We've just launched an update focused on improving multiplayer latency and making online play smoother!
If you're experiencing high ping in multiplayer, change your server region in the Options menu. Depending on where you're playing from, a different nearby region may give you a better connection.
For players in mainland China, new installs will now default to our Hong Kong server, which is our closest available server region. Players in mainland China will continue to default to "best"*
Changes
Reduced the amount of data sent over the network each tick, which should improve multiplayer performance, especially on higher-latency connections.
Fixed an issue where the other player's hamster could stop displaying its running animation under high-ping conditions.
Server region names are now easier to understand.
Added ping information to our internal logging so we can identify edge case connection issues.
New players in mainland China will now default to the Hong Kong region on first install.
Thank you all for playing Hamster Ballers!