Hidden Deep News

Hello! This is just a quick hot-fix:

Fixed: on some machines game was crashing after level fail screen

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Greetings dear Survivors,

Please don't misunderstand my radio silence as some sign of danger - I'm still alive and working meticulously on the game. Being a solo developer has surely it's upsides, but it’s definitely harder to focus on multiple things simultaneously. Especially when the feature I am currently occupied with, is the one with the highest demand from you, the dear community: The native Multiplayer mode. Below you see some screenshot from work in progress, for that particular event timing is crucial, otherwise your friends will die a graphic death.





Since the framework I am using doesn’t bring much to the table in regards to net code and all the strings that are attached to multiplayer infrastructure, there’s a lot of tinkering, trial and error and, admittedly, sometimes frustration. Not to mention that testing a multiplayer setup as a solo-dev adds another layer of difficulty to the task - Did I hear someone say (upcoming) playtests?



But things are going forward, and I am positive that we take some of the next steps together soon. So stay tuned, you’ll be the first to know when it’s time to grab your friends and go exploring together (and let them drop off a cliff, probably).

Best regards
Wookie



PS: There's also a little update attached to this news, which contains small improvements and fixes that came along during the work on the multiplayer mode. Please see the changelog below:

• Another iteration of controls responsiveness
  
• Improved jumping behaviour.
  
• Easier ledge grabbing (just hold button for left or right during jump)
  
• You can now jump with weapons drawn. (but no shooting).
  
• Improved movements on grappling hook when characters are close to the hook.
  
• Improved crane lift magnets.
  
• Overhauled the challenges menu.
  
• Continue button should now work instantly upon finishig a level.
  

Looking to play the original Alan Wake before Alan Wake 2 arrives next week? You can bag it for just over a tenner right now, as well as some other great horror games.

Alan Wake 2 is finally launched next Friday, October 27, more than 13 years after the original game. So if you think you never actually got round to playing the first game, and want to pick it up for cheap before Alan Wake 2 launches, a new Humble Bundle deal has you covered. The "Fright of Your Life" game bundle is available right now, and nets you eight games for as little as £10.65 - though you can pay more, as you can choose how much of the proceeds goes towards the pair of charities this bundle is for, which are the International Medical Corps and Direct Relief.

It should be noted that while the bundle does net you the Collector's Edition of Alan Wake, it is specifically for the original version of the game, and not the Remastered version that came out a couple of years back. Though if you don't fancy any of the other games in the bundle, you can pick up Alan Wake Remastered for eight quid on the Epic Games Store currently too.

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Here goes another hotfixes pack v0.95.41.5:

• fixed: on some PC game crashed on loading screen
  
• fixed: fps drops dramatically the longer you play in Depth Survivors
  
• fixed: crash when scan-ball explodes near big number of enemies
  

Turns out there was an annoying Scan-Ball bug that could crash the game. Sorry, error removed.

• fixed: game crashes when you shot the Scan-Ball and then press shift+1
  
• fixed: enemies electrocuted by Scan-Ball did not emit crystals in Depth Survivors mode