• Included an input help screen in the pause menu. You can now get a quick reference to the keyboard, as I noticed that was an issue with a couple play throughs.
• Fixed an AI targeting behaviour that now makes the pigeons 200% more lethal! All AI now target and react as they were meant to, which might mean more bullet dodging, but also means Max is now a lot smarter as well.
• Adjusted the mass of Max, so you can push him away if hes laying on top of you.
• Minor level changes like moving the water towers to the background.
• Minion AI behaviour altered to move past obstacles more effectively. They would get stuck behind boxes or objects when combining, causing the combine process to stop.
I have received many questions about the content of the game, and I can assure you that yes, there will be more things coming as Early Access goes on. I am elated to be working on these minor gameplay tweaks to curb frustrations first.
If you have enjoyed the game, remember to give it a good review to let others know. Thanks!
How was your August? I hope everyone had some nice vacations and hopefully enjoyed Black Paradox!
We're back into action! This update is a little smaller but adds 6 powerups to the game!
New contents
6 powerups! They are upgrades for the player stats in 6 different combinations. The effect is self explaining so I won't go into details and just drop them in the Patch Notes.
Patch Notes
Powerups
Item Hp/Att up added!
Item Hp/Sp up added!
Item Hp/AS up added!
Item Att/Sp up added!
Item Att/AS up added!
Item Sp/AS up added!
Update discussion
Want to discuss the update with the devs or with other players? There's a forum just for you!
Press/Media
Are you a videogame journalist, a Steam Curator, a Youtuber or a Twitcher and you want to make a review/video of Black Paradox? We have a Distribute and a Keymailer account! So contact us there!
Hope the new upgrades make your runs more various! I already have a new upgrade in mind for next week!
Also remember the August Design Contest closes on the 27th! If you have ideas you'd like to post and haven't posted yet do so now!!!
This weekend will be for all mineral collectors! With a 100% increased chance to mine more minerals, embers, elements and fossils we hope you’ll find some helpful resources to stock up your inventory. Yes, you have read it right: This time there is a bonus on EVERYTHING! As usual, the event starts today, 24.08.2018 3PM and lasts until monday 27.08.2018 10AM.
This week we celebrate the two years anniversary of Hardware Engineers.
In a few numbers, this two wonderful years of development represent: 637 bugfix, more than 320 public builds, 96 patches. That represent around one patch every 8 days !
I propose you here to review together a summary of the additions of this very active period of development!
Version 0.2.14
Adding Ink cartridge !
Adding Screen comparison
Adding Keyboard comparison
Adding Mice comparison
Adding Models
Adding Brands
Adding Icons
Adding Cpu's Models
Improved WinDoor's Textures
Improved Cpu's HitBox
Improved showcase and furniture
Rework of showcase and furniture
Adding new type of slots for showcase
Adding Save of Custom prices
Adding Dvd's hit box
Adding Usb devices's hit box
Adding Serial's box
Improved Interface
Adding 160 Screens with lots of properties !
Adding Models
Adding Brands
Adding Icones
Improved Performance (Cables)
Improved Tooltips
Improved management of previous save
Updating language
Version 0.2.1X
Adding Cleaning computer bonus
Adding Malus for dirty items
Persuasive Skill affect cleaning computer bonus
Hard-worker Skill affect cleaning speed
Adding Explorer: Canceling task
Adding Explorer: Confirmation window
Updating Explorer's software
Adding new cooler's icon
Renaming GPU drivers
Adding Dust !
Adding new tool to remove dust
Adding Sound effect
Improved Shadows & time
Improved Interface
Improved Specularity of material
Improved Cases models
Increasing mission duration
Adding Shadow
Adding Material
Adding Material effect
Adding Settings:Shadow Quality
Improved User Interface
Improved Performance
Improved Anti Aliasing
Adding 3D Models (Mouse, Keyboard, Box)
Improved Mouse's Models
Improved Textures
Adding new decorations
Rework of certain decorations
Adding Uploads to LAN
Adding Mouse DPI
Adding Refund rate customization
Improved Performance
Adding Mouse
Adding Box of Mice
Adding 3D Models
Adding Keyboards's Mechanics
Updating Asian fonts
Improved Performance
Adding More Keyboards
Adding New 3D models for Keyboards
Adding New Brands (DVD & Serial)
Improved Keyboard box's 3D models.
Improved Performance
Improved Interface
Reducing frequency of Sad animations
Adding Keyboards
Adding Box of components
Improved 3d model rendering
Improved Shop
Improved Recycling
Improved Performance (Steam,Interface,Loading)
Improved Decoration editor
Improved GPU Memory usage
Improved Translation
Radiator will blink when misplaced
Rebalancing Benchmark Score
Preloading 3DModels
Updating to .NET 4.7.1
Adding more Achievements !
Adding more Statistics !
Rebalancing CPU Overcloking and temperature
Improved Nas window (prevent multi job on the same HDD)
Improved BlueScreen
Improved Mod Management
Improved Achievements window
Improved Renaming window
Minor improvement in Blueprint management
Minor UI Improvements
Updating to SharpRaven 2.4
Improved Shop
Improved Files generation
Improved Memory usage
Improved Window opacity management
Version 0.2.0X
Reworked Supplier's Shop
Reworked cables generation management
Adding "Recommended VRAM" in settings
Improved Resolution selection in Settings
Performance improvement
Minor improvement in Save/Load screen
Adding new unlock animations
Improved Audio Engine
Improved Interface
Improved Compatibility with HDD mod
Improved Text drawing performance
Fixed crash when adding HDD to cart
Fixed "OpenAL drivers could not be found"
Improved Framerate
Improved MSAA performance
Improved outdated save compatibility
Reducing Memory usage
Adding files explorer
Adding Game customization save
Improved Skill Tree quit
Minor spelling correction
Reducing Memory usage (~15%)
Updating to MonoGame 3.6
Updating to SharpRaven 2.3.2
Adding CPU Hyperthreading
Improved Interface: Tooltips
Improved Interface: Shop
Improved Editor
Improved Colors Editor
Improved upgrade mission
Improved Shaders
Improved Failed mission
Adding new motherboard model
Adding 38 motherboards
Rebalancing motherboards
Adding Material Customization
Reworked Components Editor
Reworked Preset Editor
Adding Wiki!
Updated Modding guide
Updated Template
Performance improvement
Improved Character model
Reducing CPU usage
Reducing Memory usage
Adding new motherboard model
Adding Copies duration take drives performance into account
Adding Memory max frequency for Motherboard
Improved 3D Engine
Improved Interface
Performance improvement
Updated Assembly's view
Updated item previews
Rebalancing Computers
Adding PolygonBackup will now copy downloads folder
Greetings, Leaguers! This is GM XiangYu, the Herald of the League! The next massive update is about to come! Let me deliver our developer's note: =========================================================
2.6.0 Developer's Note
The League's 3rd Season is about to end. Season 4 will come with... 1) The new Season reward skin - Gladiator Ax
2) The number of Ironsides Tier Rankers lowered - Previously, TOP 30 players - After the patch, TOP 20 players
3) Lesser AI matches We lowered the chance of Leaguers being matched with AI players(a.k.a. bots). However, if the matchmaking takes too long, you may still be matched with them.
New Contents
1) Lucky Roulette Spin the Roulette every day for the free reward! - One free spin a day - Additional 1 spin available per 10 gameplay (1 spin max) - Additional 1 spin available when you praise 10 players (1 spin max) ※ The two types of "Additional Spin Missions" count separately.
2) Portraits Portrait icons added! - 7 icons are given free (2 basic icons & 5 ironside acquirement mission rewards) - You can change your portrait by clicking the icon in the main lobby. - More icons will be added in the future.
Changes & Improvements
1) Gameplay - In the Dragon's Grave, the minions enhanced by the Guardian Golem buff will have a visual effect
- When you restart the client, the runepage used in the last game will stay applied in the next one: Currently, the runepage always locks up to the first runepage as a default setting when you restart the game. For your convenience, we made the runepage be set to the one you used in the last round of game.
- During the game, Ironsides will not stop moving anymore when you use item's active skills or spells ※Additional improvement: Tristan will not stop moving anymore when he uses his skills.
- "Display of in-game items purchased" option enabled
- When you check the Ironside's stats in the character display screen, you will be able to check the default stats (stats without any runepage applied)
- Team matching UX improved: Until now, Leaguers had to press the small button separated from the game mode tabs to assemble a party. We decided that this was not an intuitive design. As a result, we eliminated this button and allowed users to directly enter the preparation lobby where they can invite party members.
- Upper scoreboard's enemy status display deleted & When enemies are not in your sight, their status will not be updated: We concluded that showing the enemy's HPs and other current status harmed the strategic gameplay of our game. So we decided not to show them anymore.
- On the in-game scoreboard, the character's respawn countdown will be displayed
- In Gumpert Research Facility, the ally T-8s will attack minions, too: Originally the T-8 ignored the minions, and they followed T-8 to attack it. As a result, a huge wave of enemy minions was formed after T-8 was destroyed on lanes. In other words, destroying T-8 worked more like a penalty rather than the advantage. So, we allowed T-8 to respond to the enemy minions and attack them.
- You can whisper to your friends directly from your Friend list: It was irritating to always type in the friend's ID to whisper, so we made the whisper system more convenient and fast.
- Boatang will stop its auto-repairment when its HP is full.
- [PC version] Ironside skill's instant use are disabled in its default setting. ※This is only applied to the users who install the client for the first time. Other users' settings will remain the same.
- [PC version] You can change the chat channel(Lobby/Whisper/Guild) with TAB button
- [Mobile version] 2220*1080 Resolution supported
2) Balance #The stats below can have additional changes until the final patch.
- San & Kip = San's Q skill (Explosive Shell) and Kip's W skill (Pleasant Surprise!) gave them killcounts even when that skill didn't actually kill the enemy. We fixed the glitch in this update. = The two Ironsides's targeting was canceled when they used skills. We fixed this glitch also.
Map - Gold reward for killing jungle creeps will be shared among teammates - Gold reward for line minions decreased - Super minions of the Ast temple are enhanced: Like T-8, the super-minions worked more like a penalty to the team who destroyed the suppressor first. It was because they were too weak and gave a lot of gold to the opponents. As a result, we enhanced the super minions.
The Competitive Match 1st BETA, which was released on July 26th, has been in service for about a month.
Meanwhile, the BS Dev Team analyzed the statistics based on the collected data and made various modifications and improvements for Competitive Matches.
We would like to thank those of you who have participated in Black Squad during BETA season.
In the upcoming August patch, we will end the 1st BETA and start the 2nd BETA season.
We will try our best to provide you with better service for the 2nd BETA.
When the 2nd BETA season starts, the following changes will be implemented:
All Competitive Match records in progress during the 1st BETA(Trial) season will be reset.
The placement match times required to get Rank(TIER) is adjusted from 10 to 6 times.
There will be greater differences of Rank(TIER) allocation by the result of placement matches.
There will be a greater difference of Win/Loss MMR points, even during a certain period of time after placement matches.
The difference will gradually decrease and stabilize afterwards.
Rewards will be given out when you complete the 6th Competitive Match.
Matchmaking search conditions have improved, so that it can match soldiers faster and quicker in each Rank(Tier)
We fixed the UI to show Rank(Tier) instead of Rank(Account) in Competitive Match.
The penalty time(BAN TIME) will be applied immediately to any solider who leaves the match, so that the solider cannot join the match again for a certain amount of time.
Changes in Tier Rank : we have added a new Tier Rank: RACCOON Rank. Ranks are adjusted as shown below.
We will have the 2nd BETA season in Competitive Matches for roughly 2 weeks after the patch update.
We look forward to your high interest and participation once again in the 2nd BETA season.