Category: Payback

Latest release: v2.86, 7 November 2014

v2.86, 7 November 2014: Multiplayer is now free – no more time limits! Added weapon customisation options, and reorganised the character customisation menus. Made AI use weapons in vehicles. Improved respawning in sprint/race/knockout events. Made it so you lose control of your vehicle when it is on fire. More unique sound effect for in-game notifications. Improved the tutorial race. Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes. v2.85: (iOS: 28 October 2014, Android: 22 October 2014) Added an arrow pointing towards the nearest enemy in Brawl and Gang Warfare events. Added an option to control cop difficulty in custom rampage events. Improved steering when using the “joystick” vehicle control method. Vehicle handling improvements. Made AI not abandon damaged vehicles in races. Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes. v2.84.1, 13 October 2014: (Android only) Updated Spanish translations. Fixed a couple of rare crash bugs. v2.84, 10 October 2014: (Initial Android release) Added support for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Significantly reduced level loading times, particularly on older devices. Increased the field of view on small-screen devices. Improved HUD image quality. Limited the rocket’s rate of fire to make the weapons more balanced. Increased responsiveness of tilt controls. Fixed multiplayer invites. Added a Game Center sign in button when appropriate. Reduced the maximum wait for more multiplayer time in the free version. Increased respawn invulnerability duration to prevent spawn camping. Hourly and daily challenge notifications are now only shown if you played the previous challenge. Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes. v2.82, 19 July 2014: You can now get multiplayer time and unlock custom mode items without spending any coins in the free version. Fixed a bug that caused incorrect pistol shots in multiplayer. Fixed incorrect race position and other issues in multiplayer race, sprint and knockout events. Player’s upper bodies now rotate correctly in multiplayer. Fixed various bugs with the crime stats. Stopped music resuming after a video even if the playlist was set to “none”. Made it so the player’s car isn’t always black. Added a route up to the helicopter on the D-Town map. Removed an invisible wall in Destra City. Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes. v2.80, 23 June 2014: You can now shoot from vehicles. The weapon selection system has been improved on the iPhone/iPod Touch. You can now unlock campaign events without spending any coins in the free version. All the vehicles are now about 20% faster. Tweaked the difficulty of some campaign events based on user feedback. Improved intro camera. Improved the look of some parts of the user interface. Reduced network load in multiplayer in certain situations. Multiplayer racing improvements. Various other tweaks and bug fixes. v2.78, 21 May 2014: Multiplayer reliability improvements. Changes to messages on the results screen. Various other tweaks and bug fixes. v2.76, 8 May 2014: The time until multiplayer matches start has been reduced. The XP of all players is now shown in the multiplayer lobby. You can now easily send friend requests to people in the current room. Fixed several bugs that meant players joining an existing match would sometimes end up in an invalid state. Fixed a bug where the multiplayer results could sometimes disagree between two devices. Fixed a bug that stopped the phone boxes ringing in rampage mode. Various other tweaks and bug fixes. v2.74, 5 April 2014: We’ve made major changes to multiplayer in this update! Here’s a few of the biggest improvements: We now have our own multiplayer servers. This means there can be more players in a match (now 8, twice as many as before – and we’re working on increasing this further!) with less strain on your internet connection. You can now see all the public matches that are going on around the world and pick the one you want to join. Players can join and leave halfway through a match without ending the event for everyone else. After each match players can vote on what the next event will be. You can now invite your friends to matches already in progress. There’s also the usual collection of tweaks and bug fixes.

Link: Payback 2

v2.78, 21 May 2014:

• Multiplayer reliability improvements.
• Changes to messages on the results screen.
• Various other tweaks and bug fixes.

If you haven’t already, you can download the game for free here:

http://bit.ly/1liTb9a

• The time until multiplayer matches start has been reduced

• The XP of all players is now shown in the multiplayer lobby

• You can now easily send friend requests to people in the current room

• Fixed several bugs that meant players joining an existing match would sometimes end up in an invalid state

• Fixed a bug where the multiplayer results could sometimes disagree between two devices

• Fixed a bug that stopped the phone boxes ringing in rampage mode

• Various other tweaks and bug fixes

If you haven’t already, you can download the game for free here:

http://bit.ly/1liTb9a

v2.74, 5 April 2014:

• We’ve made major changes to multiplayer in this update! Here’s a few of the biggest improvements:
  • We now have our own multiplayer servers. This means there can be more players in a match (now 8, twice as many as before – and we’re working on increasing this further!) with less strain on your internet connection.
  • You can now see all the public matches that are going on around the world and pick the one you want to join.
  • Players can join and leave halfway through a match without ending the event for everyone else.
  • After each match players can vote on what the next event will be.
  • You can now invite your friends to matches already in progress.
• There also the usual collection of tweaks and bug fixes.

http://www.apex-designs.net/payback2_update.html

apex-designs.net page linking to all Payback 2 versions
apex-designs.net Payback 2 changelog

v2.60, 10 April 2013:

• Improved control tutorials
• You can now (optionally) earn coins by watching video ads in the free version
• Improved “other games” menu in the free version
• Changed how custom mode is unlocked in the free version
• The multiplayer menu now shows how far from the next rank you are
• Tweaked event prices and “thank you” reward in free version
• Fixed a bug where the game would be restarted unnecessarily when a web page was opened, or if the player was in the middle of an IAP during a task switch
• Made the helicopter take off automatically when using the “touch 1” control scheme
• Fixed bug where multiplayer menu could be slightly offset when in sub menu in some circumstances
• The “tell a friend” message is now localised

apex-designs.net page linking to all Payback 2 versions
apex-designs.net Payback 2 changelog

v2.58, 18 March 2013:

• Renamed the free version to “Payback²” and the full version to “Payback² Pro”
• Your progress is now automatically restored if you reinstall the game
• Added “tell a friend”
• Locked episodes now show how many stars are needed to unlock them
• Made the game slightly more generous when detecting bullet collisions
• Tweaked shotgun bullet spread pattern to be more distributed
• Tweaked coin awards in the free version
• Updated translations

v2.55, 1 March 2013:

• The free version’s unlock structure has been completely reworked
• Fixed an intermittent crash when exiting an event
• Fixed a rare bug that could cause the player to shoot continuously
• Fixed an intermittent bug that could cause sound effects to be temporarily disabled
• Tweaked the difficulty of some levels

 

apex-designs.net page linking to all Payback 2 versions
apex-designs.net Payback 2 changelog

v2.20:
Added alternative touch controls for vehicles
Fixed multiplayer connectivity issues
Made touch controls work when driving a remote controlled car
Fixed some typos in the Spanish translation
Fixed issue where touch input sometimes didn’t work

v2.10:
Initial release

iTunes Payback² HD

iTunes Payback²

Link: Payback² Dev Diary

It’s been in development for the last three years so it’s really exciting that it’s now so close to release. (The game has already been submitted to Apple – once they approve it I’ll announce a release date.)

The game is quite different from the first game (it is more match-based, and features huge numbers of AI opponents to battle or race against, and much more varied game modes). It also has an extensive multiplayer mode, a totally rewritten graphics engine, a slick new intro, a totally new FE and HUD – there’s too many improvements to list here.

Payback² is the long-awaited sequel to Payback, which was called the “best Grand Theft Auto clone you’ve never heard of” by GamesTM.

Featuring nine game modes, loads of weapons, dozens of vehicles, and events with everything from massive gang battles to rocket car races to epic tank duels, the variety offered by the game is endless.

As well as the fifty career events, you can build your own custom events and play them against AI, your friends or the rest of the world through the game’s extensive online multiplayer support.

The game is scheduled for a September release on all iOS devices.

Link: apex-designs.net