HamsterVeRse
HamsterVeRse V0.252 HOTFIX Update
HamsterVeRse V0.251 HOTFIX Update
- Fixed bug where holding the movement stick while simultaneously selecting a hamster makes it try to hop over an incline
- Improved hamster movement
- Time dilation no longer breaks inspection mode
Early Access Update V0.25
The fifth major update for HamsterVeRse has arrived! This update introduces a number of new features including: magnetic materials, building blocks, a revamped tutorial, Valve Index support, and more!
What's new???
MAGNETISM
V0.25 features the addition of magnetic materials to the game. Objects can become polarized in different ways and interact with each other realistically. This opens the door to a whole new set of puzzles and gameplay mechanics, some of which have already been implemented in this update, with more to come in future!
BUILDING BLOCK: MAGNETIZER
The magnetizer accomplishes that which may only exist in purely theoretical physics: turning an object into a magnetic monopole.
What does that mean?
Simply, it can make a metallic object magnetic with either an entirely positive or negative polarity. Configure the arrangement of magnetizers to drive the motion of objects in the ideal way to accomplish your present goal!
BUILDING BLOCK: MAGNETIC PLATFORM
Need to get somewhere inaccessible? Can't find a jump pad? Easy! Just magnetize an object and use a magnetic platform with the same polarity to send it flying!
Need to pick up a bunch of junk all at once? Just as easy! Flip the switch to make the magnetic platform have the opposite polarity and watch it cling to that junk!
You the player can configure the polarity and magnetic field strength of both sides of the platform to achieve the desired result!
REVAMPED TUTORIAL
Let's face it: the old tutorial didn't do a good enough job of preparing people for the challenges that awaited once their Hamsters stepped through their first Mission Portal.
But no more!
The tutorial has been completely redone from the ground up and now covers all the basics you'll need to survive (for a while) once you truly enter the HamsterVeRse!
DEMO RELEASE!
While it's not technically part of this update, it is being released simultaneously with V0.25 and includes all the same gameplay refinements and bug fixes found therein.
The demo features the Tutorial Mission, the Hamster Hub, and the Mission 6: Path of Fire, complete with bonus GOLD status puzzles, unlockable cheats, and customization unlocks.
Change Log:
Major Changes:
- Complete remake of the Tutorial. The breadth of information and quality of user interaction has been greatly improved.
- Introduced magnetism
- Reduced install size by 1.2gb
- Added support for Valve Index
- Added two new customization unlocks: Batwings and Skull Earrings
- Added point and click interactivity with UI (originally only touch and click supported)
- Added two new building blocks: the Magnetizer and the Magnetic Platform
- Building block menus are now attached to the free hand for improved interactivity
- Added GOLD Status Puzzles to "Path of Fire" and "Awakenings". Four new puzzles in total.
- Redesigned the main existing puzzle on Path of Fire to provide more of a challenge
- The Mission Complete screen has now been fully animated with visual and sound effects (originally was a static screen).
- Added new option to automatically lock-on to newly selected Hamsters
- Added new option to automatically enter Chase-Mode upon selecting new Hamsters
- Added new option to make slow-motion mode activate through holding a button, or toggling on/off
- Added new option to automatically resume normal time upon selecting a proximal group icon
- Hamsters can now automatically maneuver themselves over small, but sharp inclines, like steps or other small obstacles.
- Fixed issue where loading a new map could sometimes crash the game
Minor Changes:
- Minor bug fixes on mission: "Horizons"
- Added an option to no longer display the stage intro once the player has beaten that level
- Added sound effects for manipulating magnetic tether
- Added a point of contact effect for the selection pointer
- Hair Cartridges no longer need to be collected in quantities. Now they simply unlock the first time one is discovered.
- Minor bug fixes on mission, "Path of Fire"
- Improved graphics, audio, and other minor features added to "Path of Fire"
- Minor improvements to Hamster audio components
- Fixed issue with erratic physical behavior of railed platforms
- Improved the default positions of the toolbox and prefab chest for various Assemblers
- Fixed issue where Hamsters' animations would be locked in place when deselected
- Fixed issue where Hamsters would walk in place when standing still on a moving object
- Fixed issue where some customization items would not be equipped upon resurrecting the owner Hamster
- Added sound effects for interacting with the VR Keyboard and other minor UI elements
- Fixed issue where menu options would remain highlighted after opening sub menus
- Revamped the Customization Unlock Bubbles. They are now color coded depending on their rarity as well as a visual indicator
showing whether or not it has been discovered yet.
- Added visual effect to Points Bubbles to show the point value of that bubble
- Animated the button to close toolbox shelves
- Players can now replay the Tutorial via Mission Re-Play in the Hamster Hub
- Added new sound effects for Hamster God movement
- Reduced the top running speed and jump strength of the Super Soldier unlockable cheat to 60% of original
- Improved graphics on Hamster Hub. Added new exterior features and fixed some misaligned collisions
- Improved performance when assembling large numbers of tubes/tube networks
- Fixed issue where unpausing the game could sometimes spontaneously kill Hamsters
- Added sound effects for the Velocity Net
- Fixed issue where activating chase-mode when no Hamsters were selected would lock you in place
- Improved graphics for various props within the game
- Fixed issue where certain cheats would no longer be activated for Hamsters upon resurrection
- Reduced hand-to-head distance required to activate Inspection Mode
- Fixed issue where the Mission List on Mission Re-Play could sometimes initialize incorrectly
- Remade the Customization Unlock: Zebra Mohawk to be more realistic.
- Added a new prompt to inform the player when they have unlocked a new cheat
- Fixed issue on the Mission Menu where the number of alive/dead hamsters would display incorrectly
HamsterVeRse V0.21 HOTFIX Update
- Minor bug fixes and tweaks
Early Access Update V0.2
The fourth major update for HamsterVeRse has arrived! This is the biggest update released to date and features a ton of new stuff!
What's new???
NEW STAGE
Caw Port
Caw Port is a new ocean themed stage that introduces a slew of new gameplay mechanics, creatures, tools, and replayability. With swarms of hungry crows crowding the skies and a terrifying sea worm prowling the waters, the Hamsters must take to the sea to escape this place and get closer to their final goal!
NEW ENEMIES
Sea Worm
The Sea Worm is a fearsome foe that can take out your entire crew of Hamsters if you aren't careful to avoid its gaze while out in the waters. But that doesn't mean you don't have options! The Sea Worm doesn't enjoy Hamster meat any more than it does any other kind, including fish and crows! Let that be a hint for when you find yourself in suddenly not-so-still waters!
Crow
The Crow is the same crow we all know and love, except the C is capitalized! Which means these Crows have a particular hunger for Hamsters! Fortunately, there are many ways to eliminate them or downright avoid them entirely!
NEW TOOLS
Harpoon Cannon
The Harpoon Cannon is the only thing that can actually do damage to the Sea Worm, but it may serve an even more important purpose.. what could it be?
Gelatin Gun
The Gelatin Gun is a versatile new Hamster-sized tool. Every Hamster can equip one and subsequently spawn up to 5 gelatin cubes. These cubes are buoyant, absorbent, and consist of gas-permeable membranes. What does that mean? It means that whatever is inside can still breathe, but it also means that whatever is outside can still see and still smell what's inside!
Change Log
Major Changes:
- Added Stage 8: Caw Port
- Added new Hamster Tool: Gelatin Gun
- Introduced new enemy type: Sea Worm
- Introduced new enemy type: Crow
- Added 4 new customization options: Waterwings, Cybershades, Emo Hair, Goggles (2)
- Added the ability for Hamsters to store small objects in their mouth
- Added parallelly computed boid swarms
- Overhauled buoyancy system. Now most physics simulating objects have buoyancy
- Hamster God (player) movement remains constant even when time is being slowed down
- Improved Hamster swimming physics
Minor Changes:
- Added the ability to drag around the toolbox and prefab chest
- Added various sound effects throughout all levels
- Now able to make color changes to the Mohawk
- Reduced swimming recharge rate
- Hamsters can no longer reset their swim gauge by jumping out of the water for a short time
- Fixed bug where Hamsters could pick things up from unopened containers
- Added indicator for when the Hamster God (player) has acquired a crossbow
- Hamsters make a jumping exertion sound when a jump was actually possible
- Improved water particle effects
- The Hamster details prompt shows a flatline for the Hamster's health status if it has died
- Hamsters can now retrieve crossbow bolts that have detached from an object they were previously attached to
- Equipped customization objects properly detach when a Hamster gibs
- Added new blood effects for Hamster damage
- The Hamster God (player) can no longer open inspection mode while the game is paused
- Added swimming sound effects
- Added new sound effects to Fixed Tube Puzzles
- Assembly mode now cancels if the Assembler machine loses power while in Assembly mode
- Added footstep sounds for walking on sand
- Added confirmation prompts for the Mission Menu
- Added sound effects to the Mission Menu
- Fixed issue where the camera would try to snap to the initial position after resetting view from the Mission Menu
- Fixed several minor bugs in stages: The Split, Weight for It, Path of Fire, Magmanimous Escape, and The Elevator
- Modified and improved the teeter-totter puzzle in The Split
- Added wind particle effects and sound effects to the Fan and Tube Networks
- Tube Stoppers can now only be activated via point & click
- Magnetic Hook projectiles now explode when entering lava
- Added point & click interaction to the Mission Menu UI
Thanks for taking the time to read everything, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the new update and the rest of the fun offered by HamsterVeRse!
- Morning Son Software
Early Access Update: v0.141
- Added new mission, "Horizon"
- Introduced destructible crates and boxes
- Resurrection Statues are no longer magnetic
- Added ability for player to readjust the position of the Toolbox and Prefab Chest in Assembly Mode
- Added custom unlockable shaders
- Added physically based "hamster hands" mode
- Added swimming animation
- Improved magnetic hook input response sensitivity
Early Access Update: v0.131 (Halloween Special!)
But that's not all! Along with a host of bug fixes and other improvements, the new level introduces a brand new weapon, the Crossbow, which you as the Hamster God can use to dispatch enemies, trigger environmental effects, and make conductive links. Which brings us to the next major addition, power and conductivity! Now the game features power sources, power lines, and conductive materials, adding a whole new level of depth the puzzles of HamsterVeRse!
Change Log v0.131:
- Added new mission, Magmanimous Escape
- Added new enemy type: Grabber Worm
- Added new weapon: Crossbow
- Added new customization options: (Witch Hat, Jack o' Lantern, Bat Ears, Fur Style (Zombie), Bracelet 1, Mustache 3
- Added four new Gold status challenges (affected levels: Awakenings, The Elevator, The Split)
- Added footstep particle effects
- Added power + conductivity gameplay (power lines, power pylons, conductive materials)
- Added the option to choose individual Hamsters' favorite color
- Added the ability to equip jewelry to eyebrows and ears instead of just limbs
- Added color highlights to the magnetic hook tethers reflecting Hamsters' favorite color
- Added the ability to Pause the game
- Reduced install size by 60%
- Fixed an issue where Hamsters could 'turtle' when lying exactly flat on their back
- Prefabs which contain building blocks not available at the current Assembler no longer appear in the Prefab Chest
- Improved Slingshot gameplay
- Improved Hamster control
- Various tweaks to lighting in The Elevator
- Various bug fixes related to UI and input
Early Access v0.12
- Added new mission: "Path of Fire"
- Added new customization options: Knights Helm, Goatee, Tweed Cap
- Added new footstep sounds for stone, wood, metal, ceramic, carpet, and wet surfaces
- Reduced hamster movement acceleration by 15%
- Reduced hamster falling damage by 25%
- Added additional hints to "Awakenings"
- Added new hamster voice prompts on "Awakenings"
- Increased points given for the time bonus
- Improved highlighting effects
- Increased upper and lower range of camera speed
- Reduced impact damage done to hamsters within tube networks
- Fixed several UI/input bugs
- Fixed collision issues on "The Split," "Hamster Hub"
- Increased slingshot arc precision
- Fixed collision bug on slingshot