Pixel Cup Soccer: Ultimate Edition
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We have been working very hard attending to all the feedback received, making dozens of gameplay improvements and many other aspects that you will see soon (you will see the detailed list of changes and improvements in the log).
But what has not allowed us to make intermediate updates so far, was that we set out to do two more things, for which we had to "tear apart" the game and put it back together:
- We reworked a large part of the UI, which required working on all the screens of the game, which are not few, work that is already finished!
- In addition, we have redesigned the most important area of the game, which is the career mode, that work will be finished in the next few days.
You will be able to see this work in what it will possibly be one of the last update in early access before the release, and for this reason we know that your feedback is essential in this last stage.
We are scheduling that update for the end of the month or the first days of May... Although we deviated a bit from what was planned, we believe that the decision was worth it... We hope that when you play it you think the same!
Thanks for your support!
Career Mode Update!
Please find below our remarks explaining what is changed in comparison to the previous update
HOW-TO DOWNLOAD:
Career Mode is now on the main branch!
For those who want to test the new features being added to the game, we will be publishing beta updates for the career mode in a beta branch
DISCLAIMER:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Won tournaments / achievements Data will be lost if you never played a beta version!
- The game is being balanced. We are still within a development process.
- It is being constantly improved and new features are being added frequently.
- The game will have BUGS. Please report them if you can afford the time
TECHNICAL RELEASE NOTES:
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Each field (stadium) has its own physics (tall grass, normal grass, short grass, sand, dirt, etc.)
- The assist mode options have now been separated in five different settings: Pass Assistance, Shot Assistance, Auto Actions, Auto Player Change, and Auto Adjust Direction
- Added a "turn before pass" state for AI players (used on some occasions, previous to pass).
- Players impacted by high-speed balls now have a chance that will become stunned (when kicking with a kick skill)
- Changed the chance that caused AI players to trip over the ball. Now they still fall, just not that many times
- Button added on Player Overview -> Player Info menu, to reset an individual player's stats
- Added spinning stars that indicate a camera-person is stunned / downed
- Added a low stamina lightning icon on the AI players
- Added a setting to allow the game to run in the background (window out of focus, in case you want to simulate matches CPU vs CPU)
- Added a preliminary version of the Career Mode start cutscene
- The amount of public that attends your match is now influenced by your results in the competitions
- Your players now have an accumulated energy stat that increments and decrements through the season
- Decreases, as players get tired if you do not make substitutions
- Increases, as players recover when you allow them to rest in the bench or as reserve players
- Decreases, as players get tired if you do not make substitutions
BUGFIXES:
- Fixed a bug that allowed broken or stunned players to be selected for a set piece.
- Fixed a bug that allowed to set negative jersey numbers
- Fixed a bug that caused the Team Editor to return all the way back to Main Menu instead of going to the previous screen
- Fixed and changed some of the available symbols for badges, for better reading
- Fixed a bug that caused wrong scaling (after a change of screen resolution) on some icons used for transition screens
- Fixed a bug that caused the jersey color selection to be lost when a Friendly Match was restarted
- Fixed a bug that applied wrong scaling to the badge icon if it was the first save slot with a badge on the flag
- Fixed a bug that caused positioning and scaling issues with the in-game HUD if there was a change of screen resolution during match
- Fixed a bug that caused wrong heads and skin color at the skills grid
- Fixed a bug that caused an abandoned tournament match to be always won by the local team, instead of your rival team
- Fixed a bug that displayed the Goal! celebration even if the timer reached end of match time
- Fixed a bug that caused the goalkeeper to jump without the player control during a penalty kick caused by a foul
- Fixed a bug that caused the flag glow to have wrong position when it showed up during player substitution
- Fixed a bug that caused the shot charge bar to stay stuck in screen if you tripped over the ball during a penalty kick
- Fixed the positioning for the heads of some coaches that were a bit offset
Career Mode beta - Weekly Update
HOW-TO DOWNLOAD:
- Right click the game on your Steam Library
- Click on "Properties"
- Select the "Betas" option from the list
- Select the "careermodebeta" branch from the drop-down menu
DISCLAIMER:
- As you'll see, there still are and there will be details to work on. We wanted to show you that we are working on delivering new features and improvements in a timely fashion
- The game is NOT balanced. We are still within a development process. It is being constantly improved and new features are being added every week
- The game will have BUGS. Please report them if you can afford the time
TECHNICAL RELEASE NOTES:
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Balance the Short/Through/Lob types of passes
- Now the losing teams has more "adrenaline" when it is close to Match-Half end time
- Added an option to abandon/resign the current season being played (including the country cup)
- Enabled more of the upcoming skills
- Added a settings button that allows to speedup UI animations and transitions and balanced the speeds a little bit more
- Added pop-up dialogs at the management screen to hint the user what is the status of the team in the currently played season
- Added a particle that appears when the ball bounces against the goalkpeer but they are unable to grab it
- Added a button that allows for change of jersey between home/away while still in-game
- Added a button that allows for change of jersey between home/away during tournaments
- Balanced the amount of press and public that attends different career games based on the current league being played
- Balanced the amount of press and public that attends during the tournament celebration screen
- Changed positioning, size and small details of texts in the events screen to allow for better readibility
- Added names for the different hairstyles
- Added the player stadium's name at the panoramic intro
- Changed the text color to red for indicating a player that is outside their preferred position
- Re-created the in-game settings menu to show the same options as the main menu settings option
- Added a logic check that prevents you from pressing the go to match button if there are suspended players on the staffed team
BUGFIXES:
- Fixed a bug that didn't allow to save controls keybindings
- Fixed a bug that caused AI to kick a Free-Throw too quickly after a player expulsion from the field. This also caused the player to be stuck sometimes
- Fixed a bug that allowed for pass to be thrown towards opposing side of the field during kickoff
- Fixed a bug that caused some UI elements to break when UI speed is accelerated
- Fxied some bugs regarding the positioning of the management staff at the player arrival scene
- Fixed a bug that resetted the Stadium Name
- Fixed an animation bug in set pieces when kicking and missing the kick
- Fixed a bug that caused the pre match panel to be displayed with wrong positions and sizes for 1280x720 resolutions
- Fixed shadows for 5 stadiums that were displaying incorrectly or over other objects
Career Mode beta - Weekly Update
HOW-TO DOWNLOAD:
- Right click the game on your Steam Library
- Click on "Properties"
- Select the "Betas" option from the list
- Select the "careermodebeta" branch from the drop-down menu
DISCLAIMER:
- As you'll see, there still are and there will be details to work on. We wanted to show you that we are working on delivering new features and improvements in a timely fashion
- The game is NOT balanced. We are still within a development process. It is being constantly improved and new features are being added every week
- The game will have BUGS. Please report them if you can afford the time
TECHNICAL RELEASE NOTES:
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Disallowed the kick off shot towards the opponents goal. Now kick off can only be directed to your side of the field
- Implemented a falling/missing shot animation for when the shot control is pressed for more than the allowed 1 second. This is also the case for passes, corner kick, throw-in, goal kick, kick off
- Balanced the power stat related to Pass/Kick
- Remapped controls for the Goalkeeper. Pass button is a One Handed Pass, Kick button is a Two Handed Pass and the Skill button performs a Half Volley shot
- Implemented the Power Kick to Goal type of shot. It can be performed by pressing the Pass/Kick button between 0.9 a 1.0 seconds. It is pending to be associated with the skills logic
- Added a field to display cost of XP spending
- Changed the Team Creation screen to save team details when pressing ESC key to avoid accidental deletion
- Added the light reflection and depth effect on the custom team round flag that is displayed on the scoring field
- Added some new pixel art pieces to the Events/Calendar screen that sghows previous and future matches
- Changed the CareerMode Icon
- Added the possibility to accelerate the UI elements so that transitions and animations are faster for people who want to try and speedrun through the game
- Changed the color and enlarged the highlight for Text Input fields
- Changed spacing for the Half-Time and End-Game statistic panels
BUGFIXES:
- Fixed a bug that caused the shot strength bar to stay stuck in screen
- Fixed a bug that caused the color effects used for snow climate to stay applied to the rest of the UI even after the match
- Fixed a community reported bug that caused the CPU players not to be assigned for Free Kick correctly when the user performed some roster substitutions
- Fixed a bug that caused the music to be played in its entirety when Enable/Disable music is toggled while in game
- Fixed a community reported bug that caused the CPU players not to be spending stamina when running with the ball. The stamina indicator at the player head is yet to be corrected however the stamina indicator at the bottom of the screen continues there for your information