Here's one more hotfix patch for the base game, Steampunk DLC and the Room Editor. We did a bunch of smaller fixes but here are the most important ones in 1.0.22752r version:
General changelog
Added an option to remove timers
Fixed host can start a custom room before all players have installed it
Steampunk DLC fixes:
Fixed some hint/key item tags and item names
Removed the trunk fruit from the tree
S1 lighters can no longer be picked up before solving the puzzle
Room editor changelog:
Teleport - "change rotation on teleport" checkmark is no longer inverted
Room title issue with some characters (like %) fixed
Fixed loading steampunk walls when creating a new room
Victorian key prop no longer has the unlocking audio when placed on the floor
Steampunk props - fixed some pivot and collider issues
I would also use this opportunity to say that we would really appreciate it if you could leave a review of Steampunk DLC (and the base game) on the Steam page. It would help us big time! ❤️
Love, Pine team
Our top community room picks for May!
The Valor has arrived!
If you’ve been keeping an eye on our channels, you might have noticed that we released the brand new Steampunk DLC last Monday! This DLC takes place on a majestic steampunk airship called ‘Valor’ and features a total of four new rooms, each of which are bigger than any of the previously released pre-built rooms. It’s currently still on sale with a 10% discount, so now would be the best time for you to board the Valor!
However, chances are that you have already played through all of the new rooms and are still hungry for more awesome content! Luckily, there are of course plenty of great community rooms that are more than worth your time. In fact, we have once again selected four of last month’s finest rooms for you to enjoy! So without further ado, these are our monthly picks for May!
A towering achievement!
In Aqueduct Tower by namo_krub you get to explore...well, an aqueduct tower, of course! While wandering through this ancient structure which has been out of operation for millennia, you accidentally get trapped. In order to escape the tower, you will have figure out the mechanics and get it working again. Are you up to the challenge?
Cats can have lasagna, right?
Something strange is going on with Grandma's Kitty! In this room created by Cico, it is your task to feed and take care of your grandmother's many different pets. Sounds easy enough, right? However, it might be trickier than you'd expect! Will you be able to figure out what Grandma's Kitty is secretly up to?
Can you solve this mystery?
Fair warning, Catholic Orphanage is not meant for the faint of heart. In this room by Tarmo, you'll have to solve a mystery which the authorities were unable to uncover. If you're up for something really scary, then this is the room for you!
An epic conclusion!
The Scientists' Office Part 3 by Brengo is the final chapter of the Scientists' Office trilogy. It picks up right where Part 2 left off, so be sure to check out the previous entries in case you haven't played those yet! In this final chapter you enter a realm disconnected from the normal world. Will you be able to save the very concept of science itself?
Up for even more community rooms?
Want to be the first to find out which rooms might be featured in next month's picks? Or perhaps you would like to learn more about how to create your own rooms! Well, if that's the case, you might be interested in joining our official Discord server! Here you'll have the chance to chat with some of the most dedicated room builders from our community and find out about their upcoming projects! It's fun!
♥ Pine team
Steampunk Assets Update & Hotfix
Hello explorers! We've listened to your feedback and fixed all critical bugs and issues reported in the last few days. Also, we've added all Steampunk assets to the room editor for everyone to use! The update is now live, and here's a changelog of fixes that we can remember we did:
Added new Steampunk props for Room Editor
Loading custom model without images fixed
Fixed cannon bug in Steampunk 1 (S1)
Fixed Omega DDR3/PC bug
Fix not seeing Steampunk image as a client if the DLC is not installed
Fixed puzzle box bug in S1
Added reset button sound in S1
Added better spawn points
The botanists should be happy with new updated plant names in S3
Multiple texture fixes in all rooms
Yellow crystals don't stack with bolts and screws anymore
Fixed box clipping in S1
The butterfly in the greenhouse now has a much better path
The propellers are now ok in the helm room
The radar doesn't have that one bright button anymore
The labyrinth in the engine room should work every time!
The seed shouldn't disappear from anyone!
Multiple optimizations
Added more bugs to fix later
If you have any issues please send us via Steam or directly on our Discord.
Thank you so much for playing and supporting our work! Love, Pine team <3
Full steam ahead!
Explorers, are you ready to take to the skies? A brand new Steampunk DLC pack is coming to Escape Simulator next month! In this DLC pack, you will find yourself on the beautiful steampunk airship ‘Valor’. This airship is filled with tricky puzzles that will surely put your wits to the test. You’ll have to make your way through four brand new rooms featuring all kinds of curious machines.
Your adventure begins in your quarters, when you are suddenly awoken by an explosion on the lower decks. In order to prevent a disastrous event, you will need to repair your airship and make your way to the helm room. Will you be able to make it there in time to regain control of your ship?
The Steampunk DLC will be available on the 6th of June for only $4,99/ €4,99! In addition to the new rooms, it also features an exclusive steampunk skin for your character to wear. The estimated runtime for the DLC is around four hours, which means the size of each room is quite a bit larger than all of the rooms that are currently available. Please note that the rooms included in this DLC will only be playable online with players who also own the DLC.
Fixed Friends invite bug if invite code was not generated
More optimal loading of large workshop rooms
Our top community room picks for April!
Thanks for joining the HYPE!
First off, we would once again like to thank our incredible community for all of your continuous support! Last Tuesday we rounded up Build-A-Thon #2 and we were of the immensely creative rooms that got submitted. As a small token of our gratitude, we decided to give you all a small preview of what's coming up next in terms of content from our side. So in case you missed that, be sure to check it out right here! Now without further ado, we present you our top community room picks for April!
This seems vaguely familiar?
In Virtual Intelligence you wake up in a room that bears a striking resemblance to your own bedroom. However, something doesn't feel quite right. To escape this familiar looking room, you will need to solve a series of strange and intriguing puzzles. Virtual Intelligence will put your puzzle-solving skills to the test and was one of two winners of the community award in our HyperX and OMEN Build-A-Room competition!
Nothing beats a good bowl of soup!
The second community award went to An Unprepared Forecast! To escape from this room, you will need to find all of the scattered tiles needed to summon forth your familiar Fern. But before you do that, why not grab yourself a nice bowl of soup? You're going to need it!
A E S T H E T I C
That's right, folks! It's time to go back to the eighties! Well, sort of. We hope you've brushed up on your synthesizer skills for 100% Polyester in which you'll enter a VERY pink vaporwave dreamscape! And if not, you can always just go shopping for some timeless horse shirts.
I find your lack of ESCAPE disturbing...
Star Wars day has already come and passed (May the Fourth be with you, though!), but we can still celebrate! Why not try escaping none other than Darth Vader's Castle! This awesome room will provide you with some very interesting new insights about how the Sith formerly known as Anakin has decorated his humble abode. So cozy!
Still want more to play?
In case you missed it, we also just released an update featuring a brand new room that pays tribute to our previous game Cats In Time! More info on that update can be found here. Additionally, we also just put out a smaller hotfix patch. Of course there are still plenty of other updates coming up, so we hope you continue to look forward to those! In the meantime, thanks again for all of your wonderful support!
♥ Pine team
v1.0.21507_hotfix
Lobby creation should now be much more reliable.
Better voice volume in-game
Push-to-talk button for controller
Fixed issue with climbing on the walls in Corporation room #3
Fixed missing tutorial image
One million players reached! 🎉
To our 1,000,000 players, thank you!
We are both delighted and overwhelmed to share the amazing news that we have officially sold more than 1 million copies of Escape Simulator. We never anticipated our game to reach this amount of success and we are incredibly thankful for each and every one of you! To celebrate this very special occasion, we are glad to announce that as of today, you will be able to play through a new official room! This new room pays tribute to one of the earlier PINE games: Cats In Time!
Can you make it in time?
In the new Cats In Time room, you will need to figure out how to repair Professor Tim Edger's time machine. However, this task won't be easy and you might just run into some strange issues while trying to fix the device. The clock's ticking! Will you be able to finish your task within thirty minutes? 😼
To celebrate this milestone, both Cats In Time and Escape Simulator are currently 20% off on Steam . Don't miss out on these discounts and make sure to tell all of your friends! 😉
What else is new?
Additionally, the latest update comes with a whole bunch of other new features and improvements!
First off, Escape Simulator now features in-game voice chat! We know that many of you were waiting for this feature, so we are happy to inform you that you will now be able to hear each other's voices without having to use external software. On that note, you are of course still free to join our official Discord channel if you are in need of a co-op partner! We also added a brand new config screen to the room editor, which features a better option floor colliders and an option to adjust the visibility of both player nameplates and item nameplates. Finally, we added several other improvements to the Room Editor, such as the option to use multiselect all objects in a room, including locks! For the full list of updates, check the changelog below!
General updates:
Texture compression in custom rooms
You can change the type of compression in options, if you select lower quality, custom rooms will run more smoothly
Main Menu using less RAM
Multiplayer updates:
Better disconnecting in coop games
Offscreen ping indicators in coop games
Added voice chat
Room Editor updates:
Brand new room config screen
You can use better floor colliders option
When using better floor colliders items respawn in inventory
Change visibility of player and item nameplates in your rooms
Added custom texture selection scrollbar
More tooltips! Every option has a tooltip describing what it does
Multiselect for everything. Yes, even locks!
Fixed bug where you couldn't click on items after moving with arrow keys
UX tweaks for large lists of targets
Get ready for your next challenge!
To wrap things up, we want to once again thank everyone who participated in the HyperX and OMEN Build-A-Room contest and we hope all of you are looking forward to the next challenge. Speaking of which, more information on the next challenge will be shared VERY soon! 👀
♥ Pine team
The winners of Build-A-Room #2 have been chosen!
And the winners are...
Our Build-A-Room #2 competition in collaboration with HyperX and OMEN has officially come to a close! Missed out on the livestream during which we announced all of the winners? No worries, we will gladly get you up to speed. So without further ado, here are all of the lucky winners of Build-A-Room #2!
If you missed the livestream you can watch a recording here:
10. VASEBREAKER Starting off the list is VASEBREAKER by WexCore, who has made it to tenth place! We loved the great 'action' ending of this room and did we mention it features an RGB vase for the real gamers?
9. Escape Simulator Developer Simulator Finally, a room that's all about us! Escape Simulator Developer Simulator by Mc.Rawrzee has earned ninth place! This experience that takes 'meta' to the next level features a great voice-over, smooth gameplay and it's also incredibly funny!
8. Game On! Next up is Game On! by MelonVerse! This room features some really interesting puzzles and a cool story!
7. The Golden Rig The seventh spot on the list goes to The Golden Rig, which was made by Mumbo. Excellent puzzle design is the key phrase when it comes to this room!
6. The Parable of Stanbert What do you get when you put 250+ hours of work into a room? You get The Parable of Stanbert by Khadgar! This room actually features multiple endings and a great, hilarious voice-over!
5. The O.M.E.N. System The fifth place goes to The O.M.E.N. System by Klaode! It features a big robot. What more do you need?
4. The Hyper Adventure We're almost at the top three, but not before we highlight Cico's The Hyper Adventure! This room features an excellent adventure, some great character designs and the story is top notch!
3. The Virtual Prison And the third place goes to The Virtual Prison by Duc! We always love a room with some good voice acting. Additionally, this room made perfect use of the assets, featured some great lore and was just a lot of fun to play through!
2. It's All Led Up To This The runner-up spot goes to It's All Led Up To This by Robin! We really liked both the concept and the execution of this room and it includes some really smart puzzles!
1. The Ominous Obelisk And the grand prize goes to The Ominous Obelisk, made by Zesty Mordant! We were overall really impressed by the great puzzle design, perfect use of the assets, and additional lore. To top it all off, the room includes a well designed hint system and and an excellent save system. Well done and congratulations!
And that's everyone! Once again, congratulations to all of the lucky winners! If you were fortunate enough to grab home one of those prizes, make sure to contact us via community@pinestudio.com and we'll inform you on the following procedures!
Honorable mentions!
Of course there were many more great submissions that unfortunately didn't make the final cut. However, we would still like to grant these rooms their time in the spotlight! So if you haven't already, be sure to also check out the following list of rooms! Also, you can pick your favorite from the honorable mentions list and we'll award them "community pick" prize! Vote here: https://forms.gle/nudZfPrZsMMJR6Md9
So what's next for Escape Simulator? Well, we've been working hard on our next upcoming room for one! And since we're feeling extra generous today, we thought now would be the right time to treat you to a little teaser! So what do you think? Can you make out what the next room is going to be? Feel free to share your theories about this mysterious new room down in the comment section below!
♥ Pine team
Announcing the winners of Build-A-Room #2 - join us for the livestream!
It's time to announce some winners!
Join the livestream tomorrow on Tuesday April 26 at 8pm CEST/6pm GMT.
It's time to announce the winners for our Build-A-Room #2 competition in collaboration with HyperX and OMEN! We have picked our top 10 already, and tomorrow we will be livestreaming to show off some of the great entries we received and to share the winners, who will be getting some sweet gaming gear!
The goal of the contest was to build the ultimate gaming escape room with Escape Simulator’s in-game room editor, making use of new assets that represent real-life HyperX and OMEN products. Once again, our talented room builders have knocked it out of the park!
Vote in the Community Choice
It's not only our opinions that matter for the contest - prizes are planned for the Community Choice winner as well! We'll be collecting and tallying your votes as part of the livestream, and we're all very curious about what the community pick will be.
Hope to see you there, on Tuesday April 26 at 8pm CEST/6pm GMT!
