Blood West News

Today it will get a bit crowded in the changelog, but for the better of course. Some long awaited changes and updates are here, along with some minor fixes.

[h2]Changes:[/h2]

• General gameplay optimization - Through the power of science and a bit of magic you can expect a 20-30 FPS boost on most machines.
  
  
• New Decal system - Previously blood spurts and splatters had a tendency to ignore laws of physics and geometry. Now they should adhere to nature’s laws. Additionally, we have increased the minimum time before blood splats disappear from 7 to 15 seconds.
  
  
• Reduced Loading times - This small series of fixes should reduce loading time by 70% (depending on the CPU of course).
  
  
• Backup saves - The game will now keep backups of 3 last saves. Save will be performed additionally on each player death and during resting.
  
  
• UI changes - Inventory will now state that double clicking on an item will result in selling / purchasing said item. This feature was already there, but we have decided to add a tooltip, so as to avoid troublesome situations.
  
  
• Winchester is now a Lever Rifle - God bless trademarks…
  
  
• Consistency updates - Items will now have the same color of name in the inventory and on tooltip while picking them up from ground also when traveling from chapter 1 to chapter 2 the stash will keep position / orientation of items stored there.
  
  
• Lip animations - Annabelle will now have proper lip animation when talking (after her mask has fallen off)

[h2]Balancing: [/h2]

• Only one today - We have tweaked the stamina cost of melee weapons.
  

[h2]Bugfixes: [/h2]

• Skin Collector will flee from the player when beyond reach or when the monster has no more heads to be thrown.
  
• Sometimes Rougarou failed to start to consume corpses.
  
• Golden ammo could be incorrectly applied to other weapons, when saving and reloading game.
  
• Purple Revival unlock feature will now persist after saving and reloading game.
  
• Fixed problem with Looter perk and picking up Molotov's from Scallywags.
  
• Sometimes additional perks for Chapter 2 were not unlocked correctly.
  
• Teleporting with Raven Skull will no longer apply falling damage.
  
• Golden bolt and Keen bolt were not applying bonus damage to the crossbow.
  
• Huge bags couldn't be opened while trading.
  
• Fixed some typos in English dialogues.
  
• Added missing audio for ignited dynamite after being thrown.
  
• Fixed mis-animation on trigger of the Buffalo Rifle and on string of the Crossbow.
  
• It is now impossible to kill Chapter 1 boss by throwing dynamite to the large open cave behind Fort.
  
• Fixed Vendigo pathing near the roots of Chapter 1 boss.
  
• Fixed sound volume prefix being played after leaving the sound volume menu while in-game.
  

[h2]Don't be a stranger - come to the Hyperstrange Publisher Sale![/h2]



As the winter months slowly subside, one final celebration should be in order. And what better way to celebrate than with fun and games - especially games!

The Hyperstrange Winter Publisher Sale is a celebration of all things gaming is supposed to be:
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How about some announcements of new HYPERSTRANGE titles coming to Steam?

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Fixed disappearing audio (reload, shooting, footsteps, etc.) on some machines

We are loading the chamber with another round of quick fixes. These should keep these pesky bugs at bay.

[h3]Changelog:[/h3]

• Fixed a crash that occurred when fighting leeches in cultist caves.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when dynamite was about to explode in the player's hand.
  
• Fixed a potential crash that could occur when dying right before firing a projectile into an enemy.
  
• There is a new, separate tab for quest artifacts. They will no longer obstruct the inventory.
  
• Angel’s Halo is no longer sellable (the player could get locked out from the main quest by selling all available items on the map).
  
• Soul Flaws and Curses will no longer transfer between the maps.
  
• All item tooltips will now correctly state effects when effects depend on a modifier or other condition (for example Blood Bow will now calculate the damage increase correctly).
  
• Swamps Boss no longer spawns tentacles in the same spot twice.
  
• Detection Meter no longer freezes if the player remains on a ladder.
  
• Resolved an issue where some enemies could be heard even when muting audio.
  
• There is a round of new character perks available on the Swamps map.
  
• Fixed an issue where weapons could be lost when switching them right after the Canyons Boss is killed.
  
• Quest tooltips on the Swamps map now correctly wrap words.
  
• Descriptions of Owl’s Shadow and Long Jack now correctly state the duration of the effects.
  
• Deleting a save now requires confirmation.
  
• Added a backup system for saves (auto-saving during rest or after death, preserving the last three states in case a save gets corrupted).
  
• Fixed instances where Spirits didn’t deal 200% damage when Glove of Wyrdness was equipped.
  
• Resolved an issue where Giant Leech did not reduce damage taken from bleeding.
  
• Rougarou will now correctly ignore the player if Rougarou’s Tongue is equipped, even if the player engages non-Rougarou mobs.
  
• Alvaro’s Rib did not state how much Stamina it gives, now it does.
  
• Solved an issue where Corrupted Liver incorrectly gave a permanent bonus of +40 health and stamina.
  
• Death Stalkers summoned by Music Box no longer keep respawning on each loaded save.
  
• Scallywags’ Molotov now disappears from the model if it is not available in their inventory. The Scallywags’ Molotov supply for throwing is still infinite.
  
• Soul Catcher description will now correctly state how much stamina it gives.
  
• Angel’s Halo can now be stored in bags.
  
• Under some circumstances it was possible to obtain more than one blessing on Swamps.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Buffalo Rifle did not allow the player to change the ammo type after shooting.
  
• Some mouse sensitivity settings will no longer be lost after death.
  
• Yellow River will now correctly state the effect’s duration.
  
• Resolved an issue where under some circumstances, it was not possible to unequip Perforated Heart.
  
• Resolved an issue where Sack of Money got stuck in inventory.
  
• Tutorial messages will no longer trigger second time on Swamps.
  
• Death Stalker head parts use correct meshes now.
  
• Wrong notification message was displayed if the player tried to remove Corrupted Liver while drunk.
  
• NPC Idle animations will no longer be interrupted if there is no good reason for that (like talking with the player).
  
• Corrected some typos in the UI.
  

[h3]That is all for today's update. Stay safe and warm, partners![/h3]

Major Fixes:

• Priest was way too gready. Instead of taking $100 for his blessing, he took all your money and made a dept of -$100
  
• Players were unable to change their weapons if they travelled to the next chapter while shooting something on the previous map directly before
  

Small Fixes:

• Molotov (and other sources of fire) could leave their sound in the world, if the player was killed before the fire was extinguished
  
• Collector and DeathStalker could sometimes freeze in place when they knows where the player is but cannot reach them nevertheless
  
• New two mini-quests to better direct player with story flow (and with map pointers!)
  
• Fixed quest's item description that suggest talking with totem, before totem would like to talk about it (now it is hinted that the item will be useful in the future)
  
• Fixed minor quest pathing with totem and priest
  
• Fixed NPC not disappearing when they should
  

On the 10th of February, Blood West moseyed on down to Steam Early Access. Since then, the posse of the revenant gunslinger only has grown. Currently, folks on Steam have given the game a ratin’ of 91% of positive reviews out of more than a thousand of them. The only complaint was that there ain’t enough of it…

Tonight, on the last night of October, 2022, the dead once more come crawlin’ back from der’ graves to feast on the living with the horrifically huge update to Blood West!



This time players will have to test their grit against the swamps and their lovecraftian denizens. The new location itself is almost twice the size of the original Canyons. The new area is filled to the brim with points of interest, from old fishing towns and alligator farms to a derelict paddle steamer.

The players will also have a chance to run into an old friend as well as meet new fully voice-acted dudes and dudettes who will tell you a tale or two. Tho’ this ain’t gonna be a sightseein’ trip as cultists of cosmic horrors, zombie alligators, specters, and all other nasty varmints will be huntin’ you in these desolate lands.



As in Chapter 1, it’s better to come prepared. New artifacts, potions, and weapons can be found on the swamps or purchased from those who are still breathin’. There’s even a crossbow for those who are feelin’ medieval.

To sweeten the deal, as a part of Steam Scream Sale, Blood West will be available at a 25% discount till the 1st of November, till 18.00 CEST. We have even thrown in a fistful of bug fixes and optimizations for Chapter 1. That's only 24 more hours, so don't waste any time!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/Blood_West

Please note, that this is an Early Access update and the game is still in WIP state. There are some things still amiss in this update, and we'll be rolling out subsequent patches as they come (please refer to the release notes below), but we really wanted to make your Halloween special, rather than wait until everything is perfect!

[h2]Release notes:[/h2]
New content, features and improvements:

• Whole new map!
  
• Bigger than Canyons! (1.5x larger, and more tightly-packed with content)
  
• 9 new enemies
  
• 5 new NPCs and 1 old friend
  
• 5 new types of weapons
  
• 11 new unique weapons
  
• 25 new artefacts
  
• 3 new potions
  
• More than twice as many dialogues
  
• General optimization, including the Canyons
  
• A whole lotta bug fixes
  

Known issues and WIP things:

• no DE and RU language versions yet (they're on the way - ETA November 14)
  
• some SFX are not final
  
• optimization is not yet final
  

Legacy bugs, fixed with this update:

• Birdmans were shooting rapidly when pinned against wall
  
• Potion can wrongly stay in inventory after use if animation didn't finish
  
• Burning sfx from Molotov can stay even after respawn if player died/reloaded
  
• It is possible to die with equiped Gold Coin and still get Soul Flaw
  
• Key Item sfx can be heard through the floor
  
• AI reacts for Molotov sounds
  
• Revolver animation glitching when zooming out and reloading
  
• Equip animation is skip-able if player holds LMB
  
• Fire from destroyed lantern can destroy objects below the floor
  
• Humanpede can spit on the celling, and player standing on it can get damage from accid
  
• Shaman totem has too short range in binding
  
• Boss life and wooden platforms renew after a failed fight.
  
• Slider for overfowing intentory won't show up without forcing a refresh on container's items
  
• Boss could be killed from above by throwing molotovs into it
  
• Removing curse with Purple Revival doesnt cancel the totem quest
  
• Enemy from sneaking tutorial won't react if he is triggered during his walk back to original spot
  
• Player can get stuck behind Totem and a rock at the Shaman's cave
  

[h3]Good fortune, partners![/h3]