DEMO SILENT PATCH 1

New Features in the Nuclear Engine for Developers:

• Added a tool to bake N materials on a model into one

• Added a tool to create flickering lights like in Quake and Half-Life: Alyx

• Added a tool to create AI cover points

• Added a tool for placing hints in levels

• Added a Checkpoint tool to save level progress

• Added a real-time weapon pivot editing tool, useful for adapting new weapons to the player’s skeleton

• Added Random Sequence Player - No Loop node for poor man's euphoria-like random death animations

• Added an option to make AI ignore the player for debugging purposes

• Added player god mode for debugging

Engine Changes for Developers:

• Improved bot spawner tool — now supports squad leaders, group behavior, personalities, and custom AI archetypes

Improvements:

• Optimized weapon lighting — now uses a spotlight

• Optimized police models — reduced from 20 materials to 1

• Optimized mafia models — reduced from 8 materials to 3

• Optimized pool area models, materials, and shaders

• Optimized blood effects to prevent FPS drops

• Optimized main menu

• Optimized cascade particle overlap during shooting to prevent excessive decal layering

• Major changes on Level 1 map

• Implemented sublevel splitting (Persistent Leveling) to improve performance and reduce GPU memory usage

• Merged multiple map chunks into single geometry where applicable

• Changed game icon

• Reworked player controller to be more Max Payne-like

• Updated character movement and animation — now more fluid

• Replaced footstep sounds — now support different surface types

• Improved gunplay — added CS:GO-style recoil patterns and new camera shake

• Improved aiming — iron sights now align properly

• Improved rifle handling — left hand correctly supports the weapon

• Adjusted Protecta shotgun grip animation for left hand

• Rebalanced player weapons — pistols and rifles deal more damage

• Rebalanced AI weapons — AI shotguns deal less damage

• Changed player model — now dynamically changes depending on the level, Max Payne 3-style

• Removed stun-lock from the player

Fixes:

• Fixed weapon GlowLight bleeding through geometry

• Fixed AI "salt sprinting" — bots now walk toward the player instead of sprinting mindlessly

• Fixed dropped weapon collision — no longer collides with the player

• Fixed gore system on AI

Additions:

• Added settings menu: Audio, Video, Controls, Language

• Added English language localization

• Added checkpoint-based saving

• Added quick-load from last checkpoint

• Added alternative aiming/shooting mode Max Payne-style — allows shooting while running with pistols or rifles

• Added different recoil animations for pistols, rifles, and shotguns

• Added hand twist animation while shooting pistols/SMGs in alternative firing mode (Max Payne-like)

• Added hint system on levels

• Added intro cutscene

• Added custom local GI solution

• Added new AI behavior for weak personality bots: now they seek cover, shoot from it, and reposition if threatened

• Added unpredictable chase behavior — bots now avoid repeating the same path

• Added bot squad leader system: bots protect and follow leaders; weak bots take cover, strong ones follow directly; if leader dies, weak bots switch to aggressive behavior and rush

• Added stun mechanic to bots

• Added new bot personality: Kostyan

• Added new player stun animations depending on weapon type: unarmed, pistol, or rifle

• Added mechanic: if a strong personality bot is aimed at, it will become aggressive even if unaware

• Added mechanic: if approaching a strong personality bot with fists and aiming at them, they may drop their weapon and fight hand-to-hand

• Added chance for bots to miss their shots

• Added poor man's procedural death system for bots

• Added Camera Flash Kill effect à la Max Payne when killing enemies

• Added spring capsule to prevent the player from bouncing uncontrollably on corpses or stairs

• Added dying bot final shot mechanic à la S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

• Added GTA IV-style door system

• Added destructible fire extinguishers

• Added sex phrases — player will comment on certain corpses when aimed at

• Added in-game build number display à la S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Cut Content:

• Removed player fist-fighting system — did not meet quality standards of the current player controller

• Removed knife/melee weapon — did not meet quality standards of the current player controller

• Removed Chaos Physics destructibility — too heavy on performance even on high-end systems