Severed Steel
Style Hotfix 2
New Feature:
Combo Meter Visibility: Introducing a new option to “Always Show Combo Meter” for players who want to keep track of their combos at all times. Does not affect score.
Bug Fixes:
Discord Integration: Resolved an issue with the Discord button.
Combo Meter Display: Corrected a behavior where the combo meter appeared at times when it shouldn't.
Happy gaming!
Style Update Hotfix
Gameplay Adjustments:
Added an option to disable kick auto-aim
Kick auto-aim no longer targets items off-camera
Resolved an issue where Steel would perform an unintended extra kick.
Allow the saving of style ranks with non-cheat modifiers. Note: Style score thresholds will now scale based on the mutators used.
Challenges & Progression:
Adjusted the armory challenge to be achievable.
Explosive weapons are now properly credited towards unique weapon challenges.
Updated Firefight 2.0 instructions for clearer guidance.
Bug Fixes:
Eliminated Nyutie’s exploit in Firefight mode
Fixed a bug where the leaderboard report window wouldn't close as intended.
User Interface Enhancements:
Version number now displayed on the main screen
SteamDeck now has its own default visual settings when detected.
Firefight mode instructions are now hidden during campaign mode.
Thank you for playing!
THE STYLE UPDATE IS NOW LIVE
Lots of new content just went live!
We have added a new style ranking system to Firefight mode which rewards you for being stylish! There's 30 types of stunts available to you to boost your score, read about them in the Firefight setup screen. Firefight mode should feel way more satisfying and way less grindy! Plus there's a bunch of new levels pre-unlocked for you to try out.
You can also now send living enemies flying through the air with your kicks, thrown weapons, and explosions. They'll get back up if you don't finish them off. This new system creates some extremely stylish combat moments! If you prefer the old way check game settings to turn it off.
There's also some great new music and lots of small quality of life tweaks requested on the discord and steam forums. Full notes below!
Please note that we are making all new leaderboards because of the new scoring system, if you want to access the old build and leaderboards they will be made available on a beta branch.
Thanks for reading and enjoy the new content,
-MattWLA
New Features:
Firefight 2.0:
A complete overhaul with a strong emphasis on style! Achieve higher scores with stylish gameplay and check your rank at the end of each round. New leaderboards are available for all levels.Live Ragdolls:
Enemies now have a chance to be knocked over without dying. Beware, they will get back up to continue the fight if not dealt with! (Note: Melee attacks and explosions trigger this state if they're not lethal. This feature can be toggled off in settings.)Hit Markers:
Customize your experience with 5 different hit marker options. Disabling hit markers is also available for players who prefer it.New Firefight Levels:
Dive into 8 fresh firefight levels, ready for action.New Music for Firefight:
Groove to 7 new tracks in firefight mode, along with additional campaign tracks now in rotation.Bug Fixes & Tweaks:
- Bullet & Fire Interaction: Fixed issues preventing bullets and fire from passing through glass.
- Weapon Throwing: Weapons can now be thrown through glass.
- Mobility: Sliding and diving against doors will now open them.
- Explosives: Addressed odd behaviors with explosives interacting with grass.
- Physics: Adjusted gib physics for a more natural feel.
- Settings: New options to hide the flashing objective text and disable checkpoints.
- Quick Reset: Fixed a softlock issue occurring when using quick reset during the victory fade. (Note: Reset is currently disabled during this phase as a quick fix.)
- Cannon Shots: New setting to center cannon shots on the camera.
- Mission Select: Tutorial levels are now accessible.
- Visuals: Adjusted sky color and fixed issues with the bonus campaign completion screen.
- NPC Interaction: Ragdolls will now more reliably break glass.
- Daily Challenge: Ensured deterministic weapon spawns.
- Props: Removed shake from props for a smoother experience.
- Weapon Interaction: Heavy weapons and lasers will no longer be stopped by rockets.
- Sound FX: New sound effects for throwing weapons.
- Collision: Adjusted collision parameters for backpacks.
- Headshots: Shots near the head are now considered headshots.
- Controller Support: Restored the throw button functionality.
- Gameplay Tweaks: Adjusted "attack the weakpoint" for better melee interaction, and ensured shots on heavies work from any angle.
- Aim Assistance: Smoothed out the motion for kick auto-aim.
- Melee Attacks: Updated so they no longer cause headshots.
- Enemy Interaction: Hitting an enemy with a thrown weapon now disarms them.
- Level Editor: Fixed an issue where "Rogue Steel" mutators carried over.
- Leaderboards: Now accessible from the Firefight victory screen.
- Disco Lights: Added the ability for editors to spawn disco lights.
- Audio: Lowered the volume of the breath loop.
- Firefight Challenges: Made some challenges easier to complete.
- OC Cannon: Now classified as a cheat.
- Mutators: Enjoy 5 mutators in Friday's daily challenges.
- Seasonal Fun: Look out for jack-o-lanterns this October!
- Mutator Lineup: Removed 'lowgrav' and 'steelcraft' from the daily mutator lineup.
Daily Challenge hotfix
- Improved daily unlock menu.
- Give notification to players who want to do daily challenge but have leaderboards turned off.
TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY UPDATE
2 years ago on this day Severed Steel launched on Steam,
and to celebrate we have an update!New daily challenge mode.
Every midnight (GMT), a new challenge appears on the main menu, offering challenge coins and a fresh leaderboard.Weapon skins.
Unlock new weapon skins using challenge coins; they inspired the following feature…Improved raytraced reflections.
Enhancements include more objects showing in reflections and experimental support for AMD cards and FSR.Global stats.
See total headshots and frags from all Steam players live on the main menu; hover to view your contribution.New music.
Enjoy a new track by Floating Door and 7 other tracks, previously exclusive to bonus campaigns, in the firefight music rotation.As always thank you for playing! And if you haven't yet do check out our next game Echo Point Nova! It had a demo on Steam now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836730/Echo_Point_Nova/
SEVERED STEEL IS BACK
I am thrilled to announce Severed Steel content updates are back on the menu!
This patch is all about new Rogue Steel levels, Rogue Steel improvements, and some long requested features!
- 20 new Rogue Steel exclusive levels
- New Rogue Steel customization option: play only special Rogue Steel levels
- You can now leave a Rogue run in the middle, and resume it later!
- Reduced unlock requirements for the highest Rogue unlocks (less grind)
- Can select no card if you want in Rogue Steel
- New graphics option: multi-threaded voxel destruction. By default this was on, but I've added an option to disable it for people who want to reduce CPU usage.
I would also like to announce that Severed Steel is now self published by the developer, Greylock Games Studio. It was a pleasure working with our last publisher Digerati, but now that we have full ownership our love for Severed Steel is refreshed! For you that means more updates to look forward to!
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy,
-Mattwla
Free demo for next game by Severed Steel team!
Click here to to go demo page!
Features:
- Grappling hook
- Hoverboard
- Guns
- A section of open world to explore
- Hidden hats to find
- Basic perk system
- Singleplayer and co-op
- More!
Demo page here!
Have fun!
-MattWLA
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In other news... we also wanted to share some of the cool coverage Severed Steel has received recently. First up, Gameranx featured Severed Steel in its '10 Best Action Games With NON-STOP Combat' video:
The Escapist spent a couple hours playing Severed Steel and asked the asked the question 'is it a hidden gem'? (spoiler: yes it is)
There have also been a couple of posts on Giant Bomb:
- Moosey's (Not So?) Hidden Gems: Severed Steel
- Indie Game of the Week (318): Severed Steel
Love to see folks spreading the good word of Severed Steel.
Matt | Digerati
New game announcement by Severed Steel team!
If you'd like the support us, the best way is to check out the new store page and wishlist!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836730/Echo_Point_Nova/
We still have some new content coming down the pipeline for Severed Steel too, so stay tuned for that!
Thank you for reading!
-Matt
Localization Update
- Update localization for Rogue Mode and recent menu additions.
- Fix position of localization selection menu.