There have been many instances of the game crashing upon the "Chase Squirrels" objective appearing in Chapter 5. This stumped me for a while since the game never once crashed for me or any of my play-testers. Now, after digging through what I thought was functioning properly, the issue has been (at least in speculation) solved! If your game still crashes (or crashes at any other points), please…
Fixed final checkpoint in Chapter 6 not opening the door to the back bathroom. · Added a hint in Chapter 6 explaining how to better stay hidden from your owner.
I apparently didn't remove the "All Hallows' Eve DLC" test button after exporting the 1.6 build. My apologies to anyone who tried to press that button and was greeted with the extras menu, that button was not supposed to be there still! It's been fixed now though, so everything should be working as intended again!
The way that points are collected during a chase have been updated to decrease the chances of crashing the game. · Chapter 4 checkpoint not allowing the chapter to progress has been fixed. · Added a hint during Chapter 1 to inform the player that you can cancel Sense Mode. · Added a hint to Chapter 6 to inform the player that the neighbor's dog will only bark at you if you are in the backyard.…
I wanted to provide an update regarding the known issues with BARK and what you can expect in the coming updates. · Chapter 4 checkpoints not working (garage door trigger did not work and first radio broadcast plays despite having completed that segment already). This is also often followed by your owner being unable to open the door to the garage. This checkpoint currently requires a restart o…
Displayed all 3 stars when completing the game instead of revealing them upon completing each ending. Now, each star will become opaque upon completing each ending to make the fact that there are multiple endings more clear. · Added a hint that explains what classifies as a toy in Chapter 2. · Lessened the amount of locations your owner will navigate to when agitated. · Lessened the amount of t…
Adjusted the way the neighboring dog responds to being barked at. It will no longer chase you when barked at if it is not currently barking. This was a common misunderstanding related to how to evade the neighboring dog and has now been modified to better fit players' expectations. · Increased the time between the neighboring dog stopping to scan for you in chapter 7. · Increased the amount of…
The executable name had changed during the previous update. This has now been fixed! Sorry for the inconvenience for anyone who tried to run the game after the most recent update! Everything should be working correctly now!
Made Chapter 3 a little easier to complete (since it seemed to commonly be too difficult). · Prevented hunger and passing out events from happening if your owner is still hunting you in Chapter 4. · Improved clarity of objectives in Chapters 5 and 7. This patch is meant to help improve the clarity of objectives in specific chapters, while also fixing a few small problems / common complaints.
Fixed a bug that allowed the neighbor's dog to jump over the fence and start its sequence in Chapter 5 while your owner is hunting you due to agitation. · Fixed a bug where barking at the neighbor's dog right before it is about to jump over the fence would automatically jumpscare you. · Added hints to better explain how to complete Chapter 5. · Lessened the radius of each point that your owner…
BARK released Friday with very few known issues, many of which have already been fixed in the patches for the game thus far. As of today, I have discovered several bugs varying from small annoying details to game-breaking errors. I am fully aware of these issues and will be continuously working on solving these issues before any new content is created for the game! Please be aware that the game…
Fixed the "Play: Selected Extra" button in the Extras menu not replacing "Selected Extra" with the correct name. Yes, I forgot to patch this and it was going to bother me if I didn't.
Prevented "Continue" button on the main menu from showing an incorrect chapter after completing the game. · Fixed alignment issue regarding the high scores and stars on each extra game-mode's menu. · Fixed drop-down menus in settings not displaying all options when its contents cannot fit within the current screen's display size. · Fixed drop-down menus not disappearing when settings menu is cl…
Apparently, "Added a star to each extra game-mode's menu to indicate whether or not it has been completed." from the Day 1 Patch didn't actually go through. This time, it should be functioning correctly.
After spending today reviewing player feedback and doing some more of my own playtesting, I have made a few fixes that will enhance the experience for all players. What changed? · Hints in Chapter 1 regarding how to successfully evade your owner have been modified to be more helpful and clear. · Chapter 7 audio will now fade out at the end correctly. · In Chapter 7, a bug regarding the neighbor…
Early this morning (12:04 AM PDT to be exact), I released my first official game to steam. BARK has been a labor of love and passion for the last 8 months and it is INSANE to see my creation be released for the world to see. Since BARK is in its early stages and new players are exploring the game, I will be patching the game as often as I can. I will be live streaming development over the comin…
As the end of August approaches, it is clear that I will have to delay the release of BARK one more time. Because I am working on this project by myself for 10-14 hours every day, I struggled through about 2 weeks of pure burnout and demotivation to complete the project. Of course, this being said, I am back on track and development is continuing as it was before. This period of burnout was not…
A continuation of unexpected setbacks and challenges have pushed release back to approximately late August. As is stands currently, BARK is nearing completion of the main campaign. Although it had initially been planned to release in early June, conceptual and gameplay related changes, polish, and other crucial development processes led to the inevitable setback of release. This setback, howeve…
After some interesting challenges, it looks like BARK is on track to release in mid July! This will be my first official game release to Steam, so please bare with me as I finish development and adapt to changes I am forced to make along the way. The game was originally planned to release near the end of June, however Steam's summer sale will be underway at that time. I have decided that it is…
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