MidKnight Story Demo – Update v1.045

MidKnight Story Demo – Update v1.045

Hello everyone!

A new update for the MidKnight Story demo (v1.045) is now live on Steam! This version focuses on polish, bug fixes, and smoother gameplay flow.

What’s New

• New stopping animations – more realistic, smoother, and precise for both run and sprint.

• Improved chest interaction – easier to trigger thanks to better stopping animations, wider interaction areas, and refined chest collision.

• Movement improvements – dodges are easier and more frequent, while running turn animations appear only when they should.

• Combat flow – Paran reacts much faster when damaged, keeping combat more fluid.

• Exploration – smoother transitions for better traversal flow.

• Visual updates – new shoes, pants, backpack, hairstyle, and goggles!

  • Clothes feature better rigging and textures.

  • Backpack is now fully rigged to the character with improved loot animations.

  

  • The new goggles will play a role in the next update, introducing a radar system to detect climbable ledges and points of interest.

• Improved IK system – more natural pelvis rotation across animations + polished animations (like reload when not aiming).

• UI refinements – small quality-of-life tweaks for keyboard users.

• Bug fixes – e.g. fixed the camera intersecting sandy landscapes and showing what was beneath the level.

Coming in September

• New shirt and jacket for Paran.

• Further UI improvements.

• Expanded combat polish, focusing on execution mechanics.

• The new radar system via goggles for clearer exploration and climbing.

After the September update, I’ll finally be ready to reveal new content I’ve been working on in the background — stay tuned!

Thanks for playing and for all your feedback! — Mattia