Hey FortPoolers! ❤️
v1.5.0 is live. Table size is a real setting now, the solo 8-Ball bot is still experimental, physics got another settle pass, and a new poll is open on the stop threshold.
📐 NEW — Table Size
There is a new Table Size slider in Settings, next to turn time, foul bombs, and the rest.
• Range: 0.5x → 1.5x
• Step: 0.25 (0.5 / 0.75 / 1.0 / 1.25 / 1.5)
• Default: 1.0 (the table you already know)
Only the playing surface scales. Balls stay the same size. Rail height stays the same. Smaller tables play tighter; larger ones give the same balls more cloth.
Settings stay locked during a match. Change size in the lobby, then play.
🤖 8-Ball bot (experimental)
Queue 8-Ball with nobody else and an experimental NPC sits across from you.
They take turns, they shoot, they miss, they talk a little during the match (family-friendly). Same FortPool profile as a player, not a second coach.
9-Ball is still human-only. Solo 9-Ball remains practice. The bot is 8-Ball only, on purpose, and still experimental.
🎱 Physics
Another pass on when balls leave Chaos and settle onto the entity.
It should feel more stable on the cloth than the last build: fewer sudden dumps, fewer snap-backs at the end of a roll. Not a rewrite of the shot or the break, just settle and stop.
The live default is a bit softer than the old stop. In Settings, +0.25 is the previous feel. −0.25 lets balls roll a little longer.
🗳️ New poll, stop threshold
Previous poll votes have been reset. This one is open.
Question: which stop threshold plays best?
• −0.25: Longer roll (new floor)
• 0: New default (slightly softer than before)
• +0.25: Old stop
The Poll Guy is in the stadium. One vote per player.
🛠️ Minor fixes
Small polish across the table, UI, and match flow. Cues, colors, and Credits stay yours.
That's FortPool v1.5.0. Favorite the island, send a friend the code, and tell us what you want next.
See you at the table!
