Evil Dead: The Game

[MorbidMagpii]

Not loaded the game up for a long while, have they added a save option to the single player missions yet?

(not a fan of multiplayer games so I only play the single player!)

 

[Joem1k]

Not loaded the game up for a long while, have they added a save option to the single player missions yet?

(not a fan of multiplayer games so I only play the single player!)

No they haven't added a checkpoint system for the missions, HOWEVER.

They did unlock the characters who were locked behind missions for all players in a past update.

 

[Nick el Ass]

Here's a new interview with the developers. Seems like a major focus on balance updates will be what's happening heading forward with the game.



Source : https://www.theloadout.com/evil-dead-the-game/interview-goty-edition-future-content

Hmmm. Evil Dead The Game has a good amount of playable characters 18 including Brock and 5 demons, but it is clear to me groups involved are limiting what content Saber can add leading them to make more original content. None the less, I do like that Tim mentioned they are going to listen to the fans since lack of communication to this point has been an issue... and the quality of life stuff and buffing up the servers is a must with a massive influx of players.

 

[Joem1k]

Here's a video interview that just dropped about the update.

 

[Nick el Ass]

Here's a video interview that just dropped about the update.

So we are getting a total of 10 single player missions (3 more after this,) and they interviewed Joel Tobeck even though there is some confusion on my part about if he actually voiced Baal in the game... and if he didn't it would be a shame since as mentioned he is a voice over artist. They got the likeness down though.

 

[Joem1k]

So we are getting a total of 10 single player missions (3 more after this,) and they interviewed Joel Tobeck even though there is some confusion on my part about if he actually voiced Baal in the game... and if he didn't it would be a shame since as mentioned he is a voice over artist. They got the likeness down though.

They got his likeness, but arthur's VA in-game will be voicing him. It was confirmed in the credits a while back.

Probably the same situation for Brock as well, but i ain't too fussed about it. Saber's done a pretty good job hiring VA who sound like the characters, Mia's replacement sounded fantastic as her!

 

[Nick el Ass]

They got his likeness, but arthur's VA in-game will be voicing him. It was confirmed in the credits a while back.

Probably the same situation for Brock as well, but i ain't too fussed about it. Saber's done a pretty good job hiring VA who sound like the characters, Mia's replacement sounded fantastic as her!

Amanda's voice over artist is a close as any, and I know they had listed whoever played Arthur... but I think they removed Baal from the lists making people think they may have changed it. As a fan of The Lord of the Rings, Ash vs Evil Dead, and Xena Warrior Princess it will make me a little upset, heh.

 

[Joem1k]

Here's the patch notes!

New Platform​

• Now available on Steam!

New Features​

• Added Japanese and Korean language support (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Epic Games, and Steam).
• All weapon mastery statistics will be displayed in the skill tree.

New Free Content​

• New Mission: Kelly fights Eligos in “Stalking in a Winter Wonderland”.
• New Outfit: Kelly’s “Stay Frosty” Outfit can be acquired by completing the “Stalking in a Winter Wonderland” mission.
• New Weapons:
  • Pipe
  • Submachine Gun

New Premium Content​

You can purchase the following in the “Who’s Your Daddy” Bundle.

• New Demon: Schemer Class, Baal with his Skinned Proselyte and Meat Puppets minions.
• New Survivor: Brock Williams.
• New Outfits:
  • Pablo’s “El Brujo” Outfit
  • Amanda’s “Duty Calls” Outfit
  • Ash’s “Ashy Slashy” Outfit

Balance Changes​

• Reduced the number of vehicles on each map. Below are rough numbers of how many could spawn:
  • Caravans Map:
    - Minimum: 10
    - Maximum: 28
  • Cabin Map:
    - Minimum: 5
    - Maximum: 15
  • Army of Darkness Map:
    - Minimum: 7
    - Maximum: 24
• The maximum defense amount a survivor can stack is now 55%.
• Plaguebringer’s Boss portal unit health increased by an additional 5% from Level 3.
• Puppeteer’s Boss portal unit damage increased by an additional 5% from Level 3.
• Plaguebringer’s Regeneration per second per blight slack without the Blight Booster skill decreased from 1.5 to 1.
• Plaguebringer’s Regeneration per second per blight slack with the Blight Booster skill increased from 1.75 to 2.
• Warrior Ash's Active Ability now grants 25% - 30% defense.

Survivors​

• Ruby's Aura works as intended, applying the correct damage buff to the survivors.
• Annie Knowby's ability now applies the correct buff to the survivors' attacks.
• Bot survivors will now use the lantern during the game (Solo vs. AI).
• Survivors will no longer receive damage during the reviving animation. Damage will only be applied once the player can move.
• Ash Warrior's passive skill "Shield Blast" will no longer interrupt the animation of spawning Demon Units from a trap.
• Blacksmith can now see the metal scraps when in the car.
• Survivors will be able to dodge melee/kicks to avoid stun locking.
• After a player stops aiming with the Boomstick, they will no longer hold the Boomstick and a Chainsaw in an unnatural position if the current melee weapon is Chainsaw.

Demons​

• All Demon Bosses can now vault windows.
• Demon Deadites will be able to vault windows in the Castle Kandar Map.
• The Demon will no longer lose energy without inflicting damage when hitting the dodging survivor with the possessed car.
• Witch's Primal Scream now deals damage to the Necronomicon.

General​

• The model of the character will no longer hang in the air if the player is killed in the car.
• The camera won't distance itself from the character in the running state.

Source : https://support.saber.games/hc/en-us/articles/14680945215377-April-26-2023-Patch-Notes

 

[Kain]

 

[Nick el Ass]

I was disappointed when I updated the game earlier only to find the Who's Your Daddy bundle was unavailable for PlayStation players again. They finally fixed it.

 

[Joem1k]

Brock's ability artwork and voice lines are quite hilarious right up there with Scotty's lines of being the funniest in the game.

It's a shame they couldn't get Lee Majors on board to voice but it's great they got his likeness!

I do love what the replacement VA brings to the table and they have very great delivery/comedic timing on some of his lines.

 

[Nick el Ass]

Matches start instantly, and the pipe is my new favorite weapon (the kills are epic) and the Williams family team ups are super impressive. I played the first match as Ruby followed by a match as Cheryl with Brock, (H)Ash, and Henry... but Baal DCed after his basic got hit with a pipe and kicked in the ass. The running meat puppets are hilarious, but the Kelly mission has some unintentional issues like when you fire on Eligos close up his neck extends like Mekaneck from He-Man.

 

[Nick el Ass]

Underwhelming.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1657430664243818500

 

[MaidOfKandar]

Geesh, you'd think they'd have some DLC or something!

 

[Nick el Ass]

Geesh, you'd think they'd have some DLC or something!

Double Spirit Points for a day, or a week would have made people happy... but just rehashing an old image of Ash really rubbed players the wrong way.

 

[Joem1k]

New Update has dropped!

New Features

• Players who complete/have completed all missions will get the remaining two Knowby Tapes, unlocking the complete story of Professor Knowby.

Survivors

• Survivor icons are updated in the pop-up map during the Mass Paranoia ability.
• Survivors no longer detect Baal during "Peekaboo" ability by the sound of his steps or voice.
• Survivors now receive fear after dodging the trap’s activation.
• Hunter's "Lone Wolf" ability will no longer be inactive if only dead teammates are around the player.

Demons

• Demon units will no longer miss hits on the Necronomicon.
• Baal can no longer chain possess Survivors.
• Baal no longer has Support Ash's Marked Target and Kelly's Countershot ability effect during Peekaboo.
• Now Power Possess ability doesn't get cooldown after the usual possession if the respective button was pressed without the target before.
• Demon traps no longer stop working after unpossessing a survivor and letting him activate the trap.
• Demon no longer receives increased damage while possessing a survivor marked by "Manhunter".
• Buttons for opening and placing proximity portals are correctly displayed in the HUD when the demon unpossesses the vehicle.
• The Witch can no longer cancel the slow-down delay after an attack by a particular button combination.
• Deadites downed with finishers will no longer perform a small jump on the ground.
• The "vanishing" effect of the demon now appears when exorcized from a page/dagger objective.
• Demon no longer sees the colored beam above the Survivor's items.

General

• Leader Ash’s voice lines for killing Baal are now correctly played.
• In the tutorial, hand axes over the table now have a natural spawn location.
• Weapons are now unable to spawn vertically.
• SMG and Grenade Launchers are now included in Handgun and Special ammo descriptions.
• Weapons can no longer twitch on the character's back after getting out of the car.
• The supply crate mark will no longer disappear when all players near it move to another map location.
• Soul-calling voice lines will no longer be played in the Necronomicon phase if the player carries them in inventory before entering this stage.
• Eligos’s neck will no longer unnaturally stretch if shot with a shotgun in the 8th Mission.
• Fixed an issue with some players fighting invisible deadites.
• Various localization fixes.

Balance Changes

• Brock Williams’s healing bonus per non-family member for ability “Blood Ties” decreased from 7% to 5%.
• Brock Williams’s damage reduction per family member for ability “Blood Ties” decreased from 7% to 5%.

Source : https://support.saber.games/hc/en-us/articles/15383292871313-May-17-2023-Patch-Notes

 

[Nick el Ass]

Wow. They ended the single players missions despite saying there were going to be more by just giving everyone the last Knowby tapes, and nerfed both Baal big time and Brock to a lesser extent. I'm shocked these changes were made a fast as they were, and now it looks like Saber is not planning any major updates (if any) for a while such as a new map which is needed more than adding any more playable characters on the survivor side.

 

[Joem1k]

Wow. They ended the single players missions despite saying there were going to be more by just giving everyone the last Knowby tapes, and nerfed both Baal big time and Brock to a lesser extent. I'm shocked these changes were made a fast as they were, and now it looks like Saber is not planning any major updates (if any) for a while such as a new map which is needed more than adding any more playable characters on the survivor side.

Shoot, forgot to post this a few days ago. Pretty informative interview with the devs covering what's happening with the game and the process they have to go through to get anything approved by the ip holders. Sounds like a major nightmare to deal with.

On another note, they finally updated the credits to include all the dlc content. The major revelation here is that Shiloh actually came back and voiced David!

 

[Nick el Ass]

IP holders are an issue, but after hearing comments like "If Ted wants to be in the game he needs to talk to his brother" from Tim Willits I have lost hope for anything substantive going forward... and it sounds like there is some in house squabbling going on that they don't care to address directly. Perhaps once Embracer Group who owns Saber acquired the rights to a much bigger license like The Lord of the Rings from Tolkien Enterprises (not to be confused with the Tolkien Estate) for hundreds of millions of dollars everything from the smaller teams went on the backburner.

 

[MaidOfKandar]

Oof, man, this is not good news.