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Build 91 - SubBuild 2022.7.31:

Changes :
- Gameplay : lowered a bit the extra reach when running to the side, so the players will bend a bit less weirdly in this case

Bug Fixes :
- Gameplay : the sliding fix from the previous update actually totally turned off the sliding..! It's now back on like before, because the root cause was actually the following bug
- Gameplay : the positioning helper on the run when preparing your strike could make you stop too early ; it wasn't much noticeable when running (as it could be compensated by pressing the strike button later), but it was very noticeable with the sliding as it was making you miss the ball
- World Tour : the CPU tiredness was disabled since the last update

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Build 92 - SubBuild 2022.8.2:

Changes :
- Gameplay : tuned & fixed the sweet spots of the strikes
- Gameplay : lowered a bit the sliding rate, especially on hard surfaces
- Gameplay : lowered the topspin handicap when sliding

Bug Fixes :
- Animation : fixed & improved various cases of the dynamic animation system, mainly from better-predicted positioning on strike
- World Tour : since the v0.67, the player list was messed up when choosing a player from the base
- World Tour : since the v0.67, when starting a new career, picking up a doubles specialist could make crash the game

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Build 93 - SubBuild 2022.8.3:

New Features :
- Stadium : Training Court, without any ball boys, line judge, crowd, etc., nor any of their sound

Bug Fixes :
- Gameplay : the strike sweet spot tuning from the previous update also led to change the service sweet spot, which made the service a bit weird
- Animation : the service actual hit was occurring 1 frame later than the service animation

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Build 94 - SubBuild 2022.8.4:

Bug Fixes :
- AI : since the last update, the CPU was always serving to the middle

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Version 0.68 - Build 95 ; SubBuild 2022.8.10:

New Features :
- Gameplay : added the Footwork Booster helper which allows the player to start to run and change of direction faster ; this is less realistic but if you have low reflexes or want a closer feeling to TE2013 gameplay, use it..!
- Gameplay : added side spin to the ball when a strike is done on the run (except for strikes already having some side spin)
- Visuals : now the court lines get dirty on clay, and are cleaned at the start of each set
- Modding : can move the Stadium NPCs & Props (HowTo in the 5th section here : topic60-34047.php )
- Modding : can Mod the textures of the miscellaneous models (HowTo in the 3rd section here : topic60-34019.php )

Changes :
- Visuals : raised a bit the exposure when playing against the sun, so the court is a bit brighter, which is especially useful to make the clay look more natural (more info & how to tune it : topic15-34182.php )

Bug Fixes :
- Animation : fixed a couple of weird results in the dynamic animation system when hitting the ball on the run or right after
- Camera : the 1st & 3rd person cameras were bugged on the new Training Court stadium
- Visuals : the crowd lighting could change during applause in indoor stadiums
- World Tour : the low & high tournament filters were not saved

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Build 96 ; SubBuild 2022.8.10-1:

Bug Fixes :
- Gameplay : since the previous update the side spin strikes and the twisted serve could go in a wrong direction
- Gameplay : the slice could get too fast since Build 91
- Visuals : leaving a stadium when displayed from the opposite side & reentering right away was raising the exposure on the opposite side

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Build 97 ; SubBuild 2022.8.12:

Changes :
- Physics : significantly lowered the sidespin when striking the ball on the move, except when striking hard while running very fast

Bug Fixes :
- Helpers : the Footwork Boost was set back to Disabled after having played an offline SkillMode other than Free (it's normal it's disabled during the match with these skill modes, though)

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Version 0.71 - SubBuild 2022.8.18:

New Features :
- Training Club : service training, which also allows you to train for the serving volley, and for the return (by taking control of player 2 instead of player 1)
- Training Club : programmable ball thrower

Changes :
- Players : the player CRC now includes the Footwork Booster

Bug Fixes :
- World Tour : the weak players from the real years who continued their career into the fictional years could get too strong (this fix is in 2 parts, one in use at the start of each year, and one only when starting a new career)
- Modding : switching between different stadiums having different net skins could lead to a crash

Notes :
- Modding : if you have the XKT Mod, delete this file "Mods\XKT\Menu\ScriptsTe\InGame.menu" (it's useless anyway) ; else you won't see the Ball Thrower Programming button under the Leave Court button in the In-Game menu

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Version 0.72 - Build 98 ; SubBuild 2022.9.10:

New Features :
- Tutorial : learn easily all the game basics ! (please provide feedback if you think some things could be improved)

Changes :
- Options : changed "Games in the last set" to "Games in the last set to trigger the tie-break"

Bug Fixes :
- Gameplay : the Sliding could trigger too early when using with the MtRun cheat or with the Footwork Booster

Notes :
- Modding : if you have the XKT Mod, remove this file "Mods\XKT\Menu\Scripts\MainTe.menu" ; else you won't see the Tutorial menu in the Main menu

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SubBuild 2022.9.13:

New Features :
- Tutorial : added the short strike lesson
- Steam : added an achievement when completing the tutorial

Bug Fixes :
- Ball Thrower : it was not possible to do lobs against the Ball Thrower
- Tutorial : the smash lesson could be completed even when not smashing the balls
- Outfit : the players had all the same outfit in the Training & World Tour after had played the Tutorial

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Version 0.73 ; SubBuild 2022.9.21:

New Features :
- Stadium : it is now possible to select the Time of the Day in the Training Club (for outdoor stadiums), and a random time is chosen for the World Tour matches (you can change it, or disable it in Settings -> World Tour), while the sun positions also depend on the day of the year and the latitude of the current tournament location
- Outfit : can now choose to not have sock, both for the male & female players

Bug Fixes :
- Tennis School : the done achievement was triggering right away
- Players : the male player's body shape in high detail was always the same ; now he can get skinny, muscular & fat as intended

Notes :
- Rendering : exposure against the sun is now automatically changed, so if you were using ExposureAgainstTheSun in your Tennis.ini, it may create some strange results, especially when the whole stadium is in the dark at end of the day...

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SubBuild 2022.9.24:

Changes :
- Rendering : tuned a lot of stuff so everything should be more visible when playing in the dark, late in the day, and on the side opposite the sun on mid-day
- Stadium : can now play at 19.00 & 20.00

Bug Fixes :
- Rendering : Camera's Force Sun in the Back wasn't working with the new Time of Day option
- Stadium : fixed a few micro-tiny holes in several stadiums' walls that were making rays of light around the court when playing late in the day
- Match : the number of games to trigger the tie-break was still also used as the number of games in the last set
- Modding : the line judges were always getting the default position on Modded stadiums, instead of the stadium's specific position
- Modding : now all NPCs have a unique name, so they can be moved around if wanted

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SubBuild 2022.9.29:

New Features :
- Rendering : can change the brightness, both in the Video & Camera settings
- Rendering : different rendering tones can now be selected in Settings -> Video -> Advanced

Changes :
- Stadium : moved a bit the Australian Slam roof, so its shadow isn't too close to the baseline, and fixed a few holes under the roof

Bug Fixes :
- Players : fixed a few holes in the legs when the male player is very thin (and likely in other cases, as well as for the female player)
- Rendering : the sun elevation was incorrect when playing most World Tour tournaments
- Rendering : when the stadium hid the sun, the court could get too grey (I'm not 100% sure it's fixed in all cases, especially as Unity seems to be bugging when calculating the lighting in some special cases)
- Stadium : Shanghai walls had little holes
- Modding : couldn't see the socks whose names didn't begin by a number

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Version 0.74 - Build 99 ; SubBuild 2022.10.8:

New Features :
- Player : now the strengths & weaknesses of the human-controller players are shown in the Character Sheet

Changes :
- Animation : tuned a bit how the dynamic animation system interpolates the base anim to reach the ball

Bug Fixes :
- Animation : fixed a weird anim occurring when hitting the ball just a bit after ending to move (bug introduced with the fix of the SubBuild 2022.8.10)
- Animation : fixed several other little weird things in the dynamic animation system, especially for the CPU
- Player : the players could get slightly metallic reflection in some extreme cases
- Modding : the "Images.ini" file couldn't be modded

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Version 0.75 - Build 100 ; SubBuild 2022.11.26:

New Features :
- Commentator : now the commentaries should be pertinent to the content most of the time (I tested a good bunch of the comments, but it might still have some bugs though )
- Modding : you can now tweak the lights in the indoor stadiums (HowTo, point 6 here => topic60-34047.php )

Changes :
- Tiredness : greatly lowered the loss of Short Term Form during the match
- Player : now the talents are used to calculate the CRC
- Settings : tuned the Video settings auto-detection so it should now work better for powerful IGPs

Bug Fixes :
- AI : in doubles, the CPU could avoid hitting the ball, even if it was blatantly for him to play it
- World Tour : the topspin could be widely incorrect when picking a player for the Season mode in the World Tour, quickly leading to a levitating ball when playing a match
- Modding : fixed a couple of crashes when having wrongly configured tournament bases (which was the case with the last version of the XKT mod, especially on the woman side )

Notes :
- Sorry for the long delay since the previous update ; I'll try to post soon in the mini-blog to explain what's going on => topic15-31541.php ...