Ahoy!
With our upcoming launch on the horizon, today we are happy to share another major update to the existing demo. We’ve retooled and adjusted many aspects of the game, including UI and backend network support – along with a number of new fixes and improvements across the board.
Check out the changes below:
Networking Changes
- Matchmaking has been enabled. You can now matchmake against other random players online!
- Added improved detection for when a player disconnects from a game session.
Gameplay
AI Bot Adjustments:
- Improved all voting and writing aspects to be more fluid and consistent.
- Adjusted bot to react faster in custom games.
Horror:
- Added 50+ new starting sentence options to the Horror theme. This will help keep the stories fresh and exciting!
- Visually redesigned the Witching Hour Plot Point. A new audible tutorial has also been added.
- Increased the wordbank size for Curse of the Mummy.
- Redesigned the model used for the Cursed Manuscript. This is still in flux, but enjoy it for now!
- Changed the music used during the horror intermission.
- Temporarily disabled the Mysterious Stranger for a redesign.
- Added a new Banner system to further customize your experience. At launch everyone will have the ability to earn and unlock additional banners.
- Increased the final round character count from 200 to 250 for more room to conclude the epic tale.
- Adjusted the profanity filter to replace/censor words instead of stopping sentence submission.
UI Changes
- Redesigned all menus for added polish and clarity.
- Added new animations for winning the game.
- Redesigned the bottom bar player profiles for readability and consistency.
- Added unique name signatures for each character.
- Adjusted icon position and scaling to make them more readable.
- Created new sprite ribbons for 1st/2nd/3rd place.
- Added a panel flip animation to show when writing starts.
- Fixes & Tweaks
- Optimized the Evil Fog to prevent latency issues.
- Fixed a bug that caused Vixen's ability VFX not to play.
- Fixed escape menu clipping with intermission.
- Fixed a bug related to writing rounds starting before you can start typing.
- Removed all non-base fonts, font colors, and skins in anticipation of release.
Thank you for your continued support and feedback! Also, make sure to share any feedback in the Steam Community Hub or the Discord server 🙂
– Boltz Entertainment