The Matriarch News

Hey Sinners,

V11 is live! What’s new?

[h2]Proximity voice chat[/h2]

Experience a whole new way to play The Matriarch with the proximity voice and text chat. This game option can be activated by the host in the lobby.

When activated, players are only able to communicate with other players in their field of vision (both with the vocal & text chat). Be careful though, the Matriarch can hear you if she’s nearby! For other players to hear you, make sure to activate your microphone in the player options (turned off by default). You can lower the volume of the music / sound if the volume of other player voices is too low.



[h2]Matriarch skins[/h2]

It was time for our dear matriarch to renew her wardrobe. Go to mephisto’s workshop and shop for accessories to personalize your Matriarch. New ones will be added over time!



[h3]Minor improvements[/h3]

• Game settings are now saved from game to game
  
• Player options are now accessible from the lobby & game maps
  
• Music / sound effects volume has been lowered
  
• Your progress is now saved on Steam Cloud
  

Looking for a new party game to deceive your friends? My upcoming murder party project
The Masquerade will soon enter a beta phase, Wishlist now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2595530/The_Masquerade/

I’m looking forward to your feedback, happy sinners hunting!

Hey Sinners,

[h2]V10 is live! What's new? [/h2]

• New map ‘Windmill’, with 5 pillars, new tasks and unique interactions, this new map is aimed at more experienced players (I recommend to play it with tiles x1)
  
• New sacrifice device ‘The Pit’: Make sinners fall to their death for 900coins!
  
• New game option ‘random code visibility’: Spice up your games by making the code more unpredictable to uncover.
  
• New statistics screen: You think Bertha is always a sinner? Time to fact check! (unfortunately the data is not collected retroactively)
  

Next, I will investigate proximity chat, matriarch skins and more game customization options.

[h2]I'm also thrilled to announce ‘The Masquerade’ ![/h2]

In this murder party game, you impersonate BOTs to hide from your hunter, while gathering enough clues to unmask & eliminate your target.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2595530/The_Masquerade/

If you enjoyed The Matriarch, there are good chances you will also enjoy ‘The Masquerade’. There is still a long way before the release, but adding it to your wishlist would help tremendously! Thanks!

Happy sinners hunting!

Hey Sinners,

Patch 9 is now live! This is the biggest update so far, and it contains a lot of exciting stuff!



[h2]New Cemetery Map with 2 Matriarchs
[/h2]

• The cemetery is only playable with 2 matriarchs, thus recommended for 6-8 players. The initial plan was to have 2 votes per night, but it made the matriarchs too powerful, instead each matriarch player gets to vote once every alternative night.
  
• The cemetery is the largest map, featuring 6 new tasks, 22 Nuns and even some hidden secrets (croak)!

[h2]Spectator mode[/h2]

You can now join on-going games and spectate them, at the end of the game, all spectators automatically join the lobby. The main intention is to make it easier for players to find games, rather than having to wait for an active lobby.

[h3]한국어 / Korean language [/h3]

이렇게 많은 한국 선수들이 게임을 즐기는 모습을 보니 반갑습니다. 번역 도구를 사용하여 게임에 한국어를 추가했습니다. 번역이 이상하거나 정확하지 않은 경우 디스코드에 가입하여 알려주세요.

[h3]3 new achievements[/h3]

[h3]Other[/h3]

• Alternative controls to accommodate left-handed players (IJKL to move, H primary action, U secondary action)
  
• Rework of the map selection in the game settings
  
• Mouse cursor is now a pentagram
  
• Bug fix: Caught Sinners sometimes not showing on the Iron Maiden
  
• Bug fix: Matriarch sees the exit/pylon UI at the end of the game
  
• Bug fix: Lobby menu showing up during gameplay when joining a game just before it starts
  
• Bug fix: 2 nuns are sacrificed if the matriarch clicks a character when the countdown reaches 0 (potentially also fixing the dead sinners showing up with regular skin)
  

That’s all for today, join the discord if you haven’t already https://discord.gg/Hr5GVaXTH7, as always, I’ll keep an eye on potential bugs and fix them asap.

Cheers,

[h2]The Matriarch gathered 50 000 Sinners around the world! [/h2]

When I started developing the Matriarch as a side project 1.5 years ago, I couldn't imagine it would one day reach this milestone.

To all the streamers, players, and everyone who helped making and growing this game, THANK YOU!

It has been pure joy seeing people from all over the world playing it, for the occasion I made a reactions compilation, enjoy!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[h2]v0.8 is live! [/h2]

This update mainly makes the game more intuitive / accessible for new players.
I've added visual feedback to help communicating the goals & progress when playing as a Sinner.
Interfaces have also been reworked / polished (position & states of buttons) so it all feels more smooth.



I'm aware that the lack of players is a problem to find games at all time, by making the game more accessible for new players and by reaching out to more content creator as well as releasing more content, I hope to continue growing the community over time.

Full list of changes ⬇️

• The game icon has been changed from the unreal engine default icon to a Matriarch
  
• On top of slowing her down, successfully spooking the matriarch now also has the same effect has 'signalling' her
  
• The exit & columns being uncovered is now communicated in the interface.
  
• Player sees '[space] Dig' when underground
  
• The Main menu/Lobby interfaces have been polished
  
• The option to play in LAN has been removed (I think it was broken in the first place)
  

Bug fix

• Player sees 'Unlock trapdoor' when not standing next to the trapdoor
  
• Dirt count is not accurate
  
• Sinner nametag is invisible
  
• Loca fix French / Chinese
  
• If Sinner is the host, they don't hear the scary sound when the matriarch is in their field of view
  
• The collision when digging as a ghost is not accurate
  

Next I will focus on the 4th Map, it's gonna be a cemetery! And the big novelty is that 2 Matriarchs will play together!

Cheers,

-Chewa

Hey Sinners,

The new traitor role is here!



[h2]What's New?[/h2]

• New traitor role & achievement. Betray other sinners by locking trapdoors and slowing down their progress, be the last Sinner alive and kill the matriarch to win! If at least 3 sinners (including the traitor) are alive, Sinners have a chance to vote and neutralize the traitor before a sacrifice occurs.
  
• Ghost can now dig (spook over tiles)! Remember that you can select the dig cooldown in the game options if you want to make it more or less effective.
  
• Change: It's not possible for Ghosts to see the code and communicate it to their peers anymore
  
• Steam cards have been added earlier this month, along with community badges and emojis
  
• A new button in the game options menu allows you to set the settings back to what they were in the previous round
  
• With more things to buy in Mephisto's workshop, I've decided to make the x2 coins permanent (and fixed the bug where it showed the previous amount)
  
• The loading screen now gives you more information about your role
  
• Games that already started will show (in progress) in the server browser
  

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

1. Double message in chat
   
2. Sheers showing behind nun in the Barn
   
3. Sabotage and spook defaults values were incorrect
   

Let me know what you think about the new roles and other changes!

In the near future, I will focus on polishing various aspects of the game, such as the tutorial or UI that feels a bit clunky aswell as smaller bug fixes that are pilling up in the backlog for a long time! I will also investigate how I can release & support a MAC version.

After that I will start working on the 4th map, which will have the particularity to allow multiple matriarchs!

Cheers,

- Chewa