BEFORE PLAYING, SELECT "NEW GAME" FROM THE MAIN MENU. THIS WILL ENSURE YOU ENCOUNTER NO BUGS DURING THIS MAJOR UPDATE!

Good morning everyone!! Many months ago, I swore up and down that I wouldn't update the demo for Catalyst: Blind Faith until every asset was finished. However, many members of the community and my studio have seen the incredibly hard work we all have been doing, and want to share all of our hard work, so this update was created!!!

The following is an exhaustive devlog regarding all of the changes and updates made to the current demo version. It is available for you all on the download page. I am so proud to share this with you all and hope you enjoy!!!!

MAIN MENU

• New main menu - New game, first playthrough, and saves unlock variants
• Ending achievements redesigned

JOURNAL

• Holy symbol redesigned
• Journal redesigned (WIP paintover)
• Bookmarks for all pages are interactable to flip to that section of the journal
• Bookmarks flip from left to right to indicate where you are

UI

• New textbox - Default, Flesh, Agriculture variants
• New default font
• New CTC icon - Default, Mercy, Flesh, Agriculture, Time variants
• New cursor - Idle and Hover
• New quick menu - Default and saves unlocked variants
• Quick Menu toggle - Always or hover
• Textbox opacity slider
• Choice menus - default and several custom screens
• New, clear indicator of choices made previously, turns red on hover.
• New history menu
• New death screen
• All options screens redesigned - Default options, specific sound toggle, controls, and gallery
• Chapter Titles - Colors, appearance, and quality quality updated - also now has a full stop so it's easier to read
• High contrast outlines on all text at all times for legibility
• NVL Mode!!! (In addition to the ADV mode used primarily throughout the game)

SPLASH AND WARNING SCREENS

• New photosensitivity screen
• New autosave screen
• New content warning screen

UNLOCKABLE SAVE SYSTEM

• Variable to track first completion of the game
• New screen to explain save mechanic unlocking
• New quick menu once saves unlocked
• Custom save/Load screen accessible from quick menu
• Custom load screen accessible from main menu

ART

FINAL ASSETS

• Pontos (First BG) - Four color variants
• Crowd in Prologue - Two color variants, one pose variant

CONCEPTS or WIP

• Richard - Protagonist character concept art
• Orgoth - Supporting character concept art (default + color variant)
• Malimos - Demon concept art CG
• Centipede Demon - Demon concept art CG
• Enchanted Stairs - WIP BG (default + color variant)
• Holy symbol - Item concept art
• Bloody handprints - Item concept art
• Buttons during Time travel - UI concept art

ALL OTHER VISUALS ARE PLACEHOLDERS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE

AUDIO

• SFX added upon clicking on the choice menus
• SFX changed when clicking through the Journal
• SFX shortened for Ray, your best pal
• SFX added for a burning building scene

WRITING

• Several new contingencies added for time travel
• Minor adjustments and additional descriptions throughout for clarity!

ANIMATONS

• Timelapse - Transitions begin at the end of the prologue, leading into a brand new scene
• Skip and pause buttons programmed in the timelapse for accessibility
• Softly flashing light on quick menu during Gods monologue in Chapter 1 to point out  the journal
• Time travel - Variant scenes dependent on if transitions are on/off, or if flashing lights are on/off
• Endings - Each of the 8 endings has a custom series of screens
• Credits - Brand new, animated sequence accessible from the options menu and at the end of each playthrough
• Socials - All of our socials are available at the end of each playthrough. Kickstarter and Steam coming soon! 

Whew!! It's a lot, right? We're all working exceptionally hard to bring the final assets to you all. In the coming months I'll be sharing my progress on our socials, and strive to bring the completed demo to you all in 2024!

Please share your support here on itch.io if you have fun, by leaving a positive comment or a 5-star rating!

Thank you all so much for your time and enthusiasm. I'll be sharing more updates with you all soon!