🐾 DOGGO ESTATES 1.2.0 – SMOOTHER MATCHES & MULTIPLAYER FIXES!
A new update for Doggo Estates is here!
Update 1.2.0 is focused on making online matches smoother, fairer and more reliable, especially when you're playing with a full pack of 8 players.
We've also fixed a number of gameplay issues, improved single-player, cleaned up controller behavior, and dealt with several annoying lobby and loading problems.
Let's get into it!
🌐 ONLINE & MATCHMAKING
This update brings a big round of improvements to online play.
🏆 End-of-match leaderboard
Fixed an issue where the end-of-match leaderboard could sometimes remain empty when a player finished with 0 houses.
Everyone should now properly appear in the results.
🚪 Host leaving
If the host leaves during the countdown, the match will now still start for everyone else instead of getting stuck.
🔒 Rooms now lock when the match starts
Once a match begins, the room is locked.
No more players jumping into an ongoing match halfway through.
👥 Players allowed now actually works
The Players allowed room setting now correctly limits how many players can join.
The room list also displays the actual player limit instead of showing incorrect information.
🚫 No more endless loading
Trying to join a room that is:
Full
Already in progress
No longer available
will now give you an appropriate message instead of leaving you staring at an endless loading screen.
We also fixed an issue where joining a room by name could sometimes create a broken room.
⏱️ Countdown fixes
The countdown is now synchronized properly, so players should no longer see different countdown numbers.
And while we're at it...
You can no longer move during the countdown.
That also means no more:
💩 ...well, you know.
You can't pee before the match starts either.
The menu is still available, so you can leave if you need to.
🔄 Different game versions
Players running different versions of Doggo Estates are now kept apart in matchmaking.
This should prevent a number of compatibility problems when someone hasn't updated yet.
📡 Less network traffic
We've significantly reduced the amount of network traffic during matches.
This should result in less lag, particularly when playing in full 8-player rooms.
🏠 GAMEPLAY FIXES
We've also cleaned up several gameplay issues.
🏡 House claiming
Fixed a bug that allowed players to claim a house without actually standing on it.
If you're going to claim the house...
You better be standing there.
🦴 "Press E" prompts
"Press E" prompts should no longer appear when another dog walks over a:
Bone
Water bowl
House
No more confusing interaction prompts caused by other players.
⚡ Energy
Energy now drains at the same speed regardless of your frame rate.
Previously, players running at higher FPS could lose energy significantly faster than players running at lower FPS.
That's fixed.
⌨️ Keyboard controls
Keyboard controls now follow the same rules as controller controls.
So no more doing things that shouldn't be possible, such as:
Peeing in mid-air
Eating while busy
And other questionable dog behavior
⭐ MULTIPLAYER XP HAS CHANGED
Your performance in multiplayer now matters more.
You'll receive:
25 XP — for finishing the match
+5 XP — for every house you claim
+75 XP — for the player with the most houses
So if you want more XP...
Get those houses! 🏠
🎮 SINGLE PLAYER
Single-player mode has also received several fixes.
⚡ Correct starting energy
Normal and Hard difficulty now start with the intended energy levels:
Normal: 80 energy
Hard: 30 energy
Previously, both could incorrectly start at 100.
🏠 Decorative house markers
Fixed decorative house markers that could display a "Press E" prompt even though they could never actually be claimed.
📴 Steam offline support
Single player now works properly even when Steam is offline.
🚀 Performance
We've also made a small performance improvement for maps containing a large number of owned houses.
🎮 CONTROLLER IMPROVEMENTS
One small change that should make switching between controller and keyboard much less annoying:
If you unplug your controller, Doggo Estates now immediately switches back to keyboard controls and keyboard prompts.
No more controller prompts hanging around after you've unplugged the controller.
🛠️ MENUS & MISC FIXES
We've also cleaned up a number of smaller issues.
💬 Room names
Room names were sometimes incorrectly blocked by the word filter.
Names such as:
Hello
Grass Kings
Class Party
and similar names should no longer be incorrectly rejected.
🔔 Lobby notifications
Fixed lobby notifications that sometimes refused to close properly.
🌐 No internet
Fixed an issue that could leave the game stuck on the loading screen when there was no internet connection.
🏠 Returning to the main menu
Fixed issues with returning to the main menu from:
Single Player
The Tutorial
⚙️ General performance
We've also made several general performance improvements throughout the game.
⚽ AND SOMETHING NEW ON THE MAIN MENU...
If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed a new game appearing in Doggo Estates.
We're currently working on:
BEYOND 90: A FOOTBALLER'S LIFE
Live the life of a footballer from your first contract at 16 through your career and toward your final season.
Train, play matches, build relationships, deal with sponsors, chase fame and money, and experience the consequences of the decisions you make both on and off the pitch.
The Steam store page is being prepared and should be going live within the next few days.
Keep an eye out for it and wishlist it as soon as the page is live!
🟢 AND ONE MORE GAME...
We're also working on Neon Hustle.
A first-person management game set in a living crime-noir city.
Recruit workers, build your operation, work the streets, make money and deal with the rising heat as your business grows.
Neon Hustle is coming soon.
👉 Wishlist Neon Hustle and follow the game to get notified when it launches!
❤️ THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone playing Doggo Estates and especially to everyone who has been sending us feedback and bug reports.
A lot of the changes in this update came directly from things you've reported, so please keep letting us know when something isn't working the way it should.
Now grab your friends, fill that lobby, claim some houses...
Join our Official Discord! 🐾
And remember:
There can only be one top dog. 🐾
See you in the next match!
Changed files in this update