2.4.1
2018-03-14
• A new music playlist has been added thanks to our friends at Tax-5! The original music track can still be selected from the settings menu by toggling the first option.
• Fixed update game dialog bug
2.4.0
2018-01-30
• Our first set of power-ups have beed added! Power-ups randomly fall on planets in bubbles that you can pick up including the speed power-up, which increases your base speed by 50% for 10 seconds, and the pickup item power-up, which doubles the value of apples you pick up for 20 seconds.
• Snake growth rate has been decreased by 50% to accommodate the pickup item power-up and allow players to play longer and acquire higher scores.
• A new controller mode has been added! In left-handed invisible mode, the entire left half of the screen is used as the joystick and the entire right side is the boost button. When you place your left thumb down on the screen a pivot point is created, you can then drag your thumb around that point to turn your snake. Lifting your thumb removes the pivot, allowing it to be repositioned the next time you place your thumb down. Right-handed invisible mode works the same way but with the screen halves swapped.
• A larger character set is now supported for player names displayed on the in-game scoreboard.
• Overall performance improvements
2.3.0
2017-10-19
• New accessory and detail skins have been added
• In-app purchases have been added as an option to purchase hearts and skins
• Private games are now created and joined by typing in a room name, Facebook accounts are no longer needed to play privately with friends
• You can no longer be eliminated by invulnerable snakes
• Fixed a bug that was not showing when friends were online or provide an option to join a private game they are in
• The game file size has been reduced significantly
2.2.0
2017-09-01
• Two new maps have been added, Desert and Molten Planet.
• There are now three planets per map. Jumpers have been added to each planet in order for players to move from one planet to another.
• The scoreboard has been updated such that snake names are color-coded to reflect the planet they currently reside on.
• The number of players per game has been increased from 10 to 16.
• Snake boost glow has a new effect
• An option to show approximate player positions has been added to game settings.
2.1.0
2017-08-15
• Due to popular demand, you can now go through yourself! When you pass through yourself you enter a phase mode. You may phase for 10 seconds before solidifying and crashing into yourself. Your phase meter will begin to restore after leaving phase mode for 5 seconds. A meter has been added to the top left of the UI so you can see how much phase time you have remaining, with a radial cool down bar showing how long before the time begins to restore. These values will be carefully monitored and tweaked as necessary.
• Players are now invulnerable when falling from the sky and for an additional 5 seconds after landing. Invulnerability is indicated by an aura effect on the snakes. When a player is invulnerable, they cannot be eliminated and may freely pass through any snakes on the map. This is intended to prevent players from crashing into snakes too early and providing enough time to set themselves after landing.
• Additional logic has been added to prevent players from falling through the planets.
2.0.0
2017-08-09
• Snake motion has been changed: body parts now follow the exact path of the head
• Fixed floating snake bug
• Improved position accuracy for players with high latency, movement is also smoother
• General networking improvements
• The game will now notify you when there is a new version of the game available
1.4.5
2017-08-02
• Fixed an issue that was stopping apples to fall from the sky
• Fixed an issue that caused the virtual joystick to not work properly
• Additional improvement to prevent snakes from falling through the planet and dying when landing.
1.4.4
2017-07-28
• Brand new title screen!
• Player names are now color coded based on the rank range they finished in for the previous week
• Insignias can now be turned off from the settings menu
• The in-game camera angle should now be more consistent across devices. This should help improve player control of their snake particularly when the game is running at lower frame rates
• Snakes and apples should now fall at a more consistent across devices
• Starting lives has been increased from 3 to 5
1.4.3
2017-07-11
• Improved collision detection with planets to prevent players from occasionally passing through the surface
• The boost glow and sound effect for AI snakes will now play properly for all players in game
1.4.2
2017-07-05
• Several of the detail skins have been updated to improve their appearance
• Heart and star images in the UI have been updated
• Fixed a bug that caused pickups to despawn prematurely
1.4.1
2017-06-27
• Name change! Sn4k3z! is now Super Snake Universe!
• The leaderboard has been set to a weekly cycle, resetting at 00:00 UTC Sunday night/Monday morning. Insignias are now awarded based on where players finish for the week and are displayed as part of their name tag while playing.
• The title screen now has a ticker that will display information about the past week's leaderboard winner, the time until the next reset, and other news in the future. As an additional reward for finishing first on the leaderboard, the top ranked player can write custom messages into this ticker for everyone to see throughout the week!
1.3.0
2017-06-20
Snake AI has been improved to actively pursue pickup items, avoid obstacles, and boost. These updates will be closely monitored and balanced over time.
Other changes:
-The snake landing sound effect will now only play when snakes initially land from the sky.
1.2.2
2017-06-13
This release contains client-side networking updates in effort to improve the online playing experience, including improved movement prediction for players with higher latencies and more accurate placement of lag-compensated snake head hit-boxes. There is an additional bug fix for bot snakes getting stuck in the air after the initial player in the room died.
1.2.0
2017-06-05
Version 1.2.0 features Facebook integration to invite, play, and compete with friends. This system replaces the old account creation process by allowing you to simply login with your Facebook account, backing up all of your data and populating your friends list automatically with friends who have also signed in! No additional effort is required! Accounts created using the previous system will be automatically linked to your Facebook account. A friend leaderboard is now shown on the title screen so you can easily see where you rank among your friends and scores achieved while playing can be posted to your Facebook timeline for everyone to see. If you are interested in streaming the game, an anonymous mode is now available in the settings menu to hide the personal information of you and your friends.
Other changes:
Server selection has been moved to the settings menu
1.1.0
2017-05-30
New features:
-Manual server selection: you get to choose what server you want to play on
-Offline mode: set the server to none and play offline
-Rate us dialog: provides easy access to rate the game if you are having fun
-Your name is now highlighted in the leaderboards
Bug fixes:
-Fixes a critical bug that was causing players to be frozen in air when spawning on a map and using touch mode
-The "Show Me" button now works as intended in the leaderboard menu