Chaos Chain
Salutations, dwellers...
Here is another new update for the game. This update has continued QOL improvements, new content, bug fixes, and more. I also worked on making the mouse a little more accurate in game (cursor positioning) and made some other minor improvements to it as well. Check out the change log below!
What could they want?
Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.
Update 1.2.2 Change Log:
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed some incorrect enemy stats
- Fixed punching spike stat description not matching actual stat bonuses
- Fixed taser incorrectly having gun butt skill
- Fixed some odd tileset pathing issues
- Fixed a few graphics that had clipping issues
- Fixed some typos
- Fixed some text formatting inconsistencies
- Fixed a bug that was causing enemy placement in battles during testing mode compared to where they actually appear in game to be different
- Update to the stash system to potentially fix issues with item stacking (Will require a new save, but this update needs a new save anyways so...)
Changes & Additions:
- Added some new Steam achievements
- Added "Stubborn Love" 2 to 3 part side quest (A little bit of a romance quest - Quest length depends on choices - It would REALLY help me if people tested this and reported any issues since this is a pretty involved quest with multiple directions/outcomes/ways of finishing it in different cases)
- Added additional testing functionalities to the game's backend (These are mainly to help me during development, but if you notice anything odd, please let me know)
- Debugging mode now has access to modify game variables and game switches (Booleans) on the go (F9 key is debugging is activated - you're welcome testers ;-P)
- Debugging mode can now be toggled directly from the PDA
- Debugging mode in game now allows you to hold CTRL on the keyboard and walk through/over everything
- Continue command at the title screen is no longer automatically highlighted if a save file is found (This change is made first to help throughout EA when saves are corrupted by major updates so people don't immediately jump in and experience a crash, but I also made this change because it felt unnecessary to do this to begin with)
- Added new weather effect variant (Dustfall, this brings the total to weather variants to 21)
- Added a slight screen shake effect to the intro
- Added a new randomized travel event
- Updated the intro slightly
- Added some new skill/stat checks and uses to certain dialogues and situations
- Added a new lore (Data) item description (Shorted Souls warning)
- Added a new battle callout for thugs/bandits
- Added some Red Saints to Ashen Row (Currently only for show)
- Added three more main menu soundtracks
- PDA system root now displays the currently playing soundtrack (So you can know the name to listen to it out of game if you wish)
- Reduced the pitch of two randomized gameplay soundtracks to match the rest better
- Added Smugglers' Bend subdistrict area
- Added Stitchin Time area (Street doc)
- Added new graphics for quest related NPCs
- Added a few more protesters to the roadblocks
- Added some more protester graphics
- Added a generic sound effect to play periodically at the protests (Angry crowd)
- Added some new characters to intract with
- Added two new character/combat encounters (Check out Smugglers' Bend for these)
- Added shorted soul enemy type (Ordinary people driven to insanity by drugs, toxic chemicals, neuroburn, or technologically-induced paranoia)
- Added manical battle callouts list (6 total)
- Added a new special character event
- Updated the bullet casing environmental graphics with some shotgun shells mixed in
- Setup some new enemy troop encounters
- Added a new randomized indoor sound effect
- Added a new randomized outdoor sound effect
- Added new dialogues for the new characters
- Added new battle background (Cyber storefront)
- Added new battle background (Cyber street 3)
- Updated some existing dialogues
- Added scrap pistol firearm (Extremely cheap, weak, and ugly)
- Added scrap pistol attack animation
- Added festung jaeger sniper rifle (Hunting rifle in actuality, cheaper than the Brunetta Stiletto but still gives you a precision rifle with high stopping power)
- Added festung jaeger attack animations
- Added hand claws exotic weapon
- Added hand claws unique attack animation
- Added shock baton exotic weapon
- Added shock baton subdue skill
- Added shock baton unique attack animations
- Added maintenance kit gadget (Weapon maintenance kit that improves damage dealt as well as other weapon related stats)
- Added new icon art for new items and equipment
- Updated some shop listings
- Added trip learnable attack ability
- All human melee enemies now can use trip ability in combat
- Increased base probability of human enemies using their default attacks significantly
- Updated some areas
- Updated some tilesets
- Added more lights to several areas
- Made all foliage have a more "rotten" look
- Updated brass knuckles icon image to actually be brass colored (Whoops)
- Changed some menu wordage to be more clear (Specifically in the Squad section)
- Disabled a few random soundtracks (They didn't fit the theme well enough)
- Mouse cursor saturation increased slightly
- Minor adjustments to the mouse system to improve functionality and accuracy (This is actually a really huge, really nice change because it makes the mouse MUCH more accurate in selectable windows)
- Slightly increased the brightness of the display window in combat
- Other minor adjustments and tweaks throughout the game
NOTE: YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO START A NEW GAME. Too much has changed for old saves to work properly.
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter. The update will be available shortly.
For more info on the game, visit the store page below!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536730/Chaos_Chain/
That's all for now, enjoy!
-Corrosion ːCStudiosː