Update 26.03.2025

Hi everyone,

An update has been released today with a collection of new features, improvements and fixes. Thanks again for sharing your feedback, and we hope you enjoy these latest additions to the game.

TABLES

• Increased table sizes for pool and snooker. 6 to 12 ft tables are slightly larger, with 5ft pool table and 7ft snooker table introduced as small size options.
• Improved rendering of 3D tables with reduced clipping errors.

A.I.

• Improved AI potting ability into middle pockets on pool and snooker tables.
• Fixed issue where an AI player would sometimes freeze on the opening break shot in snooker.

MENUS

• When 'Random' difficulty is selected in Quick Match, the skill level of your opponent is now revealed at the end of the match. Click on the 'Difficulty Level' button at the bottom of the menu.
• Improved wording on break foul in 14.1 straight pool. Message now informs player if cue ball was not sent to rail, or 2 object balls were not sent to rail.
• Fixed issue where 'F1' key (help) and 'I' key (match information) could be used during replays, leading to errors.
• Fixed issue where 'I' key could display errors when used in practice mode.

8 BALL + STRAIGHT POOL
(BALL-IN-HAND BEHIND HEADSTRING)

• Added text to 'Game Rules > General Rules' in 8 ball and straight pool, to cover fouls when player has ball-in-hand behind head string, and player is required to send cue ball over the line before contacting another ball.
• Added information box to show colour coding of aim lines for legal / illegal balls and warnings when playing behind the head string with ball-in-hand. See 'Options > Aiming > Colour Settings'.
• Aim line colour customisation and brightness settings have now been moved to the above menu.
• Added direction arrows on table as a hint, when player has ball-in-hand behind head string and cue ball is required to cross the line before hitting an object ball.

SPEED POOL

• Increased time limit from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. Also increased leaderboard entry threshold limit to 15 minutes. See 'Options > Achievements > Speed Pool Times'.
• Fixed issue where snooker cue was sometimes used to play speed pool, instead of pool cue.
• Fixed issue where leaderboard qualification was not always correctly set at in-game menu at 'Options > Match Settings > Speed Pool'.

EURO 8 BALL

• Added graphic indicator to show when '2 shots' are awarded following a foul. A cue ball icon now appears in the notification capsule as a reminder.

CONTROLS

• Fixed issue where 'A', 'D' and left / right cursor keys could not be used to rotate camera when zoomed out from table using middle mouse button click, and in-game menu was minimised.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Various improvements to localised game text.
• Other minor fixes and enhancements.