Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early December bringing Level Caps, balance changes, a new card, some generous offers and various bonuses!

1. Disclaimer
2. Balance changes
3. New card
4. Card upgrading tutorial
5. Card level cap
6. Friendly battle notification
7. Christmas offers
8. Cheapened and special Brawl
9. FAQ

DISCLAIMER
The team is currently focusing most of its efforts onto the development of the upcoming Draft mode. We hope to be able to wrap it up in January!

We are also finalizing the new authentication system to let people sign in with their Google account or Apple ID. It will be possible to merge your Kongregate account to your new account (and vice versa). As a result, new players will no longer have to create a Kongregate account.


BALANCE CHANGES
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.

Victors of the Melee’s strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/4/6/7).
Greenwood Ancients’ ability now grants 2/2/3/3/4 (up from 1/1/2/2/3).
Wetland Deceivers’ strength is now 3/4/5/6/7 (up from 3/4/4/5/6).
Scrapped Planners’ ability now sets strength back to 2/3/4/5/6 strength (down from 3/4/5/6/7).
Rain of Frogs now costs 2 mana at level 1 (down from 3) and its ability spawns 3 toads (down from 4).

As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Scrapped Planners, proportional to the level and rarity of the card.

NEW CARD
The day before Christmas (December 23rd), a new card will be released. It will join the few common cards with the ability to do chip damage!

MINION LAUNCHERS
Common, Rodent
4 Mana
0 Movement
4/5/6/7/8 Strength
On play, deal 1/2/2/3/3 damage to a random friendly non‑legendary unit on the side, then deal the same damage to the first enemy in front

As usual, there will be an exclusive pack to collect early copies of the new card. It will cost $9.99 and bring 10 copies of the card + 5 fusion stones + 750 coins. It will be available between December 23rd and January 1st.

CARD UPGRADING TUTORIAL
Upgrading card is essential to the Stormbound experience. However, it is not necessarily too obvious for new players how it works.

We are introducing a card upgrading tutorial for new players who have never upgraded any cards. The tutorial will guide them through the upgrading system and will make each player have a level 2 Gifted Recruits card at the end of it.

There is a second part of the tutorial that gives out 6 fusion stones, so players can decide themselves if they want to level up another common card right away or keep them for later.

CARD LEVEL CAP
A lot has been done to improve matchmaking over the last year, from algorithmic changes to base health caps. We are finally introducing a level cap based on the player’s league, the same way the fortress level cap works.

Starters League: Card level capped to 2
Iron League: Card level capped to 2
Bronze League: Card level capped to 2
Silver League: Card level capped to 3
Gold League: Card level capped to 3
Platinum League: Card level capped to 5
Diamond League: Card level capped to 5
Heroes League: Card level capped to 5

We hope this helps solving the matchmaking difficulties by leveling the play field on a per league basis.

FRIENDLY BATTLE NOTIFICATION
A small quality of life change is coming up: there will now be a small notification banner when a friend invites you for a match.

CHRISTMAS OFFERS
Like most holiday events, there will be some one-time only special offers for people willing to put some money into the game. The Christmas exclusive packs will be available from December 20th (9AM CET) until the end of the next Brawl!

The 3 packs from last year will come again this year!

Christmas Tree Pack ($9.99): 3 Mythic Tomes + 2 Heroic Tomes + 1 Classic Tome + 500 coins
Helpful Elf pack ($19.99): 20 rare cards + 15 epic cards + 10 legendary cards
Santa Edrik pack ($49.99): 6,500 coins + 650 rubies

And two new exclusive packs will be introduced!

Christmas pack ($19.99): 15 copies of Minion Launchers + a special avatar + 200 rubies + 10 fusion stones
Sapphire Bundle ($6.99): 1 book of Temples + 25 fusion stones. This one pack can be bought as many times as desired!

The special avatar from the Christmas Pack will be a Christmas Minion, which will be unavailable past the event. If you want it or desire to flaunt your swag in front of your friends, this is now or never!

On top of that, all books (including Noble, but not the Humble book) will yield an extra card until the end of the Christmas event. Similarly, the paid bundles yielding coins and rubies will grant +30% more resources for the duration of the Christmas event.

Last but not least, matches will yield twice as many coins, and the coin cap will be raised to coin 800 coins (coin 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders) for the duration of the event.

CHEAPENED AND SPECIAL BRAWL
Similar to previous events, the Brawl starting on Christmas 20th (and only that one) is going to be cheaper. All fights will be 50% off. Owners of the Premium Pass will also have their usual discount applied, leading to a 60% reduction.

Something quite unique about this Brawl will be the introduction of a new modifier (in all difficulties). A 0-mana cost level 1 (unless owned and leveled) Minion Launchers card will be added to everyone’s deck (thus causing all decks to have 13 cards).



FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes will be deployed with the season reset as usual. The Christmas event itself (on which all the exclusive offers and bonuses are bound) will start on Christmas 20th and end with the next Brawl, on the following Sunday.

Crescent Cup Year 1 Arena Wars 3 starts today!


For all interested, we have prepared a tournament match schedule, which is available for you below:

Qualifiers: From November 27th to December 3rd

• We will assign each competitor 5 opponents.
  
• They will then have to organize themselves to play the 5 matches before the qualifier phase ends on December 3rd.
  
• The top 4 players will advance to the next stage of the tournament.

Semi-finals: December 4th

• The semi-finals will take place at 20h UTC on December 4th.
  
• Top1 from the qualifiers will face the top4 in semi-finals 1.
  
• Top2 from the qualifiers will face the top3 in semi-finals 2.
  
• Both semi-finals will be best of 3 matches.
  
• Winners of both semi-finals will advance to the next stage.

Finals: December 5th

• The finals will take place at 20h UTC on December 5th.
  
• The finals will be a best of 5 matches.

All broadcasting will be on Steam by designated streamers. Every game of the qualifiers is susceptible to being streamed, according to the availability of broadcasters. Semi-finals will be broadcast on Steam at 20h UTC on December 4th. Finals will be broadcast on Steam at 20h UTC on December 5th.

Keep your fingers crossed for your favourites and cheer them on with us during streams on Steam!

Fix 1.2.7

By the way, instead of generating a flag from the proposed elements, you can upload your own images from the link using this DLC !

Early Access Launch Version 0.945

Thank you so much for supporting the Early Access version of the game. We are very much interested in feedback and ideas. Feel free to participate in our Discord or post something in the Steam discussion forums. I am reading all the review feedback.

Changes in this version:

This update mostly focuses on more urgent adjustments with a couple of minor enhancements thrown in that did not require extensive testing. Bigger changes to improve stealth and other mechanics coming soon. Thanks for your patience!

• There is now a basic surrender calibration at the start of the game. Some users had problems surrendering because the default values only worked well for people with a certain arm length.
  
• Reduced distance regular enemies detect player in field of vision from 18 meters to 16 meters. This should help alleviate guards spotting you before you spot them in low lit areas. There will be further changes coming to ensure display gamma is where it should be for core game mechanics.
  
• Enemy guards will occasionally cough when they are idle and not moving. I will be adding other idle sounds soon, but this was easy to add without getting voice actors involved in the studio. This even applies to special forces enemy types, but don't rely on it. Always peek around corners and into rooms before running in.
  
• Some weapon storage adjustments and fixes to try and improve it for some players
  
• Added comfort option for controller based direction movement. The default is head-based.
  
• Additional tweak to gun/hand position angle. I am still trying to make this comfortable for all XR controller types.
  
• Prevent hiding spaces appearing behind prisoner beds and electrical boxes
  
• Prevent torches from spawning on propaganda posters
  
• Some improvement to physics / hand position of bottles
  
• Graffiti made larger to more easily spot
  
• Graffiti appears more frequently in cells
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed a player to hide in front of locked cell
  
• If someone got excited they finally escaped the dungeon and raised their hands to celebrate it might confuse the game they were trying to surrender. 😔 This should be fixed.
  
• Coins in chests now highlight when hovered to select
  
• SS Spawn chances have been reduced slightly until the enemy awareness features are added in a future update.
  
• More gun code optimizations for responsiveness
  
• Surrender will not activate when paused (including lack of user precense / taking off headset)

It's very rare, but it is possible that some dungeons may be created with a section you cannot reach. This is a priority for the next update because this could lead to user frustration.

After the weapons design and the first round of primary gameplay testing, the next step in the production process is Scoring the Music, the music in the Alder Forge is not only an ornament to fill the space of that world, but a part of the story, each track composed is significantly related to either a character, an organization, a Royal House or just the area you are in, and of course, that includes the enemies you will face, each group has a piece of signature music related to them.

And without further ado, let us start with the anatomy of the Alder Forge main theme, to give you an idea of the structure and groups of instruments used to score the subject track.



Video Subject: Anatomy of the Alder Forge Main Theme

As you can see the most dominant instruments are the strings, I usually combine multiple articulations at once, usually, the Spiccato and Legato/Staccato, which helps me produce a more nuanced melody, the strings are also involved but not always in the Chord Progression.

Before I start composing I always split my DAW into multiple chambers as the following, then I begin afterward with either sketching a Chord Progression, a Melody, or both at the same time.

Here are the multiple split sections used to score the music for the Alder Forge:

• The Strings Section
  
• The Brass/Woodwinds Section
  
• The Keys Section
  
• The Percussion Section
  
• The Choir Section
  
• The Electronic Section

Image Subject: Most dominant instruments used in the Alder Forge music




Image Subject: Hardware & Software used to record and score the Alder Forge music



The Gaming Community are no stranger to Leitmotifs, so there is no necessity in defining the term or explaining it, and like many other worlds, the Alder Forge also has established and defined its Leitmotifs as the following:

• The Alder Forge: Established
  
• The Equilibrium: Established
  
• The Magna Lumen: Established
  
• The Atlas Court: Established
  
• The Netherwaves: Planned for Chapter 2
  
• De Roy Family: Established
  
• Sieg Vulpes Family: Planned for Chapter 2
  
• Val Fiery Family: Planned for Chapter 3
  
• Er Aquila Family: Planned for Chapter 4

Here are 3 Leitmotifs melody/chord progressions that are recurrent, especially in Chapter 1, played with the Grand Piano:


Video Subject: 3 Leitmotifs played with the Grand Piano




Scoring the music for the Alder Forge requires that I finish the Environment Design, Enemies, and Cinematic for the subject area, which helps me establish the theme or the motion that I need to compose to accompany the player's experience while exploring or fighting in that portion of the game.


Image Subject: Official artwork for the upcoming Soundtrack DLC

Thank you again for your support and appreciation for the last 3 Devlogs, in the remaining Devlog we will dive into the Lighting, Optimization, and a bonus (Real-time Cinematic).

Before the upcoming Devlog, the Early Access Phase 1 Release Date will also be announced.

Kind Regards,
Zine E.Falouti

-Minor bug fix

A new update is here!
Thank you all for your support!

Alpha v1.3.2
(Starting a new game is highly recommended)

• Some GUI changes.
  
• Interactable items like plants, rocks, or trees, now respawn after a few seconds.
  
• Fixed some text inconsistencies.
  
• Rewrote many Quest dialogues.
  
• Fixed accidental double-click when picking up items.
  
• Added a new room: Crab Cave Beach.
  
• Added Butterfly Keepers: get a coin for each butterfly you catch for them.
  
• The six Guilds are now open, each one with a task for you to complete.
  
• Added definitions to some items.
  
• Fixed ability requirements for tools and weapons.
  
• Many bug fixes.

A common sentiment about hairstyle customization is: “The more customization options, the better.” 
We hear you! We’re trying our best to create lots more styles with better diversity. Some of you may have previewed some of the hairstyles in the Demo, but there weren’t many. But now, more features have been added to the hairstyle customization, all of them mix-and-matchable and without gender limitations! 



Currently, hairstyles are designed in three parts: the main body, the bangs, and the ponytail. Each piece can be picked independently, however you like. 



As a consequence of that customizability… you can end up with some pretty wacky styles!



Hmm… actually, this one’s got real-world references. Hahaha~!

Because of the new hairstyle system in Sandrock, hats won’t completely change your hairstyle as Portia did. In Sandrock, hats only impact the parts that would logically be hidden, such as a cap hiding only your high ponytail or Sandgear hiding all of your hair.



You’ll also be able to feel the wind whipping about your beautiful locks! In Sandrock, the wind speed and whether you’re running around or just standing idly will change how and how much your hair swings. Physics! 🍃💨



And we’re trying to add many more options for you~ Special thanks to our Kickstarter backers for contributing a lot of new nice designs, along with more styles of our own to come. Some of these have been challenges to figure out how to stylize and model without having a prohibitively high polygon count, but the challenge is worth it to bring a whole new level of diversity and customization to help you be who you want to be in Sandrock.


“The more, the better!“ We’re trying~





https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084600/My_Time_at_Sandrock/

Catch up with us around the web for more Sandrock information:
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Sandrock Facebook
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A common sentiment about hairstyle customization is: “The more customization options, the better.” 
We hear you! We’re trying our best to create lots more styles with better diversity. Some of you may have previewed some of the hairstyles in the Demo, but there weren’t many. But now, more features have been added to the hairstyle customization, all of them mix-and-matchable and without gender limitations! 



Currently, hairstyles are designed in three parts: the main body, the bangs, and the ponytail. Each piece can be picked independently, however you like. 



As a consequence of that customizability… you can end up with some pretty wacky styles!



Hmm… actually, this one’s got real-world references. Hahaha~!

Because of the new hairstyle system in Sandrock, hats won’t completely change your hairstyle as Portia did. In Sandrock, hats only impact the parts that would logically be hidden, such as a cap hiding only your high ponytail or Sandgear hiding all of your hair.



You’ll also be able to feel the wind whipping about your beautiful locks! In Sandrock, the wind speed and whether you’re running around or just standing idly will change how and how much your hair swings. Physics! 🍃💨



And we’re trying to add many more options for you~ Special thanks to our Kickstarter backers for contributing a lot of new nice designs, along with more styles of our own to come. Some of these have been challenges to figure out how to stylize and model without having a prohibitively high polygon count, but the challenge is worth it to bring a whole new level of diversity and customization to help you be who you want to be in Sandrock.


“The more, the better!“ We’re trying~





https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084600/My_Time_at_Sandrock/

Catch up with us around the web for more Sandrock information:
Sandrock Instagram
Sandrock Twitter
Sandrock Facebook
Sandrock Official Website

致 翱游于江湖的伙伴们

从上市至今，获得大家许多支持与回响，谢谢大家一直如此用心的支持，也希望大家多多推荐给身边好友，让整个江湖更热络，在探索中能有更多人可以交换心得，毕竟，虽然陆续有人取得最后的关卡图，但整个大江湖的探索与互动仍不到30%。
为了促进伙伴们对游戏内的探索，预计更新计划如下，希望能帮助大家对游戏内容更佳的深入。

短期计画中，会持续优化玩家反应的问题，如卡顿跟其他Bug，虽然是少数用户所发生的问题，但团队仍希望可以让大家顺利的畅游江湖。
在游戏中也将会陆续增加强化有趣的北边大型支线，以期望帮助更佳的融入天命奇御二所设定的村落与城市。
中型支线以及场景探索中，也将陆续新增与增进许多有趣的互动，以帮助大家能在每次体验都能有意想不到的收获。
而新的立绘在这段时间会陆续寻求不同的伙伴意见，作为迈向国际化的团队，我们将会尽可能的取得大众意见，而让团队更佳进步，让天命奇御三能更佳惊艳，当立绘角色一ㄧ完成后，将会以最快的速度进行更新。

而在中期计画，也将会推出大型支线「陌刀门」，「陌刀门」将会开放数个新场景，其中包含新的BOSS、以及新的独特心法，另外也同时解锁新的角色，玩家可以再一次细品其中所带来的爱恨纠葛故事。

长期计画将规划，新增可以让玩家爽快战斗的RogueLike模式，玩家可以在这版本中尝试各种武学、心法、八卦天赋搭配的更多可能性，创造属于自己的流派，并且有新的BOSS可以挑战，对于解谜苦手或是对战斗意犹未尽的玩家都可以在此享受，和故事模式不一样的「奇遇」。

诚挚邀请大家能多多探索游戏中的内容，并且能多多推荐给身边的朋友，让整个江湖更佳热络。

此时多多探索加入《天命奇御二》，能让大家在后续更新时更快速的上手，并且能明确的知道游戏中变化的差异，跟着开发团队一起看游戏变化，一起感受游戏的美好。

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