- Fixed some performance issues
- Optimized networked traffic

* AI has been adjusted on the lower tiers to make onboarding easier
* Cross-platform support, mobile users will be able to fight desktop users (increasing the user base)
* Bug fixes

Adjustments made to how ranked matches is handled

Achievements should now update as expected
Notifications when receiving new belts are working
Notifications when receiving new gear are working
The achievement "First steps" should register as expected.

Achievements are back, along with a few new ones

We are so happy to announce that Taekwondo Grand Prix 2.0 is finally here for you to enjoy. There will be a week-long discount of 75% to celebrate the release. After that, there will be a slight price increase to keep the Steam price on par with the Stove version. We will run some Steam key giveaways via our Twitter account (https://twitter.com/hellotheregames) so keep an eye on that and help spread the word.

With this, we would like to welcome everybody back to the arena. For all you faithful players, you will get to play the game right now, new players will have to wait a couple of hours before the Purchase button is back on the store, please note that the tournaments will commence on the 18th, but you are free to sign up starting today. Also keep in mind to select a region closest to where you live for the best experience.

How can I report issues that I come across?
You can either report them here at the Steam Community or via our discord, https://discord.gg/cpCQaZJ

The game has a built-in replay feature that saves all matches in a format so that we can step through them frame by frame for debugging purposes. If you, during a match, find something that looks odd, maybe a kick that didn’t register a hit or a score that wasn’t awarded properly please send us the replay file to dev@hellothere.se , it will help us tremendously with finding the bug as we can recreate the match on our end.

The replay files can be found here:
C:|Users|[username]|AppData|LocalLow|Hello There Games|Taekwondo Grand Prix|Replays

We hope to see you in the arena!

New engine to better cope with online multiplayer
Unlock new gear and brag rights as you gain experience
Challenge yourself with a Grand Prix tournament for the ultimate Olympic victory
Join fighters around the globe for fame and glory

We are finally at a point where we would like to test the game and get valuable feedback to act upon and we are so happy that you would like to help us out. Please consider that the game is in beta, there will of course be bugs both small and large but we hope to catch as many of them as possible during this test.

There are, at the moment of writing, 220 out of the limited 300 test seats taken so first come first served.

All features that we have planned for the initial release are more or less in. The main thing except fixing bugs that we have on our to-do is to finalize all the games UI, there’s a lot of it, and also to do a polish pass on everything.

There are recurring tournaments during the test and they will be live at times that suit their regions the best. Don’t forget to sign up to the tournaments in order to secure your place, this can be done 1 day in advance.

Tournament Schedule
EU
Prime Arena tournament 6 PM CEST
Prime Championship 8 PM CEST
Prime Single elimination bracket 10 PM CEST

US
Prime Arena tournament 6 PM EDT
Prime Championship 8 PM EDT
Prime Single elimination bracket 10 PM EDT

SA
Prime Arena tournament 6 PM BRT
Prime Championship 8 PM BRT
Prime Single elimination bracket 10 PM BRT

ASIA
Prime Arena tournament 6 PM CST
Prime Championship 8 PM CST
Prime Single elimination bracket 10 PM CST

What to do in the game
Some of the tournaments will reward the winner with an epic body armor (named Prime). Other tournaments will be fame and glory only.

In order to unlock more customization items you will need to rank up. XP is given every time you play an online match, ranked or tournament doesn't matter. You will also accumulate XP by playing the single player campaign. Winning that campaign will unlock exclusive items.

You can invite Steam friends if you want to challenge them as long as they have the game installed and couch play will enable you to play local games against a friend.

How can I report issues that I come across?
You can either report them to the discussion thread associated with this playtest.
https://testx-steam.c5game.com/app/1616330/discussions/

Or you can send an e-mail to dev@hellothere.se

You can also reach out to us at our discord, https://discord.gg/cpCQaZJ

The game has a built-in replay feature that saves all matches in a format so that we can step through them frame by frame for debugging purposes. If you, during a match, find something that looks odd, maybe a kick that didn’t register a hit or a score that wasn’t awarded properly please send us the replay file to dev@hellothere.se , it will help us tremendously with finding the bug as we can recreate the match on our end.

The replay files can be found here:
C:|Users|[username]|AppData|LocalLow|Hello There Games|Taekwondo Grand Prix|Replays


Known issues present in the Playtest

• The belt colors will not update according to your level, they kind of show team colors at the moment.
  
• Some UI elements don’t support gamepads, use your mouse and keyboard if you get stuck.
  
• Tournament info doesn't update immediately, be patient when you queue up for games. As long as you have joined a match and clicked ready you are good to go.
  
• Overall, the UI is not near complete but it is functional.

We hope that you will be enjoying the play test and that you want to share your thoughts and feedback with us.

The test will run for a while or until we feel that we have received enough feedback and bug reports to move forward onto the polishing phase.

We hope to see you in the arena!