Version 0.1.05 EA Release - version 1 - patch 5 2016-08-09
System menu - How to play shows automatically on first run.
System menu - Fixed label on controller graphic.
Fixed jump slope calculation when touching walls.
Tweaked weapon and player impact particles.
Added kill credits to the last player to damage victim for knock out of arena kills.
Fixed so that kill credit is not awarded for self kills.
Adjusted player tutorial bubble pickup/drop to show less often.
Fixed SSAO graphics option defaulting to enabled on level load.
Fixed weapon SFX not triggering on collisions with environment in White Peak level.
Hey everyone!
We've made the "How to play" info show up the first time you run Swordy (until we have an in-game tutorial) as we were finding some players were missing it... and missing out of dual wielding!
The "How to play" panel is also made to be the first selected panel in the System Menu. It won't show up automatically again after the first run, so hopefully its not annoying. Let us know!
We added kill credits for players getting bashed out of arenas for Deathmatch - we saw several Lets Play videos pointing this out! We also stopped kill credits for self kills (two players holding the same weapon and one is killed by it).
Tweaked the tutorial pop-up bubble to show up less often and other viarious tweaks and fixes.
This is sort of wrapping up immediate patch upates as we are now starting work on SWORDY's first major update ("every 4 to 6 weeks")! We are however still trying to nail down that "random" crash - very sorry if you have been affected by it. Its been troublesome to nail down the source but we are on it.
We are also testing 4+ player support via "DirectInput" - if you have the means and do want to help test it for us you just need to change branches in the SWORDY's "BETAS" tab of the properties in Steam.
To change branches in Steam:
Go to your LIBRARY.
Find and right click on Swordy.
Left click on "Properties".
In the "Properties" pop-up window: left click on the "BETAS" tab.
In the dropdown select the "directinput" branch.
Left click the "CLOSE" button to close the "Properties" window.
Steam should then update Swordy to the "directinput" branch. To confirm: run the game, press select/view/share (System menu) and in the top right it should say "Version 0.1.05 DirectInput test".
Keep the feedback coming in!
The Frogshark team.
SWORDY Updated (Version 0.1.04)
Version 0.1.04 EA Release - version 1 - patch 4 2016-08-01
System menu - settings now automatically save when changed and load on start.
System menu - Minor UI additions/tweaks.
Fixed victory screen crown spin speed not being framerate independent.
Improved character movement on slopes and ledges.
Added slope detection for jumping.
Improved collisions in “Camp”.
Increased longsword pickup range.
Improved plants and trees in “Octopus Arena”.
Fixed fists doing damage in guard state after character spawns.
There is looking like there will be one more patch for fixes and bugs like this before we move onto working on Swordy's first major update!
Keep the feedback coming.
The Frogshark team.
SWORDY Updated (Version 0.1.03)
Version 0.1.03 EA Release - version 1 - patch 3 2016-07-28
Fixed bug causing victory screen to remain black.
Changed weapon load-outs to be unique in each arena.
Adjusted weapon scales to improve weapon balancing.
Added player colors to their statues in last man standing victory screen.
Changed “How to play” to be first selected section in system menu.
Added “B”/”Circle” button to close system menu, pause menu and feedback/bug form.
Added information about connected gamepad devices to logging.
Fixed so that game-camera will not move if any menu open.
Fixed blood puddle appearing on walls (projecting upward).
Replaced jump challenge in camp level with small version.
Added dual wielding tutorial sign to Camp level.
Added right stick tutorial sign for color changer in Camp level.
Fixed missing physics materials on White Peak level.
Fixed flag orientation on White Peak level.
This patch should now have the major common bugs covered. Please do let us know if you encounter any more though!
We've adjusted some of the weapon scales - please give us some feedback on this.
Let us know what you think of the new (small) jump challenge in the camp. This greatly reduces the emphasis on plaforming - as there isn't much at all in the rest of the game. As a by product the training area is much less cluttered.
As usual: keep the feedback coming!
Thanks!
The Frogshark team.
SWORDY Updated (Version 0.1.02)
Version 0.1.02 EA Release - version 1 - patch 2 2016-07-26
Fixed inconsistent crash during loading levels (mesh creation)!
Fixed being unable to jump when on bridge of Desert Ruin.
Improved weapon rotation to stop weapons spinning when stationary.
Improved weapon axis torque to improve weapon handling (esp. axe).
Fixed miscellaneous UI formatting.
Mostly just fixes here. Still more to come!
The Frogshark team.
SWORDY Updated (Version 0.1.01)
Version 0.1.01 EA Release - version 1 - patch 1 2016-07-25
Adjusted dagger, sword, longsword and spear damage slice values lower to help with balancing.
Adjusted axe slice damage higher to help with balancing.
Adjusted hammer and flail impact higher to help with balancing.
Fixed Octopus arena escape passage.
Added forum and email buttons to in-game feedback form.
Added next and prev buttons to “how to play” section of System menu.
Added next page with "A" (Xbox) / "X" (Playstation) button to “how to play” section of System menu.
Added d-pad control to next and prev pages in “how to play” section of System menu.
Quick tweaks and adjustments based on feedback of players and watching gameplay so far!
Our current immediate priority is to fix the crashes some users are experiencing!
Thank you all so much for your feedback so far. Please keep it coming!
The Frogshark team.
SWORDY released into Early Access!
The day has come! Swordy has made it's way to Steam Early Access!
We wouldn't have gotten here without the support of this great community!
We're excited to share this new chapter with the world.
Please help us spread the word!
Share the Steam link with your friends!
Retweet us if you use Twitter, or please share if you use Facebook.
We want to hear what you are loving, and what you are not!
This is the Early Access release, so there is still a lot more to come.
The Frogshark team.
Early Access release on the 22nd of July!
Not long now.
We can't wait for you all to play!
Looking forward to hearing feedback from the wider community and working together to make Swordy the best game it can be!
See you soon.
Swordy testing feedback summary
Thanks so so much to all our testers! Its been fantastic talking to you, hearing what you are enjoying and what we can improve.
Thanks to those helping us with bug reports, the survey and helping us work out problems via email and the forum! Even those who have not responded help us by playing the game with automatic error reports.
If you have any comments, or you feel that anything important has been missed please do comment here, or reply to the linked post and let us know!
Version 0.0.11
EA Beta test - batch 1 - patch 1 2016-06-13
Added “Press any button on gamepad to join” in the camp level when no players (thanks Lucy Earp).
Disabled debug keyboard commands.
Fixed pause menu input passing through into map level UI (thanks Nick K).
Fixed bug with selection in map on map level reset.
Help us test SWORDY!
Hey everyone!
We are very close to releasing Swordy on Steam Early Access!
Before we do that we need your help with testing and feedback on the build!
Please fill out this form if you are willing to help us play-test Swordy and send us any feedback, reports of bugs and info on any crashes that might happen so we can do a smooth release!
We are looking for a variety of hardware to test on. Depending on application numbers we will be selecting staggered batches of testers.
EDIT: Swordy Beta sign-ups are now closed! Thank you all 300+ testers who joined to help us!
