Occlude News

[p][/p][p]Hey all,[/p][p]Over the course of the day we spotted a minor bug which we weren't happy leaving, so we're rolling out a second hotfix of day.[/p]

• [p]The South Cardinal for Mr Slab The Butcher Ritual had a small issue that caused some strangeness. To go into any more detail spoils it for new players, however, this has been resolved.[/p]
• [p]We didn't include the name of the Cardinal you were completing on the Round Over screen. This potentially stopped players bragging about it - Disaster! So we resolved this too.[/p]

[p]We'll keep on tweaking the game where we see fit. If you see a bug or have any sort of issue, feel free to comment or post in the Discussion section of the community page.[/p][p]S[/p]

[p][/p][p]Hey all,[/p][p]We spotted two issues with our Cardinals release we've resolved in this high speed hotfix:[/p]

• [p]The West Cardinal for Mr Slab The Butcher Ritual had an issue with one of the coins that made it only partially playable.[/p]
• [p]The Ritual Select screen was reporting no coins for the Photograph Ritual if you scrolled to it after selecting a Cardinal on a previous Ritual, regardless of the amount of Coins you did have.[/p]

[p]Our apologies! We've tested the Cardinals to death, but adding 243% more content to the game meant we were bound to miss one or two small things.[/p][p]Thanks to those who reported, we'll keep up the pace and fix any other issues as fast as possible.[/p][p]S[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The latest ritual was a success. Our huge free update to Occlude brings 24 new puzzles to the game, as well as new Archive Documents, Objects and a host of of quality of life improvements. [/p][p]Cardinals is a chunky expansion to the game, twisting six of the seven Rituals into something new, with North, South, East and West variants. And it's out now. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Seven to Thirty-One. [/h2][p]Each Cardinal twists its parent Ritual's rules in fresh, unexpected ways. Your journey grows from seven puzzles to thirty-one, each demanding ingenuity and persistence in equal parts.[/p][p]Discover four unlockable Objects, each with their own Documents, alongside new Gameplay Settings that enhance the entire experience of Occlude. Master the Cardinals and discover that each solution you knew was only the beginning.[/p][p]To unlock the Cardinals, complete the first six Rituals to all four coins on either mode.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Shuffled & Re-Dealed [/h2]

• [p]24 new Cardinals, each a twist on an existing Ritual[/p]
  • [p]North, East, West and South variants for the first 6 Rituals[/p]
  • [p]Each Cardinal has their own related but unique secret rule [/p]
  • [p]These provide progressively more difficult challenges[/p]
  • [p]Discover what Jokers mean (or don’t mean) in Occlude[/p]
• [p]4 new Archive Documents and Objects to unlock through play:[/p]
  • [p]Discover Eliza’s murky past[/p]
  • [p]Dive into a conspiracy theory forum[/p]
  • [p]Find out how the Secret Tarot was used in war[/p]
  • [p]Puzzle at the ‘death’ of Professor Charter[/p]
• [p]New Quality of Life Improvements:[/p]
  • [p]Controls for card speed[/p]
  • [p]Double click to move any card [/p]
  • [p]Toggling confirmation pop-ups[/p]
  • [p]Zoom on hover over Found Documents[/p]
• [p]5 new achievements to unlock[/p]
• [p]Improvements to controllers, performance and Steam Deck playability[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The Cardinals are a force-multiplier to the size and scope of the game, and we're looking forward to seeing how you all take to the new puzzles. [/p][p]Don't be a stranger x 

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[p][/p][p]Hello fellow cultists, occultists and related adherents. This need not be a long post; we have a single piece of news to deliver... [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Indeed. Two days from now. [/p][p][/p][p]The free update expands Occlude with 24 enigmatic new puzzles. Six of the seven Rituals now feature ‘Cardinals’ - four twists to the original puzzle with North, East, South, and West variants. These can be  unlocked by completing the Punched Card Ritual.
[/p][p]Each Cardinal contorts its parent Ritual's rules in fresh, unexpected ways. Your journey grows from seven puzzles to thirty-one, each demanding ingenuity and persistence in equal parts.
[/p][p]Discover four new Archive Documents and Objects, alongside quality-of-life improvements that enhance the entire experience of Occlude. Master the Cardinals and discover that each solution you knew was only the beginning.[/p][p][/p][p]--[/p][p][/p][p]To those waiting for the final part of our accompanying ARG Investigation to land, there's not long to wait. Thank you for your patience here.[/p][p][/p][p] See you later this week....[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p][/p][p]It's great fun being indie developers. [/p][p]One minute you're working away on Cardinals, adding a ton of new content to Occlude, fixing bugs in King of the Castle, working on prototypes and thinking "wow, this is a lot for a micro-studio".[/p][p]Next minute you get a mildly scary email from Unity about a "security vulnerability" on their side. [/p][p]You have to love it.[/p][p]On the plus side - It's no biggie. You can read exactly what Unity have found out here, and they stress they've seen no evidence of anyone doing anything nefarious. Which is nice.[/p][p]However, to be extra, super safe we still did a high speed patch - The one that came out today - and recommend you update Occlude right now.[/p][p]That's all! We'll have more on the Cardinals very soon. [/p][p]They're close. [/p][p]Upsettingly close.[/p][p][/p]