Overpass
Version 1.1.3 (Small Fixes)
We've just put out a fresh update which addresses very long tunnels & consecutive objects not appearing correctly. Other than that, there have been a couple optimizations, but nothing major.
Thanks to everyone in the official discord helping out with bug reports!
Happy Driving,
-Bean
1.1.1 Hotfix
-Bean
Bunch-o-Stuff Update
We've added some helpful quality-of-life features, cleaned up the editor experience, and added some visual goodies throughout the game too! The biggest thing you'll notice is that tunnel holds now animate down the rails. It's a fun effect that really helps tie them in with the music. Another feature oft-requested by players was the ability to calibrate the audio for monitors/TVs with a delay. This can be accessed via Options > Audio.
Read below for a full list of changes since last time. And as always, feel free to join the official Discord and check out the future branch of the game to test out new features before they go live.
changelog
- Added A/V Calibration (Options > Audio)
- Added resolution support for 3 monitors (16:9 and 16:10)
- Added Cheat codes for controllers
- Added animation to tunnels when holding
- Changed road creation logic for User levels. Now levels are created regardless of BPM, using only MPH as their speed factor.
- Changed Imperfect achievement requirement to also include clearing the level
Minor:
- Fixed odd map base geo in Main Game modes
- Fixed blurry leaves on Village trees
- Fixed full zoom out view in Expedition
- Fixed missing geo on Plains skybridge
- Fixed Instant controls to have similar behavior when holding one side lane and pressing the other
- Fixed temporary filters turning off if still active at end of level (HWY 104 for example)
- Fixed various objects not animating / appearing with Memory lens active
- Fixed Low Density accessibility to be more consistent across different level layouts
- Fixed lamp positioning on Title Screen
- Fixed selecting User level crashing game if it has a certain name
- Fixed back arrow on Map screen staying visible during customize screen
- Fixed sfx piling up when holding left/right with Options > audio sliders
- Fixed lighting & shadow issues
- Fixed city_droneTunnel causing UI errors
- Fixed city_droneTunnel giving out dubious points
- Fixed consecutive objects not loading if too early in level
- Fixed World level decoration sometimes appearing backwards
- Fixed waterfall effect on Map appearing when entering My Levels or Workshop Levels screens
- Changed Mtn stalactites to rotate if in side lanes
- Changed level aesthetics (minor)
- Changed quick restart to require holding the R key / Y button for .5 sec (UI added)
- Changed Middle Snap controls to allow null-canceling when holding multiple buttons
- Changed city_droneTunnel trail to turn red upon a miss
- Changed tunnel rail geometry to appear smoother
- Added lightshaft pulse when unlocking a level for the first time
- Added blur to Title Screen when in Options
- Added Map decoration for HWY 403
Editor:
- Fixed grid view lock not properly selecting objects at first
- Fixed grid view lock allowing lane/height adjustments to lamps
- Slight optimization to lamp regen logic (doesn't update when adjusting lane/height or replacing an object)
- Fixed missing a tunnel and retrying in Editor to reset tunnel properly
- Fixed not being able to change segments of a single-lane tunnel
- Fixed lamps being able to be deleted
- Fixed lamp generation issues
- Fixed tunnel creation glitches
- Fixed inconsistent lamp placement when reloading a level
Happy Driving,
-Bean
Indie MEGABOOTH Going Away (For Now) Sale
If you haven't heard, Overpass is currently part of a HUGE selection of indie games on sale thanks to the fine folks at Indie MEGABOOTH. They are taking a little hiatus and wanted to thank the community for everything they've done over the years.
The sale is still going on for another day, so be sure to check it out!
ALSO! I will be broadcasting gameplay from the the Overpass store page on Monday night at 10pm Central, if you'd like to stop by and say hello.
Happy riding,
-Bean
The 2020 Performance Update
It's been a long time since the last update, but rest assured there was a lot of work going into this one. We've done some optimizations across the entire game, focusing mainly on areas that had the biggest issues with players. It's still not perfect, but it's a huge improvement over how the game used to run. On top of regular bug fixes and tweaks, we redid a lot of the lighting throughout the game, including how sun rays bleed through environments. Fans of the game will notice a lot of little touches! Read below for a full list of changes since last time. And as always, feel free to join the official Discord and check out the future branch of the game to test out new features before they go live.
changelog
Main Game:
- Added performance fixes overall in all regions
- Changed desert_comet to always be visible (when sky fog is off)
- Fixed dynamic/antidynamic levels not loading properly
- Fixed map softlocking when trying to load a level of unknown region
- Fixed user level decoration sometimes being backwards
- Fixed debug hotkeys being available on map screen
- Changed lighting to cast light rays from sun
- Changed night time to cast shadows
- Changed omni time to only cast shadows from one light source
- Fixed spacing of side lane conveyors in Mtn region
- Fixed lighting inconsistencies between Editor and Main Game
- Added center lane version of desert_passS
- Fixed flickering shadows on user levels
- Corrected user Plains levels not animating fields and showing the wrong color light
- Fixed marker visibility / positioning / animations on village_lanternBridge, city_cross, plains_overpass, city_drone, ocean_chute
- Fixed ocean_sail colliding through cliff walls
- Fixed brightness error
- Fixed city_drone animation stopping prematurely
- Fixed map level disappearing when completing Expedition
- Fixed ocean_falls visuals in HWY 704
- Fixed spacebar not working properly on tunnel holds
Editor:
- Fixed being able to quick restart
- Fixed plains_skyBridge being listed as a sky object as well
Other:
- Added lamps to title screen
- Added demo mode. Type "demo" at title screen to enable.
Hmm:
- Fixed a thing no one has discovered yet, so uh...
Happy Driving,
-Bean
Original Soundtrack added to DLC!
Today we are righting this wrong. And instead of replacing the old album for the new one, we're including both with the DLC. That's right, there are now 2 albums (84 tracks), all in MP3 and FLAC, included with the DLC. That's on top of the 7 playable prototypes and art book PDF. (If you already own the DLC, you already have the original soundtrack!)
Please enjoy the original music from Overpass!
This kind of feedback would not have made it our way were it not for the dedicated fans in the official Overpass Discord! Click that link to join in and meet other fans of the game, discuss level creation, and check out future updates before they go live for everyone else.
Happy Driving,
- Bean
PS A new update is coming soon for the main game!
Update 1.0.4 Now Live!
We've had an excellent launch and lots of great feedback from the community. Many of the most prominent issues have been taken care of with this first update to the game, including those pesky performance issues.
This is thanks to the many members of the official Discord server, especially those who have been a part of the Future branch of the game, where players can test out new features and fixes before they go live to the general public.
To join the Future branch, go to Steam, right-click Overpass, select Properties, go to the Betas tab, and select "future" from the drop-down list.
Then enter the password thefutureisnow to gain access
Full list of changes below!
changelog
- Fixed video settings not being applied upon reloading the game
- Fixed "previews on" always displaying upon entering Map
- Fixed Instant controls not working with DPad on holds
- Changed Instant control to snap back to center
- Added ability to get lamps during Up Giraffe sequence (given out automatically if in correct lane)
- Fixed Instant control during Up Giraffe sequence (given out automatically if in correct lane)
- Changed Steam Workshop files to be public-facing (not required to own the game anymore)
- Fixed city_demolition sound not leaving after deleting object
- Fixed "Having Options" Achievement from only being awarded if you skip the animation sequence
- Fixed "Zoologist" Achievement to be correctly awarded upon seeing the final Detour (for the first time)
- Fixed missing text in non-Roman character languages
- Added 1 pt deduction from total trip score for every restart / quit / quick restart during Discovery or Expedition
- Added Draw Distance to Options > Video. This should help with performance in the meantime while we continue working on optimizations
- Changed how Twitch connections work. Authorize the Overpass app, paste token into game, then connect. Your username will post in the channel given (RIP overpassbot)
- Fixed vehicle speed to be correct regardless of BPM. This required some main game levels to be tweaked a little, and hopefully Workshop levels haven't been affected too much.
- Reduced World Traveler requirements to 25 (from 100)
- Fixed "Seen It All" Achievement triggering early
- Fixed bloom not matching what's in settings upon launch
- Added resolution to list of things applied at launch
- Fixed ocean_overhang deco not getting created for one-offs
- Fixed gold abilities appearing early
- Fixed judgement text not having outline
- Fixed DATA POINTS outline color not matching palette
- Fixed score text in customize screen not matching palette
- Added best score display (back) into results screen
- Fixed comet and sky detail not being visible with low draw distances
- Fixed Instant controls getting misses when other buttons were held
- Changed object coloring to always treat desert_comet as if flat colors are on
Editor changes
- Fixed capitalization of Xbox in help window
- Fixed Instant controls not letting you move into lanes properly
- Prevented ability to scrub fwd/back while recording a tunnel
- Fixed loading for levels with dynamic/antidynamic Road Shapes
- Fixed regional inputs and saving/loading (, vs .)
- Fixed lamps preventing tunnels from being created
- Fixed ocean_overhang not being categorized properly in Objects tab
- Added ability to loop around to other end of menu tabs
- Fixed city_demolition sound not leaving after deleting object
- Kind of fixed Audio tab input fields taking input when not seeing them (it's still broken, working on it)
- Cleaned up numbering of grids with repeating values
- Fixed Wet not loading properly when fog is off
- Changed how Road Bends work. Values of 3/-3 are always 3/4 of a loop, regardless of song length. 2/-2 is a half circle, etc
- Fixed statues duplicating themselves when refreshing a level
- Made lamps more reactive towards creation/deletion/movement of objects
- Fixed input boxes taking input when in other tabs
- Fixed odd behavior when pressing Spacebar
Overpass launch day!
We have an active Discord channel filled with players sharing levels, strategies, and the occasional bugs they may find.
Things might be a little rough around the edges, especially when it comes to performance on some levels and moving about in the editor, but we are reading everyone's comments and doing what we can to sort everything out. Your patience is very much appreciated as we continue to make sure the game is as good as it can be.
If you haven't heard, there is also DLC available, the Sites and Sounds Collection, which features the full soundtrack by Makeup and Vanity Set, an art book PDF of concepts, doodles, and sketches with liner notes, as well as 7 playable prototypes chronicling various stages of the game throughout development, also with commentary for each. Check it out below for more info! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098820
Lastly, thank you to everyone who has supported us as we worked on this beast. As most experimental games go, a lot of ideas had to come and go until we arrived at something unique, exciting, and truthful to what made us make this game in the first place. So, we thank you for being there, for playing the game today, tomorrow, and enjoying it just as much as we enjoyed making it.
Fixes are coming, new editor features are coming! We'll be sure to post updates as they arrive.
Happy Driving,
-Bean