Drug Dealer Simulator 2 News

Hello there my dear dealers! 🙂

I have an announcement that there is an update for the demo, but before I get into that and the list of changes:
I would like to wish you merry christmas, a peacefull time with your loved ones and as for the non-christian members of this community hopefully a rest from work and great new years cellebration.



Additionally - we would all like to thank you all for participating and providing feedback to the demo, especially the playtesters but also everyone else who let us know on both the good and the bad sides.
We are gathering and analising all your feedback, we are really happy for all the things you do like, and as for the things you don't like or issues/bugs you've encountered - most of them are totally addressable and will surely be improved before the full game drops.
We learnt a lot from your reception of the demo and will happily and eagerly get back into production after some rest during the holidays, to deliver the best possible experience and make DDS2 the best it can be!

So - again - thank you all so much, enjoy the rest of the year and we'll see you in 2024!

[h3]As for the update 0.11.7, changelist:[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where you could get stuck in the bunker exterior door
  
• Added an "Emergency teleport" option to the pause menu for any other map/geometry issues you might encounter - it will TP you out of wherever you might get stuck to a closest safe place
  
• Added enabling/disabling of motion blur in the graphics settings and reduced the amount of the default motion blur when enabled
  
• Added a V-Sync setting (default enabled) to the graphics settings
  
• Added an FPS limit setting to the graphics settings (default disabled)
  
• Added a Brightness setting to the graphics settings
  
• Added a partial translation for the Polish language which should cover most of the UI, task and item names, substance and drug names, recipies, narrations, short screen hints, errors and notifications etc. (I am handling the polish translation personally to make sure is as accurate as possible, so considering all the other work I have I simply didn't manage to finish all of it in time, as there's a lot of it)
  
• A potential fix for the crashes related to shader decompression (I say "potential" as we never encountered those on our side before, so you'll have to check if it's better for you now)
  
• Multiple fixes to the Fog Of War on the map for joined clients, made it to universally work and load from saved games properly
  
• Changed the defaut shadowing method accross the entire project which both improved shadow quality as well as improved performance (at least on our and QA side, please let us know on your experience)
  
• A few additional minor changes, tweaks and fixes

Thanks again, have a great time playing and merry christmas ~ Rafał, Lead Dev.

Dealers, a friendly reminder if you somehow missed it: the FREE DDS2 demo is now out! Get your buddies and play together until January 2.

And when you do play, let us know what you think! Your feedback is priceless. Honest.

And that’s not the end of good news!

We’re having two contests going on now! Try your hand at the Screenshot Contest and the Longest Gameplay Contest. All while playing the demo, no additional effort required! Read more about them here.


Wanna more? Well, there is DDS x Narcos you can wishlist 👀 Have you heard about it yet?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593570/DDS_x_Narcos/

Dealers, enjoying the demo so far?

Good, because we have a challenge for ya! Two challenges, in fact.


[h2]Screenshot Contest[/h2]

Fancy yourself a digital photographer? Well, now you have a chance to prove it!

We have three categories you can post screenshots for:

• Nature Shot;
  
• Meme;
  
• Dealer’s Life.

Get playing, run around and document your game! Join our Discord server, and in the 『📸』demo-screenshots channel post your screenshots with the name of the category. You can post however many you want!


[h2]Longest Gameplay Contest[/h2]

Pretty self explanatory, ain’t it? When the demo time is over, send us screenshots of your playtime as shown in Steam to the 『🎤』demo-general channel. Remember to start your message with “Longest Gameplay Contest” so we can find you!

The one person with the longest gameplay will be rewarded!



We will look at submissions up until the demo is taken down, and will announce the winners on Jan 8.

So, what are the rewards? It’s a secret for now 👀

Get playin’, Dealers!

Dealers, before we get to the devlog… The DEMO is OUT!!!

Or will be, in less than an hour, at 3 PM CET.

Time to play your hearts out! The demo is free and now available to everyone starting today. BUT, you can only play until January 2, so don’t waste time!

There’s also a challenge here, too! Find one of the statues of the Holy Mary and win the full game! There are 10 statues of Holy Mary hidden throughout the demo map – the first person to find each one will get a key to the full version of the game, when it is released. So, if you are the first person to find a Mary in the tree, you get a key. The next person will have to find a different Mary to get a key.
(P.S. The Community Challenge has ended)


Join our Discord server and in the #main-ghetto chat post a message “I found a Mary!” with a screenshot. First come first served!

PS. There is no Mary in the tree. But there are around.

Should you have any problems, here is a Demo Guide courtesy of Pizza InTheHood. Thanks, man!

And now on to the world of crime!

So, as in-game dealers, we’re criminals. We know that. But what else can we do besides dealing drugs? Well, we can try our hand at burglary. Depending on where we want to break into (someone’s home, warehouse or car), you’ll need a lockpick or a crowbar, which you can buy in a shop.


During break-ins, you can find many valuable items you can use… but there is a catch – breaking into someone’s property costs you your reputation. So the question is, is it worth it?

BREAKING NEWS: we decidedly do not endorse breaking into your neighbours’ houses. Or cars. Or anywhere, for that matter.


However, you’re not the only criminal in the game. While exploring and walking around Isla Sombra, you will meet thugs whose singular purpose is to rob you of your hard-earned living. If you see them, you can try sneaking around them but if they see you, your only option for avoiding the confrontation is to run as fast as you can.

If you’re not fast enough and they catch up to you, you have two options. You can either beg their mercy, which costs you your reputation (again), or you can just give them your money without a fight.

Of course, there is a way to hide your money from the thugs. Read more in the devlog about clothes!


So. You ready for some FUN?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708850/Drug_Dealer_Simulator_2/

So what about that coop?

As you’ve undoubtedly heard (and if you didn’t, where the hell have you been hiding?!), DDS2 has a cooperation mode that allows you to play in 2- or 3-person groups.


If you tick the “allow joining” box while starting your session, players can join at any time during your game. While playing together, you can share tasks and responsibilities, and you can also officially assign clients to each player. If you can afford to buy a boat or a car, you can all travel together around the map. Or you can say “I take this part, you take that one” and make quick work of all the quests!

While we’re sure you’re gonna use Discord or something similar while playing, there is also a chat in-game that allows you to communicate with your friends in the session. Gotta make sure the dope gets delivered, right?


Ah, and remember that handy space we talked about in the previous devlog? Well, it’s a shared space for all the players in a session that can be accessed by everyone at the same time. No more waiting for your mate to finish browsing through, just get that money out and go buy some clothes! Or something like that.

Honestly, we can't wait to see what you and your buddies will get yourself into in the game!