Hello again, everyone!
Patch 1.2.0 releases on the default branch today, and kicks off a series of updates that aim to improve the game's Entities. In universe, the Entities have started to evolve in response to the growing resistance of dogs. Prepare to be tested!
Spiders will now spawn in various sizes, with larger spiders having more health than smaller ones. The Spider can also spit a projectile of wormlike tentacles at the player, creating an area of effect that slows the player down if walked through.
Banshees have also been updated, evolving beyond their early forms to fully harness the electricity that sparked within their clouds of distortion. These stronger Entities will now electrocute any dog that gets too close, slowing you down and injuring you momentarily—and make sure not to be holding a radio tower fuse when it happens!
Beyond these changes, Entity spawn rates have increased across all difficulty levels. The Entity's evolution will continue over the following weeks leading up to Halloween, introducing more changes to existing Entities along the way, and even a new Entity type or two!
Speaking of Halloween, I have a lot of fun plans in the works for a celebration of my favorite holiday. I think you all will enjoy it, so keep an eye out for updates about that soon!
This update also includes a much needed upgrade regarding controller support. All menus and UI should now be accessible and navigable using only a controller! If you come across any menu that doesn't work with a gamepad, be sure to leave a report in-game, but it's already a lot better now than it used to be.
As always, the full patch notes can be found below. Thank you for your continued support and patience!
Early Access Patch 1.2.0
Features
Updated Entity behavior
Improved Entity pathfinding across the board
Entity spawns have increased across all difficulties
Spiders
Can now spawn in various sizes
Can now spit worms at the player, leaving an AOE that slows the player down
Banshees
Improved electricity effects and SFX
Can now electrocute dogs, injuring them and slowing them down briefly
Getting zapped while holding a Fuse will destroy the Fuse
Balancing
Dog Breeds
Adjusted stats across several breeds for greater impact on breed choice
Spiders
Health now scales directly with the size of the Spider
Banshees
Slightly increased range of taking damage from barking
Fixes & Other Changes
Added full controller support for menus/UI
Improved Patch Notes menu to include all previous patches
Added toggle button for Drone flashlight (Default: Keyboard F/Gamepad Right Shoulder)
Added stats to dog breed selection screen in lobby
Added main menu widget for future announcements, patches, and in-game events
Updated Tutorial text to include new Entity behavior
Fixed issue where ambient weather volume could not be changed in the audio settings menu
Fixed issue where flying disk toys would fly when dropped by ROV-R
Fixed a door appearing invisible at the Marsh gas station
Fixed ROV-R collision issues near the City fire station (for real this time)
Fixed some inconsistent scent trails, especially in the City parking garage
