Developer posts and news about this game.
I want to start by thanking everyone who bought the hat pack and has supported Soran's development in other ways. You're all awesome, and I'll forever appreciate your help on this project. I recently started a new job in the video game industry, and a part of that commitment is t
In this update I've done some long overdue housekeeping. As a solo developer, I've been continuing to learn Unreal Engine over the 4 years I've been making Soran. And because I don't know what I'm doing, I managed to ignore a few thousand null reference errors over the years. The
In this update I'm trying out some balance changes to address the gameplay goals of "defenestrating players off of the map should be fun" and "the player should never accidentally fall off of the map." Here's what's new... -New Arena "Sym2" added to Custom Matches for Testing -Ve
That's right, I've made 22 iterations since I last wrote any patch notes. Most of the changes have been small fixes and tweaks to help 2v2 and CTF play better. This update, however, has a few pretty significant changes that help me prepare for 1.16 which will include fully operat
This update introduces many new elements for testing in anticipation of the 1.16 update which will feature full 4 player matchmaking support. Here's what's new... -New Arena, "The Skill Park" added to Custom Match Options for testing -2v2 support added to Custom Match Options for
I didn't do any patch notes for Beta 1.15.3 through 1.15.5 because they were all small bug fixes. But there's some great new stuff in this one that I wanted to announce. -Significant netcode improvement to address input lag and jitter issues -Ammo Pickups now show their respawn t
Some small but much needed fixes for the latest update. Thanks to everyone who tested and submitted bugs! -Fixed issue preventing mid-air weapon swapping after a flying knee -Fixed issue causing player to remain crouched after sliding on an incline -Fixed issue occasionally causi
Beta 1.15 is yet another game feel update, but it’s without a doubt the biggest one yet. In this update I did a fresh pass on nearly every aspect in the game. My goals were to polish the current mechanics, give the player better feedback, and generally streamline the whole experi
Our first community testing night starts in a half hour! I fixed a few things to help it go more smoothly. -Various ammo pickup issues fixed -Hiding spot on the top of "Engine" blocked with zero health volume -Fixes to the maps "And" and "Horizon" that cause the sunbeam to not wo
This update is a pretty big pass at the game feel. With the help of our small community, I've been honing in on the things that make Soran feel fun and unique, and with this update I wanted to make design decisions that emphasized those things. This update features three new maps
This update adds a new map, "Summit" to the Custom Match menu so that we can start to test it out. It's the second of three new maps I'm working on for the next big matchmaking update. This map and the other new map, "Corporate" are still works in progress, so feel free to share
We've been testing the new map over the past week and ran into a handful of bugs and things. So here's what's new and what's fixed. -Fixed state created with the EODLR that was occasionally creating a shield around the user -Fixed player occasionally getting stuck in crouch -Cool
Just a quick patch to fix some issues that popped up in 1.13 -Fixed Defenestrator bug causing the game to crash -Grapple changed to fire a projectile hook -Lower level AI are now less likely to try to recover from Defenestration
Here's another 1.13 patch with some fixes and a new map for testing! The new map, "Corporate" is only available for Bot fights and Custom Matches for now. The goal is to test and refine it for the bigger 1.14 update. Here's the change list. -New Arena, "Corporate" added to Custom
After switching the bullet weapons (Rifle, Sniper, Pistol) from projectiles to hitscan, the networking for glass objects in the game (windows, bottles, lights) pretty much fell apart. So this patch is mostly to address those issues. Here's what's new... -Updated netcode for break
Starting tomorrow, November 19th, Soran Multiplayer Beta becomes free to play! This update is a refined version of 1.12 with mostly quality of life changes. The Bots behavior is significantly improved. Hitscan bullets have been tested and polished. I added an in game tutorial mis
Hey there! This supposed to be is a low key and (maybe) temporary patch that is meant to experiment with some key parts of the gameplay loop. The main two changes are: -Bullet Weapons (Sniper, Rifle, and Pistol) have been changed from projectiles to hitscan --This will hopefully
-Introduced Bot Skill Level Option -Fixes to Ready Up feature -Hitmarkers are now called from broken glass traps on the floor -Small fixes for new UI
This update is a big step for me in honing in on the gameplay and artistic vision for Soran. Thanks to your help, the game is functioning fairly smoothly these days. So I've turned my attention more towards balance, art, game feel, and overall design goals. I am still working on
-New weapon: The "Sun Beam" uses a magnifying glass to burn enemies with the sun. It's damage scales exponentially with each consecutive hit -Key Bindings added to the 5 weapon equip inputs -"2V2" Cheat code added if you're interested in trying to test some early custom 2s -Signi