Sup! Minsky here.

I've just rolled out version 0.3.12, which should fix the infamous "Endless Loading" screen. At least in most cases. I'm pretty confident there's still another cause out there, but this update should tackle the main one.

Since yesterday, I asked a few people to test the fix in the beta branch, and they confirmed it worked. Big kudos to ❤ 𝒜𝓀𝒾 ❤, Perturbator, and szederpg for the quick help!

However, some players are still experiencing the issue. If you still can't get past the Loading screen after updating, please send me this log file

on our Discord, email it to mail at buttonmash dot org or upload it to a site like https://pastebin.com/ and drop the link in the comments here.

Thanks a ton for your patience, everyone! 🙏

"Eh, the Western Continent Railway Sightseeing Guide? Was this specially sent by the BCRL Agency?"

"Train info, train formations, Bonfire City maps… definitely worth a look before departure!"

Dear Players,

Thank you for reporting bugs you found - we just released a hot fix that addresses the following:

1) Cards

• Read is back (Kuro) - the Sun upgraded version now deals damage as intended

• Hunting Time (Kuro) - it can now be properly upgraded at the vendor

• Cut it out (Kuro) - it can now be properly upgraded at the vendor

2) Fixed bug where choosing an upgraded card after a fight would give a non-upgraded version instead

We also saw a report that the issue with the DD from the previous hotfix did not take effect - we couldn't replicate that, but if someone else still experiences this issue after updating the game, please let us know.

Thanks
DL Team

-Weary Companion-
"Ugh... Could you heal me...?"

-Mari-
"If it’s not urgent, a potion works best."

\[Effect]
• Destroys itself after 3 sales.
• Adds 1 Health Potion when destroyed.

💊🤕💊

The potion loosely held between her fingers shows how even healing feels like a bother to her.
Though far from a diligent cleric, she has her own way of helping her companions.

Thank you for viewing!

- Fixed a bug where killing the tutorial boss would grant the Father Honored achievements

- Fixed a bug where enemies would not die after being hit by the last bullet

-fixed 3 critical errors!

Hey Contractors,

Lex here

Just adding a small patch to make your life easier in the forest.

Changes:

• Extraction portals now deal only 1 damage if you stand near them when they open (used to kill you instantly)

• Touching the Extraction sphere while it's activating now deals only 1 damage (instead of 10)

• Default inventory/objectives button is now \[ I ] (can be changed in Settings)

Hope you're having fun!

• Added the option to choose a monitor in the graphics settings
  
• Visually improved the behavior of water wheels from the Upgrades system
  
• Minor changes in trading (UI, trade deals)
  
• UI scaling improvements
  
• Visual tweaks to the gods relationship tree
  
• Better first-person animations
  
• Added the ability to pet the panda
  
• Removed flickering of visualizers (fertility, city range)

• Fixed NPCs getting stuck in houses
  
• Fixed incorrect calculation of workforce strength when using various modifiers
  
• Festival-related fixes
  
• Warehouse behavior fixes; resolved an issue where they stopped collecting goods
  
• Fixed warnings remaining after water wheels
  
• Fixed HUD elements not responding to clicks
  
• Fixed the game freezing after loading a city (if the problem still occurs, contact us)
  
• Fixed a bug related to clicking the coal switch from the Upgrade in a production building
  
• Fixed several rarer crashes

• If the game fails to start after the update, the most common cause is an error while downloading content. The solution is to verify the game files in the Steam app.

Big news! 🌌 MeepMeep Games is officially full-time! That means more focus, more dedicated time, and more Galactic Vault. 🎉

We’ve got a couple of Demo updates on the horizon, with the first one dropping very soon! ⚡ Expect new content, tweaks, and visual improvements to make your experience even better. We're also working on localizing the demo to a handful of languages🌐!

And yes… we’re also working hard on the full release! 🗓 The official release date will be revealed in the coming months, and we can’t wait to share it with you! 🎉

Thank you all for your support, every wishlist, download, and bit of feedback has helped us move forward! 💫

The MeepMeep Games team

The first special event of Ancient Kingdoms is here! From October 18 to November 1, Eratiath is filled with spooky surprises. Gather your party, light your lanterns, and prepare for tricks, treats, and terrifying challenges.

- Halloween (Oct 18 – Nov 1). Trick or treat across the world—hidden surprises await!

- Mercs can now be renamed and resurrected after death – setting the stage for bigger updates ahead.
- Fixed bug related with mercs classes and races allowed.
- Cleric Merc: added spell Radiant Cleansing.
- In mercenaries panel, already-summoned mercs now show a golden frame.
- Fixed Ranger merc animation sync when shooting arrows.

- Flourishment is now AoE and has increased mana cost.
- Swiftness is now AoE and has increased mana cost.
- Bear pet gained Primal Roar (single-target taunt).

- Provoke is now Tier 1 to make Ranger tank builds more viable.
- Scale Skin is now Tier 3 and has increased AC.
- New Veteran Skill: Sylvan Refuge.

- Adrenaline Rush: increased duration and cooldown; decreased cast time.
- Fury: while active, decreases rage generation by 5% per second.
- Hurt: increased duration and rage cost.
- Sprint: decreased cooldown and cast time.
- Tangle Trap: increased duration.
- Unstoppable: increased duration and rage cost.
- Rogue / Warrior: several skills are now truly instant cast.

- Spellwind is now AoE and has increased mana cost.

- Mining probability now shown in the context info window.
- Improved Players Online panel and added server name.
- Improved pet buffs panel when there are many buffs.
- Radiant Aether now also gives a chance to resist AoE.
- Crafting result tooltip no longer appears; it disappears after 3s.
- Cast time now shows exact time.
- Shards of fire / air / water are now stackable.
- New arrow icon to make it clear it’s an arrow.
- Fixed Ranger bow visible while mining.
- Fixed typo in descriptions with some percent-based skills.
- Fixed Cleanse spell visual effect.
- Chest of Lost Adventurers now shows potential rewards in its tooltip.
- Reduced rune cost for all Adventurer’s Guild rewards.
- Endless Quiver is now Epic quality.
- Added effect to legendary bow Nightshade Whisperbow.
- Changed icon for Runeshield.

- Slightly decreased damage done by Drakelings.
- Spirit of the Forest: Ethereal Circle of Decay is now AoE and has a 15% chance to resist cleanse.
- Increased drop rate for Totem of Fiery War.

- New param format: ./server.exe name="AK TEST v2" password="1234" capacity=10
- Fixed bug related with Adventurers quests.
- Fixed bug when trying to hire new mercenaries.

The world of Ancient Kingdoms continues to evolve — and this is just the beginning. Join the community, share your feedback, and prepare for what’s next!