Desolate News

Hello everyone!

Our friends from TinyMagicians and HypeTrain Digital have just released a demo version of Outbreak Island - an open-world survival simulator with detective elements. We think the game deserves attention, so we decided to tell you about it!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1442530/Outbreak_Island/

In the demo, you’ll play as Howard Chapman trying to get out of a mysterious underground laboratory. Use your camera and flash to find all the evidence and escape the insane human test subjects. Learn the tragic story of the head of the laboratory, who became a victim of his own research. Eat, drink, heal wounds, look for resources, craft tools and weapons on the go — do everything you can to survive and reach the surface.

The laboratory will consist of four completely different floors. On one of those floors players will have to act as stealthily as possible, on the other — try to survive in the pitch-darkness, and on the next one — solve the mystery of experiments and find evidence.

We hope you enjoy Outbreak Island as much as we did. And check out the new trailer for the game, which is exclusive to IGN.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1442530/Outbreak_Island/

Hello Volunteers!

We’d like to present the next Desolate update to you. Today’s menu features improved combat artificial intelligence, new NPC animations and fixed bugs.

[h2]List of improvements [/h2]

Improved Combat AI:

• New NPC behavior in combat: more tactical attacks on the player
  
• Fixed unrealistic NPC dodging
  
• Also, NPCs got some new melee animations
  

Bug fixes:

• Fixed game crashes
  
• Fixed bug when pressing tab would cause a player character to run endlessly
  

Improved melee combat:

• Fixed a bug where a punch could go through an opponent
  
• Improved NPCs' reactions to blows to make it clearer when a blow reaches the target
  

[h2]Feedback [/h2]
Thank you for staying with us and giving us your feedback!

Feel free to write your feedback about this update in the comments below this post, or on the Desolate Discord server: https://discord.gg/AubFteC8

Thanks for your help, volunteers!

Hello Volunteers! Today we invite you to test the next Desolate update.

[h2]List of improvements [/h2]

As before, the purpose of public testing is to test new features and fixes that will hit the game in the future. To put it simply, play for fun, test the game and pay attention to the new features.

Improved Combat AI:

• New NPC behavior in combat: more tactical attacks on the player
  
• Fixed unrealistic NPC dodging
  
• Also, NPCs got some new melee animations
  

Bug fixes:

• Fixed game crashes
  
• Fixed bug when pressing tab would cause a player character to run endlessly
  

Improved melee combat:

• Fixed a bug where a punch could go through an opponent
  
• Improved NPCs' reactions to blows to make it clearer when a blow reaches the target
  

[h2]How to participate in the beta test[/h2]

Important: please note that the beta test may overwrite your autosaves - normal saves will not be affected. However, we advise you to make a backup copy of your saves and move them to another folder just in case.

• You need to have a purchased copy of Desolate in your Steam library.
  
• Go to your Steam library in your profile, find Desolate, right-click on it, and click "Properties.
  
• Select the "Beta Tests" tab.
  
• Select Beta test Development
• Enter password: 4ewilCSA8kllq6d5u899
• Close the "Properties" window and wait until the game is updated
  
• Turn on the game after updating. Play the Prologue Desolate or start the walkthrough in the open world.
  

How to return from beta mode to classic build:

• Go to your Steam library in your profile, find Desolate, right-click on it and click "Properties".
  
• Select the "Beta Tests" tab.
  
• Click on the Beta Tests tab and select no beta there
  
• Wait for Steam to update the game to its normal state
  

[h2]Feedback [/h2]
You can write your feedback in the comments below this update or on the Desolate Discord server: https://discord.gg/AubFteC8

Thanks for your help, volunteers!

Hi Volunteers!

We continue to improve Desolate, and today we’ve released another update. We've upgraded the customization and some other aspects of the game - a total of more than 10 changes and improvements in the patch.

[h3]Customization[/h3]

In this update, we updated the appearance of the game characters to make them look more realistic.



Desolate now has new hairstyles, new facial models and hair tones! We hope this will help you create more unique and interesting volunteers.



[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

That's not all! We've fixed several in-game bugs at once. Check this out:

• fixed the blocking hit animation - now the animation works correctly if you crouch down and stand up;
  
• fixed a bug related to Vanogh's boss kill;
  
• Fixed a bug with the Butcher that caused some players to freeze and crash;
  
• fixed the bug with the infinite hit animation after using the energy cell;
  
• updated icons in the customization window;
  
• fixed Spanish subtitles in the start room;
  
• fixed a rare bug where animal models were "flying around" in the sky;
  
• several bugs that led to crashes have been fixed;
  
• The Tab key can now be assigned in the settings to be used to bring up the inventory;
  
• Both sprint modes now work correctly, which can be set in the settings (Tap shift / Press Shift);
  
• Boxes are no longer signed as empty if they have items in them.
  

We will continue to work on Desolate and update the game. If you have witnessed an in-game bug, please let us know about it on Discord: https://discord.gg/ygSKN7QT

Hello, Volunteers,

We continue to improve Desolate and fix in-game bugs that sometimes prevent you from playing comfortably. In today's bugfix:

• Kick is added to the in-game settings and can now be reassigned to any key;
  
• Fixed bugs with Spartan and Viking perks;
  
• Fixed a bug where the game would crash if the Madman hit the bonfire;
  
• Fixed visual glitches on the character status screen;
  

We will continue to work on Desolate and update the game. If you have witnessed an in-game bug, please let us know about it on Discord: https://discord.gg/TsJXJcyZ