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Title: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
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ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.

Home Page: Here (https://atomrpg.com/)
Steam: Here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/552620/ATOM_RPG_Postapocalyptic_indie_game/)
Forum: Here (https://steamcommunity.com/app/552620/discussions/)
YouTube: Here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClNgbReLvjCNMmqOJgkbriA/videos)
Manual: Here (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/552620/manuals/Hotkeys.pdf?t=1545331225)

Single-player

ATOM RPG - Release Trailer

https://youtu.be/ad7UssUeaa8

About

ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.

In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings. You are one of the survivors of the nuclear Holocaust. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun. And to investigate a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth.

ATOM is:

• A powerful character creation tool, aimed at making the wasteland hero you want to portray!
• A balanced roleplaying system inspired by GURPS. Each stat combination provides a unique gaming experience, unique dialogues, and new ways to solve some of the quests!
• Dozens of skills, from lockpicking to gambling!
• Many hours of gameplay on all sorts of locations. Meet the other survivors in a brave new settlement, built from the dust of the old world. Venture into the wilds, where mutated creatures and savage bandits lurk. Work out the secrets of an old military bunker. Or simply lose yourself, fishing at a scenic pond...
• Turn-based combat, inspired by Fallout 1 and 2.
• Random encounters with the dwellers of the Soviet Wasteland - both friendly and dangerous. Sometimes all at the same time...
• Many deep, multiple-choice dialogues that feel like real conversations with the unique NPCs of the game.
• Nonlinear gameplay! Dozens of quests, each with many alternative solutions. Play the game like You want to!

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game has graphic violence (blood and partial dismemberment). The game features topics of drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse as well as some mature language and sexual themes.

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on December 30, 2018, 12:54:45 AM: 1.0
19 DECEMBER - ATOMTEAM

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Hello, dear friends!

At long last, it happened! Finally the moment came, when we can finally say that ATOM RPG is complete! Honestly, it’s hard for us to believe it happened so fast, in just a bit more than a year’s time. The main reason for this amazing growth from a two hour long Kickstarter beta to a game that makes some players lose themselves for 100+ hours, is in you - our awesome players.

It was very hard at times, but we managed, thanks to the advice you gave, the trust you put in us, the constant support you blessed us with. These are not empty words, when we say that ATOM is our game, but it’s also yours.

Now let’s see what we have accomplished together:

ATOM is a Fallout and Wasteland inspired RPG that became something more or less original and independant as it was developed. It’s completely non-linear. It features more than 450+ NPC characters, each with a unique portrait, a branching dialogue and his or her own place in the world’s structure.

ATOM has various endings and various paths to reach them with. The system of perks, skills and traits will let you create any character type you can imagine, be it a brawler or a traveling intellectual.

ATOM now features more than 250 unique quests of all shapes and sizes - from simple to epic, from partially hidden to in-your-face obvious.

It has 90+ different locations, scattered around three global maps. It holds 100+ types of weapons, 30+ types of enemies, and even a car. A lot is possible in this living world, the fate of which largely depends on your gameplay choices.

And the best thing is this: We’re not letting go of this world just yet. After this release, there will be plenty more content to come in the shape of free DLCs and patches!

Thank you for walking this road with us.
And let there always be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on December 30, 2018, 12:56:07 AM: Patch 1.06
29 DECEMBER - ATOMTEAM

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Hello, friends!

Like promised, we are continuing to improve the game according to the advice you give us on the forums. This update is pretty large and significant. We really hope you will enjoy the changes it brings. Here is the full list of them:

•   Reworked the aimed shot system;
•   Reworked random encounter balance;
•   You can now refuel at the caravaneers and in Red Fighter;
•   Stalkers now visit Red Fighter on a certain stage of development;
•   Battle speed can now be changed in the menu;
•   Better optimization for ATI and GeForce cards;
•   An ability to switch and rebind keys in any way you prefer;
•   Better criticals!
•   Typos our community found are now fixed;
•   Reworked skill and attribute checks some NPCs have;
•   Fixed Hexogen;
•   Master of Unlocking now grants XP;
•   Shadow errors in Dead City fixed;
•   Livened up trade in Peregon;
•   Lone Wolf perk does not punish you for having Dzhulbars in the party;
•   Modified weight of some items, work is in progress;
•   Characters no longer get stuck on the Factory level;
•   Some car bugs fixed;
•   A new map for random encounters added;
•   Around ten lesser bugs fixed;

We would also like to use this opportunity to wish you all a happy New Year! Thanks for sticking with us, friends. You help make our dream game even better! Have a great holiday, and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 01, 2019, 12:30:23 AM: Happy New Year 2019
31 December, 2018 - AtomTeam

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Dear friends!

An important year is coming to a close today. 2018 was so turbulent, so fast-paced and so fruitful, we can’t even imagine of repeating it. So much has been done! From a two hour long beta, ATOM has grown into a large, enticing world, where one can lose oneself for dozens of hours.

Yet, this is not even the end! 2019 will be as important for ATOM, as 2018 was. It will bring you new interesting locations, new characters, new quests, new weapons and new balance tweaks. Your ideas and suggestions will not go to waste. How could they? Without you, the waning year would never have been as successful for our team.

Thank you for sticking with us for all this time, and helping to make ATOM better every day.

Happy New Year! Good health, love, and awesome games to you all!

Let there always be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: SystemInShock on January 01, 2019, 04:00:28 PM: Has anyone played this title? It looks very interesting, but I don't want to get burned on another game like this full of bugs and horrible design decisions.

Thank you!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: zakblood on January 01, 2019, 07:49:18 PM: play half an hour round at my m8's house over Xmas, i liked what i saw and games seems very polished, it has the story and looks of a few games, which is all good to me and plays like it looks, so good there, developers are quite active on the steam forums and patches haven;t taken too long to come out once and item has been mentioned, those in my steam friends list who have it all seem to like it and have been very positive with there comments and praise

and here's ones comments on it,

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Pros:
- imagine if they actually made Fallout: Van Buren ... this is it!
- you do have a definitive start: you are essetially a vault-dweller tasked with finding a disappeared search-team for your secret society, ATOM
- it is the most fun post-apocalyptic RPG game I have played in a while
- it does draw you in and you do change the world in small ways with every decision made
- it has real characters and solid plotlines that are engaging... and yes there is a reason this sounds like my Fallout 2 review...
- the combat system (and several audio cues) are taken directly from Fallout 2, a little more polished
- there is a definite feel of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to be had here
- the narrative is stronger however, like ICY but way less dark, though quite unforgiving - and often you cannot go back and 'try again'
- the world map is gorgeous and the townships beautifully designed
- a lot of the puzzles can be resolved intelligently within the same town-map, avoiding the horrible practice of going across the world-map to retrieve an item, then comeback.
- it is worth calling out the great job the translation team have done on this Russian game: it reads very well with very few issues

There are a lot of choices to be made in the game; some fun, some dark
- flirting with the guards to earn favours
- exploring the grisly fate of bunker 317
- singing R.E.M. songs with a disillusioned teen girl, under a haystack
- unearthing the slave-trafficking plot
- solving the circus riddle
- leading or eradicating the bandits
- investigating the farmsteads with creepy backstories
- changing local politics to establish new leaders and powers
- fighting off hords of cultists in tinfoil-hats
- fighting mutated insects and radiation sickness
- fighting bandits, looters, mutants, and anyone you upset in this paranoid world
- discovering the fate of the ATOM search team

Cons:
- in most places it is open world, but sometimes your choices are very limited; the hackneyed 'ambushed' start, even as a diplomat you cannot always talk your way out of situations, etc
- the combat is an improved version of Fallout 2, however that system itself wasn't wonderful: it is slicker, but still sluggish and clumsy
- there are some bugs, however the developer is actively working hard to resolve these and works hard with the fanbase community to make the game richer
- the game world is about the size of Fallout 2, so you can see most of it fairly quickly
- the crafting system is basic, and feels superceded by about 20h in, once guns and rubles start becoming more available
- the camera, while good to be able to rotate, feels like it could zoom in and out much more: there are even cutscenes that force tha camrea into lowdown views, so it could almost be played as a proper 3rd-person game rather than a rotating isometric / top-down version
- some puzzles are too esoteric: search this desk for one item to put somewhere else, etc: unintuitive and the rewards for such random finds are usually underwhelming
- the menus could do with a lot more explanation and guides: I did totally miss the skill-tree for the first 10h of play, for example. The hotkeys are also not apparent, eg: TAB to centre on player (who can walk off map) - these basics would be good to know from an in-built wiki.

Summary:
This is how the cold-war ended: in 1986 with annihilation. This is therefore a 'WarGames' themed Fallout clone, but done really-really well, and from a Russian paerspective.
as such there are some nice in-jokes, 80s references, STALKER jokes and Fallout homages. The game plays really nicely and the free-camera makes the game come alive.
Despite the odd bug and niggle, the game is smooth and allows for a lot of nice freedom: a world map can be explored and a lot of self-contained townships with self-contained puzzles.
The gameplay has real depth and a whole bag of personality.

9/10: as irradiated RPGs go, this is an absolute classic - jump in now; build this into the franchise to replace ol'76.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: zakblood on January 01, 2019, 07:53:56 PM: added to the fact that his comments are pre patch 1.06, which fixes quite a few of the minor issues and niggles he mentions, i'd say it's a good game if you like the type, the price is well worth it atm on offer and even at full price for the amount of hours on offer, it's a good deal for me, but it depends on your gaming likes and gaming history, so try before you buy and visit a m8 first who has it or watch some videos of the game play, as there's plenty about now, happy new year and good luck with it either way :howdy
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 01, 2019, 08:02:00 PM: I agree with Zak. I have it but haven't had much time lately.....

I have read a lot of posts about it and they are very positive. As Zak said, the devs are working with the community to fix any bugs :thumbsup

I am looking forward to playing it soon :gamer
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: zakblood on January 02, 2019, 05:45:25 PM: don't think i'll get it, as not got the time this year for game playing tbh, but reading the reviews, with 99% very positive, it does seems to be going in the correct direction for a classic gaming tag if it keeps going the same way,

the 1% can be classed as kids or idiots or both regarding there comments, with most just being 0 level steam moaners, which most games on steam have now days, day one accounts with no games attached who get banned for spamming rubbish reviews with little or no comments or reasons given, but there reviews remain, one of the many pitfalls of steam and it's poor forums i may add and lack of mods doing much
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 02, 2019, 10:48:58 PM: Many Steam "reviews" make me :facepalm_smiley
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: SystemInShock on January 03, 2019, 07:17:53 PM: Quote from: zakblood on January 01, 2019, 07:53:56 PM
added to the fact that his comments are pre patch 1.06, which fixes quite a few of the minor issues and niggles he mentions, i'd say it's a good game if you like the type, the price is well worth it atm on offer and even at full price for the amount of hours on offer, it's a good deal for me, but it depends on your gaming likes and gaming history, so try before you buy and visit a m8 first who has it or watch some videos of the game play, as there's plenty about now, happy new year and good luck with it either way :howdy

I love this type of game and usually snap up everything that even looks remotely interesting. As I get older I don't snap up so many without checking. It looks and sounds like this is a good choice.

Thank you!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 03, 2019, 10:57:40 PM: Quote from: SystemInShock on January 03, 2019, 07:17:53 PM

I love this type of game and usually snap up everything that even looks remotely interesting. As I get older I don't snap up so many without checking. It looks and sounds like this is a good choice.

Thank you!

Let us know if you get it and what you think :thumbsup
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 18, 2019, 01:55:31 PM: 1.07
18 JANUARY - ATOMTEAM

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Hello, friends!

Tonight, we offer you our newest patch, numbered 1.07.
We worked on it for quite a while, so we really hope you will like what it brings to the game.

Here is the log of the main changes:

•   Reworked random encounters, changed fight balance. WIP.
•   Added new map - ATOM base - and tutorial.
•   Fixed car bugs.
•   Stock renew on save-load fixed.
•   Circus location bugs fixed, now quests are correctly given out and failed.
•   VIL-A fixed.
•   Xander P-603 fixed.
•   Informer fixed.
•   Castle leader’s quest line fixed, consequences added to different approaches.
•   Peregon’s government quest fixed, now you can correctly dispose of every leader.
•   You can now get to the ship in Krasnoznamenny while playing the Chaos route.
•   Minor bug fixes in all major settlements.
•   Typos and weird phrasing fixed in parts of the translation. WIP.
•   New recipe books for crafting.
•   Better optimization of the game.
•   Companions AI improved.

Thank you for sticking with us. Now, we’re off to make the big update which will include new locations and quests. Stay tuned :)
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 28, 2019, 12:34:05 AM: 1.073
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Hello, friends!

Time for another hotfix. This time we made the following improvements:

- Tools no longer vanish when crafting Heavy Crossbows
- Interraction with the Boat added even when Captain is dead
- Changed a few bugs in Dead City (VIL-a and some more)
- Optimized Krasnoznamenny, no more lag
- Fixed issues with Night Vision
- Fixed Grishka bug on the Factory
- Item duplication bug fixed in Tutorial
- Random game crashes fixed
- Prisoner in factory now correctly moves away from player path
- Car no longer gets stuck on Global map

Currently, we have started work on the first big free DLC which will add new locations, new characters, new quests and even some new mechanics. Thanks for sticking with us, guys!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on March 06, 2019, 12:45:37 AM: 1.08 Update Teaser
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Greetings, friends!

After a month and a half long development cycle, we are finally ready to announce the contents of the free update, which we are planning to release on March 20th.

We spent our time working on all aspects of the game. Because of this, the game will now feature the following:
•   Quality of Life improvements (with a whole lot of new features suggested to us by you, our players);
•   Mod creation tools as well as full mod support;
•   Additional balance rules that do not override previous ones, but add to them greatly;
•   New AI functions;
•   Weapon tweaks, including changes to AP consumption and to-hit formulae;
•   Tens of new characters with their unique dialogues and portraits;
•   New questline with two opposing factions;
•   Huge improvements to the stability of the game;
•   New visual effects and animations;
•   New graphic elements (status icons, items, game art);
•   New locations and random encounters;
•   Bug fixes galore;
•   New achievements.

We will also make another update-related post, with full info on balance changes. Be sure to express your opinion on the topic when it's ready.

Also, a special bullet point, aimed at our English-speaking audience: talented writer Scott Hamm of “Age of Decadence” and “Battle Brothers” fame is now helping us improve the English translation of the game. Thank you very much, Scott.

And thank you, our players, for sticking with us and ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on March 09, 2019, 12:47:04 AM: 1.0.8 Balance Changes
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Hey guys!

As promised, it’s now time to introduce you to the changes in the combat system balance. These changes were made to make the system look more linear and thus more understandable, without changing it so much you’d have to restart the game.

So, what changed?

Pistols and SMGs

This branch was changed by lowering the AP needed for shooting, so that low DEX characters would have a better time using the weapons. Also, we made the minimum damage higher.

Let’s look at some examples. The last three numbers in each example mean AP cost for a simple shot, an aimed shot, and for the reload.

Nagant - 6-9 DAM, 3 4 3 AP
TT - 8-14 DAM, 4 5 2 AP
M-712 7-13 DAM, 4 5 3 AP, and 6 for the burst.

Mark-19 and Polyak weapons also got a higher chance to stun - 10% and 6% respectively. However, since Polyak’s projectile contains 5 projectiles in one shot, the actual stun chance is 30%.

SMGs like PPS-43 and Scorpion got the biggest changes. First of all, they now operate on Machine Gun rules and have a Short and Long burst options instead of single shots. This makes the DPS higher. We also balanced this new addition by lowering the active distance and AP, while making minimum damage a bit higher.

PPS-43 - 7-14 DAM, 5 AP for short burst, 6 for long burst, 3 for reload.
Scorpion - 8-12 DAM, 3 4 4 AP.

Shotguns and rifles

Custom made weapons of this category now ask for less AP per shot, but take more to reload. The sawed off shotgun lost single shot ability, but double barrel shot now costs 4 AP. Izh lost some effective distance, but a single shot now costs 4 AP. Also, as a cherry on top, all 12 cal weapons now have a chance to stun.

Hunting rifle - 8-10 DAM, 3 4 3 AP
Hunting shotgun - 7-13 DAM, 4 5 3 AP, 16/18 distance.

SVD is no longer a low damage Remington clone and now costs less to fire, PTRD lost an aimed shot ability, but its damage still makes it the deadliest rifle.

SVD - 12-23 DAM, 5 5 3 AP
PTRD - 25-45 DAM 7 3 AP

Assault rifles and machine guns

Changes in this branch mostly concern the AK family. AKS74U is now in the middle grounds between an assault rifle and an SMG, having less AP cost and damage. AK-47 now has 5 bullets in a burst and has a stun chance.

AKS74U - 8-13 DAM 3 4 5 3 AP
AK-47 - 9-19 DAM, 5 6 7 3 AP, 3% stun chance (15% in burst).

We are still working on changing Machine guns, but they will probably have less AP cost.

Shields

Large penalties for use and peculiar mechanics made most players enjoy shields less than we wanted them to, so we made the mechanics pretty much straight forward and penalties much lower. These are also currently being tested out, but you will see the results as soon as 1.08 hits.

We really value your opinions on the changes. Thank you all in advance.

With kind regards, Atom Team
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on March 21, 2019, 11:25:40 AM: Quality of life and new content Update 1.08
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Hey guys!

Finally, it’s time for the big Update! We did a lot of work this time, and positive improvements have touched upon a lot of the game aspects. Playing ATOM is now genuinely more comfortable. The inventory management is easier, the interface in general is more intuitive, the follower mechanics have more options, the re-balancing of weapons made combat more dynamic and interesting, especially during the new random encounters.

And of course we added a lot of new NPCs, quests and maps for you to test all of the new features.

Here is a compact list of changes:

•   Quality of life improvements - your recommendations were heard and implemented in the new inventory and follower systems;
•   Improved English translation thanks to you, our players, and a wonderful writer Scott Hamm who worked on such titles as “Age of Decadence” and “Battle Brothers”;
•   Full mod support - we promised and we delivered;
•   Better balance and weapon stats;
•   Changes into the ability tree;
•   New weapons;
•   New AI features;
•   New follower settings including friendly fire settings;
•   New graphic effects;
•   New graphic elements (icons, portraits, items, in-game art);
•   New sounds for items and weapons;
•   New animations, including a special martial arts move you may learn;
•   New item with the ability to reset your stats and skills;
•   Dozens of new characters with unique dialogues, portraits and quests;
•   A quest line that can be tackled by joining any one of the two new factions;
•   New maps;
•   New random encounters;
•   Improved game stability;
•   Option to change the item highlight color;
•   New achievements;
•   Tons of bug fixes;

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We really hope you enjoy playing this new version, and we’ll be eagerly awaiting your feedback.
Thank you… And let there be ATOM!

P.S.: We will write a comprehensive manual for mod makers in the near future. So stay tuned for that!

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on March 30, 2019, 03:25:33 PM: Add your avatar to the game.

Mod source: https://github.com/atomrpg/modkit/tree/avatar

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on May 12, 2019, 12:31:08 AM: Version 1.1 announcement
11 May @ 3:45pm - AtomTeam

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Hi, guys!

As you know, work on the big new update for ATOM continues for more than a month now. There's still a lot to do before we're through, but we finally decided on the publishing date. The update will hit Steam on May 29th. We will post the full change log on the same date. Meanwhile, here are some of the highlights of the upcoming update:

•   Added lots of new locations to the Dead City - both above ground and below;
•   Fixed and updated a lot of animations, sounds, portraits, loading screens;
•   Added tens of new characters;
•   New monsters;
•   Added tons of new various quests;
•   Added new armors and weapons;
•   Lots of small fixes here and there and many more!

See you on the 29th, guys! Thanks for sticking with us.

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on May 27, 2019, 03:59:33 PM: 1.1 The Dead City Update cinematic trailer
27 May @ 3:53pm - AtomTeam

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Hey guys!
Here's a cinematic trailer we made for the upcoming Dead City Update.
Only two days to go. See you on the 29th!

https://youtu.be/zn7sY2MCa-Y
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on May 30, 2019, 01:55:20 AM: V1.1: The Dead City Update
29 May @ 7:04pm - AtomTeam

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Dear friends!

Finally the moment has come, when our game ATOM RPG is completely finished. In this update we balanced out melee weapons, added to the enemy AI, finalized all of the quests that were left unsolved in the previous update. The main thing, however, is the change of Dead City into a place full of new, unique characters with their own stories and quests. The map is now filled with points of interest and new locations. To see the list of all changes, scroll to the end of this post now.

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We would like to use this post mostly to thank you all for the motivation, unique ideas, kind words of praise and endless support. We told this to you multiple times now, yet these words never lost their sincerity and meaning for us: without you, there would be no game, especially of this magnitude. You, our dear players, are the ones who shaped it starting with Kickstarter and the Early Access versions.

This final version of the game is truly your achievement, as much as it is ours.

And the work doesn’t stop here. Our next project will be a stand-alone add-on to the game, code-named Trudograd. It will hopefully hit Steam later this year. Until that time, we will share news of porting Atom to other platforms, translating it to other languages, and of course the development process of the new add-on.

Thank you for being with us, and we really hope that you will continue this journey we got planned out.

Let there be ATOM!

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Changelog:
- 20+ New locations;
- 40+ New unique characters;
- 20+ New quests;
- Several kinds of new enemies including two types with unique AI behavior;
- Added new AI tweaking support for modders;
- Several new random encounters;
- New craft armor made out of chitin;
- New combat armor and spiked “Hedgehog” helmet;
- Throwing weapons, both custom and common;
- One new firearm and a special melee weapon;
- New global map for the metro;
- New hazards, including a radioactive sandstorm;
- New animations;
- New loading screen art;
- New sounds and effects;
- Several usable items can now be used multiple times from main slots without entering the inventory menu;
- Dzhulbars has an ability to speak in certain conditions;
- Stun works on enemies that were immune to it;
- Other new minor gameplay enhancing features;
- All of the bugs from the older version found by the testing team and the players are now fixed;

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on June 23, 2019, 03:16:31 PM: 1.105
21 Jun @ 5:56pm - AtomTeam

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Hello, guys!

It's time to release the latest patch for the game. It contains fixes for all the bugs found in the game.

Now, the changelog:

•   Fixed the bug when your companions would just freeze up and don’t respond to your commands;
•   The mechanics of using grenades are reworked for AI;
•   Your companions now use only the equipped throwing weapons;
•   Now your animation change the higher you are in the Martial Arts skill;
•   Fixed the ability “Flea Waltz” for Dzhulbars;
•   Fixed the quest of the militiaman Kadushkin in Krasnoznamenny;
•   Removed the ability to farm EXP in the Dead City (Killdozer);
•   A lot of minor and not so minor fixes in the "Safe journey" farm;
•   A lot of fixes for the final battle in the Dead City;
•   Fixed the exploit that could give you infinite amount of throwing weapons;
•   The “Witness” now can be finished correctly;
•   A lot of minor fixes in the Red Fighter village;
•   A lot of minor fixes in the Dan’s Factory;
•   Added Grass Bending;
•   Added new Random Encounter locations;
•   Two new weapons: VSSM and Saiga-A.

Also, we are releasing a special Supporter Pack for those of you who wished to donate to our crew. This version contains two new items (a Kikimora camo suit and a new knife), the remastered stand-alone Soundtrack and HD Wallpapers.

Thank you for your support!

And let there be ATOM.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on June 23, 2019, 03:17:42 PM: (https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/790860232563212585/2E84706823C085B1593309FEC3708C2A1576BC94/)
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on August 14, 2019, 11:24:25 PM: 1.108: Gamepad Support
14 AUG @ 7:40PM - ATOMTEAM

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Hello, friends!

Today is the day we publish the 1.108 patch. However, bugfixes which are listed below, are not everything this new version holds. We also supplied it with the first iteration of gamepad compatibility, just like some of you asked us! After the update installs, press any gamepad button on the main menu screen, or pick the controller in the options menu to activate it.

Work on Trudograd continues, and soon we'll update you all with screenshots and info about the standalone addon.

Thanks you for reading.

ATOM RPG + Controller (The Battle)
https://youtu.be/ylaeomQA9pA

ATOM RPG + Controller (Explore)
https://youtu.be/niHbOQMH3ew

Changelog:

•   Added first version of controller support;
•   Fixed random encounters in Dead City;
•   Fixed a visual bug on the character screen;
•   Fixed Maxim Kalosha quest;
•   Fixed throwing knives not appearing in the hand properly;
•   Fixed logic error in Artemyev's room;
•   Fixed three bug packs in locations: Factory, Waterfall, Container yard;
•   Dzhulbars' perk bug fixed;
•   Follower AI fixed, as was the bug that added evasion to them without reason;
•   Sveta Earwig dialogue bug fixed;
•   Blinding effect's bug fixed;
•   Sequence breaking if turn is ended by taking off clothes fixed;
•   Follower's bodies are now highlighted even when wearing Kikimora suits;
•   Various minor bugs fixed;
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on September 19, 2019, 01:50:19 AM: Patch 1.109: Isometric Mode and Much More
18/09/19

The game now has an isometric mode and many new fixes and features our players asked for!

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Hello, friends!

It is time to publish yet another large patch for the game. This time around we fixed all of the new bugs the community found, as well as optimized the soundscape, left handed person accessibility, and controller support for the game.

Also, we added the new camera mode to the game, that puts the view into isometric projection. This mode is a new feature we are developing for the Trudograd standalone expansion, but we just couldn’t stop ourselves from adding it into the original game as well, both for testing purposes and because we think you just might like it. The mode can be toggled from the menu.

Speaking of Trudograd, the development is going swimmingly. The standalone expansion now features 20+ characters, with unique portraits and dialogues, 10+ quests, a new mob enemy, and a few new mechanics. You can follow our work at our social media accounts if you want:

Facebook
Twitter

Thank you for being with us, and let there be ATOM!

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Changelog:

•   Isometric mode now available in the game’s settings;
•   Added “Pause when the game is minimized” function as an option that can be turned on and off;
•   Added the “clean log on load” option;
•   Left alt, shift and ctrl keys now work like the right ones;
•   New Steam Achievement;
•   Added various new sounds to the game and overhauled UI sounds;
•   New AI for the Shog monster;
•   Slot is highlighted when you are pointing at an interactive object;
•   Enemy info is shown when in party member ordering mode;
•   Additional melee damage caused to downed enemies;
•   Faster global map travel (speed depends on Survival skill);
•   Bears can now stand on hind legs at times, also their AI was improved;
•   When checking for encounter avoidance, item and trait bonuses are considered correctly;
•   Starting kit bonus is now calculated correctly;
•   Shower in Red Fighter cured 300 radiation poisoning instead of 50;
•   Four Legged Knight and Praetorian are fixed;
•   Technophobe distinctinction players do not get recipes at start, even with large INT;
•   Fixed the Savage Hunter distinction bonuses;
•   Fixed the Circus Education distinction balance;
•   Savage shield now added to basic recipes;
•   Coffee, chifir and herb effects now last longer;
•   Fixed the wounded bandit’s quest;
•   Fixed rare game crash that happened when the player moved to a new location wearing the hazmat suit;
•   Opened locations on the global map are highlighted more;
•   Added a marker that points to where the character is standing when he is not on the screen;
•   Added achievement statistics to the game;
•   Better non mutant animal models added;
•   You can now pause and load during enemy turn;
•   Fixed ventilation shaft bug in Dead City bunker;
•   New, improved ragdoll system finalized;
•   Visual skybox glitch in certain cinematics fixed;
•   Exit zones in random metro encounters are fixed;
•   Linux-exclusive bug with random symbols appearing in character biographies fixed;
•   New animations added;
•   Fixed the Dzhulbars encounter balance;
•   Unique stat descriptions for Dzhulbars;
•   Cooking at a campfire or stove now benefits whole party;
•   Sprites improved on global map;
•   Every animal in the game has new phrases when talked to after consuming a potion;
•   Dual Shock 4 Wireless is now supported;
•   A huge amount of lesser bugs, typos, and translation issues fixed.

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on October 07, 2019, 11:59:37 AM: Patch 1.1092
Sun, 6 October 2019

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Hello, friends!
Here's another small patch to fix the bugs we found last time.

Along these fixes we're posting eight new weapon mods you, our community, has asked for. There is now a way to modify your weapon through found parts.

Thank you for continuing to give us great ideas! Let there be ATOM!

Changelog:
- Added 8 new modifications for some weapons;
- Better grass graphics;
- Character animation bugs (rare)
- Added camera positioning in dialogues;
- New point marker added;
- Rare bug with item count fixed;
- Isometric mode cutscene bug fixed;
- Sand storm's effect on character fixed;
- F and V keys now zoom camera in and out;
- New animations for wolves;
- And many more minor fixes.

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on October 28, 2019, 11:40:43 PM: New Update and Halloween Sale!
Mon, 28 October 2019

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Good mourning, friends…

The time has come for yet another patch to be uploaded. And with it - a small surprise, to commemorate this year’s All Hallow’s Eve. From October 28th, ‘till November 1st, you will have a chance to encounter enemies with unique pumpkin helmets, or battle endless waves of bloodthirsty mutant freaks that crave for your succulent flesh in another encounter we developed (only for level 10 of higher characters).
While we really hope that you’ll enjoy this spooktacular festive addition, we also get how weird Halloween themed events look in a game about former USSR, where no such holiday ever existed. If this content ruins your immersion, you can turn it off in the main menu.

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Also, we added an option that makes informational pop-ups appear above the character’s head. It is off by default, but you can turn it on in the options menu.

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Fangs for sticking with us, and let there be BLOOD!... I mean ATOM!
Stay spooky!

The horrifying changelog of doom and devilry:

•   Fixed a ghastly bug which allowed characters to phase through trucks and carts;
•   Dzhulbars got an armor fix to stand a better chance against blood-starved beasts;
•   Wind now moves grass and other plants bug-free and with deadly precision;
•   Artemyev’s dialogue fixed;
•   Skill points can now be added en masse by holding the left mouse button on “+” on the character screen;
•   The Woodpecker’s quest ending fixed;
•   Lesser bugs obliterated;
•   Newly discovered typos and translation errors snuffed out;
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on November 03, 2019, 12:17:54 AM: Sneak peek at Trudograd
Sat, 2 November 2019

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Hello, friends!

Today, we wish to share with you the work we’ve done on Atom RPG’s standalone addon Trudograd so far.

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An uncommon point of view for our game, but it demonstrates the new abilities of our engine well.

Here is some concept art for the game. We rely on it when creating new locations.

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As you know, we love to create small details that increase the atmosphere of the game. Therefore, the visuals are very important to us.

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Trudograd is a large and rich city. Well, at least some people living in it are rich. These folks have custom made homes on the roofs of the overcrowded flat blocks.

We’ll end with something very special. With something you asked us to make for a very long time. Trudograd will feature a powerful exoskeleton armor suit.

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Note: the design as well as the visual looks of the suit might change. WIP.

Work on the standalone addon continues as we speak.

Thank you for checking out our progress. And let there be ATOM!

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on November 15, 2019, 11:21:38 PM: 1.1096
Fri, 15 November 2019

Hello, friends!

Today, we would like to share with you the version 1.1096 patch and some news about the Atom RPG translation project.

Ever since our game hit Steam, many players asked us to translate it into their native languages. However, due to the sheer amount of text in the game and therefore exorbitant translator fees, this endeavor was never possible for our small team.

But then, some of our players, who specialized in certain languages contacted us and offered their help, and asked us only for what our team could provide.

Here’s the status of their works:

Chinese translation by the amazing "游侠LMAO汉化组" is fully complete.

Three translations are 30% to 50% complete: Polish, made with the help of Ganchuk and a translator that doesn’t have a Steam thread. French, made by the team that can be found here: LINK. German, made by the team which can be found here: LINK.

Three more translations were recently started: Turkish by (Engin, Anıl Kalkan, Raynor), Italian by
Dark Legend and Japanese by JS.

We are very thankful to you all!

It is important to note, that since none of us speaks any of the aforementioned languages, we really cannot tell the translation quality. We also do not know the release dates for upcoming translations. These are fan-driven projects, and the teams work in their spare time. However, judging by our interactions with our various translation teams, they are goal-set, hard working folks, and we’re almost sure they’ll do great. We never hoped for such an amazing amount of help from our players.

Now, the changelog for the patch:

•   Item duplication bug fixed;
•   Overload bug fixed;
•   Spelling errors found by players fixed;
•   Misc. item description typos fixed;
•   Minor overworld map animation issues fixed;
•   Very rare sound freezing on global map bug fixed;
•   Fixed a very rare crash in Peregon.

Thank you for sticking with us and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on November 22, 2019, 04:41:16 PM: ATOM RPG - Supporter Pack DLC

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This content requires the base game ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game on Steam in order to play.

Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1093400/ATOM_RPG__Supporter_Pack/)

ABOUT THIS CONTENT

This little addition for ATOM RPG is mainly aimed at those, who already own the game, but wish to support our indie studio a bit more nonetheless.

The full list of content is the following:

•   Full original soundtrack with top quality remasters of in-game tracks;
•   HD Wallpapers from the game;
•   Unique camo suit, that changes the way the player character looks and adds to stealth;

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•   A terrific new NKVD agent's knife;

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•   New location "Crash site" where new items are found (You recently heard about an old helicopter crash site and decided to check it out);

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Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:
The game has graphic violence (blood and partial dismemberment). The game features topics of drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse as well as some mature language and sexual themes

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on December 20, 2019, 02:33:30 PM: Winter Holiday Event & Sale
Thu, 19 December 2019

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Hello, friends!

Soon, this year will end. And what a great year it was! We spent it together, perfecting ATOM through your suggestions and observations. The game became larger, much more polished and user friendly. It’s all thanks to you.

We want to close this wonderful year just like we spent it. That means posting another pack of bugfixes (see changelog below) and a little something for those of you who liked our previous in-game events. This time it’s a winter-themed one, where you will set out into the inhospitable Mountain Pass of Woes to eradicate a tribe of malformed, mutated snowmen for a chance to get new items including two fun little weapons and some hats.

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As always, if in-game events aren’t your thing and you want to keep your game well away from such light-hearted additions, you can simply turn off the festive content with a single mouse click in the menu as shown below.

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Thank you for a year of helpful feedback. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Let all of your wishes come true! As for us, we have only one wish: Let there be ATOM!

Changelog for version 1.11:

•   Controller controls improved and associated controller bugs fixed;
•   Changed bridge behavior in the Mountain Pass of Woes;
•   Dunya’s quest bug fixed;
•   Error in Dan’s dialogue fixed;
•   Companions no longer equip whole stacks of items;
•   Caravan rescue signal quest fixed;
•   Getting stuck in Peregon doors fixed;
•   Fixed a rare issue where Katya and Kovalev dialogue didn’t happen;
•   Érror with Drunken Lair inhabitants attacking Player if Factory gang was killed off by him;
•   Various bugs with floating or disappearing items fixed;
•   Typos fixed, most problematic dialogues improved stylistically;
•   Smoking animation fixed;
•   New option “Display Player location” added to menu.

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 25, 2020, 12:48:21 AM: 1.111
Fri, 24 January 2020

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Hello, friends!

Today we would like to share version 1.111 with you! This patch comes not only with bug fixes, but also with new render optimizations. After a long, arduous journey we figured out how to up the FPS on certain machines and stopped crashes on exiting or entering a location.

We are very interested in learning your opinion about this work.

Changelog:

•   Optimized the game performance;
•   Fixed follower AI bug that happened when an ally was attacked with the retreat order active;
•   Fixed Waterfall experience farm glitch in Alina’s dialogue;
•   Fixed bug where mole eggs could not be targeted;
•   Primed explosives no longer explode in the inventory after a saveload;
•   Item duplication bug fixed;
•   Mechanic’s quest can now be ended with Kovalev after killing everyone in the Factory;
•   Gamepad now allows loading during enemy turn;
•   Animation sound added when getting radiation poisoning while wearing anti-radiation gear;
•   Added more to the soundscape of various locations;

Thank you for reading and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on January 29, 2020, 02:22:07 PM: ATOM RPG: Trudograd dev update #2
Wed, 29 January 2020

Hello, friends!

It’s time to do good on our New Year’s promise and share some more news about ATOM RPG: Trudograd.

We’ll start with information on new developments in the field of exoskeleton research! We perfected our walking tank visually, and made it capable of attacking enemies in melee combat! Here’s how it looks at the moment:

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WIP

However the combat system improvements do not end with the exoskeleton. We also made a special skill that will allow you to attack your enemies with the buttstock of your weapon, along with new weapon mods that will be discussed in a later post.

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WIP

Since we have updated many combat-related stuff in the game, we decided to change the look of the inventory as well. Here’s how it will look during your travels in Trudograd. Something akin to this style was suggested by some of our players. We hope you like it!

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Now we’d like to show you the changes we made to in-game menus such as the minimap, stats or skill tree. Here’s our new menu system!

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This new menu system is highly optimized for comfort and style. We really hope you will enjoy it!

Last but not least - some in-game art. Here’s a loading screen we particularly enjoy.

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Work on Trudograd is constant. Next time we will share some new location screenshots and news about weapons and combat in general, as well as many other new stuff.

ATOM RPG: Trudograd will be released for closed testing on February 29th.

Thank you for reading and we really hope that you liked what we shared. See you next time! And let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on February 05, 2020, 02:01:28 AM: 1.112
Tue, 4 February 2020

Hey, guys!

Today, we're releasing version 1.112. We are doing this because we moved our game to the brand new, improved Unity version 2019.2 which fixes a lot of problems some of you may have experienced in the past, and furthers our game's optimization.

However, since it's a very large file, we understand that those of you that do not have optimization issues and glitches described in the changelog, may not want to download it. For you, we have created a new Steam branch 1_11 which will allow you to skip this version and continue playing 1.111.

Here is the changelog:

•   Transferred the game to Unity 2019.2;
•   Fixed impassable tiles in Krasnoznamenny Centre;
•   Fixed incorrect AP and Ammo information;
•   Fixed Dzhulbars barking glitch;
•   Fixed the Ghillie suit and protective suit exploit which granted an extra turn;
•   Those who saved at the New Year location will now appear in the Mountain Pass of Woes;
•   Fixed several graphical bugs.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on March 30, 2020, 12:02:38 AM: Atom RPG: Trudograd - New Ability Tree and Weapon Modifications
Sat, 28 March 2020

Greetings, friends!

It’s finally time to share some more news about the development of ATOM RPG: Trudograd. This time, we will have two distinct topics: skill tree and weapon mods.

Skill tree

Ever since the release of our first game, we listened to your advice on the ways ATOM RPG’s Skill Tree could grow into something bigger and better. This is the result of all that feedback, plus many improvements of our own.

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Unlike our previous skill tree, this one is segmented into categories, and has much more skills for every type of play. You won’t have to pick something you don’t want, just to get to something you do want to learn, anymore. At least, that’s what we’re going for.

Icons, names, and even skill balancing are still works in progress, but the concept itself is final.

The skill point system has also changed. Before, each new skill was 1 point more expensive than the previous, and this was critiqued by you a lot. Now all skills are distributed amongst four price tiers. All starting skills have the price of 1 point, and the most powerful ones - 4.

Weapon mods

The need for a weapons mod system was seen by us even at the time ATOM RPG first came out, but introducing it back then would’ve required too much time and resources. Now, in Trudograd, we are finally able to do it!

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Every single piece of weaponry in Trudograd has some modification slots, which can be filled with all manner of mods. This will help you create weapons, fit for your playstyles and character roles.

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However, all good things come at a price. In ATOM RPG: Trudograd, weapon modifications will have pros as well as cons, like higher skill reqs.

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Currently, the weapon mod system’s visuals and some stats are a work in progress, but we basically figured out the base balancing mechanics already.

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We thank you for the time spent reading this dev update, and we would like to use this opportunity to remind you: stay safe, stay healthy, do all that is recommended to avoid and combat the COVID-19 infection.

We promise more dev updates soon!

Oh, and as always, let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on April 19, 2020, 02:08:18 PM: Trudograd releases into Early Access on the 11th of May
Sat, 18 April 2020

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Greetings and salutations, friends!

Today we are finally ready to name the release date of our next game. Atom RPG: Trudograd is coming out into Early Access on May 11th 2020.

Previously, Early Access became the most important tool in our arsenal. Because of your feedback, advice and general ideas, Atom RPG became a game many enjoyed. From bug fixing, to new details, weapons, quests and even visual solutions like the isometric camera mode, we owe it all to you, the players.

We hope that you will contribute your feedback this time around as well. Only our cooperation with you can make Trudograd a truly great experience.

Though there is a lot of work ahead of us, this time the first Early Access version will be much more developed than the last. It will feature five large locations, 100+ characters, several dozens of quests, including the starting ones of the central plot line, new weapons, new items, new abilities and a new type of visual quests.
We will also add updates every few months, so there will be more for you to explore.

We really hope that you will enjoy what we prepared for you. See you on May 11th!

We hope you are all doing well. Take care of yourselves. And, of course… let there be ATOM! :)

Yours, Atom Team

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Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on April 19, 2020, 02:11:26 PM: Trudograd Release Date
Sat, 18 April 2020

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Hello friends!

We are happy to announce that the Steam page for Trudograd is finally open! The game itself will be available for the Early Access purchase on the 11th of May.

You can visit the page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139940/ATOM_RPG_Trudograd

Also in May there will be two long awaited translations available for Atom - Polish and French translations! They will come with a new patch.

We are also actively working on translations to other languages! Don’t worry, we promised to translate Atom to as many languages as we can and we intend to keep that promise! :)

We wish you all the best and stay safe out there!

Atom Team
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on May 12, 2020, 12:13:38 AM: ATOM RPG: Trudograd in Early Access
Mon, 11 May 2020

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Dear friends!

Today, after a half year of work, we are glad to present you with Atom RPG: Trudograd, our newest game published for Early Access!

Trudograd is a story in which your adventures in the Central Wastes continue after two years. In it, you will venture into a city that survived the war, to uncover its secrets in a search for a piece of pre-war technology that might just change the world forever.

You will be able to play the game by creating a new character which will be level 15 from the start of the game, to represent that you’re no longer playing as a cadet, but as a major of ATOM. Or, you can transfer a save file made after beating ATOM RPG’s final boss and continue playing as your old ATOM RPG character. The choice is yours!

We are publishing to Early Access to learn all of your wishes, critiques, ideas and general feedback on the early stages of development with a goal to implement the best ones, making Trudograd a community effort created by players for players. It worked amazingly well last time, and we hope to repeat that success.

From the get go, Early Access is going to feature updated graphics, updated roleplaying system (WIP), several large locations, dozens of quests, a hundred unique characters, new mini game, new quest format for some quests and many more interesting additions.

This version of the game will be updated every few months, with the final release sometime later this year.

We really hope you’ll like it! Thank you for your support, and...

Welcome to Trudograd.

Available on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139940/ATOM_RPG_Trudograd/)
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on May 24, 2020, 12:55:17 PM: Update 1.15
Sat, 23 May 2020

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Greetings, friends!

Our game’s sequel is constantly developing, but that doesn't mean we forgot our first game ATOM RPG. To show that, we are uploading a large patch packed with things you asked us to add on the forums.
First off, we did what we were asked to do by the players who prefer the gamepad. The interface and controls are completely overhauled and should now seem much more comfortable and easy than before.

We also finally translated the game into Polish language with the help of a professional translator and two groups of volunteers, one led by Dr. Paweł Aleksandrowicz. Many other languages are also on their way, with French 90% done. Our team cannot afford professional translation studios, so everything is a fan-driven effort which we cannot hasten, but with enough time we promise to deliver even more translations! With players like you, we believe this to be possible.

The game also got a new network interface which will allow seamless save transfer between different versions of Atom RPG in case you want to play as your PC character on the go.

We also added a large amount of improvements into the game - adding new sounds and some animations and minor visuals, fixing very minor bugs that were still left until you noticed and reported them on the forums, as well as many optimization tweaks and fixes for low-end PCs. The full list can be found under this post.

Thank you for being the best community possible! And let there be ATOM!

Full changelog:

- Added optimization for low-end PCs;
- Added video playback performance optimization for low-end PCs;
- Added Polish language translation;
- Added one account to transfer saves between game versions;
- Three new cinematics for certain locations when they are first visited;
- Gamepad control and interface overhauled;
- New sounds on certain locations;
- New character animations;
- New way to display hit points. It is off by default but you can find it in the settings;
- Mutants got new animations when hit and when dodging the hit;
- Various minor bugs and typos reported by the community were eradicated.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on May 31, 2020, 01:23:06 AM: 1.151 Steam Input API & Steam Link
Sat, 30 May 2020

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Hello!

We are happy to announce that we are working with the Steam Input API now. This is a special interface from Valve that lets you play the game with any controller and even do it remotely through Steam Link. With it you can even play with a controller on your phone!

And speaking of that: ATOM RPG is now available for iOS, in App Store. Of course, you can use the same save files from PC in the mobile version and vice versa!

And now for the changelog:

- Now you can use Steam Remote Play through STEAM LINK;
- Updated Steam SDK to its latest version;
- Fixed compatibility with the already existing mods;
- Full controller support through Steam API;
- Fixed the crash when turning off post-processing;
- Fixed the bug with the "Experimenting" in crafting when playing with the controller;
- A lot of lesser bugs fixed. For example, the health bars don't disappear when loading another save file, etc.

Good night, and good luck. Stay safe out there!
Yours truly,

Atom Team
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on June 06, 2020, 12:20:59 AM: Atom RPG: Spanish translation and further game optimization patch
Fri, 5 June 2020

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Hello, friends!

Today we are happy to publish a new translation of our game. This time - to Spanish, with the help of Felix H., an amazing fan translator who contacted us here on Steam and produced a translation mod, which he allowed us to import into the game. Some more languages are on the way as well with German hopefully hitting Steam sometime this year and French 90% done by another fan translator.

We are also working on perfecting the Polish beta translation together with a team of Polish volunteer players who help us out very much. Hopefully, soon Polish will be up to the high standards it deserves!

Apart from a new language, this version also contains a lot of optimization work which will perfect loading and game behavior for low-end computers.

We really hope you will enjoy.

And let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on July 04, 2020, 01:52:14 AM: French translation, new encounters and bug fixing patch!
Fri, 3 July 2020

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Greetings, friends!

Today we're publishing a brand new French translation to the game, created by Vincent "Goat Buster" Lagaillarde with help from Hizo team! Other translations are also currently pending, and we'll update as soon as we can.

This version of the game also sports new random encounters and bug fixes for mistakes you, our community has found.

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As always, thank you for being with us, and let there be ATOM!

Changelog:
•   Added French translation;
•   New random encounter locations;
•   Fixed Guard in Drunken Lair not reacting to his fellow's sickness;
•   Fixed August not seeing the female character at night;
•   Fixed election related bug;
•   Fixed cursor getting stuck during forced attacks;
•   HP bar fixed for character and companions;
•   Textures fixed in Crater of Dead City;
•   Fixed various visual glitches;
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on August 28, 2020, 12:16:53 AM: Patch 1.17
Thu, 27 August 2020

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Greetings, friends!

We have made enough fixes and optimizations for the game to warrant another patch, which will update ATOM RPG to version 1.17.

This update will change the PC version as much as the iOS and Android versions of the game, since these are now synchronized.

Warning: since we stepped to the next version of Unity, some mods may not work. To continue playing with your favorite mods, please use the 1.16 branch in the beta branch section of ATOM.

Here is the full list of changes. Hopefully you will find what you requested in here, since all of it is based on player suggestions:

•   Improved sync between PC and mobile versions of ATOM RPG;
•   Fixed the game crashing on toggling vsync;
•   Gavrilov going missing from Red Fighter fixed;
•   Extra spider spawning when confronting Hexogen fixed;
•   Enemies no longer freeze when disarmed;
•   Sewer exits in Krasnoznamenny patched to not cause freezing for some players;
•   Some textures improved;
•   Buggy descriptors fixed;
•   Added correct representation of companion overload in the log;
•   Gamepads revamped. Support for gamepads is improved, diagonal movement added;
•   Fixed sound settings not being saved;
•   French, Polish and Chinese language versions improved upon with typo corrections;

Thank you for being with us and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on October 29, 2020, 02:52:13 AM: Halloween Event 2020
Wed, 28 October 2020

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Hey, guys!

Some of you missed it last time… But this year it came back with a vengeance from the beyond. Our spooky Halloween event is out for blood yet again! And this time no platform, mobile or otherwise will be spared from waves of grotesque horrors.

Will you risk having thy flesh consumed by the fangs of the unruly evil with perfect hatred and no remorse? Those who survive will surely be rewarded. You'll just have to find a special random encounter on the global map… if you dare.

If you do not dare, or find such festive events silly, which is totally understandable, the optional content can be easily turned off in the main menu.

Apart from the optional content, this version also contains some delightfully devilish new features that will make slow machines run the game better.

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There is also some amazing news from our Italian translation team which launched the final stage of the translation mod.

See it here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/552620/discussions/1/1644304412661712169/

Now tremble, before the full infernal glory of this update’s horrific changelog:

- Added the spooky Halloween event (till November 3rd);
- Improved loading times on video cards with capacity of 2 gb+;
- Fixed minor issues reported to us on Steam and other forums;
- Fixed minor sound glitches.

Fangs for reading, and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on November 28, 2020, 02:04:38 AM: Patch 1.173
Fri, 27 November 2020

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Greetings, friends!

Today we are very happy to share a new patch, containing sets of improvements for the game, including new optimizations.

Changelog:

- Fixed an error with syncing cloud saves from Nintendo Switch/iOS/Android platforms.
- Optimized some random encounters;
- Fixed Maiden Spring quest issue which came up when the NPCs of that area were attacked after the assignment was complete;
- Gamepad buttons now show up on tooltips during the tutorial;
- Fixed moving through enemy corpses;
- Fixed a bunch of console related controls;
- Unity updated to ver. 2019.4.15;
- Game now requires less memory from weak PCs.
- A lot of fixes in the Polish localization

Thank you for reading and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on December 13, 2020, 02:25:25 AM: Patch 1.174 & Live Developer Q'N'A
Sat, 12 December 2020

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Hello, friends. You can visit our Q&A stream on YouTube that we are having right now:

~STREAM~
https://youtu.be/TqTSZknpMn8

•   Fixed the dialogue between Katya and Kovalev during Grishka execution;
•   Fixed a mistake with delivering the story quest of the Dead City back in Krasnoznamenny;
•   Fixed August reaction if pass time in the “Maiden Spring” farm;
•   Fixed how some of armor looked on the mannequins in your personal bunker;
•   Now you can’t get the reward for destroying the circus twice;
•   Fixed a lot of bugs when playing with a controller (controls and UI);
•   NumPad is now used correctly when choosing answers in dialogues;
•   The dialogue with bandits in Otradnoye (during the election quest) has been returned.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on December 23, 2020, 02:06:29 AM: Winter holiday event 2020!
Tue, 22 December 2020

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Hello, friends!

Winter holidays are approaching and with them the end of this rather tough year.

2020 interfered with a lot of us, made us change a lot of plans and daily routines. This is why we in the team are extra happy we got to spend these hard times side by side with you, our players.

With your support we were able to release our second game ATOM RPG: Trudograd to Early Access, port our first game to a lot of new platforms, add extra translations thanks to our amazing volunteers, and make future plans we are going to share with you very soon!

We are extra thankful to you and after getting some feedback we're re-releasing a special Christmas event for the game, which will last all of the holidays. In it you will get to slaughter hordes of abominable flesh-crazed mutant snowmen who occupied a small region in the Mountain Pass of Woes for a chance to get a few extra items. If such a festive addition isn't to your liking however, it can be turned off in the main menu! Or, it will just go away after the holidays.

Let there be ATOM!

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Changelog:
•   Fixed issue with dialogues which are triggered when the character dies;
•   Fixed console controls;
•   Fixed a bug with thrown weapons which happened when attacking bloodless foes;
•   Fixed a lot of typos.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on February 24, 2021, 03:17:21 AM: Atom RPG end of Winter Event
Tue, 23 February 2021

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Greetings, friends!

As many of you already know, we love bringing temporary optional events into our game on special occasions, both to spice up the game you already know through and through as well as to have an excuse to give you some brand new “toys” to play with :)

This time the special event we wish to commemorate with a free update is the end of this pretty arduous Winter.

The new content that will be made available for it is going to be a rather large map in the Dead City, where you will get to do a lot of exploring, fighting and surviving for a chance to acquire several new weapons, meet new friends and enemies, as well as uncover a pre-war military installation.

To get to the event map you will have to travel to Dead City and find a new marker between the store and the playground.

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As always, if temporary events aren’t your thing, this one can be turned off in the menu. It will disappear from the game in 30 days on its own as well.

This update also brings some minor fixes to the game, as well as new optimization for low-end PCs.

We would also like to use this occasion to remind our German-speaking players that the community translation for the game, led by a group of our fans is almost finished. You can check on their amazing progress and wish them the best of luck in the forum!

Have a great Spring, friends. And as always, let there be ATOM!

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Changelog:
•   Added two new weapons;
•   Added a new special event;
•   Fixed game freezing when enemy loses a weapon;
•   Fixed game freezing when enemies call for reinforcements;
•   Fixed Mother of Shadows attack stopping combat;
•   Fixed several graphical bugs;
•   Fixed several small errors and bugs;
•   Fixed a bug when player die from poisoning when loading the game;
•   Localization bug fixes;
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on April 19, 2021, 11:25:38 PM: Patch 1.178
Mon, 19 April 2021

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Changelog:

•   Fixed loading localization mods;
•   Fixed twitching of characters at low frame rates;
•   Optimized the land rendering queue;
•   Reduced processor load;
•   Updated version of Unity to fix launch problems on some PCs;
•   Fixed a problem with unnecessary recalculation of the position of the text while the camera is moving;
•   Changes in Polish localization;
•   Fixed impassable places in different locations;
•   Fixed places where items fell under the map;
•   Fixed revolver models;
•   Updated some old portraits;
•   Fixed synchronization bugs with cloud saving;
•   Fixed some graphical bugs with the intersection of decals and objects;
•   Fixed position of interface objects in TV mode;
•   Fixed selection of body parts when aiming a shot via console controlsl;
•   Fixed animation of picking up an item when quick clicking.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on July 25, 2021, 11:30:47 PM: ATOM RPG: Now in Deutsch! + Patch 1.180
Sun, 25 July 2021

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Hello friends!
It's time for another minor update of the game, which may prove very significant for those of you who patiently waited for the unofficial German language translation of the game.
Thanks to our amazing fan translation team which can be found here: [CLICK] we can finally release the first version of the translation publicly. We hope it is to your liking, but if you find any issues please share your feedback here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/552620/discussions/1/2999920878441481630?snr=2_groupannouncements_detail_

Other changes this update brings are:

- Loading times optimization;
- Memory usage optimization;
- Small controller problems fixed;

Thank you for being with us and let there be ATOM!
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on March 16, 2022, 12:43:33 AM: Patch 1.181
Tue, 15 March 2022

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Change log:

- Added Ukrainian localization;
- Fixed errors in Italian localization;
- Fixed issue with items disappearing from inventory after using the guide's map;
- Fixed critical issue when entering Death Tunnel;
- Item duplication bug fixed;
- Fixed battle grid disappearing rare bug;
- Radiation debuff now goes away correctly after healing rad. poisoning;
- Music in sex scenes now works properly;
- Visual glitches removed on random encounter maps;
- Visuals of Shadow attacks fixed;
- General visual glitches resolved;
- Gamepad issues reported by players fixed;
- Various minor bugs fixed.
Title: Re: ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Post by: Asid on September 14, 2022, 11:23:53 PM: Polish Update and other Improvements
Wed, 14 September 2022

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Greetings, friends!

Today we're updating ATOM RPG with a fair quantity of new fixes and optimizations, as well as the highly awaited, fully reworked Polish localization many of you were expecting for a long time now.

Please, enjoy! And should there be any feedback about the new translation, please feel free to message us at support@atomrpg.com or use the Steam forums.

Best wishes, Atom Team

Change log:

- Added reworked Polish language localization;
- Fixed various minor typos and errors in the game texts;
- Optimized game to perform better on low-end hardware;
- Fixed several minor community-reported bugs.
- The game resources were repacked to speed up loading time on older HDD.