Update 8.1 is finally out and ready to play! The biggest addition is more than 50 items, many of which were created by players in the workshop: [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5831165/0577f4b392eae6de284ef7e4b5337129ae1c5460.png[/img] This includes a brand new category of cosmetic item: ball reskins! [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5831165/c6013146a0a5e6699b50c2482ffac34ac23794da.png[/img] Additionally a ton of improvements and fixes were made. The game will look better and play more smoothly than ever. Download the update and check out all the changes! [h1]Features[/h1] [*] Misc option added to enable / disable custom ball skins [*] Added link to official Discord server (Community / Discord Lobby) [*] Added new Misc option: Show Online Chat (on, off, or ‘default only’ like kudos, gg) [*] Players are announced when they join the room [*] Added safe mode & safe preset (all video settings off or as low as possible). Hit spacebar within 2 seconds of main menu launching to activate. Will show ‘Safe Mode Activated”. Good if you’re having technical issues or need to enter photosensitive mode [*] The Kudos key can be used to thank the player who assisted your last KO [*] Audio lowpass filter added to music while in spawn area, to make it seem like you’re standing outside a dance club [h1]Performance Improvements[/h1] [*] Many changes to ‘pool’ objects like player bots and explosions to reduce any stutter when players explode or respawn [*] Materials are smartly cached, shared, and re-used to increase overall performance [*] Better performance around powerup pickup spawning / collect [*] Fixed physics bug that was reducing effective framerate while moving & looking around, so players at > 120 fps will now have a dramatically smoother experience [*] Networked player movement is now much smoother [*] Dramatically improved performance of Aquarium level [*] Increased network message send rate for smoother movement and less lag for throws and KOs [*] Dodgeball physics are interpolated, meaning their movement is no longer capped at 120 fps and is overall less jumpy [h1]Visual Improvements[/h1] [*] Improved performance and appearance of ‘stun’ spark gibs [*] Added glowing rim around ball when it’s available to collect / catch [*] Improved ball visibility [*] New bot explode gibs FX [*] Death Spiral updates to match player color [*] Improved LightBike effect [*] Improved BlueFire effect [*] Improved Energy Shot effect [*] Improved box explosion effects [*] Made arena lighting more consistent [*] Default items show an icon in garage panel [h1]Fixes / Adjustments[/h1] [*] Prevented BBCode from being used in text chat (could be used for spoofing) [*] Removed extreme reflection glare in Reactor [*] Room Info button stays enabled after selecting a room and going back to the match search panel [*] Fixed back button on Workshop Dashboard bringing you to wrong options menu [*] Renamed Mouth category to Face [*] Rearranged customization category list [*] Removed mid-match level up notification [*] Added more AI pathways in Nexus into center pit [*] Default spawn shield duration increased from 3 sec to 4 sec [*] Video Replay quality defaults to ‘Off’ in the Low and Medium presets [*] Photosensitive preset also lowers brightness [*] Video Preset value will only change to ‘custom’ if you change a video setting that is determined by the preset [*] Fixed missing volumetric lights in Trifecta [*] Fixed typo: “Vote Passsed” [*] Rearranged 'Workshop' menu button under new 'Community' button, containing Follow / Forums / Discord link buttons as well [*] Fixed custom songs (from workshop or custom folder) not playing twice - and if your playlist consisted of only custom songs, having it very rapidly switch lighting programs [*] Light animations now work during custom songs [*] Fixed an increasingly CPU-taxing loop from occuring when consecutively playing many custom songs [*] Music player handles ‘all songs disabled’ situation better - doesn’t try to play a new song every udpate. And enabling one song will begin playback again [*] Remoted unused Trophy category from inventory panel [*] Thrown balls have a bit of angular velocity [*] Added more ceiling lights to Nexus [*] Held dodgeballs are always at normal size, even if you have the big ball powerup [*] Stopped Arcade from replace completed missions between levels, which was creating the impression that completed missions weren’t getting completion credit [*] Fixed bug where ending an Arcade match in a level without getting any kills wasn’t giving any credit for Arcade levels completed [*] Renamed ‘Force Drop’ mission to ‘Disarm KO’ [*] Arcade boss shows ‘Stunned’ text when stunned [*] Fixed Quick Play matches having blank match settings menu