Hi guys, since the release of Rugby League Live 3 on all platforms we've been taking in your ideas and feedback about the game and have been working hard to apply it to the currently released Steam version ahead of eventually bringing it to consoles.
In order to get some feedback on the changes that we've been making to fundamental aspects of the game, like AI, difficulty, and general game balancing. We're opening up a Public Beta branch for you guys to check out our changes on and give feedback as to whether they're fixed and improved.
There's a few things to note before anyone opts in to this public beta branch however as we do want to warn users of potential outcomes.
First thing is that we highly recommend that you back up your current Rugby League Live 3 folder, located in My Documents>My Games>Rugby League Live 3. Back up the entire folder to somewhere else on your computer to fall back on if anything potentially goes wrong. It might even be worth unticking the Steam Cloud option in your Steam Library>Properties>Updates tab just so that potentially dodgy save files aren't being overwritten or messed with.
Second thing is that this is a public beta branch, things could be unstable, there may be crashes, there may be some issues that occur that won't be in the currently released Steam build. It is worth mentioning anything that does occur in this branch to us, as we'll get back to you and get to the bottom of the issues. If the game remains too unstable for you, then I'd advise opting out of the branch.
Third and lastly is if you're going to play online (as in online multiplayer) we suggest that you ensure you're doing it against someone that you know is on the Public Beta branch. Due to how many gameplay changes we have made, playing someone that is not on the same branch as you the game will likely crash.
If all goes well with this Public Beta version, we'll eventually roll out all these changes for everyone to use. The quicker and more feedback we get the better and more confident we can be when it comes to putting this out for everyone, so definitely let your thoughts be known.
Follow these steps to opt into the 'RLL3 Public Beta' version.
1. Open Steam Client.
2. Go to Library.
3. Right Click on Rugby League Live 3.
4. Click on Properties.
5. Click on the Betas tab.
6. In box marked "Enter beta access code to unlock private betas:" enter code rll3publicbeta.
7. Once code has been accepted, select the dropdown box underneath "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" and select "publicbeta - Public Beta Version".
8. Wait for game to update, when the game has updated correctly it will state "Rugby League Live 3 [publicbeta]".
9. Click "Play".
10. To opt out of beta, follow steps 1-5, then select the dropdown box and the option of NONE - Opt out of all beta programs.
Finally these are the update notes for the Public Beta Version on Steam.
FIXES
Corrected Holden Cup selection issues.
Corrected issue for kicking after intercepts.
Corrected AI teammates going for ball on short kick off.
Corrected teammate AI running ahead of PTB at goal line.
Corrected ball being passed to sky issue.
Corrected one instance of kick off crash.
Improved graphics card detection.*
TUNING
Tuned Pro difficulty evasion chance down for AI, increase chance of evasion for user.
Tuned AI passing chance, increase intelligence of passes.
Tuned AI offloading chance.
Tuned forwards drive in tackle chance in one on one tackles.
Tuned ball strip occurrence chance and defend button press amount.
Tuned held in tackle penalty chance on Veteran and Legend difficulties.
Tuned switch to closest player button to better switch to closest player from ball.
Tuned Full Back positioning and movement in one on one situations.
Tuned stamina drain for big hit tackles.
ADDITIONS
Added ball strip ability to B (still on Y).
Added new loading screen information and tips.
*This improvement will help identify users with an integrated graphics card and a dedicated graphics card and utilise the one best suited for Rugby League Live 3.
Cheers,
HBK619.