Minor update to fix two bugs:

* Fixed an issue where you'd sometimes be able to leave the screen completely without dying
* Fixed an issue where the online delay would increase to an unplayable state while having the game minimized for a longer time when playing in someone else's lobby.

We've done a number of updates over the last few days, here are the combined patch notes for these changes:

• Added a lobby setting for changing how much damage you take from going outside the screen's edge. This will now default to 50%, instead of the previous value of 100%.
  
• Added a lobby setting for changing how much force the player bounces back with when leaving the screen's edge.
  
• Changed time before a player starts regenerating health from 5 to 7.5 seconds.
  
• Increased knockout time from 3.75 seconds to 5 seconds.
  
• Changed health to regenerate at a speed of 25% health per second instead of regenerating instantly. This only applies to the regeneration that happens when avoiding taking damage for 7.5 seconds, you will still get back all health instantly when recovering from a knockout.
  
• Added a preset option for playing with easier levels and lobby settings the first time you start a game.
  
• Fixed a bug where you wouldn't always get a bronze medal in time trials even though you cleared the required time.
  
• Fixed a bug where the join text in the lobby would not always disappear correctly.
  
• Fixed an audio issue on maps with attached Oblinterator beams.

Our main focus for these changes has been to make the game more friendly to beginners. We've selected out a few levels that are easier to get started with, which the game will now recommend the first time you start a lobby.

We've also introduced an option to change how much damage you take from leaving the edge of the screen, which allows you to bounce back one or more times instead of the previous instant elimination.

This will now default to 50%, which means you will survive falling out of the map once, but if you do it again before recovering your health you will be eliminated. We found this option makes the game much more focused on playing to defeat your enemies, rather than waiting for them to make a mistake. You can always change this option back to 100% however to go back to how the game was before.

With these changes, we've also made some tweaks to decrease how fast you recover from a knockout and the health regeneration rate, to give players more time to throw out their opponents from the map after knocking them out or damaging them enough,

Oblin Party is now available for purchase, with a 15% launch discount! Make sure to bring all your friends to the party, and remember to leave us a review!

Purchase the game here:

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2643290/Oblin_Party/

The game has been updated with a number of improvements and smaller fixes based on player feedback from Next Fest:

• Added a new and simpler tutorial to teach the basics of the game
  
• Made some improvements to how aiming works while charging a throw
  
• Added an option to make each hand have their own color, to help with distinguishing them
  
• Fixed a memory leak

The full game launches on Tuesday next week (March 11th). We hope you are as excited as we are!

The game has been updated with a few minor tweaks and bug fixes:

• The grenade launcher now has a charging animation and sound
  
• Removed some platforms from the Blasting Beams level
  
• Fixed an issue where the "spawn item" button in the lobby settings menu would sometimes trigger more than once
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes made it hard to grab a weapon that was on top of a climbable platform
  
• Fixed an issue where the connection problem icon would show up at the beginning of certain levels online, even though the connection was fine

Happy Next Fest everyone! We are participating with our demo, and have an exciting update to bring you. To help new players more easily find people to play with, we're enabling public lobbies in our demo for the duration of this week. We have also replaced 6 of the 12 demo levels with fresh new ones from the full game. Enjoy!

Full changes below:

• 6 of the 12 demo levels have been replaced with new ones from the full game
  
• Public lobbies will be available in the demo up until the end of this week (March 2nd)
  
• The tutorial time trials have been slightly redesigned to be a little more welcoming to new players, and the leaderboards have been reset
  
• Reduced bandwidth usage during online play on lower-end connections
  
• Increased font sizes on text across the board

In celebration of participating in the Steam Couch Co-Op Fest, we're releasing a new update and adding the Time Trials mode to the demo! These will include the first 5 levels, which also acts as a tutorial for new players.

Your will be able to compete against other players on the leaderboards to see who can get the fastest completion times, and earn shiny stars to show off your accomplishments! We urge you to try to beat our best times. 😏

The time trials can be played either alone or with up to 4 players locally/online, but keep in mind that they have mostly been designed for solo-play.

Here is the he full list of changes:
* Time Trial mode added.
* New music track by Axel Rosén (Xowie).
* Removed the ability to fly around by holding a box below your feet in a specific way. Sorry :(

The demo has been updated with the following changes:

• New music track by Axel Rosén (Xowie).
  
• Added support for rebinding keyboard and gamepad controls.
  
• The rocket launcher’s rocket can now be more directly controlled by holding down the action button after shooting.
  
• Offscreen indicators have been enabled again, hopefully without crashes this time.
  
• Made some tweaks to the network code to slightly reduce bandwidth use.
  
• Added translations for the following languages: German, Spanish (Latin America), French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Turkish.

The demo has been updated with a fix for a bug that previously prevented 3 or more people to connect to the same online lobby.