Bugfixes

Greetings, everyone!

I hope that all of you who have played the latest content have enjoyed it. I’ve addressed the few issues that have been brought to my attention so far. Thankfully nothing major, which is always a load off my mind! This week I took it easy, catching up on my gaming backlog which has been fairly neglected this year! Yesterday, I started updating the walkthrough. If any of you have had difficulty discovering some of the hidden content in this update, I hope you’ll peer through the guide to check out what you’ve missed. It will be released alongside version 5.3.1, next Sunday at the usual update time (8 PM EST)

To anyone considering becoming an NPC for version 5.3.1, please be sure to become a Tier 4 Patron by Friday, Nov. 3 as that is when I plan to finalize any changes to the public release.

Also, we are right on the cusp of Halloween! And since we are so close, I have a special bonus for patrons right now! The previously announced mini doujin by Jun Harvel is complete and can be viewed early by patrons of any tier!

https://www.patreon.com/MKRUdesign



This is a 9-page comic that the two of us collaborated on over the past few months and I think it came out great! There is an English version, adapted by me, as well as a Japanese version. Please go give him a follow @rg_18vhit if you like his work and let me know what you think of it! Would you like to see other comic adaptations of the game’s scenes in the future? Perhaps I can set a crowdfunding goal for one if there is enough interest.

That’s all I have for you this week! Until next time!

Patch 1.1 has arrived! Featuring a ton of new features and QOL improvements.

Arcade Mode is a new way to replay existing levels. We've extended the Endless mode's medal and score system into the campaign! Along with this, global leaderboards have been added.

Check out the new map browser with vastly improved navigation and visual flair. Want to create your own arena of destruction? Take a look at the all new Voxel Level Editor. Easily carve out your arena in seconds and publish for all to play!

• Arcade Mode added
  
• Massive level editor overhaul
  
• Dualshock controller support
  
• Episode 3 monsters added to Endless
  
• Graphics settings expanded, added Shader Quality and Lighting Quality
  
• Games file size reduced by half
  
• Made world triggers far more reliable
  
• Photomode now available for all languages
  
• You can now remix some audio channels in the audio menu
  
• Riding car hood no longer bugs out when respawning
  
• Fixed respawn issues on Pressure Point
  
• Reduced potential softlocks
  
• Endless: Chainsaw Arms added to the shop for 50,000
  
• Endless: Most augments from Episode 3 now available
  
• Fixed potential softlock on Rooftops tower encounter
  
• Fixed buggy augment descriptions in the shop
  
• Fixed inverted gamepad option for vehicles
  
• Fixed Ascension teleport trigger issues
  
• Fixed Magnum spin animation
  
• Fixed Sloth's firing upon death
  
• Fixed Heavy Duty on Maw Abberations
  
• Telefrag medal now gives 200 points instead of 150
  
• Instagib medal now gives 250 points per kill instead of 750
  
• Fixed geo disappearing in Sunset Synthetica
  
• Fixed Teratek Factory checkpoint bug on final arena
  
• Episode 3 enemies added to Endless
  
• Fixed Triple Kill medals
  
• Added missile description to car tutorial
  
• Splash damage no longer clips through walls
  
• Microwave Beam damage on Plasma Gun resets between deaths
  
• Fixed a hole in Vector-4
  
• Teddy slam no longer damages players multiple times per single impact
  
• Fixed Telefragger typo in Open Season
  
• Fixed fog in Ascension on rooftop
  
• Fixed Space bar bug making secret levels reset multiple times
  
• Shells/Rockets will no longer pickup if you are charging the Waster or Rocket Launcher (fixes issue where ammo would go missing)
  
• Fixed Run the Gauntlet achievement not working as intended
  
• Fixed Pressure Point killcount in regards to boss arena monsters
  
• Fixed Toxin Refinery killcount in regards to Slimers
  
• Fixed several menu typos
  
• Fixed bug where holding the gamepad jump button would not ascend vehicles
  
• Fixed Micro-Missile launcher getting stuck when using toggle mode and running into Corruption Zones
  
• Jacked Junkies and Belchers now only need 2 charges from the Waster shotgun to get electrocuted
  
• Drone collision volume increased
  
• Kills added to level time text ingame

Hello everyone!
This update is a tad overdue - last week was the goal - but Unity threw a curveball my way, necessitating a version upgrade and a bit of a scramble on my end. Nonetheless, I'm back on track and excited to share the latest on room upgrades.

Navigating the intricacies of lighting for each individual room in Artificer's Tower has been a journey of discovery (and a few facepalm moments!). The idea was simple: bake the lighting for each room with all assets in place to achieve that perfect ambiance. Easy, right? Well, yes... until you start tweaking and removing elements to enhance the impact of the upgrades.

After some creative problem-solving and careful selection of assets, I'm pleased to say I've struck the right balance. Upgrades now feel meaningful, with rooms filling up and evolving as you progress. Some transformations are more subtle, especially in rooms that were already quite sparse, but overall, the impact is there.


The spotlight now shifts to our next big feature: Survival Mode. It's a mode designed to test your limits, and I'm eager to integrate it into both the demo and the full release of the game. The catch? It's brutally challenging – an impossible mode to see how far you can push your skills.
For demo players, be warned: your journey will be cut short as access to all items is restricted. The focus here is less on management and more on combat, providing a fresh and intense gameplay experience. Testing is underway, and achieving the "just right" feel requires numerous playthroughs. So, fingers crossed, and wish me luck!

Looking ahead, there's a playtest on the horizon, covering content up to the end of the second boss. If you're itching to dive in and lend a hand (or just curious to see what's in store), head to my Discord and hit me up! I'd love to have you on board.

On the bug front, progress is steady. Most have been squashed, but there's one persistent little critter that keeps coming back for more despite my best efforts. It's almost comical at this point – a game of whack-a-mole that keeps me on my toes. Here's a sneak peek at my nemesis:


And that's a wrap for this update!

Thanks for following along,
Jason

This update is a companion to the Event update from a month ago. For that update, I added events and rule-driven rewards. I promised titles and badges to participants in the event, and now the UI for that has arrived.

• In the cosmetics menu, choose an active badge and an active title, or choose not to use them
  
• See everyone's badge and titles if they have one equipped on the individual pack leaderboards, overall leaderboards, and in their profiles

• Added a monospace font for use in time display, such as the split timer or times on the leaderboards
  
• Added a fallback font for extended ASCII characters, improving the number of letters that can be shown with the big blocky font
  
• Use better colors in the individual pack leaderboard entries, instead of the harsh previous colors
  
• Small improvements to the UI of profiles, making the display of a player's name better

• Rewrote the starry background from the ground up, improving framerate in the game and menus by 25-40%
  
• Made player movement feel smoother by using better physics prediction to determine where the player would be under low framerate
  
• Drastically reduced player jitter when using camera smoothing

• Fixed camera smoothness not updating while changing settings mid-game. It previously only updated if you used escape to close the pause menu instead of the close button.
  
• Fixed difficulty achievements not unlocking
  
• Fixed buggy hover effect on a player's name in their profile
  
• Starry background will no longer become laggier the longer you leave the game open in the menus

For everybody who doesn't like the changes made in the Halloween patch, you can choose "version20" in the "Betas / DLC" tab to go to a pre Halloween-Patch state of the game ^^

• Added legacy version 1.20 tot he "Betas / DLC" branches

Reverted the the time stopping near and in buildings locations as it was too confusing.

Fixed:

• Day instead of night outside the window after basketball day after the incident with Sarah
  
• At Leon's "bad" ending, mentioning that the hero was already in that room

Have a good day everyone!

Hoverboards: Physics, VFX, and SFX updates have been made, making it feel much better.
Hoverboards: The finishing rank list is now visible to everyone.
Hoverboards: Some additional SFX have been added.
GGParty Mode: Females can now accept and transport quests.
GGParty Mode: Quest characters are now marked as completed in multiplayer as well.
Tournament-Lobby: Bugfix for Money Cases.
GameModeOverall: Code cleanup
GameModeOverall: Prepared for the integration of Race and Hoverboards.
GameModeOverall: Overall improvements and integration of the Hoverboards Race system.

Hello everyone! Simple update for more fun.

• Lightning element has been replaced by the tesla coil. This is probably one of the best invocation ever made in this game, and perfectly in shape with the lightning element. Thank you Red Alert.
  
• Horde du contrevent is harder in hard.