My Familiar News

Surprise! We have released a new version of the MY FAMILIAR public demo!










And of course, here are some teasers of what you can expect in the very near future!





[h2]Official Patch Notes:[/h2]
[h3]New Content:[/h3]

• New side quests in TWINKLE ROW
  
• Rose Items to tweak hero stats
  
• New CHARGED HIT effect for Teryx
  
• Cutscene Skip Button
  

[h3]Changes:[/h3]
- Crows can no longer crash the game if a seagull randomly flies into them offscreen
- Improved HUD targeting UI
- Fixed bug where NPCs will sometimes moonwalk
- Certain equipment now updates Max HP/SP as expected
- Fixed a softlock if you lose a battle (why did you lose? Get more DOPE hits!)
- Fixed a game crash in the Pause Menu
- HEADACHE ability now prevents Abilities as expected
- Fixed layering issues when a hero is DEAD
- DEAD Hero is now removed from action queue
- Fixed an issue where abilities that applied multiple buffs were not being applied
- Improved SP Damage visuals
- Fixed bug where SkipHurt command was being ignored
- Magic Damage now inherits elemental properties
- Fixed bugs involving Multihit Projectiles
- Fixed bug where a retargeted multi-hit would ignore shield
- Fixed bug where heroes have incorrect placards when DEAD
- Improved visual messaging for Bonus Round Timeline
- Fixed bug with the Pause Menu Smearing/Masking
- Fixed enemy chase icon depth sorting
- Fixed certain OnDeath Trigger effects

Surprise! We have released a new version of the MY FAMILIAR public demo! This updated demo takes you to the fringes of NEW YOLK CITY as well as the NEW YOLK SEWERS - after all, how do you call yourself an RPG without a sewer area? The estimated play time for this new demo is between 2-3-hours.

Before getting to the official patch notes, here are some screenshots of the new area!









And of course, here are some teasers of what you can expect in the very near future!





[h2]Official Patch Notes:[/h2]
[h3]New Content:[/h3]

• Explore the NEW YOLK SEWERS
  
• New side quests in TWINKLE ROW
  
• Rose Items to tweak hero stats
  
• New CHARGED HIT effect for Teryx
  
• Cutscene Skip Button
  

[h3]Changes:[/h3]
- Crows can no longer crash the game if a seagull randomly flies into them offscreen
- Improved HUD targeting UI
- Fixed bug where NPCs will sometimes moonwalk
- Certain equipment now updates Max HP/SP as expected
- Fixed a softlock if you lose a battle (why did you lose? Get more DOPE hits!)
- Fixed a game crash in the Pause Menu
- HEADACHE ability now prevents Abilities as expected
- Fixed layering issues when a hero is DEAD
- DEAD Hero is now removed from action queue
- Fixed an issue where abilities that applied multiple buffs were not being applied
- Improved SP Damage visuals
- Fixed bug where SkipHurt command was being ignored
- Magic Damage now inherits elemental properties
- Fixed bugs involving Multihit Projectiles
- Fixed bug where a retargeted multi-hit would ignore shield
- Fixed bug where heroes have incorrect placards when DEAD
- Improved visual messaging for Bonus Round Timeline
- Fixed bug with the Pause Menu Smearing/Masking
- Fixed enemy chase icon depth sorting
- Fixed certain OnDeath Trigger effects

Hello all Familiars!

[h2]PAX East Rising Showcase[/h2]

We have some big news to share! First, My Familiar won a spot at the PAX East Rising Showcase! Check us out on the official page here!

If you are attending PAX East (March 21, 2024 - March 24, 2024), be sure to swing by the showcase area to meet the team! The PAX East Rising Showcase will be at Booth 13097 (or just follow the signs!)

[h2]Demo Updated to 0.30.0![/h2]

We have also updated the public demo build of MY FAMILIAR to version 0.30.0!

• NEW Content: Play through the MY FAMILIAR prologue!
  
• Added Config Menu
  
• Balance tweaks to the Timed Hit timing
  
• Added Ally Followers!
  
• New Choices UI and tweaks to the dialogue system,
  
• Bug: Countless bug fixes involving doors
  
• Bug: Countless fixes involving depth sorting and layering
  
• Bug: Fixed numerous soft-locks and game crashes
  
• ...plus countless other fixes and changes!
  

[h2]Join the Discord![/h2]
As always, we invite you to join the Discord!

Best,

- Ty

Hello, all!

We have updated the My Familiar demo to version 0.2.0-DEMO. This update includes many bug fixes, polish and a major new feature: Timed Hits! You can see a full changelog of the changes below:

• Added Timed hits. Certain attacks will now deal more damage if you time your inputs correctly
  
• Added ally follower. Once you gain additional team members they will now follow you in the overworld
  
• Added environmental sparkles that give items when interacted with
  
• Added more treasure
  
• Any item not purchased from the Ibexa Shop is now distributed randomly in the world.
  
• Fixed rare crash when entering the diner
  
• Fixed bugs relating to player facing/animating the wrong direction in cutscenes
  
• Fixed bug where player could enter Twinklerow early
  
• Fixed some ui elements not appearing on certain screen resolutions
  
• Added version number to title screen
  
• Many more bug fixes
  

As always, thank you for playing My Familiar! If you encounter any issues, feel free to join our active Discord community: https://discord.gg/somethingclassic.

Cheers,


- Ty

The My Familiar Demo has launched! We did a silent launch on February 13, 2023 here on Steam and now we are making it official with our first Demo Update!

Demo Update Changelog:

• macOS Support added (Catalina and up!)
  
• Native Linux/SteamOS Support added! (Ubuntu/SteamOS)
  
• Improved Audio Balancing
  
• Fixed bug where audio could stop after the Chugdealer encounter
  
• Fixed bug where Kato wouldn't revive player in the first boss fight (soft-lock)
  
• Initiative changes now preview correctly when equipping accessories
  
• Resistance changes now preview correctly when equipping accessories
  
• Fixed Item Drop SFX playing multiple times
  
• Fixed Garage Door opening behind player
  
• Fixed audio looping issues with variant looping tracks
  
• Fixed bug where music would resume after being stopped by a cutscene
  
• Fixed music start timing in Apartment and Garage
  
• Linux: Fixed save paths were double nesting
  

When you've played the demo, please let us know your feedback by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/pxQC2x1MAVsSkwRw5

If you want to follow development of My Familiar, please join our official Discord: https://discord.gg/somethingclassic

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Game on,


- Ty