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"!

In this scenario, 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. But be quick and efficient: if you lose someone, you can't replace them - and in a few weeks, the military will bomb the region.

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!

We also highly recommend only experienced players tackle Blockade -- a strong familiarity with the fundamentals of the game is required to master the scenario. Regarding custom games: Firstly, custom passengers are not shared between game modes. Secondly, you cannot create custom Engineers for the Blockade scenario. Finally, the selection of occupations differs between modes, with Blockade restricted to a small pool of more combat-focused careers. For all the changes in 2.0.0, check out the changelog below:

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.

It is recommended you start a new game after updating, as saved games may not be compatible between versions.

[ 2016-03-15 08:53:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fear Equation v2.0.0 - New mode: Blockade

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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.

It is recommended you start a new game after updating, as saved games may not be compatible between versions.

[ 2016-03-15 08:53:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fear Equation

Screwfly Studios Developer

Screwfly Studios Publisher

2016-01-15 Release

Strategy RPG Simulation Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 27

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (68 reviews)

http://fearequation.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

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Fear Equation - Linux [860.59 M]

The world is covered in fog. Most who enter the fog disappear, and those who survive say it brings their nightmares to life.

No-one knows where it came from, but they all have ideas. Some say it's an experiment gone wrong, others believe it's divine judgement. And you? All you know is that the Sun is rumoured to shine just over the horizon.

You are The Engineer. You have designed the perfect system: a train, sealed off from the fog, ready to rescue survivors and take them to salvation.

If only they'd listen...

Fear Equation is a turn-based strategy with rogue-like elements where you must take control of a modified freight train in an end-of-the-world scenario. The landscape has been overrun by a thick, deadly fog that manifests the nightmares of those inside it. Your survival depends on tactical planning and careful resource management.

As the Engineer, you'll need to rescue survivors, analyse their dreams and build defenses to protect them from their own imaginations. Complicating matters, passengers have their own theories as to how the fog was created and will form inter-carriage factions based on their beliefs.

Every game is unique and you can customise your Engineer to dramatically change how the game is played.

Your passengers bring their nightmares with them. When the fog attacks, it will make their worst fears come alive. Read your passengers’ dream logs to help prepare defenses.

The train needs resources and there's only one way to get them: send your passengers back out into the fog. Listen to radio broadcasts for hints and equip your scavengers well. But don’t stay too long because they’ll disappear into the fog.

Passengers will group into four factions based on where they think the fog came from. Different factions are associated with different nightmares, skills and concerns. You’ll need to maximise their talents, handle their disputes and meet their needs.

Create your own Engineer with special modifiers - both good and bad - that determine your individual train's starting conditions, overall difficulty and the different courses the game can take. Personalise your Engineer further by importing photos of yourself (or others) for use with your character.

Populate your train with passengers of your own design using the custom passenger creator. Name, vital statistics, occupation, factional tendencies and influence can all be modified. As with Engineer customisation, you can import photos from outside the game to give each passenger a life of their own.

Explore a richly detailed 3D cabin and interact with computers, train controls, maps and consoles. All interaction points feature an in-game manual so you’ll never get lost.

With squabbling passengers, limited resources and wandering foes including the cult-like "Fearless" and powerful military, the fog might be the least of your concerns...

About Screwfly Studios

We're a two-man developer based in Australia, dedicated to creating deep, innovative strategy games for PC. Fear Equation is Screwfly's third title; its previous games Zafehouse: Diaries and Deadnaut are also available on Steam.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Intel Core 2 DuoMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Mid-to-high performance NVIDIA or AMD graphics card with 1GB RAM
Storage: 950 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Other Linux distributions should work. however they are not officially supported.

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