Patch Notes

- updated clipboard UI
- updated safe/locker UI
- new crucifix model
- fixed some small bugs

Have fun,

Tom

Hello Everyone!

With Cypress now planning on shutting down his subscribe soon we decided also to give you guys an update on what we are doing so for with the Redaze project.

First, we greatly want to talk to all of those who have been patient with us, watching us in the shadows and ready to pounce as soon as a sliver of information gets revealed.

Trust us we get it.

We want Silk Song too.

However, we run like any regular game studio. We work on the material until we feel confident about whatever we want to show. We want to leave things to you guys to discover yourselves and surprise you. Simply revealing our hands entirely at every turn goes against our intentions.

We understand, though, that many people simply want to know whether a game's development is having a heartbeat. That's why we are making this update here and giving you more information on the state of the project. However, we ask that you wait for the demo. It's much easier to describe the ambitious madness we are doing internally with this post becoming a college thesis.




Every company worth its salt has some degree of mission statement, and we are no exception. We aim to match the same quality and standards that SFW Indie has. "It's good for a porn game" is a statement that we cringe at internally. When we see that shit, it only tells us that we need to do better.

Adult gaming and consumers deserve just as much as any environment to be produced with high production value, stunning art, fantastic music, stimulating UI, chunky content for the price, and everything people expect from great titles.

That's just what we do. However, we could be better. We are still learning, growing, acquiring new talent, etc. Sometimes, things happen entirely out of our control, and we need to adjust and move on, but we always aim to do the best we can within our means and expand when we have the resources.


Cypress is still responsible for making sure the game is true to his vision, he has given us complete control so that we can do our thing and make Redaze the best experience it can be without interruption. This is due to his significant back injury, which was made worse, leaving him in a constant state of pain daily.

We may not have developed the original Snow Daze, but we owe that title and its fans for starting our publishing journey. Cypress, back in 2018, took a massive gamble with us on Steam during a turbulent time in the adult gaming industry. In a way, this is us returning the favor!

We are treating Snow Daze: Redaze as a first-party Critical Bliss title, and to be honest, it practically is at this point.

Everything from programming, scenario and narrative, art, music, and ECT is all handled in-house by Critical Bliss. And we are fully funding the development of the game ourselves. Cypress' primary task is to fund the VOICE ACTING because it is one of his favorite processes and he still greatly wants to be involved.




For some perspective on what's happening content-wise, there is more art in Day 0/Day 1 than the entire original game. Redaze has significantly more content in all regards . We have fully expanded the day system, implementing dialogue-based permutations to add more situations for character development and give players the opportunity to get to know these characters more deeply.

Achieving these feats requires a well-trained artists who can work together as a cohesive, collaborative unit. All our artists are trained to work as a team and focus on the aspects they excel at to bring out the best in their work.

The art team consists of over 15+ artists on Snow Daze alone—a well-oiled machine capable of producing stunning results in record time. (It also helps that we keep them well-paid!)



















Redaze visually will operate more like a motion graphic novel in its final form and will have the production value that people are starting to be aware of what we make and publish.

Of course, it has taken us a while to figure things out art-wise since the beginning of Critical Bliss as a company, but we confidently say we have the best art team in the industry. (And it's still growing!)

Who needs AI art when our guys can be faster ;D


Regarding the overall narrative execution, we looked at bigger-budget games to give us insight on how we handle character interactions. We aim to "Gamify" the dialogue by taking some ideas from titles such as Deus EX: Human Revolution, Fallout/Oblivion, and Vampire of the Masquerade. Taking inspiration from the right sources will make our conversation systems more engaging and allow more opportunities to expand on characters.



We have also devised ways to ensure that EVERY dialogue option matters in the game in some shape, way, or form. This includes everything leading to "under trance" conversations you will be having with characters. The girls' moods may affect specific outcomes and lead to alternate conclusions. (You'll have to play yourself to see what we are talking about!)

We are currently using Articy:Draft to organize and plan all the writing in the game. Our programmers can simply export the script from this program directly into GODOT (our company engine of choice), allowing us to streamline the creative process more effectively.



CB's narrative team is also taking on the task of expanding on the characters, giving them more "meat" to chew on in terms of their characterization. We aren't shocked at all that Jane is the favorite since she was really the only character to have any kind of "arc" in the original. The goal for Redaze is to give every woman in the game more depth and make sure they all get their time to shine!

Every inch of this game are visually story-boarded to maximize communication between artists and writers! We take extra care in the planning stages before bringing things to a final, giving us a clear road map of the entire game.




So, with all that being said, thank you, everyone, for all your support. We want to deliver the best possible product that we can do in reason and really make something truly special for such a dedicated fanbase. It's because of the passion we see for these characters that motivates us to deliver something amazing for all of you.

We are simply... built differently.

There are no release dates right now, but you can most definitely expect a demo soon!

See you guys around! And... if you guys behave! We might throw in some hand-drawn 2d animations in the REDAZE mix!

What's new?

• Level variants: Voress Castle now has 3 major variants with different rooms and item spawn points. Murderer spawns are also random for more variety.
  
• Murderer-allowed location now reduced to the room they spawn in.
  
• Replay reveal: Detective gets to see murderer's path and clues left after handing in the report.
  
• Map fleshed out: different icons and tooltips
  
• Murder rewards screen
  
• Detective FOCUS mode with right-click allows interaction with footprints, blood, and winepools.
  
• New detective spell: Track
  
• New murderer spell: Freeze
  
• New cause of death: Fall from great heights (fall damage)
  
• Telekinesis now works on living NPCs. Can be used to kill by dropping someone from great heights.
  
• Tutorial level
  
• Bugfixes

The next Celtreos patch is live!

Minor tweaks have been made to a number of animations and effects, such as the impact animations for the Beam weapon, certain explosions, and player ship exhaust colors.  The large asteroids in the “Planetary Approach” stage are now more varied.

Weapon mounts now show their current positions and trajectories with new indicators on your ship.  This is especially helpful with moving mounts such as Crossover and Circular, and when multipliers are temporarily in effect, as it is easier to see where shots will be fired from.

Also, several enemies are now tougher to destroy in “Hard Difficulty” mode.

Some minor display glitches have been corrected.

Fixes

• Fixed various map collision issues

Adjustments

• 'D-Style Sacrifice' talent dash amplification has been boosted 4x
  
• 'Triple P-Dash SP Master' has been changed to 'Perfect Dash SP Master' which gives you 10% of your Style Points bar per Perfect Dash
  
• Strength combo amplifiers have been buffed
  
• Max Booster sprint speed (Speed stat effect) upper and lower range has been widened
  
• Sprint Speed (Speed stat effect) received a minor reduction at the top end to accommodate for the widened Max Booster sprint speed adjustment
  
• Skill animation speed (Technique stat effect) on the low end has been boosted
  
• Grind speed (Agility stat effect) upper end has been reduced

Big bugfix and QoL patch incoming; next patch will be the official Next Fest demo version!

• Fix tooltips not working on resolutions other than 1920x1080
  
• Fix enemy list in Wave Info window disappearing after round 45
  
• Fix spawner path to tower not updating properly after certain terraforming actions
  
• Ensure Elevate cursor properly turns red and plays error sound when path would be blocked
  
• Fix bug with Stats by Round window when towers have been sold

• Certain damage types and status effects (like Executioner or Black Hole) no longer affect bosses
  
• Enemy info shown outside of the bestiary has been pared down

• Very beginnings of localization support
  
• Splinter projectile sfx decreased for clarity when large amounts of projectiles
  
• Enemy Heal Self vfx removed for clarity when larger amounts of enemies
  
• Downsample all 3d sfx to mono
  
• Add ability to close building/casting menus
  
• Move Music menu inside of Settings menu
  
• Move Card Unlock Progress window inside of Post Round Store window
  
• Add ability to toggle HUD on/off
  
• Add VSync and Show Range on Hover options to Settings menu
  
• Add cost tooltip to towers and spells on bottom toolbar
  
• Lower Buildable re-targeting from every .05s to every .1s for late-game scalability
  
• Add Abandon Game button inside bestiary so that progress and XP is still earned without having to lose a doomed game
  
• Disable UI Ratio slider on non 16:9 resolutions; add tooltip

# 将所有物品与装备等级的上限固定为1000（这也是本作最高物品等级上限）

Hey everyone!

I just released a new update for the demo.

Main changes:

• changed -> Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts changed from serif to sans.

We're delighted to reveal we've now got animated profile pictures for Kyva, Adelaide, and Shizu; made by the wonderfully talented Maple!

Check them out!

Steam BETA v1.38 - Completed for this feature release:
- [ADDED] Changed Username achievement for Steam
- [UPDATED] Minor UI changes to Entry screen, including game version
- [FIXED] Updating Username was not refreshing main/player panels showing updated UN
- [ADDED] Records - Show our progress (next to record title)
- [ADDED] More topics to the Library (Help)
- [FIXED] When clicking on Top Menu btns (Player, Fight, Collection, etc), should close Goals, Quests, and Record screens as well.
- [UPDATED] Credits have been moved to Settings
- [UPDATED] LevelUp script should now be using proper Username, instead of Steam player ID