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4/4/25 - Chaos Chain Update 1.69.0 (Addiction System)

Chaos Chain


Attention, freelancers!

Here is the next update for the game. These changes are based on player feedback and requests, my own personal testing, and just a general sense of trying to add even more depth to the gameplay! Check out the full change log below!

*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*

[h2]BETA Update 1.69.0 Changelog:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

    

  • FIXED a typo
  • FIXED a bug where enemy battle shouts/barks would stop working when all but one remaining enemy were dead
  • FIXED the variable for the max music timer not being set by default (Causes the soundtrack to change very often when first beginning in the game)
  • FIXED a bug where a quest was supposed to give discounts in a certain shop but actually raised the prices instead


Changes & Additions:

    

  • Booster drugs (Khat, Essence, Zeal, Grace, Twitch, Voodoo) now last a minimum of 1 turn longer in combat and a maximum of 1 turn longer in combat
  • Slowed the opacity decay of the current battler for the order gauge by 50% (Went from -8 opacity to -4 opacity --- It would disappear pretty much as soon as they acted before this change, so it was sometimes hard to see visually what was happening)
  • All drugs now last about 10% longer outside of combat
  • Benefits/buffs (Positive effects) of booster drugs are all doubled
  • Increased all side effect chances for drugs by 5% (You have multiple ways to avoid this, and the numbers were really not that high to begin with - especially given the fact that your toughness is taken into account for the calculation)
  • Updated base calculation for side effects from taking drugs so that there is always at the bare minimum, a 1% chance of the side effects applying (That means 1 time out of 100, even if you have a high toughness, you might still suffer the side effects)
  • Added tobacco addiction status (-10% Max Mettle)
  • Added alcohol addiction status (-10% Max Health)
  • Added marijuana addiction status (-10 Initiative)
  • Added khat addiction status (-1% AP Regen, -5 Initiative)
  • Added zeal addiction status (-20% Muscle)
  • Added voodoo addiction status (-20% Toughness)
  • Added twitch addiction status (-20% Finess)
  • Added grace addiction status (-20% Resolve)
  • Added essence addiction status (-2% Mettle Regen)
  • Shortcut medical item now cures all addictions but the price has increased
  • Shortcut medical item can now be found in random containers (VERY rare)
  • Drug dealers no longer sell shortcut, but all medical npcs with shops do (As do barkeeps/barmaids)
  • Soulless enemies now have a chance (3%) to drop shortcut
  • Updated shop listings
  • Resting now has a chance to remove each individual addiction for each character (Addictions have a % chance to be removed when sleeping based on tier such as low: alcohol, tobacco, marijuana - mid: khat, essence - high: zeal, voodoo, twitch, grace --- tier chances are 20%/15%/10% but you get bonuses if your character has full mettle when trying to fight off an addiction --- sleeping longer also has double the chance)
  • Tolerance talent now gives +5% resistance to addictions and +5% resistance to side effects from drugs instead of just +10% resistance to side effects
  • Updated resting tooltip at sleeping locations
  • Added icon art for all addictions
  • Updated icon for the neural link
  • A few other minor adjustments and tweaks


Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available for download shortly.

A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel! I've gone ahead and started an official Patreon Page to help bring in financial support for the game going forward and you can also grab the support DLCs on the DLC Page to get some extra in game goodies and help support the game's continued development!

For more info on the game, visit the store page below!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536730/Chaos_Chain/

There's even a demo to try the game out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324430/

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That's all for now, enjoy!

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