[h1]Hi all. Here's the first update after the Early Access launch, including playing online with less than 6 players, the opportunity to receive Steam keys for two of your buddies, daily events and some bugfixes![/h1] While we're very happy with the fact that Team Racing League is now available on Steam Early Access, the launch didn't go as well as we hoped for. The player numbers aren't high so finding a match at this moment isn't easy. No worries! We're doing all we can to improve player numbers and make the game more appealing to play, both for people who already own the game as for new potential players. [img]http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26739700/7429f6d3ebad4086ecdf188d0eada554e1424c41.jpg[/img] [h1]START MATCHES WITH LESS THAN 6 PLAYERS[/h1] We designed the game to be played with two teams of 3 players. This formation gives the most dynamic and teamplay options (connecting with teammates, dividing block/race/troll roles, etc). However, since we don't have a big player base at the moment, we're introducing a new feature to be able to play matches without the need of a full 3v3 game. It works quite simple: [list] [*]When 4 players are in a lobby, a countdown will start after 30 seconds of waiting. A 2v2 match will start when a 5th and 6th member aren't found. [*]At all times, the [u]host[/u] of a game has the option to force start a race. This can be done in any formation: 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 or 3v2. [/list] So in short: the chance for you to play a race, even if its not in the ideal 3v3 setup, has grown enormously! Hopefully lots of you can experience great races. From our own experience we can say that even races in this setup can be very exciting ;-) [h1]DAILY EVENTS[/h1] We're organising daily cluster meetups to get people online simultaneously. These events are [b]daily at 8pm CEST and 8pm PDT.[/b] Join our [url= https://discord.gg/6RjnzmH]Discord Channel[/url] to find players and join the daily events! [img]http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26739700/3f4a25add63d8c8b020a59e858d611ee176af3e2.jpg[/img] [h1]RECEIVE 2 STEAM KEYS FOR YOUR BUDDIES![/h1] To reward players who believe in this early version of the game, we're giving away 2 Steam Keys for your buddies to players who bought the full game and played for 2+ hours. Post your name in our [url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/504460/discussions/0/1470841715980656082/]Community thread[/url]. We'll verify and friend you with our dev account to send you the keys. Join the daily events and race some matches to complete your team with your best buds! [h1]BUGFIXES AND MINOR CHANGES[/h1] Of course we've already fixed some bugs and changed minor things based on the first days of playing: [list] [*] Added mouse hover for Team Flag to show Team Name [*] Overlay/tutorial related bugs [*] Removed hanging start barrier sound [*] Fixed dev hosting issues [*] Auto search text appearing in party [*] Trophy bugs [*] Reset stats trigger [*] Party display update fixes [*] Nav bar issue [*] F1 overlay either with controller or keyboard resulting in loss of car input [*] Added communication at start/loading of level [*] Daily server purge # players online [/list]