City management continues to work hard in an effort to better our town. This time they've made some quality-of-life improvements to Single Valley and addressed a lot of pressing issues!
Below is the full list of changes.
- ART & ANIMATIONS -
• The demo has been moved to the newer version on the Unity engine and now looks much prettier, with new reflections and various beautiful effects!
• Stunned and alerted animations added
- GAMEPLAY -
• Doors remain open unless you close them, zombies can enter if you don't close them and you were previously being chased • Chipmunks, frogs and armadillos added (cool, isn't it?) • Mouse controls added for throwing and cycling through important inventory items:
Mouse left click on screen: shoot in any direction,
Roll mouse wheel: quick select ammo
Click down mouse wheel: quick select utility (sling shot etc.)
Mouse right click: drop an item
• Stun animations added to most NPCs • Large animals like gorilla cannot be stunned and a dull sound on the blue impact circle indicates this • Rhino has a new short-range attack • Zoo level exits made more obvious • Interact shine added to all zoo cage switches • Sped up load times between levels • Changed iris wipe between levels to a more subtle fade in/out • Mouse click support added for all UI and in-game menus
• Most NPCs will now investigate sounds if you throw an item and the NPC has not seen you yet
- BUG FIXES / IMPROVEMENTS -
• Main hero Jack dragging equipment layers bug fixed • Numerous controller mapping fixes • Language selection getting stuck bug fixed • The cassette player buttons are now more responsive • Collectibles not showing up in the inventory until the second time you open it fixed • Two emissive sections of sprites fixed
- UI -
• Animated icons are now shown whenever you pick up an item
• UI for ammo in center middle of the screen, with equipment and foot UI to either side • Tips for push and drag now appear on screen just below the main hero • Trash can lids appear on the top left of screen - like HP in a traditional retro game • Controls overview added for mouse controls • Custom mouse pointer and throw icon added • Text and controls tips images now align correctly • An icon added to show the order of the inventory pages • The dedicated equipment inventory page added • Mapping inputs were given more descriptive names • Version number added to title screen to easily identify builds
- SOUND -
• Church bells, ambient & reverb sounds were added to the Graveyard • New rhino sounds added
Thank you to all the people visiting our cosy town — and especially those who are kind enough to help us improve Single Valley!
Until next time!
Mayhem in Single Valley: Stranger Things meets Zelda with radioactive squirrels
Mayhem In Single Valley, a crazy action-adventure full of unexpected twists, nonexistent 4th wall and radioactive squirrels, joins the Steam Game Festival!
You are a troubled teenager Jack who's just started the apocalypse in his hometown. Or was it you though? Regardless, everybody hates you now. Congratulations.
If this wasn't bad enough, "started the apocalypse" means "turned the majority of animal species including humans into hostile mutants". Congratulations once again, survive if you can.
To do that, you will have to run, jump, hide, think and use everything at your disposal, be it a trash can lid, an acorn or, of all things, an umbrella.
Mix monster feeding with your housework and a zombie assault with your family dinner!
Welcome to Single Valley!
----------------------------------- Join the Single Valley community:
Join the Mayhem In Single Valley developers on June 16 for the live broadcast! Watch them play the newest version of the game and ask them literally anything about the development process and even about the release date! (Please, note: straight answer is not guaranteed.)
The workers of the City Hall continue to work hard in an effort to better our town. This time they've fixed a lot of the reported problems and made some nice improvements.
Below is the full list of the work done.
Gameplay
The game now pauses when you open inventory;
Hitting enemy with any thrown object knocks them back and plays impact animation (character stun animations coming soon!);
NPC can now attack and grab things that are higher up than ground level;
Ostriches will eat insects and stones (no, for real! They do that in real life!).
Dialogue
Dialogue now instantly appears in text boxes.
Art
Reflections added to floors, water and mirrors;
Cloud shadows and reflections have been added to some levels (experimental);
New pixel art water splashes;
Emissive sprite layer improvements.
Sound
Torch re-light sound added;
New sounds added and audio levels on water splashes and Jacks run tweaked;
Most sound now pauses when the game is paused.
Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
Quest timing improvements. For example 'Talk to mom' quest is triggered directly after exercise tutorial;
Gates of the Zoo will now close even if you jump over a hedge;
Improved safety standards for ladders — now you won't die while climbing them;
Small art fixes such as lowering the positions of floating sticks in the cave.
We thank all the people visiting our cosy town — and especially those, who were kind enough to help us improve Single Valley!
Until next time!
Playable chapter now available!
Single Valley welcomes you!
Dear future resident!
Fluxscopic Ltd and tinyBuild welcome you to Single Valley—a beautiful country town where fascinating adventures await behind each corner and almostevery resident is a part of one big and not so solid community! Too good to be true? Ask Jack, a promising young man and the pride of Single Valley:
https://youtu.be/Rt8rCya_k84 Isn't Single Valley just a cozy little town! Sure, there are some quite deadly cliffs and mutated squirrels here and there, and you absolutely can't drink water from the local river... But let us ask you: is there such a thing as perfect? Of course not, you'd say, and your answer would be totally correct. However, Single Valley is as close to perfection as it gets!*
Well, not soQuiet streets, lush parks, and your sort of smiley neighbors are already waiting for you!* And don't forget about captivating mysteries that this town holds! Worry not, future resident! We assure you: it is absolutely unsafe to uncover them!
That's not all! Feel free to become a happy member of the friendly Single ValleyDiscord server! Five randomly selected residents among those who settle in during the firts 24 hours will receive the keys toSingle Valley!
* - please, keep in mind that your complimentary ticket to the town of Single Valley does not include the full list of Single Valley resident privileges. They will become available later in the year 2020. Thank you for the understanding.
We are going to PAX East
Hey there, folks!
One of the biggest gaming events of the year—PAX East—gets invaded by mutant squirrels! We are bringing Mayhem In Single Valley to Boston, MA to show it to the world and to all of you crazy indie games fans for the first time!
You will have a chance to try the game out under two conditions:
You are attending PAX East from Feb 27 until Mar 1
You are into old school action/adventures like The Legend of Zelda and want to get your hands on Mayhem In Single Valley!
The directions: find the big orange tinyBuild booth. You can't miss it, believe us. We will be waiting for you there, with the latest build booted and ready to be played.
See you in Single Walley!
Announcing Mayhem In Single Valley
Mayhem In Single Valley, an emotional role-playing action-adventure in the vein of The Legend of Zelda and Stranger Things, is scheduled for 2020.
You are Jack Johnson, a troubled teenager chasing his dream. You are about to leave your hometown of Single Valley to go to college in a big city. You pack your belongings, say goodbye to ma, dad, little baby bro and your faithful dog and... face the apocalypse.
A mysterious villain contaminates the water, infecting animals all over town and its surroundings. Single Valley goes to hell in a handbasket in the blink of an eye, and it looks like you'll have to stay home for just a little bit longer.
The Announcement trailer, featuring environmental puzzle solving and lots of mutant rodents, has arrived:
https://youtu.be/TueMyMDxHbY To be published by tinyBuild.
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