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46d ago

You must opt in to the Public Test Branch to access this build! Beta 0.4.5

The 0.4.X update has been slower to release than planned. This is a large update and lately a lot of life stuff has been going on, including me moving to a new home last month. In the mean time, I've decided to release a public test build of 0.4.5 so that the community can get their hands on some of the new content and features in the upcoming update, as well as help track down some bugs and balance issues. New save files are recommended for this update, but its not mandatory. Its also recommended that you manually back up any save files important to you if you plan on reverting back to previous builds.

New Features:

-Added new ammo caliber: 5.7x28.

-Added new weapons in the 5.7 caliber.

-Many new weapon variants.

-Added moon phases.

-New contracts, locations and threats.

-New Quick-Play objective.

-New Blindness passive added to custom player attributes list.

Changes:

-Added fire select notification and node on HuD.

-Wraiths will no longer spawn ambiently in the southern zone.

-Wraith spawns are now less frequent in the northern zone.

-Fall damage threshold has been slightly readjusted. You will now take damage at around a 2 story fall.

-Buffed 40mm buckshot shells.

-Adjusted cross-hair on some reflex sights.

-Sun shadow quality now more correctly scales with over-all shadow quality setting.

-The Type 21 Infantry Rifle (STG 44) has had its caliber changed to 5.7x28.

-Lowered NRC Grunt's Max Hp.

-Re-balanced extraction faction advantage victory threshold.

-Made Wanderer trades more fair. -Added more weapons to Wanderer's trade pool.

-Post-human soldiers will no longer silently crouch-walk.

-Fixed some unbalanced item values.

-Reduced handling stat for Kruger 50-B and Kruger Auto-50.

-Made wild boar louder and more vocal.

-Made wild animals much more likely to panic.

-Made 'Thor's Hammer' quest no longer completely reliant on RNG.

-Bad Air does slightly more damage and has been added to more dungeons.

-NPCs should be less effective at tracking targets in low-visibility conditions.

-Having a quest item equipped will no longer prevent you from turning in the quest. Instead a popup will inform you that the equipped item(s) will be turned in and provide the option to cancel.

-You can now use single-use Cert Keys to unlock password protected terminals.

-More terminals are locked.

-Player can no longer move while picking/prying locks.

Bug Fixes:

-Fixed new shops not having barter modes.

-Fixed bug where Iron Gut made medicine ineffective.

-Fixed Tactical Face-shield's missing tool tip.

-Fixed broken geometry in some large terrain objects.

-Fixed issue where skybox elements were casting broken shadows.

-Added missing kill-planes to new dungeons.

-Fixed door in UT 308 that NPCs could not path through.

-Fixed bug that caused blowtorch bought thru trade to only have one use.

-Addressed dysfunctional items in Castaway's trade pool.

-Addressed issue with NPC aim offset.

-Fixed prowler enemy having wrong vocal barks.

-Fixed broken shadows in The Annex.

-Duffel bags associated with quests that were not already marked, have been marked as quest items.

-TR 77-C SAW now has select fire.

-Fixed Wardens' collision capsule so that they no longer get stuck in doorways.

-NPCs should no longer be able to throw grenades after death.

-Fixed miss-aligned compass in some dungeons.

-Fixed Wanderer and Castaway NPCs not randomizing their trade pools.

-Binoculars now remember the IFF of your marked target.

-Lighting strikes will no longer occur in safe zones.

-Many other misc fixes and changes.

Known Issues:

-Older save files may be missing particular NFTA keycards.

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Beta 0.4.5 Public Test Build

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcements

46d ago

You must opt in to the Public Test Branch to access this build! Beta 0.4.5

New Features:

-Added new ammo caliber: 5.7x28.

-Added new weapons in the 5.7 caliber.

-Many new weapon variants.

-Added moon phases.

-New contracts, locations and threats.

-New Quick-Play objective.

-New Blindness passive added to custom player attributes list.

Changes:

-Added fire select notification and node on HuD.

-Wraiths will no longer spawn ambiently in the southern zone.

-Wraith spawns are now less frequent in the northern zone.

-Fall damage threshold has been slightly readjusted. You will now take damage at around a 2 story fall.

-Buffed 40mm buckshot shells.

-Adjusted cross-hair on some reflex sights.

-Sun shadow quality now more correctly scales with over-all shadow quality setting.

-The Type 21 Infantry Rifle (STG 44) has had its caliber changed to 5.7x28.

-Lowered NRC Grunt's Max Hp.

-Re-balanced extraction faction advantage victory threshold.

-Made Wanderer trades more fair. -Added more weapons to Wanderer's trade pool.

-Post-human soldiers will no longer silently crouch-walk.

-Fixed some unbalanced item values.

-Reduced handling stat for Kruger 50-B and Kruger Auto-50.

-Made wild boar louder and more vocal.

-Made wild animals much more likely to panic.

-Made 'Thor's Hammer' quest no longer completely reliant on RNG.

-Bad Air does slightly more damage and has been added to more dungeons.

-NPCs should be less effective at tracking targets in low-visibility conditions.

-Having a quest item equipped will no longer prevent you from turning in the quest. Instead a popup will inform you that the equipped item(s) will be turned in and provide the option to cancel.

-You can now use single-use Cert Keys to unlock password protected terminals.

-More terminals are locked.

-Player can no longer move while picking/prying locks.

Bug Fixes:

-Fixed new shops not having barter modes.

-Fixed bug where Iron Gut made medicine ineffective.

-Fixed Tactical Face-shield's missing tool tip.

-Fixed broken geometry in some large terrain objects.

-Fixed issue where skybox elements were casting broken shadows.

-Added missing kill-planes to new dungeons.

-Fixed door in UT 308 that NPCs could not path through.

-Fixed bug that caused blowtorch bought thru trade to only have one use.

-Addressed dysfunctional items in Castaway's trade pool.

-Addressed issue with NPC aim offset.

-Fixed prowler enemy having wrong vocal barks.

-Fixed broken shadows in The Annex.

-Duffel bags associated with quests that were not already marked, have been marked as quest items.

-TR 77-C SAW now has select fire.

-Fixed Wardens' collision capsule so that they no longer get stuck in doorways.

-NPCs should no longer be able to throw grenades after death.

-Fixed miss-aligned compass in some dungeons.

-Fixed Wanderer and Castaway NPCs not randomizing their trade pools.

-Binoculars now remember the IFF of your marked target.

-Lighting strikes will no longer occur in safe zones.

-Many other misc fixes and changes.

Known Issues:

-Older save files may be missing particular NFTA keycards.

Beta 0.3.13 Update

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

163d ago

New Features: -Many weapons now have select fire modes activated by the X key. -If you have a flashlight equipped, you can now use it in your offhand when wielding one-handed weapons. -New Night vision scoped weapons. -Added Thermometer item that can be used to tell how sick the player is. -Added new medicine types. -Land Mines and IEDs placed by the player now save on level transition. -If there are items in the transition area when exiting a level, a screen will appear that allows you to pick them up. -New content like dungeons, artifacts and armor. -New dynamic environmental hazards. -New player customization options and armor models by Tea-Loving Lad. -New player Attributes. Changes: -EMP Devices now have added functionality. -Added more armor and weapons to Observatory Shop pool. -Fixed hard-coded text to make it more easy to localize. -Added more Freelancers to the Observatory base. -Added mushroom spawns to levels that were lacking them. -Bandages found while looting are likely to be dirty. They will need to be cleaned before use or else risk getting sick. -Secure Lockers now have better loot. -Equipment slots now display their key binds. -Added confirmation pop-up before opening/consuming important quest items. -Player head lamp now uses the correct relative location based on the headgear’s model. -Lamps, lanterns and fuel containers now spawn Molotov-like fires when exploding. -Made pump shotguns cycle faster. -Holding the reload key to check ammo now works on pure Eather weapons. -Attempting to pry open an unlocked door will now result in the door opening normally. -When accepting a quest you have already completed, the option to turn it in will immediately become available. -Gave some monster enemies new unique combat barks. -Changed the name of 'Pigmy' to 'Wight' in order to no longer associate this NPC with the real-world baggage of the former term. -Replaced mannequin with wood board in tutorial for melee. -Certain monsters like not-deer will no longer stagger on crits and get stun-locked. -Sprinting now cancels leaning and vice versa. -Leaning now lowers move speed. -Reworked some weapon sights for improved visibility. Bug Fixes: -Yet more typos have been quelled! -Fixed issues with mushroom spawning. -You can no longer use consumables while under water. -Taking hydrophobic damage from rain will no longer cancel aiming. -Power boxes and cultist altars should now take explosion damage correctly. -UI now correctly remembers the mouse position on resolutions other than 1920x1080. -Fixed the damage model on pipe bombs; radius and max damage values were previously swapped. -Fixed shops and traders with long names breaking the UI layout. -Fixed a bug where the underwater post processing effect could sometimes persist after the player emerged from the ocean. -Fixed a bug where the world map would not be displayed after accepting a quest. -Fixed a UI bug where right clicking on the exact frame that the cursor left an item card would open a context menu targeting a null item. -Fixed a stuck spot in the back of a truck on "South Bend". -Adding or removing the haggler perk will now immediately update prices in the shop screen. -Key mappings will now initialize correctly on the main menu, even when no config was present. -Addressed issue where Boat Man would detect phantom contraband in the player's inventory. -The player no longer loses Insurrection rep when other damage sources destroy fuel tanks in Gold Wood. -It should no longer rain indoors in The Wall. -Fixed detached tac-light on Scoped RH-55. -Fixed the hit-box of the crafting bench so that items no longer get stuck in it. -Shielded NPCs are no longer permanently immune to explosions. -Fixed weapon loot pool for lab dungeons. -Fixed Stun Baton not being able to burn away cob webs.

Beta 0.3.6

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

229d ago

New Features: -Full economy re-balance. Vendors will now have more dynamic stocks of weapons and armor to sell that scales with progression. -Full loot re-balance and overhaul. Progression should now be slower paced and more spread out. -New Dungeons. -A few new weapons and weapon variations. -Deer and wild Boars will now ambiently spawn in certain areas around the zone. -Some knives can now be used to harvest meat and other resources from slain animals. -Certain factions will now send assassins to actively hunt down the player when below a certain reputation. -Other additional new content. -You can now scavenge dumpsters for trash! -Some Old cars can now have their trunks searched for loot. -New 40mm buckshot grenade rounds now added to loot pools. -New faction contracts for the Insurrection. -New storm types. -Added a new Accessibility tab in the settings menu. -Added white flare mode in Accessibility settings. -Added smart toggle behaviors for crouch, sprint, aim and lean as well as corresponding settings. -Added "Interaction only" reticle mode. -Added separate setting for strafe lean. -Added semi-auto assist mode. Holding the fire button on burst and semi-auto weapons allows them to continuously fire. -New Voice variation for Revolution and Freelancer stalkers. -You can now edit pre-sets for Quick Play. -Added optional Quick-Play objectives. (This system is very WiP.) -The player can now pay their debt and escape the zone! (Proper story endings will be added later on in development. This is very much a work in progress.) -Added new sickness mechanic: -Affects hunger rate and other stats. -Can be incurred by eating unsafe food or exposure to harmful environmental factors. -Can be relieved thru sleep or use of medicine. -Severe sickness can lead to player coughing up blood and even death. Changes: -Removed red and blue loot crates, replacing them with more balanced and location specific loot. The idea being so that finding loot feels more like you discovered a lost treasure, rather than receiving a reward. (All loot pools are static and location-based.) -Made various changes and improvements to some levels. -Neutral NPCs are less likely to aggro on the player when being accidentally shot past/near. -Added Trade requests for Mamma Roach. -Added mushroom spawns to SouthBend. -Certain monsters have now been tagged as "High Threat", ensuring that other NPCs will shoot at them on sight. -You can no longer call in escorts at Dead Bridge. (It was super buggy and unbalanced). -Increased lean angle from 30 to 40 degrees. -More NPC types can now trade with the player. -NPCs will now stop and look at you while trading. -NPCs will now greet and say goodbye to the player before and after trading. -Certain environments and rooms will now be filled with 'bad air', that will require the use of a dust filter or gas mask. -Updated Tarot effects. -Reduced sight range of Post-Human "Survivors". -Completely re-worked NPC visual detection to make behavior more consistent. -Red Tesseracts will now spawn you deeper into the target dungeon. -You can now craft a Reclaimed Sausage. -Certain demolition quests can now accurately track progress before the quest is accepted, meaning partial progress made before acceptance will now be recognized in the quest log. -Revised unlock order and money payouts for most Contracts as to be in line with other economy changes. -Roaming monsters are now more common. -The crowbar's special action can now be used to pry apart destructible wooden boards. -Destructible wooden boards can now be set on fire. -The hunger bar in the cooking menu now has a tool-tip displaying the exact value. -Player's carry weight now affects hunger rate. -Sprinting and swimming reduce hunger slightly faster than before. -Reduced carry-weight of 40mm grenade rounds. -Made golden mushroom spawns slightly higher chance. -Slightly lowered NPC loot item drop rates. -Buffed Not-Deer's stagger rate. -Moved location of Counter Sniper fight to make it more challenging. -Made melee striking camp fire with fire starter passive light the fire more consistently. -Turrets now spurt oil and sparks when hit. -Made more disguise combinations valid. -Eather weapons will now display the ammo in the gun rather than eather in reserve in the HUD. (I don't remember why it used to work that way tbh) -NPCs guarding high security areas will fire upon the player if they are not explicitly allies. -Made theft in faction bases more consistent. -Blowing up the core at the refinery results in a much larger rep hit with the military. -Made killing NPCs deal a larger loss to relevant faction reputation. -Completing faction contracts will now give more negative reputation to enemy factions. -Reduced off-screen NPC squad combat in order to curb low enemy populations in zones loaded by the player. -Dead NPCs now drop less ammo. -Spontaneous Combustion passive now scales activation chance with target distance. The closer they are to you when damaging you, the more likely they are to burst into flames. -Slightly lowered Intimidation's base panic chance factor. -Extended the default sight range for NPCs. -Wraiths are now affected by EMPs. -Cooking pots will now cook faster when adding large quantities of food. -Reduced the weight of leftovers. -Added Scav faction info to journal. -Updated sun position to better reflect canonical latitude and time of year. This will make days slightly longer and nights slightly shorter. -Added squad formations to NPCs so that they no longer only travel in straight lines. (Some specific squad types will still travel in lines.) -Radio and TV audio now has its own volume setting. -Items newly added to inventory have a highlight effect. -NPC squads will now scatter if ambushed from far distances. -Re-balanced random faction reputation option in character creator and quick-play. -NFTA Conscripts can now spawn with Cobra ARs in the mid to late game. Bug Fixes: -Fixed the scope zero for the M-TR14 Tactical Carbine. -Fixed broken Scav voices. -A certain NPC will no longer be able to speak with the player after being killed. -Reworked NPC perception code to make it more reliable. -Fixed glitch where picking up Insurrection Orders would errantly proc special dialogue for Mamma Roach. -Turrets will now correctly mark themselves as "dead" when destroyed. This should prevent enemies from continuing to attack them after they die. -Someone keeps putting typos in my game. -Fixed issue were the player was unable to disguise themself as Cultist or Military if their reputation was too high but still not trusted. -Fixed bug that was causing NPCs to be unable to target certain enemies. -Fixed Ushanka texture glitch on Npcs. -Player voice will now use the audio filter of the equipped helmet. -Fixed missing normal maps on certain textures. -Fixed small issue with loot spawn-rate formula. -Addressed issue where certain explosives wouldn't break wooden boards and doors. -Addressed glitch that caused quest relevant duffel bags to not spawn. NOTICE: This glitch must be manually fixed in older save files. To do so, Press Ctrl+Backspace. Search the word "Bag" in the save flag list. Find the one whose name most closely matches the quest and expected map. Set its value from 1 to -1. Press 'Set Flag' and close the cheat menu. -Fixed issue where player would still receive a warning when entering faction territory despite having a reputation modifier applied. -Made color-space for randomly generated characters' eyes bolder and less de-saturated. -Addressed issue where anomalies could spawn too close to Black Market entrance. -Addressed bug that could allow NPCs to load the wrong caliber of ammo into scavenged/traded weapons. -Addressed issue where sometimes NPCs would hold pistols like rifles. -Fixed prop hit-boxes for crowbar and wrench. -Clamped hunger rate so that extreme multiplier combinations can no longer allow you to lose all food instantly. -Fixed glitch that was causing disguises to not proc correctly based on faction relationship. -Added angular damping to physics props so that they will no longer spin forever after being hit with an impulse. -Fixed a few broken artifact spawns. -Wooden doors no longer make knocking sounds when on fire. -Fixed issue where cultists would spawn with far too many weapons in their inventories. -Destroying Fuel tanks at the Sawmill now lowers Insurrection reputation again. -Killing Assassination Quest targets will now more consistently compromise your disguise. -Fixed bug where a Military patrol would fail to enter the map Metropol. -Fixed bug that was causing certain damage sources to not produce the correct death message. -Fixed glitch causing Husks to explode from the wrong location on their bodies. -Fixed issue allowing player to "head-glitch" NPCs. -Fixed rag-dolls colliding with water. -Boarded up broken wall in the security room of Lab E-206 so that Scavs are less likely to get stuck in there. -Fixed bug that prevented static NPCs at bases from initializing their eyes correctly. -Fixed bug where disguise would notify being "compromised" when wearing friendly gear. Changes to Public Test content: -Dust filters now fully protect from bad air poison damage. -Acid damage can no longer cause sickness. -The duffel bag for Gold Rush quest should now spawn after accepting the quest in the Saloon. -Fixed soft lock with sickness on Mercy. -Fixed a few bugs concerning Sanity Events. -Wooden boards no longer stay on fire after being destroyed. -Carry weight hunger penalty now only gets applied while sprinting. -Honey eggs and canned peaches no-longer give sickness. -Canned beef has a lower max sickness. -You can no longer pry open wooden boards from an infinite range. -Re-balanced sanity effect chance. -Assassins hunting the player are now more aggressive. -Fixed wandering teleporter anomaly's hitbox. -Assassin squads spawn less frequently. -Several more minor fixes and changes. Known Issues: -Pre-compiling shaders can cause the game to crash to desktop on certain hardware, this is being actively looked into. This feature has been temporarily disabled until the problem is fixed.

Beta 0.2.4 Persistent NPC Spawn System Update

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

333d ago

New Features: -New Dynamic NPC spawn system: -NPC squads will now spawn from origin points in the over world and travel in real time between levels toward objectives or on patrols. -NPC squads and roaming monsters will save their location and status persistently. -NPCs will retain their appearance, trade inventors and equipment between level transitions. -Added Several New Weapons. -You can now add custom Radio Music: Silverfish>Content>Music>Radio (Currently only .wav files work) -3 New contracts. Changes: -Added day counter to clock on map screen. -Added custom insignias for Conscript uniforms. -Scav guards at Slums will now have delayed respawns. -Player can no longer disguise themself as a faction they already have a positive reputation with. -Improved red flare particle FX making it less annoying to hold. -Made Not Deer more susceptible to kinetic dmg. -Slightly buffed .45 hollow point dmg. -Slightly buffed 12 gauge slug dmg. -Made super powerful artifacts more rare. They will now only be found as specific end game rewards. Many of these end game activities are still a work in progress. -Mamma Roach will no longer reward the player with a Regression Matrix for revealing the bank safe combination. She now gives a more thematic reward. -Buffed the Scorcher. -Dungeon doors will now make an audible noise when NPCs travel through them. -Added a lamp to the safe house on black lake. -Adjusted physics friction of props and surfaces. -Scoped weapons now scale sensitivity based off of FoV. The Scope slider setting now acts as a general ADS sensitivity multiplier. (You may want to reset your ADS sens slider) -Familiar Scent now works on all canines. -The manor key no longer drops from a butler android. It has a new spawn location. -Various other changes to the Metropol Manor house. -Headgear will now properly display faction rep buffs. -Bandit Jacket with Facemask or Looter Mask can be worn as a Freelancer disguise. -Fire Wardstone will now spawn flames on the entity that attacked the player, rather than the player themselves. -Revised artifact loot crate pool. -The descriptions of blue and yellow flares now explain their use. -The heartbeat sound will now end when the player dies. -Upon popular request, Freelance and Insurrection stalkers will now accept cash in barters again. -Added a kill plane below all levels, if the player hits it, the game will reload the last save, regardless of mode. Bug Fixes: -Addressed issues with artifact spawning systems. -Level transitions properly advance time. -Fixed weird glass refraction. -Fixed muzzle velocity of the H-SMG 45 and its variants. -Fixed bugs associated with redeeming quest rewards. -Fixed weapons dropping out of the bottom of loot chests. -Made disguises getting forced compromised work even if you momentarily remove your disguise. -Loot items no longer phys glitch with rag dolls. -Large NPCs will no longer spawn in small spaces that can trap them. -Barter interact points will now correctly deactivate when traders are killed. -Fixed various broken nav mesh spots. -There is no end to the typos I must fix. -The correct warning message will now appear when you try to abandon a contract. -Fixed broken text on FPS limit setting. -Player rep bonus will now be correctly applied when NPCs are IDing the player. -The Handy Man will now only grab NPCs that can see it. -Addressed an issue that was causing explosion damage to not proc on certain destructible entities like turrets and demolition quest objectives. -Faction rep buffs now actually work properly. -Fixed Cult Stalkers sometimes having Insurrection logos on their backpacks. -Arc Wardstone should no longer damage the player. -Increased LoD bounds for Starburst PFX. -Explosive projectiles will now detonate on water surface. -Fish will now immediately stop biting after picking up the Pale Bone Artifact. -Artifacts should no longer be able to spawn under artifact craters. -Many other minor changes and tweaks. Known Issues: -Some Tarot card effects will need to be re-factored in order to work better in the new spawn system.

Beta 0.1.9.1 Patch

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

361d ago

New Features: -New Random Character, Perma-death, Quick-Play option on character screen. -Melee enemies now have new contingency behaviors for when their combat target is out of reach. Based on their class, they will do one of the following: -Hide from target. -Throw rocks at target. -Aggressively lunge at target. -Run around frantically. -New Advanced Options Tab now available in the difficulty mode select screen. These new options will be available to configure along-side any game mode: -Combine all stashes into a single inventory. -Replace all Shops with Barter trades. -Ignore Progress Curve. Changes: -Made barter shops value cash at 50%. -NPCs will no longer accept cash in barters, only barter shops will. -Re-balanced artifact trades in barters. -Loner Scavs no longer have the active tracking skill. -Distrusting NPCs will forget about the player if not further provoked after warning. -Re-balanced enchanted weapon crafting recipes to be more reasonable and reflect other changes in game. -Acid pools now conform their shape to the terrain. -Improved clarity of UI rendering. -Added animation when opening the UI. -Improved the way EMPs affect the player's equipment. Flashlights, night-vision and lasers will have their effects disabled for several seconds rather than being turned off. -Bright blue and yellow glass chemical bottles will now spawn small acid pools when broken. -Slightly randomized the move speeds of horde type enemies to make them more dynamic in fights. Bug Fixes: -Fixed issue where NPCs reloading Eather weapons would reduce player's Eather supply. -Fixed yet more typos. -Players should no longer be warned about wearing a disguise in safe zones where they are allied with their disguised faction, or if the safe zone is neutral/empty. -Fixed issues where anomalies in the Slums could often spawn under the street. -Fixed spot where player could get stuck in subway dungeon. -Fixed some issues with melee enemy pathing. -Fixed bug that caused special loot crates to be locked into only giving certain kinds of loot regardless of seed. -Fixed issue where fire jet anomaly could sometimes deal no damage. -Decals attached to rag-dolls and other physics objects will no longer get smeared across nearby level geometry.

Beta 0.1.8.3 Update

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

373d ago

New Features: -You can now offer cash in the barter screen. -More NPC types have available trades. -New over-world map. -New trader NPC. -A couple new weapon variations. Changes: -Insurrectionists will be less dominant on Crossroads. -Reinforcement spawns that lead to faction bases only spawn squads of that faction. -Improved loot and interior scenery in the Slums. -Added Artifact Spawns to the Docks. -Added Artifact Spawns to the Slums. -Adjusted NPCs' Line of Sight range so that they are less helpless in the dark. -Made fall damage more forgiving. -Non magnifying sights will no longer be affected by scope sensitivity scale. -Strafe camera roll will now scale with view-bobbing for the time being. -Removed certain items from red chest loot pool. Some moved to blue pool. -Made random reputation option in custom start feel more random. -Re-balanced NPC trade pools. -Made arc grenades worth more. -Reduced Eather Affinity perk cost from 5 to 4. -Buffed Lucky Looter perk. -Reduced amount of extra damage taken with Thin Skin. -Completely re-balanced NFTA Ranger weapon pool. They will no longer spawn with red chest tier loot. -Destroying the core in the refinery will compromise your disguise. -NPCs will no longer throw grenades at melee enemies or NPCs that are sprinting. -Reworked DoT code for fire and toxic water, making them do more consistent damage. -Starburst anomaly blasts no longer ignore cover. -The crafting recipe for the Vortex rifle now uses a more common variant of the .338 CSR rifle. -Increased fall-off distance of NPC vocal attenuation. -Improved Molotov fire effect. -Slightly increased .45 RPC ammo drop rates. -Reduced damage resistances of Wraith. -Many other minor changes. Bug Fixes: -Made it less likely for large groups of NPCs to get stuck in the Depot office stairwell. -Addressed issue where physics prop collisions could cause the player to fall to their death. -NPCs will now lower their weapons when pressed up against obstacles and can no longer fire through thin walls. -Fixed bug that showed a glimpse of the handyman screen effect on level load. -Fixed inconsistent IFF target reading with binoculars. -Fixed item duplication bug. -NPC Weapons now have recoil. -NPCs will no longer try to pick up items dropped by the player. -Fixed reticle size for reflex sight. -Fixed yet more typos. -Fixed issue with scope sensitivity setting. -Addressed issue where turrets would not take rocket damage. -Fixed bug where throwing grenades, mines or IEDs would not update your carry weight. -NPCs will no longer offer broken money stacks as trades. -Fixed glitch where NPCs could not fire through the chain-link mesh of the cable car. -Electrode anomalies can no longer damage you through walls. -Player intoxication will now reset on death. -Fixed a couple of incorrect hit-boxes. -Fixed a few areas in early game where players can trap themselves. -Fixed funky light effects inside the observatory. -Arc Warden will no longer attack dead bodies. -Increased Cultist idle dialogue volume. -NPCs can now properly aim at target body parts, allowing them to more accurately shoot crawling and non-humanoid enemies. -Addressed issue where you could still accept contracts from dead quest givers. -Fixed issue where you could still trade with dead traders. -Addressed many issues with NPC friendly fire. Known Issues: -Some of the radio music is getting content matched on YouTube and Twitch, despite some of these songs being over 100 years old. In the meantime, radio music has been moved to the music volume channel so that it can be muted on streams. This is a temporary solution.

Beta 0.1.6 Update

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

388d ago

New Features: -New weapons. -Individual NPCs can now use the new barter system. -Barter system now has little arrows on item cards that denote the trader's preference. -NPCs will now actively seek shelter during severe weather. -You can now spend cash to pay off portions of your debt with the Broker. Changes: -Gave NFTA snipers bolt-action sniper with red laser in place of CSR. -Put CSR in rare loot pool, -Re-balanced prices of .338 sniper rifles. -Re-balanced loner stalker weapon pool. -Wrenches are less common in the loot pool. -NPCs will have limited combat LOS range in low visibility conditions and will no longer fire at targets that should be impossible to see. (Unless they have night vision) -Reduced fog density during lightning storms. -Changed "Fan the Flames" quest to keep track of destroyed fuel tanks between level loads. -Made NPCs less likely to run through glass web anomalies. -Updated Insurrection Irregular models, making them more distinct as paramilitary forces. -Added Hunger meter to Cooking screen. -Made barter shop trades at Borough more generous and offer more food. -NPCs now have to take account of visibility conditions when re-acquiring a target. -NFTA snipers no longer have the Active Tracking skill. -Random NPCs will now no longer spawn with Spratt's shotgun. -Replace Blue chest in Perdition with Red chest. -Changed Revolution's radio reinforcements from normal fire team to Haz-Op team so that they are more consistently effective and won't immediately die to map hazards. -Added more cover at entrance or Refinery. -You can now trade with Insurrection guards at the sawmill and dead end base if you have good rep with this faction. -Changed starting location on Skeleton Coast to be less obnoxious on new runs. -Made more of Mamma Roach's missions give more valuable items as rewards. -Put a keypad lock on the door to TUNNEL 225 so that new players are less likely to wander in there while exploring other leads. -Gave HandyMan a new charge up effect to their grab attack. Bug Fixes: -Fixed camera offset in item inspection screen. -Addressed possible cause of infinitely respawning artifact. -Hid tiny cube found on binoculars and Familiar Totem. -Fixed glitch where Regression matrix couldn't teleport player off of a ladder. -Fixed bug where NPCs could steal medical items from med bag. -Fixed bug where NPCs could steal items from inspect screens. -Fixed misc issues with inventory system. -Fixed Healthy Appetite not giving instant health at camp fires. -Fixed issue where NPCs could not see player through chain link gate. -NPCs will now be deterred from standing in radiation sources until they die. -Other misc bugs. -Fixed issue where you could not call for reinforcements with the radio in Refinery. -Fixed Pride Flag patch texture. -Addressed a potential issue with props being set on fire causing poor performance. -Temporarily removed Melee enemy zig-zag behavior as it was the root cause of a major performance issue. -Fixed issues with insurrection trader and bounty board at Saw Mill. -Fixed visual bug when changing patch in inventory. -You can no longer trade with enemy stalkers by sneaking up on them. -Fixed wonky ladder on ship-wreck in Skeleton Coast. -Selecting a Faction Base start on a random rep character will now spawn you at the Lone Wolf bar rather than a random over-world map. -Fixed a few areas where NPCs can get stuck on scenery. -Safe zones with no NPCs will no longer give you warnings about wearing a disguise. Known Issues: -Shadow entities are not visible on low shadow quality settings. -We are looking into adding a feature to allow you to offer cash as part of a barter deal.

Patch 0.1.3: Bug fixes and QoL changes.

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

396d ago

Beta 0.1.3 Patch New Features: -Marking a target with Binoculars will now give a faction IFF. Changes: -Increased custom perk limit from 4 to 5. -Made certain doors unable to be opened by NPCs. -Removed 'Crafting' perk from custom perk options. This perk is easy to obtain with a common item and not worth a slot. -Buffed bolt throw distance. -Improved warnings for entering faction bases while disguised or distrusted. -Gave basic pump shotgun iron sights. -Increased NFTA reinforcements at end of the Refinery Raid. -Improved a reward at end of Dead Bridge Raid. -Increased ammo capacity of under-barrel shotgun from 3 shells to 4. -The K key will no longer show FPS on screen. This function has been moved to the cheat menu. -Burner traps anomalies will now do a Line-of-Sight trace before triggering. -Changed pump room door in Perdition to be blocked by wood boards rather than locked by a switch. -Changed Crash site difficulty to better scale with reward and pacing. -Added more loot to Refinery. -Added more consequences for destroying Refinery Core. -Changed Binoculars min and mid zoom levels. -NPCs who lack night vision should be less capable of tracking targets in poor visibility conditions. -The game will now save your weapon's lowered state. -Hand-held flashlights will now always point where the player is looking, even while sprinting, swimming or climbing ladders. -Enemy respawn times have been slowed down in Cistern and RG East. -Made logo intro video quieter. Bug Fixes: -Fixed a major bug where NPCs would aim at their target directly, even when their location was not known. They will now aim at and investigate the last known location as they are meant to. -Sort button on inventories no-longer shows when Auto-sort is enabled. -Fixed nav mesh issue in the Swamp Map. -Fixed bug that let you steal equipment and weapons from barters. -Addressed possible cause of an occasional performance issue, investigation still in progress. -Removed a problematic anomaly from Cistern spawn pool. -Fixed some typos. -Fixed helicopter gun sound effect. -Made it harder to steal gold through bank vault bars. -Fixed the reflex sight on the tac SMG. -Changed damage model for explosive fuel drums so that they no longer explode by being lightly pushed or shoved. -Fixed step collision of smoke tower foundations outside Dr, Mosby's lab. -Fixed nav mesh issues in UT 308. -Fixed out of bounds glitch in T-1806.

Project Silverfish now in Early Access!

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcements

399d ago

Beta 0.1.0 Early Access

NOTICE: Save files are not transferable between the Demo and the Early Access build! (They would just break anyway, sorry.)

New Features:

-New character creator!

-New overworld maps!

-Several new dungeons.

-New contracts.

-Many new weapons.

-New artifacts.

-New story questlines (Still WiP).

-TVs will now play full video. You can add any .mp4 or .mov file to the folder: Silverfish>Content>Movies>TV_Clips and the TV will play them.

-New ammo caliber, .338 Magnum has been added for several sniper rifles.

-There is now more than one way to reach the Northern Zone.

-New Eather power armor.

-New weather events.

-New Crafting system.

-New enemies.

-New lore.

-New trades and item requests from major NPCs

-New experimental faction starts, VERY MUCH A WIP.

-Radiation damage now works. The Detector item now also has a Geiger counter.

-A search bar has been added to shops and stashes.

-New enchanted ammo. (Might be craftable in the future*)

Changes:

-Backpacks dropped on death no longer despawn upon your next death. Instead, all dropped backpacks will remain persistent until found and will decay one random item each day they are left unfound.

-Important quest items marked with a star will never decay from a backpack, and will always drop in a backpack on all modes other than Mercy or Permadeath.

-Virtual Shadow Maps setting has been removed as it no longer functions with re-vamped shadows.

-New, more user friendly save system.

-Disguise system has been made more robust and straightforward.

-9mm ammo has had a damage buff.

-The in-game economy and loot distribution has been completely overhauled.

-Thematically relevant loot will spawn in specific locations and new types of lootable containers.

-NPCs now have more diverse voice acting between factions, (some of this is still WiP and placeholder).

-Military reinforcement system has been re-balanced.

-Some existing quests have been slightly changed or given better clues.

-AI improvements and re-balancing.

-Changes to how Tesseract Artifacts work.

-More destructible objects.

-UI polish and improvements.

-Reworked how fail penalties work for contracts: Contracts no longer fail on death, penalties are invoked when a contract is abandoned or breached by the player's deliberate actions.

-Limit for active contracts has been simplified: Player can hold 5 Contracts at once, story quests and major missions are handled separately under their own header.

-Dr. Mosby's lab now has a public terminal where all data tapes turned in to him as quests can be re-downloaded.

-Dr. Mosby's lab now has a data tape reader.

-NPCs who are 'Distrusting' of the player now have more nuanced behavior.

(Except for the military, they shoot enemies on sight) They will react to things like you lowering your weapon, aiming at them, getting too close, ect.

-You will now lose relevant faction rep for destroying turrets, vehicles and faction infrastructure.

-You now Hold G to lower your weapon instead of F. (Default keys)

-Re-balanced health regeneration.

-Certain themed headwear will now give rep bonuses/penalties to certain factions.

-Changed how turrets and guards in raids will respawn.

-Added flash option to the camera item.

-Made various improvements to stealth mechanics.

-Bolt-action and pump-action weapons now cycle when the trigger is released rather than automatically after firing.

-Some shops will lower their prices as your reputation improves with their faction.

-Buffed grenade damage. You can now also 'cook' grenades.

-Pyrogeists are less aggressive.

Major Bug Fixes:

-Major performance improvements.

-Fixed issues with sound occlusion.

-Artifact respawning has been fixed; they will now refresh correctly each time a particular new in-game event occurs.

-Fixed major issues with Melee enemy pathing.

-Fixed huge memory leak caused by rain particles.

-Fixed a bunch of weird visual artifacts caused by fog.

-Under-barrel attachments on weapons now work correctly and can use all ammo types of their caliber.

-The demon known as "Nanite" has been fully exorcised from the game.

-Prop surfing should be fixed.

-Hundreds more minor bugs have been addressed.

Beta 0.1.1 Hotfix

New Features:

-Improved Player Card UI in Inventory screen. Food and disguise info are now more visible.

Changes:

-Replaced Red Cross on health items with more appropriate First Aid symbols.

-Updated credits.

-Melee enemies will now zig-zag when attacking, rather than running in straight lines.

-Made faction coloration more distinct.

-Made clue for Spratt's location more clear.

-The Eather Detector's description now mentions it's Geiger counter function.

-The player can no longer ask Simmi about factions they have yet to encounter. (You must at least go to Cross Roads before being able to ask.)

-Added copper wire to tool box loot pool.

-Air-born NFTA reinforcements will be slightly more common.

-Removed gold bar from graveyard (it was worth way too much), replaced it with more reasonable loot.

-Reduced size of faction incursions.

Bug Fixes:

-Fixed Model 1931's iron sights.

-Fixed missing custom use verbs for certain consumables.

-Fixed pathing issue that caused a scripted enemy encounter to all die before the player found them.

-Fixed issue where discovering certain dungeons would mark the entrance to Cistern on the map in error.

-Fixed hit-box issues with climbable chains.

-Addressed issues with certain enemies spawning outside the map in Cistern.

-Fixed bug where the death of an assassination target wasn't displaying a screen message.

Beta 0.1.2 Release Patch

Changes:

-Improved lighting on the character creation screen.

-Improved lighting on Intro Level.

-Improved base security at Dead Bridge military checkpoint.

-Made food bar easier to read.

-Added missing anomaly spawns on Slums.

-Slightly lowered enemy spawns on Slums.

Bug Fixes:

-Fixed sequence break with Drill Head alt quest line.

-Fixed issue where melee enemies could get stuck while charging a target.

-Fixed issue where melee enemies could get stuck "hugging" their target.

-Arc Wardens will no longer drop more than one artifact when killed.

-Re-added missing tooltip for Hunger.

-Fixed several typos.

We're so happy to finally let you all get your hands on the Beta! There's still so much left to do on the road ahead, but having the support of this community makes it possible! Thank you!

Project Silverfish Early Access Release!

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementsworkshop

413d ago

Project Silverfish goes into Early Access at the end of this month! Here's a break-down of all the major changes and new features Demo players will see!

Beta 0.1, Early Access Release:

New Features:

-New character creator!

-New overworld maps!

-Several new dungeons.

-New contracts.

-Many new weapons.

-New artifacts.

-New story questlines (Still WiP).

-TVs will now play full video. You can add any .mp4 or .mov file to the folder: Silverfish>Content>Movies>TV_Clips and the TV will play them.

-New ammo caliber, .338 Magnum has been added for several sniper rifles.

-There is now more than one way to reach the Northern Zone.

-New Eather power armor.

-New weather events.

-New Crafting system.

-New enemies.

-New lore.

-New trades and item requests from major NPCs

-New experimental faction starts, VERY MUCH A WIP.

-Radiation damage now works. The Detector item now also has a geiger counter.

-A search bar has been added to shops and stashes.

-New enchanted ammo. (Might be craftable in the future*)

Changes:

-Backpacks dropped on death no longer despawn upon your next death. Instead, all dropped backpacks will remain persistent until found and will decay one random item each day they are left un-found.

-Important quest items marked with a star will never decay from a backpack, and will always drop in a backpack on all modes other than Mercy or Permadeath.

-Virtual Shadow Maps setting has been removed as it no longer functions with re-vamped shadows.

-New, more user friendly save system.

-Disguise system has been made more robust and straightforward.

-9mm ammo has had a damage buff.

-The in-game economy and loot distribution has been completely overhauled.

-Thematically relevant loot will spawn in specific locations and new types of lootable containers.

-NPCs now have more diverse voice acting between factions, (some of this is still WiP and placeholder).

-Military reinforcement system has been -re-balanced.

-Some existing quests have been slightly changed or given better clues.

-AI improvements and re-balancing.

-Changes to how Tesseract Artifacts work.

-More destructible objects.

-UI polish and improvements.

-Reworked how fail penalties work for contracts: Contracts no longer fail on death, penalties are invoked when a contract is abandoned or breached by the player's deliberate actions.

-Limit for active contracts has been simplified: Player can hold 5 Contracts at once, story quests and major missions are handled separately under their own header.

-Dr. Mosby's lab now has a public terminal where all data tapes turned in to him as quests can be re-downloaded.

-Dr. Mosby's lab now has a data tape reader.

-NPCs who are 'Distrusting' of the player now have more nuanced behavior.

(Except for the military, they shoot enemies on sight) They will react to things like you lowering your weapon, aiming at them, getting too close, ect.

-You will now lose relevant faction rep for destroying turrets, vehicles and faction infrastructure.

-You now Hold G to lower your weapon instead of F. (Default keys)

-Re-balanced health regeneration.

-Certain themed head-wear will now give rep bonuses/penalties to certain factions.

-Changed how turrets and guards in raids will respawn.

-Added flash option to the camera item.

-Made various improvements to stealth mechanics.

-Bolt-action and pump-action weapons now cycle when the trigger is released rather than automatically after firing.

-Some shops will lower their prices as your reputation improves with their faction.

-Buffed grenade damage. You can now also 'cook' grenades.

-Pyrogeists are less aggressive.

Major Bug Fixes:

-Major performance improvements.

-Fixed issues with sound occlusion.

-Artifact respawning has been fixed; they will now refresh correctly each time a particular new in-game event occurs.

-Fixed major issues with Melee enemy pathing.

-Fixed huge memory leak caused by rain particles.

-Fixed a bunch of weird visual artifacts caused by fog.

-Under-barrel attachments on weapons now work correctly and can use all ammo types of their caliber.

-The demon known as "Nanite" has been fully exorcised from the game.

-Prop surfing should be fixed. -As well as dozens of smaller, miscellaneous bugs and tweaks.

NOTICE: Save files are not transferable between the Demo and the Early Access build! (They would just break anyway, sorry.)

Final Demo Update.

SirisTheDragonsteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

643d ago

Alpha 0.14.9 This should hopefully be the last patch for the free demo. All development will now be focused toward actually finishing the game. -Backpack now has a large auto-pickup radius and will hopefully be less likely to float in the air. -All NPCs have had their panic rate reduced. -Fixed weird shadows in Subway dungeon. -Improvements made to 3D audio. (Still WiP) -Made low-tier loot no longer seeded. (Red and blue chests and armor lockers still are) -NPCs will be less likely to walk into poison gas towers' radius. -Made splashing SFX quieter. -Buffed grenade launcher damage and blast radius. -Dead NPCs will no longer be able to take loot. -NPCs will no longer be able to steal consumables from the player's hands. -Slightly reduced player hunger rate. -Trading Stalkers in safe zones will no longer sigh all the time. -NPCs will no longer shout warnings to monsters, animals and anomalies. -Blue locked door in Cistern will no longer take the Warehouse office key. -Nearby items should now show up in anomaly fields. -Fixed issue where particular roaming anomaly would spam attacks with no cool-down, often resulting in game crashing. -Fixed issue where journals could be carried over between save files. -Arc Wardens no longer spawn with Cultist fire teams. -Fixed issues with Arc Warden target acquisition. -Fixed misc AI pathing issues. -NPCs can no longer pick up and take armed land mines. -EMP fields now disable the Eather Detector. -Adjusted barbed wire hitbox on fence gate in Dead Bridge so its less likely to kill you when opening it. -Fixed issues that cause rapid water splashing while swimming. -Fixed lockpicks and skeleton key working at infinite range. -Fixed yet another funky ladder. -Make that 2... -Fixed issue where player could take treasure from bank vault through the bars. -NPCs will no longer steal quest items. -Fixed aggressive enemy spawns at entrances of some dungeons. -Fixed issue where grenades would not stack into certain weapon slots that had them equipped. -Fixed some typos. -Other misc bug fixes and tweaks.

Project Silverfish news & patch notes

Project Silverfish news & patch notes

Beta 0.1.0 Early Access

Beta 0.1.1 Hotfix

Beta 0.1.2 Release Patch

Project Silverfish goes into Early Access at the end of this month! Here's a break-down of all the major changes and new features Demo players will see!

Beta 0.1, Early Access Release:

Steam news for Project Silverfish