Go Outside Simulator news & patch notes

It has been a long time, and I know this is just a joke of a game. But I am still working on it. I've been working on a couple new game projects that are actual real games (as well as other work because money is required to live). However I do plan on finishing up the next big update real soon. I will also be moving the game out of early access as there isn't much else I can do with it beyond make new maps. Which is what I plan on doing. It will be out of early access but i'll continue to make new content for it because it's a fun chill game to work on. So yeah this isn't an abandon game, life just got in the way but it's still very much on my to do list. My next game will also have online multiplayer, if I can figure that out i'll see about eventually making the multiplayer "go outside together" update.

Interactivity and mortality are now being implemented. Please be safe outside.

New update, it feels small, but it's a lot of groundwork for the next update. One thing that has been added is interactivity. I've finally started adding the ability to interact with things in different ways. It's very basic right now but more stuff will be added. One thing this adds is new secrets to find in each environment. Easter eggs may not always be passive anymore. However be warned, as the title suggests the outdoors are a bit more dangerous. The ability to die is now present. No lives or health bars, so your exploration can still be calm and relaxing. But if you die your walk in that environment ends. So go out and explore, find new things, look for secrets. More secrets, more interactivity, and more amusing ways to end your walks will be added. Also I'm still trying to figure out multiplayer, I have not given up on that. Change log:

• Added death
• Interactivity overhaul
• Added first secret environment (you will need to find it)
• Texture update Mars
• Texture update Island
• Terrain update Arctic
• Terrain update Forest winter
• Terrain update Forest day
• Moved object from Moon
• Added new object to Island

It has been some time. Life gets in the way and all that. Anyway I am working on a new update still. it adds a couple new features and i'm thinking of overhauling a couple of the older maps. Joke game or not I still work on it when I can.

Although I don't always have time for this game I am always picking away at it and thinking of new ways to improve it. To that end the next update will have some improvements and a new gameplay feature that will enhance the outside experience. No spoilers but it will be a simple yet amusing addition. Also I've been learning about implementing multiplayer in a new project I've been working on, and if it works I will also be implementing multiplayer in Go Outside Simulator. There are lots of Easter eggs to find on every map, with more planned to be added. A friend or 2 might make finding them easier and/or funner. Finally I still have no plans to increase the price so continue to enjoy the outdoors for only $0.99 USD while also helping me fund this and future projects. Everyone who has taken the time to play this is the real MVP and I thank you.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33829878/8843128cf57578185140f91aa42e4e9c3c8f1f5e.png The promised update this week. Brings with it a few changes.

• Removed environment (O’Neill Cylinder)
• Added new environment (Island)
• Added object to Moon
• Texture modifications
• Fixed glitch in Forest night
• Removed Agoraphobia mode
• Added sunglasses
• Audio edit to Desert
• Asset change in Desert
• Bug fixes

The next update will be bigger and will add more stuff, including improvements. Will not take a year to do I promise.

Alright I know development of this is spotty at best, but I do work on it when I have the time. Going to work on a small update to remove the cylinder level and add in one I thought about yesterday. But i'll also do some fixes and such. As well as start on new more in depth environments. I also still plan on the Forest day overhaul I've been talking about for...2 years. It will happen eventually. Also i'm going to look into adding online multiplayer at some point because people have asked for it and I honestly find the idea very funny. But for right this moment i'll try to get the small update pushed before the weekend that will add a new environment and remove the cylinder. If I can get it working in the future it will be added back in but right now it's going away. I'm going to do another small environment as I have only 1 and I want to balance out the level select a bit. Onward and upward. Thank you for supporting this meme game. I didn't plan on having it as a forever background project but it is now so I won't stop picking away at it for the foreseeable future. That being said it has already accomplished what it set out to do. which was buy me a VR headset and allow me to learn enough to make VR stuff. So you can expect a VR simulation thingy to be coming out at some point (the first build is basically done I just need to add menu and locomotion functionality).

Ok I pushed an update for the first time in a year. It's mostly just small fixes and improvements. I also tossed in the new map I've been working on. It's horrifically broken. Play it as you can because i'm probably removing it in the next update and will not put it back in until it's not horrifically broken. Like if you play that map, then go to the main menu and play another map, the controller in that map will be broken and gravity will screw up. It's actually kind of funny so have fun playing with that. Restarting the game fixes it and everything else works as well as it did before. So just be warned you will need to restart the game after you leave the cylinder if you want to play other maps. So yeah, it's in temporarily, I will be pulling it with the next update and it will not return until it is no longer making me cry.

Long over due update, but the project is alive again. Patch notes

• Added new experimental environment (O'Neill cylinder)
• Graphics update to Arctic
• Small graphics update to Deep Ocean
• Lighting improvements in Desert
• Small optimization changes in Forest day
• Small optimization changes in Forest Night
• Small optimization changes to Forest winter
• Small behaviour change to monster
• Small graphic update to Mars
• Small graphic update to Moon
• Lighting improvement in Backyard

Well 2020 sucked I had very little time to work on this as I needed to do stuff to like...survive. Anyway Although GOS is a dumb meme game it's not dead, Ive been working on some more content for it. a new environment that was meant to be just cool and fun has been giving me a ton of issues with the scripting and making everything play nice together. It will be in the next update but it will likely be very very broken at first as I have no idea how to fix a few major issues yet. But that’s not stopped me before. I also did get a VR headset Early 2020 from revenue I made off GOS and started learning how to make VR content. But again I had to back burner game dev stuff for months which sucked. However things are looking better already and I can work on this stuff again. I also have a VR planetarium I made quickly as a test and it turned out pretty good, I’ll see about releasing that as a free thing eventually, and adding VR support for GOS down the road. I also did start work on my first proper game last year but it also got the freezer treatment. So Both will be worked on this year. Anyway For those who were disappointed last year by this I’m sorry, but it’s not a dead project, it was just in hibernation.

Assuming there are people who still have this in their game library and find it interesting, Things are progressing. Ive been stuck on something for the last few months, and busy with other things in life. But I pushed through and got past the holdup. So the next update is underway. I’m going to try and fix a bunch of things, add some stuff, and push it out of early access. I do plan on re doing the forest day level because ive never really liked how it turned out. I may do so for the 1.0 update or I might do so later when I can afford better tools to do so. Regardless when it comes out of early access I will continue pushing updates for it as this project is still very much a practice project where I experiment with things in Unity level design and scripting. I also enjoy hiding jokes and references in the levels because my dry sense of humor cannot and will not be stopped. To that end other things you can expect in later updates include- - VR support (probably VR specific levels as walking around in VR is nauseating) - Re done forest day (the layout will be the same, the foliage and ground will not) - More interactivity (more things to play with in game) - Online multiplayer (sounds like a joke, it is, but “go outside together” is the most requested feature) -a lot more environments (no shortage of ideas) These will happen but I can't give a firm time table, but a VR level will likely be the first as I am getting a headset and need to experiment with building VR content. Thank you all for supporting this confusing simple meme of a game, It means a lot.

I know very few people actually care about this project but I am still working on it. I’m actually very surprised and pleased to see how well it has gone considering its 50% joke and 50% learning experience. All that being said the next update will be a big one and will likely push it out of early access. Although it will be out of early access I will continue to work on it as time goes on. Right now I’ve been in pre development of my next project which will be a real game and not just a basic looking joke. However I won’t start to work on that in Unity until GOS is out of early access. The next update will polish some functions, fix problems, add more set dressing and will include a new and rather strange environment. I have tons of ideas for new environments and places to build and as I generally improve I will update the game. Even if I’m working on other projects and am far removed from GOS I will continue to update it as time goes on because if nothing else it’s a fun stupid project. Thank you all who have played the game, even if you refunded it right after I hope you at least got some amusement out of the concept or finding the Easter eggs. Once I finish the next update I will begin full work on my next project but will not stop adding to GOS. Also I would like to say the price will not change, I had thought about bumping it up a little once it leaves early access but I won’t. I want it to stay cheap and honestly charging more for what it is feels like a crime. Sure I’ve put a lot of work and time into it but I didn’t make it for money so it will remain a cheap gag you can waste time in. That being said the support does help and I’m shocked I got as many purchases as I did. Onward and upward.

The 0.5 update is now here. It's a few weeks late due to a crash and corruption situation of one of the new environments when I was first building it. Was a set back but in the end everything worked out. I'm already working on the next update, it won't be as big but it will add a new and very strange environment that i'm excited to add and I think people will enjoy. If not enjoy find very cool and topical to recent events. More on that later. 0.5 Changelog:

• Added new Environment (Maze)
• Added new Environment (Mars)
• Added new level type (Challenges)
• Added light effects to Forest Day
• Added light effects to Forest Winter
• Added light effects to Desert
• Added light effects to Backyard
• Additions to main menu
• Adjusted ball in Backyard
• Texture pass to Forest Day
• Texture pass for Forest winter
• Adjusted player character in Forest Day
• Adjusted player character in Forest winter
• Adjusted player character in arctic
• Adjusted player character in Desert
• Adjusted player character in Forest Night
• Reworked helmet view in Deep Ocean
• Improved camera effects in all environments
• Reworked helmet view in Moon
• Adjusted run walk and look speed in Moon
• Edited boundaries in Arctic
• Texture additions to Forest Day
• Added diving lift to Deep Ocean

A development update. Originally GOS was scheduled to leave Early access in April, Now since the game is a simple environmental simulator and not very complex this goal may still be achieved if I can get enough done before then. However it’s looking more likely that it will remain in early access for a bit longer. Even after it leaves early access updates improvements and additions will continue be added as I work on it in my spare time. But before it leaves early access there are a number of features I want to have in place that are not yet in the game. Thank you all who have supported GOS. I don’t pretend it’s some kind of big, interesting or well-made game, or even a game honestly. But the skills and concepts I’m learning through its development are helping other projects and moving me closer to my goal of using environmental simulation to help people in education and mental health. At its core GOS is just a humorous walking simulator for those who genuinely like it, and to those who appreciate the gimmicky nature of it. The next update should be a larger one and should be ready fairly soon.

Small update with the following changes.

• Added pond to backyard
• Added underwater audio in Forest Day
• Added audio zone to Backyard
• Prepped terrain for audio zones
• Tweaked colliders in Backyard

Small update with the following changes.

• Reduced jump in Forest Winter
• Re worked Pause Menu
• Minor UI changes
• Skybox rework for Moon
• Addition to object in Forest night
• Minor terrain edit to Moon

It's been a little while since the last update, This was mostly because the computer in which it was being worked on needed to get it's graphics card replaced so it has been out of commission for the last few weeks. Computer is back and development can continue. However it's not perfectly smooth sailing. After updating to the most recent version of Unity a few things broke and are in the process of being fixed. Nothing was lost or anything, just updating stuff and fixing broken scrips. The pause menu was one casualty, I may fix it or just scrap it and implement a better less garbage one (which I’ve been planning to do anyway) so we will see how that pans out. Anyway all that aside development will pick back up and updates can be expected in the near future. In my computers down time I’ve been looking into procedural generation for another project I want to work on in the future. The best way to toy with it would be to use it in GOS and see how it works. If I do add procedural generation it will be in a dedicated level and not in all levels. The environments are all made to be a static size and static configuration, however it might be fun to add one or more procedural environments for those who want to walk forever. No ETA on that feature and I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep, but I am looking into it so it may happen. I have also looked at suggestion made in the discussions and will work on a few, no guarantees on multiplayer (it would be kind of funny not going to lie) but proper controller support will likely happen. Thank you for supporting Go Outside Simulator and thank you to everyone who’s left a review, I’m pleased to see people either got the joke or genuinely enjoy the concept.

Happy Holidays everyone. The 0.4 update is now live, with it comes a host of additions and fixes. Work is still progressing and i'm always thinking of new things to add and experimenting with new ways to improve the environments. Thank you for your support of GOS. Changlog

• Added new environment (Deep Ocean)
• Added new environment (Forest Winter)
• Optimized camera for Forest Night
• Adjusted fog in Forest Night
• Adjusted lighting in Forest Night
• Improved natural level boundaries in each environment
• Added more terrain detail to Forest Day
• Slight texture improvements to Forest Day
• Adjusted camera for Forest Day
• Adjusted lighting for Forest Day
• Changed walking and running speed
• Replaced house in Backyard
• Removed gun from Backyard
• Redid textures in Backyard
• Added bees to backyard
• Added tree physics to Forest Day Forest Night and Backyard
• Added audio to game object in Desert
• Improved lighting and snow in Arctic
• Fixed a couple broken textures in Moon

There have been a couple hotfixes the last few hours. They are just small graphical fixes small enough to just fix but not large enough to warrent a full update. No matter how much I look I always see problams after an update I need to fix. It never ends... Well back at it!

Thank you all for a surprisingly successful first week. The next big update is already in the works, It will fix a number of known issues, replace place holder assets with custom ones and add new things. The invisible walls are annoying and that's the more common critic the game has gotten. Fully agree, they are just there to keep you from falling off the map but I will be making level boundaries more natural.

Small patch for a few bug fixes.

The game launches today! The graphics update that was planned to be a later update has been implimented and will instead be the launch build. More updates to come down the road.