LORT News

[p]LORTers,[/p][p][/p][p]A big Cliff Bowman sized hug to all you for checking out the demo. We've been reading the reviews, issue threads, and discussions (get gud amirite?).[/p][p]We've got a quick patch we are rolling out to address some issues before Next Fest. Rest assured, the other issues we've logged will get updated in the full release. We’re a small team and many of you are asking us to release the full game ASAP. That is our goal as well so we are focusing all of our efforts on the full game. That means you should not expect any demo updates from here on out unless something catastrophic happens. [/p][p]Regarding crashes: the top 3 crashes we see are from outdated drivers, specifically with integrated graphics. Please, if you crash, or even if you don’t, update your drivers to the latest versions. This should help with the majority of crashes we are seeing. [/p][p]
Update notes:[/p]

• [p]Input bindings[/p]
  • [p]Removed Mouse 3 and Mouse 4 from being hard coded as dodge.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed various input bindings not working like K, \[, ], and Left Alt.[/p]
• [p]Quests - gated Track and Whack Quest behind a challenge. [/p]
• [p]Fix for the Tutorial not progressing in some instances.[/p]
• [p]Updated look of Cursed Trial so that less people try to attack the floating skull (you’re supposed to kill the spawned enemies, attacking skull does nothing). [/p]
• [p]Spectator - Controller mappings updated so Right D-pad goes next player, Left D-pad goes to previous player.[/p]
• [p]Updated offline play startup time. [/p]
• [p]Updated Simplified and Traditional Chinese font to Sans Serif for better legibility. [/p]
• [p]Made some button sizes more legible. [/p]

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Known issues:[/p]

• [p]We are aware of a networking issue that is blocking some players from playing with each other. We hate that this is happening. We are actively investigating this to see if we can solve it ASAP.[/p]

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[p]It's Demo time baby. [/p][p]You can jump in right now to get a taste of what the full LORT game will have to offer. The Demo includes:[/p]

• [p]3 Adventurers - Astrid, Cliff, and Bernie all equipped with their own abilities and attitudes.[/p]
• [p]The beautiful landscape of the Hilly Billy Countryside - with tons of Goblins, loot, and a final boss that will kick you down under. [/p]
• [p]A sampling of the finest Weapons gaming has to offer like swords, maces, crossbows, wands and more! (not the gun though - you have to wait for the gun)[/p]
• [p]Powerups. Many powerups. Find your favorite and break the game with it.[/p]
• [p]22 challenges to unlock new stuff in your runs. Plus, we intend to make your unlocks and rune juice progression transfer to the final game (if it doesn't happen we'll be sad too).[/p]

[p]Again, this is just a taste. In the full game, a run will consist of 4 levels, each with their own boss, and culminating in the final face off against the Curse of LORT. Think it's too easy? Well don't worry, the later levels will get harder. You will die.[/p][p]As a reminder, LORT can be played solo or by up to 8 players in co-op. So if you can't beat it solo, enlist the help of your friends. Oh and once you play, consider throwing a review on the demo page for that sweet sweet algorithm. Smash that LORT button![/p][p][/p][p]Localization Feedback[/p][p]LORT is localized into 14 languages. This is our first pass on localization and we want your feedback. Email [email protected] with feedback about your specific language to help us make LORT better and better. [/p][p][/p][p]Discord[/p][p]We have one. It's a good time. Come share your clips, thoughts, tips, and rage about the fire lobbers.[/p][p][/p][p]Alright, that's it. Go play. Tell your friends. Tell your parents. Tell your enemies. Tell the world. [/p][p][/p][p]Live. Laugh. LORT.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Well holy smokes folks we exist.

We are Big Distraction and we are excited to reveal our first game - LORT - a 1-8 player co-op action combat roguelite coming to Steam in Q4 -2025. Team up with your friends to battle, loot, and stack ridiculous power-ups across a cursed fantasy world. Fight toward escape, revive your homies, and get absolutely chadded as you evolve from goblin tickler to god slapper.

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We want more games where you can have a fun time with your friends, not be super stressed, that feel great, and are easy to pick up and play. So we made LORT. We are a small team and doing this all ourselves. We plan to share work in progress development with you as often as we can.

We are excited to share more of LORT with you this year. If you've got any friends you think would like the game, please share the page with them and ask them to Wishlist - it helps a lot!

Live. Laugh. LORT.