VoidSeekers, a new journey awaits. The latest VoidBound build is now live for STEAM!
This update introduces a brand-new quest, debuts quick-time events, and gives enemies an arsenal of dangerous new skills, making battles more varied, strategic, and rewarding
For Players Continuing with Old Saves: To trigger the new Story scenario, players must have finished the Pharmacy Questline and retrieved the egg for Mr. Peffly from Xaide. Specifically, you need to have completed both:
Deputy for a Night
An Unexpected Invitation
If you haven't, both of these quests have per-requisite of visiting Xaide, and once you are finished with them, visit Caly's room for this new quest to trigger automatically.
Let’s take a look at some of the new things in this one!
Gameplay Highlights:
Vas has a favor to ask. Uh oh...
Vas needs Caly's help with a rather unusual request, but she's keeping the details frustratingly close to the chest. One thing's for certain: favors involving Vas are never straightforward. What exactly has she roped Caly into this time?
Well if Caly plays to Vas's expectations, a spicy Live2D event awaits by the end of it, so I guess we kinda know? :3
Quick on the draw
Combat has been expanded with Quick-Time Events (QTEs) tied directly to many of the new follow-up skills used by enemies. When these abilities are triggered, you'll be prompted to react with a timed button input. Success or failure can dramatically influence the flow of the battle, leading to a wide range of effects- from avoiding devastating attacks to suffering restraints, equipment damage, status effects, and more!
QTE prompts automatically adapt to your preferred control scheme, displaying the appropriate button icons for *Keyboard, Xbox, or PlayStation* controllers to ensure a seamless experience regardless of how you choose to play.
Face off against new challenges
Existing enemies have expanded their arsenal with a variety of new skills, making combat less predictable and more engaging. Charging in and face-tanking every encounter may no longer be the best strategy, as foes now have a few tricks up their sleeves that can quickly turn the tide against you. To samples a few from different foes:
Flamebot
Napalm Drench: Sprays sticky napalm across the battlefield, triggering a timed QTE.
Fail: Your movement speed is reduced and you become more vulnerable to thermal damage.
Success: You evade the blast, leaving a pool of slowing napalm behind for enemies to contend with.
Sumura
Tidal Ensnarement (QTE): The surrounding slime begins to engulf you, requiring rapid button presses to break free.
Fail: Become restrained while your clothing suffers corrosive damage.
Success: Break free, leaving Sumura slowed for one turn.
Slime's Wrath: A charged-up variation of Sea of Spears that blankets part of the arena, forcing players to reposition or risk taking heavy damage.
Urtu Knight
Phalanx Counter: The Urtu Knight assumes a defensive stance for one turn. Attacking into it will trigger a powerful shield bash, allowing the knight to lunge forward and retaliate.
Breach Explosive (QTE): Throws an explosive at Caly's feet, giving you only moments to react.
Success: Kick the bomb back at the attacker, causing it to explode in their face.
Fail: Fail to react in time and take the full force of the explosion.
Police Grenadier
Martyr's Grasp (QTE): As a last resort, the grenadier attempts to tackle Caly before detonating.
Success: Kick them away before they can grab hold, causing them to explode at a safe distance.
Fail: Suffer heavy damage as the explosion tears away your clothing.
...and much more! We'll be sharing a comprehensive breakdown of the new QTE mechanics in a future post, but for now, we invite you to jump in, experiment, and discover all the different outcomes for yourself.
Change Log:-
🔹 New Content: 💡
A new event involving Vas setting up Caly with her Mechanic.
The scenario is powered by a Live2D animation and Lovense compatible!
Added in total 72 new skills to previous enemies using our new systems, including
Skill follow-ups
Counters
QTE
Mashing Chained QTEs
Dash Attacks
Added 5 additional ripped outfit variations to the orc scenes.
Retouched the opening sequence to provide players with greater agency and streamline the path to the first dungeon, improving the pacing of the game's introduction.
In-Game fixes 🛠️
Optimised the game engine for smoother transition of scenarios
Fixed grammatical issues
Updated our Live2d implementation further to have better fidelity/support for live2d animations
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And that covers everything that is to know about this update!
And while you're checking out the latest update, don't forget that VoidBound is currently 30% OFF as part of Steam's Cyberpunk Fest, running until August 10. Talk about perfect timing!
We hope you enjoy this offering and everything it brings. As always, your feedback plays a vital role in helping us refine and improve VoidBound, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, bug reports, and suggestions
Enjoy and Kind Regards,
Cursed-Atelier Team