Regular update of Puck! A lot of bugs have been fixed, and some gameplay features have changed. Here's what's up:
Changes & additions:
- Player bodies are now able to collide with pucks
- Added dedicated Spectator mode which can be selected via the team select menu
- Increased stick size by 20%
- Increased focus (LMB) and look (RMB) maximum angle from 90 to 135
- Added reverb zones throughout the rink providing more realistic sound effects
- Pucks now emit wind noise at high speeds
- Pucks colliding with the yellow barrier will now bounce more
- Adjusted goal model to more accurately represent a real hockey goal
- Goals and assists are now reset after every game
- After a game ends, a new one will begin after a 30 second warmup period
- Switched to hard edged shadows to make it easier to see what blade angle you have set
- Server deployment locations are now alphabetically sorted in server launcher
- Decreased network bandwidth which should improve stutter issues on slower connections
Bugfixes:
- Fixed an issue where FOV would not save after game restarts
- Fixed Settings window overlaying pause menu
- Fixed free camera mode being too slow in certain situations & added elevation controls
- Fixed pucks always spawning on their side (they will now always spawn with the flat face down)
- Fixed stick colliders being out of bounds of the actual model
- Fixed an issue where the stick would be unable to reach into goals
- Fixed air horn sound jitter during goals and intermissions
- Fixed the center of the rink being slightly offset from the world center position
- Fixed puck texture being mirrored on the bottom
- Fixed an issue where setting your FOV to 0 would permanently break the camera
- Fixed inconsistent puck hit & player grunt sounds
- Fixed a game crash after joining and leaving a game server multiple times
- Fixed an issue of the minimap toggle setting would not work in-game
- Fixed a synchronization issue where player model colors and names would not update
- Fixed an issue where a point would sometimes be scored by the puck from behind the goal
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