Hello everyone, I have some exciting news to share with you.

• Added a new Security Room for Light and Heavy Containment
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Revised SCP-079 monitor mechanic
  
  
  
  In addition to the new Security Room, I have revised the SCP-079 monitor mechanics. SCP-079 can take over a wall of monitors, but at least it leaves the security monitors alone now.
  
  
• Added an event with SCP-096
  
  
  
  SCP-096 has been in the game for quite some time, more precisely since the beta, but has served no purpose. That changes now.
  
  
• Added NPCs that move around the facility
  
  
  
  

• Many sound improvements
  
• Added many more sound effects
  
• Improved visuals
  
• Added more easter eggs
  
• Added an option to hide the Tutorials in the Intro
  
• Improved the SCP security room behavior
  
• All sounds can now be paused
  
• Added a lot more animations
  
• Camera UI now displays the room you are currently watching
  
• Countless bugfixes

Most of the news covered has already been published in the SCP: Observer changelog on my Discord server. More news will follow tomorrow.

New demo update :
- Fixed the issue that cosmetics had disappeared from the previous version, now they're back, different, new ones since we changed the system a lot and the unlockables since then.
- Various minor tweaks & bug fixes
- Tweaked a bit the characters' frame data for balancing

That's all folks !
Enjoy the game ;)

• [Rydes] The 'Big Tip' achievement name and description has been updated to 'Round the block' and a bug has been fixed in its logic
  
• [Rydes] The 'Tips' achievement has been rebranded as 'Big Tips' on the Steam achievement page
  
• The menu will now correctly display the Rydes unlock description

Say hello to your ModPack!

This modular backpack is worn by all Groundbreakers on Calyx, and you’ll be able to enhance it with upgrades like the Hover Mod.



In today’s post, we’ll share screenshots and GIFs of the ModPack. We’ll talk a bit about how it functions and fits into the universe of Techtonica. And, of course, we’ll share some concept art to highlight the development process.

As always, Techtonica is in active development. The ModPack’s design and effects can change over time.

Let’s dig in!


The ModPack in Techtonica is home to all sorts of functionalities for the Calyxian-bound Groundbreaker.

Here’s how the pack looks in Techtonica. It’s rad.



The ModPack is a standard issue all-in-one backpack for ANEXCAL’s Groundbreakers. It’s a power supply for equipment, it holds the Groundbreaker’s lamp, and it’s the bottomless inventory system.

It’s also extensible with mods you’ll find throughout Calyx. The Hover Mod upgrades the ModPack’s thrusters, for instance, to enable flight at a consistent elevation above the ground.



A backpack was always intended for the complete design of the character. You can't have a Soviet-inspired, atomic-age video game cosmonaut without one.

How did we get here?


Early in development, the ModPack was just going to hold your inventory. It evolved to also act as a generator for the M.O.L.E.. Then it became the way we allow players to hover and travel short distances quickly. We figured the sky (or cavern ceiling?) was the limit from there.

Here’s a look at some very early concepts.



We always look for ways to add emission (glow) and motion that align with our story and aesthetic. Arc and fusion reactors combined with old-school radial engines have a cool, sci-fi, industrial look that helps us tell the story of Techtonica's mysterious and powerful technologies.

As the ModPack evolved, we got to work with these elements.




Over time, the ModPack worn by Groundbreakers will change with add-ons.

Here’s some concepting for how the RailRunner will work as a ModPack add-on.



The RailRunner (how players ride on the Monorail System’s rails) will be incorporated directly into the ModPack’s equipment set, just like the lamp and Hover Mod. It looks cool, first of all, and it makes a heck of a lot of sense in the context of the game.



We can’t wait to see you parading around Calyx with your own ModPacks once Techtonica hits Early Access later this year.

If you’d like these blog posts sent directly to your mailbox in newsletter form, sign up for our mailing list right here!

If hanging on a Discord is more your jam, you can join ours here.

Until next week, Groundbreakers.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457320/Techtonica/

I was made aware that achievements "Normal 1 Passed", "Hard 1 Passed" and "Very Hard 1 Passed" did not work. They should be working now.

We’d like to kick off by saying thank you so much for the response to King of the Castle on launch. Our team has been blown away by the love, support and sheer enthusiasm you’ve all shown!

Before we get started, we’d just like to call on you to leave a review for the game if you haven’t already. The more reviews we get, the more kindly we’ll be treated by the algorithm and the more our community grows. It might only take you a minute, but it’ll make a huge difference!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839880/King_Of_The_Castle/
All done? Good! Then let’s kick off with the patch notes for our newest version, v1.0.1:

• Fixed softlock on A Missing Noble during a Rebellion
  
• Fixed softlock on A Delicate Matter and divorce (thanks for Syrius on the Discord for this)
  
• The wall in Ragnarok now remembers its name in subsequent Dynasties - a big shout out to all Hadrian fans out there
  
• Revised the Bad Mushrooms Event - the mushrooms are as bad as ever, but the Nobles spend less time going on about it
  
• Fixed text for an ironic execution in which no noble gets executed
  
• The Boat Race Chain now completes in more cases
  
• Fixed dynasty edge cases where the Monarch could run out of gold in the first season, making any% speedruns exponentially harder
  
• Fixed crash if your spouse has an affair with a Chief named Helga (any other name worked fine, but Helga was too powerful for the game to contain her)
  
• Edge case handling for Mercenaries Leave event
  
• Reactivity treasury rebalance
  
• Requisitioning Rare Reagents no longer sends out a mystery Noble (Thanks to Smithian on the Discord for this)
  
• Missing Noble issue fixed in Begging for Scraps
  
• Duplicate characters/regions no longer appear in Covered In Brick (Thanks to Pinkly on the Discord for catching this) and Contested Wreck (Thanks to Smithian, TheLetterF and others on the Discord for this one)
  
• Typos fixed in An Embarrassing Problem, Boiling Point, A Kraken! and Carved Symbols
  
• The Stone Maiden will now appear to absolutely wreck your plans slightly less often
  
• Negative stat buildings (i.e. Stadiums) can now be haunted
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause fewer Event Chains from triggering, varying content more
  
• Various other smaller tweaks, fixes, incorrect pronouns, balance changes and spelling mistakes resolved

• Resolved issue with RNG seed setting that lead to games having similar Events
  
• Fixing issues with Event unlocks that are hiding some Events from players
  
• Clouds are now more confident and will not hide behind Region banners
  
• Resolved issue where Next Season button wouldn’t appear after playing all Events (thanks to The Strange Taco on our Discord for this)
  
• Story choice buttons now are unclickable until the animation completes
  
• Nobles are always cleared from the Join screen when backing out
  
• Building info tooltip in Party Game showing Twitch commands
  
• Shields in Vote Result now show correctly for Swing Vote Law
  
• Returned missing arrow for Continue Button on Vote screen
  
• Steam Rich presence Monarch name is now resolved
  
• Exceptions in Customization screen resolved

• New animated trumpets on the vote closing screen
  
• Improved shader for Characters to stop jagged edges on some characters
  
• Moved down the Region Scheme Indicator under Treasury that caused overlaps
  
• Laws of the Land now are entirely clickable in Law purchase screen, rather than a small area on them
  
• A credits update

With those resolved, we’re confident the game is in a place where we can start working towards a bigger 1.1 update.

Our last blog post talked about this at length, but if you didn’t read it, here’s a quick summary of the changes we’re making:

• We’re going to tweak the balance in the Monarch’s favour slightly by buffing the Laws of the Land
  
• Specifically, we’re going to be re-examining the Monarch’s Choice
  
• The Ambition challenges will appear one turn earlier
  
• Improving the tools for the Monarch to reward or punish Nobles
  
• Rebalancing Region Schemes (Ragnarok, we’re coming for you)

We may not do all of these - We need to be very careful and avoid over-correction. Our aim is to keep it possible for the Regions to win, while tipping the scales in the Monarch’s favour.


We’re looking into ensuring games of 5 or 6 players don’t feel unbalanced, as well as continuing to improve Party Games.


We’re working on a system for easily sharing saves with other players, allowing a Noble from a winning region to take over as Monarch. We also plan to make Claimants more interesting and facilitate Dynasty Games in other ways.


We’re looking at varying more Event text, rebalancing Event generation and adding new Events, all with the aim of keeping multiple games feeling fresh.

A final warning - We’re a small team who are working extremely hard at the game, but the amount of things we’d like to do outweighs the amount of things we can do. Bear with us while we make King of the Castle even better - and before asking any questions, read last week’s blog post, which goes into the above points in much greater detail.

Enjoy 1.0.1, and try not to lose your heads! Nobles, get ready to up your game - 1.1 is coming with a fresh challenge.



Also, make sure you are following the game on Twitter to be kept updated with the events of the King of the Castle realm!

Greetings Citizens,

Do you sit at home and think, how could I better do my part? Well think no more!

Build for the Federation today with the new Scenario Editor for Starship Troopers: Terran Command. Included in this powerful editor is everything a citizen needs to build the bright future of humanity, including:

* The Scenario Editor can be accessed in game through the main menu. Just click the Editor button and your creative journey will begin!

* Access to everything that was used to make the original single player campaign: Assets, units, terrain, props and more. Plus the ability to load those missions into the editor to see how they were done.

* Powerful scripting system to showcase your creativity. Make your own cinematic scenes using the in game engine, with commentary, unit movement, special effects and more.

* Easy-to-use terrain tools let you design your level without the need for any complicated learning. Just choose a terrain style, height and then paint away with simple brush and placement tools. No need to do any complex image mapping or other complex terrain techniques.

* Bring your mods to the Steam Workshop and share them with the world. The built-in Steam Workshop integration allows players to play your mods straight from the game itself. Our welcoming Discord modding community is also on hand to help you get the most out of the editor.


Scenario Editor live stream

To celebrate this release we will be hosting a “What’s your mod?” live stream on our Twitch channel today at 5 pm CEST, featuring the developers of Starship Troopers: Terran Command with Edmon. They will recreate a movie scene in the Editor, so we encourage all fans of the game to tune in and join us for the celebration.


So what are you waiting for?

Sign up today and create your world.

Scenario Editing Guarantees Citizenship.

A full rewrite of the resource loading has happened so that players no longer have to wonder if their game crashed at launch.

v1.0.026a
-Updated looks of Particle effects (FragmentActors, ship explosion)
-Increased lower and upper limits of spawned enemies.
-Added a loading screen

v1.0.025a
-Changed button text in ingamemenu, for some reason they don't always update in Multiplayer, temporary patch-solution.
-Full rewrite of how assets are loaded to improve loadspeed.
-Fixed Theme not properly Updating

Greetings!

The Human Survival Committee is proud to announce the release of a brand new update that wasn't in Organs Please.

Firstly, for those who love to stream on Twitch, we have added a new feature that allows your viewers to decide the fate of visitors in the game. All you need to do is press a special button and your viewers can choose between allowing the person onto the Ark, hiring them as a Factory worker, or even incinerating them – you'll have to follow their choice.

Surviving in a post-apocalyptic and bloodthirsty society just became a little more fun.



Secondly, we have implemented a survey system for all viewers. Between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every game day, your Twitch viewers can vote on whether to take positive or negative action against the Factory Administrator (in other words, you!).

They can give you humanitarian aid in the form of property and lives, a cash bonus, or an increase in assembly parts for the Ark.

But you should be careful, because they can also activate unexpected inspections or close important areas of the Factory. You'd better do your best to stay on their good side.



Lastly, in addition to deciding the fate of ordinary citizens, players will also be able to decide the fate of celebrities, including famous murderers, cannibals (not just Virtus Populi followers!), maniacs, space travelers, and political figures. Who will you save and who will you turn into food for the rest of Vert-5? We can't wait to see!

Furthermore, we have completely updated all Faction Principles, fine-tuned the balance, and added even more variety to the appearances of normal and faction visitors.

We hope you enjoy it! Please share your impressions here or on Discord – the Human Survival Committee is always open to receive suggestions and feedback.

Regards,
Organs Please Team

Since my last blog post I have changed a few things that delayed the update further, in fact I have rewritten the internal engine to speed it up.

The gains in speed are a bit less than expected, however while doing it I have introduced the possibility of adding chess variants. Actually only Chess 960 is available but more will come in the future.

I have also removed Gull3 as the default chess engine and replaced it with Fairy Stockfish which supports a great number of variants. I have also added support for the engine options.



Among these options, the one named Skill Level allows you to lower the engine difficulty so that you get more chances to beat it. However be careful about how you change these options because they could break the engine and Caïssa Board! In this case there is a Reset button that will help you fix it.

You can check these changes today by suscribing to the unstable channel or wait some more until the release is ready.



The update will finally be published when I'm done with new screenshots and videos, and naturally fix the last minute bugs I may find along the way.