Cruelty Squad news & patch notes

Hey everyone, as you may have noticed Cruelty Squad hasn't released many updates anymore, that's because it's done, and also because we're actively working on a new game, Psycho Patrol R. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38524159/b0da68e29099cccffb101a5602e085fdaff14248.png It is a mech combat and tactical fps hybrid, you should check the steam page and our twitter for more information. Remember to wishlist!

I added some more achievements for everyone complaining about lack of challenge. Enjoy.

Hey everyone, I added achievements for completing each of the levels. I know I said I wouldn't but I honestly just couldn't be bothered figuring out how they work. More will come later but I don't have the time right now.

Had to pull the earlier update because Godot 3.5.2 handles pathfinding differently than the earlier versions, but it's now updated to use the new system and should work properly. There may still be smaller bugs related to the version change and I'll fix them if they come up. Also a few fixes I forgot to mention in the earlier update:

• Brains are now visible
• Appendix has a unique model (It was already made, just forgot to use it)

Due to the newer version of Godot handling pathfinding differently enemies can't really find their way anymore so I'm making the latest version a beta branch until I can fix this properly. Sorry about this mess.

Fixed Ballsfish crashing the game

Hey everyone, here's a small update.

• Added "Ballsfish"
• Updated the game engine to Godot 3.5.2, might have some improvements in performance.
• Added missing descriptions for companies on the stock market.
• New dialogue in Miner's Miracle
• Speed booster damage penalty no longer applies to toxic damage.

That's all for now.

Armor and speed booster damage penalties should now actually work. If you've been using armor it has probably been pointless until now.

Added a new hidden implant somewhere. Nothing huge just felt like adding something.

Crush detection was somewhat broken and would sometimes kill you for no reason, it's now disabled until I can figure out a way to do it reliably.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38524159/dec26c662b19028aa70418230b83e54e708d94f8.png Cruelty Squad is now finally out of early access! Changes since the last EA build:

• New level.
• New ending.
• New weapon.
• New unlockable game mode.
• Extended organ markets.
• Two new implants.
• New dialogue for some targets.
• Pain.

Changes during the early access period:

• Lots of optimization and bug fixing, compared to the initial release it's possible to run the game on much lower end computers.
• Controls are smoother, now possible to go up stairs without getting stuck on everything.
• 6 new levels. (Technically 5 completely new ones, but one was turned into a fully playable level.)
• 2 new endings.
• 8 new weapons.
• 17 new implants.
• Hidden new game+ type of thing.
• New enemy types.
• Stock market simulation.
• Organ harvesting integrated with the stock market.
• Fishing integrated with the stock market. (70+ different fish to find!)
• And lots of other minor things that I can't remember right now.

Big thanks to everyone in the community, and also my friends who have supported me during this development process. This isn't the end, I will continue fixing bugs (I'm sure there's still some I've missed or forgotten to fix) and adding stuff, but the pace will be slower and there will be absolutely no promises of any specific features. Enjoy!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38524159/206e1eba32678e5a34f5ae417292ce0d19374020.png The full game is releasing on June 16th. I will be posting a full change log once the game is released, but for now you can watch a new gameplay trailer on youtube. Show it to your friends and help spread the word. Thanks a lot to everyone who has played the game and participated in the early access, it would have taken significantly longer to reach this point without an active supportive community.

Hey everyone. I just released a new beta build of the game. You'll have manually to enable it in the game's settings on Steam. I'm not recommending this version unless you absolutely want to see all the latest content before everyone else, or you actually want to help get the game ready for full release. Consider everything to be work in progress. If you're on the fence I would recommend waiting for the release build to experience the new content. Differences to the regular build, for now:

• New level, unlocked by beating all the other levels.
• New ending.

Stuff I want to add before the game is ready for release:

• At least one new weapon.
• More fish for the new levels that don't have any yet, including the final one.
• More organs for different enemies.
• Better representation of in-game companies on the stock market.
• Some nice unlockable for beating the game.

From now on until release the focus will shift 100% to this beta build, and there will be no changes to the regular one until then. I want the release version to be as bug-free as I can make it, and don't have time to manage multiple builds.

Changed the automatic save backups a bit, that's it. All the bigger changes before the full release will happen on an opt-in beta build. I'll hopefully have more news about that next week. Keep consuming. CEO, Consumer Softproducts

I updated Godot (the game engine this thing runs on), hopefully the performance is a bit better. This might cause some weird stuff but so far I didn't run into anything. Other than that there's not really anything new. There's a new level icon in the main menu but it's work in progress and you can't find it yet so don't waste your time with that.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38524159/eb2e57320123e9ccfd7ebec921191a7dcfd0c042.png I wasn't going to update anymore before the full release but the decision just doesn't make sense to me anymore so I'm updating now.

• New level.
• New weapon.
• Three new hidden implants.
• You no longer slide down slopes.
• I can't remember probably some bug fixes, my brain is mush.

Next update is going to be focusing on wrapping up loose ends, adding the true ending and fixing as many bugs as possible. After that the game will be out of early access. (which won't mean the end of development) That's all, hope you'll enjoy the new stuff.

Not a huge amount of stuff but still feels more significant than a regular minor update. Mostly focused on hidden late game content.

• New implant.
• New weapon.
• One of the already existing levels was extended significantly.
• ???
• Minor bug fixes.

Dead people no longer have vision.

Figured out some somewhat significant improvements in completely unexpected places. (Be careful with Godot area nodes...)

Added an optional high performance mode for slower computers. Not recommended if everything is running well, but if you get really bad fps it should help make the game playable. Some stuff might behave a bit weird and the experience is slightly more jittery. If you only have trouble in some levels I'd recommend turning it on for those and off otherwise.

Optimization attempts introduced some strange stuff so:

• Killing a fleshrat no longer crashes the game.
• You can open doors again.

Added the fish designed by the winner of the fishing competition (first person catch all the fish). It's in a place you couldn't fish at before. Congrats again to Leyawynn. There's also some attempts at optimization though nothing major. Let me know if there's changes in performance (for better or worse) or strange behaviour with the enemy AI.

Another small update, with some slightly more exciting stuff.

• Added a new gun.
• Mouse sensitivity is now reduced when zoomed in.
• Night cycle wasn't working properly due to floating point numbers being automatically converted to integers, for some reason. It should work now. Also slightly reduced the darkness at midnight so that reflective surfaces aren't pitch black.
• Eating cooked meat shouldn't crash the game now.
• Trying to throw bodies in the toilet doesn't cause a crash anymore.