Pandemonium Development

Okay this is the last one before the Steam release, I promise. Also, the Steam/Itch releases are scheduled for February 14th.

We are also currently holding a patron vote on the name of Adventure Mode. As of this writing, Runes of Pandemonium is in the lead by a few votes. If you’re a patron, head over to patreon and vote!

Subscribestar Now Exists

We now have a Subscribestar, for the people who asked me for one because they didn’t want to/couldn’t use Patreon for whatever reason.

Subscribestar has a similar cut versus Patreon so we don’t care which one you use, whatever works for you.

Release Info

Download it here. (Mega.nz / Mediafire) (Win/Lin/Mac Bundle)

Changelog:

Major
*After all these years, added a splash screen. Now you know which studio made this game (it’s our studio).

Minor
*Paragons now always have their stats/resists visible in the combat inspector.
*Upped Paragon chance to 40%. Remember you can turn them off in the journal!
*Updated the Datacore ambience to not be a copyrighted sound.
*Journal UI now has stripe backing.

Bugs
*Added the missing three paragon activators in chapter 1.
*Fixed the chapter 1 “Defeat any paragon” achievement not unlocking.
*Fixed Chris’s attack and discharge abilities having the wrong name.
*Fixed some typos.
*55’s Laser Pulse ability now shows the buff affecting her instead of the enemy.
*55’s Conductive Spray can no longer miss (though it can still be resisted).
*Should no longer be able to exit upper Serenity Observatory’s airlock as an organic.
*Text on the menu will render over the icons.

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Get it here (Mediafire / Mega.nz) (Win / Lin / Mac Bundle)

We’re running out of bugs to fix, so this version with a few paragons fixed is going to be the version that gets sent to Steam.

Samelog

What has not changed between versions is that Niko is still cute. I’m not changing this no matter how many people ask!

Changelog

Minor
*You can now access the achievements when selecting a chapter.
*Added form handlers for Gravemarker to Breanne’s dialogue.
*Added form handlers to Polaris’ dialogue.
*At long last you can examine the bath on top of the dimensional trap.
*Statistics in the combat inspector will change color if an effect is buffing/debuffing them.

Bugs
*Fixed Mei’s Queen Bee costume not unlocking when completing the zombee hive.
*Fixed a softlock caused by Deadly Jump during the rubber sequence.
*Alraune/Bee relive sequences should no longer be unlocked during a new game.
*Fixed not being able to unlock the chapter 1 completion achievement.
*Fixed a console bug when talking to Septima.
*Fixed an empty dialogue box in the Quantir Manor.
*Fixed some other minor console bugs.
*Fixed not using special frames during the doll TF finale.
*Fixed Influence incorrectly reporting hit rate as 100% in Tourist Mode (Influence does not benefit from Tourist Mode).
*Fixed a console error with Mei’s Call for Help.
*Fixed Mei’s summoned bee ally having incorrect position alignments.
*Fixed some item text overruns.
*Fixed the tactics window being too wide on the expert UI.
*Fixed Buff and Debuff icons being switched.
*Fixed slotted gems not displaying their damage bonus correctly.
*Fixed Florentina’s Tinkering working on the wrong ability slots.
*Fixed Natalie’s lines not highlighting during the ghost TF.
*Fixed text overruns for weapon swap abilities.
*It’s a tail, Ack.
*Fixed a missing examinable in St. Fora’s E.
*Shunted around some NC+ dialogue.
*Fixed several console errors when playing without SX-399.
*Fixed a console error when engaging Raibie Christine.
*Fixed some alignment errors in the no-SX Finale.
*Added some bee portraits to the alraune x bee hot hot scene.
*Changing jobs in battle should respect the override Y.
*Mentioned the simplified UI in the tutorial in chapter 1.
*Fixed sound volumes not returning to default when not saving sound volumes in a savefile.
*Fixed Christine’s Handmaiden Pulsate healing 1/5th what it was supposed to.
*Fixed about 50 other minor combat bugs, such as display overruns, missing icons, and effects having the wrong duration.

Release Tomorrow

I was away over the weekend so the update will be done tomorrow. I’m done the major bugs that need fixing (there’s always a few more) so this will likely be the last bugfix update before the Steam release.

Almost everything is in place, but first impressions are important and I want to make sure nothing is obviously seriously broken when the game hits the bigger platforms.

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Changelog is below, but the most important addition is the new Plantchievements!

In the upcoming Steam release, there’s going to be ‘cheevos. Well I decided to make a full interface for that so even non-Steam players can have some cheevments. And what better way than a pun?

Plantchievements don’t do jack shit to affect the gameplay but I guess they kinda tell you about stuff in a chapter you haven’t seen yet. It took a lot of work to make these!

Changelog

Major
*Added achievements to the game! They can be found in the Journal by pressing the C key by default.

Minor
*Can no longer access the work terminals as 55 during the Raiju Ranch sequence.
*Magnesium Grenade now shows its combat effect in its item description.
*Underslung Flamethrower shows its combat effect in its item description.
*By popular demand, you can examine the plants in Hydroponics D.
*Scrambled locations and quests during the chapter 5 reprogramming sequence.

Bugs
*Fixed alraune portraits not appearing in chapter 5.
*Plutonite Fission Carbine description fixed to show flaming damage instead of piercing.
*Fixed a collision bug in Aquatic Genetics.
*55’s Psyche Up now uses the correct Free Action border.
*Added an examination handler for the RVD in Biolabs Gamma A.
*Fixed a missing tile in Biolabs Beta A.
*55’s Feasome Presence should now show its effect prediction.
*Fixed missing tiles in Biolabs Datacore A.
*Fixed lighting issues in Biolabs Datacore A.
*55’s Cold Calculation should now hit all enemies.
*Fixed graphical error in Biolabs Alpha C.
*SX-399’s Scavenge no longer exceeds the description box.
*Shouldn’t be able to see waiting actors during the gala assault briefing.
*Fixed some assorted console errors.
*Fixed empty dialogue boxes during the Steam Droid TF.
*Added a hint to the first Sprocket City reputation quest.
*Fixed very low mines floors sometimes not having any enemies.
*Fixed a tile error in Serenity Observatory E.
*Fixed Latex Christine not appearing in the combat ally bar.
*Fixed Christine facing the wrong way during one of the electrosprite cutscenes.
*Should no longer be able to spacewalk out of southern Cryogenics.
*Fixed 55’s Support turn-order icon not appearing.
*Fixed a not-north bug in Regulus Exterior EA.
*Fixed Reika not knowing how to count.
*Electrosprite Christine should no longer make footsteps when running.
*Fixed some out of bounds text in the journal.
*Fixed Prismatic Shield’s effect description going over the edge of the description box.
*Fixed wrong dialogue displaying when reliving Christine’s Golem TF.
*Fixed a bunch of bugs involving the Gala Assault briefing.
*Fixed several instances of a console error indicating an image was not loaded.
*Fixed a missing tile in the melted Biolabs Beta.
*Fixed being unable to transform into a Dreamer at a campfire.
*Fixed some of Dreamer Christine’s abilities not having square borders despite being free actions.
*Fixed a bunch of blank dialogue box errors.
*Added form handlers for the LRT hallway scene.
*Added form handlers to the LRT black site scene.

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Linkchievements

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Download it here (Mega.nz / Mediafire) (Win/Lin/Mac Bundled)

Changelog is below. This is largely a bugfix patch. The only new feature to be added between now and the Steam launch is achievements, which I will sort out in due time.

Changelog

Minor
*Ghost Mei no longer has footsteps when running.
*Added all the other enemies from chapter 5 to the mines spawn lists. It should be possible to encounter all the enemies in the chapter there.

Bugs
*Fixed cutscenes running at double speed as the dialogue is fading out.
*Fixed profile icons not appearing for anyone but Mei.
*Fixed combat animations fading out when the combat UI fades out.
*Fixed not transforming back into a ghost after the Claudia encounter if Mei also has Gravemarker form.
*Fixed several bugs related to the Claudia/Gravemarker interactions.
*Fixed an error in the speedboat sequence where the boats weren’t animating correctly.
*Fixed a bug where Florentina would not rejoin the party after Mei transformed into a bee.
*Fixed the LRTF and LRTHF maps being switched, causing you to teleport into a void when going down the ladder at the black site.
*Fixed switching characters in the equipment UI setting the cursor to the wrong spot.
*Fixed an extremely rare timestamp bug on the saves menu.
*Fixed all the jobs showing up in the profiles menu instead of just the ones that are unlocked.
*Fixed a missing Flashwhite command when talking to Sophie as human Christine.
*Fixed Inspiring Perception using the wrong icon.
*Fixed JX-101’s Guard using the wrong icon.
*Fixed Magrail Harmonization Module using the wrong stats, and also increase those stats.
*Fixed LRT terminals not lighting up correctly during the Vivify scene.
*Fixed a bug in Sprocket City’s dialogue.
*Fixed a number of instances where an integer was being expressed in dialogue with a decimal point following it.
*Idiots should no longer be able to close the shopping UI in the same tick they open it.
*Fixed a grammar error in the Serenity Crater quest.
*Fixed the map being misaligned when you first pick up the PDU.
*Updated the leaky doll’s portrait.
*Fixed a lot of instances of a flashwhite sequence not timing correctly.
*Added emotes to the electrosprite sequence that was missing them.
*Can no longer trigger the Meeting 55 cutscene while on a date with Sophie.
*Fixed being able to Chat with Sophie while on a date (she has no topics).
*It should no longer be possible to transform while on a date with Sophie.

Patch Tomorrow

As per usual, there were bugs in the released version. I have a few more I need to fix, so there will be a patch tomorrow. Keep those reports coming, we need to get this thing cleaned up for…

Steam and Itch.io Release

We had a team meeting today and will be putting together the Steam and Itch.io releases. Mario is doing copy editing, Hund the images, Pyxxis the trailer, and I’m responsible for the backend (as always). There is also an approval process so I’m hoping the Steam release is ready by then. The Itch.io release will follow at the same time.

Slitted Eye!

Despite a nasty run-in with a very small interlocuter (no, not Koops. Covid-19.), all of the gameplay assets for Slitted Eye are now complete. Urimas is going to be setting up the renders, and we’re getting concepts for the game over screens now. We don’t have an ETA on the game, but it’ll be worth the wait because hoo boy is it scary looking.

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Linkfo Wars

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You can download it now! (Mediafire / Mega.nz Win/Lin/Mac Bundle)

The changelog is that the entire UI has been overhauled for consistency, ease of use, and usefulness overall. Combat flows a bit faster and is easier to read. The text has been realigned to fit the dimensions provided, and all of the controls should now appear onscreen.

As always there may be leftover bugs and oversights, report them on the forums as usual.

With that, the next goal for Pandemonium is to prepare it for the Steam/Itch releases and make the Modmaker’s Starter Pack.

It’s the last update post of 2021. Did you miss Beta 3 and the sweet kissy scene? They’re on the patreon!

Also, CuriousCat appears to be un-nuked. I will make a new account at the new one in January and provide a link to it later.

It’s the holidays so get off my back.

You can get it here (Mediafire / Mega.nz)

This prototype fixes a wide range of bugs in beta 1. More importantly, the main menu has been rearranged to used a 3×3 grid and I did all of the alignments for the chapter 1 skills.

I have added another question to the google form, please fill it out and tell me which main menu you prefer. And if you haven’t filled it out at all, it (possibly) has a picture of a cat on it.