Oh boy, do we have a lot of cool changes since the last time we did the Steam Festival!
Gameplay
2 new ball modifiers for custom games! Homing ball, and Super-ball! (These are still experimental, and we're still working on performance / client-side prediction on the homing ball)
custom games will cycle maps now, keeping the same players indefinitely
those annoying water pools in the canyon level have been replaced with sticky tar-pits, causing a 50% movement speed reduction!
Visuals
new lighting in most of the levels (Shoutout to our friend Scotty for the crash course!)
swapped the in-game cursor for mouse / keyboard users (looks more like a crosshair now)
On our Steam page, click the button to Request Access to the Playtest!
and while you're at it, make sure you've got it on your wishlist!
Feedback!
We need your help in this open testing period to make sure things run smoothly for our Early Access release! Please make sure to provide feedback via the in-game feedback tool!
Here are some things you can look forward to during this Playtest:
- New unlockable items! - A couple of experimental ball modifiers (for custom games) - Updates to existing levels
Making an indie game is HARD!
Here are a few easy and FREE ways you can support our project:
- Get your friends to play in the Open Beta with you! - Get people to Wishlist Whiffle Blasters on Steam! - Share the game on social media! - Join our Discord to stay in the loop!
Early Access Announcement!
Whiffle Blasters is coming to Early Access February 12th!
We know it's been a long time coming, and we appreciate your patience! In order to ensure the best possible release, we will be doing a few more playtests before our official release!
Playtesting / Beta
Make sure you've requested access to our playtest to play for free before release!
On our Steam page, click the button to Request Access to the Playtest!
We're so excited to bring this game to the public! And thank you so much for being a part of our cozy community during development!
Hey all! This event has been wonderful so far, and I just wanted to push out a minor quality-of-life update for our wonderful streamers who have been hosting community events!
Bugfixes
Reduced the post-game time to 8 seconds (down from 12)
Custom Games now wait 30 seconds before automatically starting (will still start automatically if the game is filled)
Thanks and hope you're having an awesome Steam Game Festival! Please report any additional bugs you may find through the in-game feedback, or check out our discord below!
ShawnTheBro will be bringing the Whiffle Blasters Live event to a close! Today is the LAST DAY Whiffle Blasters will be Free to Play as part of the Steam Game Festival! Hope to see you out there!
Our friend DaGrumpyGamer will continue bringing the Whiffle Blasters content Sunday afternoon! Today is the last day of the Steam Games Festival, so come join the stream while you still can!
Our buddy, SpideyWomack will be finishing up our Saturday Evening Streaming with some Whiffle Blasters! Make sure you get in on it while it's still Free to Play!
Katie will be taking a break from burninating the spies to do some serious slappin'! She'll be playing Whiffle Blasters with her community live on Twitch! Be sure to tune in!