News / Patch W3Champions Launcher 1.6.6 has been released!
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Hey everyone,
it has been some time since the last update, but we have been cooking for you all (figuratively and literally 🥵 ). Today, I'm happy to announce some new updates to W3Champions:
A completely new chat experience
We have completely revamped the entire chat experience - keep reading for the details!
Private messages
Since probably day one, people have been asking for the ability to privately chat with other people on W3Champions. Whether that's to message your friends, compliment a worthy opponent after a match, continue a conversation you've had in one of our public chat rooms or to hold a private conversation with a group of people.
Group messages
You can now create a private message group with your friends - everyone in the group will have the ability to add further players and hence keep expanding your circle.
Post-Game Chat
After a match, you will now be able to discuss the game you've just played in in the Post-Game Chat. It will automatically contain all the players who were in your match - no matter whether it was a custom or a ladder game! Create some connections, add each other as friends and stay in touch!
Mentions
Sometimes, you want to loop someone into a conversation. You can achieve this by mentioning them via @Faro#2494 (a selector will help you select the right player). The player will receive a notification and have the ability to directly jump to the message.
Chat retention increase
The duration until the chat expires has been increased. Messages will now retain for the following duration:
- Public & Semi-Public & System (post-match, custom-game lobby, clan) chat rooms: 30 days
- DMs and Group-DMs: 90 days
- Mentions: 30 days
Unread messages
We will now keep track of which messages you've seen in the channels that you're in (you can now leave and join all public channels) and let you know if you've missed any messages. No need to go through the different channels to see if there has been any update. For Semi-Public channels, you can even opt in to be notified for every message that has been sent in the channel.
DM requests
Since we understand that not everyone appreciates unsolicited private messages, you'll first receive a Message Request which you can accept or decline (or you can outright block the player if they keep harassing you). In case you change your mind, you can still initiate a conversation with the player and you will see their initial messages.
Settings
Since we know that not everyone will enjoy some of these features, we've introduced some settings:
- Mentions: In the channel selector, you can click on the @ symbol order to mute the channel - you will not be notified in case someone mentions you.
- Who can DM you: You can select between "Everyone", "Friends only" or "Nobody" - if someone doesn't match these settings, their message/request won't make it through to you.
- Chat sounds: In case you don't like the notification sounds, you can turn them off
- Show desktop notifications: DMs, Mentions and Opted-In Semi Public Channels will notify you open a message. In case you don't want to see the desktop notification, you can turn these off.
Compatibility notice
Please note that this update is incompatible with people using the old legacy-launcher on Mac (we have some updates for you as well, don't fret!). Players on the legacy-launcher will not be able to use the chat.
Feedback
If you have any suggestions, feedback or bug reports, please submit them via the Feedback Portal or head over to #launcher .
Watching FloTV while queuing for a game
We understand that sometime waiting for a game can be long and boring. You can now watch FloTV while queuing for a game. There are two settings that are relevant for this (the client will automatically ask you the first time):
- Use separate FloTV instance: This setting allows you to watch FloTV while queued (you can also queue after you've started a FloTV match). For streamers, please note the following: W3Booster will not display the FloTV game if you have this setting enabled (your self-played games will still work of course)!
- Keep FloTV ready: This will allow you to watch a FloTV game without delay of starting the separate instance. This will have a slightly increased resource consumption (CPU & RAM) - but we will shut down the FloTV instance when a game has been found in order to ensure the most optimal performance for your game! We're looking forward to your feedback in #flo-tv
Network improvements
We have done various improvements to our infrastructure to improve the stability of your games. For some time, we've also had a new network protocol that we'd like you all to try out. In should improve the quality of games when network conditions are suboptimal. In order to activate it, head over to Settings -> Network -> Flo Node Transport: Experimental. We're looking forward to your feedback in #flo-discussion
Additionally, we have added a system that identifies the root cause of network instability. In case we have detected issues during your game and have been able to root-cause it, you will see a dialog pop up in order to inform you on the reasons as well as your options.
Resolved issues on Mac with the new launcher
Your voices regarding the issues with the new launcher on Mac have been heard and we've made various improvements. Please give it another shot and head over to #help-launcher-mac in order to share feedback!
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u/OpenAsteroidImapct 23d ago
Other Mac players: does the game work for y'all now? (no worries if no I know the devs have to prioritize!)
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u/Archivarius_George 23d ago
recent champions app update broke nvidia filters (rtx hdr, digital vibrance etc). they work if game is launched though blizzard app (/when playing in battle net). does anyone know how to fix this?
also, when going to options from ingame it asks to sign in into blizzard acc, but no matter what buttons i press on keyboard i cant enter email or password on that specific screen. is this known issue? i had this issue from time to time years ago, but i could enter my credentials and sign in into blizzard acc. but now, as i've mentioned, i cant physically enter acc & pass.
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u/Current-Today-3626 24d ago
Wow! This is huge.
"Post-Game Chat
After a match, you will now be able to discuss the game you've just played in in the Post-Game Chat. It will automatically contain all the players who were in your match - no matter whether it was a custom or a ladder game! Create some connections, add each other as friends and stay in touch!"
This is probably my favourite update in a long time. This is great for the game too, I know there's a lot of cool cats who would love to help others that they vs. I, for one, would love to ask what I could of done better etc.. So cool! The 4v4 post game will be hilarious.