First of all, thank you so much everyone who purchased or wishlisted the game! The response and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. The launch has been a great success thanks to you.
Speaking of things being overwhelmingly positive, I am so incredibly grateful to receive the elusive 'double overwhelmingly positive' rating. I couldn't believe it! Thank you so much.
Anyway, here's the changelog for the latest update:
Changed/Added:
An updated texture for the tower that has canonically accurate windows that match the actual windows you see as you go up the tower. This texture was made by a fan! Thank you Lambda_Labs!
Gold Trophy requirements for Gold Leader and Sewer Rat reduced
Fixed:
Arrows floating in mid-air when shooting drones
Issue where the hand models could become swapped when holding the bow in your right hand
Bow sights misaligned when holding the bow in your right hand
Physics objects floating away when switching to the menu while holding one
Grabbing becoming broken when returning to HQ when holding a physics object
Map transitions failing after returning to HQ when holding a physics object
After 6 long years, COMPOUND has finally left early access!
I've said this a lot recently, but this could not have been possible without the fantastic feedback, suggestions, bug reports, and encouragement I received during the early access period.
Thank you all so very, very much.
If you have been waiting for release, now is the time! I am immensely proud of what COMPOUND has become and I invite you to try the demo so see what it's like!
COMPOUND IS LEAVING EARLY ACCESS ON JULY 19th, TUESDAY, 4pm P.D.T!
After 6 long years of work, I am proud to announce that COMPOUND is ready for the version 1.0 release! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed in any way, whether it be through feedback, bug reports, or just by purchasing the game. COMPOUND would not have been possible without you. Thank you all so very, very much!
What a journey this has been. I am equal parts excited and terrified for the upcoming release! As a side note, version 1.0 is available to play by default right now if you own the game. The game itself is ready and now all I have to do is get the (badly out of date) store front updated to be ready for release.
For your convenience, here is the changelog for the BIG JUMP to v1.0:
What's New:
3 comic-book style story endings, complete with professional voice acting and new music
Final super weapon (minigun!)
Overhauled weapon handling for improved immersion
More consistent behaviour when grabbing weapons with both hands
21 Steam achievements
Overhauled reload tutorials; now fully visual and interactive
Prompts to teach new players of map teleport feature and main menu location
Overhauled renderer for higher perceived resolution at no extra cost to performance
Overhauled renderer to remove texture blurring at shallow view angles
Mapman can always be accessed from either hand, hiding your weapon temporarily (previously this behaviour was exclusive to times when the player was dual wielding. Now it is more consistent)
Better guide to direct player to ending after boss
Adjusted shotgun shell grab location to be more natural
Far less likely to fall out of the map on High Worth Individual
Rotation of held physics objects less floaty and slow
New glass shaders
Glass in emergency weapon cases can now be smashed easily. No more jank!
New shader adds antialiasing to the edges of alpha cutout assets
Improved performance for some rapid fire weapons
Increased max music volume
Practice Area now requires unlocking (die 3 times)
Default movement type for new players changed from controller based to HMD based
Default HMD type for new players changed from Vive to Index
MAPMAN no longer visible in setup room
More weapons when fighting boss with Gun Magnet enabled
Improved outside tree and city textures
Added vehicles to outside city
Removed really harsh screeching sound from one of the drone deaths
Reduced screeching sounds from 2 of the KANi death sounds
Countless other small additions and improvements
What's Fixed:
Empty mags could be re-loaded into AR
When Extra Arms is enabled: unable to grab items after releasing a magazine when ammo full
Items disappearing from inventory in rare cases
Screen flashing white for one frame on boot
Gold Leader railgun warning sound continuing even after he dies
Missing railings from above doors in Reception & Sales
Emergency weapons falling out of their cases in special situations on Chemical Processing
Parts of tree bases in Reception & Sales with no collisions
Blast Pistol reload not working with Gun magnet enabled
Reloading not working in shooting range when some mutators enabled
Helmet being destroyed when walking into destructible objects
"Shish Kebab" and "No U" achievements were being erroneously awarded in the practice area
Ancient bug where the elevator would not appear on the minimap
Z-fighting in some doorways in sewers
Powerups not being removed on save
Gun floating in the city outside of HQ after visiting the boss level when using Gun Magnet
Ancient bug that spammed error log messages every time a sticky grenade was detonated
Ancient bug that spammed error log messages every time you changed level after firing an arrow
Fixed sticky grenade smoke trails disappearing when grenade is detonated
And likely many more small fixes I forgot to make a memo of!
The demo of COMPOUND was starting to get very old so I have updated it to reflect the feel of the v1.0 build. (just in time for the VR Fest) It is now actually more up-to-date that the default build!
You can opt into the v1.0 open beta to get all the latest features back, of course. If you own the game, simply right click on COMPOUND -> open the "BETAS" tab and select the "v1.0 Release Candidate" build from the list to play.
Speaking of the v1.0 open beta, thanks to the very helpful feedback from the community I have applied a small patch just now. Here is the changelog:
ADDED/CHANGED:
Mapmap can always be accessed from either hand, hiding your weapon temporarily (previously this behaviour was exclusive to times when the player was dual wielding. Now it is more consistent)
Far less likely to fall out of the map on High Worth Individual
Rotation of held physics objects less floaty and slow
FIXED:
Helmet being destroyed when walking into destructible objects
"Shish Kebab" and "No U" achievements were being erroneously awarded in the practice area
Ancient bug where the elevator would not appear on the minimap
Thank you!
v1.0 OPEN BETA AVAILABLE
Version 1.0 of COMPOUND is finally here, and the public release is imminent! But before the official launch, I'd like to invite early access owners of COMPOUND to try out v1.0 early to get feedback to make sure the launch is as smooth as possible. Due to the complexity of making modern games, recently there are too many buggy builds on launch day. I'd like to buck that trend with your help!
To access the version 1.0 candidate, right click on COMPOUND in your Steam library, click 'Properties,' and go to the 'BETAS' tab. From the drop-down list, please select 'v1.0 Release Candidate'
If you come across any major bugs or problems, please let me know over on the forums here on Steam and I'll look into it.
Without your constructive criticism, feedback and bug reports, COMPOUND would not be even a fraction of what it is today. Thank you all so much for supporting me and making COMPOUND possible.
Now, for the changelog:
What's New:
3 comic-book style story endings, complete with professional voice acting and new music
Final super weapon (minigun!)
Overhauled weapon handling for improved immersion
More consistent behaviour when grabbing weapons with both hands
21 Steam achievements
Overhauled reload tutorials; now fully visual and interactive
Prompts to teach new players of map teleport feature and main menu location
Overhauled renderer for higher perceived resolution at no extra cost to performance
Overhauled renderer to remove texture blurring at shallow view angles
Hello everyone! Sorry for the radio silence; I've been working on by far the biggest update COMPOUND has ever seen. It's very close to being ready for release!
There are far too many new additions, changes, and bug fixes to list here, but some of the highlights of the upcoming update include:
A Giant Minigun!
A reward for 100% completing everything there is to do in the game. Fans of games like Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid will be familiar with this kind of over powered fun-first post-game item.
Three Story Endings
Beat the final boss to reveal one of three endings ... not shown here to avoid spoilers, of course!
Steam Achievements
These will encourage players to step out of their comfort zone and try some of the more unusual play styles or activities COMPOUND has to offer.
Interactive Visual Tutorial System and Reload Guide
A visual guide will appear to help teach new players how to reload each weapon, without needed to read walls of text. This automatically goes away once the player is used to each weapon.
Overhauled Weapon Handling System
When holding a weapon with both hands, you can now release your primary grip to reload with your dominant hand, or quickly dispatch an enemy with a side arm while still carrying your primary in your off hand. This really helps with immersion and weapon physicality.
Overhauled Rendering System
The rendering system has been completely re-written from scratch to provide a much higher perceived resolution and crisper textures at absolutely no extra cost to performance. It has an especially dramatic effect at cleaning up the blurriness when viewing surfaces at very shallow angles. Please pay no mind to the chunky aliasing of these images, they are a side effect of my screenshot tool. When viewed in the headset, all edges will have clean antialiasing.
... and there is much, much more! Thank you very much for your time. Please stay tuned for a release date announcement!
HOTFIX & TRADING CARDS
15 trading cards, 5 badge levels, a 'foil' badge, 3 profile backgrounds, and other COMPOUND themed Steam Community Items are now available, along with a new hotfix for a handful of obscure but major bugs / exploits found in the previous builds:
FIXED:
Added back the save lever / save indicator to HQ that was incorrectly removed from v0.5.29
Fixed a bug that would allow players to smuggle weapons out of the gun range when using the "Old Schooler" mutator
Fixed a bug that would make some weapons not appear correctly in saved / resumed runs
P.S. You may need to restart Steam for changes to take place. Please report any issues to the forums. You can always roll back to an older version in the BETAS tab under right-clicking COMPOUND and selecting Properties. Thank you for playing COMPOUND!
PROGRESSION UPDATE ( v0.5.30 )
This update adds an overhauled progression system, and fancy new trophies to fill the trophy shelf with!
NEW/CHANGED:
Overhauled progression system. Introduces the game's mechanics to new players in a much more controlled way
146 Trophies to collect (many trophies have 4 'levels': unlocked, bronze, silver, and gold)
Dart gun buffed + Better damage against many tough targets like stalkers and shields - Rate of fire reduced slightly - Some bosses have partial immunity to this new damage type
Sewer rat balance changes + given new weakness (eyes) + gas tanks on its back no longer completely block incoming damage
Improved drone texture
Improved security bot texture
FIXED:
Stats not resetting on death / reset
Rare bug causing corrupt save data
Rare bug causing weapons jamming
Extra Arms displaying as Extra Hands
I have also included a save file with all the weapons and mutators unlocked, for veteran players who just want to get back to having all the toys available. Place this "compound_2.sav" file in the compound save folder, located at "C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\COMPOUND"
P.S. You may need to restart Steam for changes to take place. Please report any issues to the forums. You can always roll back to an older version in the BETAS tab under right-clicking COMPOUND and selecting Properties. Thank you for playing COMPOUND!
HQ OVERHAUL UPDATE (V0.5.29)
This update significantly improves the game for first time players, including an overhauled HQ, shooting range, and tutorial. It also adds the Collectables Shelf for an upcoming new feature... ːcoolendoː I'm working on the big final 1.0 release, but I decided it would be better to release some of the content I have available across a few updates in the meantime instead of going too long without any updates at all.
NEW/CHANGED:
Complete overhaul of all HQ assets
Complete overhaul of shooting range
Overhauled tutorial
Images and diagrams added to tutorial
Adjusted shotgun shell grab position
Adjusted SMG clip grab position
Adjusted Chaos Compound graphics
Scattered weapons return to gun racks
Added many interactable items to HQ (you can open / close the cupboards, fridge, oven etc.)
FIXED:
Teleporting in tutorial makes weapons reset
Killing yourself in setup soft-locks game
Non-tutorial weapons dropping when leaving tutorial
Open laser rifles flying out of gun racks
P.S. You may need to restart Steam for changes to take place. Please report any issues to the forums. You can always roll back to an older version in the BETAS tab under right-clicking COMPOUND and selecting Properties. Thank you for playing COMPOUND!
LEADERBOARD & SPEEDRUN UPDATE (V0.5.28)
This update adds a monthly challenge mode and global online leaderboards! It also introduces a lot of features to make life easier for anyone interested in speedrunning like custom map seeds and a time display. Also included is a whole host of improvements and fixes across the board.
NEW/CHANGED:
Monthly challenge mode [Requires Unlock] [Note 1]
Global leaderboards [Requires Unlock] [Note 2]
Time and score stats
Custom map generation seeds
Invincibility powerup replaced with Helmet [Note 3]
"Dash" type teleport mode (check options)
Valve Index users can now also use the trigger to grab arrows
Speedrunner option: have run time displayed on screen at all times [Note 4]
Teleport markers made semi-transparent again
Less annoying laser pistol audio cue
Powerup effects less extreme / distracting
Notes:
To unlock monthly challenge mode and custom seeds, you'll need to loop the game at least once on any difficulty. Challenge mode can be attempted as many times as you like throughout the month
Leaderboards will not save your score if you are using cheats!
The helmet protects the player from exactly one hit and will provide some brief invincibility frames, but is lost when exiting the level
To activate the speedrunner time display, open the config file located at C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\COMPOUND\config_2.cfg and change "ShowSpeedrunTimer False" to "ShowSpeedrunTimer True"
FIXED:
Accountant shield getting stuck in white damage state
Bad collision geo in sewers near doors
Ammo duplication exploit when Free Reloads powerup is active
Strange behaviour when deactivating save levers
Spicy difficulty preference not saving
Burst pistol trigger not animating
Powerup effect staying after returning to HQ
P.S. You may need to restart Steam for changes to take place. Please report any issues to the forums. You can always roll back to an older version in the BETAS tab under right-clicking COMPOUND and selecting Properties. Thank you for playing COMPOUND!
