here you'll find info about the TE4 development, and the features planned.
Do not use this topic to suggest new features. You can discuss anything exposed below, though. New feature requests go here : topic15-30550.php .
However, you can discuss the features exposed in the roadmap below.
Notes :
- I'll edit this post every time required
- Mini Dev Blog : you can follow the development of the game here => topic15-31541.php
- legacy topic : topic15-30551.php
Version 1.0 Release dates
These dates are the target, but I'm not sure they are doable or not.
- Windows / MacOS / Linux : June 2024
- XBox : June 2024
- Playstation : September 2024
Note January 2023 : this might be actually more like a v0.95 release, as I hope to redo the movement animations after the console releases.
Ordering TE4 & getting your download link
You can order the game to get your License Key & your download link now : https://www.managames.com/buy.php?g=TE4 (Alternate way with additional payment methods : https://www.managames.com/buy.php?g=TE4&Alt=1 )
With your License Key for the ManaGames.com version, you'll also get a free Steam key.
if you have bought TE2013, you can get a 15% discount here :
- English : https://www.managames.com/tennis/promoTE3_en/
- French : https://www.managames.com/tennis/promoTE3_fr/
Roadmap :
(*) = mostly done in the currently available version.
Incoming features (From June 2021 - All done on October 2021 !) :
- (*) Input : new input configuration, much easier for controllers, with presets already done for XBox & PS4/5 controllers
- (*) Animation : better handling of the dynamic animation when the ball is very low and out of reach, to prevent the player to bend for nothing, and other little similar fixes
- (*) IA Modding : Advanced IA tuning (based on the real-time coaching of TEM2)
- (*) Modding : TE4 Modding SDK with Outfit Modding
- (*) Input : better menus navigation with a controller (it's mandatory for the console ports)
- (*) Gameplay tuning :
- topspin efficiency (it needs some buffing)
- slice (it's a bit too efficient)
Incoming features (From October 2021 - All done on March 2022) :
- (*) Animation : global improvements, with new stretching/sliding anims, and possibly some new ones for the high volley and volleying on the stomach, and a test of dynamic locomotion (ie: more natural player movement ; but it's not sure it'll work or not)
- (*) Animation : sync of CPU anim when he's late on the ball
Incoming features (From March 2022 - All done on May 2022) :
- (*) Stadiums : 11 new stadiums, plus a new way to select them in the Training Club
Incoming features (From June 2022 - All done on July 2022) :
- (*) Tournament : Single tournament mode
- (*) Menu : easy World Tour player loading from the Training Club Character Sheet menu
- (*) Modding : stadium material & texture modding, adding custom 3D models, editing Ads, editing NPC textures
Incoming features (From August 2022 - All done on September 2022) :
- (*) Stadium : Training Court
- (*) Gameplay : 1st-step booster
- (*) Gameplay : service training mode
- (*) Gameplay : Programmable ball thrower
- (*) Tutorial : the basic parts
Incoming features (From September 2022 - Done at 50% in December 2022, and letting the other 50% for later) :
- (*) Commentaries by Tennis TV commentator Darren Kilfara
Incoming features (From December 2022 - All done on January 2023) :
- (*) Night sessions for all the outdoor stadiums
Incoming features (From February 2023 - All done on September 2023) :
- (*) Controls : controller rumble
- (*) Mod download & installation from within the game
- (*) Player : new talents
- (*) Acceleration Traits
- (*) Gameplay : new gameplay elements
- (*) Gameplay tuning :
- (*) service (the 1st serve might be a tad too efficient, and the 2nd serve a bit too weak)
- (*) drop shot efficiency
- (*) other little things
- (*) Subscire & download Mods from within the game
- (*) Play TEM2 within TE4
Incoming features (From September 2023) :
- Xbox port
Possible features, but still not 100% sure :
- Commentaries : the other 50% (but it's pretty long & tedious
)- Online : cross-platform between all supported platforms
- Sound : sound improvements (better noise-filtered rebound and possibly strike sounds, crowd sounds adapted to the crowd size)
- Little cutscenes during the match to show the players from closer as well as the stadium from different angles, and make the game more lively
- Better movement animations (Test => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLSj6K_1s_s )
Possible post v1.0 features, but not sure :
- Gameplay : Hawkeye
- Online : spectator mode
- Tutorial : more advanced topics
Note : only important features are listed ; there are many little other things that will come too
Current main improvements compared from TE2013
- Better visuals with new 3D players & NPCs
- 20 new 3D stadiums, really different, all around the world
- Reworked physics so everything is more realistic ; as the main example : now if you hit a ball when mispositioned and/or too late, it'll always have a chance to end in the net or go wild
- New menu design
- Men Tour starts in 1973 & Women Tour in 1983
- Junior Tour
- Future fictional years are generated in real-time, so each playthrough sees different top players in the future
- Olympiads
- 3 new player styles to match more closely the global strategy of what I'd call aggressive defensive players (ie: players who base their game mostly on defense, but also can feel pretty aggressive)
- Improved IA
- Dynamic animation system so the player always hits the ball with the center of his racket (as long as it's not too far from him, nor really too much on the body)
- New stretching and sliding anims
- Controller vibrations & overall better controller support
- Easier to install Modded animations, sounds & outfits, and many other Modding improvements
- Tutorial
- Dynamic sun positioning
- Night session
- Different ambiance tracks for all stadiums
- Single tournament mode
- Service training mode
- Programmable ball thrower
- Commentaries by Tennis TV commentator Darren Kilfara
- Mod subscription and download from within the game
- Many Talents for the players : special bonuses for even more personalisation of each player
- Acceleration Traits : different bonuses & handicaps to the acceleration
- and many little improvements here and there
yees i will post a video soon manutoo
