Jul 25, 2023
Beneath the Mountain Playtest - Failosipher
Lots of infantry talents made into more generic versions
Combat Arms: the Classic - GM_CA04

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Minigolf Adventure - piotr.skalski
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SimBro: ResErection - TheGentleViking
Our next update is (drum roll)... THE BROTHEL UPDATE!!!

So, with our next update decided and in the works. I want to go over what you can expect in the next update and some of the mechanics.

As most of you know, this update will have a big focus on client and worker relations. It will also focus on the receptionist and her ability to assign work. What we didn't mention before is the update to worker Traits and other changes. So let's dive into it.

Worker and Client Relations
Worker and Client relations will be more complex. This will largely depend on worker traits and the stats of both the clients and workers. Stats like hygiene and mood will play a bigger part in the price clients will pay and how happy the girls are with the clients. Clients with low moods and hygiene are more likely to be disliked by the workers. At the same time, workers with low hygiene and mood will fetch a lower price with clients. Traits will also play a role in worker likes and dislikes but more about that later.

Client generation and jobs
One big rework or overhaul will be Client generation and jobs. Clients will now have unique appearances. Along with appearances, Clients will have unique jobs which will decide the range of their stats and the chance of trying to leave without paying. For example, Clients with a politician job will have better hygiene and wealth compared to a thug. Getting better Clients will rely on your reputation.

Client Requests
Client requests will also be a feature added in the next update. These requests will be limited at first (Until we add more clothes, traits, and other things), but they will play a big part in client satisfaction.

Setting Prices and Bonuses
Setting prices and bonuses was a big mechanic in the original. We want to try and rework this mechanic to make it clearer to the player how prices affect the clients and how bonuses affect the workers. The original had you set a price and sort of barter with the client. Setting the price too high would lower the client's mood and they would refuse your offer. We want to change this. Instead, we want to incorporate a satisfaction meter. This meter will be affected by the requests fulfilled, price set, and workers assigned to the client. Clients won't be able to refuse your offers, but dissatisfied customers will lower your reputation and may lead to other consequences. Likewise, we want to give the workers the same satisfaction meter. Their meter will be affected by the client's stats and bonus set. Keeping your workers satisfied will reduce mood and stamina loss.

Worker Traits
Although traits are part of a bigger update, we feel it's best to include some traits that will affect the brothel's business. We've come up with 16 traits to include in the new update. These traits can affect the worker's stamina, client's satisfaction, experience gained, and worker's feelings towards clients. Some of these traits are better than others and will appear less frequently. We have plans to allow you to influence traits and even remove them, but that will be in a different update.

Receptionist
Another big part of this update is the receptionist. In the original game, you needed to upgrade the brothel to assign a receptionist. This is still something we will do in the future, but until we do the Stage Plan Update, we will be letting you assign a receptionist from the start.

Just like the original, the receptionist will be tasked with assigning workers to clients while you're not around. Unlike the original, you'll be able to dictate the receptionist's priorities. You'll be able to have the receptionist focus on gaining money, reputation, brothel security, worker happiness, or experience points. This will hopefully reduce the amount of work it takes to manage the brothel and staff.

Outro
That's about it for now. We have more things we want to add to this update, but we would rather finish everything above and see if we have time left before promising anything.

We want to know your thoughts in the comments and in our discord. What are you most excited about? Do you have any suggestions for Traits? Were you expecting something else in this update? Let us know.

As always, thank you for your support. We've grown a lot in the past week and we're ecstatic. We can't thank you enough for your support, kind reviews, and feedback. Thank you.
Jul 25, 2023
Braveland Heroes - Julkin
Hello Bravelanders!

The kingdom needs your help again - go on patrol and restore the order. The best of the best will get a chance to win the Yeti, a fierce inhabitant of the snowy flatlands!

The Yeti, known for his terrifying appearance, scares opponents to death and makes them flee. He also has a special ability called Avalanche, which allows him to rain down huge ice blocks on enemies, no matter where they are.

Patrol the Kingdom and show your worth in battle. Don't miss the chance to get your hands on this terrifying fighter - there's not much time left!

Jul 25, 2023
Pact of the Ancients - 3D Bara Survivors - bebelamviana
Join us in this livestream to catch a sneak peek of how the gameplay and visuals of Pact of the Ancients are shaping up!

Don't forget to add it to your Steam wishlist and join our Discord channel to stay up-to-date with everything.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1820480/Pact_of_the_Ancients__3D_Bara_Survivors/
Jul 25, 2023
Grey Block - silverratstudios
Version 2.0.0
Features:

Overhauled the player camera system
  • Improved camera positioning in walk, stealth, targeting positions
  • Player/Ally mesh collisions with camera
  • Smooth transitions between camera states
  • Improved transitions between gameplay and cutscenes

    Updated Shaders for all Characters

    Refactored Opening Cinematics
  • Improved lighting
  • New character shaders provide better detail
  • Theo escort scene has been redone to provide additional time to read screen text
  • Greatly improved rendered video quality, fewer compression artifacts

    Refactored Gameplay Cinematics
    Staircase pre-lockpick scene
  • Improved lighting
  • New animations
    Staircase post-lockpick scene
  • Fully reworked, improved and smoothed camera positioning
  • Improved scene performance reducing frame-rate drops
  • New animations, improved choreography
  • Additional dialogue
    Cafeteria Refrigerator scene
  • Fully reworked, improved and smoothed camera positioning
  • New animations, improved choreography
  • Improved lighting
    All other cinematics received lighting improvements

    Improved Listening/Focus Mode[/b]
  • Reduced blurring effect
  • Need to be in listening mode for at least 2 seconds to expand listening radius for maximum effect
  • Added audio effect
  • Resolved bugs listed below

    Improved Player Locomotion
  • Improved player movement when jogging/accelerating
  • Eliminated strafing during jogging
  • Improved blending between animations
  • Sneak/Crouch transitions are smoother

    Audio
  • Improved game audio mix
  • Reverb effects are now present in all game areas

    New Timed Hint System
  • Opening area
  • Main fusebox challenge

    Performance Tweaks
  • Improved LODs in troublesome areas
  • Reduced post-processing load in troublesome areas
  • Improved rendering pass by optimizing unnecessary shadows

    Save System Update Phase 1
  • Added save file version field to save files
  • Added save file updater to update older save files (hopefully) without corrupting existing ones
  • Backend encapsulation improvements

    Fixes:
  • Resolved damaged light flickering in destroyed CIPR environment
  • Reduced walk distance in ending scenes
  • Resolved camera collision with player mesh
  • Resolved camera collision with ally mesh
  • Resolved camera getting stuck in crouch position when colliding with object
  • Resolved background music stopping in ending scenes
  • Resolved issue where listening mode would show highlighted items after exiting
  • Resolved issue where listening mode key could be feathered and show highlighted items
  • Resolved bug introduced in V 1.2.1 where non-quittable locks were quittable
  • Resolved bug introduced in V 1.2.1 where failing lockpick in 4th floor hallway resulted in strange scenario post-load
  • Resolved bug where starting a New Game would not clear player’s inventory
  • Resolved bug where starting a New Game would not clear player’s score
  • Resolved bug where starting a New Game would not clear player’s objectives
  • Resolved fridge sequence bug where Theo wouldn’t be in camera frame if crouching
  • Doors locked with keypads can now be accessed by interacting with the door, instead of just the keypad
Bot Crafter - simonshalom
Hey there! You already know that you can make robots in Bot Crafter. But did you know that you can also unmake them?

Damage system
We are currently working on the bot damage system. Your robot can lose HP due to overheating, radiation, or banging its head against the wall (collisions), which, as you can see in the preview below, is being worked on:


Even though a destroyed bot breaks down into pieces, it can still have some usecase - the scrap that is left from it can be gathered and recycled, so some value will be retrieved.


Crash enough of them and you get the junkyard all of a sudden.

Biom retouch
The Wetlands biome has been retouched. Now it has a more greenish and mossy vibe compared to the previous iteration.



That's it for today!
Going back to work. See you around!
STALCRAFT: X - Gorodskovich


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Dreaming Sarah - Yin DEV


Hi everyone, how have you all been? It's been a long, long time since I posted any news here.

These past few years I've had to stop development on Awakening Sarah to focus on other projects, but this year I finally got back to it. In fact, there's a Steam page for it up now, with a demo and everything!



There's a ton I have planned for Awakening Sarah, and some friends are helping me with all the work - so hopefully, we can get the game out this year, at least on Steam. Stay tuned on Awakening's Sarah game page for any news regarding it from now on.



Thanks for reading and I hope we can make the wait worth it!
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