Something is stirring in the Haunted Halls…

Scotty the Skull has sent you the information of an associate of his- a skeleton named Auggie in need of a hired hand. Included are directions to the Skeleton Chest Factory.

Are you prepared to venture down once more and go on Mr. Pallas’ Wild Ride?



The Quest Update continues with the addition of “Mr. Pallas Wild Ride”! Players that have unlocked the Quest Stone will be able to access this new Legend and once more confront the Fallen God himself, the flayed titan Pallas.

In addition to the new Quest, Stone Story RPG will also be running its fourth Challenge Event - The Wild Ride, from October 1st until October 10th. All players who participate in this event will receive the Skeleton Arm, a powerful Lost Item that further deepens your arsenal.

Lost Items are rare pieces of loot that can be obtained outside of limited-time events. For information on Lost Items and their drop rates, please see here.

• Each player is given their own Skeleton Arm at the beginning of the Challenge.
  
• At the end of the event, participants will receive special loot for completing “Mr. Pallas’ Wild Ride”: a shiny treasure with an enchantment (uniquely “signed” from the event).
  
• To proceed with the Challenge, players must complete a series of goals. Each goal completed further improves the loot’s enchantment bonus (up to a +11 enchantment).
  
• There are a total of 4 goals, each one requiring you to use the Skeleton Arm in creative ways.
  
• (Note: Events may repeat, and all gameplay-related rewards can still be obtained through normal play. Enchantments can also be removed from the event loot and placed on another item.)

“Mr. Pallas Wild Ride” marks the first of many Quests to come. We hope you all look forward to more adventures in the Dark World!



Thank you all for playing~
-SSRPG Team

Something is stirring in the Haunted Halls… Ghastly ghosts and spooky scary skeletons lurk below. Are you prepared to venture down once more and go on Mr. Pallas’ Wild Ride?

Mr. Pallas' Wild Ride will be added to Stone Story RPG as a playable Quest on October 1st. This Quest Drop will also feature an accompanying Challenge event.



Scotty the Skull has sent you the information of an associate of his- a skeleton named Auggie in need of a hired hand. Included are directions to the Skeleton Chest Factory.

Time to see what’s got them so rattled.

Launching with four all-new adventures, the Quest Update will take players on journeys spanning the breadth of the Dark World. Uncover mysteries both magnificent and mundane as you meet old friends, wield powerful new artifacts, and get up to plenty of mischief. (Keep an eye out for a new achievement as well!)

Content that launches today is only the beginning. Updates will continue over the next few months as we add content and events to the game; you can look forward to something new nearly every week!

Several balance changes have also been patched into the game. For further reading on what’s changed, please see the full release notes: https://stonestoryrpg.com/releasenotes/



So what exactly are Quests? Good Quest-ion! (hohoho)

Quests are self-contained adventures that can be played alongside the main story content. Accessed in-game via the Quest Stone, they can be split up into two types: Basic Quests and Legends.

Basic Quests present players with a goal (e.g. “Kill 45 Mosquitos”) that, upon completion, will reward you with a small loot haul.

Legends, however, are much larger in scale. Legends are full narrative adventures that put players in contact with curious characters, both new and old. The Dark World is fraught with peril, and sometimes you need a reliable Stonehead to get the job done. In exchange, you’ll be rewarded with powerful prizes (not all of them items!).



Our primary focus when creating the Quest system was twofold: to further flesh out the Dark World and give players more choice with how to progress.

While Stone Story allows for grinding, we found that people would simply farm locations to bruteforce their way through a difficult encounter. Now with Quests, players can pursue different options for progression. Earn powerful loot while embarking on adventures throughout the realm.



The Quest Update launches with a batch of Basic Quests and 4 Legends:

• Croaked: From the Deadwood Canyon, a symphony of croaks dance across the water, led by a conductor of annoyed moans. Investigate the disturbance!
  
• Stone-Head: A Roof Overhead: There's a knocking at your shelter door, followed by the quick patter of footfalls. Someone may be in need of your help.
  
• Bad Business: A panic-scrawled note from Lootmeister Hans beckons you back to the Mushroom Shop. What could have Hans in such a hurry?
  
• Throwing Stones: A lone Pusher has been spotted by the Deadwood River, a remnant of those who did not make the climb. Perhaps it’s worth talking to them.

There are a total of 16 Legends, the rest of which will be released over the following months along with in-game events and challenges. Make sure to be on the lookout for new additions to Stone Story!



Thank you to everyone who participated in StoneJam 4! We had some great submissions that we're very eager to check out. Here are just a few of the entries we received:







We're excited that so many people created such awesome scripts! We've got more entries to share, so keep an eye out for a StoneJam 4 showcase soon.



The Quest Update is something we’ve been working on for a long while now, and we’re still not done! As it was for all of you, the past couple years have been challenging to both work and live in. The reality of the situation is that Stone Story RPG is and always has been a passion project.

Without you, our community, we would not be where we are today, nor would we still be working on this game after all this time. We believe in Stone Story and we’re so glad to see that many of you do too.

Stone Story RPG launched into Early Access over 2 years ago and it’s been an incredible journey every step of the way. For indie game developers, that journey is an uphill climb with obstacles and obstructions (ones that we oftentimes don’t see until they happen!).

This is our biggest content release to date, and there are so many talented people that made it possible. From all of us on the team: Thank you for playing.

We’re just getting started with The Quest Update and we can’t wait to share more!

-SSRPG Team

This is a massive patch, with many Stonescript changes for StoneJam 4, balance changes, audio, bug fixes and many other improvements.

See the full release notes here:
https://stonestoryrpg.com/releasenotes/

Hello fellow Stoneheads--

After some time away, StoneJam returns! Prepare your ASCII glyphs and flex those functions as we kick off Stone Story RPG’s 4th jam; this time open to art-only submissions!

Before we dig into StoneJam, we’ve got some exciting news to share!

It’s been a long, long road and we’re happy to announce that after months of delays, technical issues, and juggling real life responsibilities, the Quest Update will be releasing on Thursday, September 23rd.

While the update will be going live on the 23rd, Stone Story 3.0 is more than a single content patch. We’ve got several months of content planned, so keep an eye out on our feeds for the official announcement in the coming days.



Stonescript is a scripting language built into Stone Story RPG, used for modifying the character's AI. Easy to use yet powerful, scripts can be as simple as automating potions if your health gets low, optimizing combat to superhuman levels, or even creating new cosmetics and UI features!

Instructions in the Mind Stone* are written in Stonescript, a minimalist language designed for use by everyone. If you can type, you can Stonescript--no programming degree required!

In the time since StoneJam 3, we’ve added a huge variety of new features to Stonescript. We’re eager to see how you make use of them!**

*(Note: The Mind Stone is unlocked part-way through playing the game. If you’re new to scripting in Stone Story RPG or need a quick refresher, check out this tutorial we’ve written up:https://stonestoryrpg.com/stonescript/intro_tutorial.html)

**You can find a full list of changes to Stonescript here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/603390/discussions/0/2959417653802347314/

With each new update we continue to expand what's possible with Stonescript. We want to see what YOU can create! Some of the projects that people have made with Stonescript include:

• Minigames
  
• Combat scripts
  
• Pets and cosmetics
  
• Custom UI elements (e.g. healthbars, ability timers)
  
• ASCII-art and animations

Collaborations between participants are more than welcome (and in fact encouraged).

Don’t script? Use the Mind Stone as your canvas and show us what kinds of beautiful text art you can create!





For StoneJam 4, all participants will receive a secret reward given out at the end of the Jam! This is a unique celebratory reward available only through this event.

Our favorite submissions will be invited to be an official addition to the game, allowing players to activate your script with a simple “import” command.

StoneJam will take place from Friday, September 17th, to Wednesday, September 22nd. You’ll have all of that time to create and submit your scripts on our Discord server.

StoneJam 4 will be hosted on our community Discord server. You'll need to have the @stonejam role, which you can get by going to the #commands channel and typing !stonejam.

Two text channels will become available for this event:
#stonejam-discuss for all discussion about the jam and #stonejam-submit for submitting entries.

Submission rules:

1. Inside your scripts, at the beginning of each file include:
- Name/nickname of author or multiple names if multiple authors
- Version number of the script
- Instructions on how to use it

2. Drop your script into #stonejam3-submit, along with screenshots and/or gifs of your entry in action.

3. If a single entry involves multiple interdependent scripts, put them into a zip.

4. Submit different entries separately.

5. You can submit scripts created prior to the jam, as long as the jam week is used for meaningfully improving them.

To see a full list of all possible functions, commands, and variables: https://stonestoryrpg.com/stonescript/manual.html

Introduction to Stonescript - This writeup gives you an overview of Stonescript's functionality, including variables, commands, and operators: https://stonestoryrpg.com/stonescript

Modding Guide - This walkthrough shows you how to import external scripts into the game. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2003221477

Video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5v-NS9o4yc
Follow-along Reference: https://stonestoryrpg.com/ascii_tutorial.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR6QYxdGV9M

All ASCII characters currently available to use in-game: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/597668520888762388/683419636204699676/AvailableGlyphs.txt

Hex for all enchantment colors:
Cyan: #02e5ff Yellow: #ffff62 Green: #32da5a Blue: #0063ff Red: #ff2222

List of valid ?loc:
rocky, deadwood, cave, shroom, haunted, crypt, bronze, icy, temple, nagaraja

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We can’t wait to see how you all make use of the new additions to Stonescript.

See you folks soon for more Quest Update news!
-SSRPG Team

A scorching summer has descended upon the Dark World!

From now until July 11th, Stone Story RPG will be running a 2x Loot Event. Complete runs by defeating the current endgame boss to earn this extra loot (which also includes 2x Lost Item drops).

For further clarification on Lost Item drop rates, please follow the link here.



Never played Stone Story before? Now’s your chance! For the duration of the Steam Summer Sale, Stone Story RPG will be on sale for a 20% discount.

If you want to try out the game beforehand, check out the demo on our store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/603390/Stone_Story_RPG/


Since our last post, we’ve made quite a lot of headway in development. Not only have we implemented quests, we’ve also added several quality of life improvements and further fleshed out Stonescript, Stone Story’s in-game scripting language. The creative possibilities have continued to expand and become more robust; we can’t wait to see how you play!

We are currently in the polishing and bug-fixing phase for both technical and content features. Quest implementation has brought up some interesting challenges; for every 1 issue we address, 8 more pop up! The team has been dutifully plugging away at cleanup to ensure that your playtime will be as smooth as possible.

Take a look below at some of the things we’ve got planned for the Quest Update:
















We’re nearing the end of the tunnel and everything’s starting to come together. We’ve got an exciting launch schedule planned that the team is hard at work on. Expect more announcements in the near future!

As always, we can’t thank you enough for all of your continued support. Every single person, new and old, that has picked up Stone Story has been invaluable to the development process. Special thanks go out to our Discord community members, who have been tirelessly workshopping scripts, sharing strategies, and breathing new life into the ASCII art medium!

Be sure to follow us on Twitter and join the official Stone Story RPG Discord server if you haven’t already done so:

-SSRPG Team

The beta branch has been updated with a massive patch, v2.98, leading up to v3.0.

See the release notes for v2.98 here:
https://stonestoryrpg.com/releasenotes/beta.html

If you're not on the beta branch, you can switch by following instructions here:
https://stonestoryrpg.com/faq.html#Technical%20Help

But, if you'd rather wait for the full release, no sweat! We're working hard to bring forth these changes (and many more). Once a launch date for 3.0 is locked we will make an announcement.

Minor update introducing three scripts created by the community, plus other improvements.

- New minigame: Burger Rush by Fyda.
import Games/BurgerRush

- New cosmetic: Headphones by link2_thepast.
import Cosmetics/Hats/Headphones

- New cosmetic: quips by Superfulous J.
import Cosmetics/quips

Improvements
- Added an extra boost slot for the final upgrade of Lost items.
- type() now supports arrays and returns "array".

Bugs
- Fixed a bug where the Mind Stone's main script did not have a "this" reference to itself.
- Fixed bug where the player would look to the left when being pushed by Hrimnir.

Spring has sprung upon the Dark World!

From now until March 15th, Stone Story RPG will be running a 2x Loot Event. Complete runs in the Mushroom Forest to earn this extra loot (which also includes 2x Lost Item drops).






As we near the end of work on the Quest System, we thought this would be a good opportunity to check in with all of you about the state of SSRPG's development. The Spring Event is a perfect example of what we hope to continue with future additions to the game.

Automated and procedural events with shorter durations are key to the longevity of Stone Story RPG. They take advantage of the incremental nature of gameplay to vary up challenges and reward players accordingly, all with minimal input from our end once they're setup. After the Quest Update pushes out, we aim to line up several planned events that work in concert with automated ones to fill in the gaps.

Eventually, these events will work in tandem with a vastly expanded Stonescript to give greater dimensionality to the game, even as we begin to "sunset" development on SSRPG.


Work continues on the Quest System and we're very nearly done with polish and refinement.

We have 15 fully fleshed out quests for you to embark on after the Quest Update goes live. You'll span the breadth of the Dark World as you try to infiltrate Acropolis, forge powerful alliances, and even assist underpaid and overworked skeletons with unionizing.



In addition to content creation and polish, under-the-hood development has taken a considerable amount of time. Henry, our narrative designer, has cooked up fun adventures we can't wait to share with you, while our systems designers Gene and Michael have been hard at work balancing the gameplay and further fleshing out the scripting functionality to support a wider array of features and mechanics.

The ultimate objective of this in-depth work is to support user-generated content (e.g. mods and custom quests). For example, players can now flip sprites horizontally in Stonescript, which gives you greater control over how a scene will visually play out.

There is plenty more functionality to dig into that we know you'll all put to good use.

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Thank you for your continued patience and support of the game. From the very beginning, Stone Story RPG has striven to remain true to its identity of an ASCII-animated incremental game. Our flexible development cycle ensures that we have the bandwidth to build around this original vision with the care and attention it deserves.

The work that we do will sustain the health of the game in the long term. Idle games can be thought of as "lifestyle games", providing its players with content over the course of days, weeks, and even months at a time.

It may seem like slow going now, but what game worth making isn’t?

-SSRPG Team

Happy Holidays from the SSRPG team!

As we look back on this year, we also look at the progress that Stone Story has made. When we first launched into Early Access, we had a vision for what we wanted the game to truly be. With your support, we've taken great strides towards achieving that ambitious goal.

We've spent the past few months ironing out the Quest System, which we'll give a quick update on after a very important announcement: L O O T.


The Dark World has become an icy wonderland underneath the chill of the Winter Moonstice. Until January 5th, get Stone Story RPG and the original soundtrack for 20% off![[/u]



https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15414/Stone_Story_RPG__Original_Soundtrack_Bundle/

Brave the cold and make your way towards Hrímnir's Hoard: For the duration of the Winter Sale, Icy Ridge will drop 2x loot! EDIT: Owing to a miscommunication, the loot event actually ended on January 2nd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!

(As part of the Winter Event, Hrímnir will drop two treasures. Delta Treasures dropped from Hrímnir have double the chance of dropping Lost Items. For a full breakdown on how Lost Items in Delta Treasures work, please read this forum post: https://steamcommunity.com/app/603390/discussions/0/4227150602803257910/)

Small Updates to Stone Story RPG

Though work continues on the Quest System, we've continued to build on Stonescript and round out the language with more functions:

• time.year, time.month, time.day, time.hour, time.minute and time.second
  
• player.name
  
• Added pitch modulation to "play" command.

We've also looked over all the fantastic submissions we got for StoneJam 3 and included some of our favorite creations! These scripts will be included in-game, and you can use them via the "import" function in Stonescript.

Wavy Scarf by electronic and Deaymon.

import Cosmetics/WavyScarf

StoneBoxman by Okamiroy

import Games/StoneBoxman

Bear by XX

import Cosmetics/Bear

Border Clock by Agerak

var clock = new ui/BorderClock
clock.Show()

If you have not yet looked into Stone Story RPG's current modding capabilities, we recommend reading the into guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2003221477

State of the Quest System

Work on the Quest System has progressed at a steady pace and we continue to get ever closer to release. We've got 15 unique adventures that we're excited to share!



The Quest System update will be far more than just the quests themselves. It was important that we developed the Quest System entirely within the framework of Stonescript, as we wanted to give our players the same tools to create adventures of their own.

With Stonescript, players will have access to a minimalistic toolkit that streamlines the process and ensures ease of use for creating and sharing user-generated content. Development work has been and will continue to be centered around gradually adding features that work for the Quest System and open up future options for modding, including a sprite loader system, color picker, midi creator, and more. When we launch the Quest System, the included quests will be more than added content: they will serve as working examples of what YOU can create.

We developed quests with the decision to take a more holistic approach. The sprite loader system is a great example, as we've recently added that functionality into Stonescript for development purposes. For example, the scene below is indistinguishable from regular game content, even though it's all done in Stonescript with the new animation system.



Of course, we wouldn't have had this flexibility without the help of all our Early Access players. Your continued support and feedback is invaluable towards making Stone Story RPG be the best version of itself.

We can't wait to see what 2021 has in store for us!

-SSRPG Team