• Today, 11 new missions were added with another 3 arriving before the end of September. This brings the total missions to over 20+ missions available. Starting next month, we will also continuously add additional missions as they become ready. We are targeting that by the end of the year 2020, there will be between 30-40 missions available in the game. Take note that some missions are part of a bigger story arc. For example, the werewolf (Mooncursed) missions are connected clearly. This is the same with the others but its possible they make intersect in the future. As we release more of the missions, the more you will understand the world and the people that inhabit it.
  
  
• With the missions, we introduced several sample missions which can be resolved through non-combat means. Also, there is a mission that there is no clear right or wrong, you as a player will have to decide what to do. Lastly, there is a mission that requires a bit of simple problem solving where that is the focus rather than combat. These missions are to showcase just a few of the types of missions that will be encountered in the Campaign mode, as well as to provide a deeper RPG aspect to the mission mode of the game.
  
  
• We've streamlined the abilities available in the game. We're removed several abilities as well as add new ones as well. Some of the newest abilities added are the Overwatch related abilities. These abilities affect you or your opponents on how they react to Overwatch. With these, players can get abilities that will allow them to not trigger various actions or they can get abilities that will allow them to respond to these abilities basically nullifying their effectiveness. Aside from combat, leadership and tactical abilities have also been added so that non-spellcasting characters can boost their team's effectiveness in combat. At the moment, there are over 200+ player usable abilities.
  
  
• We've added a few dozen more weapons to the game. This includes a mix of ranged and melee weapons. We're also slowly introducing the various weapon qualities to the game. This includes both positive and negative weapon qualities. I will be discussing these more in detail in another announcement very soon. We've actually released a few videos showing some of them.
  
  
• We've added many new items to the game such as new armor, accessories, and consumable items that you can find in the game. We've slowly been adding more of them to the different loot boxes in the missions but the true volume of these will be more visible in the campaign mode. At the moment, the count is over 40+ kinds of armor, over 150+ accessories, about 130+ melee weapons, over 290+ ranged weapons, 100+ types of ammunition and variants, and about 80+ types of consumables.
  
  
  
• With the new missions, we're showing new locations and environments. Exciting locations we have are particularly the Fae enchanted ruins, abandoned train stations, and the Hellzones. Of course, there are still other types of post-apocalyptic locations to visit which people are normally familiar with.
  
  
  
• We've also introduced new creatures to encounter in each of the levels. You will encounter new demons, drakes, wraiths, elementals, Kapres, and others. Sometimes though, humans seem to be the most dangerous creatures you might encounter in Purgatory.
  
  
• Of course, we cannot forget that we are now releasing several Graywalkers to use in the missions. This includes the cowgirl Texas, the bounty hunting Arwendriel, the soldier Lily Darkeyes, the dhampir assassin Edge, the tracker Scout Atalanta, the teenage genius tech Niquie and the powerful Efreet blooded Faechilde Destiny. We even included a new air scout drone called Raptor to join the team. Take note this Drone also has an Ai allowing it to learn new abilities through learning, as well as equip many drone specific items.
  
  
• We've introduced the team's new vehicle in the game. Right now its presence is just cosmetic but later on, it will become a more interactive piece in the game.
  
  
• We've streamlined the action unit costs of attacks and weapons. This will allow players to be able to do more in a round giving them more options on how to strategize to win.
  
  
• We've finally introduced specific damage types for weapons. Before, they all used to be categorized as physical damage. Now there are more types such as Ballistic, Slashing, Piercing and of course Physical which now refers to blunt or force damage. Armors and spells have also been updated as well to take this into consideration though pardon us if some have not yet been converted when you encounter them. We are slowly transitioning all of them to this system. What this does is make items more diverse. For example, archaic leather armor is effective against slashing and piercing weapons but pretty much useless to physical (bashing) and ballistic damage.
  
  
• Ranges of weapons are also slowly being tweaked. We've increased some while reduced some.
  
  
• We've also reworked damage a bit across the board especially for firearms. We've implemented a system that is based on the weapon's various muzzle energies of the ammo combined with the firearm. For example, based on this we've reduced the damage of shotguns in general but made them accurate at short ranges but their range drops much more quickly than normal firearm increments.
  
  
• We're slowly improving our music in the game. We've figured out a new way to create music and you will hear a few of them. Though we've kept the same rock tone of the game, we've expanded the range but kept to the edgy music that we've used for it.
  
  
• As you go through the game, more lore dump is included. Take note that this is just a taste and the true story will be revealed in the single-player campaign. Right now though, there is a simple rough story that go through the different mission story arcs.
  
  

New Features

1. Added 11 new missions in Mission Mode.
   
   
2. Implemented Overwatch ability. This immediately ends your turn and allows you to react at the first sign of enemy movement.
   
   
   
3. Player can now initiate combat by attacking the enemy first while outside combat.
   
   
   
4. You can now hold a hotkey (defaults to Alt) to highlight all loot containers and exits near you.
   
   
   
5. Added Team Inventory Screen in Mission Mode's Team Management GUI. This allows quicker distribution of items to party members before a mission, instead of having to individually open each of their Inventory Windows. You can also now drag-and-drop directly to equipment slots when transferring items between party members.
   
   
   
6. Items/spells/abilities usable on party members can now be used outside combat.
   

Improvements

1. Enemy AI improvements: ranged attackers will now move to get line-of-sight to their target if needed, some ranged attackers will keep away and prefer shooting from a distance, some enemies will randomly choose what attack they do, etc.
   
2. Disabled the game from pinging Unity servers for hardware statistics.
   
3. Reduced framerate dips when saving game.
   
4. Reduced framerate dips when you have a melee weapon equipped in combat and is moving the cursor around to target enemies.
   
5. Deleting of saves will now actually just move them to a trash folder instead of outright actual deletion. Every start of game, saves in the trash folder that are at least 7 days old will be truly deleted. The trash folder, once it exists, is accessible at
   C:\\Users\\Your Windows Username Here\\AppData\\Local\\Dreamlords Digital\\GwP\\SavedGamesTrash You can restore save-games by moving them from the trash folder back to the SavedGames folder.
   
6. The Load Game screen will now allow deleting save-games (including auto-saves).
   
7. Fixed bug with the game creating too many auto-save slots.
   
8. Fixed bug with the combat system not recognizing when the player equips a different weapon.
   
9. Fixed bug with the camera panning at the same time when user is rotating the camera.
   
10. Various other fixes to small bugs, typographical errors, and grammar changes.
    

CONTENT UPDATE #1 COMING SOON!

• More Missions - we wIll be adding a minimum of at least 10 more missions to the game. Take note that this is the minimum and we are hoping to release more than this. Also, after this release, we will slowly stream new missions every few weeks.
  
  
• Additional Preludes - we will be adding a prelude story and just like with missions, we will slowly stream more prelude story every few weeks.
  
  
• Discover More Lore - through the missions and preludes, we will start revealing more about the world of Graywalkers, its Lore, and the different stories of its inhabitants.
  
  
• Deeper RPG & Conversations - we plan to improve the RPG experience, especially the tabletop RPG experience. We now have a new writer to help us work out the dialogues and story of the game giving them more depth and substance.
  
  
• 7-8 New Graywalkers Released - Release of almost 10 new Graywalkers that will now be playable and available in the game. By the time the update releases, you will have a total of at least 15 Graywalkers to work with. Of course, more will be added as well in the months to come as the planned number of Graywalkers is at the very least 36 (Though are target is 40+ so you have replacements just in case your Graywalkers die)
  
  
• Drone Characters - a new addition to the team are Drones as characters. These upgradable drone platforms will be available to fill out your character slots for the various missions. As you progress, you will find better drones and options for those drones. Like any character, you can customize it with specific gear upgrades such as armor, weapons, and accessories.
  
  
• New Enemies - You will face many new dangers in the form of new creatures and enemies that will be available in the game. This includes other types of demons, corrupted creatures, the Faekind, and
  
  
• New Locations - the preludes and the new missions will introduce new and interesting locales such as Hellzones, enchanted ruined cities, stormlands, fortified settlements, abandoned railways and more.
  
  
• More Weapons & Armor - As you get deeper into the game, you will slowly discover the hundreds of weapons in the game and its variants. Not only that, but we've added also new weapons to the list including relics of the past that have power.
  
  
• More Consumable Items & Accessories - we've added more items that you can use in the game that will affect your characters such as potions, drinks, food, medical items, and more. In addition, you can customize your character with new accessories that will improve your character's abilities.
  
  
• Streamlined List of New and Improved Abilities - We've improved the ability list and streamlined it. We've taken out some of the unbalanced ones and included new ones that will give a better dimension to your characters.
  
  Aside from content, we are also releasing new and improved features with the update. These include some of the following below:
  
  
• New & Improved Audio and Music - This was one of our weakest points before but we've made an effort to improve it. We've got new tools to help us create better audio for the game. Also, since we've also fixed the volume issue in our past patches, you can control if you want the music we put in blaring or just blending int the background.
  
  
• Improved Quality of 3D Models - We've heard comments before of bad models in the game so we've taken it into consideration and started removing all the very low poly models and use only the mid to high-quality poly models. We've also improved the PBR texturing of the models. It's not all done yet but you will start to see significant improvements in their quality compared to before.
  
  
• Improved Combat AI - we've improved the AI of the non-player characters, especially the enemies. They are now more challenging and now have more options at their disposal in challenging you.
  
  
• Overwatch Feature - This is a feature that's been planned a long time but had not been implemented. Finally, it will be implemented into the game and it will change how combat goes significantly. It will give you more strategic options in combat as you fight through the challenges ahead.
  
  
• Linux Version - Our Linux version will also be released before or during the content update. This is actually ready but we're trying to test it a bit more before it goes live. Our Mac version is still undergoing finalization and testing so we're not sure if it will be included with this update. Regardless, this will follow very soon though.
  
  Take note that these are not the only things going into the game. We have more planned and if it doesn't reach the content update, it will follow in succeeding minor updates.
  
  Now that you know what's to come, we encourage everybody to grab a copy now for yourself if you don't have one yet and convince your friends and family to do so. We currently have an ongoing summer sale on Steam. Avail yourself of a significant 30% percent discount and grab a copy at a very affordable price.
  
  Buy here now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003370/Graywalkers_Purgatory/
  
  Thank you and see you in our next update Graywalkers!!!
  
  

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Changes:

1. Added Settings Window. This allows changing some game properties, autosave settings, music & sound volume, screen resolution, v-sync toggle, framerate limit, brightness adjustment, some graphical quality adjustments, toggling of some graphical effects, camera speed, and changing control bindings. More settings will be implemented in the future.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Confirmation of attacks can now be toggled off, for quicker attacks.
   
   
3. Combat Movement can now ask for confirmation (turned off by default).
   
   
   
   
4. Fixed bug where Retry button (in Game Over) would load a different game session.
   
   
5. Fixed bug with combat not showing character's attacks in the HUD.
   
   
6. Fixed bug with being unable to start a new Mission Mode game twice.
   
   
7. Minor updates to Preludes: Added lose conditions when Sister Mariel or Sophia are dead. (First two combat levels)
   
   

Changes:

1. Added save in maps (Note: Save is still not allowed while in combat or while viewing a cutscene/conversation).
   
   
2. Added autosave. Autosave occurs in numerous events, including: at the start of the map, before/after combat, before/after mission (in Mission Mode). Autosave will use 5 rotating autosave slots, meaning it will overwrite from among the 5 once they've been created. You can toggle off specific autosave events or change the number of autosave slots later on, when the Options window is implemented.
   
   
3. The Retry button on Game Over now works.
   
   
4. Saves are now sorted by date (latest first).
   
   
5. Load Game screen will now show a screenshot of the save (Note: This will only work for future save files).
   
   
   
6. Fixed a bug that made the game hang during the Loading Screen when loading a saved game.
   
   
7. Added hotkeys for Character Window (C) and Inventory Window (I) (note: hotkeys will be rebindable in the future when the Controls tab of the Options window is implemented).
   
   
8. Using Party Member hotkeys (F1, F2, F3, etc.) while the Character Window is shown will now view that character in the Character Window. This also works if you left-click on their Character Portrait.
   
   
9. Updates to Missions and Aurice Prelude:
   - Minor updates to Urban Excursion Level: Changed White car game object.
   - Updated the Level and terrain of Forested/Overgrown environments.
   - Minor Updates to Outer Church of the Aurice Prelude and Mission.
   - Minor Updates to Mine, Mine, Mine, Intro Mission, and Dark Forest.
   - Fixed the forest demon and the first encounter in Aurice Prelude. Changed their stats, moved them around.
   - Adjusted stats, positioning, and Combat AI for Bandits used in Urban Excursion.
   - Fixed animation speed of Traveling Merchant conversation sprite.
   - Rearranged the Missions list in Mission Mode.
   
   
10. Updates to Abilities:
    - "Leadership Effect" renamed to "Inspired"
    - Updates to "Weapon Training (Blunt Weapons)", Medium Burst
    - Adjustments for Inspired and Intimidated conditions
    - Created Dhampir Claws - the version of Vampiric Claws meant for Dhampirs. Vampiric Claws is renamed to "Feral Vampiric Claws".
    - Updates to animations of Male Rotter. Minor updates to Rotter abilities.
    
    
11. Updates to Items:
    - Adjusted Food consumables
    - Removed Energy Point consumption of Energy giving items
    - Adjusted Adrenaline Shot
    - Updated description and properties of Small Medkit Box
    - Minor adjustment to weapon 3d models
    
    
12. Some minor adjustments to the post processing.
    

Changes:

1. Energy is now reset to full at the end of every combat.
   
   
2. Pressing the F1, F2, etc hotkeys or clicking on the character portrait will now also select that party member instead of just centering the camera on them.
   
   
3. Updates and edits to the Final Battle in the Aurice Prelude:
   - Edited Succubus AI (Lowered Aggro Range)
   - Extended detection range of Succubus for triggering conversation.
   - Edited Map data
   - Edited Exit interaction (Player now cannot free villager while enemies are still alive)
   
   
4. Created and added Prelude conversation backgrounds
   
   
5. Implemented Background Images for Mission Conversations and edited Cutscene for Sword Sister Mission
   
   
6. Grammar updates to conversations in Preludes and Father Ruben intro.
   
   
7. Adjusted range penalties of all weapons (improved point blank accuracy, and lowered all range penalties).
   
   
8. Adjusted penalties to abilities "Medium Burst" and "Full Auto Fire".
   
   
9. Added missing description to item "Healing Oil".
   
   
10. Tooltips of Exit Points will now appear even during combat.
    
    
11. Made adjustments to the GUI to accommodate ultrawide screens.
    
    
12. Fixed bug with some abilities in the level-up screen being blank.
    
    
13. Fixed bug with an enemy starting a conversation with their own self.
    
    
14. Fixed bug with enemies attempting to start combat even after the player has already lost.
    
    
15. Fixed bug with enemy AI refusing to start their turn, which was causing the combat to freeze.
    
    
16. Fixed bug with combat not realizing that a character's attack/reload animation has already finished, which was causing the combat to freeze.
    
    
17. Fixed bug with inactive offscreen GUI being seen in ultrawide screens.
    
    
18. Fixed bug where walk animation wouldn't stop upon reaching an Item Container during combat.
    
    
19. Fixed bug where Item Container Tooltip during combat would stay shown even when it should not appear anymore.
    
    
20. Added warning message in tooltip if character will run out of Action Units upon reaching an Item Container during combat.
    
    
    
21. Item Container Tooltip will now show better info on the Action Unit cost of walking to and opening an Item Container during combat (shows what your remaining Action Units will be if you proceed, and will separate the movement and open action costs when needed).
    
    
    
22. Fixed bug where user is being allowed to use the Take All button inside the Item Container Window, even if they ran out of Action Units in combat. A tooltip will now appear to show the Action Unit cost of doing a Take All operation.
    
    
    
23. Item Tooltip will now show the Action Unit cost of taking an item (from an Item Container) during combat, and will show an error message if the player can't afford it.