LudoNarraCon - Pacing and Storytelling with Constant Death /w Adam
Adam Saltsman (Overland Director) joins a panel of experts to discuss life, death, rebirth, and how it all plays in to narrative.
Watch on the LudoNarraCon official feed.
Build 840
Howdy folks! Just summarizing a bunch of small quality of life changes that have come through in the last few patches:
fixed a rare issue with music in the second intro level
fixed an issue with save file upgrades
"relaxing" characters get access to basic Organize and Inspect abilities
fixed a Steam Achievement issue with the pickups badge
some pugs were Too Large, it Wasn't Healthy
fixed an issue where the "relax" action sometimes wasn't available when it should have been
fixed a terrain offset
fixed a campfire offset
fixed a AI issue where they sometimes would just... leave the level for no reason
I think that should do it! Hope everyone's enjoying 1.2 otherwise <3
Overland v1.2 Now Available
Overland Version 1.2 is now available! Explore the end of the world with new pug dog companions and new rest stop levels. Enjoy the new introduction and prologue! This version includes 3 new difficulty settings, 7 new game modifiers including all dogs mode, tourist mode, and expert settings. You can browse records from your past trips and check out updated badge and stats displays. Overland v1.2 also includes dialog, item and environment updates to make Overland even better.
Pugs! They're very cute I promise
Rest stops! Take a breather halfway through each biome (if you need one).
New introduction and prologue! Includes spooky lore :O
3 new difficulty settings! Includes a new normal mode for players new to the adventure.
7 new gameplay modifiers including all-dogs mode, tourist mode, and expert settings
Updated badges and stats display
Browse records of past trips!
Dialog, item, and environment updates
Game development during a plague year is never really exactly how you want things to go, but we've been creating and testing these changes since about January, and are so happy with how they've turned out. We hope you enjoy them too!
Overland 1.2 First Gameplay Preview
Adam and Rebekah Saltsman and the Overland Dev Team show off live gameplay from Overland's massive upcoming update.
Watch live here or at http://www.twitch.tv/FinjiCo
Finji Studio Q&A with Adam & Bekah
Adam and Rebekah Saltsman take your questions on the process of running a game studio, game development, and more.
Sound designers Lena Raine, Gordon McGladdery, Kevin Regamey, & Eli Rainsberry chat about what it takes to make the music and sound effects that bring our favorite games to life.
Since the last patch notes, we've added a bunch of little things to improve the overall feel of the game, including:
Hint outlines to help new players find good scavenging spots
Organize window can support Large UI mode
Improved vista rendering performance
Streamlined some campfire/map transitions
Fixed some glitches in the vehicle animations
Fixed some mouse UI stuff
And a handful of fiddly other bits. I think this is the last v1.1 patch - we're already working on v1.2, so it's gonna be a while before another update drops here. I'm really excited about the stuff we're adding, but localizing into almost 20 languages means it might be a bit of a wait, so thanks in advance for your patience!
Build 745 - It's A Sign
We have these new signs. That's it. Honestly they usually don't even face the camera. They have accurate stop names and distances on them though!!
Build 742 - Pat Buffs + Audio/UI Fixes
Rebalancing a live game can be a really controversial process but I'm really excited to share with you all that patting dogs now costs zero action points. I think this is a game changer for our competitive players and I'm excited to see what they do with this buff. Other changes include:
new quicksand crater visuals
changed inspect and organize to have full black backgrounds
added 0.1s show/hide fades to a lot of the level UI elements
adjusted the timing of title screen and level exit fades
boatloads of overdue audio fixes
I know I keep saying this is the last one before we buckle down to start work on the bigger update but I keep finding things from the bigger update that is fun to share earlier. We'll probably have another patch next week too! Thanks and have a good weekend?