WORKING ON UPDATE 19 [MADNESS MODE]
[p]Hello everyone! Thanks for continuing to support the development of Doll Impostor! I’m pleased to announce that Update 19 is actively in development! Work actually started immediately after Update 18. The reason is that we were already working on a solution for the multiplayer fatal errors. Unfortunately, it wasn’t ready in time for that update, and we are still testing and fixing small issues.[/p][p][/p][p]![]()
[/p][p]This update is planned to be available on April 19 for content creators, April 20 for everyone in open beta, and will fully release on April 27.[/p][p]
[/p][p]This update will bring several new things to Doll Impostor![/p][p]
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[/p][p]The main drawback is that it changes the entire game logic. For example, when selecting a map, we previously just traveled to another level and everything worked. Now we must manually remove the UI, disable the PC camera effect, handle ghost states when dying, and many other cases. This gives us much more control but also makes the implementation significantly more complex.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Fortunately, most of the work is already done :D[/p][p]
[/p][p]There will be a full week of testing for this update, and we appreciate all your support. Even though I’ve done multiple tests with two machines, I’m sure some issues may still appear.[/p][p]
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[/p][p]This update is planned to be available on April 19 for content creators, April 20 for everyone in open beta, and will fully release on April 27.[/p][p]
[/p][p]This update will bring several new things to Doll Impostor![/p][p]
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Game Mode (Madness)
[p]Madness is a 1-4 player mode where you have 1 hour to discover the impostor doll. You have access to the photos and full information, and the dolls are the ones specific to the map (very similar to PRO mode). The difference is that in this mode, the dolls initially move to different spots and all of them are alive. After reaching their spots, dolls will continue moving toward the closest players whenever they are not being looked at. In this mode, you must gather all the information while preventing the dolls from touching you. If they touch you, they will kill you.[/p][p][/p]
Fatal Errors
[p]Since multiplayer was released last year, multiple users experienced fatal errors when connecting and playing together. We waited for a solution from Unreal Engine because the issue was related to how seamless travel handled map transitions. Unreal has not solved this problem, and we assume it is not a priority, so we changed strategy. Just like Doll Inc uses level streaming and has no loading screens, Doll Impostor will now do the same. This has been tested and completely fixes the fatal errors.[/p][p][/p][p]The main drawback is that it changes the entire game logic. For example, when selecting a map, we previously just traveled to another level and everything worked. Now we must manually remove the UI, disable the PC camera effect, handle ghost states when dying, and many other cases. This gives us much more control but also makes the implementation significantly more complex.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Fortunately, most of the work is already done :D[/p][p]
[/p][p]There will be a full week of testing for this update, and we appreciate all your support. Even though I’ve done multiple tests with two machines, I’m sure some issues may still appear.[/p][p]
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Soundtrack
[p]The Doll Impostor soundtrack will be added to Steam. This is something many of you have requested for a long time, and it will finally arrive in this update![/p][p][/p]
Carnival Map
[p]The Carnival map will be added to Career mode.[/p][p][/p]
Robot Customization
[p]Robot customization will be added in the Safehouse, allowing you to choose the design style for your robot![/p][p][/p]
Community Item Changes
[p]Steam backgrounds and avatars will be updated to the new full-body dolls.[/p][p][/p]
Re-do
[p]Three dolls will be remodeled (Brian, Giselle, Mama).[/p][p] [/p][p]Along with this, regular fixes and small improvements will also be included![/p]