It's been a long time since the last news. Now we want to announce the event that will happen only on October 31.
Achievement
It will be the only day of the year you can get this achievement! Enter the game and, either load the game or start one, you will discover some creatures that will roam every corner. But it won't be so easy to get rid of them, they are very elusive.
Good luck with the hunt!
Speedrunner Update
Good day, everyone! We’re happy to announce that we’re releasing today an important update for Alt254. To begin with, the game now supports Mac and Linux! This is something we’ve been requested many times, and we really wanted to make the game available to as many people as possible. We hope you guys enjoy Alt254!
But that’s not all: we have called it the Speedrunner Update for a reason. Although it wasn’t developed strictly with that goal in mind, the open and minimalistic nature of Alt254, along with its difficulty, suit speedrunners very well. With this in mind we have implemented a new Speedrun Mode, which adds a stopwatch to measure how long it takes you to beat the game… and a worldwide leaderboard to compare your performance with other players! How fast can you beat Alt254? Try this new mode and find out -- and don't hesitate to send us your personal bests!
On top of all this, we’ve fixed several technical issues; check the patch notes below to find more details. We hope you enjoy these new features; you can send us your feedback here in the Steam forums or through Twitter. Thanks for playing Alt254!
Patch notes
Mac port
Linux port
Speedrun mode
Fixed an issue where some features in the Pause menu could stop working after watching the credits
Fixed a synching issue where the marks in the map didn’t synch with Steam Cloud
Accessibility Update is Here!
Hello, everyone!
It’s been a while since we last spoke but we’ve had a good reason: we’ve been hard at work on a new update to improve some aspects of Alt254’s gameplay as well as adding a series of quality-of-life improvements, like map annotations -- check out how cool they look:
We’ve been working with one goal in mind: to make the game as accessible as possible, so you can enjoy the minimalistic journey of Alt 254. So, without further ado, here’s a list of the new features that you will find in this new update, available tomorrow:
Map annotations: you can now put marks on the map to signal what you encounter along the way.
You can check what ground level you are in when the map shows up.
The UI has been revamped to give you visual cues when there's a secret passage nearby. We don't want to spoil the surprise -- but you'll notice when you see it!
Combat has received a general overhaul to make it fairer.
Also, you will be rewarded with HP when you defeat an enemy.
Enemies now only respawn after you die. They won’t do it when you reach a checkpoint.
A new system to evaluate the player’s needs has been implemented: now the Oracle shows more coherent and useful clues.
Some puzzles have been tweaked.
Several bugs have been fixed.
That’s everything so far, but stay tuned -- we've got a nice Halloween surprise in store for you! We hope you have an amazing Halloween -- and don’t forget to explore the mysterious and minimalistic world of Alt254!
Patch #1: Easier Learning Curve
Hi everyone! We've been working hard this week to bring you some of the promised improvements -- and here you have the result. We've focused on making an easier learning curve for the game, as well as on fixing several last-minute bugs. Here you have the patch notes:
Help for new players: controls screen at launch and tutorial tooltips.
Map terrain modified to improve clarity in some puzzles
Some of the bugs fixed:
· Sometimes the achievements of "Offer your respects ..." were not activated · The player would get stuck in the maze if he was hit while knocked out · Some walls that had to be broken with the dash did not · Game crash during the final boss battle
Stay tuned, we have more ideas in mind that we will be implementing over the next few days. Thanks a lot for being there!
