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v0.9.3 bugfix version is now availableJul 17, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello there A new bugfix version is now available on Steam: v0.9.3.0 Changelog You can gain XP in private servers Reduced camera controls sensitivity The car doors are no longer locked from the inside Fix Free Roaming spawn freeze (I hope 🤞 ) Fix player ragdoll not working when lifted by a tornado Fix tornado physics not affecting props inside the radius when changing category Fix gas tank and replacement tire availability in the shop (at last 😄 ) Fix Versus game over scores Fix FTP tornado warning on the radar Fix FTP rotated tornado bug Fix FTP multiple controlled tornadoes bug Fix FM volume setting not working ingame Not that bad for a bugfix version 👍 Have fun!v0.9.2 bugfix version is now availableJul 13, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello there A new bugfix version is now available on Steam: v0.9.2.0 Changelog Let you choose between long (old) or short (new) EAS warnings in the settings Fix loading stuck when starting free roaming Fix SUV probe score added to other players Fix flying players in online free roaming Fix car sounds that can be heard from far away Fix tornado siren not rotating in Wakota Reduce light bloom (really this time ːsteamfacepalmː) That's all for now. Have fun!v0.9.1 bugfix version is now availableJul 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello there A new bugfix version is now available on Steam: v0.9.1.1 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/24a0a098d4c727115361aa12f90b49e14262221d.png Changelog Fix light from lightnings not affecting clouds and tornadoes Change EAS sounds to reduce audio duration. Made by Caleb Make tornado slightly more visible Fix visible car lensFlare inside the car Reduce light bloom Let the player's house lights be on all day in Free Roaming Optimize electric columns and electric cables Add ban info in main menu for banned players Fix SUV probe not activating (not repeating score sound) Increase SUV probe max score That's all for now. I hope that it will fix most of the major bugs detected in the previous version. Have fun!v0.9.0 update is now availableJul 4, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone ‼️ The v0.9.0 version is finally AVAILABLE ‼️ It has been a verrrrry long journey (exactly 3 years since the last update), and I truly appreciate all your enthusiasm after all that time. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/a9f736a354edb454663fc4313e258cec7993c37c.png Screenshot by Gopensgo291 Changelog New realistic lighting system. New vehicle (SUV) available at XP level 10. Improved 3D model of the pickup truck. New buildings with optimized performance and detailed (and destructible) interiors. Enhanced physics for tornado-induced destruction. Visible car body damage caused by hail. Unknown tornado categories until they cause destruction or data is obtained with a probe. Wind force affecting trees and grass. Bonus points for capturing a lightning strike in a photo ⚡ . Language, time format, and distance format options added to the general settings. Car mirrors and physics accuracy options added to the graphics settings. Team selector in Versus mode. Ragdoll physics for players and animals (🐮 ) caught in a tornado. Wet textures when it's raining. Many optimizations for improved performance. And that's all! It has been a long odyssey, and I hope you enjoy this version that has been so challenging for me to release. I hope it will serve as a foundation for improving the map and making many more changes in the future. Thank you all for your patience 😘 Enjoy the game!Still working on v0.9... and it's almost done!Jun 11, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello Steam! It's been a looooooong time... I know... and I'm really sorry ːsteamsadː. Today I would like to share the new developments made with the v0.9 version which will arrive as a public beta at the end of June. FREE ROAMING In this video you will see a lot of the new features added to Free Roaming mode in the new version: LIGHTING As many of you already know the lighting in v0.9 has been totally remade and has continued to improve and over the last few weeks: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/e71305f029367fe27578663731abb5268ec985fb.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/c91e865eff0b71b0b2b352351c5f8756b659c875.png TORNADO CATEGORY A tornado will not have a known category until it begins to strike objects, trees, cars, or anything that might indicate its category. This means that an EF5 with an unknown category will give you fewer points than an EF1 with a known category. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/65b4855a9cb23eabaabd35c046a4da60048680f0.png DESTRUCTION The physics of the destruction caused by tornadoes has changed as well. You can see those changes in these two short videos: Mission 3 in v0.9 Mission 6 in v0.9 And remember that hail will also damage car bodies: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/4a6c131abcff5ea369039216bda60aa7b0474d1f.png And... that's all! I guess a lot of players aren't playing the game anymore after so long, but it was important for me to come back and release this version with so many changes. Thank you so much for your patience and see you the last week of June for the public beta!Working on v0.9Feb 23, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsHello Steam! It's been a while since something were posted here and I would like to apologize for it. Today I would like to share all the progress made with the v0.9 version. LIGHTING The lighting system has been totally remade to get better looking colors. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/c9cd1e336052fcd492556ef7273ca2f5ae44569a.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/ce1ed966e3097df61d3a516bcce7d1e9dad253be.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/12215f1214a232e565cab727e9f1f0f7f4cbba1b.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/357a08a4dd05354f39cb7aeaad3aa2db9f2f1b50.png BUILDING MODELS All of the buildings/tree models are being replaced with simpler ones (less polygons) to optimise performances. The car repair garage will now be separated from the gas station. Destruction of farms and city buildings will be improved. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/3ea2e541d96aac79c643076a748de9867d92bebe.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/8e60e409f05aec6b36e65e8416c746d78e6b76d3.jpg BUILDING INTERIORS All of the buildings/houses will have a realistic interior. You will be able to access to your house, building's rooftop or any other opened building (This is not Thief Simulator) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/cc0efaa89e9f06b364ade1161d4985044508c659.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/87118eb44c96e880100a541eab25ddee52f752ac.png ANIMALS All of the animal models have been updated... with Ragdoll! (But please, be kind to these poor beasts) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/780f7f41bdabc74960e3b3e547210ba7fceec5cd.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/a5f89f552832e5697521110a11efbc0a27c7fdb3.gif WETNESS I've also been working on a wet surface manager that modify the wetness of different textures when it is raining to have a more realistic rain. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/81df1f2bfb732f9138315912d186bbe080389cae.gif CAR MODELS This next version will also increase the car model quality (mirrors, polygons, damages... etc.) and add a new vehicle model that will use slightly different probes. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34829180/4ba35f403efbb2247e80bff2b3d8c9d61f3a4564.png BIGGER MAP I don't have anything pretty to show for the moment, but I am working hard on it to get a big and optimized map to play all together. And... that's all! Thank you so much for playing Storm Chasers and I really hope that this upcoming v0.9 will hype you as much as me.v0.8.0 update is now availableJul 4, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsAloha storm chasers! After several months of hard work and beta testing, the new v0.8.0 update is now live. Changelog New Features New radar visuals New cloud's appearance with better supercell formation Possibility to get flat tires when driving off road New FM radio mode to read local files (mp3, wav or ogg) (You can change the folder in the settings) EAS alerts on the FM radio when a tornado is forming or moving close to a town. Thunderstorms and Lightning strikes added that can destroy objects or kill players Improvements Pretty big optimization for better performances New Unity version used for more stability Turn signals added Toggle picture saving when looking through the camera Ability to lock the car doors online to avoid other players to enter into your car Add footstep sounds Add stars in the sky during the night Add some smoke when drifting with cars Reduce view distance depending on graphics settings Faster character animations to crouch and jump faster Hands transparency can be changed in the settings Possibility to change to the other seat in your car Tornado siren is now rotating when active Customization You can use your own audio files for the EAS warnings and the tornado sirens (Read the file in /Mods/Audio) I really hope that you will have fun with this new version. Remember to join the Discord server to get the latest news about the development. Thank you so much for all of your support!v0.7.2 update is now availableNov 19, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello Storm Chasers! A new update (v0.7.2) is now available to fix remaining bugs. New Features Feel the Power (control a tornado) is now available in singleplayer free roaming. Modifications Online Feel The Power duration has been set to 20min (instead of 10min). Missions 6 and 7 duration has been reduced by 1min. Bugfixing Famous "Draw" bug in online versus game mode has been fixed. Players were, sometimes, spawning in the same house in online free roaming. Sometimes, in free roaming game mode, portable gas cans were not available in the gas station store. Warning residents option was available even when the house was destroyed. Tornado's icon on the radar was rotating in online Feel The power. Small hotfix version availableNov 2, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello Storm Chasers! A new update (v0.7.1) is available to fix critical bugs. Bugfixing - Missions with multiple tornadoes were imposible to complete - "Same point of view" penalty do not apply if you shot a different tornado - Free Roaming was not working after playing online versus mode - Reduce tornadoes transparency - Reduce physics objects depending on graphics settings (very low, low, medium, high, ultra) - If a car is parked too much time in a forbidden area, it will respawn (resetting upgrades and paying respawn price) instead of disconnecting playerUpdate 0.7 is now liveOct 31, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello Storm Chasers! The new v0.7 update is now live (at last!). Changelog Features Add a laptop in the car. You will now be able to upgrade your gears directly from your laptop and navigate through the map on your radar. This also adds a new feature to be able to upload your photos and probe's data. With this change you will still earn points when you take pictures but no money. To earn cash you will have to upload your photos and probe's data to your laptop. This upload will last longer if you don't upgrade your bandwidth. Uploading your photos will also free up space in your camera storage. It is always better to upgrade your camera storage to avoid having to upload your photos right when you are chasing a tornado. Here is a short video of the new laptop feature included: New "Home" interaction in free roaming. You will now have a home where you will be able to rest or to sleep. For now it is just a menu without an interior in 3D. If your house is destructed by a tornado, you will have to pay and wait (depending on damage amount) for its reconstruction. "Feel the power" online versus game mode added. In this game mode, you control a tornado and you have to earn more points than the other team (normal storm chasers). You have to destroy things to be able to increase your category. There will be a destruction bar to know how much you have to destroy to gain access to the next category. You can watch a small peak of this upcoming game mode here Warn residents of close tornadoes. If a tornado is close to a house, you will now be able to knock the door to warn possible residents. It won't give you money, but a good amount of points. Camera's battery management. You will have to take care of your camera's battery level. You will be able to charge it in your car and will have to remember to take your camera with you before getting outside of the car if you leave it charging. Modifications Avoid player from being sucked by a tornado if he is protected behind a wall or similar (and the tornado doesn't destroy that wall ːsteamhappyː) Optimize map performances Probes will give you more points (up to 300pts in a EF5 direct hit) Players will earn less points if they are taking too many similar pictures. Make the game brighter Car's lights have now a greater range and lights from street lamps are now wider Offroad is now more complicated because the terrain is no more flat outside of roads Better damage sounds when a tornado hits something More violent physics when a debris is sucked up by a twister Update max players number in online free roaming private to 8 Increased tornadoes max speed In free roaming you will now earn XP every 12h instead of every 24h. Bugfixing Tornadoes were not spawning after sometime in online free roaming Unity version updated to avoid some crashes Respawning car in Wakota gas station was not working Changed time of day 00pm and 00am to 12pm and 12am When player was dying in singleplayer free roaming, he was respawning in his hous...Still working on the next versionOct 16, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello guys! I am very sorry for not having given any news on Steam since beginning of September. I really invite you to join the discord server to have all of the last news about the game. Discord link I am still working hard on the game as you can also see in the Trello board here Upcoming version v0.7 Add a laptop in the car. You will now be able to upgrade your gears directly from your laptop and navigate through the map on your radar. This also adds a new feature to be able to upload your photos and probe's data. With this change you will still earn points when you take pictures but no money. To earn cash you will have to upload your photos and probe's data to your laptop. This upload will last longer if you don't upgrade your bandwidth. Uploading your photos will also free up space in your camera storage. It is always better to upgrade your camera storage to avoid having to upload your photos right when you are chasing a tornado. Here is a short video of the new laptop feature included: New "Home" interaction in free roaming. You will now have a home where you will be able to rest or to sleep. For now it is just a menu without an interior in 3D. If your house is destructed by a tornado, you will have to pay and wait (depending on damage amount) for its reconstruction. "Feel the power" online versus game mode added. You have to destroy things to be able to increase your category. There will be a destruction bar to know how much you have to destroy to gain access to the next category. You can watch a small peak of this upcoming game mode here Warn residents of close tornadoes. If a tornado is close to a house, you will now be able to knock the door to warn possible residents. It won't give you money, but a good amount of points. Camera's battery management. You will have to take care of your camera's battery level. You will be able to charge it in your car and will have to remember to take your camera with you before getting outside of the car if you leave it charging. Reducing scores when players are taking too many similar pictures. Avoid player from being sucked by a tornado if he is protected behind a wall or similar (and the tornado doesn't destroy that wall ːsteamhappyː) Car's lights have now a greater range and lights from street lamps are now wider Offroad is now more complicated because terrain is no more flat outside of roads Unity version updated to avoid some crashes Better damage sounds when a tornado hits something More violent physics when a debris is sucked up by a twister And that's all for this upcoming version. I can't give an exact date of release, but the most difficult part have already been done so maybe in 2 weeks or so. Again, thank you very much for keeping getting an eye on this game. I really hope that you will enjoy this new update. Have fun! Version 0.6.4 Hotfix is now availableAug 7, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys! Another hotfix update is now available on Steam to fix more bugs. Changelog 0.6.4: --- ADJUSTMENTS --- - Add names to the two small towns (Byrun and Corwan) - Add a gas station in Wakota and another small one in Byrun --- BUGFIXING --- - Clean up data sent in Online Free Roaming to avoid time out disconnections - In online Free Roaming, A LOT of tornadoes were spawning when another player was disconnected right when you was connected to the server - Car was not turning well after getting lifted by a tornado - Radar was making storms bigger when a tornado roped out - In free roaming, after a long time chasing on the same server, tornadoes were not touching ground anymore - When dying, the player was stuck without being able to move the camera I will not be working full time on the game during this month because of the holidays. I will take advantage of this break to rest my mind and recharge batteries to come back full of ideas and motivation! Thank you so much for your support and for reporting bugs. Have fun!New small Hotfix version is now availableJul 30, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys, I just sent an hotfix version that was ready last saturday but I wasn't at home to set it live. --- BUGFIXING --- - It was imposible to reconnect after leaving online game - Tutorial was hiding the mouse cursor - The radar was not showing during missions - Storms colors were not rendering correctly when playing online - Music was sometimes disabled while showing main menu Nothing big this time, but it was a needed update.Version 0.6.3 Hotfix is now availableJul 27, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys! Another hotfix update is now available on Steam to fix a critical bug. Changelog 0.6.3: --- ADJUSTMENTS --- - Make storms increasing and decreasing in strength on the radar - Make tornadoes increasing and decreasing in strength on the radar depending on the distance with the ground (So it is impossible to know the strength of a tornado on the radar before it touched the ground) - Improve flashlight range - Decrease time between storms to avoid being 30mn without any tornado --- BUGFIXING --- - The radar was not working correctly after respawning car Thank you for your help reporting bugs. Have fun!Version 0.6.2 Hotfix is now availableJul 25, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys! Another hotfix update is now available on Steam to fix some of the bugs you have reported today. Changelog 0.6.2: --- ADJUSTMENTS --- - Inactivity timer has been increased to 3mn in public servers and 6mn in private ones. --- BUGFIXING --- - Sometimes a server was not creating correctly the storms and never spawn any tornado - The hour was changing suddenly when a player was joining the server - The map marker of other players was disappearing over time - Gas cans was not working when the car was running completely out of fuel - Music in the menu was enabled even when the main volume was set to 0 Thank you for your help reporting bugs. Have fun!Version 0.6.1 Hotfix is now availableJul 25, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys! Here we are, the new hotfix update is now available on Steam. Changelog 0.6.1: --- ADJUSTMENTS --- - Car collisions have been restored, but a collision between two cars will not damage the engine - When you are in a car, you will now be able to rotate the camera horizontally to watch behind you - In Free Roaming, players will now start with a simple GPS that will not show weather activity - Good photos will no more show any comment from your avatar - Mouse should remain inside the game's window during gameplay --- BUGFIXING --- - Online lag has been reduced significantly - Tornadoes were sometimes appearing as spheres - Other players were not showing on the map when they entered a car - The hour was changing suddenly from night to day and back to night - When a tornado was increasing or decreasing in power, it was not synced with other players - Driver was losing car's control when the copilot player was getting out of the car - Music in the menus was duplicated when getting an online error - The number of remaining photos was red even after buying more photo storage - The player's list was not ordered by score and by name - The engine's RPM indicator was getting outside of the limits when driving backward - When the player was dying, being crouched, he was respawning in a crouch stance - The player was dying sometimes when jumping on his car - Deleting single photos in the gallery was impossible - The car was sometimes getting stuck in the mud right after starting a Free Roaming game I really hope that those fixes will make the game more enjoyable. Thank you for your bug reports that helped me a lot for this hotfix version. Have fun! ːsteamhappyːVersion 0.6.0 is now availableJul 20, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello storm chasers! Version 0.6.0 is available at last on Steam! Changelog v0.6.0: --- FEATURES --- - Online free roaming game mode added - Portable gas can can now be purchased at the gas station - Car can be respawned at the gas station - Player will recover health over time - In free roaming, your score will be reset at midnight and you will gain XP based on your day's score - Your current score can now be converted into money at the gas station - You can now give money to other players - Driver's hands are now translucent - Car's windows are also being replaced when repairing the car - More musics added to the main menu - Screenshots contest pictures added to the loading screen --- ADJUSTMENTS --- - Tornadoes can now get weaker or stronger more than one time. From now, an EF0 could become an EF5 over time even if it is very uncommon - Slower day/night cycle - Hail will do less damage to the car engine - Hail will damage the player inside the car if the windshield is broken and the car is moving - Fuel consumption reduced in free roaming --- BUGFIXING --- - Sun will now rise correctly from east to west - Music was duplicated when getting an error during loading - Sometimes there were violent winds without any tornado nearby - Better auto focus on tornadoes ... And a lot of other small fixes Thank you so much for your suggestions and bug reports. It is helping me a lot! Have fun! ːsteamhappyːScreenshots contest: ResultsJul 19, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHere we are! The screenshots contest is now over and I would like to thank you all for your submissions and votes. With so many pictures, I have decided to select 10 screenshots instead of only 5. After 138 votes we have our winners! Congratulation! Ranking: #1 - Player015 #1 - Radarbsm #3 - Player015 #4 - Neon Raptor (my personal favorite) #5 - Geobaldi #6 - Jimmywells #7 - HaQ #8 - Thijs Vial #9 - Ian S. #10 - JaypeX Saved by me: - DeerIsSleepy There are a lot of night photos in this top10! All of those pictures will be displayed randomly during the (long) loadings into the game. You can see the full results here (sort results to get the ranking) Again, thank you very much for being such an amazing community. ːsteamhappyː And remember... online free roaming is coming! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34829180/c8e4b1722e731dd09836f1d4fa3d01b24dd82cee.pngScreenshots contest: VotingJul 15, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello photographers! The submission of pictures for the screenshots contest is now closed. So we can start the poll to vote for the bests screenshots. Sorry for the bad quality of the pictures, but be sure that the winners will be added in Full HD into the game ːsteamhappyː Here are the steps to vote: - Open the link below - Select your favorite pictures from the huge list - Click on the "vote" button once you are happy with your selection Link: https://linkto.run/p/P7P9QM1W Of course, please, don't try to cheat as If I see any strange vote number for a screenshot, I will remove it from the poll. The winners will be announced in 5 days. Good luck!Version 0.5.4 Hotfix is now availableJul 10, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone, I had to upload a new upgrade to fix critical bugs that were making the game pretty annoying. Changelog v0.5.4: - Make tornadoes get weaker before dissipating - Add Flashlight for your night walks - Change Hide UI key to F1 - Reduce leaves particles - Make music volume separated from main volume - Reduce map border opacity - BUGFIX: Tornadoes was getting stuck when reaching map border - BUGFIX: When playing online 2v2 only 3 players were able to connect - BUGFIX: Sometime there were violent winds without any tornado nearby - BUGFIX: Player could throw the car in the air by just crouching behind it I really hope that the next update will be the Online Free Roaming one. Thank you so much for your support! ːsteamhappyː

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