RUGBY 18 news & patch notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30762059/6540381402f65be147be9baac98ca7a95485ed98.jpg For the last 2 years, we've been hard at work on Rugby 20. We learned a lot from the mistakes we made with Rugby 18, and have spent this time rebuilding the game from the ground up, with a focus on controlling the flow of the play, and giving players the ability to make all sorts of tweaks in the heat of the match. There's currently 10% off until the 30th January, with an extra 10% off if you owned Rugby 18. https://store.steampowered.com/app/846730/RUGBY_20/? If you want to know more about Rugby 20, then check out some of our videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biFdYXYhkfU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=day9A8C8rMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0A1CrewLQk *the 20% offer for Rugby 20 requires purchasing the game on Steam prior to the 30th January, and having Rugby 18 in your Steam library.

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30762059/5a247d940c22b89ce6e8d176bd72f40410c7f4c5.png We are happy to announce that our new patch is now available! Huge thanks to all of you for helping us to improve the game, we hope you'll enjoy this update and we look forward to hearing what you think about it! Please find the full patch notes below: CONTENT

• 3 unofficial national teams added: Argentina, Ireland, Japan
• 3 international tournaments added in League mode: Northern Tournament, Southern Tournament, World Tournament
• Side camera added

GAMEPLAY Open Play Improvements:

• Reworked Sprinting system: players now sprint, accelerate and decelerate at different speeds depending on their individual stats and position
• Reworked Stamina system: players can now run for much longer before exhaustion
• Improved overall AI positioning
• Tackles now succeed more often in Amateur difficulty
• Fending off opponents is now easier
• Improved the way players pick up the ball, making it more fluid while running
• Kicking the ball is now quicker after catching or picking up the ball
• Drop goals can now be done faster
• Numbers 10 and 15 now take better positions to prepare drop goals
• Opponent team now performs 22-metre drop-outs when in their goal area
• Calling Mark is now bound to the Y button
• Fouls are now correctly interpreted

Set Plays Improvements:

• Improved players positioning during set plays
• More time is now allowed to make a decision at the end of set plays
• Players now enter rucks more quickly
• The attacking team now has a bigger advantage during rucks

GAME MODES AND MENUS

• Career mode is now more fairly balanced
• Chance of success is now displayed before simulating a match in Career and League modes
• Improved team management menu

OTHER FIXES

• Fixed a bug with opponent players after leaving a tutorial match
• Fixed bugs causing wrong commentary to be triggered in some situations
• Fixed bugs causing players to stay stuck during scrums and mauls
• Fixed a bug causing players to stay stuck on the goal line
• Fixed team management bugs