Alpha 57

Alpha 57 was an update released on August 9th, 2018. It is a small patch with very few significant changes, due to the Final Level being worked on in the background.

Graphics

 * Lighting adjustments on a number of different levels
 * Screen shakes no longer occur when their origin point is way offscreen
 * Fix for particle effects from bullets remaining large after player returns from Giant status
 * NPCs who start the game swimming will appear nude
 * Changed textures for “Bars” sprites so they appear more visible in dark areas

UI / Controls

 * Fix for player being sent back to incorrect menu if they join an internet game when player capacity has just been reached
 * Potential fix for camera occasionally following someone other than the player after an arrest occurs
 * Attempted fix for question marks appearing permanently over people’s heads
 * If the player is holding up or down when they enter the main menu, the selection will stay still until they release the analog stick and move it again

Playfield Objects

 * Fix for Computers and other objects not being considered “non-functional” after falling into holes
 * Fix for broken object sprites appearing above water with no floating animation after Wrestler throws them in

Items

 * Investment Banker starts the game with Cigarette Lighter
 * Fix for NPCs hidden in Bushes being immune to thrown items
 * Fix for Werewolf attempting to use First Aid Kit while in Werewolf form when quick-health button was pressed
 * Fix for Hologram taking damage from certain environmental hazards

Status Effects / Traits / Special Abilities

 * Fix for NPC Shapeshifter popping out of people who the player had already possessed
 * Computer Illiterate cancels out Laptop on custom characters
 * Giant status lasts 15 seconds instead of 20

Big Quests
Level Generation
 * For Comedian, Wrestler and Vampire quests, rioters are no longer included when game determines the quest
 * When purchasing items from people using Art of the Deal, these items will cost less when the item is needed for a Big Quest so that a profit can actually be made when selling the item
 * Fix for one of the Hotels being internally classified as a Dance Club
 * Fix for cases of NPCs spawning behind Trash Cans and getting stuck
 * Fixed an incorrectly aligned “Private Club” floor
 * Fix for an area of one of the Bathhouses being considered a prison when it was not

Artificial Intelligence

 * Fix for NPCs not jumping out of Manholes in Downtown
 * Fix for Jock in Arena becoming Friendly toward the player upon talking to them
 * Fix for instances where Cops could become Hostile on a “first offense” of breaking something
 * Fix for guards becoming Hostile toward patrons of buildings with Bouncers if they opened the front door while exiting
 * Player cannot borrow money from people in Uptown levels, since there wouldn’t be time before the end of the game for Assassins to seek retribution
 * No longer possible to offer Office Drones things (this was a remnant of the on-hold investment system)
 * Fix for NPCs who were initially swimming not going back to their swimming pool after being possessed and depossessed by a Shapeshifter
 * Fix for Cannibals sometimes standing still and appearing to not have a goal
 * Fix for door guards becoming Hostile when you open doors while out of their line of sight

Text

 * Fix for text still indicating that the Assassin would lose 2 seconds of Camouflage when backstabbing
 * Fixed typo in Exploding Bodies description

Multiplayer

 * Fix for several multiplayer connectivity issues

Other

 * Added proper track number metadata to soundtrack files
 * Updated NAT Traversal plugin to version 1.61 from something really old

Internal

 * Work on final level, ending, and other related things…