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Becker Derby Patch Notes - 1.1.2 (Event Horizon+)

Yo! Just a quick patch update for Becker Derby real quick. 

General Changes

Added the new Championship Mode 

This is a mode for anyone who wants to set up the app like an arcade machine or kiosk. None of the mechanics are changed, just added in a local leaderboard and changed up the flow of game states. It can be accessed by entering ‘championshipmode’ in the challenge text box. 

Cheat Codes

These’s have been in for a minute, but here’s a few.

‘solarinscry’ - You can find out ;)

‘starlotderby’

‘becker’

‘boostpower’

‘allegro’

‘heartbreaker’

‘championshipmode’ - Starts up championshipmode

‘championshipreset’ - Resets championship leaderboard

‘gmaxhardreset’ - Erases all game data. 

Bug Fixes

Fixed challenge scores not submitting online. (You can submit your current high score by losing a game in any challenge. Sorry about that!) 

Minor visual issues

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Becker Derby Patch Notes - 1.1.0 (Event Horizon)

Yo Nomads, @regalSeagull194 comin’ at you with some updates on the status of your universe with Becker Derby!

 I think I’ve finally got the hack that’ll break that loop you’re in. Endless baseball can’t be forever ya dig? Here’s the challenge code you can enter to get it running:

Now for the news. There’s been some major shifts with this version. We’ve also made an infographic on the play data we’ve collected from the first few months since release. Check it out here: http://beckerderby.homerunner.io/post/174604996572

General Changes

New Challenge Mode

Custom seed generator that can play back the last 80 pitches you hit (Pitches fouled or missed won’t count!) from a regular game and place you in a league depending on how you did.

4 Challenge leagues: Little League, Minor League, Major League, and Master League each with their own achievements and leaderboards. 

Code sharing capabilities for Nomad’s talking smack. 

Completing a challenge awards you a base amount, depending on the league and number of pitches in a challenge. 

Secret cheat codes for fun. (See if you can find hints around the game!)

4 New field layouts for each League. 

8 New Achievements 

Red Hot Nomad (Get 12 Red Hot Drivers, see your stats)

Little League Challenger (Complete a Little League Challenge)

Minor League Challenger (Complete a Minor League Challenge)

Major League Challenger (Complete a Major League Challenge)

Master of all Leagues (Complete a challenge in every league)

Void Walker (Get 3 Power ups in 1 game)

Void Master (Get 6 Power ups in 1 game)

Void Killer (Learn the truth. Challenge code ‘solarinscry’)

Event Horizon - Endless...baseball? 

The conclusion to Becker Derby’s ARG is now part of the game. Can you solve it’s secret?

Refreshing Seegull has more to say in the settings menu. 

Secret unlock-able bat skin “Heartbreaker”

Privacy Policy button added to the settings menu for how we handle play data. 

We now ask if you’d like to opt into sharing your play data with us. You’ve heard it a million times but, check out our privacy policy here: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/58697380 (To keep it 100, we only collect your ‘play’ data, as in how many games you’ve played, hardest pitches, download #, etc. We only collect this data so we can see where we can improve the game for you.)

New switch for turning on and off sharing play data in the settings menu. 

Removed the Wiki button from the settings menu (It wasn’t necessary, we have a Discord if you’d like to join the Maximum Crash community :) https://discord.gg/uuxNZrz)

Assorted minor visual and game feel tweaks. 

Gameplay Changes

2 New Power-Ups 

Extender 

Gives you the ability to choose from 3 power ups instead of 2 on perfect fevers. 

Foul Guard 

Saves you from getting strikes from foul balls 3 times. Once the guard is broken, you’ll get strikes from fouls again. The guard will recharge when you hit a fever ball. 

Revamped Power-Ups

Multiplier 

Multiplier maximum increased from x10 to x40. Power levels are now: x2, x4, x7, x10, x20, and x40

Bird Barrage

Explosive rainbow birds now grant a fever charge when hit by a ball. Allowing you to get to Fever faster. 

New Pitches 

5 new main game pitches available at tougher difficulties. 

6 new pitches added to ARG specific part of game. 

Replaying your last game through Challenge Mode. 

At the end of a regular game you’ll see the pitches from your last game transfer into the challenge menu. It’ll place you in a league and give you the chance to replay your last game.

Bug Fixes

Points not updating correctly visually. (Thank you Chris234k and Jason)

Clouds not always rolling through. 

Max Fever causing the game to crash. (Thank you Grommets)

Pop ups not responding to input due to input registering issue and screen rendering calculations on some devices. (Thank you Pat)

Pausing soft locking the game (Thank you RedHotQueen and Chris234k)

Rankings/Trophies buttons not looking active even though internet is available.

 (iOS ONLY) Taking a screenshot causing the game to crash (If this is still happening to you please let me know)

Not all power-ups showing on the game over screen. 

Immediate swing happening when you quit a game and tap the screen, causing an unwanted swing. (Thank you Chris234k)

Final Note from the Crash

Hey ya’ll. Thank you so much for your support and for playing the game. A lot of love has been put into making Becker Derby the best it can be. It may be a while before we see another update, but that doesn’t mean support for the game is ending. There’s so much more I want to do to grow it out! (Hit up Becker College if you want to see more from it!!) The Starlot Derby series has come a long way from being a little anti-baseball baseball game and we have so much further to go. I hope you’ll stick along the ride to see what more we can push out, as we gear up for our next adventure ;) 

Stay tuned 

<3 Rejon and the Maximum Crash team 

Twitter: @mxmcrash 

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Becker Derby Patch Notes - 1.0.94

Hey there Nomads, @regalSeagull194 comin’ at you with some updates on the status of your universe Becker Derby! 

We’ve had a great stealth release thus far and it seems there’s hype to save the universe.  

I’ve been doing Recon for the Homerunner’s lookin’ for ya’ll for a while! Lemme just tell you, it ain’t looking so hot. The void’s nearly wiped out all life in here...and they’re coming for you next. Here’s what a Nomad’s discovered so far: https://twitter.com/tylerehaddad/status/967972155802734592

Now for the news. The void’s been shifting things around since ya’ll caught on to it. Here’s the scoop. 

General Changes

Added a pause but for pausing during the main game. 

Added a “Give Up” button on the pause menu for players wanting to end their runs early. NOTE: This counts as an early game over, so all stats gained from playing are applied just the same. 

Added a wiki and patch notes buttons to the settings menu. 

The wiki is at beckerderby.wikia.com (It’s a work in progress)

Patch notes will regularly be updated on this site, but homerunner.io will be the homebase of operations. It’s a little dusty so excuse the mess. Most of the HomeRunners have been MIA. I hope they’re ok...

Turned off the Glitch setting during the first initialization of this patch. (Ignore if you don’t have the Glitch setting)

The Glitch shader was causing unpredictable results on all devices. I expected this, but not the radical results I got on newer devices like the IPhoneX. If your device exhibited black bars or just a black screen over all I recommend keeping glitch off. There’s even a warning if you try to turn it on. 

Added Power Up Information boxes

When selecting a power up if you hold down on any of the power selections a dialogue box appears explaining what it does. 

Improved Screenshots

Depending on how many birds are on the field, the more birds you’ll see when taking a screenshot to show off to your friends. 

Improved Tutorial

Fixed Typos and delivery of mechanics to be more concrete and easy to understand. 

Added action words to the tutorial hands for clarity. 

Tweaked tutorial hand animations. 

Removed Sign Out Button for Google Play on Android

Redundant and inconsistent. 

Gameplay Changes

Easier to pull off Flick Swings

Drag speed and distance parameters have been tweaked so it’s easier for players to flick swing. 

Difficulty no longer based primarily on score

The difficulty of the pitches thrown are now based on score and how many power ups you currently have. 

“Hot & Ready” power changes 

Hot & Ready now increases your bat’s charging speed and also shortens the overheat timer. Get ready to pull off more risky Red Hot Drivers. 

Minor scoring system changes

Score multiplier now correctly apply points. 

Tap = 1 Homerun X Current Multiplier Drag -> Release = (1 to 6)* Homeruns X Current Multiplier Drag -> Flick = (1 to 6)* Homeruns X 2 X Current Multiplier * = Based on Charge Percent on Swing Example with x4 Multiplier Power Tap = 1 X 4 = 4 Points Drag -> Release = (1 to 6)* X 4 = (4 to 24) Points Drag -> Flick = ((1 to 6)* X 2) X 4 = (8 to 48) Points

Trick signifiers

Tricks now come with audio signifiers that change the game’s world time. 

Fever Game difficulty balancing

The Fever ball’s max speed and speed incrementation has been decreased. 

The Dingbat in Rally Love has gained a boost in health. 

Bug Fixes

Visual Clean Up 

Stopped certain elements from popping in and out when going between menus. 

Added minor animations to button elements on the Game Over menu. 

Added more particle effect on collisions (cause why not?)

Added button shadows to the Power Up choices

Fixed the power icon not shrinking into the bat correctly in perfect fever. 

Audio Fixes

Remastered some sound effects that were clipping. 

Fixed sound effects not playing when they should. 

Fixed sounds overlapping/overplaying. 

Red Hot Driver hits not playing bat “cracking” sound effect. 

Copy Changes 

Changed “Fever Lost” to “Fever Round Lost”

Changed “Fever Streak Up” to “Difficulty Up”

(iOS Only) Fixed saving a screenshot causing the game to crash. 

Pitcher less likely to throw the same pitch. 

Final Note

Your feedback has been invaluable to the game’s success thus far. Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to leave reviews, share, and make videos.