Hi everyone, We have a new patch out! Patch 1.25. We wanted to get you the improved gamepad support as quickly as possible, so here it is! Updates in this patch:

• Greatly improved gamepad support.
  • The game will now detect a much wider range of gamepads.
  • You can now customize your gamepad controls from the gamepad menu.
• New combat mechanic: Block and Counter-Attack. We've done away with the Brutal Attack and added in a dedicated Block button. A perfectly timed block will allow you to perform a devastating counter-attack on your opponent!
• Improvements to boss battles.
• Improvements to enemy AI.
• New animations for the main character.
• Added effects to let you know that you've hit an enemy's elemental weakness.

PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING This update is currently only available for the PC. We hope to have a Mac version available in the near future! If you were familiar with the development of our title, we had a little trouble close to launch and were forced to ship Slain! in a state we were not happy with. If you purchase the game now, it would be greatly appreciated as it will help us finish development to get the game to our initial vision. Patch 1 has already been released and 1.5 is on its way with 2 coming within 6 weeks. What to expect in Patch 2:

• New stage: The Petra Forest.
• Climactic battle against Vroll.
• New combat mechanics including a charge up attack.
• Further improvements to boss and enemy AI.
• New sound effects and improved sound balance.
• Improved animations and visuals.
• Improved level design.
• Further improvements to gamepad support.
• Full Steam achievements list.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THE GAME There have been some changes to the gameplay mechanics, and if you've already made some progress into the game, you will have missed the updated tutorial sections on the first stage. These are the new changes:

• The Brutal Attack is now gone.
• You can now block by holding down the Block button (to see which button this is, check the control menu. It's defaulted to Y on an Xbox pad). The will defend against melee and projectile attacks.
• If block is held continually, enemies will inflict an increasing amount of damage with each strike.
• A perfectly timed block will cause your opponent to become momentarily stunned, allowing you to perform a powerful critical strike by pressing the attack button.
• Killing a foe with a critical strike will restore some mana.

Thank you for your continued support!

[ 2016-05-30 16:57:30 CET ] [ Original post ]