A brand new patch for Sloclap’s motion soccer sim Rematch simply landed in beta, and with it comes a bunch of changes–including cross-play so you may kick balls with (or at) your folks on different platforms.
The French developer announced the new update on September 17. Taking to the sport’s official web site, Sloclap stated Patch 1.201.000, which is Rematch’s season one replace, goes into beta on the identical day, with the complete launch tentatively scheduled for September 23. Though one of many headlining options is the addition of cross-platform play, the staff additionally highlighted the “long-awaited” 3v3 ranked mode, alongside new cosmetics, customization choices, and quality-of-life changes.
A few of these changes embody making goalkeeper dives “extra dependable,” nerfing sure exploits, and bettering participant responsiveness throughout the board.
There’s additionally a brand new expertise, dubbed Community Subsequent, which ought to scale back the latency for gamers with excessive ping. It is presently solely out there within the São Paulo server area for now, however the staff is implementing the characteristic in additional areas sooner or later.
In fact, contemplating this replace is in beta, Sloclap made it clear that the patch notes you may learn on the backside of this text are “tentative” and should change between now and September 23.
GameSpot gave Rematch–the newest, non-martial arts effort from Sloclap–a 7/10 in our official evaluate. Critic Richard Wakeling stated the sport might be “one thing particular” if the staff might sand off its tough edges. It seems this replace is an effort at doing simply that.
Rematch is offered on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S. You’ll be able to take a look at the complete patch notes under:
Matches / Core Gameplay Enhancements
Main Modifications / Fixes
Mounted a difficulty the place the invulnerability stays on the Goalkeeper after a dive deflect.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Goalkeeper can catch pictures from inside the web.
- Mounted a difficulty the place Further Effort may be canceled throughout a motion route change.
- Mounted some occurrences the place utilizing Further Effort would lock motion within the beginning route.
- This may nonetheless occur in some circumstances, however extra fixes are on their approach.
- Mounted a difficulty the place utilizing Push Ball would enable gamers to maneuver at the next pace than meant, no matter stamina.
- Mounted a difficulty on Mouse and Keyboard the place aiming in direction of the bottom would transfer the crosshair towards the left of the aimed route on the finish of a shot.
- Refined goalkeeper dive calculation to forestall undesirable edge circumstances.
- Tweaked the contact distance throughout ball management to enhance readability and up to date the Ball Contact animation.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Goalkeeper would typically be made to face the unsuitable route beneath particular circumstances.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the participant would decelerate when making an attempt to dash after a Push Ball.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Further Effort is canceled throughout a route change or after a Push Ball.
- Mounted situation the place the Goalkeeper wouldn’t be capable of accurately dive on an incoming ball at shut vary from a volley.
- Gamers who misplaced precedence on a volley duel will now correctly interrupt their animation.
Minor Modifications / Fixes
- Mounted an edge case when the deflect/deviate preemptive animation did not play earlier than the ball interacts with the protection mode.
- Mounted some points the place the Goalkeeper invulnerability indicator wouldn’t behave correctly.
- Mounted a difficulty the place a volley quick faucet would apply an excessive amount of energy.
- Mounted the transitions from dive and sprint to dash and Further Effort.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the participant’s motion wouldn’t match the character’s going through route when sprinting ahead following a backward dribble.
- Some fixes to the habits when turning shortly after utilizing a push ball (impacts “ippy slide”). Extra fixes are coming quickly.
Tutos & Workshops / Menus / Interface
Additions and Updates
- Added new sport parameters for Customized Matches:
- Allow objective sweeper
- Allow goalkeeper
- Skip celebration and replay (named “skip kick off on objective”)
- The top match stats display screen now additionally reveals the whole occurrences of every motion per staff.
Main Modifications / Fixes
- Mounted a difficulty the place the participant would turn into invisible when leaving the customization menu resulting from a disconnect.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the ball indicator would persist on display screen upon coming into and exiting Freeplay mode.
- Mounted a difficulty the place AI gamers couldn’t management the ball within the “Shield Ball” workshop.
- Mounted a difficulty with the ball shot interplay within the “Toro” workshop.
- Mounted a difficulty the place AI gamers would stand nonetheless on the ball with out controlling it in workshops.
- Mounted a difficulty the place motion tutorials involving oriented management would typically get caught on a step.
- Mounted a difficulty with the final step of the coaching middle the place the oriented management step would stop development in the course of the prologue.
- The New Set characteristic doesn’t reset customization anymore.
- Within the social panel, the Blocked Gamers filter is now clearer.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the “Add Buddy” button disappears when re-selecting a latest cross-play participant that has simply been added as good friend.
- Gaining simply sufficient RP to achieve the subsequent division from 79-80 RP now accurately triggers the promotion animation between divisions.
- The RP gauge stays absolutely lit whereas progressing or regressing in Elite league.
- Mounted a difficulty the place gamers might (unsuccessfully) try and buy a full Battle Cross slot when they didn’t have sufficient tokens to take action.
- Mounted a difficulty the place gamers who left a match would nonetheless seem within the scoreboard for remaining gamers.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the matchmaking standing bar would persist on display screen when making an attempt to affix a foyer with totally different cross-play settings.
- Clinking on a set within the Units web page now brings to the corresponding Bundle web page.
- Mounted a difficulty the place accepting a Squad invite from the Social Panel whereas being in a customized foyer would consequence within the customized foyer showing empty.
Minor Modifications / Fixes
- Mounted a difficulty the place the “Thumb button” presets wouldn’t work as meant with an AZERTY keyboard format.
- Mounted a number of points within the participant profile profession statistics web page.
- Mounted a difficulty when scrolling whereas altering the textual content language within the menu.
Artwork / Rendering
Main Fixes
- Mounted a fabric bug inflicting buildings within the Dirtfield to seem black.
- Mounted define artifacts showing via character hair.
- Mounted a discipline line rendering bug.
- Mounted a bug the place the radar would seem to bounce.
Misc. Fixes
- Mounted shade inconsistency for currencies within the choices.
- Mounted shade artifacts on AR animated textual content.
- Mounted some VR thumbnail movies.
- Common optimizations to textures, meshes, and FX belongings.
Audio
Additions and updates
- Two new languages have been added for the sport voices : Polish and Turkish
- New music has been added to the Important Menu.
Minor / Misc. Fixes
- Mounted audio points when going again to the Important Menu.
Recognized Points
- Improper animation triggered on ball management throughout a flip.
- On PS5, Customized Match Individuals will briefly disappear from the Foyer after transferring Host position.
- Utilizing “Standing sort out” enter proper after releasing “Dash” enter nonetheless leads to a sliding sort out.
- In very uncommon circumstances, the participant is unable to take possession of the ball until they reconnect to the match.
- Some bundle titles and backgrounds don’t have any description
- Pushball exploit current upon cancelling Dribble whereas MC is going through backwards from the digicam.
- When finishing a chapter the display screen is not immediately moved to the subsequent part.
- AI tackles undergo the Participant’s dribble in the course of the “Shield Ball” Workshop.
- For now, there isn’t any approach so as to add a good friend straight from the squad header.
- AI performs a profitable distant sliding sort out upon performing particular steps in “Shield ball” workshop
- Error lacks context when making an attempt so as to add as a good friend a participant who blocked us.
- In particular circumstances, the Goalkeeper invulnerability may be current outdoors of the objective space.
- The additional effort may be cancelled if the pushball is triggered on the similar time.