Hunters,

Below are the notes for Update 1.6.

Please be aware, Update 1.6 is going to require a full client download for both the test and live servers. While we understand that a full download can be frustrating ,it is necessary in this instance.

Over the last few months, we have been working on improving many different aspects of Hunt, one of those being a focus on improving our security and internal anti-cheat measures. We have made some changes to the encryption of the pak files in Hunt, and these important changes are the reason why a full client download is required for everyone. We feel 1.6 is the best time to do this as the new map (coming very soon) also requires a large download (around 12GB), so this will allow us to do perform our security updates with as little impact as possible, as well as ensuring multiple large downloads will not be required in a short period of time. The total download will be around ~30GB.

Thanks for your understanding.




Since our recent updates to the match making system (Update 1.5.2) we realized that there was a gap in how the game communicated player ratings.

To address this, we have added some new features to the lobby that will display the details of the MMR tied to you and your group (match MMR).

Important: Due to the configuration of the test server (there are no matchmaking brackets on test) please do not be surprised when you see very unbalanced matches. This feature will not display accurate information until it reaches the live server.

You can read more information in the full notes below in the UI section.

• Bullet’s Lullaby has been added to the main menu music rotation.
  
• Added boss audio effects to the accolades in the Summary screen when you have successfully extracted with the bounty. The audio effect will be determined by the boss that was available in the completed match.
  
• The menu ambience volume can now be controlled separately from the rest of the game sfx.
  
• Added sound effects when claiming entries in the Book of Weapons and Book of Monsters.
  
• Improvements made to the interior reverb and ambience through several building in Stillwater Bayou and Lawson Delta.
  
• Improvements made to the hunter footstep sound while in forests (improvements to the overall asset quality).

• Slightly reduced the slapback echo generated by the Terminus Shotguns.
  
• Improvements made to the audio compression and sonic quality.

• Long ammo max range has been increased to 500m
  
• Medium ammo max range has been increased to 350m
  
• These changes have also resulted in changes the Effective Range for some weapons which will be visible in-game in the usual places.

• Effective range of the Sparks LRR has been increased to 347m (previously 250m).
  
• Effective range of the Vetterli 71 Karbiner increased to 184m (previously 167m).

Developer note:

We have decided to increase the max range for certain bullet types in preparation for the new map: DeSalle. As you may have noticed from our teasers, DeSalle comes with some areas that offer more verticality and longer sightlines. We have felt that there have been situations (even on the other maps) where the previous 250m headshot range and 300m projectile range felt a bit too low when attempting those rare long-range shots.

This increase in overall range comes with a systemic side effect of a longer Effective Range for some weapons. We feel this will give a solid boost in performance to long ammo sniper rifles as well as adding more value to medium snipers (like the recently added Centennial Sniper), allowing for much fewer frustrating interactions (e.g headshots that do not result in a killing blow) for those that enjoy playing the long-range sniper challenges.



Semi-Auto weapons now have increased sway with each shot fired in quick succession. This added sway value will decay over time allowing players to minimize the effect by carefully controlling and timing shots.

Weapons impacted by this change:

• Dolch and its variants.
  
• Bornheim No.3 and its variants.
  
• Nagant Officer and its variants.
  
• Crown & King Auto – 5.

Developer note:

With this change we introduced new parameters which will help in balancing existing and future weapons even further. This allows us to differentiate weapons with similar characteristics more effectively (think Bornheim compared to Dolch). For example, the Dolch and its variants will have increased sway much faster (and to a higher maximum sway value) compared to the Bornheim. Whereas for the Nagant Officer variants, it will not be as noticeable, but will still have an impact.

This change means there is now more incentive to time your shots in ADS and keep the spamming to shoulder aim where the spread has an even bigger effect of their performance over distance.



Animation

• Increased the full reload time (stripper clip) to 6 seconds (previously 5s).
  
• Increased the partial reload time (Single bullet) to 2 seconds (previously 1s).
  
• Fixed an issue where the Dolch 96 Precision stripper clip reload time was shorter than the base versions. Reload times have now been adjusted and aligned.

Performance

• Decreased damage to 97 (previously 110)
  
• Decreased Effective range to 78m (previously (86m)
  
• Decreased Handling stat for the Dolch 96 to 61% (previously 72%)
  
• Decreased Handling stat for the Dolch 96 Precision to 69% (previously 80%)

Developer notes:

Our aim with every weapon in Hunt is to ensure that they feel as fair as possible while giving them best feeling from both sides of the kill. With this change, we want to alleviate some of the bias that the weapon has and acknowledge that it performed slightly too well in certain areas.

The decrease in damage lessens the overall effective range as well as making it more important to focus on hitting center mass due to the reduced “two-shot” kill range.

Additionally, individual shots have much more value tied to them due to the extra investment needed with reloading and controlling the sway. This means that a missed shot is now going to be more impactful against the shooter and allow for more opportunities to capitalize on their sloppiness.

The Dolch is a powerful weapon by nature, so we want to make sure that it still feels strong. However, its power should be harnessed and controlled by the shooter and not dominate any encounter by default.

• Increased the base damage for the Bornheim Match to 80 (previously 74). This change also increases the damage for its custom ammo types.

Full Metal Jacket

• Increased the damage drop off distance (able to deal damage over longer distances):
  
• In practice, this results in a slightly increased Effective Range (for headshots). Check the weapon stats in game for more details.

Dragonbreath

• Increased the damage and burning effect at close range.
  
• Still will not OHK (one-hit kill).

DumDum

• No longer has a reduction in damage over base ammo (except for the Nitro Express).

Incendiary

• No longer has a reduction in damage over base ammo.

• Decreased the Handling stat for the Crown & King Auto-5 to 78% (previously 89%).
  
• Decreased the Handling stat for the Dolch 96 to 61% (previously 72%).
  
• Decreased the Handling stat for the Dolch 96 Precision to 69% (previously 80%).

• We have made some changes to the animations for both weapons. When reloading, the empty shells will no longer auto eject but will be manually removed by the Hunter. This is just a visual change and does not affect reload time or any other aspects of the weapons.

Developer notes:

These changes are aimed at bringing these weapons more in line with their real life counter parts in terms of the reload logic without affecting their balance or place in the meta.

• We have made some adjustments to the shooting animation for both variants so there is no longer a delay between the shot and the recoil ensuring the weapons are going to feel more satisfying than before.

• This update see’s the beginning of some changes to the specter and its variants (like the bolt action changes we brought with Update 1.5.2). Now you will no longer lose a shell if you reload before racking the slide.

• Players will now be rewarded upgrade points from killing/looting a hunter that previously killed you in the current match.
  
• 2 Upgrade points will be rewarded once you loot the downed hunter.
  
• Points will only be awarded if this hunter killed you at any point during the match (prior to you killing them).
  
• Points will only be rewarded if you deal the killing blow to said hunter.

With this update, we are introducing a feature aimed at providing more information post-match regarding the teams you fight with. This will allow you to compare your teams rating (Match MMR) against other to hopefully have a better understanding of the ratings of that group composition as well as understand why a potentially higher skilled player can end up on a team with a similar skill rating to your own (team rating and individual rating will be visible).

One factor that always needs to be considered in that balance of a match is the region you are playing. Regions like EU and the US have a much more precise bracket system (higher player base in those regions means more brackets available) compared to regions like OCE and South America. If you are in a low population region, the matchmaking will not be as precise, and you may still encounter some uneven matchups, but this is to avoid empty games.

**Please note that matchmaking is currently not enabled on the test server since numbers on the test server are quite low. So, you will not encounter any even matches while playing on Test. This system will work as intended once it reaches the live servers where MM brackets are in place.


The stars are a visual representation of the MMR ranges. MMR is your personal PVP (Player Versus Player) rating that can range from 0-5000. 1 star means you have a rating between 0-2000 and 6 stars will mean you are between 3000-5000. Most players are in the ranges of 2600-2800 which is a 3–5 star rating (but most players in this range are predominantly 4 stars).

We have added a graph to the Bounty Hunt lobby and the team details screen that will show an approximation of the player numbers for each MMR rating. See the image below as a reference:

• 1 star: between 0 and 2000 MMR.
  
• 2 stars: between 2000 and 2300 MMR.
  
• 3 stars: between 2300 and 2600 MMR.
  
• 4 stars: between 2600 and 2750 MMR.
  
• 5 stars: between 2750 and 3000 MMR.
  
• 6 stars: between 3000 and 5000 MMR.

Developer note:

Please be aware that the stars are not equal to matchmaking brackets. Certain regions have more matchmaking brackets (EU/US) while other have less (OCE) while the MMR ranges will be the same among all regions and are representing your calculated skill.

This also means that you are likely to see more balanced games in regions with a higher population and more matchmaking bracket (EU/US) than in smaller regions (OCE).

The exact brackets and their ranges will be kept as internal information as they are constantly being tweaked and adjusted based on the data/telemetry we gather on a regular basis.

• Added the stars rating to the Bounty Hunt lobby for you and your partners.
  
• Match MMR is displayed above the matchmaking options. This is calculated when your full group is formed and will recalculate if players leave, or new players are added to the group.
  
• Individual MMR will be displayed by full stars only (no half star increments). Match MMR can increase in half star increments.
  
• MMR will not be displayed (will appear as locked) for new players. This will be available once you have completed the trainee mode.
  
• A tooltip in the top left of the Lobby will display a graph of the player. distribution by MMR ranges (see above image)

• Added a button to the mission summary page to bring up the team details screen which will show the following details:
  
  
  • On the left of the screen, you will see your team.
    
  • On the right will be the teams/hunters that were in your previous match.

• Screen details:
  
  
  • MMR of all Hunters.
    
  • Match MMR of all groups.
    
  • An icon to show if Skill-based MM was enabled for these groups.
    
  • Active modifier for the Match MMR of the group:
    
  • Solo will be represented as “Strong.”
    
  • Random Duo will be represented as “Medium.”
    
  • Invite duo and Random trio will be represented as “Low”
    
  • Invite trio will have no modifier.

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Developer note:

In previous updates, and in our communication around matchmaking, we mentioned that there are different modifiers applied depending on the group composition. This addition is aimed at giving some representation of the modifiers without giving details of the actual numbers used in the calculations.

• Additional identifiers will be visible if you interacted with a hunter during the match. Hunter names will be revealed if you interacted with an enemy in the following ways:
  
  
  • Killed a hunter.
    
  • Killed by a hunter.
    
  • If the hunter was a bounty/wellspring carrier.
    
  • If you were within comms range of the player (voice/text chat).

• Accolade cards for “Hunter killed” has been updated to show the star rating. Each star rating will have a set XP reward:
  
  
  • 1 star hunter: 150 exp
    
  • 2 stars hunters: 300 exp
    
  • 3 stars hunters: 450 exp
    
  • 4 stars hunters: 600 exp
    
  • 5 stars hunters: 750 exp
    
  • 6 stars hunters: 900 exp

• Death Screen changes:
  
  
  • The comparison and report buttons have been moved to the “Team details” screen that is available post-match.
• Added a new section to the in-game manual to further describe the new MMR stars feature.

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• Item Boxes, Special Ammo Crates and the small Ammo Packs now have their own icon when pinged.

Developer notes:

This is the first batch of new contextual ping markers that we will be adding. We plan to extend this system much further in future updates to allow players to better communicate with each other in different scenarios. More details on new additions to this system will be announced in future updates.


Active Status effects and the time remaining will now be displayed in the left corner of the HUD. Currently, two status effects will be shown:

• Poison immunity after taking an Antidote shot and the remaining time before it wears off.
  
• Unlimited Stamina after taking the Stamina shot and the remaining time before it wears off.

This system will also correctly display the time left after stacking shots.

• This new subtab of the store will allow you to browse the DLC’s available for Hunt for a better browsing and navigation experience.

• This new tab of the store will be the new home for all the Legendary Hunters we have to offer in Hunt showdown as well as improving visibility around aspects such as their unlock requirements. This is where you will first unlock Legendary Hunters, but once purchased, additional Hunters can be recruited through the Recruitment tab as always.

• Improvements made to the Legendary weapons shop. Weapon presentation and details such as unlock requirements should now be much clearer improving the overall experience with this part of the store.

Developer note:

These store changes are an important update for us as we have wanted to provide a much better experience for our players. We should note that these changes are only the first steps we are taking and have much more to come. Our overall goal is it improve the visibility, navigation, and usability of all aspects of the store, but we will dive deeper into that in future updates.

• Visual update of the buttons (“Play Bounty Hunt,” “Back,” etc.)
  
• Visual update of the tab and subtab bars.
  
• The default sorting order of weapons in the Roster page has been updated to an alphabetical order.

• All button hints at the bottom of the screen have been removed. These icons are not included in the buttons themselves. This change should allow for better readability for any of our players using controllers and open new possibilities for the future.

• Added Legendary Winfield 1887 “Storm Chaser” for 700 BB.
  
  
  • Few hunters brave the Bayou when hurricane winds shake the tupelo trees, and the storm tide rises high on stilted, swaying shacks. Those that do are fond of Storm Chaser, a Winfield 1887 Terminus whose thunderous peal rings familiarly in the cacophony of the hunt.

Bug fixes and Known issues will be added at a later stage during the test phase.

Happy Test Hunting!

As the development process of Serial Cleaners continues, the internal builds are getting richer and richer with features, mechanics and systems. One of the goals we set ourselves while working on the design pillars of the game months ago, was to reach several different target groups of players, some very different from the other...

One of such target groups is a community of fans of stealth games. Stealth as a genre boasts many sub-genres and sets of distinctive features, influencing the perspective, difficulty level, pace and dynamics, level design etc. All in all, there are squad- and turn-based, very challenging and demanding extensive planning stealth games, and there are solo, fast and arcade'y stealth games. And all in between.



This versatility allows us to design Serial Cleaners as a partly stealth game the way we like most. Stealth elements in our game are one of the most important, and we're putting lots of emphasis on providing a high-quality stealth experience!

Out latest gameplay trailer, prepared specifically for our friends at Gamespot focuses exactly on two out of four playable anti-heroes, who have to clean up some messy crime scenes: Bob and Psycho. The map is called Cabin and is heavily inspired by the cult Fargo movie. Check out the trailer below or follow this LINK to watch it on Gamespot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy657_k240E

Please let us know, what you think. We're especially interested in your feedback regarding the way we made Bob and Psycho complement each other in this way that Psycho has this very bloody style of removing bodies by dismembering them, while Bob smoothly disposes of all remaining gore and pieces of evidence.

Please add Serial Cleaners to your wishlist and follow!

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As always, we encourage all of you to join our Discord channel, where you can talk directly with Serial Cleaner's and Serial Cleaners' developers!

Serial Cleaners will launch in 2021!

Take good care!

Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team

As the development process of Serial Cleaners continues, the internal builds are getting richer and richer with features, mechanics and systems. One of the goals we set ourselves while working on the design pillars of the game months ago, was to reach several different target groups of players, some very different from the other...

One of such target groups is a community of fans of stealth games. Stealth as a genre boasts many sub-genres and sets of distinctive features, influencing the perspective, difficulty level, pace and dynamics, level design etc. All in all, there are squad- and turn-based, very challenging and demanding extensive planning stealth games, and there are solo, fast and arcade'y stealth games. And all in between.



This versatility allows us to design Serial Cleaners as a partly stealth game the way we like most. Stealth elements in our game are one of the most important, and we're putting lots of emphasis on providing a high-quality stealth experience!

Out latest gameplay trailer, prepared specifically for our friends at Gamespot focuses exactly on two out of four playable anti-heroes, who have to clean up some messy crime scenes: Bob and Psycho. The map is called Cabin and is heavily inspired by the cult Fargo movie. Check out the trailer below or follow this LINK to watch it on Gamespot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy657_k240E

Please let us know, what you think. We're especially interested in your feedback regarding the way we made Bob and Psycho complement each other in this way that Psycho has this very bloody style of removing bodies by dismembering them, while Bob smoothly disposes of all remaining gore and pieces of evidence.

We encourage all of you to check out Serial Cleaners' prequel - Serial Cleaner! Bob is younger, his mom still alive and the US West Coast in the 70's brighter, yet equally bloody. It's still the best opportunity to buy Serial Cleaner, as the game's still available with a 85% discount!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/522210/Serial_Cleaner/

As always, we encourage all of you to join our Discord channel, where you can talk directly with Serial Cleaner's and Serial Cleaners' developers!

Serial Cleaners will launch in 2021!

Take good care!

Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team

• Fix for missing player character in tutorial
  
• Fix for incorrect points deduction when falling out of a map in Score Target mode
  
• FX pass
  
• Bonus fish
  
• Additional farmyard animals

You may have noticed a certain pattern evolving when we are talking about the upcoming Wyoming expansion. Every once in a while there is a mention of the Interstate 80 (or simply I-80) and there is a proper reason for that. Today we will describe to you the importance of this transcontinental freeway and show you which cities you will be able to visit on your journey along this historic road.



I-80 is the second-longest Interstate highway in the United States and it runs from downtown San Francisco all the way to the New York City Metropolitan Area. Not only that, the I-80 has existed since 1956, and its route resembles the historic Lincoln Highway, which was the first road across the United States. More importantly, what makes Wyoming so significant in the I-80’s 2,899.59 mi (4,666.44 km) distance journey, is the fact that the road reaches its maximum elevation of 8,640 feet (2,630 m) above sea level at Sherman Summit.

Since we are already in the area of the Laramie Mountains, we might as well mention one of the cities that you will be able to visit in the new map expansion. Laramie is situated on the high plains in southeastern Wyoming and its population makes it the third-largest city in the state. The rich history is apparent at every corner and the feeling of a growing local culture is inescapable.





Moving a bit to the west, the city of Rawlins has definitely progressed from being just a place for a short drink for General John A. Rawlins, who proclaimed the local water as the most refreshing drink he ever had. After this, the area was named Rawlins Springs and the name was eventually shortened to what we are calling it today.

Speaking of springs, apart from historical importance, Rock Springs is the most industrialized county in Wyoming, with over half of the workforce being employed by industry, mining, power generation and related services. The city’s rich cultural heritage is underlined mainly by the architecture of the City Hall, which you will be able to see as well.

And finally, Evanston is the last city we’re going to mention today. This town was founded during the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1868 and back then, a saloon/restaurant was built in a tent near what is now Front Street. The area was an important trading location for over a hundred years, with massive growth arriving during an oil boom in the 1980s.

Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten the capital city of Wyoming - Cheyenne. It will be a part of a special future blog instead! For now, we hope we have done the importance of I-80 and its Wyoming cities justice. Whether you fancy the beautiful architecture or the general feel of rich history, make sure to add Wyoming DLC to your Steam Wishlist and stay in touch with the latest news.

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Today we are gonna meet one of the widespread animal in the Earth, which can almost be found everywhere - Brown bear.



The brown bear is the most variable in size of modern bears. The typical size depends upon which population it is from, and most accepted subtypes vary widely in size. This is in part due to sexual dimorphism, as male brown bears average at least 30% larger in most subtypes. Individual bears also vary in size seasonally, weighing the least in spring due to lack of foraging during hibernation, and the most in late fall, after a period of hyperphagia to put on additional weight to prepare for hibernation. Therefore, a bear may need to be weighed in both spring and fall to get an idea of its mean annual weight.



Brown bears are often not fully brown. They have long, thick fur, with a moderately long mane at the back of the neck which varies somewhat across the types. In India, brown bears can be reddish with silver-tipped hairs, while in China brown bears are bicolored, with a yellowish-brown or whitish collar across the neck, chest and shoulders. Even within well-defined subspecies, individuals may show highly variable hues of brown. North American grizzlies can be dark brown (almost black) to cream (almost white) or yellowish-brown and often have darker-colored legs. The common name "grizzly" stems from their typical coloration, with the hairs on their back usually being brownish-black at the base and whitish-cream at the tips, giving them their distinctive "grizzled" color. The winter fur is very thick and long, especially in northern subspecies, and can reach 11 to 12 centimetres (4 to 5 in) at the withers. The winter hairs are thin, yet rough to the touch. The summer fur is much shorter and sparser and its length and density varies geographically.



Brown bears were once native to Europe, much of Asia, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, and North America, but are now extirpated in some areas, and their populations have greatly decreased in other areas. There are approximately 200,000 brown bears left in the world. The largest populations are in Russia with 120,000, the United States with 32,500, and Canada with around 25,000. Brown bears live in Alaska, east through the Yukon and Northwest Territories, south through British Columbia and through the western half of Alberta. The Alaskan population is estimated at a healthy 32,000 individuals.

In Europe, there are 14,000 brown bears in ten fragmented populations, from Spain (estimated at only 20–25 animals in the Pyrenees in 2010, in a range shared between Spain, France and Andorra, and some 210 animals in Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia and León, in the Picos de Europa and adjacent areas in 2013) in the west, to Russia in the east, and from Sweden and Finland in the north to Romania (5000–6000), Bulgaria (900–1200), Slovakia (with about 600–800 animals), Slovenia (500–700 animals) and Greece (with about 200 animals) in the south.



In Asia, brown bears are found primarily throughout Russia, thence more spottily southwest to parts of the Middle East, to as far south as southwestern Iran, and to the southeast in a small area of Northeast China, Western China, and parts of North Korea, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. They can also be found on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, which holds the largest number of non-Russian brown bears in eastern Asia with about 2,000–3,000 animals.

This species inhabits the broadest range of habitats of any living bear species. They seem to have no altitudinal preferences and have been recorded from sea level to an elevation of 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (the latter in the Himalayas). In most of their range, brown bears generally seem to prefer semiopen country, with a scattering of vegetation that can allow them a resting spot during the day.

While the brown bear's range has shrunk and it has faced local extinctions, it remains listed as a Least concern species by the IUCN, with a total population of approximately 200,000. However, the California grizzly bear, Ungavan brown bear, Atlas bear and Mexican grizzly bear, as well as brown bear populations in the Pacific Northwest, were hunted to extinction in the 19th and early 20th centuries and many of the southern Asian subspecies are highly endangered.



The Syrian brown bear is very rare and it has been extirpated from more than half of its historic range. One of the smallest-bodied subspecies, the Himalayan brown bear, is critically endangered, occupying only 2% of its former range and threatened by uncontrolled poaching for its body parts. The Marsican brown bear in central Italy is believed to have a population of just 50–60 bears.

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The greatest thing about running open development is receiving amazing feedback from players that helps improving your game. The hardest thing about open development is identifying what the actual problem is that your players are having an issue with.

The perfect example of all this is Crew Combat in Vagrus, which is an aspect of the game that players complained about fairly regularly. After adding the Flee/Appease option, it got slightly better but not as much as we had hoped. While digging for the reasons, we came to some interesting realizations. Whenever we heard someone getting irked about how they bled out against a much stronger enemy, we asked whether they tried appeasing them and they pretty much all said "No, 'Flee' implied losing big time".

So we renamed the button from Flee to Buy off/Lure Away to better indicate the appease options lying underneath it. It got slightly better again. Yet many players still ignore it. When we asked why, we learned that they had a bad experience with it. They used the Auto Offer function that gave away all their slaves, which in turn resulted in a workforce shortage and sent them into a death spiral. Boom. Never touched the option again.

The Auto Offer function was indeed something that we left unfinished. It only offered money and crew, but not cargo, nor items. Thus, it often proposed a deal that was far from being optimal. So from the player feedback, "Crew Combat is insanely hard" we got to "a small piece of the Appease feature was left unfinished and coupled with no explanation, it led players to fight unwinnable battles they should be just avoiding".

The good news is: the current build has Item Offers and improved Auto Offers in it. And hope to see more players get the hang of when and how to avoid fights that are way out of their league.

Item Offers

Items are a resource that is often overlooked. They have no weight to be considered in the cargo hold and can accumulate silently. Items looted from events or combat encounters can turn otherwise unfortunate ventures profitable - if sold in the right place.

It also makes sense that these valuables be traded or used during Crew Combat appeasing. They can even add new flavor, since the various enemy types are interested in different items - tribal folk in trinkets and charms while Necromancers in ancient tablets and arcane texts. We even decided to introduce beast lures and Undead charms that are highly effective against those kinds of foes.



Items are split into two categories. Well, more like three. The items listed in blue are the ones that will help the player the most to successfully Appease the enemy (or aid their Flee in case of Beasts or Undead). The second group lists the items that can also be used but with less efficiency. There is also an implicit third category of items that the player owns but cannot be leveraged in the given situation.

Auto Offer Improvements

With Item Offers added into the mix and considering the feedback we deciphered, we spent some time shoring up our Auto Offer logic, too. For one, now it offers cargo and items as well, though it does not apply advanced mathematics to optimize the offer, there is an underlying logic that takes the enemy's goal into account. It will offer Supplies and edible goods first to voracious opponents, valuables to looters, mounts to poachers, and so on.

We think - and hope - that these changes brought us one step closer to addressing some of the unintended difficulties players face in the game as we continue to improve other features as well.

As ever, we are immensely grateful for all the support and feedback!

Stay tuned and conquer the wasteland,
The Lost Pilgrims Team

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As Severed Steel enters the final stages of development, we're looking for additional player feedback to help refine the experience so it's as slick and solid for launch as possible. With that in mind, a closed beta will be taking place between 14-21 July. If you're interested in participating in the beta and providing feedback, you can sign-up via Discord: https://discord.gg/8b7n25Ck

Players accepted for the beta will receive a Steam key via email on 14 July.

The beta will include the following content:

• 10 campaign levels
  
• 10 arcade mode levels
  
• New game modifying 'mutators' (including 'floor is lava' and 'dive into wall run')
  
• New enemies (including jetpacks and flamethrowers)

The beta version also features changes made based on player feedback gathered during the recent Steam Next Fest (including tweaks to movement speed, HUD, and weapon balancing), so a huge thank you to everyone who downloaded and played the demo! We were absolutely blown away by the support!

Matt | Digerati

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