It's Marten here, once again with some Defunct news. Since the last update we've published for the game, we've been encountering some bugs in the game, which we haven't able to crush just yet. Now, as a temporary update, we're going to do the following.
From now on, when you start the game, you'll get the option of choosing between playing in the current version (V1.0.2) or the previous version (V1.0.1). Choosing for the previous version will ensure that your experience is optimal as you won't encounter any of the following bugs:
An issue where players can't pick up boosts properly in some instances
Issues with collectibles, not registering properly
Clipping issues, in rare cases players are falling through the map
Lighting bugs
Issues with audio levels
Please be aware that when you play the game in v1.0.1, you'll start with a fresh save file. If you've played Defunct on V1.0.1. before, you'll continue with the last save game made in that version. This doesn't mean that your previous progress will be wiped, though. Once we're updating the game to v1.0.3, the save game from v1.0.2 will be preserved.
Also, the v1.0.2 was mainly a language update, so just the following languages will be available in v1.0.1
English
French
Spanish
Italian
German
Swedish
Dutch
In the meantime, we're working our uhm... gravitize engines off to fix the bugs in the most recent version, so we can finally get some rest ːsteamboredː
If there's any questions, let me know in the comments below!
Loads of languages added to the game!
Hey all!
To celebrate that Defunct is coming to PS4 and Xbox One, we've added a lot of languages to the game today! Here's the complete list of languages in the game:
In game since launch
English
French
Spanish
Italian
German
Swedish
Dutch
Added languages
Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Simplified)
Danish
Finnish
Greek
Hungarian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Turkish
Ukrainian
Thai
If you run into any issues with your language in the game, or any others for that matter, please let me know in the comments or post your questions in the discussions tab!
Thanks all :D
Defunct is racing its way to console!
Hey all!
On 19 December Defunct will hit PlayStation 4 and Xbox One! You can read all about it here: http://soedesco.com/indie-adventure-defunct-races-its-way-to-console/
We've also got a new trailer for this announcement! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/cjjG-YhmiEo
I want to thank you all for playing and enjoying Defunct in the past year. Without you, a console release wouldn't have happened! Thank you all so much! Now is the time to get the word about Defunct out there to the console public, so have some friends who play on console? Spread the word!
On another note, we're also working on getting a whole bunch of languages added to the game, but more on that in a seperate announcement :)
Thank you all!
Defunct All Collectibles Race at SGDQ!
There's going to be an all collectibles race in Defunct at Summer Games Done Quick by Grimelios and Celestics at 12:28pm CEST! Watch the livestream here: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
Last year there was an any% run attempt by Celestics, which was completed in 14:29. Check that one out here: https://youtu.be/KylUnc73ujE
Games Done Quick is a semiannual speedrun charity marathon. This time, the charity is 'Doctors Without Borders'. Check out https://gamesdonequick.com/ to learn more!
Post GDQ & Minor patch
Hello speedsters!
Thanks for an awesome SGDQ, it was an honor to be part of such a fantastic event.
First a message to all of our new players!
If you're interested in speed-running the game (or just want to hang out with people) you can always join the official Discord channel: https://discordapp.com/invite/0wiFJQrwEAwwZEcI
There you will get help starting out and learn all them strats!
So another minor patch is up and running!
It came to our attention that some players had problems with the camera bugging out. This turned out to be a Field of View(FoV) issue.
Another problem maker were those pesky zip-lines. They sometimes sent you flying in the opposite direction if you hit them in certain ways.
These should both be resolved. Keep letting us know what problems you're having and we'll do our best to resolve them.
Fixes:
Fixed the Camera bug associated with the FoV sliders.
Fixed so that Zip-lines don’t send you flying in the opposite direction.
As for players having issues with the Xbox Elite controller, we're going to do another minor update soon that we think are going to resolve your problems as well.
New GDQ Skin for Defunct
To show our support and love for the speedrunning community we have released a Games Done Quick themed skin for the Defunct character. Hop into the game right now and check it out!
Games Done Quick is an organization that does speedruns for charity and is currently speedrunning all kinds of awesome games, you can check them out at https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
Defunct will be on SGDQ 2016, Tuesday July 5th. 6:24 PM CST. Make sure you tune in. You can also donate towards the "Defunct: All Collectibles" run incentive on the stream.
Small patch with input from our speedrunning community
Hey everyone
A small patch has just been deployed for Defunct. Most of the input was submitted by the people that are speedrunning Defunct. This way the levels are better optimised which helps them with setting a new record time!
For those of you that don't know, Defunct is participating in Games Done Quick (Summer Edition) this year. We'll get some more info out once we get closer to the date but just something we wanted to share with the community
Fixes
<*> The junkyard won't be locked up when you use the Dawn skip from now on.
<*> Rockbottom doesn't stay locked when you use the Oasis skip.
<*> Music won't disappear when you restart a level.
ASSUMING CONTROL!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks after the release of Defunct. A lot of people have been playing; racing, gliding, grinding and whatnot in our post-human racing adventure.
We’d like to thank everyone for their feedback and contributions. However the most heard issue was controller support. Well we hope we have some good news! All commonly supported controllers should now work as intended. We’ll spare you the technical details and hope everyone can now use their preferred controller in Defunct.
Of course if you are still having issues, please let us know.
In addition to the controller fixes, two other issues were fixed:
• Fixed highlighting bug when exiting input mapping with mouse.
• Fixed highlighting bug not showing selection correctly in some drop- down lists.
6 new languages, launch in just 7 days
The release of Defunct is getting very close now! One week from now everyone can turn on their gravitation engines and start their high speed journey across a post-human earth! At the moment the talented people at Freshly Squeezed are working very hard to catch the last bugs, polish the code and make sure that the game plays and runs as smooth as it’s high speed gameplay demands.
On the latest additions have been the inclusion of more languages. We believe gaming should be inclusive and playing a game in your own language is a great way to get more gamers into the mix. The following languages have been added:
• French
• German
• Italian
• (Brazilian) Portuguese
• Spanish.
The developers at Freshly Squeezed are quite pleased with the addition of the new languages as well:
"We're happy that we were able to add support for more languages than initially planned for Defunct, so that more people can enjoy it in their native language."
Launch day is fast approaching and should you be interested in playing Defunct for a review then please get in touch!
Game On!
-SOEDESCO
GO WITH THE FLOW, DEFUNCT RELEASES ON 29-1-2016
INDIE RACING-ADVENTURE RELEASES ON 29-1-2016 ON STEAM
Defunct is on collision course for a release! On 29th of January, take control of a slightly broken robot and use your wits and skills to traverse expansive levels full of challenges. Gamers will have to find their way on a post-human earth, and catch up with their spaceship before they are left behind forever!
Interested? Go straight to the Steam page to add it to your wishlist
DEFUNCT? WHAT KIND OF GAME IS THAT?
Defunct is an adventure game with a focus on flow, speed and an engaging world. You are a broken robot that accidentally falls out of a giant cargo ship onto a post-human earth, now inhabited by robots. You have to get back to your ship before it’s too late!
The gravitize engine is used to create a separate gravity around yourself, this is the main source of your speed. Use this in downhills to accelerate. But be careful, using it uphill will slow you down. In addition to this the world is full of different speed boosts such as fuel canisters which you can pick up and use to go faster. These tools enables you to drive through the world, meet strange robots, swing in vines, fly through junkyards and boost your way back to your ship.
