Rain Meadow 1.15.0

Release 1.15.0

Engine

• Fixed a serialization issue that would break lobbies when Watcher was enabled
• Added more failsafes to lobby joining, including a configurable timeout
• Improved some sources of desync (enums)
• Improved Noodle Fly sync
• Improved Stowaway sync
• The Debug Overlay can now track non-physical object entities
• Added an Ownership view to the Debug Overlay in Dev Tools
  • Pressing '-' shows a list of players along with which objects they own and how many
• Mods containing changes to the levels/ directory are now considered high-impact

Modders

• Added MatchmakingManager.OnLobbyLeaving event
• ⚠️ MatchmakingManager.JoinLobby has a new argument, failReason, to handle more joining errors

General

• Fixed irrelevant rooms not being unloaded while spectating other players, which was causing higher network throughput
• Prevented the abstraction of rooms that contain player avatars or other non-transferable objects
• Added a new OnlinePearlString entity and synchronized pearl creation
• Fixed objects marked as destroyOnAbstraction not being destroyed
• Added the ability to enable or disable cheats when creating a lobby
  • When cheats are disabled, most Dev Tool cheats that affect gameplay are disabled
  • The host can still use cheats, but no other players can
  • A select few functions, such as viewing logs (K), reloading rooms (Q), and debug/profiler information, continue to work
  • This update completely disables cycle restarting via Dev Tools (R) while online
  • This update also restricts Dev Tools item spawning to the player who spawned the item, and restricts teleporting to exits so it only teleports the local player instead of everyone
• Replaced the Cape Colors dropdown menu with a textbox that accepts a hex code for any color
• Added a checkbox for Rainbow Cape, active only during events
• Cape fetching now runs asynchronously, improving startup times on slow internet connections
• Added scarves
• Fixed the exit button on the main menu getting pushed into the second column when Expedition is enabled
• Added French translation; updated Japanese, Spanish, and Russian translations
• Added a redesigned lobby select menu
  • Lobby metadata is now shown directly in the menu, including the data previously shown on cards plus:
    • Active lobby timeline (always shown in Meadow mode; Story mode requires the game to be in progress)
    • Mods needed to join the selected lobby
  • Lobby cards now show icons for the active lobby timeline and required DLCs
• The slugcat icon in the player HUD now reflects the target player's chosen slugcat and colors in use
  • An additional remix option lets players use the old icon if they find the new icons too distracting
• Added Korean translation by Karnellon

Modders

• Added SlugIcon. Modded slugcats may provide their own assets and colors by adding entries to the static properties in SlugIcon; see Menu/Components/SlugIcon.cs for details
  • Lobby cards and in-game slugcat icons automatically use the provided sprites and layering, falling back to a default icon if none are set
• activeTimeline is now part of LobbyInfo
• Added ScrollableConfirmDialog menu objects

Arena

• Added a new gamemode, Drown: kill and survive to buy your escape, available in Cooperative and Competitive modes
• Arena stats update:
  • Empty deaths and friendly fire now subtract from the dying player/teammate's killer instead of adding points to everyone else
  • In Team Battle, teams now have per-player stats
  • Improved round and session end result text
  • Fixed bugs where leaving to the lobby early and restarting wouldn't clear all stats
  • Fixed various other minor bugs
• Fixed winning conditions for a hidden minigame
• Added the ability to import/export game settings as code, with support for FFA, Team Battle, and Drown
• Added scoring in-game UI for Challenge, Drown, or when scoring logic is enabled; the default keybind is "T" and can be changed in the Rain Meadow Remix Menu
• Added an Arena Remix tab toggle for disabling Meadow Cosmetics in the lobby
• Changed the input for banning slugcats from pickup to Shift+Click when using the mouse
• Made Artificer's and Gourmand's parries defender-sided
• Added a configurable setting to change Artificer's parry range
• Changed the configurable setting for Artificer's stun from an on/off checkbox to a multiplier
• Added a configurable setting to give Artificer's parry some leniency
• Added a sound cue for Artificer's parry
• Fixed parried spears not being deflected on late parries
• Fixed explosive spears still damaging the player when parried
• Fixed inconsistent sound/visual cues when parrying
• Fixed Gourmand not being shown as exhausted when throwing a spear
• Slightly improved timer accuracy
• Fixed the result box bump sound effect playing per player on the final results screen instead of once
• Synced players' ready state on the overlay results screen
• Fixed the "TO LOBBY" button on the final results screen drawing behind result boxes
• Players now wait in the starting pipe until everyone has joined; the maximum wait time is configurable in the Remix menu

Watcher

• Slightly improved Void Amoeba's swim speed
• Added configurable Void Amoeba lethality; the default multiplier is now 3x
• Added a debuff icon for players affected by an Amoeba's visual distortion
• Watcher now has normal camo transition tick time at ripple 5+, enabling levitation tech
• Disabled Ripple Trail in online arena
• Gave summoned Amoebas the Watcher's body color
• Fixed summoned Amoebas being destroyed under various unintended conditions
• Fixed summoned Amoebas spawning on the wrong layer
• Summoned Amoebas now have idle behaviors
• Adjusted summoned Amoebas' friendly fire to account for teams and spear hits
• Summoned Amoebas can now stun non-player creatures
• Amoebas no longer slow down for dead players or teammates
• The distortion effect now fades on player death
• Watcher now shows the same effect as a failed portal opening when attempting to summon an Amoeba during countdown or without enough charge
• Ripple 9 now makes Watcher fully invisible, leaving only a faint glow behind
• Watcher now always has white eyes while camouflaged
• Watcher now sees only the eyes of other Watchers in ripple space, instead of their full bodies
• The dev skin no longer shows in ripple space
• Hands and mud no longer show in ripple space
• Reduced Watcher's camo VFX aura at all ripple levels
• Player nametags now interact as expected with ripple layer changes
• Added an arena option to make ripple 9 Watcher fully invisible to everyone

Modders

• ⚠️ Changed ArenaOnlineGameMode.session from a field to a getter property, renamed to ArenaOnlineGameMode.ArenaSession
  • ArenaSession no longer references ArenaGameSessions that aren't active
• ⚠️ Simplified active external arena mode checks by removing the ArenaOnlineGameMode parameter and renaming them to PascalCase
  • Example: isTeamBattleMode(ArenaOnlineGameMode, out TeamBattleMode) → IsTeamBattleMode(out TeamBattleMode)
• ⚠️ Significantly refactored and fixed Arena stats; ExternalArenaGameMode's API has changed
  • High-level documentation for Arena stats will be added soon
• Added ExportLocalSettings and ImportLocalSettings virtual functions to ExternalGameMode for managing Arena settings

Meadow

• Fixed creatures being able to get injured

Story

• Players can now spectate their own corpses as long as they still exist
• Fixed players readied on the sleep screen hearing the continue sound repeatedly after the host continues

Watcher

• Fixed Watcher warp not working when warping from a world for the second time in a cycle
• Fixed the Prince's duplication
• Synced the Prince's position and look point
• Synced lightning storms

Chat

• Moved Chat into its own overlay so it is available at all times
• Chat now retains history of what was typed in and out of the lobby menu
• Moved all chat-related Remix options into their own tab
• Added Remix options for different system messages in Arena and Story mode
• Added username color customization as a Remix option
• Added text downscroll as a Remix option

New Contributors

Thank you to all of our first-time contributors, and welcome EdEnStonne to the Meadow Dev team!

• Wonky
• Ombekende
• ConfiG
• r3nsen
• OneLetterShor
• iiul
• solo snuggles