Hello avid brainiacs!
Today we present another devlog, it will be a continuation of our devlog canon.
We're currently testing online play, and let me tell you... Apart from the fact that we have a lot of work to do with it, we have a lot of fun checking and testing all the possibilities for you – from a few in random places, through deliberately breaking the game at specific points in the game, to simply interrogating voice-overs and their correctness.
The December deadline, as we promised, is still within reach, despite all the obstacles that the game throws at our feet, we do not give up, we still have visual corrections left. We want to give you the best multiplayer version possible, so that for Christmas there won't be any, hehe... surprises (ba dum tss).
Today we present the current concept of the lobby, which can practically be said to be the final one:
We have included a drop-down window in the host panel, which is available under the "Options" button (in this case, it is "F2" on the keyboard). The options window allows us to define the lobby as "Private" or "Public" because you will be able to play privately – i.e. only with the lobby code you will be able to join the game, and in the public option, you will be able to join via "Find a game" in the main menu.
In addition, the host can modify the number and level of bots in the game.
The next window after the lobby will be the standby window, where you confirm your readiness to play – here you can see every player in the game, and the controllers used by the local player are displayed above the profiles.
There is also a status icon that determines whether the character is controlled by a player or a bot - the online player will have a "Wi-Fi" icon, and the bot will have the same as in the attached image.
The last piece of information we want to share with you is questions – in the upcoming update, there will be additions with new questions to the categories existing in the game. It will be a large set of questions, which we hope will motivate you more to test your knowledge with your family and/or friends.
If you would like to share your impressions with us, draw attention to any aspect of the game or report a problem, feel free to comment!
In addition, don't forget that we are also very active on Discord, where we are very quick to respond and support you in case of problems with the game 🙂
So join Discord if you haven't already! From within the game, you'll be able to do that too!
Hold on your brains!
~Team Simplicity