Galactic greetings, astronauts! 🧑🚀
After a month of Alpha-playtesting, and a couple of weeks after, we are happy to inform: we’ve updated our public demo! As previously mentioned, we received a great amount of feedback, so we carefully read all the critics and all the praises. We are thankful to each playtester for writing down the reviews, messaging to us in Discord and filling in the form. We appreciate the time you spent with Martin Bowman at Tanmi spacecraft!
Eventually, we've fixed many bugs and slightly reworked the beginning of the game to share the progress. Here is a shorlist of updates you can find in the Public Demo:
🎹 Prologue
Prologue sequence was polished and updated:
- We've added a few clues for you in case you struggle to find the puzzle solution.
- We've added one more puzzle to ease the learning of the new mechanics.
- You may see some additional events in the Prologue. If you're observant enough, you may foresee the connection with events on the Tanmi spacecraft.
🚀 Spaceship
The Spaceship episode has received a huge update.
- We've installed new terminals on board, with a sleek and stylish interface: everything to make exploring the spacecraft easier.
- You may also find the "holograms" across the board. These will give you a glimpse of events that happened before Martin's arrival. Remember, holograms are unlocked over the course of the game and some of them might be inactive on the Day 1.
- Spaceship is growing! We've added a few more rooms (not accessible yet) and marked them with colored key cards, making it easier to navigate across the vessel now.
- Overall, numerous props and minor details have been added to the interiors, allowing you to explore the spaceship and delve into the lore of Cognition Method.
🖥️ Systemic
- Objective system added to the game: if you feel lost on the spaceship, just press Tab to remind yourself of Martin’s recent thoughts and next steps.
- The report system has been updated: reports have become shorter, so it's never boring to add a new line now!
- An interaction system has been added: you can now take a closer look at some books and items to find out what happened to the expedition.
We know, you are all waiting for the release date, but everything comes at it’s time 📡
🪐For now, you are welcome to share the new updated demo with your friends! And we hope you have already added Cognition Method to your wishlist!