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

 

[Johnno2000]

That might be it! I was turning everything to low to try and fix the framerate on the laptop. Nice work.

Key takeout - don't buy this game on Steam without a decent rig.

If you're checking out lighting issues, have a look at Optus Stadium during a night game. I am pretty sure I had a bright blue sky and lens flare from the sun.

 

[ItsJonesy777]

Can we realistically expect the PS update to be live tonight, or will it be early hours tomorrow morning? Would’ve loved to get a try in before bed

Could drop anytime between now and tomorrow morning.

 

[BigAntStudios]

I've been trying to share my created teams but get an error about the Big Ant server. I uploaded one team but the others give me the error message.
Any ideas?

If you contact the team at BA QA they'll help out.

support.bigant.com

 

[Grechy]

Had a look at Waverly, kinda sucks the game doesn't have any similar stand to waverlys

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Man I miss Waverley. It wasn’t the MCG but nothing gives nostalgia like Waverley in the 90s.

 

[BigAntStudios]

Man I miss Waverley. It wasn’t the MCG but nothing gives nostalgia like Waverley in the 90s.

Parking near the gates, rather than the ground, so as to save 2 hours getting out

 

[Johnno2000]

Patch is up on pc..

I've got nothing on steam yet

 

[Pickitt]

Man I miss Waverley. It wasn’t the MCG but nothing gives nostalgia like Waverley in the 90s.

Should be able to live on with the stadium creator, if it gets updated further we might even be able to recreate the original design for VFL park

 

[ice444]

I've got nothing on steam yet

It downloaded something on my steam deck - might be yesterdays patch (oops)...

 

[Johnno2000]

It downloaded something on my steam deck - might be yesterdays patch (oops)...

Got me all excited

Think yesterday's patch was 1.3gb? If that's what you had that's the one (albeit my computer was off for the weekend so could be less)

 

[Xtreme]

Told a friend what to expect with the patch (PS user), told him the AI gets much tougher. He's not impressed haha, but then I must be doing something wrong/reading the plays wrongly (or just hitting buttons too early/late) but to go from thrashing the AI to being thrashed myself is a bit of a WTF moment.

Next PC patch should hit around 9:30 pm (well if Saturday/Sunday night was any guide) I know others on here got the update a little earlier as well. But for me it was 9:25pm last night.

I'm doing the full sweep - PS5, PS4, the ol beast (RTX 3090) and a gaming laptop.

The gaming laptop really struggles, it must be the 3050 it has. Highly underwhelming.

The light issue happened after I changed the graphics settings back to FXAA. Maybe a coincidence, if so a highly curious one. Haven't seen it on console.

In general terms I think the real champ here is the PS4, it can crash like any other build but it's otherwise smooth as butter and the difference between it and the 3090 is negligible. Good to see the legacy crowd looked after.

I'm still experimenting with the settings on pc, I'm trying to match the quality of those that are streaming the game, for some reason I'm getting a lot of what I feel is motion blur despite the setting being disabled (hard to describe but seeing the players move left to right or right to left wasn't smooth - not like motion jitter/judder.... but then other people didn't really see what I could see when I posted the video on Saturday night).

I'll probably end up getting it on Xbox as well (it was my intended platform, then pc after!) of course more bugs need to be ironed out before I commit. I did the Xbox/PC/Switch triple threat with Evolution 2

Got me all excited

Think yesterday's patch was 1.3gb? If that's what you had that's the one (albeit my computer was off for the weekend so could be less)

Was 1.96gb

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Steam Deck somtimes makes you think theres a game patch but its shader pre cache updates for texture loading.

 

[carlton_99]

This might have been answered earlier but what is the deal with the marking/spoiling/hitouts in this game? Is there like a timing factor to it (is there a small bar I'm not seeing) or is it just kinda random.

 

[Chuckinho]

Obviously more important things at hand currently, but the pride guernseys would be a nice touch also

I wouldn't mind seeing Big Ant's interpretation of my handiwork

 

[Xtreme]

This might have been answered earlier but what is the deal with the marking/spoiling/hitouts in this game? Is there like a timing factor to it (is there a small bar I'm not seeing) or is it just kinda random.

Must pester JNT BA or BigAntStudios to write up a game guide or instructions (other than just the controller layout)

 

[Johnno2000]

This might have been answered earlier but what is the deal with the marking/spoiling/hitouts in this game? Is there like a timing factor to it (is there a small bar I'm not seeing) or is it just kinda random.

At the moment I don't think it works properly, if at all tbh.

Pretty sure the player with the higher stats is always going to win regardless of what you do.

 

[Pickitt]

I wouldn't mind seeing Big Ant's interpretation of my handiwork
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How many people do you get down to banner night?

 

[ice444]

Patch is 1.1gb...

 

[Chuckinho]

How many people do you get down to banner night?

It varies. Could be 5 or 15 or more. Should have a good crew this week.

 

[Johnno2000]

I wouldn't mind seeing Big Ant's interpretation of my handiwork
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Would be a cool little easter egg when you play Swans v St. Kilda

 

[Chuckinho]

Would be a cool little easter egg when you play Swans v St. Kilda

They'd better put some people holding the poles. That banner was rather heavy.

 

[Pickitt]

It varies. Could be 5 or 15 or more. Should have a good crew this week.

We'd usually get 15-20ish but feel bad for some that get 5 and are there 3x as long

They'd better put some people holding the poles. That banner was rather heavy.

Need floggers too

 

[Odysseygaming2]

Has the playstaion patch been released

 

[Pickitt]

Patch is 1.1gb...

229mb for me

 

[zac080]

Is the steam patch out

 

[hooked on fishing]

Patch is 1.1gb...

Playstation?