Hello everyone!

To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of CULTIC, I've put together a short devlog talking a bit about Chapter Two's progress, some details on the game's launch window, and an extended look at some new gameplay.

Check it out below!

Hello again!

Things are getting a little messy in this preview, with a sneak peek at the Slaughterhouse map coming in Chapter Two! Check out a little teaser of some music from the area and some screenshots below!

P.S. I personally asked the cult if they could have less disgusting hobbies and they said "no".

Hello all!

I'm trying to keep with the theme of posting updates to Steam News as well as my personal Twitter/Discords, so with that - here's a quick look at an upcoming area from Chapter Two!

This low-lying swampland used to be the home to settlers looking for a quiet life, but when the waters became corrupted, most were forced to leave. For those that stayed behind, though...

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Hello everyone!

This has been long overdue, but I've heard your concerns about the lack of news posted on Steam and took some time to get a proper dev diary put together!

While I frequently post news and updates about CULTIC on my Twitter and Discord (links below), there wasn't much information available to those who aren't part of those communities, so here's a big ol' recap of everything (that I can remember) that's happened since the last dev log, and a peek at what's ahead!



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Hey everyone!

To celebrate the recent launch of WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, we have decided to create a bundle!

• WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
  
• Hedon: Bloodrite
  
• and CULTIC

All in one!

You can grab the "Blast out of Hell" bundle right here:

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/bundle/39215/Blast_out_of_Hell/

Good afternoon all!

I've pushed a small patch to the Beta branch with a potential fix for the long-standing bug that some Survival players may have encountered where the game starts to fall apart during particularly long sessions - shots start going through enemies, players are unable to walk up stairs properly, and other physics issues.

Due to a nudge from the community and some additional clues I picked up from the Unity Discussions boards, I was able to *finally* replicate this extremely elusive issue and fix it in at least one case! The issue was being caused by a specific enemy's projectile clipping through the map in rare instances and falling forever below the map. When the object's position reached absurdly high numerical values, Unity's physics engine would start having issues, causing raycasts to fail among other things.

This specific projectile was given a despawn timer to prevent this from occurring, and other projectiles were given similar safeguards even though they haven't caused issues yet.

Additionally, I added a couple of logging measures to help identify any future culprits. When you Quit to Menu, a check will automatically be performed for any out-of-bounds objects. You can manually trigger this check by typing "oobcheck" into the in-game dev console. This will not show any information in-game but will dump info into the game's logs.

Hope this helps my Survival Community with those looong top-score attempts!

• A rare edge case where a specific projectile was falling below the map was fixed

• The "oobcheck" console command was added to assist with troubleshooting future physics issues
  
• The "oobcleanup" console command was added to try and fix ongoing sessions that have begun experiencing physics issues. This should identify and destroy any out-of-bounds objects. Note that this command does not display any confirmation in-game.
  
• An automatic logging function runs when Quitting to Menu that will identify if any objects were out of bounds at the time you exited.

Hey all!

Very small little update here - added a new modifier to Custom Difficulty > Game Modifiers called Snail Mode! Currently this is only on the beta branch as it's received very little testing, just a bit of functionality testing from myself and a run through the first 3 maps.

Snail Mode spawns an immortal pursuer who slowly chases the player. One touch is instant death. He will slowly accelerate over time, but can be slowed down with damage. Do you move as fast as possible and keep him at a distance, or do you buy yourself time to explore and loot by feeding him some of your hard-earned ammo? The choice is yours!

As always, please report any bugs or feedback to the forums!

Hello everyone!

Today I'm releasing the Ability Mode update into the beta branch for folks to start messing around with!

In case you're unfamiliar, very early on in CULTIC's development, there was an ability system that added in some Bioshock-esque abilities for the player to use, but it was cut a long time ago because it didn't fit with CULTIC's combat design, pacing, and simplicity. However, the abilities were pretty much fully functional, so I felt they were going to waste just being buried in the code!

Bear in mind, these abilities were never really balanced, nor were enemies or encounters designed around them, so they're just here for fun! The code behind them is very old, and I did my best to clean everything up, but if you notice any bugs, let me know as always!

This update also brings the addition of the Damage Numbers Gameplay option, which will allow you to see enemy HP values and your damage dealt, for players interested in more granular information about the weapons and enemies, or those trying to balance a Custom Difficulty preset!

Ability Mode is a Custom Difficulty option and can be enabled from the Custom Difficulty > Game Modifiers menu

Full changelog below!

• Ability Mode re-implemented (Custom Difficulty > Game Modifiers)
  
• Damage Numbers option added (Options > Gameplay)
  
• A new tooltip has been added when picking up Imbuements
  
• Immolator now shows a proper charging effect when prepping his charge shot
  
• Keybindings for Abilities and related controls added to bindings menu

• Keybinds menu now has extra highlighting when selecting options to help line up the keybind with the binding

• Localization text for garage door in E1M1 corrected
  
• Fixed a softlock that could occur when rebinding gamepad without a gamepad connected
  
• Fixed a bug causing Handgun Cultists to have the wrong HP values (they're a bit tougher now)
  
• Fixed a bug causing Axe Cultists to have the wrong HP values (they're a bit softer now)
  
• A partial fix for the Keybindings menu resetting to the top every time you rebind something - although it's still not 100% correct

Alrighty everyone, I've got one more little gift before I take off for the holidays! The original Realms Deep 2021 Demo Map is now available once again!

This map had about 2 years worth of code changes on top of it so it was severely broken, but I think I've patched everything up and gotten it playable again. I didn't have a ton of time to test this, so for now, it's BETA BRANCH ONLY!

You can opt into the beta branch from your Library by right-clicking on CULTIC, going to Properties, then Betas, and selecting the beta branch!

Merry Cultmas!