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Substantial update this week trivia heads! Headliners are a whole new Boss and functionality to join games that have already began!
First, that new Boss to clash against in Co-Op Vs Boss mode. Everybody, meet Negative!
Negative's for those among you who were looking for a Boss that's a bit more difficult than King. Not only does Negative create his own score damaging chance round balls, he will take points away from players who pick a wrong answer! Negative's not impossible though, as you're able to veto a large number of categories against him. Pull together your hot shot Trivia team, focus your expertise, and earn the Shirt of Shadows!
Additionally, you can now join games that are in-progress! Had a temporary internet blip? Rejoin with the points you left off with! Seeing a game in progress? We'll bump your score up to a fighting chance!
Regular update #11 is topped off with the script doubling in size, dozens of new questions from our friends in Discord, re-balanced Boss AI behaviour and a huge list of squashed bugs! We're sure you'll agree this is one of our biggest updates yet.
For those of you interested in the nitty-gritty, you can find the extensive patch notes to Trivia Tricks version 0.8.13.3 below:
Meet Negative!
- Team up to take down the edgiest of anti-heroes, Negative!
- Careful now! You'll lose points for wrong answers...
- And good luck enduring those damaging Chance Rounds...
- But you can veto significantly more categories against Negative, so narrow the playing field to the subjects you're strongest at!
- Beat Negative to unlock the new achievement, 'Negative Attitude', and earn the right to wear the spooky Shirt of Shadows!
- Negative is topped off with a new model, animations, script, and voice! Good luck!
Joining Games that are In Progress!
- It is now possible to join games online after they have started!
- If you have left or been disconnected from a game you will rejoin as your previous character with your old points, plus any that the AI has accumulated in the time since rejoining
- If you're joining a Trivia game you haven't previously been in, we'll give you points that match the score of the lowest human player to get you caught up
- If you join a Boss Mode that's in progress, you will inherit the points of the AI character that you replace
- There is an informational screen when joining in-progress games, letting you know what question and round the game is currently on
- Added an 'Invite Friends' button to the Pause Menu when online, handy if you're hosting an invite-only game!
- The chat will keep you updated with the joining progress of any connecting players
- Online games can be joined as long as there is an AI slot in the game that can be filled; so if you want players to be able to join you after the game has started, make sure there's a few AI available!
- The join message when a game is full has been updated to explain that the player may not be able to join as there may be no AI slots to take the place of
- In the case that a player has left, and a different player joins, they will only take the previously disconnected players slot if there is no other AI to join over
- We hope that these changes make it easier for you to find games to play, and allow those of you who get disconnected mid-game to rejoin! Please let us know what you think!
Server Menu Changes!
- The server menu information has also been updated to give more useful information on games that have begun
- In-progress games are shown with an animated background
- The lobby screen now shows which round the game is currently in, and how many there are to go
- Lobbies now show if they're playing Standard Trivia or Co-Op Vs Boss
Boss AI Redesign!
- The AI for Bosses is significantly more advanced than before and tracks various statistics to provide a more balanced and consistent experience
- These changes should stop a Boss' score from becoming unachievably high
- And they should stop a Boss' score from being uncharacteristically low
- Bosses are now smarter at their favorite categories! For example, King is now more knowledgeable when it comes to History!
- We'll be listening closely to your feedback on this Boss AI and will continue to adjust the balance in future patches, with a goal of giving this level of customization to our regular Trivia CPU characters!
Question Database Updates
- Fixed many question typos, and cleaned up the wording on a variety of questions. Thank you to all of you who reported these to us directly!
- Added many additional questions suggested by the Discord community! Thank you to everyone who has suggested questions so far!
Other Changes & Squashed Bugs
- Trivia Tricks script has doubled in size! You'll find a lot more variety whenever Mr Tricks speaks!
- In addition, Bosses can have more than one line, and as such King's script has been heavily expanded!
- The lobby text in Boss Mode now updates to explain a Boss' unique mechanics
- Fixed a bug where the camera would not zoom into the TV if a player selected an answer at the very last moment
- Fixed a bug where the incorrect camera was used when revealing the answers in offline mode
- Fixed a bug where the player count would not update in the server browser if a player left during the game
- Fixed a bug where the Boss would appear as blue in the TV leaderboard, rather than using their personal banner (for example, King's banner should be gold)
- Fixed a bug where Bosses would still pick the correct answer 25% of the time when their intention was to pick an incorrect answer
- Fixed an issue where lighting was being applied incorrectly to the Chance Round Ball Machine
- Fixed a recent regression where lighting was being applied incorrectly to the Tricksters
- Fixed the community question credit text displaying long names incorrectly
Over the next two weeks we will be focusing on redesigning the lobby menu, allowing us to add additional rule customization options. We'll also be adding some extra achievements and cosmetics! You might be wondering why Negative is so grumpy? Well, he was going to have a starring role in a cancelled game, so maybe he still has a bit of a grudge?!
Please let us know what you think on our Steam Discussion Forum or join our ever-growing Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!