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Bastards PlaytestEventsPlaytest update #4
Game update

Playtest update #4

Bastards Playtest · published 9 Sep 2026, 14:44 UTC

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New themes
- Added a "Chill" theme (Miami Vice-style night city) with its own music
- Added a "Ski" theme (SkiFree-style) with slaloming skiers & snowboarders, a running yeti, a ski lift and slalom flags, plus its own music
- The "Village" theme is now a night version: moon, stars, lit-up houses, cars with headlights, and street lamps

Game start
- Added an intro screen when a game starts, showing the deal mode (shuffle/draft), ruleset, table type (+ rounds) and the players
- The screen now fades smoothly to black before the game begins, with a soft intro sound

Scoring & end screens
- New points system based on finishing place (separate from your title)
- Cleaned-up standings screen
- Tournament results screen: added an info line and an EXP/level panel

Tables & lobby
- The host can now kick players (and bots), both in the lobby and during a game
- Redesigned the open-tables list (three tables side by side, cleaner look, no scrollbar)
- Turn timer set to 25 seconds

Controller
- Controllers now work without Steam Input (the game detects them automatically)

Audio
- Updated per-theme sound/ambience and various sound tweaks

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