FAQ for Dead Estate

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Official Communities?
Hang out in the Milkbar Lads Discord[discord.gg]
The Official Wiki[deadestate.wiki.gg]. It's a WIP. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Post screenshots, fan art, and more over on Reddit.

Is there permanent progression between runs?
There are NOT permanent upgrades that carry between runs. When you die, you completely start over. However, the game has upgrades and characters that can be unlocked to expand what can be found in any given run, as well as providing new ways to play.

Is there controller support?
There is! While we recommend a mouse + keyboard, the game was designed and tested using wired xbox-style controllers. We are a small team, and *cannot* guarantee that every controller will work as we are unable to exhaustively test them all.
If you do decide to test the game with controllers of any other make/model and you encounter issues, please let us know in the Bug Reporting thread, and we will do our best to address it!

Is it coming to consoles?
We would LOVE to see Dead Estate come to consoles! Our top priority would be to bring it the Switch as soon as possible! As a small team, with limited resources we need to focus on the PC version first and foremost. If all goes well, we will shift our focus to any/all console releases.

Will it be localized?
This is another thing that we would love to support with this game! Once the roadmap of updates is complete, we will hopefully be able revisit this. But it's difficult to implement while the game is still changing.

Why does the frame rate drop on kills?
This is an intentional design choice. But it can be toggled in the settings. If you dislike the feeling of the brief freeze-frame, you can disable "Sleep frames" in the in-game settings.

Are there seeded runs?
Currently there are not. As the game originally started much smaller in scope, it was not something that felt necessary. Now that the game has grown so much, it would take some very heavy redesigning to include. It is on a list of dream features, but may potentially never be added due to limits of that original game structure.

Are you adding Co-op / Steam Workshop?
Both are DREAM features! Unfortunately Dead Estate was made without an eventual Steam release in mind. Tireless effort was made to expand the game for that eventual release, however the early foundations for these features were not laid out. Never say never. But at this time they are looking unlikely.

Booba?
Booba.

I'll add more, or adapt this as additional questions arise.

[pagu👺]

this game needs a roadmap

[2 Left Thumbs]

That's the plan, as soon as we feel we can confidently hit the intended dates!
First up for now, will be to keep an eye out for a major content update in Q1 2022

[L bozo]

When you finish the game will you release more free content/dlc?

[crunchy]

will there be a coop mode eventually?

[saltybuttnugget]

Will you guys add a steam workshop for mods ?

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Originally posted by saltybuttnugget:

Will you guys add a steam workshop for mods ?

It's uncertain what it would take to add this, as it may require major rewriting of the base game. But it's definitely on our own personal wishlist!

[Z3R053V3N]

Will there be trading cards, items like animated stickers and such for point shop and Future DLC ?
More Cordelia witch content

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Originally posted by Z3R053V3N:

Will there be trading cards, items like animated stickers and such for point shop and Future DLC ?
More Cordelia witch content

Ideally, yes! We received Steam approval to add cards and badges. Hopefully we'll be able to tackle and implement some of that sooner than later!
Currently we have free updates planned, rather than paid DLC. We'll simply add to and expand the game as much as we're able!

[Ferris]

Does the soundtrack come with the breezepod songs? I haven't been able to find them online, and the track listing on the store page doesn't show them

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Originally posted by Ferris:

Does the soundtrack come with the breezepod songs? I haven't been able to find them online, and the track listing on the store page doesn't show them

It does not. The Breezepods actually just speed the music up slightly. They aren't new or edited tracks beyond that slight distortion.

[asura]

if you play the demo what are you limited to?

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Originally posted by Dr.Pecker M.D:

if you play the demo what are you limited to?

A smaller item pool, and no unlockables. So you can still do a full "run" of the game. But you won't experience the ways the game expands as you play more (new characters and areas).
In terms of mechanics, and general gameplay loop, you'll largely be seeing what the game has to offer.

[Major Kusanagi]

Are there any plans to make DLC for Dead Estate? I think there's potential for adding new playable characters like a character who uses explosives as a primary weapon. more monsters and bosses to add to the bestiary or continuing the story already given in the base game.

[2 Left Thumbs]

Originally posted by Major Kusanagi:

Are there any plans to make DLC for Dead Estate? I think there's potential for adding new playable characters like a character who uses explosives as a primary weapon. more monsters and bosses to add to the bestiary or continuing the story already given in the base game.

I free, large content update is well underway! We are balancing a few different things at the moment to bring the game to a larger audience. So we can't put a date to that just yet. But expect the game to be added to more in the near-ish future :)

[Neuroxis]

Mac release please