Since releasing in Early Access in June, one of the things that received feedback on was how input was managed. Although Cyclone shipped to allow players to bind keys to actions, the end result wasn't really intuitive.

The entire system was made from the ground up polling key and mouse events directly from WinAPI instead of the engine's API. This will allow more fine control over it and better address any issues going forward. Today I'm happy to announce that you'll be able to now easily bind keys and buttons to actions via a GUI application!

The Key Mapper application has now been replaced with Action Mapper. You can find this application in the root game directory.



The input system relies on Window's Virtual Keyboard and what Action Mapper does is listen for the value of whatever key you pressed on your keyboard. Mouse sensitivity, look inverse and more can also be changed within this application. You might also notice you can assign controller buttons as well. While it's supported, Steam Input will override this and is left in as a fallback controller solution.

Mouse look now takes raw mouse data and converts it into an axis. This provides a much smoother experience than checking how much the cursor moved from the center each frame. The calculation also is independent on game speed so it should not feel choppy.

If you're interested on the technicality of this update, check out this blog post!

A splash screen has also been added showing logos, and legal information among other small changes. No changes have been made to assets or maps.

As we're still in Early Access, your feedback is appreciated. If any issues occur that prevent you from playing Cyclone, please let me know via discussions or join my discord server, You can also roll back to the previous build by opting into the "previous" branch.

There are big plans for 2023 involving new content and more improvements. In the meantime, expect smaller follow up patches and fixes after this update.

Have a Happy Holiday Season!

- World partition de-spawns the horse and the player, when it reaches the map's loading range from initial point
- Horses and AI animals were missing IK system
- Some other small bug fixes

I finally decided to add a tutorial to the game. Some players find the game too difficult, it's true that there have been a lot of additions that make the game more complex.
The tutorial should allow new players to get familiar with the controls smoothly, but also giving you more time to select the good settings for the game.

I learned 7 languages in 1 week to make the tutorial even more accessible ... It's obviously a lie, I used a translator, so there are probably many mistakes but it should be understandable (I hope).
You can always switch back to english in options or ask for a correction on Discord or Steam.
The game should also detect the OS language and select the correct one in the first launch (not for those who have already launched the game).

Finishing the tutorial unlocks the very first achievement, and there is a bonus achievement for the brave ones.

Removed particles effects if "special effect" is on low settings.

I'm going to work on a new game mode based on parkour that can be done solo (without bots) or with other players as I said before.
A sort of challenging gameplay with achievements to unlock.
This should increase the playing time and compensate for the lack of players.


Note : New implementations mean new bugs, don't be afraid to contact me on Steam or Discord.

INCARNAGE HAS BEEN UNLEASHED!
The FULL GAME is available for purchase RIGHT NOW - Catch it early while it's on sale!

Take down Kro-Tech in a hand-crafted campaign of mayhem, guts and gore; Play as Nilus, the resistance's strongest fighter, as he delves deep into the bizarre depths of Krome and engages with enemies of both steel and bone!




THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING - Expect Bug fixes and Improvements through the next year!
(as soon as I get a repaired pc that it is)

Thank you everyone for your support and interest in the game! This has been a huge passion project for me and my gratitude for your attention is inconceivable.
That's all for now!
BLOOD. GUTS. INCARNAGE.
-Elias

- Jet now always attacks its target on which it was set
- Light weapon icon is displayed in the lobby again
- Health bar in multiplayer synchronized
- Vehicles of the same team no longer block themselves at intersections

-Added new quick time event mecanic while repairing



-Fixed some out of sync stuff in coop mode

-Fixed randomly dying in coop mode


-Fixed not finding game while matchmaking


I have read many comments about proximity chat sometimes not working, I have been looking at what was happening and I have realized that the servers that Maurice: In The Predator's Nest uses for voice chat, do not support the player traffic that the game is having at the moment...

I will try to solve this as soon as possible, although for the moment improving these servers is an expense that I cannot afford right now, I am very sorry, I really hope that you I can try to find a way to do it.

Thank you all!

MAJOR -

Audio work : all sounds should be in the mixer (okay I missed three sounds, cut me some slack...). Leto jump, charge, dialog... all of it.
They were also optimized via an Object Pool, so that's nice!
Fixed some memory leaks with charging bullets and said audio blips.





Scripting work -

John Mule Cutscene - Comforting Lily cutscene flows a bunch better.
Valuna Cutscene - the cutscene for when you meet Scylla was cleaned up.
John Mule Cutscene - when Issac first attacks - Scylla has a few more animations and some of the dialog has been tightened there. Her tail wags when she is mad. Very cute.
John Mule Cutscene - when you talk to Issac with Tabs in your party - that has been cleaned up and flows better. Issac yells more. It's great.
When Scylla is on John Mule, she gives you the poster in a less wonky way





MINOR
When Kaiden dies in combat, he won't spin off screen anymore. He still stands there like an idiot, however. Next update...
Kaiden isn't a cheap boss anymore - he'll indicate where he's moving after he ceiling attacks
GameOver screen has a new animation when Scylla is out
Tabs gives you space when you talk to NPCs. (I made him more shy! He still likes to float off the floor sometimes...)
Xer smiles at you when he gives you the dash boots. It's great.
Xer has a new idle and laugh animation
Scylla has a new angry animation
Dragon egg in the microwave has a dope-ass animation now
Leto has a more pissed off portrait
Tabs, when he's first transformed for the Valuna cutscene, snarls a bit
All companinion particle effects shut off during dialog
Sad Alma sprite was updated
Leto's room posters were updated






NEXT - Sixth and FINAL level! And more cutscene work! And bug fixes!

Thanks for reading! As always, you can find me in the Discord or on cohost!(https://cohost.org/dragonGlitchGamesLLC).

~Summer

Hosting a multiplayer game no longer requires enabling port-forwarding on a router. Players can connect to a friend's game by selecting the friend from a list when joining. That will use Steam's relay network to send and receive packets, which gets around firewalls. Joining a direct IP address is still supported too.

Notes:

• Added support for Steam network relay messaging.
  
• Added a client option to join a friend's game using the Steam network relay.
  
• Updated Steam API to v1.55.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause invalid autosave when game is not in progress.
  
• Updated version to 2.2.2.10.

Hello everyone!
To celebrate the announcement of Chester's sequel game Chester: Into The Light, I got to work on a total remaster of Chester! Chester 1.8 is loaded with tons of changes, so let's dive right in.

When I made Chester in late 2020, I was coming off of my first game DOGMAN.
I had learned a lot about programming, and was pushing myself to learn new things daily. But unfortunately, I was lacking heavily in level design skills. The previous versions of Chester reflect that shortcoming. You walked around in a big empty house with grey walls and a few chairs. It couldn't get more boring than that. I also had no clue how to optimize a game, which was reflected in my favorite review of the game: "Scary game. It burns your CPU if you don't finish it quick enough.".
So now, after another year of learning, I felt that I owed it to you all to remaster Chester, and make the changes needed to have a fun time.

Here's a total list of changes:
- New Main Menu Design
- New How To Play Description
- Game-wide Font update
- Huge Asset Overhaul
- House Redesign
- Minor sound Changes and Upgrades
- Improved visibility due to reduced darkness in the play areas.
- Added 3 Collectibles
- Removed Good/Bad Ending
- Game-Wide Lighting Overhaul
- Jumpscare Overhaul
- Removed Level Intro Widgets, and Made Them Spawn In The World With The Player.
- New Opening Scene Layout
- Color Changes and Small Gameplay Adjustments To The Closet Level
- Changes To Game Ending
- Massive Performance Optimization By Asset Reduction, Light Baking, Smart LODs, and Compressed
Packagaing.
- New Store Page Assets
- Game Size Reduced By Approximately 70%
- Tons Of QOL Changes I Won't List Here


I hope you all enjoy Chester 1.8! Thank you so much for believing in me, and enabling me to continue making games. I'm thrilled to bring you all a sequel to Chester. It's unlike anything I've ever made before, and I'm confident you guys will love it.
- Daniel, Developer Of Chester

Hello!
This patch should fix the reported issue with the achievements not unlocking.
If you should have unlocked achievements before that did not unlock, they will all be unlocked when you start the game, so you won't have to unlock them again.

Thank you for playing!