Hey all.
This is just a little update that (hopefully) fixes a very elusive bug where in round based mini-games like Oh Balls, Termination Trail, Falling Apart and Creeping Creepers, sometimes a player wouldn't spawn in.
This typically was more noticeable with less players as there was a higher chance of the particular circumstances of cause to occur.
Thanks to streamer HasteDay, the replication steps were as follows:
- First round of any round based mode
- Player 1 (host) dies first
- Player 2 wins
- Player 2 doesn't respawn the next round or any other rounds.
The reason I never really saw this bug, or rarely saw it was whenever I tested with the Discord community, the server was nearly always full, and someone else would typically win the first round.
Sometimes the bug would occur, but it would always come as a surprise and would be very difficult to replicate.
I tested the problem prior to the fix and 10/10 times it failed.
After the fix, tested and it worked 10/10 times.
However due to the elusive nature of bugs, there is a chance it may return in some other form.
If so, please let me know on the forums, I check frequently, I also check refund reasons and negative reviews for things like this.
CONTROLLER NOT WORKING WHEN STARTING THE GAME
While streaming my development session earlier, I noticed that on my main PC, the game doesn't have focus for some reason, so I need to click on it for any input to be detected.
I have noticed this happening with some streamers too.
XBOX CONTROLLER NOT DETECTED
Also while doing the development stream, I noticed that Steam, or Windows wasn't recognizing my Xbox controller on my laptop before.
I typically play lots of party games on the laptop when friends come over, connecting 8 controllers wirelessly normally, but it didn't work with 1, nothing was detected.
I thought maybe it was a defective controller or adapter, so tried on my main PC and it worked.
The laptop has a relatively fresh install of windows with only minimal stuff on there, and it all worked about 3 weeks ago, but not now.
I'll do some more investigation into this issue, and if I don't get anywhere, I'll contact Steam support, as I suspect it may be as a result of Steam working on their Input system, since this issue suddenly started happening and suddenly I started seeing an influx of refunds as a result of this particular problem....very frustrating.
LIFE AND WHERE I'M AT
Sadly, things are getting increasingly difficult in my particular situation, every day is hell for me, but despite this, I still am pushing against the grain, going onward and upward somehow....I guess I have to, or I sit and wallow in self-pity.
So please bear with me while I slowly get this game development ball rolling, and I continue to try and find my feet.
THANK YOU
I can't say this enough, but you guys are the freakin BEST! The ones who have stuck around, who continue to support Metal Heads, and support me. You are helping me more than you know, especially right now, and I promise I won't let any of you down, because thanks to you guys, I will push onward and upward and make this the best damn party game out there.