Hi Trailmakers,

We promised you the Race Island Update would be live today, March 1st. Unfortunately we have run into some last-minute serious bugs with the update so we will be postponing it until next week. We’re really sorry about this, but we’d rather give you something that works!

If you are extremely eager to try out the Race Island Update, you can switch to the ‘upcoming’ Beta branch. In a few hours, that branch will have a buggy version of the Race Island Update. If you find it too unstable, you can always go back to the Rings of Fire Update by selecting the Beta branch "none".



Changing to upcoming beta is done like this.

1.Right click on Trailmakers in the steam library.
2. Select properties.
3. Select the beta tab.
4. Change the drop down to 'upcoming'.

Hi Trailmakers,

We promised you the Race Island Update would be live today, March 1st. Unfortunately we have run into some last-minute serious bugs with the update so we will be postponing it until next week. We’re really sorry about this, but we’d rather give you something that works!

If you are extremely eager to try out the Race Island Update, you can switch to the ‘upcoming’ Beta branch. In a few hours, that branch will have a buggy version of the Race Island Update. If you find it too unstable, you can always go back to the Rings of Fire Update by selecting the Beta branch "none".



Changing to upcoming beta is done like this.

1.Right click on Trailmakers in the steam library.
2. Select properties.
3. Select the beta tab.
4. Change the drop down to 'upcoming'.

Hi, everyone!
A week later than planned, we got to the fourth entry of our Developer diaries. As I promised, today I’m going to tell you about the game craft system and trade.

Crafting is one of the most important part of our game. After technologies, of course: first you explore beekeeping, make a hive, and then you get honey. Let's assume it’s all done. So what’s then? There are two big groups of game objects.

The last time you didn’t like our technology tree interface, so we’ve redone it. I think it’s better now.

The first group consists of game objects that you can use only once at the moment. Cut down a tree, pick up a flower, dig a grave and so on. These actions require player’s energy and they also take some time. Some of them can be done without any help, but some involve a special tool that will eventually wear out. The majority of these items are set carefully by the game developers beforehand.

The second group of game objects are “workbenches” as we call them in our team. This grouping is arbitrary. It includes stuff of different kind, ranging from a stove to a garden bed. Even a corpse may be a workbench, but I didn’t tell you that… What all these game objects have in common is that you can do something at them.

Keepers favorite dishes.

So what you can do with them? For some objects there's a list of crafts, for others a craft determines automatically based on an item picked from the inventory. For example, if you want to set the atmosphere for praying, you can burn incense. For that purpose you should just pick an item you need from the list of the highlighted items in the interface.

You need to keep your sword sharp!

Towards the end of the game items of higher level will have such an indicator as quality. It will be displayed as stars - bronze, silver or gold. So at this stage it’s not only quantity that is essential, it’s also quality and perks available for a player. Luck is also important, obviously.

This is a WIP screen. So no scrolls from sticks.

You can also practice alchemy, by the way. Benches in the alchemy laboratory have their own features, and follow general principles of engagement with workbenches at the same time. Yet I won't tell you that, cause I don’t want to spoil.

The majority of “workbenches” available in the game is to be built first. There are special sites for construction. The majority of these sites are not available for a player at the beginning. You can buy a site or unlock one by completing some quests.
Every construction site is designed for a certain type of construction. Sometimes it’s impossible to have all the necessary objects in the same site, and the construction of a workbench should be postponed till you save up enough money to expand it.

Building mode.

All these crafts are necessary for the two most important things. The first of them is clearly to make your graveyard great. Another is to get as much money as possible, money is a graveyard keeper’s best friend, you know! It is the sellers who help you with making money. There are a lot of them in the village. Each seller specializes in a particular kind of product. So you can buy nails from the blacksmith and a mug of fresh beer from the tavern owner.

Trade in Graveyard Keeper is a serious business. At the beginning of the game every seller has an access only to basic products of their type. Cash is limited. Sellers will develop just like you getting profit from trade, obviously. You sell wood planks for a local carpenter for 2 silver pieces for each, and after a while he sells to them to locals for 3. Doing so, a seller saves up cash enough to buy high-level items that at the end of the day you buy from him/her. And his/her increased cash can eventually go right into your pocket.

New trading menu

The more you trade with a certain character, the quicker he/she levels up. Selling and buying things from a character helps him/her to evolve and become richer. Of course, sellers won’t get money only from you. Yet how much they get depends on the number of city dwellers that come to visit the village. The reason for them to do so is because the village is on the way to your church. So the more popular your church and your graveyard are, the better it is for local businesses. You can also increase profits from the village by giving a sermon about how important small businesses are. After that a whole week till next sermon the village sellers get additional income.

In the end of the game one can trade through a merchant from the city wholesale. Your knowledge of theology will definitely help you here. But that’s another story and another game mechanic.

All the things described above is already done and now is being tested and adjusted carefully. So don’t worry we won’t put off the release to make all the things I’ve told you about. I think that’s all for today. If you have something you want me to talk about next time- leave a comment below. Or at least praise the work of our artists - it makes them draw better.


http://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/
–––
Nikita Kulaga - Co-founder of Lazy Bear Games


Studio Twitter

Hi, everyone!
A week later than planned, we got to the fourth entry of our Developer diaries. As I promised, today I’m going to tell you about the game craft system and trade.

Crafting is one of the most important part of our game. After technologies, of course: first you explore beekeeping, make a hive, and then you get honey. Let's assume it’s all done. So what’s then? There are two big groups of game objects.

The last time you didn’t like our technology tree interface, so we’ve redone it. I think it’s better now.

The first group consists of game objects that you can use only once at the moment. Cut down a tree, pick up a flower, dig a grave and so on. These actions require player’s energy and they also take some time. Some of them can be done without any help, but some involve a special tool that will eventually wear out. The majority of these items are set carefully by the game developers beforehand.

The second group of game objects are “workbenches” as we call them in our team. This grouping is arbitrary. It includes stuff of different kind, ranging from a stove to a garden bed. Even a corpse may be a workbench, but I didn’t tell you that… What all these game objects have in common is that you can do something at them.

Keepers favorite dishes.

So what you can do with them? For some objects there's a list of crafts, for others a craft determines automatically based on an item picked from the inventory. For example, if you want to set the atmosphere for praying, you can burn incense. For that purpose you should just pick an item you need from the list of the highlighted items in the interface.

You need to keep your sword sharp!

Towards the end of the game items of higher level will have such an indicator as quality. It will be displayed as stars - bronze, silver or gold. So at this stage it’s not only quantity that is essential, it’s also quality and perks available for a player. Luck is also important, obviously.

This is a WIP screen. So no scrolls from sticks.

You can also practice alchemy, by the way. Benches in the alchemy laboratory have their own features, and follow general principles of engagement with workbenches at the same time. Yet I won't tell you that, cause I don’t want to spoil.

The majority of “workbenches” available in the game is to be built first. There are special sites for construction. The majority of these sites are not available for a player at the beginning. You can buy a site or unlock one by completing some quests.
Every construction site is designed for a certain type of construction. Sometimes it’s impossible to have all the necessary objects in the same site, and the construction of a workbench should be postponed till you save up enough money to expand it.

Building mode.

All these crafts are necessary for the two most important things. The first of them is clearly to make your graveyard great. Another is to get as much money as possible, money is a graveyard keeper’s best friend, you know! It is the sellers who help you with making money. There are a lot of them in the village. Each seller specializes in a particular kind of product. So you can buy nails from the blacksmith and a mug of fresh beer from the tavern owner.

Trade in Graveyard Keeper is a serious business. At the beginning of the game every seller has an access only to basic products of their type. Cash is limited. Sellers will develop just like you getting profit from trade, obviously. You sell wood planks for a local carpenter for 2 silver pieces for each, and after a while he sells to them to locals for 3. Doing so, a seller saves up cash enough to buy high-level items that at the end of the day you buy from him/her. And his/her increased cash can eventually go right into your pocket.

New trading menu

The more you trade with a certain character, the quicker he/she levels up. Selling and buying things from a character helps him/her to evolve and become richer. Of course, sellers won’t get money only from you. Yet how much they get depends on the number of city dwellers that come to visit the village. The reason for them to do so is because the village is on the way to your church. So the more popular your church and your graveyard are, the better it is for local businesses. You can also increase profits from the village by giving a sermon about how important small businesses are. After that a whole week till next sermon the village sellers get additional income.

In the end of the game one can trade through a merchant from the city wholesale. Your knowledge of theology will definitely help you here. But that’s another story and another game mechanic.

All the things described above is already done and now is being tested and adjusted carefully. So don’t worry we won’t put off the release to make all the things I’ve told you about. I think that’s all for today. If you have something you want me to talk about next time- leave a comment below. Or at least praise the work of our artists - it makes them draw better.


http://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/
–––
Nikita Kulaga - Co-founder of Lazy Bear Games


Studio Twitter

El templar forma parte de una unidad de las más importantes de las fuerzas de la luz. La hermandad de los templarios tiene su potencial en su gran capacidad para absorber y mitigar los ataques de los enemigos.

Los integrantes de esta compañía son seleccionados y educados desde jóvenes para poder alcanzar la excelencia y así no fallar nunca en combate. Su escudo y su armadura son su baza en combate profiriendo a éstos de un gran potencial defensivo.

El uso de sus habilidades potenciadas e imbuidas por el poder de la luz ayudan a minimizar las bajas así también permiten a todos los que le rodean, combatir con fiereza y centrarse en sus labores.

En pocas palabras el Templar es un tanque de combate cuerpo a cuerpo que bloqueará y ralentizará el avance enemigo, permitiendo a sus aliados alcanzar la victoria con más facilidad.



Especificaciones:
Facción: Luz
Arquetipo: Caballero
Función: Tanque
Arma principal: Espada larga de una mano
Arma secundaria: Escudo de combate
Vida: 4000 puntos
Ataque principal: Golpeo con espada, combo doble si se mantiene
Ataque secundario: Bloqueo con escudo

HABILIDADES

Utilidad:
- Golpe de escudo: Golpea con el escudo a los enemigos inhabilitándolos durante un breve periodo de tiempo
- Estampida: Realiza una carga de luz que propulsa al Templar hacia delante a gran velocidad dañando a los enemigos a su paso. Puede finalizar con una onda expansiva que lanza a los enemigos por los aires

Defensivas:
- Atraer: Lanza un grito hacia un enemigo llamando su atención y obligando a este a fijar su foco en el Templar
- Escudo sagrado: Invoca una cúpula de energía que protege a todos los que se encuentren dentro de ella de cualquier ataque enemigo, también bloquea el paso de los éstos

Ofensivas:
- Devastar: Realiza un golpeo con la espada a tal velocidad que daña a todos los enemigos que se encuentren delante de él en una corta distancia
- Golpe de luz: Lanza un proyectil de luz que tiene un gran alcance además de viajar a gran velocidad.

El templar forma parte de una unidad de las más importantes de las fuerzas de la luz. La hermandad de los templarios tiene su potencial en su gran capacidad para absorber y mitigar los ataques de los enemigos.

Los integrantes de esta compañía son seleccionados y educados desde jóvenes para poder alcanzar la excelencia y así no fallar nunca en combate. Su escudo y su armadura son su baza en combate profiriendo a éstos de un gran potencial defensivo.

El uso de sus habilidades potenciadas e imbuidas por el poder de la luz ayudan a minimizar las bajas así también permiten a todos los que le rodean, combatir con fiereza y centrarse en sus labores.

En pocas palabras el Templar es un tanque de combate cuerpo a cuerpo que bloqueará y ralentizará el avance enemigo, permitiendo a sus aliados alcanzar la victoria con más facilidad.



Especificaciones:
Facción: Luz
Arquetipo: Caballero
Función: Tanque
Arma principal: Espada larga de una mano
Arma secundaria: Escudo de combate
Vida: 4000 puntos
Ataque principal: Golpeo con espada, combo doble si se mantiene
Ataque secundario: Bloqueo con escudo

HABILIDADES

Utilidad:
- Golpe de escudo: Golpea con el escudo a los enemigos inhabilitándolos durante un breve periodo de tiempo
- Estampida: Realiza una carga de luz que propulsa al Templar hacia delante a gran velocidad dañando a los enemigos a su paso. Puede finalizar con una onda expansiva que lanza a los enemigos por los aires

Defensivas:
- Atraer: Lanza un grito hacia un enemigo llamando su atención y obligando a este a fijar su foco en el Templar
- Escudo sagrado: Invoca una cúpula de energía que protege a todos los que se encuentren dentro de ella de cualquier ataque enemigo, también bloquea el paso de los éstos

Ofensivas:
- Devastar: Realiza un golpeo con la espada a tal velocidad que daña a todos los enemigos que se encuentren delante de él en una corta distancia
- Golpe de luz: Lanza un proyectil de luz que tiene un gran alcance además de viajar a gran velocidad.

We have an official release date - 6th April, 2018! :)

We have an official release date - 6th April, 2018! :)

Well in the UK right now it's pretty cold outside, so what better excuse to stay in, stay warm and play a bit of Football Manager 2018 than the release of the Winter Transfer Update?

As always this update is save game compatible to allow you to continue your pre-existing FM18 career. However, if you want access to all the latest transfers, managerial appointments and the like you'll need to start a new career game choosing the 18.3.0 Update database.

Once you open Steam the game will automatically begin to update. If FM is already open, we recommend first of all saving the game then exiting. Once you've done so the game should update, but if you find it doesn't just restart Steam.

If you encounter any issues, please take the time to raise them on our official Football Manager 2018 Bugs Forum .

The changelist includes but is not limited to the fixes shown below:

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2018 | WINTER TRANSFER UPDATE 18.3.0
======================================================

DATABASE
--------
- Added database 18.3 to include winter transfer & data updates

STABILITY
---------
- Fixed rare crash during processing
- Fixed game freeze when attempting to upload highlight to YouTube
- Fixed crash on continue with edited data
- Fixed rare crash when loading save game
- Fixed freeze during penalty shootout
- Fixed crash during match
- Fixed MLS crash when locking certain trade items in a trade offer

MATCH
------
- Fixed rare ball physics bug
- Improved individual team talk reactions
- Fixed team talk assistant advice when winning competition
- Fixed passing accuracy assistant feedback
- Fixed issue where stadium/players sometimes appear black
- Fixed score diverging in online matches
- Additional individual team talk button added to player’s row on team talk table

GAMEPLAY
--------
- Fixed issue where player would become stuck in a trialist squad
- Fixed issue where user was incorrectly being overlooked for management jobs
- Improved AI shortlisting decisions in regards to HG players
- Improved logic in selecting the players who will be returned in certain scouting assignments
- Fixed issue where player attributes could be revealed too quickly
- Fixed issue where users were able to make various promises to the board incorrectly resulting in rare sackings
- Fixed a conversation not generating following a broken promise to a player
- Fixed question incorrectly asked about chances of winning the league when already won
- Fixed player given leave of absence by club leaving national team setup
- Fixed instances where pre-match backroom advice had stopped generating
- Fixed rare instance where user is unable to play national B team match away against a club side
- Fixed instances of press and media carrying over previous manager’s pressure onto the new manager
- Fixed instances of same press conference question being asked twice
- Fixed instances of being asked about other manager’s response without seeing the response first

COMPETITIONS
------------
- Can now vote in World Player of the Year award if a national manager
- Fixed Spanish Second Division Best Goalkeeper award being awarded to outfield players
- Spanish First Division teams no longer fail to register first team players for no obvious reason
- B Team players in Spain will be correctly eligible for First Team matches if made available
- Bulgarian European Place Playoff now schedules not too late at end of season
- Updated Mexican Cup structure

IN GAME EDITOR
--------------
- Physical Condition and Match Sharpness can now be edited directly from the Profile screen via In-Game Editor

Hello Nomads,

New update is out with two new blocks - Deuterium Generator and Small Deuterium generator. The first one is good for your bases, the latter for energy-intensive vehicles.

We have also improved the Build Vision. It now indicates the center of mass and total mass of each grid, so you will be able to design more stable air crafts.

Last but not least, you can now turn on/off your machines directly from their inventory, using little button in the top-right corner, without bothering with radial menu.


Here is the full list of changes:

• added Deuterium Generator and Small Deuterium Generator
  
• added indication of mass distribution to Build Vision
  
• added option to alter the duration of daytime
  
• added switch button into block "Use" GUIs
  
• optimized first generation of the world (generating wrecks phase)
  
• optimized game saving/loading, mainly on non-SSD drives
  
• modified console to pause the game
  
• fixed physics glitch when descending into water with jetpack in hover mode
  
• fixed building positions on block "Reinforced Wall Ext/Int Conveyor Joint"
  
• fixed planet map update after beacon rename