Outbreak v1.16 has been released with the following changes:
- Added a starting screen to prompt the player to select a control scheme which will only display once.
- This starting screen will be displayed to all players, but your existing control scheme will be remembered.
- The Options Menu (accessible via the Main Menu) also features the controller scheme screen. In-game controller scheme selection is still accessed via a dropdown.
- Added Shotgun Shells near spawn on the Lab Onslaught scenario.
- Added an explicit exit button to the title screen. The main menu will now return to the title screen.
- The Outbreak demo has been updated with the controller changes as well.
- Fixed an issue where keys would very rarely not unlock doors in single-player.
- Fixed an issue where an enemy with a puzzle item on the Care Nightmares scenario would rarely not appear.
Controller Selection Prompt
One of the largest areas of feedback Outbreak has received from the community has related to controls. When the game initially launched, it only supported "Classic Tank Controls" similar to classic survival horror games. In the last two months, we've added multiple control schemes to allow users to play anywhere from that classic experience, to a straight up 2D top-down shooter.
It has been difficult to communicate these different controls to players though. v1.16 of Outbreak contains an explicit pop-up screen the first time a user boots Outbreak (or if you're a prior player, the first time you boot after this patch). This will help expose players to the different control schemes available, provide explanations and help them understand how to change them in the future. This screen with explanations is now accessible via the Options Menu (from the main menu). In-game though we still have the drop-down to select as it feels that it makes sense contextually in that case.
Please continue to offer feedback on controls and let us know how we can make Outbreak even more fun to play! Remember, your gamepad, keyboard and mouse bindings are also fully customizable!
Thanks for supporting Outbreak!