Nemesis: Distress

We’ve also spent a lot of time squashing bugs and improving stability across the board. We’re genuinely eager to hear your honest thoughts on this new version. Feel free to be critical; we want to know what works and what doesn’t. As mentioned at the beginning, please treat this update as a “soft launch” of the 1.0 version. We’re preparing for a full-fledged launch, and we’d like to ensure the game meets your expectations. Without further ado, please take a look at the video overview of all the fixes and improvements: And here’s the full list of changes: Most Important Changes • Engine Upgrade: The game has been upgraded to Unreal Engine 5, bringing major improvements to performance, rendering stability, and future scalability. • Steam Networking Integration: Multiplayer networking has been fully migrated to Steam Networking, improving the lobby stability, matchmaking reliability, and player synchronization. That said, contrary to previous AWS-based hosting, matches will now be hosted locally. • Stability & Crash Fix Update: This update focuses heavily on overall stability, addressing critical crashes, freezes, and soft-locks reported across solo and multiplayer modes. Performance & Stability • Fixed frequent crashes occurring on game start, during loading screens, and when entering matches. • Reduced severe frame stuttering and performance drops across all graphics settings. • Improved memory handling to prevent Unreal Engine render-related fatal errors. • Fixed freezes leading to forced returns to the main menu or unexpected game exits. • Improved crash logging and error handling for better stability diagnostics. Multiplayer & Networking • Fixed issues preventing players from joining or staying in lobbies. • Resolved desynchronization issues causing teleporting players, enemies, or items. • Fixed cases where hosts were incorrectly assigned during lobby creation. • Improved lobby UI stability, including long lobby names blocking interaction. • Fixed voice chat issues where microphones were not detected or stopped working. Gameplay & Controls • Fixed multiple cases where players became stuck, immobilized, or lost control after opening menus, maps, or interacting with UI. • Improved reliability of the Unstuck feature to prevent unintended teleports or kicks from sessions. • Fixed controller input issues, including incorrect button mapping and input conflicts. • Prevented mouse input from being accidentally bound to movement controls. • Added safeguards to avoid permanent control lock after alt-tabbing. Level Geometry & Movement • Fixed numerous cases of players falling through floors, walls, vents, ladders, and crawlspaces. • Improved collision and climbing logic in vents, ladders, crates, and environmental props. • Fixed doors visually opening but remaining blocked by invisible collision. • Addressed issues where players could exit the playable map or become trapped outside geometry. Enemies & AI • Fixed enemies getting stuck, freezing, or teleporting unexpectedly between rooms. • Resolved cases where enemies became invisible in spectator mode. • Fixed adult intruders bypassing locked rooms or escaping containment incorrectly. • Improved consistency of enemy animations and status effects. Items, Loot & Objectives • Fixed mission-critical items falling through floors, corpses, furniture, or geometry. • Fixed interaction issues where items could only be picked up from extreme angles or not at all. • Resolved disappearing items, weapons, and tools during missions. • Fixed objectives failing to trigger, disappearing, or becoming impossible to complete. • Improved consistency of mission progress, rewards, XP, and leaderboard updates. UI, HUD & Spectator Mode • Fixed overlapping UI elements (map, objectives, overlays). • Fixed missing labels, incorrect prompts, and premature UI messages. • Improved spectator mode visuals, animations, and visibility of enemies. • Fixed the Game Summary screen ending prematurely without the rewards display. We’re very thankful if you’re planning on giving Nemesis: Distress a second shot! If you’re looking for some other players to join your group and play co-op, feel free to join the Nemesis Discord Server right here: https://discord.gg/f3mshknVQU Once again, thank you for your time and patience. Please tell us what you think about the new version! Cheers, Awaken Realms