Ever wondered about the inspirations behind Schrödinger's Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark? Team17 spoke to Schrödinger's Cat creator Kevin Beimers about why he decided to turn science's favourite thought experiment into a Lepton-smashing superhero. Watch the results here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEnrj8kMeH8

Stay tuned to the forums for more dev diaries soon!

MT17

Ever wondered about the inspirations behind Schrödinger's Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark? Team17 spoke to Schrödinger's Cat creator Kevin Beimers about why he decided to turn science's favourite thought experiment into a Lepton-smashing superhero. Watch the results here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEnrj8kMeH8

Stay tuned to the forums for more dev diaries soon!

MT17

PRISONERS!

A small update is currently tunnelling its way to your hard drive that fixes 2 problems raised in the forums since the last update:

• Saving your game on prisons from the Steam Workshop should now work correctly.
  
• The "Floor" dropdown box will no longer obscure other menus within the Prison Editor beta once clicked.

Thank you for vigilantly reporting these miscreants in the Report a Problem forum. Now, get back to work - those kitchen meals wont cook themselves.

MT17

PRISONERS!

A small update is currently tunnelling its way to your hard drive that fixes 2 problems raised in the forums since the last update:

• Saving your game on prisons from the Steam Workshop should now work correctly.
  
• The "Floor" dropdown box will no longer obscure other menus within the Prison Editor beta once clicked.

Thank you for vigilantly reporting these miscreants in the Report a Problem forum. Now, get back to work - those kitchen meals wont cook themselves.

MT17

A new update for The Escapists is now live with a host of fixes and improvements to the prison editor beta trial, based on your excellent feedback in our forums.

We've also added a new NPC to the game. BAM.

Let’s get stuck in, shall we?



• Added the ability to update maps on Steam Workshop:
This means that, if you’re making changes to an existing map, you’ll no longer need to create a new Workshop file.

IMPORTANT: Updating an existing prison will invalidate any existing player save data for that prison – be sure to warn your inmates!

• Added tagging to Prison Editor and Workshop:
You’ll now be able to choose from a few tags that will help players find your prison in the Steam Workshop! You’ll be able to give players an indication of how difficult your prison is, the style of your prison and its development status (Complete – no more updates / Work In Progress – players should expect updates).

There are also additional tags which will be set automatically depending on the settings that you apply to your prison during creation.

Please note: prisons with incorrect tags (eg: YouTuber prisons tagged as Real Prisons) may be removed by the moderators. Tag accurately!

• Added additional language support for the prison editor beta:
German, French, Spanish, Russian and Polish languages are now supported. To change the language in use, use the buttons on the game launcher.

• The “undo” function now works correctly when undoing object placements.



• Fixed multiple bugs relating to prisoners being inappropriately sideways.
• Guard Towers will no longer shoot prisoners at night time.
• Fixed an issue which caused fake wall blocks to be placed incorrectly.
• A new visitor will now visit inmates at the visitation area.
• A new item has been added to the game. The “DoDo Donut” can be found as a rarely spawning item in item spawn locations. Using this item will replenish fatigue and make you “Rad”.

Enjoy!

MT17

A new update for The Escapists is now live with a host of fixes and improvements to the prison editor beta trial, based on your excellent feedback in our forums.

We've also added a new NPC to the game. BAM.

Let’s get stuck in, shall we?



• Added the ability to update maps on Steam Workshop:
This means that, if you’re making changes to an existing map, you’ll no longer need to create a new Workshop file.

IMPORTANT: Updating an existing prison will invalidate any existing player save data for that prison – be sure to warn your inmates!

• Added tagging to Prison Editor and Workshop:
You’ll now be able to choose from a few tags that will help players find your prison in the Steam Workshop! You’ll be able to give players an indication of how difficult your prison is, the style of your prison and its development status (Complete – no more updates / Work In Progress – players should expect updates).

There are also additional tags which will be set automatically depending on the settings that you apply to your prison during creation.

Please note: prisons with incorrect tags (eg: YouTuber prisons tagged as Real Prisons) may be removed by the moderators. Tag accurately!

• Added additional language support for the prison editor beta:
German, French, Spanish, Russian and Polish languages are now supported. To change the language in use, use the buttons on the game launcher.

• The “undo” function now works correctly when undoing object placements.



• Fixed multiple bugs relating to prisoners being inappropriately sideways.
• Guard Towers will no longer shoot prisoners at night time.
• Fixed an issue which caused fake wall blocks to be placed incorrectly.
• A new visitor will now visit inmates at the visitation area.
• A new item has been added to the game. The “DoDo Donut” can be found as a rarely spawning item in item spawn locations. Using this item will replenish fatigue and make you “Rad”.

Enjoy!

MT17

PRISONERS,

I've warned you in the past about misuse of the prison's generous provision of internet access enabled computers and, if I have to do it again, there will be trouble.



This "Ductism" craze has gone too far. I have a keen appreciation of both classic and modern art - your destruction of it through strategic placement of Duct Tape is abhorrent and stops now. Anyone caught practising Ductism from this message onwards will have their internet access priveleges revoked.



And when I find out where all this Duct Tape is coming from, whoever is responsible will spend the rest of their sentence strapped to the roof of their prison with Duct Tape.



Behave,
Warden MT17.

(Thanks to @RamsDu38 @DymonGamez and x1Ace Pro1x for the artwork - find more on Twitter here!)

PRISONERS,

I've warned you in the past about misuse of the prison's generous provision of internet access enabled computers and, if I have to do it again, there will be trouble.



This "Ductism" craze has gone too far. I have a keen appreciation of both classic and modern art - your destruction of it through strategic placement of Duct Tape is abhorrent and stops now. Anyone caught practising Ductism from this message onwards will have their internet access priveleges revoked.



And when I find out where all this Duct Tape is coming from, whoever is responsible will spend the rest of their sentence strapped to the roof of their prison with Duct Tape.



Behave,
Warden MT17.

(Thanks to @RamsDu38 @DymonGamez and x1Ace Pro1x for the artwork - find more on Twitter here!)

WARDENS,

Of the 4,700 prisons created using The Escapists Prison Editor in the past week, 12 made it onto the Prisons of Fame Week 1 shortlist, as chosen by you.

There can only be one winner of the highly sought after Escapists Hoodie though, and I've been testing, probing and escaping from each shortlisted prison to determine who came out on top - and who spent the rest of their sentence in the SHU.

The nominees are:

• Loafters Correctional
  
• Deep Black
  
• Fort Kuwabara
  
• Georgia State Prison
  
• Fort Deephold
  Summer Perks
  
• USS Lockwing
  
• Erkner Correctional Facility
  
• Jailed School
  
• Star Gate
  
• The Island of Doom
  
• Tower of Engul
  
• Camp 17

I narrowed these 12 nominees (which are all in this collection if you'd like to play them all!) down to 3 finalists, who are:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=418798876

The USS Lockwing is a prison ship. IN SPACE. If that mere combination isn't enough, Warden Axonium even recreated stars and planets through clever use of light sources and scenery.



Aside from great design, the prison functions really well too. Relatively small, you really get the sense that you are trapped in space - doomed to serve your sentence or face oxygen starvation and an eventual collision with overwhelming gravity.


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=419822717

They teach you at Warden School never to work with children or animals. Kulkinz foolishly disobeys this directive with his prison influenced by a school.

The design here is fantastic with great attention paid to the theme. The canteen has school style tables, there's an IT Lab and even a large library.



Give it a play!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=419510299

Kuwabara, KUWABARA!

I like this prison. Alot. Mostly because of the surrounding electric fence and Grizzly's obvious love of guard towers, but also because I imagine prisoners walking around screaming KUWABARA KUWABARA (which is a Japanese phrase used to ward off lightening) before their escape attempts.



It's a really solid prison with 1 well hidden weakness. Play it, see if you can find it, wear rubber shoes.


AND THE WINNER....
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=418798876

CONGRATULATIONS AXONIUM! Your prison will be featured in the shiny and new PRISONS OF FAME Winners Collection and I'll be in touch soon to arrange delviery of your hoodie. Good work Warden.

Nominations for Week 2 of PRISON OF FAME are open now, just head to this thread and post a link to the prison you'd like to nominate to ensure that it gets considered next week. You have until Friday to nominate and remember - you cannot nominate your own work.

Get back to it Wardens,

MT17

WARDENS,

Of the 4,700 prisons created using The Escapists Prison Editor in the past week, 12 made it onto the Prisons of Fame Week 1 shortlist, as chosen by you.

There can only be one winner of the highly sought after Escapists Hoodie though, and I've been testing, probing and escaping from each shortlisted prison to determine who came out on top - and who spent the rest of their sentence in the SHU.

The nominees are:

• Loafters Correctional
  
• Deep Black
  
• Fort Kuwabara
  
• Georgia State Prison
  
• Fort Deephold
  Summer Perks
  
• USS Lockwing
  
• Erkner Correctional Facility
  
• Jailed School
  
• Star Gate
  
• The Island of Doom
  
• Tower of Engul
  
• Camp 17

I narrowed these 12 nominees (which are all in this collection if you'd like to play them all!) down to 3 finalists, who are:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=418798876

The USS Lockwing is a prison ship. IN SPACE. If that mere combination isn't enough, Warden Axonium even recreated stars and planets through clever use of light sources and scenery.



Aside from great design, the prison functions really well too. Relatively small, you really get the sense that you are trapped in space - doomed to serve your sentence or face oxygen starvation and an eventual collision with overwhelming gravity.


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=419822717

They teach you at Warden School never to work with children or animals. Kulkinz foolishly disobeys this directive with his prison influenced by a school.

The design here is fantastic with great attention paid to the theme. The canteen has school style tables, there's an IT Lab and even a large library.



Give it a play!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=419510299

Kuwabara, KUWABARA!

I like this prison. Alot. Mostly because of the surrounding electric fence and Grizzly's obvious love of guard towers, but also because I imagine prisoners walking around screaming KUWABARA KUWABARA (which is a Japanese phrase used to ward off lightening) before their escape attempts.



It's a really solid prison with 1 well hidden weakness. Play it, see if you can find it, wear rubber shoes.


AND THE WINNER....
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=418798876

CONGRATULATIONS AXONIUM! Your prison will be featured in the shiny and new PRISONS OF FAME Winners Collection and I'll be in touch soon to arrange delviery of your hoodie. Good work Warden.

Nominations for Week 2 of PRISON OF FAME are open now, just head to this thread and post a link to the prison you'd like to nominate to ensure that it gets considered next week. You have until Friday to nominate and remember - you cannot nominate your own work.

Get back to it Wardens,

MT17