Knowledge Is Power!
Our scientists need your help, pilots! Last year, during a special operation, codenamed ‘Knowledge Day’, you managed to deliver some very important information. This year, things are much more serious. All of us are in great danger. Once again, we broadcast yhe ‘Knowledge Day’ code signal. While it's active, the Centre will be supplied with all the information about enemies destroyed by you. Analysis of this data will help us understand who or what we're up against in this difficult time for the whole civilization.
As a bonus, you get achievements and titles. Those who helped us last year and did not have time to perform all of our tasks will be able to finish them this year!
Good luck, pilots! We need more of your victories and new knowledge!

Knowledge Is Power!
Our scientists need your help, pilots! Last year, during a special operation, codenamed ‘Knowledge Day’, you managed to deliver some very important information. This year, things are much more serious. All of us are in great danger. Once again, we broadcast yhe ‘Knowledge Day’ code signal. While it's active, the Centre will be supplied with all the information about enemies destroyed by you. Analysis of this data will help us understand who or what we're up against in this difficult time for the whole civilization.
As a bonus, you get achievements and titles. Those who helped us last year and did not have time to perform all of our tasks will be able to finish them this year!
Good luck, pilots! We need more of your victories and new knowledge!

So version 1.8 was released on Friday, however it introduces a few new issues. I've been releasing minor updates to fix issues as they are discovered. Here's teh full list of fixes/changes since versioni 1.8.

Version 1.8c

• Fix Mac keyboard shortcuts not working
  
• Fix Heater price
  
• Fix back key moving twice
  
• Add OS to bug report

Version 1.8b

• Fix save button disabled after monster fight
  
• Restore dungeon movement responsiveness

Version 1.8a

• Fix issue loading games with custom difficulty settings

So version 1.8 was released on Friday, however it introduces a few new issues. I've been releasing minor updates to fix issues as they are discovered. Here's teh full list of fixes/changes since versioni 1.8.

Version 1.8c

• Fix Mac keyboard shortcuts not working
  
• Fix Heater price
  
• Fix back key moving twice
  
• Add OS to bug report

Version 1.8b

• Fix save button disabled after monster fight
  
• Restore dungeon movement responsiveness

Version 1.8a

• Fix issue loading games with custom difficulty settings

The new updated build 1.3 is now available for download. The VR update and hassle free DLC will be releasing 08/09/14


1.3 Changelog - Changes from 1.2

Remapped - Flashlight - x (see controls in game menu)
Fixed collision on all maps
All doorways fixed, just walk right in!
All triggers for use, touch etc are much more responsive
Removed floating leg in Mortuary
Added more starts
Fixed voice overlap at start and rest of the game (voice overlap should be rare)
Fixed personnel deck 6 map
Removed mini-gun from reactor room
Fixed no death screen on all personnel decks
Improved RVD map, brighter words
Fixed Jacks key-card objective which had no collision
Fixed battle rifle clips on deck 5, ops
Removed motion blur from all weapons on all maps
Opened mailroom door so access is much easier
Fixed hole in wall on deck 3, Ops
Fixed all stairs (glitching)
Fixed Pool (exiting pool is much easier)
Added High Grade Laser Rifle (missing in 1.2)
Fixed shadow problems in med lab 2
Replaced glitchy boxes with ramp in engineering stairs
Slight increase in power and fire rate for Mk 3 plasma rifle
AI - lots of AI work, much much better in general
AI Spawn points - Changed many spawn points so they are not in front of you
Added Stereoscopic 3d support (see options)
Added Inverted Y mouse aim (see options)
AI attack distance shortened
Reduced some AI attack damage
AI can step over boxes and debris etc
Brian improved
Fix - memory leak - out of video memory crash (needs confirming)
Fixed personnel pressure chamber where player faces the wrong way
Fixed Bridge collision issues
Fixed Airlock door sound in Hangar 2
Fixed ending speech (ASMI & Riggs)
Fixed wording and typos on some objectives
Long zero-g engineering start is now very, very rare
Changed some writing on walls
Reduced enemies on ASMI storyline End
Added 2 new enemies (alien)
Raised drooping pipes in main access corridor
Added 5 achievements (more to follow)
Removed o2 warnings from RVD for beginning and end
Repaired lighting on misc maps
Fixed collision on vending machine in the armory
Improved FPS
Updated controls to reflect new flash light key bind

There have been many more improvements in this build which now just leaves a few minor bugs which are being worked on such as weapon clipping and improving AI further. The achievements are a test to make sure everything works right before we add the rest (32 total) many of these improvements will be ported to the VR version which will be updated at the same time as the hassle Free DLC release on the 8th of September.

The new updated build 1.3 is now available for download. The VR update and hassle free DLC will be releasing 08/09/14


1.3 Changelog - Changes from 1.2

Remapped - Flashlight - x (see controls in game menu)
Fixed collision on all maps
All doorways fixed, just walk right in!
All triggers for use, touch etc are much more responsive
Removed floating leg in Mortuary
Added more starts
Fixed voice overlap at start and rest of the game (voice overlap should be rare)
Fixed personnel deck 6 map
Removed mini-gun from reactor room
Fixed no death screen on all personnel decks
Improved RVD map, brighter words
Fixed Jacks key-card objective which had no collision
Fixed battle rifle clips on deck 5, ops
Removed motion blur from all weapons on all maps
Opened mailroom door so access is much easier
Fixed hole in wall on deck 3, Ops
Fixed all stairs (glitching)
Fixed Pool (exiting pool is much easier)
Added High Grade Laser Rifle (missing in 1.2)
Fixed shadow problems in med lab 2
Replaced glitchy boxes with ramp in engineering stairs
Slight increase in power and fire rate for Mk 3 plasma rifle
AI - lots of AI work, much much better in general
AI Spawn points - Changed many spawn points so they are not in front of you
Added Stereoscopic 3d support (see options)
Added Inverted Y mouse aim (see options)
AI attack distance shortened
Reduced some AI attack damage
AI can step over boxes and debris etc
Brian improved
Fix - memory leak - out of video memory crash (needs confirming)
Fixed personnel pressure chamber where player faces the wrong way
Fixed Bridge collision issues
Fixed Airlock door sound in Hangar 2
Fixed ending speech (ASMI & Riggs)
Fixed wording and typos on some objectives
Long zero-g engineering start is now very, very rare
Changed some writing on walls
Reduced enemies on ASMI storyline End
Added 2 new enemies (alien)
Raised drooping pipes in main access corridor
Added 5 achievements (more to follow)
Removed o2 warnings from RVD for beginning and end
Repaired lighting on misc maps
Fixed collision on vending machine in the armory
Improved FPS
Updated controls to reflect new flash light key bind

There have been many more improvements in this build which now just leaves a few minor bugs which are being worked on such as weapon clipping and improving AI further. The achievements are a test to make sure everything works right before we add the rest (32 total) many of these improvements will be ported to the VR version which will be updated at the same time as the hassle Free DLC release on the 8th of September.

Howdy! First of all, I hope you're enjoying past week's update. It was the product of many hours of work by talented devs that want to share their work for free, as it has been during the whole life of Fistful of Frags. I just would like to remark here my appreciation for RedYager and Tigg.

We're always looking for improvement though, so please let us know what you like/don't when additions or changes happen. I only beg you to stay away from the don't nerf circlejerk. Speaking of which, the changes introduced to bow may have resulted a bit more controversial than I did expect. I take the blame for not testing them enough, I'd like to explain you my motivations and offer some solutions to get a better balance.


First of all, bow is quite a world on its own regarding handling and how arrow hits translate in final damage. There are several aspects that determine this: initial force (if arrow reload sequence fully completes before releasing), how far target is from attacker (damage increases linearly, reaching +25% bonus when arrow gets past 1000 units/inches) and finally what body part is hit by arrow.

However, arrows can also hit something called player hull, which is an imaginary rectangular parallelepiped encompassing the whole player body. For example, if your arrow goes near a head side, that's a hull hit even if it doesn't really touch head or upper body hitbox. This is done for balancing reasons, as some tests in the past proved that projectile like attacks are much harder to execute when arrow collisions are only tested against hitboxes. This aspect produces some inconsistencies regarding how damage is dealt though. Hitting the player hull gives no actual damage bonus, while a headshot doubles base damage. This is why you see quite some noticeable differences when hitting similar body areas at same distance.

In essence, I think that bow isn't the 'pro' weapon some players think it is. It killed in 1 body shot when the victim wasn't really that far away, its rate of fire is quite high and just the fact that someone can compensate for arrow drop doesn't justify the high notoriety. The damage inconsistency also should be fixed somehow. So here are a few changes that will be tested in next version:

+ a headshot will always kill, at any distance
+ there won't be added arrow inaccuracy as is now when standing still
+ distance to kill in 2 body shots will be slightly smaller than is now, and it won't matter what body part is hit since any other body part than head hit will be considered hull hit, just for damage consistency purposes.
- 3 body hits will be needed to kill a full HP enemy at close range (bow isn't intended for close range)
- distance required to kill in 1 body hit a full HP enemy at long range will be much larger (up to 2x)



As you know, hats fall now when hitting head, so it's completely related to damage. This feature will continue the same, but an additional way to drop hats will be added.

A hat-shot will be feasible by just shooting at enemy's hat, without causing any damage. It just requires a new hitbox that covers the hat area.

And what do you gain by dropping other people hats, may you wonder? Just the pleasure of seeing some poor hat-less bastard? No, it will grant some extra notoriety, so to speak, it allows some extra depth as players may wanna drop enemies hat before giving them a ticket to hell. Please watch this video if you wanna check a movie version of it.

Additionally, a new achievement will be added that consist into dropping a few other player's hats without causing any damage, during same life.



I'm have been thinking about alternative deathmatch scenarios for quite some time now, some proposals also were received. Using current shootout maps along different gameplay ideas sounds exciting and it could work if done properly. However I wanted to offer a new experience, something that could stand on its own. So here's it.

The basic idea in 'Break Bad' is players don't need to be cold serial murderers right after spawning. Player only become a target (meant to be killed) after acquiring a weapon (either purchasing or taking it from the ground) or staying for too long without a weapon.

How do you tell unarmed players? Players spawn without fists weapon, that means an unarmed player won't be in fist fighting pose ever. So it will be really easy to spot them.

What happens when unarmed players get killed? The killer pays a fine, the fine will increase as long their innocent kill count goes up. When players have no cash to pay such fines they go to 'jail' for some time. This is a metaphorical jail though, it's just some forced respawn wait time.

Purchasing weapons involves cash and the loadout system used in Teamplay mode. Players get additional cash after spawning (amount relative to last survival time to prevent just spawning for cash) and kills also get you some extra cash.

There also will be side missions to gain extra notoriety or more guns. The main side mission will be 'loot transport'. Individual players will receive a loot's position and its deliver point. Other players only will know about carrier position by spotting them directly. If they manage to kill a carrier and pick its loot then deliver position will be revealed to them. Important: only armed players can be selected for loot delivering missions. Game 'director' will try to be fair when assigning loot transport missions.

The second mission will be unarmed player murder. Closer enemies to unarmed players will receive this objective. They only get its initial position when murder alert is started, after that moment, target only can be noticed by getting direct visual contact.

And finally, the third and last mission type will consist in picking up high tier guns from random locations. Game director will choose which players know about those guns. Unarmed players that are being hunted will be priority, so it's some sort of risk/reward scenario where a player that decides to stay without gun for some time gets the option to get a high tier one for free.

Hope you like this new mode, it will be available in both free-for-all and multiple team versions. Initial playtests probably may begin at the end of this week.

Howdy! First of all, I hope you're enjoying past week's update. It was the product of many hours of work by talented devs that want to share their work for free, as it has been during the whole life of Fistful of Frags. I just would like to remark here my appreciation for RedYager and Tigg.

We're always looking for improvement though, so please let us know what you like/don't when additions or changes happen. I only beg you to stay away from the don't nerf circlejerk. Speaking of which, the changes introduced to bow may have resulted a bit more controversial than I did expect. I take the blame for not testing them enough, I'd like to explain you my motivations and offer some solutions to get a better balance.


First of all, bow is quite a world on its own regarding handling and how arrow hits translate in final damage. There are several aspects that determine this: initial force (if arrow reload sequence fully completes before releasing), how far target is from attacker (damage increases linearly, reaching +25% bonus when arrow gets past 1000 units/inches) and finally what body part is hit by arrow.

However, arrows can also hit something called player hull, which is an imaginary rectangular parallelepiped encompassing the whole player body. For example, if your arrow goes near a head side, that's a hull hit even if it doesn't really touch head or upper body hitbox. This is done for balancing reasons, as some tests in the past proved that projectile like attacks are much harder to execute when arrow collisions are only tested against hitboxes. This aspect produces some inconsistencies regarding how damage is dealt though. Hitting the player hull gives no actual damage bonus, while a headshot doubles base damage. This is why you see quite some noticeable differences when hitting similar body areas at same distance.

In essence, I think that bow isn't the 'pro' weapon some players think it is. It killed in 1 body shot when the victim wasn't really that far away, its rate of fire is quite high and just the fact that someone can compensate for arrow drop doesn't justify the high notoriety. The damage inconsistency also should be fixed somehow. So here are a few changes that will be tested in next version:

+ a headshot will always kill, at any distance
+ there won't be added arrow inaccuracy as is now when standing still
+ distance to kill in 2 body shots will be slightly smaller than is now, and it won't matter what body part is hit since any other body part than head hit will be considered hull hit, just for damage consistency purposes.
- 3 body hits will be needed to kill a full HP enemy at close range (bow isn't intended for close range)
- distance required to kill in 1 body hit a full HP enemy at long range will be much larger (up to 2x)



As you know, hats fall now when hitting head, so it's completely related to damage. This feature will continue the same, but an additional way to drop hats will be added.

A hat-shot will be feasible by just shooting at enemy's hat, without causing any damage. It just requires a new hitbox that covers the hat area.

And what do you gain by dropping other people hats, may you wonder? Just the pleasure of seeing some poor hat-less bastard? No, it will grant some extra notoriety, so to speak, it allows some extra depth as players may wanna drop enemies hat before giving them a ticket to hell. Please watch this video if you wanna check a movie version of it.

Additionally, a new achievement will be added that consist into dropping a few other player's hats without causing any damage, during same life.



I'm have been thinking about alternative deathmatch scenarios for quite some time now, some proposals also were received. Using current shootout maps along different gameplay ideas sounds exciting and it could work if done properly. However I wanted to offer a new experience, something that could stand on its own. So here's it.

The basic idea in 'Break Bad' is players don't need to be cold serial murderers right after spawning. Player only become a target (meant to be killed) after acquiring a weapon (either purchasing or taking it from the ground) or staying for too long without a weapon.

How do you tell unarmed players? Players spawn without fists weapon, that means an unarmed player won't be in fist fighting pose ever. So it will be really easy to spot them.

What happens when unarmed players get killed? The killer pays a fine, the fine will increase as long their innocent kill count goes up. When players have no cash to pay such fines they go to 'jail' for some time. This is a metaphorical jail though, it's just some forced respawn wait time.

Purchasing weapons involves cash and the loadout system used in Teamplay mode. Players get additional cash after spawning (amount relative to last survival time to prevent just spawning for cash) and kills also get you some extra cash.

There also will be side missions to gain extra notoriety or more guns. The main side mission will be 'loot transport'. Individual players will receive a loot's position and its deliver point. Other players only will know about carrier position by spotting them directly. If they manage to kill a carrier and pick its loot then deliver position will be revealed to them. Important: only armed players can be selected for loot delivering missions. Game 'director' will try to be fair when assigning loot transport missions.

The second mission will be unarmed player murder. Closer enemies to unarmed players will receive this objective. They only get its initial position when murder alert is started, after that moment, target only can be noticed by getting direct visual contact.

And finally, the third and last mission type will consist in picking up high tier guns from random locations. Game director will choose which players know about those guns. Unarmed players that are being hunted will be priority, so it's some sort of risk/reward scenario where a player that decides to stay without gun for some time gets the option to get a high tier one for free.

Hope you like this new mode, it will be available in both free-for-all and multiple team versions. Initial playtests probably may begin at the end of this week.

Gameplay
- Added 'Build' option. Click 'Build' on the title menu and start designing your own Rooms puzzle! Start by dragging in the Room tile from the right side menu and design your own puzzle!

Misc.
- Added a link to new sequel Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle on the title menu.
Please support the new self-published sequel from HandMade Game on Steam Greenlight!

Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle on Steam Greenlight

Gameplay
- Added 'Build' option. Click 'Build' on the title menu and start designing your own Rooms puzzle! Start by dragging in the Room tile from the right side menu and design your own puzzle!

Misc.
- Added a link to new sequel Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle on the title menu.
Please support the new self-published sequel from HandMade Game on Steam Greenlight!

Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle on Steam Greenlight