Petal Crash Online has updated to version 1.1! In addition to lots of polish additions and bugfixes, the game now has a few exciting new features:
- A new setting for Board Walls lets each player put a pattern of unmovable walls on their board - each player can have a different pattern, so this can provide a fun challenge for expert players who want to be able to play with less experienced opponents on equal footing!
- A brand new Rematch Screen lets players and spectators communicate between matches - negotiate the rules for your next game, or call dibs on the next match from a place in the stands!
- The new Player List menu allows you to moderate your lobby, kicking or banning players you don't want in there anymore!
- Petal Crash Online is now Steam Deck Compatible! Now you can enjoy online play on the go!
Special thanks to NovaSquirrel for putting in the work to get all these new features in!
Full changelog:
Miscellaneous changes
- Game window can be resized at any time
- Disconnecting and reconnecting from a server should clean up old state better
- Better checking to make sure a server connect attempt actually worked
- Fix a bug where controller d-pad presses were getting canceled out on menus
Gameplay changes
- When a player disconnects during a match, a notice is sent to their opponent
- New option to have the player's board on the right side of the screen instead, intended for touch controls
- During a hit, battle bar flashes with the hitting player's color
- Arrows on the battle bar should no longer go past the divider
- Players can choose a wall pattern for their board to increase their difficulty
- New rematch screen, allowing for chat between players and spectators between matches
Menu changes
- Music chance slider can be dragged, if using mouse controls
- Transition effects when going between menus
- Scrolling limit on scroll lobby word pickers and custom blocks pickers
- Fixed minor bugs on custom blocks screen
- Fixed issue where players using custom palettes may not show up on the lobby list
- Hold a click or tap on a picker to cycle through options
- Be more consistent with colors on menus
Lobby changes:
- Player lobby movement should look smoother
- Players joining lobbies are put at a random position instead of the middle
- Accepting a match now snaps a player into the correct position at the cabinet
- Fixed problem with characters disappearing sometimes after going into the menu
- New "player list" menu, allowing lobby owners to kick or ban other players, or make them the new lobby owner