Look Outside News

[p]Just when you thought it was safe to open the door, Look Outside has mutated into something... meaner. The Final Vision update is out now, and it’s free for everyone who already owns the game. Congratulations. You’re trapped again. [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p] This is the 2.0 version of Look Outside, the survival horror RPG that dares to ask “what if your neighbors were horrible meat creatures and your living room was the safest place in the world?” You’ll find new endings, new monsters, new quests, and a Cursed challenge mode that does exactly what it says on the tin. There are new bosses, new areas, and at least a few new reasons never to open your front door again. [/p][p][/p][p]If you’ve played it before, come back. If you haven’t, the game is now 30% off on Steam. You can explore the apartment. You can meet the residents. You can even cook dinner. But whatever you do… don’t look outside. [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]A quick new patch! This one is mostly bug fixes and a few tweaks from issues reported from the 1.6 update, wanted to get those in before going all in on the big 2.0 update work! [/p][p]Balance Tweaks:[/p]

• [p]Xin Amon slightly buffed[/p]
• [p]Joel's teethstorm cost reduced and damage increased a bit, had nerfed it a little too much in 1.6[/p]
• [p]Added a few items to some locations[/p]
• [p]Taxidermy bathroom mirror made interactive.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues and tweaked balance for cooking skill growth.[/p]

[p]General Fixes:[/p]

• [p]Partial fix to launch problems. If you are experiencing the issue that prevents your game from launching, hopefully you should now be able to launch the game directly from the .exe file.[/p]
• [p]Added option to turn off the clock's ticking.[/p]
• [p]Toned down the clocks' ticking a bit.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where any post-turn action (like colonel squeakums' attacks or the rat baby's Copy Dad ability) caused status effects like poison or life regen to proc twice in a turn.[/p]
• [p]Removed the white background after defeating one of the final bosses.[/p]
• [p]Fixed wriggly Fred fridge issue.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where the cattle prod spear didn't recharge properly, turning into a different item. This will however not fix the problem if it's already happened, sorry![/p]
• [p]Fix Sophie rejoining the party after you kick her out at Harriet's home[/p]
• [p]Fixed Sophie sometimes joining as a fifth party member from Harriet's home.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where Frederic sometimes gave a second extra canvas carry case.[/p]
• [p]Fixed pork + pizza recipe giving the wrong items.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Issue with some Spine events triggering even if she is dead.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where you didn't lose Fred's stolen face after giving it away[/p]
• [p]Fixed: When leaving after killing Toxic Fred, if you had the fake cowboy hat in your inventory but it wasn't equipped, when he attacks you, the game unequipped whatever Sam's hat is at the time.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where the pet landmine Betty remains near minesweeper even after she joins you when you hand over 12 defused landmines.[/p]
• [p]Fixed that Betty doesn't go hostile if you attack minesweeper.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Fungus path open door shortcut not working properly on the way back.[/p]
• [p]Fixed toxic dance attack given by the Eyeball Hat not working properly and being usable outside of battle.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Eyeball hat not giving the poison attack chance as indicated in its description.[/p]
• [p]Fixed being unable to attack Memorial.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Harvestman and sewer beast still performing some attacks while stunned.[/p]
• [p]Fixed that Taxidermy boss's Bear claw attack did no damage.[/p]
• [p]Audrey scooching forward could cause a freeze if there is no room for her to step forward.[/p]
• [p]Removed ability to sell items to the secret rat store.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where Nestor's body could be killed repeatedly.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where Audrey wouldn't get the fungal fibres from defeating the fungus guardian unless Philippe was in the party.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the color coding of Myrmidon and Wizards Hell to show when you have obtained the skill instead of showing when the game is complete.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where Toxic Fred would become invincible if you kill the central head, run away, and return to fight again.[/p]
• [p]Switched Boiler Beasts' Telescope attack for something more fitting.
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[p]Minor Fixes:[/p]

• [p]Fixed: Gatling Burst attack had no animation or action text.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Leigh event with Ernest name label[/p]
• [p]Fixed eye death scene typo.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Eugene shop's shelf collision missing.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Flamethrower and Acid sprayer description missing[/p]
• [p]Floor 3 hallway space below light impassable[/p]
• [p]Fixed landlord apt safe changing sprites if interacted from the side after opening.[/p]
• [p]Shower thought about photo paper and projector typo.[/p]
• [p]Fixed loop point of the song Rusty Crown[/p]
• [p]Fixed loop point of the song Rogue Taxidermy.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Enforcers' corpse being the wrong sprite.[/p]
• [p]Fixed battle music after you rescue Ernest.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the projector room onlookers' on-field sprite changing as he walks around.[/p]
• [p]Fixed layering of the stargazer's corpse in the main room of apt 31.[/p]
• [p]Fixed typo in Asters' dream.[/p]
• [p]Fixed typo in Juicebox's floorboard prying event.[/p]
• [p]Fixed typo when kicking Roaches out.[/p][p]
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[h3]Hey everyone! [/h3][p]As you're all waiting for the Look Outside 2.0, currently planned for Halloween (but no promises), here's something to keep you entertained.[/p][p]Update 1.6 comes with some new content, like new interactions with Freds and Jeanne, as well as some music tracks and new gear. That said, the focus is mostly on adjustments, fixes, polish, and balance tweaks.[/p][p]Find out more in the full changelog below.[/p][p]-Frankie[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Additions:[/p]

• [p]New interactions with the Freds.[/p]
• [p]New interactions with Jeanne.[/p]
• [p]New rare interactions/events back home.[/p]
• [p]New music tracks have been added for some boss battles, composed by new contributor, Noncollision Obj![/p]
• [p]New gear for one particular party member, obtained by killing some bosses while they are in your team.[/p]
• [p]It is now more difficult to obtain the Rusty Crown.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Additions to landlord's apartment / warzone area:[/p]

• [p]Made several additions and tweaks to improve the area's pacing.[/p]
• [p]Boosted enemy health, reduced the number of battles.[/p]
• [p]3 New enemies.[/p]
• [p]Removed some of the landmines.[/p]
• [p]Added the practice landmine to the minesweeper tent to help players figure out defusing.[/p]
• [p]Added some signs to the warzone and the final maze of the landlord's apt to help people find exits[/p]
• [p]Removed enemies from that trench section that leads to the final phase of the warzone.[/p]
• [p]Most soldiers can now drop dog tags.[/p]
• [p]Added a message indicating to the player that they can leave once they pay their rent for the second time.[/p]
• [p]Additions to the trench digger boss.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Additions to the taxidermy area:[/p]

• [p]New music and updated graphics.[/p]
• [p]New phase to the Suture Wire boss.[/p]
• [p]New music for the Suture Wire boss final phase.[/p]
• [p]New reward for defeating it.[/p]
• [p]The Suture Wire monster is now a proper superboss.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Some bosses have new music, balancing tweaks, new attacks, visuals and effects:[/p]

• [p]Rat King[/p]
• [p]Furnace[/p]
• [p]Face Taker[/p]
• [p]Stargazer[/p]
• [p]Garbage Worm[/p]
• [p]Elevator Freak[/p]
• [p]Suture Wire/Taxidermy[/p]
• [p]Grinning Beast[/p]
• [p]Trench Digger[/p]

[p][/p][p]A few new secret death scenes were added when you die in some circumstances.[/p][p][/p][p]Graphical Updates:[/p][p]Polished some art assets that were still looking pretty sketchy! Still more of them to do, these are not all done yet.[/p]

• [p]Ending Cutscene images[/p]
• [p]Roof Creatures[/p]
• [p]Roof Backgrounds[/p]
• [p]Memorial sprites[/p]
• [p]Nestor animations[/p]
• [p]Final boss images[/p]
• [p]Hellrides' eating image[/p]
• [p]The Landlords' home corpses.[/p]
• [p]Nestor and Eugene.[/p]
• [p]Added Icons for many status effects and abilities.[/p]
• [p]Added new animations to the flamethrower and acid sprayer.[/p]
• [p]Added new animations to some enemy attacks.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Balance Tweaks:[/p]

• [p]Made Ernest and Col Squeakums a bit more dangerous if you attack them.[/p]
• [p]Made several bosses easier on Easy mode.[/p]
• [p]Made the Elevator Thing a much more dangerous battle.[/p]
• [p]Made the Spore Guardian and Spore Queen much more dangerous.[/p]
• [p]Boosted the max health of several parking lot enemies.[/p]
• [p]Increased the life of Xin-Amon and its parts.[/p]
• [p]Reduced defense of most body armor equipment[/p]
• [p]Made the game cartridges of Wizards Hell and Myrmidon give you their skills a bit faster, shortened the completion of those two games.[/p]
• [p]Increased the cost of Joel's Teethstorm, slightly reduced its damage.[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced Joel's Devour ability. He no longer gains a minimum of 1 point for each enemy devoured - he now needs to eat several smaller enemies to add up to 1 HP of growth.[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced Eugenes' haggling.[/p]
• [p]Made Papineau's Bear Hug a little bit weaker overall, but added to its minimum damage.[/p]
• [p]Tweaked the frequency of the Rat Baby interactions with party members, they were too common.[/p]
• [p]Cooking pizza now produces pizza slice snacks instead of being a table meal.[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Bug Fixes/Misc Tweaks:[/p]

• [p]Fixed interaction with Ernest so he joins you for free the first time on easy mode. [/p]
• [p]Fixed dialogue for Ernest on his first recruitment, he spoke as though he had given you a tour before, even when it is your first meeting.[/p]
• [p]Fixed easy mode autosaves activating before special death scenes[/p]
• [p]Fixed being unable to remove Sophie from your party after she returns with her mom, and you get her back into your team.[/p]
• [p]Tweaked the wall mouth encounter's dialogue tree to be a bit less rigid.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some issues where, sometimes, encounters that trigger just as you leave a room lead to a glitch where the encounter immediately triggers if you return. (especially with the big shadow monsters)[/p]
• [p]Joel: Fixed that Gum Up The Works can trigger counterattacks from Biting Armor, Joel attacking himself.[/p]
• [p]Fixed reloading the flamethrower and the acid sprayer.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with recharging the cattle prod spear.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Toxic Fred becoming invulnerable in some circumstances[/p]
• [p]Fixed Garrison skill not working properly.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Copy Dad working after the rat baby is removed from the party.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Panopticon copying rat baby's copy dad ability[/p]
• [p]Fixed the issue where Eugene does not reset the number of times you can haggle with him every day.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Christmas Sweater being almost impossible to get as an item in the gift box.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Giant Roach encounter.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the issue when you refuse to get Roaches in your team.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the hellfire background for the hellride fight still being the sketches.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Monty's battle brewing sometimes giving the wrong number of items.[/p]
• [p]Moved some of Philippes' dialogue choices.[/p]
• [p]Made roaches chirp more rarely after you brought some home.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some of the crosswords video game's answers being wrong.[/p]

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[p][/p][p]So, you still didn't look outside? Well done, here are all the new things that will hopefully keep you entertained inside![/p][p][/p][h3]Ernest[/h3]

• [p]Ernest has a home now! If you reach floor 1 and don't have many friends with you, you can temporarily recruit him in his apartment on floor 1. [/p][p][/p]

[h3]Flooded basement[/h3]

• [p]Increased the threat level of most enemies in the flooded basement.[/p]
• [p]Combined many encounters of the flooded basement together.[/p]
• [p]Go on, take a stroll, you might see new faces and friends! [/p][p][/p]

[h3]New door encounters[/h3]

• [p]Some new people who visit your door. And some old people who might look a tad... different.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]
Crafting system[/h3]

• [p]All recipes that you crafted now will be remembered and listed IF you have the needed ingredients! [/p][p][/p]
• [p]Added new crafting recipes.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Added many new items related to crafting, and one new powerful healing item. [/p]
• [p]Now you can craft more powerful healing items like Elixirs, Stimulants etc...[/p]
• [p]Achievement images have been updated![/p]

[p][/p][h3]Other Additions[/h3]

• [p]Some new interactions with Tickle.[/p]
• [p]Juicebox shows up one day later if you recruit Xaria and Monty.[/p]
• [p]Videogames list now shows games you have not played yet, and games you have completed.[/p]
• [p]Changes to the Black Ooze item. Using it now boosts your danger while exploring. Can use this to save your game or get an EXP boost. Still has a chance to kill whoever drinks it, and deals damage to them.[/p]
• [p]Some additions to Eugene.[/p]
• [p]Some additions to Rafta.[/p]
• [p]Vending Machines got some additions and tweaks.[/p]
• [p]New animation for Aurelius on the roof.[/p]
• [p]New background art for Hellride[/p]
• [p]Added Potting Soil[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Writing changes[/h3]

• [p]Moved some events around between dinner, shower and mirror thoughts.[/p]
• [p]Tweaked the writing on some of the thoughts.[/p]
• [p]Many additions to the Spine encounter.[/p]
• [p]Added dialogue to Stretchface encounter.[/p]
• [p]Added dialogue to Confusion encounter.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Balance changes[/h3]

• [p]Increased Typewrither and his drafts' HP.[/p]
• [p]Made meals and sandwiches recover some % of total life and stamina in addition to the flat amount.[/p]
• [p]Made cooked food a bit more useful in the late game - you now get better at cooking the more you do it.[/p]
• [p]Sophie now finds some marbles every day if you have less than 15.[/p]
• [p]Tweaked the stat boosts of many accessories.[/p]
• [p]Tweaked the health of the landlord apartments' enemies. [/p][p][/p]

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue with Godhead Fred, if you kill the others, there was a crash at the end of his interaction with you.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where the teddy bear sometimes, rarely failed.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Car Keys pickup message.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the headphones icon on the table.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some collisions in the basement boiler room.[/p]
• [p]Removed unused option to trade with NPCs for now.[/p]
• [p]Removed door knob from inventory after you use it on the door.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some stairs issues.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with the crimson ring and tickle.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with Danger meter raising too fast.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some issues with teeth hygiene[/p]
• [p]Fixed some issues with your plant.[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][h3]What an amazing journey this is! From a small game jam project to 75,000 players who didn't Look Outside! [/h3][p][/p][p]We are in awe of that, and we would love to share some of the community creations that some super talented players made! [/p][p][/p][h3]Artwork[/h3][p][/p][p]by village_idiot - [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]By Daimera[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]by Cornelius Clown[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]by ab_alien[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]by Abutala[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]by ab_alien[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]by Cornelius Clown[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]by village_idiot[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Videos[/h3][p][/p][p]Let's start with a bit of lore by NotWalm! SPOILER ALERT!![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]CrankyTemplar shows us all the possible ways to die.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]If video essays and commentaries are more down your alley, IcyCaress got you covered![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]And some amazing animation by BunniesWithKnives.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h3]Game guides[/h3][p][/p][p]Are you stuck, maybe looking for some specific info, trying to get all the achievements? We got you covered![/p][p][/p][p]General guide from Cauvin[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]What hurts who (enemy weaknesses) by Reinforce [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Last but not least Llamakazis achievements and general guide![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Caim made an amazing tips and tricks guide!
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]What's coming next?[/h2][p][/p][p]We are hard at work preparing the 1.5 patch![/p][p][/p][p]Some new door encounters are coming! Some new monsters! Some new dialogue![/p][p]Some new crafting recipes and items! Some difficulty tweaks! Some polish![/p][p]We are also working on some quality of life improvements, such as a recipe system for crafting, and the game will now mark which video games you've completed or haven't yet played![/p][p][/p][p]1.5 has got it all![/p][p][/p][p]This should be coming later this month.[/p]