- Update v1.3.5 - 14 September 2019
Today, Hungarian localization has been added to the game, thanks to DDarkness. As always, some of UI and localization system bugs were fixed on the way. I have also updated the game to the latest LTS Unity version, which will improve stability and perfomance on some configurations. If you are interested in translating the game into your language, please welcome to our forum. Other than that I have prepared set of images for new Steam library, which will be available in beta on September 17. If you own and have ever played the game, please consider to leave a review: only 1 review needed to get the Steam raiting. It will help me a lot! Don't forget to join our Discord channel and leave your feedback there.
- Update v1.3.4 - 30 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31326412%2Fcd53214033dff364788377478af522f4226cd802.png Hello, everyone! Today I released the last update in this year. Two new locales (Belarusian and Ukrainian) have been added to the game with the help of Aliaksandr Haradzetski and Skovoroda l10n. Many thanks to them. Other than that the hint system was reworked for the first four levels. In addition to that more contrast color is now used for the captured by player nodes. It will be much easier to learn base mechanics of Spreadstorm and progress beyond level 005.00. And last but not least, if you like (or for some reason don't like) the game, please consider to leave a review. It will help me to make the game much better and reach a new audience, which will also leave feedback, and so on, until the game will be perfect. Also you can join our Discord channel and leave y…
- Spreadstorm: 4k Update - 17 November 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31326412%2F325eb52a56806648e855375b6c9635ee71cb9c5d.png After three broken keyboards, twenty cups of coffee and almost a million died nerve cells I managed to add 4k and any aspect ratio support to Spreadstorm. I had to completely rework UI scaling, positioning and some assets, but it was totally worth it. Dozens of bugs was fixed on the way and now you can not only play on any monitor, but the game is also performing stable 60 fps all the time! Also, Czech localization has been added to the game, thanks to @siSINka_CZ. We are always happy to add a new language to the game with your help. if you are interested in translating the game into your language, please welcome to our forum..
- Korean localization - 24 September 2018
Today, Korean localization has been added to the game, thanks to AlexDraconian. It was great challenge from the technical side, but after ten cups of coffee I was able to deal with it. Also a lot of UI and localization system bugs were fixed on the way. Now almost any language can be added to Spreadstorm. So, if you are interested in translating the game into your language, please welcome to our forum.
- New localizations and 25% off - 3 September 2018
We have recently added three new localizations to the game: german, french and spanish, If you will find any issues or mistakes in them, please let us know on the community forum or by email to iamarugin(at)gmail.com To celebrate this we are starting weekly deal today: save 25% on Spreadstorm!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or subscribe to publisher page on Steam for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends 10 September at 10AM Pacific Time https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31326412%2Fe3d117df183ff894730701c747f9f12ea8607749.png v1.2.1 - 5.09.2018 Added support for 16:10 aspect ratio.
- Spreadstorm v1.1.4 released - 12 July 2018
Yet another update has arrived. It will greatly improve game quality and stability. Features: Added Continue button to main menu when game is loaded. Arrow keys and Enter work to navigate the UI in addition to WASD and Space. (Required reset controls to default). Localized controls window. Changes: Improved patrol behaviour so it is more predictable now. Decreased required energy for nuke action by 15%. Increased starting maximum energy from 150 to 175 (will work only on new save). Save stats now reset on starting new game+ so you can continue to get achievements with stronger signal. Fixes: Fixed a bug, when the game suddenly stuck on late levels. Optimized memory consumption on long sessions. Removed unsued key bindings from controls. Fixed different UI bugs in controls window. Fixed a bug when patrol just disappered after loading game. Fixed an issue when controls window not opened w…
- Spreadstorm v1.1.3 - 10 July 2018
Some critical issues was addressed in this update. Also several levels was rebalanced to improve overall difficulty curve. Changes: Base speed of Inverter signal decreased from 36 to 32. Level 016.00 and other similar will be much easier now. Increased amount of energy received on levels 024.04, 024.05, 024.08 and 048.00 to support more different strategies. Levels 024.27 and 024.29 was adjusted to deny "cheat" strategies in them. Improved layout of level 048.00. It became more forgivable to mistakes. Fixes: Fixed an issue, when timer node continue to work after you have lost. "Depth of Field" effect returned to world camera. Fixed missing tooltip on nuke upgrade. Fixed wrong button tooltip on "Capture" action. Fixed an issue when part of 013.00 level was not loaded. Fixed some issues in the final sequence.
- Spreadstorm v1.1.2 is live - 3 July 2018
This update addresses several core, performance and visual issues. Changes: Button "Reset" in main menu renamed to "Reset Level". Fixes: Fixed an issue when level reset sometimes stuck. Some late levels performance optimizations. Fixed an issue when some patrol levels completely broke if you stood there long enough. Fixed an issue when transfer led to nowhere from first I/O port in level 024.09. Fixed some visual bugs in 024.0x levels.
- Spreadstorm v1.1.0: Achievements - 20 June 2018
Today we released Spreadstorm v1.1.0 with the ingame achievements and also Steam support. It will provide extra dimensionality to the game objectives and adds more ways to playthrough it. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31326412%2Fe9ff3cf4493aae8d3acec4e6c1baba4206a94c59.png Also we fixed some minor bugs and improved game stability. Now it's time to rest a bit in anticipation of your feedback and think about ways of further game development. Enjoy!
- Spreadstorm Patch v1.0.2 - 18 June 2018
Features: Added Screen Mode selector instead of nonfunctional fullscreen toggle in Video Settings. Added hints to Hacking Panel, Modules window and additional hint near the Inverter on level 004.00. Modules window now displays "Current energy" and "Maximum energy" stats. Added "gamepad recommended" label in main menu. Shorter date format for game saves and custom levels. Changes: We changed internal format of playtime in save files (due to preparation to adding achievements into game). Unfortunately it will be reset to 00:00 in all save files. Fixes: Fixed wrong resizing of UI elements, when changing screen resolution. Fixed text in dropdowns being unreadable on higher resolutions. Fixed scroll sensitivity in dropdowns. Fixed highlighting of UI elements when settings window first opened. If you have any issues or questions please leave them here or send it via email. We realy want to ma…
- Spreadstorm has launched! - 13 June 2018
Six months have passed since our first release in Early Access. A lot of things have changed since that day. We totaly reworked game visuals, environment, some mechanics, improved stability, added level editor and doubled the amount of levels. Even with all this in mind, it seems to me that there is still much that can be done. But today I can say with confidence, that this game now worth your time and ready for launch. Thanks to all of you for your support and feedback during the Early Access. As always, we will keep updating the game with bugfixes and small new features (like achievements that will be in the next update). Thank you, unbeGames team
- Spreadstorm: Exploration update is out - 8 June 2018
We proud to announce, that the next piece of the puzzle came to its place and Spreadstorm moved to the next stage of evolution. Since day one we've wanted to create not just a simple puzzle, but bring Spreadstorm into the world interesting enough to explore. We had an idea, what this world would to be and every single level was crafted with this idea in mind. So, we made three-dimensional map of this place and before creating the next new level, we carefully thought out its location, direction and size on this map. The result looked like this: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31326412%2Fbe98b5ab25d05b1dff43b26cd7b63a21e63430dd.png This was good foundation and helped a lot when the time has come to start building the environment. And guess what? The whole last month we spent working on this, but it definitely was worth it (although there is still much work…
- Spreadstorm v0.78 released - 17 April 2018
Three months of hard work have passed and now we can share the results with you. This update includes a lot of exciting changes: first version of level editor, total rework of Tracer and Patrol mechanics and levels, based on them, AI improvements, hacking mini-game extension and 9 new levels! With this update we, in fact, reached our two main Early Access goals: creating level editor and doubling the amount of levels. But we are still far from completion. Whereas in this update we concentrated on reworking of existing game mechanics and levels, it's time to implement and playtest a lot of ideas we have and start moving towards the 1.0 version. So we are planning to release the last Early Access update in May with bugfixing and several levels for timer mechanics and then the full game release with all new stuff. We feel that now is a good time to adjust the price of the game. It will be…
- Dev blog: making the level editor - 15 February 2018
It's been awhile since our last update, but we’ve been busy figuring out how to build convenient and simple level editor for our game. It was in our plans at the beggining of the development, but we underestimated the upcoming challenges a bit. So, the first question is why do we need this? Why we can't just make the game? The answer would be "Because of game nature". Every level consist of the small elements which we called "nodes". Players can move through them and interact with the large one. The smallest level in the game (which is the first one) consist from 22 nodes. And it would be ridiculous to manually place every single node and establish every connection between them. Level in the game engine So, at the start of the project we invented our own text format, that described our level, each node, their connections and possible interactions that player can have. When the game star…
- Dev blog: making the level editor - 15 February 2018
It's been awhile since our last update, but we’ve been busy figuring out how to build convenient and simple level editor for our game. It was in our plans at the beggining of the development, but we underestimated the upcoming challenges a bit. So, the first question is why do we need this? Why we can't just make the game? The answer would be "Because of game nature". Every level consist of the small elements which we called "nodes". Players can move through them and interact with the large one. The smallest level in the game (which is the first one) consist from 22 nodes. And it would be ridiculous to manually place every single node and establish every connection between them. Level in the game engine So, at the start of the project we invented our own text format, that described our level, each node, their connections and possible interactions that player can have. When the game star…
- Spreadstorm v0.67 released - 15 January 2018
This update brings you some bug fixes and game improvements as well as several new levels in the tutorial section of the game. Savegame compatibility This new version is not compatible with old savegames. However, if would like to continue your old savegames, we have made the old build available on different Steam branch named v0.56 To switch to a previous build, follow these simple steps: In your Steam library, right click the game Spreadstorm and select Properties. In the Properties screen, click on the tab BETAS. In BETAS, click the arrow to open the dropdown. From the dropdown, select an old "v0.56" branch and then click Close. So what are the key features? Reset and save system overhaul: it is harder to break the game with it now. 6 new levels extending tutorial section of the game. Timer signal behavior totally rewrited, so it is more consistent and less annoying. Visual appearanc…
- Spreadstorm v0.67 released - 15 January 2018
This update brings you some bug fixes and game improvements as well as several new levels in the tutorial section of the game. Savegame compatibility This new version is not compatible with old savegames. However, if would like to continue your old savegames, we have made the old build available on different Steam branch named v0.56 To switch to a previous build, follow these simple steps: In your Steam library, right click the game Spreadstorm and select Properties. In the Properties screen, click on the tab BETAS. In BETAS, click the arrow to open the dropdown. From the dropdown, select an old "v0.56" branch and then click Close. So what are the key features? Reset and save system overhaul: it is harder to break the game with it now. 6 new levels extending tutorial section of the game. Timer signal behavior totally rewrited, so it is more consistent and less annoying. Visual appearanc…
- Two weeks after release - 4 January 2018
Hey everyone! We’ve been hard at work on Spreadstorm since the Early Access release in December. A small intro of some of the things we’ve been working on are: Game core rewriting. Overlooking how the different game systems works and applying necessary changes to it. Bugfixing. Our small community have reported dozens of bugs and we are investigating them. Level changes. Looking at how players walk through the game, we found some issues in level design, and we think about how they can be fixed. Before closing this update up we want to talk about core rewrite a bit more. So, one of the important systems in Spreadstorm is the Reset system. In its current implementation it resets state of the unfinished level thereby helping players to get out of progress blocking situations, such as running out of power or locks in different parts of level. But finished levels is not resetable. It produce…
- Two weeks after release - 4 January 2018
Hey everyone! We’ve been hard at work on Spreadstorm since the Early Access release in December. A small intro of some of the things we’ve been working on are: Game core rewriting. Overlooking how the different game systems works and applying necessary changes to it. Bugfixing. Our small community have reported dozens of bugs and we are investigating them. Level changes. Looking at how players walk through the game, we found some issues in level design, and we think about how they can be fixed. Before closing this update up we want to talk about core rewrite a bit more. So, one of the important systems in Spreadstorm is the Reset system. In its current implementation it resets state of the unfinished level thereby helping players to get out of progress blocking situations, such as running out of power or locks in different parts of level. But finished levels is not resetable. It produce…
- Early Access is now available! - 21 December 2017
Dear Players, Today is a very special day for us! For the last three months, ever since we started this project, we have worked hard to try deliver an unusual, dynamic and fun experience. And now we are super excited to share our work with you. It is only the starting point and we have a lot of things to do: implementing new mechanics, fixing bugs, optimising the game and adding more and more content. But at this point we think, that our game have something to show and it is fun to play already. Now I want to talk about our roadmap a bit. After the Christmas holidays we will be focused on refactoring and optimising the game core, which allows to decrease the number of bugs and glitches and we will be able to experiment with new ideas more rapidly. The next step will be improving the internal level editor. It takes more than a day to create a new level from scratch for now, and with the…
