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Genre: Shooter, Indie

Dark Matter

Bug fix 2/6/2019
Hello everyone, we fixed a bug today that did not allow the game to start due to steam looking in the wrong directory. This has been fixed and you should be able to open the game no problem now.

Check our website for updates and new game news!
On our website, we have weekly updates for the current titles we are working on You can check every week on what is being done to the games we are creating, and give feedback. We really appreciate your feedback on what we should add/change in our games. Thank you!

https://bartygames.weebly.com/

Fixed bug related to game launch.
Hi, I fixed a bug related to the game's launch prompt. Please reinstall the game to be able to use the software. Thank you.

Dark Matter v1.3 Released!
Hey everyone, I know most of you have probably already given up a long time ago on this game, but I have not. Here it is, end of October. The update started work at the beginning of June. Sorry for the huge wait, but I have been working on alot of bugs and things related to it. Also, some new things were added to the levels to spice the experience up a little bit.

Here's what's been done:

-Added a pause menu
You can now access a pause menu inside the levels by press the F1 key. From that menu you can: Resume Game, Exit to menu, or quit game.


-Added death animations to the enemies
The enemies no longer explode, they now have death animations that are fitting to the way that they are killed.


-Added a new cutscene.
A new amazing cutscene to finish off the story of the game along with a new credits scene.


-Changed the tutorial text.
Changed the tutorial text to be brighter and clearer to read.


-Locked the mouse cursor while playing
The mouse cursor has been locked while playing the game. It is only available when the player pauses the game by pressing F1.


-Massive AI overhaul
I fixed the AI mostly now. Possibly some small patches related to animations and things. But for now lots of new things have been done.

-New navmesh for the AI
The easy explanation, they won't walk through walls and outer space anymore.


-Fixed the decryption key bug
Bug where any option you chose was always right.


-Fixed more bugs


-Small details added to the levels to add more of a space feel to the game (check attached screenshot)

-Completely new UI.

Still working on v1.3
Hi everyone. We are still working on the v1.3 update. Please stick with us through this, and we promise the game will be a WAY better experience. Thank you so much for sticking with us this far.

Dark Matter Version V1.3 Progress Update
Hello! Welcome to the Dark Matter V1.3 progress update! We have been working very hard on the new version of Dark Matter. One of these major things is related to the UI. The UI has been completly redone and now has a brand new look to fit the game right! You can see the main menu leaked image with the new UI being used. Here is a list of other things that have already been done for version 1.3:

-Add a pause menu
You can now access a pause menu inside the levels by press the F1 key. From that menu you can: Resume Game, Exit to menu, or quit game.


-Add death animations to the enemies
The enemies no longer explode, they now have death animations that are fitting to the way that they are killed.


-New cutscene.
A new amazing cutscene to finish off the story of the game along with a new credits scene.


-Changed the tutorial text.
Changed the tutorial text to be brighter and clearer to read.


-Locked the mouse cursor while playing
The mouse cursor has been locked while playing the game. It is only avaliable when the player pauses the game by pressing F1.


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What we need to finish before v1.3 releases:

-Massive AI overhaul
We have been working on improving the AI enough where the game is more playable and more enjoyable.


-Fix the decryption key bug
Bug where any option you choose is always right.


-Fix more bugs


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Things we would like to do before v1.3 release but are not high priority:

-Reload gun with "r"
We would like to add a reload feature to the game by pressing the "r" key.

-Add effects when timer runs out
Add an explosion effect when the timer runs out on the bomb levels.


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That's all for this progress update. Thank you for reading.




Version 1.2 is live!
Dark Matter v1.2 Update is now live. The changes have been made to improve your experience playing the game, not to add new stuff to the game (yet).

Here are the fixes that have been made:

-Model related fixes
The texture tearing has been mostly fixed, the models in levels 1 and 2 have been resized to match the surroundings. Collision has been added to some objects that didn`t have it before.

-Level related fixes:
Level 4 has been fixed to load the right story area, level 5 has been fixed and the credits scene now works. All the buttons now work correctly.

-AI fixes
The AI before was able to shoot through walls and had no idea what it was doing, but now this has been fixed. The AI system has been improved a little, but we are still working on it.

-Other changes
Removed the pistol for level 3 and replaced it with the rifle due to bugs.


Thanks for sticking with us for this game. We have been working hard to transform it into what we originally wanted, and we could not have done this without the help of the community, so we are saying thank you to all that have given us critisism to help us fix this game and make it better for the player. Have fun!

Known Bugs and the Fixes coming
I just discovered some bugs related to the level switching, I am working on a patch to fix this at the moment, and hopefully it will be done by Wednesday.

New Game Relase
We have been working hard on another game release, but that does not mean that we won`t have time for Dark Matter. As long as work needs to be done, the updates will keep coming. Now, back to the subject. I was watching a video for a review for Dark Matter, and a sentence brought this to mind. I guess it is about time to reveal the current game we are working on. I reveal to you, a very very early access trailer for FATAL IMPACT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEYut80t-7o


First patch before release.
Hello everybody! We released the first patch for Dark Matter today. We are hoping to try to get rid of all the bugs before the game launches. Here are a few things that have been changed/fixed

-Fixed the NavMesh for level 3
-Fixed the AI colliders for levels 1-3.
-Fixed some objects that the player was clipping through
-Fixed the main menu bug where when you clicked level one it loaded level 2.
-Optimized some code so the game can load faster.


Thank you for reading this update and supporting the development of Dark Matter. Hopefully we can have a smooth release. Have a good day!
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