Cry of Athena

• Valve Index now fully compatible with Cry of Athena
  
• Spawn arc angle lowered to make spawning easier
  
• Fixed Molotov colliding with hands on throw
  
• Enabled Player Zombification on Outbreak Containment Protocol
  
• Fixed zombies not being hit by AI bullets
  
• Fixed health not visible on certain player meshes like the German soldier
  
• Added Construction Elevator to replace placeholder elevator
  
• Fixed office rooftop having invisible walls on City Rooftops
  
• Zombie sounds attached to zombie instead of staying in one place
  
• Outbreak Containment Protocol level changes
  

• Added M1 Bayonet as a weapon which is used for the M1 Garand
  
• Other HMD compatibility work
  
• Rifleman animation temporary fixes
  
• Enfield spawns with bayonet
  
• Fixed pause menu and player pawn scaling when going into God Mode
  
• Added Elevator down button at bottom of elevator to prevent players getting stuck.
  
• Added secret blue skull to City Rooftops - message Kami if you find it.

• New City Rooftops props
  
• Major interior office lobby improvements
  
• Fixed collisions and added ability to climb buildings you could not previously
  
• Easier and higher jumps
  
• Grappling/Gravity Gun easier to grab
  
• Fixed sniper on hilltop
  
• Labyrinth level changes and additions
  
• Labyrinth walls can be climbed
  
• Zombie movement bug fixed
  
• Various bug fixes and adjustments
  

• Player can now grab all AI, including older ones. Beware of possible bugs with the older ones though
  
• WW2 German soldier can be selected as avatar
  
• Fixed shotgun not able to be grabbed on Everglades
  

• Climbing capability
  
• Full body avatar
  
• Individual finger poses
  
• Improved melee handling
  
• Improved gun handling
  

• The first of many AI physics overhauls
  
• Zombie can be knocked over physically and dynamically stand back up
  
• Fully interactive with collisions
  
• Physics based animations that can be stopped by opposing forces
  
• Can be manipulated by various
  

• You just need to make one suggestion and you'll be on the list of possible winners, but you can discuss however much you like.
  
• Any ideas are encouraged! Just don't make obviously low effort suggestions like "Haha add Jeff Bezos", and you'll qualify.
  
• Your comment will get a 💡 react to confirm that you're in the list. It may take time for the bulb to appear since we'll be busy.
  
• This giveaway takes place between December 2nd 2021, and ends on Tuesday December 14th 11:59 am PST, so only suggestions between those dates will qualify.
  
• Winners will be selected at random from those who qualified and receive Steam gift cards valued at $10, and two at $5. We will send you a message on Discord to facilitate this.
  
• If you have any questions ask away here or on the Discord channel, we are looking forward to hearing your ideas!
  

New Additions

• New level: Parnassus, a large open map with many hills
  
• Added spawn preview holograms when holding down the spawn button
  
• Laser sight attachment added: laser sights can be attached to guns to enhance aiming! Laser sight can be found under Weapons -> Filter by Attachments. A preview shows up where you can attach lasers when the weapon and laser are held.
  
• Added an option to activate quick reload, which automatically reloads the gun when held over the ammo holster
  
• Also added a sub-option to only quick reload when the magazine is completely empty
  
• Can change Quick Reload settings in Options
  
• Changed menu button appearance from a plain white material to a marble
  
• New font for menu replaces old one
  

Modifications

• Flashlight: Turns itself off when not being used. Ensure it stays on when attached to the gun
  
• Stabbing characters no longer stumbles them, which would dislodge the bladed weapon. Bladed weapons are much more likely to stay in the body after a stab.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where godscale transparent hands had unexpected visible surfaces inside the fingers
  
• Fixed Tiles map navigation issues preventing any kind of spawning
  

New Additions

• Added 3D representations of the units and weapons on the “Unit” and “Weapon” spawn menus
  
• New Radioman AI added (work in progress): can call in artillery on their enemies’ position. Need to add radio 3d model to mesh, calling artillery animation with delay in action, and allow them to use the pistol they hold.
  
• New cypress tree textures to replace blocky old cypress appearance
  
• Empty “Tiles” level added to level list. This is a test map used for development purposes and was formerly used in the very first tutorial levels.
  

Modifications

• Globally tweaked primary hand grab rotations for all weapons
  
• Added “Attachment” filter to Weapons Menu
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed player arrows hitting Talos causing spaghettification of his body (player arrows now bounce off him)
  
• Fixed Spawner not consistently spawning units
  
• Fixed issue where distance grabbing the guns would cause the hands to not rotate correctly with the gun
  
• Fixed issue where the player could be pushed around and they would not stop moving in that direction
  
• Teleport: Fixed issue where teleporting while holding a weapon would break the user’s grip on that weapon
  

Menu Updates

• Added Game Volume Option & save the setting for subsequent playthroughs
  
• Added Music Volume Option & save the setting for subsequent playthroughs
  
• This setting turns off the volume for everything except the Music
  

Bug Fixes

• Teleportation & Dash Locomotion modes now work as intended
  
• Fixed many issues with the menu buttons where physically pushing them would cause unintended behavior
  
• Fixed issue where pressing the Tutorial menu button and Save button quickly would cause the button to be activated, but the save sub-menu would disappear
  
• Fixed issue where the left hand menu laser would not be facing the correct direction
  
• Fixed issue where an open tutorial widget would cause duplicate hands to show when the game was manually paused
  

Developer Commentary

We are looking for Oculus testers for our first Steam playtest!

ATTENTION: The first playtest application is now closed, join the Discord listed below to keep track of new playtest opportunities!

What happens after you register via the form:

• It will take some time to process registration and get the playtest build fully functional before the next steps - this can be between a week or two weeks as we iron out bugs
  
• You'll be given a Discord tag as "Tester" and will have access to the testing channel on Discord.
  
• Stay tuned to the Discord to hear about follow up announcements, specifically the #news-and-updates channel
  
• We will give you a Steam key that is used to access the playtest build when it is ready
  
• Enjoy the game!
  
• Submit your feedback via the Post-Playtest Feedback Form that we will send out. You can also participate in discussions about the build on the Discord channel.