Hi all,

Version 0.9.4.4 is now live! I've added controller remapping to Dungeon Core. Let me know if you have any problem. There are 3 different types controllers at this moment: Mouse/keyboard, PS Controller and XInput (Xbox, etc..)



Some other improvements:
- Fixed a typo in the intro
- Win7 / Win8 improvements
- Terminals have more HP further down to avoid snow-balling!
- Enemies outside of the room

Regards,
Filip

Hey everyone and welcome to Devlog #13!

The Mineral & Craftsmanship update added some big content and systems to the game and the team have been working to fix any remaining bugs but also to polish the content that was added.

Consequently, we are now working on a content patch that will add some further improvements to the recent update. This patch will not only improve on some of the visuals but will also expand the masterpiece parts.


More specifically the 1.6 content patch will include:

• Visual improvements to the quarry depots
  
• Visual improvements to the mineral deposits including improved textures
  
• Improved mineral distribution
  
• Visual tweaks to Masterpieces
  
• New parts for the Gate Masterpiece
  
• New sounds for mining and workplaces
  
• New animations including workshop and building animations

I am sure you will be as excited as i am to hear that the 1.6 content patch will also include the following QoL improvements:

• Promotion window sorting
  
• Many more villager names and the option to rename villagers (planned)

With that, let's take a closer look at what the team are currently working on…


Claudine and Loup-Gabriel have been enhancing some of the building visuals, polishing current buildings with improved basements and grounded doors as well as working on the new Masterpieces.

The Gate Masterpiece, in particular, will see a new wall part as well as even more parts for you to build that perfect entrance to your city.








Enhanced textures are being worked on for the Mineral Deposits with Claudine currently working on a more refined Gold texture. You can expect to see more improvements to the deposits and quarry depots for the upcoming content patch.


Christopher has been busy on a number of improvements including, updating the notification panel to remember your severity choice and refining the action button and warnings. These changes can be seen live right now in last week's hotfix which also included Christoper’s work to allow multiple Masterpieces on the same monument.

On top of these changes, he is currently working on the villager promotion window to show more information in addition to some added control in the form of a sortable promotion list!


Something we have been wanting to add for some time is more interaction between workers and the buildings, for example, the gold smelter pouring liquid gold from the cauldron when smelting.

Up until recently it hasn’t been possible… but now it is! With this newly created ability, Michaël has been working on new interactions between buildings and workers that includes moving parts on the buildings themselves.

Winepress now in action:


Is the sheep checking in on the weaver?:


A training dummy being pummelled:



In the past few weeks, we have been gathering feedback from the modding community to see what new features and content they would like to see unlocked. Armed with this feedback Max has been busy opening up new options for modders to create extra content.

For example, last week’s patches saw a new behavior tree for custom guard behavior. This will allow modders to create custom locators for guards so that they can patrol your villages.

Additionally, the recent patches have exposed a whole host of assets for modders to play with, such as building functions for the new quarries and workshops, masterpiece parts, villager jobs and much more. Full modding changelogs can all be found on the modding wiki pages.

Alongside this, Max has been working to add in some quality of life improvements and bug fixes for both modders and players alike. Modding logs have been augmented to catch errors in created mods and a useful QoL update has seen a new prompt when a player loads a save that might be missing mods. This will allow you to download the missing mods directly when starting a save game.

Both Max and Leo continue to work on performance optimizations improving the game for players and modders alike.


Vincent has been working on a top-secret project for a future update. Unfortunately, I can’t bring you more news on this just yet but it will bring some extra life to your villages.

To wrap up this Devlog I have some particularly exciting news that I know you will all be very happy to see. Dan has been working on the UI redesign whilst also improving the user experience wherever possible. The design phase is progressing very well and thanks to the UI tool that is being created by Ben, integration will start soon.

Once that big chunk of work is done, we will iterate both on the UX and the style of the menus, so expect changes along the way.

We are excited to reveal to you an exclusive sneak peek of the work so far:





You can see more samples of the work in progress UI in the recent article from Rock Paper Shotgun.

We would love to get your feedback, so feel free to leave a comment and don’t forget you can join us on our Discord server and let us know your thoughts.

Cheers!
- Ash

We were very happy with the acceptance of our game and we would like to thank all players for their feedbacks and reviews!

Let's go to the news:

+ now 40 missions divided into 20 stages in Adventure Mode;

+ now 40 missions divided into 20 stages in Coop Mode;

+ now with 4 stages of Mega Geometrics in adventure mode;

+ now with 4 stages of Mega Geometrics in coop mode;

+ PVP Mode is now available;

+ now the background of the "Universe" change as you defeat the mega geometrics;

+ now all 4 upgrades are available;

+ now with 14 more achievements;

+ 8 Geometrics Brains for you to discover how to destroy them;

+ balance in points and agility of the space ship;

+ now with more than 20 songs;

+ optimization of the game;

Keep giving us your feedback and doing the Reviews, this is very important so that we can improve the game more and more.

Follow the studio's page on Steam and stay tuned for news!

Much more news to come!

Thank you!

This week we released DCS World Open Beta 2.5.6.53756



Introduced the new DCS: Syria Map* by Ugra Media.

Introduced two new campaigns:

• DCS: F/A-18C Raven One Сampaign by Baltic Dragon
  
• DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Crew Part 1 Campaign by Stone Sky

• R-27 missiles family. Reduced the value of the induced drag, increased lift. Lift to drag ratio now is more accurate and provides better performance against maneuvering targets, compared to AIM-7 performance level.
  
• R-77 missile. Reduced the value of the induced drag, reduced transonic zero-lift drag, increased the lift. Missile will better save energy, slightly increased range at low altitude.
  
• AIM-7 missile. Adjusted autopilot to fix guidance inaccuracy.
  
• DCS Scripting Engine. Shooting start/end events lack information on weapons - fixed.
  
• DCS Scripting Engine. Most weapon class functions fail on torpedoes - fixed.
  
• SA-6 Kub. Search-track radar still emits after the alarm state set to green - fixed.
  
• Runway still damaged after repair for bombs craters just off the edge of the runway - fixed.
  
• Dedicated Server. "Engage Air Weapons" has reduced functionality on dedicated (norender) server - fixed.
  
• MP. [LCtrl + F10] command allows the player to get position on map even in 'Map only' mode - fixed.
  
• The Schnellboot will evade a collision in a torpedo attack.
  
• ME. Neutral static objects are not in the targets list, but can be selected by clicking on the object on the map - fixed.
  
• Aircraft AI. Lead aircraft in tight turns can create physics problems for wingmen - fixed.
  
• MiG-25. When a plane loses a wing, missiles stay in the air - fixed.
  
• Air tankers with unsuitable refueling connectors for the player's AC will not react to the player's requests.
  
• Projected runway lights turn off as soon as the nose wheel is down - fixed.
  
• Implementing compressibility for pitot tube for Mach > 1 and turning it on for all planes.
  
• Tail wheel tuned for all taildraggers.
  
• GDR (East Germany) added as a country.
  
• MP. Now when server creation, the first (not last) mission in the list will be selected.
  
• Ships start a mission in motion even if they have set speed 0 in the mission - fixed.
  
• ME. AI aircraft. Added checkbox “AI off” for ground start.
  
• ME. It's possible to set a task for aircraft AIs to attack friendlies - fixed.
  
• ME. Improved auto naming of groups.
  
• When choosing a missile on the F10 map and switching to the F6 view to this missile, another missile is shown - fixed.
  
• MP. Cargo not synced correctly hangs in the sky after release, and can obstruct other helicopters in drop zones - fixed.
  
• Sling loaded Cargo phantom not destroyed by destroy() function - fixed.
  
• AI not using high drag MK 82 Snakeye below 1000ft - fixed.
  
• Helicopter wingmen fall through the deck when landing on the ship - fixed.
  
• Briefing window. Moving and scaling of large illustrations is adjusted.
  
• F10 map units coordinates are out of panel - fixed.
  
• ME. In advanced trigger options, if add an item by CLONE, then the content of the newly cloned item will not be saved - fixed.
  
• ME. Added View menu item with ability to switch between Imperial and Metric units.
  
• Added removing of precompiled shaders from previous version of dcs on Update.
  
• Ground AI. The vehicles do not turn smoothly, but along a broken line - fixed.

• NEW - Added 11 Quickstart missions for the Syria map.
  
• Included Supercarrier versions for Syria Quickstart missions.
  
• Added Quickstart Free Flight mission for the Channel map.
  
• Fixed scripting error in Time Trial missions.
  
• Updated AIM-54 countermeasure resistance probabilities.
  
• Fixed MLC Auto not using actual antenna elevation above horizon.
  
• Fixed keybindings not incrementing panel and gauge lights appropriately.
  
• Fixed RIO annunciator light intensities.
  
• Increased intensity of slime lights (= formation lights).
  
• Corrected roughness of intake ramps.
  
• Fixed broken normals on intake areas.
  
• Fixed unwelded vertices on engine nacelle.
  
• Fixed mismatch intake ramp color on default livery.
  
• Fixed incorrectly assigned textures on exterior gear doors and right wing.
  
• Fixed missing fuselage in cockpit view.
  
• Re-added normal map on TCS pod.
  
• Rudders will now detach with heavy damage.
  
• Increased size of fuel tank hitboxes to more closely match real life sizes.
  
• Adjusted damage model to be less “tanky” with direct missile hits.
  
• Improved aerodynamic damage effects.

• Sound missing for AI aircraft once airborne bug fix.

• Fixed several typos in Russian cockpit.
  
• Fixed the frontal glass canopy mesh so it does not look like it is raining inside it.
  
• Small cockpit textures corrections.

Added WingLoong-1 UAV AI for China, Pakistan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Algeria.
Added AKD-10 missile for WingLoong-1, more weapons will be added later.
Fixed HQ-7 LN no radar warning issue.

• Re-made 6 training missions (more will come later)
  
• Added new ground crew VoiceOver
  
• Added abs axis binding for:

UFCP and HUD Brt knobs
ACP COM1/2, TCN/ILS and MSL Vol knobs
Сockpit illumination and AAR light knobs
Note: dcs provides only 10 customized axis commands

• Fixed: SMS page: max bomb quantity for selection (determined by load setting)

If more than 4 bombs mounted (i.e. 6), additional quantity 6 at OSB R5
If less or equal than 4 bombs, only show quantity 1, 2, 4 as before

• Fixed: player must turn off all power supply to (un)install AAR probe.
  
• Fixed: player must open canopy to update DTC.
  
• Fixed thrust and wheel brakes axis command id ( need to rebind your joystick!!! )
  
• Fixed UFCP_1 fallback viewport name.
  
• Added g-suit tube operation in auto start/stop script.

• Known issues:

ED just changed AG radar render code, we need time to figure out how to make our AG radar EXP modes work again.

• Linked brightness of gun and mistral sight to weapons panel brightness rotator dial.
  
• Added support for NS430 Module implementation.

• Video ON/STB/OFF switch in clickable cockpit is now conforming to DCS standards
  
• Fixed EB FD glideslope commands. It now commands correctly to follow ILS GS, independently of the speed of the aircraft
  
• Fixed voice-over of Sea Eagle missile training mission
  
• Fixed Sea Eagle missile training mission. Modified wingman task to be able to launch two missiles
  
• Enabled engine fire in failures list
  
• All failures repair works now. See extensive list below

• Fixed damage and failures repair issues:

Now all EB engine-related failures are applied to C-101 (it was not the case previously)
All failures related to engine are now correctly repaired. Engine start is now possible after repair
Added repair of the following previously implemented avionics failures and unrecoverable states: landing lights burnout, landing gear lock override safety wire, cockpit depressurization, reset of landing gear emergency extension handles, gear/flaps stuck state due to overspeed, canopy fracturing (C-101CC only)

• Landing gear lever is forced now to extend position at repair
  
• Improved ITT indication (both needle and digits) when electrical power is cycled on/off
  
• Adjusted engine N1 and N2 pointers movement speed when electrical power is switched on/off
  
• Adjusted movement speed of voltmeter needle
  
• Fixed brightness of rear cockpit AOA indexer
  
• Fixed C-101EB takeoff mission. F-18 does not crash now
  
• Added SCAR Light Test Button functionality
  
• Fixed ERR light on SCAR Display Unit. It now blinks correctly and on both cockpits
  
• Added RAAF Roulettes livery
  
• Added “PITOT HEAT” caution light function
  
• Added pitot heat failure in Mission Editor
  
• Pitot heat korry light is now off when Mission Editor “pitot heat fail” occurs
  
• Added “pitot heat fail” repair
  
• Fixed logic of “pitot/static port blocked” failures in Mission Editor. Now those follow the same logic as the one of “pitot/static port blocked by ice” systems failure, i.e., it uses last known values of pressures, etc.
  
• Implemented pitot heat equation. Now it affects only the ability to reengage pitot heat on ground after about 17-15 minutes (depending on TAT) since enabled. To reengage pitot heat, wait for a couple of minutes until it cools down. Such electrical condition is very rare though
  
• Updated cockpit textures, including lighting
  
• Adjusted effect of alpha and beta on the computed indicated airspeed
  
• Fixed cockpit lighting of external model
  
• Added input_profiles_repairer.exe and corresponding readme.txt. This exe allows to recover old C-101 input mapping saved previously to Open Beta update 2.5.6.52196. Already correct profiles are kept untouched. Disregard the repairer output file
  
• Adjusted g-suit effectiveness factor (a wrong scale was being used)
  
• Modified "crash" button tooltip, added its activation condition for clarity
  
• Updated brightness control for the following lights:

All cockpits: emergency pitch trim light, markers lights, ENG IGN light, CAWS panel lights, IFF test light, IFF reply light
EB: ARN-127 freq digits, ARC-134 freq digits, ARC-164 freq digits, HSI digits
CC: MPR light, telebriefing light, HSI/ADI digits

• Korry buttons and other signal lights without integrated brightness control change now their brightness with instrument and consoles lights dimmers
  
• Implemented landing gear red status lights (gear in transit)
  
• Fixed ILS frequency typo in Persian Gulf instant action hard landing mission
  
• Gear handle light brightness depends now on the instrument knob (dimmer) position
  
• Fuel lights are set to off (white bars) when fuel measurement CB is pulled
  
• CC HSI annunciator lights brightness is changed now with instrument knob (dimmer)
  
• Adjusted initial instrument/consoles knobs (dimmers) settings

• Cylinder temperature fixed
  
• Gas temperature for turbine is constant regardless of magneto off or fuel cut-off - fixed
  
• Aftercooler update
  
• Changed position and cover's texture of the guns. Fixed collision model
  
• Oil system update
  
• Fixed missing FFB shake
  
• Added landing light driven shak
  
• Reduced propellor disbalance effect magnitude

Fixed interconnected left and central wheels damage

Tuned the adjustable iron sight

Replaced sagged valve springs

Added net sync for gun sight
Tune up of hydro hoses damages
Adjusted negative g oil cut out

• Oil pressure fixed

• Adjusted minimum value and curve for HUD-only and exported displays views brightness after bug: MFD's are dark on view Alt+F1
  
• CDU display brightness adjustment don't work - fixed

• Added Doppler Beam Sharpened (DBS) EXP -1/2/3 modes
  
• Radar locks air target in AG mode, but HUD target box stays in default or last known position - Fixed
  
• ICLS is not stabilized. If ship rolls on waves ICLS bar swings together with deck - fixed
  
• TACAN Data not showing on SA page top left - Fixed
  
• Launch bar switch is down for player spawned on catapult - Fixed
  
• JDAM indication is crossed out on the HUD when the JDAM is not aligned - Fixed

• F-18C separate RWR indication is barely visible - Fixed

RWR screen is now rendered to a texture
RWR brightness is initialized according to the night/day condition (Sun angle at mission start)
Adjusted RWR symbology material alpha, as well as the visual appearance of the font (thickness)

• Gun smoke is far too dense - Fixed
  
• Forced "Unrestricted SATNAV" option doesn't work - Fixed
  
• Laser CODE on SMS main page with Guns selected creating a conflict - Fixed
  
• GBU-31(V)3/B Fuze Error - Fixed
  
• AMRAAM midcourse guidance stops when the L&S is swapped with DT2 in LTWS - Fixed
  
• Designation in NAV or AG modes stops AIR Attack Radar range and elevation changes - Fixed
  
• Standby ADI turn rate indicator (adjusted turn rate needle) - Fixed
  
• AIM-120 Quantity on HUD Incorrect with Mixed Types Onboard - Fixed
  
• Autostart macros fixed with INS STD HDG Alignment - Fixed
  
• INS GND alignment never finishes if GPS is not available - Fixed
  
• INS alignment status display in HSI indicates 0.5 OK but INS alignment is not ready - Fixed
  
• Aided INS (AINS) position mode - Fixed

• Missing MPCD Display Controls

Contrast control was added to AMPCD
Also contrast control was implemented for L/R MDIs

• Added yardstick to FLIR page
  
• Added coordinate display for FLIR page
  
• Added north arrow to FLIR
  
• INS align display horizontal bar aligned - Fixed
  
• Hot start IFA not aligned properly - Fixed
  
• Hot start should have INS selector knob in IFA - Fixed
  
• FCS page glitch (Appear only on first page activation) - Fixed
  
• POS/ADC Caution Message is Missing - Fixed
  
• INS DEGD Caution Message is Missing
  
• Fuel overwrites WP name - Fixed
  
• Comm 1 switches from AM to FM on its own - Fixed
  
• Engine sound update (wip)
  
• Major external sound update
  
• Air-to-Air Target Range on Air-to-Ground HUD - Fixed
  
• AG radar. Infantry can be detected - Fixed
  
• AG radar. FRZ and SIL don't function properly - Fixed
  
• Maverick slaving after step- Fixed
  
• AG radar. EXP render issues - Fixed
  
• Toggle HUD Time Off with Landing Gear Down - Fixed

• TGP Litening:

Added HOTAS Commands
Added Cursor Zero (CZ) Mode
Added Steerpoint Indication
Added HSD Steerpoint
Added Laser Range Indication
Added Laser Code Indication
Added Camera Pointing Azimuth
Added DCLT option
Added Time to Steerpoint Indication
Added AA mode
Added North Arrow
Added Coordinate Display
Added NAV Mode Slave
Added Meter Stick Value
Added Gray Scale

• HUD CCRP indication doesn't sync with on TGP selected target - Fixed
  
• LASER guided bombs Time to impact on HUD & TGP - Fixed
  
• TGP Slew changes Waypoint locations IN HSD - Fixed
  
• TGP can show -10ft of altitude - Fixed
  
• TGP CCRP selection drops empty waypoint coordinates to (X = 0, Z = 0)
  
• HUD AOA Bracket top and bottom to wide - Fixed
  
• Adjusted dim lights logic
  
• CMDS "CHAFF FLARE" message after takeoff - Fixed
  
• FLIR crazy brightness parameters at night - Fixed
  
• HSI Very dimmed at night - Fixed
  
• Master light switch is not illuminated - Fixed
  
• Countermeasures released below aircraft - Fixed
  
• Add NOT SOI label to formats that can be assigned SOI: FCR/TGP Pages
  
• Add Weapon Time To Impact (TTI)
  
• Add Time to Steerpoint Needed

• F-86F Direction indicator knob animation corrected

• Su-25T Cockpit. Restored coloured glass. Corrected glass material. Added scratch texture on the canopy. Added rain drops on glass.
  
• MiG-29 Cockpit. Restored countermeasures counter. Corrected the speed indicator. Added scratch texture on the canopy. Added some textures.
  
• Su-25 Cockpit. Added scratch texture on the canopy. Added rain drops on glass. Corrected mirrors animation.
  
• A-10A Cockpit. Added scratch texture on the canopy. Added rain drops on glass. Eliminated gaps on the back side of the cockpit.
  
• MiG-29. The engine nozzle will open if the throttle is pulled back independently from the airspeed.
  
• Su-25T. The TV screen is transparent in HUD only view - fixed.

Eliminated gaps on some details of the cockpit

Fix of left side gunner sound

Gear indicator lamps don't work after a cold start - fixed

Super carrier figures only render in one eye in VR and the encyclopedia - fixed

When the AI takes off from runway 3 of High Halden, they fail to see any units on the runway and crash into them - fixed

DCS WWII and Assets Pack
Schnellboot sometimes incorrectly attacks the target - fixed
Bofors 40mm erratic behaviour - tuned
Flak 41 ignore buildings/scenery and continue to fire without LOS - fixed
Tail wheel behaviour tuned for all taildraggers

• Users can create their own rooms
  
• Crew intercom rooms autocreated now
  
• Mission makers can create additional coalition rooms via scripts system

• Updated skins of F-86F and MiG-15bis
  
• Mission 13 (F-86) P-51 takes off into back of CH-47 Chinook : Fixed
  
• Mission 6 (F-86) Typo in Situation Briefing: Fixed
  
• Mission 8.3 (Both) Wingman doesn't follow player : Fixed
  
• Mission 15 (F-86) Triggers for enemy escort and IL-76 tripping out of order: Fixed

• M11: Adjusted AI pathing to prevent issues causing some flights to crash before the player is aware of them

• Mission 01: AI aircraft actions adjusted, now guns only, earlier loss of immunity, triggers more forgiving.
  
• Mission 03: Fail state adjusted for unusual pilot routes, certain targets made more vulnerable, label enforcement removed.
  
• Mission 05: Fuel correction made to easy A2A option; info added to brief regarding min SAM standoff distance.
  
• Mission 06: Minor voice correction. Mission 07: Removed chocks note. Mission 08: Unusual responses JTAC corrected.
  
• Mission 09: Aerial photo in brief corrected. Mission 10 Simple A2A version: Correction to an important vehicle late activation.

• Fine tuned triggers
  
• Introduced interactive triggers
  
• Added better user guidance
  
• Campaign progression logic revised

UH-1H Worlds Apart - Spring 2025 Campaign by Low-Level-Heaven

• Fixed path finding issues in Mission 7 and 8

The team have been working hard to find and fix issues that will affect mission design and gameplay, and whilst many have been resolved, some did not make it in time to be included in the release build. Below is a summary of the current known issues in this early access release. We encourage all Open Beta players to report any and all bugs and issues that you encounter to our forum, as you are an invaluable piece of the puzzle, to enable us to move forwards and bring this truly breath-taking terrain out of early access.

Al-Dumayr – AI Taxi route to parking spot 15 & 16 passes through runway leading to possible collision
Jirah – AI taxi route to parking spots 4 & 5 is incorrect, leading to possible collision
Beirut – Collison issue when large aircraft (C-17, IL-76 etc) pass over road tunnel under runway 24/16. Small aircraft unaffected
Eyn Shemer – Possible collision when multiple aircraft land in succession
Damascus – AI taxi route issue when using parking spots 110 & 302 can lead to traffic jam
Aircraft taxiing from southern apron blocks all other taxi activity until in passes northern apron
Mezzeh – Some aircraft & Helicopter parking spots are missing
Incorrect AI taxi routing to parking spots 17,18 & 19 leads to traffic jam
Taftanaz – Possible collision when helicopter AI is taxiing
Khalkhalah – Incorrect AI taxi from parking spots 19 & 19 can lead to collision
Possible AI collision with hangar 25
Megiddo – Possible collision on runway when large AI group lands
Runway collision when using parking spot 10
Taxi-way hold point is displaced onto runway
Ramat David – Possible AI aircraft collision with small building between parking spot 37 & 36
2 parking spots numbered 24
Parking spots 37-41 only available for helicopters (correct), but not marked as such
Haifa – Possible traffic jam when many AI land in succession
Marj Ruhayyil – AI uses taxiway for take-off and landing
Unable to place Flanker size aircraft on ramp parking spots 28-33
Incirlik – Small chance of collisions during AI taxi
Aircraft at parking spots 100-109 are facing the wrong way
A-10C can not be placed on parking 114-120 & 63-69
Marj as Sulthan North & South and Qabr as Sitt – Helicopter AI touches down short of runway
Fixed wing AI can be set to land at helicopter only bases
Visual and collision issues with weapon impacts on bridges
Some of the prepared SAM sites have uneven terrain, making unit placement difficult
Fast mission creator is currently not functioning for Syria Terrain

Sex Poker Lap Dance Content Update 1.1

Thanks to user comments, we have been able to identify areas that required improvement and added new content to enhance the experience. These improvements factor into all areas of the game and will add both additional polish and immersion.

Included update in the ver. 1.1 patch

• Changed all in game dealer lap dances with new and improved motion captured professional dances that can be interchanged.
  
  
• fixed dealer breast bounce in lap dance sequence.
  
  
• dealer dance cost lowered from $20 virtual game credits to $10.
  
  
• Added 5 new music tracks to select during lap dance sequence.
  
  
• Changed room ambient sound, removed traffic noise.
  
  
• Added over 50 new dealer reactions to various winning hands

Please keep the comments coming and leave a review if you like our recent game improvements. Our next update will include new dealer reactions during bedroom interactions and improved movement controls to our interaction engine, stay tuned!

Lawless Lands,

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to say thank you all for a successful launch week and remind you that the launch sale ends in just 2 days, so grab it now while it has the discount!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/880130/Lawless_Lands/

Stay safe and enjoy!

-Corrosion ːCStudiosː

For those of you who were planning to get away for the summer, but had your plans scuppered by our collective situation – don’t worry, there’s a whole other world for you to explore from the safety of your sofa! If you’re stuck on land with nowhere to go, the ‘Summer of Sea of Thieves’ event kicks off today, inviting you to dive in and take a challenge-driven tour of our beautiful ocean regions.

From meeting the local pirate populace to attempting explosive aerobatics, this event serves up 10 challenge sets, each containing four goals, plus one more for Pirate Legends with some special tasks to tackle! You’ll have until the event ends on September 30 to pick and choose which of the wildly varied goals you want to complete, based on your play style and the rewards on offer.

There are glittering piles of gold and Doubloons up for grabs, plus rare cosmetics and player Titles – including a highly prized ‘Legend of the Sun’ Title to be bagged by those heroes who fully commit to this event’s adventurous antics and risky requests.

To find out more about the ‘Summer of Sea of Thieves’ in-game event, watch our handy video then head to the Events Hub to check out the challenges!



It’s not just your in-game summer experience that we’re aiming to improve: thanks to a new summer-themed set of merchandise soon to land in the official Sea of Thieves store, you’ll be able to enjoy the sunshine in true pirate fashion. Deckchairs and towels will be on offer for those of you who want to sunbathe in style, and you’ll even be able to keep hydrated with your very own Sea of Thieves water bottle.

Head to the Sea of Thieves store later to this month to pick up the first of your pirate poolside accessories, and make sure you’re quick about it! Wouldn’t want things to get salty if you miss out…




For more information on the ‘Summer of Sea of Thieves’ event, including the full roster of challenges, please visit the Events Hub on the Sea of Thieves website. The event is available for free to all Sea of Thieves players who have bought the game on Xbox One, on Windows 10 PC or via Steam, or players who have access to it with Xbox Game Pass. Simply download and install the latest Sea of Thieves update to take part.

New to Sea of Thieves? Join the fun with our Maiden Voyage, a narrative-driven tutorial experience. New players will begin their travels within this scenario, which provides guidance and information to fledgling sailors. Learn more about Sea of Thieves at https://www.xbox.com/seaofthieves, or join the ongoing adventure at https://www.seaofthieves.com/ where you can embark on an epic journey with one of gaming’s most welcoming communities!

Three new zones

Border Land

Overview:

The “Border Land World” is located in the southwestern-most part of town. This tile is part of the Commercial District zone where many of the larger businesses are situated. It also includes the portion of the town located in Mexico, hence the name of the tile.

Since this tile is on the border and includes the Mexican portion of the town, of note is the border crossing and its trademark landmark, The Wall. It serves as the sole entrance into Mexico in the game.

Visually, there’s a contrast between the US portion north of the border and Mexican portion south of the border. However, the south-of-the-border area of town nonetheless functions in a largely identical manner, albeit with the Mexican visual twist.







Retail

Overview:

The “Retail World” is the southern-middle part of town. This tile is part of the Commercial District zone where many of the retail shops and larger businesses are situated. Some commercial offices are found here as well. Covering the entirety of the border along the southern edge is The Wall.

Of note is that this tile, true to its name, contains the most highly concentrated number of business establishments.





Ghost Town

Overview:

The “Ghost Town” is located in the central westernmost part of town. This tile is part of the Historic District zone where the town’s aforementioned ghost town is located. This is also where the poorest of the town’s poor congregate in the dedicated shanty town/ghetto.

In keeping with the old west theme established by the ghost town, this area is distinguished by its dry, dusty, desert atmosphere, even more so than the rest of the town’s desert areas. Expect to see tumbleweeds and dying, yellowed shrubbery.







New missions!

Meet Associate

Errand description:

Tuesday's Meet Associate errand is immediately assigned at the beginning of the day and sends the player to meet his new boss-of-the-day following Bellow. You will have to take an underground detour using the town's now newly (re)opened subway system (Using a placeholder location at the moment) which conveniently has available stops between these two districts. Come Wednesday, the rest of the stops will be available, making four total between the four districts around town.

Aside from that, the other major part of this errand is the cutscene where we meet the new boss and his faction: El Plago and his Los Oscuros cartel who operate out of Edensin's South-of-the-Border Land.

Border Smuggler

Errand description:

The short of the errand is that the featured Border Slingshot acts a mounted turret you can aim and fire with your "ammo" being the American immigrants you're launching over The Wall border into Mexico. The task here is set up as a target range challenge where you must successfully aim at floating holographic targets. If you miss a shot or fire an immigrant which is spotted by the Border Patrol, you still need to launch more immigrants over The Wall, but at this point hostile Border Patrol officers will also be spawning in waves to fight you.

Tag Turf

Errand description:

The one special gimmick in this errand is the use of the new Spray Paint Can weapon on the designated Billboards (You can activate the color wheel by holding RightMouseButton). The majority of this errand features combat against a new group, the Sensitive Hipsters.

Here's a short preview of the new Spray Can:



Pet Shop Delivery

Errand description:

On Tuesday, after his meeting with the Mexican Luchadores boss El Plago, the Dude is sent on a delivery mission to bring a nondescript package to a local Pet Shop. Upon his arrival and descent into the building’s undisclosed underground storage facility, he discovers the place is actually a front for a drug lab. Not one to be remiss in his duties, though, the Dude braves the toxic fumes swirling through the air to complete his delivery, only to pass out on his way back to the exit. In his fume-addled hazy mind, he hallucinates himself having turned into a cat, suddenly believing himself to be completing a day’s list of feline-based Mini-Errands. Cat-based catastrophes ensue.

After turning into a cat, Dude (or Dude Cat) needs to complete three mini-errands.

Pay Fine

Errand description:

Here, the player is offered two branches to follow: Pay the fine by performing community service as a Meter Maid or manually dropping his ticket into the conveniently located drop box. Taking the Meter Maid route means roaming the town's free roam areas looking for illegally parked cars to ticket to meet your fine quota. Upscale cars can be ticketed more, but the vehicle's owners will respond with hostility. Going with the drop box route happens to trigger the station's lockdown mode, and the player will need to head to the Lockdown Terminals in the Security Offices to manually disable it. The station's Armory can be unlocked as a bonus!

The gameplay mechanics employed here aren't just for this errand. The Meter Maid will become available later in the week as an optional job/Side Quest to earn more cash. The lockdown mechanic in the Police Station remains a constant in this location, acting as the regular challenge to doing things like stealing from the evidence room, stealing from the Armory, gaining access to the Super Evidence Room, and so forth.

New P2-style shovel! (Blood masks will be added later)



Ingram



M16



New sounds for the Intro sequence

Footprints

Cutscene movie volume slider

Interior sounds to various buildings

Dual wielding crosshair (Borderlands 2 style)



Facial animations for dead pawns

New sound effects for Tazer Baton




Improved Combat AI:

• NPCs not firing at long range distances
  
• Melee enemies should now spread out a little when chasing you
  
• Enemies will also no longer crouch when attacking with a melee weapon
  
• Ranged enemies should no longer run up to your face before attacking
  
• Enemies that lose sight of you no longer stand in place waiting for you to walk up to them
  
• Cops shouldn't get stuck on the border of the Chase/Arrest radius anymore
  
• Changed how enemies react to pointing a gun at them so they don't immediately attack you even if they're panicking
  
• NPCs shouldn't freeze in place when entering Reload state anymore
  
• Refined NPC weapon spread so they don't deal as much initial burst damage

and more!


Optimized vehicle and bystander models

Cars will now exploded when set on fire with Gasoline

Improved distance quality of foliage models

Reduced health on Cop NPCs

Greatly improved the look of various cutscenes

Sonic and Sanic cheats now apply to flying

Added more pickups across all levels

Weapons that use time based ammo consumption now consume 1 ammo at the start

Smoothed the AK firing animation to be less erratic. Reduced the recoil on the AK to make it a bit more manageable

Decreased AI Revolver fire rate from 0.3 to 1.0

Reduced frequency of ambient hawk screeching

Game now autosaves once instead of twice when going through zap zones

All Characters should now drop their Weapons when they die

Tweaked the walking animations

Camera will now pan to errand as the giver talks about it, and zooms to default zoom




A TON of mapping bugs

Crash that could occur after throwing many Pigeon Mines as well as when standing in a queue / interacting with the cashier. And many others!

Collision on a vast amount of assets

Grenades and Molotovs not colliding with doors

Broken interactables

Various issues with Prison

Car explosion sounds playing when master volume was set to 0

Video Menu “Show Outlines” text not matching checkbox

Player taking lethal headshot damage from the Revolver and Shotgun

Implemented fixes for the Dogs and Cats when transitioning back to normal movement

Beggar Sign “nag” dialog lines playing when a sign has already been constructed

Player facing the wrong direction when exiting the Scooter

Map screen panning off to Narnia when finishing errands

"Show Pickup Messages" menu option not working/Hide HUD not hiding pickup messages

Slugs not using any HUD icon

Check out the new Gameplay Trailer from art of rally, the new game from the creator of Absolute Drift!

https://youtu.be/Md46WjiDBH0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

And some links:
Discord Server
Twitter

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