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Selaco v0.86g Update - Bugs, Stability & Balance

Hello everyone, We're still hard at work creating the next Mega Patch, which aims to be the most significant one yet, as it adds narrative elements, significantly amps up the worldbuilding of the game and updates almost every single level. While this is currently in the works, we've been working on a number of fixes that we wanted to patch early. This patch is not as significant as the ones we did in the past, but its still a good step towards making Selaco a more stable, better game. After all, why would we delay bug fixes!? Going in!

Version 0.86g

General Improvements

Added a system that prevents floor decals from z-fighting
Added Light Effect Culling to give a slight performance boost during scenes that are heavy on lighting (e.g., multiple enemies shooting at the player)
Added precaching for animated textures to reduce potential stutters
Multiple adjustments to how UI elements are cached, aiming for more efficient memory usage
Updated an outdated texture that mentioned 'Teddy11' instead of 'Teddy13'
Added a transition effect when loading a saved game
Minor artwork revisions
Audio readability improvements for damaged Fire Extinguishers
Slightly reduced the file size, yay!
Special Campaign: Squad Leaders no longer spawn when 'Spawn Additional Squad Leaders' is disabled

Plasma Rifle

Slight increase to Damage, Magazine Capacity, and Ammo Pickup count
Added multiple Muzzle Flash variants when firing
Recolored Plasma Bolts to match the color of the Muzzle Flashes
Reduced visual clutter when firing Plasma Bolts
Added transparency to secondary crosshair elements for improved readability
Fixed some inconsistencies in Upgrade descriptions

UC-11 SMG

Shock Dart now has a small amount of Area of Effect to make landing shots easier
Fixed a bug where Shock Darts would not shock enemies when hit during a pain state

Enemy Mines

Enemy Mine Beeps are now brighter
Enemy Mine Beeps will no longer be dimmed when Dimmed Muzzle Flashes is enabled

Bug Fixes

Rain puddles no longer cause precaching issues
Toilet Paper spawns from Paper Dispensers can now be picked up
'Panic Button' upgrade no longer persists when disabled
Recovered a missing sound effect that was meant to play near ventilation shafts
Fixed a large number of crashes and stability issues
Fixed an error where Metal Shrapnel particles coming from Metal Floors would never despawn
Fixed a very stupid performance oversight with Landmines
Fixed numerous startup issues
Weapon Kits no longer show Automap Notifications when Automap Updates is turned off
Fixed Rate of Fire exploit for Elephant Rounds
Fixed an exploit where Elephant Rounds would not have any recoil
Fixed Elephant Rounds displaying incorrect stats on older Saved Games
Fixed an error where the Overblown upgrade lied about adding +3 damage
Fixed a couple of menu quirks
Fixed an error where the Grenade Launcher would be missing Display Frames when equipped shortly after loading a saved game
(Linux) Fixed Linux mouse disappearing when clicking

A few more changes are made, but unfortunately went undocumented. Sorry about that :(

Public Beta Build

I mention this often, but I think this is important and worth bringing up from time to time. We aim to be highly transparent during the Early Access phase of the game. As such, we've added a Public Beta Branch that will always be available for use. Here, we apply updates on a weekly basis, often containing more experimental changes to the game. If you enjoy feeling more involved with the development process, feel free to join us here and give it a try! Just be wary that there will be bugs. If VAC-Bots start multiplying and slowly start ruling over the humans, then you're having the authentic Public Beta Experience. No, this will not be canon!

Conclusion

Happy to report that everything regarding development continues to go well and there are no major obstacles to bring up. There's a lot in motion, and I'm very excited to share more with you in due time. Chapter 2 is, of course, still far away, but there's a lot to show already. Perhaps the next blog post can show some of the things we've been working on.

For the time being, here is an Anti-Armor Rocket Launcher! Thank you for supporting our game and genuinely making Selaco even more fun to work on! - Nexxtic

[ 2025-01-20 18:37:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Selaco

Altered Orbit Studios Developer

Altered Orbit Studios Publisher

2255-08-25 Release

Adventure Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 26

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Very Positive (3424 reviews)

https://selacogame.com/

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Selaco is a brand new original shooter running on GZDoom, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart AI and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world. It draws inspiration heavily from F.E.A.R. in terms of action set pieces, while mixing traditional retro-FPS elements from QUAKE and DOOM, along with some more modern features. Together with professional artists who work in the industry, several having worked on successful throwback FPS games in the past, Selaco is a fully fleshed out world full of character, action, and mystery.

The story takes place during a violent invasion of Selaco, the underground facility that's home to the surviving refugees after the fall of Earth. You play as Dawn, an ACE Security Captain who, with her recent promotion and high level security clearances, is digging deep into the truth behind Selaco's murky history. Before she can finish her investigation, Selaco is rocked by explosions and armed invaders. While Selaco may take place in a large-scale conflict, much of it will be the personal story of Dawn, the center-piece of the game.

A lengthy story-driven campaign

Selaco is a story-driven experience, and we don't say that lightly. A dedicated writer has been brought on board to assist with creating an engaging and believable sci-fi story and world.

Intense Action set pieces

Turn the entire world into confetti with the destructive power of your weapons. Every single bullet will react properly with any materials or objects you hit. Our artists have created many different variations for each (voxel)object to ensure that the aftermath of each encounter is palpable. That once lavish office space now nothing but a pile of rubble with broken paintings, smashed tables, screen, chairs, smoke, and chunks of debris.

Custom AI

With our FEAR influence, writing proper AI was a goal from the get go. The enemy is fully aware of each other's presence and work together to take you down. They will keep their distance if you apply constant pressure on them, will rush you if you hide or run out of bullets, toss grenades if you use the same cover for too long, and much more. Hundreds of custom lines have been written and acted out, providing hints to the player about their current plans and tactics.

Full soundtrack

Selaco is accompanied by a full length original soundtrack composed by an experienced musician who has worked on many games in the past.

Professional voice-acting.

To help immerse players in the story and atmosphere of Selaco, professional voice actors have been brought on board. Dawn will be voiced by the incredibly talented Melissa Medina, with other casting choices revealed at a later date.

Extra Gamemodes

Completing levels allows you to replay that level in Incursion Mode, an expanded version of that map where your skills will be tested against a near endless onslaught of enemies. Win incursion maps to gain bonuses to aid you throughout the campaign. New exclusive Incursion Levels and new mutators will also be unlocked as the campaign progresses.

Full open-source modding support

Mod it till it breaks! Create new campaign experiences, modify or create your own content, port your favorite GZDoom mods. Anything goes!

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Linux 64-bit | Ubuntu 18.04 | Mint 19 | Debian 10
Processor: Intel i3 2100 or higherMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Anything capable of running OpenGL 4.0 (eg. ATI Radeon HD 57xx or Nvidia GeForce 400 and higher)
Storage: 600 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Linux 64-bit | Ubuntu 18.04 | Mint 19 | Debian 10
Processor: Intel i5-3570kMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB of VRAM with OpenGL 3.3 (GeForce GTX 630 or higher)
Storage: 600 MB available space

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