Fire up those keyboards: The Stonescript Update is here!

Version 2.8 of Stone Story RPG adds a wide variety of features to Stonescript, the in-game scripting language. Bring your automation to the next level with powerful new functions. Got a taste for scripting? Get ready for the return of Stonejam and share your creations with the world.

After many requests from our community, we have also raised the treasure limit from 150 to 100 + 5 * the player's level. Get your farming on and rack up that loot!

And what’s this? Another message from Acropolis! Check below to see what news the floating city comes bearing.

The bulk of this update was focused on totally revamping Stonescript, bringing changes like:



Tired of the same old UI? Spruce it up a little with Stonescript. New ways to manipulate what can be drawn on screen give you a wider set of options to customize your display as you see fit.

These draw functions aren’t just about changing the UI. You can even add cosmetics and pets to the game! Look dapper with a fancy hat or stroll through the Caves of Fear with your trustworthy frog companion.



Push your automation even further beyond with powerful functions. Fine tune your character’s combat abilities down to the second, leaving no room for human error. Ensure your triumphant victory through endgame and beyond.



You got your mini-games in my game! This update comes with 3 mini-games (still in development) built entirely with Stonescript. Pick apart the code to see how you can bring your own mini-game to life.



You can now import external scripts into your game. Not only does this allow for easier sharing, it also gives players a way to better organize their scripts. Mixing and matching combat and UI scripts has never been easier.

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For a quick guide on how to get started with Stonescript, check out this tutorial: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2003221477



In-between all the Stonescript improvements, we’ve also managed to rework the Repeating Crossbow. Already a favorite to many, the Repeater suffered from inefficient scaling with enchantments. Check out the full release notes to see how we tackled this problem - http://stonestoryrpg.com/releasenotes/

In celebration of The Stonescript Update, we’re bringing back Stonejam! Next weekend, flex your scripting skills with the community and see what you can cook up. A few select scripts will be chosen to ship with the game, allowing players to natively import them via the Mind Stone.

Keep an eye out for more information.

Catch our Sunday stream (2/23) with the developer, standardcombo! He’ll be going over an exciting new addition to the game (hint: you’ll be able to pet it).

Watch over at https://www.twitch.tv/standardcomb0

Once more, an ominous black scroll appears before you. Within the parchment lies a stark white print; another pronouncement from the city in the sky. Acropolis is abuzz with activity. Look within to see what events have transpired in the floating capital above.



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We can’t wait to see what you create in Stonescript! Share your projects with us on Twitter or Discord so other players have a chance to try them out.

Be sure to join the Stone Story RPG Discord server to keep up with the game's development and chat with other members of our community! - discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG

For a full list of changes and balances, follow the link here to the Steam Forums post: https://steamcommunity.com/app/603390/discussions/0/1752401163885501711/

-SSRPG Team

Today officially marks the six month of Stone Story RPG in Early Access! Thank you all so much for following the game’s development journey.

We’ve made significant strides towards bringing Stone Story to its final vision, and have even picked up a few awards along the way! Over the past six months we’ve:

• Pushed out a major content update
  
• Expanded upon Stonescript
  
• Won awards at Tokyo Game Show and TIGA
  
• Been nominated for awards at IGF and SXSW
  
• Held the very first Stonejam
  
• Squashed over 60 bugs

Development continues to push on full steam ahead. Our current plans are to finish off the remainder of the Stonescript updates. Afterwards, focus will shift onto the Quest system, which will push Stone Story into 3.0 and bring a whole new layer of modular content to the game.

Of course, Stone Story RPG would not be where it is right now without all of your support. A huge thank you to every single one of our players and fans! Whether you are part of our Discord, hype the game up to your friends, or simply bought Stone Story and enjoyed it, you make all of our efforts worth it.

If you’re in town for either IGF or SXSW, keep an eye out for Stone Story RPG. Our teams will be presenting at both expos and hopefully bring home an award or two!

A reminder that IGF has voting open for their Audience Award, so if you haven’t already done so make sure to vote for Stone Story (and tell all your friends!).

Link here: https://forms.gle/QJdkyxuzByCG6nZJ6

It’s been incredibly inspiring to see people not only make fanart of Stone Story RPG, but to do so with ASCII art! Check out some of the awesome fan creations we’ve received over the past few months.



The Skull Gate by Polyducks



ASCII Flamethrower by Freitasth



Winter Dys by Fyda

We have some exciting news: Stone Story RPG has been nominated by the Independent Games Festival for Excellence in Visual Art! We're extremely honored and humbled to be in consideration for this award alongside other great games.

But that's not all; in addition to Excellence in Visual Art, Stone Story RPG also has a chance to be selected for IGF's Audience Award! Every vote helps, so once you vote be sure to tell others about it!

To vote for Stone Story RPG in IGF's Audience Award, visit: https://forms.gle/QJdkyxuzByCG6nZJ6

Get that rat!

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, Stone Story RPG will be on sale for 20% off until January 27th.

(no rats were harmed in the making of this promotional material)

Thanks to some additional help that we took on, we've been making steady progress towards the next content patch. Several new features have been added to Stonescript with more on the way.

Some of these features include:

• Importing of external scripts
  
• ?ai states
  
• else/elseif operators
  
• ... and more!

New content is constantly being tested on our beta branch. If you want to discuss the beta updates with other players, be sure to join our Discord! - http://discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG

Did you know that Stone Story RPG has gotten fanart? It's true! We've got awesome players on our Discord server who've cooked up some cool creations. Check 'em out!



Bundled-up Stone Guy by Tequeru



ASCII Bow and Arrow by 김귀끠

Seasons Greetings from The Dark World!

We hope you're all enjoying The Yellow Update. Work has already begun on 3.0, and we're excited to share more with you soon. Until then, we've cooked up a small holiday event for any intrepid adventurers willing to brave the cold.



Winter moonstice sweeps across the dark world. Until January 2nd, get Stone Story RPG for 20% off.

But that's not all, as Hrímnir comes bearing gifts. For the duration of the Winter Sale, Icy Ridge will drop 2x loot!

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As always, join our Discord server if you want to stay up to date with development and talk shop with the team or other Stone Story fans - discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG

Happy Holidays,
SSRPG Team

The Yellow Update is the first of several planned content updates to Stone Story RPG and brings a host of features and balance changes. Seasoned adventurers will face an all new tier of difficulty, encounter brand new minibosses, and wield a powerful new weapon.

It also appears that a missive from Acropolis has found its way down to us. Be sure to read through it to see just what’s happening in the city above the clouds and what it means for the dark world below!

Yellow Difficulties

Face down harder challenges in the Yellow difficulty; each of the eight locations now have an additional five levels of difficulty past Cyan. Steel your nerves, ready your weapons, and fire up your Stonescripts!

Minibosses

Prepare to face a new type of enemy: Minibosses. Each location will feature a unique miniboss, like the menacing Acronian Scout or the fluffy Mr. Puff.

The Bardiche

Hordes of enemies slowing you down? Not anymore. Wield the Bardiche and cut a wide path forward. The Bardiche is perfect for clearing out waves of opponents and also comes with a deadly activated ability.

Until Thursday, December 19th, play Stone Story RPG to receive a +3 Bardiche by defeating any yellow location!

An ominous black scroll appears before you. You unfurl it, revealing a long parchment covered in stark white print. It appears to be some sort of document from Acropolis. Upon further reading, you see that it’s some kind of editorial. Within, you find an in-depth account of various news, changes, and goings-on within the city in the sky.



https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1935511545

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We hope you have fun with The Yellow Update! For a full list of changes and balances, follow the link here to the Steam Forums post: https://steamcommunity.com/app/603390/discussions/0/3124866822551410805/

-SSRPG Team

Hey ASCII Fans,

The Yellow Update is now in the polishing stages; current plans are to first balance the difficulty and duration. We want to thank all the beta players who have provided invaluable feedback, insight, and bug-finding for the update! Reminder that you can access Stone Story RPG's beta branch by going through the game's Properties in Steam.

As always, join the Discord for active discussion on the beta: discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG



Sometimes you just need to venture out alone and forge your own path; pick up Stone Story RPG at a 20% discount for Singles' Day! The deal ends tomorrow (November 12th) at 8 AM PST, so be sure to grab the game and get your solo journey started.



Last week Gabriel (creator/lead developer) and Rafael (audio design) flew out to London for the TIGA Awards, which celebrates achievements across the entire spectrum of the video game industry. Up against titles like My Time at Portia and Sunless Skies, Stone Story RPG won the award for Best Role Playing Game!





We're truly humbled and thankful that the game has received such recognition. This wouldn't have been possible without all of our players' support.

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That's all for now. Stay tuned for future updates!

-SSRPG Team

Hey Ghost Grapplers,

Work continues on The Yellow Update, but the end is nearly in sight! Until the update drops, we've got a few things we want to share with you.

The dark world is looking rather... orange these days.

From now until November 1 at 10 AM PST, Stone Story RPG will be on sale for 20% off! During that time, the game will also feature a small in-game Halloween event; until November 1st, Haunted Halls will be dropping 2x loot.

Along with the copious amounts of treats, you may even find a trick or two...



Last week we hosted the very first StoneJam. We had some awesome community submissions that show off what Stonescript can do right now. In future updates the language will become more sophisticated, with variables and key bindings; expect StoneJam to make a return!

Check out the entries and use their scripts in your own game: https://itch.io/jam/stonejam/entries



Can't wait for the new update to roll out? Want to help the team with development? Opt in to Stone Story RPG's beta branch to test new changes being made to the game.

To get access to the beta branch, right click on Stone Story RPG in your Steam library, click Properties, go to the beta tab, and select "ssrpg-beta" in the drop down menu.



If you want to chat with the beta community, join our Discord server - discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG

SSRPG Team

Hey Snail Swindlers,

Can you believe it's already been a week since TGS? Wild!

In the craziness of the event and getting settled back into the development routine, we haven't had much time to catch up with our community. That's why, tomorrow (Sunday, 9/22) at 1:30 PM PST, we'll be doing a post-TGS Q&A/celebration stream! Woo!

Curious about standardcombo's trip to the Land of the Rising Sun? Stop by the stream tomorrow (https://www.twitch.tv/standardcomb0) and come hang out!



Speaking of awards, we've got more exciting news: Stone Story RPG has been nominated for three awards at TIGA 2019! We've been put on the shortlist for "Creativity Award", "Best Casual Game", and "Best Role Playing Game", and will be in the running for a "Game of the Year" award as well.

TIGA's GOTY is an audience-choice award, so if you want to support Stone Story you can vote for us here: https://tiga.org/awards/game-of-the-year



We hope you've all been enjoying the changes in the most recent patch. Development continues on The Yellow Update, so we appreciate your patience and support!

As always, you can join our Discord server to stay up-to-date with the game's development and chat with other Stone Story fans.

-SSRPG Team

Hey Stone Story fans,

It's been quite a week! After all the craziness of TGS (and winning four awards!), we're finally settled and ready to dive back into development.

In the leadup to The Yellow Update, we're rolling out patch 1.8.6. This update adds a hefty number of improvements, balance changes, and bugfixes to Stone Story. Of particular note are additional Stonescript commands, which our players have been using in the beta branch to mod some really cool cosmetics into the game! Pilot a mecha or drive a tank with the power of Stonescript.



Should you encounter any bugs or issues, please post them here on Steam discussions or in our Discord server (discord.gg/stonestoryrpg).

• The Triskelion can now be equipped for +1 Movement Speed
  
  
  
• Added the Mutate workstation, which allows you to change rune effects, among other operations
  
  
  
• Added the Knee Chopper to Caves of Fear
  
  
  
• Added several Stonescript commands, such as ?debuffs.count and ?face
  
• Added a toggle for Screen Flash in Settings
  
• The Hatchet now has an activated ability
  
• Updated several tracks in the OST
  
• ... and many more fixes and updates!

See the full list of changes here:
http://stonestoryrpg.com/releasenotes/default.txt

- SSRPG Team