Hey all!

Very small little update here - added a new modifier to Custom Difficulty > Game Modifiers called Snail Mode! Currently this is only on the beta branch as it's received very little testing, just a bit of functionality testing from myself and a run through the first 3 maps.

Snail Mode spawns an immortal pursuer who slowly chases the player. One touch is instant death. He will slowly accelerate over time, but can be slowed down with damage. Do you move as fast as possible and keep him at a distance, or do you buy yourself time to explore and loot by feeding him some of your hard-earned ammo? The choice is yours!

As always, please report any bugs or feedback to the forums!

Hello, ectypes!

This is Thomas, I’m a Sound Designer working on Void Crew!

There have been some questions from the community about some interesting sources for the sound. Also, some of you have asked whether the ship is alive or organic.

I think I can answer that by sharing a bit more about the sound design direction we have taken for Void Crew, with some examples!





From the beginning, one of the main ideas was that the ship should be perceived as almost a living thing. After all, the ship cannot function without the Homunculus inserted into the Central Computer Cradle. It is the heart and the brain of our ship!

Also, most of the actions in the game must be performed manually (fixing the hull breaches, trimming the engine, charging the thruster boosters, fixing the circuit breakers etc.), which makes us less vulnerable to being hacked by Hollows.

This synergy between technology and biology (widely adopted by Metem) is an important and distinctive element of our game and its identity.

In order to support and emphasize that idea, we wanted the sound to be not only sci-fi, but also in a sense primal and animalistic.

To achieve this, besides the typical sounds of machines and sci-fi technology, we often use various animal sounds in the sound creation process, and sometimes even support the sound effects with our own voice.




For those of you who haven’t played our game yet - Trim Points appear all over the ship during the game and players use them to recalibrate the ship’s engines.

Simply said - those are debuffs to the propulsion system. If you accumulate too many of them, the ship’s speed will be severely reduced.

Usually I work on the sound when at least some visuals (models, animations) or gameplay prototypes are done, but in this case I started with just the gameplay design ideas provided by one of our designers.

The idea was clear enough (handles used by players to fix/calibrate the ship), so I could start working on the sound palette - the sounds I want to have at hand later, when I know a bit more about the thing that needs the sound.

At this stage I pick the interesting and fitting sounds from the sample library, record some sounds myself, create some sounds from scratch using synthesizers or experiment a bit with the sound processing (effects) that I want to use later. It doesn’t mean I never do those things later in the process - I often do, but it helps to have something prepared in advance.

When the models and animations were ready, I could proceed - I knew how long the animation would be, so I could pick and edit the sounds that worked and felt best for the particular valves and levers.

It is also very important to define exactly how a player can interact with the object. This determines how I need to structure the sound, so it can be implemented properly and so it feels best during the interaction. Here are some questions that needed to be answered for the Engine Trim Points:

• Will the whole animation play when the button is clicked? (in our case - no)
  
• Will the animation play only when the button is pressed? (yes!)
  
• What happens when you release the button during animation? (animation reverses)
  
• What happens when you click the button again during the reverse? (the animation continues from the point when the button was clicked)
  
• Does the animation have some kind of auto-completion point? (yes, it auto-completes)

With those, I decided to split the sound to 2 stages:

1. Interaction (the sound that plays when player starts to interact with the lever)
   
   • Supports communicating to the player, that the interaction takes place
2. Interaction Complete (finishing part of the sound)
   
   • Communicates to the player that the interaction is successful and finished
     
   • Also stops the Interaction sound, if the player resumed the interaction/animation after releasing the button during the animation

However, if the interaction is not interrupted, you most probably won’t be even aware there were 2 separate sounds (stages) playing.

Also, I usually design the sounds to the whole animation, but knowing that separation will be needed helps to group the sounds appropriately.

And here’s how the whole thing sounded for all the Engine Trim variants:



If you've used the Engine Trim Points in the game, you may notice that the sounds are a bit different from what we have in the game.

That, in the video above, was the first version, which was just mechanical. It was ok, but we felt it was missing something. It was a bit too raw and it didn’t bring as much connection between the player and the interaction, as we wanted it to.

We needed it to sound like there’s something more happening inside of what we’re repairing/calibrating.

For the next iteration, I added some animal sounds, so it could feel deeper, richer, more satisfying and more…alive! Unusual sources include sounds of tigers, toads, camels and various growls.



Another similar example, my personal favorite, is the sound of fixing the Circuit Breaker.

When modules in the ship draw too much power, the ship’s power core can get overloaded. Circuit Breakers act as a safeguard against critical overload, but if all are used up, the next overload will shut down the ship, and eject the Homunculus from the Central Computer Cradle.

It also combines sounds coming from both worlds (mechanical and animalistic).



Now a weapon example, also a little spoiler of what’s coming in the upcoming update!

As we develop the game, we want to continue to add upgrade paths to our modules. Soon you will be able to upgrade your Recuser Beamcaster to MK2 and MK3!

For that, we added some extra animalistic sound layers in higher MKs for that weapon.

Weird sources include the sounds of leopards, lions, walruses and… me!

I did some recordings of me growling into the microphone. Then that recording got cleaned up, slowed/pitched down, I added some effects and glued it together with other animal layers.



Let’s finish off with a quick comparison of before and after, for our Elevators (the air tubes in the Destroyer and in the Hub)!

Previously, the sound was just airy. We felt there is more potential there, and it could sound more like some kind of alien, mystic and primal technology, maybe like travelling through the ship’s throat :)!

I found an atmospheric-ambience-windy sound in my library, that, when sped up, sounded like some eerie breathing. The file name suggests that some elements of this sound may come from baboon recordings. I adjusted the sound with a few simple effects to emphasize its depth and breathiness, added another airy sound recording to it and the result was much more interesting and primal than the first version.



My aim with this Space Log was to offer you a glimpse into the artistic decisions and design directions shaping our game. I hope it will allow you to not only recognize and understand some nuances in the sound, but also gain a slightly different perspective on your ship and your interactions with it.

Thanks for reading, and also, thanks for being awesome with all the feedback, opinions, bug reports and all the other great community input.

See you around in the game (let’s listen to the ship’s purring together!).

And as always,

// Thomas (Sound Designer) and Hutlihut Games Crew

Check out the gameplay of RIN's Steam Fest Demo broadcasted by our game designer Olaf and chat with the developers.

Let us know how you like the game!

- Added additional hint for floor B1 puzzle
- Added additional ending dialogue
- Added symbols to FIGHT note to help distinguish colored inputs
- minor tweaks

We will be releasing our next big content update for BattleCakes this coming Monday, January 29th!


In addition to the content updates which includes:

• New location! The desert town of West Garnish, the Whistling Gorge, the crystal mines and more.
  
• New NPCs! Meet the colorful cast of West Garnish and the visitors to the West Garnish Gemboree.
  
• New Dangers! Delve into the crystal mines of the West Garnish Dungeon and continue your pursuit of Lord Fondant.

There will also be:

• Controller Re-mapping!
  
• Updated default keyboard controls
  
• Quest UI improvements
  
• Save Slot UI improvements
  
• And more...

Please note: With the upcoming build, we will also be ending the discounted Early Access pricing and the game will go up to the full release price of $19.99 (USD).

Thank you to all our players and can't wait to hear what you think of the next area! There's only one more town to go after this one and then the final battle awaits! We're getting closer and closer to release, so please share your thoughts and feedback! We appreciate you! 🙂

Exciting news, NIMRODS!

Our new trailer is now available on IGN 🥳




After an awesome week of bug reports and tons of feedback we've received from the Community who have participated in testing our new build, the build is now live on the main Demo!

If you're interested to see what has been added, changed, or fixed, check out this post:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2086430/announcements/detail/3961546575187030837


We've made additional fixes and improvements between 0.2.3 and 0.2.6.
Check them out below!

• New art for the Large Serpent enemy
  
• Augment crates can now be found spread across the map

• Boss Drop chests now has a unique animation
  
• UI improvements made to the "Character Select" screen
  
• UI improvements made to the "Credits" and "Language Select" screen
  
• UI improvements made to the Research Lab
  
• Improvements to the Gun Rack
  
• Several improvements made to the UI when a controller is used
  
• Several performance improvements in all areas of the game

• Fixed a crashes and errors that could occur during gameplay
  
• Fixed an issue where you can get stuck by Alt + Tabbing at the end of a run
  
• Fixed an issue where certain modifiers could stack on itself
  
• Fixed an issue related to navigation on the Main Menu with a controller
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could die in the Home Ship
  
• Fixed an issue where certain stats weren't being displayed in the Pause Menu statistics
  
• Fixed an issue with the collider for the Splitter Mini Boss
  
• Fixed an issue with the enemy Charger animation
  
• Fixed an issue where homing projectiles would not go towards the center of the enemy

You can help support us by wishlisting the game on Steam. It really helps and means the world to us ❤️

Stay amazing, and be sure to continue providing feedback and bug reports!

If you would like to share your videos with us and the community, come join us at:
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We hope to see you there! ːHeartPixː

It's the year of the Dragon and we're roaring to go with a 2v2 PVP Tournament! Sign ups are open for the NA region in the link below!


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Howdy guys, here's a quick anouncement. After almost 3 years of development, Carnaval Simulator will be finally released. Carnaval Simulator will be released tomorrow friday around 11 am (Amsterdam time).

I hope you all will enjoy the game and I am looking forward to your creations! If problems arise, there will be bug fixes in the coming days to make sure the launch goes as smooth as possible. Any bugs, problems, translation errors & suggestions can be reported in our Discord server. The community is very important and I will try to take all feedback into consideration ːsteamhappyː

Last but not least, I will publish another anouncement tomorrow about the future plans of Carnaval Simulator for the coming year until official definitive release next year (because the game is currently in Early Access). Most suggestions from the Discord server will be talked about. Stay tuned because new information is about to be dropped!

Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce that our demo for Inn Tycoon is now available!

We value your thoughts! Inn Tycoon is still in active development, play the demo, share your feedback, and help us shape Inn Tycoon into the best experience possible. We will make balance changes and add new features, taking your feedback into consideration.

You can follow us on social media channels.

Discord: https://discord.gg/6q73CwH7bH

X: https://twitter.com/EvilGooseGames

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@EvilGooseGames


Our demo will be available during Next-Fest under Strategy and Simulation categories.

Wanderers, it’s time to return to the backrooms for a new expedition featuring 9 new levels, each bringing you to both new and familiar destinations in the backrooms.

Here are some glimpses of just a few of the new levels you can explore the next time you no-clip into the backrooms:





Improvements

• Fixed some issues with the voice chat system
  
• Made small balancing changes to previous levels and items (such as speed boost from items now being double the duration)
  
• Fixed various gameplay bugs

There have also been a lot of changes done behind the scenes to gameplay systems to be able to start implementing better replayability, player progression, events, and more quality of life changes that will be coming soon.

Playing the game is desktop mode is highly recommended for the best experience as VR is still in the very early development stages and may not work as intended.

Enjoy!