- Black screen on Baits Motel
- No Transition In Between Screens
- if you give emily the milk out of order, the candy shop is closed and you cannot add floss to fountain, breaking case
- Dialogue not refreshing correctly
- Achievements not triggering reliably
- load music carries into cases
- Tape hotspot on table in cave in Loch Mess remains after picking up tape
- Unity splash screen at the start
- Case summary for Tomb Alone is cut short
- Resizing issues going in and out of Windowed Mode
- Issue clicking through Item dialogue while your Cursor is still on the Item
- Various visual and SFX glitches being caused by Save/Load
- You can interact with the Case 1 Minigame when Paused
- You can't click on McQueen for their usual dialogue when in the Shooting Range Screen
- You can interact with the Minigame when clicking through dialogue in the Case 4 Water Pipe Minigame
- You can interact with the final Minigame (Tinfoil Hat) of Case 5 while Paused
- You can interact with the Minigame when clicking through dialogue in the Case 5 Computer Minigame
- There are 2 Screens McQueen will still have Shoes on after the point he takes them off
- You can't click on McQueen for his usual dialogue when in the Spooky Doorway Screen in Case 8
- Can't click on McQueen for dialogue on one of the Screens in Case 2
- The End of Case Music doesn't loop in Case 3
- McQueen's Head does some weird quick movement in Case 4
- The Corridor Hotspot in Holding Cell One not low enough in Case 4
- You can interact with the Wire Minigame while the Game is Paused at the Carpark Screen in Case 4
- Issue when holding down the Mouse to light up all the Arrows at once on the Computer Minigame in Case 5
- SFX Issue after making the Tinfoil Hat in Case 5
- Layering issue with the Lockpick Minigame in Case 6
- You can't click on McQueen when looking in the Dumpster in Case 6
- McQueen's Hotspot doesn't adjust when he is using the Stilts in Case 6
- You can't click on McQueen on any of the outside Graveyard Screens when he is disguised as a Zombie
- There is no Notebook on the Screen during the Final Minigame of Case 6
- You can sometimes get 2 Glyphs to go onto the same section of the Life Ring on the Final Minigame of Case 6
- Using the Mouse to control the Zombie Munch Arcade Game in Case 7 can feel really bad and unresponsive a lot of the time.
- The Zombie Munch Results Screen can get in the way of the Notebook in Case 7
- Faith Invaders issue in Case 7
- Cursor will stay Greyed out if you Pause during the Faith Invaders and Zombie Munch Arcade Games in Case 7
- You can interact with the Faith Invaders and Zombie Munch Arcade Games in Case 7 when Paused
- Another small issue with the Faith Invaders Arcade Game
- 2 small issues with the Jump Rope in the Toy Store Screen in Case 7
- One of the Vent Hotspots takes you to the wrong part of the Vent in Case 7
- The Loading Screen doesn't resize to Windowed mode like everything else does
- Another issue with not hearing the traffic SFX on the Carpark Screen in Case 7
- Issue if you Quit Game while in the Space Cutscene in Case 9
- The Cursor disappears for a second or two when clicking on the Used Circuit Breaker in Case 9
- Strange behaviour on the How To Play Menu after completing Case 9
- Shooting Range Gremlin Gunfire Audio kept looping even when they weren't shooting and even when they were knocked out
- The "White Board" Hotspot should be "Whiteboard" on the first Screen of Case 6
- Issue with the Electricity and the 2 Green Lights for a brief second when you enter the Electricity Minigame in Case 2
- Possible tweak to the Computer Puzzle in Case 2
- You can make the Train SFX carry over to other Screens on the Darkside in Case 3
- Delay before the Cursor appears again after progressing the dialogue you get after dropping the Vent on McKing's Car in Case 4
- SFX Issue when you enter Nigel's Cave in Case 5
- On rare instances the Screen can sometimes be half way too high
- Wrong sound plays when going through one of the Church Doors in Case 6
- Weird Head movement in the Zombie Munch Arcade Game in Case 7
- Cursor doesn't stay Greyed out if you replay the Faith Invaders Minigame
- Opening the Pause Menu or Clicking on the Quit Button will start the Zombie Munch Minigame
- If you complete the Zombie Munch game while one of the people are Blue then they will be Blue briefly if you Replay in Case 7
- Using the D-Pad on Controller highlights the Notebook
- Minor adjustment to the Waitress Hotspot in Case 9
- McQueen's Hotspot is mostly unclickable on the Case 6 Mafia Car Screen
- Issue when opening the Options Menu when Dialogue is on the Screen
- You can bring up the Pause Menu in the Quit Game Menu via the Main Menu and get a little blocked
The Darkside Detective
April Steam Update
13 days left for the Dooley and McQueen plushie crowdfunder
There are 13 days left to fund the Dooley and McQueen plushies!
Mcqueen is 71% funded and Dooley is 69% funded. If you purchase both the plushies you will get 10% off your order! Remember: In order for these cuties to get shipped out, we need the campaign to reach 100%!
https://shop.makeship.com/3Jggm4P
While you wait for the campaign to reach 100% (after telling your pals, of course), head on over to your local coffee shop with some pals, and you may see some familiar faces while you grab a bite together. Can you find ALL of the different easter eggs in the art?
-Riv Otter
Dooley and McQueen plushies!
We’re teaming up with Makeship to develop Dooley and McQueen plushies!
We’re thrilled to announce the crowdfunding campaign for Dooley and McQueen plushies with Makeship. Take Dooley and McQueen with you on your own investigations! These plushies have velcro on their hands to hold items like hotdogs, a magical occult book or even… each other’s hands. 👀
Pre-orders start now until March 7th! As this is a crowd-funding campaign, in order for these to be made and shipped to you all, the campaign must reach 100%!
https://shop.makeship.com/3Jggm4P
-Riv Otter
The Nigel Makeship Campaign Just Got Funded!
Just chiming in to point that our good friend, the dinosaur you all know and love, Nigel has been funded on Makeship! If you'd like to get your Nigel plush, you have about two weeks from today to round out your purchase!
For more details, check in with the Makeship campaign here: https://www.makeship.com/products/nigel-jumbo-plush
That's all the news that's fit to print! Enjoy your weekend!
-Buddy
We're Crowdfunding a Nigel Jumbo Plush!
Hope everyone's enjoying the new case! And keeping your thoughts away from the lizard people by wearing your trusty tin foil hat, like our good friend Nigel!
If you'd like a little conspiracy theorist all your own, click this link to take a look at Nigel's fluffy, big foot believing self.
Here's how the campaign will work:
1) The campaign runs for three weeks!
2) Once we get 200 orders, the plushes get made!
3) Orders are only open during the campaign and can't be placed once it completes, so get them now!
The Nigel plush comes with a copy of the first game free, so if you're itching to find a way to introduce your friends to Darkside Detective, this is a spectacular opportunity.
And if you wanna see what makes Nigel so famous in the first place, make sure you come hang out in the Akupara Games Discord this monday at 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific to watch me stream the Loch Mess case he features in!
Three Bonus Cases Coming Free to The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark!
Well, well, well, if it isn't new cases coming to The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. Coming soon, you say? Completely free for all players of the second Darkside game, you say? LIKELY STORY!
If you want me to take your story seriously, you're going to need to provide me an alibi. Like a reveal trailer for all three bonus cases! You have that, you say?
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Well, I guess your story checks out. Sorry for the inconvenience but you know how we handle things in the Darkside Division. Haphazardly and without a ton of foresight.
The Darkside Detective update!
As you may be aware, we recently released The Darkside Detective on new platforms (e.g. Xbox, PS4, PS5 & Stadia), as well as a sequel called The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (which is also available on Xbox, PS4, PS5, Switch and Stadia) and as part of that development process, we made a bunch of improvements for stability and performance to the framework we've built for the Darkside series. Now that the game has been out and stable on multiple platforms, we're delighted to bring all that work to the original game.
If you've had a fairly frictionless experience playing The Darkside Detective, you shouldn't notice much new, but over the few years the game has been out, some people have experienced bugs, and this new version should address those issues.
A complete changelist is:
- More stable save system, fixed many of the issues that in a small number of cases caused issues with saves becoming corrupted
- Added the option to save during gameplay
- Added gamepad control remapping
- Miscellaneous small gameplay fixes and visual improvements
- Improved performance
- Modernised architecture to improve maintainability
- Fixed gating issues in the bonus cases
Many thanks to the members on our Discord who helped us test and bug-fix this version before it went live. If you run into any issues at all, please visit support.spookydoorway.com and we'll try to get you back up and running.
- The Spooky Doorways
Play The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark Right Now!
It's finally here! You can play The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark right here, right now. Picking up after the events of the first game's final case, A Fumble in the Dark answers all the important questions that have been on all of our minds!
- What's McQueen been doing since Dooley's gone?
- What's Dooley's grandma like?
- How on Earth is there a castle full of Dooleys in Ireland?
- What clown would think it's cool to name himself after a viral rash?
- If Dooley was a luchador, what might that luchador be like?
- What were Dooley and McQueen like in high school?
If any of these questions haven't been on your minds, well, the game's still fun. Featuring six new cases, a brand new soundtrack (that's also for sale) and all the pointing and clicking that your index finger can tolerate.
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If you wanna keep up with all things Darkside Detective, do these things:
The Darkside Detective Goes Live on Four New Platforms!
With the release of The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark on April 15th (next week!) it's a great opportunity for you to head back, check out all nine cases in the first game before returning to Twin Lakes. Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the mildly confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? *ahem* That's where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. When evil darkens the doorsteps of Twin Lakes City – hell, even when it just loiters around shop fronts or hangs out in shady alleyways – he’s there, ready to investigate the cases that nobody else will.
He is The Darkside Detective.
The COMPLETE SEASON ONE collection of this multi award-winning comedic serial adventure sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens. Point at everything in sight, click around mysterious and eerie locations, and use your wits (or borrow a friend’s) to lay these cases to rest!"
Feature List
9 paranormal bite-sized micro cases to investigate around Twin Lakes City, including a Christmas Spectacular Special
At least three jokes
Cutting edge, high definition pixels
One free curse-removal, up to and including mid-level witch hexes
Music from Ben Prunty, the audiomancer behind gems such as Into the Breach, Subnautica, and FTL
Don't miss our special livestream for THE BIG ADVENTURE EVENT!
In case you haven't heard, Hitcents is running a big exciting Steam event called The Big Adventure Event this week! From January 21st to the 25th, a bunch of adventure games are getting together for this celebration of all things adventure-y and point-and-click-y.
So, obviously, The Darkside Detective is part of it!
We've got a bunch of fun streams popping up throughout the event, and on Friday, January 22nd at 2PM EST we've got one happening for The Darkside Detective that you won't wanna miss.
There are plenty of other amazing adventure games taking part in The Big Adventure Event, too, and plenty of them are going to be streaming just like us! So show some adventurous indies a little love, and until next time!
Discord: http://www.discord.gg/spookydoorway
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ds_detective
Website: http://darksidedetective.com/