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Upcoming RooHall
Rooniverse co-founders and team will be hosting an open RooHall on Sunday 22nd January 3PM PST / 6PM EST / 11PM UTC / 6AM ICT (Monday) in the Roocord.
UPDATE:
Roohall will now take place on Sunday 29th January 3PM PST / 6PM EST / 11PM UTC / 6AM ICT (Monday) in the Roocord!
We hope to see all Roos there for development news and discussions leading up to the Alpha launch. See Roos there!
Game Development & Cinematic Video
The team has now changed all measurements in-game to be in ‘Roo width’ and ‘Roo height’
New deployment mechanic is in the works as the new Roohalla map has pre-defined areas for movement and combat
Server capacity is currently at 100 Roos across the Pre-Alpha. This will be increased significantly once we’re closer to the Alpha
Roos sliding around when they move in the middle of the buttscratch idle animation has been fixed
The Woolly Roo has finally arrived
Custom lobby bugs are 70% fixed! Further QA in progress :3
The next Pre-Alpha build is coming on our new production server
4 super whacky and special emotes are being designed for the Alpha
Alpha-exclusive cosmetics now include Doodoo Skins
Scenery items have been moved from Cinematic video to game map assets, this includes trees, shrubs, mushrooms, grass tufts, and the amazing bubble gum tree
2 full minutes of Rooniverse Cinematic video has been rendered in square, horizontal, and vertical formats!
Community & Roo Camp
A very fun streaming session took place thanks to Degen Legends and friends! Here’s a sneak peek of the roonanigans that went down during one of the most hilarious matches to date.
THIS MAN IS DOING HECKIN SNEAKY ACROBATICS can devs do something 🤬 A Cirque Roo Soleil moment with @BisonTrades during @DegenLegends pre-alpha session this weekend 😂
Shout out to everyone who have been practicing and were able to keep up with some of web3’s top esports figures hAHAha we’re looking at you Sallyjack and Rooket.Hear Melty and Degen Legends speak a little about whats coming in the Alpha on the associated spaces here!
There is currently a UI config that is not letting Origin Roos level up past 25. Its being fixed so your Roo will go into level 26 like normal!
RooHub whitelist opportunities this week included El Cafe Cartel and Studio3!
RooHub member MrNyanpasu has a commemorative art auction thats ending in several hours! A Mysterious Roopack has also been thrown into the mix…