Removed the Clockwork Kingdom gatebridge, which was allowing some players to get into unfinished areas of the game
Added a 'region' field to the debug console. This can be accessed with the tilde key, and will now display what region the player is in. Please let us know what region this says if you are having any strange bugs to do with assets not loading, etc
Bug Fixes:
Fixed Academy teleporter portals not working properly
Fixed a bug with enemy spawning, that was preventing some enemies from spawning in Hallowshire
Fixed a bug that was causing player saves with the 'lore specs' item equipped to crash
And as always, please post any issues you come across or feedback you may have in the Discussion Forums.
Version 0.6.21 Update
Patch Notes
Bug Fixes:
Fixed a bug that caused the player's weapon to turn invisible when unsheathed.
Fixed a bug that was causing the Hallowshire region to not load key assets when entered from certain directions.
And as always, please post any issues you come across or feedback you may have in the Discussion Forums.
The "Cadaver Keep" Update!
THE CADAVER KEEP UPDATE
A new update has been birthed from our gestational sacs. This one will add a ton of new challenges to the Endless Region, including a new main story quest and further improvements to combat and general optimisation.
THE DUCHESS QUESTLINE
The hunt for Vela Callose continues in this update, with Vela's former comrade - known as the Duchess - arriving in the Endless Region.
She inhabits a cluster of islands haunted by skeletons and spectral eyeballs, so finding her will be no easy task. But once you do, this powerful cipher-witch will send you on an even more perilous endeavour - to rescue her daughter from the terrifying Cadaver Keep. This Keep is a brand new dungeon, teeming with enemies and treasure both. Just like Rustburg in our last update, there will be multiple paths to your goal - allowing you to slip past some of the more daunting combat encounters, if you have the skill.
<*> New main story quest: The Duchess <*> New island added to the south of the Endless Region, where the Duchess questline begins <*> Cadaver Keep now exists at the north of the Endless Region: a brand new multi-challenge dungeon
ENDLESS MINES
But the Endless region is also getting another massive dungeon. The Endless Mines are a vast complex of crystalline caves in which a malign psychic presence has taken root. This entirely optional dungeon will grant a huge amount of crafting materials, but also features an engrossing questline with multiple endings.
<*> New dungeon: the Endless Mines <*> Rich with crafting materials <*> Features new crystalline enemies and a quest with multiple endings
ENEMY ENHANCEMENTS
Humanoid foes can now drink potions to restore health and use shields to deflect attacks. This adds an extra layer of strategy to fights.
PERFORMANCE OVERHAUL
We've also vastly improved the way the game loads data between regions. This may make inter-region loading times a fraction longer, but it will improve performance all round.
<*> Game now loads far fewer assets at once <*> Structures in the game have low-poly variants when far away
That's it for now! We hope you enjoy the new additions - as always, we're eager to hear your feedback. You can find more extensive patch notes below:
Patch Notes
Major:
New Quest: The Duchess, in which the player hunts down Vela's old comrade; an esoteric woman based in the Endless region.
New Dungeon: Cadaver Keep, a multi-challenge dungeon teeming with cannibalistic enemies look for new prey.
New Dungeon: Endless Mines, a sprawling underground crystalline cave network with a underlying sinister presence.
Enemy Enhancements: Certain enemies have been reworked to be able to drink potions and use shields to add a new layer of strategy to combat.
Performance Overhaul: Overall performance improvements - Game loads fewer assets at once, in-game structures now have low-poly variants when far away, and loading save data is now more efficient.
Balance:
The number of spells a player can have equipped now scales from 1 - 4 based on that player's Spellcast skill.
Players were getting confused by the feature that prevented stamina from draining when a weapon was sheathed, so this feature has been reverted.
Miscellaneous
The journal map has been updated with new landmarks and landmasses, including Rustburg and the game's new Endless areas.
Added a secret passage next to the Wikkan statue in Hallowshire, which was supposed to mark a secret.
Bugfixes:
A number of changes have been made to dialogue, correcting small errors etc.
Fixed a number of UI bugs that were causing minor glitches in certain menus.
Fixed the alchemy screen not being usable with a controller.
Fixed a bug that would softlock the game when sheathing weapons while crouched.
Made it harder for large enemies to push the player through walls.
Fixed the Flesh Door in the Endless region opening too slowly.
Fixed a bug that would prevent the Penchant for Dreaming quest from being completed if the journal was picked up too early.
Fixed an exploit that was allowing players to craft too many items.
Fixed an exploit that was causing sold items to still buff the player.
Fixed a bug where the player could attack while drinking a potion.
Breakable doors now correctly register spellcasts as hits.
Arrow colliders no longer damage the player when they're on the floor.
Fixed an issue where the Chained God would repeat dialogue every player death.
Fixed bug where levers wouldn't play their animations.
Added functionality to detect corrupt save data. Previously the game would crash at the main menu if corrupt save data was present - now it will be listed as corrupt data and can be safely deleted from the save game menu.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed a bug when the player was resting in unsafe beds, and a bandits would spawn, but not actually do anything.
Fixed a number of animations not loading properly, causing certain characters to have no animations.
And as always, please post any issues you come across or feedback you may have in the Discussion Forums.
Version 0.6.04 Update
Patch Notes
Miscellaneous:
Saved player quest data now refreshes itself from the database whenever a game loads. This should fix any player questlines that were previously bugged - e.g. if players had Charmed the Emberian before version 0.6.02 and couldn't buy the key.
Added a permanent small crosshair to help players feeling motion sickness. In future updates this may be toggle-able in options, rather than always-on.
Added a new 'Quick Start' slot when starting the game. If there is no data in a slot, players can now choose to 'Quick Start' a save - that will bypass the tutorial and give players some basic items. This mode will only be available during Early Access.
The Weapon Shop in Hallow Town will now restock Iron Ore and Fine Ore in single amounts, giving players a renewable source of ore (this may change later in development, as more finite sources of ore are added to the game).
Tweaked shop restock code to prevent items appearing in multiple stacks. Shops will now also restock immediately when a new game is started, instead of after the first day has passed (this was causing certain stock to only appear on day 2).
Improved dialogue animations for The Emberian, triggering her to move during dialogue.
Some general performance tweaks that should improve framerates.
Player must now have started the Emberian quest to ask the Wobbly Noggin barkeep about her.
Returning to the Main Menu now clears the Notification queue, preventing a backlog of notes.
Adjusted the rope bridge leading to the Wobbly Noggin, where players could get stuck.
Bug Fixes:
Possibly fixed a bug that prevented the home spell from being usable on certain players' computers
Fixed a bug that was preventing the Endless Queen's throne from appearing, along with other assets in the Castle of Ribs.
Fixed a bug that was preventing the player from passing the Charm test for the Emporium of Oddities shopkeep.
Fixed a bug causing an early tutorial NPC to T-pose.
Fixed a bug that would temporarily prevent players from casting spells if they tried to cast while drinking a potion.
Fixed a bug with the Golden Typhos quest, where the player couldn't give the artifact to the merchant.
Fixed a bug that was preventing players from dying, getting them stuck in a near-death state.
Fixed a bug with the Player House system that was causing Thornwood Manor to load incorrectly on new saves.
Fixed a bug that was causing the Vierme in Thornwood Manor from speaking to the player.
Fixed a bug that was causing multiple Crystal Save Points to be 'active' at once.
Fixed a bug that was causing Jack Basalt in the Wobbly Noggin to only appear after the player had rested in a bed.
Fixed a bug that would prevent the Emberian from disappearing from the ruins after she had been recruited.
Fixed descriptions that previously indicated that Rustburg was south-west, not south-east.
Fixed a small bug with the alchemy system that would cause some errors behind the scenes.
Fixed some bad clipping where players could get stuck in Vela's Fortress, The Blinding Light.
Fixed an Inquisition Banner that would not move along with the Inquisition Ship it was attached to.
And as always, please post any issues you come across or feedback you may have in the Discussion Forums.
Version 0.6.02 Update
Patch Notes
Miscellaneous:
The Console (accessible with the tilde key `) can now show critical error messages. These are very useful for bug-fixing.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue that was causing old saves to sometimes boot with errors, causing low framerates and blank item sprites.
Fixed an issue with The Emberian questline, where if you 'Charmed' the Emberian for more info, you wouldn't be able to buy the required key from the Emporium of Oddities.
Fixed the Charm challenge with the Rustburg hermit, which would previously always fail.
Fixed the final stage of The Quartermaster quest not being marked as 'completed'.
And as always, please post any issues you come across or feedback you may have in the Discussion Forums.
The "Emberian" Update!
THE EMBERIAN UPDATE
It's been a while, but the enslaved skeletons that do our bidding have finally produced the next Dread Delusion update. This time, there's a meaty questline to dig your filthy teeth into, a brand new dungeon - and a number of improvements to the combat system.
JACK BASALT
Until now, the hunt for Vela Calose has led to a dead end - as Dread Delusion's main storyline has been absent beyond the starting island.
But with this update, a suspicious figure has appeared in the Wobbly Noggin tavern. His name is Jack Basalt, one of Vela's Dark Star mercenaries; and he's the first of many that you're going to have to track down to find Vela herself.
THE EMBERIAN
But finding the next Dark Star will prove tougher than walking into a pub. Folk call her the Emberian, on account of her ancient armour and implausibly large greatsword.
To recruit her to your cause, you'll need to do some detective work - and you'll eventually find yourself fighting through the narrow streets of the brand new dungeon-town of Rustburg, where the brigands and lowlives will be more than happy to slit your throat and steal your purse...
<*> New main story quest: The Emberian <*> Two new islands added to Hallowshire... <*> ...including the dungeon-town of Rustburg, the toughest challenge yet!
VELA'S FORTRESS REFURB
Remember the fortress where you first met Vela? That's the Dark Star flagship, the Blinding Light - and it's going to serve a big role in the main story.
So we've revamped its interior a little, and added a new Player Housing section at the top. You'll get access to these upgradeable rooms as soon as you beat the tutorial.
<*> The Blinding Light's tower can now be upgraded <*> Revamped interior with graphical enhancements <*> Acts as a main quest hub, with key characters returning here
COMBAT SYSTEM REVAMP
We've also spruced up Dread Delusion's combat system with the help of seasoned gamedev Kira - whose games Lost in Vivo and Lunacid you may very well have heard of.
Combat animations have been greatly improved, with both player weapons and the camera now reacting dynamically to player input. There are also new throwing weapons that can be used like an item.
Our new programmer Fotocopiadora (who worked on the beautiful title, First Land) has also made huge improvements to the AI system, to massively improve the stability of enemy code.
<*> New weapon and camera animations to improve combat feel <*> New weapon impact effects <*> New throwing weapons: knives and shurikens, with poison variants <*> Much more robust AI code
STAMINA TWEAKS
We've also made some tweaks to the stamina system, to further balance combat. In particular, this should make parrying much easier.
<*> Stamina regenerates much quicker <*> It is now possible to block and parry with low stamina <*> No parry delay after button press, making parries easier to time <*> Stamina bar will flash red when stamina is too low
That's it for now! We hope you enjoy the new additions - as always, we're eager to hear your feedback. You can find more extensive patch notes below:
Patch Notes
Major:
New Quest: The Emberian, in which the player hunts down Vela's old comrade; a mysterious woman clad in Emberian armour.
New Quest: The Quartermaster, in which the player finds & recruits the Dark Star mercenary Jack Basalt.
New dungeon-town: Rustburg, a ruined village full of ruffians and outlaws. This level grants new challenges & rewards, and is part of the new quest chains.
Improved Vela's Fortress: 'The Blinding Light'. It now has a more detailed interior and a ship docked within. There's also upgradeable rooms, similar to player housing, in The Blinding Light.
New Weapon Type: Throwing Weapons - These new weapons come in the form of shurikens and throwing knives, and their lethality can be increased through the use of alchemy
Audio Compression Overhaul – gave all audio a crispy lo-fi rework with the same techniques used in actual PSX games. (This should also noticeably improve load times due to smaller file size)
Visual Feedback: Combat - Weapon impact effects, alternate weapon animations, and camera feedback via weapon use and movement has been added (Note: The camera movement can be adjusted or disabled completely in the options menu.)
Miscellaneous:
New islands have been added to Hallowshire.
Changed the Wikkan totem poles to look more like the Death God's Scrongus Poles. These indicate an illusion that can be dispelled with a truth potion.
Added a ranged 'Impaler' enemy to the Endless Kingdom.
Added a new secret portal in the Endless region, that links back to Hallowshire.
Added new faction banners to certain places around the world.
Changed item names & descriptions for certain tiers of player clothing.
New pixel art images for certain tiers of player clothing.
Added new spell particles
Changed the rate of stamina regeneration while the player has weapons out.
Ending the famine in the Hallow region now causes the fruit trees to grow fruit (yummy).
Added throwing weapons as pickups across the world.
Environmental improvements to the farmlands and swamps in the Hallow region.
Locked doors can now have multiple solutions (e.g. you can pick the lock or charm a guard)
Environmental improvements across the Endless region
Massive overhaul of codebase for dialogue system
Massive overhaul of codebase for NPC AI
Improved enemy stealth mechanics - enemies will now 'forget' about players after losing sight of them for 5 seconds.
Added constraints to allow binding cancelling with the UI Cancel action fixing an issue causing players without a controller to get stuck in the rebinding prompt.
Added collision to objects (Vases, Wobbly Noggin Room Furniture, Crafting Bench Side Table, etc.)
Bug Fixes:
Fixed dialogue issues such as typos and dialogue graph flow issues
Fixed rebinding issue where prompt was not displaying properly
Fixed a mistake with how the UI rebinding works now it accounts for the current control source
Extended rebind prompt scripts to include a text object to display a cancel prompt in rebinding
Fixed an issue causing item descriptions not to update via controller in the inventory
Fixed an issue where players would slide off the plank of the Golden Typhos by extending the player parent script
Disabled an invisible wall where the player first sees Vela
Extended the Endless quake script to disable earthquakes only if the player convinces the entombed one to stop
Fixed a bug with the attack stat not producing the correct value
Fixed Z-Fighting issues on several Props
Added Player parenting volumes for the flesh farm roof
Fixed prop placement issues with clipping and floating props
Fixed bug causing guards to walk away mid conversation
Dread Delusion Joins the DreadXP Publisher Bundle!
We're happy to announce that Dread Delusion is now part of the DreadXP Publisher Bundle! Pick it up to get your hands on a wealth of great horror titles!
