Genre: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, ArcadeUnepic
Halloween! (and Halloween special items)
Very soon it's Halloween, and Unepic will celebrate it including some funny "Halloween" items in the game.
So from Thursday 31th October to Sunday 2nd November you will find them at the end of levels 1 to 5 of Multiplayer.
They are:
- Pumpkin light: Unique light source that gives extra stats.
- Trick or Treat wand: Turns the head of any humanoid into pumpkins, and when killed they drop a candy that restores energy. The more humanoids, the more candies.
- Skeleton custom: Fool around with your friends looking like a skeleton.
- bouncing pumpkin: Invokes a bouncing pumpkin that hurts any enemy in its path.
- Skull ring: Unique ring that gives extra stats.
PowerPlay gives 6/10 ruining the MetaScore.
PowerPlay is giving a 6 over 10 to Unepic. The MetaScore of Unepic is very lowered due to that note because there are only 5 notes: 80,75,70 and 70.
The final note passes from 73,5 to 68 :-(
This is the review:
http://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/2012/08/review-unepic/
They are complaining about:
- side-quests: they breaks up the exploration.
- combat: not engaging.
- automatic saving: does not help.
- player dies a lot.
- inventory: management is a nightmare
- humor: well, humour is very subjective. A lot of people hates Jim Carrey's humor.
All comments are refered to the "demo" zone: the traps and fecundation quests, the "orcs" (goblins of the mine), so that makes me suspect that the person who did the review just played a few, and did not even use any of the magic schools, or played all other side-quests of the game, or challenges, or multiplayer, etc.
Sumarising, I'm afraid that the wrong person voted the game, and his score is so important that is decreasing the score of Unepic that hundred of thousands of people are seeing in the Steam shop 5 points down (from 7,3 to 6,8).
I am going to write them asking to revise the review, or be it rewritten by someone who played further. Also will ask what side-quests they don't like, why inventory is a nightmare, tell them that there will be a "sort inventory" option in next patch, that there is a "salvation ring" available that tells you when the game is autosaved, and that there are tones of spells to have fun with.
The more comments disagreeing the review, the more strength to make them change their mind. So, if you are playing Unepic and you think that the note and the review is unfair, please leave a comment telling what you disagree:
http://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/2012/08/review-unepic/
thanks a lot!
pd: something curious: if you swap cyphers of metascore 6.8, you will obtain 8.6 that is the score of users.
Extra items & unepic credits
Extra items have been finally included in the Steam version of Unepic.
They are a set of special items that are sold by Gualix, a goblin seller in the bottom/right room from the central box.
Instead of coins, these items are purchased using "unepic credits", that is a special currency earned by completing challenges.
This new currency is shown in the top bar next to the coins icon.
In the challenge section of the menú (menu > challenges) you will find how many "unepic credits" you can earn by completing them (only visible in those challenges that have been already discovered).
Once you complete a challenge, all your characters (the one you are playing with, the ones you have saved in the cloud, and the ones you may create in the future) will be rewarded with these "unepic credits". So the more challenges you complete, the more "unepic credits" will all your characters have.
This means that if you earn 100 unepic credits, all new characters will start with those 100 credits.
If you spend them purchasing a special item, only the current character will lose the "unepic credits" needed for that item. All other characters will keep untouched.
Finally, if you already completed challenges, you will automatically receive all corresponding "unepic credits".
Well folks, hope you enjoy them!
v 1.43.22
NOTE: This could be the final update from 1.43.XX
In next update version will be raised to 1.44 and will have new features you will enjoy.
Level Editor:
- changed: there can be more than one dialog in a room. They all must be occupied.
- new: "checkpoint" convert dialogs in a room in dialog checkpoints that sets the respawn position of all players.
- new: 11 tools: floors, platforms, walls and ladders that appears when kiling all enemies, liting all lights or showing a dialog.
- new: architect tool called "presence" that activates all things activable by a lever when a hero pass nearby. Perfect for traps.
v 1.43.21
Single player:
- changed: Now spiked balls of boss Arbolus kicks you back.
- changed: Now spiked balls of boss Arbolus also poisons in easy mode.
- changed: New image for golden boxes.
Multiplayer:
- fixed: chat can now be invoked using a letter.
- changed: Default key for chat is T instead of Insert.
Level Editor:
- New: Now doors also admit keys to be opened.
- Fixed: name/description of bulldozer, starfish and initial positions were wrong.
- Fixed: barrel with essences only gave red essences.
- Fixed: description of liftgates were wrong.
- Fixed: the breakable wall is now working ok.
v 1.43.19
Multiplayer:
- fixed: some extra items disappeared.
Editor:
- Fixed a crash that triggered when you included more than 64 creatures in a single screen.
- Fixed a crash that triggered when removing walls from the edges of the map enabling the code to think you are stepping into "nothingness" in terms of memory
- Fixed a crash that triggered when the map attempted to work with decorations in a way that it wasn't ready for in memory. **
- Fixed a bug that doubled up entries on the "create game" listing as it read both "Maps" and "Dat" files as applicable files to update.
- Updated some debugging tools/logs to assist in troubleshooting the evasive "save/crash" bug
- Fixed a bug that caused items from the previous room (through doors or left/right transitions) that caused objects in previous rooms to affect the current room. (Levers, spikes, etc)
v 1.43.18
Extra items have been included in the single player mode.
Get more information here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/233980/announcements/detail/2146252203557141630
- temporary removed sound for critical attacks.
v 1.43.17
general:
- fixed: DUMP ERROR fixed when having more than 256 items+architects+spells+recipes.
- changed: Now tutorial lines (like "press ENTER to open the chest") includes the mapped key and the mapped controller button instead of the default key.
- new: included a sound when doing a critital attack.
multiplayer:
- new: A new type of maps have been included: the "official maps" that are dungeons created by architects that have been approved and included in Unepic.
- new: 5 new official maps for DEATHMATCH have been included (created by daver45).
- fixed: "corrupted data" should not appear any more the first time a game is created.
- fixed: a room in "exploring a hole" was changed to prevent some goblins being isolated when a floor disappear.
- changed: HP of chests in MP reduced to be broken with a single strike of mace or axe, like in single player.
- changed: ghost axe damage reduced from 200% to 100% of you axe's damage.
level editor:
- new: the editor creates a security copy of the current map everytime the map is saved. So you will have all versions since the beginning of a map.
- new: An error message appears when exceding the maximum number of monsters in a room (64).
- fixed: Fixed a bug that prevented a custom map to be loaded if it reached the maximum number of monsters in a room.
- changed: currency for architect items changed from statues to coins, making them virtually free.
Find older versions here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/233980/announcements/detail/2163135715700556223
LAG check
Seeing that LAG is an important problem, I am working in a new way of communication to prevent big lags.
It is not yet implemented but we can see how much lag it will produce and, therefore, see if it worths or not.
While playing, in the TOP-LEFT corner there will be 2 lag numbers (instead of 1).
TOP - It is the current lag with the current system.
BOTTOM - it is the lag with the new system. This one should be equal or smaller than the current one.
If you have problems of lag with your friends, please test it, examine both lag figures, compare them and explain here what do you see. Is the second lag constant?
Have in mind that only Clients can see their lag.
I keep waiting your reports.
fran
WANTED: English Voice Actors
Casting IS NOW CLOSED. It's time to go a step forward and decide who will give their voices.
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Hello!
After seeing how great the game looks (sounds) witht the Spanish dubbing, I feel very anxious to provide English voices to dialogs in Unepic.
I am looking for voice actors for this purpose, and for this I am doing a small casting of actors that will finish at the end of August.
The dubbing will take place in September and October and will be paid.
If you are interested, you have some dubbing background and you are technically prepared to record clean sound, please send me an email to "unepicgame[at]gmail.com" and I will send you the material needed for the casting.
Version 1.43.15
- fixed: crash when creating a potion.
- fixed: AOE attacks no longer stops casting.
- fixed: You could not drink potions in the "dog" quest.
v 1.43.14
- changed: Swapping of players (daniel / player2) can be done with F9 and also with the "map key", so swapping can be done from a controller.
Mutliplayer:
- fixed: accidental moves due to lag have been removed (like falling when stopping too close of an edge)
- changed: HP of exploding ratmans in the level 2 boss reduced from 80 to 60, and the maximum number in the room is 2.
- changed: bats in the sewer boss no longer poison.
- changed: HP of green poisioning balls (sewers) reduced to half.
- changed: inserted around 50 arrows before the green poisoning balls (sewers) so they can be killed with a bow.
- changed: included a multiplayer room before the boss that drops a key that unlock extra loot, and also gives a hint of how to kill the boss.
- changed: "exploring a hole" can now be played solo. Multiplayer will give access to extra loot.
v 1.43.13
Multiplayer:
- fixed the "data error" when loading a map for the first time.
- inserted a new debug LAG number to check a possible faster way to avoid big lag.
v 1.43.12
- IMPORTANT memory leak removed.
v 1.43.11
- inserted robes and staves in single player.
- changed: jump reachs a few pixels further.
Multiplayer:
- changed: boss twilight now has more protection against melee weapon, frost, fire and arcane attacks.
- changed: orb or rebirth no longer removes already learnt spells. IMPORTANT: The price of this item and how to get it may change in the future.
Level editor:
- editor fixed: mouse grid no longer works when the menu is active
- editor fixed: some words were missing in the new data of the session
- editor changed: map is saved when selecting "Save and Quit".
- editor fixed: Shorcuts with SHIFT and CRTL were referencing the "non editor" pannel.
- editor fixed: Initial position of players were replicated when invoking them 2 or more times.
- editor new: inserted new tool "magic starfish" that teleports you to any part of the room (selected by the mouse).
- editor new: when saving a map (name.DAT), a "edition protected" version is also created (name.MAP). This .MAP can be shared with other people but cannot be edited.
Older versions:
v 1.43.9
New tools and new upgrades for the level editor:
- now the initial point of each player can be changed.
- now you can see in the darkness using a "night vision" tool.
- now you can teleport directly to any room in the map by clicking it in the map screen.
- now you can see all rooms in the map screen. Not visited will appear darker.
- inserted "recomended player num" and "recomended level range"
- now you can create/remove walls in an area selected with the mouse using the "bulldozer" tool.
v 1.43.8
- fixed: hearts no longer deals 1 damage and puskback (bug from last version)
- changed: Big boulders deals 5000 dmg instead of 500.
Multiplayer:
- new: Players can now be kicked from the group.
- fixed: initial position of player 4 in Twilight fixed.
- changed: removed the empty boxes (where next keys will be) in the loot room of Twilight, in order to disappoint players.
- fixed: the name of the MP dungeon where a player is playing appears ok in the lobby.
Level editor:
- fixed: avatars in dialogs now works ok.
Find older versions here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/233980/announcements/detail/2180021678606999051
Help with "Adult content free" texts
I am finishing the version of non-English texts with no swears and sex/drugs references.
I would like to doublecheck that there is nothing that can be harmful for children of 12 years old.
So if you are interested in having a look to texts in non-English languages before their release, please send me an email to unepicgame_gmail_com.
Any help will be welcome and appreciated.
thanks!
Steam Keys
Steam Keys are given to all those people who suported Unepic in the past and purchased Unepic before it was released in Steam, so they can play the game in Steam without purchasing the game again.
Now that the game was released in Steam, if a new player (that still has not purchased Unepic) wants to play the game in Steam, he will have two options: to purchase the game directly in Steam or in the official web of Unepic (www.unepicgame.com).
No Steam Keys will be given to new players that purchase Unepic in other shops out of Steam or the official web after the 26th of June.
Steam Keys are obtained in the "my zone" section of the official web of Unepic: www.unepicgame.com
No P2W, no real money
Looks like there is missinformation about Unepic and spending extra real money. Let's clarify it:
First of all, unepic is NOT and has never been a P2W (Pay to Win) game. This is totally false.
In the Steam version it is not possible to spend real money. The only that costs real money is the game itself.
All these hearsays about real money came because there is an option in the official web of unepic to purchase credits using real money. As usual, talking is easier than investigating or asking.
In non-steam versions, when someone completes a challenge in the game (there are 15 hidden challenges), you earn "unepic credits" that can be exchanged by special items. These special items are just to have fun and have special stats, but never needed to finish the game, like the "Austin Power's English suit", a "Stormtrooper plastic armor", the Enterprise pet, a ring that tells you when the game has been saved, and a lot more.
Like other extra contents like the multiplayer mode, HD support, dubbings, steamKeys and much others, this feature was done as a gift to people, asking no extra charge.
After this feature was released, a few people asked if they could obtain those credits using real money instead of completing the challenges within the game, so I included this option in the web.
In the future I will implement these "Unepic credits" earned by doing challenges that are already available, and a vendor to get extra items.
Concerning using real money in Steam in the future, if I do it, it will be always to obtain funny things and never needed to play the game normally.