Templar Battleforce v2.4.21: Steam Controller + Patches

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This week, we've got our hands on some Steam controllers and are making strides to adding full Steam controller support. The first step has been to add missing keybindings -- you can now bind to Prev Templar (Ctrl) and Prev Talent (Z) and Next Talent (X). These new bindings let a controller setup work much smoother, paging backward and forward through ready Templars, as well as moving through a Templar's Talents without having to bring the mouse / controller anywhere near the Talent bar. It's a great QoL improvement for anyone playing with a controller or even a mouse. We're working toward official controller support, so stay tuned as we keep making improvements.

To help anyone who wants to try out a controller, we've published a controller config called "Trese Bros: October Best". Once we get full support, we'll publish a recommended config.

We've also added an internal setting that remembers the sort setting on your Templar list. We fixed the balance of Wrathful Defense 4-7.

We've made some balance changes to Stacking Buffs for the Paladin. First up, Stacking Buffs were never intended to be affected by Ordnance that increased Buff duration -- that bug is now fixed. Second, we've increased the duration of the stackable Buffs -- up to 3 and 4 for the higher level ones. We also fixed a bug where no buffs were applied if you killed lots of enemies (4+).

v2.4.21 - 10/3/2016
- Increased duration of higher level Embrace stacking buffs
- Added new hotkeys for Prev Templar, Next / Prev Talent
- Veteran sorting preference remembered
- Adjusted benefits of Wrathful Defense 4-7
- Fixed bug where Righteous Embrace was not Stacking Buffs on 4+ Kills
- Fixed bug where Stacking Buffs were effected by Ordnance
- Fixed bug with Tact Point defenses killing enemy bosses

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On Google Play
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On iTunes
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[Cory Trese]

If you're playing on a Steam Controller, we'd love to hear from you!

[capthawk]

I've been trying to get my dad to suit up in a Leviathan; he games on Steam, maybe this will be the nudge he needs!

I'm also looking forward to the new sort Knight filter.

[johndramey]

I've been looking at steam boxes/the steam controller for a long time, glad to see that you guys are supporting it. How do you (and anyone else that has one) like the controller? I've heard that they take a while to get used to, since they are neither really a gamepad nor a KB+M, but sort of a totally new way to control everything.

I really would like to replace my desktop with a little steambox hooked up to my 50 inch TV, though!

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Oct 12, 2016 19:36:38 GMT -5 johndramey said:

I've been looking at steam boxes/the steam controller for a long time, glad to see that you guys are supporting it. How do you (and anyone else that has one) like the controller? I've heard that they take a while to get used to, since they are neither really a gamepad nor a KB+M, but sort of a totally new way to control everything.

I really would like to replace my desktop with a little steambox hooked up to my 50 inch TV, though!

I don't really play any controller-based consoles before, so I don't think my opinion is highly valued. The controller is nice, and with the changes we've made I can play BF pretty quickly. Not PC speed, but efficiently enough, and I think I will get faster with time as I get used to all the triggers. We haven't finished our official support, and still need to get the paddle to do smooth scrolling, but we are nearly there!