- AI & ART Previewbuild_2.0_2 - 24 August 2026
SUNDAY!I have released the next Preview Build: previewbuild_2.0_2.This is a preview of the second half of Stone Rd along with additional art for the background and play areas. Please let me know if you have any issues with this build. Build Notes:Stone Rd MapsNew level artFlushed out various areas of the map and added more ways to move between locationsA preview of the 2nd half of the Stone Rd map addedBackground assets have been updatedAI Mice can now travel between all connected mouse holes like playersGeneralPhysics changes, hopefully will have less weirdnessYou can no longer climb on the invisible wallsLevel barriers now properly disappear when entering Escape phaseHost options have been fixed to show appropriate settings under advanced settings when switching between game modesMice can jump higher by holding down the jump buttonMice are harder to spot when hiding under cups or bowl…
- AI & ART Progress Report - 15 August 2026 - 15 August 2026
SATURDAY!I am announcing a new preview build to be released next Sunday, 23 Aug.I apologize for the large gap, I had to deal with large life events over the summer that kept me from being able to regularly work on anything for CAT & MOUSE. There will not be any more interruption to these reports moving forward until the Update is completed.The vast majority of work has been done on finishing the Stone Rd level, to include a second home and new environmental art throughout the level(s).There have been some adjustments to the AI for the Mice as well, hopefully they feel a little less predictable. I will release full changes with the build next weekend, hopefully you all enjoy what I have been working on.-ProzackPH7
- AI & ART Progress Report - 25 May 2026 - 25 May 2026
MONDAY!I dont have much to add from last progress build, the next preview build is steadily moving forward, mostly focused on the art for the next levels/variations and tweaking vegetation. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, issues or suggestions.The next build will be out once I wrap up placement of gameplay items, bake lighting, and finish some textures/meshes for the new locations and background assets. The AI pathing will need to be polished up multiple times as well so please let me know if there are any locations that mice get stuck.-ProzackPH7
- AI & ART Progress Report - 10 May 2026 - 10 May 2026
SUNDAY!This will be a short progress report on the AI & ART update, I gave myself a break for a bit but I still managed to do a few things. The following will be implemented in the next preview build:Changes:Fixed Cat nameplates not having players name.Fixed advanced session settings showing proper menu items.UI Elements have been unified further with custom checkboxes, dropdowns, and slider widgets.Slight adjustments to main menu.Unfinished/Current tasks for the next preview build:Foliage - Trees are currently just a proof of concept. Vegetation like trees and bushes need to have their gameplay details ironed out with proper UVs, textures, and collision.Stone Rd Map - The second half of the Map includes a second house with a completely different layout. This house will be available as another set of Variations, to even include both houses in one Variation.Implementing Mouse animations…
- AI & ART Preview builds - 27 April 2026
SUNDAY!I know its been a while since I've posted any news on the upcoming update, but that stops today with preview builds for the Major AI & ART update, and an announcement for the future.I have decided that working in the background for the past couple years has been a terrible idea so I will be creating preview builds for CAT & MOUSE updates moving forward, starting with this first preview build. I have been going back and forth about this for a while, but firmly believe this is a way to keep players updated on the progress of the next Major update and allow players to guide CAT & MOUSE to be better.I have created a new beta branch for players called 'PreviewBuild_2.0_1' along with 'CurrentPreviewBuild'. Moving forward, all preview builds will be added to a list of available betas and a Current Preview build so players have a choice of choosing specific builds or just getting the mos…
- Where is the AI & ART Update? - 19 November 2023
CATURDAY! I just wanted to drop something here to quell any ideas that CAT & MOUSE is abandoned, to give some insight into me as a Dev, and to talk about the first major update. ProzackPH7's Background (you can probably just skim this bit) Hi, I am ProzackPH7, creator of CAT & MOUSE and PH7 Studios. I am a completely solo developer and I have never, never in my life, made any game whatsoever (those few of you who played the Early Access version of the game can probably tell). This is the very first game I have ever actually attempted at creating and stupidly decided to make it entirely multiplayer (Im a bad boy). I am completely self taught in C++, aided massively by google and the Epic forums, I do all the art, sound fx, UI, Steam updates, trailers, discord, twitter, marketing, everything myself. I have no background professionally as a game designer, I have never taken a C++ class, I…
- AI and Art Update Information - 9 May 2023
TUESDAY! Hi everyone, wanted to give you an update on the current progress of the next major change/addition to CAT & MOUSE: The AI and Art Update AI I have completed the first step in AI, creating the AI behavior trees and pathing/Navmesh. This was a massive undertaking and I can now populate levels with the new systems, however, there is one major hurdle still left for the AI and that is incorporating them into the main gameplay systems. I originally created CAT & MOUSE to be a multiplayer only game and as such had no need to handle both AI and Player controllers. I am currently re-writing (for like the 3rd time since EA) the main Game mode to account for AI controlled pawns. This requires more host options (and UI) and the ability to replace AI with players as they join or replace players with AI as they leave. Navigation Mesh and Navigation Links displayed (ignore the horrid lightin…
- Suggestions and Bugs - 5 April 2023
WEDNESDAY! Just a small announcement that I have created Official Suggestion and Bug reporting discussion threads in the community discussions. Please feel free to post your ideas or issues there or if you prefer on the discord. And thats it, I will let everyone know when the next update is coming as soon as I have that information to share! Thanks! -ProzackPH7
- Big Sale and update delay - 1 April 2023
*Reposted for visibility in library, game discounts arent shown in most players' library* FRIDAY! Just wanted to let everyone know that the next update will be pushed out a few weeks. I REALLY dont want to do this, but the AI and Art update is taking way longer than expected and I dont want to push an update just to make the game unplayable. I am still figuring out how to properly set deadlines since I always seem to think it will take less time than it actually will, so like everything else about this game, its a learning experience. There is still a massive discount for the next 2 weeks but no update. I will announce the next update as soon as I have the large hurdles completed and there will be another huge discount with that update as well. Again, sorry for the lame news, but I am excited to show everyone everything I have been working on. Thanks for playing my stupid game. -Prozack…
- Big Sale and update delay - 1 April 2023
FRIDAY! Just wanted to let everyone know that the next update will be pushed out a few weeks. I REALLY dont want to do this, but the AI and Art update is taking way longer than expected and I dont want to push an update just to make the game unplayable. I am still figuring out how to properly set deadlines since I always seem to think it will take less time than it actually will, so like everything else about this game, its a learning experience. There is still a massive discount for the next 2 weeks but no update. I will announce the next update as soon as I have the large hurdles completed and there will be another huge discount with that update as well. Again, sorry for the lame news, but I am excited to show everyone everything I have been working on. Thanks for playing my stupid game. -ProzackPH7
- New Content Incoming - 18 February 2023
FRIDAY! I wanted to reach out and let everyone know what I have been up to and what is upcoming for CAT & MOUSE. Most of these changes surround the feel of the game and update the workflow I use to create content to decrease time I spend waiting and increase time creating. This is much longer than my usual update, so be warned, its a lot of woooords. I have been hard at work making new player models for the Cat and Mouse along with new animations. Cats will be given an overhaul on their animations to better telegraph where their attacks are going along with changing the root of the animation and adding Inverse Kinematics. These changes will be slight but will increase the believability of playing as a Cat instead of sliding/ flying around like some weird genie. With these animation changes I will be adding abilities such as wall running/jumping to Cats while removing their buggy infinit…
- PLAY WITH FRIENDS DISCOUNT & BACK TO WORK - 1 February 2023
WEDNESDAY? Hello everyone, hope you're all having a great start to the year, I have started a Sale for the next couple weeks to go along with me kickstarting the next round of updates. I am back hard at work and will have a new update next month. I am reworking some of the workflow steps so I will be able to release content faster and smoother. Also, some time after the updates I plan on releasing a workshop so players can create maps and possibly more (IE game modes, new models, etc). This is difficult to put a time frame on but when the workshop is released I will do my best to create documentation and release the source assets. CAT & MOUSE is still being molded and polished so any criticisms or ideas are more than welcome! Please check out the Discord and Trello page for upcoming changes or to submit issues or ideas. Thanks for playing my stupid game, and tell your friends about CAT…
- PLAY WITH FRIENDS & WINTER SALE - 23 December 2022
FRIDAY! Hello everyone, hope you're all having a great Holiday/Winter! I just wanted to let everyone know that CAT & MOUSE is still being worked on and content will be added; I am currently working on some technical updates and essentially re-organizing the code/layout of assets, this way future updates will be easier to iterate over. I plan on a large update sometime at the end of Feb 2023 or early March 2023. Please check out the Discord and Trello page for upcoming changes or to submit issues or ideas. Thanks for playing my stupid game, and tell your friends about CAT & MOUSE!
- PLAY WITH FRIENDS & HALLOWEEN SALE - 25 October 2022
MONDAY! Hello everyone, hope you're all having a great start to Autumn, I personally love this time of year. I love it SO MUCH, that I decided to have an insane 80% discount on CAT & MOUSE so you can play with your friends while you start to hunker inside. CAT & MOUSE has always been a game you should play with friends and I always want people to have the opportunity to do so. Have fun and let me know if you encounter any issues or bugs! Side note, I will be working on a small update of the art and mechanics including animations, pfx, sfx, additional HUD elements to reduce confusion, and more coming sometime in the coming weeks. Please check out the Discord and Trello page for upcoming changes or to submit issues or ideas. Thanks for playing my stupid game, and tell your friends about CAT & MOUSE!
- Hotfix/Small update 1.0.6 - 1 October 2022
Just a small update with some minor tweaks and additions Fixed Cat listen ability not working for Host And thats about it. Please let me know if there are any issues!
- Hotfix/Small update 1.0.5 - 22 September 2022
Just a small update with some minor tweaks and additions Fixed LAN and Invite only in lobby options And thats about it. Please let me know if there are any issues!
- Hotfix/Small update 1.0.4 - 22 September 2022
Just a small update with some minor tweaks and additions Added Korean (mostly) Added Russian (mostly) Added Third person camera when climbing Added option to filter by LAN Fixed some connection issues Fixed an issue with Steam VR opening Changed Mouse climbing speed and friction Changed Spectators no longer see Cats' light cone And thats about it. Please let me know if there are any issues!
- Hotfix/Small update 1.0.3 - 19 September 2022
Just a small update with some minor tweaks and additions Fixed Stability of servers/Clients. Clients no longer have to wait for the server to respond to complete actions, this removes the stutter when crouching, jumping, climbing and dashing and reduces the amount of replicated server calls back to clients. And thats about it. Please let me know if there are any issues!
- Taking a Short Break - 17 September 2022
FRIDAY! Hi everyone! I am super excited so many people love playing Cat & Mouse, seriously its amazing seeing so many people having fun. I never thought I would be able to do something like this and yet here I am. To those who have helped spread the word I cant even begin to thank you! Anyway, now down to the real business: To give some context, I work a full time job that requires quite alot from me so I am making games in my free time after work, Cat & Mouse is the first game I created to be an actual game so I wanted to see it completed and available to everyone so I toiled and toiled to get it to where it is now. It is far from perfect and to be honest I still want to see more people playing, but I will be taking a short 'break' from updating Cat & Mouse until early February 2023. I will still be updating bugs, making the game more stable, and taking in suggestions/issues; I simply…
- Hotfix/Small update 1.0.1 - 9 September 2022
Just a small update with some minor tweaks and additions Added kick and ban Added skip song button Fixed audio/music Fixed invite only (possible there are still bugs with it) Increased bandwidth limit Mice can see better in walls When joining the lobby as the Host you no longer start with the host menu open And thats about it. Please let me know if there are any issues!
