Hey Gladiators!

It's update time! This patch fixes some minor annoyances and brings more optimisations to the game!

Changes

• Further NetCode optimisations
  
• Modifications to damage calculation on 1h Sword
  
• Improved stab detection
  
• Fixed a bug where the katana would instantly flip to face forward when unsheathed via the trigger button in the reverse grip pose
  
• Katana will no longer block weapons while in the sheath
  
• Tweaked katana damage calculation to only apply once the sheath is completely removed
  
• Further map optimisations
  
• Holding down both triggers while holding polearms will lock both hands in place

As always, please report any bugs or feedback to the #feedback-and-bugs channel in the discord[discord.gg]!

Soon has finally come!
The Update is finally here and the game is 50% off. So for those who don’t have it, there is no better time. Everyone spread word!
If you are in game please exit and restart to update. If you run into any major issues or bugs please report them to us and we will fix them.

Now for the notes:

General:

• Upgraded Net Code – You have never blocked so well before!
  
• Full new UI
  
• Full SFX pass
  
• Password lobbies
  
• Further Graphic optimizations and scaler in options
  
• Oculus touch controller menu button moved to A button
  
• Oculus touch controllers now have finger support
  
• Lobby leader now marked with a crown
  
• Name tags and nametag toggle
  
• Increased snap turn speed in options
  
• Added Left hand controls support
  
• No longer get stuck fading to black on level transition
  
• Added additional option Floating camera
  
• Added additional option 3rd person camera
  
• Locker room auto balances team count
  
• Added inventory in menu
  
• Lobbies will no longer merge
  
• Weapons no longer break when close together using snap turn
  
• Sprinting no longer cancels while going uphill
  
• Game character pauses when you remove your headset
  
• Locomotion smoothing/removed movement speed replication bug
  
• Weapons no longer go invisible when returning from arena
  
• Join our discord button now in exit game section of the menu – opens it in your browser

Customization:

• New UI provides player model in menu
  
• 2 New helmets

Mechanics:

• Holsters: Left hip, Right Hip, Back

Weapons:

• Katana and sheath
  
• Xbow (Crossbow) – ranged combat!
  
• 1h/2h hybrid system – weapons now can be used and change attributes based on hands
  
• 2h weapon gripping improved
  
• Polearm weapons can trigger a parry when blocking between your hands
  
• Shields no longer break when hit in the middle
  
• Shields no longer break on teammate shields or weapons
  
• Duel wielding walk speed increased
  
• Fixed Duel wielding opponent regen bug
  
• Increased dagger walk speed
  
• Decreased dagger damage on chest stab
  
• Made it so multiple weapons can be hit by harden, pole and sheath
  
• Increased damage on Shuriken thrown head shot
  
• Additional balance changes

Game modes:

• New Game modes: King of the hill, Oddball, Attack/defend
  
• You can now switch teams in the middle of match
  
• Flag stands now have color
  
• Added additional options for all game modes
  
• Fixed bug where CTF flags would disappear

Maps:

• New maps: Dojo, Cherry Blossom cliffs, Canyon
  
• Monster Arena now has all game mode options
  
• Collision fixed on Aqueducts
  
• Collision fixed on Marketplace
  
• Further optimization on arena
  
• Updated lighting and optimized more assets

{In Progress...}

• Dragon Boss
  
• Raid roles: Tank (makes you giant), Glass Cannon, Healer
  
• AI improvements
  
• Cross platform support
  
• Throne room map
  
• Gods in the sky Killer Disc map
  
• Free Runner Killer Disc map
  
• Killer disc game mode and maps
  
• Player Boss game modes: Juggernaut, Rambo, Cyber Ninjas

Enjoy the update!

Patch/update time! Patch 1.0.7:

General:

- Tutorial added
- Discord poster added to locker room
- Mirror now has a physical button
- Minor network touch ups

Weapons:

- 2h weapons have better handling; rotation on full swings is fixed.
- Weapons have an easier time doing minimum damage
- War Axe regrow speed is faster
- Dagger does less stab damage to chest
- 2h sword sfx now starts later and finishes when weapon is regrown.

Maps:

- Marketplace should no longer crash

PvE:

- Singleplayer works again
- Bull AI and physics adjustments

Patch/update time! Big change here and it may take you 15 minutes to adapt and get used to it. Patch 1.0.6:

General:

- Lobby Leader can kick players from any game mode
- Kick is now an IP ban and players cannot rejoin the session
- Implemented the right for full IP bans

Networking:

- Improved the readability of other player's movements in network play

Locker Room

- Changed the locker room sword machine to have better hit detection
- Weapon rack now has a big red button for opening/closing

Weapons:

- Weapons clean up/disappear faster when on the ground
- Optimized shatter effects to improve performance
- Weapons stop using physics after 3 seconds, additional damping as well
- Added sound that plays when the player achieves a successful parry against another weapon
- Changed the weapon handling to have a more weighted feel
- Increased the amount of time it takes to reactivate the player's weapons after stopping sprinting
- Improved the experience when throwing weapons
- Improved the experience when juggling and flipping weapons
- Improved Force pull experience, made it easier to pull weapons closest to you.
- Decreased Battle Axe leg damage
- Decreased Battle Axe regrow speed
- Made it so when a battle axe blade is hit by a weapon, both of the battle axe's blades break immediately
- Increased Dagger damage
- Decreased Dagger regrow speed after scoring a hit on a player
- Increased Double Bladed Sword damage

Game modes:

- Scoreboard updates/tweaks

PvE:

- Bulltopia game mode added to MonsterArena
- Bull update
- Bull Momentum tweaks

We’re excited to bring you all the patch notes for the first update of May! We’ve been working on fixes for the bugs you’ve reported and work is being done to balance and refine the game’s mechanics. Here are the patch notes for 1.0.5:

Patches

• Small modifications under the hood of scoreboards
  
• Additional swing and latency smoothing
  
• Stopped servers shutting down in the middle of the night
  
• Spectator character tweaks
  
• Connection timeout timers have been doubled
  
• Moving throwing range targets don’t get out of sync any more
  
• Server browser menu will now timeout for 5 seconds after server connection failure
  
• Kick player should now be working
  
• Fixed a CTF bug where the flag wouldn’t get returned if picked up by a team member

Changes

• Monster Arena is now playable in multiplayer
  
• In Monster Arena, every 5 waves has a respawn, heal and 60 second break
  
• Ping now displays for servers
  
• 2h Swords head damage lowered
  
• 1h Sword weapon damage lowered
  
• 1h Axe slash damage increased
  
• Battle Axe damage increased
  
• Updated battle axe collision boxes
  
• 2h weapons harden can now be activated with a single trigger

It’s been a while since we pushed our last patch update. We’ve been working on fixing a lot of the major bugs and we thank you all for your patience! This patch should fix a lot of the unexpected crashes and other various issues. Here are the notes for patch 1.0.4:

• Fixed a bug with the flag not returning after being picked up by a member of the owning team
  
• Fixed 7 separate crashes
  
• Repaired damage tint
  
• Fixed a bug where a player could strike both the head and body in the same frame
  
• Fixed an issue with the flag capture that caused the flag to permanently disappear
  
• Fixed issues with the flag’s physics
  
• Players can no longer pick up their own team’s flag from their own base
  
• Disabled the fish collision in the marketplace
  
• Lobbies can now have odd numbers
  
• Voice chat now works on Europe and Asia servers

• Reduced dagger head strike damage
  
• Reduced the damage of the battle axe
  
• Increased the flag’s weight so the player is slower when carrying it
  
• The flag will now always stand up straight
  
• Players are no longer able to spawn with dual two handed weapons
  
• Added correct player spawns and weapon spawns to marketplace
  
• When holding a two handed weapon with one hand, your other weapons will be set as inactive.

Hey, Gladiators! We’ve been listening to your comments, questions and feedback and have worked hard on fixes and improvements! Here are today’s patch notes for hotfix 1.0.3:

• Fixed problems with force pulling weapons on some maps

• Added training dummy to Locker Room, with damage readout

• Capped spear headshot damage to 60
  
• Battle axe and double bladed sword now have the ability to parry, and shorten their regrow time
  
• Removed shield’s ability to parry
  
• Dropping hardened weapon no longer increases your speed

• Fixed problems with dead servers showing up in the search results
  
• Fixed problems with server browser buttons greying out, and being unavailable
  
• Added sound device options in menu

• Player spawns added for Jungle Map
  
• Player spawns added for Marketplace Map
  
• Updated weapon racks for easier time force pulling

Hey everyone! We see a lot of people on the battlefield and thought we'd swoop in with another update! We want to keep making the game as enjoyable as possible so, without further ado, here are Patch notes for 1.0.2:

• Fixed a bug where teams wouldn't always be automatically assigned
  
• Fixed servers not automatically shutting down when empty
  
• Death camera should no longer tilt

• Added a red screen tint to indicate damage
  
• Servers now have a selectable region
  
• Announcer added for CTF
  
• Halved the weapon harden walk speed
  
• Upped ambience volume
  
• Fixed Vive Cosmos bindings
  
• Updated Windows Mixed Reality bindings
  
• Dagger regrow speed nerfed by 25%