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DUSKNewsHalloween 2020 Update
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Halloween 2020 Update

DUSK · published 29 Oct 2020, 16:58 UTC

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INTRUDERS.


Been a minute, yes?

Well it's Halloween so you know the DUSK Dudes were gonna come visit ya.

But this year we're not just bringing back Spooky DUSKWorld...

Even though we have totally done that and you should play DUSKWorld with us this weekend in

OUR DISCORD.

We've also updated both the DUSK SDK... AND THE MAIN GAME?!

That's right, thanks to our work on the Nintendo Switch™ verison of DUSK (which we just delayed, sorry) we've been making lots of performance improvements to DUSK.

GOOD NEWS is that some of those improvements are making it back into the PC Version.

STARTING TODAY.

Loading tunes? WHAT TUNES.

You will now load into DUSK almost instantly after the initial DOS bootup sequence. YOU'RE WELCOME.

Don't ask how we did it...

(You can also now add a "-skip-dos" launch option to skip the FakeDOS intro screen entirely.)

But you shouldn't because it's super cool and retro.

We've also re-written the achievement manager, as it contributed to a significant performance loss.

Shorter loads. Better performance. For DUSK. In 2020. Damn right.


But the DUSK SDK has also gotten a host of updates!

BEHOLD

  • Heavily optimized startup code, which fixes the infamously long "loading tunes" screen.
  • Fixed health and armor being incorrect after loading a save on a custom level.
  • Lighting accuracy in Quake 1 BSP (v29) maps has been improved.
  • Cartdogs no longer spawn without a model.
  • Wendigos now correctly spawn invisible.
  • Missing models will now display as a cube.
  • Idle animations in custom models will now play correctly.
  • Added a -skip-dos launch option to skip the FakeDOS intro screen.
  • Fixed a bug that caused music (and possibly other assets) to occasionally fail to load.
  • Significantly reduced texture allocations when atlasing lightmap data, resulting in faster map loads and better performance.


And YES, Custom weapons, Steam Workshop and Co-Op are still coming.

In addition to that, some things we've added to the console version (like the weapon wheel) will be making it back to the PC Version... SOON™

(You can see the weapon wheel in action below)
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However, the PC version will also be getting ALL NEW features such as...

A CLASSIC HUD


(By the one and only HDOOMguy)

Oh yes.

What, did you think we were ever even close to done here?

DUSKMods.com grows EVERY DAY.
The NEW BLOOD GALLERY grows EVERY DAY.

THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Oh, also DUSK merch is back in stock.

Thanks as always for your support ːleatherneckː

It's been a pretty crazy 2 years since we were SUPPOSED to launch DUSK 1.0, but you have proven time and time again that you are all...

WORTHY

https://store.steampowered.com/app/519860/DUSK/

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