Cursed Deal News

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Cursed Deal was designed to be completely co-op focused, but we see that solo players are showing a lot of interest in the demo. We have created a new roadmap considering both solo and co-op players. We will share it with you soon. Join our Discord for real-time updates.


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• The task of the vampire cult is to collect the ritual items needed for the ritual and to perform it while fending off the creature. The number of ritual items is determined based on the number of players.
  
  
• You can use the rune stone to find the altar where the ritual item is located. After using the rune stone, you can hold down Q to see where the altar is located.
  
  
  
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• If you decide to check any altar you come across and it is empty, your location will be revealed to the player who is the creature.
  
  
  
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• To repel the creature, you need to flash your flashlight within the green and orange range. If it’s in the red, meaning overcharged, it won’t work. In the overcharged state, the creature will not be affected by the flash. We’ve noticed that some players do not fully understand the flashing mechanic during the tutorial; in the tutorial, you are asked to flash the creature. You need to hold down LMB (Left Mouse Button) and release it at the appropriate time. We’ve added this mechanic to balance the gameplay between the creature and the human players.
  
  
  
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• When you enter an altar, you will see 2 or 3 red trails that you need to follow. Only one of these trails is correct and will lead you to the ritual item.
  
  
  
  
  
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• If you get lost, you can use the middle mouse button to place a pin, indicating your location to your teammates.
  
  
  
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• By breaking rune stones, you can briefly see the players' locations.
  
  
  
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• You can add a skill to the creature that allows you to see the location of the humans. Make sure to distribute the abilities equally between the cultist and the creature.
  
  
  
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• Anti-camping mechanic. If a human player remains inactive for 2 minutes, their location will be revealed to the creature player.
  
  
  
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Thanks!
Massive Crystal Studios

https://store.steampowered.com/app/703680/Cursed_Deal/

Thank you so much to everyone from around the world who has believed in our game and added it to their wishlist! We broke our personal record on the very first day of the Steam Next Festival, and we did it together with you! We still have a long journey ahead, and we will continue to develop and keep the game dynamic with new content. Your ideas and feedback at this stage will help us bring the game to where we envision it to be.


Join Our Discord:
Feel free to join our Discord group to share your thoughts and find a teammate if you're playing solo.
https://discord.gg/gwsjk69jW7


I appreciate your support!
Massive Crystal Studios


https://store.steampowered.com/app/703680/Cursed_Deal/

We are grateful for the interest you've shown in the demo. In today's update, we’ve made some translation adjustments and added a few tweaks to make the game and action a bit more dynamic, such as letting the creature see your location when using an empty altar.

Fixes:

• We discovered that for some players in the tutorial, the boss wasn't spawning after the ritual sequence. We apologize for the bad experience but are happy to say this issue has been fixed.
  
• We found and fixed a bug during the interaction with the first altar in the tutorial, where the game would get stuck and stop progressing.
  
• The issue with sound settings not being saved has been resolved.
  
• The issue where the creature wouldn't spawn in the tutorial has been fixed.
  
• Measures have been taken to stop the AI creature from getting stuck on objects and spawning in the nest with you.
  
• We’ve prevented the ai creature from following you while interacting with the altar.
  

Added:

• We've added an extra explanation in the tutorial on how to flash the creature.
  
• For those who couldn't find the creature in the tutorial, we've added two separate explanations after completing the ritual and becoming a vampire. You can now use the bat transformation ability and rune stones to instantly reveal the creature's location.
  

Edited:

• The abandoned temple area has been tweaked to fit better within the tutorial.
  
• The first flying spirit in the tutorial is now designed as a jumpscare (it moves much faster), but you can flash it while it’s attacking to neutralize it. For the other flying spirit, simply aim your flashlight at it to make it disappear.
  

Your feedback is incredibly important to us. Please don't hesitate to join our Discord group to share suggestions or report any issues you encounter.


Please don't forget to add your wishlist:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/703680/Cursed_Deal/


MASSIVE CRYSTAL STUDIOS

We are READY!

The demo will be released on September 24th - 1:00 AM GMT+3. We're excited to see the test results and whether you're interested in the game.

During the demo period, we will give the game for free to the top 100 people who have collected the highest scores (XP points) when the game is released. (It's only for co-op players, except solo mode and tutorial mission)

It's worth reminding:

• Make sure you distribute the ability points you'll get specifically for the demo equally and carefully for both creature and human players!
  
• There is a setting in the game and language settings section for the creature player where you can turn off the creature screen effect. In some of our tests, we received feedback that the red creature effect was different but challenging for players. So, remember that you can only turn off that setting in the menu.
  
• The game has a 3D voice communication feature based on distance. If you find a walkie-talkie in the game (and if your friend also has a walkie-talkie), you can communicate with your distant team member. The game uses your Windows default audio input and output device as the default audio device.
  
• If you encounter any problems, you can report the issue through our Discord group.
  

Don't forget to add the game to your wishlist if you play the demo and like it.