Developer posts and news about this game.
Hi everyone! If you’re new to the game or returning after a while and find that the new experience this game brings is still a bit overwhelming, then I think this update is for you. I’ve been keeping an eye on the community as I always do so that I can get an understanding of how
Hi all! Firstly, I wanted to point out that I noticed there was something that went wrong with the current build of the game not containing the correct game version for the transition to V1.0.0. I worked tirelessly overnight to get this fixed as quickly as possible and apologize
The Honest Truth Hi all, I wanted to post an announcement discussing the state of On Dark Terms because the truth is, due to financials, I've been struggling a lot with my personal life, and it is taking a toll. What does this mean? in short, I will need to begin developing other
New Christmas has arrived. What is there to do? Everyone's favorite of course. HATS! 9 New Hats to unlock! 7 New Jumping Puzzles 2 New exploration areas to find hats. 1 New cat backpack (a gift from me to you) Most of the world is decorated so you won't want to miss out on that,
NEW Chapter 2 Pages 6-8 are now available! Wrath Demon has a brand new ability, Summons Mimic Books! UPDATES Greatly Increased the XP gain from quests. This should allow players to level up much faster and reduce the grind in trying to unlock harder difficulties. It also gives pl
UPDATES Events such as the swing set at the amusement park, train station generator, etc., no longer causes players to be removed from Astral Form if close to them when they occur. FIXES Fixed an issue where the Destroy a Corruption Mass at the Train Station Quest was not updated
UPDATES The Ghost Wraith ability now has a 1 second delay before damaging players. This delay is shorter on Normal and Hard difficulties. The Ghost Wraith ability now deals less damage per hit. Hallucination grace period has increased so that they appear to happen less frequently
Most Innovative Gameplay Award Hi all! With Steam Nominations happening, I thought I might reach out to my amazing community to see if you'd be interested in helping nominate On Dark Terms for the Most Innovative Gameplay Award ! As many of you know, I've put my heart into creati
NEW The Story has been rewritten with Chapter 2 now available! This means that Chapter 1 has also changed so that is serves as an introduction for new players starting out. A Skill Tree has been added to the Character Menu that unlocks through Chapter 2 of the story. This Skill T
UPDATES Updated the look and feel of the Embodiments UI to be more intuitive and consolidated. Improved memory optimization. Improved Player and Cat movement animations. Just a small hotfix here, but it continues to help improve texture and memory optimization.
On Dark Terms Tutorial Dev Guide I wanted to make a video for new players, interested players, and anyone who might be looking for a starting place! In 0.1.3 I released a new Training System that breaks up the learning experience into "Tutorial" and "Practice" that allows players
NEW Added an Invert Y-Axis option to increase player accessibility. Added an Invert X-Axis option to increase player accessibility. UPDATES Improved mic audio capture performance to reduce CPU usage. Improved texture optimization to help reduce the load on Memory usage. Mouse Sen
UPDATES The unlock message for the duck hat now mentions “cat collision is your front paws”. The unlock message for the robot helm now mentions “cat collision is your front paws”. The unlock message for the Conical Hat has been updated to better pinpoint the start location to sea
NEW Training Mode has been revamped and broken up into 2 sub-modes: “Tutorial” and “Practice”. When players press “Start Dungeon” with Training Mode selected, a new UI will display 2 Modes to choose from. Tutorial Mode - removes threats that do not pertain to the core gameplay lo
NEW New Attire - HATS for CATs and of course for players as well. New Attire – Backpack and demon wings for cats (demon wings for players). The Ice Cream Truck’s driver is in town. Will you stop by to say hi? New areas to explore when searching for hats to unlock! The Amusement P
NEW Added more tip text to training mode to continue helping improve the new player learning experience. Added new indicator arrows that spawn on hiding spots in training mode when the corruption warning appears at 80 corruption level to help guide new players to where hiding spo
NEW The highly requested “Smackable” objects for cats have been added to the apartment, amusement park, and the fast-food area near the park! Players will need to use their “T” ability to hit them. I have plans to expand the number of smackable objects and where they can be found
NEW The open world has been decorated with a Halloween theme! Creepy Halloween ambience has been added to reel you into the spooky atmosphere! You scream, I scream, we all scream… Ice Cream trucks have mysteriously arrived in town and they don't seem quite right. Scarecrows popul
UPDATES A decision prompt will appear after interacting with the Offering if 1 or more players are not in the Hunting Realm. This will give the player a moment to choose whether they truly wish to start a hunt without the rest of the group. The UV light action bar slot is now the
NEW Added a new informative text for training mode below the name of certain objects when close enough to them that provides a short useful tip about the object’s importance and/or what to do with it. The Database now has a “Hunt Info” tab that replaces the Hunt Computers in Rese