Hubris
Hotfix 3.01
Fixed issues with DLSS not being enabled at start-up
Updated DLSS plugin
Fixed issues with WMR and Reverb controllers
Fixed issue with Reverb controllers showing as Oculus quest controllers
Fixed flow issue where the screen was black on start-up on Windows N devices/ people that couldn't decode the start-up video
Fixed graphics settings resetting on start-up
Fixed smooth turning in SteamVR
Whenever you can please reach out to us with issues and we will always try to resolve them as fast as possible. We are very active on our Discord and try to help everyone out there as good as we can!
Kind regards,
Koen
Patch 3.0 Live now
We're excited to announce a brand-new free addition to Hubris, now available on the PlayStation Store and Steam. The Meta Quest Store update will follow soon.
Introducing a thrilling arena mode where you'll encounter multiple rounds of Uron invaders. Navigate through a closed combat map, all set in a never-before-revealed environment. Players will have to shoot, jump, climb and move through a map, set in a training ground deep in OOO-controlled territory . You will encounter diverse combinations of enemies familiar from the game's core experience. However, the revamped setting and enemy encounters will provide an entirely fresh gameplay experience. And if you want to challenge yourself even more the new game mode will have three different difficulty tiers to play through.
But that's not all – we've dialled up the gameplay by adding some weapon powers and upgrades which can be earned by completing waves.
This adventure unfolds outside the main storyline and enabled us to push the boundaries. This game mode gives players access to upgrades that would typically break the game's balance. Grenades are also newly added to this game mode so you got a better way to deal with grouped enemies, and let’s be honest there is no better feeling then throwing a well-placed grenade to blow up a huge amount of enemies in one blow.
The Hubris Game Design team shares some additional insights on this new game mode:
“We recognized the potential in the mechanics we integrated into Hubris and seized the opportunity to offer our fans something new, exciting, and fresh. When designing the levels for Hubris, our focus was on ensuring they were understandable and accessible. Our goal was to guide the player from point A to point B in an engaging manner, with a clear flow, while also maintaining a balanced level of challenge.
But this custom-built level forces players to move, climb and jump in all directions, reach a defence point and eliminate enemies before succumbing to their attacks. The new game mode starts off relatively easy but quickly escalates with Uron threats emerging from various directions. Only the most skilled players will survive more than a couple of waves especially on hard difficulty. This level is designed with numerous pathways and options for manoeuvring between points A and B, emphasizing the importance of strategic movement in overcoming the obstacles posed by the Uron forces.“
Looking ahead, we're looking into ways to further expand this game mode, allowing players to experiment with combining upgrades, adding more maps and possibly more enemy types. However, our primary focus right now is on gathering player feedback to refine this new gameplay experience, which stands alongside our current, multiple-hour story driven campaign.
In addition to introducing the new game mode, we've fine-tuned existing features based on player feedback. From tweaking weapon mechanics, aim and knockback to ironing out gameplay flows and resolving some last remaining bugs, we've strived to enhance the overall gaming experience.
Additionally, we've given Steam users the choice to use SteamVR instead of openXR. We noticed that many players stick with this standard, especially when they have lots of VR add-ons. We wanted to make things easier for these players. It's worth mentioning that generally, the game performs better with openXR. However, we're now leaving it up to our players to decide which option works best for them.
As we roll out this update, we'll closely monitor player reactions to determine the course for future expansions. We gladly invite all of you to join our community on our Discord for sharing your thoughts and feedback.
Hubris is just the beginning of a grand narrative, and we're committed to unravelling the mysteries of the OOO, the Uron, and special agent Cyana. Stay tuned for a CGI short film, slated for release later this year. This movie tells the story about the events taking place, before the player enters the world of Hubris. Introducing Cyana, Duwack and some other characters who are part of the Hubris Universe.
Furthermore, we're thrilled to announce that, in partnership with Perp Games, players can now also purchase a physical copy of Hubris for PS VR 2.
Steam VR Beta testing
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Hubris Patch 2.0 available now
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our much anticipated 2.0 update for the SteamVR version 'Hubris', available now to download.
In response to our wonderful community's invaluable feedback, we've embarked on the enormous task of implementing over 800 updates since our last patch, ranging from minor tweaks to major overhauls, in an endeavor to make Hubris one of the best possible VR experiences today. Additionally, we’ve finally brought over some exciting new features that we built for the PSVR2 port of the game to PCVR.
Key Features of the SteamVR 2.0 Update:
Reload Mechanism: Players can now manually reload their firearms, enhancing the intensity of gunplay during battles. Additionally, for controllers, you can now force reload the clip by pressing the right joystick, further streamlining gameplay and keeping you ready for your next encounter.
Battle Dynamics: We've increased enemy variety, fine-tuned their AI, and enhanced reaction logic, rendering each combat scenario more exciting, engaging, and immersive.
Difficulty Levels: If you're looking for a true test of skill, the difficulty on the hardest difficulty option has been enhanced, while easy mode has been refined to allow for an even more enjoyable, story-focused experience for those who enjoy a more explorative adventure.
Narrative Enhancement: Based on extensive player feedback, we've re-recorded the voice for the main protagonist, Lucia. We've also introduced an option to turn off Lucia's in-game tips, allowing players to explore the world and uncover secrets on their own without assistance from their companion.
Audio Upgrades: we've composed a gorgeous and fitting dynamic soundtrack that adapts based on the player's environment and actions, adding an additional emotional intensity to the player’s journey and experience.
Visual Improvements: To enhance the visual quality, we've implemented Nvidia’s machine learning upscaling tech DLSS for RTX cards, providing better performance and visuals than before. For players with high-performance PC setups, we've also added advanced graphical options, allowing you to disable TAAU and super sample the game for unparalleled sharpness and graphical fidelity.
Release Discount: To make sure no one misses out on Hubris, we have a limited-time 25% off Steam sale!
Get ready to dive into our exciting 2.0 update of Hubris, making one of the most gorgeous looking PCVR games even better with both graphic and gameplay enhancements that truly bring the game to the next level!
Full patch notes can be found here:
Gameplay
• Added manual reload mechanic. All guns except the torpedogun now have a clip that ejects when ammo runs out. To reload the gun, push it back in. The recharge reload mechanic can be toggled in the gameplay settings.
• Implemented an option for players to force reload the gun by pressing the Right Joystick.
• Enemy balancing and difficulty changes. Recruit (easy) will now be a lot easier with less enemies and less damage, while on agent (hard) more enemies will spawn which will provide a real challenge for the unprepared.
• Rebalanced enemy spawning. Prioritized spawning of drones and Heavies over normal troopers.
• Heavies have been made more aggressive and will prefer bombarding the player from afar rather than closing the distance.
• Increased the number of grenades fired by the grenade drone on normal difficulty by one. Watch out for those explosions.
• Squids, mines and drones now have different stats depending on the difficulty, adjusting their health, damage, speed, and rate of fire.
• Significantly shortened the trooper reaction time across all difficulties.
• Squidrope throwing has been made easier.
• Gameplay and audio options will no longer reset to default when closing and restarting the application.
• Made the robot arms more sensitive to make printing easier.
• Lucia drone now less likely to hinder the player or block enemy projectiles when moving through the cyanpump and pillar forest.
• Fixed typos in save game naming.
• Headshot rebalancing: the OOO gun now has a 3x modifier on headshot damage, the burst rifle a 1.25, the shotgun remains unchanged.
• Heavies are now immune to headshots.
• Added more safeties to the SpiB flow, preventing the elevator from opening to soon or to late.
• Fixed an issue where the gun.
• Multiple collisions added to prevent rare clipping issues.
• The hatch in terraformer interior now closes to prevent the player falling to their dead right after the level load.
• Screen shake is now a toggleable option.
• Fixed occurrence where you spawn standing in the water at SpiB instead of swimming.
• Fixed several handcollisions.
• Added missing climbables.
• The bridge drone in SPiA now takes damage from all sources.
• Rebalanced haptic timings and intensity across the board.
• Flipped container handle direction.
• Lucia Drone now moves faster at the start of the Cyanpump.
• Discharge pillars now correctly ignore batteries when they recently discharged.
• Tweaked the effects on dying and respawning and made sound cut off immediately on dead.
• Added a button in the menu that allows for easy return to the start screen, facilitating chapter selection or starting new games.
• Improved the climbing mechanics to recognize correct hand grabs more easily, regardless of hand angle.
• Made it easier to grab a gun with two hands after reloading.
Stability & Performance
• Significantly increased the stability and performance of Hubris. Optimizations across the board make the game run smoother than ever.
• Faster load time due to optimized texture streaming.
• Fixed numerous rare crashes.
• Added pooling for particles.
• Addressed numerous crashes to enhance overall stability.
• Resolved an issue where players could become stuck on loading screens indefinitely.
• Fixed a problem where the food printed by the food printer could disappear.
• Resolved an issue where the gun could become trapped in an upgrade loop in the 3D printer.
• Fixed a bug where Wack's repair tool could vanish before being given to the player.
• Improved the movement of Lucia drone in certain scenes to appear smoother.
• Rectified an issue where the loading Pods remained open even when starting a new game.
• Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in swimming mode while climbing out of the aquarium container.
• Corrected an issue where the drop ships in the Loft scene did not fly over correctly.
Animations
• Resolved a visual bug when holding one of the operation tools in the loft.
Visuals
• Updated older particles to bring them more in line with the newer ones.
• Added the Quest 2 and Quest pro controllers.
• Fixed bullets not tracing on certain meshes.
• Fixed particles not correctly spawning or destroying.
• Fixed Wack’s holoscreen pointing in the wrong direction. Wack can now read his own holograph.
• Fixed the hard cut fadeout of the credit screen background.
• Fixed laser pointer suddenly changing material when calibrating arms.
• Adjusted laser pointer position on the remote in menus.
• Added lights to the light train.
• Rebaked all level lighting to account for moved meshes.
Audio
• Each level now has an own unique and dynamic score with variations for combat and under water scenes.
• New Lucia Drone voice lines. More line with the game’s atmosphere.
• Balanced dialogue volume to make it more clear.
• Added priority to dialogue over other sounds.
• Tweaked ambient sound fading depending on proximity.
• Added new sounds to menubuttons.
Localisation
• Added localisation for new dialogue lines.
• Added missing localisations.
• Fixed localisation issues where certain languages got mixed up.
• Fixed certain subtitles being cut before they fully showed up.
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Patch - 1.22 - Climbing rotation
* Rotation is now possible while climbing
* Camera will no longer clip through meshes while climbing in most occasions
* Increased troopers reaction speed on certain difficulties
* Fixed some trooper animation glitches for more responsiveness
*Respawn health adjusted to difficulty. On easy players will always spawn with full health, on normal with 75% and on hard with 50%.
*Fixed some meshes edge collisions.
* Fixed steam achievements being completed too early
* Fixed incorrect movement of Lucia drone in some scenes
* Fixed an issue that could lock the Cyan pump shields from going down
* Added some more colliders on spots that could let you glitch out of the
*Fixed ticks not getting destroyed immediately
*Added difficulty scaling to ticks and squids
*Added all levels to the chapter select.
*Re-added binding to Vive wands for opening the in game menu.
*Fixed wrong button highlighting when launching the game through Virtual Desktop
*Fixed bug where saves would not display in loading menu when switching between slots
*Added more trooper tweaks, preventing rare visual glitches.
*Tweaked trooper pathfinding on rocks.
*Automatically reload gun after not shooting for 5 seconds.
*New save game thumbnails.
*Hubris now supports Varjo.
*Made some changes to the inventory tutorial.
*Added tutorial message when first grabbing health potion.
*Difficulty settings are now consistent when loading saves and chapters.
*Fixed an issue that would give a black screen when opening menu while dying.
*Jumping has been disabled in the Cryocabins.
*Fixed issue where jumping would be disabled when characters other than the player used elevators.
Patch 1.21
* Fixed a dynamic light issue which caused major frame drops in the Terraformer Interior scene.
* Fixed a texture error in the last cinematic explosion.
Patch 1.2 available now!
Today we announce our second big patch focused on balancing, stability, and combat improvements.
Our design goal for this patch was to make combat feel faster and more reactive. So we tweaked settings to shorten waiting and reload times and added some changes to keep the action going. Next to that, we added an alternative firing mode to the shotgun, giving players more tools to deal with the Uron, especially effective against drones.
Furthermore, we did a full combat re-balance. We added several Uron trooper variants with different behavior trees. There is now a long range trooper that will prefer to shoot at you from afar while in cover, a mid range trooper that will prefer to flank you with an assault rifle and a trooper that will meet you head on with his burst rifle.
We added more depth to the difficulty system, which now also influences the number of enemies that spawn at any given moment. Easy should now be really easy. Normal is doable with a couple of health potions as usual and for those who want a good challenge, Hard will pack a lot more punch.
We further enhanced the Uron heavy troopers to be more of a challenge. The heavies are now equipped with a shield, got faster reaction speed and got a long range grenade bombard mode.
For further enhancing dynamic combat we lowered the resources required to upgrade the gun and the gun auto loads while swapping. This way the player can use his full arsenal during combat without any downtime.
Lastly, we added some more variation to the Uron air force. You will now have to dodge and seek cover as Uron Drones equipped with grenade launchers fire explosives at you from above!
We also tweaked the speeder section and added the option to slow down the vehicle by pressing your left trigger.
More advanced graphics options are now available where players can play with more features like disabling TAA for manual super sampling, disabling Ambient Occlusion, Screen Space reflections and more. These features should make it so that higher range headsets and high end GPUs can further boost the graphics to experience Hubris on a whole other level.
To conclude we want to thank all of our community members who helped us with providing feedback and suggestions to further improve Hubris. Note that we are fully committed to give the best experience to all of you and we will continue improving the game as long as possible!
Kind regards,
Hubris-dev team.
Full patch notes
Gameplay
• Last tier of every upgrade was made cheaper for easier access to the guns.
• All guns have had their reload times reduced, brought in line with the third upgrade.
• Swapping guns now fully reloads the weapon.
• Added alternative firing mode to the shotgun. Holding the firing trigger will now launch a guided missile.
• Added two trooper variants. There are now regular troopers, burst rifle troopers, and more passive long-range Uron troopers. Each with their own behavior and stats.
• We added overlay text explaining the different firing modes
• Added a break to the Hoverbike. This will now slow down the bike even further than the default speed.
• Lucia will now have a minimum pause between random comments she can say.
• Removed screen shake from transport ships.
• Gun now also fires correctly when overlapping with an enemy.
• Fixed lightrail holder collision in the Metro level to be less frustrating to get by.
• Added safety to squid eggs not registering.
• Fixed grabbables falling through floating rock.
• Added safety to killvolumes to allow player position more time to fix itself before respawning them.
• Added a new type of drone which fires explosives.
• Added keybindings in the menu, players will now be able to inspect the keybindings in game.
• Updated spaceship collisions to prevent getting up and getting stuck.
• The squid in the small squidpool now drops two tentacles for crafting.
• The heavy Uron now has a grenade launcher and a shield from afar.
Stability & Performance
• Underwater mines should have better pathfinding, preventing them from moving through meshes.
• Set up HLODs in the cyanpump map improving draw calls for better performance.
• Improved general stability and performance of our engine
Animations
• Polished Wack standing to heigh in some scenes.
• Polished the whole Metro Exit section for Wack to take a more natural path and fixed any clipping issues.
• Fixed troopers sliding sometimes instead of running.
Visuals
• Updated the VFX of the final scene to be unique and more spectacular.
• Uron Transport ships have the right materials applied.
• Uron troopers got new customs to fit their roles.
• New effects added for the shotgun missile launcher.
• New effects added for the heavy trooper grenade ability and shield.
• Explosion from slicing the megadrone is now synced up correctly.
• Created a custom climbhelper mesh for a platform element giving it a cleaner look.
• Fixed text showing up In too large a font for players who played the demo.
• Burstrifle trooper has an appropriate lightgun.
• Squidrope hand placement visuals have been improved.
Audio
• Added sounds for the missile launcher.
• Added unique gun sounds to the new trooper variants.
• Added sounds for the new heavy abilities.
• Door sounds repeating got fixed.
Hubris patch 1.11
When using the wrong openXR runtime this issue could occur more and on some headsets this could occur more as well.
This patch should fix this issue, let us know if it still encounters.
Make sure to verify your game files so you are sure the game was patched correctly.