Devlog Update - Major Enhancements & Improvements!

Hello Gamers!

As we're always striving to make your UNHEIM experience more thrilling, we've rolled out some exciting updates and fixes. Here's an overview into what's new and improved in our latest demo release!

Key Highlights:

Languages and Localization: We’ve expanded our horizons by adding Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese, making our game more accessible to Gamers around the world.

Twitch Integration: For our streaming enthusiasts, Twitch connections are now available. Plus, you can connect to your Twitch Stream mid-observation!

Gameplay Enhancements: We've amped up the demo level with even more paranormal activities and revamped the difficulty levels for a more balanced challenge. You can now select your difficulty directly in the level selection: Sanctuary (Easy), Nightmare (Medium), and Inferno (Hard). And brace yourselves for 'Endless' – it's still brewing in our cauldron!

Visual and Audio Upgrades: The van's got some visual changes and improvements, and we've added more ambient sounds to keep you on your toes. Plus, the attacking entities behaviour has been improved and player noise calculations now include your microphone! Another update for the attacking entity is currently in development, as we feel it needs to make the player even more uncomfortable, so look out for the next update!

But that's not all! We've fixed some pesky bugs (goodbye, glitches and misspellings!) and improved overall gameplay mechanics. The full release notes will give you the detailed rundown.

And finally, we managed to publish our Steam Store Page! Wishlist the game on Steam to play the full version once it's out!

Looking Forward:

We're always listening to your feedback and working on new surprises. Join our Lovely Bytes Discord to be part of the UNHEIM community and influence future updates!

Keep an eye out for the 'Endless' difficulty, the entity encounter rework and more paranormal activities – because who doesn't love a good scare?

Until then, grab your gear and jump back into your van!

Stay Haunted!
Your Lovely Bytes Team

Release Notes

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Lovely Bytes - UNHEIM - v0.3.6

Release Update - January, 17 2024

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FIXES

• Removed Audio entry on notebook
• Fixed some misspellings in localization
• Newspaper markups fixed in 'Winning' screen
• Twitch connection was not establishing correct
• Twitch late connect (after observation started) is possible now
• Game Over and Game Won screen time display fixed

IMPROVEMENTS

• Localization (Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese added)
• Added streaming and sharing permission
• New splash scene
• Reduced skip timer in splash scene
• Initial language, gamma and microphone input adjustments added
• Save/Load behaviour improved
• Entity behaviour improved, more features added
• Player input noise normalized and improved
• Difficulty selection can take place directly from the location selection now
• Difficulty indicators show if already played
• Player statistics improvement, available for every difficulty now
• More ambient audio added
• Twitch voting screen is hidden completely, unless Twitch connection is established
• Twitch screen and entity webscreen switched
• Twitch chat message localized
• Complete entity webscreen overhaul
• Visual improvements of the van
• Difficulty names changed to Easy = 'Sanctuary', Medium = 'Nightmare', Hard = 'Inferno', Nightmare = 'Endless' (Endless not fully implemented at the moment)
• Player needs to play the predecessor difficulty to unlock the successor difficulty (Sanctuary and Nightmare are unlocked by default)
• Reporting device can be used with the numpad keys
• Hotkey 'b' added for quick battery device access
• 'Mouse Over' indicator arrows of buttons improved
• Added link to our Steam page to the disclaimer window

FEATURES & ENHANCEMENTS

• Listening to microphone input added to aggro entity
• Snapshots showing missed paranormal activities if game is lost
• Introducing the skip button to leave out the preparing time after start observation
• Enhancements indicate battery usage directly on the left hand side
• Battery icon indicates usage and power of the battery through blinking
• More paranormal activities added to first level (at the moment: 100 pcs)

KNOWN BUGS

• Resolution settings show more options than available
• Apply resolution does not work