This is a quick tidying up patch and QOL update for the game. Check out the full change log below!
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.53.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
FIXED a few typos
FIXED a choice option in "Something in the Basement" not appearing in green text when the conditions are met
FIXED a case where the PDA screen could get stuck open
FIXED an instance where the "Selected Hacker" state icon could get stuck when backing out of a hack
FIXED an instance where using a campfire could cause text to always appear instantly instead of "typing out"
FIXED a rare case in combat where (enemy) drones could become drained even though they are immune and thus, would force you to have to kill them even when they couldn't do anything, dragging the combat out
Changes & Additions:
Hint in The Eclipse about the Comms Chip (for Prophet) will only appear if you haven't already grabbed the comms chip or used it
Removed a few inconsistencies with dialogue messages
You now get 10 exp for passing the check to take Steel in The Views like all other stat/condition checks do
Game now autosaves after meeting Danzer in The Views
Game now autosaves after the hint during the main storyline about the comms chip linked to "Prophet"
Added several new sprawler female sprites (Thanks to Ace Hangman!)
Improved some transitional effects in scenes where characters leave the area, screen fades, etc
Added a new soundtrack for use in the main menu and in combat
A few quick adjustments and tweaks
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
That's all for now, enjoy!
-Cryptic ːCStudiosː
8/23/24 - Chaos Chain (Contracts System Framework) Update 1.52.0
Chaos Chain
Attention, freelancers!
Here is the next update for the game. These changes come from talking with players and the community about ways to help the player make more money in the game now that you can fully modify just about everything associated with your entire team.
In order to maintain story cohesion, I added a new character - "Prophet" - who serves as a contract broker and your past contact as the player as a freelancer.
The above image is displayed to give you some backstory when you click on his contact info on your personal terminal in your apartment area in game.
On top of these changes, there is now a (hidden until after you do Prophet's intro quest) "Contracts" option and framework built into the PDA, but it will need to be expanded later on over the next few updates. I ran out of time and wanted to at least release this for the weekend. That said, I can now EASILY drop in new "Contracts" that function similarly to job postings in games like Shadowrun or Cyberpunk where you have either a fixer or a "Mr. Johnson" contact you with details on the job and then you can go about your business.
"Contracts" are going to function almost identically to side quests in Chaos Chain, but they are more open to interpretation, don't necessarily have a known quest giver, save me time since I don't have to create portraits/sprites/backstories for extra characters that are only used like once, and they can be accepted nearly anytime - directly from the PDA interface. They'll also have pretty decent payouts for experience and CCred.
Check out the full change log below!
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.52.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
None as I didn't come across any in the one day since the last update
Changes & Additions:
Added a new Steam Achievement
Added "Tap Dancing" side quest (This is the first contract I've added to get the system in place - it's not super complex, but I now have the framework for the system overall and it serves as an intro to the character you'll be working with for the contracts and provides some more backstory to allow the system to "fit in" to the rest of the storyline
Added a "Comms Chip" plot related item that allows you to contact "Prophet"
Added a new dialogue hint in the main quest to tell you how to get a hold of your old contact - "Prophet" (OLD SAVES - IF YOU ARE PASSED THE MAIN QUEST "Head in the Clouds", YOU HAVE PASSED THE HINT, SO YOU JUST NEED TO RETURN TO YOUR APARTMENT AREA AND THE ITEM TO START THE QUEST LINE WILL BE ON THE SHELF IN THE BEDROOM)
Added current ccred and current alias to the system root menu of the PDA to display
Consolidated the customization and overview menus in the PDA into a new "User Options" submenu to make room for more available options
Added plot-related items for "Dead Air" (Still working on the quest, I was working on other stuff for this update as requested by players)
Added plot-related items for the new "Tap Dancing" contract
Added portraits to the messages in the inbox of the personal terminal in your apartment area
Added contacts menu to your personal termina in your apartment area to give you info on some important characters
Increased repeatable quest reward for "Closed Circuit" from 8 to 10 creds per circuitry that you bring Harvey (That might not seem like a lot, but he was already paying you full price for them as it was, so now it's even higher)
Increased repeatable quest reward for "Working with Scraps" from 6 to 8 creds per scrap that you bring Connors
Increased repeatable quest reward for "Lend Me Your Ear" from 3 to 5 creds per soulless ear that you bring Stone
Increased repeatable quest reward for "Fueled Up" from 10 to 12 creds per fuel that you bring Mondo
After character creation, you now have to speak to Bull by answering the door before you can use the sink to "Get cleaned up"
Added "Prophet" - your past contact and link to the 'lancer life
Expanded the personal terminal in your apartment area
Added new item icon art
Updated loot drop lists for random containers to help with scavenging, meaning there is more loot available in general
Added some new details to some areas
A few quick adjustments and tweaks
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
If you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
That's all for now, enjoy!
-Cryptic ːCStudiosː
8/21/24 - MAJOR Chaos Chain Update 1.51.0
Chaos Chain
Attention, freelancers!
Here is the next big update for the game. Firstly, you can now MODIFY ALL OF YOUR COMPANIONS WITH WHATEVER AUGMENTS YOU WANT. To do this, enter augment surgery like normal and then click "cycle" to change characters.
Check out the full change log below!
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.51.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
FIXED crossbow damage calculations (They were acting just like bows by adding half muscle and half finesse instead of only adding finesse)
FIXED a few typos
FIXED some dialogue redudancies
FIXED missing character intro dialogues to important NPCs in Freight Haven (Completely forgot to add them before)
FIXED the shadows beneath the dog sprites being opaque
Changes & Additions:
Added new Steam achievements
YOU CAN NOW MODIFY ALL COMPANION AUGMENTATIONS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
Updated all conditionals related to augware surgery to account for companions as well as the main character
Added "Fueled Up" repeatable side quest (Freight Haven)
Added "Waste Nothing" side quest (Freight Haven)
Added "Dead Air" side quest (Freight Haven - THIS QUEST IS NOT YET FINISHED - I HAVE A BIT MORE WORK TO DO ON IT)
Added a new repeatable activity (After the Waste Nothing side quest - ammo reloading - speak to Spencer for details)
Added a fixer in the FSM headquarters in Freight Haven
You can now freely save at any campfire in the game (Use them to activate the menu)
You can now modify your squad composition and swap out companions at any campfire in the game (Use them to activate the menu)
Campfire text is now color coded the same as workbenches and stashes
Added a campfire image to show when resting at one
Added a workbench image to show when using one
Added an operating table image when in augmentation surgery
Added 4 new travel backgrounds (3 for road, 1 for metro)
Added a new PDA screen image (It's just for show but it looks really good if I do say so myself) so it actually looks like you're looking at a device instead of just a menu over top of the game screen
Added a new sound effect to play when resting and saving at campfires
Improved several tileset entities
Lowered text size for popup text by 1pt (14 --> 13 so it fits better and doesn't take up so much screen space)
Updated world map image
Added new item icon art
Added Dud Rounds misc item
Added Busted Magazine misc item
Added Ceramic Inserts support item (Right in between the steel plate inserts and kevlar inserts)
Added Kinetic Charger support item
Updated container loot drop lists
Updated several shop listings
Added some new variations to travel events
Heavily optimized some background processes keeping track of stats and variables
Added 4 new data types when handing in data to fixers (Stash info, Secret, Passwords, Bank info)
Updated enemy loot drop lists
Added 11 more randomized names for the main character (376 total now)
Added new unique character graphics
Added back the color glow effect but when switching areas instead of based on a timer (It was just bringing performance down how it was several updates ago)
Slightly increased the opacity of the outermost circle for the vision radius system (I want the focus of the picture to always be around the character)
Added HAM radio sprites (Old and new - quest related)
Added a few new unique NPCs to interact with
Updated some interior areas with new scenery and entities
Updated the character background biographies (Will only be present in new playthroughs but the changes are minor, just wanted to flavor them up a bit more)
Converted the soundtrack timer system to be based on map transfers instead of an ongoing counting timer (Should help performance a bit)
Improved the detail on the new flag sprites that I added last patch
Several adjustments and tweaks
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
That's all for now, enjoy!
-Cryptic ːCStudiosː
7/19/24 - Chaos Chain Update 1.50.0
Chaos Chain
Attention, freelancers!
Here is the next update for the game. It's not a giant update, but I got to a good stopping point and wanted to release what I had ready to go. Check out the full change log below!
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.50.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
FIXED a terminal in the sewers that didn't change to the unlocked green screen when it was successfully hacked
FIXED the icon still remaining as the old version for some users
Changes & Additions:
Added new unique NPC sprites
Added 2 new unique NPCs to interact with (FSM Headquarters in Freight Haven - These NPCs will have quests for next update)
You can now change your current squad members in The Bazaar area inside The Slabs
You can now change your current squad members in the Garage Shelter area inside Freight Haven
You can now change your current squad members in any Metro Station area across the Slade City Sprawl
Added Machine Mind Psion skill (Allows you to skip hacking and instantly unlock a secure terminal - you must have this skill which costs 2 skill points and is only available to psions and your resolve must be greater than or equal to the SUM of the terminal STATS - Depth + Integrity + Detection + Firewall)
Integrated Machine Mind Psion skill with the hacking system
Reduced the grey factor in the game color settings forall times of day by roughly 30% (Should make colors look a lot more vibrant - I had these set a bit too high I think)
Increased red color factor for dawn - dusk slightly and decreased it further for sundown - presunrise (Wanted it to be more moody feeling and easier to distinguish the time of day)
Expanded some dialogues to existing NPCs to add more lore to the game world
Added flag graphics to the game world
Added a new easter egg to the main menu
Various other minor adjustments and tweaks (Over 20 of them in this case - just fine tuning things)
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
That's all for now, enjoy!
-Cryptic ːCStudiosː
7/12/24 - Chaos Chain Update 1.49.0 (New Companion)
Chaos Chain
Attention, freelancers!
Here is the next update for the game. I realize this is a bit smaller of an update than usual given the timeframe since the last update, but there have been some things going on that have prevented me from getting more done, unfortunately. I'm releasing this so everyone can use what I've got ready to go. I didn't get nearly as much as I wanted to done, but I'm going to try making up for that over the next couple of weeks. Check out the full change log below!
This update does come with a new companion: Lace.
Lace's Background
Lace's Stats Starting Off
Lace's Starting Equipment
Lace's Augmentations
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.49.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
FIXED the door sound being a maglock sound instead of a refular door for entering the garage shelter in Freight Haven
FIXED a bug with a certain computer terminal in the sewers in the main quest that caused the wrong event dialogue to display and it acted like the player did not hack it
FIXED custom portraits not showing up properly in combat
FIXED several shotgun skills not having the hit modifiers they should have
FIXED a few typos
Changes & Additions:
Added new Steam achievements
Added new item icon art
Added FSM Headquarters area (Freight Haven)
Added Lace new companion (Female, part of the FSM - Free Slade Militia --- Light, fast, exotic weapon user)
Tweaks to some background processes keeping track of certain variables to be more efficient
Some minor misc changes and tweaks
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
Here is the next update for the game. Check out the full change log below!
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.48.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
FIXED Mel's shop having less variety of items after the quest that he's involved in (Oversight)
FIXED some typos
FIXED a few text formatting cases where the message box was not used well (Lots of text on some lines but barely any on others)
Changes & Additions:
Added a new Steam achievement for the new quest
Added "Rags to Riches" side quest (Has multiple roleplay opportunities and ways of solving)
Heavily updated the world map image (Take a look at some new upcoming locations --- It is not complete yet, but it's getting there --- I have a lot of ideas for some cool stuff to put in them!)
Added new unique NPC graphics (Sprites and faces)
Added new unique NPCs to interact with
Added more refugees to Freight Haven
Added new shops
Updated some existing shop listings
Renamed sprawlers in Freight Haven to Refugees
Added "Refugee" to the list of grey name tag NPCs
Added more NPC blocks to avoid getting stuck in Freight Haven
Added a workbench in Freight Haven
Reworked some always active background event processes to be less resource-intensive
Added some new roleplay opportunities in dialogues (Some are specific to Freight Haven)
Added Garage Shelter area (Freight Haven)
Added new plot related items
Added new item icon art
Added rust effects to some of the cars and other vehicles scattered throughout the city to make them look more worn
Improved some terrain/entity graphical clarity
Heavily modified the East side of Ashen Row (Plot related changes)
Balanced some enemy stats for health and mettle (Many enemies that were intended to be tougher got a very slight boost and weaker enemies got a slight nerf)
Added more barriers to certain areas on roads
Optimized some code for efficiency
Updated some existing areas
Various other quick tweaks and adjustments
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward.
