A special sale for a bunch of finnish games on Steam has started. This is to celebrate the centenary of Finland's independence and will last until 8th of December.

This 100th year of Finland's independence culminates on 6th of December, for that is our official independence day. During the centenary sales period we are also celebrating the extraordinary Indie-dependence days for it's been 25 years of playable UnReal World releases. In other words, the game has been out there for 1/4 of its development nation's official existence. We celebrate with the sales, new video greetings and finally the release of 3.50 beta version on 6th.



From left to right; Erkka (co-designer), and Sami (creator) shake hands for it's the special Indie-dependence day. 1/4 centenary of playable UnReal World releases, and full centenary of Finland's independence.


Our indiedepence day video greetings are available for Steam purchaser in free Video Greetings DLC which you can add to your cart at will. The package now contains four videos, and more will follow in time. As the Video Greetings package grows we'll find ways to keep the file sizes decent, but for now it's full HD work around 900 MB in size.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/505100

If you grab the Video Greetings DLC you'll find the videos within your local UnReal World files in BonusMaterial/ folder. And the game main menu also shows BONUS MATERIAL option which guides you to the right folder.

A special sale for a bunch of finnish games on Steam has started. This is to celebrate the centenary of Finland's independence and will last until 8th of December.

This 100th year of Finland's independence culminates on 6th of December, for that is our official independence day. During the centenary sales period we are also celebrating the extraordinary Indie-dependence days for it's been 25 years of playable UnReal World releases. In other words, the game has been out there for 1/4 of its development nation's official existence. We celebrate with the sales, new video greetings and finally the release of 3.50 beta version on 6th.



From left to right; Erkka (co-designer), and Sami (creator) shake hands for it's the special Indie-dependence day. 1/4 centenary of playable UnReal World releases, and full centenary of Finland's independence.


Our indiedepence day video greetings are available for Steam purchaser in free Video Greetings DLC which you can add to your cart at will. The package now contains four videos, and more will follow in time. As the Video Greetings package grows we'll find ways to keep the file sizes decent, but for now it's full HD work around 900 MB in size.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/505100

If you grab the Video Greetings DLC you'll find the videos within your local UnReal World files in BonusMaterial/ folder. And the game main menu also shows BONUS MATERIAL option which guides you to the right folder.

Very exciting times are at hand...

We've reached beta stage with the upcoming version 3.50. Test builds have been compiled and proven playable and we are shortly ready to move onto releasing the first 3.50 beta version. This will be opt-into release, for the beta usually means some bugs as well.

By the way, did you know that this year is 100th anniversary of Finland's independence? Doesn't matter if you didn't, but it's a big year for the country and it all culminates on 6th of December - for that is our official independence day.

On that very day we are celebrating the extraordinary Indie-dependence day for it's been 25 years of playable UnReal World releases. In other words, the game has been out there for 1/4 of its development nation's official existence. It's either an old game, or a young nation.

We try to aim beta release to take place on 6th - but depending on our schedules it might come either a bit earlier or later.

Because of the special anniversary a portion of finnish games on Steam are also taking part in special sale period arranged for us. Before the sale is going on we can't exactly say when it starts or ends, but you should know that UnReal World celeberates with the sale, and it's around the corner.

We'll be also releasing a little indiedependence day video within the video greetings DLC to celebrate the occasion.

It's three nights, at the most.

Very exciting times are at hand...

We've reached beta stage with the upcoming version 3.50. Test builds have been compiled and proven playable and we are shortly ready to move onto releasing the first 3.50 beta version. This will be opt-into release, for the beta usually means some bugs as well.

By the way, did you know that this year is 100th anniversary of Finland's independence? Doesn't matter if you didn't, but it's a big year for the country and it all culminates on 6th of December - for that is our official independence day.

On that very day we are celebrating the extraordinary Indie-dependence day for it's been 25 years of playable UnReal World releases. In other words, the game has been out there for 1/4 of its development nation's official existence. It's either an old game, or a young nation.

We try to aim beta release to take place on 6th - but depending on our schedules it might come either a bit earlier or later.

Because of the special anniversary a portion of finnish games on Steam are also taking part in special sale period arranged for us. Before the sale is going on we can't exactly say when it starts or ends, but you should know that UnReal World celeberates with the sale, and it's around the corner.

We'll be also releasing a little indiedependence day video within the video greetings DLC to celebrate the occasion.

It's three nights, at the most.

For more than half a decade already we've had a habit of creating characteristic video greetings with varying themes to thank and delight UnReal World buyers and supporters. About a year ago we started bringing the video works on Steam as a free DLC for UnReal World Steam players.




Feel free to add Video Greetings to your cart if you like. The package now contains three videos to start with, and more will follow in time. As the Video Greetings package grows we'll find ways to keep the file sizes decent, but for now it's full HD work around 500 MB in size.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/505100

If you grab the Video Greetings DLC you'll find the videos within your local UnReal World files in BonusMaterial/ folder. And the game main menu also shows BONUS MATERIAL option which guides you to the right folder.

If you're curious about what the video greetings may be about you can browse the older stuff at:
Enormous Elk YouTube channel.

Cheers!

For more than half a decade already we've had a habit of creating characteristic video greetings with varying themes to thank and delight UnReal World buyers and supporters. About a year ago we started bringing the video works on Steam as a free DLC for UnReal World Steam players.




Feel free to add Video Greetings to your cart if you like. The package now contains three videos to start with, and more will follow in time. As the Video Greetings package grows we'll find ways to keep the file sizes decent, but for now it's full HD work around 500 MB in size.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/505100

If you grab the Video Greetings DLC you'll find the videos within your local UnReal World files in BonusMaterial/ folder. And the game main menu also shows BONUS MATERIAL option which guides you to the right folder.

If you're curious about what the video greetings may be about you can browse the older stuff at:
Enormous Elk YouTube channel.

Cheers!

Six Cards for the adventurers under the northern sky,
Five Backgrounds for the settlers in their cabins of wood,
Nine emoticons for the community bound to cheer and sigh,
One badge, six levels, for the players struggling to survive for good
in the ancient north where you are free to roam or to settle.

Umm... you get the picture, right?

So...


Yes, our Trading Cards are now live and released.
And naturally with the finely tailored badges, emoticons and backgrounds included in the set.

There you go...


One background, one trading card, one badge -- and one developer -- in action.



It's all about deep thought, ambition, setting suitable design and talent.
Thus, Trading Card and Background artwork is drawn by Finnish comic artist Tuuli Hypén. Her creations are completely fresh moody imagery of carefully cherished and selected scenes. Beautiful, collectible, profile decorating unique glimpses of the game world for you.



The badges kind of represent a coming-of-age story...
It's the familiar looking survivor, now only in hi-res and detailed, progressing through the course we have used to follow with many characters. Slowly acquiring wealth, equipment and skills on the way. And if you pay great attention to the details, in our setting appropriate badge artwork also the beard length is a sign of progress.

The emoticons come from the game world and tiles...
There's Noaidi's mushroom, and there's Elk.
There's Njerpez Warrior and there is Fire.
And a few others, to boost your communications.



Oh, you are new to Steam Trading Cards?
Well, they are virtual cards earned by playing games on Steam. Sets of cards can be turned into game badges and tradable Steam community items.

Check out the introduction page, and find detailed FAQ at the bottom:
http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards



Oh, you are new to UnReal World?
Well, it's the cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike RPG taking place in the ancient North during the late iron-age. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. With more than two decades of development it also sports Guinness World Record for Longest Update Support For a Game.

Well, it's also turn-based, content over graphics, requires you to read and think quite a bit, and keyboard controlled. But if you can survive that then lose yourself in the intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world in which northern folklore, knowledge and way of life play an important part.


Into the far north we shall take you...
...and have some trading cards drop on your way as well.

Six Cards for the adventurers under the northern sky,
Five Backgrounds for the settlers in their cabins of wood,
Nine emoticons for the community bound to cheer and sigh,
One badge, six levels, for the players struggling to survive for good
in the ancient north where you are free to roam or to settle.

Umm... you get the picture, right?

So...


Yes, our Trading Cards are now live and released.
And naturally with the finely tailored badges, emoticons and backgrounds included in the set.

There you go...


One background, one trading card, one badge -- and one developer -- in action.



It's all about deep thought, ambition, setting suitable design and talent.
Thus, Trading Card and Background artwork is drawn by Finnish comic artist Tuuli Hypén. Her creations are completely fresh moody imagery of carefully cherished and selected scenes. Beautiful, collectible, profile decorating unique glimpses of the game world for you.



The badges kind of represent a coming-of-age story...
It's the familiar looking survivor, now only in hi-res and detailed, progressing through the course we have used to follow with many characters. Slowly acquiring wealth, equipment and skills on the way. And if you pay great attention to the details, in our setting appropriate badge artwork also the beard length is a sign of progress.

The emoticons come from the game world and tiles...
There's Noaidi's mushroom, and there's Elk.
There's Njerpez Warrior and there is Fire.
And a few others, to boost your communications.



Oh, you are new to Steam Trading Cards?
Well, they are virtual cards earned by playing games on Steam. Sets of cards can be turned into game badges and tradable Steam community items.

Check out the introduction page, and find detailed FAQ at the bottom:
http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards



Oh, you are new to UnReal World?
Well, it's the cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike RPG taking place in the ancient North during the late iron-age. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. With more than two decades of development it also sports Guinness World Record for Longest Update Support For a Game.

Well, it's also turn-based, content over graphics, requires you to read and think quite a bit, and keyboard controlled. But if you can survive that then lose yourself in the intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world in which northern folklore, knowledge and way of life play an important part.


Into the far north we shall take you...
...and have some trading cards drop on your way as well.

You know, that's what has happened to me.
Like mentioned in earlier posts I dreamed of a summer release, and a proper long holiday afterwards. But...we're behind the schedule with several planned goals and just can't make it.
Deadlines and summer - I should have known they don't go together.

So, hopes to come up with a new patch is thus postponed after the summer.
I'll be entering summer vacation shortly, for the whole august.
This means I'll be more absent in regards to game related forums and e-mail activity.
Coding is to be continued in the autumn then, but some additional content is still to be expected sooner...


Yeeees, the trading cards. That's what we will be releasing before I leave the development chambers. It's actually the trading cards (with emoticons, badges and all that extra) which have postponed my general working schedule more than expected. Ambitions can take time, you know, but we already love the outcome ever so much. So at least for Steam players there will be something new in UnReal World to browse during the summer.
A proper, loud and clear announcement of Trading Card release will be posted when the time is at hand.
You can still prepare yourselves, foreign and domestic card traders -- it's going to be beautiful!




You know, and speaking of dreaming, that has also happened to me.

For as long as I've been doing primitive and traditional archer I've dreamed of one day going for horseback archery. Until this summer it's been horseback riding and archery separately, but this very year I've picked up and entered this form of archery and horsemanship I've always craved for. This is going to be a dedicated horseback archery year for me, and whether I'm on a vacation or not, we just might see the next video greetings consisting of horseback archery footage.

Meanwhile, I'll leave you with these few still shots. First from the horseback, then by the tranquil summer lakes around my neighborhood.






Best wishes. We'll catch up with everything in the autumn. But I'm sure at some point I'll be tempted to post a few holiday greetings as well.

You know, that's what has happened to me.
Like mentioned in earlier posts I dreamed of a summer release, and a proper long holiday afterwards. But...we're behind the schedule with several planned goals and just can't make it.
Deadlines and summer - I should have known they don't go together.

So, hopes to come up with a new patch is thus postponed after the summer.
I'll be entering summer vacation shortly, for the whole august.
This means I'll be more absent in regards to game related forums and e-mail activity.
Coding is to be continued in the autumn then, but some additional content is still to be expected sooner...


Yeeees, the trading cards. That's what we will be releasing before I leave the development chambers. It's actually the trading cards (with emoticons, badges and all that extra) which have postponed my general working schedule more than expected. Ambitions can take time, you know, but we already love the outcome ever so much. So at least for Steam players there will be something new in UnReal World to browse during the summer.
A proper, loud and clear announcement of Trading Card release will be posted when the time is at hand.
You can still prepare yourselves, foreign and domestic card traders -- it's going to be beautiful!




You know, and speaking of dreaming, that has also happened to me.

For as long as I've been doing primitive and traditional archer I've dreamed of one day going for horseback archery. Until this summer it's been horseback riding and archery separately, but this very year I've picked up and entered this form of archery and horsemanship I've always craved for. This is going to be a dedicated horseback archery year for me, and whether I'm on a vacation or not, we just might see the next video greetings consisting of horseback archery footage.

Meanwhile, I'll leave you with these few still shots. First from the horseback, then by the tranquil summer lakes around my neighborhood.






Best wishes. We'll catch up with everything in the autumn. But I'm sure at some point I'll be tempted to post a few holiday greetings as well.