Sub Rosa Alpha 38 is Live

[please note that there are a few known bugs that will be remedied over the next few days]

+ updated city
+ updated visual pass
+ new mission structure
+ computers & decryption mechanic
+ new audio engine
+ improved voice chat
+ new landscape
+ Steam invite system

Sub Rosa Alpha 37b is now available to all employees!

This is a big update, patch notes are here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/272230/discussions/0/2565312892639406120/

The following correspondence is from the Sub Rosa Middle Management and is intended for current employees only.


World Mode [New Prototype]


The return of the much loved World Mode includes a new prototype city design, five companies to join, new mission types, and more. The World Mode will be updated over time so please consider this the first step towards a more polished and robust version.

Trains
With the return of World Mode comes the return of the commuter train. This iteration has dedicated train stops, elevated tracks, and plenty of rooms for employees. Hijinks a plenty are waiting onboard.



Additional Servers
A new server added under the tag 'Cilantro' with the goal of adding more servers for more locations to better serve employees around the world.

Criminal Rating systems:
Overview:
The criminal rating is a basic system designed to prevent griefing. It is being iterated on and will improve over time.

The corporate rating isn't used yet but eventually will allow for higher-level teams and different types of missions.

The damage a player inflicts gives the player criminal points and reflects on their criminal rating.

Depending on where a player shoots or how many times they shoot someone will determine their criminal rating.

A player's criminal rating goes down 1 point every 1.5 minutes.
Damage inflicted on a criminal will be 20% of the original point value.

Criminal Consequences:

• With a crime rating of 200 a player can not purchase items at the gun or car shop.
  
• With a crime rating of 500 a player can not spawn on the current server for 30 minutes.
  
• With a crime rating of 1000 a player gets banned from the server.

Civilians:

• 100% of the damage a civilian player inflicts on another civilian is reflected in their criminal rating.
  
• 200% of the damage a civilian player inflicts on a team member is reflected in their criminal rating.

Teams:

• A player's criminal rating does not go up if they inflict damage on their own team member or another team member outside of their respective bases.
  
• A player's criminal rating goes up if they inflict damage on a team inside of their base, even if the player is on the same team.
  
• 100% of the damage a team member inflicts to another team member in their base is reflected on their criminal record.
  
• 50% of the damage a team member inflicts on a civilian is reflected in their criminal rating.

New Employee Discount
Sub Rosa is 12% off until October 25.

Photo courtesy of Employee TraceTheKitteh.


Our newest mode continues to receive small fixes that should provide a smoother gameplay experience. Some of these fixes will apply to other game modes as well. Continue to snipe rivals as they awkwardly slide down.

Sub Rosa will be 11% off from July 12 - July 19 off. Please advise any potential employees.

An entirely new audio system is being worked on for the game, which should improve such things as positional sound and implementation of new audio effects.

In preparing for the next update, many aspects of the game are in the process of adjustment. Car handling and better interaction/collision with map assets are among those currently in focus.

Future game updates will soon see the implementation of interior art assets, with the current priority focused toward finishing and adding polish to the exterior buildings of the city map.

Sub Rosa is a physics-based game at its core. As such, physics adjustments are a big part of the game’s development, and are ongoing. Currently we are looking at making player movement feel less “floaty”, and testing out more fine tuning of vehicles.

A brief update of some things being worked on:

Future game updates will soon see the implementation of interior art assets, with the current priority focused toward finishing and adding polish to the exterior buildings of the city map.

Sub Rosa is a physics-based game at its core. As such, physics adjustments are a big part of the game’s development, and are ongoing. Currently we are looking at making player movement feel less “floaty”, and testing out more fine tuning of vehicles.

Our newest mode continues to receive small fixes that should provide a smoother gameplay experience. Some of these fixes will apply to other game modes as well.

Remember, your thoughts are important to us! There are several ways to make your voices heard: the bug report form found here, the Feedback Submissions form via Discord, and our Community Manager (w1nters) who can usually be found on Discord as well. We do read what you send, and have gotten much useful data so far from our player base. Thank you for trusting the process and being part of it.

A quick update of some things being worked on:

More maps, more tweaks and adjustments, and more changes based on your feedback are on the way. We are pleased to see how much the community has enjoyed this new mode so far!

Refinements are being made with regard to how the game handles collision detection. This will improve areas such as railings on stairs, interiors of cars, and many more aspects of movement throughout the maps.

We are looking at ways to make server creation and maintenance more streamlined. Some issues are being looked at currently that should help in facilitating this process.

Improvements and fixes to the Round Mode city map and Versus Mode maps are ongoing. Thanks to the players that have helped with finding holes and glitches!

Our Casual Monday nights will return soon! Be on the lookout for popup events that might be occurring in the meantime. For the latest information on the game, feel free to join our official Discord at https://discord.gg/subrosa

We appreciate our community and as always, we thank you for your continued support! We are working hard to bring you more updates and improvements for Sub Rosa.

A quick update of some things we’ve been trying out:

We made some tweaks to Versus mode, including an optional “buy time” where players are frozen at the beginning of the round, changing how the briefcases are spaced out, and adjusting the default respawn time.

Admins can now easily change maps on-the-fly via the /setmap command. For example, /setmap 2 will switch to the second map listed in the config_versus.txt file.

We added a new map to Versus mode: Versus2. Versus2 is a close-quarters map built for smaller player counts.

We’re trying out a new modification for Round mode and Versus mode. In Workweek, you're placed into a five-round tournament. Each round is played as they normally do, and at the conclusion of the final round, a winning team is declared.

We’re experimenting with a team bonus system where imbalanced teams with less players are given a higher bonus payout.

A quick update of some things we’ve been trying out:

We're making some optimizations to the net code.

We're improving player movement, including tightening up how we handle momentum when players turn while moving.

We're experimenting with changing some controls, including having Z to slide and T to cycle through the Yell/Whisper/Normal talk volumes.

We're trying out having briefcases be purchasable.

We're testing out a new gamemode, Versus. In this gamemode, three suitcases are spawned in the middle of the map and two teams fight over them.

If you spot any gameplay bugs, exploits, or map glitches, please let us know! We’d love to include the fix in a future build. Our report form is located here:
https://form.jotform.com/90557091412959

Sincerely,
Sub Rosa Management

A quick update of some things we’ve been trying out:

We are re-adding the second phone into each base, so teams will be able to better communicate amongst themselves. Currently, the second phone’s number is COMPANY PHONE NUMBER + 1. Example: Monsota’s first phone is 2222 and second phone is 2223.

We are currently experimenting with ways to re-add the grabbing system.

We’re trying out ways to optimize and smooth out the network code, to alleviate some of the occasional instances of player warping and teleporting.

If you spot any gameplay bugs, exploits, or map glitches, please let us know! We’d love to include the fix in a future build. Our report form is located here:
https://form.jotform.com/90557091412959

Sincerely,
Sub Rosa Management

Last week, we pushed the new Sub Rosa Alpha .35 build! This was a pretty large update, including some control changes, HUD improvements, multiplayer quality-of-life additions, and gameplay tweaks. We’re currently monitoring the build to make sure it’s running smoothly.

We understand some of the new controls are a big change from the previous control scheme. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we find the ideal default controls for Sub Rosa. Further down the road, we intend to add keybind remapping for those who wish to customize their controls.

The grabbing system was deactivated in this build. We intend to revisit it in a future release.

If you have any feedback on the build, please feel free to hop onto the Sub Rosa Discord and drop us a note: https://discord.gg/subrosa

If you spot any bugs, exploits, or map glitches, please let us know! We’d love to include the fix in a future build. Our submission form is located here: https://form.jotform.com/90557091412959

Sincerely,
Sub Rosa Management