Warman 2.2 - Cross-platform Multiplayer

Read the full news here: https://play-warman.com/news/update-2-2-cross-platform/

New Features

• Cross-platform multiplayer — Windows, Linux, and macOS players can now play together. The simulation runs on fixed-point math so every machine stays perfectly in sync, no matter the OS or CPU
• Replays: matches can now be recorded and played back, with a dedicated replay UI
• Max players increased from 8 to 16

World & Exploration

• Unit names now appear above units
• Reduced interaction radius on all respawn points
• Starting or joining a game now zooms in and fades to black

Combat & Balance

• Shadow heroes no longer have reduced cast speed
• Removed the Astral Hammer skill from the Bonelord boss

Items & Loot

• Items now auto-equip when their slot is empty

UI & HUD

• HUD scale replaced with a single global UI scale slider in settings
• General HUD UI improvements
• New settings to toggle player names and enemy names (both on by default)
• Currencies in the backpack now show their name on hover
• Hover UI now appears above an object instead of to its right
• Added a debug tab in settings with dev-focused game info
• Improved spacing in scroll views so scroll-to jumps land precisely

Audio

• Removed the error sound when disconnecting from a server

Editor & Modding

• Replaced the doodad UI
• Added a duplicate doodad button
• Added a full set of steampunk decoration doodads
• Reed doodads now render through the main rendering pipeline
• Mod sound data loads faster

Performance & Under the Hood

• Improved UI repaint performance
• Improved physics performance
• Game loading is now chunked by file type with more granular loading steps

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a big lag spike the first time music loaded in
• Fixed projectile pierce only working for fast projectiles
• Fixed Spellsteal not working
• Fixed Fire Mage's Spark and Wide Flame modifiers not working with homing projectiles
• Fixed the level cap (100) not working
• Fixed player movement and camera jitter
• Fixed enemies getting stuck and refusing to follow when you roll on a slope mid-chase
• Fixed enemies resetting their run animation when their target moves
• Fixed enemy health bars appearing at the wrong position for one frame
• Fixed not being able to see already-running room timers when entering a room
• Fixed selling items in the shop sometimes breaking
• Fixed tooltip value rounding for the basic attack skill and modifier cooldowns
• Fixed static, non-moving clouds in the Castle biome
• Fixed the world map only auto-centering correctly at a 16:9 aspect ratio
• Fixed music getting drowned out when lots of SFX play at once
• Fixed hearing every enemy spawn at once when entering a room
• Fixed an audio source occasionally getting stuck instead of returning to the pool
• Fixed a native crash on Mac
• Fixed Windows still showing the old cursor icon
• Fixed your spawn flashing at its default position for one frame when a multiplayer game starts
• Fixed an error message appearing when a client clicks disconnect
• Fixed the host being unable to hover other players to see their health bar and name
• Fixed the host not seeing other players on the minimap
• Editor: fixed PlayTest loading nothing
• Editor: fixed UI navigation hijacking camera WASD
• Editor: fixed various issues with saving, closing, and restoring room state while editing and testing