LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

The SnookerQ community sadly lost two very much respected members in recent months. Tigger (John Williams, passed away on 10 November 2021) and Best_Peace (Keith Horobin, passed away on 3 January 2022). They both joined SnookerQ in the pre-beta testing phase of the game and gave us a lot of time and feedback during the early stages of launch. They will be missed by all. Rest in peace.

Date and time: 16th July 2022 (Saturday), 5pm UK Time

It's a Pro tournament, open for all players.

Important!

• Players with multiple accounts are requested to enter with their highest rated account.
• Prize winners are eligible to receive the prize only if they complete all their games.

Details    Results

The home page shows some interesting monthly statistics, with links to more detailed daily and monthly pages including:

• Most tons
• Highest breaks
• Most tournaments won
• Highest frame win rates

Updates / Fixes:

• Tournament Stats tab in the user bio window
• Live Match Stats window
• Shortcuts window
• Invitation window: extra player info
• New stat: Positional Average
• New stat: Skill Points
• "More" tab redesign
• Clickable usernames
• New Game Settings options: Auto tournament broadcasts [On/Off], Qash box sounds [On/Off], Private message sounds [On/Off]
• Forward Aiming is made default, it suits new players better
• Table host icon in the table list
• Trophy count box in the Bio Overview page (Regular, Special and Major trophies)
• The in-game notification popup is now semi-transparent.
• Tournament winners now get a trophy badge next to their usernames for a certain period of time.
• Sending private messages to a member who has logged off will now tell you that the user is no longer online.
• Tournament no-shows have penalty points deducted from their rating, which is awarded to their opponents.
• A darker shade of green has been applied to the green ball to allow some users to see it better.
• Wider lobby view for bigger screens.
• Bugfix: The issue with merging balls has been solved.
• Bugfix: Break-Off shots now alternate correctly between players during match.
• Bugfix: Joining the Tournament Lobby directly from a link in another lobby whilst playing the Practice Mode, no longer bugs the first tournament match.

There is a separate page with detailed information about the new features.

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE!

Inspired by the success of the first automated SnookerQ Cash Tournament, we'll have it again.

Date and time: 27th March 2022 (Sunday), 5pm UK Time (watch out for the Summer Time change)

It's a Pro tournament, open for all players.

Important!

• Players with multiple accounts are requested to enter with their highest rated account.
• Prize winners are eligible to receive the prize only if they complete all their games.

Details    Results

The first automated SnookerQ Cash Tournament is here.

Date and time: 12th March 2022 (Saturday), 5pm UK Time

It's a Pro tournament, open for all players.

Details    Results

Updates / Fixes:

• Tournaments are here! Automatic tournament management from start to end, complete with cross-lobby notifications containing direct links to the lobby where the games are played, so you won't miss your tournament match when chatting or watching your friends play in other lobbies. Match results are automatically synchronized to the web pages.
• Upcoming tourney widget in the lobby: Quickly browse the upcoming tournaments and join them with a single click. Time zone agnostic countdown timers are also shown.
• Tourney topstats board: Basic information about the current tournament, high breaks and latest match result shown at the top.
• New web pages for tournamens: list of all tournaments, detailed information, join/leave, standings, stats.
• Switch lobbies tab added. Tournaments are played in a separate lobby so we need to switch lobbies in the game.
• POV mode for spectators: follow the player's aiming with a live cam over the cue. Activate as usual: SPACE key or POV button.
• Qash Box: Collect Qash after the first login of the day and every 30 minutes.
• Report Abuse buttons are live! Use them with responsibility but do use them when appropriate. Help us keep this a friendly and happy place. Details of the issue are saved for later investigation and online moderators are informed about the report immediately.
• When the Top Stats table is not fully filled (like at midnight after reset), the empty slots will have numbers and lines, not only the empty area.
• Text chat warning added when the player misses twice where the ball on can be hit full ball.
• Sound effect played when the first ball hit is very thin.
• Popup window added to explain the Rating Badges.
• Bugfixes (order of extra badges in player lists, tooltip flashing problem, blocking of invitations reset, cue spinning around at every aim adjustment, chat scroll doesn’t always stick to the bottom for users who use medium size bottom box and when the More tab is selected, @whispering to an offline user will report that the user is not here any more, and some smaller fixes).

There is a separate page with detailed information about the new features.

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE!

Updates / Fixes:

• Daily and monthly Tasks added. Complete them to advance to higher levels.
• Thick aiming lines option introduced. Easier to see gaps and correct aiming spot for pockets. CTRL-W to toggle, Alt for temporary change.
• Qash is here! This is the SnookerQ virtual money. Earn as much as you can, you will need it later to buy goodies.
• Results page added in player bio window, showing the last 10 frames.
• New main menu design.
• Feedback box added. Please send your good and bad game experiences, ideas, suggestions.
• Extra badges added in user list. They tell a lot about the player immediately.
• Quick reply to PMs (a.k.a. @whisper messages) and invitations with the Insert key.
• Form: it is a new stat in the player bio window. It shows how the player has been performing recently.
• Win/Loss bar in player bio window, showing the last 10 frames.
• New blue dot in player list: it indicates players currently in practice mode.
• Popup window added to explain the Rating Badges.
• Bugfixes.

There is a separate page with detailed information about the new features.

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE!

Updates / Fixes:

• Live Aiming Lines fix: spectators can only see the aiming lines of players who have enabled it.
• Live Aiming Lines fix: no more false object ball lines for a split second at the start of aiming.
• Bugfixes to avoid false maximum breaks and total clearances in stats, premature frame ends and unexpected coin toss for respotted black.

Updates / Fixes:

• Live Aiming Lines: Players can enable the displaying of their current aiming, spin and power settings for the opponent and all other viewers.
• New average stats in Bio: break building, pot success, long pot success, safety success and shot time.
• Smoother aiming mode added (recommended for beginners). The old (more sensitive) aiming mode is available in Game Settings.
• Smoother cue movement on spectators' (and opponent's) screen when the player on is aiming.
• Immediate access to the "Claim Frame" button for the player when the opponent concedes.
• A little louder sound effect when @whispers (a.k.a. private messages) are received or for players when someone joins the table (toggle effect ON/OFF with CTRL-N).
• Arena clean-up: Dark Room is the only available venue.
• Login screen clean-up: "Play Offline" is no longer displayed, it was disabled anyway.
• Faster game loading
• Bugfixes

Updates / Fixes:

• Invite feature
• Reserved tables: only the users the host invites can join as player
• Option for white or coloured aiming lines
• Sound effect when @whispers (a.k.a. private messages) are received or for players when someone joins the table (toggle effect ON/OFF with CTRL-N)
• Highest ever rating displayed in Bio stats
• Semi-transparent cue tip and an option for cue tip size: FIXED (usual) or SCALED with Qball size (toggle with CTRL-SHIFT-Q)
• Bugfixes (referee does not miss the value of the last potted ball in the break announcement any more, more consistent light reflections and some small fixes)

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE!

With the new version released yesterday, the early test phase is over. Many players were consulted about resetting or not resetting, partly resetting, resetting only the stats but not the ratings and other options and the outcome of these discussions were that the majority of the SnookerQ community wants a fresh start. So we did it.

Good luck, everyone and enjoy your games!

Updates / Fixes:

• Dark Room added as an alternative venue to Barton Hall
• TV view added: activate with F4 or with view selection buttons in bottom box
• Moderators can mute players. Muted players can write only @PMs and only to moderators
• Long shots off the cushion are more difficult
• Bugfixes (People window refreshed correctly, table chat commands and results don't appear in lobby view, disconnected players reported correctly, match start buttons fixed for reconnected players, valid touching ball indication after timeout in timer games and some smaller issues)

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE!

Updates / Fixes:

• Shot timer support: penalty points in timered games, opponent options is timerless games.
• Heart beat mechanism to detect connection problems early.
• Disconnections handled with proper control by opponent.
• Tables with abandoned games or without proper player activity are cleared automatically if players don't act in time even after getting warnings.
• Inactive users are dropped from lobby automatically (when not chatting, not visiting tables, not doing anything for a long time).
• User preferences in My Account window: users can set the preferred table type (Club or Pro), match length, etc, which are automatically set when the user goes to an empty table.
• Update notification popups after login for optional and mandatory updates.
• Users with no frames played are listed without rank, rating and badge.
• Rank, Rating and badge is not shown for people with no frames played
• Bugfixes:
  • Chat text is kept at bottom when switching between full and medium BB size.
  • Referee announcements after claiming a frame win are said properly.
  • And many smaller fixes.

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE!

Updates / Fixes:

• Interactive Tutorial feature with 16 different topics and exercises for a quick getting started experience.
• Welcome popup screen for new users and users who haven't completed any tutorial topics yet. If you are more experienced and the popup is annoying for you, go to the tutorials and complete a simple exercise.
• Auto concede limit added to match overview in lower left corner.
• Claim frame button: when the opponent is too much "in minus", that is, when the number of points left on the table is not enough to come close to the player in front within the auto concede limit, the concede button turns into a "Claim Frame" icon, a green check mark, which, when clicked, will instantly win the frame for the player in front. We can finally say goodbye to the ugly intentional miss to win the frame.
• Top Stats button in the table chat window.
• CTRL-SHIFT-F restores the default 3D Free View (CTRL-F view).
• Less ball rolling: more realistic and it speeds up game play experience, too.
  Warning: your usual shots may need adjusted power!
• Less slide on cushions for low angle bounces.
• Pro level is made more difficult.
• Game version number is displayed in the lower right corner or the lobby screen.
• Bugfix: When the People window opens (CTRL-P), the opponent's cue is no longer removed from the screen.

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE! Earlier versions will produce ball misalignments / jumps after the shot.

Updates / Fixes:

• Medium size Bottom Box enables bigger table view and chat at the same time.
• Various line-up layouts in single player mode.
• Clickable quick chat buttons (gl, wp, gg etc).
• Unreal "ping off cushion" effect reduced for hard side spin shots.
• "Check side" has reasonable effect at cushion bounce.
• More realistic bounces at pocket jaws.
• Error margin adjustments on Club and Pro.
• No more rattling sound effect when tapping into the pack.
• Rerack and Abort buttons work in single mode.
• Bugfixes (game loading, Ball On widget and some other small fixes).

Note: THIS IS A MANDATORY UPDATE! Earlier versions will produce ball misalignments / jumps after the shot.