Following the release of the previous update, developer Villain Games LLC has rolled out the Arena of Kings update 1.0.20. Unlike the last update that adds new features in the game, patch 1.0.2.0 only brings some bug fixes to the game.
According to the official release notes, this update has addressed the freezing and crashing issues that players experience while in the lobby of the game. In addition, the developer also confirmed that players will always receive 100 EXP by playing Arena of Kings.
Apart from these, more changes have also been added including some under the hood performance upgrades. Check out the complete changelog for this patch below.
Arena of Kings Update 1.0.2.0 Patch Notes
- You now always gain 100 EXP for playing a game. A feedback message is now displayed in the chat.
- /dnd to disable pms.
- Friends list was showing several blinking requests from yourself. We’ve repaired the links to the original inviter and fixed the underlying issue that was causing this.
- Slightly tightened the matchmaking queue – your opponents will have have closer Estimated MMRs to your Party’s now.
- After playing a game the Play Panel will now automatically open by default to the Quick Play screen when going back into the Lobby.
- A queue timer has been added while searching for a game. We’re continuing to monitor issues where players are “stuck” in queue and are attempting several fixes for this. If you’ve been stuck in queue for a long time we’ve added a temporary feedback message to spread awareness of this ongoing issue.
- Implemented two fixes for a low FPS spike when hovering over enemies/allies. If for some reason the fix doesn’t work we’ve added an option to completely disable CURSOR_HIGHLIGHTING in steamapps/common/arenaofkings/options.json.
- Spam filter added for chat messages. Spamming chat will get you kicked, and eventually temporarily banned.
- We’ve temporarily disabled scrolling up/down in chat while we continue our investigation of a crash in the feature.
- Added feedback text when attempting to loot an item on the ground that is not reserved to you.
- Added a display message in the store regarding game editions.
- Fixed a freeze crash while in the lobby.
- Fixed several outdated tooltips.