Developer CaleyC Posted March 19, 2021 Developer Share Posted March 19, 2021 Hi everyone, we've got a lot of exciting changes going into the next update so we're looking to put up a beta build on Steam for some public testing. In the upcoming update we’ve uncoupled abilities from their characters so you can now use any character you want with any ability: Sue Nami with double jump; Poizone with boost; Hazard with Slide Jump - go ahead and mix it up! You will also get a peek at the new ability Vault Jump. We’ve also split leaderboards up by ability so you can save separate times and replays for each one. Due to the extensive changes that have gone into the backend for this update, we also took this time to reset the leaderboards. Fear not, your locally saved replays are still available - we’re keeping them safe in their original directory. Your times pulled from Steam, however, will be reset. The underlying save system has changed to support Steam Cloud. With this new system all progress will be saved to the cloud including collected cards and character level. This also let us implement a new save slot system so you can have multiple profiles, each with their own progress in the game. With this you can start your player progress all over again at rank zero if you choose. Because these changes are so far reaching we’ll be running a one week public test on Steam to ensure they are stable before pushing to all platforms. (Instructions for joining the test are at the bottom of this post) We’re continuing to work on the update for the live release so please submit bugs via the in-game reporter and we will address them as soon as we can. As always, thank you for taking the time to help us test the update, and for being a part of the game. Systems Leaderboards split per character ability Abilities are selectable separate from characters Steam Cloud saving for all progress including cards and character levels Save slots for separate progression Steam leaderboards reset Features New ability ‘Vault Jump’ Level 60 character progression Updated character select and leaderboard screens to support ability selection Tuning to Slide jump, lowered crouch jump max height and set base max speed inline with other abilities New first time ability instructions General Performance improvements Gamepad navigation should be more precise on diagonal jumps Fixed issue with jump count challenges possibly over counting Visual fixes across levels Improved animation accuracy on replays and online players Levels and characters have had their unlock ranks adjusted How to join the public beta branch If you want to join us for testing, you can download the testing branch through Steam. While the game is not running, right-Click on Hot Lava in your Steam library Click on the "Betas" tab. Choose beta_test from the list. To ensure the testing version of the game downloads, go to the "Local Files" tab, and choose "Verify Integrity of Game Files". If you don't see beta_test in the list you may need to restart Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-met Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 hype hype hype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer CaleyC Posted March 25, 2021 Author Developer Share Posted March 25, 2021 The public beta test is now over. Thank you to everyone who tried it out and gave feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffinBy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 OMG, can't believe I've missed this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-met Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 ETA for live patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer CaleyC Posted April 1, 2021 Author Developer Share Posted April 1, 2021 It will be coming in the next few weeks, there are a few things to touch up still and multiple platforms to test. Thanks for your patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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