Catan Universe 2.0

Catan Universe 2.0.0 Release

Unity 2019.3.x update

New Features

• new main menu UI (full reskin)

new flow → select single/multiplayer → expansion → game mode

• new “level progress screen”: shows rewards for players’ level progress Raised experience level with new rewards from 20 to 25

• lvl 21: Asia-Pieces • lvl 22: Orient-Tiles • lvl 23: Set-Tinting 2 • lvl 24: Asia-Tiles • lvl 25: Orient-Pieces

• New pet: Al Pacacino

• new sun system: suns can be used to play a singleplayer game of your choice

• emoji system • matchmaking panel (in the top center, when matchmaking is started): show ‘player dots’ indicating how many players are found, e.g. 3 of 4 players → 3 filled, 1 empty dot • Custom Match / Singleplayer Options: toggle for “Random start player” (incl. tooltips); crown indicates 1st player is the start player (incl. tooltip)

New account system

• registered users can play Catan First Island Custommatch for free in locked options, only 3 players • Android and iOS users can purchase IAP (gold) without registration • once they register with their all IAP and progress is transferred to their new “registered user account”

• Steam users have to register before buying in the shop. But they can play and level up before registering and all their progress will get transferred

• unregistered users can’t use the in game chat anymore

New in-game UI

Desktop:

• button click for normal build menu behavior → new in both • desktop/mobile • players can also drag&drop → already existing feature in the mobile • version • if candidates are shown: headline indicates “Select position for x” • in-game options screen • panels get translucent when trade board is opened → panels are sent to • foreground on hover • panels can be opened via keyboard keys ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, … (plus ‘enter’ for • chat) • panels can be pinned → in default ‘unpinned’ state, if the user clicks outside of the panel, it will be closed • drag&drop cards, like in mobile version • show cards on hover • resource bar • tooltips, like on mobile version • new designed screens like ‘select player’, ‘select dice’, etc. • new hide/show buttons, like in mobile version • quick trade, like in mobile version • game action ticker (on left bottom of the screen) • shows actions of all players, like building, buying or playing cards, etc • holding ‘alt’ key shows tooltips immediately (even if deactivated) • almanac quick links: ‘shift’ + left mouse click on UI / board items shows almanac entry

Mobile and Desktop Version:

• better UI animation / badge / game overall flow • dice animation before badges • better “+/-x” animations & card animations • opponents’ gamepieces are animated from their buildmenus to the board • gamelog/chat: automatic scrolling to newest entry is deactivated as soon as scroll rect is • not scrolled to bottom • hints to UI → highlight on elements like playerframe, victory points, trade block, • etc. • show ingame menu → options, dice statistics • new emjoii chat system • board pieces animation on start / exit in-game: pieces fall onto table / fly away from it • expansion screen → after a sun was used for a SP game, a hint to the shop is shown in the loading screen (back to the main menu) • hexagon animation when loading in-game • new “it’s your turn” ticker • drag&drop / build buttons show amount of game pieces left • game log: added ‘players turn’ separator • players own game pieces support physics

In-game camera Mobile and Desktop:

• automatic camera movement • camera zooms/moves to new/destroyed buildings, and when ships, knights, or the barbarians are moving • enable/disable 2d camera • enable/disable automatic camera movement • move camera per screen edge - slider • tooltip delay – slider

Desktop:

• movement per keyboard (arrow keys + WASD) • movement when touching screen edge • zoom towards mouse cursor position (before: centered zoom)

New in game shop system

• new purchase flow when not enough gold → ‘buy via gold’ → shop opens, shows ‘gold’ category with overlay indicating how much gold is needed → then, when purchased, opens ‘expansion’ category and selects the initial expansion for purchase

New Tutorial steps

• new tutorial steps for camera movement, zoom & tilt