Super Slam Dunk Touchdown
Super Slam Dunk Touchdown: Pre-Season Beta has arrived
Tipping Goat needs your help to make the Season Mode update the best it can be. So please check out the new beta and let us know what you think! This beta will be continually updated as we get everything needed for Season Mode built and added into the game.
Get the opt-in instructions, read up on the beta and, do please be so kind as to provide feedback and bug reports from the official forums here
Announcing the pre-season beta
Things have been quiet while Tipping Goat has been working on new features, updated art, tweaks and fixes for your favorite all-sports mashup. In addition to all this, a lot of older code has been reworked and will need testing and feedback as we get closer to the official Season Mode update.
To this end, a pre-season beta version of SSDT will be released on Steam that you can opt into. The pre-season beta will include:
* Updated arenas from Season mode: Play in the classic American football stadium, or change it up with the all new basket ball court, all new practice lot or head over to Canada for the new hockey arena.
* New spotlight celebration for the player who scores
* Live, in-game, per-player scoring stats right on the field
* The controller drives the mouse for easier controller configuration
* Many smaller bug fixes, art updates and more
The pre-season beta will be updated as more features get added, leading up to the Season Mode release. So stay tuned! Another announcement will be posted when the pre-season beta is ready in the next week or so.
SSDT v1.3.3 is here
Rick here, with the latest update to Super Slam Dunk Touchdown. It's live right now! Let's get right to what's in the build:
Features
- Partial Spanish language support: Spanish on all UI buttons, player stats and some other UI elements as well.
- Lock icon added for locked players in Challenge Mode
- CPU levels 2 and 3 are more challenging in Free-For-All mode
- American Football player has a greater penalty for missing a tackle
- More city and sports team names added to name generator
- New "Free-For-All" achievement
- If sudden death is on, there is no longer a normal "OVERTIME" round before sudden death kicks in (previous behavior was intentional, but ended up confusing people)
Bug Fixes
- Can no longer select characters on a team that is full (player icons restricted to the open team's half of the screen)
- Title "post-wiggle" fix
- CPU players much better at dunking!
- Season Mode colors locked (oops!) -- stay tuned for Season Mode later this year!
- End game/round "moon walking" and other odd behavior fixed
- CPU player icons revert to black & white after removing them from your team
- "Pause at game over screen" bug fixed
- Scoring glitch fixed in Free-For-All mode
That's it! Enjoy the update, and, while you still can: hop on over to the forums and let me know what features you think are essential to Season Mode!
Post-PAX South update
Rick here with a quick update on what's going on with SSDT. I am chipping away at my bug list, adding some minor features, and prepping for launch on a new platform!
I'll have details on the new platform launch soon, but until then, here's a sample of what Windows players can look forward to in the next update:
- More advanced AI for higher CPU levels in Free-For-All
- No more moon-walking players at the end of a round
- Overtime is now either Sudden Death (default setting), or not Sudden Death (optional). No more hard-to-explain "that one overtime round where you can change characters then another X minutes before Sudden Death kicks in if the scores are still tied"
- CPU players now dunk more reliably (scales with difficulty setting)
- ¡Español! Well, the UI anyway! A fan generously helped out with the Spanish translation of many UI elements. There were some UI adjustments that had to be made to fit some of the text, and some text has to remain in English, at least for now. But hey, it broadens the appeal of the game a bit, and that's good!
- Invisible, but important, Season Mode preparations
There will be more fixes as well, and I'll try to get a new achievement into the next update. But with all the fixes coming, I may not be able to wait. More soon!
Post-PAX South player data analysis is complete
Free Bonus Mini Game and an AI overhaul for Super Slam Dunk Touchdown!
Rick from Tipping Goat here! I wanted to tell you about the latest version of the wild, retro-styled, team sports mashup: Super Slam Dunk Touchdown (v1.3). The game has been updated with the latest fixes and a free multiplayer bonus mini game for all customers.
Free-For-All
The new bonus game is a real rumble royale! It's every sport for itself in this 6 player, frenetic, everyone vs. everyone battle for points! There's one goal with 3 ways to score and no goalie. Go for an easy shot in the open net, or pick a player who can try for a field goal or the hoop for more points. But you aren't alone -- take out any nearby high scoring players, stop them from charging their shots, intercept their balls and get to the point limit before anyone else!
Customize the number of AI players, the AI skill level, the maximum number of points, and even how much the different goals are worth! There's no slam dunks in this mode, so polish up on your favorite player's shooting styles in practice mode.
The new Free-For-All mini game, the standard 3 vs. 3 quickmatch and the 3 player challenge modes in Super Slam Dunk Touchdown will make a wild and chaotic addition to your local multiplayer game nights.
Upgraded AI
Tipping Goat has been hard at work rebuilding the pathfinding and shooting for the bot players this year, and the first major revision is out now! The upgraded bot players now hunt you behind the goal, charge up their shots, and shoot more reliably. They take into account the weight of the ball, their distance from the goal, and how they shoot. Additionally, the baseball and basketball bots now take full advantage of their "oddball" shooting styles, making them more worthy adversaries and more reliable teammates.
PAX South this week
Come play the latest build with a whole convention full of gamers! 2015 was the first PAX South, and Tipping Goat was the indie surprise hit of the show with a pre-alpha version of Super Slam Dunk Touchdown. Excited gamers lined up all weekend to punt, pass, punch, tackle, slam dunks and exchange high fives.
Tipping Goat is back for 2016 with the release version, updated with all the latest features and fixes. Stop by the booth to get in on the full 6 player experience, meet Tipping Goat and maybe even win an official SSDT-Shirt!
If you can't make it to the show, be sure to watch the live Twitch stream from PAX South! I'll be personally demonstrating the game live from the Twitch stage!
Thanks for reading and enjoy the latest update!
Minigame?
I wanted to let you know about what Tipping Goat has planned for the next build of Super Slam Dunk Touchdown. Things have been quiet while work is getting done, so here's an update!
Upgraded AI
While the CPU players always have room for improvement, this next build will feature a completely overhauled pathfinding system and long awaited, across-the-board AI improvements. Look for more formidible opponents, better buddies, and fewer exploits. Also, the CPU difficulty levels will get some extra attention.
Features and fixes
I won't list them all here, but a slightly cooler title sequence will be your clue that you've got the new build. And, I might as well get to it, the biggest new feature is...
Minigame?
Minigame?! Spice up your game night with an all new game mode. Play against your friends and all new AI powered bots in a frenetic bout for balls. You can call it free DLC, but I call it par for the course with SSDT!
PAX South 2016!
And later this month, Tipping Goat will return to Texas for the 2nd PAX South gaming expo! T-shirt giveaways, all new SSDT buttons and 6 player sports madness all weekend long. Hope to see you there!
New update! SSDT v1.1 is live
Features
- New Achievement: OFF THE POST
- Keyboard no longer required for game controller button cancellation/deletion
- Better Turbo shield effect (player is immune to normal attacks while flashing)
Bug Fixes
- Control Ball Carrier option added to Challenge Mode
- Match loading optimization
- Hat physics adjusted (less slidey)
- Icons updated
- CPU turbos less when close to player
- Can now swap players with CPU when in the Rowdy Cloud
- Screen transition speed fix
- Ref won't blow whistle if the whistle sound is still playing
- Streaker fan no longer animates while game is paused
- Human team must score for DO THE WAVE achievement
- Practice arena is smaller on 4:3 screens
- Can no longer change Challenge Level after game start countdown begins
- Can no longer select buttons on controller config while assignment is in progress
Known Issues
- Mouse button custom assignments do not work
- Deselecting CPU Player tokens does not revert to the default display state
- hat trick + hamboney music can goof up with the game music
SSDT v1.0.1 is live
The new build is live on Steam and features new fans, including the backers, new referee art, and new streaker art! There are also bug fixes, and a new Achievement. Enjoy, and have a happy, local multiplayer game-filled holiday of your choice! I'm off to eat a SPORTSGIVING TURKEY! Oh man, I wish that was a real thing.