Hello everybody, players and community of Vinylove!
It's been 5 days since the Early Access release of our game Vinylove and it was great to see gameplay videos, streams and articles popping up one after another.
I've been following almost all the feedbacks that we've collected this first week after release and I'm happy to announce the first updates that were done to deliver a better experience to anyone.
Update Meat
- Voice Acting: we worked with voice actor Andy Mack and did all the voice over for the game, so that now Alex's got a voice, increasing the immersion.
- Selecting Songs: we added another system to allow people who don't have music on their computers or who don't want to go and find the exact file to complete the game using in-game selectable vinyls. There are no music files, just the covers (that's for copyright issues), but you will be able to find the 10 correct songs inside the (growing) group of 76 records.
- The Mouse Bug: we solved the bug that caused the focus to be shifted after a Alt+Tab or similar operation, making impossible to continue playing like it didn't happen. Now, performing game exiting operations will not affect the gameplay as you will be able to jump back in and get your focus back on the screen's center point.
Small fixes
- Outside the window: someone pointed out that the night empty sky was "immersion-breaking", and I think he was right (but I was quite okay with the "dreamy" and "abstract" emptiness). So I added some background elements to make you think you're not living in the middle of nowhere.
- Camera mode: I updated the camera mode with another cool shot of the outside elements. We have it now, so we show it!
- Other fixes: We did some small stuff including fixing some unheard voice tracks, fixing some audio effects here and there and other things I honestly don't remember.
What's next?
To end this update post I would like to announce everyone that we'll be featured in a GoGoBundle.com bundle this weekend, togheter with some other awesome games. You'll be able to get at least 12 things, games and DLC's, for under $2! So please if you're interested in playing Vinylove don't miss the chance to do it at such low price!
Also, I'm writing a couple guides and adding content to the community hub of the game. I'm also planning an in-game tutorial system to let you start immediately without having to read some guides or ask to someone.
We're done for this update.
We appreciate all the love that's coming and we want to personally thank every single person who bought the game: thanks for supporting this project, this is something I've always wanted to do!
Have a good game with Vinylove!