Chaos Chain News

Salutations, freelancers...

Here is the next update for the game. Check out the change log below!



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

[h2]BETA Update 1.33.0 Changelog:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

FIXED being able to access the PDA and companion dialogue hotkeys during the intro and character creation
FIXED amount text when Neko gives the player equipment in the beginning of the game to reflect the new amounts
FIXED some dialogue actions being the wrong text color
FIXED some dialogue typos
FIXED Spray Reaper Full Auto skill costing no AP
FIXED a few tileset pathing issues


Changes & Additions:

Added new Steam Achievements
Updated the code handling the splash screen and warning screen regarding epilepsy - the warning screen will only show if no save file is present in the game folder
Rewrote and reworded several parts of the intro (It sounds a lot better and more "together" than it did before)
Added one extra line of blank space between each major section of text in the intro to allow more time for reading the previous section
You can now quickly bring up the save menu (Quicksave) by pressing "Q" and this will allow you to save if you have a memory chip (Works just like saving regularly)
Updated Controls scene with quicksave menu keymap info (Q)
Increased the size of area transfer diamonds to be more obvious
Neko's shop is no longer a one-stop shop for all types of weapons and ammo (I've modified the weapon seller lists quite a bit with this update)
Added "Heavenly Gift" repeatable side quest
Added Reservoir Station 16 interior area to The Slabs (The area is not currently used for anything but it will be)
Added Warehouse Alley new subdistrict (Connects Ashen Row and Crescent Strip similarly to Smugglers' Bend - this district doesn't have a ton of stuff yet but I will add more to it in the near future)
Added Smuggler Storage Unit interior area to Warehouse Alley (New weapon seller - go see what he has - new stuff on the menu!)
Added an additional optional way of completing the "Rats Nest" side quest (Spoiler: It involves a molotov)
Updated The Slabs area with some redesigned buildings and some additional scenery
Added Smuggler character sprites
Updated list of possible danger / hostile names of character types in the environment to highlight in orange
Added Blowtorch exotic weapon (Can be used indefinitely as long as fuel is equipped, but isn't very powerful unless you use the special attack skill "Blowtorch Scorch" - increases damage and status effect chance but requires fuel to be consumed)
Added Flamethrower ordinance weapon (Light it up!)
Added Flamethrower animations, icon art, and default attack skill
Added Flamethrower Immolate special weapon skill
Added Blowtorch animations, icon art, and default attack skill
Added Blowtorch Scorch special weapon skill
Renamed Gasoline to Fuel
Low grade medical items have been doubled in loot drop chance for randomized containers
All guns and firearms in the game have been given designations in their name to make them stand out a bit more and feel more true to life
Added comments to several weapon descriptions
Added several new dialogues to existing characters
Added some new character graphics (Faces and sprites) for new unique characters
Added new flavor text to various locations for lore and world building purposes
Added sound effect feedback for opening and closing the world map
Cleaned up some icon art
Updated the active/inactive portrait overlay for the player character and companions
Improved shading surrounding the interface to look more transitional
Improved intro music fade between the soundtrack change
Added more "texture" to several wall surface tiles to make them stand out more
Added two new alternate title screen images with hue variations like the original
Added the new alternate images with variant resolutions to the Founder Pack DLC
Added new intro image 2
Added new intro image 3
Provoke now gives +150 initiative on use instead of only +5 (It didn't work sufficiently the way it was intended before)
Drone Medtech Treatment ability now heals 12 health instead of 18 (It was too overpowered for such a low cost of AP)
Drone Medtech Stabilize ability now revives for 15% health instead of 20% but now also recovers 5% Mettle
Chronic Illness Flaw no longer has x2 cost for condition healing, but has an extra 5% weakness against sickness and 5% reduced mettle (The x2 condition healing was a bit overkill in terms of difficulty)
Added some more NPC blockers to a few areas to help avoid frustrations
Added some more NPCs to a few areas
Updated several shop lists
Added unlockable titles PDA option
Added "Samaritan" unlockable title (Earn 15 Fame)
Added "Renegade" unlockable title (Earn 15 Infamy)
Added "Outlaw" unlockable title (Reach 5 Heat)
Added "Runner" default title (Usable by everyone by default)
Updated default title "?????" locked message with detailed info on how to use them (Example: "Trooper" is replaced by "Military Background Only" when it is unavailable to a certain character due to their chosen background)
Added more visual clutter decor to some areas
Added some more contrast to the font outline color to make the font "pop" a little more and look less like it's just blurry
Lowered the pitch of a couple of soundtracks that sounded too "happy" for Chaos Chain's intended theme and atmosphere
Improved movement/pathfinding on small/thin objects on the map
Added some new randomized background sound effects to both the indoor and outdoor lists
Significantly updated the world map image
Removed some bits of code here and there to optimize performance further
TONS of other misc tweaks and adjustments

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

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

A gentle reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have critiques you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for me. 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!

That's all for now, enjoy!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː

Salutations, freelancers...

Here's a quick patch for the game! Check out the change log below!

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

[h2]BETA Update 1.32.2 Changelog:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

FIXED the area transition from The Slabs to Crescent Strip overlapping the transition event from Crescent Strip into The Slabs
FIXED several typos
FIXED some grammatical errors

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

That's all for now, enjoy!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː

Hey everyone!

This is just a heads up that all my games and DLCs are on sale for HUGE savings this holiday season, so stop by and grab them while the sales last!

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6836576

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536730/Chaos_Chain/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/880130/Lawless_Lands/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/485360/Disgraced/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/371100/Waste_Walkers/


Stay safe and happy holidays!!!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː

Salutations, freelancers...

Here is a quick hotfix to solve some issues from yesterday's update. Check out the change log below!

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

[h2]BETA Update 1.32.1 Changelog:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

FIXED some typos
FIXED some tileset pathing issues
FIXED a crash that could occur if a character reached 0 mettle while exploring in certain circumstances


Changes & Additions:

Renamed a few skills to sound better
Moved the transition point from Crescent Strip into The Slabs so it's easier to see
A few quick tweaks and adjustments

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

That's all for now, enjoy!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː

Salutations, freelancers...

Hey everyone and happy holidays!

Here is the next major update for the game. I know I released a pretty large update just over a week ago, but I wanted to release one more in time for Christmas, so here it is! Check out the change log below!

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

[h2]BETA Update 1.32.0 Changelog:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

FIXED some companion dialogue running off the screen
FIXED an issue with Syn's dialogue where the mutt drone purchase option was not in red if you didn't have the money to cover it
FIXED some metal surfaces playing the asphalt/stone sound effect when stepped on
FIXED some tileset pathing issues
FIXED some typos
FIXED some enemy skill lists (Some of them were missing some usable abilities)


Changes & Additions:

Added new Steam Achievements
Finished work on "Blood Feud" part 1 side quest (Has some dynamic dialogue based on some conditions)
Added "Blood Feud" part 2 side quest (Narrative driven, has dynamic dialogue based on some conditions , it also has a unique set of rewards for completing the quest with certain conditions)
Added 2 new unique special plot related skill variants (No spoilers)
All enemies have been heavily rebalanced (I found combat was too punishing even when you significantly outclassed your opponents, so all enemies have been nerfed in the following ways: -10% base to hit chance, -10% health, -10% mettle, -1 feature point from their highest stat or their best stat if two or more are tied)
Improvised weapons (Examples: Tire irons, Prybars, Screw drivers, etc) now cost 50 less cred but suffer -1% AP regen (To represent that they were not really made to be used specifically as weapons or are: very low quality/difficult to use in combat/otherwise awkward to handle - there are some exceptions to this rule that I used discretion on such as a baseball bat since it is so easy to handle and designed to hit something)
Updated enemy stats if they have an improvised weapon
Added Combat Computer Cyware upgrade (Inv: 3, Head Imp., CyWare, -15% Interference Res, -10% Glitched Res, Probe Ability, -2% Mettle Regen, +5% To Hit, +10% Critical Evasion, +15 Mettle)
Added Cyclops Oculus Cyware upgrade (Inv: 1, Optics Imp., CyWare, -10% Interference Res, +3% Blinded Res, -1% Mettle Regen, +2% Critical Chance, +1% AP Regen)
Modified some cybered enemy cyberware upgrades (Nerfed some and buffed some)
The PDA is now always hotkeyed to P
Updated several plot related dialogues
Added a new enemy boss encounter (Plot related)
Added some new enemy troop encounters (New variants of troop mixes)
Added a new plot related area (No spoilers)
Added a new unique weapon variant (Obtained from the new boss)
Very slightly increased the experience enemies award when defeated
Characters who survive combat (Not dead/downed) will now heal 1-3 health and recover 1-5 mettle automatically upon victory (This should help make things a bit easier)
Normalized the amount display for items in the stash and for items in containers so they are identical to the crafting scene (They now show x instead of : and then display the amount)
Increased the starting equipment that Neko offers you
Increased the reward for the "Dead Drop" side quest significantly (50% more exp and 50% more money)
Updated several quest events with new features/expanded scripting/etc
Increased the time that the map name display is visible when transitioning to a new area slightly
Updated enemy loot tables
Updated some shop listings
Added a keyboard typing sound effect to actions taken during system hacking
System hacking now has a set soundtrack to play in the background during the actual hack process
Updated system hacking sfx for certain actions and also updated the info screens to be more specific
Added new unique character sprites and faces
Made tweaks to the chances of certain loot types dropping (Increased better loot dropping and lowered lower tier loot chances slightly)
Added some more lights to several interior areas
Balanced some augment upgrades (Some got upgraded to be stronger and some got weakened from being so powerful)
Disabled menu access and inventory during autosave process to prevent rare issues from happening if you open the menu while the game is autosaving
Disabled menu access and inventory during the fast travel process
Updated some code sections with some added preventative measures to help alleviate rare crash occurrences (I experienced an issue while the game was autosaving one time and it caused a crash so these changes should prevent that from happening)
Countless other various tweaks and adjustments

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

A gentle reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have critiques you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for me. 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!

That's all for now, enjoy!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː