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Encased Steam Trading cards available!

Employees, today we have another great news.

Today Encased got its own Steam cards. Now each of you will be able to decorate your profile with the game artwork and show off your new emoticons while chatting with friends. We hope that this news will please you and help pass the time while waiting for big content updates, which we will tell you about a bit later.

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EA HOTFIX II

Patch note for version 0.14.1001.2057.

Hello, and welcome everyone to our next set of patch notes! This will likely become our “regular column” for the next couple of months. An Early Access launch is certainly no time relax, and in addition to eliminating bugs and finalizing localization, we’re also adding some additional content that should breathe life into the trackless desert.

Thank you to all the concerned users who regularly send us bug reports about anything that spoils your immersion or gameplay, or interferes with playthrough. And yes, hello too to our torrenting friends. We’re grateful for your input, but please make sure you’re running (pirating) the most recent version. Or another option is to purchase the official game and get the latest updates automatically. :)

Fixed bugs and balance adjustments:

Fixed the corpse blocking the passage;
Fixed a bug stopping the game launching in some Windows locales (in particular, the Turkish version);
Hunger and thirst: the rate of fatigue, thirst and hunger has been reduced;
Hunger and thirst: changed the parameters of food and drinks;
Fixed access to several groups of objects in the elevator service room and warehouse levels in Magellan;
Lab level: fixed pathfinding around the doctor’s office and in the ecozone;
Lab level: fixed newspaper header text in portable device;
Lab level: injured Holiday is lying on a hospital couch now;
Lab level: added NPC markers to the minimap;
Lab level: fixed radiation exposure mechanics;
Residential area: fixed Keith Boseman gestures;
Residential area: fixed a robokid repair bug when using the repair kit;
Residential area: fixed the Jana Zilberman dialogue logic, now you don’t need to buy anything in order to get your cut for the quest;
Residential area: fixed Ben Koch dialogue;
Administration: fixed Cheerful Jack mini-game bugs;
Garrison: fixed object access problems;
Storage: fixed reaction to attacking John Keppler;
Gas station: fixed status effect removal if the player decided to drink with Melville;
Nashville parking lot: fixed ladder functionality;
Barrens: fixed level exit;
Anomalous bog: fixed crates access;
Fixed triggering of the “Cain” achievement on the GOG version;
Fixed scanner VFX bugs;
Crafting: lockpicks can now be fashioned from scissors;
Fixed numerous localization errors;
Fixed “Wrestling Stance” effect;
Fixed ammo type display in the weapon tooltip;
Changed the experience reward for picking locks using the abilities “Lockpicking” and “Force”;
Ammo drop amounts increased;
Fixed bug with updating inventory weight while crafting;
Fixed the behavior of crafting without the workbench window;
Fixed behavior of the crafting items list when scrolling;
Fixed raw eggs weight;
Gas station basement: fixed crate access;
Nashville: fixed turrets faction (they attack the infected now);
Fixed getting a reputation in Black Wing if you help Ida Grace eliminate the Oranges;
Coffee and soda reduce fatigue;
Fixed triggering of the “Mary and Pierre” achievement;
A quest to fix a robokid is now displayed in the journal;
Added an option switch to lock the cursor inside the window when playing with a second monitor;
Fixed the translation of part of the prison vignette;
Fixed the start of combat when the player breaks the door to solitary confinement;
Fixed radiation removal when using the toilet;
Fixed the behavior of Codex and Reputation tab hotkeys;
Fixed displaying large experience values on the Character tab;
Fixed triggering of the “Law and order” achievement;
Fixed the dead birds random encounter functionality;
Fixed game crash when using ventilation system on the “Kaleidoscope" level;
Fixed the description and properties of the complex artifact in Nashville;
Fixed the old man random encounter functionality;
Fixed a bug that led to a variety of problems after loading a saved game;
The number of auto and quick saves increased to twenty per each

If you want to help Encased become more stable and better overall, send your bug reports through the in-game bug reporting system.

Steam page and Steam community are the most important for us - we are going to follow up those closely for your feedback on the game.

Let’s talk about future

Today is the fifth day of a Dome open for exploration. We read your reviews, watch your videos, enjoy your praise and listen closely to your criticism and suggestions.

While part of the team works on a story update adding more random encounters and locations, the rest of the staff at Dark Crystal Games are busy with an equally important (but much more urgent) task: the extermination of bugs and improvement of game mechanics (hunger and thirst systems, for example), which many of our players found questionable.

Let’s talk a little more about bugs. In the few days since the release, we’ve received a lot of bug reports through the in-game system. We remind you that the report button looks like a white envelope icon under the character's icon in the top left. If you encounter a technical problem, a "broken" quest or game mechanics that don’t work correctly, an error, a typo, anything that affects the quality of the game, please let us know!

Within a week, we will release a patch addressing most of the critical bugs spoiling gameplay and stopping game progression. After that, we’ll release a major update adding some cool new things, random encounters and new characters to Encased. The exact contents of this patch must remain secret for the time being, but not for long! Keep an eye on our Steam page and social media groups, because that's where all the latest news and announcements appear.

See you in the wastelands of the Dome, recruits!

EA HOTFIX I

We had a big day yesterday. We played Encased with you, watched streamers die in Magellan's elevator and, of course, read your reviews. Thank you for all your warm words, support and many many questions. We’re still working through your emails. Some of them are bug reports, reporting game errors.

Having closely reviewed these messages, we prepared the first quick patch that should fix the most critical and unpleasant bugs. Here’s a short list of corrections:

Fixed Training day completion on GOG version,
Fixed Cain achievement,
Smoothed player’s character movement,
Weapons close range precision tweaked (most of firearms),
Fixed a logical error in the dialogue with Jana Zilberman,
Fixed the title of the article on the tablet (-4 floor, laboratory),
Fixed discovered errors and spelling mistakes,
Training ground: Fixed access to the ammo box,
Residential floor: Fixed access to the locker,
The dialogue with Ben Koch no longer shuts down, and he takes lunch from the player correctly,
Problems with interactivity and access to certain areas have been resolved,
Gas Station: the turret has been moved closer to the cafe entrance, and the truck has been moved to the cafe entrance. Player can now see Clara Morgan,
Warehouse floor: a turret, flower pot and broken box have been moved to the correct height,
Lab floor: Fixed access to the terminal,
Derek Exler: correct sound is set,
Item crafting: A shell is now required to create 5mm ammo,
Thirst quenching: Beer quenches 35 units (formerly 30),
Thirst quenching: Coffee quenches 35 units (formerly 20),
Thirst quenching: Packaged water quenches 75 units. (formerly 50),
Thirst quenching: Shhhow soda! Quenches 60 units. (formerly 45),
Thirst quenching: Canned beans quench 35 units. (formerly 15),
Thirst quenching: Canned meat quenches 15 units. (previously 5),
Thirst quenching: Noodles Noola quenches 20 units. (previously 10),
Thirst quenching: Heated canned beans quench 25 units. (formerly 10),
Thirst quenching: Heated canned meat quenches 15 units. (previously 5),
Hunger satiates: A boiled cockroach egg satiates 25 units. (formerly 15),
Hunger satiates: Boiled egg satiates 45 units. (formerly 35),
Hunger satiates: Canned beans satiates 75 units. (formerly 55),
Hunger satiates: Canned meat satiates 90 units. (formerly 70),
Hunger satiates: Fried rat satiates 65 units. (formerly 35),
Hunger satiates: "Balance" lunch satiates 100 units. (previously 85),
Hunger satiates: "Champion" lunch satiates 80 units. (formerly 50),
Hunger satiates: The "Good Nutrition" lunch satiates 90 units. (formerly 70),
Hunger satiates: Noodles Noola satiates 45 units. (formerly 25),
Hunger satiates: The onion satiates 25 units. (previously 10),
Hunger satiates: Potatoes satiates 25 units. (previously 10),
Hunger satiates: Rotten pork satiates 200 units. (formerly 150),
Hunger satiates: Fried cockroach foot satiates 75 units. (formerly 50),
Hunger satiates: Fried rat tail satiates 10 units. (formerly 5),
Hunger satiates: Warm canned beans satiates 90 units. (formerly 70),
Hunger satiates: Heated canned meat satiates 105 units. (previously 80),
A bag of water, an onion, a cockroach eye and an egg can now be consumed,
The price for potatoes is reduced from 18 cb. to 3 cb.
The price for onions is reduced from 3 cb. to 2 cb.
Egg attributes were changed: hunger -35, health points +1, price reduced to 4 cb.
Nashville cave: the problem with the availability of objects was fixed,
Glue, gun grease and mercury can now be consumed,
Nashville offices: Fixed incorrect initialization of combat,
Frost status effect is no longer stacking,
Updates in the "My History" quest are now shown correctly,
Lab floor: Fixed positions of some triggers and visual effects,
In the quest "Hit the key and all is gone" perception requirement is lowered,
Wasteland: Fixed incorrect player appearance in the location,
Accommodations floor: contents of the locker in the ventilation are fixed,
Administrative floor: Fixed clipping, now the player cannot pass through the toilet wall,
Fixed the interface problem in the bug reporting system,
Text is now displayed correctly in the interface,
Fixed incorrect display of the font on the clock in the interface,
The message "Happy find" is no longer displayed if nothing is found,
On the character creation screen, added a window to confirm skill selection,
Expanded active zone when selecting a favorite skill,
Fixed a bug where the tooltip on the weapon did not turn off after closing the container, using barter, or "Pocket Theft" skill via hotkey,
Fixed a bug that occurred when opening a container while pressing F,,
Fixed a bug with opening the location window when moving to the selected location on the global map.

P.S. Yes, we heard your feedback and now your hero can eat glue!

If you want to help us improve Encased and make the game more stable, send your bug reports through the in-game bug reporting system.

Steam page and Steam community are the most important for us - we are going to follow up those closely for your feedback on the game.

Apocalyptic RPG ENCASED Hits Early Access. What's next?

Time really flies: about a year ago, we’ve launched our Kickstarter campaign to collect additional funds for the development of Encased, which at that time had been going on for about nine months. It was a leap of faith, that turned out to be an exhausting marathon. While the finish line is still far, an important phase of the project is already completed: the isometric apocalyptic RPG Encased is in early access.

We are here again to thank you one more time, to remind you of our obligations and to talk about what is going to happen next.

A few words about what’s coming up in Encased. The early version of the game, released on Steam and GOG, contains a fully playable prologue storyline, an open world, a lot of equipment, weapons and modifications, more than a dozen of skill branches, crafting and cooking systems. As well as three dozen quests and about a hundred characters building a better future in the atmosphere of the alternative 70s. However, not everyone is building it: playing through the prologue till its very end is worth at least to find out what happened at the C12-Nashville facility, where the protagonist ventured towards his first mission…

The game is not limited to just a prologue – after completing the storyline, you will be able to access the part of the open world filled with random events, anomalies, battles and abandoned bunkers biding their time. Our writers, artists and scripters are already set to create content patches, so the desert will become even more lively and interesting in the nearest future. Alas, the development of the core storyline is not a quick job, and it will take us several months to tell you about the fate of the Dome on behalf of six factions. Among those you will find a democratic community of engineers building a utopian city, a group of mercenaries planning something grand, looney desert raiders pretending to be cartoon characters and a powerful totalitarian organization, galvanizing the former glory of CRONUS Corporation.

Our backers will receive their keys by email, without any doubt. Please be sure to provide the correct credentials – we will send you the key for the Steam or GOG version of the game! Some of the backers were promised physical rewards. Check your inbox once again: we’ve sent you questionnaires where you can specify the delivery address, as well as the sizes of the T-shirt and/or the hoodie, which we will send to you directly from the hot sands of the Dome. The time of dispatch for the physical rewards, as well as for the additional digital ones, will be announced later.

We would like to conclude this short update with the words of sincere gratitude. Encased release has been made possible thanks to you, your attention, your support and sincere interest in the project. Today we are asking you to support us once again: tell your friends about Encased – perhaps, thanks to you, the game will have one more loyal player.

That’s all for today. Till next time at the Dome’s expanse!

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