Hello again, Surveyors! This patch took me a little longer, but it's a substantial improvement to the game! The short version is that I squashed lots of bugs and typos and adjusted the gameplay a little so it works better. The long version is down below:
New Things
- Saving is now disabled during the timers. This will eliminate bugs relating to saves and loads made while the timer is active and also make the timers more meaningful. (Can't really do anything about saves made before this update during the timers unfortunately, but I highly advise against using them as it leads to strange behavior in the game.)
-Added some additional voice acting for Meaty Marissa (Thanks HollyberryVA!)
Tweaks / Adjustments
- Rebalanced audio levels for sound effects and ambient tracks. Should be way more consistent of a mix now.
- Slight revisions to Katie & Janine's scene and the scene outside of Pux's house for clarity and consistency.
-Did a thorough scrub for typos, most if not all of them should be gone now. Finally, my English teachers can stop sending me angry letters!
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where you would be prompted to see Episode Rich when you weren't supposed to
- The Messenger will now be more polite and listen to your request to not experience Episode Rich. To be honest, her ignoring your wishes is pretty in character, but was completely unintended!
- Found a crash hiding in Danger Scenario 3 (Flaps).
-Corrected an issue where music in the 'Junks' section wouldn't play.
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Be sure to restart steam to ensure the update applies. I think this will be the last patch needed for awhile before I start adding new content to the game (eventually).
Also.... thank you all so much for playing my game! Last I checked the game had broached 5k players, it's probably higher by now. While those aren't massive numbers in the context of Steam as a whole, they are massive to me. Your support and feedback has been wonderful, and I'm extremely thankful for all of you who gave my game a try!
Update #1 (Version 2.2)
Hello again, Surveyors! Thank you so much for your interest in FOR MOTHER MATRON! Like yesterday's patch, I have some more small fixes, tweaks, and additions that bring the game closer to being the best it can be!
PATCH NOTES
New Things:
- Added voiced dialogue for Pux in the scene where you talk with him in the cave.
- Added voiced dialogue for the Mother Matron when you talk to her outside of her chamber in the beginning portion of the game.
-Added a vomit sound effect if you throw up the free sample of meat from Meaty Marissa. Very immersive.
-Mac build has now been enabled! Please let me know how it works, as I do not have a Mac to test on yet!
Tweaks:
- Added some more writing for a few scenes, along with some slight revisions to help with clarity.
- Fixed some more typos
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a bug in Danger Scenario 3 where a jump command had an incorrect label, resulting in an error.
- Fixed instances where the wrong sprite was called for Rich and Pux, which would cause the placeholder grey renpy silhouette thing to appear.
Removed Things:
- Removed a holdover from the original 2020 release of For Mother Matron in Danger Scenario 2 where it'd flash a warning message at you with a mysterious voice telling you you're in danger. This made more sense for the original version of the game when the plot was a little different. Somehow I'd missed this, but it has been removed now as it no longer fits with the game and was not meant to be there.
Be sure to restart Steam to make sure the update applies.
Update #2 (Version 2.2)
Hello again, Surveyors! Thank you so much for your interest in FOR MOTHER MATRON! Like yesterday's patch, I have some more small fixes, tweaks, and additions that bring the game closer to being the best it can be!
PATCH NOTES
New Things:
- Added voiced dialogue for Pux in the scene where you talk with him in the cave.
- Added voiced dialogue for the Mother Matron when you talk to her outside of her chamber in the beginning portion of the game.
-Added a vomit sound effect if you throw up the free sample of meat from Meaty Marissa. Very immersive.
-Mac build has now been enabled! Please let me know how it works, as I do not have a Mac to test on yet!
Tweaks:
- Added some more writing for a few scenes, along with some slight revisions to help with clarity.
- Fixed some more typos
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a bug in Danger Scenario 3 where a jump command had an incorrect label, resulting in an error.
- Fixed instances where the wrong sprite was called for Rich and Pux, which would cause the placeholder grey renpy silhouette thing to appear.
Removed Things:
- Removed a holdover from the original 2020 release of For Mother Matron in Danger Scenario 2 where it'd flash a warning message at you with a mysterious voice telling you you're in danger. This made more sense for the original version of the game when the plot was a little different. Somehow I'd missed this, but it has been removed now as it no longer fits with the game and was not meant to be there.
Be sure to restart Steam to make sure the update applies.
Update #1 (Version 2.1)
Hello again, Surveyors! Thank you all so much for giving my project your attention and interest. I have another update for you today full of fixes, tweaks, and even some small new additions! And this time, it'll even be formatted pretty!
PATCH NOTES
New Things:
- Added voiced dialogue for Lizzy in the Katie and Janine scene.
- Re-added a visual during the finale sequence that I had temporarily hidden and forgot to re-enable.
- Added a few more sound effects.
- Added a test button for the Voice volume slider in the settings menu so you can preview how loud characters generally talk.
-Generally improved the sound and visual presentation on Danger Scenario 3 beyond its launch state.
Tweaks:
-Fixed some small visual mistakes that were made.
- Added some more writing for a few scenes, along with some slight revisions to help with clarity.
- Fixed some of the dialogue in Danger Scenario 3 that was incorrect for what the option was. This isn't really a bug so much as me just messing up in the script so it's going here in the tweaks section.
-Improved the Mumblershack audio. Wasn't happy with the original mix.
-Found and corrected some typos.
Bugfixes:
- Fixed the "Woofs" achievement, it should now activate properly. You'll have to get there again unfortunately if it didn't activate before.
- Added more checks to ensure achievements activate properly. Should also allow for achievements to activate on the main menu or starting a new game if you're transferring persistent data from a non-steam version of the game (If you try this lemme know if it works!).
- Fixed an issue where Pux wouldn't leave the screen when he was supposed to during the ending sequence to Danger Scenario 3 (Flaps).
Be sure to restart Steam to make sure the update applies.
As always, if you find any bugs, typos, or errors you'd like to report, please drop them in the comments here or in this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2162960/discussions/0/5277681174367887728/
I will continue to work on more small updates throughout the week. In the meantime, enjoy seeking PARADISE!
Hotfix 1 now live!
Hey Surveyors! There were some sneaky bugs that made their way to the launch build, so I've quickly patched them out!
PATCH NOTES:
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-Fixed some incorrect jumps that had spelling errors and thus would cause a runtime exception.
-Fixed the trigger for "Hate When That Happens" achievement. It should now pop off properly and not throw an error.
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Be sure to restart Steam to make sure the update applies.
