player used in PRACTICE mode is now saved.
  • Bug fix : Fixed bug where the human-controlled player's speed was artificially reduced when trying to recover a dropshot.
  • Bug fix : Fixed bug where a new first serve was incorrectly granted after serving let, called in, but overruled out by challenge.
  • Bug fix : Fixed bug where challenge POV would sometimes not show the proper picture in online games.
  • Bug fix : Fixed bug in settings menu where certain manipulations would attribute illegal values to difficulty settings.
  • Bug fix : Fixed bug that caused some glitchy transitions in character animations.
  • Bug fix : Fixed bug where you couldn't watch the last replay in online game after connection was lost.
  • Bug fix : Fixed crash when trying to load a FBX file with multi-layered animations for animation modding.
  • Bug fix : Fixed crash in PRACTICE when opening pause menu, changing practice mode and exiting immediately.