BugOut News

I am excited to bring you this update, Everyone that has been playing this game knows the dialogue and task system needed a lot of work, and after the last big update, it showed even more. So with this update, we are bringing in a whole new dialogue system. testing has shown very positive reviews for the new system and we know you will like it too. As always I want to remind you that the game is still early access and there will be bugs and issues, if you run into a game-breaking bug, please hop over to our Discord server and post the bug, same if you have a suggestion. I read all comments and look at all suggestions, I wanted the support of the community and I love to hear your response good or bad about the game. It really helps me make improvements that will make the game better for everyone. Enjoy the new dialogue system as we use it to insert the storyline for you to enjoy the game even more. Have a great day everyone, and thanks much for your support of BugOut.

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Patch Notes

Added new dialogue system
Added new character Shane
Added new character Jessie
Added new Task ( The long hike )
Added new task ( start homestead )
Added new POI ( Hidden Valley Lookout Tower )
Fixed some lighting issues with daytime lighting
Added new storyline

Some of the dialogue is still being tested and may have bugs or issues, please be patient as we work on the game through Early Access. Lots more to come before we are finished.

I know some of you are having issues with the quest and task system, it seems that it works fine in the editor but is broken during the build. I am working on these issues and should have it fixed by the end of the weekend. For now, I wanted to post some small fixes.

Started players off earlier in the day.

Changed length of day to 45 minutes daytime, 15 minutes night

Fixed lighting for daytime

Decreased sound of rain

and some other small tweaks

First I would like to thank everyone that has been supporting me and the BugOut project. I am very happy to bring this update to you all, do not expect a complete game yet, or a bug-free game, we are still in early access. The game still needs a lot of work but you will see many improvements have been made, and there is much more to do and see. There are so many changes that I cannot remember them all, but I will list some of the most important ones here. Thanks again for all your support.

I would like to just add a little something here before I tell you the updates, Please remember that the game is in Early access and only buy this game if you want to support me in making this game. I have an open Discord and I am in the discord more than 100 hours a week. I will listen to your suggestions/comments and usually reply to them. The game is early access, for this reason, to work with the community to build a great game. Even if you don't like the game, no reason to leave a bad review while the game is still in early access and being worked on every day. Instead, just get a refund and join my discord, make suggestions that you think would make the game better. This will help way more than leaving a bad review.

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[h2]Big Changes:[/h2]

Added the female character

Added a ridable horse to help get around the map




[h2]Other changes [/h2]

Up until now every time we do an update we have to erase your save game. There are many reasons for this and we understand. So with this update, we have made a couple of changes that will help us both. Starting with this update you will be able to choose to start a new game and erase your old file or continue with your save. In some cases, if you are having issues you may want to start a new game its your choice now. Because we are doing this, we had to make changes to were you can build and where you can not build, we still have so much to do to the map that if we allow you to build anywhere at this moment, and then we terraform that area or make changes, it will cause a loss of your game. So the new build rules are as follows.

#1 You can still place campfires, primitive structures, sleeping bags, and tents anywhere on the map.

#2 Trader Ron will offer you a place to build a homestead somewhat early in the game. At this location, you will be able to build and place anything in the game that can be built. There's also a storage building on the property and a surprise for later in the game.


[h2]Small Changes and Fixes[/h2]

Fixed male player leg from randomly bending up.

Fixed flashlight, the light now works on trees and vegetation too

Moved Canteen from its independent window and added it to the inventory character window

Fixed storage building inventory window

Added decor to all cabins used by NPCs

Fixed lighting on player back

Fixed issue with respawning below the map

Removed floating grey sphere above creeks

Rebuilt start main menu to include Female player

Added Continue and New Game button to the main menu

Added new Point of interest ( The Farm )

Slowed the decrease rate of Stamina so you can run longer

Fixed Quest not saving after complete

Reworked Dialog UI for a better player experience

Fixed Plaintain showing up to big and everywhere.

Fixed layers not showing in trader Rons

Added lighting to most of the cabins

New Font added to main menu

Combined talk and trade options on NPCs, you can now access trade through dialog

Fixed grey boxes in player inventory

Fixed Shaders on dirt roads

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing great considering what the world has been going through in the last few months. I have a little good news for you, Public release of Alpha 1.0 will be on June 23rd, 2020, it has taken longer than I thought to get this update done, and I am so happy to be able to give you a date. I have learned from the past to not give dates when you are not sure how much work there is to be done, but in this case, the update is done, and for the next few days I am just working on the map and trying to optimize some for better gameplay. Alpha 1.0 is not the finished game by no means, but it will bring much more gameplay and features to BugOut to make the experience better. I want to remind everyone that we have a Discord and welcome everyone to join and help shape the future of BugOut, Bugout is still in Early Access for the reason of building a community around the game that will help the game progress, by testing, making suggestions and letting me know what you like and dislike about the game. I listen and respond to everyone, almost everything coming in the new update was suggestions made on our Discord.



Over the next few days, I will be making changes to our Steam page and maybe even post a couple of teasers showing some of the new features. Have a great week, talk to you all soon.


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Hello everyone,

Just a bit of news about the update, It will be just a few more days on the update, We are trying to add the female player to the game for this update. The character is working great so far, just filling in some scripts to get her to use the tools and weapons correctly, and also working on adding her to the save system. I expect this to be done around the 12th as long as all goes well. It will be the 1.0 update and there is more in store than just the female character. since the map was expanded so much last week, I got to thinking that now would be a good time to think about transportation. So with that thought and with the game taking place at the start of the apocalypse, gas is almost impossible to get, then the next best thing is a horse.
Lots of folks in the mountains have horses and use them often to trail ride, so also in this update, we are working on a horse, everything is working except the horse is not saving when a player quits the game, and also have to adjust the female character to be able to ride as well.


You will be able to get the horse from trader Ron after completing a new quest that has been added. The horse has snap points for storage bags to be added as saddlebags and will allow players to transport stuff around the map. More Points of interest have also been added to the map with more NPCs to meet. Well, I don't want to give to much away, you will get a full report when the update is released. Thanks for hanging in there and showing your support.