Hark the Ghoul News

[h3]Where damp stone breeds secrets and spores alike, MARQUIS’s men stand sentinel over a mystery most foul. What curious alchemy transpires in these depths?[/h3]

Delve into the Cerulean Sluice: a world of glowing mycelium, aggressive automatons, and a whole cast of strange characters with their own motives.

Discover new weapons, new stories, and a whole new way to travel around the world, thanks to a shady rodent.

Want to know more about the Cerulean Sluice and the secrets it holds? Watch the trailer here 👇
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We are excited to announce that we will be working alongside UK-based publisher Kwalee to release Hark the Ghoul! This partnership will make the game bigger and better, with more resources available to us.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058660/HARK_THE_GHOUL/

A damp, dark Victorian city sits under a starless sky. Its citizens, mad with desire, claw at the earth, hoping to dig up shreds of amber.

Beneath the city lie lands untold. Darkness teems with unimaginable horrors and fantastic creatures. And deep within, a glint draws the eye.

This might be one of the last updates for the demo in a while, as we're going back to work on the main content for the game.

Let's get right on to the patch notes!


[h3]PATCH NOTES:[/h3]
BUGFIXES

Fixed a bug that caused screens wider than 16:9 to get stuck on the rebind screen. (This fix was temporarily disabled.)

• Fixed a bug that let players use gunpowder to reload more than their max amount of ammo.
  
• Fixed a bug where players would get fall damage from scraping on walls while falling.
  
• Fixed a bug where the bishop diary would not "remember" being picked up.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused resolution to reset to a wrong value when reloading the game.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused fullscreen mode and resolution not to save correctly when changed in the options.
  

TWEAKS

• Reduced slightly the damage of falls from low heights.
  
• Falls that deal less than 10 damage now don't deal damage at all.
  
• Replaced the word "mana" that appeared in some places with "Innersap" (was leftover from early development).
  

Hark the devs!

The steam next fest is ON, and we're glad to see many players enjoying the game, wishlisting and leaving reviews. Thank you!


Let's get on with the patch notes:


[h3]PATCH NOTES:[/h3]
BUGFIXES

• Fixed a bug that would cause enemies to slide off without control when hit during an attack.
  
• Fixed a bug where Deneb would disappear right in front of your eyes after talking.
  
• Fixed a bug where Deneb would not disappear from GRAND RULER PLAZA after meeting him in the STARLIT CHURCH.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Shovel weapon would stay on screen while in dialogue
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Sap Vials not to drop from breakables.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the camera to freak out for half a second when exiting the character creator.
  

TWEAKS

• Adjustments for the price of gunpowder in stores (6->15).
  
• Adjustments for the limits of the FOV slider (60 to 75 -> 55 to 95). Default value is unchanged.
  

ADDITIONS

• Added the option to separately adjust "movement lean" and "camera breathing" in the options menu for accessibility reasons.
  
• Reworked the visual of the YOU DIED text.
  

See you soon!

Hark the devs!

A new day means a new update and this one is chunky!

[h2]You can now rebind your inputs![/h2]

Additionally, we have a slew of smaller changes and fixes!


[h3]PATCH NOTES:[/h3]
BUGFIXES

• Fixed a bug that would cause the game to crash if you played it offline from steam.
  
• Fixed a bug where breakable items would clip into grub cocoons.
  
• Fixed a bug where some elements would keep wobbling even if the psx wobble toggle was unchecked.
  
• Fixed a bug where Antares' barrels would be invulnerable in her hand after being broken once.
  
• The speed at which gravity affects zealot eyes should now be consistent and more lenient.
  

TWEAKS

• Adjustments for rocks (health reduced, damage when kicked increased)
  
• Adjustments for lightstones (deal more damage)
  
• Tweaked character creation UI to be ultra-widescreen friendly.
  

ADDITIONS

• Added button prompts to showcase use magic and use consumable inputs near their respective icons.
  
• Added input remapping menu.
  
• Added a slight ambient sound when in the city street's dark underground.
  

KNOWN ISSUES

• Some inputs cannot be chosen for remapping (namely, scroll wheel inputs).
  
• UI might give incorrect prompts if using exotic input mappings (i.e. additional mouse buttons)
  

Hello everyone!

We're still hard at work at making the HARK THE GHOUL demo the best it can be before NEXT fest starts!
Taking this opportunity to plug our Discord server again:
https://discord.gg/vA33tZXAZD




Additionally, here are a few patch notes:

• Added an in-game timer to the quickpause menu.
  
• Added option to disable "PSX Wobble" in the video options.
  
• A few improvements to Ultra widescreen support (not there yet but getting closer!)
  
• Disabled "Cheats" by default (can be enabled with a secret button combination)
  
• Slight tweaks to "movement slowdowns" when doing melee attacks should cause slightly smoother combat.
  

That's all for now.
Stay tuned for further updates, and do not hesitate to comment with your suggestions!