PURE ONYX - February 28, 2023 Test Release (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

Here's the Pure Onyx release for February!

• TEST RELEASE DOWNLOAD (Mega)
• TEST RELEASE DOWNLOAD (Google Drive - Use if Mega is slow)

As mentioned in the progress update, Onyx now has feet! The visual equipment system has been upgraded to include them when her shoes are removed.  The system will now also function on the world map!

In addition, we've added the 1x and 2x Vioreaper H scenes for the Bat Bunny, along with some combat fixes and new attacks for her!

We've also added animation quality improvements (for compatibility with future cinematic mode) and additional physics to the Onyx w/ 1x Vioreaper H scene.

Additionally, there's another round of combat, visual equipment, and general fixes!

Changelog

(** indicates items added since the February 20 Inner Circle test release. The following is only a list of player-facing changes, unless otherwise noted):

• ** Added Bat Bunny w/ 2x Vioreaper H scene
• ** Visual equipment system now functions on the World Map
• ** Added new attacks for Bat Bunny
• ** Bat Bunny now actually dodges instead of cartwheels in place.
• ** Improved enemy AI ability selection algorithm
• ** Lowered amount of Stamina gained per level
• Added Bat Bunny w/ 1x Vioreaper H scene
• Improved anims and added missing physics to Onyx w/ 1x Vioreaper H scene
• Added feet mesh and rig update to Onyx + improved Onyx's abdomen texture
• Enabled Onyx's feet for use with the visual equipment system
• Fixed issue with visual equipment system that would cause nipples to clip with ground/objects they are pressed up against
• Wraxe no longer spins like a top if you walk past him back and forth quickly
• Fixed Charger not playing turn animation after breath attack, stomp, and roar
• Splicer Thug no longer stalls out for 10 frames after standing up
• Fixed issue with money/exp etc. on left side of screen flipping out when playing in Windowed Mode
• Added additional debugging tools that can provide us with more actor / AI / combat information when players report bugs.
• Loot can no longer spawn behind shop

Known Issues

Here are the newest/most relevant known issues.

• Onyx's feet disappear during solo Splicer Thug scene.  Due to legacy rig, will be fixed in the future.
• A few glitched frames on Bat Bunny w/ 1x Vioreaper H Scene
• Ugly environment collision interactions possible on the Spider Caverns map
• Wraxe will still perform his shorts pull animation during H scene even if Onyx has no shorts on.
• Onyx's visual equipment state isn't updated on the world map.
• Some visual glitches involving the new traps.
• Barrels are apparently still able to spawn inside each other.
• Player character downed animation post H scene is currently not playing in Gallery, nor are secondary idle animations.
• Some new occurrences of enemies walking in place.
• Charger may slide around if stunned at a very specific time.
• Sounds are improperly playing during loading currently.
• Destructible objects don't receive environment lighting or cast reflections yet.
• Vioreapers are extra buzzy at the moment (even while knocked down).
• It's possible to make Onyx invisible through some combination of opening console / enabling God Mode while Onyx is flashing due to respawning
• Blocky shading artifacts appear on both FemCop and Onyx if they are covered in liquid while lit by FemCop's forcefield.  This is due to a shader conflict with the newly optimized liquid and the lighting technique used for the forcefield.  We're working on a fix ^-^.
• Larva/Crawlers (and Vioreapers too) currently use humanoid bystander behaviors.
• Crawlers' spit attack has a splash AoE where the projectile lands, but FX graphics aren't in for it yet, so it can appear as if Onyx is hit by nothing if she's standing nearby a landing spitball.
• FemCop's force field doesn't emit light properly when the scene is mirrored.
• It's possible for FemCop's forcefield to spawn on top of bystander enemies.
• At minimum zoom, you can see the incoming/outgoing Ball Drone used in the Runt's section of the Chain Splicer H scene before it's meant to appear.
• Some of Wraxe's combat FX need to be updated to work with new animations.  Some may display as being rotated improperly or slightly out of position.
• Charger's hitbox shifts slightly after he charges.  If he charges repeatedly this shift can add up to be significant.  It will soon correct itself however.
• Liquid won't show on Onyx during the Thug's solo H scene.  This will be fixed soon.
• The liquid spurt FX on one of the Thug's H scene finishers sometimes doesn't play.  We're aware of the cause and seeing if it pops up anywhere else before fixing it.
• Infinite jabs are way overpowered against bosses right now.  Jab spam will be changed to a standing combo soon-ish (among other combat improvements).
• Street Lord Wraxe sometimes blocks the view of H scenes with his big fat wraxe when he's a bystander.

Console Commands

The game isn't balanced that great yet, so some people have asked if there are ways to bypass bosses or get some help.  You can use console commands for this while the game is still rough around the edges. Press the  ` (backtick/tilde) key to open the console.  Type any of the commands below and press enter.  Press ` again to close the console.

• godmode on/off - Makes Onyx indestructible and impervious to Exhaustion.
• onepunchmode on/off - Gives Onyx the ability to kill anything with one attack.
• setwave # - Sets the enemy wave to the number specified.  Changes will not be reflected in enemies until the current wave is wiped out.  If you want to fight Street Lord Wraxe, who spawns on Wave 20, then set the wave to 19 and wipe out the remaining enemies.
• setgamespeed # - Multiplies the game speed by the number specified.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Currently only Windows 7/8/10 are supported. We plan on adding additional platforms if there is a demand. 8 GB of RAM and at least a 2GB graphics card are heavily recommended. If you get poor performance please let us know and post your system specs (or send to eromancergames@gmail.com ); we’re still in the early stages of gauging system requirements.

CONTROLS (UPDATED 9-24-22)

Keyboard:

• Walk = Arrow Keys
• Dash = Double tap + hold Left or Right, or Hold L Analog Stick
• Menu Controls: Confirm = Z, Cancel = X
• Interact / Pick Up = C
• Jab = Z
• Power Attack = D
• Punch Combo = Forward + Z > Z > Z > Z
• Kick Combo = X > X
• Slide Attack = Down + X
• Dodge = Shift, or Forward/Back + Shift
• Defend = CTRL
• Jump = Space
• Jump Kick = X while jumping
• Zoom In = Q
• Zoom Out = A
• Skip Struggle / H Animation = X / Space
• Skip Full H Scene = C
• Escape = Pause Menu
• F1 = Toggle Debug Overlay
• F2 = Toggle Vsync (not recommended except for testing)
• Quit = F12

Currently Supported Controllers: Xbox 360, Xbox One, Dual Shock 4.  PS5 DualSense

**Note** The popular community made DS4 Windows drivers cause Unity to recognize a DualShock controller as an Xbox gamepad, and we can't tell them apart in code. This means that you'll be gifted with the untold joy of having your controller mapped by default with the wrong controls. You can fix it by rebinding the PS4 controller map, or removing the DS4 Windows drivers. (The latter is HARD, a simple uninstall isn't going to be enough)

BUG REPORTS

If you find a bug we haven’t listed in our known issues, please post the following with your description of the bug.

• Operating System (if Windows, tell us 7/8/10, etc.)
• Screenshot if applicable
• Can the bug be reproduced? If so, tell us how!
• OS language if different than English