Developer posts and news about this game.
Playtest Update v1.13 Added new dungeons. Reworked how the vault puzzle system spawns to make it more likely to complete at least some, rather than only partially complete all three. Added player watch with a countdown which pings the ship. Attempted to fix an issue recently intr
Updated the extremely old main game map generation system to optimize it, allow it to be generated in chunks, and guarantee multiple options at the beginning. Created new unlockable tiers of equipment and added them to the vessel’s menu. Fixed bug where some things like a puzzle
The demo for Recursive Riftfall is now LIVE. Try it out and leave a review! The playtest has now been set to invite-only. Request access for the chance to become part of the development version of the game ahead of release. Those who have access to the playtest now will retain th
Public Playtest Update v1.11 Fixed issue with certain dungeon puzzles and their components getting desynced. Fixed issue with walking enemies not being able to walk around pits. Fixed dead players not being able to hear from where their camera was while spectating. Fixed security
Public Playtest v1.09 Fixed an issue where you could revert to spectating someone after entering the revive sphere. Tried to fix an irreplicable issue where the audio loop of projectiles would continue after they had hit something. Fixed some bugs with security turrets being out
Tried to fix an issue where players could get stuck with a loading screen when loading the hub world, where they would be stuck muted with the vessel in the air.
Public Playtest Update v1.07 A small update this morning as I only have a few minutes. Tried to fix an issue with the voidstalker (purple bulb guy that moves when you look away) not being able to despawn occasionally like it should.
Public Playtest Update v1.06 Fixed some issues where the ship would be prevented from taking off from a dungeon Fixed an issue with some server racks vaults not spawning orange-tier loot Tried to fix an issue where server rack loot would sometimes not be interactable
Public Playtest Update v1.05 Fixed issue with some meshes showing an error for being unreadable Tried to fix an issue where loading a dungeon in singleplayer and then returning to the main menu would leave the main game scene running in the background, allowing you to then perpet
Public Playtest Update v1.04 Fixed cartridge processor audio audible across the map Fixed radios not outputting audio Fixed issue with the replicator accepting a button press but not actually making it until it was told to make something else again Tried to fix issue with environ
Public Playtest v1.03 Fixed several more issues related to the game resetting to the ‘default’ state after game over. Removed the old ship repair mechanic from the game entirely as it doesn’t fit well with the current gameplay loop. Removed the pitfall map from circulation becaus
Public Playtest v1.02 Fixed issue of ship integrity percentage not resetting after game over Fixed issue with some walking enemies traversing across open pits Re-did system that gets in-dungeon revive points to get more reliably safe positions Removed obsolete resource types from
Fixed one issue of progress bars getting stuck preventing progress. Added more sounds to data cart processor.
The playtest for Recursive Riftfall is now public, and the demo is imminent. The game is taking part in February next fest which begins the 23rd, so the game is in urgent need of playtesters to smooth out any rough edges it may have before the demo release. Postponement is not an
Earlier this year I did some playtests with people, and others even tested on their own. Overall it was evident that the game just wasn't very engaging, the simple gameplay loop I had in mind just didn't hold up. And there were a lot of corners of the game where I had to say, "do
After months of optimization and a suite of changes and adjustments, a real playable version of the game is finally ready to be tested. Many, many bugs still remain that I can't find on my own!
Fixes Fixed radio system breaking when any player detached their radio. Fixed keybinds not actually working or saving. Fixed a few issues with the radio being usable when it shouldn't've been. Fixed issue where when a player died and dropped their items, anything that wasn't curr
This evening I completed the first every playtest of the game with myself and some friends. There had been previous tests to try out basic features on their own, but today was the actual first test with core gameplay mechanics in place and a relative lack of game-breaking issues.
First playtest build.