Despite my endeavors, unfortunately we have decided to end the development of Draken.
There are several reasons behind this.
The experimental nature of the game was not well received.
We have been battling with an in game mechanic that relied on an external plugin that has a bug that can't be fixed and hence cause crashed randomly
Development speed has slowed down while we were trying to fix this issue and could not meet progression expectations.
I have been trying for the the past few months to fix the crash issue but I have come to a realization that this would require a massive rewrite of the game or a complete removal of physics based animations system. Both options which surely will take months to do.
So, we are announcing the retirement of Draken completely.
All purchasers of Draken, thank you for your support, will be able to request a full Steam refund regardless of your playtime.
Thank you!
Early Access Build 6.3 Released!
Added player shadow animations to match first person
Improved Shooting range
Fixed bullet impact not displaying correctly
Early Access Build 6.2 Released!
Added horse racing to Grace's
Fixed VT issues.
Adjusted some audio tracks to be less intrusive.
Updated Roadmap details
Game Engine Update
Early Access Build 6.1 Released!
Added Collectables and achievement Sword of the Ancient
Improved some texture sizes and details for performance
Fixed lobby load box size issue
Fixed miscellaneous lobby UI issues
Fixed game logic getting stuck in some rare cases
Game engine upgrade
Early Access Build 6 Released
Added item highlight outline for easier pick up
Added weapon key guides to prompt for easier handling
Added quick message for melee item that is about to break
Added quick message for gun jams
Fixed disintegration FX pausing if not visible
Fixed animation bug related to military knife
Fixed double barrel shotgun quick message not prompting
Improved NPC melee detection
Improved multithreading
Game Engine Upgrade
Early Access Build 5.2 Released!
New Weapon Sawn Off Shotgun
Added Access Violation Prompt
Added Safe Mode
Fixed round not ejecting if round is inserted manually to the chamber just before releasing the bolt
Fixed getting stuck in tutorial if certain conditions are not met
Fixed bug related to Steam Offline Mode
Fixed Grace animation issues
Improved melee hit detection
Improved NPC conversation animation
Game Engine Upgrade
Early Access Build 5.1 Released!
Build 5.1 is here!
Now, to share more information about the status of melee rework, I would like to say that the general direction of the rework is to change the melee combat into a faster paced, more dynamic and most importantly reactive combat. It is less physically accurate, but I think gameplay comes first here.
For this to happen, many aspects of the existing melee system had to be redesigned from scratch and while some parts are completely new, some old codes remain and will be replaced with the new system over the next few patches. All in all, melee combat rework is not done yet as it requires both feedback and minor adjustments, but I think the big trunk of the work is done.
It also raised the initial difficulty until you obtain a gun but leaves many tactics open due to the introduction of critical damages, and style changes. The importance of medical supplies have increased and its effects may be buffed soon. We will give it some time for the dust to settle before we make further changes.
Enjoy!
Improved Player melee detection.
Improved NPC melee reaction.
Melee now deals critical damage to downed/balance lost vampires.
Increased melee damage in general to account for raised melee rework difficulty.
Increased metal pipe damage to be much larger but harder to hit.
Fixed item placement sometimes failing to place and instead triggering end.
Fixed vendor NPCs being able to be pushed around.
Fixed UI scaling issue with 1600x900 resolution.
Fixed UI scaling issue with 4:3 ratio resolution.
Default refresh rate is now fixed to 60 or 59. You will have to manually change refresh rate if your monitor supports higher refresh rate.
Fixed Sidearm UI box displaying wrong size.
Fixed virtual texture corruption.
Refresh rates below 60Hz is no longer supported.
Global sleep usage rate decreased by 30%.
Global thirst usage rate decreased by 32%.
Global hunger usage rate decreased by 35%.
All classes have 2 additional sleep points.
All classes have 1 additional thirst points.
Note: Last patch title said Build 4, but it was actually meant to be say 5.
Early Access Build 4 Released!
Hello everyone!
This patch mostly addresses the item fall through issue and some parts of the melee rework. At the request of many players, I've also included a roadmap to the game. This way you should be able to follow what is being worked on and what features are being considered.
Enjoy!
Game client now has roadmap included in the game.
Reworked player melee detection.
Fixed items falling through props on load.
Fixed items falling through props once the item is sufficiently far away from the player.
Fixed footstep sounds bugging out after a long play session.
Fixed audio popping issues.
Fixed player shadows rendering incorrectly.
Fixed texture stream getting corrupt after a long play session.
Adjusted night crawler health/armor.
Early Access Build 4 Released!
Hello Everyone!
It took more time than we anticipated, but here is the Build 4 of Draken!
Also, please note that save files and game setting files were moved from the game directory to a more accessible directory. All files should be transferred automatically so there is nothing required on your end. Some users were having access right issues if installed on a secondary drive and this should resolve those issues.
Here is the new directory: C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\LocalLow\Terapoly\Draken
We will be working on overhauling the melee combat next! Enjoy!
Pacth Notes
Fixed player animation being frame rate dependent.
Fixed vendors not responding to quest request after completing one.
Fixed harvesting text not showing the correct item.
Fixed typo in Tim's quest line.
Fixed wrong material decal showing up for some props.
Fixed gun barrel temperature maxing out after sleep.
Fixed guns firing when in placement mode if firemode is set to Auto.
Fixed dead bodies remaining if saved and loaded before sleeping.
Fixed player HUD not reflecting gear after load until opening inventory.
Fixed load file not loading in if there is a rotten item in inventory.
Fixed some items having negative decay value.
Fixed metal light stand rendering green for few seconds.
Added new tactical pistol Z350.
Added new rifle TN45.
Added new suppressor GeoMax.
Added variable barrel temperature for all guns.
Added more self report messages for operating firearms.
Added unique muzzle flash for all guns.
Adjusted ham and apple decay rate.
Adjusted C1911 pistol timings.
Adjusted SMG5 barrel temperature values.
Adjusted gun prices to better balance economy.
Adjusted Inventory UI to house suppressors for pistols.
Early Access Build 3 Released!
Hi, there!
Here is the 3rd patch of Draken. I've noticed that many players are experienced shooters and often end up confused why their firearm is not firing. So, I've added in many "guiding" messages that will prompt for certain firearm operations.
It also adds a warning for those who are running the game in virtual resolutions. It should prevent inventory item cells overlapping. Enjoy!
Added many self report message warnings for firearm operation.
Added warnings for virtual resolution messing up inventory UI.
Added more "Did you know" texts related to inventory navigation.
Added the "Rotten" text for stale food items.
Fixed typo in game menu.
Fixed typo in tutorial.
Fixed dumbbell weight to its correct value (10kg)
Fixed tutorial player name and occupation showing.
Adjusted icon texture of ham to better represent its fresh/staleness.
