Hey everyone, welcome to the localization update! The past month It's been a month since the demo was released. The reception so far has been overwhelmingly positive! Thank you for being so patient with all of the initial technical issues that were present during release. I spent the last month fixing most of them, implementing some quality-of-life features, and working on improving the game's…
Helloooooooo! It's time for the second public development update of Outcore's sequel, ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː Dead Watch ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː. But first, let's announce the demo's release date February 2nd, probably Unless I don't finish my remaining tasks or a major unexpected problem shows up. That means there are fewer than two weeks until you can play a slice of…
Hey everyone! It's been 4 months since Dead Watch was revealed. I'd like to keep the community updated with the game's development every now and then, so it's time for the first public update! New character reveal If you watched the trailer (which, if you haven't, go watch it! ), then you should know Capi, the little capitalist gremlin girl who is Mr Krabs reincarnated. Guess what? Dead Watch i…
A little bird screeched in my ear that some players quit the game after reaching the final boss because it's too hard. What?! I designed that boss to be challenging because that's the game's climax. I wanted beating it to feel rewarding, but never intended it to be like bosses in Dark Souls. I think it's a shame that players would play until the final boss but then quit without getting to see t…
Recently, I reinstalled Windows, and along with it, I reinstalled the Outcore project. Ever since then, things have started breaking even though I didn't make any major changes. One of the bugs that managed to slip through my testing was the camera's rendering changing to "perspective" from "orthographic" (ortho is better for 2D). This caused the camera to render things that were out of bounds…
I'm happy to finally announce Dead Watch(ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː THE NEW GAME ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː)! Dead Watch is a murder mystery game where the time resets whenever you find a dead body. You're stuck in a castle and have to find a way out before the next murder occurs. While you explore, characters will follow their schedule, move around, and do certain actions.…
EDIT: THE NEW GAME HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! Read about it over here: HALLO It's been over two whole microseconds since I shared news, so I think it's time for a new blog post. Today I'd like to share some progress update on ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː THE NEW GAME ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː, its funding, and also give you a bunch of free Outcore MIDI files. ːsteamhappyːːsteamhappy…
When I created Outcore, I tried to design every obstacle to be challenging but still passable even if you're not great at games. However, sometimes players still get stuck in puzzles I thought anyone could overcome. One such puzzle is located at the beginning of the game: The MS Paint safe-unlocking challenge. I keep reading comments of angry players who get stuck at that part and quit the game…
Updated Villain Lumi's sprites. I know some people asked for the option to switch to the old sprites. Unfortunately, the game wasn't built with interchangeable skins in mind, so adding this feature is a lot more work than it seems. · Attempt to fix a rare case where Lumi doesn't recognize when the player opens their Documents folder.
Lumi's villain design has a little problem. Can you spot it? When they're placed side by side it becomes obvious: Lumi's villain design is inconsistent and has 3 variations: - Lumi's small sprite has black sleeves and no gloves - Lumi's big sprite has white sleeves that are connected to her white gloves - Lumi's plushie ( WHICH YOU SHOULD TOTALY BUY BEFORE THE TIME RUNS OUT ) has black sleeves,…
Just in time for the next stock market crash, get ready to make one last terrible financial decision by purchasing one (or a million) Villain Lumi plush ! She's like the regular Lumi, except now she's EVIL and needs your credit card information, including the three digits on the back! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA This plushie is available until February 24th. After that, she's gone. FOREVER! This will (proba…
New plushie Makeship is going to release a new Outcore plushie in February. It's going to be (spoilers) Lumi in her villain outfit Start saving money now, because this will likely be the last Outcore plushie . There are no plans to release new ones in the foreseeable future. Tease: New game I'm collaborating with your mom to make a new game! I can't talk about what it will be just yet, but if y…
- Fixed some characters (such as Reinbo or the Electric Ghost) speech sounds sounding weird - Removed the "Laifu plushie" option from K-Lev at the end of the game. - Fixed the camera position being a bit off when Lumi throws her photo into the lake
Fixed some title texts not showing on the credits screen. This fix is somewhat experimental, so please let me know if you find any text rendering issues anywhere in the game.
I ran the numbers and I am now certain: I was Hitler in my previous life Or at the very least my previous incarnation committed tax evasion and scammed some grannies in a mall. Why am I certain of that? Because there is simply no other explanation for the sin I committed that cursed me to forever fix Outcore bugs in this life. Good people have a guardian angel. I, on the other hand, have Jim Ji…
The time is 9 PM, somewhere in Nevada... Microsoft's top executives gather for their weekly meeting where they discuss how to ruin my day Executive 1: Welcome to the weekly meeting of The Great Evil Villainous League Of Evil Villains Microsoft. Executive 1: Today we gather here to discuss a grave matter. Executive 2: No....... You don't mean....... Executive 3: Everything but that..............…
This update is dedicated to Dockronic. Who is Dockronic? I don't know, but they mentioned their birthday in the last patch notes Happy birthday. Don't forget to brush your teeth at least twice every day. Changes: · After getting all 4 keys and finding the Mastermind's door password, Laifu will remind the player to go to the lab only if they completed the game at least once (and reset without de…
Black screen fix for people who install Outcore somewhere other than the default steam installation path · Another sonar mini-game fix for Turkish people · Fixed an edge case where Hexamilian would repeat a dialogue in the lab · Drank water today. It's very important to drink at least 80 liters of water every day. · Fixed Hexamilian & Octhouzend being available to give you the lab quest after y…
I hope you enjoyed The S.E.X Update earlier this month. I for sure enjoyed seeing your reactions to both the name and contents of the update. One of the reasons I made It was to promote the new Laifu plushie campaign , which needs to sell 200 plushies to be funded. As of when this post is written 137 plushies have been sold and there are 9 days left. There's still a significant chance the campa…
- Fixed being able to return into the lab after completing it - Fixed leaving the lab, returning to it and then dying causing the player to spawn in broken space - Attempt to fix a crash that happens on old computers for players fighting Reinbo's 2nd and 3rd boss battles
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