Maniac News

Just a bit of cross promotion, because if you enjoy my games and like top-down shooters with brutal close-combat you'll love JACKAL - which I've just announced on Steam.

Here's the announcement trailer:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

You can wishlist the game now!
And please help out and share the word!
Have fun,
MM

The Chaotic Evil bundle is officially live and ready for you to dive into! Featuring two adrenaline-pumping games, Maniac and Fatal Zone, this bundle is a must-have for fans of chaos and destruction.

🧟‍♂️ Fatal Zone:
Step into a brutal world overrun by zombies in Fatal Zone, an auto shooter infused with roguelike and RPG elements. Exterminate zombie hordes, gather resources, upgrade your camp, and level up your mercenaries. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance—survival is in your hands!

💥 Maniac:
Ready to unleash your inner chaos? Maniac throws you into a rogue-lite crime action game where the world is against you, and your insanity drives the mayhem. Embrace the chaos, bet it all on destruction, and watch the world unravel in your wake!

The Chaotic Evil bundle is now available on both our pages. Don’t miss out—grab your copys and get ready to wreak havoc!

Happy Christmas again!!
I've got a new patch and some goodies for you kids!

First of all there's some new achievements some of you begged for. You wanted milestones for kills.
I made them for people kills and for car kills.




Some people haven't noticed it but Maniac is STEAM DECK VERIFIED!
It works great and is a lot of fun on your handheld device!


Third big thing are new Steam Trading Cards with beautiful mugshot faces of our beloved characters:


We've got new Maniac Profile Backgrounds, Maniac Badges:

and Maniac Emoticons:


There are some new awesome cities created by our community with the in-game level editor.
Be sure to check them out!


Subscrive to the maps to play them

If you haven't checked out the last patch, be sure to read about all the new stuff it brought:

LAST PATCH NEWS

- new hard game mode
- new score attack game mode
- floating points
- playable moments
- speedometer
- 57 achievements
(we've got 65 now!)



Patch notes - 1.0.4-1.0.8:

added people kills milestones achievements
added car kills milestones achievements
fixed forklift never appearing in newcity
console appears in menu if there are any errors
gameplay cursor visible at all time
renamed "easy car controls" to "directional car controls"
fixed achievements unlocking during playable moments

0.9.28-1.0.4
added custom maps menu
added Steam workshop integration for custom maps
added speedometer item
added playable moments - custom challenges
added score attack game mode
added hard difficulty
added 57 Steam achievements
added floating score points and money
wanted levels are moddable (loaded from Maniac/Maniac_Data/StreamingAssets/wanted.txt)
a bit less frequent character voices
added hobo menu selection cursor
fixed sound volume ramp too steep
fixed fullscreen exclusive not being exclusive often
editor: better menu arrangement
editor: added pop ups asking to confirm exit/play
editor: added steam workshop upload

fixed achievements unlocking during playable moments

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!



I"VE GOT A LOT OF PRESENTS FOR YOU GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS!

[h2]57 ACHIEVEMENTS![/h2]
Check them all out in the Steam's library page.
Thanks to Banzai and neuralcrayon512 from the community for giving a lot of fun ideas!


[h2]CUSTOM MAPS[/h2]
You can create your own maps with the level editor and load them from this menu.
Or subscribe to Steam workshop items and see them listed here:
LINK TO MANIAC WORKSHOP

UPLOAD YOUR OWN CITY TO STEAM LIKE THIS


[h2]FLOATING POINTS![/h2]

Floating points help you see what you've picked up and how much damage you have dealt (useful for score attack mode!)

DAMAGE - white
MONEY - green
AMMO - yellow
HEALTH -red

Floating points are optional and can be disabled in the game settings (they can affect performance).



Do you wanna nuke the city on hard mode!?

I tried to keep the normal game balanced for all. But for the hard core players I've made a special HARD mode.

Changes in hard mode:
* More pursuit vehicles
* Faster and more frequent enemy bullets
* Higher max damage (less health)
* Limited ammo
* Higher shop prices

Hard mode is unlocked if you complete/nuke the city with all 6 characters.


Feel like going for an endless run? Do you want to compete against your highest score?

In the top right corner you'll find the new damage score indicator (only in Score Attack mode). The bar shows how much you have left until the next pursuit level.


Score attack doesn't have a time limit. Instead wanted levels come in based on the damage you've made to the city, cars and people (just like good old GTA 1).

Score attack is unlocked if you complete/nuke the city with one character.

[h2]PLAYABLE MOMENTS[/h2]

Last but not least. Playable moments allow you to play player created challenges. It works like a replay of a moment of gameplay. You can play the same moment and try to beat somebodies score. For instance, a playable moment objective might be to run over 20 policemen within a 15-second timeframe. You can do the same or out-do the creators score.

You can also sign-up, create and upload your own moments for others to play. If for whatever reason you decide to not use this feature, you can easily disable it in the Playable Moments settings.
(top-right corner)


Changes 0.9.28-1.0.4
added custom maps menu
added Steam workshop integration for custom maps
added speedometer item
added playable moments - custom challenges
added score attack game mode
added hard difficulty
added 57 Steam achievements
added floating score points and money
wanted levels are moddable (loaded from Maniac/Maniac_Data/StreamingAssets/wanted.txt)
a bit less frequent character voices
added hobo menu selection cursor
fixed sound volume ramp too steep
fixed fullscreen exclusive not being exclusive often
editor: better menu arrangement
editor: added pop ups asking to confirm exit/play
editor: added steam workshop upload

Have fun!
MM