We're very excited to bring you the full release of Slapshot Rebound! We've been working on the game for the last 4+ years, making countless of improvements, adding new features and working with all of you to make the game the best it can be. As mentioned in the initial announcement, 1.0 does not mean the game is done - we will continue working on it and bringing you more awesome things.

Check out the new launch trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3-04aUXFDA

We've been teasing The Pond for a very long time and it is finally here in all its glory. You can join The Pond from the main menu while you're in the queue for a match or just because you want to hang out with others. It's a place to practice, play minigames and have fun together without any pressure.

The pre-seasons have concluded! Everyone that has played their placement matches in pre-season 2 will get a title and gloves for the peak rank they have achieved. Season 1 starts off with a soft reset of the ranks, meaning you'll need to redo your placements but start off at your previous rating. The rating calculations, matchmaking algorithm and rank requirements have been adjusted to reflect everything we've learned from the pre-seasons!

The new season brings with it an all-new season pass with 50+ new cosmetics. If you've completed the previous pass, you'll have received enough pux to get this one for free (if you didn't spend them :wink:). This pass also contains pux rewards to pay back your initial investment. There's some cool new free cosmetics on the free track as well! You'll still have unrestricted access to the previous pass, you can select which pass is active in the new dropdown menu on the Season tab.

While most of the changes in early access have come through the bi-weekly and monthly updates, there's a few new ones in this patch too!

NEW
- An all-new locker room for the game's launch
- Added the pond, accessible from the main menu
- Added the Season 1 pass
- Added ranked rewards: Gloves
- Adjusted rank rating requirements to improve the player distribution
- When logging in, if you've played before launch you get an exclusive beta cosmetic
- You can now manage your party while in-game
- Your Steam friend list now shows if you're in a party
- Added a setting to hide all off-screen indicators for the pond specifically
- Added a hard mode to the Open Goalie Practice mode
- Added thor eyes, cupcake set, tongue out, tailbone, god of the sea stick, tentacle stick
- Added the Slapatar in space loading screen by Rocky / JonathanWick

FIXES
- Fixed key prompts for the puck and caster cam
- Fixed a rogue pixel on the Sweat eyes decal
- Fixed mercy rule setting not always taking effect in a bot match

Thank you for joining us on this amazing journey. We hope you have fun!
- The Oddshot Games team

Slappers, we're really excited to bring you the 1.0 version of Slapshot Rebound on April 11th. We've been hard at work on the game every day since the Early Access release in December 2020 when we made a promise to the community on our vision of the game and what we wanted to add to it. April's update will deliver the remainder of those initial promises and starts a new chapter for Slapshot Rebound.

With the full release comes The Pond, a social sandbox hub to practice and hang out at while you're waiting for a match or any other time. It contains several minigames, pucks, and other features to give you a no pressure environment to skate around in.

Full release introduces Season 1, which will conclude Pre-Season 2. It comes with a soft reset of skill ratings, an all-new season pass featuring over 50 cosmetics, ranked season rewards and several changes to how ranks and matchmaking work behind the scenes.

We saw the amazing feedback you've given us about the season pass and the system we've made for it, so we're doing another! When the Season 1 pass launches, you will be able to choose which pass you make progress towards and earn rewards from - even if you never bought any. The pux received from completing the premium track of the current pass will be enough to purchase the Season 1 pass.

This season's rewards will be distributed on April 11th with the launch. You will receive the gloves for the highest rank you have achieved in the season and all ranks below it as well as a unique title. The gloves are made to fit perfectly with the sticks from Pre-Season 1.

The first Slapshot game released on March 8th, 2019. Today marks the 5th anniversary of the game franchise! As a homage to the player characters who were simple poker chips during the Slapshot 1 beta, you can redeem the Poker Chip back cosmetic for free by using code FIVEYEARS in the in-game shop until March 22nd. Check out LaffTrakk's montage recapping some amazing moments of the last 5 years.

The game's full release does not mean that it is finished, but that it is graduating from the beta state it was in during Early Access. Over the course of the last 3+ years we have added a lot of features, fine-tuned gameplay and polished the game. We will keep doing exactly that and build on top of the foundation that the Early Access development has provided. During Early Access, our key word has been BUILD. Build features, iterate on them, polish the core game and gameplay. Our new key word after 1.0 is GROW. New features will be aimed at attracting new players and giving players more reasons to stick around while staying true to our core values.

See you on April 11th ːreboundː
- The Oddshot Games team