Feb 22, 2019

Enderal: Forgotten Stories - stuemper

Walk blessed,

the new patch 1.5.2.0 is out now!
It takes a while for the Steam client to register that there is a patch available. If you want to download immediately, restart Steam.
Be careful the patch notes could contain spoilers to some extent, we try to avoid them as much as possible, though.

Quests:

Mainquest

"The Void" (MQ02):
- Fixed a softlock caused by the player only grabbing or reading one of Yero's letters.
"Interlude" (MQ08Prologue):
- Fixed a bug that caused Leora Eren to not be present at the discussion in the Emporium.
"A Story from Spring" (FS_MQ18c):
- Preliminary fix for a static object.

Sidequests

"Revenge is Sour" (NQ05):
- Fixed experience points at the end of the quest.
"Find Max Niceblood!" (NQ18):
- The message at his camp gets no longer displayed before the quest even started.
"The Ghost of the Bottle" (NQ33):
- Fixed a display issue.
"The Elixir" (FS_NQ05):
- Added an objective so that the player now clearly recognizes that he has to wait some time for the epilogue.
- Fixed an issue with the notes of Mirell still being interactable after starting quest.
"Cuthbert's Legacy" (FS_NQ07):
- Fixed a bug where Aurora got stuck during her animation, preventing the start of the dinner scene.

"A Foot in the Door" (NQ_G_01):
- Fixed an issue that ended the previous quest early and locked the player out of the quest line.
- Fixed an issue that lead to a hold when the player left Rogash's dialogue too early.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Gunam giving the player his vouchers.
"The Long Way to the Top" (NQ_G_02):
- Added an additional Questmarker for Old Garagatha, so if the player leaves, he'll find the location again.
- The player is no longer able to leave Old Garagatha via teleport scrolls upon a certain point during the quest.
"Errand Boy" (NQ_G_03):
- Probably fixed a bug that caused the combat soundtrack to get stuck when the two enemeis at the caravan.
  - If you already have this quest started or if the combat soundtrack is already looping in your save, you can enter the command "removemusic b6e27" into the console. Make sure to do this at least 2-3 times and cornfirm each line with enter.
"In our Shadows" (FS_NQR03):
- Knowledge dialogue gets evaluated properly.
"Dark Chambers of our Mind" (FS_NQR05):
- Probably fixed an issue that caused the Father to appear way to early at the excavation site.

Tech:

Adjusted the file enblocal.ini to solve keyboard incompatibility issues.
Fixed a bug in the Battle of Treomar card game that caused the wrong card value to be stored if the player waited long enough while attempting to cheat.
Shrouded Mages can also be mesmerized.
Fixed an issue causing some NPC to only wear underwear.
Improved several conditions of generic dialogue.
Normal and Red Vynroot now also get affected by the perk "Careful Harvest".
Fixed a bug that caused souls to respawn and allowing the player to have multiple souls of the same name.
Learning and Crafting book should no longer restore health upon being read.
Lots of items are now properly craftable.
Probably fixed a bug that caused items to be renamed as their actual effect.
- Already renamed items are not affected by this fix.
Fixed a crash caused when attempting to the book "Diary of a Miner".
Added a message that shows that the horseflute was added to the inventory.
Fixed an issue when the player used the horseflute from the back of the mount.
- This probably only applies to new saves.
Attacking a dead Rhalâim in Old Aïsolôn no longer teleports the player into a certain place kills them shortly after.
If an enemy dies who got affected by a "Frenzy" spell or the talent "Entropic Blood", the EXP will be given to the player properly.
Fixed an issue with the Spell "Grave Curse" causing dropped body parts to be invisible in the inventory if they got picked up.
Another fix was added to prevent companions from being shattered.
Fixed "Cold Glance of the Rat Catcher" so that the head is still visible.
Fixed a bug within the werewolf transformation that caused players to lose set bonuses permanently. Removed redundant code.
Fixed multiple textures and cubemaps.
Phasmalist Workbench blueprints can be added to the blueprint collection.
Fixed multiple ownership issues of objects.
Removed remaining strings from Update.esm.
Solved a issue between the Update.esm and Enderal - Forgotten Stories.esm.

Balancing:

Slightly reduced the duration of the talent "Eye of the Storm" by -2 / -2 / -3 seconds.
Reduced duration of "Tapestry of Souls" to 20 / 25 / 30 seconds, but made the soul sound hearable from a greater distance.
Increased cooldown of the talent "Arctic Wind" to 25 / 30 / 35 seconds.
Fixed issues concerning children helping the player in a certain fight against bandits.
It's now more difficult to obtain the "Aetera Dagger" in a certain tower.
Added more early game Entropy spells and learning books.

World:

Fixed multiple cases of open levels that allowed the player to glitch out of the level.
Fixed multiple cases of the player getting stuck between or in objects.
Improved Performance in the starting area and around Three River Watch.

UI:

Fixed lots of typos and descriptions, made multiple strings localizable.

Sound

Added missing voicefiles. Corrected multiple cut-off voicefiles.

Launcher

Datafiles show last plugin edit date instead of the creation date.
Reworked window mode selection.
Added additional shadow distance settings slider.
Optimized launcher load and save time.
Improved usability of the Steam Workshop tool.
- Default Workshop image defined.
- Mods without files are no longer uploadable.
- Mod tags can be adjusted via update mod option.

Thank you for all the Feedback and for all reports, there are more patches to come!

Have fun playing!

Feb 17, 2019

Enderal Patch 1.5.1.0 released

Enderal: Forgotten Stories - stuemper

Walk blessed,

We’re already three days into the release of Enderal and it already peaked into the Top 100 Steam games at place 93! We’ve been checking the forums and try to communicate with you guys as much as possible to gather feedback! We really appreciate it, though we can't reply to each and everyone due to our limited time. Thank you for your support and your understanding!

In the last couple days, we've released multiple smaller hotfixes because we wanted to get some fixes out as soon as possible. These changes are also listed in these patch notes.

It takes a while for the Steam client to register that there is a patch available. If you want to download immediately, restart Steam.
Be careful the patch notes could contain spoilers to some extent, we try to avoid them as much as possible, though.

Quests:

Mainquest

"The Void" (MQ02):
- Yero's books are no longer sellable to vendors. They now weight 0.

Sidequests

"Cuthbert's Legacy" (FS_NQ07):
- It's no longer possible to leave the dungeon "Soul Bed" early during the quest.
- Furthermore it's no longer possible to get past Cuthbert when running fast.
"A Foot in the Door" (NQ_G_01):
- Optimized dialogue conditions so that certain stages of the quest can't be skipped.
"In Our Shadows" (FS_NQR03):
- Fixed the encounter between First Seer and Brother Greed.
"Dark Chambers of Our Mind" (FS_NQR05):
- Fixed a bug that caused an invisible activator to stay around for a longer period of time.

Tech:

Fixed an issue with a configuration file that decreased the performance quite heavily. (was patched previously as hotfix).
Added missing installation files which caused players to install Skyrim before installing Enderal. (was patched previously as hotfix)
Starting the Enderal Launcher now creates a registry entry properly. (was patched previously as hotfix)
Redirecting of important files has been optimized to work better with MO2.
The old Skyrim skill menu is now completely suppressed on PC controls.
- WARNING: This change resets custom control settings. Sorry!
Added multiple missing unique books to the game.
Bard in the "Red Ox" now also performs "The Song of the Vatyrs" and "Welcome Be You, Merry Drunkards".
The spell "Grave Curse" should work more reliable overall. More humanesque enemies added that can explode.
The damage of the spell "Chaosnova" should now be calculated properly on the first cast.
Probably fixed an issue that caused the spell "Mesmerize" to revert its effect on merchants.
Fixed a bug that allowed the player to freeze and then shatter their companions.
Fixed invisible "Dagger of Despair".
Fixed wrong first person model on "Heavy Leather Cuirass".
"Talisman: Warrior, Burnt Keeper (III)" is now craftable.
"Magic-imbued Robe" is now craftable.
Fixed a bug that caused diseases to be applied by nearly every attack of wolves and foxes.
Fixed AI behaviour of wolves under certain circumstances.
Etched tablet should no longer be interactable.
Finding hidden stashes in chests now fully depends on the players "Sleight of Hand".
Fixed display of a negative number when the apparition of the Phasmalist got unsummoned.
Fixed a bug that caused the arcane fever to be increased higher than it was stated in the description of the perk "Summon Apparition".
- Note: Currently there is an issue with the naming of two similar perks, both are called "Summon Apparition", make sure to read their descriptions. This will be adjusted in the next patch.
Phasmalist Workbench is properly placeable in the player houses.
The wait menu should no longer get enabled when playing the Lycantrophe class.
The perk "Fast Metabolism" now reduces the additional arcane fever properly.
Fixed the perk "Exhaustion", it should now restore stamina properly to the player.

Balancing:

Lowered the stats of the three wolves that the player encounters after leaving the "Abandoned Temple" in the beginning of the game.
Lowered the stats of soldiers during the quest "The Word of the Dead" (MQ07a).
Increased armor value of "Veil of the Ashwarrior".
The armor values of normal and craftable "Rune Boots" are now correct.

World:

Fixed two occasions of weird behaviour of ladders in the world.
Fixed multiple cases of the player getting stuck between or in objects.

UI:

Fixed lots of typos and descriptions.

Sound

Added a bunch of missing voicefiles to the English version, also corrected a few German ones.

Thanks for all the reports! We will continue to improve and bugfix Enderal!

Common issues and works arounds

Controller users might have trouble leaving the meditation area. Make sure to save the game and then restart the game and reload it. Or try to meditate once with mouse/keyboard, after that the controller will be detected properly.
In case you have crashes on game launch / not launching at all or crashes in the first loading screen:
- Make sure that no additional mods are installed or activated.
- Check the integrity of game files via Steam.
- Don't use ALT+TAB during loading screens, to click on a different display. It might take a long time for the game to load, even when it seems like it might already have crashed (mouse cursor becoming a circle or might be missing entirely).
- Make sure your anti-virus-program, windows defender or firewall are not blocking the Enderal Launcher.exe, tes5.exe and skse_loader.exe. Furthermore make sure they all run with admin permissions. ENBoost and OneTweak can cause the game not to start on certain hardware configurations. Try to disable them in the Launcher.
- Don't launch the game using the skse_loader.exe, start it directly through Steam or the Enderal Launcher.exe.
- Try restarting Steam and/or your PC.
- Change settings in the Enderal Launcher, make sure the CPU and RAM usage are maxed out in the optimization tab.
- Try redownloading the game.
The video cutscenes stutter / Audio cuts out / crashing while in a cutscene:
- If the video or audio gets cut out during cutscenes or the game crashes entirely, close the game an open up the Enderal Launcher. Go to the >Optimization< tab in the settings and disable OneTweak and ENBoost. Then go to the first tab >Common< and untick the Window Mode option. Save the settings and relaunch Enderal.
- There is also a possibility to skip the cutscenes, but it's only recommend to use this if you've already played the game once: Ingame > ESC > Mod configuration menu > Enderal > Skip Videos
- Videos can also be watched directly in the games files. Steam\steamapps\common\Enderal\Data\Video\.

Have fun playing!

Feb 7, 2019

Enderal: Forgotten Stories, the Skyrim total conversion mod, goes live on Steam next week

Enderal: Forgotten Stories

Jody reviewed the Skyrim total conversion mod Enderal back in August 2016, and liked it quite a bit. It wasn't enough to make Bethesda sweat, but he found it big and beefy, with a high quality of writing and better voice acting than you usually see in fan projects. A Steam page appeared last year, promising to eliminate the hassles involved with installing the mod, and today the developers announced that it will go live on February 14.

Like Skyrim, Enderal is an open world game, but with its own lore and landscapes, completely separate from The Elder Scrolls series. Gameplay has been "overhauled" with new classes, survival mechanics, and "challenging combat," and the Forgotten Stories version on Steam has been expanded with two new "crafting classes," 12 additional side quests and non-linear guild questlines, reworked crafting and spells, and improved performance and stability.

Possibly the biggest attraction is that the Steam release vastly simplifies the process of installing the thing. The original mod had to be downloaded and installed overtop of Skyrim, which is both a little daunting and not terribly convenient if you also want to continue playing Skyrim. Enderal: Forgotten Stories is entirely standalone. As long as you own either Skyrim Classic or Skyrim Legendary Edition—it doesn't have to be installed—you can install and play Enderal.

Unfortunately, it does not work with Skyrim Special Edition; the developers said they might be able to port it at some point in the future, but they don't have the resources to do it now.

Thanks, RPS.

Feb 7, 2019

Enderal: Forgotten Stories Release Trailer

Enderal: Forgotten Stories - stuemper

"The human condition is a sickness. I have the cure."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DHkmHBPs2Q

Enderal: Forgotten Stories, the award-winning Skyrim Total Conversion is coming to Steam on February 14!
Free to play for everyone owning a legal copy of Skyrim Classic or Skyrim Legendary Edition on Steam. No DLCs required.

Features:

An open world with its own lore and hand-crafted, detailed and diverse landscapes - explore deserts, heathlands, forests, jungles, mountains, and more.
An unconventional story with believable characters and psychological undercurrents.
German and English voice acting by professional voice over artists.
Multi-faceted, believable characters with own ambitions and motivations.
Overhauled gameplay with classes, experience points, survival mechanics and challenging combat.
30 to 125 hours of expected playtime.

Added in Forgotten Stories:

Two "crafting classes" that utilize alchemy and enchanting for combat - use potions to shapeshift into a werewolf as the Lycanthrope, use enchanting to craft spirit companions.
Improved performance and stability for a smooth experience.
Twelve new side quests plus two non-linear guild questlines: Work your way up the Golden Sickle, Enderal's merchant’s guild and infiltrate the ranks of the Rhalâta, the enigmatic cult ruling the Undercity.
Reworked and improved crafting, spells, and much more.

Add Enderal to your wishlist on Steam!
Also, check out "Dreams of the Dying", the official, free web-novel to the game.

Jan 5, 2019

"Dreams of the Dying" - An Enderal novel

Enderal: Forgotten Stories - Nicolas Samuel

"In a city of dreamers, there are bound to be nightmares."

It’s official: The Enderal universe is expanding!

This is Nicolas, the writer of Enderal. For the past year, I have been working on "Dreams of the Dying," a spin-off novel to Enderal. It’s the first entry in a series that explores Jespar’s past as a mercenary.

The book is a web novel, which means I’ll publish one chapter a week, on Patreon, Steam, and Wattpad. The first one is due with our soon-to-release Forgotten Stories cinematic trailer. I'm also planning to make physical copies available via Amazon at the end of each “season”. Of course, there's also a German translation.

“Dreams of the Dying” is free to read, but I’ll relaunch my Patreon page when the first chapter comes out, for those who’d like to support my writing financially. A big thanks to my loyal Patreons at this point - I know my page didn’t offer much in return, but with “Dreams of the Dying,” that will change. You honestly rock.

If you can’t become my Patreon, no problem. Just like Enderal, the novel is a work of passion - and I’m grateful for every reader. 😊

Now, without further ado: Here's a glimpse at what's coming!

Nicolas’ Patreon (overhaul incoming): https://www.patreon.com/niseam
Nicolas on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicolasLietzau/

Illustration by Stefan Stankovic, layout by Johanna Krünes.