The Backrooms: Survival
Big Patch Update + Nintendo Switch Release
A new update fixing many reported bugs, and announcing our Nintendo Switch release for The Backrooms: Survival that supports cross-platform multiplayer with Steam! You can now play on Steam with your friends who play on Nintendo Switch!
Changes:
-Official Nintendo Switch Release
Bug fixes:
-Fixed some late level crashes
-Fixed some entities unable to be damaged (rare bug)
-Rebalanced some item spawn rated
-Fixed some UI interacting bugs
-Fixed some items not equipping
-Fixed unequip bugs
-Fixed entity AI bugs
-Various smaller fixes (typos, UI glitches, etc)
Patch Update
-Updated obituary and statistics GUI layouts and look
-Fixed a bug where if you interact with vendors while moving you will keep moving
-Fixed a bug with settings scrollbars not scrolling correctly
-Fixed pumpkin head model clipping camera
-Fixed vendor stock not automatically scrolling when using a controller/gamepad
-Fixed a bug where the dialogue choice menu can "lockout" and get stuck on a choice when using controller/gamepad
-Fixed some settings not saving properly
-Reduced the amount of "look at me"/statue (gargoyle etc) entities that spawn
-Reduced the sight/radius of statue/"look at me" (gargoyle etc) entities
-Fixed some crashes and improved overall optimization
Update
-Chance of "giant entities". A small chance that an entity can be much more bigger, aggressive, and stronger, but drops more items. You will know when you see them by the size.
-Weakened entities will now sometimes start limping and moving slowly when hurt. This only affects certain entities
-Optimization
-Rebalancing of enemy stats
-Resized some levels
-Fixed freeze on respawn adventure mode and load screen not showing
-Fixed a rare bug in multiplayer dropping items causing them to sometimes be other items
-buffed candle (more bright)
-It is now much faster to switch between weapons/tools.
-Fixed bug with auto pickup system
-Fixed some collision bugs
-Improved visual appearance of all lights
-Fixed enemy's not being intentionally distorted on the negative/crazy levels in multiplayer
-Fixed armor not showing in multiplayer sometimes
-Fixed a white light appearing in the pumpkin character model head
-You can press the cancel button on gamepads in character customization to quit out instantly
-fixed no hole at the top of the ladder in the pyramid level
-fixed vending machine not appearing for some in multi
-Other minor fixes/tweaks
Patch Update
-Ability to select specific connected microphones for voice chat instead of being auto selected
-Fixed gamepad bug where if an action (i.e jump) and menu confirm are binded the same button (i.e A) and you press the button on a menu button you would do that action (i.e jump)
-When in a multiplayer game, if you lost connection completely previously (completely disconencted from the server, etc) you would still be in the game, just no longer connected or online. Now there is adisconnection message that is shown for this
-Fixed almond water appearing purple
-Fixed strength buff image missing
-Fixed nail item image missing
-Intro screens (recode logo etc) are now shown over the quick game load start up instead of after (load time save)
-Fixed a bug where sound sliders settings were all set to zero on a new game by default
-Some various GUI changes
-Fixed more core base code, various bugs, typos etc
Update
-When you buy new items from vendors the new items appear on "your items" in the sell menu without having to reopen
-Fixed vending machine not spawning sometimes bug
-Fixed some vendor trading bugs
-fixed some multiplayer desync issues
-optimised much more base case
Patch
-many core game scripts have been updated and changed to fix general bugs hence upload size of the patch being big. We are in the process of overhauling much of the old code.
Quick Hotfix
-Fixed an item dupe exploit where dropping one item drops the whole stack but only reduces one
-Fixed firing blunderbuss resulting in muzzleflash never disappearing
-Fixed vendor spawn chance incredibly low
Patch Update
-Added revive player option in multiplayer adventure mode. Now when you die in multiplayer adventure you have the countdown to be revived else you respawn or give up as normal
-Added native PS4/PS5 controller support keybindings
-Fixed bug preventing you from assigning the same button to the same key. For example, this was an issue as you could not assign a gamepad d-pad to navigating menus if it was already bound to hotkeys
-Fixed bug where entities usually always target the host player if the host and client are near
-Tweaked entity sight detection so it is not as aggressive as before (i.e instantly seeing you and charging straight for you instantly as soon as you enter their radius)
-Fixed ores spawning over items, campfires, etc
-Removed some cut items (i.e glock) that accidentally made it into the game's last update (these are items that were for original testing and should not have been present in the actual game).
-All status effects are removed on death after you are revived. Previously for example you could die to bleed, and then when you're revived/respawn you are still bleeding and could die again
-Fixed a bug where respawning in adventure mode on floor 0 will put you into negatives. Now it will just respawn you again on the start level.
-Fixed a bug where when players die in multiplayer their stunned bodies can be floating off the ground
-When killed by players in multiplayer whether adventure or permadeath there will be no revive countdown and you will instantly die (complete death in perma, respawn in adventure)
-Reduced amount of floors lost when dying in adventure mode
-Fixed a bug in multiplayer where weapons can still show in other players' hands even when they have removed them
Patch
-Fixed a "help button" panel appearing when closing text chat
-Removed some test items that were accidentally added into game
-Fixed entity chase/scream volume still present when its turned down low
-Fixed entity footsteps still playing regardless of volume slider
-Fixed revive prompt UI still showing after revive
-Added sfx slider for voice chat volume
-Fixed hotkey numbers slightly appearing off-screen
-Fixed some sounds not being tied to volume sliders
-Fixed frame rate setting being tied to quality
Update - Controller Support, big bug fixes + QoL changes!
The update size is relatively large due to the fact that we overhauled a lot of core systems and fixed up a lot of bugs that have been present for a while. Many systems were recoded from the ground up.
-Added controller support. Controls can be rebinded for the controller and PC individually. The game can be played completely from start to finish with the controller.
-Fixed "Look at me" entities (gargoyles etc) still moving in multiplayer when some other players are looking (they shouldn't be moving)
-Added a new inventory function "Move". Mainly for gamepad users. Once selected, you can select another inventory slot to move the item to.
-Fixed survival guide still showing even when selecting the "don't show again"
-Got rid of the text at the top corner of the inventory screen that shows inventory controls and replaced it with a "help" button which shows said information
-Huge optimization improvements. Completely changed the way the game loads assets into memory optimizing that assets that are not needed are not held in memory, which should lower the game's RAM usage significantly.
-Text chat starts removing old messages. After 100 messages the oldest one is always deleted after a new one is sent. Prevents clogged chat.
-Completely changed the networking/multiplayer system which should reduce many multiplayer bugs that were present previously.
-Completely changed the input system and rebinding controls menu. The rebinding system is completely new so you will need to rebind your controls as they will not be saved from the old system
-Fixed settings not saving sometimes
-When you start up the game, previously there was a few seconds pause while the game loads. Now the game starts instantly and shows a loading screen in place of the "not responding" load-up
-Fixed bug where vendor/NPC interaction showed up under auto-pickup. i.e ("Pick up: talk")
-Fixed taking fire damage in multiplayer
-Added loading screen backgrounds
-changed lava to do damage and set burn for a long time instead of insta kill
-Fixed bug where mimics can instantly appear without being near the chest
-Fixed vendors spawning in walls
-Fixed vendors not facing the campfire
-Fixed vending machines spawning in each other
-Rebalanced the amount of vending machines and vendors that spawn on safe levels
-Fixed a rare bug where you can be placed instantly on a ladder when going up
-Fixed sound volume sliders not changing volume consistently. Previously, the volume would be completely silent around 60% on the slider. Now it works smoothly from 0-100 on the volume slider.
-Prevent your own hair model from clipping your view
-A preview of the currently selected skin model is shown on the char customize screen
-Choosing your skin is done with left and right buttons now instead of a dropdown
-We decided to remove the "examine feature" where you pressed "Q" and have a close-up view of the item on the ground for two reasons. Mainly because the feature was just tied to way too many bugs from the start of the game, and secondly it has no real use or mechanic whatsoever other than slightly enlarging the preview of the model on the ground. IMO, it isn't worth fixing the many, many game-breaking bugs tied to this feature when the feature does nothing anyway
-Completely changed the text chat system and fixed many bugs with it.
-Fixed a bug where melee weapons have strangely long ranges
-a load screen is displayed when first starting the game and not just a white screen flash
Cheers