[h1]Chaos Chain[/h1] [i]Attention, freelancers![/i] Here is the next update for the game. These changes come from talking with players and the community about ways to help the player make more money in the game now that you can fully modify just about everything associated with your entire team. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39690716/70fb82d532a6da300eeffec969579aadaa5138a5.png[/img] In order to maintain story cohesion, I added a new character - "Prophet" - who serves as a contract broker and your past contact as the player as a freelancer. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39690716/0fd64d2d66b64ca9e1a010cc2e349e05e7668b1a.png[/img] The above image is displayed to give you some backstory when you click on his contact info on your personal terminal in your apartment area in game. On top of these changes, there is now a (hidden until after you do Prophet's intro quest) "Contracts" option and framework built into the PDA, but it will need to be expanded later on over the next few updates. I ran out of time and wanted to at least release this for the weekend. That said, I can now EASILY drop in new "Contracts" that function similarly to job postings in games like Shadowrun or Cyberpunk where you have either a fixer or a "Mr. Johnson" contact you with details on the job and then you can go about your business. "Contracts" are going to function almost identically to side quests in Chaos Chain, but they are more open to interpretation, don't necessarily have a known quest giver, save me time since I don't have to create portraits/sprites/backstories for extra characters that are only used like once, and they can be accepted nearly anytime - directly from the PDA interface. They'll also have pretty decent payouts for experience and CCred. Check out the full change log below! *Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.* [h2]BETA Update 1.52.0 Changelog:[/h2] [code] [b]Bug Fixes:[/b] [list] [*]None as I didn't come across any in the one day since the last update [/list] [b]Changes & Additions:[/b] [list] [*]Added a new Steam Achievement [*]Added "Tap Dancing" side quest (This is the first contract I've added to get the system in place - it's not super complex, but I now have the framework for the system overall and it serves as an intro to the character you'll be working with for the contracts and provides some more backstory to allow the system to "fit in" to the rest of the storyline [*]Added a "Comms Chip" plot related item that allows you to contact "Prophet" [*]Added a new dialogue hint in the main quest to tell you how to get a hold of your old contact - "Prophet" (OLD SAVES - IF YOU ARE PASSED THE MAIN QUEST "Head in the Clouds", YOU HAVE PASSED THE HINT, SO YOU JUST NEED TO RETURN TO YOUR APARTMENT AREA AND THE ITEM TO START THE QUEST LINE WILL BE ON THE SHELF IN THE BEDROOM) [*]Added current ccred and current alias to the system root menu of the PDA to display [*]Consolidated the customization and overview menus in the PDA into a new "User Options" submenu to make room for more available options [*]Added plot-related items for "Dead Air" (Still working on the quest, I was working on other stuff for this update as requested by players) [*]Added plot-related items for the new "Tap Dancing" contract [*]Added portraits to the messages in the inbox of the personal terminal in your apartment area [*]Added contacts menu to your personal termina in your apartment area to give you info on some important characters [*]Increased repeatable quest reward for "Closed Circuit" from 8 to 10 creds per circuitry that you bring Harvey (That might not seem like a lot, but he was already paying you full price for them as it was, so now it's even higher) [*]Increased repeatable quest reward for "Working with Scraps" from 6 to 8 creds per scrap that you bring Connors [*]Increased repeatable quest reward for "Lend Me Your Ear" from 3 to 5 creds per soulless ear that you bring Stone [*]Increased repeatable quest reward for "Fueled Up" from 10 to 12 creds per fuel that you bring Mondo [*]After character creation, you now have to speak to Bull by answering the door before you can use the sink to "Get cleaned up" [*]Added "Prophet" - your past contact and link to the 'lancer life [*]Expanded the personal terminal in your apartment area [*]Added new item icon art [*]Updated loot drop lists for random containers to help with scavenging, meaning there is more loot available in general [*]Added some new details to some areas [*]A few quick adjustments and tweaks [/list] [/code] Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. [u]This update will be available for download shortly.[/u] A friendly reminder: if you're enjoying the game so far or have ideas you'd like to share, please consider leaving a review for the game. This not only helps with much needed visibility, but also gives me important feedback for the game to help it become a better final product. Also, if you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1536730/discussions/]Chaos Chain Steam Forums[/url] or join the official [url=https://discord.com/invite/qtRfbUMahK]Discord Channel[/url]! I've also gone ahead and started an official [url=https://www.patreon.com/CorrosionSting]Patreon Page[/url] to help bring in financial support for the game going forward. You can also make a single donation through [url=https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AZ2MYK2MC4VQW]Paypal[/url] if you prefer! For more info on the game, visit the store page below! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536730/Chaos_Chain/ There's even a demo to try the game out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324430/ Official Links: [list] [*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6836576/]Corrosive Studios Store Page[/url] [*][url=https://discord.gg/qtRfbUMahK]Corrosive Studios Discord[/url] [*][url=https://www.patreon.com/CorrosionSting]Official Patreon[/url] [/list] [i]Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.[/i] That's all for now, enjoy! -[b][i]Cryptic[/i][/b] ːCStudiosː