- PATCH NOTE 1.5.2 - 20 December 2019
Thanks to your feedback the new SHIELD MODE and BALL CONTROL was much appreciated and validated by the community. We also hear your request for better fight mechanics and a better assist for newcomers. With the V1.52 we introduce you two great new features. NEW CONTENT : • Punch : The punch has a new aura when the punch is charged. • Level design : A long work to make the arena more lively has begun. • Dynamic moves : The dynamic materials and bumpers are now active for players. NEW FEATURES : • Lock ball : The lock ball has been re-designed to make interception, punch and access to the ball easier for newcomers. Instead of focusing exclusively on the ball, lock ball will put you on the same height as the ball. Nevertheless, you will be completely free to adjust your movements. • Grab : It is now possible to grab opponents ! When you grab someone his movement are constrained by your mov…
- RUCKBALL 1.5 update - 20 November 2019
Thanks to the awesome feedback from its community, Ruckball, the lovechild of Descent and Speedball improves day after day and is enriched with new content and features. NEW CONTENT : • Variable gravity environments: Until now, Ruckball offered pure zero gravity environments. From now on, each arena will have its own gravity. You will now have to adapt your gameplay to the physics. • New map: The new Monolith arena is available! It has two corridors where the fighting is fierce. Monolith is suitable for opportunistic players who will be able to emerge in front of the opponent’s goal at the last moment. The double gravity system also allows exceptional long-range strikes. • New interface: The whole UI has been redesigned! • Shop: Ruckball shop finally appears! Users will be able to buy Ruckcoins to modify their armor. You can now support Ruckball’s development by purchasing the official…
- PATCHNOTE 1.4.1 - 4 September 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30894834%2F29f06d2d61ef5299033ad548a0fa2a3de73dcc79.jpg PATCHNOTE 1.4.1 Ruckball patchnote history We have a lot to say this week ! First we are excited to present you an evolution of the game interface and a new main menu. It's still under construction but honnestly we couldn’t wait to show you this before it's over. (Tell us what you think about it). Sound is now spatialized and should allow you to better anticipate the actions and positions of your opponents. And finally, after weeks of optimization, The framerate is not capped to 60 FPS anymore ! For those who don't know, since last week the servers are open 24/7 and you can play with your friends by creating your own team. Thanks to your feedback Ruckball build has never been so light and fast. We are always listening so don't hesitate to contact us and tell us about…
- PATCHNOTE 1.4.0 - 23 August 2019
Patchnote 1.4.0 https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30894834%2Fc2cb71e1f5921d4f6c007f90042cfcb1a3a8092f.jpg Ruckball patchnote history The last two weeks have been particularly busy for the team. Following the last update, many of you asked us for a system that would allow you to play with your friends. It's done! This week we are introducing the new RUCKBALL invite friends system. It will allow you to create teams of three to play online. We have also created a custom game system, you will soon have the freedom to create games with your own rules and in the arena of your choice. Finally, following your strong requests, we have decided to open the servers all week long (and maybe beyond). This step is one of the most important steps for our independent studio. Our community is growing day after day but not enough to ensure that you will find players by conne…
- PATCHNOTE 1.3.2 - 19 July 2019
Patchnote 1.3.2 PATCHNOTE history https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30894834%2F76a58f2a134ff4d98b3aaa48098199d68ae18fcf.jpg 1.3.2 update focuses mainly on FPS boost and matchmaking optimisations. All the bugs reported by the community have been fixed. With that out of the way we can now work on friends invites, custom games and new maps. All 5 of us thank you for joining RUCKBALL Early Access , don't stop sending us your feedbacks and weird ideas ! RUCKBALL FEEDBACK DISCORD See you tonight in the arena. Cheers !
- Patchnote 1.3.1 - 12 July 2019
Patchnote 1.3.1 PATCHNOTE history Last week Ruckball's multiplayer was switched to dedicated servers. Everything went well. This week's update focuses mainly on system improvement : We optimized the lighting of both arenas to save FPS. Some bugs reported by the community have also been fixed. We made a video tutorial to introduce Ruckball to the new players. https://youtu.be/4Qusg09_nXw We have set up the matchmaking to favour 3v3 matches. Finally, many of you asked us to increase the game pace. We have sped up the boost recovery. Your gauge will charge during wall jump, it now allows you to link boost and wall jump. All 5 of us thank you for joining RUCKBALL Early Access , the work continues, don't stop sending us your feedbacks ! RUCKBALL SURVEY DISCORD See you tonight in the arena. Cheers !
- Patchnote 1.30 - 5 July 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30894834%2F450e93ce5a3b316768e17a4097d72e02031f9c61.jpg This is the biggest Ruckball update since its early access release a few weeks ago. On the program of the V1.30 : DEDICATED SERVERS. We heard you. You can now play on US and European servers from today. We are counting on you to inform us of any issues you may have encountered during this week end. Furthermore many players want to be able to host games. This feature is not killed. It will come back very soon with the development of the "custom games". INTERCEPTIONS. The interception has been completely reworked. Now you will have some more speed and amplitude. On the other hand the ball won't stop until you are perfectly positioned on its path. The ball is more mobile and the game more thrilling. We warned you ^^ MAGNUS The Magnus effect has also been modified. Some p…
- Ruckball Roadmap - 14 June 2019
Hello everyone, we wanted to share with you the Ruckball roadmap and give you an overview of upcoming updates. It is a little early to give you dates, but be aware that in addition to the weekly corrections, major work is currently underway in the studio. Here are the main ones: RUCKBALL ROADMAP V1.3.0 – Localized dedicated servers multiplayer. – Player database integration, XP – French / Italian support. V1.4.0 – LAN multiplayer – Custom matches. V1.5.0 – New interface and menus V1.6.0 – Players statistics – Players inventory V1.7.0 – ELO rating system design. – Matchmaking V2.0.0 -First Ruckball season ! We will give this game the competitive dimension you all expect. Thank you for your patience and commitment! See you in the arena. ArkRep team : Fabien, Cesar, Laurianne, Yael, Guillaume, Olivier, Stéphane.
- Patch note 1.2.0 - 31 May 2019
Those past weeks where rich in experience for the team. Let’s check out what we have coming up for RUCKBALL. Community feedback A lot of you where asking for a system to speak and organize with your teammates during a game. We added an Ingame quick chat wheel system to speak with other players. Added more nervosity to the controls modifying the whole character animation blending. Fixed minor bug where the ball sometimes doesn’t spawn for clients. GUI and gameplay sound levels update. Add Charge sound for the charge of the punch. Fixed Several broken animation sequences after the boost. Update We added a limit for the charged punch. We will also release a roadmap for RUCKBALL in the next couple of days. But we can already say that we are currently switching RUCKBALL to dedicated server. We will also release a LAN option for those of you who want to play with friend during the week. That’…
- PATCH NOTE 1.1.0 - 24 May 2019
You have been more than 5000 to join RUCKBALL community on the first weekend. Thank you all. Unfortunately, the launch wasn't as smooth as we had expected. As you know, until we have the funds to pay for game servers, RUCKBALL multiplayer will be based on a peer-to-peer system. It works very well when players are close and have a reasonably powerful computer, but it can become terrible when both conditions are not met. The problem is that we have overestimated the average game configuration of our users, which has had the effect of ruining the fluidity of some games. Fortunately not everything was bad, and we were able to watch some exceptional matches. It was really frustrating for us to know that some of you couldn't play RUCKBALL in good conditions. So, we've been working on that this week. From now on you will no longer be automatically paired with other players, you will be able to…
- RUCKBALL Launch is imminent. - 17 May 2019
Hello guys, ten minutes left before Ruckball launch. Just a quick note to remind you that we need your feedback. Feel free to join our discord server and share with us yout experience. https://discord.gg/KTX2BDH For alpha testers, it's recommanded to reinstall the game and to delete your Ruckball saves. Good game all ! have fun ! ːsteamhappyː ArkRep Team.
- RUCKBALL (ex sumocrats) F2P Early Access launches on May 17th ! - 15 May 2019
We're finally here! RUCKBALL's free Early Access is released this Friday, May 17th on Steam. And there are a lot of new features in this version! We are very happy to show you the launch trailer. Share it with all your friends ! https://youtu.be/rYvFBHk-Lew During these 8 months we mainly worked on the gameplay redesign and on improving your multiplayer experience. Here are the main updates: PUNCH : Pure physics. Now punch is more sensitive, it is still as powerful as ever but you can also make short hits and pass the ball to your teammates. The magnus effect will allow you to put some spin to your ball by hitting it on its sides. Ideal for decieving a goalie or scoring goals from impossible angles. BALL : Control. The interception allows you to stop the ball or steal it from your opponents. It is a formidable defence tool, especially when combined with the drible, which has received al…
- Trial by fire. Community feedbacks from the live demo - 23 March 2018
Hey sumos ! You were about 600 to participate in the Sumocrats demo, way more than expected ! Sumocrats had to undergo the pressure of a release before it could be opened to a wider public. So we launched the first Alpha without any advertising or press relations campaign. Thank you, everybody, for being so many to test our game! The objectives of this Alpha were simple. Test the general gameplay, feel the rhythm of the game and test the matchmaking in real conditions. During a week we’ve been watching your games. This has allowed us to isolate the bugs and crashes you have experienced. We had also benefited from your help. Throughout the week you brought up problems that we had not experienced during our internal tests. Thanks to all of you we now know what the strengths and weaknesses of Sumocrats are. THINGS YOU LIKED : Level Design : Fancy design but we must do more arenas. Characte…
- Trial by fire. Community feedbacks from the live demo - 23 March 2018
Hey sumos ! You were about 600 to participate in the Sumocrats demo, way more than expected ! Sumocrats had to undergo the pressure of a release before it could be opened to a wider public. So we launched the first Alpha without any advertising or press relations campaign. Thank you, everybody, for being so many to test our game! The objectives of this Alpha were simple. Test the general gameplay, feel the rhythm of the game and test the matchmaking in real conditions. During a week we’ve been watching your games. This has allowed us to isolate the bugs and crashes you have experienced. We had also benefited from your help. Throughout the week you brought up problems that we had not experienced during our internal tests. Thanks to all of you we now know what the strengths and weaknesses of Sumocrats are. THINGS YOU LIKED : Level Design : Fancy design but we must do more arenas. Characte…
- DEMO RELEASE - 9 March 2018
Hey, sumos! After long weeks of discussions with Steam support and numerous patches, all systems are go ! We are pleased to announce the launch of the Sumocrats demo on Friday, March 9th at 5pm GMT. It will be available for free as a downloadable demo from the Steam store page of Sumocrats, it will remain live for one week. On the program of this first version : – Tutorial: to understand the rudiments of space sumo – Auto matchmaking : 2V2 on 2 different arenas. – Escouade : Possibility of inviting a friend on steam to form your team. – Custom : which will allow you to customize your Sumocrats. Be aware that the game is still under development. You will probably encounter many bugs or design incoherences. Thank you for reporting them on the SUMOCRATS Discord to help us improve the game. We have been working on SUMOCRATS for two years now. This Friday is a great day for us ! We’ll celebr…
- DEMO RELEASE - 9 March 2018
Hey, sumos! After long weeks of discussions with Steam support and numerous patches, all systems are go ! We are pleased to announce the launch of the Sumocrats demo on Friday, March 9th at 5pm GMT. It will be available for free as a downloadable demo from the Steam store page of Sumocrats, it will remain live for one week. On the program of this first version : – Tutorial: to understand the rudiments of space sumo – Auto matchmaking : 2V2 on 2 different arenas. – Escouade : Possibility of inviting a friend on steam to form your team. – Custom : which will allow you to customize your Sumocrats. Be aware that the game is still under development. You will probably encounter many bugs or design incoherences. Thank you for reporting them on the SUMOCRATS Discord to help us improve the game. We have been working on SUMOCRATS for two years now. This Friday is a great day for us ! We’ll celebr…
- Alpha delayed - 18 February 2018
Hey Sumos, we are ready but cannot upload our build. We are fixing this with Steam. Stay tuned for a new release date ! Cheers ArkRep
- Alpha delayed - 18 February 2018
Hey Sumos, we are ready but cannot upload our build. We are fixing this with Steam. Stay tuned for a new release date ! Cheers ArkRep
- "Sumocrats for all" - 8 February 2018
https://t.co/Fl1eVMwiMz Hey Sumocrats, D-1 before the alpha launch! You’re probably wondering why you haven’t received your Steam keys yet… Don’t worry. We made a decision recently. Sumocrats is a multiplayer game, and we are convinced that the more you will be there, the more we can positively improve its development. We are pleased to announce that the alpha will be open to everyone this weekend, from Friday 9 February 20h GMT to Monday 12h 8h GMT. Just go to Sumocrats Steam page, download the demo and click play. We maintain the principle of the monthly updates so you will always be able to benefit from new content and features every month.Starting this Friday, you will be able to try out your player’s new customization system. You will also discover for the first time the music composed by Gabardine for our game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBYFspDyI8Q We hope that many of you w…
- "Sumocrats for all" - 8 February 2018
https://t.co/Fl1eVMwiMz Hey Sumocrats, D-1 before the alpha launch! You’re probably wondering why you haven’t received your Steam keys yet… Don’t worry. We made a decision recently. Sumocrats is a multiplayer game, and we are convinced that the more you will be there, the more we can positively improve its development. We are pleased to announce that the alpha will be open to everyone this weekend, from Friday 9 February 20h GMT to Monday 12h 8h GMT. Just go to Sumocrats Steam page, download the demo and click play. We maintain the principle of the monthly updates so you will always be able to benefit from new content and features every month.Starting this Friday, you will be able to try out your player’s new customization system. You will also discover for the first time the music composed by Gabardine for our game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBYFspDyI8Q We hope that many of you w…
