5/8/23 - FREE Disgraced QOL Update 1.6.3 + Western Warfare DLC Pack News!

Hey everyone!

Well, it's been just about 7 whole years since Disgraced was released. Over these years, I've continued to fix bugs, release free upgrades to improve the game, and add on new expansions over time. Today, I do that once more. The DLC will be paid, but the update itself is free for everyone who already owns the game on Steam. DLC is a way for me to continue to make money on the project so that I can continue to update/upgrade it as time goes on.

This update is a sum of a lot of things that I originally wanted to do in the game, but they just didn't make it in for a variety of reasons. I spent a good portion of the last few days working on all this stuff, so I hope you guys like it! Let's take a look at the change log.

Update 1.6.3 Change Log:

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed some incorrect weapon stat descriptions
  
• Fixed some clipping with item/gear icon art
  

Changes & Additions:

• Reduced the darkness addition when it's raining/storming by 1/6
  
• Reduced the amount of rain drops on screen at once by 10% (It was a bit much)
  
• Added 5 different damage sounds to randomly play when a character takes damage (Instead of the same exact sound over and over and...)
  
• Added 4 different evade/miss sounds to randomly play when an attack doesn't connect
  
• Added a critical hit sound effect
  
• Added 4 random blocking sound effects for when an attack is blocked
  
• Added 4 random inventory equipping sound effects to play when equipping gear and weapons
  
• Brightened the active party member face border so it's more obvious
  
• Lowered the overall fog opacity so it's easier to see and expanded the radius of view significantly
  
• Decreased the size of combat related text popups so they didn't look so huge
  
• Decreased the size of health bars in combat so they look better
  
• Increased the amount of time between provision ticks (You can go longer without eating)
  
• Lowered the grey factor in the environment so colors stand out more
  
• Added a slight orange/yellow haze to the rolling fog graphic
  
• The Renegade Pack DLC is now able to be activated anytime - you no longer need to start a new game if you purchase the DLC after playing for awhile
  
• Improved performance on the world map
  
• Updated some icon art for existing gear/weapons
  
• Added new icon art for the DLC's new items (Read more below)
  
• Optimized some always running processes to be more efficient and less performance heavy
  
• Minor map work and adjustments to placements of events
  
• Numerous other minor tweaks and changes to increase the quality of the game overall
  

NOTE: This update should NOT require a new save. It should all work with existing saves.

Now, the new stuff added in the upcoming Western Warfare DLC Pack! This pack will be released very soon and be priced at $2.99 or your local equivalent.

"Western Warfare Pack Additions:

• 3 New bladed weapons (Cutlass, machete, bayonet)
  
• 1 New blunt weapon (Mace)
  
• 1 New polearm weapon (Pike)
  
• 2 New gunpowder weapons (Rifle - bolt action, pistol - revolver)
  
• 1 New consumable (Western medicine - significantly powerful medicine that can heal the deepest of wounds or the worst of sicknesses)
  
• 1 New loot item (Western notes - paper currency from Western nations, worth much more than Ryo, but can be exchanged for it, can be found in containers)
  
• Headquarters smuggler shop upgrade (The Smuggler's shop in your headquarters is upgraded with the new items added to the shop list)
  
• 1 Pistol, 1 pouch of ammo, 5 western notes, 3 western medicine, 10 influence, and 15 Ryo added instantly to your supply cache
  

PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ITEMS FROM THIS PACK, YOU MUST ACCESS THE SUPPLY CACHE IN YOUR HEAD QUARTERS IN KIBO. YOU CAN GET THE ITEMS ANYTIME YOU WISH! YOU DO NOT NEED TO START A NEW GAME!"

I'll post an announcement when the DLC goes live in a few days.

That's all for now!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː