• fixed a bug where the game would not work if your System Language was set to: Turkish (Regional Setting: Turkish) - Thank you GraphicWolf for helping find this bug!

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Hey everyone! Thank you for all of the bug reports since the last patch, most of them should be fixed now however there are still a few annoying bugs that I havent been able to fix yet. Ill have another patch out either tomorrow or the following day with fixes for them as well.

The save system now uses unique steam ids for managing players so loading saved games should now work more consistently.

• The core issue with the upgrades not saving has finally been found and my brother is now in progress on fixing it. It should be fixed by tonight and will be pushed live by tomorrow morning. As of this current patch, the hosts upgrades should still work just fine however clients seem to always have upgrades of 3 0 0. This will be fixed very soon now that we know the core issue.

Fixed bug where the butcher table would not spawn in for a saved game

Fixed bug where the grill would not spawn in for a saved game

Fixed bug where the incorrect difficulty would be set when loading a saved game

Fixed bug where items and fish would not spawn in when loading a saved game on the swamp map

Fixed bug where fish would sometimes not be added to the inventory and would rather just fall on the floor

Fixed bug where the game would unexpectedly end in the middle of the day

Fixed bug where the depth finder would not work for clients

Fixed bug where, upon loading a saved game, a client's fish would reset to a point value of 1 and they would no longer be cooked or gambled. This was a replication issue and has now been fixed.

Fixed bug where a client would be unable to drink beer sometimes (this should be fully fixed now; however, there could be additional edge cases not fixed yet. Please let me know if this issue persists)

Fixed bug where small fish would either stand vertically on the grill or fall through the grill and become stuck

Fixed bug where clicking the unstuck button while your player is dead would cause you to bug out.

Fixed bug where players would sometimes spawn in the water after getting out of the driver's seat of the boat.

Fixed bug where one of the baby gorillas would be unable to be picked up on the bridge on the jungle map

Fixed bug where Fish would not bite in Cave

Thanks!

• Fixed localization errors

• Fixed additional hint displays on the Perfect Table for Japanese and Chinese localizations

• Updated the video in the "Special Dish" help section

• Increased the display time of the helper bot that tells stories

• Fixed overlapping of the central guest’s request cloud

• Fixed guest personalities on Level 10

Hi! We’re entering a feature freeze for the demo we’ll release on September 15 on Steam and also take to Tokyo Game Show. Here’s the final scope, what stays out to keep stability, and how you can help with your feedback at the event.

• Fishing mission: a short, clear loop to learn the basics.

• Decoration Mode (magnet): move/place objects; energy lines and 3D dust on landing.

• Diorama view: walk through the Japanese diorama (Marble Street) and enjoy the details.

• Board mode: collect and unlock objects for the Japanese diorama (Marble Street).

• Initial collectibles: 40+ items across urban props, plants, and signage.

• Controller support: gamepad + keyboard (basic mapping).

• New dioramas.

• Additional missions beyond fishing.

• Try the four modes and tell us what reads in ~10s and what doesn’t.

• Leave quick impressions (timing, clarity, accessibility) at the booth or in the comments.

• Add us to your Wishlist and share the demo with someone who might enjoy it.

• Pre‑TGS: mini trailer of the demo with fishing, decoration, diorama view, and board.

• Day 1 of the show: live post from the booth + first impressions.

• Post‑show: mini postmortem + patch with demo adjustments.

Note: scope may receive minor tweaks up to show day; we prioritize stability and a clear loop read. Thanks for being with us!

We have just pushed a hotfix to remedy the issue that caused players to be unable to progress in many areas of the Campaign mode - scouting missions, various areas in the DLC missions, and others. We are very sorry for any problems we have caused.

This patch will not help if you have reached a point where the campaign has gotten stuck. We will develop a patch that will push your campaign flow further, but we need until tomorrow to get it done. In the meantime, loading an earlier save file should allow you to proceed without issues.

Additionally, we have received reports from users that Windows Defender throws a false positive, preventing them from accessing their save files. These are the troubleshooting steps that helped them:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/780310/discussions/0/598536531263685649/

Our investigation shows that this problem occurs when you have the 'Controlled Folder Access' feature enabled in Windows Defender Ransomware Protection. By default, it protects the Documents folder. If you have it enabled, you can probably see a lot of attempts by our game to write to your disk by checking the 'Protection History' section. You can whitelist the app from there.

If you encountered this issue, please make sure The Riftbreaker is whitelisted in your Windows Defender app.

Once again, please accept our sincere apologies for any problems caused.

EXOR Studios

🆕 New Features

Light Build Optimization: improved lighting system for better visuals and enhanced performance.

Asset Loading Polishing: faster and more efficient loading times, reducing wait times.

New Brazilian Portuguese Voiceover: revised dialogues, higher audio quality, and the addition of new actors and voices.

PlayStation Store Support: initial integration with new features for the platform.

🔧 Improvements and Fixes

Fixed issues with some damage animations triggered when the player takes hits.

Adjusted textures and shaders, optimizing GPU response and performance.

Various minor refinements and polish for overall stability.

Hi everyone,

As you know, mtion has been shut down. Running the servers wasn’t sustainable. That was a tough moment for all of us. But your response after the shutdown made one thing clear: this community doesn’t want the story to end here.

Today, we’re launching a crowdfunding campaign to revive mtion as a fully offline edition, one that lives forever on your machine, with no servers and no shutdown risk.

👉 Back the campaign now: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mxm-vtubing-virtual-production-tool-reimagined/

This campaign is the only path forward to keep mtion alive in a new form. And the first 48 hours are critical. If we can hit 50% of our goal by Friday, the platform will boost visibility so more creators discover and back us.

If you’ve ever built, streamed, or played with mtion, now’s the moment to stand with us. Without this campaign, mtion ends here.

💜 Thank you for being part of this journey. Let’s bring it back together.

— The mtion team

This is the next major update for Folklands, which we've called the "Education & Research" update. Detailed patch notes follows, and for a more in-depth look at the changes that has gone into this new version, check out our previous devlogs and announcements.

• Reworked the way map data is loaded to improve general performance on lower-end devices.,

• Added a camera position overlay to the minimap,

• Map changes in new games are now applied instantly to the generated map without having to re-generate between each settings change,

• Severely improved loading times for bigger saves,

• Several changes and improvements to performance in bigger settlements.,

• Added support for detecting Steam Deck and showing the correct input glyphs,

• Added support for showing the Steam floating input keyboard in input fields,

• Added education levels and education for folks,

• Added tech tree and unlockable research items,

• Added new production efficiency graphs,

• Added new Economy overview,

• New animations and charactermodels for 14 professions, in total more than 150 new animations - ongoing update,

• Updated settlement information,

• Reworked happiness effect,

• Support for building variations added,

• Added visible kingdom standings with foreign kingdoms,

• Highlight building on hover with mouse,

• New, updated resource art for severel in-game resources

• It's now possible to build bridges across fish schools,

• Rewritten task queueing system for better performance across all tasks,

• Toilet paper stacking has not been added to folk homes.

• Updated in-game UI with additional tooltips and help text

New buildings and objects

• Library,

• School,

• Stone mine,

• Lookout tower,

• Banners,

Known issues:

• The upkeep functionality has not been enabled yet, but is still mentioned in various places

• Spider/bee stacking: The game does not feature any bees or spiders, so they cannot be stacked. We've been told some bees like to hang around the berry bushes, but they don't stack either.

(PS: if stacking toilet paper, spiders or bees is your thing, you should probably check out https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2001070?emclan=103582791472463357&emgid=524227425953908639 instead)

Hey everyone,
The latest update of Desert Stalker is finally here!

In update 0.19, we see the MC going back into the desert, where him & Shani embark on a mission together. Aside from that, we also have some bathroom fun with Shani, two new living room events, and a short trip to the beloved Raiders' new base.

PS: Regarding the main event of this update, our plans for it were so big that we needed to split it in two parts, similar to the Zone, so the continuation will come in the next update.
Given that it involves the MC leaving his home, you will not be able to return before the next update (we will warn you in-game when that point is reached).

We would suggest to leave that content for last, or keep a separate save before that if you want to (re-)visit the various other activities around the house.

P.S. #2: The Spanish, Russian and Traditional Chinese translations are still being worked on by our translators. As soon as they become available to us, we will update the game accordingly.

New content (~1,600 renders):

• A new big event chain where Shani & the MC go on a mission together, consisting of 6 parts
  
• Asha as a post-raid reward
  
• Shani / MC in the bathroom
  
• Kyra at the watchtower
  
• Solo Fairy living room scene (only for good / neutral path)
  
• Solo Kateryna living room scene
  
• Chili at the gym

Reworks (~100 renders):

• d5f (Decayed) first part
  
• d4d (Taliah)

Translations:

• Updated Italian translation to 0.19 (credits: Eagle1900)
  
• Updated Simplified Chinese translation to 0.19 (credits: aler, Wert)

Minor changes / Bugfixes:

• Added one animation in d5e
  
• Added 2 small animations in Zahra's introduction
  
• Added one animation when meeting Chili for the first time in d17a
  
• Added render variations for Fairy / Kateryna in d18b
  
• Added a no-blood version for Lirah's Duty path penetration scene
  
• Added some render angles during the sex scene with the prostitute in the raider settlement
  
• Removed inactive living room options to prevent confusion
  
• Changed "Foreign Affairs" replay label
  
• Fixed Zahra's variations in Emilia intro
  
• Fixed a few instances of dialogue where Ain's name was hardcoded
  
• Fixed a replay issue in "Alley Adventures" where choosing to not do anything would exit to the main menu
  
• Fixed an incorrect hint for Fairy's scene in Decayed
  
• Fixed some variation conditions in Emilia/Fairy wake-up scene
  
• Fixed a missing event flag from d18f
  
• Fixed various renders throughout the game
  
• Updated the world map and the raider settlement overview to properly reflect the chosen paths
  
• Redesigned Savana slightly with unique traits reflecting her character and profession, making her a bit more distinct from other characters in the game
  
• Expanded the ending sequence of d19f
  
• Added two small intermediate steps in "History or Heresy" quest
  
• Added a marker for when Kyra asks you to get Asha back
  
• Fixed a long-standing bug with Lirah's quest resolution on Duty path
  
• Fixed a couple of instances of uninitialized variables that could cause a crash under certain occasions
  
• Fixed an inconsistency where Kyra would ask you to get Asha back even if you haven't offered her as a reward
  
• Fixed an issue with incorrectly not blocking d18g
  
• Fixed an issue with the QTE menus appearing when they shouldn't
  
• Fixed a couple renders where the Queen's collar clipped through the dress
  
• Fixed various reported typos and grammar issues
  
• Fixed some old remaining images in Fairy's bathroom scene (d5f)
  
• Fixed an issue where you could trigger Emilia & Shani in the library while Shani was in the Zone
  
• Fixed some erroneous text variation checks
  
• Fixed a code issue where the game would jump from Chili in the gym to the repeatable Hive Queen quest

Known issues:
- Some typos and grammatical errors are not yet fixed, since we need to have the full set of translations to properly fix them.

That's it for now, let us know how you liked the update. And, as always, please report any bugs or other issues you encounter so we can make the game better. We hope you enjoy!

Greetings, exorcists!

Update 0.4.25 is here to empower your relics and make sure no demon can defeat you! We'd like to introduce the relic upgrades system.

In the center of the Abbey you can find the Agnus Dei Statue. Interacting with the statue will open the upgrades screen, and this is where the fun begins.

Each relic has 3 different upgrades, and each upgrade has 2 or 3 tiers. So you can go all out in one relic, or upgrade a bit of every relic.

You can upgrade things like:

• Faster candle movement speed.

• Gain time back when performing correct inputs in the holy water minigame.

• Crucifix minigame completes faster.

• Slower oil target area.

• Many more!

Upgrades cost offerings, and you gain offerings by completing exorcisms. So when going back to the Abbey from your travels, make sure stop by the statue to get your relics upgraded!

Upgrades carry over to martyr relics too. For example, if you upgrade the standard Crucifix and later you equip St. Beatrice's Crucifix, the upgrades will still apply to the new crucifix!

The inventory UI was updated to show how many offerings you currently have, and which upgrades have been unlocked for each relic. Hovering the asterisk* icon on the relic name tag will show the relic popup.

We hope you enjoy the new upgrades system and we'd love to hear your feedback! Feel free to reach out in our community hub.

If you liked the demo, leaving a review and adding the game to your wishlist will help us a lot!

Stay strong, exorcists. Until next time!

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