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

 

[Fear Boner]

Good too see progress being made!

Hopefully with a few more patches Afl23 can start showing more of its potential because after playing almost a season of evo 2 recently this has the foundations to be miles better

 

[soups1982]

Are we expecting a secondary patch to hit steam tonight?

 

[BigAntStudios]

Road map looks good!! I’m presuming today’s patch will again probably release around 2am?

Steam very soon, PS is whenever we can get it through their servers... it's a random time between 3-8 hours ATM (based on what it's been so far).

 

[Cryptic56]

With all of these features being added and hopefully gameplay being ironed out in the next week im actually optimistic this will turn out decent.

 

[Fear Boner]

Steam very soon, PS is whenever we can get it through their servers... it's a random time between 3-8 hours ATM (based on what it's been so far).

Any preview of what we can expect in todays patch Ross ?

 

[BenJman]

Steam very soon, PS is whenever we can get it through their servers... it's a random time between 3-8 hours ATM (based on what it's been so far).

Any word on editing line-ups in Season Mode?

 

[Fear Boner]

With all of these features being added and hopefully gameplay being ironed out in the next week im actually optimistic this will turn out decent.

Hopefully if it gets to that stage people around here can be abit more respectful

 

[creamPIES]

Steam very soon, PS is whenever we can get it through their servers... it's a random time between 3-8 hours ATM (based on what it's been so far).

Will online be available again on ps4 once the new patch is out?

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

BigAntStudios JNT BA Can we please get confirmation or otherwise about the ability to edit player attributes? It's an important feature but we can live without, rather just not be in the dark to save disappointment. A lot of people are asking.

 

[zac080]

Ross after tonight's patch will the game still crash or will that be patched

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Definitely nowhere near a priority, just asking out of curiosity.
Are individual goal celebrations (Duursma bow and arrow, Charlie Cameron

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Charlie Cameron

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motorcycle etc) in the game?
I’ve been playing as Richmond and the only real celebration we have after a goal is Shai Bolton

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watching the big screen and pulling his d**k to himself but that’s sadly not in the game!

 

[dwwaino]

Any preview of what we can expect in todays patch Ross ?

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Glad to see tactics though BigAntStudios

 

[Mkcaptain]

Three main reasons stuff goes wrong -

1. Because there is 85 different builds at any given time and version control is a bitch.
2. A full regression test can take weeks and you have a day or two to test a minor fix. What could possibly go wrong?
3. Sometimes the IT Gods choose not to smile upon thee at a critical time such as a major deployment.

If we ignore point 3 and other force majeure.

For point 1. Wouldn't version control be easiest for the initial launch where everything is as you submitted it, and there is no differences across platforms.
For point 2. Woudn't that still mean at least you're aware that something is wrong, rather than being surprised after its gone live?

I'm asking out of genuine curiosity. Software project management is something I know nothing about.

 

[Mr T]

Ross after tonight's patch will the game still crash or will that be patched

Yeah I think that's probably issue #1 over everything else, as fun as it is spanking the crows in preseason I'm getting a bit bored with that

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[kaiserchief13]

Why are Big Ant the only company producing afl games? Is there no other developer in Australia?

 

[bdawwg1021]

And with his job done. Ross is off to the footy.

Is he not allowed to have a life outside work? Get a grip.

 

[Pickitt]

That's over the next week, not today.

Today will be random gameplay and stability stuff, much needed

 

[UAWM]

As good as these notes are for the patch we should never have been excited and proud of the team to see a patch be released for a brand new game

 

[Pickitt]

Why are Big Ant the only company producing afl games? Is there no other developer in Australia?

Licensing and it's a lot of work

game_chromosome has one in the works too

 

[NOVA4]

You’d hope all of these patches would address fundamental bugs beyond content (play on from hitting the post, no goal kicking meter appearing, general crashes etc etc etc)

 

[dwwaino]

That's over the next week, not today.

I read that in there now. I just read the title

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

You’d hope all of these patches would address fundamental bugs beyond content (play on from hitting the post, no goal kicking meter appearing, general crashes etc etc etc)

It's odd these weren't addressed, just the missing features.

 

[hooked on fishing]

Sorry if this has been asked before? I’ve done a bit of trawling as well as googling but can’t find the definitive answer. Where are the devs posting up days (eg road map, what updates entail etc). I know they have mentioned bits and pieces on here, but surely there’s a more professional setting as I’m sure majority of the people aren’t on these forums?

Thanks and sorry if it’s a repetitive question.

 

[RG16]

The new F1 game was only just announced yesterday and it comes out on June 16.

It's going to get here before AFL 23

Copy and paste though. New colours for cars. New Vegas track. Don't really need to add much