Nov 11, 2023

Experimental Update - 1.25 (Quality of Life++)

Survive the Nights - a2z Interactive

We have released 1.25 on our experimental branch. Please report bugs and issues in game using the F1 menu. If you'd like to track the patch progress and follow more closely with development, check our changelog and please consider joining our Discord.

How to get into experimental branch:

Open Steam and go to your games library.
Right click on STN and select "Properties"
Navigate to the "Betas" tab and select "experimental" in the drop down menu.
Close the properties window.
You will find a single experimental server titled EXPERIMENTAL_SERVER. Join this for some testing.

Patch Notes - 1.25 (Experimental Update)

Vehicles

Vehicles no longer flying into the air from incorrect gravity.
Vehicle pivots and suspensions are now improved so that they spawn with correct wheel position.
Reviewed and fixed all vehicle spawn point positions to make sure they're not floating.

Environment

Players no longer see building interiors load after spawning.
Window fortifications no longer appear brighter/darker as you walk closer/further away.
Police station interiors working again
Prison interiors working again.

Server

Performance improvements when there are more than 8 players online.

Fixed highlighting in the inventory right click menu.
Machine parts quantity now displays in red to indicate that parts are missing.
Home no longer disappears from the map.
Unarmed UI no longer appears when joining.
Fixed incorrect message indicating that item cannot be placed when entering placement mode.
Hint for using a can opener now only shows when picking up canned items.
Disabled "Show Popular Servers" options by default. This allows player owned servers to be found more easily.
Show/Hide guide button now fits in the guide tab.
Burst and full auto attachments now have the correct icon image.
Yellow highlight now wait 30 sec before showing. Should aid the player only if they’re really struggling.

Interaction

Tools can now be used to build blueprints (drill/screwdriver/hammer)
Explosions no longer trigger electric doors do open.
Guide steps that involve crafting can now be achieved by finding the items.
Harvesting fuel is now a hold instead of press.

Crafting

Weak locks can now be crafted with raw ingredients instead of having to craft the combination lock first.

SFX

Fail sound is played when player doesn’t have any build items
Sound is played when adding build materials using E
There is now a sound to indicate you cannot fortify due to missing items.
No longer hear bush rustling sound when walking near blueprints

Admin

Added /blueprint or /bp command for getting all required items for a blueprint (do command while looking at the blueprint)
Added new admin toolskit UI that makes inputting admin commands really quick.
/trygive now works even when the search contains disabled items.

Links

Discord: https://discord.gg/survivethenights

Patreon: https://patreon.com/a2zinteractive

Changelog: https://changelog.survivethenights.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/STNgame

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STNgame

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/a2zinteractive

Website: https://www.survivethenights.net

Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/a2zinteractive

Nov 11, 2023

Fixes and Balance Changes - v1.0.2

Game Time Glizzys - Typotron

Hello!

First of all, thank you again to everyone to has checked out the game! If you enjoy it, please consider leaving a positive review, it really helps!

Okay, now for the updates:

Sabotage Events are now directly tied to your competitor rating. The higher their rating, the more sabotage events you will endure. Make sure you talk to Ace and keep them in check. Buying sabotage events reduces their rating, meaning you'll get hit less and you'll get more customers.

- Reduced the cost of buying Sabotage Events
- Decreased the frequency of chaos events, frequency also now scales with combined competitor rating
- Fixed an issue with customers where they could bug out at the end of a shift
- Prevent the repair kit from being stuck in the prep counter. If it clips to an unreachable area, another will automatically respawn.

Nov 11, 2023

Announcement on the Adjustment and Compensation of the Probability of Guaranteed

江湖客栈-The Jianghu - 东木酋长

After the limited time event of 'Tongtian Horse Husbandry' opened on November 11th, it received enthusiastic support and participation from a large number of owners.

However, during this event, we also discovered many shortcomings and problems.

The main issues are summarized as follows:

1. The number of drops of the protective prop [reins] is too small;

2. Some orange props actually drop fewer drops than purple ones;

3. Lack of publicity on the probability of all basic drops and guarantees;

4. Failure to activate the tradability attributes of dropped and activated items in a timely manner.

Due to our lack of experience, we have had many negative experiences mentioned above. We would like to express our sincere apologies to all the hosts who have participated in this' Tongtian Horse Husbandry 'event, Orz!

To this end, we will make the following corrections and provide compensation to all owners who have previously supported and participated in the 'Tongtian Horse Husbandry'.

The correction plan is as follows:

1. The number of occurrences of 'reins' and' flat peaches' X2;

2. Increase the probability of occurrence of '99x flat peaches' and' 199x flat peaches';

3. The number of 'reins' and' flat peaches' in the orange bottom protection pool will definitely be greater than those in the purple bottom protection pool;

4. All the limited time skins, horses, and reins obtained from the 'Tongtian Treasure Pool' and 'Tongtian Horse Husbandman' will be available for sale to Tongtian'er, and all can be put on the 'Loulan Market Booth'.

For all our hosts who actively participate and support us after the opening of the 'Tongtian Horse Husbandry' event.

Due to the lack of design for this event, it has caused significant inconvenience to everyone.

To express our apologies, we will inform all hosts who have supported us before the next update and maintenance:

[Buy One Pay One Compensation]

Namely, if you obtained 99 flat peaches through sponsorship before the update, we will compensate you with an additional 99 flat peaches.

If you have already found a satisfactory Mingju through the previous flat peach search, you can also directly exchange it for the corresponding level of 'Tongtian Treasure Pool' sponsorship package.

This compensation will be fully confirmed and distributed manually.

The collection time is unlimited and permanently valid (that is, if you come to find Xiao Ai in 2024 and say you sponsored Pan Tao on November 11th, you will also be eligible for this compensation).

Could you please take a step and contact QQ: 261897659 Xiaoai to receive more help and receive your compensation. [/h3]

The following is the announcement of the probability of the basic pool and all guaranteed pools for the 'Tongtian Treasure Pool' and 'Tongtian Horse Husbandman':

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1881610/view/3802787712107546797

Nov 11, 2023

Announcement on the Adjustment and Compensation of the Probability of Guaranteed

江湖客栈-The Jianghu Playtest - 东木酋长

[Buy One Pay One Compensation]

Nov 11, 2023

Announcement of the Dropping Probability and Guarantee Mechanism of the Horse

江湖客栈-The Jianghu Playtest - 东木酋长

[Tongtian Horseherd]

The reward quality and probability obtained after normal activation are:

Minimum rules

Circular minimum guarantee: On the basis of the probability of basic minimum guarantee, for every 6 times of activation, you must receive a minimum guarantee reward in the circular minimum guarantee pool. This guarantee can be triggered unlimited times.

Special minimum guarantee: On the basis of the basic minimum guarantee probability, for every 30 times of activation at most, you must receive a minimum guarantee reward in the special minimum guarantee pool. This guarantee can be triggered unlimited times.

Ultimate guarantee: On the basis of all guarantees, the 'Tongtian Horse Husbandman' has also set up a specific ultimate guarantee pool. If the desired horse is still not obtained during all guarantee processes. You can directly obtain the 'Bi Ma Hu's reins' through basic rewards and various guarantees, and exchange it for a famous horse at the' Tong Tian Ma Hu 'interface.

【 Tongtian Treasure Pool 】

The reward quality and probability obtained after normal activation are:

White [regular product] Fashion skin: 45%

Green [Good Product] Fashion Skin: 30%

Blue fashion skin: 16%

Purple [premium] Fashion skin: 7%

Orange [Premium] Fashion Skin: 1.7%

Red [Yipin] Fashion skin: 0.3%

Minimum rules

Circular minimum guarantee: On the basis of the probability of basic minimum guarantee, for every 6 times of activation, you must receive a minimum guarantee reward in the circular minimum guarantee pool. This guarantee can be triggered unlimited times.

Nov 11, 2023

Entropic Float 2 Demo, Kickstarter Launch, And DLC News!

Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear - Nhitori

PLEDGE TO THE KICKSTARTER NOW!

Picture a point-and-click adventure game. Now picture a branching, time-looping ontological mystery visual novel. Entropic Float 2 combines those into its gameplay concept: A point-and-click where you can never solve every puzzle at once. Where you have one key that fits two locks... And the only way to see what's behind the lock you didn't choose is to die, repeat the day, and try something different this time. With only you and your protagonist aware of the loop, seek an answer that earns new information. Through trial and error, solutions and murder... Can you find the way through this new Anomaly?

In early 2021, I started working on a project just for fun. Using the character creator and scene assembly tools of Illusion's Koikatsu, paired with the visual novel engine ren'py, I decided to learn to make a VN. A year and a half, over three hundred thousand words, and quite a bit of pocket money later, I released 'Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear' for free on steam and itch.io.

Something that was never meant to be more than a fun exploration of a concept grew into a huge endeavor for me, a visual novel as long as any two Umineko episodes combined! I got guest artists, made plenty of art myself, and learned a lot more about coding in ren'py than I ever thought I would. After releasing the game, my friends were proud of me, and I've heard from a lot of people it connected with. It became the basis of what I want to keep doing creatively- Expanding on this world, telling its story, and finding those people it will resonate with.

That brings us to Entropic Float 2: Land Of The Witch. A sequel I've been planning since the first game released a little over a year ago now. It's a game that can't be free (though if you, for any reason, cannot purchase it- I care more about sharing it than I do about making money) and a game I want to create to that standard. There won't be assets made in a character creator or royalty free music this time. I hope to bring the Pine Creek Anomaly to the screen with my own two hands, and a little bit of help from freelancers. I want to make a point-and-click adventure worth paying fifteen dollars for, an artistic experience that constitutes a huge step up from the first game.

To get that little bit of help from freelancers, I also need a little bit of help from you. Whether you're a fan of Entropic Float already, somebody who's interested but hasn't had the chance to play it, or just a supporter of indie games and art- Your support would mean the world in bringing Entropic Float 2 to life.

If you've played Entropic Float, you may remember a promise I made at the end of the game- That there would be a crowdfunding effort for Entropic Float 2 in 2023. Well, that has now come to pass- And with the Kickstarter, I also have EF2's Demo now available (for free!) over on itch- It will be coming to steam soon as well, but there's a few more steps I need to take to do that! Approximately 20,000 words of content, the equivalent to one of the first game's standard routes, can now be explored in a very preliminary version of the game! This demo is just a small taste of what's to come, but that small taste should give a pretty good idea of the upgrades you can expect from the sequel. Give it a try, and if you want to help bring it forth into the world, go ahead and make a pledge!

You may also remember mention of a certain DLC for Entropic Float- Letters To A Beloved Ghost!

Pledging to the EF2 kickstarter will get you a key for the DLC- so if you planned to buy it anyhow, may as well do it this way! Stretch goals for the kickstarter will include ways to improve the quality of the DLC as well, of course. It's crowdfunding for the future of Entropic Float, so please do consider it!

And, as always, thank you for reading!