ANNOUNCEMENT! v1.4.11: THE RAD ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE IS LIVE ON STEAM
Hey Grifters...
PATCH NOTES 1.4.11
Added NEW ACHIEVEMENTS
General fixes to animation issues.
Fixing an issue on Switch where compression was turned off in Las Venganza
Fixing an issue where players can get zoomed in by accident at the beginning of Las Venganza
Changing save points in Las Venganza to not save during cutscene
Fixed a thing where paper garbage was referred to as plastic garbage, which is the kind of mis-classification that results in ecological waste, folks
Launched on Steam 08.10, coming to Xbox VERY SOON (pending a short test and cert pass) AND our team is currently in the process of testing this patch for the Nintendo Switch.
ANNOUNCEMENT! v1.4.11: THE RAD ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE IS LIVE ON STEAM
What’s up folks, been a minute since we added fresh patch notes, but here we are!
We’ve got some new, fresh achievements coming in. Requested by our dope Xbox community to get us to round out the GamerScore, you know we gotta bring em to Steam too. There’s a fun one in Lisbon for you, and some high score challenges in Rad Skater too, for the extreme score hunters, or the folks that know how to magically cheat at the game. ;)
In addition to that, we fixed some issues around the save point at the beginning of LV1, as players can get stuck in a weird hellish limbo state if the save happens before that cutscene is done. Well, NO LONGER.
More fun fixes in the future, and thanks for your love and support!
Con and on, Dave
The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is NOW AVAILABLE
Good morning grifters! 👋
We’re very excited to announce that the wait is FINALLY OVER! We hope you’re ready to get BACK in on the con because…
The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is available NOW! For those who already own The Big Con, you will now have access to: new puzzles, new dialogue, new collectables, new quests and even the all-new Rad Skater arcade game. That means you get:
MORE ADVENTURES
MORE CONS
MORE LAUGHS
AND EVEN MORE HORM!
Check out the launch trailer below, tell EVERYONE you know about this totally rad news, and enjoy all of the new content The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION has to offer! Happy griftin'!
- Your Mighty Yell Team :)
The Big Con GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION Launch Date!
Great news, Grifters!
The Mighty Yell team has been hard at work, and we can finally announce some BIG news...
The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is coming to YOU on June 1st, 2022 as a FREE update for anyone who already owns the game - get ready for 2+ hours of additional content and comedic adventure, including:
NEW Puzzles
NEW Dialogue
NEW Collectables
NEW Quests
the all-new Rad Skater Arcade Game
…and MUCH more!
And if you don't have the game yet, or have friends who are ready to join you on this rad 90s summer roadtrip, you can pick up The Big Con original game on sale during LudoNarraCon, May 5th-11th, 2022. Once you own the game, the GRIFT OF THE YEAR update is also yours to enjoy when it launches on June 1st, 2022!
So check out the trailer below for a sneak peek, ditch band camp, and tell your friends, tell your mom, (heck, tell your imaginary friends!) to get ready for a totally rad summer of grifting through the 90s.
- Your Mighty Yell Team :)
P.S. For more exciting news and updates from Mighty Yell, check out our Discord!
Mighty News for The Big Con: Patch v1.2.0
Hey Everyone! 👋
We have some Mighty big news to yell about in our latest Patch v1.2.0, specifically for anyone who was loading game save data from before the last Patch v1.1.24.
Players loading older game saves should no longer experience crashes when opening the notebook, inventory or menu! (Insert Mighty Yelling here!)
This nasty bug took a lot of work to identify, but with help from our team plus testing from some of our community members, and some verification with UNITY THEMSELVES, we’re feeling pretty good that it’s squashed.
Thanks for all your support and understanding while we took the time to get this patch ready; our community has been totally rad about it, and we’re really glad to get this out to you all!
There’s a lot of exciting stuff we’re working on behind the scenes right now, and our team is very excited to share more news - SOON (trombone interlude…)
But for now, please enjoy The (*improved*) Big Con experience and as always, hit us up on the Community Hub if you encounter any issues or unanswered questions!
With much appreciation,
- The Mighty Yell Team 🤟
For Those Using Older Saved Games (from before Dec. 14th)
Hey Everyone! 👋
If you are a new player and picked up The Big Con during the Steam Winter Sale, thanks a ton! ❤️
This post is specifically about a potential bug for people who may have picked it up earlier, and are loading save data from before Patch v1.1.24 (launched Tuesday December 14th, 2021).
We've had a small (but still concerning) number of reports from some folks who had game saves from prior to our last update, where they are hitting crashes when opening the notebook, inventory or menu. We are aware of this bug and have been troubleshooting around it; and we are happy to say that we think it has wriggled close enough to the surface for us to figure out what is causing it... right before we shut down for the holidays. It is a DEEP bug, a very NASTY bug, but we are on it!
We want to get this tested, up and running to you as soon as possible, but we've also encouraged our team to take time to be with family and recharge over the next two weeks. Additionally, we wouldn't want to rush a patch out to you that we haven't had the time to fully test -- which we know you'll understand.
This bug does not seem to be affecting people with new saves in our reproductions. But, if you had a save from before the patch and go back to it now, there is a small chance you may hit this issue. We also don't want to encourage you to wipe your game, especially when we feel so close to a fix being ready.
So for now, we wanted to fully communicate to you what we know, and promise you it’s at the top of our list to deliver when we return to the office in the first week of January. We really appreciate your understanding, and look forward to making sure this is taken care of on our return!
We couldn’t have had the amazing year we did without you, so we just want to say thanks so much. If you celebrate the upcoming holidays, then from our family to yours we wish you a safe and Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year!
- The Mighty Yell Team 🤟
PATCH v1.1.24 aka THE CHUCKLES & CHECKPOINTS UPDATE IS LIVE
Hey Grifters…
PATCH NOTES v1.1.24 aka THE CHUCKLES & CHECKPOINTS UPDATE
Fixing an issue in Control Remapping where the player could assign two conflicting maps to the same button
Minor content stability fixes and typo fixes
Performance spike fixes across game through optimization
Implemented fixed autosave points at each major storybeat
Implemented approximately 80x more laughtrack lines.
You’ll Laugh… You’ll Cry… You’ll… save your game more frequently! 😎
This patch is one we had to bump to a bit after launch, but we’ve locked in and stabilized our autosave points throughout the game. Major storybeats and quest completion now have your back, saving and making sure that you don’t have to worry about it (just watch the floppy disk!)
Also, we’ve added a ton more laughs, boos, and cheers to the game with our laughtrack feature. We always wanted to get more giggles into the game, and this was a great way to end off our year of patches.
Does this mean I can say the game is now 80x funnier? 🤔
Yes. Yes it does. 😎
Happy laughing, - Dave at Mighty Yell
Calling all Con Artists: Nominate The Big Con for the Steam Awards!
It's been a radical season of grifting, rad ghosts, Rockapella & other ultimate 90's weirdness for The Big Con community; if you agree, you can nominate THE BIG CON at this year's Steam Awards!
From 'Outstanding Visual Style' to 'Outstanding Story-Rich Game', and 'Best Soundtrack' to 'Labor of Love', our players have shared some really incredible feedback about their personal experiences with The Big Con. The entire team at Mighty Yell is so grateful for all your positive reviews and community inspiration; it's always encouraged us to keep making your con experience bigger and better!
And now, the best thing we could ask from everyone who enjoyed our 90's adventure homage would be a Steam Awards nomination: we'd love if you'd help us with a nomination (or two!) - you can nominate NOW, and then vote during the Steam Winter Sale!
From our team to all of you, the most radical and supportive player community we know, thank you for for helping us make this weird, wonderful, super sneaky crime-filled comedy a game to remember; get your noms in now, and stay tuned for more exciting updates from the world of The Big Con!
