CULTIC: Chapter One - Custom Difficulty BETA

Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022

Genre: Action, Indie
Developer: Jasozz Games
Release Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022

The beta for Custom Difficulty is finally here! It took a bit longer than expected but the randomizer was some seriously hard work. Getting it to play nicely with the quicksave system took much more convincing than I was expecting. Due to the magnitude of changes in this update, and the many many options available in the Custom Difficulty mode, I'm releasing this update to the beta branch first to test the waters before releasing it to the main branch.

If you're not familiar with accessing beta branches, it's simple and easy!

Go to your Steam Library

Right-click on CULTIC

Click on Properties

Go to the BETAS tab

Select "beta" from the drop-down list

Allow CULTIC to update

So what's new in this update?

Custom Difficulty

A new difficulty mode has been added that allows you to deeply customize your play experience. Choose from a handful of modifiers to mix up enemy behaviors, damage, speed, adjust game rules, and even randomize enemy placements!

You can also save presets and load them back in for quick setups! If you want to share presets with other players, they can be located in:

steamapps\common\CULTIC\CULTIC_Data\Presets

The .cdiff file is a simple text file type that can be easily copy/pasted between devices.
A handful of presets come with the update!

Instagib - One shot and it's over - for you and your enemies!
One Punch Man - Your fists and feet are unmatched in power
Extreme Plus - Extreme, but even harder! Extra enemy damage, speed, and accuracy, and no health regen.
Hardly Extreme - Extreme enemy placements and behaviors, Hard damage/HP values
Bullet Hell - Enemies dish out large quantities of slow-moving bullets vs. a speedy player

This update also comes with a fairly substantial amount of changes. More on those below - thanks for your support of CULTIC, and I hope you enjoy the update!

Please report any bugs and feedback in the proper channels on the Steam Discussions forum!

Fixes

A catch was put in place so that corrupted saves/preference files should no longer soft-lock the menus
Map Start/Checkpoints should no longer get overwritten when loading a checkpoint from the main menu
Infected corpses now properly get an explosive damage multiplier as soft targets
Scene Select should properly reflect not having a max kill count for boss maps
Press-and-hold interaction prompts will now show up even when Interaction Markers are disabled
Some easy-to-access OOB areas were blocked off
Render scale should now properly honor native resolutions for those using >1080p resolutions
A potential fix was implemented to alleviate some visual movement stuttering
Lantern is no longer held inside the player's body which should help with throw trajectories
Grabbable props now properly receive impulses from damage sources
Thrown hatchets should more reliably set off bear traps
Incinerator tank leak audio now properly mixed
Pistol cultists now properly check for line-of-sight from their pistol height, rather than hip-height
China Lake removed from E1M6 Scene Select loadout
TNT Plunger skip in E1M5 fixed
Player Run Toggle setting persistent across scenes
Fixed some spots where the player could get stuck on map geo

Additions / Changes

Weapon swapping now accepts input buffers
A weapon swap that was buffered before a shotgun reload starts will cancel the reload
Lever-action reloads can be interrupted with a weapon swap
The FG42's Full Auto upgrade can now be toggled with Tertiary Fire (MMB by default)
There should now be a pickup for all main weapons in all maps, making pistol-start runs more feasible
LAR ammo pickups were increased in quantity
Additional LOS blockers added to mine camp in E1M2
A proper death barrier was added below map geo so players that fall out of bounds are not soft-locked
Burn damage against larger enemies has been nerfed, making it a bit more difficult to ignite them
Maps in Scene Select are unlocked when the map is started, rather than cleared
All difficulties below the highest completed can be accessed in Scene Select
An option to disable music slowdown added to Options > Sound
Backup Map Start saves are created by default to prevent players from losing progress if they forget to create a manual save. These can be disabled from Options > Gameplay
Checkboxes in options are now all left-aligned, for consistency

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