Chaos Chain
Attention, freelancers!
Here's the next game update!
Following the recent major community updates, I'll be shifting my focus back to the core game elements I've had planned. I'm aiming to finalize a few ongoing aspects and then proceed to the next phase of the main quest. I'm happy to have implemented the community's suggestions—like updating portraits to look more "cyberpunky", adding even more travel events, and introducing the TV bark system—as they've significantly and definitively enhanced the game's atmosphere. Moving forward, I'm eager to concentrate on the storyline, expand the explorable areas, and progress the game's core content.
I'll still do my best to accommodate community requests, but the recent major features and overhauls have taken significant time away from story and gameplay content development. Therefore, I'll be prioritizing the main plans I've had for the game for a while now. As you can imagine, it'll take me a little bit to get back on track with this.
To support continued development and community requests, I'm releasing two more optional cosmetic support packs. Each pack contains eight skins (four female, four male) for your playthrough, adding more variety to the existing 50+ default skins. If you appreciate my work, believe in the project, and/or would like to support its continued development, please consider purchasing them. They'll be priced around $4 each (or your regional equivalent). Think of these as a tip for me if you're happy with what I've delivered so far. I'm doing this to be sure that I can continue to develop the game and bring in enough funding to both keep the lights on, but also pay for dev costs as I go.
I'm hoping to complete the game by the end of the year, but the timeline depends on feedback, community requests, and overall progress. As always, I'll continue providing major and minor updates as soon as possible to deliver a great gaming experience. I personally feel like games that get rushed always end up showing it in some way or another, and I'd rather see this through-the right way-till the end.
Check out the full change log below!
*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*
BETA Update 1.67.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:
- FIXED a couple of text formatting issues
Changes & Additions:
- Added over 3 dozen more strings to the TV Bark system related to natural occurrences (Weather related, location related, crime related --- Total is now 377)
- All animal/mutant type enemies now have access to Drop and Roll skill with maximum priority (Defensive/Survival - Try to remove burning status)
- All human enemies have a higher priority to use Drop and Roll skill now if they're affected by the burning status
- Starting weapons for Police/Military background now start with a bit more ammo
- Adjusted the area transition from Warehouse Alley to Piker Cemetery to be easier to see
- Updated a few existing dialogues
- Exterior area updates
- Updated some code but currently have it disabled for testing purposes (Related to some new stuff in the coming updates)
- Added 16 new skins for the new cosmetic supporter DLCs (8 Male, 8 Female)
- Added handling methods for the new cosmetic supporter DLCs
- Numerous other minor tweaks
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.
A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've also gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through Paypal if you prefer!
For more info on the game, visit the store page below!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536730/Chaos_Chain/
There's even a demo to try the game out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324430/
Official Links:
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That's all for now, enjoy!
-Cryptic ːCStudiosː