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WWAATD v0.99

MAJOR CHANGES

• Character colission system has been rewritten, now you can have physical colission with other players and the environment
  
• Many elements of the game such as battle option reveals, shop items, events and so on have been made deterministic. That means when you load a save it will reload the same randomisation.
  
• Green team colour has been replaced by purple. Yay!
  
• AI is less 'huggy' overall
  
• Scollo Upgrades now have a little icon, the order has been changed, and prices have been adjusted (all changes to make them cheaper)
  
• You now don't regenerate stamina for 1 second after attacking, making attack-glitch-spamming not effective/possible
  
• Physics of damage / hits has been finetuned/adjusted for more interesting effects and hit impact
  
• AI shields will now be damaged already (random amount), lowering average shield durability on combatants
  
• Training Gear price and Reveal (battle option information) price now scaled up with your rank
  
• At max level and beyond, you no longer exclusively get Grand Stadium map
  

NEW ADDITIONS

• Many new combat music tracks that were never properly activated because I am dumb
  
• These new tracks come with a prodecural layering system that ramps up the music as battle unfolds!
  
• Statistics panel now shows all basic statistics of your lifetime and current run
  
• Battle Trait - Shroud
  
• Battle Trait - Prestigious
  
• Battle Trait - Insurance
  
• Fame Equipment now factors into fame multiplier calculation. Big change to overall fame gain! Victory UI has been updated to show this report.
  
• AI now will try to surround enemies they are outnumbering (3+ vs 1). Really changes 1 vs Many, among others
  
• Intro sequence now lists active Battle Traits for that match
  
• ALT+TAB detection and automatic pausing
  
• Save version detection and the game will create a _backup copy of your previous save before overwriting/deleting an outdated save
  
• You can now skip the intro cinematic
  
• Intro cinematic has gotten further visual updates and rewriting
  

MINOR CHANGES/ADDITIONS

• Added a bit more length to the 'aiming down' distance (ie. more fine control to aim down)
  
• Added fame and gold icons on events
  
• Updated (and some new) tips in battle menu
  
• Renamed cloth tunic to Padded Cloth
  
• Refined new blocking system for more reliable blocks with some weapons
  
• Many buttons have updated or added sounds where expected, including a few new sound effects
  
• Skill gain now has a little sound effect
  
• Added a 'reset career menu tutorial' button to options
  
• Patron UI has been updated slightly
  
• Added team coloured physics cloths on some weapons
  
• Many many other small fixes here and there
  
• Betting payouts now added to victory screen report
  
• Victory panel in general got some polish
  
• Patron favor increase and decrease now scaled by their current favor (Eg. Slower gain with Patrons that already love you, faster with those who hate you)
  
• Added overall UI polish. Some backgrounds, effects, buttons, layouts have been updated a bit
  
• Updated Beta Roadmap (its all done!)
  
• Added some physics cloths to a few shields and weapons and made them display Team Colour
  

Hello Aspirants!

Demo UPDATE 5 - Changelog

MAJOR CHANGES

• NEW block system: Blocking without a shield is now completely redesigned from the ground up. To block with a weapon, simply hold RMB and aim towards the enemy's weapon while they are attacking. Your cursor turns more blue the closer you get. Your character will automatically perform the correct block and block hitbox size/effectiveness increases by how close you aimed and by weapon skill.
  
• NEW up/down aiming - before, cursor close to you to cursor far would linearly aim up or down causing accidental foot swipes or accidental swipes above an enemy. Now the distance is based on a curve. To aim down, you must place your cursor very close to you. Between 2-4 meters from your character you aim directly in front. After 4 meters you slowly aim up.
  
• Overall DAMAGE has been increased and rebalanced. Damage algorithm adjusted in many ways.
  
• Base STAMINA regeneration rate is now higher.
  
• Base MAX STAMINA is now lower. In other words, less waiting, but you still can't spam attacks too much.
  
• Rewards (gold and fame) from matches are rebalanced, in general it scales slower, and doesn't scale to ludicrous levels as much.
  
• New feature: Enemy armor can now be DESTROYED in battle! Each armor piece (helmets, chest, arms...) has a durability and when it is down to 0 the armor will be removed/destroyed from the enemy, exposing a weak spot. Big tactical and gameplay implication, especially in late game!
  
• Camera: zoom mins and max limits have been adjusted for a more reliable experience
  
• Camera: Autocam is now actually useable/intuitive, it will always slowly move your camera behind your back. If you struggle with camera, please enable it!
  
• Big visual change: character proportions (in general) have been adjusted for taller, more realistic characters.
  
• Weapons have been scaled up a bit (all weapons). This and the previous has gameplay implications for reach as all combat is animation/physics driven.
  
• Added a 3d attack direction tutorial widget. Toggle with T. Enabled in the tutorial.
  

(OTHER) NEW ADDITIONS

• Shield blocking now has live offsetting/aiming even when not targeting
  
• Added a new AI unit type: Criminal
  
• Throwing without a target now aims at your cursor, for much more reliable throwing direction
  
• New item: oriental farmers hat (dyed and regular version)
  
• New item: face scarf
  
• New items above also can spawn on civilian and criminal backstories
  
• New Item: Golden Pan (Dedicated to the Tiny Teams Yogscast stream!)
  
• Destructibles now spawn coins (more frequently) and some coins are worth 5.
  
• All the items in the game's shop must now be revealed. (This must only be done once ever per item) Every reveal gives you a bit of fame, based on item rarity. Happy discovering!
  
• Added an XP bar to the career menu Armory.
  
• Strafing animations have been remade (forward, sideways and backward strafing)
  
• Added about a dozen new audience animations + rewrote the audience animation cycling system. (This will be improved a lot more later on)
  
• New (max) rank: ASCENDED
  

MINOR CHANGES

• Overhauled/updated the first and last names in the game's prodecural generation system (better cooler names!)
  
• Disabled tourneys and grand tourneys untill I can rework them!
  
• Tutorial: Attack section has been rewritten/updated
  
• Tutorial: Blocking rewritten to reflect updated block system
  
• Tutorial: Bespoke throwing section added to tutorial
  
• Tutorial: Intro cinematic has been visually improved a bit further (still work to do)
  
• Tutorial: Reshot some of the example videos, moved example down and added a way to toggle it on and off
  
• Tutorial: now has some background music!
  
• Victory panel has various UI changes and improvements (more to come)
  
• Victory panel now shows your bracket level increase
  
• Updated roadmap in the main menu!
  
• Chaos bracket is renamed to 'Wildcard'
  
• Kicking and shieldbashing have been updated. Shieldbashing is now reliable, and better than kicking, but especially with good shields and high shield skill.
  
• Added a small chance to disarm an enemy when you shieldbash them
  
• AI now rolls their spine less intensely during attacks, making them more reliable to block.
  
• Battle panel UI and spacing in general restructured and updated
  
• Battle panels now show the host's favor after their name
  
• Lion's Roar arena variation with top platform now has the bottom fenced off
  
• Shop orders no longer overwrite items you held
  
• Improved coin pickup sound/volume
  
• Removed the ability to damage teammates post victory
  
• City center, tutorial and career menu maps had their lighting built (looks better!)
  
• Career menu tutorial now explains a bit about bracket levels and ranks
  
• Targeting camera has been drastically adjusted for a more clean/reliable camera, closer to when you're not targeting
  
• UI redesigns on shop elements
  
• Stamina Regen UI is colour coded in the career menu Armory
  
• Updated and fixed some particle effects. More dust, and shield splinters!
  
• Mud in pit levels has increased detail normal maps
  
• Throwing AI has been updated/fixed
  
• Various UI alignment adjustments in career menu
  
• The audience fame guage during battle now scales slower (in both ways). Its harder to disappoint or impress the audience.
  

BALANCE CHANGES

• X vs 1 got a buff to the single enemy AI
  
• AI combat distances have been adjusted (how far they want to stay with certain weapons)
  
• Price algorithm for all weapons and armor has been tweaked. Weapon class and traits are weighed in better now. Overall, 2 handers are more expensive now.
  
• Polearm left attacks require less stamina.
  
• Attack stamina cost is now scaled more properly by attack speed (Overall, the stamina cost per weapon is more stable for every attack. Before fast weapons would require less stamina because your attack is shorter.)
  
• Rank score requirements have been rebalanced for less frequent ranking early game.
  
• Bracket levels have been adjusted to grow faster if you take difficult matches (up to +3 lvls per win)
  
• Lategame AI will be less passive (more changes coming)
  
• Armor decays scaled by your run's length. Late game armor decays much faster, needs more upkeep.
  
• Overhead strikes, stabs, and 2 handed attacks no longer lock your hands at low stamina. In other words, these attacks and weapon types are much less reliable/controllable when you are out of stamina.
  
• Lowest attack speed has been increased (so less slow motion attacks at low stamina)
  
• Rebalanced several events that were too punishing or had too much reward
  
• Rebalanced some stats on Maille shirt, Furhide Chest, Gathaldaka, and more
  
• Fame holds are cheaper now on the high end.
  
• Patron events are now more frequent!
  
• Throwing skill assist base level is increased (at low throwing skill, you get more assist - easier/better throwing!)
  
• Stamina skill now affects your stamina regen rate more
  
• Lowered the "Not enough stamina" boundary to 20 across the game (eg. for kicking)
  

BUGFIXES/OPTIMISATIONS

• Various animation-related optimisations
  
• Optimised and improved AI navigation mesh generation speed
  
• Fixed bug where equipment would sometimes be lost after a Luck of the Draw match
  
• Fixed bug where some keybinds were missing
  
• Fixed a few bugs with jittery animations
  
• Fixed lighting bug on city center floor
  
• Fixed various texture resolution issues
  
• Fixed bug where you could not open the paused menu in the career menu with ESC sometimes
  
• Fixed bug where entourage gave you naked/lvl 0 allies
  
• Fixed bug where enemies throwing would increase your throwing skill
  
• Fixed bug where betting as Slave you lost half of the gold of the whole sum
  
• Fixed camera colission issues on the Pit
  
• Fixed bug where in-battle coins would spawn incorrectly.
  
• Fixed character name missing on skill screen
  
• Fixed/removed really loud AI melee sounds in the tutorial
  
• Fixed seethrough team colour effect happening on your feet due to the floor on some maps
  
• Fixed bug where a teamkilled ally is counted as 'survived ally' in victory screen
  
• Fixed bug where F1 removed the cursor
  
• Fixed bug where you were invincible in the tutorial (bit of a happy bug, but its over!)
  
• Fixed bug where you'd keep walking automatically after opening the victory panel
  
• Fixed various sound related bugs
  
• Fixed issue with failsafe for when an AI does not make it into the arena
  
• Fixed bug where sometimes your character speed did not initialise properly
  
• Fixed bug where sometimes the tip in the battle menu would be empty
  
• Fixed bug where you can save and quit and reload to trigger a pending repair
  
• Fixed issue with partial AI pathfinding not being properly detected
  
• Small pit gate now remains open to temporarily lower the chance of issues of AI getting stuck untill I properly fix
  

Plans for next patch?

• Autocam has been completely redesigned to more consistently keep the camera behind your back
  
• Camera zoom has been cleaned up for a more consistent/smooth experience
  
• Blocking (without shield) has been totally redesigned and the tutorial has been updated to reflect these changes.
  
• Blocking with a shield now has live dynamic adjustments even while not targeting
  
• Character proportions have been updated to be less cartoony.
  
• AI armor now has durability and can be destroyed! Helmets can be knocked off heads and sent flying. In mid-late game facing heavily armored enemies, you can now opt to bash right through and create your own weak spot.
  
• All weapons and shield physical sizes have been adjusted slightly (bigger - more range)
  
• UI changes to the cursor, battle panels and victory screen and other areas
  
• Throwing assist has been updated to aim at your cursor, and the assist (based on skill) minimum is much higher. Meaning even at 0 skill you get some assist now.
  
• A range of optimisations across the skeletal rendering and animation calculations side of the game
  
• Fixed countless bugs again including some very ancient ones I like to call 'omegabugs'!
  
• In honour of Tiny Teams and an incredible pan-based stream by The Yogscast, I've added a Golden Pan weapon.
  

Plans before Early Access?

• Listen to the community for the things most in need of updating
  
• Often requested QoL features
  
• Update the victory fame and patron UI
  
• Properly implement item fame bonuses + UI
  
• Rework the entire betting system
  
• Add the statistisc panel
  
• Return of the leaderboard (?)
  
• Fix / finalise all things related to saving and loading
  
• Add some basic translations
  
• Widescreen support/ resolution based fixes
  
• Sound effect update/pass
  
• Fixing all the bugs
  

During Early Access?

• More of everything - items, item traits, battle traits, events
  
• 2 or more brand new arenas
  
• More arena variations
  
• Sandbox mode - customise EVERYTHING
  
• Return of the leaderboard (?)
  
• All the translations
  
• Audience types (with specific demands and needs)
  
• Controller and Steam Deck support
  
• Fixing all the bugs, again
  

Hello Aspirants,

Demo Patch 4 - Changelog:

NEW/FEATURES

• Added the ability to name your gladiator!
  
• Added tool tip comparison (MUCH requested, here it is!)
  
• Added a career menu tutorial for Armory, Utility and Battle menus
  
• City Center map has been made larger (about 1.5x)
  
• Updated and refined battle menu options UI
  

BUGFIXES

• Fixed bug where cursor drag got stuck breaking the game
  
• Fixed bug where first match skip was always free
  
• Fixed bug where Slave still started with 2 battle options if you had the legacy that unlocks and extra
  
• Fixed a bug where you could exploit bet payouts
  
• Fixed bug where active bets are re-enabled after loading
  
• Balanced malaise event stamina hit
  
• Fixed bug where weapon or attack gets locked after your weapon is disarmed or destroyed during an attack
  
• Removed tall cap duplicate item
  
• Fixed tooltip on empty legs/arms
  
• Fixed bug where heal prices reset after loading
  
• Removed ludicrous Shadow setting as it added very little but caused incredibly bad performance
  
• Fixed player flying into space upon death
  
• Fixed slider on training intensity not initiliasing properly
  

Hello Aspirants,

Demo Patch 3 - Changelog:

MAJOR

• New! Anvil Ram helm. Fragile but the audience loves it.
  
• New! Owakhan Dome Helm.
  
• New weapon trait - Unwieldy. Increases chance for a weapon to be unarmed. All flails have received this trait.
  
• Stamina now replenishes when you take damage. Also counts for AI.
  
• You can now skip match intro sequences!
  
• Hold CTRL during an attack now guarantees Overhead attack, same as ALT was for stabbing.
  
• Remapped untarget from CTRL to X default
  
• Remapped Cycle Target from X to V default
  
• AI with polearms are more likely to do right hand (more lethal) attacks
  
• Slave backstory now starts with 2 battle options instead of the default 3
  
• General requirements for betting are much lower / more realistic
  
• Crimina Scum backstory now actually gets their betting bonus
  
• Combat Cursor has been upscaled in detail/resolution
  
• You may change your Combat Cursor main colour to a brighter blue/cyan in Game Options
  
• Former Soldier now has +20 HP instead of -20 HP and -5 Stam Regen instead of -10.
  
• All attacks are now visually faster (minimum speed increased). Damage speed calculation adjusted accordingly to minimize effect on actual damage output
  

BUGFIXES

• Fixed strange orange fog in the City Center map on lower settings
  
• Possibly fixed bug that sends you back to main menu after going to battle (needs confirmation; again)
  
• Fixed bug where you return to debut fight with 1 or 0 HP
  
• Master volume now actually goes to 0
  
• Fixed victory triggering after you died
  
• Fixed bug where you could lose the item from Heirloom event
  
• Fixed bug where you could soft lock the game if you went to Utility Menu during the Career Menu Tutorial screen
  
• Fixed area you can get stuck on in Linolian Theatre and City Center entrances
  
• Fixed minor main combat hud alignment issues
  
• Fixed bug where training focus dropdown would populate with duplicates
  

MINOR

• Cursor now pulses on damage
  
• Cursor now also snaps back on a directional defend (same as attacking)
  
• Cursor now flashes after succesfully attacking (to help locate it again)
  
• Increased default max FPS lock to 120. You can change it back to 60 FPS or 120 FPS in game options.
  
• Backdrops on events are adjusted to make events more readable
  
• Stamina regen is not infinite anymore in the tutorial.
  
• Health in debut fight no longer infinite - bumped from 100 to 150 HP
  
• Autocam does not run or adjust camera if you are attacking or holding an attack
  
• Intro cinematic will only ever play once, will not replay if you return to tutorial later now
  
• Updated map background loading screen (WIP)
  
• Updated keybinds to include new and changed keys (eg. R to center/reset camera)
  
  
  
  

Hello Aspirants,

Demo Patch 2 - Changelog:

MAJOR

• Camera: You can now pan around more freely (up and down) and there's a follow through allowing flicking the camera.
  
• Camera: You can freely look around during targeting as well, when done, the camera smoothly snaps back.
  
• Camera: Targeting camera has been reworked to keep your char in the screen at any distance or zoom level or pitch
  
• Camera: Press R to reset the camera behind you quickly.
  
• Camera: Autocam has been reworked to more smoothly put the camera behind you if you turn too far.
  
  
  
  
  
• Added a tutorial UI to help explain how attacking works. Press T in combat to toggle it. There is alsoa tutorial UI for aiming up / down which activates in the tutorial only.
  
• Both healing amount and pricing, as well as healing related Scollo Upgrades have been reworked. (Cheaper & easier to heal, generally)
  
• AI aggression and reflexes have been generally boosted, especially at low level.
  

BUGFIXES

• Tutorial and small pit map have drastically increased performance
  
• Potentially fixed issue with empty match options sending you to main menu after clicking battle (needs confirmation)
  
• Potentially fixed issue with characters getting stuck in the ceiling on spawning in the Debut Fight (needs confirmation)
  
• Fixed bug where you can trigger tutorial UI if the intro cinematic loads too slowly.
  
• Fixed issue with Small Villa AI sometimes not coming out
  
• Fixed issue with Arena AI sometimes not coming out
  
• Fixed reversed wording on drop weapon and shield keybindings
  
• Fixed incorrect backstory name in the Backstory Panel
  
• Fixed incorrect values on 'The Plague' event
  

MINOR

• Z to cycle targets has been remapped to X to avoid conflicts with AZERTY keyboard users.
  
• Added ALT to keybinds
  
• Tutorial adjustments to reflect all new/changed mechanics
  
• Shieldbashes knockback a bit less further
  
• A bit more work on the visuals of the intro cinematic (more to come)