Just Act Natural news & patch notes

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544070 Dinosaurs! Gladiators! Vikings! Discover all this and more in the new MUSEUM stage in the first-ever DLC for Just Act Natural! The MUSEUM DLC comes with a new hand-sculpted stage that you can play on in EVERY Just Act Natural game mode as well as all kinds of history-themed cosmetics! BIG RUBY The Museum stage features the Big Ruby in several different game modes. Hider players can STEAL this Ruby both in Diamond Grab AND other game modes to score big points. However, doing so will activate SECURITY GATES, cutting off the stealer from escaping across the stage for a short time. Features: • New hand-sculpted Museum stage for all Just Act Natural Game Modes! • Shared access for every player your lobby, even if they don't own the DLC! • New hand-sculpted cosmetics for Hider players! • New hand-sculpted ‘Pterodactyl’ Seeker avatar • New Museum-themed lobby icons and name cards I'm really excited to finally be having new content out for Just Act Natural, depending on how this goes I'd love to make some more DLC maps over the summer! This is a great way to support more JAN development as well as development of our next upcoming game! I hope you guys enjoy the new map and, as always, any ideas for improvements/ bug fixes PLEASE let me know and I'd be happy to work on them 🙂

It's that time of year again! Enjoy some small Christmas aesthetics added to various spots in Just Act Natural! Lee and I are working on big stuff for the new year, including new JAN content and a new game we're really excited to show in the new year. Thanks as always for your continued support. I love you. Marry me. I hope everyone has a good Christmas/whatever holiday you celebrate :)

This update fixes a critical error with the DeathRace game-mode that was causing games to crash. Special thanks to users in our Discord for reporting and debugging. As always thank you for the continued support. Any bugs, ideas, suggestions or feedback please checkout our Discord! - Lee

• @Zakton (Brent)
• @Cbrad19
• @Stel

This update focuses on more Steam achievements and user progress. Thanks for the continued support. Check out our Discord! - Lee

• Added new Sunshine hill map for DeathRace
• Added partial support extra-larg screen resolutions
• Fixed UI overlap on server browser
• Fixed AI not moving on StinkCity map for all gamemodes
• Fixed Steam achievement progress not updating (progressive achievements)
• Fixed Steam achievements not unlocking at end of matches

Thank you for the patience and continued support. Please report any issues in the Discord. If you have any suggestions or feedback, the best way to get that message to us is via the Discord. - Lee

• Fixed some Steam achievements not triggering
• Fixed lockup with party-host region checks
• Removed Christmas event

Thank you for the continued support! Please report any issues in the Discord. - Lee

Christmas update is here! For the month of December earn limited edition holiday themed cosmetics and achievements! This update also contains a few minor UI fixes. Thank you everyone for enjoying our silly game., Happy Holidays! - Lee

• Added better screen-res settings
• Added more UI sound effects
• Added more UI tooltips / direction
• Fixed infected achievement
• Fixed winning-screen overlay on main-menu
• Fixed diamond grab seeker rotations

- Lee

• added more UI improvements
• added some game settings
• fixed game crash in assassins mode
• fixed randomness in party-mode
• fixed internal errors
• fixed achievements not unlocking
• fixed selected gamemode not being set in lobby
• fixed joining a private game from session browser

We are also working on a new gamemode which should be ready in the the next couple of weeks!

It's been awhile, but it's time for another update, version 1.1.0. Just Act Natural is getting some polish! We're working on cleaning up the menus and making it easier to find the games and settings you want. Now you can more easily filter game modes, change advanced options, and there's even a search bar to help find your friends' games. Going forward we look to get back on track with regular bi-weekly / monthly content updates. As always, Discord is the best place to make suggestions, report bugs and get in contact with the dev-team. Click HERE to join. Few items of the changelog:

• Fixed BOLT crashing screen on startup
• Fixed default region miss-matches
• Region handling improvements
• User Interface Improvements - Session browser - Lobby interface - Settings menu
• Under the hood stuff - New data management system (cross-platform compatibility) - Codebase refactoring - Pipeline improvements

Thank you for your continued patience. We hope to bring you Just Act Natural to more platforms soon!! - Lee (current captain)

It's been awhile, but it's time for another update, version 1.1.0. Just Act Natural is getting some polish! We're working on cleaning up the menus and making it easier to find the games and settings you want. Now you can more easily filter game modes, change advanced options, and there's even a search bar to help find your friends' games. Going forward we look to get back on track with regular bi-weekly / monthly content updates. As always, Discord is the best place to make suggestions, report bugs and get in contact with the dev-team. Click HERE to join. Few items of the changelog:

• Fixed BOLT crashing screen on startup
• Fixed default region miss-matches
• Region handling improvements
• User Interface Improvements - Session browser - Lobby interface - Settings menu
• Under the hood stuff - New data management system (cross-platform compatibility) - Codebase refactoring - Pipeline improvements

Thank you for your continued patience. We hope to bring you Just Act Natural to more platforms soon!! - Lee (current captain)

NEW GAMEMODE: ‘GOOSE ON THE LOOSE’ OUT NOW! It’s been awhile, but I am excited to finally announce we have released update v1.0.84. With this comes some long-awaited bug fixes, small QOL improvements and the new ‘Goose on the Loose’ game mode! In “Goose On the Loose” players play as bread, collecting coins around the map for points. They need to watch out for the secret KILLER GOOSE hidden among the NPC geese around them. If they get eaten they become a goose themselves! This update also includes: •Fixes to the ‘HeadHunters’ disappearing hat glitch •Fix broken unlockable outfits for spaceship unlocks •Adjust pointer for Lazar mouth seeker skin •Fix XP limit to ~4000 I know it’s been awhile, thanks for your patience. I hate waiting this long to update things and hope to get back to more frequent, smaller updates and patches. We’re working on a bunch of exciting new content for JAN this summer, including additional game modes that I hope to have before the summer’s end. Stay tuned!

Hey guys! v1.0.78 is out now! Focused on fixing glitches for this update, but in addition we added the ability to kick players mid-match 🙂 So this update includes some major changes behind the scenes to the xp system(kinda why this update took so long to get out). We needed to do this to combat the cheating and fix some of the issues associated with the xp progress. Unfortunately it saves on a different system than before so you'll notice some of your progress will be wiped. Don't freak out yet though, we're working on some stuff this week to get your previous xp back in some form but there's still stuff that will need to be reset. The good news is this system is much more sustainable and we just needed to bite the bullet once and now what we got is a lot better for the long term continued development of Just Act Natural 😄 I hope you understand! ❤️ - Conor

New Features/ QOL: HUGE Lobbies - game now supports up to 24 players in one lobby(but you will have to balance things yourself in the Advanced Options menu) Anti-Cheat - We have been/are working on some anti-cheat measures for people hacking the game. Hide XP: in the options menu on the title screen you now have the option to hide your xp in lobbies. The option is kinda in a weird spot rn but we’re working on UI changes/additions so until that’s in we got it in the Options. Bug Fixes:

• NPCS spawning in lobby
• Game freezing at ‘X to continue” when a player leaves the game at the score screen
• Players no longer show cloud smoke when respawning in Assassins and Head Hunters

Next week:

• Host can kick players mid-match
• HeadHunters bug fixes
• XP fixes(no longer limited at 4300, fix cheating)
• Mac Fixes(finally)

This Update should fix some of the frequently reported bugs and adds some requested QOL features :) Fixes:

• Kill the King second seeker algorithm fixed so that the same player cant be assigned second seeker twice in a row(still possible to be assigned the other seeker but this should decrease the same person being the seeker multiple rounds in a row)
• Fix avatars in non-premium version not always saving between sessions
• Fix broken survivor bonus when using custom value
• HeadHunters Hat appearing in different game modes SHOULD finally be fixed
• Fix spawning inside of pots on bazaar stage and being stuck

This is hopefully the end of the “Phantom Hat” Arc of the Just Act Natural anime Also added this patch: vSync option in options menu Kill the King Design Balance for smaller player groups Indication of who in lobby is the host A new lobby is started if the initial Quick Match lobby is filled :) Coming within the next few weeks:

• Golden Goose Skin
• Bigger lobby option- Should be able to make an option to have lobbies up to 16 players. But you’ll have to balance that yourself and the host will prob need a good connection fyi.
• Advanced options for some game modes- permadeath in assassins, limited npc kill counts in death race, no seeker in HeadHunters
• Lobby will display more info on the host’s advanced options chosen

That's it till next week! (unless this update breaks something) Never forget I love you <3 - Conor

• Fix not being able to open menu when join as a spectator
• Fix King/Noble spawning on top of button sometimes on Spaceship stage in Kill the King
• Rough temporary fix for frozen input when join mid-game

There’s a very TEMPORARY fix for the player frozen glitch that happens sometimes when you join a game mid-match that I added here. If you find you’re frozen again, open the menu and, upon closing it, I kinda forced it to re-enable your movements. Kinda annoying I know but I guess my latest changes to the instructions screen somehow messed things up but I’m not sure exactly where so hopefully that works for now as a temporary fix. Not my best work but it should do until i actually find the issue and fix it more permanently this weekend :)

Added:

• Fix Game Freezing if player leaves while selecting next game mode in Party Mode
• Added ‘Quick Match’ Button on main menu that will put you in the first public lobby found, or create a new one if there is none
• New Instructions screen to help new players understand how each game is made
• Updated Clout Chasers Icon for notification so it doesn't confuse new players
• Fixed Spawn issues on Spooder Mines stage
• Fixed swinging while typing glitch in Scavengers and HeadHunters
• Added Mute toggle for chat in Lobby.

I’d still like to add a “how to play” tab on the main menu and make the item select menu separate from the instructions but first gonna focus more on bugs the coming week. Thought it was important to have a better way to understand the game for new players though. Thanks for all your suggestions and bug reports! Really cool/unexpected seeing how many new people are playing the last few weeks! I'm doing my best to keep up with fixes and features! <3 - Conor

• Fix Clout Chaser scores not being counted for unlockables/ achievements
• Invert Y Axis option in controls menu
• Possible fix for NPCs sometimes not being destroyed when returning to lobby
• Slightly more zoomed out view for Hiders
• New Tutorial prompt for Seekers to tell new seekers they can move around
• New Lobby Filter- Filter lobbies by game mode

Coming Friday:

• XP bar display fixes
• Mute lobby chat option
• More Head Hunters Glitch fixes
• Indication of Host in Lobby
• Smaller bug fixes

Reminder: You can see the full list of things I'm working on the Trello: :) https://trello.com/b/IOY9wcdk/jan-to-do

Version 1.0.1 out now! I fixed some of the most common issues reported: Fix falling out of map on Spaceship Death Race Fix Headhunters Hat sometimes staying in scene across game modes Added teleporting to NPCs in Assassins to help disguise respawning players better Fixed Lobby game mode not updating properly when looking at public lobbies Just a few fixes, but more will be out later this week. I know Headhunters still needs more fixes. Trying to keep up as best I can :) Also working on more QOL features that should be out later this week: Mute chat for lobby chat Better filters for lobbies Slightly more zoomed out camera for hiders and seeker Move prompt for new seeker players Indication for who in the lobby is the host And in the next few weeks: Game Design improvements for smaller player groups in Kill The King and Headhunters Better instructions screen for the game mode at the start Better seeker assign algorithm for party mode

Hey everyone! We are rapidly approaching 1.0 and I thought I’d share my plans for full release and beyond! First just wanna thank you for being part of this game’s development and giving ideas and feedback. It’s been really great having you to go to whenever I have new ideas or concepts to try out 🙂 It’s been a lot of fun hearing your ideas and suggestions as well! It’s definitely been a great learning experience for me and I hope it’s been fun for you guys to see the game grow over the past year! Plans for JAN as I approach 1.0: So recently we hit v0.9.5 with the update allowing a rotating weekly free game mode. From there the following weeks I will be primarily focusing only on bug fixes, QOL improvements and polish. I plan on hitting 1.0 on March 25th. With the full release, based on your feedback, I think it’s fair to raise the price of premium to $8 USD? (There will still be the free version of course!) After 1.0: As far as my plans for JAN AFTER 1.0, frankly, I’m not sure. I’ve been really grinding on this for a while and very much need a long break. I still think there’s plenty of cool game mode/stage ideas that could be added to the future but right now I don’t want to promise anything like DLC until I figure out my next steps in life. What I WILL promise, of course, is bug fixes as they come up. I’ll be working a temporary full time job starting at the end of the month so the updates will be slower than they have been but I’ll be sure to add small updates when I can 🙂 Also our community manager @Zakton (Brent) will still be working on getting more eyes on the game and more players in 🙂 I’ll be sure to post again here when I figure out my next steps, so if you’re interested in my future work(on JAN or otherwise) I’d like it if you stuck around 🙂 And ofc the discrod will still be there to post ideas and find matches. So that’s pretty much it. Does this sound good to you? Don’t want anyone to feel cheated or anything -Conor

Hey everyone! We have just released update v0.9.5! This adds a highly-requested additional game mode to play in the free version of the game! The free game mode available will rotate every Friday to a new random other game mode. Of course, Diamond Grab will always be available to play for free. This is in ADDITION to that game mode. I hope all those who don't usually get a chance to play other game modes enjoy the new update. And remember: all game modes are available at any time in the premium version! -Connfucius