BEAST News

[h2]Greetings travelers![/h2]

Our Community Patch #3, packed with a host of improvements and bug fixes based on your valuable feedback, is officially live now!

We'd like to express our gratitude to the BEAST community for your continued support and feedback. Your input really helps us make all this a possibility.
As always, please feel free to post your feedback and ideas in the forums or join our amazing community on Discord and connect with other players and the BEAST Dev Team!

Cutscenes

• Visual updates to most cutscenes
  
• Audio updates to various cutscenes
  
• Updated subtitles for cutscenes and character responses in gameplay
  

SFX/Audio

• Added SFX to Accelerate ability
  

Graphics

• Visual improvements for Ruined Tower: Carriage
  
• Visual improvements for Camp Chase Wagon
  
• Updated high Insanity and Beast Mode environment for Plague Town: Hopeless map
  
• Updated lighting on most maps
  

UX/UI

• Updated armor names from “+1/+2” to “Reinforced/Masterwork”
  

Animation

• Minor animation updates and fixes
  

Balance

• Stress actions should now properly reduce Action Points for the affected companion’s next turn
  
• Removed Stress and Insanity features from Prince and his companions (he’s not the insane one!)
  
• It’s no longer possible to stack multiple armor in the character’s equipment
  

Fixes

• Fixed a potential blocker with auto leveling characters feature after Plague Town: Market
  
• Fixed a potential blocker with a main objective not completing properly during Plague Town: Hopeless mission
  
• Fixed a potential blocker with the game soft locking after Townsfolk enemy triggers an Ambush attack
  
• Fixed an issue with characters not staying in cover properly after crouching
  
• Fixed an issue with Prince party and Igor’s XP level not being displayed properly on the Result Screen
  
• Fixed an issue with Christoff and Alfred only leaving footprints with their left feet
  
• Fixed an issue with the sound of horse wagon still being heard in the Result Screen
  
• Fixed a potential issue with enemies running up to close to player characters when attacking
  
• Fixed a typo with Increased Defense status name
  

Thank you for being part of the BEAST universe, and we can't wait to see you on the battlefield!

May the stars align in your favor,

BEAST Dev Team

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[h2]Greetings travelers![/h2]

BEAST Community Patch #2 is officialy live now! We'd like to express our gratitude to the BEAST community for your continued support and feedback. Your input has been invaluable in making this game even better.
We're excited to announce the upcoming release of our Community Patch #2, packed with a host of improvements, bug fixes, and new content based on your valuable feedback. This patch is a collaborative effort between the development team and the dedicated BEAST community, and we're thrilled to share the details with you.

Community-Requested Features: We've listened to your suggestions and we are implementing several features requested by the community! Do you have any idea how we could upgrade your gaming experience? Feel free to post your thoughts on Steam Forum or join our amazing community on Discord and connect with other players and BEAST Dev Team!

Skip tutorial: We understand that most of players will catch up quite fast what button does what and even if, after you played the tutorial once - who would want to play the tutorial maps each time you make a play-through, am I right?

Now you don't have if you don't want to! Ready to dive into the deep waters from the start? We got you covered!

Here is a little GIF with explanation on how to skip the tutorial and start the game from the creation of your main character! Simply in the difficulty settings mark that you want to skip tutorial and press play!
Do you like challenges? Try to play the BEAST without the tutorial and try to discover how mechanics work without any help! We will throw you into the not so shallow waters from the start! Just create your main character and you will be ready to unleash your inner beast without any delays! On the other hand if you would like to have more chill game? TURN OFF PERMADEATH MODE!

Bug Fixes: Addressed numerous issues reported by the community, including crashes, graphical glitches, and AI behavior problems
Cool feature intro: Igor has learned how to properly make an over watch! Surprise your enemy by being prepared for the attack! Igor can now defend a lot better with this feature added. Now you have an additional tactic in your arsenal!




Detailed Patch Notes

[h3]New Features[/h3]

 Added Tutorial skipping option
 Added Permadeath Mode toggle in difficulty options

[h3]Cutscenes[/h3]

 Update visuals for most cutscenes
 Update subtitles for most cutscenes

[h3]Graphics[/h3]

 Visual improvements on levels 

[h3]UX/UI[/h3]

 Updated icons for consumable items and retreat info
 Updated useful links
 Added tooltip status text for downed/retreat/death characters
 General UX/UI improvements

[h3]Animation[/h3]

 Improved timing of gameplay animations, especially the "supporting" ones, like reloading or getting into cover, and other abilities

[h3]Balance[/h3]

 Increased the amount of ammo through the levels (nearly doubled)

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

 Fixed a potential blocker with fear action triggered on Igor preventing the round from ending
 Fixed potential blockers on levels caused by object collisions
 Fixed some issues with Bullet Hell's ability 
 Fixed some issues with the grenade targeting system not working properly
 Fixed an issue with “missing string table” in visual options
 Fixed an issue with using the "Execute" ability on downed companion not generating enough insanity to enter Beast mode in the following turn
 Fixed an issue with an empty loot chest that can be interacted with for the purpose of the mission's side objective
 Fixed a potential issue with the player causing Igor to move by hovering over different movement destinations 

Thank you for being part of the BEAST universe, and we can't wait to see you on the battlefield!

May the stars align in your favor,

BEAST Dev Team

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New Features

• Added Tutorial skipping option
  
• Added Permadeath Mode toggle in difficulty options
  

Cutscenes

• Update visuals for most cutscenes
  
• Update subtitles for most cutscenes
  

Graphics

• Visual improvements on levels
  

UX/UI

• Updated icons for consumable items and retreat info
  
• Updated useful links
  
• Added tooltip status text for downed/retreat/death characters
  
• General UX/UI improvements
  

Animation

• Improved timing of gameplay animations, especially the "supporting" ones, like reloading or getting into cover, and other abilities
  

Balance

• Increased the amount of ammo through the levels (nearly doubled)
  

Fixes

• Fixed a potential blocker with fear action triggered on Igor preventing the round from ending
  
• Fixed potential blockers on levels caused by object collisions
  
• Fixed some issues with Bullet Hell's ability
  
• Fixed some issues with the grenade targeting system not working properly
  
• Fixed an issue with “missing string table” in visual options
  
• Fixed an issue with using the "Execute" ability on downed companion not generating enough insanity to enter Beast mode in the following turn
  
• Fixed an issue with an empty loot chest that can be interacted with for the purpose of the mission's side objective
  
• Fixed a potential issue with the player causing Igor to move by hovering over different movement destinations
  

[h2]Greetings travelers![/h2]

We are just past the opening of the Early Access and we would like to thank you for being the most amazing community!
We have received a lot of constructive feedback along with congratulations and words of encouragement. Thanks to your amazing activity we have already managed to squash some nasty bugs that have been reported by you!

In this first community patch, we managed to squash some bugs and improve things in cutscenes, SFX/Audio, and UX/UI along with other fixes and implementation of new features. See the full list of updates here:

[h3]New Features[/h3]

Added difficulty options when starting a new campaign
3 difficulty options: Easy, Normal, Hard
Added an Ironman mode option when starting a new campaign
In Ironman mode you only have one autosave slot
Added a Hardcore mode option when starting a new campaign
In Hardcore mode allied characters don't go into downed state when their Health reaches 0 but die instantly
Added Overwatch ability for Igor the Coachman

[h3]Cutscenes[/h3]

 Updated visuals for most cutscenes
 Updated audio for cutscenes
 Updated subtitles for cutscenes
 Updated subtitles for level intros

[h3]SFX/Audio[/h3]

 Audio volume rebalance
 Added voiceovers to Commanders’ abilities to increase the clarity of their actions

[h3]UX/UI[/h3]

 Added confirmation popups to Restart Mission and Exit to Menu
 Added a warning screen on trying to start a mission without maximum characters selected in party selection
 Changed the character level icon background to yellow, for it to be more easily distinguished from Action Points icon

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

 Replaced the generic Unreal Engine application icon with our custom BEAST one
 Fixed an issue with Health bars not showing for all characters targeted by area of effect abilities
 Fixed an issue with the player not being able to close Options or Load Game menus while in Pause Menu
 Fixed a potential issue with Overwatch being triggered by characters behind the attacker (outside of the visible cone)
 Fixed a potential issue with VFX not being displayed when applying various bonuses to characters via abilities

When starting a new campaign you can now select between 3 difficulty options: Easy, Normal, Hard and even Ironman mode.

In Ironman mode you only have one autosave slot so take great care or you'll need a new keyboard in no time 😉

In Hardcore mode allied characters don't go into the downed state when their Health reaches 0 but they die instantly instead.


Once again we thank you for embarking on this fantastic adventure with us and for being such amazing players!

Join our official Discord Server in order to stay up to date with news and updates but most importantly you can contact us directly there and ask the False Prophet Dev Team any question you want! We have prepared for you some giveaways, and trivia along with the Content Creator Program and many more things in the upcoming days!

UNLEASH THE (IMPROVED) BEAST NOW!

False Prophet Dev Team

[h3]Today is a special day when BEAST enters the realm of Early Access and is available to play now![/h3]
[h3]We sincerely invite you to be one of the first to try our first production as a False Prophet Dev Team. Your feedback is now a crucial part of our strategy for further updates and patches so please feel free to post it here on the Steam forum or on our official Discord channel.[/h3]



[h3]Below is some good info to help you have a good time with your exclusive code! Please read through it all.[/h3]
[h3]

• We recommend playing with a mouse and keyboard for now.
  
• You are playing exclusive pre-alpha content.
  
• Early Access Steam opens October 25th
  
• Full game Release in 2024.
  
• You will experience the story from two sides with Anton and later, Prince Nicolai.
  

[/h3]
[h3]WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE & CONTENT OF THE EARLY ACCESS VERSION?
[/h3]
[h3]The EA version is currently in the Pre-Alpha (early) state and contains a chunk of the game (and bugs)
with over 20 playable missions, 2 main characters, 7 enemy classes, 11 enemy types, and 40
weapon types. Many hours of replayable fun await! Localized versions of the game will arrive
later this year.[/h3]

[h3]TIPS, TRICKS & MORE TALKING POINTS[/h3]

[h3]
• We recommend checking out all three tutorials to fully understand the uniqueness of the system.
  
• Remember to collect consumable crates. Ammunition is very valuable and a very limited resource in BEAST.
  
• If you score a critical hit you will see some bloody and gory dismemberment.
  
• There will be difficulty levels from easier to hardcore where if you die, it’s permanent and
  you’ll have to restart the game.[/h3]
  

[h3]In addition to the Early Access release, be prepared for an official DEVELOPER LIVE STREAM starting just after 5 PM CEST. During the stream, we will show you the basics of the game and we will go through the first stages of the game together! If you have any questions some small Q&A will be also available![/h3]

[h3]See you all here on the Steam BEAST Store Page[/h3]
[h2]False Prophet Team[/h2]