UNDERDOGS News

Sup all!

While we're at work on bigger upcoming updates, we decided to polish and roll out a tool we made for internal use: the VR Camera Toolbox.

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The Camera Toolbox lets you setup cameras and capture the game, all from inside VR*.
Toggle it on during combat from the Settings menu and it'll appear in your cockpit.

Some of its features:

• Record landscape or portrait
  
• Use a selfie cam, third person cam, stationary cam, and more
  
• Slow down time (Sandbox only)
  
• Preview last recording
  
• Hide bubble from recording camera
  
• Automatically pause the game when adjusting cameras
  

While we were at it:

• We added a toggle in the settings that turns off the OG bling. This is a temporary solution, but for those who've been waiting - take your bling now, it won't stay there for long!
  
• Fixed recentering button in settings and after calibration for Steam users
  

GL HF
- One Hamsa

* Fair warning - the Camera Toolbox has some performance costs and might be felt in extreme combat situations or on weaker machines.

What's up players?
We got you something.

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We also made a few changes while we were at it:

• The Settings menu now has a Recenter button. This should solve recentering for Steam users
• We removed the automatic difficulty changes and made the difficulty knob always available from the Hangar. This will mostly help players who haven't finished the game and had the first act difficulty ramp up.
  
• We carefully removed the Jingle Balls, but don't worry, you can still add them in the Sandbox!
  

We're eager to share our plans with you guys, hopefully we can do that soon.
In the meantime, thanks for playing,

GL HF
- One Hamsa

Yo!

Just before 2025 is here, we wanted to quickly fix and patch a couple things:

1. Yeah, we amped difficulty a bit too much when you completed the game.
   
   We like the added challenge, but the extra difficulty is now opt-in.
   After you complete a run, you'll see a new knob in the hangar that lets you tune the difficulty up or down.
   
   
2. Locomotion on PC VR had slight inconsistencies. It should feel & play better now.
   
   
3. Flip controls setting (VIVE, Index) stopped flipping the controls on PC.
   Now they flip just like the good ol' days!
   
   
4. Some language packs got updates, especially русский which had an annoying visual issue.
   

Thank you for your amazing love & support.
Have a great year, brattas.

Full Notes

Sup everyone!
We're glad to introduce the Xmas update you didn't know you needed!
Strap up, there's a lot of new shit:


We found a new supplier of Bombots and now have 3 new Bombots types in the game; Red, yellow and blue. Each of the new bombots explosions deal a different status effect; Overheat, Shock and Turbo.




Ripping enemies is now more fun and more effective, making double grabber builds viable.
Just yank them hard to deal a shitton of damage - the harder you yank, the deader they get.



We rewrote how the level algorithm selects and spawns enemies.
Levels are now more procedurally generated, making combat feel fresh and ensuring variety every run.


To celebrate Xmas and the first coming of Shanta, we've bestowed Jingle Balls (AKA Festicles) upon all the enemies in the game (except Pricella, because... well...).




Alphadogs are now more fun to play against.
Their attacks more predictable - they lock in on a target and charge at it from a distance, with little ability to change course.

They can also be countered while attacking.
Alphas no longer go Turbo while attacking, and don't intercept anything around - so if you evade well enough you can smack'em upside the head.



Overall, Alphas are no longer a "stop everything and run" enemy - they're now more of a "focus and time your attack" enemy.


We changed repairs so you're never stuck without them, but find yourself closer to death more frequently.

[h2]On top of all of these[/h2]
we have a ton of small improvements to the game, balance tweaks and bug fixes.
Check out the full changelog here or in the ingame News Feed.

Hope you all have a good holiday season
GL HF
- One Hamsa

Sup!

[h3]We really try not to ask for much, but If you feel UNDERDOGS deserves it, please nominate us for VR game of the year!
[/h3]

Just hit the checkbox above.
And if you really feel like helping, please consider nominating us for other categories, like:
[h3]- Outstanding Visuals
- Innovative Gameplay
- Best Soundtrack[/h3]

We know many of you already nominated UNDERDOGS and we really appreciate it!
For those who haven't yet, we'd be really thankful for a helping hand.

Maybe we can get some establishment recognition for a change, can't stay the underdog forever!

GL HF
- One Hamsa