Attention Squaddies,

We know you have questions, so let’s talk in depth about the emotes that will be coming along with the rest of the 4.2.

Emotes are animations which you can use to support VOIP communications, interact with each other, celebrate in-game situations, or brighten up down time. We hope they will enhance the social, gameplay, and cinematic aspects of your Squad experience. Our approach to introducing emotes is grounded in authenticity. Above all we wish to preserve the spirit of Squad and protect the immersion that each of you seek in its cooperative experience.

Firstly emotes will come in two flavors: Emotes and Gestures.


Emotes are full body animations. When triggered they will display a 3rd person view of your character. Moving, aiming down sight, jumping, crouching or going prone, switching gear or similar action will interrupt the emote. Emotes can only be used in the main base or during the staging phase, as they show a 3rd person view, we wanted to make sure players couldn't use this feature to give themselves an advantage by peeking around corners.

Gestures are an upper body hand sign animation that you can trigger. Unlike Emotes it only involves movement of the hands and arms. Gestures happen in 1st person, without obstructing your movement. Gestures offer more leeway before being interrupted, you will be able to move while performing them, however aiming down sight, jumping, going prone, firing your weapon, switching gear or similar action will interrupt the gesture. Gestures are available at all times throughout the battlefield.


The emotes you have acquired can be equipped on the Customize screen which can be accessed from the Main Menu. It will display a preview of the emote as well to help you make a choice. A checkmark on the emote will also inform you of which one you currently have equipped.



Now that we have our emotes equipped, let’s use them!

Before anything, there is a new keybind that activates emotes (X by default) and can be changed in Settings. While in game you can press the assigned key to bring up a radial menu.

Hold the Emote key to open the emote wheel and click on an emote of your choice to activate it. This cannot be done while aiming down sights.



On the release of Squad 4.2 we will have a few available options for you to try. Free options will be directly available on release. Other options will be available for purchase a few hours later (Grunt and R&R Pack). Both the Grunt and R&R Pack will be available for 3.99 USD upon release. Prices may vary depending on regional currencies. Take a look at the exhaustive list below to know the content of each pack.



Every player will be receiving for free one Emote and two Gestures in their inventory directly. The Wave Hello (Emote), Point Forward (Gesture) and Move Out (Gesture).

Wave Hello - Emote



Point Forward - Gesture



Move Out - Gesture




The free Recruit Pack will be available to all players on the launch of Squad 4.2. You can claim the pack for yourself from the Main Menu, open the Store and select the Free Recruit Pack. Clicking "Claim" will take you to the Steam store, where you can acquire it for free. It should quickly appear in your inventory of the Customization Menu afterward. The pack includes two Emotes (Salute and Shrug) and two Gestures (Come Here and Thumbs Up).


Salute - Emote


Shrug - Emote


Come Here - Gesture


Thumbs Up - Gesture




For all of you grunts out there we have the Grunt Pack, it includes one Emote (Slow Clap, best used when your heli pilot misses the landing pad... again). and four Gestures (Horns, Finger Snap, Fist and Palm, and High Ready).


Slow Clap - Emote


Horns - Gesture


Finger Snap - Gesture


Fist and Palm - Gesture (PLA Faction Exclusive)


High Ready - Gesture (Only available with Rifles, Handguns and LMGs)



If you want to let loose a little, the R&R Pack is there for you. It includes one Emote (Facepalm, because really, we all have those moments) and four gestures (Hang Loose, Applause, Shh and Finger Wag).


Facepalm - Emote


Finger Wag - Gesture


Applause - Gesture


Shh - Gesture


Hang Loose - Gesture



Thank you for your continuing support as we continue improving Squad through creating new content, features, and other improvements for you to enjoy.

OFFWORLD OUT.

This hotfix will target certain inconsistencies and bugs (e.g. Level 32 featuring EXTRA-Mode elements, death-count reset after quitting the game).

Stay tuned.
-E4gy

This is a minor update, addressing the following;

Cab lighting has been updated with less flicker.

The wind / breeze system has been improved.

The timetables are now a bit less generous.

Various bugs and graphical issues have been fixed.

A memory from the past: Christine remembers the day she saw her father practicing violin and she tried out several instruments. Her father encouraged her saying that she could become whatever she wanted.



Christine is an interactive story, coming soon on Steam.
Expect more news about Christine from now on - follow the game page to make sure you don't miss them, and add to your wishlist.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691500/Christine/

*Five years - since the start of development, long-awaited - according to the most loyal fans in the Discussions.


Updated graphics, effects and animations:



We have also reworked the game's physics to make battles even more fun and spectacular.

But that's still not it: we'll soon share some truly exciting news that you're gonna love for sure!

SPOILER:



Mask of Fury is a dynamic party-brawler with ragdoll physics for fun evenings with friends. Battle online or sitting on the same couch!

Thanks to everyone who has been waiting for the game all this time, we really appreciate your support. Add Mask of Fury to your wishlist (makes sense to do it!) and stay tuned - we'll be back with more news very soon!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/789150/Mask_of_Fury/

Here's a very special fuck you to Philosophy of Game :)

-Fixed bug where you can save Junebug in Pochutla apartments.
-Fixed bug where you can kill McVannon in the Beneath the Ruins map.

Here's two middle fingers, buddy. Sit and spin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdUI8PTfMyI

Added new map 'Secret Base'.
Price of game slashed.
Added menu music:
'Epic And Dramatic' by Coma-Media from Pixabay
Added in-game music:'Base Fire(Techno VIP)'' by Freccero from Pixabay
'Inside The Matrix' by 26836267 from Pixabay
'Dead Zone - Action Background Music' by OB-LIX from Pixabay
Added in-game volume sliders.

Hello everyone! Here is the latest version of KotC 2. It's a small update.

Please don't hesitate to email me at enquiries@heroicfantasygames.com if you find any more bugs and annoyances. A saved game may be very helpful, too. Thank you!!

Feel free to check out the YouTube video I made about the planned changes of the Open Game License (OGL): https://youtu.be/uiYbzJ7X-LM The video also has a bunch of preview images from the upcoming adventure module KotC 2: The Dark Arena.

Feel free to sign the open letter at https://www.opendnd.games/ and the petition at https://www.change.org/p/hasbro-please-take-no-action-regarding-the-open-gaming-license-v1-0a

There's an interesting update from Ryan Dancey here: https://www.change.org/p/hasbro-please-take-no-action-regarding-the-open-gaming-license-v1-0a/u/31237145

I'll post a new Kickstarter update soon.

Thank You So Much For Your Support, Brave Heroes of the Realm! Take care :-)

List of changes in Knights of the Chalice 2 Version 1.56

• When mousing over the name of a party member in the top-right corner of the main view, the tooltip will now indicate the character's level and negative conditions, and it will tell you if the character is suffering from ability damage, ability drain or level drain. This new feature is intended to facilitate healing after combat.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Aura of Dread special ability of Death Knights, and the Paladin feat Blessed Aura of Courage. The game was giving a negative value to the radius of the Aura of Dread ability. Thank you so much Christopher for letting me know about this bug and for the suggestion to facilitate after-combat healing!
  
• Fixed a bug with the Decerebrated condition not being processed as Helpless and not reducing a character's Strength and Dexterity to zero.
  
• Fixed a bug with the modifier lists for Strength and Dexterity when a character is Helpless or Pinned. Also fixed the modifier lists for Intelligence and Charisma when a character is Feebleminded. Corrected the help entry for the condition Feebleminded to mention that it also affects Charisma. Also corrected the description of the spell Feeblemind.
  
• In Augury of Chaos, given the spell Boulder Strike to 20 Druids and Storm Warriors who are able to cast it. Also given the feat Aura of Terror to 13 Death Knights that have at least six class levels.
  
• Added some code to accelerate gameplay in combat.

Hello, Heroes! I hope that start of the new year went well for you.

The first update of 2023 brings to Hero's Story new location, glory points system and updated books. This is a very important update - after all, both the glory points system and the books are important parts of the game! Of course, the glory points will still be balanced in the future and the bonuses from the glory ranks in full version will definitely be different, but now at least you can try this system "on the tooth" and share your opinion in discussions, by email or on social media. In this update I have managed to fix some annoying bugs, a couple of annoying ones for players particularly. I hope you will enjoy this update!

Full list of changes you can find below as usual.

• 'Pumpkin Collector' event has been ended
  
• Disabled player's armor sound (at the request of players)
  
• Removed main character's 'lean' at the start of run animation (at the request of players)
  
• Fully reworked (updated) some ingame books and notes

• New location: Watchtower
  
• New game mechanic: Glory points
  
• New books and notes have been added

• Some irrelevant code parts were removed

• Fixed the critical bug when player could've spend more Energy than player's character have
  
• Fixed a bug when one of the items in Canals was almost impossible to pick up
  
• Fixed a bug when some stairs in Warehouse couldn't be traversed without jumping
  
• Various game's levels fixes and updates

Now let's take a closer look at some points.




To the southeast of the Duke's Keep stands an ancient Watchtower. It was built during the wars with the barbarians. Later, the cruel duke remade the structure to suit his dark needs, but after Enthor relationship with Solheim went through another crisis, the guards again use it for its intended purpose. And what a view it offers!




Glory points in its stripped-down form could be seen in the first versions of Hero's Story - but only in the credits! Players gain glory points as the game goes on by performing various actions (i.e. finding treasure). Having accumulated enough glory points, the player's character moves to the next 'rank' and receives a certain bonus. In the current version, bonuses and the number of ranks themselves are very limited, but you can try to declare yourself as a mighty hero right now!




In this update, the appearance of the book has changed. Now messages that fit on one page will be displayed as notes. There are now books with different, and not fixed, as before, the number of pages. Work was also have been performed out for the future localization (translation) of the game. Books will still be added and rewritten in the upcoming updates! Also by reading the books you can learn a little about the plot of the game.

I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that the 'Pumpkin Collector' event has been completed for now - but it will definitely return this fall!

Have fun! Your Silent.

Contrary to some people's ideas, this isn't abandonware - at the moment, I've two other visual novels in development