PS4

New Features

• Matchmaking
  • Pre-Lobby screen
    • Addition of Pre-Lobby screen where players are pooled together before entering Lobby.  This adds more time to help create more full games.
  • Matchmaking Checks
    • Checks to see if the player is still in the queue.  This resolves disconnected or unresponsive players from the Matchmaking queue.
  • Ready Up on End Game Screen changes
    • Players are now able to select “Ready” on the end-game screen and are taken through to the next match.   Previously every player in the match would need to select “ready”.
• Further Matchmaking UI update
  • Rolled out Hall of Champions Matchmaking UI to end-game screen.
  • Added Player Joining/leaving notifications.
• Loading Screen Fixes
  • Simplified loading screens both loading into and out of games.
    • This will resolve a lot of the loading screen crashes.
  • The audio used on the loading screens has been updated to fix several audio bugs.

Known Issues

• UI 
  • “Quick Play” text overlaps with border on map selection screen.
  • Selection cursor disappears if player presses “Back” after purchasing an item.  This can be fixed by pressing “Back” again to exit the current menu.
• Tutorial
  • In ‘Basic Controls’ Tutorial, the user can occasionally see two orbital cannons fire at once.
  • It is easy to hit the gateway with the plasma missile.
  • Taunt screen is too bright.
• Customiser
  • Occasionally options must be selected multiple times before they open
• Pre-Lobby screen. 
  • Occasionally when a player leaves the pre-lobby screen, their username will remain as “player joining”.
• Game play
  • Mobs overtaking other mobs can clip scenery, which destroys them.
  • A.I occasionally seen not participating in match rules.
  • The user can encounter invisible player models on the sin bin, with only the player’s name showing
  • Players can’t use Mouse and Keyboard to buy items or navigate the in-game shop whilst in overtime.
  • Kill feed icons occasionally disappear for a short time.
• Vehicles
  • The speed boost front cone effect is invisible.
  • Flaming Blade’s Speed Boost ability has no audio.
  • Flaming Blade missiles tracer can be seen firing from incorrect position on the map.
• Localisation
  • Multiple text strings not localised throughout game.