- Version 1.1.0 Patch Notes (Controller Support) - 13 March 2025
Controller Support Dead Oculus now has controller support for Xbox, PS4/DualShock, and PS5/DualSense controllers! The newly added controller support also supports dual wielding, so if you want to move with your controller but aim with your mouse, you can do that. You can even aim with one controller and move with another! Dead Oculus will simply read the strongest signal of each button for every plugged in controller. Please mind these limitations: - Controller binds are not rebindable - Wireless Bluetooth has not yet been tested for DualShock/DualSense controllers* - Dead Oculus does not have Steam controller integration - 3rd party controllers might work, but if it doesn't full conform to DirectInput or XInput, will read random junk inputs (in which case you might want to unplug that controller) - Nintendo Controllers are not supported and will not be registered unless the operating s…
- Version 1.0.1 Patch Notes - 19 December 2024
Just a few fixes and minor changes. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Changes - Slightly reduced the gain of The Rauser's reload to 91% of its original value, it was a bit loud - Made the introduction tutorial slightly clearer Fixes - Fixed achievement descriptions on Steam (the endless achievements incorrectly stated that you need 15 arenas clear, whereas the real value is 10) - Fixed a bug where enemies that *could* be immortal, but weren't, still said "Shredded!" even when they had no armour to shred - Fixed a bug where the game would incorrectly pluralise "1 Eyeballs Remaining" intead of saying "1 Eyeball Remaining"
- Dead Oculus 1.0 Launch! - 4 November 2024
I'm super excited to announce that Dead Oculus -- the full game -- is out right now on both GX.Games and Steam! If you notice any bugs/issues or want to give feedback, the best place to reach me is through my email: supporttellypath.ca P.S: There's obviously a lot of new features in the full game for you to explore if you have only played the Demo, but there are a few tweaks in the full game that will also now apply to the demo, I'll list them here: - Fixed a typo in the Sentry boss description - Sentry boss now spawns all fireballs at once at the beginning of the fight - Reworked pattern falloff for lower difficulties on the Sentry: The 'turret head fire projectiles' randomly fire based on difficulty instead of shrinking in width based on difficulty - Reduced the number of knife gems that the Sentry boss spawns - Eye of Horus item buffed from 10 → 15 seconds
- GX.Games version Offline from October 30th to Release - 29 October 2024
Heads up, on GX.Games only, the Dead Oculus Demo will be offline from somewhere around the afternoon/evening (EST) on October 30th until the game's full release on November 4th. You can still play the Dead Oculus Demo on Steam in the meantime!
- Release Date Announcement - 14 October 2024
I am excited to announce that Dead Oculus will be releasing on November 4th, 2024! The full version of Dead Oculus will be releasing on both Steam & GX.games; you can find the portal to the GX.games version here: https://gx.games/games/dnhcgq/dead-oculus/ Dead Oculus is also participating in Steam Next Fest. If you haven't already, feel free to try the demo either on Steam, or through the GX.games link above! - Andrew Wilker
- Demo v10 Patch Notes - 10 October 2024
Changes - Endless Mode now takes 3|6|10|15 arenas for Bronze|Silver|Gold|Nazar medals (from 5|10|15|20 arenas) - Lowered Degressless boon time 20 -> 15 seconds - Lowered Eye of Horus boon time 30 -> 10 seconds - Lowered number of raindrop projectiles that spawn in the Skeleton boss fight - Slightly lowered tank boss health Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where the game would crash when you press the exit button
- Demo v9 Patch Notes - 25 September 2024
Changes - Lowered Machine Gun reload volume - Reduced boss health scaling: +25%pt. increase -> +20%pt. increase per danger level - Gun and Ability gallery now stay on the right side of the hub (to make room for unlocks that come after the demo) - Added new icons for left-hand-side unlocks on the Victory screen - The difficulty description now contains much more information - GX.games only: Added challenges - Added Nazars, medals for extraordinarily fast times in areas - Updated the save folder name and added Steam Cloud support (unfortunately, due to the folder name change you will have a fresh save when you play the updated version of the demo) Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where the Executioner boon would cause knives to phase through snake boss segments after a segment had taken damage from bullets - Fixed an issue where the game would crash if snake crystal projectiles were on the screen…
- Demo v8 Patch Notes - 5 August 2024
New Boons - Eye of Horus: Added to the demo (Get a second chance at living if you enter a zone fast enough) - IDDQD: Added to the demo (Invincibility at the start of an arena) Changes - Added icons for all item types - Balanced the revolver audio - There are now impact sounds when a knife hits an enemy - Tutorial exits are 3 seconds faster - Made the scaling on the skeleton boss's zones asymptotic (it took far too long to beat in the later stages of endless mode), its summons' health and is increased and gem output decreased to balance this out - Snake boss's scales now persist into the second phase Bug Fixes - Fixed a typo - The snake boss's full body and head now count as a single hitbox (grenading both the head and the body will no longer do double damage) - Fixed a problem where particles from gems would sometimes cover the gem Known Issue - There is a bug where if you hold left mou…
- Demo v7 Patch Notes (12 New Items) - 17 June 2024
I've been working on finalizing the boons in the game. This update brings a small selection of the new boons to the demo, along with some improvements to the current ones. Item Changes - Secret Passages: Added to the demo (allows you to dodge through walls) - Insanity Shuffle: Added to the demo (gives you a speed boost after you dodge) - Adrenaline: Added to the demo (shoot faster based on your missing health) - Thorns: Added to the demo (create bullets around you when damaged) - Ankh Rune: Added to the demo (become invincible for 1 second every 3 seconds) - Murder Slits: Added to the demo (create bullets when walking near walls) - Pillbox: Added to the demo (create bullets while standing on a zone) - Rift Daggers: Added to the demo (create daggers in random locations when you shoot) - Finger of Death: Added to the demo (any enemy you touch while dodging explode) - Demon Bullets: Added…
- Demo v6 Patch Notes - 27 May 2024
Improvements - Inventory screen now shows area/arena information at the bottom - Added a new pathway in The Bunkus - Updated The Bunkus arena visuals - Updated visuals of the hub - Projectiles are now cleared when switching to the Skull Boss battle arena - Deadlier Oculus ability now has a custom crosshair and only causes the player face the crosshair when shooting - Ricochet now properly plays sounds bouncing off a wall Balance - Mutant's Wrist now makes the enemy's corpse fly farther - Updated boss augment scaling - Only one segment of the Snake Boss can now be damaged per frame (excluding the head) - Reduced Snake Boss base health 70 tiers -> 60 tiers - Blaze infantry shooting interval 1.75 -> 2.25 - Increased The Rauser (Burst Gun) damage 0.5 tiers -> 0.6 tiers - Increased The Big Ounce (Machine Gun) damage 0.4 tiers -> 0.5 tiers - Updated completion point gains on Onslaught X (2.5x…
- Demo v5 Patch Notes (Endless Mode) - 13 May 2024
In celebration of Steam's Endless Replayability Fest, the Dead Oculus demo now contains the Endless Conquest gamemode. You can view the other changes from this patch below. Visuals - Updated enemy colours to fit the rest of the colour palette (they are now silver instead of grey) - Drop pod flames are now the colour of the enemy type it contains - Renamed "Zones" to "Areas" in the level select screen Balance - SMG damge 0.14 tiers -> 0.16 tiers - Boomerang Bullets no longer deal additional damage - Ricochet now deals double damage - Ricochet maximum bounces 4 -> 2 - Bullet Virus now consumes ammo - Knife fracture now breaks into 3 bullets (was 5); the bullets' angle is now reflected from the knife and the wall it hits - Reduced blaze bulwark fireball count on both sides by 1 - Sped up explosive timer on tesla bulwark & infantry projectiles: 2.53 seconds -> 1.9 seconds - Reordered some u…
- Demo v4 Patch Notes (Play Zones 2-3) - 21 April 2024
This update applies some changes from a round of playtesting and adds some sound work from the yet-to-be-released full version. Most importantly, it makes it much clearer how to progress to zones 2 & 3. This was the largest pain point in the previous version, as a majority of players thought the demo ended at zone 1. Sound - The demo should now have full sound coverage Balance - Boomerang bullets: Deal an extra tier of damage on the way back -> Deal double damage on the way back Bug Fix - Fixed a bug where the player could get a stationary projectile in "The Tutorial" to spawn out of bounds, forcing them to restart the game Confusion Reduction Measures - When there's an odd number of eye-cons on the mission select screen, they're now rotated such that the vertically furthest eye-con appears at the bottom of the screen instead of the top - Boon sub-menus on the boon gallery now have the…
- Demo v3 Patch Notes - 1 April 2024
This patch is meant to fix some pain points found after the GX.games demo release, but is also applicable to the PC version Patch Notes - You can now change your resolution to 1920x1080 even if your monitor doesn't support it - Removed some boss entrance zones that were in annoying locations - Made the gem collection sound more recognizable and audible - Reduced game size by removing unused sound files, and compressed the music (This did not reduce the quality of the music, they are uncompressed before playing)
- Demo v2 Patch Notes - 30 March 2024
In preparing for Dead Oculus's 1.0 release, there were a few improvements that the game's demo could also benefit from. Sound - Vastly expanded the game's sound coverage - Readjusted mastering on the audio -- sound volume is now balanced for 50%, so you may have to update your sound settings Quality of Life - Your equipped items now automatically display in item selection screens - Boss spawn zones are now coloured - New players are now given a prompt to let them know that the pause menu exists - Made the text on the demo completion screen go by much quicker - Wishlist button now opens the store page directly on the Steam overlay - The demo can now be playable in browser on GX.Games - Other minor improvements Balance - Reduced SMG damage 0.2 -> 0.14 tiers of damage - Increased Machine Gun reload speed 3.0 -> 2.0 seconds
- Change in Release Date - 8 October 2022
Dead Oculus is set to release in September of 2022, but it's October 8th. What's going on? Unfortunately, Dead Oculus has been delayed due to some artistic constraints. The game is currently in a state where all the core gameplay systems are complete, but surrounding systems which ensure a good gameplay experience (such as menus, sound design, and art) are not currently at a quality that meets my standards. For this reason, rather than rushing to release the project in September, I decided to silently push the release a few days into October, but this is taking longer than expected. Therefore, I have made the hard decision to delay the game for a short period of time. To clarify, Dead Oculus is still in active development, nearly complete, and will be released in the near future. Thanks - Andrew, the sole developer of Dead Oculus
