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Hi all!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve just released an update to TY3 that adds French language support (text only)!
We’re still investigating our options to add further languages.

Also, we’ve just launched a Kickstarter to help fun porting the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 1 HD remaster to the Nintendo Switch.

Check out our pitch here, with some of the great physical awards on offer, like these awesome swim shorts!
TY1 SWITCH KICKSTARTER



Cheers
Linds

• Fixed texture issues with the fourbie and garage flag fix.
  
• Crash fix for issue related to audio.
  
• Settings are now saved when you change the current selected gamepad configuration.
  
• Fix for a shader for low-spec machines.
  
• Fix for 1-pixel border on some screen overlays in some resolutions.
  
• Updated video playback for some correction to color output.
  
• Fixed instances of "Hexaquin" that should have been "Hexoquin".
  
• Fixed being unable to click the left/right arrows with the mouse on the splitscreen option in race options.
  
• Fixed several other misc crashes.

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan has been released from Early Access, and is available now!


To coincide with the full release of the game, the TY3 Official Soundtrack DLC is now also available to purchase:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/992180/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3_Soundtrack/

We also have made available a Digital Deluxe TY3 bundle (and catch up bundle):
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9454
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9455

And... now that the games are all on Steam, the new Boomerang Collection Bundles allow you to buy all four TY games at a lower price! (one is "just the games" and the other also has all the soundtracks)
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9456
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9457

There are quite a few final fixes in this new r3959_v1.00 build, with full details below. Any problems, please let us know.
Thank you to everybody who has supported us throughout Early Access, we really appreciate it!

Cheers
Linds and the Team at Krome Studios


Achievements

• Added 3 x new achievements for buying all TY skins, Crabmersible skins and Gunyip skins.
  
• Fix for the "Bush Rescue Forever" Achievement to trigger immediately, not after you finish a replayable mission after you've already completed them all.

Art

• Updated HD textures for parts of the first level.
  
• Updated HD textures for some of the houses, trees and flowers in New Burramudgee.
  
• Updated HD textures for Backwood Blizzard, Cinder Canyon and Kaka Boom Island.
  
• Added new enemy death and spawn effects.
  
• Updated TY's invulnerability particle effect, for after he takes damage, to be more consistent with that in TY1 and TY2.
  
• HD updates to many of the grass textures throughout the game.
  
• HD updates to the gunyip plane textures, as well as several characters (Uber Frill, Scrub Turkey, Lavaquin, MagmaQuink, Quinking, Camo Bunyip).
  
• HD updates to Cassopolis textures.
  
• Fixed extra particles being generated in the tunnel between the two Crabmersible sections.
  
• Increase maximum number of simultaneous ragdoll enemies to 10.
  
• Fixed missing environment art in Gooboo Gully.
  
• Lens flares now draw in the appropriate levels.
  
• Updated Bilby UI icon.
  
• Fixes for the footprints TY leaves as he runs around.
  
• HD versions of the credits rock art.
  
• Removed shadows from the muzzle flash effect on the Gunyips; and from the objective markers ("beam of light").

Audio

• Tweaks to SFX for when TY is hit by an enemy.
  
• New specific audio for the Quinking battle.
  
• Fixed the "BOING!" sound not working in New Burramudgee.
  
• Updated kart VO lines for racers.

Camera

• Fix camera first person view snapping around different angles when using Bunyip.
  
• Fixed rangs not being able to be thrown where you are aiming, when using Keyboard and Mouse, when in boss battles and a boss battle override camera is active.

Crashes

• Fix for crash when using the "Main Menu" option from the pause menu, in race minigames.
  
• Fix for the level not loading correctly when leaving the Hexoquin boss battle or travelling between the two crabmersible sections.
  
• Fixes for miscellaneous random crashes throughout the game.

Gameplay

• Hermit Crab Boss - don't force a lockon target until the hero is somewhere nearby. Allows lockon to work on the other enemies in the level.
  
• Game now autosaves on closing the pause menu if changes that need to be saved to a savegame are made in subscreens. Alleviates issues where the user changes stuff in the pause menu (eg, rang stones), but the changes are lost if the user exits the game before encountering one of the normal autosave triggers.
  
• Hexoquin shockwave now damages TY.

Performance

• Improved performance in the race minigames, with cloth optimization.
  
• Improved performance throughout the entire game with fixes to shadowing and reflection systems.

UI

• When opening the pause main screen, default the buttons highlight to point at the first enabled button.
  
• Added Original Attract Video and "What Could Have Been" video to the Extras menu on the Main Menu.
  
• Updated Bilby and Orb icons in the shops.
  
• Fixed some spelling errors in the Gunyip skin descriptions.
  
• Fixed the confirmation of a Gunyip skin taking forever to exit the screen.
  
• Fixed incorrect video aspect ratio code.
  
• Fix scale and width of Gunyip/Cart name text boxes so that the names don't change scales and go off screen when changing through the names.
  
• Disable the various buttons when exiting the shops, so that mouse clicks can't be spammed on them.
  
• Altered the rang positioning on the rang hud so that rangs stay within the oval (and onscreen) when selected.
  
• Fixed an issue where the user could be displayed both keyboard and mouse and controller button prompt icons.
  
• The minimap is now disabled when within a Boss area (as originally intended).
  
• Fixed the rangs showing their slotted abilities while in flight (but still not allowing them to be changed until caught).

Hi all,

Just a quick update that we've just pushed live a change to Steamworks to enable three more achievements, for unlocking the various skins.

These won't be achievable with your current code, but will be in the full v1.00 release <NEXT WEEK>!

We're pushing them live so we can do final checks, before the big day.

Cheers!
Linds

Hi all,

We're nearing the end of the road for the release of TY3 out of Early Access and the date is set - 17th December 2018 (Pacific Time)!

When we release, there'll be a few things change (note that several of these are reliant on the Steam backend updating etc - from previous releases, sometimes this can take up to an hour to propogate):

• The base price of the game will increase to $14.99USD (and equivalent for other locations - basically, the same price you see for TY1 or TY2).
  
• We will be releasing the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3 soundtrack DLC, for $4.99USD (with a 10% launch discount)
  
• For those of you who've already purchased the game; there will also be a Digital Deluxe bundle released; allowing you to "catch up" on the soundtrack DLC for a 5% discount.
  
• We'll also be releasing a "Boomerang Collection" bundle - of all four TY games (and a Deluxe Boomerang Collection for those people that want the soundtracks and TY1 artbook too!)

There are also a few game changes that will come with the build that we will release as v1.00!

• Updated TY invlunerability effect (to make it more like TY1 and TY2).
  
• Updated enemy death and respawn effects.
  
  
• A large whack of new HD Repainted textures.
  
• A new "What Could Have Been" video, in the extras menu; as well as the TY recap video.
  
• A variety of small bug fixes from issues reported on the forums (thank you everybody!).
  
• A few crash fixes.

As per our previous releases, TY3 will not be put on discount for at least a 3 month period post-launch.

Thank you to everybody who's supported us during Early Access. We have a couple of things afoot for TY that we're hoping to be able to share with you all in 2019.

Cheers
Linds

Hi all,

We're pleased to announce that a new build of TY3 is now available.
We know it's been a while since there's been an update - but hopefully you will agree, from the content listed out below, that it's been worth the wait!

If there are any problems, please let us know!

Cheers
Linds

PLEASE NOTE: The option to save your game has been moved to the "exit" submenu of the pause menu, to make way for the Customization menu.

• Customization of TY, the Crabmersible and Gunyips.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJQxE-DdfB0&feature=youtu.be
  
  
• Hardcore mode.
  
  
• New Achievements.

Art and Graphics

• Fix clamping issue on bunyip HUD power meter textures when MSAA is enabled.
  
• Upres of Dennis textures.
  
• Upres of various generic wood textures.
  
• Added customization skins for TY, the Crabmersible, and the Gunyip.
  
• Updated the gallery art to HD.
  
• Improved the explosion texture, for the end of the first mission.
  
• Upres of approximately 400 textures throughout the game - too many to list!
  
• Fixed the shadows/effects settings for the Gunyip multiplayer levels.
  
• Updated all mini-maps to HD.
  
• Updated all the minigame icons to HD.
  
• Fixed particles disappearing the more you played the game (very evident from the Electroquin attack energy ball being invisible).
  
• Increased the size of the projectiles fired by the Quinkan turrets.

Audio

• Updated sounds for prickly bears shattering.
  
• Updated sounds for Spiderquin walking.
  
• Updated sounds for big rocks shattering in gunyip missions.
  
• Fix TY's glide sound disappearing the further he moves away from New Burramudgee.
  
• Fix multiple instances of sounds playing twice; on various UI selections.
  
• Added specific collect sounds for race pickups.
  
• Fix missing shooting sounds on some gunyips in the frontend minigame maps.
  
• Updates for various gunyips to have individual sounds.
  
• Updates for audio for the Magmaquin.
  
• Fixed double jump sound effect from Thermo Extreme bunyip.
  
• Miscellaneous bounce SFX fixes.
  
• Fixed general music volume levels, and music ducking, throughout the game.

Crash Fixes

• Potential fix for crashes when loading in to a new level.
  
• Fixed crash when moving between levels in the Crabmersible.
  
• Fixed crash found during Gunyip missions.
  
• Fix for potential "exit to town" crash.
  
• Fix crash when using a bus stop to travel between towns, if TY is in first person mode when the trigger is activated.
  
• Fix crash for loading in to a new level, if there were ice crystals attached to a prop that got unloaded.
  
• Fix crash when entering a bunyip arena.

Customization

• Added support for TY, Crabmersible and Gunyip skins. TY skins use Kromium Orbs as currency, and can be bought from Rang shops, Crabmersible and Gunyip skins use Gooboo Berries and Bilbies respectivley; and can be bought from the Mobile HQ shops.

Gameplay

• When playing single player in the frontend minigame gunyip battles, the AI kill count is now correctly shared between AI enemies.
  
• Added Hardcore mode. This works in the same fashion as the implementation in the previous games - if you die, you lose all your progress and have to start again!
  
• Added a bunch of new achievements (including some for Hardcore mode).

UI - General

• Fix for dunny not animating when playing all tracks or random tracks (ie, multiple races without returning to frontend between).
  
• Added missing button/key icon for the race shop "Enter Race" button text.
  
• Fix for different lighting on Gunyip UI elements when they are full vs empty (eg power HUD).
  
• Added UI to the pause menu, to allow the user to select skins for TY, the Crabmersible, and the Gunyip.
  
• Fixed the font used to display the location name as you move around the game.
  
• Fixed some UI backgrounds not covering the full width of the screen.
  
• Fixed some layout issues with the single player and horizontal splitscreen gunyip huds.
  
• Added a vertical splitscreen Gunyip HUD option.

UI - Rangs

• Rang HUD: Rangs 150% larger.
  
• Rang HUD and pause menu rang UI: slot background is now coloured to the stone colour.
  
• Rang HUD and pause menu rang UI: slot border now indicates if an "ability" is available (red = no ability, green = ability).
  
• Rang HUD: text added to indicate to player that they can access the slot/stone select screens.
  
• Rang HUD: rang name and background on one line and scale to length of rang name.
  
• Rang HUD: empty slots are now grey and 50% transparent.
  
• Rang HUD and pause menu rang UI: Added buttons that allow the user to unload all stones from all rangs and all stones from current rang (respectively).
  
• Pause menu rang UI: Added a button to pause menu rang select screen "A Configure Stones" to let the player know they can get to the slot select screen.
  
• Adjusted scale on some text items for rang hud/rang slot screens.
  
• Allow the player to access rang stone management from the Rang HUD, even if they only have one rang unlocked.

Hey all,

Just to let you know, there is going to be a bevvy of new TY3 achievements published shortly. These won't be achieveable yet until we release a new build, but we want to publish them so that we can do some additional testing before the release.

Also, as a bit of a taste of things to come, a preview of some of the lovely skins available in the next build!


We're working away on things and hope to have the new build out in the next couple of weeks.

Cheers
Linds

Hey all!

We've been a little quiet of late, but that's only because we've been working hard on some features for the next TY3 build!

We don't quite have an ETA yet but you can soon expect to see...

• Hardcore mode for TY3
  
• A bevy of added achievements (including for hardcore mode)
  
• Character and crabmersible customization. As a sneak peak...
  
  "Of course TY is a full-on Team Krome supporter!"
  
  "We slipped this skin in on the Sly." (note, the footprints are 'backwards' because we ran in a circle right as we took this screenshot)
  
• Lots and lots of updated textures
  
• Updated HD gallery art

And a few bug fixes, crash fixes and the like.

There's been a <lot> involved in putting the customizations together (it's a bit different to what is in TY2) - but we're on the home stretch and will be looking to get a new patch out soon.

Cheers!

Linds

Hey all,

A new TY3 build is now available.

This build is mostly a bug fix build. There are a variety of behind the scenes changes that are in place - but those are all things that are WIP for our <next> release, to handle things like skins for TY and the vehicles :)

The two major additions that are <ARE> in this release are:

• RANG STONE MANAGEMENT - quality of life changes to assist you in sorting through all those rang stones to pick the perfect accompaniment to your favourite rang!
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS4Y4WiQzzI
  
• TRADING CARDS - we have implemented and released the trading cards for the game, for your collectathon enjoyment!

Any problems, please let us know!

Cheers
Linds

Fixes in this build:

ART

• Fix clamping issue on bunyiphud power meter textures when MSAA is enabled.
  
• Increase the size of the projectiles the quinkan turrets fire in M21.
  
• Fix for clamping issue on the Gunyip UI frame
  
• Updated textures for General Dennis
  
• Updated textures for various wood walkways

AUDIO

• Updates to Gunyip and NPC Gunyip sounds
  
• Updates to Spiderquin sounds
  
• Updates to rock shattering sounds
  
• Updates to footstep SFX
  
• Updates to Dragonquin sounds
  
• Updates to Quinking sounds
  
• Updates to a variety of minor enemy and movement sounds
  
• Fix TY's glide sound disappearing when he's away from the origin.
  
• Added sounds to adding / removing bunyip stones to rangs
  
• Fix for corrupted WAV, causing the "accept" sound to spam
  
• Fix missing shooting sounds on some npc gunyips in the frontend minigame maps.

CRASH FIXES

• Fix crash when switching between levels with a crabmersible.
  
• Fix for divide by zero issue in gunyip missions
  
• Fix crash on exit minigame screen to do with "exit to town"
  
• Fix crash when using a bus stop to travel between towns, if TY is in first person mode when the trigger is activated.
  
• Fix for hang at chunk deinit if ice crystals were attached to a prop.

MISC

• Fixed a Steam callback being called twice
  
• Fixes for some resource allocations / freeing
  
• Make the ExitLevel screen check which town it will return to when the screen appears, instead of when the screen is loaded.

UI

• Fix for dunny not animating when playing all tracks or random tracks (ie, multiple races without returning to frontend between).
  
• Added missing button/key icon for the race shop "Enter Race" button text.
  
• Pause Menu Savegame moved to the "Exit" submenu, ready for skins implementation in the UI
  
• Rang hud: Rangs 150% larger
  
• Rang hud and Pause UI - slot background is now coloured to the stone colour.
  
• Rang hud and Pause UI - slot border now indicates if an "ability" is available
  
• Rang hud - text added to indicate to player that they can access the slot/stone select screens
  
• Rang hud and Pause UI - rang name and background on one line and scale to length of rang name.
  
• Rang hud and Pause UI - empty slots are now grey and 50% transparent.
  
• Added buttons to RangSelectScreen and SlotSelectScreen that allow the user to unload all stones from all rangs and all stones from current rang (respectively).
  
• Added a button to pause menu rang select screen "A Configure Stones" to let the player know they can get to the slot select screen.
  
• On the rang hud, also hide the gamepad stick dir pointer when the sticks are not being used.
  
• For consistency with the pause menu rang select, and to allow the user access to the rang stone management system from the boomerang hud, allow the user to use the boomerang hud even if they only have one rang unlocked.
  
• When playing single player in the frontend minigame gunyip battles, the AI kill count is now correctly shared between AI enemies.

Well, that took a little longer than we wanted!
But we're happy to say that a new build of TY3 is now released, that has replayable boss fights!

This build also has:
ART

• Fixes to the cables chopping off Sneath's head in the Cassopolis rang shop

AUDIO

• Added GS_GunyipBombLockOn, a sound effect that plays when the Gunyip locks onto a new ground target for bombing.

GAMEPLAY

• Made the Hexaquin and Dragonquin boss fights replayable (the end boss Kingquingalready was replayable)

UI

• Restart Race Screen - clicking Yes with the mouse now restarts the race (previously only worked if using gamepad or keyboard enter on the yes option).
  
• Made the Pause Menu radial button look "round" to make it like our original concept art (PauseMainScreen, RangSelectScreen, SlotSelectScreen and StoneSelectScreen).
  
• Shortened the blue bar behind the screen titles for some Pause Menu screens
  
• Added slot/stone display to the BoomerangSelectScreen hud.
  
• Allow TC_Start (Enter key default) on the keyboard (only) to be used for activating the Yes/No buttons on control text box.

Any problems, please let us know!
Cheers
Linds