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As of now HaxBall has ads. I know nobody likes them, me included, but as the popularity of the game grows so do the hosting costs, and sadly donations aren’t enough (though many great thanks to...
View ArticleNew feature: Room links!
With the huge amounts of players came huge amounts of rooms, which made finding a specific room quite an annoying task. Room links are here to solve that :) To use a room link just press the menu...
View ArticleHaxBall Community page
The HaxBall community keeps growing, and with it a number of fan-made websites have surfaced. To keep track of all of them we’ve just created the community page. If you’re the maintainer of a community...
View ArticleHaxBall Promo Trailer
Schaulustiger, a really talented HaxBall fan, just showed us this amazing promo video he made for our little game. Make sure to visit the YouTube page and click on Like ;)
View ArticleSmall update
Just released a small change on the HaxBall client Changes: Added a team reset button which lets the room admin quickly turn everyone into spectators. Modified “Auto” button, instead of filling the...
View ArticleUpdate!
Changes: Implemented a player list which you can inspect even during a match in progress. Player kicking! Use it responsibly ;) Admins can now give/take admin powers to other players. Team selection...
View ArticleUpdate! Stadiums and more!
Changes: Stadiums! Room admins can select from 5 differently shaped stadiums to play on! Own player highlight! Your own nick is no longer displayed under your player, instead now there’s a highlighting...
View ArticleHaxBall in Chrome Web Store
HaxBall is now available as a Google Chrome App, which means you can install it to your Chrome browser and launch HaxBall from a desktop shortcut as any other program for faster access. If you’re a...
View ArticleUpdate!
Changes: Changed how the overtime message is shown, instead of covering the playfield it now appears next to the timer. Also, now the timer will continue even after overtime is reached. Added a new...
View ArticleSmall update
Changes: Fixed a bug which caused the overtime message to be shown when there’s no time limit, I knew I had forgotten something :P Did some tweaks to the hockey stadium, it felt a bit cramped to me so...
View ArticleAnd again, update!
Changes: Replaced the ESC menu with the lobby, which is now reachable even during a match in progress. Leaving the room, obtaining the room link and stopping an ongoing match can now be done from the...
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Changes: Increased the display frame rate of the game to 60 FPS (was 30 before). Made the game logic speed independent of frame rate (slow computers unable to run at 60 FPS will be able to play just...
View ArticleUpdate: Optional frame rate!
Changes: Brand new options menu which is accessible from the room list and during the game. Moved the mute sound button into the options menu. Made a frames per seconds limit option which it lets you...
View ArticleUpdate: Replay recording!
At last, I’m done with replays! This feature has certainly taken more time and effort to complete than what I initially thought it would. For those curious, some form of per-room player ban is next on...
View ArticleUpdate: Ban and other things.
Changes: Implemented player banning as a toggle in the kick menu. The ban lasts for as long as the room is up. The avatar is now remembered, set it once and it will be the same the next time you play....
View ArticleUpdate: Mostly bugfixes.
Changes: Improved location detection, this update will reduce the number of users who get an incorrect flag. Optimized the room list, it will load faster. The latest Flash Player update (version 10.3)...
View ArticleUpdate: More big stadiums!
Changes: Added big versions of Easy, Rounded and Hockey stadiums. Reduced the size of the goal in Easy stadium a bit. Enjoy!
View ArticleHaxBall is moving to a new host
Why the move? Up to now HaxBall has been hosted by Google App Engine, a pretty eccentric cloud hosting service. Unfortunately they have recently announced a huge increase in price which left me with no...
View ArticleUpdate: Mostly Anti-spam
Changes: Implemented chat throttling. When a user spams too much his messages will queue up and be sent only once every two seconds. Reduced the max length of a single chat message to 125 characters...
View ArticleTechnical Difficulties (not fixed)
The server is having some troubles and I’m trying to figure out what has gone wrong. Please have patience until this is fixed. Update: At last, it’s fixed! For those curious and linux savvy, the cause...
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