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SWOLE SPELL SETS UPDATE NOW LIVE!

2 Jul, 2019

Welcome to the second Muscle Magic update! This update will focus on improving the overall gameplay experience by changing up the main combat, as well as improvements to the overall UI. Join our wizards as each of them gets their own set of spells to barrage the others with!

[NEW CONTENT]

New Spell Sets: The wizards have all trained themselves in their arts, and now each of them has their own separate set of spells! From now on, you can select individual characters in the Character Select, each with their own costume and set of spells that will be kept the same throughout each round. This does mean the original Random Spells gameplay has been replaced. The spell sets were however closer to our original vision for the game, and we believe they will create a more fun and interesting gameplay environment for Muscle Magic.
Keyboard Support: the game can now be played with keyboard and mouse! One player can now control the menus with keyboard, and control the character with keyboard and mouse during the actual game. Do note that the keyboard controls will have to be turned on in the Options menu first, which then immediately switches Player 1 from controller to keyboard. More in-depth information on the control scheme will follow soon.
Wizard Make-Overs: the wizards have had a visual overhaul! They now have much more expressive faces, more beard variations and more muscles.
New Spell - Turbo Tackle: the Turbo Tackle spell is now featured in one of the spell sets! This spell falls into the movement category, and is categorized by giving your chosen wizard a burst of speed forward that can be used to pin other players into walls or other object.
New Spell - Wrestling Ring: the Wrestling Ring spell is now featured in one of the spell sets! This spell falls into the defensive category. When activated, a part of a boxing ring is spawned into the level that can reflect any incoming spells or players.
New Obstacles: Testosterstone has some new surprises waiting for our wizards, mainly in the form of the new obstacle it introduces: the mine cart. You will see some wizards riding this cart up and down the tracks throughout the match, so be careful not to bump into it!

[SPELLS]

General:

All spells are now colour-coded based on the player colour. This will help seeing which spells were fired by who.
Visual effects on all of the spells have been optimized better for more consistent performance.

Abs-orber:

Increased player movement speed when they are in the Abs-orber spell.
Increased damage of the explosion hit from Abs-orber.

Boomerweight:

Reduced the amount of time it takes for the Boomerang to start returning to the original caster.

Bouncy Ball:

Increased damage when you hit a player with Bouncy Ball.
When this spell is reflected back onto the caster, it now does a low amount of self-damage.

Boxing Glove:

Changed the visuals of the spell. It is now a more rounded glove, instead of it utilizing the visuals of the gloves in the Armpit level.
Added particle effects that play while the Boxing Glove is cast.

Fire Fist:

Reduced damage on Fire Fist explosion hit.

Flashy Blink:

Reduced spell cooldown.

Gem Grenade:

Increased travel speed on spell.
When this spell is reflected back onto the caster, it now does a low amount of self-damage.

Ground Slam:

Reduced damage when hitting a player with Ground Slam.
Increased spell cooldown.

Kettle Bomb:

Reduced size of the explosion radius.
Reduced damage on the Kettle Bomb explosion.
Increased the damage that the explosion does to the original caster of the spell.

Muscle Magnets:

Fixed an issue where the Failed Casting animation played when casting the second part of the spell.
Increased damage on the individual magnets when hitting players with them, and the explosion effect at the end of the spell.

Mirror Man:

Reduced Mirror Man duration.

Rolling Weight:

Reduced damage when you hit a player with Rolling Weight.

Rubber Ducky:

Reduced contact damage on Rubber Ducky.
Increased spell cooldown.

Soap Slide:

Tweaked forward momentum of Soap Walk.
Tweaked friction of Soap Walk.
Reduced Soap Walk duration.
Reduced spell cooldown.

Tri-Weight:

Reduced size of the individual weights in the Trishot spell.
Reduced damage of the individual weights in the Trishot spell.

[LEVEL]

General:

Despite having the level listed as Coming Soon before, we had to cut Muscleopolis before the final release. The level was not living up to our expectations, and we prioritized focusing our team towards improving the game according to community feedback rather than continuing forward with this particular level.

Armpit:

Reduced the size of the collision box on the wall of boxing gloves in Armpit.

Testosterstone:

Camera in Testosterstone now adapts more to the positions of the players. If players are close together or only a few players are left, the camera will now zoom in more.
Floor of the level updated to accommodate for the minecart by making the tracks connect to each other more.
Fixed the issue of players been able to hide below the walls at the bottom of the level.
Further optimized the level environment for better game performance.
Decreased damage applied to players when they are hit by a stalactite.
Tweaked spawning sequence for the stalactites to spawn the hazards more consistently across the full match.
Fixed an issue where the stalactites would start their spawning sequence before the level countdown ends.

[MENUS]

Characters are now animated in the Character Select Menu. Each player has a different animation to look at while they are selecting their character.
Icons present in the Character Select to show which spell set each character has.
Added icons to indicate controls for switching your team colour in the Character Select Menu.
Added spotlights for each character in the Character Select Menu.
Main Menu visuals have been reworked. The buttons, colours and images have been updated fully.
Main Menu buttons have better feedback for when players are hovering on a button.
Level Select visuals have been reworked. The menu now fits more with the overall UI style and features more zoomed-out images of each level.
Score Screen visuals have been reworked. This screen now more clearly shows the amount of points each player has, as well as fitting more with the overall UI style.
Pause Menu has been reworked visually. It is now positioned towards the left side of the screen, and has better button visuals and button feedback.

[HUD]

Spell icons next to the health bar now match the colour of the player.
The cooldown timer of spells can be seen visually filling back up in the icons next to the health bar.
Health bar visuals have been updated slightly.
The health bar will now briefly flash red when a player is hit.
The health bar will now flash red continuously and shake more violently when the player is at low health.
The colour of the damage indication in the health bar has been changed from red to white.
Killfeed has been enabled again, with updated visuals and icons.

[AUDIO]

Music was added to the menus. This music will progressively get more instrumentation the further you progress through the menus.
Background music was reworked with different instrumentation and tempo.
Music and sound effects now slow down for the duration of the slow-motion effect that triggers when you eliminate a player.
Added crowd cheering sound effect whenever a player is eliminated.
Added a short elimination sound effect when a player is eliminated.
Added sound effects for the stalactites in Testosterstone falling and crashing into the ground.
Added sound effects for the Rune Circle in the middle of Armpit glowing to signify the level hazards changing.
Added sound effects for players/spells coming in contact with the bumpers in Armpit.
Added sound effects for the bumper doors opening and closing in Armpit.
Added sound effects for the cars driving by on the sides of Armpit.

[GENERAL]

The previously yellow team colour has been changed to pink instead.
Enabled proper shadows for characters, spells and level hazards.
Updated the game logo in the Introductory Screen with a cleaner version.
Added loading screens with explanations of the controls to serve as a good tutorial while players wait for the level to load in.
When a player is eliminated, the camera moves back towards the remaining players more fluidly.
When a player is eliminated in a 1v1 situation, the camera zooms in on the person who got eliminated while the slow-motion effect activates.
Added Analytics & GDPR agreement aimed at collecting data about items such as spell usage and overall K/D rate. This will help us balance the game in the future.
Players and their staffs now move into the direction they were launched into when ragdolling after an elimination.
The characters now have more beard colours than just white.
The particle effect on the top part of the player staff has been reworked.
Lowered team damage from 0.75x to 0x the regular damage, making it so that you cannot damage your team members anymore.
Tweaked the coloured outlines on each of the characters.

[BUG FIXES]

Fixed the bug with Fire Fist’s explosion doing damage to players twice in a row.
Fixed the bug of the Fire Fist explosion VFX not loading properly sometimes.
Fixed the bug with Boxing Glove doing damage to players multiple in a row.
Fixed the bug with Boxing Glove applying knockback to players hit by it multiple times.
Fixed the bug with stalactite hazards remaining active during the Victory Screen in Testosterstone.
Fixed the bug of player speed increasing and players gaining invulnerability when hit during specific spells.
Fixed the bug where the Rolling Weight spell would sometimes stop in place after being reflected by another player.
Fixed the bug where the camera sometimes reset to an in-game view during the Score Screen and Victory Screen.
Fixed the bug where certain spells, such as Gem Grenade, did not do damage when reflected back to the person who cast them.
Fixed the bug of the magnets from the Muscle Magnets spell sticking around in the environment when one part of the spell is destroyed.
Fixed an issue where players could not select the same character.

Muscle Magic

NEW UPDATE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS!

29 Jun, 2019

As you might be aware, we have been hard at work over at Muscle Magic HQ to deliver even more wacky gameplay and even more massive muscles. You will soon be able to see the fruits of our labour in action, as the next Muscle Magic update is launching within the next few days!

For anyone that has played the game at INDIGOx in Utrecht this Thursday and Friday, the contents of the next update will be quite familiar. For all of our other fans: we will be adding new spells, new ways to play and new options for you to control the game with. Stay tuned for when the update launches, and in the meantime, here is your teaser image already:

We hope you will enjoy what we have in store for you!

Muscle Magic

MANCAVE MADNESS NOW LIVE!

20 May, 2019

Muscle Magic has received its first post-launch update! Join our wizards as they spelunk into the depths of a new level and explore the wondrous lands of balance changes and bug fixes:

[NEW CONTENT]

New map: Testosterstone. This level features the underground depths beneath the Armpit, where the wizards have established their locker rooms. Watch out for the stalactites coming loose from the ceiling while you are playing on this map!
New taunts. Press the bumpers to do some work-outs during the game and taunt your opponents.

[SPELLS]

Rage:

Removed the Rage spell from the spell rotation. We personally felt that this spell was not making any meaningful contributions to the gameplay and did not properly function within its defensive role. As such, we are removing the spell at the moment. In a future update, we will make sure there are other defensive abilities to serve as a replacement, but these are still in development. Updates coming soon!

Magnet Mates:

Added new visuals for Magnes Mates. The new visuals better reflect the original theming of the spell.
Magnet Mates beam now applies damage to players that walk through it. Damage value is set to 6HP. Damage is applied when a player walks into the beam, together with minor knockback.

Flash Blink:

Flash Blink is now colour-coded to represent the colour of the player who used it.

Boomerang:

Made Boomerang spell easier to catch after it is thrown.

[LEVEL]

Armpit:

Small camera tweaks. The camera now keeps all of the players in camera view better.
Spawn points position changed outwards towards the edges of the map.
Bumpers in the corners of the map are now easier to hit and rebound spells from.
Added NPC characters to the outskirts of the Armpit.

[MENUS]

Character Selection Menu was tweaked to be located in a locker room, rather than being displayed on a static, coloured background.
Unlocked the Testosterstone level in the Level Selection Menu.
Updated the previews of each level environment in the Level Selection Menu.
Players can now back out of the Pause Menu by pressing either B or start, rather than having to manually press the ‘’Resume’’ option.
Added Main Menu option for the Book of Swole. This option will be used to take the player to the spell list feature we are preparing. This option is greyed out for now, but will be available in the next update!

Note: we made a minor mistake with the Character Select Menu. Currently it does not show how you can switch to a different team than the default selected one. This can be done with the bumpers.

[HUD]

Removed outline around the individual character health bars for better clarity.
When a player is at low HP, the health bar and cool down icons jitter slightly to signify their health status.
When a spell comes off cooldown, the icon enlarges for a moment to signify the player’s ability to use the spell again.
Damage numbers now reflect the colour of the selected team.

[GENERAL]

Added animation for the wizards spawning in at the start of a round.
Added animation for the wizard if the player tries to fire a spell while it is on cooldown.
Disabled Killfeed. The Killfeed shown during individual rounds is currently not working as we intended it to work, meaning we need some time to fix it and bring it up to our standards. As such, we have disabled it for the time being. The feature will return in a future update.
Fused hat, skin colour and staff options into one cohesive costume set. Each costume set also has a fantastically pun-y name attached to it. This is done in preparation of a future update as well, so stay tuned!

[BUG FIXES]

Steam application properly closes now after players quit out of the game.
The ‘’Main Menu’’ option in the Victory Menu is now immediately selectable, instead of only being selectable after the player hovered over the ‘’Rematch’’ button first.
Fixed the issue of players being knocked out of the map by getting hit with the Boxing Glove spell or getting hit during the Skipping Rope start-up.
Fixed the issue of players getting frozen in place while utilizing the Skipping Rope spell.
Fixed the issue where hitting a player with a Fire Fist during their Skipping Rope animation would forego any damage to the player being hit.
Fixed the issue of player momentum sometimes slowing down while using Skipping Rope.

If you have encounter any additional bugs, or want to give us feedback on the game and its new content, send us an email at musclemagicassistance@gmail.com or join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RDUUbnA

Muscle Magic

NEW CONTENT - COMING SOON!

17 May, 2019

We have been hard at work at creating more content and improving the Muscle Magic experience, and we are almost ready to start sharing some of our major additions with you all. While we are working on this however, we already have some new content for you to enjoy.

Starting soon, you can enjoy playing Muscle Magic in the depths of Testosterstone, the new map we are developing. It is set in the caves beneath the Armpit, where our buff mages have established their locker rooms. Their rigorous training has however had the side-effect of making the stalactites on the ceiling come loose, so be careful not to get crushed!

Be sure to follow us on social media or keep an eye on the community tab in Steam for the release of this update. We hope you enjoy the map!

Join in us on Discord: https://discord.gg/RDUUbnA
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlayMuscleMagic
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayMuscleMagic/

Muscle Magic

Muscle Magic is out!

26 Apr, 2019

The day is finally here: you can now enjoy the enchanting glory of Muscle Magic for yourself, for free! We hope you will enjoy playing the game and flexing on all of your friends.

Do note that the current version of Muscle Magic is still early in development. We are not fully finished with the product yet, but we felt it was important to already start gathering feedback on how we are progressing. If you have any feedback for us, please feel free to share it with us on our social media platforms or in our Discord server (links featured below); in the case of bugs or other issues, send an e-mail to musclemagicassistance@gmail.com. We are resuming development on the game soon, so stay tuned for any future updates.

In terms of what you can expect going forward:

Additional levels for you to brawl in.
Additional spells within each of the four spell categories.
More character customization options.
Different modes of play, including ways for you to more freely select the set of spells you want to play with.

Next to this, we will of course be adamant in fixing any issues that come up and improving the experience to be the best it can be.

If you want to know when future updates release, be sure to follow us on social media or join the Discord:
Discord: https://discord.gg/RDUUbnA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlayMuscleMagic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayMuscleMagic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playmusclemagic/

Again, we hope you enjoy your time with Muscle Magic!

Muscle Magic

Release Update

18 Apr, 2019

With our original release date coming closer and closer, we have been working hard on getting Muscle Magic ready for everyone to play and have fun with. Unfortunately, we have found that the game is not quite yet up to the standards we would like to achieve, meaning that we would need some additional time to polish the game up a bit more. This means our release date has been pushed back. Fear not however: the new release date is not far away, as will now release the game next week on the 26th of April. Our apologies for having to delay the game, and we hope that you look forward to playing an even better version of the game next week!

If you want to stay up-to-date on the release a bit more closely, consider following us on social media or joining our community Discord:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayMuscleMagic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlayMuscleMagic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playmusclemagic/
Discord: https://discord.gg/RDUUbnA

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