Alisa news & patch notes

Hello everyone! I wanted to let you all know that there is a campaign running for a limited edition Puppet Pol plushie! We'll need to reach over 200 pre-orders to start the production. Just like any other crowdfuning-like campaign, if it doesn't reach it's goal, you'll just get your money back. : ) So in case you like to have your very own Pol at home, go ahead and spend a small amount of Toothwheels! ((Dollmaster not included)) Store Link: Puppet Pol - Makeship https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMdUqMfbwAAuxFA?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 In the meantime, we started working on a standalone expansion for/of Alisa! It'll be built-up from zero with just a tiny bit of old assets and code from the original game. This means that I can finally say goodbye to all those nasty bugs that came with the old code. I won't be updating the original Alisa game anymore. It will stay as it is now, jank but an important piece of our legacy. https://i.imgur.com/SmyO3k1.gif More progress of this Expansion will be posted frequently on our official Twitter and Instagram. Another small thing (old news though), I released a small retro game at the start of this year. In case you missed it: Phenix Corrupta - MSX2 A physical release is being produced and up for pre-order for those who like to collect cool retro things or wants to play it on their old MSX2 machine. (because it's an actual 8bit retro game) Old-school advertisement style trailer: Thank you very much for reading this update and see you in the next one! - Casper Croes

Hello everyone, Did some fixes for bugs caused by the custom language feature and other bugs and issues. I hope it'll all be stable now! Fixes: - C64 Make-up icon shows up correctly now - 5th boss reward name in shop should now show up correctly. - Modern/Tank controls option text in the settings menu should now change correctly. - Voice option text in the settings menu should now change correctly. - Fixed footsteps for some wounded animations that were not playing. - Deleting a save file will now show correctly "New Game". - Tweaked melee combat with standard Doll and Clown enemies. Spamming isn't possible anymore. (sorry guys) The cause of a bug that happens during the intro cutscene of the 4th boss that some may experience hasn't been found yet. It only seem to happen for some people. It's some kind of desync in the animations. If anyone can get it on video with all info of what they have equipped and all and starting from before the cutscene starts, that would be very useful to pinpoint the cause. Otherwise I'll just leave it as it is. And thank you everyone for enjoying the game all these years/months! : ) I hope I can soon release another project! And the console release is coming! More info around that will follow probably in August! In the meantime, stay happy and have fun! : )

Hello everyone, Fixed the issue where the "Wave" text in normal languages would stay as "Wave 1" and never go up to wave 2 and 3. Added an image "credits.png" to add your name in the custom language feature. It will only show up in the ending credits when Custom Language is enabled in the options/settings.

Hello everyone, I did some more fixes for the Custom Language feature. Hopefully everything is working correctly now. have fun! : )

Hello everyone, There were a couple of small issues with the Custom Language feature and fixed them. Because many people asked me to make all textures that contains text available, I added those. There might be some bugs that could cause freezes. So let me know if something comes up. People who are not using the Custom Language don't have to worry about anything. - Fixed an issue where the GameOver screen wasn't transitioning correctly. Have fun! : )

Hello everyone, I fixed some small bugs for the language mod. everything should be working now. I hope you made a backup because I have no idea how the update/patch reacts to the "StreamingAssets" folder. If things doesn't change, I'll have to drop some info here in the comments. If I didn't, then everything is probably fine. I fixed a couple of other bugs in the game: - Getting grabbed while doing a ramming attack with the Straightjacket would luck you up. Is fixed now. - Getting shot while climbing a ladder shouldn't cause problems anymore. I toned down the aggression of the basic doll enemy and the clown enemy. They will not spam their attacks too much anymore. Hope everything is good and have fun! : )

Hello everyone, This is the last feature I wanted to add before abandoning this game. (meaning that I'm not going to add any more features or content) This new feature is custom language! In the settings menu in-game, you can set language to "Custom". Which then uses files that you can find in the game folder: SteamLibrary>steamapps>common>Alisa>Alisa DC>Alisa_Data>StreamingAssets>CustomLanguage. You will find a README file that will explain more on how to use it. Feel free to create your own localization and share it with the community! I suggest uploading your language mod to ModDB but that's all up to you! Translating the game might be quite heavy on the sprite-text side though. You'll see. You need some creative skills for it. Some small bits are not translatable, but I don't think it's a big issue. I tested many non-roman letters/alphabets and most of them are working without problems. Only Arabic is glitched due to the fact that it should be written from left to right. Any language with this writing style will not work. And some small bugs are fixed along the way. : ) Let me know if you find any major bugs! But make sure you read the README before you change things, and bugs occur. Have fun! : D

Hello! Here is a surprise flash sale! Get it now with a 30% discount! Only until the end of the weekend! (48 hours timed sale)

Hello everyone! I finally updated the demo version of Alisa to current Director's Cut version quality. This means that people who wants to try out Alisa before buying it no long be trying a Beta version demo. Nothing new if you already have the full version. Have fun! : )

Hello everyone, Here is a quick hotfix for all new found bugs. - Iron armor hit sound plays on heavy hits while not wearing Iron armor is fixed. - Shotgun not reloadable after certain bossfights is now fixed. - Weapon swap while getting knocked over and weapon disappearing now fixed. - Straightjacket dress going through door freeze fixed. (to fix this I had to redo a small part and so the "favourite dress" section of the end result screen is reset and might show an incorrect result at the end of your current playthrough) - End result screen not showing correctly on high resolution settings now fixed. Thank you very much for all the bug reports! Let me know if there are any other bugs and I'll fix it ASAP if possible! : ) Have fun!

Hello everyone! This is the last major update for Alisa! What's new: - 7 new cosmetic costumes for the Make-up menu. (for all seasonal events) - Stats screen at the end of a playthrough. (only applies to save files starting from the prologue. NG+ is okay) - Music volume setting. - Iron Armor now has no damage interruptions. (absolute tank armor!) - Added Iron Armor sound effects. - Holding sprint in the clock pointer puzzle speeds up turning. - Finally added a spook that I didn't have to time for before. - Added ambient sound effects. Polish and bug fixes: - Hit/pain animation now react instantly and without delays. - Picking up items gives a brief pause for time to read. - Fixed bugs around achievements: reading all notes and killing 50 dolls. - Fixed some Barbara music that kept playing after moving through some doors. - Fixed Ballerinas clipping through camera. - Fixed enemy flashing when dying. - Fixed missing sounds in some menus. Thank you very much for all the support, In the near future I'm planning to add custom language support. But I had to skip this feature for this update to get it uploaded on time for Valentine! : ) Have fun!

Hello everyone, Here is a small patch. Notes: - Several fixes for Elise during boss battles (fixed errors and better enemy focus during Flora fight) - Fixed a possible crash with Xbox controller in button settings in ingame Pause menu. Comment here if you find another bug! And have fun! : ) If you have time, please give Alisa a rating!

Hello everyone, Here is a new small patch. The changes: - Patched some possible interactions during knockdowns and Ramming attacks - Ramming attack polished and less easy to break things (hopefully) - Auto-aim targeting Elise during the Waves Challenge is fixed - Elise reacting to all weapon types now - Fixed some wall clippings for certain areas - Elise kept sliding during pause menu, should be fixed now - Fixed dress icons in closet menu - Did some changes and fixes in menu text when playing in a non-English language Console ports are in the works. In case you are wondering about it. (to reduce this daily question) Have fun!

Hello everyone! It's Halloween! And Alisa received 2 new Make-up Costumes! Permanently! (accessible with the Illusive Make-up Modification and interacting with a Mirror) Designs by Pitch Canker and Chad Porter! And some bugfixes: - Fly enemy now correctly dropping ammo in end boss fight. - Attempt to make Auto-aim more reliable. (feels a little bit more stiff now) - Attempt to fix the famous stairs bug in end boss fight. - Fixed infinite knock down by end boss. (now only 2 knockdowns and then you have ~4 seconds invulnerability time) - In-game menu's now extremely optimized and will have way better framerate. Small addition: - Apart from the 2 new Make-up dresses, there are now Make-up titles. And this comes with a 20% discount! Tell your friends! And have fun!

Hello everyone, The soundtrack is now updated and has all the new music tracks!

Hello everyone, Did some bug fixes. Here is the list: - Brought back the original camera changes for climbing the ladder. - Candle stands in the candle room are not transparent anymore. - The hammer knockback got nerfed. - Some fixes for Garden Boss. - Removed secret debugging key in one of the puzzles. - Big kitchen doll should now be back to normal and always spawn TWs on death. - Fixed rapid scrolling through map menu. - Orb item in shop now showing correct selection background. - Improved water effect in water maze - Elise now possible to hit with fists. - Another attempt to get the Gunner Horse enemies less stuck on high framerates. - Hammer charge attack stance not playing pain animations on hit, is fixed now. - Fixed reload bug during Water Boss ending cutscene with Elise. - Removed lines in inventory screen in operation room. - Enemy in Red Safe Room has no stun-lock anymore. - Fixed cutscene, meeting pol for the first time in Red Safe Room. Thank you all for previous reports! Hopefully this was the last necessary patch until the next small content additions. Have fun! : D

Hello everyone, Here is hopefully the last hotfix! What's new: - Cherub stunning endboss while grabbed could lock you, should be fixed now - Big guy in kitchen's head hitbox tent to disappear is fixed now - Loading the game while wearing make-up dress being bugged is fixed now - White dress defence calculation not always working, should be fixed now - added new option: Render: 1x or 2x Which means you can render objects and characters at 480p instead of standard 240p. I'm not a fan of it honestly, but it's the maximum acceptable 3D object resolution increasement. Looks a bit like if the game was ported to Dreamcast or something but it still creates an illusion break between the backgrounds and the objects. Pre-rendered videos will look very nice though! - Also added a damage bonus on melee weapons when having the Gear Implants. This should be the last update until October. But you never know if something important breaks again... then I can't be stopped. Have fun!

Hello everyone, Here is the latest hot fix! - WASD movement should now work with the inventory keyring - Leg item now correctly disappearing from inventory when used - Chase sequence boss and using orb now works correctly - Black bars in inventory in candle room now fixed - Orb now working correctly in end boss fight - Floating Eye now correctly working - Sword and Shield rebalanced and fixed shield break animations - First boss reward now showing correct "sold out marker" - Elise "Note and book" interaction, text staying on screen fixed - Elise can now be hit correctly with all weapons - Defence now correctly applying on white dress when load game - Alisa holding Hammer wounded animations fixed - Make-up now showing correctly in Chase Boss Battle - Many Javelin (weapon) fixes - Lower Corridor music plays correctly when traversing to other rooms - Alisa's hand clipping through camera in pre-endboss-cutscene when holding HMG (Weapon) fixed - Dodging while dead, should be fixed now - Getting hit when dodging could make you fall on the ground, fixed - Trap (weapon) audio fixed - Run while setting trap fixed - Weapon control during some cutscenes fixed - increased Fireball damage - Auto-aim during waves game and endboss should now work correctly - Cherub item now correctly working during endboss fight - New Game Plus capped to level 9 (savegames that are currently at a higher level will keep it's level until the end and transform into level 9 afterwards) - Re-pickup of cone hat while puzzle is finished, fixed - Another attempt to fix the Male Garden Sentinels and Horses is done, hopefully it's fixed now Some bugs that were reported weren't found during testing and hopefully other bugs that got fixed, fixed these all together. Make sure you are playing with Steam turned on, if you play without steam turned on, the game will crash when you receive an achievement. Have fun! : )

Hello everyone, Took a day off yesterday but continued to fix bugs today. So here is the new hot fix! What's new: - Items on Upper floor infinitely spawning back should be fixed now - The "horses" and "male garden sentinels" should now move correctly on high fps - "fly" enemy should now stand still while the game is on pause - "sold out" marker on purple dress and white dress now correct - Possible to open inventory during Charlottes introduction should be fixed now - Using weapons during Pier puppet introduction should be fixed now - Using weapons during bathing should be fixed now - Sword and Shield blocking is now correct - Slightly increased melee weapon damaged - Switching weapons during dodge and softlock fixed - You can now correctly use the orb during the chase boss battle - Couldn't open menu or interact after heavy impact block now fixed - Shotgun shells (Bob) now showing in Stats Tab - Shield and left hand pistol now correctly hiding during cutscenes - "Greed" achievement should now be working correctly Things I'm aware of: - Charlotte (closet) menu glitching? (not sure) - Iron thorns coming along with other saves? (not sure) - Controls menu horizontal flickering still happening for some people? - WASD not working on keyring? Thank you for your patience! I hope it'll be a bit more playable now. Have fun!

​Hello everyone, Here is the second hotfix. What's fixed: - Items in new water room causing softlock should be fixed now - Controls option horizontal movement rapid flickering fixed - Can't access all dresses in closet or shop is fixed - Some enemies sliding around during pause screen or when menu is open is fixed - Black doll enemy now grabbing correctly when trying to attack with sword - First boss leaving his machine bug is now fixed - Auto-aim "on/off" text not clipping through text in status menu anymore (for French, Italian, Japanese) - Boss rewards menu now working as intended - Blocking heavy attacks causing softlock on movement now fixed - New weapons and dresses info in inventory not clipping with other text anymore - Cherub will no longer follow you through another playthrough or savefile - See through benches on top floor now fixed - Black bar in menu in water corridor fixed - Black doll during library cutscene fixed - Black doll song remained after entering the staircases from hallway fixed - Crossbow bolts now correctly sticking in enemies - Glass orb now obtainable from Boss Rewards (if already claimed in save, it's gone from your playthrough) - Cherub not attacking end boss should now work correctly (not tested) - Rope in 2nd room at main hallway replaced with Medkit (as it was intended) - Javelin weapon poke attack not dealing damage fixed - Changed achievement from "get 100 kills" to "get 50 kills". What's still there to fix but need more investigation to be able to fix: - Male Garden Sentinel enemies, and Gunners stuck in a "shuffeling dance" animation. (could be caused by V-sync. try switching it when you come across this bug) - Garden boss losing her AI during swordfight? - Dodge gets you stuck on walls or corners? Dodge can flip you over? - Auto-aim not always responding? (note that auto-aim only aligns you horizontally, not vertically) Thank you for your patience! I hope the game became a lot more playable! : )

Hello everyone, I did my best to get a quick hotfix out. What is fixed: - Blue bit in the curtain room is gone - you can not correctly pickup the "odd dress" - using magic items will make you invulnerable for a short moment so nothing can glitch you out - door in new garden room to exit is now fixed - items fixed in new water room - can't run with modern controls should be fixed now Bugs I'm aware of that will be fixed next time: - rapid flickering controls menu when you try to push left or right on keyboard - some dresses in shop not accessible with old save(?) - first boss battle glitched? he spawns outside his machine and can't die? Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you all for the bug reports so far!

Hello everyone, It's finally here! The big update! What does it contain: - 7 new weapons - 8 new dresses - 2 new shops - 2 new endings - body mods feature - 2 new enemies - new cutscenes - new game + - auto-aim - fishing minigame - 5 new items - major bug fixes - plug&play xbox controls (for windows & linux) - achievements I wasn't able to test everything thoroughly enough so you can expect some bugs here and there. Will try to fix all of them asap as we find them together : ) If you find one, please post your report in a comment here. (not in the discussions place) Next week I will update the Demo to the current version standards and update the soundtrack. I will be very busy fulfilling the Kickstarter rewards from now and will bring a Custom Language support update in a couple of months from now. Make sure to grab the game during the sale because it'll take a good while until there will be next sale! Thank you all very much for the wait and have fun! and drop a steam review if you like : D - Casper Croes

Hello everyone, If you are following the Alisa Kickstarter page, you might know that the big update is coming really soon! It'll add a ton of new content and making the game "Complete"! Why I'm putting this notification out here: I just added Achievements but you can't unlock them yet with your current version. I set all of them hidden so they won't bother you in case you wanted to go Achievement Hunting. They can be all viewed though (kind of disappointing). I had to publish the achievements so I could test them and make sure they were working correctly. The release of the update will be somewhere next week. Keep an eye out for the announcement! Thank you for waiting! I'm sure it'll be worth it! : D - Casper Croes

Hello and a Happy New Year! Here is hopefully the last major bugfix update! - Enemy pathfinding fixes - Fixed enemies not attacking correctly (Edmiston not attacking is also fixed) - Fixed Hanz Rounds in Elise's Waves game - Pulse Meter / padlock code finally fixed - Fixed disappeared emblem for some players. (a rare bug but for anybody who lost their emblems, they will not have it back) - Sliding while healing in certain knockdown states should be fixed - Fixed magically item restocking while entering The House of Fun Known issues: - The ladder stuck climbing bug might still be present but I haven't encountered it myself. I did find a small issue with, fixed it, but not sure if it's completely fixed with this. - Enemies attacks has been tweaked but not tested enough. Please comment if there is an enemy not attacking correctly. - Since I updated the pathfinding, I noticed a slight dip in the fps. Shouldn't be a problem on modern systems. - While testing on another device, the "Play" button in the menu didn't do anything. This was fixed by removing the files from %appdata%/LocalLow/CasperCroes/Alisa. (Watch out, don't delete your save files ".sav") Additions: - Added more enemies to areas while you progress the game. Making the mansion less empty by the end of the game. - Every couple of enemies you kill adds an extra item in stock (in the shop). - Collectors in the prologue mission can now be "killed". The cutscene will play as usual but you get a reward after waking up in the Dollhouse. - Added Camera Shake when the ground starts shaking in the forest cutscene. Hopefully I can start adding more new content soon but I'm still working on a commission project with a close deadline. Thank you for you patience and have fun playing! : ) Please leave a rating on Alisa. It would be great support for me and this project! <3 - Casper Croes

Hello, Here is another small patch: - Polished fist combat (punching and blocking) - Polished Saber blocking - Fixes for the library puzzle and letterblock puzzle - Fixed interacting while changing weapons causing bugs Since the polishing of the close combat weapons needed a slight change in the enemy attack behaviour, I can expect some enemies having AI issues or bugs. Please report any bugs you find with a comment on this post! : ) Have fun!

Hello everyone, Just released a new update. Bug fixes: - Fixed attacking/shooting stopping horizontal aiming. - Fixed vertical aiming resetting when releasing the Aim button too early. - Fixed Monkey not moving forward when doing his jump attack. - Fixed Space Room pausing on aim. - Attempt to fix getting stuck in Headwalkers dark corridor in The House of Fun. - Attempt to fix clipping through door-corner in mid floor stairways scene. - Fixed second interaction with Jack box enemy. Extras: - End boss health now correctly scaling with used Toothwheels. - New hidden mechanic added. Play to find out ; ) (there was already a hint before but wasn't fully implemented yet) Some bugs are still present and will be fixed in the next update. Such as: - Ladder interactions still acting strange. - Letterblock puzzle and book puzzle can sometimes break. - and more... Please comment on this announcement if you found a bug. Try to explain it as detailed as possible. I don't dig through the discussions. Thank you very much and have fun! : )

Hello everyone, Steam Awards is approaching and it would be cool to participate. It was a little difficult to choose a category so I went with "Best Game You Suck At". Since a lot of people struggle with it difficulty right now. Would you like to vote for Alisa? : ) It would make me very happy! Thank you very much!

​Hello everyone, In this new update I added WASD support and ZQSD (for French keyboards). I didn't have enough time to test every puzzle in the game so please comment if you find something acting weird. If something doesn't work correctly, you can still proceed with the arrow buttons on the keyboard. There are no further bug patches in this update. More bug fixes next week. Have fun!