Sanguine Demo

The demo has reached an alpha state! While there's still much to do and improve, I deeply appreciate everyone who has provided feedback and wishlisted the game—your support means a lot. This patch includes numerous fixes and major updates for the Sanguine demo, introducing a brand-new end game ranking system, extensive Main Menu and UI enhancements, significant map improvements, audio reworks, and much more.

Note: It is highly recommended to create a new save.

[h2]Key Updates:[/h2]

[h3]End Game Ranking System[/h3]

• Introduced a new end game ranking system with seven different ranks to achieve.
  
• Ranks are determined by:
  
• Time taken to complete the demo.
  
• Number of saves used.
  
• Rankings will appear upon completing the demo.
  

[h3]Main Menu[/h3]

• Added a new 3D background for the main menu.
  
• Adjusted button locations and highlights for improved navigation.
  
• Added a Credits button to watch the credits video.
  
• Fixed minor navigational bugs.
  
• Added new menu sound effects (SFX).
  
• Increased save file capacity.
  
• Updated save data font for better readability.
  
• Rolled back previous audio settings changes; it is recommended to keep audio at the default value of '0.'
  
• Enabled the ability to pause the intro car crash cutscene using Esc (keyboard) or Start (gamepad).
  

[h3]UI[/h3]

• Updated UI legend icons for keyboard users.
  
• Added keyboard/gamepad detection for dialogue screens.
  
• Improved new player experience dialogs and added a new tutorial for sprinting.
  
• Enhanced the inventory UI:
  
• Locked slots are now more visible.
  
• Inventory dynamically adjusts when expanded.
  
• Adjusted legend locations across all UI menus.
  
• Updated the pause menu layout for key bindings.
  
• Added a "Switch UI Layout" option in the pause menu, toggling between keyboard and gamepad layouts.
  
• Updated document icons in the Files menu.
  
• Added a damage feedback UI to show when the player takes damage.
  
• Reworked the pickup text UI for better clarity.
  

[h3]Map Improvements[/h3]

• The map now dynamically updates based on player interactions with the world:
  
• Icons and text appear and persist after interactions.
  
• Default state has the legend hidden.
  
• Added a Legend toggle:
  
• Click (mouse), Q (keyboard), or X (gamepad).
  
• Refined UI layout for improved clarity.
  

[h3]Audio[/h3]

• Reworked in-world audio to reflect what the character hears.
  
• Added new surface SFX for various materials.
  
• Enhanced and added multiple SFX cues for immersion.
  
• Introduced:
  
• Audio for Officer John and the character in the diner bathroom.
  
• Dynamic world SFX.
  
• Audio for swinging the kitchen knife.
  
• A new song for the Main Street area.
  
• Fixed various audio bugs.
  

[h3]Content Updates[/h3]

• Added a new credits video, custom music to come soon.
  
• Added a new cutscene and slightly extended the demo.
  
• Updated several existing cutscenes:
  
• The corpse blood encounter.
  
• The truck bed corpse blood scene.
  
• Added:
  
• New areas to explore and interact with.
  
• Footstep visual effects for surfaces like water and dirt.
  
• A small cutscene introducing the mutated corpse blood.
  
• New decals for environmental detail.
  
• Balanced health pools for better gameplay experience.
  
• Enhanced various models:
  
• Officer John’s model.
  
• The first officer statue and matching doll color.
  
• Updated environmental features:
  
• Improved lighting across the world.
  
• Added leaky pipe outside the diner to showcase water physics.
  
• Introduced new animations for actions like reaching high objects.
  
• Updated newspaper visuals and text.
  
• Refined Steam achievements and their icons.
  
• Added a new model for the AltRan main gate.
  

[h3]Document Updates[/h3]

• Rewritten and refined the text for nearly all found documents.
  
• Updated the first tutorial document.
  
• Moved the map tutorial document to the forest.
  
• Added a new tutorial document in the shack near the mobile homes.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Resolved an issue where the first frame of the initial cutscene would flash.
  
• Fixed multiple collision issues.
  
• Addressed mouse state issues.
  
• Fixed disappearing Officer trunk key.
  
• Corrected long text running off the item examination window.
  
• Resolved inventory issues with multiple items being selected simultaneously.
  
• Fixed storage not updating after inventory expansion.
  
• Fixed jittery rotation bug.
  
• Corrected shot attack range and inconsistent headshot registration.
  

Thank you for playing and supporting the Sanguine demo. Your feedback is invaluable—stay tuned for more updates!