Escape Academy News

Hello Fellow Escapists!

The Coin Crew Games team has been hard at work pulling together a patch for our first DLC with some bug fixes and UX polish! We appreciate everyone's patience in getting this patch live across all platforms as we wanted to make sure this addressed the issues that discouraged some folks from finishing the DLC.

Full patch notes are below-- but be warned! There are some puzzle spoilers below (for the last two levels). Read at your own risk!

• High GPU consumption on Very High / Ultra graphics settings fixed.
  
• A handful of desync errors have been addressed.
  
• Chatterbox Achievement not activating on the base game after talking to the appropriate amount of characters is fixed.
• On "The Experiment" the bugs on the rotating discs math puzzle (attached to the turret) have been fixed.
• On "Into the Capture Dimension" the laser-maze puzzle no longer completes itself before the mirrors are placed correctly.
• On "Into the Capture Dimension" the issue where the mirror tiles on the laser-maze puzzle get stuck on top of each other has been fixed.
• On "Into the Capture Dimension," based on user feedback, we've implemented a system that will reveal where previously triggered bombs and number tiles are on the board so it's not a complete board reset every time a bomb is triggered.

Thanks a bunch for everyone's feedback so far and to those who have supplied us buglogs and other helpful information. We're grateful so many of you care enough to help us continue to make Escape Academy a better title.

Coin Crew Games

Hey there Escapists!

We've made it through launch weekend on our first DLC and are glad people have been able to experience what the Coin Crew Games team has been hard at work building the last few months. That being said, we've received reports of bugs and some feedback on the UX for specific puzzles and we wanted to let everyone know that we're aware and actively working on fixes!

We are super appreciative of the feedback and we wanted to make sure the community knows we're taking the reports seriously and we're shooting to get a fix out as quickly as possible (while ensuring all the fixes are bulletproof).

[h2]What are we working on?[/h2]

There are a handful of nasty desync issues and one puzzle in particular has some UX smoothing out that's needed. More specific patch notes below.

[h3]POTENTIAL PUZZLE SPOILERS[/h3]

• Inappropriately large GPU consumption on Very High / Ultra graphics settings is getting smoothed out.
  
• Chatterbox Achievement not firing properly on the base game after talking to the appropriate amount of characters is being fixed.
• On "The Experiment" there's multiple bugs with the spinning wheel, math puzzle on one of the turrets. These are being addressed.
• On "Into the Capture Dimension" there's issues where the laser-maze puzzle completes without placing the mirrors correctly and occasionally the mirrors get stacked on top of each other rendering the puzzle unsolvable. Both of these are being addressed.
• Also on "Into the Capture Dimension," we've received a lot of feedback surrounding the UX on the mine field puzzle. In order to make this less frustrating, we are implementing a system that will reveal where previously triggered bombs are located on the board so it's not a COMPLETE reset every time a bomb is triggered.

If there are additional bugs that have effected your experience with the DLC, please let us know in the comments or on our Discord! We want to make sure this patch captures and fixes as many issues as time allows.

[h2]Timeline[/h2]

We are planning to push a new version of the game up to our "Hotfix" branch this Friday 11/18.

As a heads up, it will take a bit longer to get the fixes pushed and ported to consoles, so for those cross-playing with friends on non-Steam platforms, there may be some compatibility issues on the hotfix branch as we're introducing new features for one of the puzzles.

Provided everything is stable, we'll get this all merged on to the main branch and all other platforms as soon as possible.

[h2]A Note from Coin Crew Games[/h2]

For those of you who've had their experience with the DLC and Escape Academy soured by bugs, we are sorry! We hope that these fixes will encourage those who were unable to finish the DLC, to do so.

Your feedback and engagement is important to us so PLEASE continue to flag things as they arise. We'll do our best to fix in a timely manner and take all of these learnings into future Escape Academy content.

Cheers,
Coin Crew Games

[h2]Escape From Anti-Escape Island is Live![/h2]

The day is finally here and Escape Academy's first DLC, Escape from Anti-Escape Island is now live and playable. Escape from five brand new, handcrafted rooms featuring harder puzzles, zany premises, all strung together by an exciting follow up narrative to the basegame.

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For players who purchased the DLC through season-pass, just make sure you update your Steam build and it will now be available! For those who have not purchased the DLC yet, head on over to its Steam Page and get to escaping.

Once installed, the DLC will be available via the campus map screen by pressing TAB and selecting Escape From Anti-Escape Island.

The Coin Crew team is thrilled to be able to share this DLC with everyone and keep your eyes peeled for news on our future content.

GLHF,
Coin Crew Games

I’m of the strong and perhaps completely nonsensical opinion that any game is better when it’s set on an island. School me in the comments, please do, but I suspect that Escape Academy: Escape From Anti-Escape Island, new DLC launching for the puzzle game today, might lend my claim some extra weight. That could always be the baggage plummeting from the sky over Anti-Escape Island though, where a summer vacation for the students of Escape Academy has gone very, very wrong. Check out the trailer below.

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[h3]Escape from Anti-Escape Island Trailer Debuts during 10th Anniversary Day of the Devs Digital Showcase[/h3]

Behold– the launch trailer for Escape Academy’s first DLC, Escape from Anti-Escape Island, which premiered today during the 10th Anniversary Day of the Devs Digital Showcase:

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We’re thrilled to have been part of such an awesome lineup of games and can’t wait for everyone to play all the new levels that our team has been hard at work crafting for y’all.

And for those of you in the bay area…

[h3]Coin Crew Games to showcase the first level of new DLC at the Day of the Devs, in person event in San Francisco![/h3]

Coin Crew Games will be at the Midway in San Francisco demoing the first level of Escape from Anti-Escape Island at our booth all afternoon. Come on by and say hi!



And last but CERTAINLY not least…

[h3]Over 1 Million Players Across All Platforms[/h3]

That’s right– Escape Academy’s student body has exceeded 1 million Escapists! We at Coin Crew Games could not be more overwhelmed by the response our game has had and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have played, streamed, or shared our game with their friends.



Stay tuned for more from the Escape Academy universe.

Happy Escaping!
- Coin Crew Games