- Spooktober Special Update & Other News! Patch Notes for proto v5.0.3 - 1 October 2024
Surprise! I'm back with style-- I mean the stylizer, a new feature with which you can customize the look and feel of the game. Read on to learn about the latest update, what I've been up to and what's next! Alternative Designs Spread: Transmission has always been about customization so a feature to customize the visuals and sounds just had to happen. This update introduces a Prototype 5 "Unleash the Storm"-themed sky, ocean, and rain effects as well as a beach themed island design. You can find the style customizer in the main menu's options menu. More themes are going to be added in future updates, but I'm going to be completely honest with you, this update was also just an excuse for me to celebrate Halloween, which leads me to... Spooktober Special Theme That's right! For the month of October you can also play with a limited-time Halloween theme. This theme includes a night sky, a po…
- Looking for a game to nominate for Steam Awards 2023? - 21 November 2023
Hey folks, it's Cave. Autumn is upon us with chilly breezes and colorful leaves. It's starting to get real cozy and you know what that means. It's time for the Steam Awards 2023! You got time until the end of the autumn sale to nominate your favorite games in one of many different categories. If you don't know which games to nominate yet, let us help you by recommending our game for the "Best Game You Suck At"-Award. We think the "easy to learn, hard to master"-nature of the game fits great into this category. While I know for me personally Spread: Transmission is my best game I suck at promoting, that won't stop me from promoting the currently ongoing sale! During the autumn sale you can pick up Spread: Transmission at 15% off, making it the perfect time to pitch it to your group of friends! 👀 We are still hard at work trying to figure out the technical details of the next big update…
- Try the game with friends, play the new Multiplayer Demo! - 28 August 2023
Hey there! Big news this week, Spread: Transmission is participating in Steam Strategy Fest. Due to the game's recent release we are unable to run a discount, but instead I created a new demo. Based on the latest version of the game which released yesterday, you will be able to try the game with your friends to get a feeling of what Spread: Transmission is like and whether your group of friends is cut out for casual strategy. The demo features four maps from the game's collection: Grid might be the simplest map, but it's certainly a must-have. The map helps learning and getting a feel for the consequences of your move. Humble Beginnings is another great map for new players. It features an interesting layout including the prominently used one-way-cells, making the map a perfect place to get a better grasp of the basics. Crossroads is about the concept of redistributing charges. It's perf…
- Rather big patch incoming! Patch Notes for proto v5.0.2 - 27 August 2023
Hey there! This was meant to be a quick and small patch fixing the most recent issues, but I got really carried away and now it's the largest documented patch of this game's history, whoops! Enjoy this plethora of fixes and improvements. I even sneaked a couple of new features in here. ⭐ Highlight Players can now optionally choose Labs they want to play with before creating a Lobby! ✨ Features New achievement for winning a match with Labs enabled for the first time New overall volume slider 🪶 Changes Bot difficulties now have names to set some expectations On keyboards and controllers, targeting cells is now only available while it's the player's turn, to avoid confusion On keyboards and controllers, slider inputs may now increase the step size when there are more than 50 valid slider positions On controllers, slider inputs are now counting slower to allow for more granular input Movem…
- Happy Patch Day! Patch Notes for proto v5.0.1 - 4 August 2023
Hey! I've spent the day ironing out some of Prototype 5's quirks. Here's what's changed: "Try something new!" achievement should now be properly obtainable Bots will no longer favor single cell moves in some map and turn order combinations Players who have no valid moves will now get skipped to prevent softlocks in Cell Lab Fog Lab will now treat "Locked"-Cells the same way as occupied cells, making Fog Lab + "Locked"-Cells an interesting new mix 👀 Map names should now be properly aligned Fixed a localization issue inside the pause menu In Fog Lab, cells that spread instantly will now get rendered properly Thanks for playing and as always, your feedback is greatly appreciated! If there is anything you'd like to share, feel free to reach out on the Steam forums or on our Discord server. ~ Cave 💛
- Spread: Transmission is now available in Early Access - 3 August 2023
Hey folks, Cave here. Today I am absolutely thrilled to announce that after over two years of development, my casual strategy board game Spread: Transmission is now available in Early Access. Charge cells, spread and take over opponent territory. Play against friends on a wide variety of maps exploring different concepts or create your very own map to play on! Mix and customize the three additional game modes to craft unique game play experiences. There is a 15% discount happening right now to celebrate the launch of the game! 🎉 Unleash the Storm Let's take a look at the latest update and the additions made since the Open Beta event in June. With the "Unleash the Storm"-Update I aimed to introduce more content for casual players, so there are plenty of ways to enjoy the game while I am busy tinkering with community feedback and working on smaller updates to the game. Cell Lab This upda…
- Spread: Transmission is joining Early Access on the 3rd of August! - 26 June 2023
Hey folks, I'm Cave, the creator of Spread: Transmission and first, I would like to thank everyone for their massive support during the development of my game! It has been an incredibly long journey, but I am finally ready to share it with the world. I am very grateful for all the new people I got to know and feedback that I received during the Steam Next Fest and the Open Beta event as a whole. As you can tell, I have decided to launch my game into Early Access this August. You can find out more on the game's store page. To summarize it for you, Spread: Transmission was never meant to be a journey that I finish on my own, but rather a journey I finish together with a community. I always get the most inspiration by suggestions and feedback from players, bringing things up and sharing ideas I previously never thought of, helping me create a better game. I am incredibly excited to continu…
- Steam Deck Compatibility during the Open Beta - 7 June 2023
Hey everyone, lead developer Cave here! As we are inching ever closer on the release of Spread: Transmissions' Open Beta, I'd like to address the current state of the game in regards of the compatibility with the Steam Deck. I personally believe that the Steam Deck is a perfect fit for the casual nature of the game and while I do not own a Steam Deck myself, I have made an effort the last couple of days to try improving compatibility, so players can enjoy Spread: Transmission any time, wherever they want! If you happen to try the game on a Steam Deck, feel free to reach out either on Steam or Discord with any feedback or experiences, your help is greatly appreciated! In the following paragraphs I want to cover the most important aspects of the Steam Deck experience to provide an overview of what to expect in the upcoming Open Beta event. Screen & Readability Originally, the game's UI wa…
- Join us for a special surprise! - 1 June 2023
In this stream I will embarrass myself by showcasing my inferior Spread skills while facing the newly added bots at their highest difficulty setting. Midway through the stream I will take a short break to make some thrilling new announcements live! I will also be answering your questions in chat, as always. If you can't make it to this stream, don't worry! The announcements will be posted independently after the stream and you can always reach out to us on Discord. ːluvː
- Watch us play and answer your questions! - 1 June 2023
Join us during this livestream to see the lead developer compete against the game's localization editor to determine who's the better Spread player! We will be answering your questions in chat, so if there is anything on your mind, make sure to come by. Otherwise you can ask us questions anytime on Discord. ːluvː
- Open Beta Announcement, Developer Update and more! - 1 June 2023
Hey everyone, I'm Cave, the lead developer of Spread: Transmission. Today I'd like to announce the details of the upcoming Open Beta event, our participation at Steam Next Fest this month, the current state of the game, and more! Open Beta Details and Steam Next Fest Participation Let's get the most important news out first! Spread: Transmission is set to launch into Open Beta next week! You will be able to try the full game at its current state for free, until the Open Beta event ends after 25 days. This is your chance to see whether you or your group of friends is up for this little casual strategy board game. In this post I will go into detail about the new version and the current state of the game. Spread: Transmission will also be participating at this month's Steam Next Fest! The community has always been a vital part of the game's development and I am eager to share my vision wit…
