New Stuff - Disabled animators on pipes, wires, and ducts, because they were killing performance when you placed too many (the visuals are now changed manually, so the effect is the exact same for the player) - Removed dev category from the build menu. You can still access it by typing "dev" into the build menu search bar - Moved the action buttons (turn offline, move, order colonist, etc) to inside the object window
Fixes - Fixed a bug where an old save using the window wall paint wouldn't load correctly (this wouldn't affect new saves, only old saves) - Fixed a crash when colonists didn't save the recipient of an item delivery correctly - Fixed a bug where colonists would walk through airlocks to build floors if the colonist generated a route to the floor within 1 second of the floor being placed - Removed arbitrary wait when colonists remove an object - Fixed a bug where colonists would sometimes have no pathfinding floor. I'm not sure of the cause, but the band-aid fix for now is to manually find a pathfinding floor whenever they don't have one - Fixed a bug where queued colonist commands wouldn't be performed if they were queued while the colonist couldn't be interrupted, like when using an airlock - Contracts will no longer require more than 1 item. This makes them easier and also fixes issues where contracts would require 2 of the same item, and it could never be finished - References to components that are null will no longer cause crashes during loading - Memory icons are now smaller and easier to understand - Fixed a bug where cuddlers would spawn at 0,0,0 - The wander state will now use a random, nearby floor, instead of finding a valid floor for UseReason.Sit (this is a performance improvement and also a gameplay improvement) - The objective window will now close more consistently when you skip the tutorial - Fixed a bug where trying to claim an object that required being able to claim another object would result in the colonist using the wrong object - Fixed an issue with the sanitizer animation
We are a small team of five working on our first PC game and your help is priceless to us. Since the first playtest last winter, we have carefully collected and considered your feedback.
We’d like to thank everyone who filled out surveys in our demos and playtests as well as all who left feedback on Potion Craft in Discord, Reddit, Steam, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Without you, we wouldn’t have found some nasty bugs and come up with some great ideas. There are features we gave priority due to your multiple requests, and features we modified dramatically after addressing your feedback. There is much more to implement and improve during the Early Access, and we hope you will stay with us to make Potion Craft even better together!
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We're so excited to have you play the game for yourselves! Over the past week we've been reading a ton of amazing reviews from different outlets and it's been very heartwarming to see people vibe with the game. So much so that we made a trailer to celebrate!
Also on sale today is the TOEM Original Soundtrack which you can buy separately or in a bundle to save a little money! The TOEM Original Soundtrack features 65 minutes of atmospheric and laid-back melodies by co-composers Launchable Socks and Jamal Green. Much love and care went into crafting these tracks which play an essential role in bringing the world of TOEM to life.
We're back again with an update. This one is all about further tweaking truck and AI speeds and acceleration based on community feedback, and it adds AI trucks to the road! Check out the full patch notes here:
NEW: AI Trucks have been added to the game that drive around both with and without trailersFIXED: Rebalanced Truck speeds and acceleration based on community feedbackFIXED: Rebalanced AI speeds and acceleration based on community feedbackFIXED: Resolved an issue with night-time being perceived as too dark based on community feedbackFIXED: Resolved an issue with invisible walls in Mary's lotFIXED: Resolved an issue with low FPS observed in the side mirrorFIXED: Resolved an issue with the game freezes when abandoning a mission mid-chatFIXED: Resolved an issue where buttons are missing in the mappingFIXED: Resolved an issue where pedestrians are sliding over the pavement beside the roadFIXED: Rebalanced the cooldown timer of the parking MissionsFIXED: Resolved an issue with the SatNav during Parking MissionsFIXED: Rebalanced the rewards of Parking MissionsFIXED: Balanced the speed traps according to the most recent speed limitationsFIXED: Resolved an issue with a failed mission upon entering a drop off areaFIXED: Resolved an issue with the Satnav 1km distance indicatorFIXED: Resolved an issue where Miles per hour was used instead of Miles when indicating distanceFIXED: Resolved an issue with where LODs gave an issue after restingFIXED: Resolved an issue with the map not being updated after placing a waypointFIXED: Resolved an issue with the trailer in the mission "The big one" that is not marked as an objectiveFIXED: Resolved an issue with the drop off point of the first Charlie Dover missionFIXED: Resolved an issue with the windshield wipers not removing rainFIXED: Resolved an issue with a couple of traffic signs being flippedFIXED: Resolved an issue with a shifted lens flareFIXED: Updated several lines of localizationHop into the game, check out the update, and let us know what you think!Also, if you've missed our live stream of the upcoming map DLC 'Heading North', make sure to check it out here: https://youtu.be/XnhKWBv_az4-Marten
How was your week? Did you work hard? We sure did! Last week we talked about our playtest recap and here are some changes we’ve made based on tester’s feedback and our own experience with the game.
We present to you, the new and improved exploration system! Potentially at least, it’s still in the works, but we’ve done a lot to improve the exploration aspect of the game and we wanted to know what you guys think about it. For those who aren’t aware, VA:HSS2’s current build uses Auto Mode. Auto Mode means that students explore the dungeons automatically through a pre-coded route with no branching paths. Enemy encounters are unavoidable and your journey is pretty streamlined.
It does the job and is good for busy principals who just want to lay back and watch their students kick some monster butt, but it could be better, right? That’s why we’ve been hard at work developing a more thorough exploration system, the Explore Mode. Explore Mode lets players take control of their party and roam around the quest areas themselves. This means bigger dungeons and more branching pathways, avoidable monster encounters, and more rewarding treasure hunts.
Basically, players get to free roam their quest areas, and find all the secrets in it (or not). Enemy encounters are now also in your control. It’s up to you whether you want to jump on your enemies, or simply sneak around to find all the treasures first. Do note that enemies might try to chase you though, you are in their territory afterall.
If you’re wondering why the change, well originally, we wanted principals to relax and let students move on their own while discovering new encounters along the way. Yet as we further worked on the game and new feedback kept coming in, we decided we should try exploration mechanics that provides more player agency. Hence, the Explore Mode was born!
We would like all of your feedback on this too. Principals play a big part in the development process and we would like to know your own preferences for the game. We will still keep the branching areas, more dynamic monster encounters, and treasure hunts. However, do you prefer exploring the areas yourselves, or letting the students roam on their own? Which sounds more appealing to you, Auto Mode or Explore mode? Comment below and give us your feedback!
Your comments will help us decide which exploration mechanic works best for the game. And as the game development progress, we’ll be sure to add more exciting features that improve your overall gaming experience.
That’s it for this week’s dev diary, please give us your feedback in the comments below. Don’t forget to wishlist us and we’ll see you in the next one, Principals!
We have that big free O3 event starting on Monday and you probably didn’t take the time yet to properly practice, right? As much as you may want to go into those Discord runs with your mates, there’s an easier way. This weekend on Testing, Oryx Sanctuary is going to pop up in the Nexus every other minute. It’s going to be alternating with The Shatters. And yes, The Shatters will have the much-requested nerfs you’ve been asking for. But the changes and fixes won’t be a Shatters exclusive, O3 will have important fixes to its stability that we need to test. So gather the same mates you were going to make those Discord runs with, and do it in Testing. We actually need large groups to test both the Sanctuary and The Shatters. The Shop will have all the items you’ll need to properly test and enjoy both dungeons. Another important aspect we are testing is the loading time. How long does it take you to get into the testing environment? Is it better than the actual game? Let us know in the comments down below. Oh, and although you’ll see the Halloween Nexus in place, know that this will not be Nexus present on the next release. It’s there for testing purposes only.
Here are the changes you can expect on The Shatters:
Reduced base HP to varying degrees on all standard/accursed dungeon enemies (as always we’ll continue keeping an eye on things to hit that balance of challenge and pacing)
Added a unique sprite for the Stone Paladin’s special super attack (and the accursed counterpart)
Reduced the damage of the Stone Gargoyle (+ accursed variant) paralyzing slash attacks and buffed the damage of its special boulder blast
Changed the projectile sprite of the Accursed Stone Gargoyle special attack to be more visually fitting
Tweaked the Fire Bomb animation to be more obvious and fluid
Added a blue shield icon to players when being granted invincibility via village teleporters to clarify you are safe for a few moments
Increased the circling range slightly on Fire Adepts and their Accursed variants.
Increased the drop rate for Defiled Equilibrium on mage enemies.
To enter the Testing Environment, you’ll need to select “Testing” on the top-right menu of the launcher. You’ll need a different account for Testing, so keep that in mind. If you don’t have one, please create it as you would normally do.
