iDuel Online 1.1 Update is Live!

We’ve been reading the TouchArcade forums as well as user reviews and feedback from the App Store reviews and have made several changes to the game and the server to improve performance and game play! Be sure to update so you can keep playing!

Features added to the new release:

• Added “Sleepwalker” mode.  When a player has disconnected or logged off, opponents may challenge them and the server will play in their place.  If the server population is low there is always somebody to fight, even if that person is just a bot.  Winning a “Sleepwalker” match reduces your match point earnings, however, so it’s always best to fight live players when possible!
• Added auto-refresh to the lobby.  This will keep you up to date with the players entering and leaving the lobby in real time.
• If a player disconnects during game play (ie you see them “Do Nothing”), the player will automatically forfeit on the next turn if he/she does not take action.  The winner is awarded full match points and credits if an opponent disconnects.  The loser will receive zero credits and zero match points.

Major Bug fixes/Improvements:

• If you have multiple challenges pending, the server will automatically decline all other challenges when you enter a game.  This prevents many situations where you issue a challenge and wait forever for somebody to accept or decline and never get a response.
• Made the lobby more efficient.  We greatly reduce the rate at which games fail to connect.
• Found and fixed a number of crash problems.
• Fixed the major issue where the duel screen simply waits forever on the opponent.
• iDuel Online now requires iPhone OS 3.0 or greater.

On the table for the future:

• Performance enhancements in the Gear Shop.
• Performance enhancements in game.
• AI Learning for sleepwalkers.  Your sleepwalker will fight matches based on how normally fight.
• Other great stuff!

I would also like to thank the players who have provided the constructive criticism regarding these issues and have waited patiently while we fix them.  For any questions or comments, please feel free to follow up on this post or contact me directly via email.

Patrick “Invictvs” Twohig <invictvs@namazustudios.com> (A.K.A. “The Server Guy”)