• Made it so that when the app is relaunched it will no longer open a new instance if the app is already running. If you select the configurator menu from Steam it will still open the configurator menu in the already running app.
  
• Made it so that when the configurator menu is minimized it does not close the menu entirely, but minimizes to the task bar.

I'm going to be playing through a bit of the demo, answering some questions, and talking about the future of the game. I want to use this time to talk to the audience about where I want Symbiotic, and future projects, to go. Perhaps I might even reveal some of the various secrets in the game.

Let's have a great stream everyone!

Crowdfunding Campaign Pre-Launch Page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/symbiotic-visual-novel/coming_soon/x/28327879

physics engine update

New Streamer Scoring System.

You now get points for your avatar playing in YOUR matches that go to the streamer board.
Fixed a Few Bugs
Added a Season Explainer to the Homepage.

Today's update brings a host of new and improved features in addition to the seasonal Dota Plus refresh. Dive deep into your match performance with the Battle Report, enjoy a variety of different game modes with Weekend Spotlight, and customize your hero loadout even further with Unlocked Immortal Spell Effects. Then check out 8 all-new sets found in the Summer Seasonal Treasure. Or skip that stuff for now and start right away with the 7.31d Gameplay Update to learn about changes to your favorite heroes.

Head over to the full update website for all the details. Battle Reports are customized for each Dota Plus member, but the rest of the fun — like earning Shards and unlocking Relics and other rewards — is now available to everyone.


Vulkan Performance Improvements
This update also includes a significant performance improvement aimed at removing hitching when playing with the Vulkan renderer. Dota now supports the VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library extension which eliminates draw time hitching due to shader compilation. This feature is currently supported only in the NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver available https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver, with future support expected in mainline drivers by NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.

If you'd like to learn the finer details, you can read more at https://www.khronos.org/blog/reducing-draw-time-hitching-with-vk-ext-graphics-pipeline-library.


Upcoming Plans
Every year, fans gather from around the globe to watch the best players in the world compete for the Aegis of Champions at The International. As fans ourselves, we know that after the confetti finishes falling and the fireworks fade away, we want nothing more than to go and play more Dota — after all, why can't we play Magnus like Collapse, or every carry hero like Yatoro?

To capture this excitement from current and returning players, we're structuring the Battle Pass a little differently this year: we want to make the time right after The International concludes the best time to play Dota. To do this, we're going to adjust the timing of the Battle Pass release to be later in the year than in previous years — that way the Battle Pass will run both throughout the event, and for a significant amount of time afterwards.

We hope you enjoyed the Skulls 2022 festival! We've pushed out a small patch to address some bugs that recently appeared with the inclusion of the new Universal Cards.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where Branching Fate wasn’t scoring
  
• Irresistible Prize now triggers at the correct point
  
• Fixed “Surge Objective” text on some reaction cards

Note: You should see 1.8.5 in-game once you have the update.

As always be sure to verify the integrity of your files through Steam if you get any weird crashes, hangs or invisible fighters!

West Hunt is an online social deduction game set in the Old West. It's the perfect game to test your detective and stealth skills with your friends in quick, exciting matches.

West Hunt is set to release on June 14th, 2022. Be one of the first to get an exclusive look at the game in the Pre-Release West Hunt Invitational!

The event is a 2-day Leaderboard race that will require competitors to stream on Twitch while participating. Players will queue up against each other in matchmaking during the Active Leaderboard period to score points for placement.

Viewers can follow along the Wild West action on any participating stream on Twitch!
Once the Tournament is live, you can find active participating channels on the West Hunt Twitch page here: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/West%20Hunt

Twitch Drops will be available for viewers to earn exclusive titles, emotes, and skins!!

Date: June 11th - June 12th
Time: Leaderboard will be active 12pm EST - 6pm EST for both days

Sheriff:
1st: $1,000
2nd: $700
3rd: $500

Outlaw:
1st: $1,000
2nd: $700
3rd: $500

Best in the West Award:
$200 each to Three Winners
Best Moment/Funny Clip or Highlight

*Players are eligible to win twice if they place on both Leaderboards.

TOURNAMENT SIGN UP:

If you're interested in participating, please sign up here:
https://noiz.gg/quests/West-Hunt-Invitational-2022-Key-Quest-and-Prize-Pool

Have Questions? Looking for people to play with? Join us on West Hunt’s Official Discord here: https://discord.gg/wZguJeZg5v

DM the Tournament Director at Charizard#4090 to receive the “Pardner” role for access to Tournament Channels, and if you have any questions at all!


See you out on the West!

-The West Hunt Team

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-added better looking damage num indicator
-added animation for minions
-updated minion information panel to show description of their battle behaviour

-genemonger can know sell tokens as loot
-added 1 new foe buff, 2 new tokens
-fixed a bug related to minion information
-fixed some UI bugs

Changes:

- Update movement system and run animation
- Add ability to select variables directly from the code view
- Add special indicators when near other platforms
- Add special indicator when close to codable objects
- Add splash screen and epilepsy warning
- Add ’Edit Code’ label to all codable objects
- Update string ‘ ’ syntax styling in code files
- Add position watchdog
- Add horizontal movement on steps
- Add icons to clipboard
- Add SFX to apply/revert settings
- Add SFX to Game Data Menu
- Add map to lobby area
- Update transition effects into and out of the studio area
- Update dev commentary
- Add ‘new’ notifications indicator to Todo and Email app
- Updated social links in credits

Bugfixes:

- Fix Frank animation bug if enter rowboat from too far away
- Fix option menu borders off by 1px
- Fix secret area camera tracking bug
- Fix sprite sorting order on steps in the lobby
- Update [-----].mp3

Hi, everyone!

Working on the next chapters of the game, we have changed its beginning a lot too. So we decided to update the demo to bring you the latest up-to-date content and let you see how the game will be played on release!

• Updated forest location, added new mechanics, redesigned old;
  
• Updated Decoration and Post Effects to prettify visuals;
  
• Added more cutscenes, updated old ones;
  
• Tuned Sandman controlling to make it more fun and less buggy;
  
• Updated Tutorials to make it more clear and pretty;
  
• Added displaying the amount of resurrections on Flask;
  
• Added missing sounds;
  
• Made few performance optimizations;
  
• Added a lot of small updates.

We are a team from Ukraine. Due to the war, our pace slowed down a lot, and we lost access to some hardware. But the work continues, and we plan to release the game next year, 2023!
Thank you for staying with us and waiting for the release! We are trying our best to make it as soon as possible!

If you are a Streamer or working with Media - contact us (kovnir.alik@gmail.com) and we will give you a key to the game and access to an extended demo with the full first chapter!