We’re prioritizing fixes and adding features based on fan feedback, and we thank all of you who have been active on our Discord for helping to pave the way for these updates. This update will serve as a foundation for future upcoming updates, where we are introducing Team Based Game Modes, a new Signaling System, 18 new cosmetic items, new Park Creator pieces, and general quality of life bug fixes and optimization.
Team Based Game Modes
With Team Based Game Modes, players will now be able to team up with their friends and other SkateBOATERS in 4 vs 4 matches in Time Attack and Deathmatch. In Team Time Attack, the total overall score from each team member will be tabulated, and the team with the highest score will win the match. For Team Deathmatch, the team with the most kills will win the match.
Team based game modes allow for some interesting strategies not available in regular competitive multiplayer. For example, players who are more adept to the tricking mechanic can focus on raising the overall score in Team Time Attack, while other team members concentrate on disrupting the opponents trick combos by shooting at them.
The Signaling System
Brand new to the Park Creator, which will allow for deeper customization, more complex level designs, and different gameplay elements, is the Signaling System. If you’re familiar with WireMod, or Redstone in Minecraft, these features will be easy to pick up and implement. You can find out more about the Signaling System in detail in our Signal System Post we posted up earlier this week.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/761010/view/2939150188529175921
New Park Creator Pieces
Below are some new Park Creator pieces we’ve added into the game; most of these pieces pertain the to Signaling System we’ve newly created:
- Signal Sources: pulse, alternators, constants, randoms
- Signal Wires
- Signal Triggers: laser tripwire, button, lever, damage target, physics trigger (player only), physics trigger (anything)
- Logic Gates: AND, OR, NAND, XOR, NOT, DELAY, EXTEND, BUFFER, SWITCH, PULSE
- Dynamic Park Piece markers: enabler, movers
- Pickups: chickens, hotdogs
- Custom game functions: +1 point to nearest player, end run
- Prop Spawners: beach balls, buoys, chairs, trash cans
- Particle Spawners
- Death Zones
- Lights
- Speakers
- Teleporters
- Jump Pads
New Cosmetics Added into the Loot Pool
We’ve added 18 new cosmetic items that can be acquired in-game at Big Beavy’s Boats and Beach Boutique shops to customize your character when taking on other skateBOATERS.
Upcoming Updates
We have two more major updates this year, and our hope is to have a roadmap prepared by the next update that will show what you can look forward to in the upcoming months.
Please keep sharing your feed back here, and in discord!
Without you, we wouldn't have been able to do any of these things!
See you soon!
-Kyle