Alchemists!
Welcome once again to a preview of the changes coming with version 1.0.4 of Master of Cladia.
After a content and tutorial-heavy release (v1.0.3), we have decided to focus our efforts on ensuring that version 1.0.4 brings significant quality-of-life improvements for players. This time, the main goal is to reduce, or at least make more bearable, the brief but frequent waiting times that users experience when using the game’s online features.
Clicking on Multiplayer makes the whole game freeze for a few seconds.
The development team is currently working on this issue, which primarily affects players with limited internet connections. Nevertheless, we are aware that it is a problem that impacts most users, regardless of the quality of their internet connection.
A Better Sense of Control
The main goal of these changes is to provide a greater sense of control and transparency during communications between the client (the game) and the server. Currently, some connections take place behind a loading screen, while others, such as accessing the multiplayer lobby, are visible directly to the player. Starting with the next version, entering the lobby or ending a turn will display information related to the current connection status, making it easier to understand what is happening at any given moment and reducing the feeling of being blocked or stuck.
Actions like submitting a turn will display their own pop-up window to show the connection's status.
Additionally, we are improving error handling during connections, making it easier to distinguish between the different types of errors that may occur.
The window will display common errors in a clean and simple manner.
New Features
The team is not only polishing existing details, but is also taking the opportunity to add new features that further improve player's quality of life. Starting with the next version, after submitting a turn to the server, a new window will be displayed showing the current turn status of all players in the match.
New pop-up window showing the current state of the turn of each player.
That’s all for this week’s preview! We hope you enjoy the new changes that are on the way.
