Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello everyone! After far too long, CTHON has finally been updated to the Game Maker Studio 2 engine from Game Maker 8.1! This has been all about making sure the source code doesn't sit there and rot and that the game continues to be stable on newer OSs. A few minor bugs have bee
Hi everyone! A couple weeks ago I announced that Gravity Games is becoming Orbweaver Studios and working on a new game -- RUIN. We're working on getting up and running on all the myriad social media outlets; to that end, we've set up a Twitter account which you can find here (we'
Hello everyone! It has been a couple years since there was a concrete update on what is happening with Gravity Games, and CTHON. Here is what is happening: When I released CTHON, it was under the name of a sole proprietorship, called Gravity Games. In the following years, I partn
Hi everyone, Just a quick patch to fix a bug: Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where an error would be thrown on the final score screen (after defeating the final boss) if the game was saved and exited right before the final boss level. Note: If you notice the file sizes are hundreds of meg
Hi everyone, Just a quick patch to fix a bug: Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where an error would be thrown on the final score screen (after defeating the final boss) if the game was saved and exited right before the final boss level. Note: If you notice the file sizes are hundreds of meg
Hi all! Here is what is new to CTHON: Bug Fixes Fixed another crash bug related to audio playback on Windows 8 and 8.1, at the final boss. Here's hoping this will be the last of it! Thanks, and enjoy!
Hi all! Here is what is new to CTHON: Bug Fixes Fixed another crash bug related to audio playback on Windows 8 and 8.1, at the final boss. Here's hoping this will be the last of it! Thanks, and enjoy!
Hi everyone! Here is what is new to CTHON: EDIT: After further testing, there still appears to be some kind of crash issue with the final boss on Windows 8; I am working on a fix and will update the game with it as soon as it is ready. Thank you for your patience! Bug Fixes Fixed
Hi everyone! Here is what is new to CTHON: EDIT: After further testing, there still appears to be some kind of crash issue with the final boss on Windows 8; I am working on a fix and will update the game with it as soon as it is ready. Thank you for your patience! Bug Fixes Fixed
Hey all! Here is what is new to CTHON: Balance Changes Revamped item spawning to be more forgiving, especially on later levels. Resource items (health, ammo, and grenades) reduce less rapidly per level. This is most noticeable in the late game. Each difficulty is different in how
Hey all! Here is what is new to CTHON: Balance Changes Revamped item spawning to be more forgiving, especially on later levels. Resource items (health, ammo, and grenades) reduce less rapidly per level. This is most noticeable in the late game. Each difficulty is different in how
UPDATE: We have been play-testing the new item balance internally for the past week and it is mostly finished - I'm currently tweaking the way secrets spawn so that they have far less of an impact on the overall item balance (and I've added some visual cues to be able to tell whe
UPDATE: We have been play-testing the new item balance internally for the past week and it is mostly finished - I'm currently tweaking the way secrets spawn so that they have far less of an impact on the overall item balance (and I've added some visual cues to be able to tell whe
Hi everyone! Just a quick note to say: no, I have not forgotten about the game; the next patch is taking a little longer due to some extenuating circumstances, but I'm aiming to have a small update within the next couple of weeks. Your feedback is always appreciated so don't hesi
Hi everyone! Just a quick note to say: no, I have not forgotten about the game; the next patch is taking a little longer due to some extenuating circumstances, but I'm aiming to have a small update within the next couple of weeks. Your feedback is always appreciated so don't hesi
Hi everyone! This update has come early due to a crash bug that needed fixing. Here is what is new in CTHON: New Features Added a new item (this was originally planned for the May update) - Large Nanite Unit. This item provides 25 nanites. This is a subtle change, but it should a
Hi everyone! This update has come early due to a crash bug that needed fixing. Here is what is new in CTHON: New Features Added a new item (this was originally planned for the May update) - Large Nanite Unit. This item provides 25 nanites. This is a subtle change, but it should a
Hi everyone! Here is what is new in CTHON: New Features The game can now run in a window. Use F4 at any time to toggle between windowed and fullscreen modes. You can also Alt-Tab out as well as resize the window by dragging the edges. The game now has one resolution mode for laun
Hi everyone! Here is what is new in CTHON: New Features The game can now run in a window. Use F4 at any time to toggle between windowed and fullscreen modes. You can also Alt-Tab out as well as resize the window by dragging the edges. The game now has one resolution mode for laun
Hello everyone! Thank you for all your feedback so far. It's pretty exhilarating to see the game finally on Steam after what seemed like such a long time. I wanted to take the opportunity to let everyone know how changes to CTHON will work over the next few months. My intention i