We've been making small regular patches since the last major update! Here's what we've been up to. Note that fixes are always delayed when coming to Mac versions. [h1]ENGINE FIXES?![/h1] Aaron Melcher, our assistant programmer who occasionally helps with low-level problems and handles our Mac porting, got source code access to GameMaker Studio (our engine) and fixed several bugs in it! He found areas in common functions that could very, very rarely cause memory corruption, which would then lead to unpredictable errors and strange game behaviour. We've noticed that players tend to play Beastieball a LOT, in VERY LONG sessions, to the extent that it's statistically anomalous among all games on Steam. These factors (unusually long game sessions x rare memory corruption issues) would eventually lead to unusual errors. We also fixed several memory leaks in our own game code. We hope this patch will substantially increase the game's stability over long sessions! [h1]MATCH REPLAYS[/h1] Several fixes and changes have been applied to match replays. [*] You can now save replays of games played online [*] Replays from older balance patches now are labelled as such and have a warning about possible wrong behaviour [*] Replays now correctly work with the "Level Cap" setting. NOTE: If you change the "Level Cap" setting during a match, replays of that match will be disabled. [*] Replays are disabled when random damage is enabled [h1]PvP-RELATED CHANGES[/h1] [*] Fixed an issue with team shares being blocked due to bad data on the server [*] The "Show/Edit Details" screen now shows Beastie stats as if they were level 50, so you can make more useful comparisons [*] Sligh cleanup of the details display and layering with Beastie art [*] Fixed softlock when both players in a lobby forfeit at the same time [*] Fixed issues with the "Ban Duplicates" setting checking your current party rather than your selected lobby team (this caused issues and, in some cases, crashes) [h1]NEW DIALOGUE[/h1] We added dialogue filling in a few specific scenarios where players reported expecting new text. Some of this is genuinely new, and some of it was written into the game but wasn't triggering correctly due to bugs. You may spy new text here: [*] Talking to Reese in Mythwood if you skipped getting sponsored [*] Talking to Marlin just before the story's final match [*] Losing a match to one of Elena's fans [*] Talking to Kaz after a certain hangout event [*] Talking to Riley after accomplishing some post-game story bits [*] Talking to Raymond when you have a #99 Beastie but they're away training with Gene [*] Elena reaction to your performance during a certain hangout There are many more situations like this I still want to address, but I'm always balancing my time adding new things with handling new bug reports. [h1]GAME MECHANICS[/h1] [*] Added enforcement and warnings around recruiting your 1000th Beastie, preventing you from having more than that. [*] The "Armored" trait was changed to trigger when stamina is "full," rather than 100 or more, creating fewer interactions with high-stamina bosses in Randomizer mode or Mountain Expeditions [*] Seakit and Petula now metamorph by level when in Randomizer mode if their usual method is not available due to randomization [*] Corrected the description for the Crafty trait [*] Beasties at level 100 will no longer feel FIRED UP [h1]OTHER FIXES[/h1] [*] Added safety checking for player inputs when loading a save file, preventing corruptions or issues that removed key inputs [*] Adjusted issues and missing assets in several hairstyles that were added in the December Update. [*] Fixed a crash that happens when backing out of the final reward in Grand Mountain Expeditions [*] Fixed an issue with the opponent ignoring WIPED if it was applied using unusual methods during your turn during a Grand Mountain Expedition [*] Fixed the message for recruiting every Beastie after a match [*] Fixed an issue with double-triggering certain post-game challenge modes if you were mashing the interact button [*] Removed the "Send Feedback" prompt on Steam Deck, so that the game may be Deck Verified [*] Updated one of the "sports problems" in a hangout with Kaz [*] Added many more safety checks to prevent user input during AI turn selection, preventing many possible bugs with AI and Auto-Mode in particular [*] Improved spacing on tooltips in the Settings menus [*] Improved spacing on large question/answer dialogue boxes [*] Improved spacing for large Beasties when they metamorph [*] Crown Series matches no longer count toward your Ranked career totals (causing a discrepancy between the title screen and the in-game coach menu display) [*] Fixed issues with serve damage preview being incorrect sometimes when the level cap setting is enabled [*] Fixed an issue with map icons selection audio/slowdown when in Randomizer modes (or potentially other situations) [*] Fixed volume on the GAME OVER musical stinger [*] Fixed issues with Randomizer modes breaking designs for "sports problems" [*] Added stronger enforcement ensuring that relationships between Beasties that are both on your current squad never break [*] Fixed a rare crash with building walls, potentially from certain combos and/or being forced to tag out by an opponent [*] Safety checking ensuring the player's rank is set correctly when loading a file that has skipped major sections of the game [*] Fixed an issue with Jack appearing floating in the air before a certain scene that can happen in the Solanum Weald [*] Fixed an issue with scheduled hangouts appearing on the map when that character isn't available for plot reasons [*] Fixed an issue in the description of combo attacks that force the target to tag out [*] The level cap feature is now disregarded during Grand Mountain Expeditions [*] Adjusted the layout of a couple areas [*] Changed the color used to represent Heliath for stamina bars and other UI elements [*] Away Teams no longer appear in some dungeons that don't appear on the map [*] Fixed an issue with Beastie statistics showing the wrong text for plays learned via favor [*] Fixed an issue with Reese giving the player a tutorial during bossfights if certain sequences were skipped [*] Beasties with the Plucky trait no longer get yearnings for feelings if they can't make themselves feel it [*] The pool of possible Beastie nicknames has an entry that was just "[" [*] Corrected many typos I still get dozens or hundreds of new feedback reports every day! I'm doing my best to keep up with it all while also trying to work on cool new things. :) Thank you to everyone for your continued support and patience with our tiny team doing big things.