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Bug Fixes Small fixes: Journal and dialogue typos fixed Falling through floor after using teleporter crystals Stonk Market area not unlocking Iceberg pieces not pickupable Tutorial dungeon forbidden changeable modes removed Able to unlock/equip items by walking over the item on t
Bug Fixes
Small fixes:
Journal and dialogue typos fixed
Falling through floor after using teleporter crystals
Small bug fixes and quality of life changes: Fixed boss battle not spawning Larger pickup overlap on rubies Pigs now give money when killed in lava Prayer probability rolls are more generous Fixed bug causing ruby loss on level transitions Added a physical Recruit License pickup
Small bug fixes and quality of life changes:
Fixed boss battle not spawning
Larger pickup overlap on rubies
Pigs now give money when killed in lava
Prayer probability rolls are more generous
Fixed bug causing ruby loss on level transitions
Added a physical Recruit License pickup to the Key Items collection
The Recruit Exam! Running Robot HQ has a notorious in-field exam for prospective recuits who want to earn their Recruit License. To attempt the Recruit Exam, one must first complete the Main Branch then find and purchase a special plugin (more info below.) Speak to Marcus in the
The Recruit Exam!
Running Robot HQ has a notorious in-field exam for prospective recuits who want to earn their Recruit License.
To attempt the Recruit Exam, one must first complete the Main Branch then find and purchase a special plugin (more info below.)
Speak to Marcus in the Hub world to learn more -- Glory to the Establishment!
Illia's Journals
Personal journals left behind in dungeons by an elusive recruit who joined the Establishment many years ago...
Find Illia's journals to hear her story about how she prepared for and passed the Final Recruit Exam, as well as learn about some other (shadier) things going on at HQ...
There is a special somebody who is unusually interested in those journals, and willing to ~generously~ pay anybody who collects them all...
New Areas! (Library, Palace, and Royal Laboratory)
New areas in the Running Robot HQ hub world have been revealed!
You will need to find them to complete your assigned tasks and pass the Recruit Exam.
Software Plugins!
New abilities purchaseable from Trelarm in the Royal Laboratory!
There are 4 currently available:
Gravity Field: Pulls in all surrounding objects of a specified class. Works for rubies by default, until you get Trelarm to upgrade it.
Personal Rally Point (PRP): Place and instantly teleport back to personal rally-points.
B.L.U.D. (Basic Levitating Unhinged Drone): A flying companion who will give you tips on your journey. B.L.U.D. can also hack doors, and scan people and places to learn more about them.
Target Disrupter: Spawn a bubble shield which prevents enemies from targeting and shooting you with lasers.
Iceberg Pieces (New collectible)
Found in... ~unusual~ places...
How deep does it go? Could Nikola's theories have some truth to them? Go talk to him in the hub world to get started.
Marcus Objective Guidance
Marcus decided to start hanging out in the Dungeons Hub to offer advice on what to do next. Speak to him to have him analyse your personnel report on the Establishment Database (D.E.) and suggest a task!
Other small updates
Area Log Achievements: Every important area now has an achievement for finding it. Get exploring!
New achievement info board -- shows what is left to do with traffic lights
Updates board in-game: Interact to view what's changed since the last update
Dungeon branches now have access restrictions. Recruits must earn rank before gaining access to new dungeon branches.
Entry requirements to some dungeons -- including single player only, and ruby fees
Christmas Area! -- can you find it?
Display item name on interact prompt before purchasing from ruby shops
Button to call elevator!
Removed safety teleporter -- from now on if you fall in the lava you die!
Bonus rubies straight into your bank at the end of each floor -- proportional to difficulty of dungeon, clamped at 10 per floor
Eye Watchers accuracy reduced proportional to target characters speed (except Ruby Rider -- bug which I will fix when I have time)
Chat window automatically opens when using Pasqualdo Central Bank (TM)
Running Robot Man develops a taste for inspecting fine art -- walk in front of a painting in your gallery to admire it
Cloaks, bodies, paintings, and other achievements now unlock immediately upon collection (you don't need to reload the hub to equip the new cloak you just bought).
Performance improvements to the hub world (introduced level streaming: should be significantly higher FPS).
There is also a strange table in the corner of Central Hall... Says something about a reward for those who leave a Steam review...
Playtesting and bug searching is currently on-going. Expect small updates in the coming weeks.
The Establishment has successfully stablised access to new areas: The Shifting Caves, Emera City Of The Sky, Covella, Psilocity Desert, The Silver Abyss, Sporia, The Faceless Ones. Access is limited while the areas are pulled from the Ether. Come back soon to see the areas develo
The Establishment has successfully stablised access to new areas: The Shifting Caves, Emera City Of The Sky, Covella, Psilocity Desert, The Silver Abyss, Sporia, The Faceless Ones. Access is limited while the areas are pulled from the Ether. Come back soon to see the areas develop. An update will be posted here when there is more to do.
Small changes
Learn some El Skello backstory -- find his hiding place by the orange tree in the hub where he drinks his sorrows away
Meet Nicola in the hub and hear his "theory" about the true nature of the world and of The Establishment...
Fountain Garden & The Chairman Find the Fountain Garden in the hub world and you can meet The Chairman. Well, sort of... His body is there, but his consciousness is off in the Spirit World. Find and read his journal to learn more. Bug fixes Save system update. There was an er
Fountain Garden & The Chairman
Find the Fountain Garden in the hub world and you can meet The Chairman. Well, sort of... His body is there, but his consciousness is off in the Spirit World. Find and read his journal to learn more.
Bug fixes
Save system update. There was an error with the last patch which made the game unable to access player save data. This has been fixed. No progress has been lost, and it should be accessible now.
Lava Chasms Cube Fields replicated correctly on remote players now
Bug fixes Removed stray Captain body pickup from the gear room (smh lol guess somebody got a free skin) Fixed typos in tutorial text Social links (Discord, YouTube, Itch) opening URL on host instead of remote client Fog Mirages dropping many rubies instead of one when led into en
Bug fixes
Removed stray Captain body pickup from the gear room (smh lol guess somebody got a free skin)
Fixed typos in tutorial text
Social links (Discord, YouTube, Itch) opening URL on host instead of remote client
Fog Mirages dropping many rubies instead of one when led into enchanted light
Sky Ship Ferry buggy rubberbanding movement fixed
Recall new Sky Ships from Museum ports if the ships get sunk or lost so you don't get stranded
Tried to fix Lava Chasm being dogsh*t for remote players in multiplayer but no luck lol one day
New content The Museum -- accessible via the El Skello sky ferry in the hub world. Currently closed for some... *Renovations.* Changes New starting rooms in dungeons -- bank only every second floor, and rally point to call teammates New gem value scheme. Ruby drops are consolidat
New content
The Museum -- accessible via the El Skello sky ferry in the hub world. Currently closed for some... *Renovations.*
Changes
New starting rooms in dungeons -- bank only every second floor, and rally point to call teammates
New gem value scheme. Ruby drops are consolidated into bigger or smaller gems which are worth different amounts. (Rather than spawning 100 gems for a 100 gem drop, there is a gem worth 100 etc.)
Prayer mechanic disabled for remote players for now (bugs)
Lava chasms cube fields should be same on remote and host players (*should*)
New save file system: If there are any issues with missing data let me know
General performance update (might cause issues; let me know)
Slightly increased number of monsters in Gauntlet Mode.
Bug fixes
Battery not recharging when remote players touch the ground
Rally points not appearing
Map geometry not spawning in on remote players until really close
Death dots not detonating when falling out of sky. Now they shoot like crazy on the way down too.
Remote players getting stuck above / below elevator when beginning a dungeon (maybe maybe not, idk I guess we will see)
3 New Dungeons Jelly Rave: Fight through a raving rainbow of splitting jelly in enclosed spaces Death Dot Dirty Dancing: The floor is lava -- dance with killer drones Victory Chamber: Learn how to use the Battery Overclocking mechanic and put your platforming to the test New Cont
3 New Dungeons
Jelly Rave: Fight through a raving rainbow of splitting jelly in enclosed spaces
Death Dot Dirty Dancing: The floor is lava -- dance with killer drones
Victory Chamber: Learn how to use the Battery Overclocking mechanic and put your platforming to the test
New Content
Mr. Money Bags (new skin purchaseable at the Faceless Ones in the Hub world. Temporary offer -- shop will be closed in next update and reopen date undisclosed.)
Bug Fixes
Remote players being stuck outside the elevator when entering a dungeon
Remote players appearing in a fricking sea of lava (no walls)
Tombstones persisting after proceeding to next floor (now all players are immediately revived when hitting the elevator)
Battery overclocking persisting on remote players after touching the ground
Player names visible from further
Clipping through platform after prayer succeeds
Paintings, cloaks, and bodies in wall displays not being loaded on remote clients in hub
Skin and cloak etc not loading when returning to hub on remote client
Other small changes
New dungeon entrance UI
Rally point at the start of each floor to call all teammate players to you
Connected player list and basic info displayed on pause menu
New area previews on paintings hidden inside hub world
Landing with an overclocked battery converts extra charges to rubies
Enemy number and class selection rebalancing. Fewer enemies in easier dungeons, more enemies on harder dungeons. Fixed bug where some classes would never be selected in dungeons. Fixed tier scaling in Soiree mode. Lights Out on Soiree mode cos we raving. More air control on paras
Enemy number and class selection rebalancing. Fewer enemies in easier dungeons, more enemies on harder dungeons. Fixed bug where some classes would never be selected in dungeons. Fixed tier scaling in Soiree mode.
Small update (bug fixes) Multiplayer now works in dungeons (no more perpetual loading screen for remote players) New audio and graphics settings Performance improvements Respawn fix (replicators not working in RRM HQ hub world) Reduced difficulty in starting tutorial dungeons and
Small update (bug fixes)
Multiplayer now works in dungeons (no more perpetual loading screen for remote players)
New audio and graphics settings
Performance improvements
Respawn fix (replicators not working in RRM HQ hub world)
Reduced difficulty in starting tutorial dungeons and tutorial
Two new dungeon branches! Soiree and Gauntlet mode for Stone Chamber Of Eyes Soiree introduces new enemies (see below) in a brutal 10 floor challenge. The second hardest dungeon in the game to date! Gauntlet introduces a gruelling 30 floor permadeath dungeon. Can you make it to t
Two new dungeon branches!
Soiree and Gauntlet mode for Stone Chamber Of Eyes
Soiree introduces new enemies (see below) in a brutal 10 floor challenge. The second hardest dungeon in the game to date!
Gauntlet introduces a gruelling 30 floor permadeath dungeon. Can you make it to the end?
Enemy update!
Introducing new enemy tiers! For:
Death Dots
El Piggos
Jellies
Fog Mirages
Soul Spirit Statues
Other updates
Pigs now use sight -- they won't see you if you are behind them
Death Dots have reduced laser accuracy -- you can roll out of the way now
Speedrun timer in the bottom right
Respawn checkpoint at the beginning of the first three dungeons -- now you can instantly respawn while you're learning how to play rather than needing to restart due to permadeath
Multiplayer enabled! (Experimental! Expect weird behavior and play at your own risk!) Battery overclocking: Shooting enemies midair gives you extra charges to your battery for using several abilities in one fall. Keep shooting and move like a god. Rolling dodges. Press Shift on t
Multiplayer enabled! (Experimental! Expect weird behavior and play at your own risk!)
Battery overclocking: Shooting enemies midair gives you extra charges to your battery for using several abilities in one fall. Keep shooting and move like a god.
Rolling dodges. Press Shift on the ground to roll in any direction.
Nerfed Death Dots: Longer warmup time before they launch their first shot, and their teleport dodge reacts to your aiming slightly slower.
Stun state on pigs so that you don't get absolutely pummelled if caught in a tight space.
More invincibility frames after being hit.
Laser charging feedback so you can see who is shooting at you and when they will fire
Ability system bug fixes (i.e. fixed parasol sometimes requiring two button presses to activate if called after a roll etc.)
There are three new dungeon missions for Stone Chamber Of Eyes, including: Training Mode (a tutorial stage) Lava Chasms (platforming over seas of lava while avoiding sniper beams and shooting down monsters) Soul Spirit Hallways (my favourite -- a spooky dark interior map full of
There are three new dungeon missions for Stone Chamber Of Eyes, including:
Training Mode (a tutorial stage)
Lava Chasms (platforming over seas of lava while avoiding sniper beams and shooting down monsters)
Soul Spirit Hallways (my favourite -- a spooky dark interior map full of demons)
There are many other quality of life changes and bug fixes, including:
Ability fixing and tweaking (i.e. Adding more inviniciblity frames for the Safety Teleporter so you are less likely to get quickly killed after being teleported to "safety" after a fall)
Save game update (better readability for achievements left to unlock)
Pasqualdo Central Bank can now accept player defined withdraws and deposits (not just the entire inventory lol)
More information in the tutorial section and on hints in the loading screens (due to feedback about some of the mechanics not being clear!)
IMPORTANT SAVE GAME UPDATE
All save data will be deleted on the first time you load this version of the game. All previous save files are incompatible with the new saving system being used and so must be formatted. I apologize if there is anybody who has invested time into their save, but this is the last time this will need to happen! From here on the save game structures are final!
A massive overhaul of the entire game and mechanics! I have been working on this update since March 2023 and a lot of things have changed! Updates include: Dungeon remake! Entirely new floor generation algorithm and 3 modifier challenges to beat (Standard, B-Side, and 100 Trials.
A massive overhaul of the entire game and mechanics! I have been working on this update since March 2023 and a lot of things have changed!
Updates include:
Dungeon remake! Entirely new floor generation algorithm and 3 modifier challenges to beat (Standard, B-Side, and 100 Trials.)
New AI! Including Splitting Jelly, Killer Piggos, and Death Dot Drones.
New character abilities! Including the Ruby Rider, Dash, and a redo of the control scheme to make the movement much more fluid and intuitive.
Many bug fixes -- too many to list lol.
1.2.0.0 is TEMPORARILY ONLY SINGLE PLAYER.. The multiplayer functionality is down for an update that will happen within the next month. I am busy working on a network update which will make the multiplayer movement much smoother. Please be patient, it will be worth it!
Please let me know your feedback! I love hearing about your experiences and read every comment!
Also please join the Discord server where you can chat with me and other players. There is a link inside the game hub!