Encased News

Fallout meets weird Soviet sci-fi in the alt-history RPG Encased

We got our first look at Encased in 2019, describing it as a Fallout 2-inspired game that was "shaping up to be the kind of freeform RPG we can get lost in." Set in an alt-history 1976, the whole thing takes place inside a giant, mysterious dome discovered in the desert that's packed with amazing, advanced technology that could carry humanity hundreds of years into the future, in an instant...
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Silence before the storm

Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us?

Today we're going to depart from the usual CRONUS narrative and talk about the latest changes, important announcements, and features of the Encased open world.

They know something you don’t know

This week will be remembered by all RPG fans. Today our publisher, Koch Media, will be hosting a stream mysteriously titled weknowsomethingyoudontknow.com

To get all the classified information, you should definitely watch the broadcast at 21:00 CEST. We are waiting for everyone!

New gameplay trailer

Summer Game Fest has started. And we've prepared a new Encased gameplay trailer, which will soon take its place on all gaming resources. The old trailer doesn't reflect the current state of the game too well, don't you agree? :)
Head over to the Encased homepage on Steam and be among the first to watch it right now!

Random encounters

Announcements and trailers are certainly good, but what about the game itself? That's the question we aim to answer with a screenshot of a new random event.

Yes, under the Dome there will be more than just beautiful text vignettes and fierce fights in the arenas. Sometimes you will have to walk around the location, talk to the residents and solve a couple of pressing problems. Well, or just kill everyone and take all the most valuable things. It's up to you, employees.

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

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Encased, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG to release this 'Fall' with a Linux version

Dark Crystal Games have announced that Encased, their sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG is going to release in full sometime this "Fall" and it will come with the Linux version.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/06/encased-a-sci-fi-post-apocalyptic-rpg-to-release-this-fall-with-a-linux-version

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We are working with incredible developers all around the globe to make immersive and diverse titles that are above all engaging and fun!

Wondering what's already in store and what more is coming up? Check out our publisher page and follow us to see everything Prime Matter has cooking!

Patch 5, hotfix 0.27.604.1055: important updates at the finish line

A couple of weeks ago, we released content patch 5 and soon after it — the first hotfix to it that eliminated a lot of annoying bugs, discovered by our players. Now it’s time for the second batch of fixes. Most of the team is working on polishing the final Encased build, final version of voice-over and translations so this hotfix released a little bit late.

In this short update we’ll tell you about the contents inside the second hotfix, news about the Encased release and remind you about the huge announcement from our Koch Media partners.

As always we’ll start with patch notes:

Interface

Character Menu: Changed icons in the Piloting skill tree
Inventory: Fixed overlapping of items while using filters
Inventory: Fixed freeze when moving certain objects
Inventory: Added icons to display items worn by the player and his companions
Inventory, Barter Window: Fixed handcuffs sticking
Fixed a placeholder in the description of the new variant of the container interfaces
Lots of minor changes in the layout
Fixed issue with scrolling a dialogue window
Bomb timer: fixed window closing

Improved behavior of characters when searching for a player who is in stealth mode
Fixed characters changing hostility during combat
Fixed the start of combat in the "Crossroads" event when the defeated man notices Lenny
Improved handling of the crime "Being in a restricted area"

Bugs

Fixed the "incorporeality" effect when exiting White Space
Fixed the display of quest items in containers
Character Creation Menu: Fixed Muscle leveling while clicking on an empty space

Gameplay mechanics

Fixed the ability to discard quest items
Balance: reduced the level of hungry rats in the basement of the cafe at the location "Roadside Picnic”
Balance: reduced the number of action points of the necroid in the basement of the gas station at the location "Roadside Picnic”
Balance: Nashville Station parking lot turrets set to level 3
Balance: sewerage of the "Nashville" station, lowered the level of the group of rats
Balance: sewerage of the "Nashville" station, reduced level of the group of cockroaches
Balance: -3rd floor of the "Nashville" station, lowered the level of a group of infected in the canteen, lowered the level of enemies near the communication room
Balance: "Concord" station, lowered the level of turrets
Balance: Changed the Learning curve of the "Servoshell Armor: Data Gathering System" ability
Roleplaying System: corrected bonus damage of the Action Hero perk
Roleplaying System: fixed the formula for calculating Action Points for non-player characters
Fixed the use of sewer manholes in servoshell armor
Fixed a bug while using the manhole on the -3rd floor of Nashville Station

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Fixed the description and logic of the Steam Injectors ability
Fixed a typo in the Tactics difficulty description
Fixed an error in log entry about Don Spencer's death in the Lost Caravan quest
Fixed the Psychonaut perk description
Fixed a typo in the message about a character joining a battle
Fixed the translation of the interface in the dialogue log tab of the PDA
Fixed a placeholder name for the Campbell's Station exit
Fixed the description of "Betamine" medicine
Fixed low intellect character's dialogue with Medcom-72
Fixed low intellect character's dialogue with Marjorie Stovard
Added low intellect character's dialogue with the blue car on the Concord Station
Fixed the display of extra brackets in the tooltip describing another character's move
Fixed the description of the "Analytical Mind" ability
Fixed the description of the "Trasser" ability
Fixed the description of the "Blood Transfusion" ability
Fixed the description of the "Short Circuit" ability
Fixed the description of the "Observation" perk
Fixed tooltips for Grenades, as well as for abilities of Medicine and Piloting skill trees

And while you downloading the second hotfix, here is the announcement:
11 June, 12:00 PDT / 15:00 EDT / 20:00 BST / 21:00 CEST our publisher Koch Media will be streaming. Everyone is invited!

We left the main announcement regarding the game release for last. Those who follow our social networks already know, so we'll let the rest of you know too: Encased release will happen this fall. Exact date will be announced later.