New Networking Backend
Hey everyone, over the past 2 weeks I've been working tirelessly to rebuild the backend for the servers, and from what I can tell, and what we've tested, the results have been outstanding. Everything is now performing exactly how it should've been the whole time, so if you were experiencing any networking issues at all (Friends not being in the right spot, doors not opening, not being able to pick up items) please jump in and give it a go now, as all that should be gone, and the experience should be rock solid.
I'll be working on improving it, even more, so it's even more performant on slower internet speeds (~10/MBs), so currently as a good rule of thumb (like it says on the Steam page) you probably shouldn't purchase the game, or play with friends until then, but please let me know if you're able to just fine on the new backend system! :)
Sprinting
Pretty basic, hold "Shift" and your movement speed will increase from 1.8m/s to 2.5m/s for 4ish seconds, with a cooldown of 8ish seconds, it'll also display a stamina bar at the bottom to show you how much stamina you have left. Happy to play around with the numbers based on feedback :)
Bert
I've thought long and hard about what to do with Bert moving forward, he was meant to be just something silly for me to work on after finishing University exams, and was only meant to be in the game for 2 weeks, but I've had lots of people asking for him to stay as a full-time ghost, so I've come to the decision that he will be staying! You'll now be able to catch Bert stalking the halls forever, his Halloween-based interactions will be staying as well, as I feel they're extremely symbolic of Bert, and changing them would ruin the fun.
Shameless Selling Out
Thank you for making it to the end, and sticking with me through these updates. If the servers are now better for you, or you're just enjoying the game as a whole please don't forget to leave a review. It helps me out so so much, and keeps me trending in Steam, which means I can put out more content :D
Regardless, Thank you for all the support, it means the world to me that we're now 3(ish) months in, and everyone is still so insanely supportive, you all are amazing!
If you have any questions, please feel free to join the Discord! https://discord.gg/obsideo