Hello friends,

Today we are releasing a huge update to Mountain. Every single system has been improved, as well as every shader, particle effect, texture and model. We made about 400 optimizations, updates and fixes - I have summarized the main ones below. This was in fact more work than making the original!

Check out this comparison:


This process began a year ago, it started by putting in some minor fixes, then got deeper as we realized how much better it could be. We are just a lot more experienced than we were in 2014.

This was motivated because I wanted to get it right, but mainly as a thank you to you guys, who have been so patient and positive over the years. Your enjoyment, discussion, exploration and sharing of this game has been so incredibly encouraging... I cannot express enough gratitude to you all.

Main updates
+ Different Mountain Types with unique flora
+ Improved Mountain shapes & appearance
+ HDR rendering, new color correction & post fx system
+ New cloud system and revamped environmental effects
+ Improvements and optimizations to all shaders
+ Re-written procedural flora systems, will produce more trees and plants with better arrangement
+ More tree and plant varieties added, with improved leaf, plant & tree dynamic effects
+ Addition of dynamic birds & butterflies
+ More artifacts
+ Music keyboard added to UI
+ Slow Motion mode
+ MIDI Control is now possible and works with any midi input device
+ More Secret modes to discover and improved old ones

**Note - due to the scale of this update - you will lose your existing save!**

So, please enjoy. If you like it, please give it a review & recommend it to your friends.

Thank you so much,

David
+my instagram

*edit: we released a small patch today that moves the Auto Camera switch back to the main menu. You can stop automatic movement by toggling this button.
The You Are God achievement will now count your total time playing Mountain, which can be across many Mountains.
See this thread if you are interested in running Mountain with Wallpaper engine- https://steamcommunity.com/app/313340/discussions/0/1736595227856425703/

ːmountainːMountain is on Sale this weekend only!ːmountainː

It's 37% off - which is a rather inelegant number, but they wouldn't let us do 50% off because it's too low. In any case, we are happy to bring this to you at a reduced price. As always, without DLC or distractions.

Now we are curious, what other languages would you like to see Mountain translated to? Please let us know.

Thank you, as always, and please enjoy this picture of Mountain projected onto a building in Tokyo the other night.

:mountain:Mountain is on Sale this weekend only!:mountain:

It's 37% off - which is a rather inelegant number, but they wouldn't let us do 50% off because it's too low. In any case, we are happy to bring this to you at a reduced price. As always, without DLC or distractions.

Now we are curious, what other languages would you like to see Mountain translated to? Please let us know.

Thank you, as always, and please enjoy this picture of Mountain projected onto a building in Tokyo the other night.

Hi friends.

Mountain 1.01 went out yesterday and I hope you're all enjoying it! We will be keeping an eye on this and follow up with any fixes next week.

Everything is finally out today and all Mountain owners get a 20% off coupon. This is in addition to the 20% off launch discount - so you get 40% off!

Your discount should be applied automatically at checkout.

Thank you, as always, for giving me the opportunity to create games like this for you.

David



Everything Steam Page

Hi friends.

Mountain 1.01 went out yesterday and I hope you're all enjoying it! We will be keeping an eye on this and follow up with any fixes next week.

Everything is finally out today and all Mountain owners get a 20% off coupon. This is in addition to the 20% off launch discount - so you get 40% off!

Your discount should be applied automatically at checkout.

Thank you, as always, for giving me the opportunity to create games like this for you.

David



Everything Steam Page

Hi friends. First thing - thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support of this game. The fact that anyone might even read this is the most amazing thing to me, I am very grateful for your attention in this brief time we have on the planet.

Second thing - there is a big update coming. You all deserve a big refresh and it's going to be happening on April 20th and of course it will be free. New things to look forward to:

• Big performance improvement
• Complete asset refresh - better graphics all round
• More varied & realistic vegetation
• Better Mountain shapes
• 3X as many things can fall from space
• All things now have sound interaction
• 31 Steam Achievements
• Steam Trading Cards, Badges, Emoticons, Profile BGs.

Third thing - I have a totally new game coming out on Friday April 21st - for Mac & PC - called Everything. You can check out the gameplay trailer here and wishlist it now here.

Your support of Mountain made this new game possible - and you will all be getting vouchers for it (which also apply to the launch discount). The vouchers are actually worth more than the price of Mountain - I just really wanted to say thank you. You have enabled me to keep my work independent.

If you love Mountain, Everything is a much larger exploration of the same ideas. I really worked hard on it and I hope you enjoy it. So don't forget to wishlist it!

Thank you all again.

David

Find me on twitter / facebook

Hi friends. First thing - thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support of this game. The fact that anyone might even read this is the most amazing thing to me, I am very grateful for your attention in this brief time we have on the planet.

Second thing - there is a big update coming. You all deserve a big refresh and it's going to be happening on April 20th and of course it will be free. New things to look forward to:

• Big performance improvement
• Complete asset refresh - better graphics all round
• More varied & realistic vegetation
• Better Mountain shapes
• 3X as many things can fall from space
• All things now have sound interaction
• 31 Steam Achievements
• Steam Trading Cards, Badges, Emoticons, Profile BGs.

Third thing - I have a totally new game coming out on Friday April 21st - for Mac & PC - called Everything. You can check out the gameplay trailer here and wishlist it now here.

Your support of Mountain made this new game possible - and you will all be getting vouchers for it (which also apply to the launch discount). The vouchers are actually worth more than the price of Mountain - I just really wanted to say thank you. You have enabled me to keep my work independent.

If you love Mountain, Everything is a much larger exploration of the same ideas. I really worked hard on it and I hope you enjoy it. So don't forget to wishlist it!

Thank you all again.

David

Find me on twitter / facebook

We are really excited to launch on Steam! Here are some tips for Mountain:

Leave it open - it's designed to run in the periphery of your life. Only interact with it when you feel like it. You can play Mountain while playing other games. If you are not playing it, it will play itself.

If you're having an annoying storm or boring night, play a melody (using your keyboard) and time will accellerate.

Certain melodies unlock certain modes which get saved in your songbook. Here are some to get you started:

Blood mode : mmmmmm,mnab
Snowglobe mode : bbbbbcb
Fish : cxzxccc xxx cbb

You can also trigger a thought by hitting period (.)

You might recieve items on your Mountain. In this version of the game you can rearrange them by clicking & dragging - and do some other things.

Have fun!

We are really excited to launch on Steam! Here are some tips for Mountain:

Leave it open - it's designed to run in the periphery of your life. Only interact with it when you feel like it. You can play Mountain while playing other games. If you are not playing it, it will play itself.

If you're having an annoying storm or boring night, play a melody (using your keyboard) and time will accellerate.

Certain melodies unlock certain modes which get saved in your songbook. Here are some to get you started:

Blood mode : mmmmmm,mnab
Snowglobe mode : bbbbbcb
Fish : cxzxccc xxx cbb

You can also trigger a thought by hitting period (.)

You might recieve items on your Mountain. In this version of the game you can rearrange them by clicking & dragging - and do some other things.

Have fun!