Online Multiplayer update v4 [Prototype Update #30] (Patreon)

Ahoy folks!

Another update to online multiplayer today—the main event this time around is lobbies. Previously, when the host opened a room they (and all players joining) would immediately load into the game scene. With this update, players instead will congregate in a lobby where they can select a map, modify rules and wait for other players before starting the match. After the match is complete (or any time the host feels like it) players will return to the lobby without needing to reconnect.

...I mean yeah it's a pretty standard feature, but definitely a really nice one to have and important to get right!

In addition to lobbies comes a couple dozen small gameplay improvements. Dig into the full changelog below for all the sick deets.

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Full Changelog [0.2.7P]

Online Multiplayer:

• New feature: Lobbies! Players are now gathered in a lobby when initially creating a room.
• All members of the room can see how many players are in the lobby, their selected role (Warrior or Giant) and their ping to the host.
• Host can configure the rules of the match while in the lobby. Currently this is only setting the amount of lives for the Warriors and Giants.
• At any time during a match, the host can return all players to the lobby and begin a new match, without needing other players to reconnect.
• Added significantly more error handling when creating or joining rooms.
• Fixed an issue where players exiting mid match did not have their characters destroyed.
• Fixed issue where Warrior's vertical velocity was not cancelled when colliding with something above them.
• Add camera shake for the Warrior when nearby impacts or explosions occur.
• Rocket ride now has a short grace period after launching where it will not explode on impact.
• Pullable rocks and trees now spawn a visual and audio effect on break.
• Giant will now see a red vignette when taking damage or low health, as in the offline version.
• Giant will now feel haptics when their hand is destroyed or regenerates, or they attempt to grab while their hand is destroyed.
• Cannonballs now have their proper explosion.
• Giant can now grab multiple objects with a single hand.
• Objects can now be grabbed by multiple hands simultaneously.