Phantasmal: City of Darkness
Update 1 is now available!
- Refinements to the Starver AI (including reactions to the flare and aggro levels)
- Refinements to general pathfinding which should reduce running into walls significantly.
- Complete overhaul of the Starver animations.
- Generation of more switchable lights which will allow you to light up a path so you will know where you've been previously.
- Temporary upgrade to the options menu which includes removal of all non-gameplay related post-processing effects (e.g. lens flare, bloom, chromatic aberration, etc) as well as y-inversion.
Note that we are continuing to work on an overhaul of the ingame menus to make them much more usable and presentable.
Also note that the initial gamma calibration screen has been broken with our recent changes, so we will get this back asap.
- The addition of a new sewer environment at Level 4 (just a basic foundation first - much more will be added to this template over time).
Note that there is a known texturing issue currently where shining your torch on some areas will cause flickering.
- A permanent fix for the Alt-tab issue that affects some PCs. Note that you can now Alt tab out of the game at will with this fix.
- Fix for the Spider and Tools of the Trade Achievements (note we have more achievements to come, some of which will affect gameplay)
- Pistol shadow removed
- Mystery katana drop fixed
We still have a queue of bugs to fix, but please continue to report any bugs or suggestions in our discussion area.
Gamespot Plays Phantasmal!
Horror dynamic duo Lets Players Zorine Te and Jess McDonell play through Phantasmal! It's a really entertaining video and they really picked up a good understanding of the game mechanics - there are a lot of great play tips here too!
http://www.gamespot.com/videos/phantasmal-city-of-darkness-gamespot-plays/2300-6424828/
IGN!
Check out this well-written and informative article from the talented Katie Williams! The article highlights the potential for phantasmal despite some of the current shortcomings.
http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/05/08/losing-your-mind-in-phantasmal
Destructoid Features Phantasmal!
Amazing! I couldn't believe my eyes this morning when I saw that Destructoid had featured Phantasmal - this is a massive honor!
Check out the concise and well-written article from Rob Morrow here!
http://www.destructoid.com/lovecraft-influenced-roguelike-phantasmal-creeps-onto-early-access-291340.phtml
Rock, Paper, Shotgun previews Phantasmal!
This is absolutely incredible! RPS did a preview of the pre-alpha during our kickstarter, and now have done another updated one for the Early Access Version. This article was once again written by the talented Alice O'Connor! Please show RPS our support with some cool comments :)
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/05/01/phantasmal-kowloon-walled-city-horror-game/
PC Gamer Article of Phantasmal!
We've just had an article on PC Gamer - amazing!
It's a well-written yet entertaining article from Shaun Prescott - go check it out!
http://www.pcgamer.com/phantasmal-a-procedurally-generated-horror-game-is-now-on-early-access/