Patch #1
Hello exterminators!
We're one day out from launch and it seems like most of you are having a great time with Kill It With Fire! I haven't heard about any show-stopping issues so far (knock on wood!), but I did hear about one bug that I wanted to quickly address in a patch. If you see v1.0.16 in the bottom left corner of your screen, you'll know you've got it!
For the curious, here's what was going on. On the second level (Close Encounters), if you picked up all five batteries before collecting the S.P.I.D.A.R. tracker upgrade, you would complete the "Power Up" objective without having first discovered it. That by itself is fine - it happens even more in other places (such as the "Fight Spider With Spider" objective in Major Inconvenience) so I've got code that automatically deletes the objective discovery pickup upon completion of that objective. That's good, because it means you won't later discover a random, glowing sheet of paper that doesn't do anything.
Maybe you see where this is going - the S.P.I.D.A.R. upgrade is both an objective discovery pickup AND an upgrade, so when you picked up the 5th battery the game deleted the upgrade! And, to make matters worse the whole thing was happening again when you reloaded the level, since we want to get rid of the objective discovery pickups you've already found.
I've only heard from one player that actually encountered the issue but it's possible there are more who just haven't said anything, so it seemed best to fix it ASAP! Another issue that I discovered along the way (and I seriously doubt this has been discovered by ANYONE, but you never know!) is that if you never pick up the hairspray in First Contact but you do pick some up in a later level, you'll be unable to complete the "Find More Firepower" objective, since it was only listening for the player to discover new equipment, not find more ammo. Of course, the game is called KILL IT WITH FIRE, so who in their right mind would skip grabbing the hairspray in the first level?!?!
That's all for today! I'll just leave you guys with these awesome articles about the game. They really made my day!
Fan Byte - Danielle Riendeau
Buried Treasure - John Walker
Want to meet a community of like-minded spider exterminating enthusiasts? Be sure to join the Kill It With Fire Discord. And, as always be sure to follow the game on Twitter or Facebook.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179210/Kill_It_With_Fire/
Sincerely,
Casey Donnellan
Twitter: @caseydonnellan
We're one day out from launch and it seems like most of you are having a great time with Kill It With Fire! I haven't heard about any show-stopping issues so far (knock on wood!), but I did hear about one bug that I wanted to quickly address in a patch. If you see v1.0.16 in the bottom left corner of your screen, you'll know you've got it!
For the curious, here's what was going on. On the second level (Close Encounters), if you picked up all five batteries before collecting the S.P.I.D.A.R. tracker upgrade, you would complete the "Power Up" objective without having first discovered it. That by itself is fine - it happens even more in other places (such as the "Fight Spider With Spider" objective in Major Inconvenience) so I've got code that automatically deletes the objective discovery pickup upon completion of that objective. That's good, because it means you won't later discover a random, glowing sheet of paper that doesn't do anything.
Maybe you see where this is going - the S.P.I.D.A.R. upgrade is both an objective discovery pickup AND an upgrade, so when you picked up the 5th battery the game deleted the upgrade! And, to make matters worse the whole thing was happening again when you reloaded the level, since we want to get rid of the objective discovery pickups you've already found.
I've only heard from one player that actually encountered the issue but it's possible there are more who just haven't said anything, so it seemed best to fix it ASAP! Another issue that I discovered along the way (and I seriously doubt this has been discovered by ANYONE, but you never know!) is that if you never pick up the hairspray in First Contact but you do pick some up in a later level, you'll be unable to complete the "Find More Firepower" objective, since it was only listening for the player to discover new equipment, not find more ammo. Of course, the game is called KILL IT WITH FIRE, so who in their right mind would skip grabbing the hairspray in the first level?!?!
That's all for today! I'll just leave you guys with these awesome articles about the game. They really made my day!
Fan Byte - Danielle Riendeau
Buried Treasure - John Walker
Want to meet a community of like-minded spider exterminating enthusiasts? Be sure to join the Kill It With Fire Discord. And, as always be sure to follow the game on Twitter or Facebook.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179210/Kill_It_With_Fire/
Sincerely,
Casey Donnellan
Twitter: @caseydonnellan