If you feel the need for some Phantasy Star Universe nostalgia, then look no further than these new Collaboration Packs, coming November 11th!



If you miss the companionship of your Partner, Vivienne, or want to feel the excitement again of standing up to Magashi, then grab some friends and re-enact it with the items included in one of the PSO2-PSU COLLABORATION PACKS! These packs feature items from some of the series’ most notable characters, such as Magashi, Howzer, Vivienne, and Helga, and will be available in the store of your preferred PSO2 platform on November 11th!


Price: 19,99 USD
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424100/Phantasy_Star_Online_2__Magashi_Pack/




Neo-Magashi Replica | Outfit, All Male Races


Magashi Swept Back | Hairstyle


Blank Eyes | Eyes


Magashi Face | Makeup (Unisex)


Magashi Antenna | Accessory


Magashi Ears | Accessory


Magashi Jaw | Accessory


Price: 19,99 USD
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424101/Phantasy_Star_Online_2__Howzer_Pack/




Illuminus Coat [Ou] | Outerwear, All Male Races


Illuminus Coat [Ba] | Basewear, All Male Races


Howzer Hair | Hairstyle


Howzer Face | Makeup (Unisex)


Illuminus Paint | Body Paint


Howzer Skin | Body Paint


No Highlights C (S) | Eyes


Price: 19,99 USD
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424102/Phantasy_Star_Online_2__Vivienne_Pack/




Vivienne Replica | Outfit, All Female Races


Vivienne Hair | Hairstyle


Vivienne Face | Makeup (Unisex)


Vivienne Headgear | Accessory


Vivienne Headgear B | Accessory


Vivienne Punisher | Accessory


Vivienne Panel | Furnishing


266: Vivienne Dash | Emote


Price: 19,99 USD
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424110/Phantasy_Star_Online_2__Helga_Pack/




Helga Replica [Ou] | Outerwear, All Female Races


Helga Replica [Ba] | Basewear, All Female Races


Helga Hair | Hairstyle


Helga Makeup | Makeup (Unisex)


Helga Gloves | Body Paint


Helga Hat | Accessory


Helga Hat B | Accessory


Make sure to get your favorite! See you in the Lobby, Arks!



- The PSO2 Team

We're getting closer to a final release!! We don't have an exact date because we want to focus on polishing up the game as much as we can until then. However, in the meanwhile expect more frequent smaller patches with more bug fixes and more writing for the rest of the month.


PATCH NOTES
(Game may say 0.4.3 in the corner of the menu. Check the patch notes to see if you have the latest version 0.4.4 until we correct that.)

• New cutscenes and items related to doing a Jounce Corp. run of the game
  
• Misc visual fixes around the map (mostly floating grass)
  
• A few new cutscenes added
  
• Recycling machines added near the dumps.
  
• Polished the 'Turn with mouse' option
  
• On easy mode 50% of the museum will be needed for Jounce Corp. to go away, but there is no time limit.

Thank you, everyone, for your support and reporting bugs.

EDIT:

Also, we've removed the strafing movement ('Q' and 'E'). There really wasn't any reason for the side to side movement to be in the game. But if you used those keys to move around you can rebind them in the settings.

Hello all. DOGMAN 1.0.3 has been released, and brings some great quality of life improvements. These improvements were based directly off of player feedback. To start, navigation of the parks has been tricky. To help out with this, a compass has been added to the player's HUD. On top of this glaring issue, I have heard the issue, and acted upon the level loading screen times. Before, the level loading screen, which lists off valuable gameplay tips, was only available while the level loaded. Once the loading was complete, the level would open immediately, whether you were done reading the tips or not. This was a direct result of me still learning how to program certain systems in Unreal Engine 4. This issue has been fixed. Upon the level completing loading, an option to "Press Enter To Start" will be shown. The game will not start until the player acts upon this. DOGMAN 1.0.3 has also added a little extra wildlife. You will now see deer roaming the State Park and Appalachian Camp Grounds. Deer frighten easily, and will run from anything they perceive as a threat. The player now has the ability jump. This was disabled due to an bug where the player could "freeze" the DOGMAN AI by jumping. This has been fixed. The flashlight has also received a few visual adjustments. Lastly, certain cabins and ranger towers have maps in them. These maps highlight suspicious areas, so be sure to take note of them. That's all for DOGMAN 1.0.3, I hope you enjoy the update! Please let me know if you have any suggestions or ideas you would like to see added to the game. Stay safe in the forest.

- Daniel, developer of DOGMAN.



DOGMAN 1.0.3 content list:

- A compass has been added to the player HUD

- Loading screen "Press Enter To Start" option

- Interactive Deer AI added to State Park and Appalachians

- Small visual adjustments to the flashlight

- Player can now jump

- Small updates to clues in the State Park and Appalachians parks.

- Maps have been added in certain cabins and ranger towers to help players track down bodies.

Welcome again! As mention before, we are cutting patches into smaller chunks to speed up development. This chunk of the content patch is focused on bot animation, sound effects, and improve game lighting.

From now on, bots will have a variety of animation that will make them feel more "alive", and thanks to new sound effects/voices, they are now able to semi communicate with the player and with other bots.

Bots were never intended to replace the humanoid NPC (that will come at a later date) but they were intended to have some level of communication with the player. We are introducing 12 sound effects that will be treated as bots voices. The player should notice that some of the commands and triggers will have a different sound reply from the bot, from simple "yes" through "job is done/finished" to "I can't go there/error".

Sounds should not be treated as a filler that adds to the immersion of the game but as a way of hearing out which bot has a problem with navigation or is finished with its task. In the future amount of sounds will increase with the number of possible commands players will be able to give each bot.



Besides animation and sound effects, we were able to increase the quality of the light without increasing pc requirement, all that is thanks to drastic changes made to the game shaders that should not work more directly with atmospheric fog, ambient occlusion, and most of all the light itself.

Also as a thank you to the most active members of the community, we are adding names/nicknames to the credits list in the newly added "Community Bug Hunters" section.

And as always, for more information regarding the latest technical support, patches, and updates please join our Discord Community.

LINK ----> https://discord.gg/2ukYHQm

For more information about the patch please visit our Patch Notes Archive.

LINK ----> http://lionsart.pl/patch-notes/

In case of problems/bugs/glitches appearing in the project feel free to visit our bug report site and inform us about the issue.

LINK ----> http://lionsart.pl/bugs/

Till the next Dev-Com over and out.

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Patch 0.1.9.1
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• Maintenance Platform, didn't register bots.
  
  
• When loading the game, buildings in stage 0 of construction have default collision settings.
  
  
• Minor typo errors fixed.
  
  
• Field of View slider didn't print the correct number on load (in the main menu > options > video).

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• Added new animations to M.P.B (bot).
  /// 3 new idle animations
  /// Hover animation blender with all other animations
  /// Pick Up animation
  /// Use/Operate Animation
  
  
• Added new animations to Oculus (bot).
  /// 3 new idle animations
  /// Use/Operate Animation
  
  
• Bots now emit sound effects/voice when interacting with the player, environment, completing his tasks, and between other bots.
  
  
• Bots now print error messages when unable to complete a task. Messages will appear when:
  /// Bot with no hands will try to pick up an object.
  /// Bots inventory is full and cannot add any more items.
  /// Storage that bot wants to put items too is full.
  /// Item is too big to put into the inventory.
  /// After 8 seconds of calculating bot is still unable to find any way to the set location.
  
  
• Added 12 new voices/sound effects for bots.
  /// 4 sound effect/voices for "affirmative"
  /// 4 sound effect/voices for "error"
  /// 2 sound effect/voices for "completed"
  /// 2 sound effect/voices for "attack"
  
  
• Pitch of the voices/sound effect shifts depending on the bot size.
  
  
• Bot Command System will now highlight interactable such us buttons and storages when selecting the "interact with target" command.
  
  
• Bot Command System will now highlight, and print information about items when using the "Pick Up > Targeted Objects" command.
  
  
• Bot Command System will now disable targeting when changing the command window or returning to the previous window to eliminated confusion while operating.
  
  
• Fog density lowered to increase view distance.
  
  
• Improved global shading (specular, and metallic) on all materials, removing shading error when in complete darkness.
  
  
• Global darkness level lowered by 30% (player now should never experience complete pitch-black areas).
  
  
• Improved Metos Warrior animation when idle.

Ever take a hard turn on your board, lay back, and drag your hand in the snow? Well now you can do it virtually! Your hands now work the same as poles in the game! Want to drag your hand in the snow without slowing down too much? Disable super braking. Congrats, your game just got real(er). One other reason to drag your hand in the snow? To make projectiles! How else will you protect your snow fort?

We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako

We are now using the new Steam Playtest feature for our Wednesday Events. Anyone can request access and play during these events from here on out and access will end when the event ends. To continue playing anytime, simply purchase the game.



See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight.

- Bug fixes to fix the friendly/enemy colors not always getting applied properly especially on scroll capture zones.
- MAJOR Bug Fix: Kenshi Super defense ability no longer causes "input lock" issues where players cannot attack/do abilities after using this ability.
- MAJOR Bug Fix: Co-op vs. AI no longer is progress blocked by mouse cursor getting stuck/skill tree not being able to opened on first spawn.
- Updates to Hanako Castle Raid map to get it closer to being done.
- Friendly/Enemy relativity added to ritual sites and chat.
- CTS game mode HUD UI has been updated to be cleaner/easier to read.

We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame

New fashion items will be released on November 12 (Pacific Time). Check out new content & ongoing events!

1. NEW FASHION ITEM
- 13 items for the female teen body type
- 13 items for the male teen body type
- 9 items for the female kid body type
- 9 items for the male kid body type
- 11 items for the female idol body type
- 10 items for the male idol body type

The following events are live and some of them will be over soon. Don't miss out!
*Click each event title to learn more.
*New time-limited events are announced when they start.

• TOURNAMENT LEAGUE PRE SEASON
  
• PUZZLE COLLECTION EVENT
  
• MYSTERIOUS PAINT SALE!

Good day, brave shovel fighters!

Battle it out with the Yacht Club Games crew in some friendly online matches!
Matches will be streamed on Steam, YouTube, and Twitch.

The event begins Friday, November 13th at 3pm PST!

If you want to join in you can sign up here:
https://forms.gle/U219Ged7yxtrzuYG8

Match Ruleset
- Each entrant will play a friendly 1v1 best of 3 matches with the Yacht Club Game crew!
- Stages will be selected randomly
- Matches will be chosen randomly.

Note: If a connection is unstable or sluggish, we may choose to move on to the next player. Sorry!

FAQ
Q: What do I need to play?
You will need a Steam account, a computer capable of running Remote Play Together, a solid internet connection, and your choice of peripheral (controller, keyboard, etc.)!

Q: Do I need to own the game?
Since we are hosting with Steam Remote Play Together, you do not need to own a copy of the game.

Q: What do I do once I've registered?
On the day of the event, all entrants will receive an email with a link to a Steam Group Chat.
Join the Steam Chat Group and post in the #check-in channel to confirm.
If you are chosen to battle, then we'll send a mention and friend request on Steam to start a Remote Play session.

Q: How long will the event last?
1 hour. Matches begin at 3pm PST and conclude at 4pm!

Q: What do I get if I win?
A virtual high-five!

Q: How do I access my Steam Friend Code?
In your Steam client, hover your mouse over your screen name (located in the navigation bar). Select the "Friends" option in the pull-down tab. This will bring you to your friend page! Select "Add a Friend". On this page, you will see your 10 digit Friend Code.

Update on November 11, 2020:
1. Fix the texture bug of Angel Garden
2. Fixed a bug where players could pass through walls in some places in the palace church
3. Fixed a bug that caused strange noises in some places in Julia's House
4. Fixed the bug that Lan Yanyi and Ye Xiaoxue in the bonus room could not complete the achievement
5. Fixed the bug that the deformed water can be used after the puzzle is solved

In addition, we are here to give you some Lydia QQ emoticons, I hope you will like them!

💥At 19:00 Moscow time💥

All YouTubers are already accustomed to exomafia attacks. After thorough training at the base of Mars, Gennady is ready to show a master class and rebuff the close-knit team.

Will he be able to resist? Will he get such a long-awaited victory this time? We learn about this only during the fight. Ready to watch an epic battle between a lone warrior and a powerful exomafia?