Hello! Long time no speak.
We're very happy to say that there is a new beta branch available for anyone to test! It will be updated FAR more regularly with fixes and changes.
Here's how to:
- Go to the library page on steam
- In the games column on the left, right click Super Arcade Football
- Click Properties
- Select the Betas tab
- On the drop down list, select saf_beta_work_in_progress
- That's it!
At the moment, it's purely just new basic game play and new UI. We have locked out all features other than quick match as they are still under construction; but rather than keeping you waiting with no updates, we wanted to at least give something new for you to play, and give feedback on.
Hopefully you will see an improvement from the current version. We've taken a lot into consideration, slowed things down a bit, made crosses and headers easier and changed the movement too, as well as quite a few other bits and bobs. It's still not 100% there, things need to be neatened up and reviewed, but we think it's in a good enough state for people to get their hands on and give a go.
You can also abuse the ref by tackling him or smashing the ball at him, time for revenge!
The AI has had a rewrite too, and in this first pass it seems to be quite a beast (I'm not ashamed to admit that my Arsenal lost 7-1 to Jamaica).
We have rewritten a large chunk of the game play, and restructured a large majority of our code, hence why things have appeared to be not developing that fast. But behind the scenes, things are much easier for us to maintain and add to.
Everything is still up for review, and we will be making many more changes in the following weeks.
So what's next?
We are working towards the next major update which will have all the tournaments, online matchmaking and custom games added back, as well as more modifiers, teams and tournaments. Until we get there, we will be continuously updating this beta branch. And once everyone's happy with it, we will switch it over to the main default game and continue on adding more content, more game modes, and the big momma: Career.
People have been mentioning beating other games to market, console releases and what not, but we feel we haven't truly taken advantage of Early Access yet (even though we've been here for bloody ages), we want to make the game great first, then the rest shall follow.
We also have setup a discord!
Here's the server link
https://discord.gg/NqAeC2y
We'll be on here 5 days a week (Mon - Fri) if you want to ask us any questions, or use it as a place to organise online matches, talk rubbish about football, or share spicy memes. All are welcome.
Thanks for your ongoing patience, we look forward to your feedback!