Pure Pool news & patch notes

Hey everyone! Join us NOW on Twitch for the Pure Pool Challenge. Mike and Michelle are going head to head to see who has the balls (sorry) to be crowned champion! WATCH THE STREAM NOW Jump into the chat to heckle us and to be in for a chance of winning Pure Pool Snooker DLC! Hope to see some of you in the chat!

Hey everyone! Join us NOW on Twitch for the Pure Pool Challenge. Mike and Michelle are going head to head to see who has the balls (sorry) to be crowned champion! WATCH THE STREAM NOW Jump into the chat to heckle us and to be in for a chance of winning Pure Pool Snooker DLC! Hope to see some of you in the chat!

Hey everyone, We're live NOW on Twitch with a Pure Pool play-off! Join us as Mike and Michelle play against each other to become the office pool Champion. WATCH THE STREAM Jump into the chat to bet on who will win, and enter the chat raffle for a chance to win Steam keys!

Hey everyone, We're live NOW on Twitch with a Pure Pool play-off! Join us as Mike and Michelle play against each other to become the office pool Champion. WATCH THE STREAM Jump into the chat to bet on who will win, and enter the chat raffle for a chance to win Steam keys!

Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Friday 15th July) we are taking part in the One Special Day charity drive to raise money for the gamers charity Special Effect . We will be donating the profits from every single game that we sell tomorrow to Special Effect to support the amazing work they do to make games accessible to everyone. This includes all our games on Steam and also our console and mobile games. If you would like to support Special Effect, this is a really easy way to do so whilst bagging a new game at the same time. We are also hosting a 6 hour One Special Day Twitch stream tomorrow, from 11am - 5pm (UK time). Hollie, Mike and Michelle will be playing through the Ripstone catalogue throughout the day, with code giveaways, competitions, developer chats and much more. We would love to see some of you in the chat on Friday to show your support for Special Effect! One Special Day Twitch Stream

Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Friday 15th July) we are taking part in the One Special Day charity drive to raise money for the gamers charity Special Effect . We will be donating the profits from every single game that we sell tomorrow to Special Effect to support the amazing work they do to make games accessible to everyone. This includes all our games on Steam and also our console and mobile games. If you would like to support Special Effect, this is a really easy way to do so whilst bagging a new game at the same time. We are also hosting a 6 hour One Special Day Twitch stream tomorrow, from 11am - 5pm (UK time). Hollie, Mike and Michelle will be playing through the Ripstone catalogue throughout the day, with code giveaways, competitions, developer chats and much more. We would love to see some of you in the chat on Friday to show your support for Special Effect! One Special Day Twitch Stream

Hi everyone, Thanks for all your feedback over the past few months, the dev team at VooFoo have been following it closely & appreciate your help. They’ve been busy working on an update that makes a number of bug fixes and other enhancements that should improve the overall game experience. See what's included below... - Added US 9-Ball and Blackball to Free Play - Game Types - US 8-Ball rule adjustments - Fix for snooker ‘Free-Ball’ rule - Fix for ‘Pot 5 balls in the corner pockets consecutively’ accolade - Added new player stats. Games played, % wins and current win streak now recorded - Fix for snooker career UI logic inconsistency - Royal Rumble time penalty added for hitting an object ball off the table - Checkpoint time penalty added for potting the cue ball - Fix for Speed Pot for when an object ball is knocked off the table - Localization fixes - Faster initial load time - New spotted pool cue ball in Options - Fix for rare occurrence of snooker balls disappearing - Increased the visibility of aim lines - 147 break achievement fix (Snooker) - Improved the player experience when playing with a mouse - Steps taken to reduce players ability to cheat, or manipulate the game - Improvements made to connectivity Thanks again for all your feedback and support.

Hi everyone, Thanks for all your feedback over the past few months, the dev team at VooFoo have been following it closely & appreciate your help. They’ve been busy working on an update that makes a number of bug fixes and other enhancements that should improve the overall game experience. See what's included below... - Added US 9-Ball and Blackball to Free Play - Game Types - US 8-Ball rule adjustments - Fix for snooker ‘Free-Ball’ rule - Fix for ‘Pot 5 balls in the corner pockets consecutively’ accolade - Added new player stats. Games played, % wins and current win streak now recorded - Fix for snooker career UI logic inconsistency - Royal Rumble time penalty added for hitting an object ball off the table - Checkpoint time penalty added for potting the cue ball - Fix for Speed Pot for when an object ball is knocked off the table - Localization fixes - Faster initial load time - New spotted pool cue ball in Options - Fix for rare occurrence of snooker balls disappearing - Increased the visibility of aim lines - 147 break achievement fix (Snooker) - Improved the player experience when playing with a mouse - Steps taken to reduce players ability to cheat, or manipulate the game - Improvements made to connectivity Thanks again for all your feedback and support.

Hi everyone, In case you missed it, the development team at VooFoo have pinned a post in the Discussions thread about Pure Pool: http://steamcommunity.com/app/300610/discussions/0/485623406939180442/ Check it out!

Hi everyone, In case you missed it, the development team at VooFoo have pinned a post in the Discussions thread about Pure Pool: http://steamcommunity.com/app/300610/discussions/0/485623406939180442/ Check it out!

As the title says - the snooker add-on for Pure Pool is available now. The pack features a full career mode for all difficulty levels; Amateur, Pro and Master, two new snooker challenge modes and add-on specific trophies, achievements and snooker accolades. It is priced at $4.99 / €3.99 / £2.99 on Steam You can check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IBFEyJfG9E

As the title says - the snooker add-on for Pure Pool is available now. The pack features a full career mode for all difficulty levels; Amateur, Pro and Master, two new snooker challenge modes and add-on specific trophies, achievements and snooker accolades. It is priced at $4.99 / €3.99 / £2.99 on Steam You can check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IBFEyJfG9E

The eagerly awaited snooker add-on will be hitting the Steam store on 23rd October 2015. The pack will feature a full career mode for all difficulty levels; Amateur, Pro and Master, two new snooker challenge modes and DLC specific trophies, achievements and snooker accolades. It will be priced at $4.99 / €3.99 / £2.99 on Steam Watch the Pure Pool Snooker trailer now: https://youtu.be/6IBFEyJfG9E

The eagerly awaited snooker add-on will be hitting the Steam store on 23rd October 2015. The pack will feature a full career mode for all difficulty levels; Amateur, Pro and Master, two new snooker challenge modes and DLC specific trophies, achievements and snooker accolades. It will be priced at $4.99 / €3.99 / £2.99 on Steam Watch the Pure Pool Snooker trailer now: https://youtu.be/6IBFEyJfG9E

The update for Pure Pool has been released. Below is a list of issues that have been fixed and also some changes have been made to the game. - Purple baize added - Added ‘Any, Amateur, Pro and Master’ Skill Level option to Quick Match. If a user selects 'Pro' and another user selects 'Any', the game will attempt to match the users up. - Added 'Any, Amateur, Pro and Master' Skill Level option when a user challenges another user via the Players Menu - Fixed online syncing issues. - Fixed accolades not being displayed. - Added alert notification for invitations and League Match ready-ups. - The ‘Away from table’ message no longer incorrectly displayed - Player levels and stats should now be displayed correctly. - The Shot Cinematics option fixed in Russian language. - Fixed cue stick drift. - Profile images are now displayed correctly. - Users who own Pure Pool on the NVIDIA K1 Shield can play against Steam PC users. We would like to thank you for your patience and your help sending in your issues. If you encounter any issues, we would like you to also contact us at [email protected] Kind regards, Ripstone & VooFoo Studios

The update for Pure Pool has been released. Below is a list of issues that have been fixed and also some changes have been made to the game. - Purple baize added - Added ‘Any, Amateur, Pro and Master’ Skill Level option to Quick Match. If a user selects 'Pro' and another user selects 'Any', the game will attempt to match the users up. - Added 'Any, Amateur, Pro and Master' Skill Level option when a user challenges another user via the Players Menu - Fixed online syncing issues. - Fixed accolades not being displayed. - Added alert notification for invitations and League Match ready-ups. - The ‘Away from table’ message no longer incorrectly displayed - Player levels and stats should now be displayed correctly. - The Shot Cinematics option fixed in Russian language. - Fixed cue stick drift. - Profile images are now displayed correctly. - Users who own Pure Pool on the NVIDIA K1 Shield can play against Steam PC users. We would like to thank you for your patience and your help sending in your issues. If you encounter any issues, we would like you to also contact us at [email protected] Kind regards, Ripstone & VooFoo Studios

The latest Pure Pool update is available to download now and includes the following improvements: - New launcher – controller compatible and fixes resolution issue; the game now launches in 1920 x 1080. - In-game freezing during online matches fixed. - Option to mute voice volume. This can be accessed from the options menu. - Top Menu interface updated. - "Quick Game" option fixed when playing with keyboard & mouse. Many thanks to all those who’ve taken the time to report the issues they’ve been experiencing. This has been extremely helpful for us in troubleshooting, diagnosing and even solving issues. The development team are still working on fixes for some other problems that have been outlined here and will be checking the forums daily for your comments. Your feedback is extremely important to us and we will continue to take it on board. We’ve also recently added the Pure Pool official soundtrack, and the soundtrack bundle – which includes both the game and the official soundtrack. Thanks, Ami

The latest Pure Pool update is available to download now and includes the following improvements: - New launcher – controller compatible and fixes resolution issue; the game now launches in 1920 x 1080. - In-game freezing during online matches fixed. - Option to mute voice volume. This can be accessed from the options menu. - Top Menu interface updated. - "Quick Game" option fixed when playing with keyboard & mouse. Many thanks to all those who’ve taken the time to report the issues they’ve been experiencing. This has been extremely helpful for us in troubleshooting, diagnosing and even solving issues. The development team are still working on fixes for some other problems that have been outlined here and will be checking the forums daily for your comments. Your feedback is extremely important to us and we will continue to take it on board. We’ve also recently added the Pure Pool official soundtrack, and the soundtrack bundle – which includes both the game and the official soundtrack. Thanks, Ami

VooFoo Studios have developed an initial update for Pure Pool which is available to download now. The update not only includes various improvements based on your feedback, it also delivers fresh content. You can even look forward to the addition of the brand new game mode; UK 8-Ball. The full PC improvements include: • New game mode – UK Black-Ball (UK 8-Ball) added to the roster. • New ‘Master’ difficulty with aim aids turned off. • 9-Ball free table - If the player has 9-Ball as their default game type the 9-Ball rack will be set up in free-play mode rather than the current forced 8-Ball. • General AI improvements including: - Improved ball in hand placement - Ability to get out of snookers reduced - Amateur difficulty slightly toned down - Removed long AI wait times when ball near to a cushion • Opponent player card accessible mid-game - Allows the player to see their opponent’s player card at any time during a match. • Opponent able to view player’s table cam - Allows the player to see through the camera of the opponent when walking around the table. • Player online feed only for friends - Removed player online notifications. Only displays friends who come online. • Diamonds on the table rails to help players when shooting doubles. • Yellow aim line made more distinct to reduce confusion between the two lines. • Potting the black from the break now re-racks the balls. • Player is now asked if they want to play against a DNA opponent or wants to continue searching for another online player. • DNA now displayed next to the user name to clearly mark it out as an AI player. • Server optimization. • Opponents cue movement made visible in real time in online matches. • Bug fix for players games not timing out and the game being awarded to the absent player. • Bug fix to stop the players changing their difficulty mid-challenge and posting their score/time on the incorrect leaderboard. • Fix for not being able to select language type. • Fix for inverted controls when ball-in-hand. • Fix for sound only coming out of headphones. Mark Williams, Technical Director from VooFoo Studios says "We'd like to take this opportunity to thank fans for their patience and concise feedback which has aided us in the development of the update. We urge fans to continue to feed back to us on their experiences with the game and hope that they enjoy the improvements and fresh content on offer in the update". If you have any additional feedback for us on Pure Pool please don't hesitate to get in touch, whether that's here on the Steam Forums, via social media or email. Many thanks once again for all your feedback so far.

VooFoo Studios have developed an initial update for Pure Pool which is available to download now. The update not only includes various improvements based on your feedback, it also delivers fresh content. You can even look forward to the addition of the brand new game mode; UK 8-Ball. The full PC improvements include: • New game mode – UK Black-Ball (UK 8-Ball) added to the roster. • New ‘Master’ difficulty with aim aids turned off. • 9-Ball free table - If the player has 9-Ball as their default game type the 9-Ball rack will be set up in free-play mode rather than the current forced 8-Ball. • General AI improvements including: - Improved ball in hand placement - Ability to get out of snookers reduced - Amateur difficulty slightly toned down - Removed long AI wait times when ball near to a cushion • Opponent player card accessible mid-game - Allows the player to see their opponent’s player card at any time during a match. • Opponent able to view player’s table cam - Allows the player to see through the camera of the opponent when walking around the table. • Player online feed only for friends - Removed player online notifications. Only displays friends who come online. • Diamonds on the table rails to help players when shooting doubles. • Yellow aim line made more distinct to reduce confusion between the two lines. • Potting the black from the break now re-racks the balls. • Player is now asked if they want to play against a DNA opponent or wants to continue searching for another online player. • DNA now displayed next to the user name to clearly mark it out as an AI player. • Server optimization. • Opponents cue movement made visible in real time in online matches. • Bug fix for players games not timing out and the game being awarded to the absent player. • Bug fix to stop the players changing their difficulty mid-challenge and posting their score/time on the incorrect leaderboard. • Fix for not being able to select language type. • Fix for inverted controls when ball-in-hand. • Fix for sound only coming out of headphones. Mark Williams, Technical Director from VooFoo Studios says "We'd like to take this opportunity to thank fans for their patience and concise feedback which has aided us in the development of the update. We urge fans to continue to feed back to us on their experiences with the game and hope that they enjoy the improvements and fresh content on offer in the update". If you have any additional feedback for us on Pure Pool please don't hesitate to get in touch, whether that's here on the Steam Forums, via social media or email. Many thanks once again for all your feedback so far.