Shattered Haven Beta 0.900 "Preparing For Launch" Released!

[x4000]

Original: http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2013/03/shattered-haven-beta-0900-preparing-for.html

This one is actually fairly small, though it does have some good new story stuff in there, and more of Alden Ridge has been implemented.  But the big thing is fixing a bunch of exceptions that would be thrown whenever you encountered NPC3.

Now that's fixed, and all the NPCs have their final graphics (though the named NPCs still need some tweaks from me, and their New Gray versions are not yet updated).

The point of this release was just to get that fix out ASAP, while we finish the last bits of the game for tonight.

Tonight is going to be 1.0!  We're really excited about it.  Enjoy!

This is a standard update that you can download through the  in-game updater itself, if you already have any version of the game.  When you  launch the game, hit the big "Play" button and then you'll see the notice of the update having been found if you're connected to the Internet at the time.

[mrhanman]

Excellent job, y'all!  Good luck with the push to 1.0.   

Woohoo! Found the rifle! 

[x4000]

Thanks!

And enjoy the rifle, especially on the nesting grounds.   Those two screens are really fun to me.

[keith.lamothe]

When I first saw the post title I thought it said "Preparing For Lunch".  Seemed oddly appropriate

[Winge]

Thanks!

And enjoy the rifle, especially on the nesting grounds.   Those two screens are really fun to me.

I am definitely glad I found the rifle...those birds are horrible

[mrhanman]

I've methodically murdered nearly every fire bird I've encountered since getting the rifle.

[keith.lamothe]

I've methodically murdered nearly every fire bird I've encountered since getting the rifle.

Are these fire-birds... eagleoid?

[x4000]

A tad.  But worse.

[keith.lamothe]

A tad.  But worse.

Worse?

Nevermind the grays, these must be the true horror.

[mrhanman]

These shoot fireballs at you.  And there might be hundreds (thousands?) on screen at any one time.  And the fireballs stay and burn whatever spot they land on for a few seconds.  If that weren't enough, the fireballs cause knock-back, and there's always a handy gorge nearby to fall into.

I hate them.  Luckily, the rifle hates them, too.  >D

[x4000]

I think I will take away the knockback at least.

[keith.lamothe]

Rifle nothing, where's my flak turret!?

[nas1m]

Started a fresh game using .900 today.
Not much in terms of new findings so far = ).

New on Mantis:

10937: Tutorial: Grays no longer attack the back gate
10939: Stantonsburg: Sewers accessible without visiting the prison first
10940: Stantonsburg: New Gray sprite of some NPCs used in non-completed Stantonsburg

Looking forward to 1.0!

[mrhanman]

Just curious, but why isn't Shattered Haven listed on Steam's "Coming Soon" list?

[x4000]

Actually the only game that we've ever done with them -- and we've done... 9 I think? -- that was on the coming soon list was Valley 2.  And that was because the beta was live on there at the time of.