Fill tool in lobby drawing now respects layers
- [Robo] fix formatting issues with long words in info section during drawing phase

fix that own lines were not restored after a reconnect
- improve line synchronization after reconnect to reduce missing lines

- [Stage] Fix that images in ending contained lines that were removed by drawer using *undo / clear*

- improve fills in whisper when choosing favorite image
- improve fills during ending

- fix a rare case where wordlist updates could result in duplicate wordlists

fix that lobby list filters were shown behind lobby list

Added support for lobby names
- Players can now gift each other characters and skins
- tools no longer affect lines after image has been submitted
- support more currencies for ink purchases
- fixed character glitches

• fix quit button sometimes not working
  
• increased lobby drawing line sync speed on initial join
  

• Whisper: reduce cases where images were only partially shown
  
• Fixed that invite was discarded if game was started via invite but the matchmaking server could not be contacted in time
  
• Character animation updates
  

• Pen line pressure detection will no longer change the thickness of other peoples lines in lobby drawing
  
• Optimized line to point conversion threshold allowing for shorter lines again
  
• Robot mode presentation does not skip to last image when reconnecting
  
• Fixed an issue where changing settings multiple times and then cancelling would cause the lobby to break
  
  

Add experimental support for pen pressure (has to be enabled in Settings)
- Optimized player state display in Whisper
- Fixed an issue in lobby drawing with line thickness not being consistent across players
- Fixed an issue in lobby drawing where line deletion was not correctly synced
- Fixed an issue in lobby drawing where line ownership was not correctly recognised after rejoin
- Fix more cases of Match History not showing images for some people
- Character optimizations
- UI optimizations

Lobby player count can now be limited
- Fix Match History not showing images for some people
- Handle some cases getting stuck in Whisper

Guess time in Whisper can now be configured in lobby settings
- Anonymous voting can now be enabled in Whisper
- Improved pixel art offset in match history
- Unlockable Characters now display how many more matches you need to finish
- Playerlist in lobby drawing can now be scrolled with mouse wheel
- UI Optimizations

Fix Drawing tools not working
- When editing your own word lists, there will no longer be phantom duplicates
- Disable character shadow settings by default. They can be enabled in settings again.
- When kicked from a lobby, the lobby is now hidden from the lobby list.
- Fixed Steam Invites

Engine Upgrade
- Improved input device support
- Fixed a bug with syncing lines when the lobby owner has never clicked on lobby drawing
- Lobby information is now correctly synced across clients
- Selecting lounge mode now hides irrelevant match information in the lobby
- UI Optimizations

Pixel Art matches are now displayed in match history
- Pixel Art images are now correctly auto-saved
- When exporting an image from lobby drawing to sketchbook, it will no longer export the lines of disabled players
- Improvements to line scaling especially when using different aspect ratios
- Fixed toggle player control in Lobby drawing for many players
- Fixed wordlist duplicates in public wordlist browser
- Pixel art reveal is a bit faster in Whisper
- Fixed that players could not join when lobby was at 15/16 players

Improve login speed
- increased timeout when trying to connect to steam on startup
- Fixed selected palette color being overwritten with black on 2nd round of drawing
- Fixed a bug where navigation in sketchbook failed

Improved feedback when unable to connect
- Fixed issues related to line sorting order
- characters that were unlocked by playing games are now synced across multiple devices
- Improved fill behaviour when exporting as png
- Fixed issues with images being misaligned
- Fixed an issue with chat not showing
- UI Optimizations
- Character Optimizations

All filters now remember their settings
- Sketchbook thumbnails are shown more efficiently
- Sketchbook thumbnails are now correctly placed
- Fixed an issue where scissor tool did not correctly work on fills and shapes
- Fixed an issue where "You've been kicked" prompt was repeatedly shown in main menu
- UI Optimizations

Lobby, Shop and Sketchbook can now be left via ESC button
- Key shortcuts can no longer be bound to duplicate keys
- Fixed sorting of chat in different situations
- Clearer visualization of disconnected players on the TAB-screen
- Optimizations and fixes regarding Auto-Save Images
- UI Optimizations
- Minor Fixes

Can now enable auto export of PNG images from matches in Settings
- Lobby now contains a button to invite people from Steam friend list
- In Whisper, vote pedestals now show the player name
- In Stage, word hint spacing was improved and character count is now displayed for guessers
- Prevent joining a lobby while match is already starting
- Prevent bouncing for Undo/Redo
- Fixed issue in Undo for Pixel Art Line Tool
- Added 1 Quickslot Color to Toolbar of Whisper-Game Mode
- Adjusted Character Positions and Masking in various instances
- UI optimizations

Players can now be kicked in-game
- Players can now change their name once per month using the button in Settings
- Lobby now displays game modifiers
- Whisper mode header can now be hidden to increase drawable canvas space
- In Whisper, own player will now always be in the center so their buttons dont collide with chat
- Votes are no longer cut off in Whisper mode when fast mode is disabled
- Last loaded/saved palette is now automatically reloaded
- Fixed line ordering in Sketchbook when saving a match to sketchbook. Old images will be reimported once again so there will be duplicates
- Can now export all images from a match at once as PNG from the Sketchbook / Matches tab
- Can no longer draw above Hide UI Button in Sketchbook Drawing
- Sketchbook no longer prompts Save Dialogue when no changes were made
- Sorting in Matches Tab now only shows sorting arrow of active filter
- When hiding chat, chat bubbles are now hidden immediately
- Editor now displays a red border if title or description are still too short
- When loading word lists, it now shows a loader instead of no word lists found
- Wordlists are now loaded when they contain exactly 80 words
- In Robot mode, the word slide-out animation is prettier
- No longer prevents drawing while chat is opened
- No longer show ready icon for lounge mode
- UI Optimizations
- Character Optimizations

Kicked players now have their lines removed from Lobby Drawing
- Lobby Owners can now delete lines from other players
- Improved PNG Export

After 2 years in the works and many teasers, we're happy to share a major update for Draw & Guess. This update includes an entire rework of our UI, new features such as match history/sketchbook, and a bunch more! This won't be a sequel, but a FREE update for everyone!

We're also releasing characters and skins available for a little extra if you wish to support the continued development of Draw & Guess as we expand into new game modes/features.

As a thank you for all the support shown to us over the years, we will add 850 Ink to the accounts of all players who purchased Draw & Guess before the update.

Here's what awaits you:

[h2]Game Modes[/h2]
We've adjusted the names and looks of game modes but don't worry, the gameplay remains the same!



[h2]Wordlists[/h2]
Wordlists are now hosted on our own server and you can create, edit, and subscribe to wordlists on the go while inside the game.



[h2]Sketchbook[/h2]
If you want to let your creativity flow on your own with no constraints, the Sketchbook will allow you to work on your masterpieces at any time.

It's now possible to view all drawings from previous matches, download them, or even continue working on them in-game. Long gone are the days you had to quickly screenshot something you wanted to save.



[h2]New Tools[/h2]

[h3]Colour Palettes[/h3]
Quick and easy way to have all your favourite colours at hand. Save your palettes and have them always available when playing!

[h3]Layers[/h3]
Can you imagine having 3 layers to plan around your lobby creations? Well, no need to imagine, it's available now!



[h2]Characters[/h2]
You can now choose between 16 characters to stand out among the crowd! They're fully animated and available across all game modes.

We are committed to maintaining the active development of new game modes across Draw & Guess, to make this possible, we are introducing additional characters + skins as part of an optional monetization system that does not impact gameplay.

We will never block additional features such as game modes, modifiers, or other tools behind a paywall - we believe this solution allows us to continue to offer Draw & Guess at a low price, while also allowing players who wish to support us the opportunity to invest in networking, new unique game modes, and a whole host of new features we're sure you'll love.

Everyone will have Tomoko and Gus available instantly, and you can unlock AL4N, Wanderer, Zoey, and Mei by playing the different game modes!



[h2]New Language[/h2]
In addition to English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, and Chinese - we now have the game fully available in Portuguese!



[h2]What's Next?[/h2]
This revamp is just the beginning! We'll be sharing a more detailed roadmap after release, though with this milestone out of the way, we'll be shifting our focus to:

• New game modes (e.g. Battle Royale, Animation, etc)
  
• Mobile release with cross-play PC support
  
• Trust score system for players that frequently abandon/grief games
  
• Dedicated Twitch Integration
  
• ... and more!
  

This refers to a completely free update that will download to your game automatically once available in February!

We released the initial version of Draw & Guess back in 2021 as a project made with the help of some friends. Today, thanks to the outpouring of support and creativity of our players, weve seen over 3 million players join the Draw & Guess community.

Were incredibly humbled and thankful for the community that has been building around Draw & Guess - there are two key two pieces of recurring feedback weve seen from players we want to focus on:

• The game isnt polished enough
  
• Servers are bad
  

• Colour Palettes
  
• Sketchbook (Saved drawings + "Zen drawing" mode)
  
• Layers
  
• In-game Wordlist browser + revamped editor/publishing
  

• New game modes (e.g. Battle Royale, Animation, etc)
  
• Mobile release with cross-play PC support
  
• Trust score system for players that frequently abandon/grief games
  
• Dedicated Twitch Integration
  
• and more!
  

As we prepare to release our upcoming major update this year, wordlists will no longer work as we know now.

Here's what you need to know to prepare for this change:

[h3]Current Wordlists[/h3]
At the moment, wordlists are published on Steam and other players can interact with them via Steam.

[h3]New Wordlists[/h3]
As of January 28, wordlists will be hosted on our own wordlist service. Players can still publish wordlists on Steam, but they will not appear in the new version of the game.

Were currently fetching wordlists on Steam and migrating them, but any new wordlists as of January 28 will not be migrated to the new version.

You will be able to publish and update wordlists for the new version as soon as that is available!

If you have any questions about this process or if you need any help, feel free to reach out to us on Discord!

Were excited about this major update and we cant wait to share more about it! Make sure youre tuned to our channels until were ready for release this year.

What a year it's been! As we prepare for an exciting 2024 with the Draw & Guess major update, let's rewind the clock and relive some highlights of the incredible journey we've had together.

The first half of the year we focused on implementing a new network solution among other improvements to the game.

Around September things started to get more exciting as we finally started to talk about the major update planned for early 2024.

Our very first announcement included a preview of a brand new feature, the Colour Palettes!


Right after that, we entered Spooky Season and welcomed Scarlet to Draw & Guess with a fun Halloween Contest full of incredible submissions.


With Scarlet on board, it was time to share another new feature preview, the Sketchbook! We shared everything about it on our Discord server, so make sure to check it out in case you missed it.


October was over and as we removed all the pumpkins and spider webs to give room to the Christmas tree, we announced yet another feature: Layers!



Next, we discussed a very important change to how Player Names will work after the major update in 2024.

Its now December, temperatures are dropping and winter is coming. Perfect time for a Christmas Contest filled with heartwarming artwork from our amazing players! #DGChristmas2023


Finally, with just 4 days until 2024, we realized Scarlet needed some company while waiting for the update. So we had Gus & Ollie join the team!



All in all, this was a wonderful year and our team worked really hard on this new version and we cant wait to share the next chapter of Draw & Guess with you. Make sure to join us on Discord,Twitter, andso you dont miss any news.

Thank you for an incredible year! Here's to an amazing 2024 filled with creativity and joy!

To celebrate this holiday season as we prepare to say goodbye to 2023, wed like to announce the winner of our Christmas contest!

Among the many AMAZING submissions we received, please join us in congratulating:

[h2] [/h2]


Congratulations on creating this incredible art piece and we hope you enjoy your Wacom Intuos S!

Please stay tuned as a member of the acureus team will reach out to collect the information needed to send the reward.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest, it was an incredibly magical time and we hope everyone had a great time!

Dont forget to keep an eye out on our channels as we have a lot of fun stuff planned:Discord - Twitter - - Instagram

If you couldnt participate in the Halloween Contest back in October, heres the perfect chance for you to join our last contest of 2023!

While our team prepares for the release of Draw & Guess major update in 2024, we want to invite you to have fun and share your drawing skills with everyone in our Christmas Contest.

So grab a warm drink, get comfortable, and prepare your best creation with the theme of Christmas

[h3] To participate:[/h3]

Post your submission with the hashtag #DGChristmas2023 in the screenshot section on Steam or on the #share-drawings channel in our Discord server.


Be sure to submit your drawing by December 26th at 12 pm UTC. Any submissions violating the rules below will be removed and disqualified.

[h3] Rules:[/h3]

• Sexist, racist, nudity, and NSFW submissions are not allowed. Keep it safe and respectful.
  
• Submissions must be created by yourself using Draw & Guess - any submissions using other software or drawing bots are not allowed.
  
• Submissions must include the hashtag #DGChristmas2023 to participate.
  
• Multiple submissions are allowed.
  

Winners will be announced by December 27th and will be awarded with: Wacom Intuos S CTL4100


To be eligible for prizes, winners will need to provide their postal address and agree to be contacted by a member of the acureus team.

Good luck and Merry Christmas!

In preparation for the major update planned for early 2024, you will have the chance to secure your unique player name in December 2023.

Here's what you need to know to prepare for this:

[h3]Current Player Names[/h3]
Currently, player names shown in-game are the same ones you use for Steam. This is currently acting as a limitation for some of the plans we have for this major update, so were switching to our own system where every player name will be unique.

[h3]New Player Names[/h3]
As we enter this transition period from our current version into the 2024 version, were releasing an update in December that allows everyone to register their favorite player name before the release of the 2024 version.

You can still pick a new player name once the 2024 version is out if you dont manage to participate in the reservation period.

[h3]Reservation Instructions[/h3]

Make sure your game is up to date so youll be able to see the countdown on the top right corner of the main screen.

Once the player name reservation is available, if your game is up to date with the latest version, this notification will change to something like this:

By clicking on the button to reserve your player name, this pop-up will appear:

After entering a valid name, click on register to confirm and the window will show the following:

Scarlet had a tough time selecting a winner for the contest but after careful consideration, she picked the winner!

Please join Scarlet in congratulating: [h2] [/h2]



The reward is this very special Draw & Guess shirt including a never-seen-before design of a top-secret upcoming addition to the game.



Please stay tuned as a member of the acureus team will reach out to collect the information needed to send the reward.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 edition of our Halloween Contest. It was a rather spooky version with the addition of our new star Scarlet.

Dont forget to keep an eye out on our channels as we have a lot of fun stuff planned: Discord - Twitter - - Instagram

Calling all ghouls, goblins, and creatures of the night! I, Scarlet, invite you to a ghastly Halloween contest. I am looking for the most creative, spooky, and fun Halloween drawings featuring the star of the month: Me!



As a part of our big update for Draw & Guess next year, youll be joined by Scarlet, a new addition to our game.

To welcome her into the Draw & Guess universe, you're hereby cordially invited to this year's Halloween contest!

[h3] To participate:[/h3]

Post your submission with the hashtag #DGHalloween2023 in the screenshot section on Steam or on the #share-drawings channel in our Discord server.


Be sure to submit your drawing by October 30th at 12 pm UTC. Any submissions violating the rules below will be removed and disqualified.

[h3] Rules:[/h3]

• Sexist, racist, nudity, and NSFW submissions are not allowed. Keep it safe and respectful.
  
• Submissions must include Scarlet.
  
• Submissions must be created using Draw & Guess - any submissions using other software are not allowed.
  
• Submissions must include the hashtag #DGHalloween2023 to participate.
  
• Multiple submissions are allowed.
  

Once Scarlet selects the best submissions, winners will be announced on October 31st and will receive this very special Draw & Guess shirt including a never-seen-before design of another upcoming addition to the game.



To be eligible for prizes, winners will need to provide their postal address and agree to be contacted by a member of the Acureus team.

Good luck and may the spookiest art win!

If you want to follow up with Scarlet or the big update, keep an eye on our channels as we have some more news coming really soon!

Today we don't have an update for you, but we want to announce some pretty exciting news about the future of Draw & Guess!

We are thrilled to share with you what weve been working on for a while now. Aside from networking improvements, our team has been putting a lot of effort into developing a fully revamped version of the game!

With this new version of Draw & Guess, were not only improving our current features, but were also updating the entire interface and adding new tools that have been long requested by our amazing community.

The update will make the gaming experience more fluid and will also allow you to express your creative skills better.

Among these changes, here are some spoilers: colour palettes, layers, sketchbook, and much more! We will share updates in the coming months, so make sure to stay tuned to our channels

Today we will kick off by showing you a brand new addition: Colour Palettes!



This is still a work in progress so we would love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to share your feedback with us on our official Discord server! Our main priority with this update is to provide a better experience to our players.

We really appreciate all your support to Draw & Guess so far and we hope you enjoy this update just as much as we are enjoying working on it!

You can stay tuned to our Discord, Twitter, and as well continue to share our progress over time until were ready to make the update available to everyone.

Hello everyone!

Many of you have reported issues with the user list in lobby drawing. The latest update from 29 August addresses these issue as follows:

• The contributor list is now scrollable
  
• Disconnected players are now reformatted so you can recognize them more easily
  
• Disconnected players names are now shown correctly to players who joined later
  

Hello everyone,
Happy summer time!

Heres a brief overview of the changes we have implemented recently:

1) Player list in-game can now be activated and deactivated with TAB, and does not automatically close when TAB is released anymore.
2) Added an additional Exit button for the player list.
3) Improved drawing capability: Unwanted spiking of lines reduced.
4) Added various stability improvements.

Happy drawing!
Team Acureus

Hello everyone,

Here is an overview of the fixes and updates we have released in the last few weeks.
- Return to lobby feature is back
- Number of backbone servers has been increased
- Using a touchscreen no longer deactivates other input system
- Chat closing behaviour has been improved
- Games start faster now
- Host detection has been improved
- Game now correctly registers all players being ready
- Presentation phase now is shown completely even when the number of players decreases below the minimum
- Wordlist detection and handling has been improved

Thank you again for your patience as we continue working on the game.

Team Acureus

Hello everyone,

Beta features are now available as the main version of the game!
For the time being the previous main version is still available as Draw & Guess (Legacy), as we closely monitor the effect on mainland China players.

Compared to Draw & Guess Legacy, the new version includes (among others):
- Greyscale colour picker
- 2 additional game modes (Lobby Drawing, AI)
- New sub-modes (Pixel Art, Gravity, Invisibility)

The new version also includes:
- Improved connectivity to the game
- A fix for players suddenly being unable to draw during game rounds
- A fix for matches being stuck
- A fix for an issue with updates to specific wordlists

Thank you for your patience and support! We will continue to keep a close eye on issues and will keep you updated as we implement fixes.

Happy drawing!

Hello everyone,

Here's a quick update of the changes implemented so far this week:

• Game now shows the actual chat key mapping next to the chat icon.
  You can change the key mapping in the main menu. It is highly recommended to use Enter, as the chosen key is also used to submit messages in the chat. I.e. if the chosen key for chat was "z", messages in chat must also be submitted using "z".
  
  
• Active players will now see alerts before the server will be shut-down for maintenance.
  There will be three alerts: 15 minutes, 5 minutes and final alert. The server will shut down immediately after the final warning, so make sure to save any of your progress before then.
  
  
• A fix was implemented for (Wacom) tablets not working in the game on Windows computers.
  You may have to activate "Windows Ink" for the stylus to work properly in the game.
  
  Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on the issues reported via our ticket system!
  
  

Hello everyone!

Beta has undergone a major network update, and a new network solution has been implemented. Weve also solved a bunch of other issues, including some with the fill tool.

While we cant promise no one will ever disconnect anymore, thanks to optimized reconnecting and host promotion, the game experience should be much better.

Go check out Beta yourselves to see all the many added features and additional settings, like Pixel Art mode, Invisibility Mode and AI mode and of course our well-known Lobby Drawing!

Thank you for your patience with the team.
Stay tuned for more exciting (huge) updates coming this year!

[h2]Happy year of the Rabbit![/h2]
We wish you all a year full of happiness and health!
To start it off with a bang, here are the results of the Lunar New Year competition!

We have received many amazing images in various styles, from long-time* and new Draw & Guess players, which you can all see in the screenshot section.

Once again we had to make the difficult decision of selecting a winner.. and here. they. are!

dglove Air149 with their image:


Second place goes to:
dgjoy [/b] with their image:


*(Did you know in German people with a lot of experience and a long track record are called old rabbits?
How fitting! )


[b]A big thank you to all the participants! Your art work is amazing!

Good-bye Tiger, welcome Rabbit!

Only 10 more days before the Year of the Water Rabbit begins!
To welcome the Lunar New Year appropriately, we are inviting you all to a New Years-themed drawing challenge. Sharpen your digital pencils, take a blank piece of lobby paper and draw away!

How to participate?
- Create a Draw & Guess lobby drawing in Draw & Guess Beta to the theme of either Lunar New Year or Year of the Water Rabbit. Dont worry, you can export your pictures if you want to take a break in between. In-game pictures from the main version also welcome!
- Submit your masterpiece by 21st January 2023, 23:59 Chinese Standard Time (7:59 AM PST) in the Draw & Guess screenshots section, using the hashtag #LunarNewYear23!

Whats in it for you?
- All eligible submissions will be shared on the Draw & Guess Twitter page.
- The winning image will be publicly displayed on the Draw & Guess store page during Lunar New Year celebrations.
- The winner will receive 3 keys for our latest game, Cave Guessers.*

Multiple submissions allowed. Sexist, racist, nudity or NSFW submission are not allowed. Keep it safe, people! Pictures submitted in violation of this rule will be deleted and won't participate in the competition. Submissions that appear to have been created with a drawing bot won't enter the competition either.

* So we can contact you, you will need to accept a Steam friend request. If you want to participate but not do that, please use the additional hashtag #np.

Happy drawing! Looking forward to your amazing submissions!

We have received so many amazing images, from line drawings to detailed paintings!

Over hours the Halloween spirits have negotiated with each other and finally have decide to reward the top three entries!

Here is their decision: The ultimate winner isXUANXUAN!
Second place: Xie Hao
Third place: PhEur

A big thank you to all the participants in the Halloween contest! Your art work is amazing! dglove

Get out your spooky stylos, put on your magic hat and draw away!

We are inviting you to a horrific competition until 31 October 2022, 12 am CET.
To participate, enter Beta, start Lobby Drawing and create a Halloween-themed masterpiece. Dont worry, you can export your pictures if you want to take a break in between. In-game pictures from the main version also welcome! Once finished, post your ghastly work in the screenshot section with the hashtag #D&GHalloween. We will share those in Discord then!

After end of submission we will perform a complex, hour-long ritual to find the one picture that pleases the spirits most.

The winner will be announced 31 October 2022, 4 pm CET and will receive our special Draw & Guess sticker pack* with an original sketch from the D&G UI artist as well as 4 copies of our new game, Cave Guessers .

Multiple submissions allowed. Sexist, racist, nudity or NSFW submission are not allowed. Keep it safe, people! Pictures submitted in violation of this rule will be deleted and won't participate in the competition.

*postal address required

Hello everyone!

We have rolled out an update to Draw & Guess that will now let you run either the Live or Beta version of the game during startup.

In preparation of a larger update we have planned, our team has been hard at work completely revamping our multiplayer servers from scratch.

We have been able to resolve many of the early issues with this system, though are still experiencing a few remaining bugs that can cause lobbies to drop out/players being unable to connect.

To conduct necessary tests, we have updated the main game to the beta version, which includes:
- Lobby Drawing
- New networking system
- More drawing tools
- Variable brush sizes
- A new AI Game Mode (Solo + Multiplayer)
- Improved lobby browser
- Greyscale Colours
- Various bug fixes

With previous rollouts, players that encountered bugs/issues to the point of disrupting gameplay were unable to revert to the previous version.

From today, we will no longer overwrite the live version of the game, and instead will display a notification letting you know when we've made an update to Beta. We hope that this will help eliminate any disruptions during our update periods.

Once we are confident that our Beta version is more stable than the live version, we will make the full upgrade!

Thank you all for your support and happy drawing!

(We have some very exciting things in store for you in the future )

- Draw & Guess Team

Hello!

While we are diligently working on making the network solution of Beta more robust for release, the official version now has a 300-seconds game mode!
This is for all you players who love to create big works of art. dglove

As part of the update, we've also changed the 120-seconds mode to 150 seconds, and have tweaked Fast Mode a bit so a 300s image does not take minutes to show. Thank you for playing!

If you want to already check out the features that will become available with the next major release, take a look at public Beta! Here's how to activate it:
- Right-click on Draw & Guess in your game list.
- Select Properties > Betas.
- Pick beta DG Beta Branch from the drop down.
The game automatically updates. Once it is done, it will display as Draw & Guess [beta] in your game list.

TLDR:
- New 300s game mode
- 120s game mode changed to 150s
- Fast Mode adapted to display complex pictures faster
- Go check out Beta :)

Our public Beta now has a BUNCH of cool features for you to try out prior to official release:

Different Networking logic includes host migration so games continue even if the host drops
Lobby Drawing chill in the lobby by yourself or with friends
Gravity Mode watch the lines you draw drop to the bottom
Invisible Mode your lines disappear as you draw them, but reappear for the next player!

NEW! Pixel Art Mode! Youve mastered your stick figures? How about PIXELATED stick figures?!
NEW! POLISH localisation Tak to prawda! Draw & Guess jest ju dostpny w jzyku polskim!
NEW! More flexible drawing time settings from 15 to 210 seconds, for speed artists and detail-oriented creators

Reminder: To access Beta, just right-click on Draw & Guess in your game list, select Properties > Betas and pick beta DG Beta Branch from the drop down. The game automatically updates. Once it is done, it will display as Draw & Guess [beta] in your game list.

Found any issues? Report them here:
https://acureus.notion.site/d6d55dd3cb7e446abcdb50e968d23e72

Please note that you can always switch back to the main version. Beta players cannot play with main players and vice versa.

Remember to follow us on Twitter for the latest news!
>>> @Draw_Guess

Thank you for your patience! We'll keep you updated as the journey continues.

Steam has just recently opened up nominations for the 2021 Steam Awards!

From all of us at Acureus/Draw & Guess, we've been completely blown away by the love/support we've received from the community when launching earlier this year. From a game intended for a few hundred people, to now MILLIONS of players, we are incredibly humbled by the response so far.

We've already expanded the team and are working hard to bring you all some HUGE exciting changes next year

If you've enjoyed Draw & Guess, either with your own friends or new ones, we'd love for you to consider nominating us for the Better With Friends category!

Whatever the result, thank you for being a part of this community and we can't wait to share all of the cool thing we've been working on with you!

Hello all,

as all of you might have noticed, we rolled out our new network solution with some new features a few days ago and have been hotfixing it as good as we could as issues started popping up.

We have rolled back the update for now and will investigate what causes the ongoing issues. We are very sorry for the inconveniences that appeared the past days, and thank you for your numerous reports and feedback. We hope you stay tuned - our goal is and always will be to bring you, our players, the best experience possible. The update will be back when we have figured stuff out.

You can still opt in in the beta branch and try out the new version. Thank you!

We are moving out of beta! Please report any errors to us. :-)

- New network solution! Comes with A LOT SHORTER lobby codes!
- Lobby Doodling - draw alone or together with people in the lobby, and export the result as an svg file!
- Gravity Mode - your lines fall down for total drawing mayhem!
- Overdrive Mode - play more rounds in Chain mode than usually possible!
- Shape Tool - Create filled shapes using this new tool!
- Dropper Tool

Hello folks! Some exciting news :-)

Some of you who have been with us in our Discord have already seen our announcement about a month ago, our invitation to join the public beta! We would now like to extend that invitation to you all so you can try out the new features and give us some feedback!

If you right-click on Draw&Guess, select "Properties" and then "Betas", you can enter the code "betazureus123" to access our beta branch and try out the new features. Here are some highlights:

- New network solution! Comes with A LOT SHORTER lobby codes!
- Lobby Doodling - draw alone or together with people in the lobby, and export the result as an svg file!
- Gravity Mode - your lines fall down for total drawing mayhem!
- Overdrive Mode - play more rounds in Chain mode than usually possible!
- Shape Tool - Create filled shapes using this new tool!
- Dropper Tool

Please keep in mind that in this beta, some localisations are still missing and some features are not thoroughly tested. Did you find a bug or something is not working? Report it here!
>>> https://acureus.notion.site/d6d55dd3cb7e446abcdb50e968d23e72

Please note that you can always switch back to the main version. Also, beta players can not play with main players and vice versa.

Also remember to follow us on Twitter for the latest updates!
>>> https://twitter.com/Draw_Guess

Thank you for your patience! We'll keep you updates as our Draw&Guess journey continues. :-)

Hello! Sorry, we deployed a broken patch yesterday (to fix the Discord link). It contained fragments of the upcoming beta ( ;-) ) that caused visual bugs. It is fixed with this patch.

The new network solution as well as new features are coming very soon!

Updated engines

The new networking solution is progressing very quickly and so far it looks very promising! Please stay tuned and be patient a little while longer. :-) After we release the new networking and the mobile version, you can expect more game modes and other updates to Draw&Guess!

Also, do you use LINE? Check out these cute Draw&Guess stickers! > https://line.me/S/sticker/16475892

Added a line eraser tool
- Added a button to the RGB panel to quickly select the Background Color, so you can draw over/"erase" with the background color

Please note that the network version with this update changes - only players having the same version can connect to each other.

Updated chinese translations
- Lobby now takes player distance into account
- Improved line rendering to reduce spikes and fragments
- Lobby Counter now updates all in a batch
- Main Menu minor redesign
- Fixed incorrect line depth after a disconnect/reconnect happened

Improved layout for 2-16 player mode

We are frequently looking at the screenshots you people are posting. It's crazy how well you all draw! :-)

Fixed missing translation for "Please enter room code"
- Fixed players still able to paint while game is paused
- Fixed Remaining Turn Count sometimes not displaying correctly

Fixed a possible framerate issue
- Fixed time not displaying correctly when game mode was changed
- Fixed drawings sometimes being restored if you got the same word

We are sorry about the bug that currently causes crashes during text input. It's still under investigation. Also, we're working hard on a mobile version & dedicated servers :-)

Added traditional Chinese localisation. (Please note: They will share a lobby with users using simplified Chinese, and default word lists will be simplified Chinese for now)
- Improved font quality for Chinese and Japanese

In the game mode selection window, lobby hosts can now allow players to propose own words for the round

- Available public lobbies per language are now displayed
- Added a thin brush
- Hosts can now enable to share the word lists they have so that party members can check them out
- By pressing "TAB", you can now see who is in the game and look at their steam profiles
- When a round is re-initialised after a disconnect, your drawing will be restored if the word you have to draw is not changed
- Improved default spanish word list

- Brush Selector now correctly colors with color chosen
- Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented uploading workshop items
- Fixed a bug that caused turn count to not be adjusted when players disconnected
- Fixed a bug where lobby did not start with a low player count when a player disconnected, and immediately reconnected

Improved support for Mac M1
- Updated Vector engine

Prefer unencrypted connections for chinese lobbies to reduce package loss [Please do not use game chats to share sensitive information]

We are aware of the ongoing networking issues in China. It's not an easy situation there as many people use VPN and the package loss is often high. However, we have plans to migrate to dedicated servers in a few months. (Sorry for the inconvenience - porting will take a while).

Fixed a critical bug that caused the game to freeze when lobby voting was enabled, and the game changed to the Lobby scene

Added a snail mode that gives players 2 minutes of drawing time
- Many people asked for this, so here you go: Added a full color mode
- Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to not reset to default after a disconnect
- Fixed chat input being disrupted during presentation phase, when an automatic screenshot is taken

Implemented a workaround to compensate a Steam bug that leaves ghost lobbies

Added a lobby list for public joins that shows word lists
- Fixed a bug that prevented new games from being started when players were returned to lobby after a disconnect

Fixed a bug in the word editor (The "More?" button did not work)
- Lobby Owners can now set whether other players can vote for game modes (default is off)
- Fixed a bug that when a player reconnected in synchronous mode, they would not see lines drawn after their disconnect

Next, we'll work on integration of Steam China (which will hopefully further improve connectivity issues) as well as the lobby list that many people have been asking for. :-) Stay tuned!

Reconnect Attempts and "Wait for reconnect" can now be cancelled
- Joins and Public Match Finder can now be cancelled
- Lobby owners can now press "Escape" and choose to quit the game, or return to the lobby with every player

Thanks to everyone who sent us logs and problem descriptions. :-)

Fixed a bug where starting a new game after a failed reconnection caused the game to not initialise properly
- Fixed a bug when a game was terminated during a Reconnection Wait, the timescale was not reset and no new games could be started
- Fixed a critical issue where disconnecting during the vote phase would result in the game failing

Fixed a bug where music would play in cases where it should not
- Reconnection is no longer attempted when server/clients leave on purpose
- Players can no longer draw / guess during reconnect waits in Sync Mode. However, players can chat (it will not be counted as a guess)
- Lobby Settings and Game Mode preferences will now be saved and automatically voted

Fixed a bug that caused audio volume settings to be ignored

We are reading your reviews about connectivity issues, especially in China. We are sorry for the inconvenience; be assured that we would like to fix the situation. However, we can't fix them unless you tell us what went wrong. You can help us improve the situation by describing what you did, and sending us logs (to chikari@t-online.de). Find logs by pressing the "Logs" button in the bottom left corner of the main menu. Send the files "Player.log" and "Player-prev.log".

; chikari@t-online.de Player.logPlayer-prev.log

Experimental Reconnects to avoid player drops for small network instabilities
- "Join Public" now tries multiple lobbies
- Players are now shuffled every round instead of reversed
- Hopefully fixed Mac Startup Crash

Please continue to give us detailed bug reports when you notice something weird. With this update, we hope to improve network stability.

Fixed Stroke Order

Re-enabled difficulty face for game modes
- Fixed a bug where music would not resume after game was unpaused
- Fixed issue in japanese localisation
- Fixed Avatars and Colors getting stuck after many lobby reconnects
- Improved verbosity of network issues to help bugfixing

Hello everyone and thank you for playing Draw&Guess. :-)

Here is the changelog for this update:

• New game mode for 2-16 players: One player draws, everyone else can guess. The faster you guess, the more points you get!
  
• In the next 1-2 days, the game will support Steam Trading Cards - they will drop automatically as you play!
  
• When a game is cancelled due to too many player disconnecting, players are now returned to the lobby and get a notification instead of a sudden disconnect
  
• Timer is now visible even after you have submitted so you can see how much time is remaining
  
• Hosts can now pause the game
  
• There is now a time limit for voting on words and favourite images
  
• Redone Chinese localisation
  
• French default word list now without noun markers
  
• You can now use Ctrl-Z to undo the last stroke
  

• Fixed a bug where clicking on the small selector for brush options caused an undo action
  

Fixed a bug that caused the game to freeze when a "favourite drawing" was awarded to a disconnected player

Please note that someone pointed out that the Chinese localisation contained errors. The localisation is currently being overworked and will be updated in a few days.

Fixed a really silly bug that prevented all disconnect logic from being executed. We apologise for that.

PS: Voting Timeout and dedicated Game Pause are planned and will come soon :)

Fixed ingame chat being cut off in some cases

Fixed a bug that caused an "Invalid Room Code" error when the room code contained a zero (0)

Updated Network Engine
- Added small log button for easier retrieval of logs

Increased lobby search range
- Added button to view lobby player steam profiles for easier friend request sending
- Lobby now displays rough time estimate for game given chosen settings

Fixed a bug where a player looked like they weren't kicked (when they in fact were kicked)
- Public Joins are more robust: Clients will no longer try to connect to a failed host twice

Fixed a localisation issue in Japanese
- Japanese word list is now extended with esehara's workshop item list. This adds 2500 words to the word list! (Thank you very much, esehara!)

Further UI Optimizations
- Fixed FR and ES localisations
- Fixed incorrect detection of disconnects, resulting in game hanging
- Fixed public post-Game lobbies not listed in Steam Matchmaking

Adjusted to Steam security updates that resulted in users being displayed as unknown

Automatic Screenshots can now be set to only screenshot own drawings
- Players can now choose to specifically host or join public lobbies
- Network is no longer shut down in lobbies, and players return to the lobby after a game
- Added Italian localisation
- Polished UI (Ingame Chat, Word Editor, Main Menu)

- Fixed chat lines not fading when visible during auto screenshot
- Fixed auto-reconnect to lobbies
- Uses new Steam network stack

Extended Korean Unicode Range to accomodate for more characters
- Screenshot now ignores chat
- Fixed a bug that caused windowed mode to be reset when automatic screenshots were enabled

Players can now use and share room codes for direct joins
- Added an option to the settings to automatically create screenshots during the presentation
- Players are now prompted if they try to submit a blank response in the guess module

- Fixed a bug that locked players in chat when chat was open just as guessing began

Lobby hosts can now kick players from the lobby
- Players can no longer enter Chat during the guess phase via "Enter" but have to click the Chat button. (to avoid accidently typing a guess in chat, or submitting chat as a guess)
- Players can now update their workshop items via the editor

- UI consistency improvements
- Fixed custom word loader alignment in lobby
- Fixed custom word word wrapping issue
- Fixed bug that prevented users from scrolling their files in the word editor
- Fixed Wait Box not staying until network connection has been established, preventing erroneous user behaviour while connection is being established

The host (first) player can now lock the lobby in public matches
- Players in public lobbies can now vote for the game mode. In private lobbies, the first player determines the game mode
- Added a gamemode "Invisible Mode" where drawing strokes disappear a short time after you've drawn them
- Added a very fast drawing mode where you only have 15 seconds for drawing
- Added a gamemode with eight colors
- Improved ingame chat functionality

- Added a cute arrow that points towards our Discord community
- Fixed a bug that caused multiple network connections to be established, resulting in all of them failing
- Fixed a bug that caused a match freeze when a player disconnected after drawings or guesses were already submitted
- Players can no longer draw or guess during the "get ready" phase

Fixed a bug that allowed public players to enter private lobbies

Fixed a path issue on Linux and Mac that prevented workshop submissions and word list saving
- Fixed a bug that prevented display of more than 8 word lists

We have a larger feature patch planned for next week or the week after - please stay tuned. :-)

Added Russian localisation and wordlist
- Delete Button during Draw Mode now needs to be pressed for a second before image is deleted
- Changed Color Set
- Players can now switch colors in lobbies
- Fixed a bug that caused a freeze when the game started if a lobby player previously disconnected
- Improved network robustness
- Automatic recreation of lobbies when the first player (server) disconnects

There are still some odd cases where networking fails. However, with this update, the networking should be a lot more reliable. Thank you for your patience.

We have left Early Access and celebrate it with a 20% discount! :-)

We'd like to thank especially our japanese players for giving Draw&Guess a huge boost and the contribution of workshop items.

Of course, that does not mean development will stop - if you have any ideas for features, please share them!

Bugfixes
- Improved support for 16:10 resolutions
- Word List Editor
- Steam Workshop Integration! We also added an english word list about "Food", and more will follow soon!

We are preparing to transition out of Early Access. Thank you all for all your feedback, especially to our japanese and chinese reviewers - we read it all!

- Experimental Mac Support (not notarized)
- Added a Discord button to our discord community
- Fixed a translation bug for the Game settings
- Added a "fast mode" to game settings to speed up the presentation
- Added a settings menu to configure full screen and resolutions

Disconnect more robust
- Added Korean localisation

Fixed sound not playing
- Fixed player color suddenly changing for 2nd round
- Fixed stroke sorting order
- Preparations for korean localisation

Added volume sliders
- Fixed spanish flag not making a sound when clicked

Improved network robustness

Cleaned Japanese word list

Fixed Freeze after Round 1 (Sorry that this went by unnoticed for so long)
- UI fixes
- You can now add and load custom words by placing a text file in the "Custom" folder. The words should be maximum 15 characters long and you should at least have 50 words in the file.

We've added animal lists for English, German and Japanese to get you started. :-)

Lobby line break fix for Japanese
- Hourglass should finally animate correctly
- Ending Categorisation Bugfix