Hi everyone! Thanks for all the support during this early access phase of development! Here are the patch notes for the version 0.8.02b11, that had bug-fixing and game stability as its absolute focus. As usual, items tagged as [COM] were changed based on community feedback.
CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS
- Gameplay music had added tracks, improved mixing and volume adjustments;
- [COM] Sound effects were also adjusted to sound better and less invasive;
- Enhanced triggers for the reactive music;
- [COM] General improvements in the procedural generation of the ships;
- [COM] Improved floor and wall textures;
UI
- [COM] Added a new dialog window that requires confirmation from the players when clicking on “exit” from the menu and the pause screen and when going back to the menu from a game or an online lobby;
- [COM] Pop up notification when you get disconnected from an online match due to internet issues;
- Some faulty interface sound effects are now working again;
- Two new options were added to the main menu screen. Both the tutorial and the weekly challenge buttons shall remain unavailable until those features are complete;
- [COM] Online and local matches now require all players to set “ready” before the match starts;
- [COM] The host is now indicated as a golden key in the lobby;
- In-game tooltip balloons - such as those that indicate something needs energy - are no longer shown inside a fog.
- Players now have the options to kick other players from an online lobby (this is meant to be used only as a last resource);
BALANCE
Alien Spawns: consider every egg spawn on a door a result of a wave happening.
- Time between egg spawns on the floor (1 to 4 players) reduced from 90/75/75/75 to 40/40/40/40;
- Starting wave size (1 to 4 players) increased from 1/1/2/2 to 2/2/2.5/2.8;
- Time between waves (1 to 4 players) reduced from 300/240/220/180 to 240/180/150/150;
- Time before the shaft starts getting dirt increased (1 to 4 players) reduced from 210/180/165/150 to 180/165/150/120;
- Cooldown between the dirt waves on the shaft (1 to 4 players) changed from 180/180/165/150 to 180/150/150/150
Players:
- Maximum hunger (1 to 4 players) changed from 600/300/300/300 to 450/300/300/300;
- Maximum fatigue (1 to 4 players) changed from 900/600/600/600 to 750/600/600/600
Food:
- Fruit’s recovery (1 to 4 players) changed from 100/50/50/50 to 75/50/50/50;
- Salad’s recovery (1 to 4 players) changed from 200/100/150/200 to 150/100/100/100;
- Chicken’s recovery (1 to 4 players) changed from 300/150/225/300 to 225/150/150/150;
BUG FIXES
Refrigerator:
- [COM] Aliens are no longer floating around it when they are placed inside;
- [COM] The players are allowed to reliably pick items from it once again;
- [COM] The aliens no longer stop being stunned when stored inside it;
- Its door opens properly on online games;
- [COM] Items won’t drop from it on deconstruction anymore;
- Players can’t store items in the Refrigerator if others are using it;
Bucket
- [COM] Players cannot clean themselves with the bucket;
- [COM] Stamina is no longer restored when the player gets hit by the bucket’s water;
- [COM] Bucket no longer works through closed doors or walls;
Ventilation Shaft
- Ventilation Shaft now gets appliances close to it dirty when it throws goo over them;
- You can no longer build decorations over the Shaft;
- It’s animation got fixed and is now has an anticipation before getting completely dirty;
- [COM] Shaft no longer spills dirt on adjacent rooms;
Aliens
- [COM] Alien eggs now explode in dirt when they hatch again, but this time they only affect the room they are facing towards;
- [COM] Alien eggs no longer persist floating in the air when the player cleans a door with a bucket but misses the egg growing in it;
- Eggs now always spawn on the side of the doors that is closer to the players;
Other
- [COM] Fixed texts that were not showing properly, especially regarding the achievement’s with quote signs in them;
- Multiple in game sound effects fixed;
- Ventilation shafts are now synchronized on online matches;
- [COM] Dog’s AI was improved to become even more efficient and to prevent it from ignoring aliens after resting a few times;
- The Dog can no longer be pushed away from its bed by players that are not the host in multiplayer matches;
- [COM] Issues when loading the game were fixed. That includes the infamous 0%, 43%, 78% and 100% soft freezes on online matches;
- [COM] TV sales only affect items available in the shop;
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