Hi everyone,

As announced earlier this week, we have just published important changes regarding the balance and difficulty of the game.

• Changes to the RNG of reward choices so that players are less susceptible to bad luck. (Bad luck runs can still happen but are less likely).
  
• Changes to the difficulty curves so that players are less overwhelmed by monsters and have a chance to make a comeback.
  
• Difficulty levels implemented: Casual, Normal, Hard, Very Hard, Extreme. Higher difficulties will be a true test of the player's skill, and understanding of the game, and may not be beatable without sufficient permanent upgrades.
  
• Add a permanent upgrade to increase the chance of monsters dropping pickup items (gathering orb, laser beam).
  
• Add several quality-of-life changes.
  
• Fix several game-crashing issues.

We appreciate all the feedback and bug reports so far, and we want to let you know that we have kept track of all of them, but because of our team size, we will need time to get to them, we guarantee that no feedback or bug report is ignored!

We would love to hear your opinion on this patch! Thank you for your continuous support and your patience as we keep on working to improve the game!

Best,
AMG team

Attention all CoV gamers: Rayne is in great danger and she needs YOUR help to fuck all the slimes in the Prison of Souls.

That's right - Version 0.7 is here, and of all updates, this one is by far the most recent.

It's also the largest. Maybe I should have said that first? Featuring 20,000 words of fresh content, 9 new or revamped ero scenes, a swanky new music track, and a brand-spanking new font, Version 0.7 puts the "_____g _ _ud___" in "having a budget".

The new chapter is also kinda spooky, so...fitting for Halloween?

Here's a more detailed list of features!


Story:

- Chapter 11: Prison of Souls has been added. In this chapter, Rayne and co. find themselves in an otherworldly prison; playthings of a cruel entity who calls herself the Demon Daughter. Can they escape in time, or will they become Lamashtu's eternal pets? Chapter 11 comprises over 20,000 words of new content, filled with more ero scenes than ever before.

- I've revamped the Aik/Rayne ero scene. Double buttjob, anyone? This may cause issues if you load a save halfway through the old scene.

- The Rayne/Militsa futa scene has also been altered.


Art:

- Chapter 11 includes 6 new, illustrated ero scenes (with more illustrations to come in future updates). Artists include Octoboy, Lemonfont, and Captainkirb.

- 3 existing sex scenes have received new illustrations:
1) Rayne/Militsa Futa Deepthroat - Art by Sparrow.
2) Aik/Rayne Double Buttjob - Art by CaptainKirb.
3) Rayne/Venus Bathroom Milk 'n' Fuck - Art by KiraLChocolate.

- 4 new character sprites!


Backgrounds:

- Chapter 11 features 2 new backgrounds.


Music:

- Chapter 11 features a new track by Blue Fairy.


Misc:

- Champion of Venus now uses the 'Patrick Hand' font.

Hello mates! Baron here with the latest B&S news on the roadmap, our next update, and some info on the path to full release.

U11... what an update, eh? ːeaglegagː Our "little update" ballooned into the biggest I think we have ever done, so naturally it nuked our roadmap timeline. But KospY and the team have now been able to go over the damage and adjust accordingly and overall its not so bad, especially when you see what we have been secretly working on.

I know Crystal Hunt still seems like a shimmering oasis on the horizon, so the first part of the roadmap shift is we decided rather than wait a long time for the next update we will be aiming to release a "small" update aimed for December. This will be U12. What is not 100% certain is whether this will all be ready in time as a complete Update 12, or maybe a bit more like U11 where the bulk of the update will drop and then there may be some smaller content patches later.

So without further ado, here are some little teasers to whet your beaks on what the Warpfrog team have been working on for the upcoming update!


I think you guys all secretly knew this was coming... ːwftogrinː When we added the ocean in U11, the natural player response was then to ask for swimming, haha. We agreed it was a cool idea but we didn't want to add a swimming system that was just moving around with a D-Pad.



Like everything else in B&S, we are aiming for an immersive experience, so the work we wanted to do on it was to make it possible to swim using the motion controllers in an actual swimming motion; it worked surprising well out of the box! Likewise we also wanted to spend the time adding new swimming animations so that your legs don't look too derpy like you are moving around like superman underwater, as well as add some VFX, etc.



You can also see that with this physics based system, objects like the oar will have drag and propulsion depending on the direction of the stroke. In fact any item in the game can now have a new component (meaning it could be utilized by clever modders too!), defining a "drag area"; this areas will be able to cause drag underwater and also propel you in the opposite direction as is the case in reality.



All of these small attentions to detail are quite simply because this is the B&S design philosophy, and we are always looking to push physics innovation and make the most realistic VR simulation we can.

There is not currently any critical gameplay mechanic attached to swimming and it is just for fun, however we do have some new dungeon rooms that will have water to swim in and explore. ːsteamdanceː


Here is a little something you probably weren't expecting.



Admit it, since the dawn of B&S you have wanted to break that chair prop over someone's head. Now you can! Or unleash your inner Link and smash a bunch of pots. We just thought this would be a fun addition and might lead to some more dynamic fights.


Something we have been working on for a while now; Dungeons will have a new dynamic music system where music will trigger contextually in and out of combat. This should make the Dungeon experience more dynamic and interesting for those who find it a bit to quiet.

Along with this, we should have all new custom-made music tracks for each arena. (currently we are missing just one track iirc) We have long wanted to break away from store bought tracks to make a more comprehensive soundtrack.
The music being custom-made is also good news for youtubers as I'm sure you guys know that there are some unscrupulous companies out there (who shall remain nameless!) who love to spam videos unwarranted with copyright claims. ːsteamdeadpanː


As mentioned many times before, work on AO never ends and will continue all the way up to 1.0 and then probably even beyond.

In the next update, you can expect to see more combat animations, more tweaks, and some new AI behavior such as the AI now shield bashing you.



Shield enemies in general should be more competent, and will opt for a more turtling and riposte fighting style than their non-shield counterparts.


This is another one of those things that will keep being padded out to 1.0; new Outpost Dungeon rooms.

In this case though these rooms are actually side rooms, or you could say expansions to current rooms. We were able to add doors into the dungeons, so now there are these little side rooms to explore, as well as the possibility to smash enemies into the doors. ːwftolaughː We are also currently working on the AI for enemies to navigate through these doors.



Ultimately the point of these side rooms is that in Crystal Hunt they will contain loot, so in that sense they are going to eventually be an optional loot-gaining venture, but for now they are purely just for exploration.



As mentioned in the Swimming section, there will also be some underwater sections and in the future we are hoping to add even more, and maybe even more complex underwater areas. But again, they are purely for fun and exploration for now.




Now for some very juicy news that we have been keeping secret for a while... ːsteamsunnyː Since around U11 we have been adding a bunch of goodies for modders to expand the modding scene even more.

Before I forget, a request from the Warpfrog devs to modders: U11.4 will likely be the very last patch for U11 and this will be your last chance to report any issues with modding components and get them fixed before U12. Please touch base with one of the Warpfrog team on the discord.


Ye of little faith! ːpraisesunː Heheh, I told you guys Warpfrog would look into it and all this time we were doing just that. We had some technical complications and hurdles that we had to iron out, but the team are feeling more confident now to the point we can now talk about it.

Although we are working as fast as we can and progress is going well, as of yet I cannot guarantee this will be timed for U12. Please just expect it to arrive eventually, without tying yourself in a knot about the exact release date.

The idea is that players will be able to access a mod manager from the main menu and activate or deactivate mods one-click, all from within the headset. No more manual mod installs, although it's worth noting that you will still be able to manually install mods if you like.

Needless to say, this is most likely going to be a dream for Nomad players who will no longer have to fiddle around with apps or link cables and PCs, but PCVR players will benefit majorly too.
As well as being one-click installs, there should also be some cool and convenient filters to sort the mods, but the best of all being able to filter mods by version so that you can very quickly see what mods are updated to the latest game version and what mods are out of date.

Then within the game, there is also going to be a mod options section in the book, for reasons such as if a modder has options to tweak in their mod; players could then access these options via a nice, clean dedicated mod page in the options book.

I will keep you guys posted on progress of the in-game mod manager and let you know if there is any date that is looking likely for release. Remember, we *hate* giving release ballparks only because some players take it as gospel and then are disappointed when that ballpark is missed and this adds unhappiness and pressure for our devs working on it. For this reason it's much more appealing for us to withhold any dates until we are more sure, but just because there is no release dates doesn't mean a lot of progress is not being made!


Mapmaking has been a thing in B&S forever, but when it comes to Dungeons there was always some complication for mapmakers because we were using a 3rd party asset that meant it was not legally possible for us to distribute the full tools needed for modders to make randomly generated dungeons. While mappers could still make big arena maps, it nonetheless sucked that they couldn't do their own version of Dungeons.

Some of you guys who are regulars in the community might have seen me talking about it before, mentioning that the only way around this would be to literally remake the Dungeons system ourselves so that we would have full ownership, and then we could give permission to modders because we own it. But of course as I mentioned, it would be absolute madness to undertake this.... well... ːwftogrinː

A love letter to our modmakers and mod community, we did just this. Now we can give modders our full permission to go nuts.

The idea is that just like our Dungeon rooms, modders will be able to make their own rooms as if they were small maps, and assort them into their own randomly generated Dungeons so that it will operate like our Outpost Dungeons.
Just like all mapmaking, this would be a ton of work of course, but one nice thing to remember is Dungeon rooms would be a lot smaller to make than the usual large arena maps, so I have confidence some modders are going do some amazing stuff with this. It is also more possible that since the rooms are smaller we could see more collaborative efforts between modders; if a group of mapmaking modders pool together and make some smaller rooms, those rooms could be pooled together towards making a new custom dungeon. So no one modder would necessarily have to carry the whole workload.

In theory, a talented modder or modders could even make their own themed Dungeon biome. We will try our best to get documentation to modders to help them.


Another modder restriction unshackled - Modders will have the ability to now make custom armours and clothes without any restrictions or 3rd party frameworks, fully native to our SDK. Again we will try our best to get documentation to modders on how the system works.


Nomad players read these Steam news too, and only because I know I will get asked for news: Still same as always, scripted modding for Nomad is being worked on, progress is being made, but I can't give any release date because it is too unpredictable. Currently it is working and our guy is testing mods with it, but there are still nasty bugs popping up with some mods (all mods are different) and we want to fix that first to prevent a disastrous release.

I know you guys are eager, and some of you guys are impatient, but please remember that this is unprecedented modding support for the Quest and our guy is breaking his back on it already. Being upset or angry for a release date doesn't make anyone move faster than they are capable of and only serves to discourage.



Thanks for your patience!

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U12 will be the last stop before 1.0 release, and the 1.0 is going to be gargantuan since it will have all the Crystal Hunt mode rolled into it with features and content that we haven't even revealed.
Rest assured by the way, that game development is not linear where 20 people all hammer the same nail. It is more like a beehive, with many people working on all sorts of different things simultaneously. Work on Crystal Hunt has been underway even as early as U11 as part of the team are focused on it, but we just don't like to spoil things too early.

However just to give you guys a sampler, I managed to twist KospY's arm into allowing me to show you this teaser so you can see just how massive the stuff we are secretly working on is:




"The ancient Dalgarian Ruins have opened. The nations and factions of Byeth scramble to claim the treasures within; the great Crystal Hunt has begun!"

Surprise! A whole new biome is coming, completely free as part of Crystal Hunt mode, with all new architecture, design, assets, mechanics, lore, etc. It will look distinctly different from the Outpost Dungeon, and aimed to be comparable in size, although you will see that the scale is so much more huge.

The image above is a WIP room only and not entirely finished or polished. If you look closely you may see some little white mannequins - this is just a Unity asset to give you a sense of how massive and epic this architecture is. It will look awesome in VR.

Big fat reminder: this is not for U12 and we just wanted to give you guys a sneak peak of the end-game. We have a policy at Warpfrog of underpromise and overdeliver, because ultimately we don't want to disappoint the players by over-hyping you guys and then letting you down, so we generally temper ourselves in what we show so that when the update does release you are more likely to be pleasantly surprised.

But if you are not a long-term follower of our studio then you may not have known this is our style, and it may not be apparent just how much we are working on. We are always expanding the game and if you bought the game in 2018 for $20, our hope is that you feel like it was value for your investment in us and that you enjoy following along the active development and expansion of the game, which is a huge part of B&S' identity. We are not racing to any finish line!

So I will leave it there with this little teaser; Dalgarian Dungeons is still too far off and we wanna avoid spoilers too early.

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That's it for this news, guys! There is so much more secret development stuff about Crystal Hunt I am bursting to share, but the wisest thing is to wait until we are more solidly in the run up to 1.0 release, and for now we will focus on U12. Underpromise and overdeliver!

Cheers!

You can now create your own levels and share them with others!

Check out the latest update of the free demo to gain access to the new content.

A lot of other changes have been made, including new sounds and performance improvements.

For more information, check out the full devlog entry here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/73609516

Looking forward to playing your levels!

-Area 3 dialogue corrected
-Sewers Area 2 created
-New enemies added
-Sewers Area 3 created
-Sewers area boss battle created
-New boss battle added
-New NPC's
-New quests
-Small misc. fixes

We're arriving at the final stages of Nami, just a couple more areas...
See you at the village.

Welcome back, ladies and lords!
Thanks for stopping by and checking out our latest news!

There are a lot of things that will set Feudums apart from other games but the one we want to talk about today is how we plan to finance and maintain - monetize - the game.

I want to state right out of the gate that Feudums will be “Free to Play” (FTP). Now, before you lose your heads on that news, I would like to invite you to read a little further, ‘cause we plan to do it the right way.

Unlike most FTP games, Feudums also will be a "Free to Win” (or “Fair to Play”) game.

Our core promise to our players is that there won’t be anything in the game that you can buy for real money that would affect the game’s outcome. Winning or losing a game will be on you – not on your wallet. Victory is sweetest when you have worked hard for it. There is one downside though: you can’t blame us for losing your lands. If that’s not an issue, come and look behind the curtain!

We put all our cards on the table with this article:
https://feudums.com/content/feudums-monetization-strategy

It’s about a 5-minute read and well worth it! The article lays out our promises to our players and how we plan to make our money. Spoiler alert: it still involves you!

Let us know what you think of our strategy in the comments below.

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Greetings! We’re back with a quick dev blog on some of the core interface improvements coming in the Crusader update.


The Air Command has been substantially graphically and functionally improved in the Crusader update. Regarding new functions the Air Command now displays air group names, withdrawal dates, and lists twice as many air units (20 as opposed to the old 10). Graphically, the new Air Command cleanly divides information into categories and visually divides statistics into columns to break up the walls of text when you’re running a large air roster.


The Intel report has been completely reworked into a proper daily Situation Report (SitRep), which pops up at the start of each turn, and can always be accessed in the Intel screen. The SitRep lists key points regarding the current status of the battle in a quick 1-page summary. Details include VPs controlled/current victory outcome. Strength and units destroyed and lost this turn. Strength replaced this turn. Air superiority status. Air missions attacked/lost per side. Finally, unit arrivals/withdrawals.


If you want more detailed information beyond the top-level SitRep, check out the new Losses tab which lists losses this turn/the entire game, and details losses during the this turn per type, per side. Want to know precisely how many Tigers you destroyed last turn? We’ve got you covered! The older, more detailed impulse by impulse turn report and requisition point schedules are also available as tabs on the intel report.

The Crusader update includes a fix to interface issues causing unit grouping, unit pool, and air buttons to draw off-screen for players using some more exotic screen resolutions.

We aim to release the Operation Crusader update next week. Progress has been slower than planned as both Archimedes and I have been largely unavailable due to non-NS2 related professional commitments during the last month. But we’re on track now to release Crusader next week and then start working on the very exciting replacement automation system alongside long awaited Operation Husky to follow. Full update notes for Operation Crusader detailing additional UI and gameplay improvements will follow with the update.

Hey Galaxy Explorers!🚀🌌

Over 1000 backers! Congratulations, The Outcasts social reward is now UNLOCKED! We are also very close to conquering the Z-Levels Stretch Goal!



Next up, The Fishing Minigame!🎣We are incredibly excited about this one!

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Nebula Team

Patch 1.0.3 Minor Fixes/Alterations

-Added a delay to the lift door, it now won't close again until its fully opened.
-Reworded the tutorial text for using the key
-Added extra tutorial for jumping/crouch jumping
-Added text for a failed unlock spell at the locked tutorial door (this was causing confusion for new players as they were semi-soft-locking the game)
-Reworked the default controls to be more accommodating for keyboards with a US layout.
-Fixed enemy footsteps in shallow water, you can hear them now.
-Fixed the debris from breakable boxes.
-Fixed been able to skip two 3rd's of the game using the teleportation spell.

Any issues please email me at contact@lesserfate.com or @lesserfate on twitter, thanks.

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