Alpha 28

**Alpha 28** was an update released on June 29th, 2017. It was a patch that added the Slavemaster character to the game.

## New Features and Content

* Added support for Alienware Alien FX, which causes Alienware keyboards to light up in flashy ways during gameplay. This can be turned off in Gameplay Settings.
* Slavemaster is now a playable character
* Special Ability "Enslave" added
* Taser item added
* Status effect “Electrocuted” added
* Trait "Ideological Clash" added
* Trait "Poor Hand-Eye Coordination" added

## Graphics

* Player always stops pointing their gun when the “Operating...” bar is present
* Fix for player identifier circle appearing in the incorrect position if the player was Shrunk or Diminutive while underwater
* When Shapeshifter possesses someone, their eyes become red
* Fix for geyser of blood appearing on multiplayer client when Cannibal ate someone
* Fix for knocked-out people on multiplayer client not always having their eyes closed
* Fix for dizzy stars sometimes not appearing over the heads of knocked-out people on multiplayer client
* Fix for dizzy stars animations sometimes appearing ‘out of sync’
* Fix for sleep Z’s not appearing on multiplayer client
* Fix for bullets being nearly invisible in Werewolf mode

## UI / Controls

* Player’s character type now appears on Stats screen
* Fix for an NPC’s map marker disappearing after they teleport
* Fix for Context Buttons interface getting glitchy when there were too many buttons
* Fix for incorrect item slots flashing when an item is equipped when the “use item on object” interface is present
* Fix for “Mission Complete” notification appearing a bit too quickly when objects were destroyed for a mission
* Made it less easy to accidentally cancel out of handcuffing someone if you were spamming right-click
* When selecting Object Context Buttons, pressing Up on the first button brings you to the bottom of the list and vice versa
* Inventory slot “cost” text moved slightly up so as not to obscure the image as much
* Fix for inventory items sometimes disappearing when assigning toolbar slots with Auto-Sort Inventory set to Off
* Fixed incorrect character being initially selected in Character Select in multiplayer mode when Shapeshifter player died while Possessing another character

## Playfield Objects

* Fix for vertical-facing Bars/Fence appearing weird sometimes
* Fix for Gas clouds being able to affect people from behind walls if the person hugged the wall
* Hacker can’t clone a person by hacking the Clone Machine if they have reached their follower limit
* Turret does not shoot at Vampire when Security Cam detects someone
* When hacking Cameras and Turrets, the interface now indicates the current setting to the player (i.e. whether turret is targeting owners or non-owners)

## Items

* Fixed bug where Wrestler picks up a weird looking item and tosses “E\_TossItem”
* Fixed some important bugs relating to the instantiating of items when there were more than 50 items in existence. This may fix some random problems
* Fixed issues relating to equipped items at the beginning of levels causing various bugs
* Fix for issue where Shopkeeper purchasing a weapon directly from an NPC’s hands would cause the weapon to appear equipped in the inventory without actually being equipped
* Fix for Slave Helmet sometimes not exploding when they Slave went too far out of range of its Slavemaster
* Slave Helmet does not blow up immediately after its wearer dies, it takes a second now
* Slave Helmet cannot blow up while the wearer is falling into a hole
* Slave Helmet no longer drops to the ground after a Slave is freed
* Slave Helmet produces Normal sized explosion instead of Big one
* Slave Helmet Remote now blows up multiple owned Slaves at once
* Slave Helmet Remote cannot be dropped when in the possession of Slavemaster
* Fix for Gorilla not being able to use Oil Container
* Oil Container does not disappear from the player’s inventory when it runs out
* Cigarettes and Cigarette Lighter are available as loadouts and from the Item Teleporter
* Doctor can now throw Banana Peels
* Ammo Processor and Kill Ammunizer can no longer be used on Oil Container
* Fix for player exiting Cardboard Box when walking over dead bodies
* Fix for head-based armor not being properly equipped on NPCs brought to the next level

## Status Effects / Traits / Special Abilities

* Fix for issue introduced in Alpha 27 where player would not receive health bonus for gaining a level if the level was gained after the floor was finished
* No longer possible to gain extra health from leveling up while dead or a ghost
* Fix for player being able to transform into Werewolf immediately after returning to human form if the Special Ability button was pressed quickly enough
* Fix for player being able to Possess a person a second time after leaving their body if the Special Ability button was pressed quickly enough
* Jock stops Charging when teleported
* Fix for client being Tranquilized and countdown numbers not appearing for host or other clients
* Fix for issue where, if a Shapeshifter who was Possessing someone was knocked out and then killed before they woke up, they would not Depossess properly, and would become a ghost instead
* Fix for Gorilla being able to do multiple lunges without charging if the Special Ability button was pressed at the exact right time
* Fix for Shapeshifter becoming a normal-sized human after Depossessing while Shrunk or Giant
* Player does not lose most status effects when knocked out. Rather, they are only paused.
* Fix for Jock falling down immediately if a wall was behind him when beginning a Charge
* Doctor’s Chloroform's cooldown reduced from 10 seconds to 5

## Sound

* Fix for “can’t do” sound effect sometimes playing when cycling to Fist

## General Gameplay

* Fix for Shapeshifter player disappearing after possessing a Slave and falling into a hole
* NPCs can no longer bump Cannibals out of their hiding spots if they walk on top of their position

## Stats / Unlocks

* Fixed issue where if the Shapeshifter entered the elevator while possessing a person, that person would be counted as an “angered” person in Stats
* Alerted stat does not increase when the Rage Poison is used on someone

## Missions

* Fix for missions being failed if the NPC holding the item teleported

## Mutators

* Fix for Cop losing XP for killing Hostile NPCs in Everyone Hates You
* In Low Health mutator, players now only need 10 health to revive a teammate rather than 20
* Fix for sleep Z’s in Rogue Vision not disappearing when a not-in-vision NPC got up and started walking around

## Level Generation

* Fix for Trash Barrels and Vending Machines occasionally blocking the player’s path when a wall was nearby diagonally
* Fix for Air Conditioners sometimes spawning directly next to each other and blocking the player’s path

## Artificial Intelligence

* Fix for prisoners sometimes walking back to prison after escaping
* Fix for Cops not becoming Hostile after seeing the player Tranquilize someone or shoot them with a Water Pistol
* If you own a Slave that is Aligned with someone else, that other person will become hostile toward you
* Slaves no longer refuse to obey your “Attack” commands on the grounds that they “would get killed”
* Fix for NPCs sometimes not attacking the player if they became Hostile while they were Loyal towards the player
* Fix for non-partied NPCs sometimes following invisible players
* Fix for NPCs not giving the player normal interaction options after being rescued for a mission
* Fix for NPCs not being able to sell items to the player after being possessed by Shapeshifter
* Fix for NPCs sometimes running into walls after being Depossessed from Shapeshifter. Might have fixed some other cases of this occurring as well
* Fix for party members who become hostile towards the player sometimes appearing again on the next floor
* Fixed cases where a Hostile person would not attack the player if they became Hostile when the player was extremely close
* Fixed cases where a party member would become hostile toward another player but not attack them
* Cops do not care about crimes committed by friendly/loyal people
* Fix for NPCs being able to hear certain crimes while having the “Hearing Blocked” status effect
* When commanding groups of people at the same time (“All Attack”, etc.), only those that speak your language will obey
* If a person A is hostile toward person B and person B is Aligned to the person C, person A will only become hostile toward the person C if person B is in person C’s party. In the previous update, this only applied to Loyal people and not Aligned people. Also, the employment rule is now only necessary if person B or C is a player, and not if both are NPCs
* NPCs who are Loyal toward the player don’t mind the player committing small crimes toward them, like stealing their stuff.
* NPCs that you are rescuing for a mission will not go out of their way to attack Turrets, Fire Spewers, etc. due to the probability of them getting themselves killed.
* Fix for Prisoners sometimes running into their cell doors when the prison wall has been destroyed
* No longer possible for someone to quit your party due to low health, and then join again with full health if their health was within a certain small range.
* Not being able to hire NPCs with low health now extends to all classes, whereas before this only applied to gangsters
* Party members will take a bit more damage before they decide they’re too hurt to continue
* Fix for NPCS being rescued for missions not always obeying Attack commands properly
* Fix for NPCs standing still when being told to Stand Guard behind a locked door

## Text

* Fix for endgame stats screen not stating the cause of death properly when a Jock charged into a wall killed himself
* Fix for Stats screen sometimes showing the player’s killer as “E\_ObjectAgent” when player was killed by Generator explosion
* Changed G-P-Yesss description slightly to be more clear
* Werewolf no longer says human dialogue when attempting and failing to teleport

## Multiplayer

* Fix for NPCs not being interactable on client after certain status effects
* Fix for clients sometimes not receiving skill points or mission credit for killing NPCs
* Fix for issue where it was sometimes possible for client to interact with NPCs if they were being arrested or being bitten

## Other

* Potential fix for issue where people’s save data could be deleted on rare occasion. At worst, there’s now a rare chance that a save could fail, but this shouldn’t affect your existing data.

## Internal

* Lots of preparation for incoming new batch of sound effects

## Alpha 28b

* Fix for game occasionally getting stuck at 87% loading on Park levels.
* Fix for Slave Helmet Remote having 0 charges when a Slave was purchased.

## Alpha 28c (6/30/17)

* Fix for Taser not working properly if the player exited a level while it was recharging.
* Fix for Taser not working properly if the player resumed a saved game.
* Fixed a few other issues with items not having correct properties when saved games were loaded.
* Taser no longer recharges while certain events are occurring to the player, such as teleportation or being knocked out.
* Taser can no longer be refilled at Ammo Dispensers.
* Taser's recharge counter appears correctly when being viewed in the "Use Item On Object" variation of the inventory
* [[Taser and Tranquilizer Gun are available as Loadout items, and within the Item Teleporter.
* Fix for non-Slavemasters being able to sell Taser at high prices if they sold it while it was recharging
* Fix for Slave Helmet Remote not working for multiplayer client Slavemasters after they died and resurrected.
* Fix for Slave Helmet Remote not losing charges on multiplayer client
* NPCs chosen to hate the player based on "Ideological Clash" are the same for all players who have this trait.
* Slavescan now be commanded to attack NPCs with whom they are Aligned, and objects that they own
* Fix for Slaves not being freed when multiplayer client Slavemaster died
* If a Slavemaster player is killed and resurrected, their former Slaves will be hostile toward them
* When NPCs are Enslaved by a player, they become Neutral toward other players instead of sometimes becoming Hostile.
* Chance of Slave mutiny reduced by a bit
* "You're Free" button moved to bottom of context buttons when you didn't purchase the Slave
* Now possible to ask Enslaved people for items instead of needing to bribe or threaten them
* Fix for enslaved people that are set free just wandering around afterwards instead of going back to their normal routine
* Fix for enslaved Slum Dwellers attempting to walk away after causing a Ruckus
* Fix for player being able to receive multiple bonuses on Armor items when transferring them to different inventory slots while Auto-Sort was turned off
* Fix for Armor items not appearing on the Character Select screen list
* Fix for "Break Out" quests being uncompleteable if prisoner was blown up by an explosion at the exact same time he was released from prison (typically by a wall being blown up)
* Added more safeguards to hopefully prevent the stupid E\_TossItem bug. So stupid.

## Alpha 28d (7/1/17)

* Added safeguards to ensure that NPCs cannot melee attack other NPCs who are being arrested/enslaved, particularly during periods of online lag
* Added safeguard to hopefully prevent issue with Taser unequipping when fired
* Fix for Wastebasket in Home Base appearing as “E\_Wastebasket” and only appearing sometimes
* Fixed issue with some NPC types attempting to leave the player’s party due to low health when enslaved
* The only types of NPCs who will refuse to go on due to low health, are NPCs who will also refuse to come with you to new levels
* Fix for bars/fences appearing at incorrect angles on multiplayer client
* Fix for slaves going back to their normal routine after one of their owned doors was destroyed
* When you tell NPCs to stand guard somewhere they they can’t get to (like behind a laser), they’ll inform you of this
* Fixed Slavemaster being able to sell Taser
* Fix for player being able to get infinite XP if they kept enslaving and freeing someone