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Changelog

Note: This game is actively being developed and is currently in the BETA phase. Please report any bugs you find!

UPDATE 0.3.0 THE SOUND & PHYSICS UPDATE 0.3.0

GAMEPLAY

  • Completely reworked lane pattern wearing on realistic mode
  • Urethane balls will now push oil down the lane
  • Reactive balls react weaker to the lane pattern, but hook more out of it
  • The lane's oil visualization will update in real time for pattern wearing
  • Reworked all previous patterns and added a bunch of new patterns
  • Adjusted pin and ball properties to improve deflection and pin action
  • The speeds displayed in slow-mo replay were never accurate. Now you can achieve slower replay speeds!
  • LOFTING! Aim higher to loft your ball down the lane to "skip" a portion of the pattern!

SOUNDS

  • Reworked pin sounds so that each pin collision makes a sound
  • Ball return conveyor idle sounds & ball being returned sound
  • Sweep sounds
  • Lane idling sounds unique to each pinsetter

VIP PANEL

  • Fixed a bug where a completed game score would be overwritten when a new game was started on the same lane
  • A new option when configuring a game to preserve the lane oil from the previous game on the lane
  • Previous game settings will be preserved when assigning a game

HUB PLACE

  • A completely new hub place rebuilt from the ground up!
  • 3D location at beach
  • Smooth alley selector
  • Smooth updating server selector and friends list
  • *Returning to hub from a private server will return you to the correct hub place*

NEW ALLEY - Valley Alley

  • 8 lanes featuring Brunswick A Pinsetters
  • In Private Servers, there are interactable light switches at the back.
  • A new, single laned ball return!
  • Strike lights!
UPDATE 0.2.0 GAMEPLAY
  • Default turn time -> 40 seconds
  • Fixed Replay Lane unavailable bug
  • The ball will now correctly weld to the player's hand
  • Fixed strike/spare text animation getting delayed if instant replay was off
  • Prolonged view will now only return when the pinsetter is cycled (except for crosslane)
REPLAYS
  • The play button will now become a pause button to freeze the replay
LEADERBOARD
  • Fixed leaderboard high score messages that never displayed
  • Leaderboard will now update immediately if a new highscore was set in the server
  • Rank will now be sorted by time and number of perfect games
UI
  • Rescaled party/leaderboard UI to look the same across all devices
  • Moved the back button to look nicer
  • Teleporting back to the hub will now show a message when clicked
  • Fixed a bug where you could click the buttons through the loading screen
MISC
  • *Redid much of the lane code in preparation for VIP Servers*
  • Fixed player name showing in some of the lanes
  • Fixed tutorial not showing arrows above balls
NEW ALLEYS
  • Beach - An alley placed right at the waterfront, your pins will SPLASH when they fly!
  • Southpoint - A competition-like alley with benches and cameras, host your 1v1's here!
  • Out of This World - An alley that is literally OUT OF THIS WORLD! Placed in space, we're testing pin physics here!
NEW BALLS/PINS
  • Brunswick Maple Crown
  • Brunswick Maple Striped
  • Brunswick Max Dark Green
  • TMax Blaze - Polyester
  • Paradox Magma - Reactive
  • Paradox Pearl - Reactive
  • Prism Warp - Urethane
VIP PANEL
  • Access this from the lobby menu in your own VIP server
  • Only the owner of the server can access this
  • Set up lanes, monitor games, replay shots, and control projectors!
  • This is your main tool for hosting competitions, so enjoy it!

    • (Documentation to come…)

Patch 0.1.4.X
  • Fix replay settings not saving
  • Fix proshop errors when clicking the back button after you selected a ball
  • Fixed a bug where picking up a ball while in instant replay would break the throwing
  • Fix bug that occurs when cancelling ball right after throwing it
  • Replay now shows correct ball texture
  • Fix leaderboard giving EXP every time you score a game while you're top 3
  • Ball throwing should now be made more consistent
  • Play again will retain the lane pattern if realistic mode is turned on
  • The lane available icon while selecting a crosslane is now fixed
  • "No oil" will now actually be no oil instead of full oil
  • Buying an item in the proshop and selecting it, and then selecting another item prompting you to purchase it again visual bug has been fixed
  • No oil and heavy oil added to practice mode
  • No oil removed from a normal game
  • Checkbox selection fixed when selecting a checkbox that conflicts with another
  • Increased play again timer
  • Ball track defaults to right handed
UPDATE 0.1.4.0 ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
    PARTY
  • You can now see which settings and pattern are set for the current game through the play menu

    • NEW FEATURE - RESET BUTTONS!

  • All ball returns in every alley has a button on the ball return that will reset the lane if it's your first throw!

    • NEW FEATURE - Play again button!

  • After you've completed a game, you will now have an option to play another game with the same settings!
  • The button works like a "ready up" system, with the game not starting until all your party members have left, or readied up.
  • The exit button will close the UI and will not allow you to return to the game.

    • GAMEPLAY

  • All back pin views have been manually adjusted and corrected
  • Fix settings not saving
  • Fix instant replay not hiding pinsetter/pins/sweep
  • Increased max movement step
  • Attempted to fix stuck in replay
  • Can't select both realistic mode and no oil
  • Leaderboard now keeps the 1st person to get a perfect score on the top of the leaderboard
  • New music (these tracks were picked out quickly and are not the best sounding ones, but we wanted to freshen up the music)
  • All gutters are fixed so that balls won't bounce off of them
  • You can now choose which lanes you want to crosslane on!
  • Turn time increased by 10 seconds

    • UI

  • Centered strike letters animation
  • Fixed a bug where the game was showing as complete when leaving a game
  • The whole bottom of the topbar made clickable instead of just the level bar to hide to UI
  • Added strikemusic slider
  • Added toggles for spare/strike/split replays to trigger or not to trigger
  • Background color of the power indicator has been made white

    • FADED

  • Pinsetters now have a detect only cycle that triggers when no pins are knocked on the 1st ball

    • NEW BOWLING BALLS

  • Tour Emerald (Reactive)
  • Track Heat Laval (Polyester)
Patch 0.1.3.X
  • New button on the menu to go back to the lobby
  • Fix lane view
  • Made proshop equipping more responsive
  • Party will now disband if there is only 1 player in it and someone leaves
  • Slightly nerfed aim sway
  • Fixed crosslane party issues
  • Fix pins rounding issues in the proshop
  • Fix game breaking after getting a gutterball at birb bowl/pin alley
  • Fix pattern not showing up in the trajectory UI
  • You can now purchase pins through the proshop
  • Fix tutorial not showing for new players
  • Power indicator rounded & colorized
  • Fix instant replay not working 100% of the time
UPDATE 0.1.3.0
    NEW FEATURE - INSTANT REPLAY
  • When you get a strike or convert a split, your shot will be replayed in different views. You can skip it by clicking on the mouse button, or tapping the screen. This feature is also toggleable through the lobby menu.

    • NEW FEATURE - Throw Animations!

  • Diversify your throwing style with the added *LEFT HANDED* throwing animation!
  • Your ball will be on the left side of your screen as you throw

    • NEW FEATURE - BUMPERS!

  • I have no clue why people have requested bumpers... but you ask and you receive...
  • Togglable through the config menu
  • Grants 15% less EXP/Pins

    • GAMEPLAY

  • Optimized a bunch of stuff to trigger quicker
  • Added a new rotation GUI when you're preparing to throw, to visualize how much your ball is being hooked
  • Whether you throw straight or hooked, it's all the same speed - subject to change
  • Leaving a game while in a party will remove you from the party
  • Realistic mode now grants 105% more XP and 110% more pins
  • Levelling formula changed to be way easier

    • SMALL CHANGES

  • Rounded lobby sliders & made more responsive
  • Back pin view fixed for most if not all alleys
  • I'm probably forgetting a lot of stuff since this list is so short...
UPDATE 0.1.2.0
    FIXES/SMALL CHANGES
  • Fix no oil causing unable to pick up balls
  • Tutorial will now start midway if you're already in a game
  • Increased bug report character minimum limit to 200
  • Attempted to fix replay saving errors
  • Fix lane view static not hooking ball
  • Improved bug reporting system for the devs, so please use this instead of reporting it on discord
  • Fix pattern high scores not saving
  • Attempted to fix lanes not shutting off
  • Fix special pin not showing up
  • Fix special pin not registering on 2nd ball
  • Fix UI above players' head not hiding while throwing

    • NEW FEATURE - BALL TRACK

  • Activated via a new button on the left sidebar
  • Plots a ball path on the lane with the lane pattern
  • Plots breakpoint/ball position @ arrows
  • Able to set an "ideal line" to plot the current line for the next throw
  • Able to change to right handed numbers

    • CONTROLS

  • The bottom of the screen will now be only used for spinning/throwing the ball
  • Tapping the upper half of the screen on either side will move the camera like before
  • Tutorial updated to reflect the above change
  • Swiping down on mobile or right clicking will now cancel your throw, allowing you to pick up another ball

    • GAMEPLAY

  • Realistic mode now syncs between players in a party

    • PROSHOP

  • New section in the proshop - "Owned Items"
  • Proshop now displays the date an item was purchased

    • UI

  • New UI when you join an alley! Includes panning around various points around the alley and a quick start for getting into a game quick.
  • The pin indication/throw info GUI will now hide itself during the throw to reduce clutter
  • The behavior of the power indicator has been changed as before, it would slow down when reaching the top
  • Notifications for players leaving/joining party
  • Added cooldown to refresh party list

    • MISC

  • Scoring screen will now show the current practice configuration if a lane is in practice mode
Patch 0.1.1.8
  • Mobile controls are now disabled while in the UI
  • Fix party buttons activating many times
  • Fix proshop on mobile when item image starts duplicating themselves to the point that it's stuck on your screen and you can't buy an item
  • Fix tutorial crashing on mobile
  • Fix blurriness of striped pins when in practice mode
  • Fix last frame not completing in party mode
  • Fixed pins downed logic
Patch 0.1.1.6
  • Fix stats not carrying over from the week before
  • need to implement in all time stats later
  • Attmpted to fix multiplayer crosslane
  • Fix spare ball showing if you don't have one set
  • Spin speed @ 75, regular speed @ 79
  • Fix some more player leave handling errors
Patch 0.1.1.4
  • Fix slider volumes not updating on join
  • Fix lane selection selecting the last lane initially
  • Fix crosslane not working with more than 2 players playing
  • Attempted to fix lane breaking on player leaving
  • Improved lane movement detection to prevent scoring before the pins have stopped moving on the deck, and preventing the pinsetter from resetting
  • Special pin spawn rate -> 1%, but gives 55 pins now
  • Increased lowest power speed
  • Catch replay error to prevent script crashing
Version 0.1.1
  • Fix party system
  • Fix patterns not dissapearing after games
  • Fix stats calculating change from last week wrong
  • Name above player will show again after throwing the ball
  • Fix timer issue with crosslane resetting the wrong lane
  • An available lane will be selected right away during lane selection
  • Prolonged view brought back
  • Fix ending game having another player's level while partying
  • Fix spare ball breaking game
  • Fix leaderboard logic
  • Fix replay overwriting
  • Fix practice mode breaking lane
  • Fix merging breaking lane
  • Fix crown rank logic
Version 0.1.0 Gameplay
  • Capped speed so that the lowest position of the speed bar will still move the ball.
  • You can now move your view while setting power/spin and pick up another ball.

    • You will now get EXP for the following:

  • Sparing
  • Striking
  • Playing With Friends
  • Converting splits
  • You will now get Pins for picking up a random red pin that has a 5% chance of spawning
  • A new UI indicator has been added for a few of the above triggers.
  • Pin orientation fixed when dropping
  • You can now see the oil on the lane regardless of the lighting condition
  • Change zoom key to a toggle key
  • Actual oil images on the lane

Crosslane

  • Two players will now be able to bowl at the same time
  • Oil shows on both of the lanes

BALL LENGTH

Ball length describes the relative distance the ball will get before reacting with the oil, this mechanic is enabled across all balls.

REALISTIC MODE

This mode enables lane pattern wearing. Depending on where you bowl, sections of the pattern will start wearing with use, and the ball will react with the oil stronger.

  • Currently does not work with parties

UI

Notifications

  • There is a new UI marked by the bell icon that will display crucial notifications like party invites and server shutdowns. The bell will ring and an unread counter will show when a notification arrives.

Stats

  • Added averages and stats about previous games

Leaderboard

  • Leaderboard now shows when it'll reset
  • Your name now lights up green on the leaderboard
  • You can view where you and your friends lie on the leaderboard by clicking on the friends button while viewing score.
  • An announcement will be sent to the server when scoring a high game, beating your high score, or getting on the leaderboard (when there are enough entries)
  • Overhauled UI

Proshop

  • The proshop buttons selection has been enlarged, so you can click anywhere on the ball/pin to view it
  • Overhauled proshop viewing UI

Misc

  • Added credits to the HELP UI
  • Players will now have a UI floating above their head denoting name, skill level, and whether they're on the leaderboard
  • Added UI animations for spares
  • Your level will now be shown on the playerlist
  • Replays can now be saved!
  • Replays will now show your current selected ball/pin

PROSHOP

  • Rework pinball textures/meshes
  • TONS of new pins in the proshop to choose from!!

Sounds

  • Revert to old throwing sound

Scoring

  • Splits are shown on the scoreboard

HUB

  • Now shows the alleys your friends are in!

SPECIFIC ALLEY CHANGES

Brunswick’s Zone

  • Pins going through floor fixed
Weekend Update 2/9/2020 Faded
  • New spawn location
  • A proper outside area
  • Masking units
  • Other smaller changes
  • Better atmosphere
  • tiny easter egg
Draca
  • Fixed tables floating over edge
  • Added new a2 machine detail
  • Changed minor things (new gutters, rake texture, new deck)
Version 0.0.6
  • The tutorial is automatically started if it's your first time
  • Made tutorial UI black to better see the text
  • Changed leveling formula
  • Pins maybe should not fall over anymore
  • Fixed power indicator getting stuck with new logic

    NEW ALLEY: Pin Alley
    Featuring AMF 82-30 Pinspotters
    NEW PINS: Pinnacle/Linds

Version 0.0.5
  • Attempted to fix pins falling down when being set
  • Attempted to fix floating pins
  • Attempted to fix power meter stopping
  • Fixed throwingsystem error
  • Leaving a game while in a party will remove you from that game
  • Corrected screen placement of Lane 1 @ Faded :crab:
  • Brunswick's glow texture fixed! :smile:
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