Blast Zone! Tournament
Private Chat, Invite to Party, Voice Chat, ... - Next Version Info
Here is Valve's post: https://steamcommunity.com/updates/chatupdate
In the next version of BZT (testing now):
Click on a friend's avatar
* Private Chat - available on friends
* Add Friend / Remove Friend - now use Steam's friend list
* Invite to party up (from Social Page)
Clicking on your own avatar
* Steam groups can be accessed via "Group Chat"
* Your friend list can be opened "Friends [34]" the # is the number of online friends
* Invite Friends - invites all online friends to party up
From your friends list in Steam
* You can invite friends to your network party
Social Page
* Friends, Recently Played, ... lists now have online status indicators for friends
* There is a link to the Blast Zone! Tournament community page right on the social page
Additional improvements in build
* Improved chat bubbles in lobby
* Rank up/down notification has been improved
* We've reduced the memory required for the game a bit
* Fonts sizes will better match between western and Asian languages
* Level 20+ EXP issue has been resolved
Chatting, Groups, Voice Chat
Press SHIFT+TAB in-game and give the chat overlay a try:
https://steamcommunity.com/updates/chatupdate
Valve has implemented what is becoming a great way to chat with friends while playing the game.
We have been using it, it works great full-screen and in windowed mode.
Blast Zone! Tournament has been updated!
1. Party List
* Displays all available network parties in the current region
2. Additional performance settings for Lobby and Gameplay
* In-Game Quality – High, Low
* Lobby Quality – High, Low
3. Ability to update your name
* Change your name in Steam, then on the next run of BZT you’ll have your new name
4. In-game HUD updates
* Added Power, Speed, Bomb for primary play on the top center bar
* Added Ultimate Count to the left side of the screen
5. Emotes!
* Play your equipped emote in the lobby, parties, and in-game via a key press
* Your equipped emote will automatically play on the victory screen
6. Updated default speed
* OLD 0.35, 1.02, 1.68, 2.35, 2.68, 3.02, 3.35, 3.68, 4.02
* NEW 1.04, 1.34, 1.74, 2.44, 2.84, 3.24, 3.64, 4.04, 4.64
* Not Bomb Buddies Turbo (Exhibition->Mutators->Speed 170%)
7. IAPs to purchase more rewards
* Each Loot Box offers the EXACT same rewards, exact same drop table, as leveling up
8. Small improvements
* Names with Unicode text are no longer bigger than ASCII names
* Teleporter AI is fixed to not get stuck on teleporters
* Fixes for single player level issues
Have fun!
BOMB BUDDIES REWARDS
Next version
1. Party List
* Displays all available parties in the current region
2. Additional performance settings for Lobby and Gameplay
* In-Game Quality - High, Low
* Lobby Quality - High, Low
* The low-quality settings decreases visuals
3. Ability to update your name
* Change your name in Steam, then on the next run of BZT you'll have your new name
4. In-game HUD updates
* Added Power, Speed, Bomb for primary play on the top center bar
* Added Ultimate Count to the left side of the screen
5. Emotes!
* Play your equipped emote in the lobby, parties, and in-game via a key press
* Your equipped emote will automatically play on the victory screen
6. Updated default speed
* OLD 0.35, 1.02, 1.68, 2.35, 2.68, 3.02, 3.35, 3.68, 4.02
* NEW 1.04, 1.34, 1.74, 2.44, 2.84, 3.24, 3.64, 4.04, 4.64
* Not Bomb Buddies Turbo (Exhibition->Mutators->Speed 170%)
7. IAPs to purchase more rewards
* Each Loot Box offers the EXACT same rewards, exact same drop table, as leveling up
8. Small improvements
* Names with Unicode text are no longer bigger than ASCII names
* Teleporter AI is fixed to not get stuck on teleporters
* Fixes for single player level issues
The new version is feature-wise complete. We are in full feature QA which takes a few days depending on bugs found.
Thanks for all the feedback! Have fun!
Unicode name fix
We just fixed an issue that would cause parties to have problems with players with cool Unicode non-ASCII names. We patched the game and things should be fine now.
Version 1.0.0 submitted to Steam
This launch is just the beginning; we will continue to add BIG features and need your feedback to make BZT great.
Thank you for your support,
–Blast Zone! Tournament Team
Let the SPEED DEBATE begin!
Blast Zone! Tournament is in final QA, the goal is to submit the build to Steam *very soon*.
We have some players debating speed. In BZT, if you want the EXACT speeds used in Bomb Buddies, set the speed Mutator in the Exhibition page to 170%. After you play, let us know your thoughts on the following Speed Mutator settings:
Speed 100% // Speed we are using to start
0.35f, // 1.05 blocks in 3 secs
1.016667f, // 3.05 blocks in 3 secs
1.683333333f, // 5.05 blocks in 3 secs
2.35f, // * base speed * 7.05 blocks in 3 secs
2.683333333f, // 8.05 blocks in 3 secs
3.016666667f, // 9.05 blocks in 3 secs
3.35f, // 10.05 blocks in 3 secs
3.6833333f, // 11.05 blocks in 3 secs
4.016667f, // 12.05 blocks in 3 secs
Speed 114% // Incremental increase
1.04f, 1.34f, 1.74f, 2.44f, 2.84f, 3.24f, 3.64f, 4.04f, 4.64f
Speed 133% // Bomb Buddies to Speed 7 (most players didn't have speed 8 or 9)
1.04f, 1.76f, 2.48f, 3.20f, 3.92f, 4.28f, 4.64f, 5.0f, 5.36f
Speed 170% // 100% Bomb Buddies - Exact values from speed 1 to speed 9
1.04f, 1.76f, 2.48f, 3.20f, 3.92f, 4.64f, 5.36f, 6.08f, 6.80f
So, to play Knockout EXACTLY like Bomb Buddies, turn Revenge - OFF, and set the Speed mutator to 170%. Let's discuss speed balance after you have the game. The goal is for POWER, BOMB, and SPEED to be well balanced. And, we will work with you to find it. We will see you online soon.
Status of Early Access Build
Through internal and external testing we've generated a reasonably sized bug list we want to reduce before releasing the build. There is nothing particularly challenging with these bugs. We just need to fix them - fast.
Our goal is to get you a great game ASAP.
Early Access - June 1st, 2018
We know people and been wanting to play Blast Zone! Tournament. And, we want your feedback to help us shape the game. So, our goal is to launch the PC version of Blast Zone! Tournament on Steam Early Access by June 2018. Please understand that this is a challenge for us and we are going to do our best to get you a playable version ASAP. We are very excited to get your feedback on the game, please add BZT to your wishlist on Steam.