Just wanted to give you all a heads-up, while I didn't stream today, we were hard at work squashing bugs left and right.
Interim Save System (so going between levels saving your equipment) is working as intended, so that will get pushed out this Hotfix. ːsteamhappyː
Slot Save/Load is NOT finished and will not be pushed out. There are a lot of things that need to get saved out and some items have various states that need custom logic to take into account for. So this is going to take a little bit longer to get right. Once it's done though, it should be relatively easy from here on out to get new items into the save system with ease. ːsteamhappyː
Reminder
This is STILL Early Access...and there will STILL be bugs in this buildːsteamsadː, as well as some things we thought we fixed that may still be broken (or even new ones that we created ːsteamfacepalmː) (Like keycards duplicating in backpack...op bug I am currently fighting). We have 22 playtesters (roughly 15 new ones), but no one's perfect!
Thanks
ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː We'd like to thank each and every one of you for sticking with us (those that didn't just refund without submitting bug reports or reviews, or just wrote negative reviews without waiting for hotfixesːsteamsaltyːːsteamsaltyː)
Stay In Touch
As always, catch me on stream (almost daily) https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgosgames or come over for real-time chat @ Discord: https://discord.gg/monochrome
Finishing Up the new Save/Load system & testing live!
AI is being worked on (this is the cause of the performance drops in the City map)
Animations are also getting worked on (they should look better)
Sound issues are being addressed
Level Design concerns (particularly the City map, fuse and beyond) are also being addressed
Various bugs are getting squashed
When will the update come out?
Goes out to playtesters today, if all goes well, it'll be in the public's hands tomorrow. ːsteamhappyːːsteammockingːːsteamhappyː
Sunburned...Can't Crash...But...Live Streaming!
Sunburned?
I went to the beach yesterday, gorgeous day...warm water...hot sun... plenty of sunscreen on (reapplied at least twice), and I still ended up with a freaking sunburn on my upper body.ːsteamfacepalmː
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgosgames
Current Status of the Game
Alright,
First and foremost, I was livestreaming and working on Sunday, trying to get the crashes that some of you all were experiencing post the Apt sequence...funnily enough... I never made it out of the Apt because the TV all of the sudden kept crashing me. Fixed that.
After returning from the Beach, I went ahead and built the game and went through the campaign past the apartment, and no crash, I tried 5 times, plus ran profilers just in case it was some spikes that were causing something. After not being able to reproduce it, I was like okay, didn't want it to be a waste of a day. So I checked out the City map for what was causing the performance issues, and I was able to figure it out! Woohooo 1 for 2.
Problem is... it's the zombies and the core manager for the zombie spawningːsteamsadː Lawrence deals with the AI, so I've given him my analysis and hopefully he'll be able to get a fix in there soon. Otherwise as a temporary measure, I could put some Alien Robots in there... Extraterrestrial Zed Special ? ːsteammockingː Nah, just kidding, but really, we'll figure it out.
Since I can't crash, I don't want to waste too much more time on it. Oh, speaking of the crash, this was fail, but all those bug reports that are being sent, are not getting received on my end. The build you are all on, sadly, does not have the correct information and so I'm not getting them. The next ones will though. Please continue sending them though, so you get used to it and don't forget to do it later when I do get them.ːsteamhappyː
So, going to work on Save/Load, let's finish that up and see what we can do for this week's hotfix/update (non content).
Once again, once we get those "Top Ten" issue out of the way, plus crashes, we'll start giving you all some content updates finally.
Alright, sorry for the book, guess I had a lot to sayːsteammockingː. The rest of the team is hard at work also getting their respective areas cleaned up and more efficient (which should help reduce bugs/performance issues)
If you have ANY questions, comment below, join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/monochrome or hit me up on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgosgames
Crashing in some parts?
Have no fear, I'm on the caseːsteammockingː. Thanks to all those who have already submitted crash reports. Please don't just close out of them! Try to remember what you were doing at that time just before the hard crash and the crash reporter pops up!
Put that into the summary. Then hit that submit button! Try to play the game again without going into that particular area (if you can), and if it crashes again, please submit.
If it doesn't, well now you've narrowed it down even more for us!ːsteamhappyː
Crashes that are hard to reproduce and are random are really hard to fixːsteamsadː.
So every little bit of information helps us solve the problem fasterːsteamhappyː.
Jump on discord: https://discord.gg/monochrome and let us know in #outbreak-bugs or the steam subforum #bugs
Thanks and I'll see if I can't squeeze out a hotfix for this crash today. ːsteamhappyː
Week One "Top Ten" Issues
Summary
So, I came up with a list based off the feedback in the reviews/discussions/stream to show off to the other developers on the team, do you agree with what's on this list? Is there something I am missing?
Go ahead and please post here in the comments or jump onto Discord and let us know: https://discord.gg/monochrome
I am actually almost done with the new system and it should feel better and be less (hopefully not at all) buggy. It's going to go to the playtesters first before launching to the public though.
Want to become a playtester?
Jump onto our Discord and under #request-forms you will find instructions on how to do so.
Just working on getting the Save/Load system up and running and easier to manage. If we can get it all done, I'll work on other bugs and see if I can't track down the performance issues in the garage.
Come tune in to see me work on Save/Load system
Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgosgames
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/victorburgosgames
Hotfix #7
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
First, Happy 4th of July to everyone celebrating it! Why not kick off today with a little bang in the flavor of a quick hotfix (sadly not the one that everyone's probably wanting). Save/Load system hasn't been started yet (Pushed to Hotfix #8).
FIXED
**Please note: Your Options Settings may have changed, please check them prior to playing!**
AutoLift items that are socketed no longer fall to the ground
Multiplayer Server Listings are correctly displayed now
FROM PLAYER FEEDBACK
None this go around sadly ːsteamsadː
UPDATED
Programmer Secret #1 (aka the Arcade Machine) has gotten a little love
OUTSTANDING MAJOR ISSUES
Save/Load Game system (Hotfix #8 now) ːsteamsadːːsteamsadː
ːsteamhappyː Please report any bugs on the Steam subforum: Bugs, on Discord or jump on Twitch and tell me!
Also please consider editing your reviews to reflect the current state of the game, thanks everyone! Stay tuned for Hotfix#8 and finally some actually Updates with content! ːsteamhappyː
STAY INFORMED
As always don't forget to follow and jump onto Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgosgames where I am usually live streaming development of the game and join us on Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/monochrome and join over 1400 fellow Survivors in chat!
Hotfix #6
FIXED
**Please note: Some features may be turned on by default (AutoLiftOff), please turn it off IMMEDIATELY prior to starting a new game until the next hotfix, thanks and sorry for the inconvenience!**
Toggle Grip no longer breaks when inserting certain items in your mouth, ammo pouch or weaponːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː
Teleport is functional again! Uses "blink" vs "out of body", and the distance was drastically reduced (it should't have been that long to begin with) to bring it more in line with the Smooth Locomotion.ːsteamhappyː (I know people are going to complain about it, so let's hear your justifications when you have to consider balancing between all forms of locomotion!)
Fixed getting stuck in the "Ready Room" (The one with the bodybag that is suppose to help you prepare for a game that was loaded from a save) by deleting the save/load system completely as it was too much of a mess. I just recently took it over, will be completely rewriting it.ːsteamsadː
FROM PLAYER FEEDBACK
(Experimentalːsteammockingː)Added Auto-Lift into the game/options menu, you'll find it under Gameplay in your watch. Auto-Lift will allow you to not have to worry about bending over to pick up items, or if you have your floor settings incorrect, to allow you to pick them up regardless.
There's a time-limit they will stay up in the air, and it only works in front of your body. At this time, it's also in Multiplayer but will be taken out in the near future. (It's a bit buggy, but should hold a few folks over for a bit and you won't be able to socket items for now as they just fall after a second)
OUTSTANDING MAJOR ISSUES
Save/Load Game system (Hotfix #7) ːsteamsadːːsteamsadː
ːsteamhappyː Please report any bugs on the Steam subforum: Bugs, on Discord or jump on Twitch and tell me!
Also please consider editing your reviews to reflect the current state of the game, thanks everyone! Stay tuned for Hotfix#7 and finally some actually Updates with content! ːsteamhappyː
STAY INFORMED
As always don't forget to follow and jump onto Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgosgames where I am usually live streaming development of the game and join us on Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/monochrome and join over 1400 fellow Survivors in chat!
I'll be working "real quick" on my day off ːsteamfacepalmː to get out Hotfix #6 out into your hands, only real issue are Vive Teleporters which I am going to be trying to figure out now.
With that, you should expect the following in Hotfix #6:
Teleport to work correctlyːsteamhappyː
Toggle Grip to no longer have any issuesːsteamhappyː
Experimental (and temporary) Auto Lift Off (turn it on to see stuff float up in front of you)ːsteammockingː
