Hi everyone, Before I start, If you want to jump straight to the bit about feedback, scroll until you see a header saying "Feedback" I've been gone a while, not made an update, not said anything. I've been active recently in the discord (which if you haven't joined yet then click here to join) but still not on steam. However, that's changing. I want to do an update for Spectral Showdown, an update that will change the game and make it much better, an update that will (hopefully) get the game away from being buggy and a mess. I need your help though. As a developer, I can tell a lot about the game, but I'm also blindsided by my own mistakes and little things (and can also just miss details), I'd love to be able to not be biased in any way and I always try to, however I still need other people to give their thoughts to make sure I don't end up creating an update that doesn't make the game better. This is where you all come in!

Feedback

Hey everyone! I'm excited to bring you all a new update which brings more optimisations, bug fixes and new features!

Change log:

• Changed a lot of models for optimisation purposes. Any models not listed further down were done in the previous update. Some models have also been completely redone and have visual changes. They will be listed as well.
• Fixed an issue where AoE attacks were not launching creatures.
• Fixed an issue where AoE attacks (offline) were only occurring if you were standing right next to the creature (virtual inside) you wanted to attack.
• Fixed an issue where the minimap was updating slowly.
• Fixed an issue where the Show Minimap setting (online) wasnt working.
• Fixed an issue where you couldnt join games directly from inviting from steam.
• Added Keybinds.
• Added a Time Multiplier.
• Added a Speed Multiplier.

• Cabin (remade)
• Candle
• Rake (remade)
• Pitchfork (remade)
• Pumpkin (remade)
• Tent
• Trees
• Scarecrow (remade)
• Firewatch Tower
• Campfire
• Doghouse
• Windmill

Hey everyone! Today I'm here bringing you a new update! I've overhauled AoE combat to balance the game out. If you want more, stay around til after the change log! Here's the change log!

• Lowered all default volume sounds to .5
• Fixed an issue where attacks occurred twice from the client.
• Fixed a fatal issue crash on creatures death (if possessed).
• Fixed an issue where you could activate the Main Menu UI before the Main Menu loads.
• Added a Public Experimental Branch.
• Added a complete rewrite of AoE damage.
• Added some slight optimisations.

Just done a quick reupload of v1.2.0 because it seemed to be on the development branch.

Hey Everyone! Today I'm bringing you all another update! This update is to fix some networking issues and bring some security to games! Along with some bug fixes. Let's get straight into the change log!

• Chicken attack stamina is no longer 2 (meant to be 10) and is now 15
• Dog attack stamina is no longer 15 and is now 10
• Fixed an issue where the Sheep (and possibly more creatures) would freeze after their attack.
• Fixed a potential issue where the Ghost Player wouldnt load in.
• Creatures now deal damage in offline games as the previous update broke this.
• The minimap toggle is no longer broken in offline games.
• Reduced network lag with rotating in Online games.
• The cursor no longer stays on screen after resuming the game.
• Creatures can now attack each other in offline play and on the menu screen.
• In offline play, player two no longer moves forward when trying to move backwards.
• Optimised the creatures to gain a slight performance boost.
• Can no longer join sessions that dont match your version.
• Can no longer join a session that is mid-game.
• The server browser now actually works.
• Can now press the pause button to unpause in an online match.
• Added pause sounds for pressing the pause button in an online match.
• Added password-protected games.
• Added a countdown for going back to the lobby once the game has ended.
• Added an animation to fade the blur in on the end screen.
• Added a fade to black when about to transition to lobby from game.
• Temorarily removed mouse keys being used for attack/possess.

Hey Everyone! Today I'm bringing you all a huge new update that should fix a lot of issues with Spectral Showdown! Before I get into the changelog, I just want to apologise for how long this took and how broken the game was on release. This is not a common theme of mine and I tend to release updates pretty quickly. Spectral Showdown is a multiplayer game so it is significantly harder to test, reproduce issues and make sure it's all working. I am working on making sure I can make the process easier and faster so please do bare with me for a few updates! There has been a HUGE redo of some features to crack down on bugs, resulting in a lot of bugs cracked down and a bit of a performance increase. There have also been a few networking optimisations added to try and make multiplayer feel smoother and some QoL features to make the settings and the match settings feel a lot more customisable. Anyways, let's get to the change log!

Change Log

• Sound sliders are now 1-100 rather than 1-10.
• Game multipliers are now siders rather than combo boxes, allowing better match customisation.
• Increased Damage Multiplier Max to 2.
• Increased Health Multiplier Max to 2.
• Minimum Stamina Multiplier is now 1.
• Health decreasing and Stamina increasing no longer starts a second later than it should.
• You can no longer clip through the inside of the greenhouse.
• Chicken no longer reacts to traps differently (was taking damage incorrectly)
• Sheep animation no longer goes on for .5 seconds longer than it should.
• You can no longer start a match with one player.
• Matchmaking will now recognise the match when back in the lobby.
• Same-keyboard multiplayer is no longer bugged.
• The quit button in an online game now works.
• Waiting for players will no longer be an infinite wait. It will only occur for a max of 60 seconds. Everyone is sent back to the lobby if the game fails to load at least 2 players in.
• Creature attack particles no longer occur when knocked down mid-attack.
• Can no longer start moving whilst knocked down if you were mid-attack.
• Clouds no longer have a green tint in the lobby.
• Creatures no longer think theyre attacking when possessed during their attack.
• Damage Multiplier is corrected in offline play.
• Possessing will no longer sometimes leave you in a spectating state.
• Multiplayer now uses stamina for possessing.
• In online, the fox now hunts chickens (like offline).
• Client buttons in the lobby no longer have incorrect text formatting.
• Added a server browser.
• Added text next to sound sliders to show what volume you are currently on.
• Added Improvements to Attacking.
• Added a very slight performance boost.
• Added a Minimap Toggle in Match Settings.
• Mouse buttons are now allowed on the press any key to start.
• Added Multiplayer Optimisations.
• Temporarily removed the stamina bar animation (when you don't have enough stamina)

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for the support and love for Spectral Showdown, It's our first game on steam so hearing such great things about the game really means a lot. 750+ downloads (at the time of writing this) is amazing and I couldn't be happier! It really does mean a lot! Anyways, today I wanted to discuss some issues and upcoming features for Spectral Showdown!

The issues

Upcoming Update

Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that Spectral Showdown will be released this Monday at 10am PDT | 6pm BST! This news is a bit delayed (people in discord knew about this for a while, join using the link below) so this comes at short notice, however, I'm pleased about Spectral Showdown releasing and I can't wait for everyone to play! I hope you're all excited and continue to share this game with your friends! I'll see you all on Monday for the release of Spectral Showdown! See you soon! - Archie. Join the discord! Visit the website!

Hi everyone!