Hello adventurers! Today we have a minor (but helpful) bug fix patch that restores Challenges functionality, fixes the minimap toggle button, and circumvents corrupted shared bank files. Also, did you know our second game, Flowstone Saga, is coming out later this year?! You can watch the trailer and wishlist it now on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372000/Flowstone_Saga/

If you want to check out the latest demo build, pop on over to our official Discord. We'll see you there!

Our next title Flowstone Saga is a 16-bit, JRPG-inspired adventure with a totally unique battle system, lots of customization, beautiful pixel art, epic music, charming characters, a grand story, and of course, frogs. Though the project started in 2018, we've been heavily working on it since 2020 and are very proud to release the first playable demo.

Play it now for free and let us know what you think:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372000/Flowstone_Saga/

Featuring a small slice-of-life scenario outside of the game's main story, you'll get a taste of the look, feel, and gameplay that's in store in the full game. And once you complete the demo, you can even keep playing in a "New Game+" style loop that lets you find more treasure and fight a greater variety of monsters.

If you like what you see, please share it with the world and wishlist the game - it makes a huge difference for us. We really appreciate it!

This patch addresses a few edge case issues that can stop a save file from loading, related to corrupted save files (various levels of corruption!) It also addresses an issue where you could somehow have innate skills/bonuses from a job other than your own, making it impossible to do job trials.

The Lunar New Year event has ended. However, you can now change active special events at the wardrobe for a fee!

• Fixed potential infinite loop bug with the “Traps” magic mod affix
  
• Added graceful failure if the game tries to write to globalplayerprefs and the file is locked for some reason
  
• Defeating dirtbeak in one blow from when he has >50% health should no longer spawn a blank dialog box.
  
• Captured monsters, when first named and Buddied Up with, should no longer have their generic species name
  
• Updated final boss (first phase) default music to hopefully prevent odd cutscene error
  
• If you have never done the Escaped Frog mini-quest at the corral, and you also have the Ancient Cube from the first boss fight, the Frog event will now play out *first*.
  
• Attempted fix for rare issue where game would soft lock after capturing a pet in another file
  
• Attempted fix for rare issue with gamepad-style options menu where transparencies could get messed up
  
• Fixed game error related to pets, where if you captured a pet on one file, saved the game and started a new file, the game would soft lock

• Increased drop rate of Lucky Envelopes from champions, bosses
  
• Increased event item drop rate in general slightly from champs/bosses

• The “Counter Swallow” attack of the Nian monster and Tyrant Dragon no longer affects corral pets
  
• The dungeon floor name in the upper left should no longer overlap UI at some resolutions
  
• Fixed bottom HUD UI positioning issues at various resolutions
  
• Bottom hud UI should no longer overlap full-screen UI at various resolutions
  
• Pressing “Escape” to open the options menu should now correctly show a full background behind the entire screen at all resolutions
  
• Fixed bug related to duplicate pets on game load… again
  
• Riverstone Waterway unlock should be global now

• Fixed Tsukida not accepting Lunar New Year consumable items after collecting them without speaking to him again
  
• Fixed some music bugs related to Riverstone Camp
  
• Fixed Ronin mode startup error
  
• Fixed game freeze on trying to enter certain maps (this was related to LNY bonus monster spawn logic)

It's a celebration with new delights, challenges, and powerful equipment to discover! We have added both permanent new content, plus limited-time content available through February 15th, for you to play with and enjoy.

Tsukida the Moon Rabbit has arrived with a quest for Mirai; help out, and you can get a powerful legendary item new in this patch!

You can now find traditional Chinese food and drink in the world of Tangledeep, especially from champion and boss monsters, such as a Jumbo Dumpling, Five-Spice Peanuts, Sesame Buns, and Fresh Black Tea, all with brand-new effects.

You might even come across some traditional lucky red envelopes full of money!

The look of the Sword Dancer job has been adjusted to match the garb of the legendary warrior Fa Mulan. It's a perfect fit, since the Sword Dancer's style and abilities are already based on Chinese sword fighting.

The town has been decorated with lights and lanterns, and the classic town music has been rearranged using traditional Chinese instruments mixed with original soundtrack instruments.

Enjoy a beautiful new loading screen painted by Grace Liu. You can download it as wallpaper for your desktop here:

[link will be here]

Encounter three strange new beasts: the confused, chaotic DiJiang (lower level), the bringer of fire Bifang (mid-level), and the incredibly powerful Nian (high level.) During the celebration, you will find these monsters more frequently; after it ends, they will be rare spawns.

We've created four new legendary weapons plus a new legendary accessory based on Chinese mythology, all with new and unique effects and sprites. If you have the Legend of Shara DLC, these effects can also be discovered on Relic items.

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Besides all of the above, we've fixed a handful of bugs related to monster pets thanks to your feedback.

• Another pass at fixing strange behavior with Doublebite Axe mod, dual wielding, weapon switching, stacking (etc!)
  
• Fixed deep bug that could potentially make certain effects not work if the first effect triggered a second one; for example, using Skewer while being equipped with the Traps magic mod would cause the movement component of Skewer to not work
  
• Fixed error when loading pets in a New Game Plus or Savage World file; pets were not loaded at the correct XP level sometimes
  
• Fixed issue where buddied-up corral pets would sometimes disappear and go back to the corral on load
  
• Fixed some magic mods using wrong data from upcoming patch content

• Lunar New Year has arrived in Tangledeep!

• Revised certain Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish localizations
  
• Fixed missing Japanese characters

Happy Lunar New Year, and good luck, adventurers!

• Fixed bug where if a new monster was created from two parents, the new monster could potentially be deleted or overwritten due to not being assigned a unique ID
  
• Fixed bug where going to New Game+ with a pet could cause some data issues with the pet
  
• When abandoning or failing a quest involving appeasing a food-loving monster, that monster’s quest status should now be correctly removed
  
• (Hopefully) Fixed the constrict/paralyze VFX getting stuck sometimes
  
• Fixed bug where Doublebite Axe, or items with its special affix, could be “stuck” on one elemental bonus in some situations (i.e. dual wielding with the same mod), or could grant both bonuses simultaneously
  
• Knocking out a monster in the 2nd Job Trial now counts as removing it from the map for purposes of beating the trial
  
• Fixed bug where seasonal drops were not working at all

• Prep work for the Lunar New Year patch and event!

• Added a new prompt if you try to switch gear, when doing so would cause you to fail a rumor.

• Fixed Steam mod download / workshop modals; they are interactable again
  
• Ultrawide: hidden jobs now properly hidden
  
• Fixed bug where starting New Game+ or Savage World could delete your active pet