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Genre: Shooter, Platform, Indie

Shot in the Dark

Shot In The Dark Update V 1.0
Shot In The Dark will soon be updated to a finished stable version. This does not mean that we will stop working on it, it means that now we can focus on adding more content for free. With this update we are finally getting out of Early Access and making Shot In The Dark free to play because we don't want anyone paying for it. It may take a while before it becomes free so bare with us. We originally were selling Shot In The Dark for $9.99 in order to keep our version of the Unreal Engine updated, but since they(Epic Games) made it free we only had to worry about royalty fees. For those who payed for Shot In The Dark we really want to thank you for supporting us. Shot In The Dark has been a learning experience for me and the team. We learned that early access is a terrible way to test and sell our product. Shot In The Dark being in Early Access has made us put it to the side and work on smaller projects. However with our next game close to completion, Suits: A Business RPG, I was the only one in the team who could fix and finish Shot In The Dark. Proto and I tested every new build finding many bugs and fixing most of them. We listened to your feedback and appreciate your criticism. We aren't going to defend our mistakes, like some devs do, instead we embrace it because the only way to progress as developers is to admit to our mistakes and fix them. I didn't add in any new maps because making this game stable was on our top priority, but don't worry we will be adding more maps soon. We wanted to add a level editor, however I believe we would need to contact Epic Games for permission to redistribute their engine similar to how ARK did theirs. I just wanted to say to everyone that has supported us, You smart, you loyal, I appreciate that. We goofed up, but we never gave up. Anyway on to the patch notes. :markjudy:

Update V 1.0 12/10/15
-Added HUD for Charge meter and Grenade count.
-Added Visibility HUD.(Tells you when you are in light.)
-Added Decoy Grenades to replace particle grenades(Press Q to use them).
-Added Achievements(Will continue to add more with new maps.)
-Added music to play at the last minute of a match.
-Laser now changes with the number of kills you have.
-Added Voting Lobby(Stand in the map you wish to vote for.)
-Made levels brighter(Enough to see where you are going.)
-Updated to the lasted version of the Unreal Engine.
-Change Button Styles(Some buttons haven't change because I forgot)
-Made a better controls screen.
-Options menu saves settings.
-Changed Glass material so that it shows up on lower end machines.
-Removed Singleplayer mode(It's useless)
-Losing connection won't break the game.

Known Issues
-Leaving a server may break server list.(I'm still looking into it.)
-Music plays two different tracks at once.
-Some achievement may not work properly(Newer ones)
If you encounter any new issues please post it on the Discussion Board.
It helps a lot ;)

I want to thank everyone again for your criticism and support. We hope you enjoy this new version of Shot In The Dark.

Papa Bless,
-MAL_Ware :markjudy:

WARNING Development On Hold!
The Development for Shot In The Dark is on hold for a short period of time.
This is because we can not afford the costs of living while at the same time transforming this game into the original vision we had for it. In order to remedy this situation we did the only thing we know how to do. We made another game! I bet you're asking... are you disabled? If you could afford to make that one why not continue this one? Well, our other game, Suits, is not nearly as intensive to create and distribute as Shot In The Dark. The sales that the "Suits franchise" accumulates will fund the research and development required to make Shot In The Dark one kick-ass piece of software. So be patient and Do Not Worry. We have no intention to pull a "Dean Rocket" and "DayZ" this game... we just need food and shelter and time for studying the Unreal Engine and the code it uses. This can be bought with the profits returned from Suits: A Business RPG. So hold on to your pants, the journey is only just beginning!ːsteamsaltyː

Update 06/12/15 Updated Engine! Linux support soon!
Shot In The Dark Engine has been updated to the new 4.8 version of Unreal 4. This may fix some issue with the game since it has patched a ton of problems and added new features to the engine. One main feature is full support for linux. This was something we said we would have but never thought that it would happen this soon. No changes were made to the game itself since switching the engine version gave us many problems and once I fixed those problems it took half the day to recompile all of the code and recook all of the packages. Tommorrow the Linux build should be available.

Update 06/10/15 New Weapon!
List of Changes

  • Added Knife(In order to acess it you must press 'F')
  • Fixed bullets from killing the owner
  • Added Voice Chat(Activate by pressing 'T')
  • Added some touch ups to the Office
  • Fixed some smaller problems

Update 06/10/15 New Weapon!
List of Changes

  • Added Knife(In order to acess it you must press 'F')
  • Fixed bullets from killing the owner
  • Added Voice Chat(Activate by pressing 'T')
  • Added some touch ups to the Office
  • Fixed some smaller problems