Release notes

• Season 1 Reloaded
• New Map - NEW YORK (Day & Night)
• RUINS map level design enhance
• Easter Egg Event (until May 7th), with eggs hiding on every map
• Season 1 Reloaded new logo
• New scope reticles and zoom levels
• Weapon and Attachment balancing - Recoil balancing at focus
• Fix for First Blood player leaving resetting team first blood status
• Capture the Flag fixes for flags ending up in inaccessible places
• Better Fus1on Market connectivity checks
• Expanded bad word filtering on names
• More leaderboards added in the game main screen
• Season Pass screen improvements and statistics
• Fixes for some RPG rockets not exploding on contact with some surfaces
• Better matchmaking based on local timezone/region
• Performance improvements for full rooms
• Better UI transitions at end of a match
• Huge level of fixes 

• The largest and most important update we ever made! Web3 is fully here.
• Season 1 is now active, stake 100 $FPS to get the Season Pass and have access to the 25 levels.
  - 15 new unlockable weapon skin-NFTs from the Season Pass; from which 2 are free (no SP needed).
  - 10 Season XP Bossts.
• 31 new weapon skin-NFTs available to buy in the Fus1on Hub & Mark3t.
• Ranked Matches now available, with a fixed access fee of 10 $FPS - details here https://www.w3w.game/news/press/roll1ng-thund3rz-releases-web3war-v30 .
• All weapons rebalanced. Mainly the weapon recoil reworked and improved.
• Performance optimisations on all maps, including the seasonal ones.
• Level cap raised to 200.
• New 12 ribbons.
• First Blood is now the winning key for draw matches (Regular and Ranked).
• Display wallet balance in the game main menu with new Fus1on Hub connectivity checks.
• Multiple bug fixes for animations, ui issues, server connectivity and more
• Text fixes throughout.

• x3 New Maps:
  • * Villa - best for 1v1 and 2v2 but mayhem also works with 5v5.
  • * Atoll - our largest map, be sure to have long range scopes.
  • * Blizzard2 - Blizzard map is back and is here to stay. Check the night ver.
• Level cap increased to 150.
• New NFT-Skins: 10x Xmas Weapons, 3 x NYE weapons, 2 x Xmas Character skins, 2x Sheriff skins. Will go live in a week.
• Guns recoil and damage balancing.
• Bug Fixes.

• New Cargo map with day and night variants.
• New Fall Skin NFTs collection.
• New Zilliqa Skin NFT.
• Special Black Friday pricing on Founders Edition gold collection.
• Audio fixes throughout.
• Various text and performance improvements.
• Lobby timers on client side fixed.
• Better matchmaking on Quick Join.

• New Event Map: Graveyard - Only available until 5th November.
• New post-match Reward Screen: See all the Ribbons, Medals & Unlocks obtained at the end of a match.
• New seven Ribbons added.
• Character Cosmetics are now tied to progression - level up to unlock new character outfits.
• Grenade Indicators on HUD show when a grenade is nearby.
• New Thermal & Infrared Scope shaders.
• Added (enemy) player name above crosshair when aiming directly at them.
• Fixes for melee weapon arm positions in first-person view.
• Fixes for C4 not sticking to other players.
• Fixes for knife not always being equipped in Gun Game for final kill.
• Alignment fixes for two ROK47 scopes.
• Recoil balancing pass for all weapons.

• Completely new user interface/experience all over focusing a new look-and-feel for the main menu.
• Full reworked HUD system.
• Enjoy your operator customizations, now directly in the main menu.
• New HDR graphics and lighting across all maps and menus.
• New weapon customisation screens.
• New high-res weapon models and textures.
• New weapon progression and attachment system.
• Performance improvements on Ruins, Canyon and Storage maps
• New scopes, crosshairs and aiming accuracy system.
• New game-over end screen with MVP awards.
• New operator skins and customisation menu system.
• New match lobby screen, you can see yours and your buddies operator and loadout before starting the match.
• Season 1 framework preparations - Ranked matches coming soon with Season 1 this fall !
• Multiple network and gameplay optimisations.
• Faster match/map loading sequence.
• A large number of smaller bug fixes and tweaks.

• New Map: Containers2
• New Game Mode: Capture the Flag
• New Feature: Medals - Gain medals (and XP) for getting kills with different weapons from the same class (one medal per weapon class)
• Symbols: Add flair to your in-game name with a new range of selectable symbols (just like emojis but funnier)
• Playtime Counter - View your total playtime in the Stats Menu
• UI Fixes for Domination Game mode point indicators
• Fixed lag spikes when new players join matches
• Performance improvements on Ruins, Canyon and Storage maps
• New Team-based spawn system with more spawn points on all maps
• Better in-game UI for consumables
• Fix for Founders Edition skins not always showing as an option
• Fix for Founders Edition Helmet being listed under 'Masks', now 'Helmets'
• Fix for geometry glitches on Ruins Map
• Fix for First Blood medal not always triggering
• Fix for rare issue where some players were unable to move on re-joining a match
• Collider fixes on Canyon map
• Text fixes in multiple areas

• New game mode : Domination
• New map : Ruins (day/night)
• In-match teammate hp/armor status
• New match loading screen
• New ribbons
• Weapons balancing - RPG
• UI improvements in-game and in menu
• Networked data optimisations
• All player perks displayed on in-game scoreboard
• Smarter respawn point selection
• Fix for early adopters not having W3W Character Skins in menu
• Fix for not being able to change perks on some loadouts
• Fix for timer starting too early in training map in some cases
• UI Text and layout fixes

• Perk system with graphics and mechanics all in
• New map : Shooting House
• Reworked recoil system
• New muzzle flashes and effects
• New impact animations and few more material types that react upon hit
• New home screen player animations
• Early game adopters reward skin : Founders Edition theme
• On-screen directional radial damage indicator
• Weapons & attachments balancing
• Low-poly maps are out
• Huge number of bug fixes & optimizations

• Fixed weapon level appearing as 'MAX' before level 25
• Fixed incorrect attachment requirements displaying in Customise Weapon UI
• Fixed BM4S90 Shotgun not gaining XP
• Fixed visual glitches on Suburbs map
• Fixed bug that allowed players to leave play area on Suburbs map
• Fixed melee weapon idle animations becoming frozen
• Fixed missing weapon icons in HUD
• Fixed player markers not showing correctly when viewed through a scope
• Fixed loadouts resetting under certain circumstances.
• Better spawn point selection when respawning

• Easter Event - Egg Hunting on Suburbs Map (Day variant)
• Added radial damage indicator that shows the direction of last hit
• New, smoother input system with higher FPS and 144Hz support
• Fixed Gun Game HUD not always updating
• Fixed RPG damaging player when firing directly up
• Fixed scope offsets when aiming
• Fixed shadows passing through walls on Suburbs Map
• Fixed incorrect icons on Containers Map in menu
• Fixed duplicate weapons sometimes showing on loadout screen
• Fixed an issue where players sometimes spawned facing the wrong direction
• Fixed region being reset for some players after match
• Fixed graphics settings not saving for some players
• Fixed an issue with some weapon attachment positions
• Fixed text issues

• New HD map - Suburbs.
• Many general bug fixes and optimisations.
• Marketplace component prepared for the launch of cosmetic skin NFTs. Founders Edition skins will be available at launch and will be automatically usable in-game once purchased and added to the player's account.
• Progression for all accounts will be reset to ensure that every player has a fair start upon official launch.
• Players who install and play the game in the first month will receive an exclusive Roll1ng Thun3rz-branded character skin at the end of April.
• Double XP event will take place from Friday, March 31 until Sunday, April 2, awarding bonus experience for player profile and weapon progression.
• A new launcher and hub will be released with version 1.0 - please uninstall previous versions and download the new version of the software here once it becomes available: https://download.gaming.zilliqa.com/setup/GamingHubLauncherSetup.exe

• New HD Map with Day and Night variants - Skyscraper

• Improved hitbox detection

• Lighting changes and optimisations to Canyon and Police Station

• Glass is now breakable throughout Police Station

• Improved selection weighting for respawn points

• Improved close-range hit detection

• Weapon HUD now updates when selecting a new loadout on respawn screen

• Better shaders for thermal and infrared scopes

• Increased Smoke Grenade duration

• New adaptive Leaderboard UI based on number of players

• New attachment unlock progressions for weapons

• Multiple balance changes to weapons and attachments

• Fixed an issue where some players could move before initial countdown was finished

• Fixed an issue where high-resolution body parts were not always appearing

• Fixed third-person melee animations

• Fixed ping spikes when loading into a new map for some players

• Fixed an issue with the incorrect map being loaded when reconnecting to a lobby

• Fixed multiple visual and text issues

• New High Definition map - Police Station
• Fixed lighting issues on Night variant of Canyon
• Improved thermal scope display
• Various audio and sound effect fixes
• Fixed bugs related to scope aiming direction and camera position
• Fixed a bug where the player's body or arms sometimes appeared on screen when aiming
• General bug fixes and improvements

• New High Definition map - Canyon (day and night variants)
• Storage map - Night variant added
• All weapon models have now been replaced with new High Definition versions
• Audio system improvements - footsteps now sound different depending on ground surface type
• New High Definition models and skins for melee weapons
• Fixed collider issues on Storage map
• Fixed various bugs related to grenades
• Training map data is now stored in the player's cloud account
• Added anti-cheat protection to the Training map
• General bug fixes and performance improvements

• New High Definition map - Storage
• Introduced double-XP and triple-XP consumable items that can be used in a match to level up faster
• New level progression system implemented with unlockable items (XP bonuses, XP consumables, weapons and attachments) - available under Career -> Progress from the main menu
• Continued to make improvements to in-game audio
• Implemented performance improvements for multiple maps
• General bug fixes and improvements

• New audio system implemented with new UI audio effects; more audio improvements to be implemented next week
• Enabled audio settings from the main menu, allowing players to change Master, Environment, UI and Gameplay volume settings
• Added new, high-resolution grenades
• Added customisable grenade skins, including the ability to change smoke grenade colour
• Added weapon skin previews to customisation buttons
• Changed wording on weapon statistics panel for clarity
• Fixed move speed display issue under weapon statistics
• Fixed incorrect weapon magazine being displayed on loadout panel
• Fixed a rare bug where Loadouts panel became inaccessible
• Performance improvements made to Outdoors and Construction maps
• General bug fixes and performance improvements

• Added daily and weekly missions comprising three regular missions that award 2,000XP each and a bonus mission that awards 4,000XP
• Daily missions reset at 00:00 UTC and weekly missions reset every Monday at 00:00 UTC
• Missions can be viewed in the main menu and by pressing ESC during a match
• Added in-game stats to the bottom of the UI
• Added new damage indicator and health indicator to UI
• Improved death screen and added scoreboard and time-to-kill stats
• Fixed player rank icon colour to progress from green -> blue -> orange -> red
• Fixed a bug where players became immune to damage
• Fixed a collision issue that caused players to fall through the map
• General bug fixes and improvements

• Added in-game pop-up notifications for new levels, unlocks, and ribbons
• Multiple visual improvements to in-game UI
• Implemented new recoil system
• Rebalanced DMRs, assault rifles, and shotguns
• Players are now invincible for 3 seconds after spawning into a game
• Further improvements to anti-cheat system
• Improved matchmaking and lag compensation system
• Made graphical optimisations to Blizzard map
• Fixed graphical issues with certain character customisation options
• Fixed culling issue on dead bodies
• Fixed erratic ragdoll behaviour
• Fixed some physics issues when running at lower FPS
• Fixed issue where incorrect loadout and character customisation options were displayed

• An important release aimed at improving existing mechanics and adding major new features
• Added new high-definition 3D character models with many more skin variants
• New Customisation: Character screen added where players can customise their character
• Significant overhaul to main menu - now features the player's most recent character with equipped customisations
• Added new skins for sniper rifles
• General bug fixes and improvements

• This is one of our biggest beta releases yet - enjoy all the new features and mechanics!
• Massive overhaul to Customisation : Loadout screen, including a brand-new interface and mechanics for building weapons
• New screen added under Career : Unlocks, featuring details on weapon unlocks and player progression
• Weapon progression - players now level up weapons by earning kills and unlock new weapons as they progress
• Attachment progression - players now unlock new attachments for specific weapons as they level them up
• Both weapon and attachment progression systems are in beta and subject to ongoing refinement and changes
• Added option to reset loadouts to default in the case of any errors
• Fixed bug related to weapon reloading
• Fixed issue with incorrect team colours
• Fixed issue with dog tags after player leaves match
• General bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed bugs to prepare for the launch of major new features in the coming weeks
• Improvements to multiplayer matchmaking
• Fixed major issue with "Play Again" function - Players are now matched together correctly when starting a new game
• Fixed issue when swapping weapons during gameplay
• Several improvements to map level design
• General bug fixes and performance optimisation

• Improvements to anti-cheat system
• New skins for handguns
• Attachments now affect weapon behaviour - try them out from the Customisation - Loadout menu
• Ammunition is no longer unlimited
• Improvements to online matchmaking
• General bug fixes & performance optimisation

• Ribbon achievements list now available under Career - Achievements
• Conditions for ribbon achievements changed
• Improvements made to the online matchmaking system
• Disabled "Play Again" button in post-match screen due to core changes - will be updated in future
• Fixes applied to Training map
• General bug fixes and improvements

• New Training mode available under Play menu - Hone your skills a on a new map where time and targets are the enemy
• Considerable improvements to online matchmaking
• Added ability to join a random match from the Join screen
• Improvements to weapon scopes
• General bug fixes and improvements
• All player ranks reset to 0.
• New ribbon achievement system added for all weapon classes.

• New Paradise map - an exotic island arena with a bright, tropical setting and a Pandora-like night variant
• New weapon and attachment skins
• Added Christmas-themed weapon stickers
• Career screen now available from main menu, allowing players to track stats like KDA, KDR, team/FFA achievements, and much more
• Player levels reset and overhauled with improved icons
• New matchmaking system - will display more live matches with a greater number of players and reduced lag
• Several main menu and in-game UI improvements
• Improvements to weapon scope aiming mechanics
• New player location marker icon added
• Web3War social media channels added to main menu
• Large number of fixes implemented, including maps, colliders, and lighting

• New map added - Blizzard
• New game mode added - Kill Confirmed (Free-For-All and Teams)
• Free-For-All added to Deathmatch game mode
• Performance optimised across all maps
• New in-game cursor added
• Added new skins for all weapons
• General bug fixes and improvements

New Features

• New map added - City
• Player avatars have been added and can be changed under the Customise -> Profile menu
• Player avatars now displayed in lobby, scoreboard, HUD, reward screen, and kill feed

Performance improvements

• Faster hit detection for melee weapons
• Major optimizations to improve general in-game performance

Gameplay changes

• Map spawn locations improved
• Weapons and scopes changed for Gun Game
• Weapon order changed for Gun Game
• Default and scope crosshairs improved

Bug fixes

• Fixed hit offset for several weapons when aiming down sight
• Fixed main menu graphics issues
• Fixes applied to ground collider for Bazaar map
• General bug fixes and improvements

New Features

• New map - Bazaar - introduced (including both day and night modes)
• New weapons - 2 new ARs and 1 new shotgun
• New skins introduced for all weapons

Performance improvements

• Button to show/hide password added in create match screen
• Improved third-person animations added for aiming and idling
• Improved crosshairs for weapons

Gameplay changes

• All scopes now available on all weapons
• New order of weapons in Gun Game
• Further refinements to weapon balancing
• Melee attacks now break glass in office map

Bug fixes

• Fix for Gun Game - knife attack sometimes not working
• Fix for headshots ignoring armour
• Fix for sticker positions on all weapons
• Fix for bullet ricochet on multiple maps
• Fix for geometry flicking on Office map
• UI button highlight fixes
• Fix for excess fall damage not killing player
• Character skinning and animation fixes
• Fix for being able to sprint while prone
• Rocket Launcher damage/collision fixes

New Features

• A large collection of new weapon skins has been added.
• Added new high-definition weapon skins to the weapon customisation interface.
• Improvements made to in-game and main menu user interface.

Performance improvements

• Fixes deployed for lighting and shadows across all maps.
• Character movement has been optimised to improve game performance.
• Fixes introduced for several bugs identified in previous releases

Gameplay changes

• Improvements and bug fixes applied to bullet trajectory and explosions.
• Muzzle flash has been greatly reduced.
• Fixes applied to acceleration while jumping and falling.

Important notes from the devs

• Don’t forget we are in public beta - many things may still change between now and the final release of the game.

Next / soon

• A new map and many more features.

New Features

• New lobby design introduced for creating and joining matches
• First character customization options available, accessible through ‘Customize > Character’ on the main menu
• Glass in internal windows and doors on Office map now breaks upon bullet impact
• New design elements introduced to the Construction map, including the ability to climb to the top of the largest crane.
• Show/hide button for text in the password input field added.

Performance improvements

• Several optimisations to the lighting and shadows introduced across all maps.
• New optimizations for collision detection and colliders across all maps
• Fixes introduced for several bugs identified in previous releases

Gameplay changes

• In-game screen position of active weapon adjusted
• Further changes to weapon stats as part of on-going weapon balancing
• Office map rescaled - expect further changes in future releases.
• Improvements to hit registration and feedback introduced

Important notes from the devs

• Don’t forget we are in beta testing mode - many things may still change between now and the final release of the game.

Next / soon

• A new map and many more features.

New Features

• New UI elements introduced as part of an overhaul of GUI.
• Office map internal windows now break upon bullet impact.

Performance improvements

• Big improvements to the stability and overall performance of the game.
• Local player input has been upgraded to overcome issues encountered by players with high ping.
• Refinements to level design
• Collider optimisations introduced to improve gameplay.
• Several bugs fixed.

Gameplay changes

• Various adjustments to weapons balancing for damage, recoil, spread and ADS speed.

Important notes from the devs

• Don’t forget we are in beta testing mode - many things may still change between now and the final release of the game.

Next / soon

• A new map and many more features.

New Features

• Two new maps have been introduced:
• Office*
• Construction*
• Gun game mode
• New in-game user interface featuring a redesigned health bar, armor, stamina and ammunition stats.

* Please note: These features are still in development – some bugs might occur but we’re on top of them.

Performance improvements

• Lowered memory consumption.
• Faster match start.
• Fixed lag spike when a new player joins the game.
• Faster colliders across all maps and character body.
• Several optimizations and improvements..

Gameplay changes

• Various adjustments to weapons balancing for damage, recoil, spread and ADS speed.

Important notes from the devs

• Due to the large number of new features, improvements and optimisations included as part of this release, we recommend uninstalling the Gaming Hub and performing a clean reinstall from the w3w. game website. Don’t forget we are in beta testing mode - many things may still change between now and the final release of the game.

Next / soon

• Further fixes and improvements.
• More maps and game modes.
• Weapons balancing

• Added players number counters for total accounts, DAU, MAU.
• New game downloading & unpacking system.
• Game install directory can now be chosen at install and from the contextual menu.
• Optimised Mark3t menu navigation.
• Mark3t skins image is now cached.
• Fixed game installation location missing after hub update.

• Added ability to swap tokens.
• Listings now possible in $FPS.
• New market collections view added.
• Improved view of player listings.
• Borderless mode added.
• Added pop ups to help communicate status of transactions.
• New backgrounds added.
• Fixed expired auctions.
• Updated RAMP integration.
• Various bug fixes.
• Reduced build size considerably.
• Fixed game installation hanging

• Logout button added to the top-left corner of the interface
• Added new error messages and expanded error message details
• Changes made to a number of the images and graphics within the hub
• Many new fixes and optimisations in preparation for NFT marketplace

• New UI popup system introduced for events (success/error) messages while performing any actions
• Several changes to the Gaming Hub UI, including a holiday theme, new icons, current game version identifier and new version on the update button
• General improvements and fixes across game management and update mechanics.

New Features

• Gaming Hub beta v0.6.11 is already live and includes fixes to improve the installation and update process.
• Server connection speed has been improved.
• Changes made to improve platform security.

• Downloads screen added to show all active downloads - accessible from the bottom-right of the hub
• Added option to easily cancel ongoing downloads
• Auto-update disabled and being refactored, pending update in the near future
• Ongoing work under the hood to prepare integrated blockchain features
• General bug fixes and improvements

New Features

• Improved backend server communication speed
• Additional security layers
• Show/hide button for password field
• Added more messages from what issues/error a player might get
• Removed terminal popups

Bug Fixes

• Games location changed to cover several corner case scenarios
• Fixed local files verification error

• Implemented new N3UTR0N anti-hack system
• Made several improvements and changes to the user interface
• General bug fixes and improvements

New Features

• New optimizations for the install and update process
• More messages and feedback added during the install/update process
• Changes to improve the UI of the Gaming Hub.
• Show/hide button for text in the password input field added.

New Features

• Several bug fixes implemented for issues affect downloading, verifying and/or installing new updates.
• New feedback status messages added during the update phase.
• New loading icon introduced during update and install for all games.