M.O.O.D.S. News

[h3]Get ready for an exciting holiday season with M.O.O.D.S.! Here’s everything coming your way:[/h3]

[h2]Boss Fight Improvements[/h2]

• All first bosses have been fine-tuned, with more distinct reactions during conversations.
  
• Updates for other bosses are in progress.
  

[h2]Gameplay Enhancements[/h2]

• Enemy Overhaul: Adjusted enemy versatility, difficulty, and added new attacks.
  
• Room Updates: Enhanced Pride, Anger, and Sorrow Rooms with better gameplay, navigation, sound, and performance. Added entirely new rooms!
  
• Sound Improvements: New tracks, added reverb, and refined sound effects for weapons and shots.
  
• Visual Upgrades: Improved colorization and style.
  
• Joy Class: Redesigned and improved for better gameplay.
  
• Speech Bubbles: Enemies now comment on your behavior during battles.
  
• CPU Optimizations: Smoother performance.
  

[h2]New Content[/h2]

• Weapons: Duality Rifle, Gluebomb Thrower, and True Shot Musket.
  
• Add-Ins: Hullbreacher, Elemental Orb, Homing Swarm, Perfection, Overseeing, Bullet Pulse, and Add-In Add-Ins.
  
• Abilities: 10 new inherent armor features.
  
• Boss Fight: Face the first phase of the final boss—the ultimate showdown is coming soon!
  
• New Quest Type: Bet with Syop for rewards (or face the mockery if you fail).
  
• Holiday Surprise: A festive Christmas theme with a gift chest in the base.
  
• Intro Sequence: Beautifully revamped video to set the stage.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Resolved numerous outline and visual issues.
  
• Fixed various Add-In and weapon bugs.
  
• Squashed countless other bugs for a smoother experience.
  

M.O.O.D.S. is a passion project, and we’re committed to making it even better with your feedback. 💖 Thank you to everyone supporting us!

Spotted a bug? Report it here:
https://discord.com/invite/dfYQp8AEtv

Happy Holidays and enjoy the update! 🎅🎁

[h3]► First Huge Update of M.O.O.D.S. Thank you all for the feedback and suggestions! Demo was also updated![/h3]


[h2]⭐NEW⭐[/h2]
► New Artstyle package and adjusted post-processing
► Achievements added to the game! (61 in total)
► Added AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) Mode
► 🆕3 Brand new Add-Ins for reload mechanics
► 🆕New Weapon: Drone Strike Glove
► 🆕New Feature that helps with finding Items with similar functions
► Rich Presence for Steam and Discord
► Added Korean localization
► Game-Settings can now be accessed via a JSON


[h2]⚙️Changes⚙️[/h2]
► Re-worked a lot of rooms for smoother gameplay
► Bosses now drop XP when taking damage (Abilities fuel)
► Weapons now automatically reload when you switch them
► All enemies no longer reflect bullets
► 'Wrath Repeater' has a new model
► New weapon sounds for many weapons
► Multiplayer difficulty scaling no longer boosts enemy damage
► Leotron the Loyalist: Upgraded model and reworked animations
► Economy adjustments: Armor is cheaper, weapon upgrades are more expensive
► Upgraded a lot of VFX and particles
► Balanced gameplay and stats for many Add-Ins
► Further Menu Enhancements: Numerous menus have been updated for improved UX and QoL.
► Optimization for CPU load
► Burn debuff on the player can now be extinguished by dashing


[h2]👾Bugfixes👾[/h2]
► Fixed some issues in local multiplayer
► Fixed an issue with the tutorial splash screens
► Fixed a problem with Bounded Camera mode
► Fixed some bugs in the Shopkeeper punishment system
► Fixed a lot of other small issues and bugs!

Hello!
[h3]Thank you to everyone who has visited us at Gamescom in Cologne[/h3]
A short reminder, our booth is E10g - D13g


[h3]Gamescom limited-time offer - House of Indies bundle![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/43526/Home_of_Indies__Ultimate_Indie_Bundle/

[h3]Check MOODS on Alienware![/h3]
Complete tasks, get points, and exchange for MOODS - a time-limited event!
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Psst! If you like the game or have feedback to share - leave a Steam review!
-StickyStone Studio

[h3]We're Heading to Gamescom in Cologne, Germany![/h3]

StickyStone Studio is excited to showcase our latest roguelike shooter, M.O.O.D.S.! This action-packed game features robots battling with the power of emotions. Highly customizable, M.O.O.D.S. offers 55 Add-ins to modify your weapons, 14 upgrades to enhance your starting skills, and 8 alternative emotion-based combat styles for each boss. Your choices define your experience.

Come visit us at our stand!
🙋‍♂️E10g - D13g

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956770/MOODS/

[h3]Special Bundle [Home of Indies] - Gamescom Exclusive[/h3]

During Gamescom, we'll be part of the Home of Indies bundle, which includes M.O.O.D.S. alongside these fantastic games at a 15% discount:

• Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
• Beat Slayer
• Viking Chef: Feast Frenzy
• Dash x Survivors

[h3]Suggest your achievement![/h3]
We have already planned for 20+ Steam Achievements for the next update. If you want to add an achievement that will be forever in the game — suggest it here or in our Discord.

[h3]Upcoming Plans[/h3]
As we received a lot of feedback related to the quality, the refracturing will be the major part of the upcoming update. Here are the details of what we are working on:

• Achievement system
  
• Artstyle change
  
• Big new quest system
  
• Steam Rich Presence
  
• Player settings adjustments
  
• Leontron & Mitron refactor
  
• New addins
  
• FSR System (FPS unlocking for some graphic cards)
  

+ As always, bugfixes, little tweaks, and improvements

[h3]New Language - Korean[/h3]
MOODS participates in BIC 2024 online showcase, the biggest indie event in South Korea. For this event, we have added the Korean language. Also, if you want to vote for MOODS, please register to be able to click the like button:
>>>https://bicfest.org/exhibition/view/1350



[h3]New Demo[/h3]
As we have taken down the Prologue, we re-worked balance and visuals a bit, and re-uploaded it as a new demo. The original demo had the issue causing vertigo, but now it can showcase the game's actual quality.

-StickyStoneStudio
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956770/MOODS/