Version 1.26b is live!
-added support for arrow keys as alternate to WASD for movement input
-improved LOD resolution for purple trees

Eastshade will be available for PS4 and Xbox One on October 21! While we've been busy squashing bugs and delivering updates, we've also been toiling away on bringing the world of Eastshade to consoles. It has proven to be a behemoth task, but we're finally closing in on the finish line. In under a month you can play this open-world travel simulator paint-em-up on consoles! Accompanying this announcement we bring you a new extended trailer.

Version 1.25 is live!
-fixed regression in vegetation in the Restless Reach (its supposed to be white not green)
-firepits remove themselves once the player is far enough away
-fixed bug where Park Ranger Viktar doesn't give you a tent schematic (players who have already experienced this bug should now have a tent schematic as well)

In honor of World Environment day, Eastshade will be 20% off until June 7th, and we will be donating 10% of our net proceeds to the protection of important and threatened habitats.

Version 1.24 is live!
-I *think* I fixed the falling through the floor bug. Fingers crossed. If anyone runs into it again, please let me know!
-fixed regression where player could not go through the tunnel in Nava.
-fixed hot spring quest bug where Zahra can think you still haven't accepted the quest if you *didn't* choose to accept Melek's offer *and* you had once turned down the quest.
-fixed regression in Lyndow navigation mesh which caused Npcs to not walk to their tasks

Version 1.22 is live!
-optimized/simplified glass shader, improving performance substantially, especially in cities.
-added ability to export paintings to jpg
-fixed teahouse tales last line repeating/stuttering
-fixed teahouse tales silent voice bug
-fixed bug where if you initially turn down Zahra and then get bribed by Melek Zahra thinks you haven't started the quest
-possibly fixed the rare bug where the player can fall through certain floors spontaneously
-fixed cursor lock after going back to main menu at the end of the game

Version 1.18 is live!
-fixed foliage disappearing after returning from a dream
-fixed a regression in 1.17 which freezes physics, causing bugs with the boats, canvases, and many other places.
-fixed regression in 1.16 that locks fps at 1 when you press the 'L' key

Version 1.15 is live! (has been for about two weeks actually!)
-fixed Vasu's song
-fixed floating crates off coast of Lyndow
-fixed flickering windows in Tarnished Teapot
-fixed Pipa (owl outside the Tarnish Teapot) not being interactive in rare instances, making it unable to finish the Toxic Tuber quest.
-tea effect puck no longer shows up in paintings

1.13a is live!

• the beta branch has been merged back to the main branch
  
• made it possible to set graphics settings from a text file in the save dir (C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Eastshade Studios\Eastshade\GraphicsSettings.txt), with new settings such as SceneLoadingDistance and RenderResolutionScaler
  
• fixed issues with Elixir of Life quest Zahra's testing never updating to the next stage
  
• updated input system
  
• fixed regression tent sleep point not enabling for "Dormant in the Ice" quest

Howdy all!

We have been working on an update that:

A. Greatly reduces the lag when entering new areas
B. Fixes the crash that can occur during sleeping or entering a new area

These issues have required some foundational refactoring to fix, and we've had to replace some graphics related systems. So given the size of this change, I am first pushing the update to a beta branch. We'd be extremely appreciative if you try it out and let us know how it goes! You can leave us your feedback either through the forums, bug reporter, contact@eastshade.com, or our discord.

To play the beta build, you have to right click on the game in your steam library and go to the "Betas" tab, and select "beta" from the dropdown.