Hi folks! We're going to keep this post short in the text department, for we are busy setting up a few big announcements as we near Herald's release!

The past two months, we announced the full cast:

https://youtu.be/f8jXiykvYQI

• Vivek Bhurtun as Devan Rensburg, the main character and steward of the HLV Herald. 
• Marta da Silva as Lady Tabatha Veazie, one of the Herald's most prestigious passengers. 
• Troy Rodger as Aaron Ludlow, employed as the second officer aboard the Herald in service of the merchant navy.

https://youtu.be/ou6_O51gsx4

• Bas Sligting as Cornelis Hendriksz, captain of the HLV Herald. 
• Neela Bhurtun as The Rani, a mysterious woman asking about your voyage. 
• Connor Mckinley as Louis Morton, an esteemed senator and one of the Herald's most prestigious passengers.

https://youtu.be/t1sEdBcvNY0

• Gideon Da Silva as Caleb Haywood, the boatswain. 
• Mandela Wee Wee as Undra Aubertain, the chef cook. 
• Creso Filho as Daniel Barros, the chef's help.

https://youtu.be/DrGi5cyuJ-I

• Jim Sterling as Robert Stoxan, a somewhat odd passenger.
• Bill Dick as Rupert Brunswick, first officer of the Herald.
• Christian Kippelt as Nikolaus Gehrig, the ship's doctor.  
• Yuri Theuns as Ian Douglas, the cabin boy.

~*~*~Art, art, art~*~*~

To fill up this week's update, here is a collection of early Herald concept art we posted this month:


 

 

 

 

 

 


 ~*~*~Shout out~*~*~*

While showcasing Herald at AdventureX, we couldn't help but notice a little game with a wonderous art style, The Little Acre. 

'While searching for his father, Aidan travels to a strange new world. Lily - his heroic daughter - sets off after him. Fully voiced and with hand-drawn animations, The Little Acre is a lovingly crafted adventure.'


 

Cheers,

The Wispfire Team

Hi folks! We're going to keep this post short in the text department, for we are busy setting up a few big announcements as we near Herald's release!

The past two months, we announced the full cast:

https://youtu.be/f8jXiykvYQI

• Vivek Bhurtun as Devan Rensburg, the main character and steward of the HLV Herald. 
• Marta da Silva as Lady Tabatha Veazie, one of the Herald's most prestigious passengers. 
• Troy Rodger as Aaron Ludlow, employed as the second officer aboard the Herald in service of the merchant navy.

https://youtu.be/ou6_O51gsx4

• Bas Sligting as Cornelis Hendriksz, captain of the HLV Herald. 
• Neela Bhurtun as The Rani, a mysterious woman asking about your voyage. 
• Connor Mckinley as Louis Morton, an esteemed senator and one of the Herald's most prestigious passengers.

https://youtu.be/t1sEdBcvNY0

• Gideon Da Silva as Caleb Haywood, the boatswain. 
• Mandela Wee Wee as Undra Aubertain, the chef cook. 
• Creso Filho as Daniel Barros, the chef's help.

https://youtu.be/DrGi5cyuJ-I

• Jim Sterling as Robert Stoxan, a somewhat odd passenger.
• Bill Dick as Rupert Brunswick, first officer of the Herald.
• Christian Kippelt as Nikolaus Gehrig, the ship's doctor.  
• Yuri Theuns as Ian Douglas, the cabin boy.

~*~*~Art, art, art~*~*~

To fill up this week's update, here is a collection of early Herald concept art we posted this month:


 

 

 

 

 

 


 ~*~*~Shout out~*~*~*

While showcasing Herald at AdventureX, we couldn't help but notice a little game with a wonderous art style, The Little Acre. 

'While searching for his father, Aidan travels to a strange new world. Lily - his heroic daughter - sets off after him. Fully voiced and with hand-drawn animations, The Little Acre is a lovingly crafted adventure.'


 

Cheers,

The Wispfire Team

Hey folks,

This update is a continuation of the ones we did on our greenlight page: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/updates/427548124

You can also sign up on our mailing list to receive them via mail.



We've started beta testing chapter 1. You can still sign up for the beta on our forums. If you would like to help us out in improving the game before release, your support would be greatly appreciated.



Together with the Beta, we also launched our own forum. We're still experimenting with what works best for our growing community. If you have the time, filling in a short survey could help us with that. 

~*~*~Current System Specs~*~*~

One of the main tasks which lies ahead of us is improving the game's performance whichever way we can. Currently, when you play the beta, you can get a stable ~30fps on the highest settings and 1080p with graphics cards ranging around the 100 dollar price tag. The laptop from which I'm typing this update can do this and has a gtx 765m.

As things stand now, if you run the game from your integrated graphics card, like the Intel HD Graphics 4600 found in my laptop, you will only reach ~30fps if you play the game in 720p on the lowest settings.

~*~*~Shout-out~*~*~

Through the Woods is a narrative-focused horror game made by our Norwegian friends at Antagonist Games. They also ran a kickstarter around the same time we did. It's awesome to see how far they've come since then. It's available now, on steam!



http://store.steampowered.com/app/368430/

Cheers,

The Wispfire Team

Hey folks,

This update is a continuation of the ones we did on our greenlight page: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/updates/427548124

You can also sign up on our mailing list to receive them via mail.



We've started beta testing chapter 1. You can still sign up for the beta on our forums. If you would like to help us out in improving the game before release, your support would be greatly appreciated.



Together with the Beta, we also launched our own forum. We're still experimenting with what works best for our growing community. If you have the time, filling in a short survey could help us with that. 

~*~*~Current System Specs~*~*~

One of the main tasks which lies ahead of us is improving the game's performance whichever way we can. Currently, when you play the beta, you can get a stable ~30fps on the highest settings and 1080p with graphics cards ranging around the 100 dollar price tag. The laptop from which I'm typing this update can do this and has a gtx 765m.

As things stand now, if you run the game from your integrated graphics card, like the Intel HD Graphics 4600 found in my laptop, you will only reach ~30fps if you play the game in 720p on the lowest settings.

~*~*~Shout-out~*~*~

Through the Woods is a narrative-focused horror game made by our Norwegian friends at Antagonist Games. They also ran a kickstarter around the same time we did. It's awesome to see how far they've come since then. It's available now, on steam!



http://store.steampowered.com/app/368430/

Cheers,

The Wispfire Team

With Herald nearing its release, we thought it'd be a good idea to have the steam page already online. You can now wishlist our game!

Also, if you'd like to take an active part in polishing the game, you can join our PC Beta by posting on our brand-new forum!

Cheers,

The Wispfire Team

With Herald nearing its release, we thought it'd be a good idea to have the steam page already online. You can now wishlist our game!

Also, if you'd like to take an active part in polishing the game, you can join our PC Beta by posting on our brand-new forum!

Cheers,

The Wispfire Team