I have noticed that time seems to be slipping by rather quickly. It feels like just yesterday I was starting out, and now a month has already passed! But I know some of you might feel that time is dragging on during the wait for the game's release.

Naux has been working on several cutscenes recently, which are quite challenging. He has been persisting despite the difficulties. The use of motion capture equipment has improved our production efficiency. I regret that we did not purchase it sooner. Despite discovering significant accuracy and stability issues with the equipment, which fall far short of the official specifications, we have had to manually correct numerous animations. If possible, I would like to invest in better equipment in the future.

Despite being in Early Access (version 0.5), the current chapter of the story mode should be completed as it offers a complete gameplay experience.

New features added:

- Data recovery: Damaged hard drives can be repaired in the office, recovering some of the data. This is a mini-game.
- Briefcase: A password-protected briefcase containing rewards. Cracking the password requires using a password detector, which is also a mini-game.
- Clothing color adjustment: Option to change the color of clothing.
- Jodi's office upgrade: Jodi's office has been improved.
- Secret cabinet: A new cabinet that Jodi can hide in, especially useful when sneaking around.
- Elevator

I constantly generate new ideas and jot them down in my notebook. I then pick the most suitable ones to develop. The longer-term ones are saved for future versions. In short, The Killing Antidote is not just a cosmetic zombie-shooting game. I hope the game will have rich content and gameplay mechanics.

The next release is expected to take another month or so.

Thanks for your support, understanding, and patience. We will strive to deliver better works in the future.

Content Update

- New content added to Story Mode.
- A reworked abandoned hangar area.
- A new set of KPOP fashion clothes.
- New item: Energy Drink, which quickly restores your stamina.
- New item: A small pill that can be taken on the move to restore half of your health.
- New movement action: Crawling through ventilation ducts.
- New movement action: Climbing ladders.
- Manic will jump on the protagonist and trigger a QTE. Use the dagger to kill the Manic instantly.
- In certain places, walkers will climb up.
- Crouching now has an option to either be "toggled" or "hold to crouch".
- Melee modifications:
+ Changed axe attack to a 4-move combo.
+ Critical hit triggers when a zombie is in a knockback state, no longer randomised by probability.
+ Added specific moves to melee attacks when viewed from downward to increase hit rate.
+ Added a move to crit a zombie from behind (sneak attack).
- Supported gamepad input.
- Steam achievements and leaderboards added.
- Jodi's office computer is working.
- Added game tips to the loading screen.
- Added the option to automatically equip newly obtained weapons.

Fixed Issues

- Doors are no longer blocked by dead bodies or anything else.
- Solved the problem of thrown grenades and mines occasionally falling at your feet.
- Multiple items can be picked up quickly.
- Fixed issue for when your gun is empty, you wouldn’t be able to trigger the shove animation on the walker in front of you.
- Optimised some movement details.
- Improved the statistics interface.
- The item box has been categorised.
- Adjusted the experience upgrading interface of Survival Challenge to solve the problem that the character stops moving occasionally after upgrading.
- Fixed bugs related to the rewards given at the end of levels.
- Various other bugs.

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Dear friends, we are very happy to inform you that a new playtest version of our game has been released.

- Plot mode advances to Bathroom Quest
- New challenge mode: Nightmare Castle
- Added two new witch costumes
- Added over-the-shoulder camera left and right shoulder toggle (melee attack aiming issues to be resolved)

- Add new item: Marker
- After passing the level, everything in the backpack is automatically put into the item box

- A lot 😁

This is a brand new challenge mode we designed especially for Halloween. This underground castle is completely randomized and is a different maze every time.

There are also deadly traps and mechanisms, and all kinds of zombies roaming around.

We need to find and smash 9 pumpkins before the exit opens. The heroine will win when she reaches the exit.

But it's not easy to get out safely, because this place is run by the Grim Reaper, who kills anyone who trespasses without mercy.

- Hardcore mode generates a larger maze
- Shooting the crossbow mechanism pauses its firing for a few seconds.
- Attacking Reaper slows his movement.

This item can be placed anywhere in the scene, and then we can press the activation key (V by default) at any time to see where the marker tool is located, making it easy to recognize the direction to go back. In the maze, it is easy to mark the location of the exit room.
We have many more interesting ideas that will be gradually crafted into the game later. We look forward to seeing everyone's feedback.
Wish you all have fun.

Fixed Issues

- Fall damage calculation when bloodied
- Maniacs spinning in place after breaking their legs
- Several minor issues, I can't remember which ones exactly

Improvements

- Added a blood color option: transparent
- Added option to not show hints
- After passing the level, everything in the backpack is automatically put into the item box

Contents

- Plot mode advanced to the bath session
- New challenge mode: Nightmare Castle
- Added two new witch costumes

This is a terrible mutant, fast-moving, high damage, very cranky, encountered to keep a distance, unless you are too curious.

The design prototype is the Witch in left 4 dead, which is also a tribute to the classic. But there are still differences, there are very different.

More action will be added later.

Every day we came to the office, the security guard was surprised and asked, "Are you still working today?" Yes, we work every day, for the ideal, for everyone's expectation, our work must be the best.

The game is still under development, and a new test version is expected to be released in a few weeks, so stay tuned.