Mana Games

[manutoo]

Hello,

here's the version 1.0a of Tennis Elbow 4 !

After nearly 9 years of development through TEM2+TE4, I'm finally on the edge of moving on to new projects !

It's still not the end of the road for TE4, though, and I'll still improve the game here and there in the coming years, but once this new version is stabilized, I won't work full-time on TE4 anymore.



Free Demo

Windows : https://www.managames.com/download.php? ... _v1-0a.exe (~25MB Web Installer ; ~4GB installed)
Mac : https://www.managames.com/download.php? ... _v1-0a.exe (~25MB Web Installer ; ~4GB installed)


Requirements

- OS: 64-bit Windows 7/8/10, macOS 10.12+, Linux Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 (works on other Linux distros as well)
- 6GB of RAM
- For the 3D courts with high quality, a 3D card with about 5000 points here https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html (to play with 60fps @ 1080p), and DirectX 11 support (on Windows) ; for ~100 fps @ 1440p, you'll need 10'000 points
- For the 2D courts, an IGP or a 3D card with about 1000 points here https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/mid_range_gpus.html , and DirectX 11 support (on Windows)


Comments about the updates

Comments go there so the changelog will be easier to follow : topic15-37146.php
Suggestions for TE4 : create a new topic in the forum
Version 1.0 Changelog : topic15-36309.php

For clarity, the latest additions to the game are listed in the next post.

[manutoo]

Version 1.0a - Build 145 ; SubBuild 2025.9.23:

New Features :
- Animation : new motion-captured movement animations (if you prefer to use the Legacy ones, disable Settings -> 3D Match -> Motion-captured animations)
- Animation : now the player walks when you move left/right while preparing your service (only available when the Mocap anim are enabled)

Bug Fixes :
- Strike : the normal strike after the bounce (ie: not a volley) could end too long, even when prepared for a very long time, when standing near the net
- Animation : left players could get their animations mirrored
- World Tour : Pure Junior Players (the ones who will never make it Pro) could get an incorrect skin color
- World Tour : some Junior streaks weren't tracked at all
- Online : now if you only have an IPv6 and no IPv4, you should still be able to connect to the online mode

[manutoo]

SubBuild 2025.9.24:

Bug Fixes :
- Animation : when using Mocap anims, if you were moving at the end of the point, the service animation was corrupted

[manutoo]

SubBuild 2025.9.25:

Changes :
- Animation : disabled the grip of the feet on the ground for Mocap anims so that the overall player movement is smoother

Bug Fixes :
- Animation : fixed a few Mocap animation issues, especially when playing online
- PlayStaiton : it was not possible to connect to the online mode

[manutoo]

Build 146 ; SubBuild 2025.10.1:

Changes :
- Anim : lowered the hip jiggling of the running back mocap anim

Bug Fixes :
- Anim : Mocap anims didn't work well with the AutoPos
- Anim : legs were not moving with Slow AutoPos (both with Legacy & Mocap anims)
- Online : fixed the new handling of IPv4 vs IPv6 connection (if you have one, I recommend you try to use your IPv6 as IP override if you have hosting issues, after having opened the UDP Port 4321 in your Router IPv6 firewall)

Notes :
- If you still see the player sliding over 1 meter or more with the Mocap anims, please send me a Bug Report so I can fix that glitch (HowTo => topic5-31732.php )