Hellbound update for 9 April 2021

Warriors from the Underworld! How have you been?

As I mentioned you in the 2020 recap video, during the first months of this 2021 I have been dedicating most of my time to build the physical rewards we promised from our Kickstarter.

But even so, I managed to continue working on fixes and improvements for the game. Among other stuff, the game now has...

• Full Controller Support with keybindings and configuration settings 🎮

• Loading background images for tally screens on mission replays:

• Configuration menus recreated and improved in their navigation:

• The artbook from Mayhem Pack (DLC) with new pages and definition:

And many other things, from bug fixes to general adjustments, you can see in the list from below 👇

Hoping to have more news soon. Cheers from Saibot Studios!

Tobías Rusjan

CHANGELOG HELLBOUND v1.1.2

New Features:

• Full controller support with keybindings and configuration settings: separated x-y sensitivity; toogles for invert look, vibration and move states by holding down keys

Bug fixes:

• Pygon enemies sometimes freeze after loading a saved game or after spawning
• Missing secondary bindings for Next Weapon, Previous Weapon and Switch POV Side (now [Q] key as default)
• Interval text "Entering Ground Zero" removed after finishing campaign
• Entering back and forth between campaign replays and survival arenas used to remove levels from the lists
• Total ammo of weapons Indolora and Rocket Launcher was showing only one at a time in HUD
• Country flags were not showing after finishing a campaign replay or a survival arena
• Clipping wall on last switch at campaign level 1 The Resistance
• Getting stuck on walls at last room from campaign level 1 The Resistence
• Hellgore's statue clipping to catacombs at campaign level 3 The Heroes' Cemetery
• Castle door switch not working after closing the door from level 4 Dead Forest
• Secret heart item can be reached through closed secret door at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
• Secret soul was opening another secret door when pickup at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
• Clipping eye on walls inside the theater hallways at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
• Loading a checkpoint from the main elevator make bottom enemies disappear at campaign level 7 Endless Hive
• Replaying campaign level 8 The Core doesn't allow you to go back to main menu in tally screen

Improvements:

• Win screen for campaign replays now shows the cover of each level as background, instead of the roadmap
• Quick load key (F9) now shows a confirmation window before loading
• Restart Level option added to all in-game menus
• Options available from Lose and Win Screens
• Menus redone entirely: selecting flow, centered configuration screens, fadings, sound effects
• Moving with arrow keys in all menus, including sound effects feedback for every movement
• "Survival level unlocked" pop up redone and placed correctly when return to main menu options
• Continue option removed after finishing campaign
• Added informative text about playing the campaign to unlock stages for survival and campaign (replays)
• Survival "stages" are now called "arenas", and now you can also get access to the sub-menu from start
• Confirmation windows buttons now work when you release the click/key, instead of instantly touch it
• Sound effect concurrency reduced in menus skull-selection to avoid saturation
• Total ammo in HUD is now displayed centered, in two columns and shows "----" when there's no ammo left
• Tooltips and interact messages with keycodes updated with gamepad buttons
• Current level stats now appear on new campaigns after finishing it once, also 100% stats turn green color
• "Press fire key" messages changed to "Any key" to allow keyboard and controller inputs
• Trying to escape from the death screen using keyboard or gamepad now shows the exit confirmation window
• Sliders from configuration settings focused directly for faster changes
• Pop-up message added when trying to quick save during campaign survivals
• Fixed collision issues in secret stairs at castle from level 4 Dead Forest
• Sound effects added to main hall elevator and secret door at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
• Avoid climbing to secret from top tunnel at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
• Last game checkpoint at campaign level 8 The Core moved before the boss confrontation
• Logo back to basics

Mayhem Pack (DLC) - Artbook:

• New pages: introduction, level 5 Flying Souls, ending
• All pages are now in Ultra Wide resolution at 3440x1440 pixels
• Numerations added to most of the pages
• A lot of tweaks on different images, like color correction and rescales