The Future of HaxBall?

[m0s-ivan]

Hi, my name is Iván and I'm working on a project that you might find interesting if you care about the future of HaxBall.

First, let me tell you a little bit about my story to give you some context...

I discovered this awesome game a few years ago. During the pandemic, I organized a tournament with some friends and, honestly, it was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. Everything was quite simple but it led to a surprisingly competitive and fun result.

I couldn't belive that a game with such potential was so underrated and I came to the conclusion that it wasn't getting enough attention, I mean, it's not the kind of game that has a team behind it, fully involved in its development. I think @basro was practically in charge of everything and the responsibilities pile up as a game grows.

I was finishing my studies to become a game developer, and I began a project, merging mechanics by my own way from games I had enjoyed. While it's true that HaxBall was still receiving updates at the time. I noticed how it was losing visibility, to the point where we are now. The truth is that today the game seems to have been completely abandoned. I understand, taking care of it requires a huge effort. Therefore, I got more involved with my project to propose a solution or an alternative, depending on the interest that @basro shows in helping me to carry it out.

Now let's talk about the project itself... 2D multiplayer soccer game, top view with air-hockey style physics, nothing new so far. I don't want to go into too much detail about everything I've implemented (at least for now), but among the most relevant features are...

• the ability to decide the kick aim direction, and its power is based on how far away you are from the ball
• power ups can spawn and modify the game, for example, a borderless power up, making the ball go through the boundaries instead of bouncing
• and most importantly, it's developed with Unity (C#) so it can be exported to any platform. I've personally taken care of optimizing it so that it can be played smoothly both from the web and from mobile devices

The project is significantly advanced, I'm testing it with more people to see that everything works properly and recording content to share with you soon. In the meantime, tell me what you think about, any questions or suggestions are more than welcome, and I'd appreciate it if you could help me give this message visibility so that @basro can read it.

Thank you very much and greetings :)

[kadavrahaxball]

Can I follow the developments? Do you have a Discord server or something similar that you've shared?

[m0s-ivan]

Can I follow the developments? Do you have a Discord server or something similar that you've shared?

This is the Discord server that I use with some friends to test the game internally. It has a change-log and a suggestions channel, along with a general chat. Feel free to join us!