Howdy folks! We hope this finds you well! Viscerafest will be leaving early access on April 14th, 2025. And with that announcement, we've got a new little trailer for ya! [previewyoutube=McXOH5Z6se0;full][/previewyoutube] So, with that announcement, I thought we might clarify what's coming with the full release for everyone who has been a little out of the loop.
For Starters, the entirety of the game's early access content will receive a substantial update. Chapters 1 and 2 have seen all their levels heavily updated with visual improvements, layout changes, new secrets, revised and new combat encounters, new enemy types, new story dialogue, new scripted sequences, revised tutorialization, etc...
In tandem with the above, most of the weapons and enemies have been rebalanced, and some have new/revised attacks. They have also been visually updated. There's a newly revised gore system with bouncy gibs! And more, I'm probably forgetting.
And all that is just the old content; almost none of that is to address what's new... Because coming in this release, there are now 13 new enemy types, 4 new bosses, 8 new levels, a working shop where you can use your collected skullies to buy cheat codes and gameplay modifiers, the lorebrary where you can unlock lore entries that allow you to read up on game's universe, and the Bestiary where you can read up on all the game's little critters!

But More is Yet to Come

Some Caveats

Howdy folks! We have a bit of a quick update regarding the full release. The game is pretty much on track to hit the previously announced release window of April this year. There is, however, one minor hiccup. Our lead sound designer, Markie, has been going through one heck of a tumble dryer with all life has been throwing at him; as such, we've had to bring in another sound designer to help us wrap up everything. Even with this, however, there's a very real possibility that Viscerafest will launch with some placeholder/missing audio. We'll be working to make sure that doesn't happen, and if it does, we'll be aiming to patch in the missing sounds as quickly as possible. On a similar note, if you've not been following our youtube channel, we've been posting a few extra little sneak peaks as of late, including some looks at the new tracks for the OST by John S. Weekley. [previewyoutube=uN4IXN6SS5o;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=q5gBnvUCr8g;full][/previewyoutube] We'll be announcing the exact date of release fairly soon here, but for everything to fall into place, we have to raise the price of the game to its final value of 19.99 USD/EUR (and its equivalence in other currencies, based on the Steam pricing matrix). This will go into effect on Friday, March 7th. With the full release will come the game's third and final chapter, massive changes and revisions to chapters 1 and 2 (with some of the levels being longer than their originals), new enemy types, a new weapon, the lorebrary, the shop, gameplay modifiers, and... probably some other stuff I'm forgetting... So with that if you want to grab Viscerafest at the lower, Early Access price, you better hurry! [previewyoutube=jFSiU--kxb0;full][/previewyoutube] We can't wait for you all to see the fullness of what's in store for Viscerafest and we really hope you enjoy your time with the full game. In the meantime if you'd like to hang out with us and chat, come join us at the Viscerafest Discord server and if you haven't follow us on Twitter to keep up with our shenanigans! Thank you for your time, we hope you have a wonderful day! God bless you. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

Howdy, ladies and gents! And welcome back to that thing I said I wouldn't be doing again!!! Aren't I a stinker! Last time we chatted, I said that devlog would probably be the last one we did, and I meant it. But! I still intended to post something of substance for you all to read. I was hemming and hawing about what to post, though.Something about the game's development history? Perhaps something about the game's story? But now did not particularly feel like the right time for any of the ideas I was coming up with. Regardless, enough work and developments have accumulated that I do, in fact, have something to talk about from a developmental perspective. It was getting to the point where I was honestly planning on ending whatever I posted with a mini-devlog of sorts anyway. So I thought... "Eh, why the heck not? What's one more devlog? It's not like anybody is going to care..." So! Without any further ado... Here's one more devlog for your reading pleasure!

OST and Sound

General cleanup

Enemy Polish

Chapter 1 Polish

Chapter 2 Polish

Chapter 3 Polish

The Thing You Can't Escape

A Not So Quick Side Tangent

But That's All Folks!

Greetings, everyone! Allow us to inform you, loyal players of Viscerafest, that another first-person-shooter from Fulqrum Publishing has just left Early Access and is available now - the game is none other than Forgive Me Father 2! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272250/Forgive_Me_Father_2/ Drawing inspiration from various FPS subgenres, including classic boomer shooters like Quake and Doom, combined with modern mechanics, unique visual style, and Unreal Engine 5 technology, Forgive Me Father 2 offers an action-packed retro-meets-cutting-edge love letter to all FPS fans. Building upon the original with a darker story, players are now entrenched deeper into the mythos, with equipable Dark Tome pages to upgrade their madness skills. Be that healing wounds with Lifesteal, becoming more powerful with Might, boosting fire rate and reload speed with Haste, or reducing incoming damage with Resistance, players can give their mind to the eldritch apparitions to improve their chances of survival. While Forgive Me Father 2 has seen multiple major updates over its Early Access period, todays 1.0 launch introduces tons of new content including vast new levels, new weapons, eldritch monstrosities to battle, and much, much more! Starting from today, players will be able to explore the suitably-named Nightmare Land, a low-gravity Hellscape filled with gigantic mushrooms, and of course, hordes of Lovecraftian monstrosities ready to devour their flesh and soul. If mushrooms arent your thing, why not face the chilly horrors of the new Arctic level, which also launches as part of todays 1.0 release? Players will also be able to get their hands on new tools of destruction, such as the melee weapon known as The Suspicious Box, which clears theirs personal space when surrounded by hideous monstrosities. Or if youd prefer, why not kill enemies through sight alone? Then youll love the latest addition to the Dark Tome system, which wounds enemies within your sight at unbelievable frequency. No one is safe as long as you have a clear line of sight to your target. Get Forgive Me Father 2 for a discounted price and if you think playing the second installment without even trying the first one, be informed that there is a bundle that includes both of these games and that offers a bundle discount (this discount applies even if you already own one of the included games). https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35903/Forgive_Me_Father_Franchise_Bundle/

Well! This is somewhat bittersweet. So, you've likely noticed that it's been a hot minute since our last dev log, and that was no accident. We're very much in the final stretch of Viscerafest's development, and because of that, there's been progressively less exciting things going on. More time and effort has been put toward just cleaning up what exists rather than doing anything fancy or new. Truthfully, it's stuff that's not particularly exciting to talk about, and thus, I wanted to wait until enough interesting things had accrued to make a brand new post. Well just the other day we dropped a new trailer with a big announcement in it, so surely that means we've got more than enough to warrant a new post, and with that, this will probably be our final Devlog post. That's not to say we won't be posting anything; maybe as we get closer, we might give you guys sneak peeks and whatnot or talk about some fun craziness that's happened, but the posts like this one that we've been doing for the last year or so, are indeed coming to an end. But before we get into the dev log part of this developer log, we should tackle some more big-picture stuff first.

That New Trailer...

They want to ensure the game is done by the time the release date rolls around. Initially, we proposed February, but for business reasons, they felt April would be a better time to drop the game, as well as give us more time to tidy things up. [/olist]

Console Ports

Being so close to the end of development has gotten our lead programmer, Elijah, thinking about one big thing we've been neglecting up until now: console ports! We proposed such to our publisher about a month or so ago, and we can now confirm that, yes, sometime post-launch, Viscerafest will be getting console ports.
Theoretically, development-wise, a simultaneous release could've been possible. However, as we have now been made aware, there is a host of fun, time-consuming legal nonsense involved in porting our game to consoles. Currently, we're mainly focused on the Xbox and Switch, but we'll likely be looking to tackle PlayStation as the other two to pick up momentum.

A Baby Boy

So, a few days after the last major development update post went live, our lead programmer's bride gave birth to another healthy baby boy! Which is pretty cool, but pray my guy gets some sleep.

A New Composer Enters the Ring...

So our boy Geoffplaysguitar was initially slated to do the OST for Viscerafest chapter 3. However, his schedule was booked until about June-July, so we were left having to wait to start working on it untilhe was available again. Well... in reconvening with him, unfortunately, he was still working on said projects, which were supposed to be done by now. (Funny how that works :P) Unfortunately, there's not really a solid estimate as to when said projects will be wrapped up. (Funny how that works :P) Thus (in what will inevitably be misinterpreted as an ingenious creative decision) each of Viscerafest's chapters will now feature the works of their own standalone composers, with Viscerafest chapter 3's OST being composed by Primeval (Aka John S. Weekley) whose body of work you may be familiar with if you've played the stellar DOOM mods composing the Ashes 2063 saga! (also, hi Vosty :>) For the last month or two, we've been working with John on nailing the sound of Viscerafest Chapter 3's OST, and I'm very comfortable saying he will be more than capable of finishing us out on a strong note. [previewyoutube=VrMjVJcSVAo;full][/previewyoutube]

Onto the Devlog

With all that preamble out of the way, it's time to talk about what we've been working on the last few months. To kick things off...

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 is done, or well... it's close to being done. Last we talked about chapter 3; we were working on taking the "Rough Draft" versions of the chapter 3 maps and cleaning them up to get them to a place we were more comfortable with.
That cleanup is mostly done, and the levels are in a far better place than they were when we left them. However, there's still more work to be done before they're ready for release. For example, the only playable difficulty in chapter 3 right now is Nightmare (the other difficulties don't have enemy or item spawns set up).
The chapter is missing some story dialogue along with its entire soundscape; there are several progression-blocking bugs, along with some performance issues in a couple of locations present in a few maps; the boss fights need some tweaking, some enemies have buggy behaviors, etc, etc, etc... Mostly, a lot of minor maintenance work with a few big remaining things to tackle. But the chapter is playable from start to finish and is in pretty good shape heading into the final polish phase.

Chapter 1/2 cleanup

With the bulk of chapter 3's work done, the focus has shifted to cleaning up the rest of the game, which is what we're focusing on right now. While we've done a bit of work on Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 on the side, most of the game's levels that you can now play in early access haven't been touched since our last major patch, which was over a year ago. In working on chapter 3 (and some other stuff I'll talk about soon), a lot of stuff got updated, changed, improved, and optimized in such a manner that it inevitably rippled throughout the rest of the game. For example, we made changes to how explosions work and are triggered, as well as to how explosive walls work and are triggered. This resulted in several of chapter 1 and 2's levels having cracked wall secrets or progression points that no longer work because they used the old systems for these things. Thus, we have to go back through them and tidy them up.
In addition, we want to make changes to address some feedback we received during the early access period. For example, there's an elevator in C2L4 whose switch absolutely baffles and befuddles new players, some areas where players get easily turned around, and that one level in chapter 2 with lots of platforming that was remade mid-development and rushed out the door due to time constraints that has a tendency to really piss people off... You know, that kind of stuff.
But even beyond that, we had always planned to do a major balancing pass in the lead-up to the game's release. With the final chapter playable, we can establish a better throughline with the game's difficulty curve and by extension, implement the planned changes to the game's pacing to improve the overall experience.
My primary focus for the moment is stuff like this, along with making these old levels a little bit prettier. But a bit more work has been done than just what's been mentioned with the chapter's stuff, so let's get to that.

The Hub

Welcome to Heuristic Halls! Viscerafest's hub!
The hub that you guys experienced in the early access period was effectively a placeholder; there was a bunch of stuff that we had yet to add, and the overall visual presentation of the hub effectively used Chapter 1 textures due to time constraints. We've been planning on making these additions and changes for AGES, and it is so awesome that we finally have been able to make them. This was teased in the game's tutorial screen when you guys reached the hub after the Prelude, but Bestiary and the Lorebrary are finally accounted for. As you progress through the campaign in the Bestiary, you'll unlock little statuettes of the enemies you face. These statuettes feature placards with more details regarding the enemy's species, faction info, etc...
In the Lorebrary, you'll unlock more general info about the world's history, characters, and locations, accompanied by a little companion named VIX, an A.I. character who was actually cut from early drafts of Chapter 2. Obviously, as implied above, the game's hub has been given a massive visual overhaul to separate it visually from the rest of the campaign, and it's even got a funny little name now. Hooray! There's even more stuff in the new hub I've not mentioned, mostly for spoiler reasons, but to close the hub stuff out...
There's also the shop! With our own little shopkeep! So you'll finally be able to spend all those Skullies you've been collecting! Speaking of which...

The Gameplay Modifiers

As mentioned in one of the prior updates, the content you can unlock in the shop includes gameplay modifiers and cheat codes. This is another big thing we've been working on for the last while. 28 of the 30 gameplay modifiers are now implemented, with most of them being finalized. The last two remaining ones that have yet to be implemented are an enemy randomizer and a pickups randomizer. Also worth noting... Some of the gameplay modifiers (the randomizer included) will feature enemies you will not see in your standard playthrough of the campaign. These are enemies we will be primarily featuring in an NG+ Mode we intend to add post-launch, but we thought we would sprinkle them in for you here.
In tandem with this, the game's save system had to be entirely rewritten to account for how a modifier playthrough deviates from a standard playthrough, and with that, improvements have been made to the game's save system in general.

Stackable Powerups

So, because I hate myself, I decided to add mugshot sprites for every variation of the different combinations of powerups (Even across the OG Caroline and Dopefish skins) that you can pick up at any one time, and with that, you can now stack powerups. There are not too many times in the campaign where you will see this happen (though powerups appear much more frequently than they did in the early access version). Still, a couple of the cheat code unlockables use powerup functions as their base, invincibility, for example, and thus, with being able to mix and match those, you'll be able to see the effects reflected on the hud.

Plague Rifle Tweaks

For a variety of reasons, a number of semi-significant changes have been made to the game's weapon, "The Plague Rifle." Without getting into it too much, the two big ones are that the Plague Rifle now has the second fastest player-side projectile in the game, as well as an arching path through the air.

Lots of Writing... So Much Writing...

I mentioned the Lorebrary and Bestiary above, and a big thing we've been up to lately, in addition to all that we've mentioned prior, is writing up their contents. With about 30 critters to write up Bestiary entries for and about the same amount of Lore entries, there's been a lot of writing to do.

Chapter 3's Ending Cutscene

The art for Chapter 3's final cutscene is done! And it has also now been fully animated! The only thing left to do for it is a sound pass!

And Finally, the Usual...

Art updates! So... So many art updates... This obviously, in part, is due to us revisiting those old levels from chapters 1 and 2. There were lots of old, ugly textures that needed fixing, but beyond that, there were still 1 or 2 enemies (such as the Watchers) that hadn't gotten an art update yet. Also! A good chunk of props needed a good brand-new lick of paint.

But that is all for now...

As I said, somewhere overhead? This will likely be the final developer log before release. It certainly won't be the last time you hear from us before then, especially not if you're following us on Twitter or hanging out in our Discord Server. Viscerafest's release is rapidly approaching, and I cannot tell you how excited and terrified I am to say that. But thank you for taking time out of your day to read this! May the Lord of Glory multiply and bless your days. And I pray you have a wonderful morning, evening, night, or whatever frame of time you currently dwell within. Adios!

[ 2024-09-18 11:03:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! The day has finally come! As Viscerafest is a part of the BOOMSTOCK event, we can announce that the game will leave Early Access in April 2025! [previewyoutube=jFSiU--kxb0;full][/previewyoutube] We can't describe how happy we are to finally share what we've been working on during the past years. Of course, it would not be possible without your support throughout the Early Access period, we are lucky to have such an awesome community! We are not there yet though, so, please, keep those thoughts and feedback coming, whether it's here on Steam or on the Viscerafest Discord server where you'll most welcome! The exact release date will be specified once we get closer, so keep your eyes peeled. And if you don't have enough, check out the rest of the BOOMSTOCK event participants, as there are many great games showing new trailers, adding new content or even launching!

Viscerafest has been in early access for a little over 3 years now, and its last patch was over a year ago...
Now when I say that out loud boy howdy am I slapped in the face with just how much time has flown us by. But beyond that, it certainly raises the question "What have we been doing during all that time?" Today we aim to answer that question for the folks who have not been obsessively stalking our every move. If you've not been religiously following our every update, then this one will catch you up to speed.

So... Why So Long?

But Why a Year Since the Last Patch/Update?

What's Changed Since theEarlyAccess Version?

The Player:

• Updated Spritework for fists and Legs.
• Coyote Time has been added to the player's move set. Now for a brief duration after falling the player can jump in the air.
• Hold To Bunnyhop is now by default set to on, many players did not know the option existed, and having it on will make the game more approachable for those with poor muscle memory.
• Various tweaks have been made to the player's movement physics, speed, air speed, ground friction, acceleration, etc... both to make tasks such as platforming more approachable and add a further layer of polish to the player's movement.
• The speed and duration of the player's dash has been tweaked and refined.
• The player's Health and Armor caps have been buffed from 200 to 500.

The Arsenal:

• Most weapons have received major sprite improvements and revisions.
• The visual effects of every weapon have been substantially improved with major art improvements and revisions as well as new art drawn up for some of the effects.
• Every weapon in the arsenal has received a substantial balancing pass. Weapons that were formerly not very useful are much more so now.
• The pacing and revealing of certain weapon types has been altered to help improve early-game combat.
• The Player's starting pistol (The Skull-Piercer) has had its damage buffed from 35 to 150 damage. It now costs 10 ammo per shot to fire, and is now a glorified mini-railgun that can instagib several low-tier enemies.
• The Shredders now have a small AOE stunning effect that can easily stun-lock most enemies.
• The Bunker Buster now does double damage to enemies if you risk receiving splash damage by point-blank shooting an enemy.
• The Pung Cannons explosion now does double the damage of hitting direct shots, making it more useful when aiming at the feet of enemies rather than directly at them.
• The Deus Mortis now has a new mechanic where you can call the pellets you've fired back to your current location. This new mechanic allows you to hit the same enemies twice with the same pellets.
• The Plague Rifle and Deus Mortis have swapped weapon slots with the Plague Rifle being in Slot 5 and the Deus Mortis being in slot 6.
• The BBQ Belter and Warhound have swapped weapon slots with the BBQ Belter being in Slot 7 and the Warhound being in slot 8.
• The Warhound now uses Pung Canisters as ammo, with the Plasma Grenade ammo type being cut from the game.
• The Warhound, rather than releasing a flurry of cluster bombs upon exploding, now detonates in a cross pattern similar to the Firebomb from "Rise of the Triad".

The Enemies:

• Most enemies have received major sprite improvements and revisions.
• The Visual effects of enemies firing and or otherwise attacking the player have been substantially improved with major art improvements and revisions as well as new art drawn up for the effects.
• The game's Gore system has been entirely reworked with major art improvements and revisions as well as new art drawn up for the effects.
• All enemies have received a substantial balancing pass.
• Several enemy types have received new attacks and behaviors.
• 3 New enemy types have been added to chapters 1 and 2.
• The pacing and revealing of certain enemy types has been altered to help improve early-game combat.
• Melee-resistant enemies now have purple armor or purple skin to help the player visually identify whether or not an enemy is melee-resistant. Enemies that were formerly purple but not melee-resistant have had their color scheme changed.
• Melee-resistant enemies have new visual and audio effects that play when the player punches them to help the player understand they are doing less damage.
• Melee-resistant enemies are no longer stunned by melee attacks.
• Drones, which were formerly melee resistant are now weak to melee attacks. (But they still have their melee counterattack.)
• There are now 2 types of shielded enemies. Enemies with "Red" shields can deflect all attacks with the exception of explosive and fire-based attacks. Enemies with "Yellow" Shields can deflect all attacks with the exception of explosive, fire-based, and melee attacks.
• The physics of enemy grenades have been tweaked and refined to make them feel less chaotic in combat.

The Pickups:

• Most Weapon and Ammo pickups have received major sprite improvements and revisions.
• Ammo and Weapon Pickups now have rings around their base that make them easier to spot mid-combat.
• The Collisions for most pickups have been improved which has also helped to resolve various bugs.

The Prelude:

• The opening Cutscene has received updated artwork and minor editing tweaks.
• The game's opening tutorial level has been completely remade. It has mostly retained its original layout, but now features various minor improvements including, better texture work, improved visual clarity for elements important to progression, better combat spaces, as well as additional areas for tutorialization.
• Brand new Secrets along with a few revised old ones.
• Tutorials are now triggered by question mark pickups rather than invisible walls to make their appearance feel less abrupt and annoying.
• Accompanying Tutorials the text explaining what you need to do are videos that showcase the mechanics discussed in action. Furthermore, Tutorials such as the melee tutorial are broken up into multi-part sections, in order to better introduce players to the nuances of the mechanics. Finally, the mechanics are often put in a context that will see you actually being forced to use them, such as with using the dashes I-Frames.

Chapter 1:

• The Chapter 1 levels are being completely remade. They have mostly retained their original layout, but now feature various minor improvements including, better texture work, better flow, improved visual clarity for elements important to progression, and better combat spaces.
• Brand new Secrets along with a few revised old ones.
• New scripted sequences, some of which help to contextualize the jump from level to level.
• Brand new as well as revised old dialogue some of which has been tweaked or added to better set up events that take place later in the game's story.
• General pacing changes.
• Some super special stuff I don't want to spoil :>

Chapter 2:

• Various visual/aesthetic improvements such as better texture work, and improved visual clarity for elements important to progression.
• Performance fixes to levels such as C2L6 which originally did not run very well.
• Brand new sprites for the boss variant of the Interdimensional Shambler
• New/tweaked dialogue.

The Menu's/HUD:

• Menu's/The player's HUD has received major sprite improvements and revisions.
• Added new art for level title cards as opposed to using the in-game font.
• An option to disable the difficulty warning that plays upon booting up the game has been added.
• An option to adjust the frequency of Caroline's one-liners has been added.
• An option to disable the camera bob that occurs when you land from a fall has been added.
• An option to disable the death counter has been added.
• The Layout for the controls menu has been tweaked for ease of use on a gamepad.
• Menu's are navigatable keyboard only.

Misc:

• Too many bug fixes to count.
• Various backend tweaks to help the game run better.
• A bunch of new Combat one-liners for Caroline (A few of the older/more cringy ones were cut, but even still we now have over 100).
• Even more sets of difficulty names! (there are now 30)
• New death messages.
• Reworked the Sacrifices A.I.
• Completely redid controller support, should now be plug-and-play.
• And more...

But What's New?

And I Think That's It?

But That is All For Now...

Howdy one and all and welcome back to another Viscerafest Development update! We hope you had a wonderful season remembering our Lord's death, burial, resurrection, and ascension. Now you may have noticed that despite our expectant comments from last time, we did not post an update in the throws of March and there is a good reason for that...

March sucked.

Nuts.Blend

C3L3 - Virile Vanity

C3L4 - Nihilistic Necromancy

Fan Requested Options

Tutorials

Art Updates

Set Yoth - The Sacrifices

Achievements

• Participation Ribbon (Beat Viscerafest on any difficulty)
• Back in My Day... (Conquer an entire chapter of Viscerafest never once using a save beacon)
• Shawn's got the Shotgun (Find the Bunker Buster early)
• You Can't Evade Me Forever (Find 20 secrets)
• Maximum Overdrive (Overstack your health pool to a value of 400)
• Non-Copyright Infringing Band Name (Find the MIM ammo pickup in Wayward Watchers)
• AAAAAAH SHADDAP!!! (Interrupt Mortice's Monologue in Evanescant Evacuation)
• I Love Sweet Baby Rays (Kill 8 Maledicts with the BBQ Belter)
• Just had to make sure... (Toggle the does nothing button)
• Feeling Lucky? (Waste ammo by shooting a scientist)
• Somebody Beat you with the Ugly Stick (Conquer - REDACTED- on Brutal Difficulty or higher)
• You're Going to Hell (You know what you've done...)

Health and Armor Pools

Tis Goodbye For Now

Hello everyone! Work on Viscerafest is in full swing and we can't wait to show you more of Caroline's story! For now, if you've already killed all the enemies and discovered all the secrets in the current content of Viscerafest, maybe you have a hankering for a different boomer shooter experience? If that is the case, it might interest you that WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, a brutal hardcore FPS inspired by Quake, is leaving Early Access today. It offers an epic experience full of lethal weapons, blood-thirsty enemies and a unique "90s" look that will take you back to a time when the FPS genre shone the brightest; while maintaining a modern approach, including original gameplay elements. You can now get WRATH: Aeon of Ruin here on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000410/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin/ And if you want to get yourselves a really sweet deal, check out these bundles where an additional 10% discount applies - this is especially handy if you already own some of the games, since you will only pay for those you don't have yet! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12693/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39216/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39215/

Shalom Ladies and Gents! We hope you've had a wonderful opening to the new year, it's certainly been a productive one on our end. Thus, in the wake of February now being in full swing, Valentines day being right around the corner, and the birthday of yours truly being the 12th, (which by the time this update was released may have already passed...) I thought it was high time we gifted you with another Viscerafest Developer update!
So without any further ado...

The Finale

C3L2 - Blighted Babylon

The Adopted Mage

Art Updates

Audio Stuff

Cinematic 6 - Relent

SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH ALL THOSE SKULLIES???

- The Basics -

- Viscerahot -

- Blitzkrieg -

- Instagib -

- NC-17 -

- Oops, All cultists -

- The Minus Touch -

- Dope Mode -

- And Many More -

More Technical Odds and Ends

And That's All Folks

Happy New Year, Everyone!!! We hope you've had a wonderful holiday season! You may have noticed there has been a gross dearth of updates from us as of recently. That is because whilst we have indeed been working this whole time, there's not really been much to show or update you on...
The last few months have been spent working on the game's finale and polishing up its third chapter. These are time-consuming tasks that involve either heavy spoilers, or stuff that's just not really interesting to showcase until the work is actually done... As it stands currently, we are still knee-deep in the midst of both these tasks. Thing is now we actually have something to show for them. There have also been a number of other important changes and tweaks that we can talk about along the way. So without any further ado...

C3L1 - Theopathic Thoroughfare

Bombs away!!!

Nomad Priest - Rework

U.I. Updates

Art Updates

The Return of Markie

In Closing

Shalom one and all! It has been about a month since Realms Deep and thus as promised we are back with yet another Development Update! First things first though, we dropped a new trailer at Realms Deep! Which you've probably already seen, but in the caseyou've been living under a rock you can check it out right here! [previewyoutube=rcp9s09O9PI;full][/previewyoutube] In addition to the new trailer we also showcased the updated opening cutscene wementioned in our "Birthday Cruisin" Devlog. That of course you can check out right here! [previewyoutube=ds1fY3iJXJo;full][/previewyoutube] And as if that were not enough I've also started doing a series of YouTube shorts in which I'll be breaking down some of the game's mechanics, enemies, weapons, etc... and you can find those in this playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJg0WI2Gczzm-UAa_AhETu7BVErHGkT0l But let's not waste any more time, and jump right into what we have been working on these last few months!!!

Gameplay Updates

The Warhound

Player Movement

- No Forgiveness - Many games that prominently feature platforming as a core part of their loop typically have mechanics set in place that act as buffers should the player make a mistake. Air control is a great example of this, being able to make minor adjustments to, if not completely change your trajectory mid-jump greatly relieves the burden of faulty decision-making beforehand, and it's one of the reasons why Viscerafest has always had it. But there's one mechanic most games with platforming have that I've only recently been made aware of, and I think it may have helped ease the platforming burden a bit had I both known about and seen it implemented sooner. That mechanic, of course, is coyote time. Coyote time effectively gives a brief window of forgiveness. If say you fall or slip off an edge whether because of negligence or attempting to jump too late, rather than being doomed to your fall you can still jump if you attempt to do so soon enough. [/olist] All of the above are factors we've put under consideration when attempting to address and refine the game's movement. Thus all of the above have been tweaked in order to find that sweet je ne sais quoi between movement for combat and movement for platforming. And with all these changes I think it's an issue we can confidently say has been addressed.

Art Stuff

Hud Faces

Throughout the course of Viscerafest'ssecond and third chapters, various narrative events take place that somewhat alter Caroline's demeanor, as a result, though Caroline's signature grin is always a welcome sight, new expressions have been drawn up to allow Caroline to more adequately express what she's feeling when these moments roll around.

Blood Updates

So for starters, I recently discovered that the sprites we were using for our blood effects were scaled incorrectly. They were way too small, and thus I had to go in across the board and tweak the arts scaling. This realization and its accompanying tweaks also allowed me to cut back on the amount of effects needed to adequately convey a big bloodsplosion when gibbing enemies without having to cut back on the overall feeling of its volume, so that's cool.
But more importantly, there were a few enemies in chapter 3 whose blood effects created visibility problems and this called for the creation of a new smaller blood sprite set along with adjustments to the blood visuals in general. There are also new sounds for blood, little sploshing sounds as the blood trails and puddles hit the ground, along with some improved effects and visuals for when that happens.

Sprite Updates

As with literally every development update, I have to inform you that more improvements have been made to old sprites, textures, and assets to further improve and refine the look of the game.

The Rest

I don't know how to categorize the rest of this stuff so... :P

Voice Acting

With the Script finalized I've been making the rounds with our voice actors, directing and recording the bulk of the remaining dialogue we'll need to round out the game's story. We're not quite finished as of yet, there are a few remaining things we have yet to record, but the end is very much nigh...

Cinematic 6 - Relent

In the wake of us rounding up the VA stuff Viscerafest's6th Cinematic has finally been fully animated, it still needs a big sound pass (something we are not able to accomplish at the moment) but progress is progress dagnabit, and seeing what in my opinion is both one of the most important and exciting cutscenes of the game finally come to life is a real treat.

C1l4 - Remake

Currently, I spend the bulk of my weekdays working on the game's ending and Finale, but I've decided to allocate my weekends to more unimportant side tasks. Because of this, I've been able to pick upprogress on the remake of Viscerafest'sfirst chapter once again. Thus I thought I might share some screenshots of the old version of C1L4 compared to its WIP update. The newer shots are not in engine yet, so they do not feature any fun colorful lighting, but I do feel the improvement to the geometry and texture work speak for themselves. Old - 1
New -1
Old -2
New - 2

The Finale

Well, this has been a pain... As with prior updates very little I can actually say about this one. But the bulk of my time on this front has been consumed by mapping. Currently, as of writing this, I'm working on the final boss arena, and as with the rest of the map it's been a bit of a time sink. Whilst the game's ending level is not particularly elaborate in layout it definitely has some of the largest setpieceareas in the game, and as a consequence yeah... It's been a bit of work... But in other news, progress has also been made on the game's final boss, again not something I can say too much about... other than I think you all will like it. :>

In Closing

That however is all from me for now!!! There have been other things I've been working on as well but it's either stuff I can't talk about or stuff not worth bringing up here. For example, I don't think you guys need to read 30 paragraphs of me explaining why I lowered the Blitzer's health pool from 800 to 750, or buffed the shredders' damage from 20 to 22. I'm sure just mentioning those changes makes you feel as if you are being robbed of some truly riveting reading, but trust me it's not worth your time. Once again though if you read all the way through, or just stopped by to check out the funny pictures I appreciate it! And as always we thank God and you for the wonderful support and encouragement ya'll have lent us throughout the course of the game's development. As much as we enjoy it, development has been a real grind at times, but seeing all the fanart, playthroughs, streams, and kind comments you all have lent us throughout the game's life cycle never ceases to make us smile. As always we hope you have a wonderful day, and as of writing this, I hope you have had a very spooky Halloween!!!

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Greetings, cultists, The time has finally come, madness is taking over and Forgive Me Father 2 is available in Early Access! Ten levels await you and the first installment's main character, the Priest, in this lovecraftian comic-like retro-FPS, more will come in Early Access Content Updates! [previewyoutube=bCHddWtpHmg;full][/previewyoutube] Throughout the Early Access period, regular updates are planned to greatly increase the amount of levels, weapons and content, alongside bug fixes and updates from community-based feedback, while the full game will launch in late 2024. If you buy the game during the first week since launch, you will get a special 15% launch discount! And if you want to save even more money, Forgive Me Father 2 is a part of the Franchise Bundle along with its older brother. Whether you own the first game and just want to complete your set with an extra discount, or get both games at the same time - this is the way! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35903/

Hello everyone, Realms Deep 2023 Steam event has arrived and that means a lot is happening! You, fans of Viscerafest, will want to know that the game is now discounted by 20%! So if you have not done so already, now is the perfect time to get yourself a copy! If you're not ready yet to help Caroline pursue her one true love, we understand. We're not judging you. But if you are considering doing it in the future, don't forget to wishlist the game so you don't miss any new info and updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/ Speaking of news, Viscerafest will be a part of the Realms Deep 2023 streaming show with a new trailer, as is tradition! So tune in to the 3D Realms Twitch Channel this Saturday, September 30, at 11am PT / 8pm CEST - the livestream will have plenty of interesting content for fans of the genre! Besides that, Viscerafest is still a part of the THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK bundle. By getting it, you make additional savings, because there is another 15% bundle discount applied to games you don't own yet - a great opportunity to expand your collection even if you already have Dread Templar in your library! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/ And that's not all! We have prepared six different giveaways for you, one for each day of Realms Deep, starting Thursday, September 28. You can participate in every single one of them, all you have to do is follow Fulqrum Publishing on their Twitter (known to some now as "X") and on their Discord. Each of these platforms will host its own giveaway every single day for the duration of Realms Deep, and nobody is stopping you from participating in both!

MORE NEWS FROM REALMS DEEP:

Hello everyone!!! So I actually started working on writing this update for you guys a few weeks ago, but life's been a bit crazy, more important tasks distracted me, and ultimately the work on this dev update got sidelined in the name of getting actual work done. But alas! I am here now! Here to update you on all the crazy shenanigans we've been up to these last two months!!!

C1L3 - Fragmented Folly

Pacing Changes

Arsenal Tweaks

Gibs

Pickup Rings

• To help visually ground them a little bit more in the 3D space,
• To make them even easier to spot in the heat of combat.

Enemies

Spawnlings

Lore accurate Grenadiers

C1L4 - Disposable Danger

The Finale

I HAVE A BRAIN INJURY... MY BRAIN IS INJURED... OW...

In Closing

Hello everyone! That time of the year is finally here, Summer Sale has arrived to Steam and with it come tons of discounts - so don't hesitate and get all the cool games to make the hot summer days more comfortable! Or the other way round, if you are in the southern hemisphere, of course. Viscerafest, of course, is a part of the sale and you can now get it for a 20% lower price. Don't hesitate though, this price won't last forever - the sale ends on July 13! To see the whole list of discounted games by Fulqrum Publishing, follow this link and head to "Discounts". And don't forget that Viscerafest is included in this bundle and the Summer Sale discount gives you the perfect opportunity to complete your collection! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

Howdy!!! It is that time for me to once again update you on... Wait... it was Viscerafest's birthday May 20th... which was like... 20 days ago... Uh... Idk here's a complimentary birthday mime... I guess...
Um... Regardless, it is once again time to update all you wonderful folks regarding the goings-on of Viscerafest's development! From tweaks, changes, and minor additions, to brand-new content, Here is what we've been cooking up as of late!

Bunnyhopping

Enemy Stuff

Impact Effects

New and Tweaked Attacks

Chapter 3 Enemies

Behold the Willow Bairn!

Carcosa's Wrath

The Opening Cinematic

Chapter 1 Rework

Chapter 3

We'll Meet Again...

Shalom one and all! It's been over a month since we let you all have a peek at our shenanigans and I figured it was once again time to let you take a gander at the goings-onof Viscerafest'sdevelopment!

Ludicrous Gibs

Explosions

The Deus Mortis

• Tapping the Fire Button once will fire the gun.
• Tapping the Fire Button a second time whilst the projectiles are still midair will call them back to you.
• Holding the Fire Button until the firing animation finishes will automatically cancel the callback and reload the gun.

Hud and UI

More Art Updates

Athens

Chapter 1 Rework

Chapter 2 Updates

Chapter 3 Updates

But what's left?

In conclusion

Hello everyone! As the winter is coming to an end and the season of growth and rebirth is upon us, for the first time ever, Steam is celebrating this time of year with a Spring Sale. That means only one thing - discounts, discounts everywhere! From now on until March 23 you can get Viscerafest for 20% off. That itself is already a decent discount, don't you think? But if you want to save even more money, get yourself the whole bundle with Forgive Me Father and Dread Templar, the discount applies there as well! THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK BUNDLE https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

Ahoi folks! It's been a bit since our last content update, and internally we're not too sure if there will be another before launch but alot has already changed and we wanted to give you good folks a peak at what we've been up to!

Balancing Changes

Skullpiercer - Shredders

The Bunker Buster - Pung Cannon

The Deus Mortis

Melee Resistant Enemies

Troopers

Upcoming Changes

THE GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN!!!

Tutorials

Art Updates

Chapter 1 Rework:

Chapter 3

In Closing

We greet you, fans of the most legendary game genre! There is never enough boomer-shooters, and one of the most anticipated retro first-person-shooters has just left Early Access, that being none other than Dread Templar. The full version of the game is a rough trip through hell, on which you'll be constantly interrupted by 20+ types of enemies and 9 bosses. Don't you worry though, for your dearest companions are dual-wielded pistols, shotguns, rocket launchers, katanas (which also can be thrown as a spear) and many more - all of which can be further upgraded in more than 100 ways! So what do you say, are you brave enough to take the trip? During the first week after launch, Dread Templar is 15% off, so there's nothing to wait for, get the game right now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334730/Dread_Templar/

Dread Templar - Full Launch Trailer

FORGIVE ME FATHER + VISCERAFEST + DREAD TEMPLAR bundle

So uh... This was just supposed to be a hotfix, but sometimes silly ol me gets carried away... In all seriousness this may actually be bigger than the last update in terms of the scale of what's changed, or at the very least, it easily competes with it. So before we get to the patch notes lets do a quick overview of the headlining changes coming in this update.

A Boofier Shotgun

Massive Melee Changes

Completely Reworked Blood

Prettier Explosions and Weapon Effects

And More...

Patch Notes

• The Bunker Buster now fires explosive rounds.
• The Players projectiles have received fancy impact effects.
• The Final Boss of Chapter 2 has received a new attack.
• The Melee Uppercut now pulls from the Dash Stamina meter, but does not require stamina to be pulled off.
• The Melee Uppercut now has I-Frames along with a stronger forward push.
• The Melee Uppercut now has a charge meter below the crosshair.
• Added Killmarkers.

• Reworked blood sprites.
• Reworked blood effects.
• New "Blood" inspired Blood trail effects when shooting enemies.
• Both shotguns projectile models have been swapped out for sprite pellets with smoke trails.
• Reworked explosion materials and sprites.
• Reworked explosion effects.
• Various misc sprite updates.
• Various misc texture updates.
• Reworked Weapon pickup sprites.
• Reworked Deus Mortis sprites.
• Reworked Plague Rifle sprites.
• Tweaked scaling of on screen weapon sprites.
• Reworked Weapon crosshairs.
• Reworked Hitmarkers.
• Reworked Melee Crosshair to be more immediately noticable.
• The general Melee range has been moderately buffed.
• The standard Melee attacks cooldowns have been reduced.
• The Melee Uppercuts cooldown time has been increased.
• The Melee Uppercuts windup time has been tweaked to more accurately sync with the windup sound.
• The Melee Uppercut's damage has been buffed.
• The Melee Uppercut now prevents the player from firing weapons when fully charged.
• The Pung Cannon's direct impact damage has been buffed.
• The Pung Cannon's explosive damage has been buffed.
• The Player now starts the game and chapters with 0 armor.
• An extra Armor pickup has been added to the start of C2L1.
• Ammo respawn timings in chapter 2's final boss arena tweaked.
• The Grenadier's HP has been moderately buffed.
• The Nomad's HP has been moderately buffed.
• The Nomad Priest's HP has been nerfed.
• All enemy corpses HP's have been rebalanced.
• Both end chapter Bosses HP's have been rebalanced
• Every Enemy and Bosses aggression, speed, projectile speed, and damage levels have been universally rebalanced across all difficulties.
• Various sounds Volumes have been rebalanced.
• Various improvements and tweaks to all of chapter 2's Ladders.

• Bug with the Halloween skins turning back on after being disabled fixed.
• Bug with Chapter 2's final boss getting stuck fixed.
• Bug with Chapter 2's final boss not moving fixed.
• Bug with Chapter 2's final boss being knocked out of mid phase transition fixed.
• Bug with Chapter 2's final bosses music not playing upon loading a save fixed.
• Bug with Chapter 2's final boss taking excessive damage from explosives has been fixed.
• Fixed missing Trooper Effigy's sprites in C2L4.
• Fixed issue where if the damage taken by the player supercedes the quantity of armor, any effects the armor might have were negated.

Hello everyone, 2022 is nearing its end and that means one thing - Winter Sales are here! From now on until January 5, you can get Viscerafest with 20% discount. Perfect Christmas present for yourself or your friends, right? To view all our discounted games, head straight to our Steam page. And if you want to save even more money, you may want to check out the bundle Viscerafest is in, since then the particular discount gets even bigger. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to one and all! Also hi! Lead Dev here! And I thought it would be fun as a lil early present to give you guys a sneak peak at some stuff we've been working on for chapter 3 of Viscerafest! Namely I have 3 enemies I figured I'd give you all a small taste of. So to start things off it'd probably be smart for me to give you all a broader taste of what the enemy side of chapter 3 will be like. With the exception of the opening map, (that being C3L1) Chapter 3 will be pretty much starting from square 1 as far as enemies goes. You'll see your favorite lil cultist lads throughout, and maybe even a certain somebody covered in peach fuzz, but all of the U.S.C. kin that you've come to know and love throughout the first 2 chapters will be, at most, making brief cameo appearances. Chapter 3 introduces 12 new enemy types, and today we'll be going over some of the more common... uh... faces? That you can expect to encounter in the games final 3rd. So lets kick things off with a more... "Familiar" lady.

The Adopted Troopers

The Saplings

The Birch Bairns

Carcosa's Wrath

So in Conclusion

We greet you, Bounty Hunters! It seems like the game is one of your indie favorites! At least the partial results of 2022 Indie of the Year Awards say so, since Viscerafest got into the TOP 100 thanks to your votes. The second round starts now, let's continue with the voting and get Viscerafest to the actual top! Just click the "vote" button next to Viscerafest on the full Top 100 list - or pick more than one game, nobody's stopping you! Thank you all and have a wonderful holiday!

A Lil Dev update:

Greetings everyone, Autumn Sale has just started and Viscerafest is one of the included games. From now until November 29 you can buy the game for 20% off. Also don't forget that Viscerafest is a part of This Is My Boomstick Bundle along with Forgive Me Father and Dread Templar, meaning you can combine the discounts. That's a hell of a bargain, isn't it? https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/ Many more games from Fulqrum Publishing, such as fresh titles Lords and Villeins, Forgive Me Father or The Pegasus Expedition, are discounted as well, you can find all of them on our sale page.

Ahoi ladies and lads it is that spooky time of the year once again! Or it was when I wrote this originally... we've been dealing with a cavalcade of annoying and hard-to-pin-down problems that held up this release, hence we have a fashionably late holiday update for you! The folks of your favorite enemy faction have dressed up for the season of spooks! But that is not all...
This update brings with it a host of changes tweaks and additions, most notably of course being Geoffrey Day's OST for Viscerafest chapter 2. We've been working with him on it over the last several months and are incredibly excited that we've finally gotten to put it all in the game! What's more, if you scroll down a bit we've provided links to all the cool places you can go and listen to the OST all on its own! So if ya just wanna support ol' Geoff, or acquire some nifty tunes to listen to on your iPod nano's and mp3 players, scroll down to the bottom of the page for all of those! We do have a few more notable things to update you on, but we know the vast majority of you have likely clicked on this thread for the patch notes, so let's get to em. New Features:

• Chapter 2's OST
• Enemy, Prop, and menu reskins for the holiday
• New Seasonal options tab under Graphics
• Bunny-Hopping now cuts all incoming damage in half (stacks with armor)
• New option to disable the Bunny-Hopping's damage resistance effect available in hud options
• Enemies can now damage/kill each other and destroy things in the environment
• Enemy projectiles now reflect off of shields

• Improved Menu U.I.
• Improved Menu Art
• Various sprite and texture updates
• Various lighting tweaks across most maps
• Swapped out the doors in the opening room of C2L1
• Extra ammo pickups have been added in most maps
• The spawn rate of certain ammo types in chapter 2's final boss arena has been tweaked
• The spawn rate of stun barrels in the final boss arena has been reduced
• Removed a few save beacons to curve chapter 2's overabundance of them
• Enemies now make a more significant effort to evade each other's line of sight
• The enemy-type version of chapter 2's first bosses' health pool has been moderately increased
• The first boss of chapter 2 now maneuvers as intended
• The first boss of chapter 2's line of sight attack's windup sound's volume has been increased
• The firing rate of chapter 2's final bosses' standard projectiles has been reduced during the first phase
• The firing rate of chapter 2's final bosses' standard projectiles have been increased during the second and third phase
• The damage of chapter 2's final bosses' napalm rockets has been reduced
• The speed of chapter 2's final bosses' homing missiles has been reduced
• The Health pool of chapter 2's final bosses has been slightly increased
• The Warhounds explosion effects have been tweaked
• The BBQ Belters flames now better track the on-screen weapon
• The BBQ Belters flame effects tweaked
• Player's step height has been reworked which should make for a yet smoother movement experience

• Fixed C2L3 doors missing collision
• Fixed a C2L4 elevator Door interact being misplaced upon opening
• Fixed an unresponsive enemy in C2L6
• Fixed broken textures/materials in C2L7
• Fixed transparency issue relating to sky boxes
• Fixed the first boss of chapter 2's line of sight attack's detonation using the incorrect sound
• Fixed controller rebinding issues
• Fixed several bugs related to hud customization
• Fixed minor scaling issues and prefab non-conforming ammo pickups in various maps
• Fixed several bugs with the hud's ammo counter
• Fixed bug where stalker projectiles would not detonate properly once their timer was up
• Fixed an audio bug triggering the war hounds explosions to cause framerate hitching
• Fixed bug where stunning the first boss mid-LOS attack would cause particle effect to stick around while the attack was not active
• Fixed various bugs with the final boss of chapter 2
• Fixed Dashes I-Frames not working on spawnlings

Going Forward:

OST Links:

Greetings everyone! We are so happy to announce that the Fulqrum Publisher Sale just started and Viscerafest is a part of it with an amazing discount! ALL of Fulqrum Publishing's games are discounted by up to 90% for an entire week! The sale ends on October 27. Besides, we have just launched a brand new game into Early Access, that being The Pegasus Expedition. If you have not checked it out yet, now is the perfect time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521070/The_Pegasus_Expedition/ Enjoy the sale, buy as many games as possible while they're discounted, play The Pegasus Expedition and don't forget to follow us on our Social Media so you never miss any important info!

Hello everyone, As fans of Viscerafest, alias FPS lovers, have you ever tried GRAVEN? If not, now is the perfect time, since the game has received a second Content Update that adds new quests, a region, weapons and even a boss! To check out the whole changelog, follow this link: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1371690/view/3326493366179455544 TRAILER: [previewyoutube=F-jG0Ic1OcQ;full][/previewyoutube] GRAVEN: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371690/GRAVEN/

Ahoi! Lead dev here! And I've got something a touch out of the ordinary to talk about... So Viscerafest, as I'm sure you are all well aware, is a WIP game, and as a consequence, there's a lotwe have yet to do. Beyond missing content, we're talking known bugs, half and un-implemented features, stuff that's old and needs to be updated, etc... So I wanted to make a post to help give you guys a glimpse at some of what will be changing between now, the games full release, and potentially post release.

TUTORIALS:

CHAPTER 1:

The Great Divide Maps:

Le Hub:

Lighting:

Gotta Go Fast:

Overall Balancing Changes:

The Ammo Situation:

• Ammo in the open will be *slightly* more abundant
• Ammo in secrets less so

Step Height Jank:

Boss Jank:

Enemies Sliding:

The Pung Cannon:

Explosive Inconsistencies:

Enemy Interactions:

And Probably More:

Ahoi folks! Lead dev here! And today we have one stonker of an update cooked up for you! Featuring much-requested features such as subtitles, Anti-Aliasing options, Hud Customization, an alternate heads-up display, and more! Now it's worth noting a lot of this stuff is very very very new and as a consequence there may be some rough edges. In particular, there's some more refinement of various elements I would like to refine with the priorly mentioned alternate HUD. So just keep in my mind you may run into some hiccups, and if you do please let us know so we can take care of them ASAP. But we know what you're here for... SO ONTO THE PATCH NOTES! New Features:

• Melee attacks now drop armor pickups.
• Hud customization options.
• Retro/Centered hud.
• Keybinds to disable and enable Hud.
• Weapon position and scaling options.
• Options to tweak weapon auto swapping behaviors and priorities.
• Anti-Aliasing and options to enable/disable it.
• Various Audio visual options to help enhance the awareness of players.
• Subtitles.
• Quit to Desktop button added in the pause menu.
• A new message from Gianni!

• Chapter 2 has received a second art pass.
• All levels have received various minor and major tweaks, balancing changes, and additions.
• Various sprite and asset updates.
• Most of the environmental props breaking effects have been improved.
• Melee attacks now have more notable impact effects for both the environment and enemies.
• Uppercut has been removed from standard RMB tapping.
• Dash icon on hud now darkens whilst dash is recharging.
• Pistol has received a very minor damage buff.
• Pistol shots now consume 3 Cells instead of 2.
• Pung cannons explosion buffed.
• Tweaked the animations and timing of stun states on low-mid tier enemies to be more consistent.
• Tweaked the animations and timing of stun states on high-tier enemies to be more consistent and useful.
• Hitscanning enemy's aim delay has been rebalanced.
• Several Projectile enemies now have a delayed aim.
• Rebalanced the first boss of chapter 2's aggression levels.
• Nomads have received a minor damage and aggression buff.
• Nomad priests have received minor aggression and projectile speed buffs.
• Enforcers' health nerfed.
• Enforcers and Grenadiers now have melee resistance.
• Enemies with melee resistances now have an alternate sound and impact effect to make their resistances more apparent.
• Changed weapon wheels default binding to R.

• A few acid related fixes
• Fixed a bug where enemies could phase through a door in C2L6.
• Aim delay system has received various tweaks and fixes.
• Various tweaks to improve performance.
• A few Linux-related bug fixes.
• Fixes related to loading save profiles.
• Controller bug fixes.
• More stuff we probably forgot because we've been working on this patch forever...

Hello, everyone! Viscerafest is a part of Steam Summer Sale! You can now get the game for 20% off! You don't want to miss this chance! The sale ends on July 7. To check out all of our discounts, follow the link to our sale page. Viscerafest is also a part of the following bundle, check it out below and buy the game for even higher discount! The additional discount applies in full even if you already own some of the items in it! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

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[/th] [/tr] [/table] Steam Next Fest is now live! From now until June 20, you have the opportunity to try free demos of The Pegasus Expedition and Diluvian Ultra! We would be really happy if you decided to play our DEMOs and perhaps add them to your wishlist so you knew about everything that moves around the games! Thank you and enjoy the gameplay! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1306970/Diluvian_Ultra/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521070/The_Pegasus_Expedition/

Hello, slayers, There is something very important we need to tell you. As you know, one of the most outstanding features of Viscerafest is its soundtrack. Until recently, it had been worked on by Michael Markie. Over the course of this past year he has been working with 3DR on music, sound and level design, for several of their upcoming titles, and he'll soon be getting a full time job at a different studio as a full time level designer. As a consequence, whilst he will still be a part of the project, he will just be less involved, taking on a more advisory role. The reins of the OST will now be taken on by Geoffrey Day! Check out the video he made about joining Viscerafest along with his conversation with Noah aka Awesreek, the lead developer of the game. [previewyoutube=llp6yRoEciI;full][/previewyoutube]

Ahoi folks Lead dev here! And it has been approximately one year since Viscerafest launched into early access! So it would seem to be our birthday of sorts and with that, I thought it might be fun to give you guys a Lil peek into what's going on behind the scenes right now! For starters, chapter 3 has effectively begun production, with C3L1 currently in the works and C3L2 in pre-production.
We have a brand new suite of 11 enemy types brewed up for the game's final chapter (because I hate myself) and we'll be showing off those lil stinkers in the coming months.
We have the concept art for the final bosses complete as well as their general mechanics pinned down. Additionally, we have a new cutscene in the works which will appear toward the late middle chunk of the chapter.
Now we don't want to showcase too much of that stuff just yet as its a bit early so we're only giving you a small taste of what's in store on that front. However, there are more immediately pressing things regarding currently available content that we can talk about a bit more liberally. For starters, tutorials! Everybody's favorite part of every game. In all seriousness, one of the bigger struggles we've been facing internally is how to communicate vital pieces of information to the player. There are alot core design decisions players need to be aware of going in. Because of what kind of a game Viscerafest is a lot of players have false preconceived notions of how the game is supposed to play, even among some positive reviews, it's pretty clear a portion of our audience doesn't entirely understand what the game is trying to do so we've been re-evaluating how we communicate alot of that stuff. So when exactly this stuff will be added to the game is hard to explicitly outline but here is generally what our plans are.

• The entire first map is going to be remade and restructured with certain mechanics requiring mandatory use for progression purposes, things like melee, using the dashes I-Frames, etc...
• Tutorials will now contain video footage showcasing the ideas, concepts, and mechanics involved with what they are referring to

• Chapter 2 is receivinga second art pass with improved texture work to make everything pop a bit more.
• We plan to add some more HUD customization options! including the ability to turn individual hud elements off, and alternate hud, weapon scaling and placement, etc...
• Some new options and settings including Antialiasing,
• and some general quality of life stuff.

Aighty! So we have a lot to talk about with this coming update but I wanted to kick things off on a slightly more fun note. If you follow us on social media (which if you don't you totally should) this won't be anything new to you, however, I know not everyone does. But last week we unveiled a small teaser for Viscerafest's final chapter via its Lil promo image, and we thought we might give you guys who may have missed it a peak!
Development on the game's final chapter is kicking off now and as time rolls on we'll be giving you more Lil insider peaks here and there. But it's time to focus on the here and now because we've got a patch to get to! And boy is it a doozy...

The "I May Have Gone A Bit Too Far In Some Places" Patch

• Give players a bit of breathing room in the hopes of preventing the experience from becoming exhausting.
• Prevent the game's consistent escalation from reaching a critical mass where it becomes so torturously hard partway through that nothing after that point could surpass it outside of being unrelentingly cruel.

Patch 0.9.1.0

Tweaks:

• Stalkers HP nerfed
• Stalkers homing projectiles now have looser homing
• Arachnospud's HP nerfed
• Arachnospud's homing projectiles now have looser homing
• Nomad's hitscan attack damage output tweaked
• Nomad Priest's speed buffed
• Nomad Priests' aim nerfed
• Hellbird's speed nerfed on harder difficulties
• Hellbirds will now be vulnerable for longer after they attack
• Spawnlings will now wait longer between jumps
• Mecha scientists now wait longer to begin attacking
• Chapter 1 final bosses projectile spew damage nerfed
• Chapter 2 final bosses homing missiles now have looser homing
• Enemy and item placement tweaked in C1l3 and C1l4
• Enemy and item placement tweaked across all chapter 2 levels
• C2L6's level geometry tweaked to allow enemies free access to other parts of the level
• Warhound's initial blast radius slightly reduced

Fixes:

• Fixed bug where Chapter 2's final boss would shoot one last cheeky projectile between phases
• Fixed level/teleport transitions breaking due to fixed fades
• Fixed bug that allowed the chapter 1 boss to be damageable via melee during its intro
• Fixed train outdoor ambient sections that were playing indoor sounds
• Fixed platform in C2L5 infinitely looping sounds

Greetings Bounty Hunters, It is always a joyous occasion when a retro shooter is released, wouldn't you agree? And today is just such a day - Forgive Me Father has left Early Access! Check out the full launch trailer: [previewyoutube=XDLHEVNLxz4;full][/previewyoutube] You can read all the details and info about the new content in the announcement and for the first week, you can enjoy a 15% discount. Furthermore, fans of Viscerafest may be eligible for further discount if purchased through the This Is My Boomstick bundle. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590910/Forgive_Me_Father/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

Hello, Bounty Hunters, Works on exterminating the bugs are still going on! You can check the progress below.

Full changelog:

• Elder Banshee will no longer be defenseless whilst under attack from the player
• Elder Banshee now has damage flashing
• Fixed bug where Eldritch walker powerup caused enemies attacked during its use to not attack the player after its expiration
• Tweaked boss and mecha scientists rockets blast radius
• Fixed level titlecards not appearing
• Fixed level Fade in

Hello, Bounty Hunters, Chapter 2 of Viscerafest has been out for a while now! Few minor bugs were fixed and you should now be able to maximally enjoy the update.

Tweaks:

• Controllers can now navigate the loadout menu
• Can now use the back button on the controller to exit the level settings screen in a hub slipgate rather than needing to hit the button on the UI
• C2 U.S.C. key doors now marked with locks
• Minor resource balancing tweaks in various Chapter 2 levels
• Tweaked Puzzle room battles enemy placements on easier difficulties in C2L2
• Tweaked C2L5 Shoot switch puzzle
• Tweaked C2L5 escape encounter
• Changed the triggers for C2L6's bunny line
• Added a touch of cover atop the train in C2L6
• Some extra save beacons in C2L6 and C2L7 after/before particularly brutal encounters
• C2L6's and C2L7's pacing, item, and enemy placements tweaked to make them slightly less relentless
• Shoot switch holding barrel in C2L7 now has a subtle light to it to make it more eye-catching
• The standard enemy type version of Chapter 2's first bosses health nerfed from 7000 to 5000
• Final boss of Chapter 2 was a little too easy so some minor balancing changes have been made to toughen him up just a bit
• Spawnlings, Warhounds, and Drones explosion radius shrunk
• Various explosion visuals now better match explosions size
• Stalker projectiles now have a limited lifetime and will self destruct after a brief period
• Hellbirds movement speed on easier difficulties nerfed
• Enforcer projectile speed nerfed
• Blitzer projectile speed nerfed
• Enemy corpses now subtly flash to indicate you can gib them
• Player can now pass through sacrifices
• Game will now autosave after cutscenes
• Pressing E after dying will almost instantly start the loading process rather than having to wait for the counter
• Tweaked railings to mitigate step height issue

Fixes:

• Fixed profile issue where despite having beaten Chapter 1 players were unable to access Chapter 2
• Fixed various save issues tied to the timing of specific triggered events
• Fixed issue with the Chapter 1 boss where if killed whilst doing the AOE attack the summoning circles wouldn't disappear
• Fixed weird selection bug with the push platforms in C2L2
• Fixed a soft lock-in C2L2 caused by a door being unintentionally closable
• Fixed C2L3's Fortune Cookie
• Fixed a soft lock-in C2L4 caused by the switches around the puzzle elevators the base for if you fall down not working
• Fixed a navmesh issue that caused enemies to walk through glass in C2L4
• Fixed the game autosaving in the middle of the first boss fight of Chapter 2
• Fixed platforms in C2L5 breaking after loading a save
• Fixed pillar platforms in C2L5 infinitely looping audio
• Fixed dialogue in C2L5 replaying if using the elevator again upon loading a save
• Fixed saves breaking in the train station segment of C2L5
• Fixed C2L3 and C2L7's secret armor not triggering the secret on pickup
• Fixed bug that caused stun barrels to do way to much damage to the final boss of chapter 2
• Fixed issue where punching the final boss of Chapter 2 whilst he was stunned would cause the player's weapons to vanish
• Fixed bug where push platforms became unusable after loading a save
• Fixed explosions not properly pushing the player like they should
• Fixed bug where some explosions would deal double damage to the player
• Fixed Spawnlings death sound not playing
• Fixed items gravitate component ignoring cracked walls
• Fixed issue where the player was unable to lock onto the first boss
• Fixed bug where if you entered a level without the last weapon you had equipped in your inventory, your weapons wouldn't work properly

Ok so, we just recently released chapter 2, and some bugs slipped through the cracks. Now this isn't out of the ordinary, every game is plagued with thousands of bugs and only so many can really be stamped out, especially when you're on a tight deadline. We rely on our testers to find issues, and when you've got a small pool of people playing it can sometimes be hard to find issues. With that said, Some major issues slipped through the cracks, including 2 known major save bugs, and an elevator that really doesn't like us. That sucks, and it's been miserable seeing this crap happen especially when getting to just this point has been so much of a nightmare and we thought we'd crossed all our T's. we're currently hammering away at these issues right now and we will be aiming to have a patch out within the week. We're terribly sorry this happened, and we're trying to work quickly to rectify it, but fixing this stuff does take time, and rushing to fix it will probably only make it worse. We wish all of you the best, thank you for supporting us so far, if you find any bugs please report them, supplying as much info and potentially footage as possible, it always helps.

How are you doin', Bounty Hunters? The next episode of Caroline's hunt for THE bounty is finally here. We proudly introduce Chapter 2 of Viscerafest, raising the stakes in the story to a whole new level and bringing more areas, more weapons, more carnage, definitely more viscera and maybe even more fest than ever before! And wait until you meet Hampter! For your viewing pleasure, we have prepared a short trailer, and we are looking forward to hearing how you like the new content! [previewyoutube=VfzJKiQVqWU;full][/previewyoutube] Want more detailed overview of what this content update brings? Check out the full changelog!

New Content:

• The entirety of Chapter 2 and its hub containing 7 levels
• 8 new enemy types
• 2 new weapons
• You can now customize your loadout when replaying levels
• Hampter

Tweaks:

• Updated logo
• Revised difficulty descriptions
• Various enemy, weapon, and UI sprite reworks
• Icons for saving, and no save zones
• Death has gotten some extra flare with new sounds and visuals along with a counter to tally your demise
• Tweaked Chapter 1 ammo placements
• Tweaked Item placements in Chapter 1 secrets to prevent players from being able to overstock on resources, completely negating the need to think tactically about how resources are used
• Nerfed shotguns because with fixed piercing they were overpowered
• Tweaked Quad Shotgun encounter in C1L5
• Enemy placements on Nightmare have been nerfed
• Tweaked Thunderbirds charge to be more consistent across all difficulties
• Buffed Blitzers projectile speed
• Zetheran projectile speed nerfed
• 8 new sets of difficulty names
• Stalker Death effects tweaked
• Moved the tutorial options
• Gibbed enemies will no longer Re-Gib upon loading a save to help with performance
• Blood now despawns overtime to help with performance in some of the more taxing maps
• When replaying levels from the hub, the player's health is automatically set to 100
• Keys are now themed after the doors of the location that they are used on

Drone Reworks:

• When punched, the drone enters an alternate stun state where it drops a stunning field that slows the player and drains their health
• Drones now take reduced damage from melee attacks
• Explosives now pass through Drone shields
• A new weapon has been introduced to directly counter Shielded enemies like the Drones
• Drones now drop a custom armor pickup upon death rather than the standard shard

Fixes:

• Fixed shotguns projectile piercing
• Made minor fix to a single shot in the Chapter 1 end cutscene
• Fixed issue where certain interactions caused the players weapons to vanish
• Fixed issue where pressing Escape would interact with pause menu buttons
• Stalker Homing Projectile impact effects fixed
• General Optimization
• Various save fixes

Hey there, Bounty Hunters, Many of you have already finished the first chapter of Viscerafest and probably have been wondering what will happen next. Boy, do we have some good news for you! Tomorrow, on March 23, 2022, you will get an epic opportunity to take a sneak peek into the new Chapter, since the streamer Jared Bair and the developer of Viscerafest will be streaming the new content live together! The broadcast will take place on Jared Bair's Twitch channel and will start on 9AM PST / 5PM CET. Viscerafest content update (including Chapter 2) will be released very soon, so stay tuned, follow us on our social media and join our Discord server!

Ahoi! Lead dev here and it's uh... It's been a minute. We've been hard at work on chapter 2 and we were hoping to have it out for you guys by the beginning of February. It's quite clearly a bit past the beginning of February though... so as you might assume there's been a few setbacks. Back in December, we released a Lil update showcasing the first level of Viscerafest's second chapter, but prior to that, we were originally going to have another content update. Quite clearly that didn't happen and a lotof that just has to do with us underestimating the scope of what we were trying to implement, that being the games modifier/store system. For the time being that has been shelved, but our push to get that ready kinda set us back a Lil bit.
Shortly following the release of the chapter 2 teaser the file sharing service known as Unity Collab that our team had been using up until that point crapped out on me. I lost connection to the project altogether for a period of about a week, meaning effectively I couldn't get any work done. We did manage to fix the issue but that quite obviously set us back even more.
This all in turn meant that whilst we were supposed to have Viscerafest chapter 2 content complete by the 31st of December... that didn't end up happening until the 26th of January. We are currently on clean-up duty, our beta testing teams are running through chapter 2 and positively destroying it so we can make sure things are as stable as they can be by launch. Or they were before our lead programmer Elijah caught Covid effectively preventing us from being able to fix issues and make new builds for testing.
So yeah... we're sort of in a limbo of uncertainty right now as far as when *exactly* chapter 2 will be done. We are pretty close to having the second chapter in a releasable state and our new plan until Elijah got sick was to release the content update near the end of February/beginning of March, but it is looking like we may quite possibly have to push that back just a bit more.
We are sorry things are taking so long. It's been a very frustrating experience for all of us as of late. But I can indeed confirm Viscerafest Chapter 2 is coming out in the nebulous period of soon, and I can also say that despite the troubles we've been facing internally, it is pretty awesome. Currently,Viscerafest is on sale, being 15% off. If you haven't done so yet and would like to nab the game at a discounted price then feel free to do so. I want to end by saying thank you to all of the wonderful folks who've been supporting us throughout the game's development. Whether it be through kind words, fan art, or just buying the game, we really can't thank you all enough for the love you've given us. That is all for now! I hope you guys have a wonderful day.

Greetings, Bounty Hunters! We know very well how badly love hurts - but why should you be the one hurting? So this Valentine's Day, and for one week afterwards, we want to make it easier for you to bring the pain: Viscerafest is 15% OFF until February 21st. But that's not all! Misery loves company, so...

• Forgive Me Father just released a new content update and is 20% OFF!
• Dread Templar is 15% OFF!
• Hedon Bloodrite released a new add-on, and the base game is 10% OFF!
• Still not enough to turn that frown upside down? Check out either the This Is My Boomstick bundle or the IndieDB Players Choice - Best FPS bundle and get an additional 15% discount on any of these amazing old school shooters you don't own yet!

Greetings Bounty Hunters! The seasons are changing, the Year of the Ox has ended, and the Year of the Tiger has arrived. And we are celebrating this occasion with the Lunar New Year Sale! If you've been waiting for a chance to grab Viscerafest at great price, wait no more - it is now at 15% off, with the possibility of even higher discount if purchased through the This is my Boomstick bundle - the additional discount applies in full even if you already own some of the games in it! These incredible offers are only valid for another day however, until February 3rd - so don't miss your chance and grab the game now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/ You should also check out the full list of discounted titles by 1C Entertainment. And once you've played the game, please, give use feedback in form of a Steam review, in the discussions or come chat to our Discord server. It is very much appreciated and helps us make the game even better for our fans!

Greetings Bounty Hunters! The holiday season is here once again, and that can mean only one thing for all PC gamers: Steam Winter Sale is here! If you've been waiting for a chance to grab Viscerafest at a lower price, wait no more - it is now at 15% off, with the possibility of even higher discount if purchased through the This is my Boomstick bundle - the additional discount applies in full even if you already own some of the games in it! These incredible offers are valid now through January 5th, so don't miss your chance and grab the game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/ You should also check out the full list of discounted titles by 1C Entertainment. And once you've played the game, please, give use feedback in form of a Steam review, in the discussions or come chat to our Discord server. It is very much appreciated and helps us make the game even better for our fans!

Ahoi folks! Lead dev here! Viscerafest Chapter 2 is only a few months away, as a matter of fact, we're currently working on the chapter's final level. With that said it's been a while since we launched chapter 1, and we figured you all might want a little more to play. As a result, we've chosen to release the second chapter's first level a bit early to help tide you over until its release. We can't wait for you to see what's in store, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy this little taste. [previewyoutube=aCFclAWnt7I;full][/previewyoutube] Here are your patch notes: New Features:

• The first level of Chapter 2
• A new enemy type, the Arachnospud/Gorouge
• A new weapon, the Warhound

• Player side sprites (weapons, body, etc...) all touched up/reworked
• Skully/Skully Barrel sprites improved
• Updated Scientist sprites
• Updated UI sprites
• Plague Rifles damage radius nerfed
• Enforcers Projectile speed nerfed
• Performance improvements
• Improvements to loading times
• More safe profile saving/loading/creation

• Plague rifle gas no longer goes through walls
• Fixed various sounds that wouldn't play/were missing
• Water splash sounds no longer layer

Greetings bounty hunters! We have been hard at work and the new Content Update release is just around the corner, but we are so excited about the new area and all the carnage you will bring to it, that we just had to give you a small sample of what's to come... steamhappy
We also wanted to thank everyone who voted for us in the Indie of the Year 2021 Awards. Thanks to you, Viscerafest made it into the Top100 and we are now in the finals!
With so many excellent indie games being released, this is truly an honor. And if you believe the game deserves to be among the fabled Top10 and want to give us the best Christmas present ever, please go vote for Viscerafest in the Released - First Person Shooter category on the voting page!


We welcome any type of feedback, so please, feel free to leave us a review right here on Steam, a post in our discussions or come to our Discord server. Your participation energizes us and all your suggestions and feedback really, really help us out in making the best game that we can for you, so don't be shy!

Greetings Bounty Hunters, The most elusive of bounties, the 2021 Indie of the Year Award, has just been posted and we urgently need your help to hunt it down - if you like the game, give it your vote! The process is very simple, you do not even need to sign up or log in - just go to our game's IndieDB page and click on the button under "VOTE FOR THIS GAME" and you will help us to rank in the top100 Indie games of 2021! You have until the 10th of December, when the voting will be closed and we will see if we made it to the Top100 best indie games of the year.
This is one of the best ways to show your appreciation for the game and help us out. But we welcome any other type of feedback just as much - be it a review written here on Steam, a post in our discussions or coming to our Discord server. Your participation energizes us and all your suggestions and feedback really, really help us out in making the best game that we can for you, so don't be shy!

Hello Bounty Hunters! It's finally happening. The long-awaited Steam Autumn Sale has started, meaning it's the highest time for you to grab our game for a great price. Purchase the game now while the sale lasts! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/ But the deals don't just end here! Viscerafest is also, for a limited time only, a part of the "This Is My Boomstick" bundle. If you wish to buy Viscerafest, Forgive Me Father and Dread Templar, you can get an extra discount this way - or just complete your set if you already own one of the games, and get the discount anyway! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/ You can also check out the full list of discounted titles by 1C Entertainment.

Greetings Bounty Hunters! Viscerafest is back again with another hotfix adressing the few problems that appeared after the 0.9.0.7 update! We also want to thank all of our fans for your continued support and feedback that you provide us with in the Steam Forums. You make us help the game as good as possible and we value your help immensely! Read the full changelog below:

Changelog:

• Fixed issue with boss where dying to its AOE attack prevented you from respawning
• Fixed abusing quickswapping causing crashing
• Fixed issue where dying to the C1L7 subways prevented you from respawning
• Fixed issue where settings wouldn't save across sessions if you change them in the main menu
• Fixed issue with resolution settings being overridden on restart
• Tweaked C1l4's opening encounter on nightmare
• Tweaked C1l7's plague rifle encounter

Greetings bounty hunters! Steam Halloween Sale is here and we have prepared offers that are hard to pass! First of all, from now until 1st of November, you can grab Viscerafest with 15% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/ In case you'd want even more retro action, then "This Is My Boomstick" Bundle is the right choice for you! This bundle is a great choice for any fan of retro FPS as it contains our three latest retro shooters - Viscerafest, Dread Templar and Forgive Me Father! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

Ahoi folks! Lead dev here, and we're back with our biggest update yet! Coming in with a host of new features and fixes, from controller support and new mechanics to better facilitate playing with one, to various substantial tweaks and changes to help polish up the first boss! We've also been working on stamping out a slew of saving-related issues, so you should find things a bit more stable on that side as well. One thing to note with the controller support is that what we've effectively done is closer to laying the foundations rather than being anything close to finalized. We still want to and have yet to add things like gyro support but rest assured we do indeed plan to, but if you're running the game through steam it's very likely you've already been using that feature if it appeals to you. On that note, however, we should provide a quick disclaimer regarding the Switch Pro Controller support. In the setup menus for the controller side of things is a Lil question mark that'll help folks confused with how to set up their specific pads for the game, if you're using a Switch Pro Controller, you will absolutely want to consult this. How you will be required to set up the Pro Controller changes on whether or not you are using steam, so please be sure to pay attention to that. On a final note before you view the cavalcade of chaos that is the patch notes, I'd like to apologize to everyone who's been waiting for this update. We wanted this update out much sooner than it came, but unfortunately, the slew of new features and bugs we had to tackle ended up being more of an undertaking than we'd originally anticipated. We have another really cool lil update coming later this year, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy the slew of changes and additions coming with this one. Read the full changelog below:

New Features:

• Controller Support
• Lock on targeting
• Weapon Wheel
• Previously held weapon bind
• Sticky Aim

Tweaks:

• General performance improvements
• Players air control moderately slowed to make shifting direction midair less touchy
• Melee jabs damage buffed from 45 to 50
• Melee uppercuts damage buffed from 90 to 100
• Skull Piercer's damage buffed from 30 to 35
• Bunker Buster now has a faster firing rate
• Bunker Buster sound and animation tweaked to account for new firing rate
• Pung Cannon now has a slower firing rate
• Pung Cannon's animation tweaked to account for new firing rate
• Shredders now have a faster firing rate
• Shredders damage buffed from 12 to 14
• Cells ammo pool increased from 100 to 125
• Reduced wait to fire time when swapping weapons
• Added stability checks for saving
• Troopers health buffed from 35-40
• Thunderbirds health buffed from 70-75
• Enforcers projectile speed reduced
• Enforcers spray duration decreased across all difficulties
• Enforcers health buffed from 100 to 105
• Watchers attack range decreased
• Watchers speed whilst in players line of sight reduced
• End encounter of C1L3 tweaked
• C1L4 ammo placements tweaked
• C1L5 encounters tweaked
• Reworked Caroline hud sprites
• Changed visuals of highlighted and disabled UI buttons
• Quicksave button in the load menu is now greyed out when there is no save to load
• Decal corpses gibs trajectories/blood effects tweaked
• When setting is active Gibs shrink when despawning rather than just pop out of existence
• Tweaked C1L7 ammo placements
• Extra C1L7 save beacon in puzzle room
• Thunderbird Hellrooms laser maze is more visually dynamic displaying how close to shifting the lasers are
• Bosses pustule attack sounds fixed
• Bosses pustule attacks visuals/behaviors tweaked/fixed
• Bosses design visually reworked
• Bosses AOE attack visuals tweaked
• Bosses AOE attacks behaviors tweaked/fixed
• Bosses Turrets sprites reworked
• Bosses turrets now ricochet player projectiles away from them to make it clearer you cannot destroy them
• Bosses windups for pustule and scream attacks now made longer
• Bosses windup for scream attack now more apparent
• Bosses health pool reduced across all difficulties
• Boss attacks that did not have windup sounds prior currently have placeholder ones
• Reduced the amount of ammo given prior to the boss fight in the re-stock room

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where weapon firing rate was tied to framerate
• Fixed a bug where Set Yoth would pop to altar
• Fixed save bug in C1L7
• Fixed Bosses stun state overriding attack animations
• Fixed Bosses Turrets windup animation
• Fixed Boss alarm end sequence
• Fixed bug where player could walk through the Prelude's broken elevator doors
• Fixed a bug where camera shake would stack so much the player would have an out of body experience
• Fixed a minor legs clipping issue
• Fixed issue where the game would not save progress if you quit out during a score screen
• Fixed C1L3 headless decal corpse
• Fixed performance issue tied to Gib despawning

Ahoy folks! Lead dev here! For a while now weve been showing stuff off on our social media outlets regarding future content, and if youd like to stay up to date with how things are going, we would highly recommend you follow us there. However, for all those who have been missing out, we wanted to give you guys a taste of whats to come. At the end of Viscerafest Chapter 1, Caroline haphazardly destroyed the U.S.C.s quickly cobbled together Grabbag station and made a last-minute escape to earth via slipgate. Chapter 2 picks up where 1 left, dropping you into a U.S.C. facility in the middle of post-apocalyptic Japan. Little of humanity remains as the earth is now ruled by an amphibious race known as the Deep Ones, who are largely ambivalent to the U.S.C.s presence. Mortice is now bolting to the aid of Cromune, and Caroline is hot on his tail.





Chapter 2 introduces a slew of new enemy types into the fray, all of whom are a lot meaner than the quaint lads you met in Chapter 1. The first of faces youll meet is the Gorouge, or as we like to call him, the Arachnospud. A chonky slab of meat who spams bursts of loosely seeking missiles, and is a nightmare to deal with in open spaces.
The next youll meet on your journey is the Nomads, members of a local cult known as the children of Baphomet, theyll be the first of Viscerafests hitscanners, sporting a shotgun, and tossing Molotov cocktails that can set a space ablaze.
In a similar vein, the next lad youll come across is the Nomads priest, a flying occultic nightmare that leads its shots with projectiles that deal damage over time, as well as tossing an obscenely fast explosive bolt.
We of course dont want to give everything away which is why well be stopping here. But rest assured, theres some really cool stuff were overwhelmingly excited for you to see, and we have to hold ourselves back from spoiling it for you. Chapter 2 is turning out to be so much more awesome than Chapter 1 was, especially on the side of the narrative. We currently do not have any concrete release date set for the Chapter 2, but we are working hard and aiming for winter release window. So on that note, we thought we might leave you with these concept pieces, as a small teaser of the chaos to come. Thank you for all your love, support, and feedback, you guys are the best, and we can't wait for you to see what's in store.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

Greetings everyone! Steam Next Fest is now live! From now until October 7th, you have the opportunity to try free demos of Forgive Me Father, Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2, HYPERVIOLENT or Reverie Knights Tactics. As loyal fans of old-school shooters, don't forget to check out Forgive Me Father and HYPERVIOLENT (or the other two demos we have available), and of course in case you enjoyed the demo, add the games to your wishlist so that you won't miss any updates and news about them! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590910/Forgive_Me_Father https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401400/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories_2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1409200/HYPERVIOLENT https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399690/Reverie_Knights_Tactics

Realms Deep 2021 is just around the corner and to celebrate the event, Realms Deep Steam Sale is now running! From now until Monday, August 16th, you can buy some of the presented games and other related titles with an awesome discount. For example you can now grab GRAVEN with a 15% discount, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin with 25% discount, Lovecraft's Untold Stories with 75% discount or Viscerafest with 20% discount! Don't forget to tune in for the Realms Deep 2021 livestream and check out new trailers, announcements and much more! Friday - Sunday, August 13-15 2021 Live show airing August 14 10:00 AM PT https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

Greetings heroes, adventurers, mercenaries and anyone else who reads this! 1C Entertainment is happy to announce that we will be participating in the Realms Deep 2021 event! The event will start on Friday 13th and end on Sunday 15th, with a live show on Saturday, August 14th. The event will also be accompanied by a Steam Sale so be sure to come check it out and grab games such as GRAVEN, Viscerafest or WRATH with an awesome discount! Come join the livestream and check out new trailers, announcements and much more! Friday - Sunday, August 13-15 2021 Live show airing August 14 10:00 AM PT https://realmsdeep.game

Hello bounty hunters! We are reporting back with another Viscerafest update! This patch brings in various fixes related to saving, general gameplay and weapons along with a number of general changes and improvements such as the option to turn off Caroline's one-liners. We also want to thank all of our fans for your continued support and feedback that you provide us with in the Steam Forums. You make us help the game as good as possible and we value your help immensely! Read the full changelog below:

Bug Fixes:

• Various saving fixes
• Fixed bug where boss sequence would not trigger
• Fixes related to weapon swapping
• Fixed being able to pickup C1L7's yellow key through glass
• Fixed projectiles not properly reorienting upon impact with drone
• Fixed geometry oversights in the prelude
• Fixed Hub Tutorial not being affected by disabling tutorials in the options menu

Changes:

• Option to disable combat one liners
• Made nightmare a bit harder (lel)
• Tweaked max ammo capacity's for various weapons
• Various sprite tweaks
• Drones drop armor pickups on death
• Drones damage buffed
• Added shotgun pickups to C1L5 and C1L7
• Boosted Infinite Ammo powerups timer from 15 to 25 seconds

Steam Summer Sale is here again and we have prepared great discounts for all of our titles - you can now grab Ancestors Legacy, Deep Sky Derelicts, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin or our brand new Arena FPS Viscerafest and many other titles with discounts up to 90%! Check out the full 1C Entertainment catalogue here: https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/1CEntertainment/#browse

Steam Next Fest is in full swing and until June 22nd, you have the chance to play a free demo of our retro FPS Dread Templar!

Dread Templar

You can also check out other participating titles that have free demos available right now:

Hello bounty hunters! We are happy to bring you the very first update for Viscerafest bearing the version number 0.9.0.5! In this update we added some new features such as the Assist options or the ability to remove DoT from green acid by dashing and also bring in a plethora of tweaks and fixes. This update also brings in small changes to the save system, which means that all saves from the previous version will be missing the weapons you have already picked up! All of your stats will remain, but we recommend starting a new save so that everything works correctly.

New Features:

• Assist options added
• When you're being burnt by green acid you can dash to remove the damage over time effect.
• Added skip function to the stat display at the end of a level. Press your assigned interact key and it'll skip the stat display animation

Tweaks:

• Scientist, Trooper, Thunder Bird, Enforcer, Grenadier, Blitzer and Watcher sprites updated
• Liquid damages rebalanced
• Pillars during boss fight lowered to prevent players from using them as cover
• Further elaboration in dash tutorial
• More Save Beacon placements in C1L7 Evanescent Evacuation
• Watcher's nerfed
• Ladder tweaks(edited)
• Projectiles swapped from particles to models to improve performance and fix visibility issues at lower framerates
• Enemy windups adjusted to be more noticeable

Bugfixes:

• Issue where you are unable to move related to keybinds (while also being unable to bind your keybinds) should be resolved
• Locker softlock fixed - you can now open the lockers from the inside, should you find yourself locked inside one
• C1 Boss softlock related to dying on certain attacks fixed
• L7 toilets fixed
• L7 trains deathbox tweaked to prevent occasions where you would die while behind one of the trains
• L7 saving softlock resolved
• L7 texture fixes
• Pistol starting works as expected when loading your boss autosave
• Fixed inconsistencies with screenshots loading improperly
• Fixed loading saves when selecting a profile
• Elevator doors in L4 fixed (when spamming the elevator button on the inside you could break the open/close sequence which could lead to a possible softlock)
• Elevator doors in Prelude fixed (when traveling back down the elevator the doors would fail to close)
• Elevator switch buttons in intro fixed (when using the elevator the buttons on the top and bottom of the elevator would break)
• Re-added the unbind instructions on the input screen that was disabled mistakenly
• Fixed issue with objective panel occasionally disappearing
• One of L6 dialogue lines fixed
• Fixed boss tutorial panel graphics
• Ratakathul explosions don't go through walls anymore
• One acid pool in L5 & L4 did not hurt you, this has been fixed
• Door in L4 that you couldn't open did not let you interact with it now allows you to play the cannot open sound
• L6 softlock fixed when saving before a sequence finishes
• File creation bug when selecting a different profile while the game is loading a different profile fixed
• L7 Stalkers not spawning in on Nightmare
• L5 Blitzer spawn outside bathroom fixed
• Typo fix
• FOV resetting on level start and death

Greetings traveler! Today we have exceptional news to share with you - GRAVEN is available in Steam Early Access right NOW! That's right, you can go get the game straight away and start your journey as a Priest on a mission ordained by The Creator: root out the evils corrupting not just the Order, but creation itself. [previewyoutube=_UBWaTDvtug;full][/previewyoutube] Early Access includes new quests in Cruxfirth, and multiple updates throughout the year will add additional areas, quests, enemies, and hidden secrets. Further down the line, the Priest shall no longer roam alone: GRAVEN will add split-screen co-op and online play for up to four players. So wait no more and grab GRAVEN right now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371690/GRAVEN/

Greetings everyone! 1C Entertainment is launching a brand new project called 1C Champions! The purpose of this project is to offer members of our community the opportunity to participate in the early development of our games, that are currently being developed and supplying us with your feedback regarding these titles. In addition to being able to preview our titles in advance, the most active members of this program can look forward to receiving fabulous rewards as a compensation for their hard work! If you are interested in joining this project, join our Discord server and check out the #1c-champions channel for further instructions on how to join this program.

Greetings bounty hunters! The time to fight through the hordes of Cromune's minions and claim the bounty on his head is here - we are excited to announce that Viscerafest is now available in Steam Early Access! [previewyoutube=swMkqeWB8Ns;full][/previewyoutube] The Early Access version includes an introductory prelude level, the games main and chapter 1 hubs, and the entirety of the first chapter with 7 levels to play through. It also features 8 of the enemies, and 6 (out of total 9) of the games weapons. The second chapter is planned to be added down the line during the Early Access period. The hub's primary features together with the third chapter are planned for the games full launch. The price for Viscerafest Early Access is set at $14.99 USD / 14.99 EUR, accompanied by a 15% discount during the first week! So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and grab Viscerafest right now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

Greetings bounty hunters! Today we have an important announcement for all of you, who are awaiting your chance to step into the shoes of Caroline and take on Cromune and his horde of minions - your time is almost here! Viscerafest will be entering Steam Early Access on 20th of May! So mark this date in your calendars, the bounty on warlock's head is hefty and his henchmen are plenty! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

Hello there! Just a friendly reminder that Steam Game Festival ends tomorrow and that means you have the a last opportunity to check out the playable demo of Viscerafest! So if you want to get a taste of the alien slaughtering action first hand, this is your chance! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

21:00 CET / 15:00 EST, 06.02.2021 - Come check out the Viscerafest livestream hosted and commented by the lead developer and ask anything related to the game in the chat! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

18:00 CET, 04.02.2021 - Come check out the Viscerafest livestream hosted and commented by the lead developer and ask anything related to the game in the chat! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

Greetings everyone! The next Steam Game Festival is rapidly approaching and we are proud to announce that Viscerafest will be a part of it! From February 3rd to February 9th you will have to opportunity to get a small taste of Viscerafest in the free demo that will be part of this festival! So get ready for a slaughter... Nay... A Viscerafest!

Greetings mortal! We are back with a third major Content Update and there's a lot new stuff for all of you to enjoy, explore and exterminate! This update brings in a brand new level called The Hollow - a forest choked with ancient trees and forgotten ruins. Delve into the heart of the long-corrupted woods and discover the new Trinket of Deflection, an Artifact that summons an arcane shield. Activate the Trinket of Deflection in emergencies to ward off enemy projectiles or go on the offensive and unleash bullets, bones, and blood. But beware the Lurker, a new aquatic abomination waiting in the depths. [previewyoutube=vgLu3Xiiofw;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000410/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin/

[previewyoutube=LkBzF2LHjb0;full][/previewyoutube] Hello everyone! We are happy to announce our collaboration with 1C Entertainment as the new publisher for Viscerafest, which will be coming to the Steam Early Access in 2021! Revealed at Realms Deep 2020, Viscerafest is a sci-fi fantasy single player arena FPS where you take the role of Caroline, a bloodthirsty, psychopathic mercenary who wants nothing more than to marry her wonderful boyfriend Athens Fetter. Problem is money's tight, and rings aren't exactly cheap. But thankfully there may be hope for her yet, as a warlock named Cromune has acquired a rather hefty bounty on his head. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/

• Processor: Intel Pentium i3Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTS 450
• Storage: 2 GB available space

• Processor: Intel Pentium i5-4440Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660
• Storage: 2 GB available space