Pool Nation news & patch notes

Every year, on All Hallows Eve, our cheeky cherry turns evil! As the sun sets he undergoes a spooky transformation into his alter-ego the 'Chumpkin' it sounds cute, but he's not, he shares nothing with his usual joyful self except for his sweet red skin. So on this sacred spooky day where the dead arise from their slumber the Chumpkin bounces around the streets of Manchester waiting for unsuspecting victims, so if you hear a thud at the door tonight, don't open it or you may get a visit from the ChUmPkIn... mmmwwaahahahah Here's Chumpkin....!!! http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/396674242365296828/22F8B86E7F20F87D7C64671ADE9B71EC6B417F44/ To celebrate this spooky time of year we're offing discounts on our DLC and the Pool Nation FX:

Including the unlock pack:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272090/

Cues Balls and Decals:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272080

And 80% OFF the Object bundle...

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/53245/

Pool Nation FX:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/314000/

Pool Nation FX is out and in the middle of its second update, so I thiought I'd keep you abreast of our progress so far and this ones a big one! *As loyal customers you recieve a loyalty discount for owning Pool Nation and this expires on 7th November. Thanks again for all your feedback.... http://store.steampowered.com/app/314000/ This update see's the Introduction of the first stage of the Pool Hall, a living online pool experience, bringing digital pool to life...

The Pool Hall Menu

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/397800674094438446/1063B9DF595963AEC968367AFD52A398FFF21D76/ http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543504286 The Pool Hall is much more than an online menu. This is the online hub where all online matches are displayed, joined, created and edited in one place. Live updates of the table state are displayed, so this menu itself feels alive. This is only the first stage of the pool hall experience, soon you will be able to spectate matches, join in group chat, play winner stays on and more.

A New way to create a match

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/397800674094452691/5A5FD03D74C20160EF6EF7572BC13852CC4E1954/ http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543510147 From one menu you can create and edit your matches, all while watching for new matches to join the pool hall - never miss a match again.

The new pool hall venue

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/397800674094455315/5981A382517C054951CE744B579BB2899CFD8A3B/ http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543510604 The Pool Hall implementation in its first stage is not just a new online menu experience we have also created a new online venue.

Snooker Rules Updated

Include: Spotting balls correctly Baulk colours spotted correctly Updated points accounted correctly on a foul

Table friction in Snooker and Pool

We have altered the table friction before the implementation of the slider to ensure the default speeds we are working on feel correct this has been updated for Snooker and Pool

Full Patch Notes: - Snooker players now break correctly, playing a proper snooker break. - Mute/unmute hints when using controller - Accepting invite from main menu no longer disables the controller - Hot swapping between mouse/kb enabled throughout - Resolution options filled from list of resolutions supported by the monitor - Endurance best time now retrieved when going to endurance menu - Removed hints from overhead view - Can now choose from 3 different 'watch' camera types - Disabled text chat in single player - Fixes for graphics menu not working correctly with controller - Brand new online Map. The pool hall. - Fixed an issue with drawing double info on tour win when we had endurance bonus match - Fixed horrible noise playing sometimes when a ball is entering a pocket - Increased speed of tables and started the basics for implementing a table - speed option - Update drop stop music correctly if we foul/restart endurance. - Reduced the occurrence of the random crash bug. - Fixed issue with preferences being lost if you play in offline mode - Prize fund now drawn on HUD when in Play For Cash - Respotting balls in snooker now follows official snooker rules - Player can now claim the frame when they are on black and >7 points ahead in snooker - Hitting reds on two consecutive shots now gives 7 points away instead of 4. - Endurance sound/music coming back when fouling in drop stop. - New resolutions listing. - Controller speeds on some menus. - New follow ball camera. - New game mode in pool hall to create match and easily play with aiming aid off.

Pool Nation FX is out and in the middle of its second update, so I thiought I'd keep you abreast of our progress so far and this ones a big one! *As loyal customers you recieve a loyalty discount for owning Pool Nation and this expires on 7th November. Thanks again for all your feedback.... http://store.steampowered.com/app/314000/ This update see's the Introduction of the first stage of the Pool Hall, a living online pool experience, bringing digital pool to life...

The Pool Hall Menu

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/397800674094438446/1063B9DF595963AEC968367AFD52A398FFF21D76/ http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543504286 The Pool Hall is much more than an online menu. This is the online hub where all online matches are displayed, joined, created and edited in one place. Live updates of the table state are displayed, so this menu itself feels alive. This is only the first stage of the pool hall experience, soon you will be able to spectate matches, join in group chat, play winner stays on and more.

A New way to create a match

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/397800674094452691/5A5FD03D74C20160EF6EF7572BC13852CC4E1954/ http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543510147 From one menu you can create and edit your matches, all while watching for new matches to join the pool hall - never miss a match again.

The new pool hall venue

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/397800674094455315/5981A382517C054951CE744B579BB2899CFD8A3B/ http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543510604 The Pool Hall implementation in its first stage is not just a new online menu experience we have also created a new online venue.

Snooker Rules Updated

Include: Spotting balls correctly Baulk colours spotted correctly Updated points accounted correctly on a foul

Table friction in Snooker and Pool

We have altered the table friction before the implementation of the slider to ensure the default speeds we are working on feel correct this has been updated for Snooker and Pool

Full Patch Notes: - Snooker players now break correctly, playing a proper snooker break. - Mute/unmute hints when using controller - Accepting invite from main menu no longer disables the controller - Hot swapping between mouse/kb enabled throughout - Resolution options filled from list of resolutions supported by the monitor - Endurance best time now retrieved when going to endurance menu - Removed hints from overhead view - Can now choose from 3 different 'watch' camera types - Disabled text chat in single player - Fixes for graphics menu not working correctly with controller - Brand new online Map. The pool hall. - Fixed an issue with drawing double info on tour win when we had endurance bonus match - Fixed horrible noise playing sometimes when a ball is entering a pocket - Increased speed of tables and started the basics for implementing a table - speed option - Update drop stop music correctly if we foul/restart endurance. - Reduced the occurrence of the random crash bug. - Fixed issue with preferences being lost if you play in offline mode - Prize fund now drawn on HUD when in Play For Cash - Respotting balls in snooker now follows official snooker rules - Player can now claim the frame when they are on black and >7 points ahead in snooker - Hitting reds on two consecutive shots now gives 7 points away instead of 4. - Endurance sound/music coming back when fouling in drop stop. - New resolutions listing. - Controller speeds on some menus. - New follow ball camera. - New game mode in pool hall to create match and easily play with aiming aid off.

Hey guys we're a small team as you know and sometimes its hard just to get your head above the crowds - so we decided to offer Pool Nation FREE for the weekend and we hope the game speaks for itself! So please enjoy playing with our balls, and share this great news with friends, family, co-workers... pretty much anyone willing to listen!!!! http://store.steampowered.com/app/254440/ We also reduced the price of the Bumper bundle for this weekend too: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/53245/ Thank you, again, for your continued support, your suggestions, ideas and creativity help us mold the future of Pool Nation and Pool Nation FX. A full annoucement will come soon but I can confirm those who own Pool Nation will be given the option to upgrade to Pool Nation FX at a discounted price, (it'll be a generous discount!) so grab Pool Nation now and upgrade to Pool Nation FX soon... CPx #Poolnationfreeweekend #letsplaypool

Here is the offical changelog for the Cherry Popping good Bonfire night update :)

• Box of tricks unlocked.
• Workshop integration (BETA) added. Share trickshots with other people.
• 8Ball UK rules added with Reds and Yellow balls (including leaderboards and online play)
• Walkaround camera added. (Activated/deactivated by pressing A when it is your turn)
• New 'mode' icons to indicate which view mode you are in. (walkaround, shot taking, replaying etc)
• Fix to hopefully prevent non-gaming/unsupported devices interfering with controls (steering wheels etc)
• Replay HUD visuals updated to now show replay speed in a more elegant way.
• Reply control panel can now be hidden (by clicking the left stick on controller)
• Fixed incorrect reflection maps being used on cues/tables in certain locations
• We no longer display the 'archive_' prefix when listing saved archive matches.
• Alt-Tab crash fixed
• Favouriting shots with controller now has correct button hint.
• Floating balls over pockets in Endurance are now frame rate independent.
• Online 'spectator' bug where both players think it is other other player's turn fixed.
• New foul messages for UK 8 Ball specific fouls
• Nominating with keyboard and mouse in Straight now works correctly
• Fixed issue with 'Force Forfeit' message being shown at incorrect times.
• Pre-order Stripy skin pack unlocked, only those who pre-ordered Pool Nation will be able to use these skins, and every object pack you add to your Pool Nation account there after you will get the Pre-order stripy skin for also.

New DLC Added:

• CUES BALLS AND DECALS PACK: http://store.steampowered.com/app/272080/
• UNLOCK THE ASSETS FROM THE TOUR http://store.steampowered.com/app/272090/
• INDIVIDUAL OBJECT PACKS FOR THE BOX OF TRICKS http://store.steampowered.com/app/285730/ *CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THE BUMPER OBJECT PACK BUNDLE BUY ALL OBJECTS FOR £2.79: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/53245/ *CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THE POOL NATION & BUMPER OBJECT PACK BUNDLE BUY THE FULL GAME AND ALL OBJECTS IN ONE BUNDLE: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/53560/

Thank you again for all your support and good wishes over the past year, your commitment, ideas, and bug finding helps us to support this game now and into the future - thank you! We hope you enjoy this update, CPx

Here is the offical changelog for the Cherry Popping good Bonfire night update :)

• Box of tricks unlocked.
• Workshop integration (BETA) added. Share trickshots with other people.
• 8Ball UK rules added with Reds and Yellow balls (including leaderboards and online play)
• Walkaround camera added. (Activated/deactivated by pressing A when it is your turn)
• New 'mode' icons to indicate which view mode you are in. (walkaround, shot taking, replaying etc)
• Fix to hopefully prevent non-gaming/unsupported devices interfering with controls (steering wheels etc)
• Replay HUD visuals updated to now show replay speed in a more elegant way.
• Reply control panel can now be hidden (by clicking the left stick on controller)
• Fixed incorrect reflection maps being used on cues/tables in certain locations
• We no longer display the 'archive_' prefix when listing saved archive matches.
• Alt-Tab crash fixed
• Favouriting shots with controller now has correct button hint.
• Floating balls over pockets in Endurance are now frame rate independent.
• Online 'spectator' bug where both players think it is other other player's turn fixed.
• New foul messages for UK 8 Ball specific fouls
• Nominating with keyboard and mouse in Straight now works correctly
• Fixed issue with 'Force Forfeit' message being shown at incorrect times.
• Pre-order Stripy skin pack unlocked, only those who pre-ordered Pool Nation will be able to use these skins, and every object pack you add to your Pool Nation account there after you will get the Pre-order stripy skin for also.

New DLC Added:

• CUES BALLS AND DECALS PACK: http://store.steampowered.com/app/272080/
• UNLOCK THE ASSETS FROM THE TOUR http://store.steampowered.com/app/272090/
• INDIVIDUAL OBJECT PACKS FOR THE BOX OF TRICKS http://store.steampowered.com/app/285730/ *CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THE BUMPER OBJECT PACK BUNDLE BUY ALL OBJECTS FOR £2.79: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/53245/ *CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THE POOL NATION & BUMPER OBJECT PACK BUNDLE BUY THE FULL GAME AND ALL OBJECTS IN ONE BUNDLE: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/53560/

Thank you again for all your support and good wishes over the past year, your commitment, ideas, and bug finding helps us to support this game now and into the future - thank you! We hope you enjoy this update, CPx

To confirm the update now has a confirmed launch date, (yey!) next wednesday 5th November, this is due to a number of bug fixes highlighted from our kind beta testers and a fix for the spectator bug online that has been brought to our attention via the Steam community, where you would play online and be unable to take a shot - this is fixed in this update (or so it seems) but this did cause a few other issues that need vigorous testing. We would not like to send it live tomorrow before the weekend, when the office is unmanned, we want to be on hand to support the update, should anything need our attention, so I hope you will all join us for a game on Wednesday :) Those who want to get help beta test over the weekend please do get in touch the more the merrier - we really appreciate all your help. Thanks again and Happy Halloween Cpx

To confirm the update now has a confirmed launch date, (yey!) next wednesday 5th November, this is due to a number of bug fixes highlighted from our kind beta testers and a fix for the spectator bug online that has been brought to our attention via the Steam community, where you would play online and be unable to take a shot - this is fixed in this update (or so it seems) but this did cause a few other issues that need vigorous testing. We would not like to send it live tomorrow before the weekend, when the office is unmanned, we want to be on hand to support the update, should anything need our attention, so I hope you will all join us for a game on Wednesday :) Those who want to get help beta test over the weekend please do get in touch the more the merrier - we really appreciate all your help. Thanks again and Happy Halloween Cpx

You have probably heard rumours that we are planning an update (yey!!!!) I just wanted to post an official announcement that we are, it's true, and this update will include, but not limited to, the following:

• The Box of Tricks - unlocked - our sandbox mode developed for the creation of trickshots, this is a workshop enabled feature and provides another element to the game of billiards. Add objects to the table, move your balls around and shoot them in the air! Do what you wish with our balls, in this mode, the more creative the better!
• Reds and Yellows with UK rules - enough said! :)
• Free Cam - so you can walk around the table
• New mode icons to show which camera mode you are in to help with new free cam
• You can now enter overhead when in free cam
• New replay display that shows you your playback speed in a nicer way.
• You can now hide the replay panel in replay mode.
• Fix for incorrect reflection maps being used on cues/tables in certain locations.
• Saved archive matches now omit the prepended 'archive_' from the file name when displayed.
• Further fix to prevent non-gaming devices interfering with controls.

*this is just a breif list, a full changelog will be included with the update. The update is going through the final stages of testing now, and all going well will be released next week!!! Enjoy :) CPx

You have probably heard rumours that we are planning an update (yey!!!!) I just wanted to post an official announcement that we are, it's true, and this update will include, but not limited to, the following:

• The Box of Tricks - unlocked - our sandbox mode developed for the creation of trickshots, this is a workshop enabled feature and provides another element to the game of billiards. Add objects to the table, move your balls around and shoot them in the air! Do what you wish with our balls, in this mode, the more creative the better!
• Reds and Yellows with UK rules - enough said! :)
• Free Cam - so you can walk around the table
• New mode icons to show which camera mode you are in to help with new free cam
• You can now enter overhead when in free cam
• New replay display that shows you your playback speed in a nicer way.
• You can now hide the replay panel in replay mode.
• Fix for incorrect reflection maps being used on cues/tables in certain locations.
• Saved archive matches now omit the prepended 'archive_' from the file name when displayed.
• Further fix to prevent non-gaming devices interfering with controls.

*this is just a breif list, a full changelog will be included with the update. The update is going through the final stages of testing now, and all going well will be released next week!!! Enjoy :) CPx

Hoorray Pool Ninjas our Trading cards have arrived! Within our pool-tastic bounty you will find:

• 10 Trading Cards
• 5 Emoticons
• 5 Backgrounds
• 6 Pool-licious badges

You'll find a sneak preview here Trading cards have arrived ...and the best bit, you can start collecting now! :-)

Hoorray Pool Ninjas our Trading cards have arrived! Within our pool-tastic bounty you will find:

• 10 Trading Cards
• 5 Emoticons
• 5 Backgrounds
• 6 Pool-licious badges

You'll find a sneak preview here Trading cards have arrived ...and the best bit, you can start collecting now! :-)

To celebrate the sheer amount of fantastic ideas generated by the commuity taking part in our closed BETA programme for the Box of Tricks we thought we'd give Steam Gamers 70% off!!! The Box of Tricks as you know is a free update for all and the BETA programme its a great opportunity to mold how it develops, to show your interest comment in our community hub and I'll be in contact! Happy Trickshot creating guys!!!! ...and do get involved, we love to hear your object ideas and many more... Thanks again for your support! CPx

To celebrate the sheer amount of fantastic ideas generated by the commuity taking part in our closed BETA programme for the Box of Tricks we thought we'd give Steam Gamers 70% off!!! The Box of Tricks as you know is a free update for all and the BETA programme its a great opportunity to mold how it develops, to show your interest comment in our community hub and I'll be in contact! Happy Trickshot creating guys!!!! ...and do get involved, we love to hear your object ideas and many more... Thanks again for your support! CPx

As you know we like to keep you updated on any major fixes.. The last build update introduced a fairly serious bug where you could start an online game before the other person selected 'Ready'. This strangely caused bad things to happen - and we don't want that do we? :) You'll be pleased to know this has now been fixed in the new build.

As you know we like to keep you updated on any major fixes.. The last build update introduced a fairly serious bug where you could start an online game before the other person selected 'Ready'. This strangely caused bad things to happen - and we don't want that do we? :) You'll be pleased to know this has now been fixed in the new build.

Fix for 'RETRY' button crash Added quick match button to ONLINE. (will search for and join the first match it finds. If no matches found, it will create a lobby) Fixed 'undefined' being shown as aiming aid setting in a lobby Fixed Not being able to change your aiming aid in the lobby. There is a new 'show launcher' option (on the launcher and in the Help & Options -> Settings menu) that allows you to turn the launcher dialog box off.

Fix for 'RETRY' button crash Added quick match button to ONLINE. (will search for and join the first match it finds. If no matches found, it will create a lobby) Fixed 'undefined' being shown as aiming aid setting in a lobby Fixed Not being able to change your aiming aid in the lobby. There is a new 'show launcher' option (on the launcher and in the Help & Options -> Settings menu) that allows you to turn the launcher dialog box off.

Fix to slow-mo freezing the game Fix for controller triggers not working in replays Updated control hints for flashbacks Fixed control hints sliders disappearing in replays when opened/closed. Attempting to retry a match in the tour will now show a warning message that you will lose your progress. (interim fix) Character select screen now explains how to play a human vs human game. Attempted fix for menu control issues if a Steering Wheel is plugged in while playing. Fix for being able to do a replay when no shots have been taken.

Fix to slow-mo freezing the game Fix for controller triggers not working in replays Updated control hints for flashbacks Fixed control hints sliders disappearing in replays when opened/closed. Attempting to retry a match in the tour will now show a warning message that you will lose your progress. (interim fix) Character select screen now explains how to play a human vs human game. Attempted fix for menu control issues if a Steering Wheel is plugged in while playing. Fix for being able to do a replay when no shots have been taken.

Controls remapping screen redesigned. Remapped controls are now saved and loaded. Archive screen redesigned Archived matches can now be deleted. Replays now start playing automatically instead of starting paused. Replay controls are much more responsive

Controls remapping screen redesigned. Remapped controls are now saved and loaded. Archive screen redesigned Archived matches can now be deleted. Replays now start playing automatically instead of starting paused. Replay controls are much more responsive

Full Changelog: - Cue ball position is now randomised slightly to prevent the same break happening all the time. - Fix to online playing issues. - Cues selected in 'player settings' of the lobby now actually work in the match. - And just for a bit of fun we now have a Golden cue now available for the people that have won one of the NoAimz tournaments organised and ran by the community, which can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/aaopns *Note we are looking into adding this as an unlockable feature in online, unlockable from in game also, this update will take longer, if you can't wait join the no aimz crew - it's fun too! ;) Happy Holidays, Cherry Pop Team

Full Changelog: - Cue ball position is now randomised slightly to prevent the same break happening all the time. - Fix to online playing issues. - Cues selected in 'player settings' of the lobby now actually work in the match. - And just for a bit of fun we now have a Golden cue now available for the people that have won one of the NoAimz tournaments organised and ran by the community, which can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/aaopns *Note we are looking into adding this as an unlockable feature in online, unlockable from in game also, this update will take longer, if you can't wait join the no aimz crew - it's fun too! ;) Happy Holidays, Cherry Pop Team

Pop Your Pool Party Cherry with Pool Nation on Steam To celebrate some of the new features being added this week we have decided to host a Pool Party on Steam, the whole team will be online this Thursday 21st November @ 5pm (UK time) As you may know Pool Nation is the Community's Pool Game, you decide what comes next, and our priorities this last couple of weeks have been, text chat in game to friend or foe, freeplay while waiting in an online lobby to brush up on your game, and one central lobby of search results to make searching easier! These suggestions along with others previously implemented and many more in the pipeline, came direct from the Steam Community! In true Cherry Pop Style we thought how best to get the word out there - to throw a party!!!!!! Now unfortunately we can't stock your fridges with your favorite tipple, nor can we provide the snacks, but we can be online from 5pm Thursday to play some pool, heckle your gameplay and just have a bit of a laugh via online chat! So hopefully we'll see you there... Swimwear Dress code optional ;)

Pop Your Pool Party Cherry with Pool Nation on Steam To celebrate some of the new features being added this week we have decided to host a Pool Party on Steam, the whole team will be online this Thursday 21st November @ 5pm (UK time) As you may know Pool Nation is the Community's Pool Game, you decide what comes next, and our priorities this last couple of weeks have been, text chat in game to friend or foe, freeplay while waiting in an online lobby to brush up on your game, and one central lobby of search results to make searching easier! These suggestions along with others previously implemented and many more in the pipeline, came direct from the Steam Community! In true Cherry Pop Style we thought how best to get the word out there - to throw a party!!!!!! Now unfortunately we can't stock your fridges with your favorite tipple, nor can we provide the snacks, but we can be online from 5pm Thursday to play some pool, heckle your gameplay and just have a bit of a laugh via online chat! So hopefully we'll see you there... Swimwear Dress code optional ;)

Nov 20th, V1.09

You can now enter free play while waiting in the lobby. Added ability to chat with your opponent in game and in the lobby by pressing 'T'. New 'Universal search' for online matches. Search now shows you all available matches (ranked, player, tournament) on same search results screen. Redesign of the online menu system flow to match the new universal search. Lots of work done to the online system in general to reduce number of missing lobbies, joining failures, hanging lobbies etc. Fixed bug where if you played an online game with private slots (even as client), any game you subsequently set up would have a private slot set up automatically, which meant nobody could find your lobby. You can now create a match from the search results screen. Fixed bug with your lobby being left hanging around if you accepted an invite while in a lobby

Nov 06, V1.07

Endurance music doesn't cut out Endurance stats can be cycled with mouse Accepting an invite from a lobby no longer leaves that lobby hanging Overall score on leaderboard was incorrect Anomalous scores on leaderboards should slowly start to dissapear

Nov 05, V1.06

Added new 'Champion' aiming aid setting, and restored original 'Pro' aiming aid. Removed Halloween splash screen (balls and decals are still available to use) Online menus re-designed slightly to give more information and better functionality. Fixed issue with online search results not clearing out old entries when you select 'search again'.

Oct 28, V1.05

Archive matches that were archived from being the client in an online game are now controllable when you load them. Translation updates Fixed leaderboard arrows becoming stuck when clicking them with mouse. Stabalised the camera when in leaderboard. Fixed arrows on post match stats screen not being clickable. Fix for the 'archive' button not working when you finished an online game.

Oct 25, V1.04

New control switching ability for mouse input. Change to pro aiming aid, only shows cue ball trajectory (community request) Added Halloween splash screen, balls and decals. Fix for phantom, unjoinable lobbies. Lobby screen now ignores mouse when you're using the controller. Launcher now shows correct number of render devices.

Oct 24, V1.03

Ball in hand controlled with mouse. Unlocks (cues, decals, players etc) awarded correctly (and retrospectively) Windowed mode preference on launcher is now saved. Achievements that players haven't received (but should have) are now awarded retrospectively.

Oct 22, V1.02

Fixed missing music and fmvs, fix for missing unlocks Free play now uses player's tour aiming aid setting. Fix for bug where both online players would enter 'spectator mode' at the start of a new frame in a multi frame match. Improved compatibility with some notebooks.

Oct 21, V1.01

Release Patch 1 (Single data file patch). Reduces install size by 75% Some translation fixes. Fix aiming aid setting not changing in online matches. Slow mo camera is now more frequent. You no longer have to wait for opponent to unpause in an online match to continue your shots. Fixes to missing achivements. Camera no longer responds to mouse input when game doesn't have focus. 3rd and 4th tours can now be unlocked by people who had a save file from the BETA. Higher res art assets. 'Reverse' and 'forward' control hints now show mouse icons instead of controller buttons. Start screen now automatically advances. No need to wait for key press. You can now back out of the 'How to Play' menu with Mouse/KB. Missing main menu when returning from tour game now fixed. Fix for certain NVidia cards showing black screen with AA enabled. Added borderless window mode. Reduced Bloom levels

Oct 18, V1.0

Release Build

Nov 20th, V1.09

You can now enter free play while waiting in the lobby. Added ability to chat with your opponent in game and in the lobby by pressing 'T'. New 'Universal search' for online matches. Search now shows you all available matches (ranked, player, tournament) on same search results screen. Redesign of the online menu system flow to match the new universal search. Lots of work done to the online system in general to reduce number of missing lobbies, joining failures, hanging lobbies etc. Fixed bug where if you played an online game with private slots (even as client), any game you subsequently set up would have a private slot set up automatically, which meant nobody could find your lobby. You can now create a match from the search results screen. Fixed bug with your lobby being left hanging around if you accepted an invite while in a lobby

Nov 06, V1.07

Endurance music doesn't cut out Endurance stats can be cycled with mouse Accepting an invite from a lobby no longer leaves that lobby hanging Overall score on leaderboard was incorrect Anomalous scores on leaderboards should slowly start to dissapear

Nov 05, V1.06

Added new 'Champion' aiming aid setting, and restored original 'Pro' aiming aid. Removed Halloween splash screen (balls and decals are still available to use) Online menus re-designed slightly to give more information and better functionality. Fixed issue with online search results not clearing out old entries when you select 'search again'.

Oct 28, V1.05

Archive matches that were archived from being the client in an online game are now controllable when you load them. Translation updates Fixed leaderboard arrows becoming stuck when clicking them with mouse. Stabalised the camera when in leaderboard. Fixed arrows on post match stats screen not being clickable. Fix for the 'archive' button not working when you finished an online game.

Oct 25, V1.04

New control switching ability for mouse input. Change to pro aiming aid, only shows cue ball trajectory (community request) Added Halloween splash screen, balls and decals. Fix for phantom, unjoinable lobbies. Lobby screen now ignores mouse when you're using the controller. Launcher now shows correct number of render devices.

Oct 24, V1.03

Ball in hand controlled with mouse. Unlocks (cues, decals, players etc) awarded correctly (and retrospectively) Windowed mode preference on launcher is now saved. Achievements that players haven't received (but should have) are now awarded retrospectively.

Oct 22, V1.02

Fixed missing music and fmvs, fix for missing unlocks Free play now uses player's tour aiming aid setting. Fix for bug where both online players would enter 'spectator mode' at the start of a new frame in a multi frame match. Improved compatibility with some notebooks.

Oct 21, V1.01

Release Patch 1 (Single data file patch). Reduces install size by 75% Some translation fixes. Fix aiming aid setting not changing in online matches. Slow mo camera is now more frequent. You no longer have to wait for opponent to unpause in an online match to continue your shots. Fixes to missing achivements. Camera no longer responds to mouse input when game doesn't have focus. 3rd and 4th tours can now be unlocked by people who had a save file from the BETA. Higher res art assets. 'Reverse' and 'forward' control hints now show mouse icons instead of controller buttons. Start screen now automatically advances. No need to wait for key press. You can now back out of the 'How to Play' menu with Mouse/KB. Missing main menu when returning from tour game now fixed. Fix for certain NVidia cards showing black screen with AA enabled. Added borderless window mode. Reduced Bloom levels

Oct 18, V1.0

Release Build

Play Pool this Halloween :-) We at Cherry Pop couldn’t let it go unnoticed – So for all you fellow Halloween lovers out there we have let Pool Nation get Spooky!!! This week Pool Nation received a free Halloween makeover, with new Halloween front screens (including a possessed Cherry and a Pool Hustler turned Vampire), we have also given you new decals and ball set :) So Halloween revelers let loose on our spooky balls… HAPPY HALLOWEEN from the Cherry Pop Team