Major rematch patches add color blindness mode and other major changes

The popular football match has reached 5 million players, and now the game's latest patch has arrived, ushering in new features and changes – and lately, the promised cross-playing feature is still missing.

Developer Slocap in Blog Posts The new rematch patch “contains many changes in all domains that should improve the game in different ways.” As for the promised cross-play functionality and NetCode improvements, Sloclap said those efforts require “the work of its domain experts.”

“We can't put all the resources on these topics to make them happen faster,” Slocap said. However, the studio laughed at it being made “very good progress” and that there will be more news to share.

A new feature to re-competition in the update is a color blind mode that can accommodate people in Deuteranopia, Protanopia or Tritanopia by providing a toggle to the team colors. Additionally, the player screen has been updated for readability. In terms of fixation, the ball indicator should no longer follow the ball incorrectly, and the problem with the social panel screen has been resolved.

There is now a new GamePad zoom feature, which is now described as “basic”, but Sloclap says it hopes to start slowing down here before offering a “more advanced version.” The new rematch update also features an improved target verification system for when to grab the ball. “Before verifying the target, decisions now use delays to check for potential deflections/captures and illustrate network changes,” Sloclap said.

You can see the full patch instructions below.

Sloclap also announced that it is creating a test server with the goal of testing future updates in a “separate environment.” Sloclap said it will take more time before it is ready.

Competition/core game improvements

Major changes/update

Gameboard remapping

• The first version is very basic (it does not allow the creation of combos of inputs), but we chose to allow players to start patching the mappings before they soon provide a more advanced version.

Better hit detection

• Fixed an issue where the ball was deflected rather than being caught by the goalkeeper in some cases: the ball speed was not properly evaluated to decide whether to capture or deflect.

Note: Some designs for adjustments to capture and deflection parameters will also be introduced soon.

• Improved target validation when the ball is captured on the target line: Decisions now use delays to check for potential deflections/captures and calculate network changes before validating the target.
• Other general NetCode improvements and fixes.

Main repair

• Multiple camera fixes during goal replay, eliminating shaking
• Fix “Barrier” (physical contact between players): “Body barrier” opponents should now be more effective
• Fixed end matching screen skip function (last!): Scoreboards can now be analyzed without automatically returning to the ranking screen
• Fixed pause menu toggles at any stage of the game: pause menu should always be accessed during the game
• Fixed various crashes in the sequence after the goal

Multiple animation improvements and fixes

• New static click animation
• Polishing on polishing shooting animation
• Polish on submersible player animation
• Pushing the polish of the ball animation
• Secondary animation improvements and fixes

Secondary/Miscellaneous. repair

• Fixed the issue of goalkeeper's collision response to opponents: goalkeepers should now react to other players' bodies like other players (this does not change the invincibility rules for tackles).
• Fixed several issues with physical and visual state inside the menu and started at the kickoff of the game.
• Outfield players' defensive mode deviates from shots now have a larger angle, except for shooting against goalkeepers or sweeps.
• On the mouse and keyboard, the camera controls are a little earlier than before when executing the faucet (more news about M&KB Tap Aiming!)
• Fixed a dome camera lock issue when using the mouse and keyboard, and the camera will send it back to the previous position when shooting.
• Fixed an issue where pushing the ball doesn't stay in the last direction when quickly returning to neutral
• Increase communication/ball phone from 0.8 to 1s, slightly lower communication spam
• Now there is a rumbling sound during shooting
• After the goal is replayed, the target is found to stop correctly
• Multiple VFX fixes and improvements during and after target replay
• Fixed pause menu footer displayed in match
• Fixed lost mobile input in audience mode
• Fixed audience icon on Match LiveFeed
• Fixed readability of ping icons: toggle icons and background colors
• Fixed opponent's NAMETAG in the Match Statistics screen: Color fix
• Show opponent's player number in scoreboard
• Fixed scoreboard input action is displayed in the footer
• Audio update for post-match screen UI SFX
• Updates to music integration in the competition start section
• Various audio updates for animations
• Fixed a bug where music was not expected to play at the start of the game
• Multiple environmental and lighting improvements and repairs
• Multiple minor repairs for tutorials and workshops

Menu and interface

Add and update

• Color blind mode: When activated, this option will change the color selection of the team at the beginning of the game according to the three main types of color blindness (Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia). In the next patch, this feature will be pushed further to apply a filter throughout the screen.
• Player advances visual updates to screens – improve readability and UI feedback.
• Added a voice channel parameter selection on the Custom Match Parameters screen to chat with all players in the lobby, which is useful for training with friends from both teams.

Add and update

• Fixed ball indicator arrow direction and does not always follow the ball
• Fixed navigation focus and camera in custom menu
• Fixed social group navigation and display issues
• Fixed “Some players in the hall are still in the game” “Popt-up window cannot be displayed while reconnecting prompt”

Miscellaneous. repair

• Fixed option footer display
• Fixed docking meeting study panel visibility
• Fixed input action text “Leave the Hall” in custom matching docking
• Fixed reconnection status is applied to the player leaving the server after ranking games is incomplete
• Fixed mouse navigation in the custom matching parameters screen
• Fixed Purchase pop-up toggle in Custom Menu
• Pinned items in store menu thumbnail background
• Fixed focus state is lost when clicking the spin wheel button
• Fixed “Press Any Key” display in the startup screen
• Fixed Level Icon in Player Profile Menu
• Fixed custom keyboard mapping preset selection
• Fixed keyboard custom profile input modifier option is enabled by default
• Fixed reconnect pop-up overlap
• Fixed missing status when friends are in custom matching hall on Xbox
• Fixed warning messages overlap
• Fixed victory emotion thumbnail display
• Fixed player card custom screen display
• Fixed currency packaging order
• Fixed language options cannot be saved correctly on first startup
• Fixed user agreement not translated in a language other than English
• Fixed Xbox versions currently lack rich existence when they are in custom matching halls
• Special skin now has a distributive sound
• Various audio fixes in the menu
• Audio and voice language options settings are now saved correctly
• Updates to SFX for tutorials and workshops
• Multiple localization fixes and improvements in the options menu
• Multiple UI fixes and improvements
• Multiple fixes in the tutorial
• Lighting improvements to the player profile menu

Art/rendering

Add and update

• Add details for small casts on levels and VRS.
• Add a new ball to the preamble (Ball Custo is coming!).
• Add crowd spawn/distribution texture to the stadium.

Main repair

• Add a minimum LOD to the low settings of the custom menu.
• Fix the head part.
• Fixed damaged crosshairs for certain actions.
• Fixed crowd bias.
• Fixed UI material AA.
• UI texture improvements.
• Cast shadows on VRS/stadiums, WPO and VSM optimizations.
• Grid fixation and optimization levels.
• Optimize minimum and line textures.

Secondary fix

• Fixed material time period.
• Fixed accessories material on ponytail hairstyle.
• Fixed jelly tail and golden fly material.
• Fix eyelash material.
• Fixed character texture compression settings.
• Update target reaction behaviors for smoke and flashes.
• Playable introduction lighting optimization.
• Force LOD on certain sequences in playable introductions.
• Cast shadow optimization on VRS.
• Secondary materials and mathematical optimization.
• A minor update to eye material.
• Character section, disable cast shadows on specific parts.

Known issues

• During the kickoff, the ball sometimes makes a loud noise until it is kicked
• Audio cuts suddenly when the button is pressed during the start screen
• Tackles that occur immediately after a player controls the ball may cause a rollback from the tackle player
• In some cases, the goalkeeper dives into another player who controls the ball triggers diving feedback without receiving the ball
• Game console: After hitting the goal post, some players may be given a ball position
• The achievements of unlocking problems still exist on all platforms, we are studying