MISERY News

[p]Hello Survivors![/p][p]So the first day in the Zone was brutal. MISERY has become one of the hottest releases on Steam![/p][p]We are happy to see so much excitement, and are crushed to hear that some of you are experiencing bugs and glitches. We read all the comments, and here we want to address the most popular and nasty ones.[/p][p][/p][p]So let's have a shot of vodka and begin.[/p][p][/p][p]First of all, being a solo developer or a low price is not an excuse, and players deserve a high-quality game. We are now working hard to make MISERY as good, smooth, and polished as you expect. [/p][p][/p]

1. [p]Mic chimpunk glitch. Some players experience a glitch when their voice chat becomes very high-pitched and distorted. It is a known issue with the sound packet rate, typical of the plugin we use (the same as in other games like Abiotic Factor). The good news is that it can be fixed, and we are working on it now, and it will be fixed ASAP. Meanwhile, you can use Discord when playing with teammates. Voice chat is a super cool feature that adds a lot to immersion.[/p]
2. [p]Location desyncs in multiplayer. Some weird bug happened in the release build. It was not there in the Demo and we did not catch it while testing the game before the release. We believe we fixed it in the patch today, but please let us know if it still happens. It should be absolutely fixable, and most probably it was a silly mistake on our side. [/p]
3. [p]Lost saves. Not a bug, just a bad design. Right now, you (host) HAVE to manually save your world so you can return to it. And there were no warnings about that on exit. The game is p2p, hosted on the host's machine, with no dedicated servers. We will now add a warning on exit and will add the autosave feature in the upcoming patch. Meanwhile, please SAVE regularly! We understand that hurts when you invest your time in building a nice cozy bunker and forget to save your world. We will fix it, promise.[/p]
4. [p]Same thing happens when players lose their loot while disconnecting from the host as guests. We cannot save other players' progress on the host machine, but the loot obviously should not vanish in these cases. We will make a good decision on how to handle these situations. [/p]
5. [p]Crash on Esc. Weird one. Investigating. Will be fixed, no doubt. If you can, please send us your crash logs when it happens - it should be in your clipboard after the crash, just paste it somewhere.[/p]
6. [p]FPS drop while jumping. This is the last instance of the FPS drops. We fixed all the other cases already and are working on this one. Number one priority atm.[/p]
7. [p]Other things we will add\\change in the nearest hotfixes: flashlight switching while sprinting, furniture pickup confirmation to prevent accidental destruction, aim toggle, fov swithing in the main menu, missing symbols in traditional chinese font, anomaly detector sound.[/p]
8. [p]We will NOT remove poo![/p]

[p][/p][p]We issued the first hotfix today, more hotfixes are coming in the following days, and there will be a big patch next week or so. So please bear with us![/p][p][/p][p]But other than that, we are extremely happy and excited!!![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for all your support, for playing MISERY, for sharing content, for writing guides, and for sharing feedback and questions. We are 100% committed to making the MISERY live up to the trust you place in its potential![/p][p][/p][p]Za Zaslavie![/p][p][/p][p]PS. As many people ask who are "we"? We are Dev + Publisher. Dev = Platypus Entertainment (Maewing), a 19 years old solo developer. Publisher = Ytopia (two-person band). So all the kudos for the game to Maewing![/p]

[p]Survivors, we all waited for this day, and the wait is over. [/p][p]MISERY has just hit the Steam store, and you can play it now. And it is already trending in the charts, all because of your support. [/p][p][/p][h2]Thank you so much for making our dream happen![/h2][p][/p][p]Please enjoy a release discount and bundles with awesome games you suggested we collaborate with.[/p][p]We also prepared a deeper collaboration with KLETKA, and you can find outfits from KLETKA in MISERY and vice versa.[/p][p][/p][p]You can choose to purchase a Zaslavie Supporter Pack as well. The Zaslavie Supporter Edition is for those who wish to go the extra mile to support the team. This edition includes a beautiful WHITE FUR USHANKA HAT as a token of appreciation. It does not give you any in-game advantages and is not required to have the full experience of MISERY, but it just looks badass.[/p][p][/p][p]The game will continue development in accordance with the roadmap, so you can expect more content coming![/p][p][/p][p]We also prepared a cool new trailer you can watch here:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Today we will eat this cake in our bunker for you, comrades![/p][p][/p][p]Za Zaslavie![/p][p][/p][p]Love U,[/p][p]Dev.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We just received a message from Steam, saying that MISERY Demo did well and is a good demo.[/p][p] [/p][p]300 000 players downloaded MISERY demo over the last week and roamed the once great Zaslavie Republic. Three. Hundreed. Thousand. Crazy.[/p][p][/p][p]Three hundreed thousand THANK YOU, survivors.[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you liked the demo. The release with new locations, monsters, and unlimited survival is coming this week. Hyped![/p][p][/p][p]See you all in the Zone.[/p][p][/p][p]Love U,[/p][p]Dev. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]CORE UPDATES[/h3][p] Mod Support: full integration for community-made content[/p][p] Bunker Expansion: more furniture and interior items[/p][p] Pet System: dogs, cats, hamsters, or even a fish?[/p][p] Helicopter Assembly: a long-term survival goal[/p][p] Character Customization: visual skins and new cosmetics[/p][p] New Game Modes: Hardcore Mode and Adventure Mode[/p][p][/p][h3]WORLD & EXPLORATION[/h3][p] New and Reworked Locations: more POI and secrets[/p][p] Cold: temperature gameplay mechanics[/p][p] New Anomalies: more hazards and phenomena to discover[/p][p] New Unique Artifacts[/p][p] New Mutants and Bosses[/p][p][/p][h3]COMBAT & GAMEPLAY[/h3][p] Weapon & Impact Animation Overhaul[/p][p] Reworked Enemy AI[/p][p] Crafting update: new ingredients, recipes, workbenches[/p][p] Farming update: more crops and improved mechanics[/p][p][/p][h3]MISCELLANEOUS[/h3][p] New Cosmetic Items & Loot[/p][p] Lore Expansion[/p][p] Achievements[/p][p] UI/UX polishing and improvements[/p]

[p]Hello Survivors,
Listen up, we are entering the final phase before the release on October 23.[/p][p]The last 10 days were extremely intense! You guys gave us so much feedback, and Maewing had so little sleep fixing all the things, but just look at how the game improved over that short time. [/p][p]The zone is healing itself.[/p][carousel][/carousel][p]Today starts the Steam Next Fest, featuring the most interesting upcoming games, and thanks to you, MISERY is one of the most popular demos in the preview charts of the festival! We are incredibly hyped and grateful for your support of this solo dev dream game project.[/p][p]Ok, enough lyrics, let's talk real stuff. We are launching the second big update to the Demo.
Here is what changed, based on your feedback:[/p]

• [p]Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese localization added[/p]
• [p]Sudden FPS drops in the telescope location and when using the artifact detector are fixed[/p]
• [p]You can now enable Mouse Y-axis inversion[/p]
• [p]Mouse sensitivity save fixed[/p]
• [p]Inventory save bug fixed[/p]
• [p]Quick slots bug fixed[/p]
• [p]You can now attach a flashlight to your gun[/p]
• [p]Armor plates drop bug fixed[/p]
• [p]Mic volume bug fixed[/p]
• [p]Password-protected servers! No more unwanted visitors[/p]
• [p]Default server size is now 1, and you can increase it up to 5 if you want[/p]
• [p]Gunshots now have flashes[/p]
• [p]Trader now sells magazines and doesn’t run out of stock after selling one item[/p]
• [p]You can now get a boar trophy[/p]
• [p]Weapon balance and spread improved[/p]
• [p]Mosin Rifle, TT pistol, and sawed-off shotgun now spawn in the zone [/p]
• [p]Improved tutorial[/p]
• [p]Balance and loot improved, new spawn locations added[/p]
• [p]Overall stability and performance improved[/p]
• [p]Various minor bug fixes, animations, and UI/UX improvements.[/p]

[carousel][/carousel][p]Now, we need your help, Survivors! As we do not have big budgets for marketing and fully rely on player support, we need to let content creators and streamers know about MISERY.[/p][p]
So, here's the deal: reach out to them in YouTube comments, on X, on Twitch streams, and ask them to play and stream MISERY, and we will set a discount on release! Deal? [/p][p][/p][p]For Zaslavie![/p][p]Love U,
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