Patch notes

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You'll find below all the patchnotes for Hacktag!

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2017-05-14 Changelist 0.9.2f1 - Closed Beta

GENERAL:
• The stealth no longer starts in a dark room
  
• Auto-login is fixed.
  
• Switching role in the lobby create now less bugs with interactive elements in game, but we are aware that some issues may persist.
  
  CLAW Map
  
• Balancing: the map has been corrected to fit with an “orange” difficulty
  
• Less guards
  
• More phones
  
• Hacker Links reworked to smooth the hacker movement
  
  LEXYK Map:
  
• Better navigation
  
• New jail zone
  
  A.I:
  
• Antivirus: Various fixes that made him stuck while escorting the hacker to jail
  
  Interactive Elements:
  
• The phones and trojans servers now have cooldowns and can’t be spammed
  
• The Camera has now a visible cooldown (sometime was missing)
  
  Texts:
  
• Localisation: some issues has been resolved (but not in French!)
  
• Mission chat: faster chat discussions
  
• Various Fix on hackable devices
  
• The set language is now saved
  
  Various fixed bug on tutorial
  
  Known bugs:
  LEXYK: Second cubbyhole is still unavailable
  CLAW :
  - Coffee machines doesn’t make sound noise
  - Trojan server are being lazy and don’t always attract AV
  
  General:
  
• You can see the skybox when retrying the level
  
• You can loose your gamepad connection on the main menu after a deconnexion of a game
  
• Switch role still has issues
  
• Score screen : characters may not appear at the score screen

2017-05-20 Changelist 0.9.4f4 - Open Beta

GENERAL:
• New map genethics ( easy difficulty)
  
• Switching role bug fixed.
  
• PS4 controller support on windows 10
  
• Volume SFX modifications
  
• Communications bubbles for the agent fixed.
  
• Various Fix on hackable devices
  
• Various fix on lobby
  
• Controls on keyboard tweaked.
  
• Matchmaking system is updated.
  
• Better compatibility with windows 7
  
• Matchmaker server now on port 80.
  
  CLAW Map
  
• Balancing difficulty.
  
• Better hacker navigation
  
• Better pathfiding and colider.
  
  LEXYK Map:
  
• Various fixes
  
• Level design fixes
  
• Better hacker navigation
  
  OPTIONS MENU :
  
• controller option added.
  
• QWERTY/AZERTY options for keyboard.
  
  Texts:
  
• Localisation: some issues have been resolved.
  
  
  

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-06-01 Changelist 0.9.6f3 - Early Access

GENERAL:
• Mac compatibility fixed
  
• Fixed network issues preventing automatic Steam login
  
• FIX: display real number of online players (and not only 2)
  
• Problems with PS4 controller always running fixed
  
• You can navigate in the friend menu with a gamepad.
  
• Localisation: some issues have been resolved.
  
  Level design
  
• Balancing difficulty.
  
• Various bug fixes
  
• Better pathfiding and colider.
  
  
  
  

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-06-10 Changelist - Early Access

• 2 New map C.L.A.W Media ( easy & normal difficulty)
  
• New fur customization feature.
  
• New rewards system.
  
• Character name now appears in the ingame UI.
  
• Various bugs fixes in maps (collisions, balancing...)
  
• Agent spawning bug fixed.
  
• Online bugs fixes

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-06-16 Changelist v0.9.8f3- Early Access

• 1 New map (#00787621) LEXYK ( hard difficulty)
  
• Suppression of the "Unity launcher"
  
• New game options menu
  
• New Video settings
  
• New Audio settings
  
• New gameplay settings
  
• Various bug fixes on previous maps (CLAX #000F9E44, CLAW #0020FF1A, Genethics #00111EC0)
  
  
  

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-06-26 Changelist v0.9.9f1 - Early Access

• 1 New map (#00787621) Genethics ( hard difficulty)
  
• 8 customizations elements (various hat, glasses and headset)
  
• 8 colors variations for each
  
• New visual feedback for jail and alarm countdown.
  
• Various fixes and improvements in options menu.
  
• Various bug fixing on map LEXYK #00787621

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-06-30 Changelist v0.9.10 - Early Access

New Features
• 1 new LEXYK map seed #002B7F99 playable in 3 difficulty modes.
  
• The 6 previous hard maps are now playable in both easy and normal difficulty. (seed : #00787621 #001070CF #00111EC0 #0000027A #0076ADF1 #009164E1)
  
• You have now the choice between 6 missions in the lobby.
  
• You can now slam the doors that are protected by password.
  
• You can now move the camera and place your ping while playing with mouse & keyboard (use right click)
  
  Bug fixes
  
• The alarms countdown is now triggered only when you enter a room.
  
• Options menu : there is no longer a black screen when you click apply without modifications
  
• Options video no longer reset at launch
  
• Antivirus presence feedback when disabled fixed
  
• Lobby : Answer an npc with Y button no longer ask for switch role in the same time.

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-07-10 Changelist v0.9.11f1 - Early Access

New Features
• 1 new Genethics map seed #0093F6C7 playable in 3 difficulty modes.
  
• The 3 previous easy maps are now playable in both normal and hard difficulty. (seed : #000232E4 #0020FF1A #0098967F )
  
• You can now play again the tutorial from the main menu
  
  
  Bug fixes
  
• Connection issues due to malware affecting websocket requests fixed
  
• Some colliders have been changed to improve triggering of stealth state (may change gameplay on maps #000F9E44,#000FECE7, ##009164E1, #0000027A,#0001A7FF, #0098967F)
  
• You can now finish a mission by using the "hackroom skill" (blocking bug fixed...)
  
• Level design fixes on map #0020FF1A (netlinks were broken)
  

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-07-12 Changelist v0.9.11f2 - Early Access

Bug fixes
• Infinite loading bug for the 1st tutorial mission fixed.
  

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-07-13 Changelist v0.9.11f5 - Early Access

New Features
• 1 new C.L.A.W Media map (seed #0012D687) playable in 3 difficulty modes.

Bug fixes :

• Some colliders have been changed to improve triggering of stealth state (may change gameplay on maps #0020FF1A #00787621 #002B7F99 #001070CF #00111EC0 #0076ADF1).
  
• Level design fixes on map #009164E1 (jail doors fixed).
  
• Level design fixes on map #0076ADF1 (antivirus was escorting to a wrong jail)
  
• Dialog window bug while pressing X button to answer is fixed.
  
• Maps seeds distribution fixed.
  
• Options menu bugs fixed.

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-07-21 Changelist v0.9.11f8 - Early Access

New Features
• Easy and hard difficulty levels for the maps : CLAW Media #000F9E44 & #000FECE7 and Lexyk #0001A7FF
  
  Bug fixes
  
• Level design fixes on map #001070CF
  
• Level design fixes on map #0098967F (ex : fixed anti-virus behaviours, fixed hackroom skill etc...)
  
• English and French localization corrections

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-08-11 Changelist v0.9.12 - Early Access

New Features
• New level : LEXYK corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #10F89F)
  
  Bug fixes
  
• 66 corrections and bug fixes on previous 15 maps.
  
• Interactions with Trojan servers fixed: cooldown added.
  
• Some coffee machines didn't make sounds when hacked.
  
• Level design fixes : suppression of unreachable nodes.
  
• English and French localization corrections

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-09-15 Changelist v0.10.0f2- Early Access

NEW MAPS

• C.L.A.W. Medias corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #0001E3D)
  
• Genethics corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #00D03E3)
  
• Genethics corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #0027877)
  
• LEXYK corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #206108 )
  
  

  NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Alarms are now randomly triggered when entering a room (activated on the 4 new maps only for now)
  
• The hacker can now deactivate the antivirus on more devices : trojan servers, phones, firewalls...
  
• You can now control the Hacker with keyboard arrows (community suggestion)
  
• Guards are now displayed in blue in the hacker view.
  
• New lighting effect on the agent holographic arm device.
  
• Brightness enhanced for the skill selection cursor in skill list of lobby
  
• Ingame objects / interactive elements are now localized
  
• New ingame "pause" Menu + new controls help display
  
• Brightness enhanced for the skill selection cursor in skill list of lobby
  
• When the player answer the lobby dalogue B button & Esc key close the choice dialogue and not propose to quit the lobby.
  
  

  BUGS FIX

• Localization in local co-op mode.
  
• Tips loading screen error.
  
• When agent drinks a coffee he is not stucked in hacking position.
  
• Loading Screen artwork is now matching the corporation of the selected level.
  
• Rendering of hacker liberation visual effect on IDS fixed
  
• Pressing 'Y button' in the end game leaderboard doesn't retry the game anymore.
  
• Texts sizes in menu UI have been harmonized.
  
• In lobby local play, pressing 'E' key on keyboard with the player 2 doesn't open skill tab of player 1 anymore
  
• During alarm minigame if the agent get caught the hacker is not stuck in the "awaiting panel" anymore.
  
• Gear icon was not always shown when a character hack a device or achieve an action ingame.
  
• Mentor portrait had some holes between hair and ears.
  
• Hackroom skill lightning VFX fixed
  
• ART: retakeon male Racoon head. (he has not a funny sratbismus anymore.)
  
• Guard walking animation fixed. (they don't 'surf' anymore)
  
• Some error messages couldn't be closed.
  
• Evade skill behaviour fixed for the hacker (couldn't evade from IDS)
  
• Mentor faces are now displayed in tutorial medal.
  
• Mentor attribution according to player species fixed
  
• You can now press start during ingame dialog.
  
• Various level design bug fixes on map #0093F6C7 (broken netlink for hacker)
  
• Various level fixes on map #0000029A : countdown fixed on cameras.
  
• Various level fixes on map #0076ADF1
  
• Various level fixes on map #009164E1
  
• Various level fixes on map #00787621
  
• Various level fixes on map #0020FF1A

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2017-09-29 Changelist v0.10.1f3- Early Access

• New map: C.L.A.W. Medias corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #00006121)
  
• New map: Genethics corporation in 3 difficulty levels (number #0000460F)
  
• Drinking a fresh coffee gives you a few seconds speed boost.
  
• You can now ping you partner while waiting for him at a minigame point (alarm, co-door...)
  
• Failing the firewall hacking minigames now makes noise.
  
• fix: Holographic screen on the computer arm is fixed.
  
• fix: disabled/gray "Tutorial" meny entry
  
• fix: Various level design bug fixes on map #0093F6C7 (broken netlink for hacker)
  
• fix: Various level fixes on map #0001E38D: coffee machine, jail collision issues.
  
• fix: Various level fixes on map #00D03E3: coffee machine noise volume, 2 coffees machines weren't hackable, last jails issues
  
• fix: Various level fixes on map #0027877: camera wasn't calling guards, netlink bug, guards behaviours (stuck)
  
• fix: Various level fixes on map #00022DA1

[Piece of Cake studios]

Here this week patch note :

2017-10-22 Changelist v0.10.3f1- Early Access

• New map: Lexyk corporation seed in 3 difficulty levels (number #206108)
  
• New map: CLAW corporation in 3 difficulty levels (number #1FEAB )
  
• Alarms are now randomly triggered on every map.
  
• New 3d main menu scene with in-game characters.
  
• 1st optimization of the post-processing effects.
  
• Character selection and lobby optimization.
  
• Added a FX feedback when the agent is on coffee boost.
  
• Better FX feedback when deactivating an antivirus.
  
• Added a scale animation on the hacker hud icons when he goes in and out of the node.
  
• New NPCs species and faces.
  
• Failing the firewall hacking minigames now makes noise.
  
• fix: stop antivirus on the wrong devices (you can't deactivate it anymore on co-op door, jails...)
  
• fix: rewards weren't aligned when more than 3 and misplaced for player 2 on local mode.
  
• fix: Sometimes the hacker couldn't get caught by antivirus after being saved during an escort.
  
• fix: Various level design bug fixes on map #000FECE7 - (guard wasn't escorting to right jail)
  
• fix : rendering of the radars sprites in hacker view.
  
• fix: navigation in the customization menu improved
  
• fix: guard's behavior with the sound of coffee machines.
  
• fix: gamepad issues when online, the host was able to control some player 2 panels (skills, switch roles requests...).
  
• fix: Connectivity issues on Mac.
  
• fix: In local mode, to validate the deletion of a character by the player 2, the player 1 must press 'A' instead of the player 2
  
• fix: The radar/Camera movement & FX is deactivated if the device is off (mode easy)
  
• fix: the animation of the 2 characters in the lobby are now different.
  
• fix: inverted text bubbles with PS4 controller
  
• fix: the correct role is now displayed when asking to switch role in the lobby.
  
• fix: after switching role, it wasn't possible to choose the skills specific to the role.
  
• fix: the blue color of the guard hologram was the same as the furniture
  
• fix: radars were triggered by hacker when he was escorted to jail
  
• fix: some guards antiviruses weren't escorting at the right jail/IDS.
  
• fix: many level-design fixes on all maps.
  
  Known bugs :
  
• While playing online: opened doors will remain "red" for the agent.
  
• In options: choosing azerty/qwerty causes troubles.
  
• Leaving a local-play game to launch an online game could cause issues.
  
• Some disconnections may occur and force you to launch the game again.

[Piece of Cake studios]

2017-11-16 Changelist v0.15f1 - Early Access

• Online matchmaking and connection fixed. Players had an infinite connection to another player due to issues with IPv6
  
• Big menu optimizations. (less memory used.)
  
• More character slots added. You can now create 6 characters. (community suggestion)
  
• Fix: Level design fixes on map #6787621 (objective was attainable before the end of the level).
  
• Rebalancing all 24 maps in the easy difficulty level.
  
• Fix: when stealing data, releasing the download button at 100% no longer causes a fail.
  
• Fix: some broken links in the menus are now correctly linked.
  
• Fix: stopping an antivirus while escorting the hacker can no longer block the hacker on the node.
  
• Fix: with the "laser vision skill" the antiviruses are no longer white for the agent.
  
• Fix: The menu icons were not all set for PS4 controllers.
  
• Fix: Hacker teleporting SFX now appears properly
  
• Fix: the guard and antivirus exclamation and interrogation marks have now the correct color feedback and behavior.
  
• Fix: The "gear" feedback now appears properly when opening a door online.
  
• Fix: several level design fixes (colliders.)
  
• Fix: tagged nodes behavior fixed. The tagged nodes were removed from the sidebar in HUD, but were still tagged in reality (online)
  
• Fix: The agent doesn't trigger an automatic dialog bubble when he deactivates an antivirus.
  
• Fix: The guards aren't alerted anymore if you successfully finish the alarm mini-game at the last second.
  
• Fix: Leaving a boss takedown mini-game and launching it again no longer causes issues. (blocking bug)