New farms, rounder sheep, smarter bots, fairer lengths
- Looks Farms rebuilt to match their icons, rounder sheep, and a close-up camera.
- New Bots play with plans, and Alt+click or a minimap tap marks a spot.
- Balance Auto match lengths tuned so each team size plays a fairer round.
All 10 changes
New
- Bots play with plans of their own and switch plans when one stops working.
- Bot wolves use final forms and the Potion of Strength, and bot sheep open in many more ways.
- Show your team a spot: Alt+click (Option on a Mac) the field or minimap, or tap the minimap.
Balance and bots
- Match lengths on Auto are tuned again, so each team size plays a fairer round.
Controls and settings
- The ping wheel has Look here in its middle. Bot teammates answer it too.
Looks and sound
- Sheep have a rounder, softer muzzle, so they look like lambs from the side.
- Zoom in close and the camera lowers, so you see houses from the side as well as the top.
- Farms rebuilt to match their icons. Straw and Brick Houses show their walls and doors.
- The Hedgerow is a wall now, thin when planted and thick once grown. The Wool Wall is pure fleece.
Fixes
- Tapping or clicking a house's roof now picks that house, not the grass behind it.
Went live in 6 updates: Fairer match lengths on Auto; A rounder sheep face; A close-up camera; Smarter bots; New farm looks; Look here.
Earlier updates
Levels, daily challenges and a warmer look
- New Every match gives XP toward levels and looks, plus daily and weekly challenges.
- Balance Sheep's Clothing returns twice a round and slips through one-tile gaps.
- Looks Warmer dusk, painted HUD icons and stronger wolf upgrades.
New
- In the fleece the Wolf slips through one-tile gaps. Off in a tight spot, it breaks the cheapest farm.
- Every match gives XP, plus daily and weekly challenges from level 2. Levels unlock fleeces, pelts and wolf final forms.
- Tap a name to block or report a player. A block hides their name and emotes.
Balance and bots
- Sheep's Clothing comes back 3:30 after it comes off, about twice a round, instead of once a match.
Looks and sound
- Warmer, brighter dusk and night, painted HUD icons, and wolf upgrades you can feel at every level.
Fixes
- A set Snare now holds any wolf that runs over it, even one that spotted it, for 1.25 seconds.
Went live in 2 updates: Sheep's Clothing, twice a round; Levels, daily challenges and a warmer look.
Sheep's Clothing and a free camera
- New Wolves can pass for a sheep for 10 seconds, once a match.
- New Scroll the map from the screen edge or by dragging the minimap.
- Balance A tag gives the Wolf a free Sprint. Sprint is back every 15 s.
New
- After a match with friends, Back to room keeps the room. The host changes settings, anyone switches sides.
- After a match against bots, Change settings opens Custom game with that match already filled in.
- A new player's first match starts with a short practice. Skip it any time.
- Push the mouse to a screen edge or drag the minimap to look around. V brings the camera back.
- Once a match, the Wolf can put on Sheep's Clothing and pass for a sheep for 10 seconds. Changed on October 10
Balance and bots
- Every tag gives the Wolf a free Sprint, and Sprint is back every 15 seconds.
- Rounds last 8 minutes, and farms take about a third longer to build.
Looks and sound
- Fewer pop-ups and a smaller clock. Abilities and the shop show when you can use them.
- Buttons you cannot afford yet fade, and hovering or holding one shows how much more gold it needs.
- A tagged sheep's spirit rises and fades before it goes to the pen.
- The home page opens on the logo, and the sheep and the wolf blink and wave.
- The guides and other read pages are printed on field guide paper.
Fixes
- The game opens much faster, a first Play starts the practice, and the app opens on gold.
- Your wolf bites any farm it touches, whichever way it faces.
Went live in 7 updates: Into the game faster; A calmer screen; Another round, your way; Clearer buttons and a first practice; A tag keeps you running; Look around the whole map; Sheep's Clothing and 8 minute rounds.
Accounts, team rules and controllers
- New Sign in with Discord, Google or email to keep your stats everywhere.
- New Switch and Vampire modes, and sheep can give gold to a flockmate.
- New Play with a controller, and earn four new fleeces by playing.
New
- Sign in with Discord, Google or email to keep your stats on every device. Playing never needs an account.
- Your profile shows your matches and how close you are to each fleece.
- Two new modes in Custom game. Switch: a tag trades places. Vampire: tagged sheep join the wolves.
- Play with a controller everywhere, with button prompts for your pad.
- Sheep can give gold to a flockmate from the team list.
Went live in 2 updates: Accounts: keep your progress; Team rules from the original, and controllers.
A new name, a new menu, fairer matches
- New A new menu: bots or online in one tap.
- Looks Wolves move like animals with heavier bites, and the sheep's face stands out.
- New The game is now Sheep Tag Online, with a new hand-drawn logo and trailer.
New
- A new menu: Play against bots or Play online, one tap each.
- Quick match shows who is around, and Start now fills the empty seats with bots.
- The game is now called Sheep Tag Online.
Balance and bots
- On Auto, a round lasts as long as your team sizes need to stay close.
Controls and settings
- Custom game, the tutorials, guides and What's new are under More. Settings is the gear.
Looks and sound
- A new hand-drawn logo, with the sheep and the wolf peeking over the letters.
- The sheep's face stands out from its wool.
- Wolves bite with one heavy wrench and turn their whole body instead of sliding.
- Wolves move more like animals, with a whole-body lunge when they bite. Changed on October 7
- The menu music follows the season you just played.
Fixes
- A rescued sheep fades gently while it is protected, instead of blinking fast.
- Maps no longer have gaps in trees and rocks that only a sheep fits through.
Went live in 4 updates: A new logo and a friendlier sheep; Wolves that move like animals; A new menu and livelier online play; A new name and fairer matches.
Five minute matches, snares and towers
- Balance Matches last 5 minutes, and wolves break a Brick House in 5 bites.
- New Sheep can lay hidden Snares and build Watchtowers that ring a bell.
- Balance Less gold for sheep, slower builds, and stacked Windmills pay less.
New
- Sheep can lay hidden Snares that hold a wolf, and build Watchtowers that ring a bell.
Balance and bots
- Wolves bite much harder: a Brick House falls in 5 bites.
- Matches last 5 minutes by default. Changed on October 9
Host controls, reconnecting and Leap on Space
- New Hosts can remove a player or swap their side from the lobby.
- New Lose your connection or reload the page, and you go back to your seat.
- Controls Leap, Sprint and Torch moved to Space, and the menu has a volume button.
New
- Hosts can remove a player or move them to the other side, right from the lobby.
- Lose your connection or reload the page, and you go back to your seat.
Balance and bots
- Wolves can walk around their den while they wait.
Controls and settings
- Leap, Sprint and Torch are on Space, and Recenter camera moved to V.
- A speaker button on the menu sets the volume or mutes all sound.
- Misclicked a build? A plain click on another spot replaces it. Shift adds more.
Looks and sound
- Buildings go up over a moment, and still block the moment you place them.
- A brighter sheep, and a Scarecrow made of wool.
Went live in 3 updates: Host controls and reconnecting; Volume on the menu, Leap on Space; A brighter sheep, buildings that rise.
New animals, the Stick House, fairer hiding
- Looks Every animal got a new look, led by the Night stalker wolf.
- New The Stick House has its own key, and your houses upgrade in place.
- Balance Demolish your own farm and get half its gold back.
New
- Point at one of your houses to upgrade it in place.
Balance and bots
- Demolish one of your own farms and get half its gold back.
- Hiding spots where no wolf could ever tag you are gone.
- Long Reach builds from up to 5 tiles away, down from 10.
Controls and settings
- The Stick House gets key 3, so Straw, Stick and Brick sit on 2, 3 and 4.
Fixes
- Wolves chase more smoothly, with fewer sudden turns.
Went live in 2 updates: New animals and the Stick House; Fairer hiding spots, smoother chases.
Quick match, pings and swimming wolves
- New Quick match: pick a side and join a public room. Bots fill empty seats.
- New Watch any match again from the results screen, and share how it went.
- Balance Wolves can swim, slowly, so water is no safe spot.
New
- Quick match: join a public room on the side you pick. Bots fill empty seats.
- Team pings: a wheel of four calls that only your team sees.
Balance and bots
- Wolves can swim now, slowly, so water is no safe spot.
Accessibility and an in-game menu
- New An in-game menu on every device that pauses a match against bots.
- Controls Play with only a keyboard, or follow a match with a screen reader.
- Controls Every player has a number or letter, so color is never the only clue.
New
- An in-game menu on every device that pauses a match against bots.
Controls and settings
- Play with only a keyboard, or follow a match with a screen reader.
Looks and sound
- Farms show cracks as they take damage.
Animals that walk, trot and run
- Looks The animals were rebuilt with real legs. They walk, trot and run.
- Looks Hay Bales became the three little pigs' houses: Straw, Stick and Brick.
- Controls A new phone layout: drag anywhere to walk, with a build tray.
Controls and settings
- A new phone layout: drag anywhere to walk, with a build tray.
Looks and sound
- The animals were rebuilt with real legs. They walk, trot and run.
- Hay Bales became the three little pigs' houses: Straw, Stick and Brick.
Sheep Tag Online is live
- New Sheep Tag Online runs in your browser on a computer or phone.
- New Play against bots, or online with friends by room code or invite link.
- New Sheep build farms to keep wolves out. One-tile gaps fit only sheep.
New
- Sheep Tag Online runs in your browser on a computer or phone, with nothing to install.
- Play against bots, or online with friends by room code or invite link.
- Sheep build farms to keep wolves out. One-tile gaps fit only sheep.
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