The Backend Update (v0.3.0.0)
Hello, hope you're doing well. First of all, I want to thank you for your continued feedback and support, it really means a lot to me and I'm very glad you're having fun with Odd Remedy! 🧡
This major update is more of a technical one as I'm changing the engine's scripting backend to Mono to make modding easier. I was making some preparations for this version since v0.2.5.2. As the previous save file format was impossible to load in Mono because of a now obsolete encoding/decoding system class that was previously used. I've now reworked the saving/loading system to use a custom binary format that works on anything. I wanted to make the transition to the new save file format as seamless as possible for everyone, so I delayed this update with the scripting backend change in hopes that most people will have opened the game once already and converted their saves. I've also added support for saving the game saves and stats to the Steam Cloud.
Starting with this v0.3 version, old save files (.ors) won't load. I've added a small guide in-game when pressing on an obsolete version to let you know how to convert the old save file if you wish to do so. You just need to opt-in to the "convert save files" in Steam's Betas tab in the game's properties window and simply run the game once (you can open the Console (press `) to confirm that the save files converted). Then just switch back to the latest version. Please let me know if you have any issues converting old save files.
[GENERAL]
[GAMEPLAY]
[UI]
[FIXES]
This major update is more of a technical one as I'm changing the engine's scripting backend to Mono to make modding easier. I was making some preparations for this version since v0.2.5.2. As the previous save file format was impossible to load in Mono because of a now obsolete encoding/decoding system class that was previously used. I've now reworked the saving/loading system to use a custom binary format that works on anything. I wanted to make the transition to the new save file format as seamless as possible for everyone, so I delayed this update with the scripting backend change in hopes that most people will have opened the game once already and converted their saves. I've also added support for saving the game saves and stats to the Steam Cloud.
Starting with this v0.3 version, old save files (.ors) won't load. I've added a small guide in-game when pressing on an obsolete version to let you know how to convert the old save file if you wish to do so. You just need to opt-in to the "convert save files" in Steam's Betas tab in the game's properties window and simply run the game once (you can open the Console (press `) to confirm that the save files converted). Then just switch back to the latest version. Please let me know if you have any issues converting old save files.
[GENERAL]
- Changed the engine's scripting backend to Mono (should make modding easier)
- Added saving game saves and stats to the Steam Cloud
- Added a new prison item "Arcade Machine" with the game "Long Worm War"
- Added a new prison item "Sticky Patch", which can be used to attach prison items in place anywhere
- Added syncing other player's phone screens, now you can take a peek at what others are doing on their phones
- Added breaking boxes for loot
- Added "Long Worm Enjoyer" achievement
- Added "Long Worm Gamer" achievement
- Added "Long Worm War Wins" and "Long Worm War Losses" stats
- Removed the "I'm Ready" achievement, since the "Kill It With Fire" achievement is basically the same
- Added bright texture on Party Light when active
- Added separate local save files folder
- Made Crouch Toggle option be enabled by default on the Steam Deck
[GAMEPLAY]
- Decreased spider damage by 25% on Easy difficulty and by 7% on Medium
- Increased Items to Bring slot count to 24
- Decreased game board price to 50
- Made Tape item stackable to 4
- Decreased Christmas Hat, Candy Cane, Gift Box spawn rate to be very rare
[UI]
- Added reliable packets sent/received counter
- Added networking stats display during Connection Problem
- Added image tutorial prompts
- Added flashlight battery image tutorial
- Added pickup box image tutorial
- Added bring items image tutorial
- Added error detected reset timer
- Updated crosshair action icon
- Increased "Prisoner of the Week" achievement icon visibility
- Changed "Hardly Working" and "Working Hard" achievement icons
- Increased Molotov item icon visibility
[FIXES]
- Fixed explosion in apartments freezing/crashing the game sometimes
- Fixed displaying wrong Objectives Completed count on game over for non-hosts sometimes
- Fixed entering incoming call menu from a notification while in an active call
- Fixed Molotov dropped item fire particles gravity direction
- Fixed call not ending and flashlight still being on after phone shuts down
- Fixed arm being twisted while using the phone sometimes
- Fixed rain and snow particles not catching up if moving fast
- Fixed rain and snow particles going through Helicopter
- Fixed being unable to remove Hord wheels
- Fixed deflated wheel dropping as 100% after being removed
- Fixed Fahoe removed wheel faces missing
- Fixed Car Service garage door normals
- Fixed resetting tutorial prompts
