Pool Nation
Changelog V1.35
Fix for controller triggers not working in replays
Updated control hints for flashbacks
Fixed control hints sliders disappearing in replays when opened/closed.
Attempting to retry a match in the tour will now show a warning message that you will lose your progress. (interim fix)
Character select screen now explains how to play a human vs human game.
Attempted fix for menu control issues if a Steering Wheel is plugged in while playing.
Fix for being able to do a replay when no shots have been taken.
Changelog V1.27
Remapped controls are now saved and loaded.
Archive screen redesigned
Archived matches can now be deleted.
Replays now start playing automatically instead of starting paused.
Replay controls are much more responsive
Patch 11/12/13 - V1.19
- Cue ball position is now randomised slightly to prevent the same break happening all the time.
- Fix to online playing issues.
- Cues selected in 'player settings' of the lobby now actually work in the match.
- And just for a bit of fun we now have a Golden cue now available for the people that have won one of the NoAimz tournaments organised and ran by the community, which can be found here:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/aaopns
*Note we are looking into adding this as an unlockable feature in online, unlockable from in game also, this update will take longer, if you can't wait join the no aimz crew - it's fun too! ;)
Happy Holidays,
Cherry Pop Team
Join The Pool Party Fun!!!
Pool Nation on Steam
To celebrate some of the new features being added this week we have decided to host a Pool Party on Steam, the whole team will be online this Thursday 21st November @ 5pm (UK time)
As you may know Pool Nation is the Community's Pool Game, you decide what comes next, and our priorities this last couple of weeks have been, text chat in game to friend or foe, freeplay while waiting in an online lobby to brush up on your game, and one central lobby of search results to make searching easier! These suggestions along with others previously implemented and many more in the pipeline, came direct from the Steam Community!
In true Cherry Pop Style we thought how best to get the word out there - to throw a party!!!!!! Now unfortunately we can't stock your fridges with your favorite tipple, nor can we provide the snacks, but we can be online from 5pm Thursday to play some pool, heckle your gameplay and just have a bit of a laugh via online chat!
So hopefully we'll see you there...
Swimwear Dress code optional ;)
Patch History to date V1.09
Nov 20th, V1.09
You can now enter free play while waiting in the lobby.
Added ability to chat with your opponent in game
and in the lobby by pressing 'T'.
New 'Universal search' for online matches. Search now shows you all available matches (ranked, player, tournament) on same search results screen.
Redesign of the online menu system flow to match the new universal search.
Lots of work done to the online system in general to reduce number of missing lobbies, joining failures, hanging lobbies etc.
Fixed bug where if you played an online game with private slots (even as client), any game you subsequently set up would have a private slot set up automatically, which meant nobody could find your lobby.
You can now create a match from the search results screen.
Fixed bug with your lobby being left hanging around if you accepted an invite while in a lobby
Nov 06, V1.07
Endurance music doesn't cut out
Endurance stats can be cycled with mouse
Accepting an invite from a lobby no longer leaves that lobby hanging
Overall score on leaderboard was incorrect
Anomalous scores on leaderboards should slowly start to dissapear
Nov 05, V1.06
Added new 'Champion' aiming aid setting, and restored original 'Pro' aiming aid.
Removed Halloween splash screen (balls and decals are still available to use)
Online menus re-designed slightly to give more information and better functionality.
Fixed issue with online search results not clearing out old entries when you select 'search again'.
Oct 28, V1.05
Archive matches that were archived from being the client in an online game are now controllable when you load them.
Translation updates
Fixed leaderboard arrows becoming stuck when clicking them with mouse.
Stabalised the camera when in leaderboard.
Fixed arrows on post match stats screen not being clickable.
Fix for the 'archive' button not working when you finished an online game.
Oct 25, V1.04
New control switching ability for mouse input.
Change to pro aiming aid, only shows cue ball trajectory (community request)
Added Halloween splash screen, balls and decals.
Fix for phantom, unjoinable lobbies.
Lobby screen now ignores mouse when you're using the controller.
Launcher now shows correct number of render devices.
Oct 24, V1.03
Ball in hand controlled with mouse.
Unlocks (cues, decals, players etc) awarded correctly (and retrospectively)
Windowed mode preference on launcher is now saved.
Achievements that players haven't received (but should have) are now awarded retrospectively.
Oct 22, V1.02
Fixed missing music and fmvs, fix for missing unlocks
Free play now uses player's tour aiming aid setting.
Fix for bug where both online players would enter 'spectator mode' at the start of a new frame in a multi frame match.
Improved compatibility with some notebooks.
Oct 21, V1.01
Release Patch 1 (Single data file patch). Reduces install size by 75%
Some translation fixes.
Fix aiming aid setting not changing in online matches.
Slow mo camera is now more frequent.
You no longer have to wait for opponent to unpause in an online match to continue your shots.
Fixes to missing achivements.
Camera no longer responds to mouse input when game doesn't have focus.
3rd and 4th tours can now be unlocked by people who had a save file from the BETA.
Higher res art assets.
'Reverse' and 'forward' control hints now show mouse icons instead of controller buttons.
Start screen now automatically advances. No need to wait for key press.
You can now back out of the 'How to Play' menu with Mouse/KB.
Missing main menu when returning from tour game now fixed.
Fix for certain NVidia cards showing black screen with AA enabled.
Added borderless window mode.
Reduced Bloom levels
Oct 18, V1.0
Release Build
Happy Halloween!!!!
We at Cherry Pop couldn’t let it go unnoticed – So for all you fellow Halloween lovers out there we have let Pool Nation get Spooky!!!
This week Pool Nation received a free Halloween makeover, with new Halloween front screens (including a possessed Cherry and a Pool Hustler turned Vampire), we have also given you new decals and ball set :)
So Halloween revelers let loose on our spooky balls…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
from the Cherry Pop Team
Release build...
The final release build should be up later tonight, hopefully the final release build should be a lot smaller which is what is taking the time, ensuring nothing is missed off.
Thank you so much for all the support from all the BETA testers - you did such a good job we haven't managed to catch all of the bugs found, although most of them have been fixed (including a few extra feature requests), any remaining bugs in the release build will be fixed and updated in the coming days.
...and remember Pool Nation is the communities pool game, so get in touch if there is something you would like to see and we will try our best to add as many of your features as we can, as quickly as we can!
Enjoy x
Patch Notes [BETA]
1. Sound alert when a player joins or leaves a lobby
2. Extended time on the Forced Forfeit
3. Leaderboards
4. AA for Nvidia
5. Refresh Search Results Online
6. Online Menu mix when backing out of lobby settings
(Next Patch: before 6pm 18th Oct 2013)