Screwfly Studios' sci-fi horror roguelike set in the world of Deadnaut is finally here! Prepare for an unnerving and tense journey to the edges of the galaxy in search of the source of Rip space. As the Handler, you'll control a single Deadnaut, a treasure hunter navigating hazardous settlements, drifting derelicts, and confronting mysterious creatures, haywire security systems, and dangerous fanatics. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1801410/Deadnaut_Signal_Lost/ Here's what awaits you... FAST ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Guide your Deadnaut through procedurally generated missions, from floating cryoships and freighters to abandoned settlements, equipping them with a wide array of weapons, upgrades and gear. Fight when you can, run when you must. TRUST ISSUES Keep your Deadnaut loyal or force compliance. Pay them off or turn them into a mindless space golem if necessary, but remember: everything comes at a price. FIVE DISTINCT SUITS AND PLAYSTYLES Select from five suits, each with dozens of unique skills and abilities. Customise your Deadnaut with weapons, sensors, shields, cloaks and hack tools. Choose from the heavy-duty Labour suit, the ghostly Sensor suit, or the gravity-bending Energy suit, or other playstyles to match your preferences. TACTICS, UPGRADES, AND CUSTOMISATION Develop your Deadnaut and maximise their potential by discovering powerful combinations and synergies among 180+ upgrades. Tailor your armour and damage to face the challenges that await you in the twisted depths of the Rip. THE HUNT IS ON Stay one step ahead of the Benefactors, an enigmatic enemy in relentless pursuit, determined to stop you from reaching the Rip's source. Armed with advanced tech, weapons and cunning, you'll need to keep your wits about you to evade their grasp. CREATE YOUR OWN DEADNAUT Get started with a premade Deadnaut or create your own unique character. Adjust their stats and even import your own photo to truly make your Deadnaut your own. Will you reveal the source of Rip space, or keep the knowledge for yourself? The choice is yours in Deadnaut: Signal Lost.

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Screwfly Studios' sci-fi horror roguelike set in the world of Deadnaut is finally here! Prepare for an unnerving and tense journey to the edges of the galaxy in search of the source of Rip space. As the Handler, you'll control a single Deadnaut, a treasure hunter navigating hazardous settlements, drifting derelicts, and confronting mysterious creatures, haywire security systems, and dangerous fanatics. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1801410/Deadnaut_Signal_Lost/ Here's what awaits you... FAST ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Guide your Deadnaut through procedurally generated missions, from floating cryoships and freighters to abandoned settlements, equipping them with a wide array of weapons, upgrades and gear. Fight when you can, run when you must. TRUST ISSUES Keep your Deadnaut loyal or force compliance. Pay them off or turn them into a mindless space golem if necessary, but remember: everything comes at a price. FIVE DISTINCT SUITS AND PLAYSTYLES Select from five suits, each with dozens of unique skills and abilities. Customise your Deadnaut with weapons, sensors, shields, cloaks and hack tools. Choose from the heavy-duty Labour suit, the ghostly Sensor suit, or the gravity-bending Energy suit, or other playstyles to match your preferences. TACTICS, UPGRADES, AND CUSTOMISATION Develop your Deadnaut and maximise their potential by discovering powerful combinations and synergies among 180+ upgrades. Tailor your armour and damage to face the challenges that await you in the twisted depths of the Rip. THE HUNT IS ON Stay one step ahead of the Benefactors, an enigmatic enemy in relentless pursuit, determined to stop you from reaching the Rip's source. Armed with advanced tech, weapons and cunning, you'll need to keep your wits about you to evade their grasp. CREATE YOUR OWN DEADNAUT Get started with a premade Deadnaut or create your own unique character. Adjust their stats and even import your own photo to truly make your Deadnaut your own. Will you reveal the source of Rip space, or keep the knowledge for yourself? The choice is yours in Deadnaut: Signal Lost.

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How can I get help with the game?

Thanks to everyone who tried out the tech demo and gave us feedback. We've now upgraded it to a playable demo, with two suits, more enemies, and additional gear and upgrades. We will make it available here when Steam approves it, but if you want to try it out now, you can get it from our Discord server: https://discord.gg/BpFG5M3mep [previewyoutube=b0pswW5arCQ;full][/previewyoutube]

What can we expect in the full release?

When will the demo arrive on Steam?

Can I play the demo now without joining the Discord server?

We're very close to launching Deadnaut: Signal Lost but we need your help. We've prepared a technical demo of the first few levels of the game and we'd love to get it running on a wider range of systems. This will give you a taste of the game and help us catch any obvious bugs that have eluded us so far. It's a win-win. Grab the demo at our freshly launched Discord server.
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[previewyoutube=b0pswW5arCQ;full][/previewyoutube] We know you're keen to hear/see/inhale more about Screwfly's next game, Deadnaut: Signal Lost, and we're happy to say we can deliver! Check out the first trailer for the game right here. Along with the trailer, we've also refreshed the screenshots on the Steam page, as well as added a bunch more to give you a better idea of what you're in for.


If this is your first time hearing about Deadnaut: Signal Lost, here are some snippets from the Steam page FAQ to catch you up: [quote]How does this relate to the original Deadnaut (2014)? Deadnaut and Deadnaut: Signal Lost are both situated in the same universe and feature similar, mission-based gameplay in procedurally-generated locations. Furthermore, in both games you take on the role as a remote handler who controls the action at a distance via a physical console. The Deadnaut also uses similar weapons and suits; battles against security systems; trades knowledge for gear; and can be cloned upon dying.[/quote][quote]Is this a sequel? Deadnaut: Signal Lost is not a sequel. It is focused on a single Deadnaut, rather than a whole squad. The action is more intimate and tactical, and you can develop your Deadnaut with numerous suit upgrades and abilities. Furthermore, the gameplay is turn-based, not real-time, which helps focus the action.[/quote] Be sure to wishlist the game for updates; it won't be much longer before you'll be able to experience it yourself! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1801410/Deadnaut_Signal_Lost/

The cosmos is tearing itself apart. Wrecks of long-dead starships are full of horrible, interdimensional creatures. The dead roam surfaces of moons, and you're being hunted by technically advanced soldiers. Welcome to Signal Lost, Screwfly Studios' return to Deadnaut's grim and ruthless future. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1801410/Deadnaut_Signal_Lost/ While Deadnaut: Signal Lost is situated in the same universe as the original and features similar, mission-based gameplay in procedurally-generated locations, it is not a direct sequel. You play the role of a remote handler who controls the action "at a distance" via a physical console, however, Signal Lost is focused on a single Deadnaut, rather than a squad. The action is more intimate and tactical, and you can develop your Deadnaut with numerous suit upgrades and abilities. Furthermore, the gameplay is turn-based, not real-time, which helps focus the action. We'll have more to reveal in the coming weeks and months, but for now, head over to the Steam page and wishlist Signal Lost to keep up-to-date as development progresses.

The sequel to Zafehouse Diaires has arrived! You can now purchase the game on Steam or directly from us.

The sequel to Zafehouse Diaires has arrived! You can now purchase the game on Steam or directly from us.

As of this update, Linux players can now experience the nightmarish joys of driving through the fog-filled apocalypse of Fear Equation! Plus, a special treat for custom passengers.

• Added: Fear Equation is now available on Linux. Please note the game is only officially supported on Ubuntu 12.04.
• Added: It is now possible to have up to 150 custom passengers. The passenger tabs have been replaced with a list that can be sorted by name, occupation and priority.
• Added: (Steam only) Five new achievements based on Wanderer interactions.
• Fixed: A typo in the beacon report.
• Fixed: An issue with Wanderers as carriage leaders.
• Fixed: An issue with passengers being killed while attacking a Wanderer.
• Performance: Optimisations to SMAA (anti-aliasing).
• Performance: Small optimisation to bloom effect.

As of this update, Linux players can now experience the nightmarish joys of driving through the fog-filled apocalypse of Fear Equation! Plus, a special treat for custom passengers.

• Added: Fear Equation is now available on Linux. Please note the game is only officially supported on Ubuntu 12.04.
• Added: It is now possible to have up to 150 custom passengers. The passenger tabs have been replaced with a list that can be sorted by name, occupation and priority.
• Added: (Steam only) Five new achievements based on Wanderer interactions.
• Fixed: A typo in the beacon report.
• Fixed: An issue with Wanderers as carriage leaders.
• Fixed: An issue with passengers being killed while attacking a Wanderer.
• Performance: Optimisations to SMAA (anti-aliasing).
• Performance: Small optimisation to bloom effect.

Love Fear Equation? Why not grab The Screwfly Collection containing our other games, Zafehouse Diaries and Deadnaut? Complete the set and save 15%!

Love Fear Equation? Why not grab The Screwfly Collection containing our other games, Zafehouse Diaries and Deadnaut? Complete the set and save 15%!

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As a special treat for Steam players, we've released a new update that includes trading cards and seven new achievements, including ones specific to the Blockade scenario introduced in v2.0.0.

• Battle Stations: Win a battle against the military with your weapons optimally configured during the Blockade scenario
• Playing God: Create a custom passenger (yes, you can make your own!)
• Know It All: Find all 5 pieces of intelligence in a single game during the Blockade scenario

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As a special treat for Steam players, we've released a new update that includes trading cards and seven new achievements, including ones specific to the Blockade scenario introduced in v2.0.0.

• Battle Stations: Win a battle against the military with your weapons optimally configured during the Blockade scenario
• Playing God: Create a custom passenger (yes, you can make your own!)
• Know It All: Find all 5 pieces of intelligence in a single game during the Blockade scenario

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Yes, you read that right! Fear Equation just hit the big 2.0.0. Why the jump from 1.6.0? Well, Fear Equation has received its meatiest update ever -- an entirely new game mode called "Blockade"!

• Take charge of a single carriage and 15 military deserters
• Upgrade the train's weapons and take out the roaming military forces
• Watch combat unfold in real-time via a new mode on the mission computer
• Discover secret military documents that provide special bonuses
• Manage damage to subsystems and prioritise repairs
• And more...

Please note we're still fine-tuning this experimental mode, so expect a balance / bug fix patch or two down the road!

• Added: New game mode - Blockade. The military has set up a blockade to the East. Take a squad of military deserters, upgrade your train's weapons and bust through the blockade. Note that the original game mode is now called "Salvation".
• Tweak: Pressing the time acceleration key while in the rear section of the train during the guard phase will automatically put the player into bed.
• Tweak: Slightly increased the speed of the "falling asleep" animation.
• Tweak: The player ID card and modifier bundle have been moved to the carriage console.
• Tweak: The dream log and lottery card are now hidden for carriages containing no passengers.
• Fixed: (Windows) Reverted volumetric lighting quality to pre-1.6.0 levels.
• Fixed: Potential issues with holding the carriage console notebook and attempting actions such as moving or accelerating time.
• Fixed: "NaN" appearing in the loading text during startup.
• Fixed: The graphics options menu is no longer cut-off on non-16:10 resolutions.
• Fixed: Map generation elements not being cleaned-up properly on new games.
• Fixed: A visual issue in Direct3D 9 where UI elements would disappear.
• Fixed: A few visual issues with map pin placement.
• Fixed: Workarounds for erroneous damage messages involving the Rewind fear.
• Performance: Small optimisations to light cookie textures.
• Performance: Various optimisations to reduce memory and CPU demands.

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Yes, you read that right! Fear Equation just hit the big 2.0.0. Why the jump from 1.6.0? Well, Fear Equation has received its meatiest update ever -- an entirely new game mode called "Blockade"!

• Take charge of a single carriage and 15 military deserters
• Upgrade the train's weapons and take out the roaming military forces
• Watch combat unfold in real-time via a new mode on the mission computer
• Discover secret military documents that provide special bonuses
• Manage damage to subsystems and prioritise repairs
• And more...

Please note we're still fine-tuning this experimental mode, so expect a balance / bug fix patch or two down the road!

• Added: New game mode - Blockade. The military has set up a blockade to the East. Take a squad of military deserters, upgrade your train's weapons and bust through the blockade. Note that the original game mode is now called "Salvation".
• Tweak: Pressing the time acceleration key while in the rear section of the train during the guard phase will automatically put the player into bed.
• Tweak: Slightly increased the speed of the "falling asleep" animation.
• Tweak: The player ID card and modifier bundle have been moved to the carriage console.
• Tweak: The dream log and lottery card are now hidden for carriages containing no passengers.
• Fixed: (Windows) Reverted volumetric lighting quality to pre-1.6.0 levels.
• Fixed: Potential issues with holding the carriage console notebook and attempting actions such as moving or accelerating time.
• Fixed: "NaN" appearing in the loading text during startup.
• Fixed: The graphics options menu is no longer cut-off on non-16:10 resolutions.
• Fixed: Map generation elements not being cleaned-up properly on new games.
• Fixed: A visual issue in Direct3D 9 where UI elements would disappear.
• Fixed: A few visual issues with map pin placement.
• Fixed: Workarounds for erroneous damage messages involving the Rewind fear.
• Performance: Small optimisations to light cookie textures.
• Performance: Various optimisations to reduce memory and CPU demands.

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1.6.0 has arrived and along with the usual bounty of streamlining improvements, fixes and tweaks, this update marks the debut of the mysterious and powerful Wanderers.

• Page turning animations: Enabled by default. When disabled, all books in the game, including the carriage console notebook and manuals, will have their pages turn instantly. This can also provide a performance boost on systems with low-end CPUs.
• Faster movement transitions: Disabled by default. When enabled, the crossfade effect when moving around the cabin and jumping between cabin areas will be much shorter. Turning using the keyboard is also significantly quicker.
• Sleep immediately on time acceleration: Disabled by default. When enabled, pressing the time acceleration key (normally Tab) or clicking on the clock at the front of the cabin will make the player fall asleep immediately, bypassing the need to move to the bed and wait for the sleep animation to finish.

• Added: The Wanderers. Wanderers are Fearless who wish to leave the fog, but need the Engineer's help to do so. Wanderers brought onto the train grant special powers... for a price.
• Added: Gameplay options menu. This menu adds the following settings: Disable page turning animations; Faster cabin movement and Instant sleep.
• Tweak: It is now possible to select pages in the carriage console notebook using 0-9, with "0" representing the 10th carriage. Pressing the tilde or minus key will select the overview pages.
• Added: Ambient sounds when passengers board and alight from the train.
• Tweak: Modifier cards provided by passengers now show which carriage that passenger is from.
• Tweak: Normal cabin movement / turning is slightly faster.
• Fixed: Idle passengers would sometimes not start repairs automatically.
• Fixed: Food not being destroyed properly, causing it to reappear in loaded games.
• Fixed: An issue with the vignette screen effect.
• Fixed: Various issues with letterboxed resolutions resulting in visual garbage.
• Fixed: Moving to and from the bed using the keyboard now plays the correct sound effects.
• Fixed: Jump keys (F1-F4) being enabled when they shouldn't.
• Fixed: Additional workarounds for the lottery phase being skipped after waking up.
• Fixed: A workaround for duplicate disappearance reports.
• Fixed: An issue with Twitch integration and SSL connections.
• Fixed: Twitch integration now uses moderator names in addition to viewers.
• Fixed: (Mac OS X) Workarounds to address visual corruption caused by the volumetric lighting effect.
• Performance: Small optimisations to book page turning.

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1.6.0 has arrived and along with the usual bounty of streamlining improvements, fixes and tweaks, this update marks the debut of the mysterious and powerful Wanderers.

• Page turning animations: Enabled by default. When disabled, all books in the game, including the carriage console notebook and manuals, will have their pages turn instantly. This can also provide a performance boost on systems with low-end CPUs.
• Faster movement transitions: Disabled by default. When enabled, the crossfade effect when moving around the cabin and jumping between cabin areas will be much shorter. Turning using the keyboard is also significantly quicker.
• Sleep immediately on time acceleration: Disabled by default. When enabled, pressing the time acceleration key (normally Tab) or clicking on the clock at the front of the cabin will make the player fall asleep immediately, bypassing the need to move to the bed and wait for the sleep animation to finish.

• Added: The Wanderers. Wanderers are Fearless who wish to leave the fog, but need the Engineer's help to do so. Wanderers brought onto the train grant special powers... for a price.
• Added: Gameplay options menu. This menu adds the following settings: Disable page turning animations; Faster cabin movement and Instant sleep.
• Tweak: It is now possible to select pages in the carriage console notebook using 0-9, with "0" representing the 10th carriage. Pressing the tilde or minus key will select the overview pages.
• Added: Ambient sounds when passengers board and alight from the train.
• Tweak: Modifier cards provided by passengers now show which carriage that passenger is from.
• Tweak: Normal cabin movement / turning is slightly faster.
• Fixed: Idle passengers would sometimes not start repairs automatically.
• Fixed: Food not being destroyed properly, causing it to reappear in loaded games.
• Fixed: An issue with the vignette screen effect.
• Fixed: Various issues with letterboxed resolutions resulting in visual garbage.
• Fixed: Moving to and from the bed using the keyboard now plays the correct sound effects.
• Fixed: Jump keys (F1-F4) being enabled when they shouldn't.
• Fixed: Additional workarounds for the lottery phase being skipped after waking up.
• Fixed: A workaround for duplicate disappearance reports.
• Fixed: An issue with Twitch integration and SSL connections.
• Fixed: Twitch integration now uses moderator names in addition to viewers.
• Fixed: (Mac OS X) Workarounds to address visual corruption caused by the volumetric lighting effect.
• Performance: Small optimisations to book page turning.

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We're working hard on some meaty updates for Fear Equation, but we can only get them out so fast!

Gameplay improvements

New events

New game mode

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We're working hard on some meaty updates for Fear Equation, but we can only get them out so fast!

Gameplay improvements

New events

New game mode

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Think you have the fears of the last Nightmare Pack under control? Well, now you'll have to contend with another five fresh ones in 1.5.0!

• Witches: No matter what you do, you can't heal your wounds.
• Buried: The train is your coffin.
• Spirits: Fallen comrades come back to life.
• Wasps: An experiment gone wrong.
• Snakes: Why'd it have to be snakes?

• Added: Five new fears: Witches, Buried, Spirits, Wasps and Snakes.
• Added: "Stranded" loss condition. As of 1.5.0, the train starts with three signal beacons instead of an unlimited supply. Once these are expended and the train has no fuel and no passengers, the game will end in a loss. Modifiers are available for custom engineers to alter the beacon limit. This change does not affect games currently in progress.
• Added: A card on the route plotting notepad that show the bonuses and penalties currently affecting the train's speed.
• Added: Lighting Quality graphics option. This changes the rendering pipeline from deferred shading to deferred lighting, which results in a loss of lighting fidelity, but can substantially improve performance on low-end systems. Note that on the "Low" setting, directional occlusion is replaced with ambient occlusion.
• Added: A detailed explanatory note regarding fear attacks now appears after the first such event. Players will find it positioned near the bed.
• Added: Ambient noises from the first carriage can now be heard in the Engineer's cabin.
• Added: Epilogue text is now exported when the game ends. On Windows, epilogues are stored in "My Documents\Fear Equation\Epilogues". On OS X, epilogues can be found in "Users//Documents/Fear Equation/Epilogues", where "" is your OS X user name.
• Balance: Increased the time it takes to complete upgrades at higher tiers.
• Balance: Engine upgrades now increase the train's speed, but damaged carriages now reduce speed.
• Balance: Fear defense effectiveness is significantly reduced when the train occupies the same sector as a Fearless unit.
• Balance: Hungry passengers now live longer.
• Tweak: Mission equipment -- by default, all are drawn from lottery carriages; added modifier to allow mission items to be drawn from any carriage.
• Fixed: OpenGL platforms now use Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing (FXAA) instead of Subpixel Morphological Anti-Aliasing (SMAA) due to ongoing rendering issues.
• Fixed: Carriages containing passengers with a desired power setting of zero will always be set to low power when the train is refuelled after a "power out" event.
• Fixed: Incorrect gender pronouns sometimes appearing on messages.
• Fixed: Technology and Passenger concerns were not being calculated correctly.
• Fixed: Cargo items not being saved correctly, resulting in items changing when loading a game.
• Fixed: A few workarounds to try and fix sound issues on some systems.
• Fixed: Randomly-generated passengers not having portraits assigned properly.

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Think you have the fears of the last Nightmare Pack under control? Well, now you'll have to contend with another five fresh ones in 1.5.0!

• Witches: No matter what you do, you can't heal your wounds.
• Buried: The train is your coffin.
• Spirits: Fallen comrades come back to life.
• Wasps: An experiment gone wrong.
• Snakes: Why'd it have to be snakes?

• Added: Five new fears: Witches, Buried, Spirits, Wasps and Snakes.
• Added: "Stranded" loss condition. As of 1.5.0, the train starts with three signal beacons instead of an unlimited supply. Once these are expended and the train has no fuel and no passengers, the game will end in a loss. Modifiers are available for custom engineers to alter the beacon limit. This change does not affect games currently in progress.
• Added: A card on the route plotting notepad that show the bonuses and penalties currently affecting the train's speed.
• Added: Lighting Quality graphics option. This changes the rendering pipeline from deferred shading to deferred lighting, which results in a loss of lighting fidelity, but can substantially improve performance on low-end systems. Note that on the "Low" setting, directional occlusion is replaced with ambient occlusion.
• Added: A detailed explanatory note regarding fear attacks now appears after the first such event. Players will find it positioned near the bed.
• Added: Ambient noises from the first carriage can now be heard in the Engineer's cabin.
• Added: Epilogue text is now exported when the game ends. On Windows, epilogues are stored in "My DocumentsFear EquationEpilogues". On OS X, epilogues can be found in "Users//Documents/Fear Equation/Epilogues", where "" is your OS X user name.
• Balance: Increased the time it takes to complete upgrades at higher tiers.
• Balance: Engine upgrades now increase the train's speed, but damaged carriages now reduce speed.
• Balance: Fear defense effectiveness is significantly reduced when the train occupies the same sector as a Fearless unit.
• Balance: Hungry passengers now live longer.
• Tweak: Mission equipment -- by default, all are drawn from lottery carriages; added modifier to allow mission items to be drawn from any carriage.
• Fixed: OpenGL platforms now use Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing (FXAA) instead of Subpixel Morphological Anti-Aliasing (SMAA) due to ongoing rendering issues.
• Fixed: Carriages containing passengers with a desired power setting of zero will always be set to low power when the train is refuelled after a "power out" event.
• Fixed: Incorrect gender pronouns sometimes appearing on messages.
• Fixed: Technology and Passenger concerns were not being calculated correctly.
• Fixed: Cargo items not being saved correctly, resulting in items changing when loading a game.
• Fixed: A few workarounds to try and fix sound issues on some systems.
• Fixed: Randomly-generated passengers not having portraits assigned properly.

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Fear Equation has just hit version 1.4.0! This update marks the arrival of our third Nightmare Pack, which includes five new fears to tackle.

• Hunchback: A monster, a victim, a child. He just wants to play...
• Void: There's nothing here but the distant stars you'll never reach
• Demons: The Devil's minions climb up from Hell to drag you down
• Creatures: Perhaps the Void isn't empty after all
• Beast: The fog lingers with those who have encountered the Beast

• Added: Five new fears: Hunchback, Void, Demons, Creatures and Beast.
• Added: Accessibility options -- colour blindness support and high contrast text. These features are currently being refined and will be improved based on player feedback.
• Added: It is now possible to dump / move up to five cargo items at a time with the Move Cargo order.
• Added: A dream history to the passenger dossier.
• Added: The start-up screen now shows percentage progress while processing custom portraits.
• Added: A surprise ending for players who frequently kill passengers on purpose by cutting carriage power.
• Tweak: Added a Clear button to the lottery.
• Tweak: Computer status bar now shows usage instructions for order duration while the order duration dialog is visible.
• Tweak: Passengers can be removed from the lottery card and transfer card by holding shift and left-clicking.
• Tweak: More information regarding controls added to a few tutorial notes.
• Tweak: Order cards are offset slightly to the right so they don't overlap the projection wheel.
• Tweak: When moving to the carriage console or computer stations from the front or rear of the train via mouse click, the camera will automatically be rotated to face those stations.
• Fixed: Bloom levels are now clamped globally.
• Fixed: Floating radio text is no longer visible when the main menu is up.
• Fixed: A bug that allowed unlimited assignment of mission items.
• Fixed: Clicking the train's current location is now less fiddly.
• Fixed: Numerous issues with disputes and dispute canisters.
• Fixed: The destination map flag now reappears when the effects of the Absent Minded modifier wears off.
• Fixed: Movement issues when jumping from the computer while a radio channel is selected.
• Fixed: The Shadows fear blowing out lights when bloom is enabled.
• Fixed: Various workarounds for custom portrait issues.
• Fixed: The computer not resetting properly at the end of some phases.
• Fixed: The Bindings fear once again has the "ropes" intensity.
• Fixed: An issue that could cause the player to miss the lottery phase.
• Fixed: The "Calm Down Everyone" modifier can now be selected.
• Fixed: Custom portrait issue on certain system configurations.
• Fixed: A selection bug when only one location is available to raid.

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Fear Equation has just hit version 1.4.0! This update marks the arrival of our third Nightmare Pack, which includes five new fears to tackle.

• Hunchback: A monster, a victim, a child. He just wants to play...
• Void: There's nothing here but the distant stars you'll never reach
• Demons: The Devil's minions climb up from Hell to drag you down
• Creatures: Perhaps the Void isn't empty after all
• Beast: The fog lingers with those who have encountered the Beast

• Added: Five new fears: Hunchback, Void, Demons, Creatures and Beast.
• Added: Accessibility options -- colour blindness support and high contrast text. These features are currently being refined and will be improved based on player feedback.
• Added: It is now possible to dump / move up to five cargo items at a time with the Move Cargo order.
• Added: A dream history to the passenger dossier.
• Added: The start-up screen now shows percentage progress while processing custom portraits.
• Added: A surprise ending for players who frequently kill passengers on purpose by cutting carriage power.
• Tweak: Added a Clear button to the lottery.
• Tweak: Computer status bar now shows usage instructions for order duration while the order duration dialog is visible.
• Tweak: Passengers can be removed from the lottery card and transfer card by holding shift and left-clicking.
• Tweak: More information regarding controls added to a few tutorial notes.
• Tweak: Order cards are offset slightly to the right so they don't overlap the projection wheel.
• Tweak: When moving to the carriage console or computer stations from the front or rear of the train via mouse click, the camera will automatically be rotated to face those stations.
• Fixed: Bloom levels are now clamped globally.
• Fixed: Floating radio text is no longer visible when the main menu is up.
• Fixed: A bug that allowed unlimited assignment of mission items.
• Fixed: Clicking the train's current location is now less fiddly.
• Fixed: Numerous issues with disputes and dispute canisters.
• Fixed: The destination map flag now reappears when the effects of the Absent Minded modifier wears off.
• Fixed: Movement issues when jumping from the computer while a radio channel is selected.
• Fixed: The Shadows fear blowing out lights when bloom is enabled.
• Fixed: Various workarounds for custom portrait issues.
• Fixed: The computer not resetting properly at the end of some phases.
• Fixed: The Bindings fear once again has the "ropes" intensity.
• Fixed: An issue that could cause the player to miss the lottery phase.
• Fixed: The "Calm Down Everyone" modifier can now be selected.
• Fixed: Custom portrait issue on certain system configurations.
• Fixed: A selection bug when only one location is available to raid.

[img=http://fearequation.com/images/marketing/v133banner.png][/img] Good news Engineers, Fear Equation has been updated to version 1.3.3! The major highlights of this patch are Steam achievements -- 25 in fact -- Twitch integration and several critical bug fixes. Twitch integration allows players to type in a Twitch channel via the Options menu and passenger names will be generated from usernames found in the channel's chat. It also enables random custom passenger generation via the Custom game screen, using chat names. The rest of the update consists of bug fixes, interface tweaks, performance optimisations and various other improvements. A complete list of changes for 1.3.3 can be found below:

• Added: (Steam only) 25 achievements. Please visit the Fear Equation Steam page for a full list.
• Added: Twitch integration. To enable, select Options -> Twitch Settings from the main menu and enter a valid Twitch channel name. If the channel is found, passengers will be generated using chat usernames. You can also create random passengers from chat users in the Custom game screen.
• Added: Two new graphics options for high-end PCs: Real-time reflections and an "Ultra" mode for directional occlusion.
• Added: A message on the main menu screen explaining that saving is only possible during the Lottery phase.
• Added: Resolution support for 1280 x 1024 screens.
• Balance: Rescued survivors no longer have an immediate effect on dreams.
• Balance: Fuel consumption has been reduced by 20%.
• Balance: Reduced the radius bonus of the level II radio upgrade.
• Tweak: On Windows, custom portraits can now be placed in "My Documents\Fear Equation\UserPortraits".
• Tweak: Pressing spacebar (or return) now confirms an order duration.
• Tweak: Fear attack jump points now provide a better view out the cabin windows.
• Tweak: Increased the font size of dream notes and the dream folder is now docked closer to the player camera.
• Tweak: Reduced the intensity of red text on the route planner.
• Tweak: The cursor on the in-game computer is hidden while a Hail Mary or beacon is running.
• Tweak: Once a mission order is confirmed, the status bar will return to the passenger selection menu.
• Tweak: Defenses now have a different outline to regular cargo items.
• Tweak: It is no longer necessary to zoom into the computer to read a message capsule or turn the radio on/off.
• Tweak: Cargo items now have a highlight when moused over.
• Tweak: Slightly increased the player's keyboard turning speed.
• Tweak: Radio and mission transcripts on the computer are now read automatically when you move through them with the up/down arrow keys.
• Fixed: Several fixes to message system to prevent "floating" capsules.
• Fixed: Fuel estimate inconsistency after plotting a route.
• Fixed: Passenger radar dots were sometimes not scaled properly.
• Fixed: It's no longer possible to click "through" the route planner and manipulate the train controls.
• Fixed: A rare error when distributing items during world generation.
• Fixed: A workaround for a visual issue on Mac OS X at game start.
• Fixed: The fog light now turns off when the fog level is low.
• Fixed: A number of issues with saving and loading games.
• Fixed: A number of issues with abandoning and then starting a new game.
• Fixed: Workarounds for custom portraits not working correctly on certain configurations.
• Fixed: Carriage console power bars are now more accurate.
• Fixed: A contradiction in the train manual relating to phase start and end times.
• Fixed: Dead VIPs causing problems with the player's modifier card stack.
• Fixed: Projection wheel dot positions and sizes not updating to match the wheel mode on page turn.
• Fixed: Keyboard location panning is disabled when the order duration dialog is visible.
• Fixed: Clicking "Confirm" on the order duration dialog no longer makes the location view snap around.
• Performance: Many optimisations to reduce CPU workload, memory usage and intermittent stuttering.

[img=http://fearequation.com/images/marketing/v133banner.png][/img] Good news Engineers, Fear Equation has been updated to version 1.3.3! The major highlights of this patch are Steam achievements -- 25 in fact -- Twitch integration and several critical bug fixes. Twitch integration allows players to type in a Twitch channel via the Options menu and passenger names will be generated from usernames found in the channel's chat. It also enables random custom passenger generation via the Custom game screen, using chat names. The rest of the update consists of bug fixes, interface tweaks, performance optimisations and various other improvements. A complete list of changes for 1.3.3 can be found below:

• Added: (Steam only) 25 achievements. Please visit the Fear Equation Steam page for a full list.
• Added: Twitch integration. To enable, select Options -> Twitch Settings from the main menu and enter a valid Twitch channel name. If the channel is found, passengers will be generated using chat usernames. You can also create random passengers from chat users in the Custom game screen.
• Added: Two new graphics options for high-end PCs: Real-time reflections and an "Ultra" mode for directional occlusion.
• Added: A message on the main menu screen explaining that saving is only possible during the Lottery phase.
• Added: Resolution support for 1280 x 1024 screens.
• Balance: Rescued survivors no longer have an immediate effect on dreams.
• Balance: Fuel consumption has been reduced by 20%.
• Balance: Reduced the radius bonus of the level II radio upgrade.
• Tweak: On Windows, custom portraits can now be placed in "My DocumentsFear EquationUserPortraits".
• Tweak: Pressing spacebar (or return) now confirms an order duration.
• Tweak: Fear attack jump points now provide a better view out the cabin windows.
• Tweak: Increased the font size of dream notes and the dream folder is now docked closer to the player camera.
• Tweak: Reduced the intensity of red text on the route planner.
• Tweak: The cursor on the in-game computer is hidden while a Hail Mary or beacon is running.
• Tweak: Once a mission order is confirmed, the status bar will return to the passenger selection menu.
• Tweak: Defenses now have a different outline to regular cargo items.
• Tweak: It is no longer necessary to zoom into the computer to read a message capsule or turn the radio on/off.
• Tweak: Cargo items now have a highlight when moused over.
• Tweak: Slightly increased the player's keyboard turning speed.
• Tweak: Radio and mission transcripts on the computer are now read automatically when you move through them with the up/down arrow keys.
• Fixed: Several fixes to message system to prevent "floating" capsules.
• Fixed: Fuel estimate inconsistency after plotting a route.
• Fixed: Passenger radar dots were sometimes not scaled properly.
• Fixed: It's no longer possible to click "through" the route planner and manipulate the train controls.
• Fixed: A rare error when distributing items during world generation.
• Fixed: A workaround for a visual issue on Mac OS X at game start.
• Fixed: The fog light now turns off when the fog level is low.
• Fixed: A number of issues with saving and loading games.
• Fixed: A number of issues with abandoning and then starting a new game.
• Fixed: Workarounds for custom portraits not working correctly on certain configurations.
• Fixed: Carriage console power bars are now more accurate.
• Fixed: A contradiction in the train manual relating to phase start and end times.
• Fixed: Dead VIPs causing problems with the player's modifier card stack.
• Fixed: Projection wheel dot positions and sizes not updating to match the wheel mode on page turn.
• Fixed: Keyboard location panning is disabled when the order duration dialog is visible.
• Fixed: Clicking "Confirm" on the order duration dialog no longer makes the location view snap around.
• Performance: Many optimisations to reduce CPU workload, memory usage and intermittent stuttering.

Fear Equation is Now Available on Steam and is 25% off!*

Fear Equation is a turn-based horror strategy game where you play the engineer of a modified freight train, built to protect its occupants from a deadly fog that brings their nightmares to life. Survival depends on analysing passengers' dreams, crafting defenses, upgrading, scavenging and resource management. Complicating matters, passengers have their own theories as to how the fog was created and will form inter-carriage factions based on their beliefs.

*Offer ends January 22 at 10AM Pacific Time