Hi everyone. Welcome to another's developer's diary.
We already got one for this week because of the early access release.

However, that one was more like an announcement that covers little about what's new in the game this week.

Although as I had to do some publishing works this week because of the early access release, such as making a new trailer of the game, the development speed got slowed down a bit, there is still some progress that has been made.

Anyway, let's start with the story content part of this week's update.
First, we got 2 documents about Anomaly UPEP3002 added to the "Containment Breach" quest to review some disturbing background stories about a girl and an unethical experiment. That's also the origin of all the vampires in Site Demeter. I use the term "UPEP3002 " here to avoid the spoiler of UPEP3002's identity.
And then, I saw something quite illogical in real life when I visited a hospital a few days ago. Thus, I took note and implemented it as a very short story in Liu's hospital. It's just there to mock another absurdity in life.

Next, there is some quality of life improvement based on the feedback I received from early access.
Battle experience has nothing to do with the battle difficulty setting anymore so that even the lowest battle difficulty can enjoy the same level progression speed as higher difficulty.
When selecting a character to pick a lock or hack a computer, their related life skill level and level up progress shall be shown in the selection window so that we can have a better idea about who to send to do the skill check.
The flow of the Blackjack mini-game is also improved to make it smoother and more enjoyable.

Meanwhile, the alternative art style versions of the game are also updated to version 20211206 right before the early access release so that their content will not have too much different from the main version of the game.

That's for this week. It's a bit chaotic as I need to work on both developing and publishing. Still, the updates shall continue as usual.


Today's changelog:
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Added some medical supplies in the doctor's room of Liu's hospital. However, the doctor will stop you from taking any of those before you have a conversation with him for the first time.
Added a chest in that room with a very short story. (It's something I saw in a hospital a few days ago. It's not an anomaly. It's just human stupidity.)
Plastic Explosives are now available to be purchased in the Bazaar so that almost all lock-picking mini-games can be bypassed. (It's still a relatively more expansive solution.)
Shade may now also spawn in the sewer of Liu after a certain point of the main story.
Added sound effects when climbing up/down the ladder at the entrance of Liu's sewer.
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When choosing a teammate to do a lock-picking or hacking skill check, the UI will now display their related life skill level instead of their combat stats.
It shall also display the level-up progression bar of this life skill so that we can decide who to send to gain the life skill experience from the skill check, especially when we do not really care if they will succeed

It's Zero Chill season in Ultimate Team! This year's events are packed with holiday cheer, so that you can celebrate the season on the gridiron from December 10-January 5.



New player items this year include Ghosts of Madden (fan-favorite players from the past, present and future), Out of Position players (assigned to positions outside of their normal MUT position), and Stocking Stuffers (a designated player from each NFL team that can boost your lineup with their team's chemistry). Plus, all of these player items can be upgraded even further with Zero Chill strategy items.

Each day, you can pick up Zero Chill collectibles for logging into Ultimate Team, then earn more by completing a Decoration Hunt Mission every day. Collect enough decorations to complete the MUTmas tree set and open your presents for even more rewards on 12/25! Plus, guess who has come down the chimney to help us celebrate? Zero Chill Champion 95 OVR Peyton Manning! Collect and exchange Zero Chill Heroes throughout the event to earn his player item.

Don't miss your chance to celebrate the season and upgrade your MUT roster going into the postseason!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519350/Madden_NFL_22/

We call it - The invasion has started. This allows us to expand upon the story and make it more concrete. Through clips, we will explain why unidentified soldiers have invaded the streets and why Air-Raid signals keep going off.

It will become more apparent why you have to catch the bus. For one example: You will not get any points or a chance to win if you don’t get a seat on the bus. Therefore, it is even more important to find the right loot and gear to survive until the bus arrives.

The warm sun has set for the day, and an eerie fog is starting to cover the map as we move into the night. You will see that battles have taken place, and the map is now much colder and more atmospheric. We have also added more elements to use as cover during gunfights.



With a new system AI coming, it is more important than ever to quickly find weapons to defend oneself. It will be easier to find firearms such as pistols and rifles in the upcoming patch. If you want more advanced firearms, this will be as usual. Be the first to Air-drops or find the hidden places underground. If you succeed in eliminating an AI, take the opportunity to loot. They might carry valuable things that increase your chances of survival.



We look forward to releasing our patch soon and seeing what you think of our new way of developing Shattle.


We have many placeholders as an example: Weapon animations and movement. But we always try to make sure that each patch is as free from bugs as possible so that you get a good feeling of the game.
So have a great Friday everyone, and don’t forget to ask us more in our Discord!

We are going to start closed beta testing up to (200 players) for the first round.
We need active players who like Shooting Ranges in the World of Guns.

Christmas and winter time is coming...

So first Christmas thanks to all PLAYERS for the great support!!
Another week - another progress - another update is under way.
We would like to show you some respect for being with us thus some Xmas aspects are scheduled :-)


December is a special month, christmas is coming, you can expect snow in some areas of the world, Santa Claus might visit those who behaved polite, christmas tree with all decorations has its own place in every house. So we thought - why Bunker should be different than any other place?

Ultimately we are behind the enemy lines which means we are still exists on Earth :-)
So all the seasoned worldwide events applies. Thus have we landed on this winter brilliant idea - let's prepare some Christmas event in the Bunker.
Lonely soldier, far away from home deserves to feel family friendly atmosphere. Especially being under attack and constantly struggling to survive without any relatives support.
Making hot tea - sure! But within next couple of minutes enemy enters the Bunker. It is not fair for our soldier. He needs some positive energy in December :-)

• Christmas items - yes!
  
• Christmas monster - yes!
  
• Christmas atmosphere - yes!
  
• Christmas present - yes!
  
• Christmas everything- yes!

So... Stay tuned for the next week hotfix on Friday 17th December.


cheers,
Bunker Dev Team

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You can now make non-Permadeath characters in the game! Due to popular demand (and it was on my backlog of things to do anyways ) you can now create characters that can easily respawn after they die!


[QUICK UPDATE] Moved the Permadeath Character option to the "Character Creation" window as that now allows the option to used with premade characters as well.


You still earn points the same way you do as with a permadeath character. But when you die, you receive your player points, then the numbers reset and you start to earn them all over again.

When I start on the advanced server options overhaul I will also allow server administrators to have an option to restrict their servers to permadeath players only, as well as many other options. However, I wanted to get this content out the door ASAP.

Enjoy!

(4.0.1)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where user is not able to move or drag studio window
  
• Fixed a bug where launching with desktop shortcut or taskbar shuts down the studio

(1.11.3)

Improvements

• Input: Reduced sensitivity on Valve Index controller grip for grabbing objects in the scene

Bug Fixes

• Clay Tools: Fixed an issue causing clay to disappear after redoing certain clay actions
  
• Input: Fixed an issue where the Dock Brush Gizmo button was inverted for Index controllers
  
• Scene Graph: Fixed an issue causing objects to go invisible while in the scene graph
  
• Clay Tools: Fixed an issue which could cause color corruption in specific, rare scenarios
  
• Constraints: Fixed an issue causing the symmetry plane to stop working in some cases.
  
• Undo/Redo: Fixed an issue allowing undoing during sculpting actions

It's cold, warrior, isn't it?

All the rates in one place!

🔥December 11 — Experience х3, Fletta х3, Money х2
🔥December 12 — Drop х3, Money х3, Pet experience х2

Will see you on the lands of Azmara!

...and also new cars to unlock

We're coming to you with a minor update (and lots of snow in Warsaw!). We have added some visual improvements and minor fixes. As always, your feedback plays a great role there. Thank you for supporting Rustler and sending your notes and suggestions via private message, Discord, Steam discussion, or the in-game bug reporter! We're pleased to have such a dedicated community.

If you don't have Rustler yet, use the 40% discount available right now on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/844260/Rustler_Grand_Theft_Horse/

Doesn't it seem like a perfect Christmas gift? Especially that there's a Santa event going on! You can deliver gifts to the nicer fellas... or attack the bad ones who dare to impersonate Santa! With snowballs, of course!

Treat yourself with two great DLCs! Hire mercenaries, bring chaos to the medieval folks with a Flamethrower, ride a Chariot and help Vinci with his inventions!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/

Here's a quick changelog:

• Taunting is in da house! If you have a sword and a shield, you can taunt and provoke your enemies by hitting your own shield with your sword. [Tip: When Guy uses a sword with a shield, press RMB + Tab to taunt during the fight.]
  
• Tank's image will change according to how damaged it is.
  
• You can see the damage done to the tank more clearly now thanks to the smoke and splinters coming from it after each hit. You can also hear a "boom" when it breaks down.

And here are some minor bugfixes:
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• You can't push the priest into the church anymore in the A-men side quest.
  
• Mercenaries shouldn't disappear from the map anymore.
  
• Fixed a bug when the player is given a screen where it is monotone and a tutorial prompt is shown, if the player returns back to the main menu and selects a new game, the game will play very slowly.

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Rustler team