Last testing! We could even get this out tomorrow, if we get enough feedback. The testing branch at this point will use retail saves, like we normally do for late testing.

EDIT 8:22 AM 4/2 - Release Candidate 2 changes posted below. A little pre-launch hotfix, and also to turn console off before launch.

The console is turned back on for this testing period, I will turn it off for the launch. Use the ` key to open the console, and then read below for a list of some commands to try out:

New locations:
[c]to_the_harbour
to_the_train[/c]
[c]to_the_railyard[/c]
[c]to_the_citadel[/c]

[c][/c]
City Rework Testing:[c]road{ sycacity_test1 }[/c]

[c]road{ sycacity_test2 }[/c]

[c]road{ sycacity_test3 }[/c]


TO ACCESS THE TESTING BRANCH:

1. Right Click "Death Road to Canada" in your Steam Library

2. Go to Properties

3. Click on the Betas tab on the left of the Properties window

4. Click on the dropdown in the top right, and change the Beta Participation branch from "None" to "beta - TESTBRANCH"

• Adjusted wheel positional issue in train

• Stopped duplicate spawns in mansion

• Fixed text bug in new event

• Laid groundwork for new event

• CONSOLE OFF

• Windows gets DINK Trait again, Mac and Linux do not (hoping to fix this next update)

• Art updates for 2 new characters, the shipping containers in Harbour, and the Taxi and Camper vehicles

• Fixed bug where post mission screen wouldn't show in some locations

• Fixed bug where keys could spawn twice

• Fixed bug where Mecha Mountie could kill people still

• Fixed bug where halberd was inadvertently affected by axe rework

• Fixed typo in hints

• Reworded medieval axe sell text

• Made masterkey shotgun a sellable item

• Museum treasure spawning reliability improved

• Improved consistency in Mansion loot spawning, both rare and uncommon

• Improved consistency in for rare Altar location

• Removed leftover "warden" in prison

• TRACHEA character and other groundwork for next update

• Admiral : prevents bandits and car breakdowns! Loves water!

• Zeus : SMITE ME OH MIGHTY SMITER

• B*yonetta : Combo madness!

• Magus

• Pewter

• Dolt ACP, fires twice as slow, always pierces two targets

• Target rifle, 1-3 penetration range

• Battle rifle, faster than hunting rifle but much lower pen

• New Police Station loot:

  • Added Machinepistol, an interim between uzi and pistol

  • Added SWAT shotgun, an interim between the shotgun and top tier shottys

• Train Ride! Hop aboard an automatic train. The first of "Holdout" type missions!

• Antiquated Citadel! Defend until the gate can open. Lots and lots of ammo!

• 2 New Starting Locations

  • Railyard: Pry open containers w/ a crowbar.

  • Parking lot: A wide variety of cars are available, including the new vehicles!

• Adjustment to City generation, including new setpieces!

• Integrated reworked cities into the pool of available layouts. There are now 36 cities in total, up from 18. Easy cities also have rework equivalents

  • Reworked cities have all sorts of new decorations

• Mutation Mode EX! More zombies, and the zombies now also gain much more HP over time!

• THE HORRORS MODE. Zombies always know where you are, and spawn from the ground even in missions!

• RPG mode has been reworked! Many of the classes have received balance changes or been

  redesigned outright. Furthermore, your starting perks, traits and stats matter much more now!

• GUN ANIMATIONS FOR MOST MAJOR FIREARMS! Weapons affected:

  • Pistol, silenced pistol, shotgun, slug shotgun, hunting rifle, minigun, uzi, ak47, dolt, snubnose, flechette shotgun

• Axe Rework!

  • Axes now all hit one singular target, but create an AoE effect around the target!

  • In many cases, this allows them to cleave more than before!

• Many axes have also had their cooldowns reduced!

• WHIP NERFS

  • Leather whip power -> 0.2

  • Gave leather whips a 0.5% break chance

  • Infernal whip multihit -> 3

  • All CDs increased by ~10%

• Resilient type rework; now provides 1 damage reduction from events

  • Removed +1 HP for resilient type

• Hidden potential rework; check in game for details, now provides max bonus to stats when training

• The Big Shot reworks; now is much more consistent and applies to shotguns, also has different colour bullets

• Trademark Weapon rework: the following traits now have a weapon...

  [c]--------------------------------[/c]

  [c]Bandit || Switchblade[/c]

  [c]Warrior || Steel Pike [/c]

  [c]BERSERK || Skullcutter[/c]

  [c]BTTW || Switchblade[/c]

  [c]Hero Type || Silver Longsword[/c]

  [c]Oblivious || Frozen Ham [/c]

  [c]Resilient || Mailbox [/c]

  [c]Fierce Temper || Sledgehammer[/c]

  [c]Hyperfixated || Phaseblade [/c]

  [c]Craftsman || Stillson Wrench [/c]

  [c]TBD || Megaphone [/c]

  [c]---------------------------------[/c]

• Added alternative prison layout

• Mysterious factory has received improvements to it's loot table. No more umbrellas!

• Removed buoys from beach after consistency complaints

• Added pool noodles to the beach

• Nerfed prison loot slightly

• Exchanged some old trees for better looking ones; relevant to beach, bus depot

• Added 4 new vehicles to mechanical rare trader camp

• BISON CROSSING

• CULTIST BANDITS

• DARK CARNIVAL

• SKELETON CAPTAIN

• Added calmshot interaction to merciless bandits

• Ringmaster can now command his spider to eat other spiders in events

• Expanded list of tips and tricks at game start screen - now 100!

• Fixed many temporary chars being able to steal your loot!

• INFOMATIC LIBRARY added to Zombotown/Unlocks Zone, a place where you can read about extended info about game mechanics!

• Reworked Nimbus

  • Nimbus can now sometimes pick a stat-up when a mission ends, representing his RPG level grinding

• Added new vehicles, exclusive to harbour and parking lot...

  • Ambulance. Fast but fragile, 13 MPG. Characters operate at one medical skill higher than normal when healing

  • Taxi. Average speed. 12 MPG. Choose one more location for city shop looting events

  • 18-wheeler. Hard to repair but chonky

  • Camper Van. Slow, extremely easy to repair, eats gas. Provides chance to dodge TIRED effect

• Changed Van Smelt scaling to make it more effective, especially past 30 headshots

• Road dialogue for all chars from QUADRICEPS, RETINA and STOMACH

• Added VISUAL ONLY military zombies to military depot and citadel

• More ending conversations for all modes! Quick Death also has an expanded conversation tree as a reward for beating it!

• Flavor text for when TIRED is successfully avoided

• Pet shop dogs no longer pick up items until recruited

• Added flavour text for when a stat is maxed out but tries to increase

• Fixed "brandish guns" option showing when you don't have any guns

• Fixed "JUMP IT MAN" outcomes not dealing car damage

• Fixed various bugs and text issues in other events

• Improved wording of the tutorial and throwing objects guide

• Reduced prices of gimmick trader items

• Improved compatibility between Back To The Wall and other perks

• Chickens should now properly not pickup loot

• Fixed bug where cities would not always generate their selected store

• Improved visibility of keys and safe combos in edge scenarios

• Fixed several events not accounting for gourmands, pets or tiny eaters

• Fixed ancient bug pertaining to healing events

• Fixed campfires in trader camps not using the right food amount when resting

• Adjusted distant thunderstorm FX frequency in weather mode (applies to non-thunder weather)

• Fixed Lynn Thompson grammar error

• Fixed G*rf text event bug

• Major WIP feature for modders: Prefab Builder. Visit events/stomach/parking_lot_test for a more complete overview & notes. This is useful since nearly all base game buildings are controlled by hardcoded words

• Fixed zombie sprite bug

• Fixed weapon lists bug

• Fixed various other bugs

• Fixed Phoenix bottle bug

• Fixed ancient bug that made keys not spawn in houses

• Fixed bug with Quiet Hotel and similar locations

• Fixed Isabelle smite applying to incorrect weapon types

• Adjusted Isabelle smite sfx for less audio fatigue

• Fixed car key spawning bug in specific area

• Fixed bug where post mission screen wouldn't show in some locations

• Fixed bug where keys could spawn twice

• Fixed bug where Mecha Mountie could kill people still

• Fixed bug where halberd was inadvertently affected by axe rework

• Fixed typo in hints

• Museum treasure spawning reliability improved

• Improved consistency in Mansion loot spawning, both rare and uncommon

• Improved consistency in for rare Altar location

• MODDERS: Drastically improved the Prefab Generator tool. Check parking_lot_example for details

• MODDERS: rifles now preserve more values when penetrating, such as shooterid or anim.substate

This post is another big compilation of recent changes that we haven't posted for awhile.

We're wrapping this update up, and testing for bugs. We will launch this likely very early in April.

Next up: Linux and Mac testing.

The console is turned back on for this testing period. Use the ` key to open the console, and then read below for a list of some commands to try out:

New locations:
[c]to_the_harbour
to_the_train[/c]
[c]to_the_railyard[/c]
[c]to_the_citadel[/c]

[c][/c]
City Rework Testing:[c]road{ sycacity_test1 }[/c]

[c]road{ sycacity_test2 }[/c]

[c]road{ sycacity_test3 }[/c]


TO ACCESS THE TESTING BRANCH:

1. Right Click "Death Road to Canada" in your Steam Library

2. Go to Properties

3. Click on the Betas tab on the left of the Properties window

4. Click on the dropdown in the top right, and change the Beta Participation branch from "None" to "beta - TESTBRANCH"

• Adjusted railyard loot to make chainsaw much less common

• Started work on new location: harbour. Use "to_the_harbour" if you are interested. Feedback is welcome

• Added new vehicles, exclusive to harbour and parking lot...

  • Ambulance. Fast but fragile, 13 MPG. Characters operate at one medical skill higher than normal when healing

  • Taxi. Average speed. 12 MPG. Choose one more location for city shop looting events

  • 18-wheeler. Hard to repair but chonky

  • Camper Van. Slow, extremely easy to repair, eats gas. Provides chance to dodge TIRED effect

• Flavour text for when TIRED is successfully avoided

• Fixed ancient bug that made keys not spawn in houses

• Fixed bug with Quiet Hotel and similar locations

• Fixed Isabelle smite applying to incorrect weapon types

• Adjusted Isabelle smite sfx for less audio fatigue

• Fixed car key spawning bug in specific area

• Added more harbour rooms

• Added Easter egg to harbour for Dexter enjoyers

• Updated camper van sprite; thanks Zeich!

• Added 4 new vehicles to mechanical rare trader camp

• Admiral : prevents bandits and car breakdowns! Loves water!

• Zeus : SMITE ME OH MIGHTY SMITER

• B*yonetta : Combo madness!

• Magus

• Pewter

• Dolt ACP, fires twice as slow, always pierces two targets

• Target rifle, 1-3 penetration range

• Battle rifle, faster than hunting rifle but much lower pen

• New Police Station loot:

  • Added Machinepistol, an interim between uzi and pistol

  • Added SWAT shotgun, an interim between the shotgun and top tier shottys

• GUN ANIMATIONS FOR MOST MAJOR FIREARMS! Weapons affected:

  • Pistol, silenced pistol, shotgun, slug shotgun, hunting rifle, minigun, uzi, ak47, dolt, snubnose, flechette shotgun

• Axe Rework!

  • Axes now all hit one singular target, but create an AoE effect around the target!

  • In many cases, this allows them to cleave more than before!

• Many axes have also had their cooldowns reduced!

• WHIP NERFS

  • Leather whip power -> 0.2

  • Gave leather whips a 0.5% break chance

  • Infernal whip multihit -> 3

  • All CDs increased by ~10%

• Resilient type rework; now provides 1 damage reduction from events

  • Removed +1 HP for resilient type

• Hidden potential rework; check in game for details, now provides max bonus to stats when training

• The Big Shot reworks; now is much more consistent and applies to shotguns, also has different colour bullets

• Trademark Weapon rework: the following traits now have a weapon...

  [c]--------------------------------[/c]

  [c]Bandit || Switchblade[/c]

  [c]Warrior || Steel Pike [/c]

  [c]BERSERK || Skullcutter[/c]

  [c]BTTW || Switchblade[/c]

  [c]Hero Type || Silver Longsword[/c]

  [c]Oblivious || Frozen Ham [/c]

  [c]Resilient || Mailbox [/c]

  [c]Fierce Temper || Sledgehammer[/c]

  [c]Hyperfixated || Phaseblade [/c]

  [c]Craftsman || Stillson Wrench [/c]

  [c]TBD || Megaphone [/c]

  [c]---------------------------------[/c]

• Train Ride! Hop aboard an automatic train. The first of "Holdout" type missions!

• Antiquated Citadel! Defend until the gate can open. Lots and lots of ammo!

• Railyard! A new starting location to mix things up! Pry open containers w/ a crowbar.

• Added alternative prison layout

• Adjustment to City generation, including new setpieces!

• Integrated reworked cities into the pool of available layouts. There are now 36 cities in total, up from 18. Easy cities also have rework equivalents

  • Reworked cities have all sorts of new decorations

• Mysterious factory has received improvements to it's loot table. No more umbrellas!

• Removed buoys from beach after consistency complaints

• Added pool noodles to the beach

• Nerfed prison loot slightly

• Exchanged some old trees for better looking ones; relevant to beach, bus depot

• Added 4 new vehicles to mechanical rare trader camp

• Mutation Mode EX! More zombies, and the zombies now also gain much more HP over time!

• THE HORRORS MODE. Zombies always know where you are, and spawn from the ground even in missions!

• RPG mode has been reworked! Many of the classes have received balance changes or been

  redesigned outright. Furthermore, your starting perks, traits and stats matter much more now!

• BISON CROSSING

• CULTIST BANDITS

• DARK CARNIVAL

• SKELETON CAPTAIN

• Added calmshot interaction to merciless bandits

• Ringmaster can now command his spider to eat other spiders in events

• Expanded list of tips and tricks at game start screen - now 100!

• Fixed many temporary chars being able to steal your loot!

• INFOMATIC LIBRARY added to Zombotown/Unlocks Zone, a place where you can read about extended info about game mechanics!

• Reworked Nimbus

  • Nimbus can now sometimes pick a stat-up when a mission ends, representing his RPG level grinding

• Added new vehicles, exclusive to harbour and parking lot...

  • Ambulance. Fast but fragile, 13 MPG. Characters operate at one medical skill higher than normal when healing

  • Taxi. Average speed. 12 MPG. Choose one more location for city shop looting events

  • 18-wheeler. Hard to repair but chonky

  • Camper Van. Slow, extremely easy to repair, eats gas. Provides chance to dodge TIRED effect

• Changed Van Smelt scaling to make it more effective, especially past 30 headshots

• Road dialogue for all chars from QUADRICEPS, RETINA and STOMACH

• Added VISUAL ONLY military zombies to military depot and citadel

• More ending conversations for all modes! Quick Death also has an expanded conversation tree as a reward for beating it!

• Flavor text for when TIRED is successfully avoided

• Pet shop dogs no longer pick up items until recruited

• Added flavour text for when a stat is maxed out but tries to increase

• Fixed "brandish guns" option showing when you don't have any guns

• Fixed "JUMP IT MAN" outcomes not dealing car damage

• Fixed various bugs and text issues in other events

• Improved wording of the tutorial and throwing objects guide

• Reduced prices of gimmick trader items

• Improved compatibility between Back To The Wall and other perks

• Chickens should now properly not pickup loot

• Fixed bug where cities would not always generate their selected store

• Improved visibility of keys and safe combos in edge scenarios

• Fixed several events not accounting for gourmands, pets or tiny eaters

• Fixed ancient bug pertaining to healing events

• Fixed campfires in trader camps not using the right food amount when resting

• Adjusted distant thunderstorm FX frequency in weather mode (applies to non-thunder weather)

• Fixed Lynn Thompson grammar error

• Fixed G*rf text event bug

• Major WIP feature for modders: Prefab Builder. Visit events/stomach/parking_lot_test for a more complete overview & notes. This is useful since nearly all base game buildings are controlled by hardcoded words

• Fixed zombie sprite bug

• Fixed weapon lists bug

• Fixed various other bugs

• Fixed Phoenix bottle bug

• Fixed ancient bug that made keys not spawn in houses

• Fixed bug with Quiet Hotel and similar locations

• Fixed Isabelle smite applying to incorrect weapon types

• Adjusted Isabelle smite sfx for less audio fatigue

• Fixed car key spawning bug in specific area

• MODDERS: Drastically improved the Prefab Generator tool. Check parking_lot_example for details

• MODDERS: rifles now preserve more values when penetrating, such as shooterid or anim.substate