Tennis
Elbow 2011 v1.0a and Tennis Elbow Manager v1.0g
Tennis Elbow 2011 v1.0a released on Windows &
Mac OSX :
Just in time for the 1st Grand Slam of the year, this new
version 1.0a is coming with a bunch of new stuff & tunings
and is free for everybody who already bought TE2011, as
usually.
World Tour : can start a new game with up to 4 human
players (2)
World Tour : can see the number of Wins/Losses for
previous years
Controls : can remap all strike combinations (when
"Advanced Options" are on) ; this is especially
useful for too sensitive gamepads that don't allow to
clearly push middle/up/down (like the Xbox 360 controller)
(3)
Window : maximized state is saved on exit & restored
on launch (Windows version only)
Changes :
AI : CPU players lob more often when near of the lanes
AI : CPU players now react a bit more slowly to drop
shots
Gameplay : accelerations on sliced balls have a bit
less precision
Gameplay : in match, you can now strike the ball when
it's out and your player started his strike (except on
1st serve return)
Gameplay : off centre balls on the normal & topspin
strikes are slower than before
Animation : Services 1 & 5 significantly tuned
so the ball toss is higher ; Service 2 is very slightly
tuned as well
Animation : Crowd applause tuned
World Tour : Rankings updated to end of 2010
World Tour : Team Cup players are now selected by their
current strength instead of their current ranking
World Tour : the Score Simulation produces about 30%
less tie-breaks, especially in last rounds of important
tournaments
Online : ELO Penalty for quitting is lowered by about
30%
Online : AutoLag tuned a bit
Bug Fixes :
Gameplay : player doesn't move forward / backward several
times when hitting a very high ball from the baseline
while AutoPos is on Fast
Gameplay : right-handed players should now turn around
to the left or the right correctly, when lobbed
Controls : fixed a crash that could occurs when plugged
in a gamepad/joystick with less than 6 buttons
Notes :
(1) : hitting an acceleration on the BH Smash gives
a bit less fast ball than an acceleration on the FH Smash
(2) : I couldn't test it too much, so if you meet
any bug, please report them & send me your saved games
(3) : if you used to use X & Z keys to do the
slice & top spin strikes, you should now remap these
2 strikes to the new Fire 4 & 5 ; you have to turn
on the "Advanced Options" from the "Misc
Options" menu to see the "Remap Strikes"
button in the "Control" menu
And if you missed the Build 63 released on last November,
you'll also discover the Elite Controls in addition to Simulation/Arcade
Controls ; if you choose them, it makes the game significantly
harder, thus it should lead to more errors.
/!\ Updating for Mac users:
when you update to a newer version, you have to transfer
the "Profiles" subfolder from your previous
TE2011's folder to the new installation folder to keep
your saved games.
/!\ Warning for Mac users:
this new version of TE2011 doesn't support Mac OSX 10.3.9
; you must have Mac OSX 10.4 or better to play it.
Once again, here a little but indispensable update
for Tennis Elbow Manager, free for everybody who already
bought it, as usually.
New Features :
Activity History : can see the number of Wins/Losses
for previous years
Changes :
Rankings updated to end of 2010
Team Cup : players are now selected by their
current strength instead of their current ranking
the Score Simulation produces about 30% less
tie-breaks, especially in last rounds of important
tournaments
Recruiting : now you need a bit more reputation
to recruit players
Bug Fixes :
Match : breaks were happening too often from
0-40 ; now, the server scores a few points most
of times before being broken
/!\ Note for Mac OSX
users : when you update to a newer
version, you have to transfer the "Profiles"
subfolder from your previous TEM's directory to the
new installation folder to keep your saved games.
