An update is now live for Windows 64 bit, and will be available for Mac and Windows 32 bit over the coming days containing the following features:
Shooting Range
There is a now a shooting range in the lab – used by Arque employees to hone their skills on the range, this addition to the level allows you to practise your marksman skills.
Currently there is one difficulty level for this game, more difficulty levels will follow along with further refinements.
Pistol Effects
The M9 pistol now has muzzle flash effects and bullet decals for some surfaces. This makes the weapon feel more grounded in the world, as it can now affect it visually.
Future work in this area will involve creating particle effects when bullets hit, and making sure all surfaces have appropriate decals (right now there are two!).
Translation Work
There is now a public repository for all Estranged: Act II localisations, which anyone can contribute to: https://bitbucket.org/estranged/insulam.localization. I’ll be working to make this process easier over the coming weeks, with the goal of adding a UI into the game itself for contributing translations.
If you’d like to work with me to translate Act II to your language, drop an email to alan [at] alanedwardes (dot) com – I am very interested in making Act II accessible to as many people as possible, the same as Act I. The UI and subtitles are now all translated into Bulgarian (aside from the in-game computers).
As ever, feedback is much appreciated, whether it is in-game, on the forums, or direct via email. Thanks for playing Estranged!
Alan