Devour developer, Joe Fender, recently released a new update that made some changes and fixed bugs. Possibly the biggest changes from this update are in batteries. These were originally designed to make the game challenging but some players find them way too punishing.
As such, batteries are now an optional game mechanic. They are now usable to instantly recharge your UV flashlight and give additional charge depending on the difficulty. So, the harder the difficulty is, the less amount of charge is. Batteries will now respawn on the map after use, though the number of batteries the player receives will scale. The lower the difficulty is, the more batteries are available in the game world.
Devour Update 1.3
Batteries: Other Changes
- Batteries will only spawn on the map if enabled by the host.
- You can pick up and drop Batteries just like any other item.
- To consume a Battery, press the R key.
- Bonus UV flashlight charge is indicated with an orange color and does not regenerate.
1.3.0 Changelog
- Added Dutch and Indonesian language settings.
- Added Credits to the main menu.
- Added a new Mute Jump Scares audio setting.
- Fix for voice chat sometimes not working in lobbies.
- Displays a status message in the chat section when another player picks up a key.
- Fix for a hole in the world under the stairs near the Asylum fireplace.
- AI now correctly paths on the Asylum ritual area platform.
- Fixed a couple of spots on the Asylum map where Molly could not reach players.
- Fix for an edge case when Molly would scream on a client's machine but not on the host.
- Improved tutorials for AI staggering and calming down mechanics.
- Molly no longer renders red eyes constantly in Nightmare mode.
- Improvements made to both Farmhouse and Asylum environments to prevent being pushed through some walls when player collisions are turned on.
- Tweaks to the hosting lobby UI to allow for more settings to fit in the future.
- Fixed a bug where you could pick Molly on The Asylum.
- Hosts now verify that clients own a legit copy of Devour on Steam. This requires Steam to be initialized.
You can read more about the update here.
