We were thrilled to be able to attend the Baltic Dev Days in Kiel Germany! Producer Diana Boden and Project Lead Jeremiah Costello attended the event.
The event took place on June 1 and 2 at the Atlantic Hotel Kiel, with approximately 600+ people from 20 nations.
The conference's speaker lineup was impressive, with industry legends like Kate Edwards and Fawzi Mesmar sharing their expertise and thoughts on topics like game design and culturalisation. Over 50 experts from the games industry and other sectors that intersect with games attended over the course of two days. Insightful lectures and hands-on workshops will impart valuable knowledge.
Rough Justice: '84 was selected to present at the Indie Expo among many other great games. The Indie Expo provided 15 developers from Germany and the Baltic Sea countries with the opportunity to present their games and receive feedback from industry professionals and game enthusiasts.
Have some feedback? What to chat with the devs and other players? Join our discord. You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Rough Justice: '84.
YOUTUBE SHORTS
We've had hundreds of streamers check out the game so far, check out some of the Youtube Shorts from their gamplay experiences on the official Rough Justice: '84 Youtube Channel.
Update 1.0.17
BUG FIXES
- Fixed button handling on Hire Agent screen assuming tutorial hints are enabled. - Fixed tutorial hints for case intro re-shown for each security case. - Fixed Bypass minigame on ultrawide screen, camera zoomed out. - Fixed Redaction minigame's multi-word district names not being selectable. - Fixed Wave decoder screen color, target wave is now easier to see. - Fixed spacing issue in disclaimer text. - Fixed RMB on map opening agency while side notification was being displayed. - Fixed previously - Operation 5 Arachna completion clash CL results. - Fixed previously - Operation 2 cases still on the map after completion. - Fixed Operation case names discrepancies. - Fixed white dice during the roll animation.
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Dice starts off rolling. - Greyscale effect when pausing time. - Esc to close/go back on main screens + confirmations. - Gear dice color + Dice success value shown above dice.
PAX (originally known as Penny Arcade Expo) is a series of gaming culture festivals involving tabletop, arcade, and video gaming. PAX is held annually in Seattle, Boston, and Philadelphia in the United States; and Melbourne in Australia.
PAX East which takes place in Boston is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and studios, new game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other.
This was the first public event after release where we were able to showcase Rough Justice: '84 to the general public, so we were very excited (and TERRIFIED).
Have some feedback? What to chat with the devs and other players? Join our discord. You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Rough Justice: '84.
YOUTUBE SHORTS
We've had hundreds of streamers check out the game so far, check out some of the Youtube Shorts from their gamplay experiences on the official Rough Justice: '84 Youtube Channel.
Game Developers Conference (GDC)
From March 20th-24th 2023, a number of Gamma Minus team members attended the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The event took place exactly a week after our release, so the timing couldn't have been better. We showcase the game along with a number of other great games, and rubbing shoulders with the movers and shakers in the industry!
Our participation has been possible by Epic Games, who have selected Rough Justice: '84 to be part of their GDC 2023 Pavilion Showcase.
Our discord server is alive! You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Rough Justice.
Update 1.0.13
BUG FIXES
- Fixed Missing Informant location markers. - Fixed Repossession case C84229 location. - Fixed Agent disappearing after save & load. - Fixed various localization & text formatting bugs in all languages. - Fixed jittery scrolling issues using mouse in Training Center and Save/Load menu. - Music lowered for morse. - Fixed Wave Decoder positive audio cue, updated with new clearer audio. - Fixed manual refresh of hirable agents spamming side notifications. - Fixed non-standard roll types showing success and failure sections on the critical legend. - Fixed Vijay congratulating during a sub standard case load result. - Fixed agent audio for starting a Map Drop case for coffee. - Muted BG Music during cutscenes. - Fixed Buyable dice not updating after critical reward for AP. - Fixed Multiple Case Offiers appearing in Agency. - Fixed Agent leaving after fugitive case. - Adjusted VCR endless loop difficulty. - Fixed Loud Vijay audio. - Fixed Agent losing XP when returning to Agency. - Fixed Map Drops and Greylines appearing after loading a save file. - Updated background images for multiple Operation dialogues. - Fixed loading a save file initially showing default timer percentage of 33%. - Fixed issues with adjusting BG music volumes. - Fixed fugitive selection not auto-closing after selection. - Fixed transition back from MG to map - no longer resumes time during operations. - Fixed Dialogue options rendering on screen when playing on widescreen. - Fixed low volume on agent Bruce Gray (Male_I) DE voice lines. - Fixed Saved language not applied on new nightly builds. - Fixed Bought agent slot not visible when agent in slot is leaving the agency. - Fixed Operation DE dialogue for Bina introduction. - Fixed Polygraph best time when failing. - Fixed side notification text wrapping. - Updated Volunteer texture for O5L3. - Fixed button handling on Hire Agent screen assuming tutorial hints are enabled. - Fixed tutorial hints for case intro re-shown for each security case.
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Appropriate semantic versioning. - New icon to differentiate between un-rolled and unverified repossession locations. - Agency no longer auto-closes when accepting a CL. - Background music volume for ALL operations set to a minimum. - Save/Load screen uses a grid view. - Esc to close/go back on main screens + confirmations. - Increased main Korean font sizes.
Update 1.04
So, it's been a few days since we released, and you guys have been amazing with pointing out the bugs you've found. For those of you that find any more bugs, feel free to hit us up on our discord and post them in the bug reports channel. Alternatively, you can use the in-game bug logging feature in the main menu.
There will inevitably be growing pains, but we're trying to tackle these issues as quickly as we can, ensuring that your playing experience is optimized. So, without further ado, here is the list of bug fixes, balancing and quality-of-life elements that have been addressed in the 1.04 patch.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed Case loading with an invalid agent, now loads as a new case (NOT started). - Fixed Agent Loyalty reward hover for XP bonus being 0%. - Fixed showing ADD AGENT button when the slot is to be unlocked. - Fixed Special characters in usernames crashing the game when trying to access APPDATA folder. - Fixed audio issues during Hanks's intro dialogue. - Fixed Shop contract icon to default shop icon. - Fixed top panel Bank Loan timer. - Fixed cutscene showing speaker icon. - Fixed Agent Slide Notification blocking mouse click to time control buttons. - Fixed Dice Roll abuse by exiting to agency/achievement/bank screen. - Fixed Critical fail card to remove gear not updating affected cards. - Fixed audio bleed from puzzle tutorial video when clicking continue. - Fixed Case Officer reputation only affecting locked COs. - Fixed overlay dialogue not pausing time, i.e. when unlocking Vijay while on the map. - Fixed missing Penny intro. - Fixed various Operation dialogues. - Fixed repossession cases not removing cases when caseload finishes. - Fixed Controller mapping screen. - Fixed settings slider values not affecting audio when using a controller. - Fixed Operation Stat Roll showing Roll Type name instead of formatted text. - Fixed Various text formatting issues in all languages. - Fixed repossession cases not removing cases when caseload finishes. - Fixed game unpausing after dialogue in the agency. - Fixed last shown event's rewards being applied again after new CO rewards are unlocked/re-locked. - Fixed minigame not resetting when exiting without starting the minigame (mainly for shreds).
BALANCING
- Case Officer Reputation Loss for doing Informant Cases (Moonlighting) reduced. - Case Officer Reputation Loss for doing Greyline Cases reduced. - Fugitive Recovery AP loss on fail decreased (nerfed). - Operational Lead unlock requirements tweaked.
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Credits ending music. - Secondary superfluous Action Point icon removed from agent roster thumbnail. - COs (mainly Vijay) can now be re-locked, intro dialogue will only be played once.
Art & Design Book
Our art & design book goes over the creation process of much of the artwork as well as the design process of Rough Justice: ‘84. It consists of over 200 pages of concepts, renders, and game design workflows.
From the initial concept sketches to the final in-game renderings, the book takes you behind the scenes of the game's development, exploring the techniques and processes used to bring the game to life.
This art & design book was a cumulative effort over two and a half years by a small team of indie developers showcasing some of the more prominent features of the game.
Whether you're a gamer, an aspiring game developer, or simply an admirer of digital art, this book is sure to pique your interest.
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Rough Justice: '84 is Out Now!
After over two years of development, we're pleased to announce that Rough Justice: '84 will finally see the light of day!
This will represent the first title that Gamma Minus will have brought to market, and we couldn't be happier.
It's been a long road, with many twists and turns, but it would not have been possible without the support and mentorship from both our publisher, Daedalic Entertainment, and the local funding board Film und Medien Stiftung NRW.
As a n00b team, it's always hard to get your foot in the door, whether it be the video game industry or any other industry for that matter. Did we make mistakes? You know it. Did we grow as a team? Totally.
We're very proud of what we have accomplished, and we found our stride as a team. Cuz, at the end of the day, that's what it's all about: finding people who are as passionate and driven and share a unified vision.
So break out the parachute pants, make sure your mullet is up to code (business up front, party in the back!), and dive into a neon-noir 80s world full of intrigue and deliver some ROUGH JUSTICE.
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Original Soundtrack (OST)
The Rough Justice: '84 Original Soundtrack (OST) contains 18 tracks with over 37 minutes of neon-noir retro-synth vibes. This soundtrack was composed and performed by Raouf Djeffel, whose work can be heard in trailers and promos for Star Wars Andor, The Umbrella Academy, Call of Duty Warzone, Halo Infinite, The Handmaid's Tale, The Expanse, and many more.
The OST will be available as part of the Supporter Pack upon release.
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Game Wiki
We'll be the first to admit that the initial onboarding of Rough Justice: '84 can be overwhelming. Once you get the hang of it, the game itself is not complicated, however, there are numerous mechanics that are important to understand in order to be able to play the game.
We have provided an extensive series of pop-up tutorials throughout the game. Ok, in all fairness, we made almost 200 of them, but, at least 20% of them are pertinent to getting a comprehensive understanding of the game rule sets and mechanics!
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