Underrail - Alpha Demo Released
 

Stygian Software announces the release of an Alpha Demo for their indie RPG, Underrail. The file runs to 577Mb and here's a reminder on the game:
More information.

Oooh, a demo for Timelapse Vertigo (the old name was waay cooler, in my not-so-humble opinion)!

Gave it a quick spin and it is quite promising indeed. :-)

Does anyone know how to recover psi points in this?

So far I found PSI booster(consumable) to be only way but I am not very far in game(maybe 30-40 minutes of active play).

Sounds pretty cool - will check out after work!

Tested just to check graphics / GUI and to get a quick general feel of it.. Very promising, will even buy just based on this quick test.

"Underrail" always means to me "under the rail tracks".

Sounds "depressive" ;)

I don't understand why they felt the need to change the title. Anyways…downloading now.

Timelapse Vertigo sounds like there might have been a time travel theme to it that he ended up dropping. That's just an uneducated guess though.

Both titles suck, I have to say. But based on screenshots - it looks like something I'd enjoy.

Now everytime I see thi new title I expect it to have an railway theme attached to it … And with that I mean travelling by rail like in The Orient Express …

But, okay, this new title kind of fits into their story.

A British, London based company would probably have called it "Undertube" or so ? ;)

I'd say "Youndertube", to keep it modern.

This is perfectly timed for me, but I hope indie devs one day realize that the best way to distribute free content like demos is via torrent!
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Great, I click New Game and it crashes. WTF?

@screeg run as admin.this game's achille's foot is .net framework. It required two installs for me.

He should've used Game Maker :)

I think i completed the demo. Absolutely loved it.

I've played a bit of the demo, and it's a lot better than I expected. Fans of Fallout 1-2 are going to love this game.

Combat is tough, and I've reached a point where I can't progress because I can't defeat any remaining enemies.

How do you heal yourself other than going to see the doctor? I have bandages and some kind of health booster in my inventory, but I can't figure out how to use either one. The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair when I right-click on those items, but nothing happens when I target my character. Same thing with mushrooms.

Also, how do I attempt to pick locks?

Hi. I'm glad you liking the demo. :)

You can heal yourself with health hypos (right-click) or bandages if you are above 40% (or have the 'doctor' feat) and out of combat.

You pick locks by right clicking on a lockpick (or you can drag it to your action bar and left click it there) and then left clicking on the door.

I completed demo(small firearms/psychic combination) and I liked it a lot.Combat fun and challenging I died several times in around 2 hours that I need to complete it.I am definitively going to try another playthrough with different skill set.

and some minor complaints:
-on narrow corridors and small rooms wall can obscure vision making aiming and looting hunt for few pixels that are above wall level and once it even made my looting impossible.
-when out of combat movement speed should be faster atm it's bit annoyingly slow.