Thank you very much for continuing to play and support Silly Polly Beast - your feedback helps make the game even better! Special thanks to the Anji Games Discord server for actively helping with testing the new update.
Some of you may have already seen some previews about what's been cooking - the biggest part of upcoming updates is a new third-person camera mode for New Game+! This is a new option that allows you to play the game from a different perspective, using a third-person camera that's over the shoulder of Polly, making it feel like an entirely new experience again. Please note that some locations will appear in the old cinematic view due to their design.
In the full game, the new third-person camera mode will be available as part of New Game+, meaning it'll be accessible only after finishing the game at least once. However, as we'd like to gather your thoughts and feedback on the new mode, for the purpose of a public beta test it'll be available from the start in a special test version of Silly Polly Beast.
As it's a very different and new way to play the game compared to the regular camera, we want to be sure it's hitting the right notes - hence the public beta test in order to gather your feedback! Based on your thoughts, we'll refine it more before updating the main version of the game.
In order to take part in the beta test, please do the following:
Go to your Steam library entry for Silly Polly Beast
Right-click and select properties
Go to the beta tab
Under the private beta heading, input as the access code "wantacracker" (with no quotes). This should unlock the beta testing branch
Now, under the beta participation heading, choose from the drop-down menu the beta - beta testing branch.
Ensure the beta downloads.
Launch the game, then from the main menu go to settings and press the button with 5 question marks (?????) five times - this will activate the third-person mode without having to complete the game
If you'd like to leave the beta and return to the main default version of the game, go back to the dropdown menu and select none.
A brief overview regarding what's in this beta test:
New content:
A new third-person camera mode has been added as a New Game+ feature. This mode is available to everyone from the start during the beta test to help with testing; afterward it will be available ONLY after completing the game once.
Many locations have been reworked to accommodate the third-person view; background décor and visual effects have been added. Please note that some locations will appear in the old cinematic view due to their design.
Polly gets covered in blood and dirt when her health is low.
Gameplay:
The mouse aim-assist system has been reworked so players can choose targets more precisely.
An interactive map has been added to the inventory in Episode 4 to make navigation easier.
Almost all enemy i-frames that caused unexpected invulnerability during certain actions have been removed.
The skate throw animation has been slightly sped up to make this attack more useful in combat.
Some enemy attacks can now be interrupted with a skate hit.
Trap bombs (both static and leg-mounted) now explode after two shots instead of four.
Enemy colliders have been tuned more accurately.
Other improvements:
In some locations, water reflections are now completely disabled when minimal reflection quality is selected in the settings, to optimize performance.
Localization fixes.
Fixes for some shaders.
Numerous bug fixes, including critical ones related to important loot disappearing.
We hope you enjoy! Please leave your feedback about the beta test and your experiences with the new third-person camera as it really helps! You can join the discussion channel about the test in the Anji Games Discord here:
