SOUL AXIOM | First-Person-Puzzler | Cyber-Thriller | PC, PS4, XB1, Wii U

Greetings from Wales!

Ben Tester here from Wales Interactive showcasing our sci-fi adventure game, Soul Axiom. It was a little hard to decide whether to post this in the WIP thread as it is available to buy now on Early Access with its full PC, Mac & Linux release in a couple of months' time. Expect the console release during Q4 2015.

I'll leave you with some of the game details below along with the trailer. Please let us know your thoughts and feel free to join in on the Early Access with the links below.

We're currently working on a new trailer for Gamescom Cologne and we're also in the middle of upgrading the engine from Unity 4 to 5.

The Game
Explore Soul Axiom's rich environments and immersive story to unravel the mystery of your life, and your digital afterlife. You will be taken on an intriguing voyage of discovery, through beautiful, haunting locations, facing challenges that will lead you into danger on your mission to unlock your identity, your story, your mystery. But beware: some mysteries are better left unsolved.

The Story
Take your first steps to paradise by uploading your soul to Elysia, named by critics as "the single most important development in the history of the human race" (Era Magazine, 2027). As the latest state of the art Digital Soul Provider, Elysia is a sprawling server where your memories and dreams become reality. Our patented SoulSync system allows you to choose the memories you want to enjoy for eternity; whether you are a living user or you simply wish to leave a lasting testament of your life that the whole family can relive at their leisure.

In Elysia, death has no dominion. In Elysia, life has no boundaries. Cast off your mortal shackles and discover the secret to immortality in your digital afterlife. Discover Elysia.​

Thank you all for taking the time to check out the game and I hope you like what we have worked so hard on over the past 12 months. If you have any questions about the game or the team behind the game then please leave your comments below.

Cheers!
Ben

STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/279900
Web: walesinteractive.com/soulaxiom

Facebook: facebook.com/WalesInteractive
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Here's a few more screenshots from the game! You can quickly see them all by following this link.​

 

Awesome work.
The game looks stunning. Keep it up!

 

Thanks Denn, Much appreciated! I'll keep you updated with more screenshots coming soon

 

Great!
Where can we see you at Gamescom?

 

You can find us around a prominent stand which, unfortunately, we can't actually announce just yet due to an NDA agreement. You can get in touch with us closer to the date to find out what stand or follow our Facebook/Twitter for notifications.

Feel free to drop me a line at ben[at]walesinteractive.com whenever. Cheers!

 

Here's a couple of GIF's to show off some of the game. The first being the front end menu followed by one showing the first power you collect. It's called the 'Phase' power and essential materializes and de-materializes objects, meaning you can walk through them or have other objects pass through them. This is just 1 of 3 powers available in the game now with a 4th power to come very soon!





Hope you all like what you see and if you have any questions, just give me a shout!

-Ben

 

We are currently in the process of upgrading from Unity 4 to Unity 5 and have come across more of a delay than expected. If anyone has been following the development you'll know we've been releasing one level every 1-2 weeks but due to the long delay with the upgrade we have a couple of levels due to come out at once. Here's a couple of sneak previews into the upcoming levels!





Please leave your comments or questions below

Cheers,
Ben

 

Greetings to the Unity community!!

A few weeks' back I posted an announcement here and on Steam stating we’re upgrading the game engine from Unity 4 to Unity 5. If you haven’t seen that, you can click this link. Updating the engine has required us to completely overhaul every level and steps have been made to improve a number of aspects of the game which would have caused problems with the old engine. Because of this it has taken us a little longer than expected but it just means the final game will be a much improved version.

We are now happy to announce we’re very close to the end and have planned to release the new content next week.

We will make a detailed announcement of all the cool new features as well as bug fixes and general game upgrades when the update is complete but expect the main improvements on the surface of the game to be within the lighting, shaders, audio and general frame rate. Note that your hand powers will now illuminate areas that are intended to be dark. On top of this we’ll also be releasing the much awaited final levels of Chapter Four!

Here’s a few screenshots to show off some of the progress in the earlier levels…





Gamescom 2015 & New Trailer

It’s finally confirmed we’ll be taking Soul Axiom to Gamescom Cologne 2015! More top secret news will be coming soon with regards to this event so keep your eyes open for that as well as a brand new trailer. The trailer will feature a lot of unseen footage so you won’t want to miss it. Be warned… it’s cool, really cool!

Thank you all again for your patience with this update and we hope you’re all looking forward to completing Chapter Four!

Don’t forget if you want to support the game then you can leave a Steam review on the store page or share the game with your friends. Feel free to share any of our updates on our Facebook and Twitter also.

If you have any questions just get involved on the forum or get in touch at support[at]walesinteractive.com.

Cheers!
Ben

 

Thanks David, glad to hear you're attending Gamescom. Would you like to meet the team to talk about the game? Drop me a line at ben[at]walesinteractive[dot]com if you're interested, would be great to meet up. Cheers

 

Greetings all!

The Wales Interactive team are back to release the Unity 5 update we’ve been working on for the past couple of months. You may have gathered from our previous update, upgrading a game engine mid-development is never an easy thing to do but it’s a decision we had to go ahead with to ensure we’d get the right outcome when releasing the final version of the game.

You can visit the Steam page here here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/279900/



So, this update brings you all the Unity 5 updates listed below and a brand new level to get stuck into as well as our brand new story trailer which I'll post following this update.

Note: We’ve rolled out the PC version of this update today with Mac and Linux versions closely following next week. We'll also be releasing more content from Chapter Four next week so stay tuned.

• Say your prayers as you explore the latest addition to Chapter Four, the Church! Make your way through the graveyard and find the entrance to the hidden crypt. Who’s memory are you exploring? Find out by collecting all 4 PEMO’s hidden within the church grounds.

• Check out all the new features from the Unity 5 update including new enhanced colour correction in various levels, new global illumination system, improved tone mapping, reflection probes, enhancements and even more bloom! On top of the visual improvements we’re now working with a new physics system, new control mapping system and completely overhauled our audio system.

• Some cutscenes have been updated but please note we’ll be continuing to update previous cutscenes as we currently have voice actors working on dialogue for all memories. These updates will be implemented along with other narrative updates in the coming weeks.

Additional bug fixes and improvements

General
- Shader Improvements to water and rain effects.
- Various texture improvements across all levels.
- Fix various issues causing black artifacts in some levels.

Ship
- Various texture and shader improvements to several assets.

Desert
- Footstep SFX improved.
- Fixed an issue where you could get stuck inside the saloon.
- Various minor asset improvements.

Temple
- Collision improvements.
- Minor asset improvements.
- Sorting issues with the water and Phase hand fixed.

Elysian Fields
- Changed position of one of the Phase crystals.
- Minor SFX and VFX improvements to the crystal laser puzzle.
- General lighting improvements.

Hub
- Minor texture improvements
- Shader improvements to Play and Destroy room.
- New Eye added.
- Major improvement to the Destroy beams in the main hub.
- New PEMO Monkey reveal.
- New PEMO Monkeys in the Trophy Room.

Jungle
- General lighting and shader improvements to both interior and exterior.
- Minor shader and SFX improvements to See No Evil puzzle.
- Tweaks to the maze puzzle.

War Zone
- Improvements to the logic of the console grid puzzle.
- Changed how the security puzzle works so there’s no death.
- Fixed issues with the robots not catching you.
- Hints added to the world map puzzle.
- Improved position of the live feed camera for the tank puzzle.
- Fixed SFX issues with the end puzzle.

Museum
- Fixed another issue with the light shaft disappearing in the city puzzle.
- Improved hint on the Eye reveal.
- New door added to the Museum.
- More fishes added to the Museum.

Beach
- Footstep SFX improved in water and on land.
- Minor improvements to the way you complete the cart puzzle.
- Extended the boundary of the shark death near the pipe puzzle.
- Improved visual feedback to the water pipe puzzle.

Hospital
- General lighting improvements, mainly in the morgue.
- Play and Destroy hint shader improvements.
- Fixed an issue causing the X-ray puzzle to break.

University
- Improved frame rate in certain areas.
- Added a security door and live camera feed to the brain puzzle room.
- Improved lighting in the basement.
- Fixed a clipping issues with the centrifuge room.
- Improved shadows on the projection puzzle.
- Improved textures to the lift area.

Ice Palace
- Reduced the amount of Zodiac signs you have to complete to just four. These four are randomly generated each time you start the level.
- Fixed a rare issue with the snowflake puzzle not resetting properly.

Mansion
- Improvements to the flow of the start of the level with better signage from the piano puzzle to the wolf statue puzzle.
- Minor improvements to the shaders on the moon clock.
- Improvements made to the moon signs on the doors.
- New animated event.
- Some collision issues sorted.

Apartment
- Improved exterior environment through windows.
- Fixed a major issue with the time machine not resetting properly if you have laid down the cubes and travelled through the fourth timeline.
- Fixed an issue where you don’t have to collect the seeds the again once failing that part of the puzzle and re-trying.
- Fixed an issue causing the level to lag over time.
- Fixed an issue with two copies of a cupboard in the fourth timeline.

Obviously there has been a lot of changed with the new update and we hope we have ironed out all the bugs from the engine upgrade. we'll follow up shortly with another update but until then, if you find any problems or have any suggestions/feedback, just comment below or head over to the Steam discussions threads!

We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page and sharing the game page or trailer with your friends.

Thank you all for your support and please let us know what you think of the game so far by commenting below.

Ben Tester
Wales Interactive

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What's New?

Hello everyone! We’re back with another update containing two brand new levels, the last of Chapter Four, a new animated performance and a sneak peek into Chapter Five! Please note this update is for PC and Linux (Linux build now fixed) and doesn’t include the Mac build. We’ll be working as fast as we can in getting out the Mac build!




[*] Explore the decks of the Space Station and search for the keys to your escape route! Play your favourite game of Horsepocalypse in the Recreation Room and discover what new, state-of-the-art technology the Winter Corporation have developed in your PEMO hunting.

[*] Our second level released today is the Winter HQ! Here you’ll take a trip through memory lane and learn all about the history and development surrounding the Winter Corporation. Master Reboot fans may spot some friendly names, faces… and beaks here! Please note: we are aware of an issue with the light probes causing a disco ball effect in the level, we'll be patching this for the next update along with other texture, shader and prop improvements.

[*] We’ve been doing our handy work on Elysian Fields again and replaced the first Angel animation with a bigger and better animated performance in the church! It even features some voice overs from one of our new voice actors (If you missed the announcement before, we’re revamping all of our cutscenes with new animation, new visuals and voice overs!)




Additional bug fixes and improvements

- Fixed a major issue causing the game to crash on Linux builds.
- Lowered the difficulty of the Ice Palace Zodiac puzzle.
- Fixed an issue causing major performance lag in certain levels. Mostly in the Hub area.
- Fixed various collision issues causing you to either get stuck or be thrown into the sky in the Church level.
- Fixed certain shaders not displaying the Play highlight.
- Fixed issues that were completely black and not showing the Play hint in the Mansion level.
- Added new SFX to improve the flow of the start of the Mansion level.
- Minor improvements to textures and particles in War Zone.
- Fixed an issue causing the camera to clip through windows in the Church.
- Fixed an issue causing you to jump over the buggy in Elysian Fields.
- Fixed an issue where you could walk through an area of glass near the X-ray puzzle room in Hospital.
- Added additional hints and improved lighting in the University.
- Minor improvements to the Gravity Badgers arcade machine.
- Swinging doors are back in action in the Desert.

This would be a great time to give you guys a sneak peek into what to expect in the next update with the screenshot below!



You support has been exceptional so far and although there were a few hiccups after the Unity 5 release, but we hope we’ve resolved most of those with this latest build.

We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page or sharing the game page/trailer. Don't forget you can always join us on Twitter or Facebook.

Thank you all for your support and please let us know what you think of the game so far by commenting below or starting up a discussion.

Wales Interactive Team

 

We’ll jump straight into today’s Chapter Five sneak peek! Look familiar? Let’s say it has a connection with the one posted last month. We’ve got a lot more content to show you all so stay tuned for more content unlocking soon! For now, here’s a bunch of new bug fixes but more noticeably, we've completely revamped music tracks and added a bunch of new SFX throughout the game.


New Content and Major Bug Fixes

- Significant SFX and music improvements to the new Angel cutscene in the Elysian Fields.
- Monkey PEMOs now disappear when you pick them up.
- Fixed an issue causing the teleport cube in the War Zone teleporting you to the main menu.
- New props and animated events added to the aquarium in Museum… Dum Dum… Dum Dum…
- Fixed a bunch of collision issues and smoothing groups on various props. These include all the recent bugs logged in the Sci-Fi level.
- New hint for the chess puzzle in Ice Palace. Also improved hints on the Zodiac puzzle.
- Improved hint system and dressing around the power supply area in the Apartment.
- New hidden animated event added to the Apartment.
- Revamped the information points in the Winter HQ.
- Fixed the disco ball light effects in Winter HQ.

Minor Bug Fixes and Improvements

- Water SFX improved throughout the game.
- Fixed the horse racing game in Space Station.
- Visual improvements to various props in Winter HQ.
- Minor improvements to all the puzzles in Winter HQ.
- Fixed flashing blue squares on a prop in the Church level.
- Fixed light flickering on your hand in the Beach.
- Fixed an issue causing you to get stuck behind rocks in Museum.
- Tweaked DOF on a few levels. This feature will be looked at again and improved soon.
- Minor visual improvements to the lasers in Elysian Fields.
- Fixed some visual tearing in the Desert Temple level.
- Tweaked the colour correction in the Desert.
- Slight improvements to the Bloom effects in the Ship level.


We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page or sharing the trailer. Don't forget you can always join us on Twitter or Facebook.


Wales Interactive Team

 

Hey, looks really nice.

 

those X Ray hands are incredible, im blown away. Impressive work!

 

Thanks both! We really appreciate the comments The fourth and final hand power will be out soon so I'll be sure to update you. Cheers, Ben.

 

Hi everyone! We’re back with the long-awaited Chapter Five update! First of all we’d like to apologise for the delay on this one, certain commitments for EGX pushed back the release date but we’re back on track now. We’re glad to say that EGX was a big result for us, with Nintendo featuring the game on their stand which is a huge achievement for us. We were right in there with some of the biggest games around and to our delight, Soul Axiom was one of the most asked after game in the Nindies section on the Nintendo stand.





So, with this update comes the fourth and final power! We also have three new locations to explore to get your new power and a further four new levels! Though, these aren’t levels as you’d expect them so read on to find out more…

NOTE TO THE COMMUNITY: We are looking for feedback on the Corrupt tutorial in the Tree Of Life level. Please get back to us with your thoughts on this and what you got from it. Did it take you long to get to grips with what you had to do and what the different Corrupt nodes do? If it’s possible and if you’d really like to take your support one step further, we would love to see a video playthrough of everything from the Forest levels to finishing the Zero levels. As little or as much of that would be extremely beneficial for us. No commentary needed either, we’d just like to see how you got on.



[*] Say hello to your brand new hand ability, the Corrupt power! You’ll notice the portals have now opened to both the Good and Evil Forest, make your way through these areas to unlock your new power. With this you’ll act as a conduit for the energy beams and will also grant you access to all the new Corrupt Zero levels.

[*] We’ve brought you 4 of the 12 Zero levels in this update which you’ll gain access to with your new power. However, you’ll have to hunt for these levels first. Remember those strange objects you’ve spotted around the place? (Which has now been redesigned) Well, you better remember where you saw them! Don’t worry if you haven’t, we’ve left you clues in the Trophy Room. NOTE: These levels are designed to be smaller and more dangerous than what you’ve experienced so far. There will be no PEMO’s but there will be video cutscenes to follow.

[*] We’ve made a bunch of improvements throughout the game and have more significant ones coming up. You’ll notice we have improved the hologram animations and voice recording. We’re still working on improving all the cutscenes with voice acting and we will release once all the animation is complete.

[*] We’ve completely overhauled the menu system for a number of reasons, mainly for lag reasons and also to improve the stability of editing the key binding in-game. NOTE: Whilst all the background work has been implemented, we are currently working on improving the design of the menu so stay tuned for that. We have also noticed a minor bug causing one of the option to be highlighted by the cursor, we’ll get this fixed ASAP.

Known Issues and WIP
- Improvements to the machine gun SFX in Warzone Zero.
- Implement memory cutscenes.
- Improvements to the Play aim area on the Corrupt Cube in Beach.
- Improvements to the Corrupt tutorial (We’re looking for your feedback on this!)
- Visual improvements to the Corrupt Console in the Trophy Room.

Major Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Toggle Crouch option added (Keyboard & controller)
- Toggle Sprint option added (Keyboard & controller)
- Fixed an issue causing the game to freeze in the options menu.
- SFX added and improvements throughout the game.
- Improved texture pass in some areas throughout the game.
- Improved Corrupt textures.
- Improved VFX on Angel cutscene in Elysian Fields.
- New layout for Chapter 4 Tiers in HUB to move Winter HQ to the highest Tier.

Minor Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed an issue with the walls in Apartment staying solid blue
- Various issues fixed causing power hints and highlights to not show on some objects.
- Improved animation on the girls in Mansion.
- Improved the water pipe indicator in Beach.
- Improved minor assets in Space Station.
- Improved the scale of the pickup icons.
- Lightmaps improved in Winter HQ.
- Issue fixed causing props to turn blue or red in some levels.
- Improved lightmaps in Space Station.
- Fixed some black artifacts in some levels.
- Issue with the cursor highlighting a menu option.

We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page or sharing the game page/trailer. Don't forget you can always join us on Twitter or Facebook.

Thank you all for your support and please let us know what you think of the game so far by commenting below!

- Ben

 

Hey everyone! We have some great news to share with you all today as we've found out that Soul Axiom has been nominated for TWO awards in the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2015!

This is incredible news and a huge achievement to be running alongside some pretty big names in the games industry. It's also a great result for a game still in its Early Access stage! The two categories we've been nominated for are...

1. Action/Adventure
2. Game With A Purpose

The award ceremony takes place on 12th November so we'll keep you informed of what happens on the night.

Thank you all once again for your support and don't forget to tell your friends, Like/Share or Follow/RT us and feel free to review the game on Steam! We'll leave some handy links below

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Hi all! Here’s a quick update on the latest bug patches we’ve been working on! Please get in touch if you’re experiencing any problems from this update.

Major Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue with the second intermittent node not working in Jungle Zero.
- Fixed an issue causing the Corrupt Console to brake as well as the Forest portals not activating (Some people who haven’t reached this point may still be experiencing a problem. If you are, please get in touch with us in the Forum)
- Fixed an issue causing loss of character textures in opening cutscene.
- Fixed an issue with the players Jump in the Ship level.

Further Bug Fixes

- Various visual tweaks to shaders and materials.
- Balanced the level of muic volume in some levels (WIP)
- Improved the lighting in the Beach lighthouse and cave.
- Fixed an issue where you could fall below the map in Church.
- Improved the look of the menu (WIP)
- Improved the ladder climb in the Ship level.
- Implemented text for the Janitors note and USB note in University.
- Fixed an issue with the Destroy power not highlighting in Church.
- Linked achievements for the Zero levels.
- Improved the interact hand when entering teleporters.
- Fixed an issue with the music dropping.
- Fixed an issue with the in-game menu not saving settings.
- Fixed an issue causing the game to crash when exiting.
- Fixed an issue causing a really slow climb out of the pool ladder in University.
- Fixed an issue causing the pyramid puzzle to break when failing in Museum.
- Fixed an issue with the chess puzzle completing after just a couple of moves. [*] Fixed any sound and visual issues with all holograms.
- fixed an issue causing game not to save the Play staircase in Hub.
- Fixed the Beach Zero raft aim problem with the Play power.
- Added New PEMO to the HUB

Thanks all and don't forget to leave your feedback

Wales Interactive Team

 

Hi all! We’ve got a very exciting update today with new levels and a whole host of new memory cutscenes!

What’s New?
- 4 brand new zero levels to get stuck into! Replay the Ice Palace, University, Hospital and Mansion to find those Corrupt Cubes. We’ve carefully hidden them around the levels and some much harder than others so happy hunting!

- We’ve been promising a revamp on all the memory cutscenes and it’s now here! As well as implementing the brand new memories for Space Station, Winter HQ and all 8 Zero levels, the videos come complete with all new voice acting, updated animations/SFX and a “memory incomplete” prompt at the end… we hope you like them! We’ll start a Story Thread in the Discussions page and we’d really appreciate all your feedback and thoughts on the story so far. Let us know what you think is happening, what’s clear or less clear and even how you think the story will unfold at the end.

- We’ve done a total SFX pass as well as updated the visuals in the Ice Palace and Ship level. You may also notice that there’s been some movement with the PEMOs. Some of them have had their content updated and some have been re-hidden, if you’ve collected the PEMOs already then you won’t find much notice.





Major Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Added a feature to make the sword puzzle in Mansion easier over time
- Fixed more issues causing the music to be extremely quiet.
- Fixed some save data issues and spawn point issues.

Minor Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed an issue with the Play highlight on the fireplace sword puzzle in Mansion
- Fixed an issue causing you to grab the handle before Playing the air con unit in Hospital
- Fixed an issue causing the tank to disappear and reappear in War Zone Zero
- Fixed an issue causing some doors to swing 360 in Hospital and Mansion.
- SFX added to the statue puzzle in Church.
- Fixed some snagging issues on the bunker in War Zone Zero.
- Fixed some artefact issues on Sharky cut-out in the Museum.
- Fixed an issue with the Play highlight on the Brain puzzle chair in University
- Fixed an issue with the Play highlight on the Demo statues in Church
- Fixed a glitch water effect in the Winter HQ

Known Bugs and WIP
- Lighting and black artifacts in the Space Station level. We have overhauled the visuals of this level and will implement in the next update.
- New Corrupt Console hints to be implemented



We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page or sharing the game page/trailer. Don't forget you can always join us on Twitter or Facebook.

Thank you all for your support and please let us know what you think of the game so far by commenting below or starting up a discussion in the thread page.

Wales Interactive Team

 

Just want to say that your game is visually very impressive. I don't know what your budget is but it looks like you have used it well. Very stunning.

 

Hey Alice, thank you so much for your comments We have a team of around 12 working on this and we're almost at the end! The game is a lot bigger than we first anticipated and now we're almost content complete with some polishing up visually and mechanically after. Once released on Steam we'll begin porting to PS4, Xbox One and Wii U.

 

I must say that your game looks breathtaking good. Awesome work! Just keep it up.

 

Thanks Draykes! Please tell your friends about it

 

Happy Halloween Everybody! We've got some killer discounts for you this Halloween across all of our Steam titles including Soul Axiom, Master Reboot, Infinity Runner and Gravity Badgers!

Soul Axiom - 30% Off

Master Reboot - 75% Off

Infinity Runner - 75% Off

Gravity Badgers - 90% Off

 

Today’s update is packed full of more visual improvements on the Zero levels and more plus a new PEMO pickup update!

What’s New?

- Revisit all the current Zero levels to find a new, darker and more coherent Corrupt visual style!

- The Space Station level has received its makeover with a complete overhaul of the visuals! We’ve also added an entire new ending to the level so don’t forget to check that out! Please Note: There will be heavy performance issues with this level at the moment. We have a major optimisation pass to come which will significantly increase the FPS.







- PEMO hunters can now find any of the monkey’s they have already collected in a level as they are now visually indicating whether you’ve picked them up previously or not. We’ve played around with some of the locations (even in this update with the Space Station) so it’s now easier to update any Monkey PEMO guides.



- We’ve now started up the Official Story Thread where you can discuss all things story related. We’re really looking for interaction on this thread so any contribution is much appreciated by the dev team




Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed a shader issue with the potion puzzle portals in Mansion
- New hologram prompts after Zero completions in the Hub.
- Fixed an issue causing the Ice Palace chess puzzle to complete in just a couple of moves.
- Fixed an issue with an achievement in Hospital Zero not unlocking.
- Fixed the colour issues on the Jungle Zero puzzle
- Added Corrupt Console hints to Hub for every level.
- Made the crows easier to Phase when they’re close to you in Mansion Zero.



We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page or sharing the game page/trailer. Don't forget you can always join us on Twitter or Facebook.

Thank you all for your support and please let us know what you think of the game so far by commenting below or starting up a discussion in the thread page.

Wales Interactive Team

 

We have more awesome screenshots coming your way! We're so close to being content complete

 

What’s New?

- The final four Zero levels are finally here! Visit the Space Station, Church, Apartment and Winter HQ to reveal the endings to your character memories! With the final four Zero level we are closer than ever to the end of Soul Axiom
















- The Hub has had a complete visual revamp with a darker, moodier atmosphere and with it comes a complete optimisation pass for a smoother running game!







- We’ve now started up the Official Story Thread where you can discuss all things story related. We’re really looking for interaction on this thread so any contribution is much appreciated by the dev team

Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed a major issues where you couldn’t escape the dino area in the Apartment.
- You can now scroll through the volume sliders more easily.
- Tweaked SFX in all levels including the turret gun in Warzone Zero.
- Fixed in issue with the dino SFX still playing after you return to the apartment.
- Fixed an issue with the grid puzzle SFX in Jungle Zero.
- The turret now only shoots when the player is in sight.

We hope you enjoy playing through with the new content in this update! If you would like to further support the game then please help us by leaving a review on the store page or sharing the game page/trailer. Don't forget you can always join us on Twitter or Facebook.

Thank you all for your support and please let us know what you think of the game so far by commenting below or starting up a discussion in the thread page.

Wales Interactive Team

 

Hi all, we've now created out Made With Unity page for Soul Axiom, which you can find by heading to the main page: http://madewith.unity.com/games or the game page: http://madewith.unity.com/games/soul-axiom

 

Do you have VR support ? Occulus, SBS ?
This is exaclty some game that many VR users would like to play perhaps.

 

Hey Zen! Apologies for not responding to sooner on this. We do indeed have plans for VR support for the game, though it won't be for the 1.0 release unfortunately as we'll be focusing our efforts on that at a later date.

After developing Infinity Runner, we've always wanted to check out the VR support on a slower paced to game and as the genre suits it well, we're really excited to do it

 

Hi everyone! Here's a quick update on how the development is going...

As you might be aware this next update has taken a lot longer than expected. The reason being we were forced to update the game engine because of a bug which made it impossible for us to continue developing on. Unfortunately, the engine update broke a lot of animations and materials in the process so we've been working hard on fixing those. Also, we've completely overhauled each level with our biggest optimisation pass throughout the game and so you should see a significant increase in FPS.

As well as FPS improvements, you'll also find huge changes to the lighting in many levels plus extra animations, gameplay tweaks and story hints throughtout the game. Not forgetting you'll also have the final installment to get stuck in to.

The content will be coming your way next week so keep an eye out for the next announcement.

Thank you all for sticking with us and we hope you're looking forward to the next update. We're so close to the end now and we can't wait to bring a content complete game to you all.

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Greetings Everybody!

We're back with a brand new update featuring new visual and gameplay content and our biggest optimisation and lighting pass to date!

If you missed our last announcement then follow this link where we announced the recent engine upgrade and explained why we rebuilt the level lighting from the ground up which has given the game a whole new bunch of benefits.

What's New?

Optimisation

Our biggest result of the update is the overall framerate throughout the entire game. Depending on what system spec you're running, you should notice a big difference in framerate and shouldn't experience any sudden drops in areas in the game. This is still a work-in-progress and we have found new ways to increase the FPS so expect to see more improvement after the game is content complete. We’re aiming for 60 FPS with most levels and are already hitting those targets in some. If you experience any further framerate drops then let us know in the bugs forum.

Visual Improvements

The force behind the huge optimisation pass was down to completely rebuilding the lighting and improving shader work in all chapters of the game. Some levels will have subtle changes whilst others will have had a complete makeover. You’ll notice some levels are now darker and this is because we’ve increased the glow from your powers which you can use to light up your surroundings and essentially act as a torch.
Some of the more noticeable levels that have visually been improved include Ice Palace, Church, Space Station, Mansion and University. Check out the new animated werewolves in the Mansion and new and improved gargoyles in the Church! We’ve also gone through and updated various textures and props to keep it in line with the rest of the game.












New design for the Corrupt Nodes




New Animations

* New Werewolf statue animation in Mansion.
* New Gargoyle statue animation in Church.
* New Corrupt Doctor animation in Church.
* New Corrupt Receiver animation in Zero levels.
* New player animation in University.
* New player animation in Tree of Life.
* New corpse animation in Hospital.
* Improved the jumps in Space Station end puzzle.

Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements

* Increased the brightness of the power hands to act as a torch in dark areas.
* The Winter HQ level has been condensed into a smaller environment.
* New rocket console system in University.
* Improved exterior visuals and an animated event in University.
* New prop dressing for the pyramid puzzle in Museum.
* Apartment Dino timeline event added.
* Jungle Zero gameplay improvements (grid puzzle).
* Hospital Zero gameplay improvements for the end puzzle.
* University Zero gameplay improvements for the end puzzle.
* Ice Palace Zero gameplay improvements (Corrupt energy beam)
* Hospital Zero gameplay improvements for the end puzzle.
* Church Zero gameplay improvements for the end puzzle.
* University Zero gameplay improvements for the end puzzle.
* Warzone Zero gameplay improvements throughout the level.
* General prop enhancements throughout the Warzone.
* Fixed an issue causing the player to lock out when using the elevator in Warzone.
* Visual improvements to the Play and Destroy rooms.
* Shader improvements in the Ice Palace.
* New werewolf statues in Mansion.
* New gargoyle statues and Corrupt puzzle in Church.
* Improved the security room puzzle in Warzone.
* Fixed an issues causing the game to forget some stored settings when switching levels.
* Fixed an issue allowing the player to start the second part of Museum Zero without using the Corrupt Beam.
* Fixed an issue allowing the player to jump on the rocks without the raft in Jungle.

Chapter Six

We had intended to release part of Chapter Six with this update but have agreed to spend more time on polishing the entire ending to be released in our next update. In January, the game will be content complete and a date will be announced to flip the Early Access switch. We've be working full gas over Christmas to get Chapter Six up to a standard that we’re happy to release with.


Wales Interactive Team

 

This game actually looks pretty cool

 

Thanks Chris! Hope you get a chance to check it out sometime. We're almost content complete with the Early Access switch being flipped over the coming weeks

 

Soul Axiom is CONTENT COMPLETE! Only a matter of weeks until we leave Early Access!



What's New?
The finale is here! If you've completed enough Zero levels then congratulations, your Central Visitation Beam (Find the related PEMO for more details) is now available to use! We’re proud to announce that Soul Axiom is content complete which means we can now look over the entire game to be touched up ready for the Early Access switch to be flipped.


Multiple Endings
With this update comes the final chapter of the game and we are giving you the chance to choose your own ending! Don’t worry, you won’t miss out on any gameplay, after completing the game you are free to revisit the Waiting Room to complete the endings of your choice. Without giving anything away, each ending consist of two scenarios with one bonus scenario depending on which path you take… you won’t want to miss it! Don't forget, you will need to have completed most Zero levels to gain access to the Waiting Room and ALL Zero's to unlock all three endings.




Achievements
All Achivements are in! anyone who wants to 100% the game this is now possible! let us know if you have any problems with them.

Early Access Contributor? We Need To Hear From You!
That’s right, we need your input now more than ever. With just weeks left of development we’re looking to tighten up the game with an immediate focus on everything from the Waiting Room to very end of the game. The EA community have been exceptional and although it’s an exciting time for us finishing the game, it’s also coming to the end of what’s become a truly awesome community. Speaking of which…


Top Contributors
We promised a select few members from the community would get a special mention in the credits to say thank you for your contribution on the Early Access forums. Unfortunately, we couldn’t choose everyone from the forums but we want to thank you all for your contributions along the way. Look out for your name in the credits and if you’d like to make a correction (as some Steam names may have changed since) then you have some time to get in touch with us. Feel free to add us as a Steam friend or get in touch at support@walesinteractive.com.





Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements

* Added the ability to revisit intro levels
* Fixed lighting issues on hands in Elysian Fields
* Implemented new Elysian Fields poem in Winter HQ
* Improved Play and Destroy tutorial
* Fixed dark artefacts on the Beach environment
* Fixed flickering ice on the wheel in Ice Palace
* Improved lighting on hands in Good/Evil Forest
* Fixed an issue causing you not to be able to put down two cubes in Apartment
* Fixed an issue causing you to break out of the box in Church Zero
* Fixed an issue with the Corrupt Space Station portal disappearing in the HUB
* Fixed disappearing objects when standing in the Space Station platform in HUB
* Improved the Destroy blocks in HUB
* Fixed an issue not letting you pick up a PEMO in HUB and University
* Fixed an issue causing the statue puzzle to not complete in Church
* Fixed the Destroy box animations in Space Station
* Fixed an issue causing the player to jump above the door
* Fixed an issue with a barrel not exploding in Space Station
* Fixed a collision issue with a door in Space Station
* Fixed an issue with the horse racing game in Space Station
* Fixed the safe code in Apartment

Known Bugs

* Warzone Zero – It’s possible to die immediately in the level even when inside the bunker. It’s difficult, but not impossible to complete this level so please just keep running until you find cover outside.
* SFX & Music - There is a known major bug causing SFX and Music to drop occasionally throughout the game. Where and when it happens is quite random but the fix is already complete and will be in the next update.

Roughly 18 months of development and we're almost done with the PC version (we still have some tricks up our sleeves but we'll save that announcement for a rainy day) before porting the game to PS4, Xbox One and Wii U in Q1/Q2 2016.

Wales Interactive Team

 

Game Connection Awards – We need your votes!



Hi all! We’ve had some great news from the Game Connection America 2016 Awards and that is Soul Axiom has been nominated for the “Best Console/PC Hardcore” award and is automatically put through for a chance to win the “People’s Choice Award”.

The game with the most votes wins! The voting takes place on Facebook and needs your “Like” on the photo below! If you want to see the game win this incredible award then get Liking that photo and don’t be afraid to spread the word and ask your friends

LIKE / VOTE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
https://www.facebook.com/1567390850...390850246256/1567410543577620/?type=3&theater

We are just 1 of 2 UK games nominated at the awards and were chosen from 170 international games across 12 categories… how awesome is that?

Thank you all for your support and fingers crossed for the big day on March 14th, San Francisco.

Wales Interactive Team