Why is this month's update so late, you ask? Because it's bloody massive, that's why. Zone's Early Access release is 1 year old this month, and I wanted to make it something special.
All 25(!) rooms of the Power Plant are now in, most with their own unique encounters, including a special challenging boss room. Add to that whole slew of new features, items, cards and all sorts.
Some of the art assets are temp and still need brushing up as our artists couldn't get them done in time for June -- but that shouldn't take much away from the experience.
It's been a hell of a year. Didn't make as much progress as I wanted to, but then, when does an indie dev ever? What I do know is I'm still here plugging away and will continue to do so until this game is finished.
As always, if you find anything broken, please report it and I'll take care of it immediately.
Enjoy a big new chunk of the Zone!
Changelog:
20+ new areas in Power Plant
New PoIs, items, cards, ailments and abilities
New debuffs and radiation effects
New research options for radiation
Fixed crash when opening card view outside combat
Top right bar now opens and closes reliably
Fixed issues with acquiring Ailments
Fixed Ailments not saving/loading properly
Fixed timers not resuming after opening Options
Fixed various intermittent bugs
Fixed radiation being added while gameplay is paused
Fixed combat tooltips not showing buff amounts/durations
Added voice beep to explore encounters
Ambient audio now pauses while Options menu is open
Screen no longer jumps when transitioning between exploration areas
Better shader overlay for Power Plant
Fixed potential crash when leaving Points of Interest
Fixed several problems with item stashes
Rewrote Points of Interest handler code
Added Options slider to customise audio balancing
Fixed audio balancing for TTS SAM in Options menu
TTS audio balancing is now faster
TTS SAM now obeys voice volume settings
Fixed TTS setting changes not saving/loading properly
Fixed several audio sources not obeying volume settings
Fixed Amethyst Ring equipping to wrong location
Card buttons now show at proper size in research UI
Fixed visual layering issues with several Burner anomalies
This is the Zone -- a post-apocalyptic world where strangeness and confusion are the norm, filled with treasure, danger, exploration and strategic card battles.
Advance through environments filled with deadly anomalies and twisted abominations. Unearth artifacts of incomprehensible power, and use them. Develop your psionic abilities to the limit and blow away your enemies with the power of your mind.
Inspired by games such as Slay the Spire, S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Darkest Dungeon, the Zone seeks to seamlessly blend exploration, card battles and RPG elements, with a rich story crafted by industry veterans (Mount&Blade, The Next World).
FEATURES
Gorgeous hand-drawn art
Gripping story told in slick visual novel style
A wonderul, dangerous world to explore
Deep inventory management - Assemble your deck and abilities by carefully choosing your equipment, even changing everything in mid-combat
Hundreds of different items and abilities to mix and create your perfect playstyle
MINIMAL SETUP
Processor: 2GhzMemory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space