We did it! Another update.
First, as always a quick thank you to all the Broadcasters that have brought Not For Broadcast to this point. We are now frighteningly close to beginning principal photography on Episode Three, but first, it’s time for another update - and it’s a big one!
Alongside bug fixes and optimisations the Play Your Way Update includes:
Full Controller Support
You can now play the entire game on the controller of your choice - with fully-remappable controls and on-screen prompts.
Difficulty Modes
Whether you’re a veteran broadcaster looking for a new challenge, or if all that stress just isn’t your vibe - there’s a mode for you. NFB now includes 3 levels of difficulty: Intern, Broadcaster and Showrunner. At each level the broadcast room is more intense, and the audience at home more fickle.
Story Mode
On top of that we’re introducing Story Mode. Here you can focus on enjoying the story of NFB without any of the stress. Edit the news without those pesky extra mechanics and multi-tasking to worry about.
Customisable Gameplay
But we’ve gone EVEN FURTHER. We are now putting the power in players’ hands to truly ‘Play Your Way’.
In the past, we’ve been reticent about changing the core experience of the game because we believe that the feeling of stress is integral to the story we are telling. But we also believe that players should be able to play their games in the way that works best for them. So, although we have our vision for how we think Not For Broadcast should feel to players, we want to hand that decision to you.
New Custom Difficulty allows you to individually alter the difficulty of, or even turn off, certain mechanics if they are negatively affecting your experience of the game.
Accessibility Settings
We’ve added a range of accessibility settings to support our players with various visual, audio and motor needs. You can now change the size, colour and background of subtitles, remove confusing visual effects, turn on visual HUD cues, as well as extensive colourblind support where important colours can be individually customised.
Alternate Video Format
We now have a version of the game with an alternate video player with the video content in a different format for systems that aren’t displaying video correctly. To download it, right click Not for Broadcast and go to Properties. Under the Betas tab select Alternate Video and redownload the game.
We hope you enjoy this latest batch of features, but there’s no time to relax!
We’ll be shooting the ending of the game over the summer in our longest and most complicated shoot yet. Simultaneously we’ll be beavering away on an overhaul to the Challenges. Our next update is still on schedule for the end of Summer/start of Autumn. You can read more about the future of NFB in the roadmap here.
Thanks to all of you for your support and a big thank you to our Accessibility Focus Group for their feedback.
Keep Broadcasting,
NotGames