https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/

Hello giants,

You might have looked at Reus 2 and thought: "What is the difference with the original Reus?" With Reus 2 releasing within weeks, it's a good moment to compare it with the original and highlight the many improvements we made!


In short:
And more!

The first thing you'll notice is the pace of the game. Instead of having to worry about each second, Eon (representing time) only moves forward when you place Biotica (e.g. Plants, Animals, Minerals). Your goal is not to reach your goals within a timespan but with a set number of Eon. Having more cities on your planet will give you a higher Eon limit and more actions.

This means no more need to press the space bar to pause the game with each action or be afraid to take a break. Don't worry about replacing things either: Replacement only costs 1/5 of the actions that a new placement costs.

This makes the game adapt to your speed of play: You're the master of the universe and time after all!



Another immediately noticeable change is the grid on the planet. Instead of playing on a single line, there is a small hex grid. This means that most slots will have 4 neighbors instead of only 2, vastly increasing your options and strategies.

There are even ways to expand the grid. Place a Mountain to add three slots on top, or expand the planet to have more room for your Biotica.



The original Reus had symbioses based on names, for example: "next to a Chicken." Reus 2 is very different; instead, it uses tags like "bird" or "tree". This gives you much more freedom to create your ecosystem.

Another addition is the concept of Biome-wide Symbioses. These will trigger on Biotica as long as they are in the same Desert, Forest, or other Biome. There have never been so many options and combos to make!



Instead of having to memorize an arcane web where errors would mean restarts, Biotica now unlock through drafts. You will earn these drafts by helping humans as usual. But then you can use them to unlock a set of Biotica for one specific Biome. Your options will be semi-random. You can use rerolls however to search for that Tiger you want so badly.

This way, no game will be the same, but it will be much easier to make decisions on what you want next! An added benefit is that all combinations of Biotica are now also possible!


War and giant hunting were never a fan favorite of Reus players, even though the fantasy is cool. We decided to remove these features from Reus 2 altogether until we know how to add them in a way that fits well with the rest of the game. This needs a lot more work, or else we will just end up with the same nuisances as in the original.

Enjoy your peaceful time on your planets!



We more than doubled the content for Reus 2! I'm not going to spoil all there is to find, just know there are unlimited possibilities and configurations on how to create your perfect planet!



Instead of playing games of 30 minutes to 2 hours, in Reus 2 you will go from Era to era. There are up to 3 Eras per planet. Every Era has its own vibe and goals. Will you help humans go to space, or will you support their revolution? Do well on the goals and you'll be rewarded with a little happening!

Your achievements will also be tied to which Eras you've completed. Try to get 3 stars on all of them and see all that humanity has to offer!



And we have much more! Planets in space, unique mechanics per biome, characters, and more improvements! We hope you will find all the content and mechanics the game has to offer, and enjoy your time to create a universe full of life!

We can't wait to see what you make!
Adriaan and the Monks at the Abbey

Hey Super Animals, we have some exciting news: we’ve made the decision to return to self-publishing Super Animal Royale on all platforms! Pixile began this journey fully independent when we released the game in Early Access on Steam in 2018, and we’ve now returned to full independence.

The team has grown and learned so much over the past six years, including adding multiple community members to the team to expand our capabilities in customer support, marketing, design, and development. So while we’re still a small indie studio of 16 people (6 of which are full-time), we’re confident that bringing everything back in-house is the best path forward for the game. And we couldn’t be more excited about the next big chapter we’re about to embark on with all of you! We’re also continuing to slowly expand the team, so if you or someone you know is super talented in the VFX department, be sure to direct them to our latest job posting right here (and keep an eye out for more job postings in the future).

If all goes according to plan, you shouldn’t notice much change aside from seeing Pixile’s name as Publisher in addition to Developer on store pages in the coming weeks, but if there’s any bumps in the road as we take on release management on all platforms for new updates, you can get support directly from us in SAR’s Discord server or by emailing us at contact@pixilestudios.com.




Outside of managing the return to self-publishing behind the scenes, our team has also been heads-down, working on the next chapter of Super Animal Royale. We know many of you are super eager for news on what’s coming next (we hear you!). There would usually be a new season right around now, but we’ve been focused on something far bigger. In fact, it’s the biggest project we’ve taken on since building the first full version of the game in Early Access.

We’ve been hinting at this for quite a while now, including in the roadmaps we published in our Season 9 and Season 10 patch notes, and we’re still not quite ready to share the details yet (sorry!), but we promise you won’t have to wait too much longer for your first peek at it! It’s an all-hands-on-deck project for our small team, and we know it’ll be worth the wait. Rest assured that our regular update cycles, including new episodes of Super Animal Royale Tonight, will return better than ever when the next chapter of SAR launches.

Make sure you’re watching our socials (especially YouTube) for when our first big announcement trailer drops, and in the meantime we hope you’ll join us all on the island to enjoy the final months of the current game before it evolves! We have a few more final surprises up our sleeves before the big reveal too, so pay attention to all our social channels for those as well.

We also wanted to take a moment to express how proud we are of how far the game has come since it entered Early Access in December 2018. In six years, we’ve left Early Access, launched on all consoles with cross-play, reached over 11 million players, made two seasons of our web series Super Animal Royale Tonight, and packed the game with more content than we could have imagined when we began. But we’ve had an even bigger vision in the works for a long time, and we’re finally taking steps to make it a reality.

It’s hard to avoid sounding like a broken record with sentiments like this, but this game genuinely wouldn’t be possible without all of you playing it and pouring your endless passion and love into it. You’re what motivates us every day to keep expanding this crazy hamster ball, banan, and animal filled world that is so special to so many of us. So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for supporting us in this journey, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on next.

See you all on the island, Super Animals!

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For all our updates on what’s next, find us wherever you get your news:

• https://discord.gg/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/pixilestudios (follow us here as well for streams, merch, and other company news)
  
• https://facebook.com/animalroyale
  
• https://instagram.com/superanimalroyale (we’re on threads too!)
  
• https://reddit.com/r/animalroyale
  
• https://tiktok.com/@pixilestudios
  
• https://bsky.app/profile/animalroyale.com
  
• https://youtube.com/pixilestudios

Let your cares drift away with the Floating Lands Resort Bundle! 🍍🕶️

This $39 Bundle is available exclusively at GameStop and includes many tropical items such as the Floating Lands Resort, Outrigger Canoe Mount, Pineapple Pal Pet, and more!

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[This bundle is currently only available for the NA sever.]

A MAZE probably is the best video games festival in the world when it comes to celebrating weird, interesting, unique indie games. So when they asked us if we wanted The Wreck to be part of a big sale that they organized to celebrate the event, we accepted immediately, of course!
That's why, for the next couple days, The Wreck is 50% off! And if you'd like to discover a ton of cool new games, you can check A MAZE's official selection for this year on their website!

Helloooooo Crewmates,

Our roadmap for 2024 is here!

Yes... I know... half the year has almost gone by. I will accept my punishment of ejection on their behalf (but I'll still cry about it).

Are you wondering why it took so long to share? It's a good question. Our team was redefining our process for updates and how we organize them, finding out what matters most *looks at that player survey from a couple months ago*, and taking a well deserved nap, etc..



Since we introduced the Engineer, Scientist, Guardian Angel, and Shapeshifter back in 2021, new roles has been one of the highest requested additions to the game - and for good reason! Roles introduced a new way to betray and bewilder Crewmates, and more ways to gather evidence against the Impostors.

Soon we'll introduce more brand new roles each with their own little quirk that make for some very interesting lobbies. I can't guarantee they'll help you avoid an untimely ejection but who knows... it's all about how you play!


We're improving how you find lobbies through a more refined set of search settings.


Our looooooooong list of settings is getting a facelift. Say hello to snappy menus so you can easily see all the settings you can change as a host, and have a quick view of the important ones as you join lobbies.


Our true calling - Bean fashion. We're cooking up more ways for you to slay while you slay. 💅

Y'all know how we get down with the cute, goofy, and chaotic collabs with other studios. We're rolling the dice and hoping to continue blowing your minds this year. No one is safe. (sorry Red)


Along with the lobby settings and filtering mentioned above, we're sprucing up other items that will make your ears (do Crewmates even have ears?) perk up. We're cooking up other changes too - music for the lobbies (a Puffballs United original of course), Crewmate chatter popping at the top of the screen, and more.


This is where I'm allowed to talk about [REDACTED]. Can't say more than that 'cause we like surprising you!

Wooooooo, that's a lot of stuff! The team is hard at work checking notes and prepping their tasks to make these plans a reality, so don't expect all of these to be completed in the order shown above.

We're excited and can't wait to get these changes into your lovely, non-Impostor-knife-wielding hands.

Off to decipher my part of the roadmap,

Dors

Dear Stormworkers,

The Commercial Fishing Major Update is OUT NOW!

Check out this new update for fishing nets, fish finding sonar, population and value variance, and more!

Please see our recent announcement for details on what to expect.



Please see the patch notes below for technical info on this update.

Please jump into game and check it out!



We look forward to hearing what you think, as well as your ideas for what you would like to see next in Stormworks!

Much love <3,

The Stormworks Developers



Patch Notes

v1.11.0 - Commercial Fishing (#2588 #12567)

Feature - Fishing Net
- Link four fishing net hooks with rope logic links in a planar square to genearte a net
- The sides of nets can be extended and contracted similar to a winch
- Pulling nets through the water will cause them to billow out
- Fish stick to the net and can be released via a logic node input

Feature - Fish Biomes and Rarity
- Fish now spawn in appropriate biomes based on longitude and depth
- Fish prices are now scaled based on biome rarity
- Fish hotspots exist in the world where the maximum fish density is increased 4x
- Fish hotspot map data can be purchased from fishing data vendors
- Added server.getFishData addon lua command to fetch default prices, equipment type and resource type

Feature - Fish Finder
- Detects a random fish in the area and outputs the yaw angle and distance.

Calling all aliens (and earthlings) of chaos and destruction! The Big Chicken is here with great news – an update for Alien Hominid HD has arrived, full of audio and visual bug fixes, music restoration, and TURBO FIRE! Yes, you read that correctly. TURBO. FIRE!!!!!!

Sending a Big Chicken BAAAAAAAWK to the community members on Discord and social media who reported various bugs and pointed out the previously missing original music tracks. We appreciate you behemothly!

Read about all the changes below, enjoy some old tunes from your youth, and as always, let us know what you think! Bawk?

1. New - A Turbo Fire option has been added for aliens tired of button spamming
   
2. New - Added option to change player hats during gameplay (destroy things fashionably 💅!)
   
3. Input - Players can now play local 2 player with a gamepad and keyboard

To utilize both of these new features, open up the settings menu, navigate to player options, turn on Turbo Fire, and choose your hat of choice!

1. Art - Restored the original art for 1-4 boss's body
   
2. Audio - Restored original music for the All You Can Eat minigame
   
3. Audio - Restored the background music in 2-6 to the original "BassGun" music track
   
4. Cutscene - Restored the original ending cutscene, credits, and music

1. Art/Animation - Fixed a visual bug with the bear in 2-2
   
2. Art/Animation - Tweaked the agent running animation in the attract screen to make it smoother
   
3. Art/Animation - Fixed visual bugs with with the helicopter and first boss in 1-5
   
4. Art/Animation - Fixed visual bugs with the Pudding Boss
   
5. Art/Animation - Fixed a visual flicker with jet enemies in 1-5
   
6. Art/Animation - Fixed a visual bug with the 2-3 flamethrower smoke animation
   
7. Audio - Properly looped the agent truck SFX in 1-1 intro cinematic
   
8. Audio - Fixed a bug with SFX continuing to play after defeating the 2-2 bear boss
   
9. Input - Fixed issues with F3 keyboard joining
   
10. Input - Fixed a bug with one controller sometimes controlling both aliens when joining with a keyboard
    
11. Input - Fixed a bug where the launcher was not using the Steam layout
    
12. Input - Fixed a bug with the B button mistakenly bringing up the player profile in the leaderboards
    
13. Input - Fixed various issues with Steam Input and X1 controllers
    
14. Input - Fixed bug with PS5 controller icons not appearing properly when using with Steam Input
    
15. Level - Fixed a softlock that would occur after Bustletron in 1-1
    
16. Level - Fixed an incorrect camera position at the start of 1-1
    
17. Level - Fixed a bug causing the 3-3 boss head to disappear and softlock
    
18. Level - Fixed visual issues with the Tank's turret cannonball fire in the 1-4 intro cutscene
    
19. Level - Fixed bug with the Pudding Boss not going into the "dazed" state when shooting after spraying them with the fire hydrant
    
20. Localization - Various translation bug fixes and additions

It's been awhile since the last Steam update! The game is coming along nicely, and after many major updates, I felt like it earned a version bump to 0.3.0! This update has a major focus on overall presentation (graphics and visual improvements), level layouts, resource collection, and tutorials. Here's a full list of everything that's changed since last time:

• Complete world layout overhaul! The game is more linear to start off, providing much better tutorials for dodging and healing. The town and surrounding areas have all been redone. The cave is now located after the tutorials are finished, connecting the town to the ruins. The flower worm boss is now treated as a 'final boss' for the demo, requiring all other content to be completed before you can fight it. Overall, the overall progression of the game makes a lot more sense!
  
  
• No more boring coins… instead, you'll find resources all around the game! These are meant to be quick and easy to pick up - seeds fall from trees, exploding rocks reveal some ore, chests contain gold, and water sources have plenty of fish! Each of these resources have their own function, and each spawn point operates on a 10 minute timer, meaning it's always beneficial to go back through previously visited areas.
  
  
• The newly designed cave now features an updated entry into the fight with Eyeris, as well as some improvements to the fight itself. After the fight, you'll be introduced to a few new mechanics involving the seeds, as well as the first climbable wall.
  
  
• There are now a bunch of interactable props, including boxes, pots, shelves, logs, and barrels, which burst apart when you hit them with an attack!
  
  
• Ambience (environmental) sounds, like wind and rain, are now added to the overall mix and can be adjusted in the settings menu.
  
  
• More movement in the environment, especially the animated trees!
  
  
• The torch has been reworked to longer use ammo. Instead, it visually indicates when it's able to shoot fire, which reforms after a cooldown.
  
  
• Several new NPCs, and TONS of bugfixes!

Hey everyone, check out these potential solutions to tackle some of the known issues and helpful resources to enhance your GZW Early Access experience. We genuinely appreciate your patience as we work through this. Patch 1 is already in the works, and we'll be sure to keep you updated on any incoming updates along the way. Thanks for sticking with us and being part of the journey.

Credits: Virtual Yoda and our lovely community

• Check for graphics driver updates.
  
• Reinstall the Graphics driver.
  
• Check Windows updates - including the optional updates.
  
• Close all apps you are not using.

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• 64-bit processor and operating system
  
• OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update)
  
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (AVX2 support required)
  
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8GB / 2060 SUPER 8GB / RTX 3060 8GB / RTX 4060 8GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8GB / RX 6600 8GB / Intel® Arc™ A770 8GB
  
• DirectX: Version 12

Disable Fullscreen optimizations

1. Right-Click "GZWClientSteam-Win64-Shipping.exe" (located in Common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64\)
   
2. Properties -> Disable FSO (Fullscreen optimizations)

• Fullscreen (not windowed fullscreen)
  
• FOV: 55
  
• Frame Rate: 120
  
• Low preset
  
• Increase quality as desired to the system capability

• Control Panel -> System -> Security -> Windows Firewall
  
• Advanced settings -> Highlight Inbound Rules (the left panel)
  
• New Rule -> Program -> This Path - Browse
  
• Add the following: steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64\GZWClientSteam-Win64-Shipping
  
• Open -> Allow the connection -> Domain, Private & Public -> Name - GZW
  
• Repeat for steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZWClientEAC

Disable NVIDIA Instant Replay and Overlay

• Alt + Z -> Settings -> Turn off Instant Replay
  
• Right-click on the NVIDIA System Tray icon -> Select NVIDIA GeForce Experience -> Log in with your NVIDIA Account -> Settings (top right, gear icon) -> General -> Turn off In-Game Overlay.

Playing with color blind mode ON with the first setting can increase FPS.

• [In case you have enough Drive Space] NVIDIA Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> Global Settings -> Settings tabs -> Restore -> Change Shader Cache to 10 GB
  
• [If you have spare RAM, 32 GB+] - Change Virtual Memory
  Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Advanced -> Performance - Settings -> Advanced - Virtual Memory - Change -> Disable "Automatically manage paging file size for all drivers" -> Select the drive where GZW is located -> Select "No paging file" -> Set
  
  • If the steps above fix your crashes but result in the game closing, try setting a limit on the page file based on the free RAM you have when the game is running 1000
• Add GZW to Defender and anti-virus allow list [Tutorial Link]
  
• [Advanced] Reset bios and remove OC; this often has a negative effect on UE5 games. Undervolting the AMD & High-end Intel CPUS can also help.
  
• Add GZW to the "Graphics performance preference."
  Settings -> System -> Display -> Graphics settings
  
• Add Gray Zone Warfare to the list of applications located in Steam\steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64

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Symptoms:
No Head, Stash Errors, Secure Container Missing, Progress Resets, Profile save failed, Missing Editions Rewards.

This issue has been mitigated in Hotfix 3 (released May 7th).

If you are experiencing any of the issues mentioned above, please try the following steps:

• Exit Steam and wait for a minute before launching it again.
  
• Once Deployed to a server, please examine your in-game messenger and check out Handshake's messages.

Symptoms:
The UE5 Crash Pop-up for this Error will say Oodle crash

Affected CPUs

• i7-13700 Processors
  
• i9-13900 Processors
  
• i7-14700 Processors
  
• i9-14900 Processors

Fixes for specific motherboards
Video Tutorial and Explanation
This is an Intel UE5 issue; it's being fixed by Intel (Eventually).
Fixes for this issue require advanced knowledge and/or careful following of instructions.

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In-game Steam Authorisation Errors are usually caused by connection issues between GZW & Steam or Steam and the GZW Server.

To fix this issue, you can try the following:

Turn off IPv6

• Right-click Network Icon -> Open Network & Internet settings -> Change adapter options -> Double-click Ethernet Adapter that you are using for LAN -> Properties -> Scroll down and untick Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) -> Click OK -> Click Close -> Restart your PC
  
• This might vary on different Windows versions.

From Steam account settings

• Op out of beta.
  
• Delete the Steam Download cache.
  
• Verify your game files.

Manually change your DNS server [[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTUk5GgmQ8]Video Tutorial[/url]]

Change the DNS server in network settings to manually and use one of these
Google: 8.8.8.8 & - 8.8.4.4
Quad9: 9.9.9.9 & 149.112.112.112
OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220
Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1
AdGuard DNS: 94.140.14.14 & - 94.140.15.15
CleanBrowsing: 185.228.168.9 & - 185.228.169.9
Alternate DNS: 76.76.19.19 & - 76.223.122.150
Completely reboot your modem/router

Flush DNS [[url=https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/flushdns-how-to-flush-dns-with-the-windows-ipconfig-flushdns-command/]Tutorial Link[/url]]

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The error "Steam is not running" is the game, and Steam is not talking correctly.

From Steam account settings

• Op out of beta.
  
• Delete the Steam Download cache.
  
• Verify your game files.

If that doesn't work, it could be a permissions error on your system.

• Locate steam.exe on your computer.
  
• Right-click Properties.
  
• Compatibility tab.
  
• Check "Run as administrator."
  
• More information here.

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The most common cause for the Skalla.dll missing Error is the system does not support AVX2
Unfortunately, if your system does not have AVX2, you do not meet the minimum specifications required to run GZW.

This will be linked to Windows updates or missing files if you do.

• Complete all Windows updates.
  
• Downloaded the latest Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable version
  
• Install & Restart your system

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• Ensure that all of your drivers are up to date.
  
• There's a known crash issue due to the outdated AMD GPU Drivers. Install the latest AMD Graphics Drivers (May 4th)
  
• Check you have at least 8GB of VRAM.
  
• Check Windows updates for optional updates.
  
• Freshly reinstall graphics drivers.
  
• Change AA to performance and put A 30 Frame Rate Cap on.
  
• Increase over time till the error comes back.

If you crash with FSR turned on - Turn off hardware acceleration.

• Graphics: Right-click the desktop, go to "Display Settings" > "Graphics" > "Change default settings," then turn off "hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling."
  
• Audio: Go to "Settings" > "System" > "Sound" > "More sound settings" > your audio device > "Properties" > "Advanced," and uncheck "Allow hardware acceleration."
  
• If this doesn't work, turn off FSR and use DLSS.

Turn off all BIOS OC.

• Turn OFF any OC profiles for CPU and GPU (and possibly RAM profiles). There is a known issue with Overclocking causing instability in Unreal Engine 5 games (including Gray Zone Warfare).

Out of Video memory popup (Nvidia crashed and had performance issues.)

• Check your Drivers
  
• NVIDIA Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> Global Settings -> Settings tabs -> Restore
  
• Turn off Instant Replay and Overlay

AMD GPU crash

• Install/Reinstall AMD Adrenalin

We sincerely hope this guide proved fruitful. We will keep everyone posted in regards to our first patch, server updates and more very soon.

Every Move Matters,

MADFINGER Games Team


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