Hello Astronauts!
Zag here. As we get ever closer to 1.0, loads of polishing touches and missing features are flying into the game! This update is no exception.
The Big Stuff
While this update contains loads of general bug fixes, balancing, and quality-of-life improvements, the main additions are these:
Gameplay Hints System
There is now a system in the game (toggled in the Settings menu) that will periodically pop up on your HUD with random or context-specific hints to help you better learn how to play the game, including different tips when playing as a Spaceman, vs. when playing as the Monster. The two co-op modes also have tips and hints.
Victory Poses!
At the end of the round, you can now select your Victory Pose. We'll be adding more poses soon!
Weapon Skins!
All Early Access owners now have an additional skin for their Handgun, the Survivor skin. There are more weapon skins planned as well as a system to reskin a weapon you've picked up during gameplay. More on that soon!
Better Monster Balancing
The Monster is now better balanced for games for 3 to 10 players, whereas previously the Monster was a bit too tanky for groups of that size.
Large Gameplay Changes:
- You can no longer leave the Health Station as Monster, OR if the station has been hacked by the Monster's Remote Arm.
- Parasites now require line of sight. (Finally!)
- If the Monster dies at the same time as the last Spacemen, Spacemen still win. Monster must survive to win the round!
- Spacemen are now alerted when 50% of them remain (but no additional information about that.)
- Dedicated Servers give you a little more time between rounds. (+15 seconds)
- Opt-in system is really fixed now. It should no longer be favoring specific players and so on.
- Ghosts now have a kill feed in chat to better follow the action.
- In Shapeshifter, Ghosts can now teleport to the Monster by pressing the 5 key, to help follow the action.
More details on those, and TONS more, in the full patch notes below!
Full Patch Notes
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL PATCH NOTES. (Warning: Huge!)
Blocktober
And since it is the very square month of Blocktober we'd also like to share with you the earliest version of Gardens, compared to where it stands now.
Returning Map
I can also confirm the beloved (but removed) Shapeshifter map Snowswept will be returning in December (for good) as a sort of Christmas gift -- with some large improvements to the flow and overall design, including less hallways and more teleporters.
Back to work!
Enjoy the new patch and see you all on our discord server and in the community games! (Every Saturday 1 PM PST!)
Good luck out there.
- Zag