Eggy Pool just got a whole lot bigger.
Eggy Pool just got a whole lot bigger.
Eggy Pool: Expansion Hub 1.0.0
Eggy Pool: Expansion Hub 1.0.0Expansion Hub is the new foundation for bringing larger features, progression systems and future experiences into Eggy Pool without continually overloading the base game itself.
And the very first feature arriving through Expansion Hub is a big one...
Trophies & Achievements
Pool now has a complete progression system built around the way you actually play.
Every match, win, streak, opponent and successful pot can contribute towards something bigger.
Expansion Hub 1.0.0 launches with:
57 ready-to-use achievements
covering areas such as:
Matches played Matches won
Human opponents
AI opponents
Winning streaks
Win percentages
Balls potted
8-balls potted
AI difficulty challenges
Trophy collection
Advanced multi-condition achievementsSome are simple milestones.
Others are designed to take considerably more effort.
And some might not even tell you what they are until you unlock them...
More than a simple achievement list
Expansion Hub includes a full progression experience with:
Trophy Cabinet
Trophy Points Rarity levels
Live progress tracking
Secret achievements
Repeatable achievements
Cooldowns and award limits
Prerequisites and achievement chains
Timed availability
Different trophy appearances
Custom unlock messagesSo this is not just a page full of badges.
It is a proper progression layer around Eggy Pool.
Administrators get full control
The achievement system is fully manageable through the XenForo ACP.
Administrators can:
• Create completely new achievements
• Edit the supplied 57 achievements
• Duplicate existing achievements
• Disable or retire achievements
• Organise achievements into categories
• Configure Trophy Points and rarity
• Create secret achievements
• Build prerequisite chains
• Create repeatable achievements
• Add cooldowns and maximum award limits
• Set availability dates
• Control whether progress is shown
• Add custom unlock messages
Advanced conditions can use:
ALL
ANY
AT LEAST
along with ranges, minimum samples, match windows, opponent requirements, AI difficulty, prerequisites and more.
Invalid combinations are rejected instead of silently creating broken achievements.
AI Opponent integration
Eggy Pool: AI Opponent is optional.
Expansion Hub works perfectly well with normal human Pool gameplay.
If AI Opponent is installed, additional AI-specific tracking becomes available, including things such as:
AI victories Difficulty-specific achievements AI match progression AI-focused milestonesSo communities using the AI extension get an additional layer of progression automatically.
Built for reliable progression
Underneath the shiny trophies is a tracking system designed to avoid duplicate or incorrect awards.
Expansion Hub includes:
✓ Duplicate event protection
✓ Human match reconciliation
✓ AI reconciliation
✓ Historical progression support
✓ Failure isolation
✓ Achievement dependency validation
✓ Historical Trophy Point accounting
✓ Repeatable award-cycle tracking
✓ ACP tracking diagnostics
If Expansion Hub ever encounters a tracking problem, it is designed so that the actual Pool game remains authoritative and continues normally.
And this is only the beginning
This is probably the most important part of the announcement:
Expansion Hub is NOT just an achievements add-on.
Trophies & Achievements is simply the first feature being released through it.
The Hub has been created as the foundation for future Eggy Pool additions — including new progression systems, competitive features, community features and other ideas that can grow around the game over time.
Instead of turning the base Pool package into an enormous collection of unrelated systems, Expansion Hub gives those features their own dedicated home.
So while 1.0.0 begins with trophies...
this is really the start of the next stage of Eggy Pool.
Requirements
Eggy Pool 1.0.7 or later
XenForo 2.3.12 or later
Eggy Pool: AI Opponent 1.0.0+ is optional.
Expansion Hub 1.0.0 is available now.
Win matches.
Build streaks.
Fill your Trophy Cabinet.
Chase the rare ones.
And keep an eye on Expansion Hub — there is plenty more to come.