Multiplat AFL 23: Launch Thread (Xbox release date TBC)

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

STATE OF PLAY:

• The game is out for Steam and PlayStation. There have been issues with Xbox release and it is unclear when the game will be available.
• Big Ant are aware that there are playability issues & bugs at present.
• Content has been temporarily removed from the game to identify where the issues lie.
• This content will be re-introduced via patches in the coming days.
• Big Ant have released a summary of what is to be reintroduced, which can be seen below.

Spoiler: Features to be added

Spoiler: MOST RECENT PATCH NOTES

Issues & constructive criticism are best communicated to: support.bigant.com

Michaels Twitch video with QA from Ross(BigAntStudios) from 31:40

 

[Michaels]

Still amuses me that widespread crashing is being blamed on pressing the buttons on the controller.

It was mentioned as one of the many reasons that can cause it, in relation to trying to fix as many of the crash issues in a day as possible before that nights patch is out. they have to replicate the problem first and some may be a bit more unique and harder to replicate than others was the context I probably left out there.

 

[goondre]

How is Crash Simulator 23 working on PS5 this morning lads?

 

[kingcobey78]

Played last night on PS4 after all patches. Here's what I can see has improved and what is still required:

Pros:

• movement is a lot better
• AI have tactics setup and are more intuitive
• can actually win a ruck contest now and can hit to team mates advantage
• handballing is better
• did not have a single crash

Cons:

• tactics need to be introduced during game play e.g. defensive, offensive, man on man, zone etc. This should also include at ball ups/bounces allow us to set man on man, offensive etc. to allow the ruckman to hit to an open player
• wind meter needs to be in top right corner throughout game with km/h etc.
• movement although improved still needs to be more fluid. Players should just continue to run when handballed to.
• tackling needs to be improved.
• when in marking contest, a meter needs to be where ball is going to land showing the sweet spot to take a mark
• include speccies in the game.
• career mode needs to have an inbox where you receive updates regarding injuries, suspensions(contest it or not), scouting tips for draft.

When playing career mode, I may just not have found it yet, how do you delist a player? How do you upgrade someone from the rookie list? (Newcombe at the Hawks is a Rookie and I want to resign him but there's no option to upgrade from Rookie list). Where do you find the free agent pool list? IF these are available, where can they be found?

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Still amuses me that widespread crashing is being blamed on pressing the buttons on the controller.

Surely not?

 

[FearTheBeard13]

Is anyone else having issues with all CPU vs CPU games crashing? After the patch I wanted to just see how the AI plays out on hardest difficulty but literally every game with just the CPU will crash by half time…

 

[hooked on fishing]

I played about 7 games last night in season mode, I didn’t bother with management as yet as others are saying it’s still crashing a bit.

I was playing on ps4 1.06 so pre the newest patch and it was great. No crashes, had lots of close games. I played a few on easy, which was kind of challenging but still a bit too easy. I bumped it up to medium and it was a good challenge, scoring goals felt rewarding after the AI pours on a few and then you go back and forth.

I feel that the game is in a good spot at the moment, I’m kind of thinking that a lot of people might just be shit at the game and are taking their frustrations out on bugs because they can. I’m tipping once BA get it as good as they can people will still be having a sook when it’s not actually the game it’s user error.

Also everyone keeps comparing to evo 2. I never played it cause number one was absolute dog shit so I thought I’d have a look on YouTube. I don’t know what the hell everyone is seeing in that game, that is the worst looking ps4 game I have ever seen.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Keen to know which other games crash when you press the buttons on the controller, no matter how much you mash or "spam certain buttons"

The problem is you have to spam certain buttons because none of them do what you want/expect them to do. So the only way to try to spoil or tackle for example is to spam square or triangle.

 

[Quivorir]

Just one more day lads.

 

[T2B_]

Still amuses me that widespread crashing is being blamed on pressing the buttons on the controller.

That's actually quite plausible, especially on an in-house game engine. Software development can be hell.

They possibly wouldn't have these sorts of stability issues had they used an existing engine like Unreal, but then the game probably wouldn't look as good or have some of the more unique features. Always trade-offs to be had.

 

[BRAB]

Keen to know which other games crash when you press the buttons on the controller, no matter how much you mash or "spam certain buttons"

I’m a little confused about it as well as it really hasn’t been this big of a problem in other bigant games from memory.

I don’t think any other PS5 game I own crashes once a session.

Maybe it’s just a symptom of daily patching though. Perhaps they are sacrificing stability a bit to get the gameplay up to scratch and make iterative improvements every day.

 

[JoeDanihersMoustache]

Of course, I agree with that, but there seem to be people who just refuse to say anything nice about the game.

Karen’s go thankless when it comes to improvement in customer service.

When someone enjoys the gameplay of this game they stand on the shoulders of the enraged that were willing to pull no punches and tell it how it really is. These men are heroes and should be treated as such.

 

[BlackMamba]

Anyone else having an issue with the marking meter.

Mine is there for first marking contest then is bugged out and just sits under all players going for a mark with no movement

Yep, this was one of the bugs I posted the other day. They will look into it.

 

[jdoggdrool]

BigAntStudios will there ever be the option to snap on the non-preferred in a set shot? At the moment you go the banana but it's much more common for players to go the opposite foot snap.

 

[jon0011]

career mode needs to have an inbox where you receive updates regarding injuries, suspensions(contest it or not), sco

When playing career mode, I may just not have found it yet, how do you delist a player? How do you upgrade someone from the rookie list? (Newcombe at the Hawks is a Rookie and I want to resign him but there's no option to upgrade from Rookie list). Where do you find the free agent pool list? IF these are available, where can they be found?

Agree on all of these management mode points. I think potentially there might be features missing from it that we’re supposed to be there at launch. I think once gameplay is at an acceptable level they will start to focus on that mode. Hopefully there’s a bit of a guide for it too, with player development, trading, drafting, free agency etc.

 

[DasItMayne]

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360° spoils are in the game!

 

[CultOfClose]

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360° spoils are in the game!

I feel like that's something Nick could actually do irl

 

[kingcobey78]

Agree on all of these management mode points. I think potentially there might be features missing from it that we’re supposed to be there at launch. I think once gameplay is at an acceptable level they will start to focus on that mode. Hopefully there’s a bit of a guide for it too, with player development, trading, drafting, free agency etc.

I hope so. At the end of a season it actually says "Free agency period open" yet you can not see who the free agents are. In past games, they provided a list of free agents, retired, delisted etc.

The way the calendar tab is setup it would appear that training, development etc. can be included other wise it seems a waste to have the whole calendar with just the days the games are on considering they have a fixtures tab anyway. Also, any chance of being able to select a game you can simulate to in career mode instead of having simulate every separate game?

 

[SugarShane]

But nah, we don’t do realistic over here
Adelaide defender kicked it straight to Zuhaar in a one v one

Sounds pretty realistic to me.

 

[hawk699]

Just played the new. Patch on ps5 it crashed and this happend big ant when is it getting fixed lol

 

[tastiger]

I’m a little confused about it as well as it really hasn’t been this big of a problem in other bigant games from memory.

I don’t think any other PS5 game I own crashes once a session.

Maybe it’s just a symptom of daily patching though. Perhaps they are sacrificing stability a bit to get the gameplay up to scratch and make iterative improvements every day.

Cities skylines remastered crashes once a day for me on PS5.

On VOG-L09 using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[DasItMayne]

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Urgh, it’s still an issue…

 

[Dez!]

Haven't played with this mornings patch on PS5 but played with yesterdays patch and had a really enjoyable game. I don't know why but I'm not getting the crashes that a lot of others seem to be getting, I reckon I've had about 5 in total. I am only doing Play Now though so that's possibly why?

Had nice chains that impressed me with 1-2 handballs that looked so smooth, a vastly improved experience.

Hopefully this mornings patch addressed the constant loose AI players, that is my biggest gripe.

 

[JoeDanihersMoustache]

Just played the new. Patch on ps5 it crashed and this happend big ant when is it getting fixed lol

Loving Fages’ fade and pompadour

 

[carn tigez]

Hopefully this mornings patch addressed the constant loose AI players, that is my biggest gripe.

It doesn't, but once tactics are introduced in the next day or 2 that can hopefully be counteracted better than it is currently.

 

[Saintsation]

Any update on Xbox, asking for a friend

Also big ant can we get side select option in season mode in game


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