Hellseed
HELLSEED UPDATE #10: 03-16-2023
Today we publish a special update.
We have discovered a way to make the movements of the player smoother.
Before this update, as you noticed, the movements of the player had some kind of jitter even at high frame rates, this is why the game framerate seemed low even if this was not true.
This is caused by different frequency between physics and gameplay/graphics.
We have solved this problem by using some kind of extrapolation to align physics and graphics framerates.
We have decided to publish this as soon as possible and postpone other things in the next updates, because we think this is an important improvement to the game experience in general.
Enjoy and stay tuned!
PROFENIX STUDIO
HELLSEED UPDATE #9: 03-11-2023
Today we have released a new Update that fixes some known bugs and insert some additional checks for preventing the game to be broken.
IMPROVEMENTS
- During quicktimes it is now impossible to pause the game or enter the inventory.
- During entering/exit wardrobe animations it is now impossible to enter the inventory or pause the game.
- After you used the ladder and took an item on top of a cabinet you cannot use the ladder any more to reach the top of that cabinet.
BUGS FIXED
- If you try to open a locked door by pressing fast the action button you will be finally able to enter the door.
- The policeman freezes if you go in the kitchen instead of the cellar door.
Enjoy and stay tuned!
PROFENIX STUDIO
HELLSEED DEMO UPDATED
Today we have published an update to the HELLSEED demo.
The update fixes various problems that prevented some configurations to run the game.
- All Radeon card equiped systems can now execute the game without glitches (or red screen).
- All oriental localized systems can now run the final part without ptoblems (no stuck t-pose characters).
- The HUD has been updated to look almost like in the Early Access game.
- The player crouch has been improved as in the Early Access game.
- All items are automatically used when required (auto use items options always enabled).
- Various optimizations and speed-ups.
Hope you enjoy our work.
Stay tuned,
PROFENIX STUDIO
HELLSEED UPDATE #8: 02-15-2023
A new update is out.
IMPROVEMENTS
- This time we have added some new minor checkpoints that allow to restart in a more comfortable point after being killed in a couple of situations:
- After you pick up the necklace in Caterina room.
- After the pay phone cabin opened.
- After you discorver that the cellar door is open.
- After you pick up the necklace in Caterina room.
- We have also put some red on the mouse icon when it is required to press left or right button in order to make clear to player what button to press:
- After killing the final monster the neckalce now appears in a more visible place (this avoid you to wander in the basement without knowing what to do)
FIXED BUGS
- A bug that make the basement door to remain opened after re-loading the last saved game (the final fight with monster) has been fixed.
- Other minor bugs fixed
NOTICE:
USUALLY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, BUT UPDATING THE GAME COULD CAUSE CORRUPTION OF SOME PREVIOUSLY SAVED GAME SLOTS.
Stay tuned!
PROFENIX STUDIO
HELLSEED SPEEDRUN
We have opened HELLSEED page on Speedrun.com site:
https://www.speedrun.com/hellseed
We have created 2 runs:
- With Quicktimes enabled
- With Quicktimes disabled
Don't be afraid and try to finish the game in the shortest time possible.
Your name will be featured in the all-time leaderboard!
PATCH 02-07-2023
We have published a small patch that fixes an important bug:
When "Automatic items use" is enabled, if you press the action button (left mouse button by default) for using an item on a locked switch (a door, a panel or everything must be unlocked) more than one time while the switch is unlocking, the item is used more than one time, compromising its use in other situations and game progression.
Stay tuned,
PROFENIX STUDIO
HELLSEED UPDATE #7: 02-06-2023 (THE FOREST BUG)
Today we have published a new update that fixes a blocking bug that appeared after the previous update.
Thanks to Lucius user that notify us the problem :).
I don't want to spoil anything, I want only to say that the problem was blocking, in the sense that it didn't allow to continue the game.
OIther improvements are:
- Added a Confirmation dialog when clicking on Exit button
- Removed a black line graphics glitch that appeared on some corners in the house
- Graphics presets now works better
- Some other bugfixes
Hope you are enjoying the game.
Stay tuned.
PROFENIX STUDIO
SOME LIGHTS LEAKING FIXED
In one of the latest updates some secondary lights leaking has appeared.
The imperfection isn't highly visible, we have discovered it only now, but it could break the atmosphere in some situations.
We have fixed it right away. It was caused to an optimization that, fortunately, we managed to keep anyway.
Stay tuned,
PROFENIX STUDIO
HELLSEED UPDATE #6: 02-01-2023
Today we have released an update rich of news and bugfixes.
AUTO USE ITEMS
We have introduced a new game option "Automatic item use". When this option is enabled the player automatically uses an item when needed without being forced to open the inventory and choose what to use. This already happened for keys, now it has been extended to all items (except 1 or 2 that need to be choosen) enabling this option. Now, disabling this option even the keys become non-automatic.
WARNING: Automatic item use doesn't work with old saved games. If you save a game state without automatic item use, all items in the inventory will be not automatic if you load the saved game state.
OPTIONS TOOLTIP
We have inserted a tip text for all game options in the general section. Simply place the cursors on a
check box and the tip will appear on the bottom of the screen.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- We have disabled another bunch of drawers, panels and, in general, interactive objects that do not contain or do anything useful. This helps the player in finding items and keys.
- We have added a new document for helping the player in the final section
- There are some items that continue to stay into the inventory even if they are not used any more. Now they are automatically destroyed when no more needed.
BUG FIXED
- All the doors haven't the collision on the top. If you launch a chair on top of a door it goes on the other side.
- After Toscani discovers the cellar door has been broken If you run faster the the policeman and go in front of him he blocks and never walk (blocking the game).
- Some objects appear again in the scene, even if you already have taken them and put them into inventory, after you load a saved game.
- When possesion become high, sometimes, some doors become non-interactve and never returns to be playable, blocking the game.
- Some items on high places can be taken even if you do not use the ladder.
- Show indicators option doesn't work well
- In the hospital, the demon that follows you until you reach the elevator, if he reach and enters the elevator, sometimes disappears and appears stuck on top of the elevator door.
- other minor bugfixes
That's all for now.
Hoping you are enjoying the game.
Staqy tuned,
PROFENIX STUDIO
REDISTRIBUTABLES INSTALLATION
Today I've made a small update to the HELLSEED Steam installation.
Every time you want to create the installation package of your game, Steam allows you to include some versions of redistributable libraries like Directx, OpenAL, Visual Studio, Physics.
They usually are already installed in your Operative System, but sometime it happens that versions used by the game aren't installed. This is why Steam let you to do this.
When published HELLSEED I completely ignored to include redistributables, this could have prevented the game execution for some of you.
Today I fixed this by including all redistributables necessary to launch the game.
I apologize for my forgetfulness.
Next regular update is on the way, stay tuned.
Have a good fun,
PROFENIX STUDIO