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Genre: Simulator, Indie

Rat Simulator

Stability Patch v1.11

Changelog

    <*>Fixed a bug with upgrades not working when playing the game due to localization text.
    <*>Fixed a bug where the game doesn't start properly in easy mode sometimes
    <*>Adjusted food that are small in size to require fewer times to eat so that the food size won't get too small and be difficult to eat.
    <*>Pestman AI Fire spray now checks for line of sight, hiding in objects will no longer cause you to get damaged by fire spray.
    <*>You can now exit out of a Rat Squeak animation by moving, previously the rat movement was locked due to the animation. This has a default cooldown of 2.6 seconds.
    <*>Reduced key hold duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
    <*>Reduced disinfector hold duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
    <*>Increased damage by thrown objects to pestman boss during boss fight
    <*>Your rat companion will no longer slide down slopes if they are stationary.
    <*>Your rat companion will now have an easier time climbing up slopes.
    <*> Fixed a rare bug when the humans eat your poisoned food
    <*> Made adjustments so that it is easier to pick up food / interact with objects.

    Performance Patch Version 1.1

    Performance patch for Rat Simulator.

    • Various Performance Optimizations
    • Added options to set resolution & fullscreen in game
    • Added anti aliasing to graphics settings (TAA / FXAA)
    • Improved default graphics (Anti-aliasing enabled by default)
    • Removed default unity dialog player on launch
    • Upgraded unity version from 5.5 to 5.6
    • Scenes are now loaded additively via a loading screen
    • Fixed Localization UI text issues

    Version 0.14 is now out!


    Version 0.14 is a big update that introduces major features and this will mark the full release of Rat Simulator on Steam.

    We also added in a General FAQ Page for the game.

    Main Updates


    • Boss Fights
    • Unique Voice Acting for every different human character
    • New game mechanics
    • Graphics settings optimizations

    Full Changelog



    • Added two bosses to the game
    • Added old legacy camera mode into options
    • You can now poison dogs
    • Added one more dog to one of the houses
    • Updated and retweaked house objectives
    • Added terrain boundaries to the edges of the map
    • Added rat traps in the game
    • Added disinfector mechanics for objectives
    • Added CCTV mechanics for objectives
    • Added unique voice acting line for both female and male humans
    • Increase pestman default chase speed in Normal & Easy difficulty
    • Add Graphics settings to options
    • Optimized default graphics settings
    • Throwing food now lures enemies
    • Fixed a bug with steam achievement only updating once the game exits
    • Increased rat throw force slighty
    • Adjusted fade in / fade out UI animations
    • Added missing text glyphs for other languages
    • Added upgrade SFX
    • Localized some minor UI text objects
    • Updated bar UIs in the game
    • Fixed a bug with upgrades double jump not working properly
    • Added prompt to lower difficulty if dying repeatedly
    • Fixed an occasional bug where the human AI will have multiple footstep audio playing at the same time
    • Add an indicator for the current infected house
    • Fixed localization text sizing issues & localization missing text characters

    Upcoming Version 0.14


    Version 0.14 is a big update that introduces major features. It should be ready in the main build in a few weeks time and Rat Simulator will be out of Early access after this version is released.

    • Boss Fights
    • Unique Voice Acting for every different human character
    • New game mechanics
    • Graphics settings optimizations


    To access the beta build



    Right click on Rat Simulator in your Steam Client and select Properties. From the Properties window, select Betas and type the beta access code ratsimulatortest to get access to the beta.

    Next, select the beta branch 'testing - ' and restart steam to play Rat Simulator on the beta build.

    Improved Controls, Achievements & Trading cards - Version 0.13

    Main Updates



    • Reworked and Improved Rat Controls
    • Added Female Humans into the game
    • Added Steam Achievements
    • Added Trading Cards
    • Added Dogs as guards in some houses


    Other Updates



    • You can now poison Pestmans
    • You can now adjust mouse sensitivity under Options
    • Fixed a bug with UI buttons audio not scaling with SFX volume
    • Fixed a bug with humans sometimes walking through open doors
    • Opening & Closing doors no longer alerts the humans
    • Fixed a UI bug when standing on plaguespot
    • Fixed a UI bug where the damage UI effect does not cover the whole screen
    • You will now lose the game if there are not enough food for you to poison in the house
    • Added difficulty scaling for plague infection timer
    • Fixed a bug where the humans's walking animation won't play after transitioning from LookAround animation (scenario is getting fully detected by the human)
    • Humans now run further away once they detect you
    • Fixed a rotation bug with the dazed human when you poison them
    • Added dumpster & trashbin open/close sound effect
    • Added a new skybox
    • Fixed a bug where u can squeak while jumping

    General Improvements - Version 0.12

    Version 0.12's main update is about improving the flow of the tutorial which is the first house you will be infecting in the game.

    Autosave is now enabled which means you don't have to restart from scratch again should you perish to the pestman.

    This version is not guaranteed to be compatible with old save files.

    Changelog

    • Autosave is now enabled
    • Adjusted the tutorial house and added poison food mechanics into the tutorial
    • Added a new Objective OST background music

    Bug Fixes - Version 0.11

    - Fixed mouse cursor going off the screen
    - Fixed UI layout issues for non 16:9 aspect ratios on windowed mode.