Full Ace Tennis Simulator News

Gameplay : Added an (optional and configurable) highlight effect to the ball to improve its visibility for people who might need it.
Gameplay : Tuned volleys to make them more reliable.
Bug fix : When tapping a button for serve while the ball was not in the player's hand, the serve bar would fill to max.
Settings : Changed default setting to automatic preparation for pad controls.

Gameplay : Added configuration options to challenge POV display : POV view may be disabled, and display can be positioned either top-right or bottom-right.
Bug fix : Court lines weren't cleared between challenge POV renderings with DirectX.
Bug fix : Fixed out-of-memory crash in player selection menu with DirectX.

Gameplay : Modified speed values for many shots : they used to decrease on short distance shots to make sure the ball would clear the net. Now that it is handled automatically on safe shots, this is not needed anymore, and speed values aren't linked to distance any more.
Gameplay : Added double tap slice. Second tap will make the shot and closer to the net, and a little faster.
Gameplay : Added thumbnail view of ball bounce on challenges from player POV.
Gameplay : Added possibility to cancel a shot by hitting any of the prepare buttons before ball impact.
Animations : Improved some running animations.
Online : Added sound effect when being invited to an online game.
Sound modding : Allowed variations on many sounds, such as bounce_xx.ogg, app1_xx.ogg, app3_xx.ogg, net_xx.ogg, etc...
Interface : Limited memory usage for player pictures in player selection menus.
Interface : Added Russian translation.
Bug fix : Fixed crash in editor when a modded anim is not available any more.
Bug fix : Removed incorrect triggering of grunt sounds on volleys, dropshots and lobs.
Bug fix : Removed incorrect display of aiming target in certain situations.

Changes :

Modding : Added possibility to create modded anims. Rudimentary instructions are available at http://www.fullacetennis.com/files/instructions.txt.
Online : Added feedback on whether your opponent uses stadium and player that are consistent with their counterpart in your own database.
Online : Added option to prevent from launching the game if your opponent uses a stadium and/or player that isn't consistent with their counterpart in your own database.
Gameplay : Improved aiming for players (including making it easier to play cross-court when on the run).
Gameplay : Improved running for short balls (including - but not limited to - drop shots). You still don't have many options to hit a drop shot back in play if you get it really low, but that'll be improved in a next update.
Gameplay : Added an (optional) visual hint for ball height, allowing to better follow the ball and its trajectory. It can be used instead of the depth hint.
Interface : Optimized creation of pictures when selecting players in certain cases where it used to lag a lot.
Sound modding : Added new possibilities with the handling of new file patterns : stroke_lift_grunt_xx.ogg, stroke_lift_before_xx.ogg, serve_lift_grunt_xx.ogg, serve_lift_before_xx.ogg.
Display : Added option to limit FPS to screen frequency (useful to reduce workload on some computers).
Interface : Added italian translation.