Sunday, March 13, 2016

Battle Ball v0.9.105 Beta

Small update out today. The changes are as follows:

Features:
  • Increased value of killing (most) bosses
  • Added pause menu to multiplayer
  • Tweaked Small Button Color in Multiplayer
  • Added settings menu
    • Volume Slider
    • Quality - Low, Medium, High
    • Background Detail - Low, Medium, High
    • Particles Slider
    • Desktop Only:
      • Control Settings - WASD or Arrow Keys
    • Mobile Only:
      • Control Settings - Tilt or Joystick (Preview)
      • Accelerometer Calibration - (Preview)
      • Credits
      • Diagnostics - log that shows any issues battle ball encounters, or used for debugging
  • Deleted mute in pause menu
  • Deleted background adjustment in pause menu
Bugs squashed:
  • Fixed xp generator and health generator not on ball
  • Fixed pause button in multiplayer breaking everything (mobile)
Cheers,

Jordan

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Battle Ball v0.9.104 Beta

Incremental update for Battle Ball out today! You may ask, why skip v 0.9.103? The reason we did this is because when publishing to the Google Play Store, the app got flagged as insecure due to it running on an old version of adobe air. This forced me to get a new version of adobe air, and increment the version number on mobile. So, here we are at good ol' 104 due to that. Anyways, this minor update includes:
  • Multiplayer - The previous version had a very small glimpse at the upcoming multiplayer. This version expands on that preview exponentially:
    • Server side accounts - added a new create account and log in mechanism, allowing battle ball to save data to the server so you can play your multiplayer account from any computer.
    • Rooms - you can now create a room (with a few settings) that online pplayers can join from the lobby.
    • Room Interactions - you now have the ability to see a players readiness, kick players (if you are the admin), and start a game.
    • Multiplayer Gameplay - a very minimalistic preview of online gameplay is bundled with this version. You have the ability to move and aim as well as see all of the other opponents. Shooting and Scoring is not yet possible. The game concludes and puts you back in the Muliplayer Menu.
  • Singleplayer - Minor improvements to the ball visuals and movement itself.
Remember, if you have an android phone, you can join the Battle Ball Beta on the Google Play Store, just follow this link and opt-in to the beta program:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/air.com.TimeBendingGames.BattleBall

Cheers,

Jordan