Hi everyone! Weve got some exciting new content coming up in this patch! A brand new Alien type and a new spray to prevent dirt and spawns are the highlights of what we worked on in the past days. As usual, items tagged as [COM] were changed based on community feedback. IS THIS A HALLOWEEN UPDATE? The simple answer is.. kind of. We are releasing this update the day after Halloween, but we only actually realised it was that close when it was too late to fully commit to a Halloween event or something like that haha. But, not to tell you all we didnt add anything related to the date, we have a carved pumpkin for you! Useful to.. uh.. scare anyone that wants to eat it? Go figure.
OH GOD IT FLIES [COM] From now on, every alien can potentially transform into a more evolved and aggressive form. The Flying Aliens (we might give it a better name in the future haha) will fly around the room, spitting goo at players and eventually hitting appliances in the process. We wanted an Alien that would make encounters more diverse and thrilling, even for more experienced players. So here are a few informations about this new enemy:

• Any regular Alien might eventually turn back into a bigger egg and come out as a Flying Alien;
• It flies over other aliens (duh);
• It seeks out players in order to attack them;
• After a period of anticipation, it will spit goo directly in front of it, also getting a small area of the floor dirty;
• It can only be stunned by a Bucket of water or a Dogs bark, but players can keep it stunned with the Mop once it is on the floor;
• They run away from the Quarantine Spray, but only when the player is using it;
• The longer you play a match, the higher the chances of encountering a Flying Alien;

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? The bug busters? I guess.. Anyway, now the game has an awesome new way to deal with the alien goo and the spawns: the Quarantine Spray! It can be used to protect appliances from aliens, block doors to avoid spawns, make players temporarily immune to dirt or cause Aliens to flee from you while you spray it around like crazy! It is also the first consumable item in the game, meaning every time you apply it somewhere (by holding down use the button, much like disassembling something), it will be gone forever! I mean, you can still buy another one at the shop, if you want to. And in case you want to make them interactable again, you can just wash the quarantine effect off with a water bucket and get on with your life. Oh, and appliances on quarantine will become non-interactive but will keep working as they should. Passive buffs, for instance, will keep their effects on sprayed decorations. We hope you all enjoy this new defensive tool and make the best out of it! WE SHOULD CALL THIS DOG THE GAME And here are even more enhancements to the Dog that come with this update:

• The Dog now drinks water from the bucket as long as it is close to it. Works pretty similar to the food on the floor, filing its energy, but leaving the bucket empty after a few seconds;
• [COM] It also eats food in its pot as long as the pot is within range;
• [COM] All foods will be entirely consumed when the Dog eats them in its food pot;
• Family portraits now affects the Dog. It is part of the family, after all;
• Added a slightly larger cooldown after each bark so it behaves a bit more like an actual dog;

CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS Interface

• [COM] The shop now shows who is using the shop by changing some colors depending on the player that is controlling it and by having an icon indicating the character as well. The players nickname is also shown in the new shop interface;
• Dutch and Polish translations were added by the community;

Balance

• [COM] Exercise bike slightly increases hunger on use. It is important to eat healthy before exercises!
• Refrigerator can now hold 20 items instead of 7;
• The Pumpkin Garden now takes longer to produce a single pumpkin, but lasts twice as long without water;
• Lamps now taunt Aliens to run towards them regardless of the state the enemy. As long as they manage to get the lamp dirty, that effect wears off;

General

• [COM] Unpowered doors now take longer to close back again on multiplayer matches, similar to the single player time;
• The process of building decorations on the walls is now easier, specially behind other appliances;
• Improved texture and animation for the faucet at the porch;

BUG FIXES General

• The Dogs animations for adjusting the food before eating has been fixed on online matches;
• Fixed issue that caused some player animations not to play when interacting with some appliances;

If you want to know more or participate testing features before release, please join us on our official Discord Server .

[ 2019-11-01 21:30:04 CET ] [ Original post ]