StoneHold Beta - Release Notes

StoneHold Beta 2 : Release Notes

Release Date: November 28, 2022 Build #: 5144

What’s In:

Tutorial:

• Warden Customization tutorial goes over the basics of Warden and Loadout customization.

• Match tutorial provides basic instructions of how to play the game.

Main Menu:

Play:

PvP mode:

• 5v5 non-ranked:

• Join a random team and battle against others online.

• PvE modes:

• Team up with 4 bots and battle against the AI.

• Team CO-OP:

• Join a random team and battle against the AI.

Wardens:

• 8 unique Wardens to choose from.

• Each Warden has 3 different preset loadouts to pick from.

• Each loadout has 3 Improvements (’team passives’).

• Team passives create different scenarios in game by modifying game elements.

• Every game can have different team passives for both teams, making each game feel different.

• Team passives are polled in game at level breakpoints (3,6,9).

• All team passives are put into a pool when the match starts, prompting players to vote for one out of the pool when hitting a level breakpoint.

• Each Loadout is customizable, allowing players to pick which abilities and team passives they want to use.

• Mix and match abilities to create synergies with yourself and your teammates.

• Each character can have multiple unique identities based on which abilities are selected.

Stash:

Here you can see a list of:

• Wardens.

• Skills.

• Equipment.

• Warden Skins (coming soon).

• Weapon Skins (coming soon).

General Gameplay:

• Classic MOBA experience in 3rd person.

• 3 lane map layout:

• Each lane will have waves of 5 minions.

• Each lane has 3 towers.

• Inner towers cannot be destroyed until the outer turret has been destroyed.

• Core in enemy base cannot be destroyed until all towers in at least one lane have been destroyed.

• Jungle area between lanes:

• 8 total camps:

• 2 in each quadrant:

• Jungle camps drop a buff orb when defeated.

• Buff orb will apply either an individual buff, or a team buff.

• Instead of individual levels, StoneHold uses team levels.

• Gaining XP goes towards your team level.

• Team level maxes out at level 10.

• Gain stat improvements and access to team passives as your team level increases.

Known Issues:

Visual Issues:

Player menu:

• Player is able to navigate menu tabs while searching for a match.

Wardens:

• Some equipment is showing incorrect stats.

• Warden highlight may be on incorrect Warden until the player leaves and returns to the main menu.

Stash menu:

Wardens tab:

Currently not displaying any wardens.

Leveling Deck tab:

Currently not displaying any team passives.

Warden Skins:

• Cannot be selected.

• Weapon Skins:

• Cannot be selected.

• Some account level-up rewards may be incorrect/placeholder.

• Warden Customization tutorial may highlight incorrect elements.

• Grass textures flicker in the main menu and in game.

• Timer in the lobby will say ‘0’ until a loadout is confirmed

• Healing Touch team passive description contains a typo.

• Monk’s back texture stretches when his model twists for attacks and abilities.

• Disconnecting from the match may display multiple of the same character on the Tab scoreboard.

• Sorceress’s “Relieving Orb” will sometimes not display its VFX.

• Camera zooms out/away from Warden in Loadout select.

• End game score is incorrectly calculated.

• Minimap display is not fully accurate.

• Static Shock VFX may show it is chaining to a target much further away.

• Build number may be cut off in the settings menu depending on aspect ratio.

• Game version number is incorrect on the esc menu and login menu.

Gameplay Issues:

• Stats from equipment are not applied in game

• Power of Protection team passive is not functioning as intended.

  • The buff is not disappearing properly when out of combat.

• Healing touch team passive can be triggered from your own attacks.

• The minimap may incorrectly reveal enemies.

• Leaving and Reconnecting to a match may cause issues with team passives and their functionality.

• The bots in the PvE modes are not the smartest and they may put themselves into dangerous situations.

• Cleric’s Interruption of Mind ability isn’t consistently hitting its target.

  • The ability preview does not match the hitbox of the ability.

• Abilities may not be aimed correctly if the player changes facing direction before a cast.

• Lifeline team passive is not functioning as intended.

  • The shield is only visual.

• Neutral monsters do not have a CC’d animation.

• Games may still be found while the queue is canceling during the matchmaking process.

• Cleric’s “Judgement Ball” ability projectile is spawned behind her when cast.

• Ranger’s “Trap” ability does not disappear after 30 seconds.

• Wizard’s “Thunder Storm” ability does not always travel the full distance.

• Minions may get stuck in specific areas when trying to attack their target.

• The escape/pause menu in game will sometimes not work.

  • This requires a client restart.

• Block animation may be displayed after a short delay.

• Push Back Arrow travels farther than preview displays.

• Arrow Storm ability preview is incorrect.

• Paladin’s “Battlecry” does not affect enemies behind the Paladin.

• Paladin’s “Stonewall” ability can lift characters up.

  • Players may go to unintended areas because of this.

• Spam blocking on melee Wardens can lock characters into blocking.

  • Can be fixed by doing any other action.

• Barbarian’s “Dive Smash” ability will sometimes not hit enemy Wardens.

• Change of Heart team passive on jungle minions isn’t fully functional.

• Barbarian’s “Tornado” SFX may not stop if the ability is interrupted.

• End game score is not calculated correctly for all players.

• Paladin’s “Thunder Shield” ability is not blocking some ranged abilities.

  • Ranger’s “Fire Arrow”

  • Wizard’s “Wind Spear”

• Game timer is paused when manually resizing a windowed client.

  • Timer will remain behind the server time.

• No warden model is present during loadout select if the player is auto assigned a warden.

• If you started an ability or had it queued up, being CC'd will not prevent you from finishing the ability and then moving/attacking.

• Team Passive prompt can trigger on the Victory/Defeat screens.

• Characters may get stuck in the ‘pulled’ animation if they are trapped behind an obstacle during Paladin’s “Area Pull” ability.

• Changing resolution is not fully functional.

  • Changing resolution while in ‘Windowed Fullscreen’ mode does nothing.

  • Changing resolution while in ‘Fullscreen’ mode may turn the client to windowed mode.

  • Changing the resolution while in ‘Windowed’ to 1920x1080 will update the window without needing to hit ‘Save’.

  • Windowed resolutions are not matching monitor resolutions properly.

• Players may rarely encounter a desync.

  • Server will catch itself up if this occurs.

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