This weekend brings the final reset day of the season, with all Season Points doubled... and we'll be covering it live on the AlbionTV Twitch channel starting Saturday at 17:30 UTC! Join our hosts Lewpac, Bogul, and Shozenwon as they cover the Invasion Day madness live.

Starting at 18:00 UTC, guilds will have new opportunities to claim territories and launch attacks. Those in the North and South American time zones can also tune in for the second round of territory resets on Sunday at 00:30 UTC with hosts Bogul, Shozenwon, and Robinhoodrs.

Between the two reset broadcasts, we'll also be broadcasting Level 5-7 Crystal League fights with no delay at 20:30, 21:00, and 21:30 UTC.

For the complete Guild Season schedule, check out this forum post.

Partying every two weeks with hypnotic tunnels, the best of psytrance, and handcrafted visuals. Ride the Wave and get lost for a while.



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Hello friends,

It's finally time! After 10 months and 5 massive updates, GrowRilla is finally releasing it's 1.0 update. Working on the game has been a lot of fun and allowed us to try out many new things we wanted to implement in a singleplayer VR roguelite game. We want to say a big "thank you" to all of our loyal fans, who encouraged and supported us throughout this time. Without much further ado, here are the big additions we've added to GrowRilla for the 1.0 update:

Not only can you play through the regular GrowRilla islands (renamed to "free mode"), but we've also introduced a brand new campaign mode. How far can you make it through a barrage of challenging island with only one life? The islands are, as per usual, randomly generated and now come with a variety of goals to accomplish. From disabling military recruitment campaigns, to getting rid of nuclear bombs, all the way to the final boss in his snow covered fortress (hint: it's an enemy you've encountered many times so far, but with a new, much more menacing body).



With the campaign, we've also released a completely redesigned new island type: the desert island. Just like the snow island, it's a harsh environment which will make surviving and growing big even tougher. It also has a variety of new enemies and secrets to discover. We've also experimented quite a bit more with vertical structures. The desert map can only be encountered in the campaign, so make sure to give it a try.



Along with the desert map, we've redesigned some of the other maps to add new variations as well as some new Points of Interests (some of which you can only discover in the campaign). These range from simple Stonehenge formations all the way to nuclear power plants.



Additionally we've completely reworked the in-game menu. This has been a sore point for a long time, but until now we we've focused on the gameplay. It wouldn't be an 1.0 release without a proper menu. The new menu features a slick, high-tech computer monitor straight from the sixties! With new icons, new options and many Quality-of-Life improvements. We hope you'll enjoy it!



Also part of the update is new support for LIV. LIV is a tool that lets you easily record and stream your VR experiences (with mixed reality support). You can now use LIV to record yourself playing GrowRilla and even insert yourself into the game. We're also now listed on the officially supported list of games. We've also added a way to quickly toggle your GrowRilla avatar's visibility. Simply press the J key to toggle it between visible and invisible. If you stream the game, please make sure to let us know, we're always excited to see what funny things you come up with.

GrowRilla has been an incredible learning experience for us. Compared to Late For Work, it's a huge step forward, not just in terms of performance but also for gameplay and usability. Everything feels more intuitive and we've built up a sophisticated pipeline and VR toolset.

With this 1.0 release, we are going to take a step back and watch how it's received by the community. We've got a few other projects brewing in the background and can't wait to share them with you. Make sure to join our discord to stay updated.

Campaign

• Added a campaign mode, with multiple missions and a branching progression system
  
• Added themed islands for campaign; the further you go the more unique islands you'll encounter
  
• Added 14 different goals as random objectives
  
• Added desert island with plateau mountains, as well as unique enemies and plants
  
• Added new PoI to campaign maps, such as new military bases and nuclear power plants
  
• Added a jungle map, as an alternate forest map
  
• Added a jungle specific base
  
• Added an easy farmland island
  
• Added a Stonehenge themed island
  
• Added a Global buff system for campaign
  
• Added a super secret final boss to the campaign mode
  
• Added a new result screen for the campaign, as well as a trophy for beating it

Menu

• Updated the menu with a new slick design and layout
  
• Improved island visualization
  
• Added extra options to the "settings" sub-menu
  
• Reworked the design for the buttons in the menu
  
• Added a campaign section to the menu
  
• The quit button now properly takes you back to the lab when you are ingame and closes the game when you are already in the lab

Improvements

• Improved the loading screen layout
  
• You can now find food and potions on top of the grain tower
  
• Tanks now attack you from further away
  
• Turrets can now turn their gun 360° and will do so faster
  
• Adjusted shotgun shots to be more precise
  
• Adjusted the volume of animals sounds
  
• You can now knock over fences when you reach the 3rd size
  
• Improved the map previews
  
• Added a tip to toggle your weapon the first time you shoot one
  
• Removed the "empty magazine" sound from spiders
  
• Made bears attack faster
  
• Added a farm variant with bulls

Fixes

• Adjusted the weight of the windmill, so you can no longer pick it up and eat it
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause the game to crash when resetting your save
  
• Fixed a bug that would set your height too low to the ground after increasing in size
  
• Fixed the pivot point of snow covered trees
  
• Bananas on top of tanks are no longer floating
  
• Objectives no longer spawn above water
  
• The view cones of jeeps are no longer floating
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause floating hp bars to appear in the sky
  
• Updated the victory texts for free mode

Bundle Discount Continues...

The last episode for Cold Cable: Lifeshift is now Live!

Episode 10 - The Border Settlement



Now the single player campaign is finished, and the next goal for the game is to include a multiplayer option, with coop style and new maps for this mode. I'll keep working on games performance and bugfixes that eventually appear.

A new shade visual has been add to the game, to fit more to its atmosphere. Between some levels, a new map calling "Trading Post" is now available to purchase upgrades with the remaining supplies.

Also, CCLS need more feedback for this project to continue. Share with your friends, tell me what do you think about the new version and what could be improved. All feedback is welcome.

Hello Master Illuminators,

Now that we took a bit of a break and a breather, it’s time to say those special words. *CLEARS THROAT* To all our Kickstarter supporters - backers, publishers, developers and everyone who took their faith in us and took part in this crazy adventure with us - thank you!! Thanks to all of you, we collected $73,329 - that is phenomenal! We still can’t believe this sum (neither could Godfrey, but Hildegard said she had a feeling that this would be it. Damn those visionaries…). Every day during the campaign we wiped our eyes from disbelief seeing your commitment to helping us. So thank you so much for everything - the love, support, encouragement, well wishes, and everything else in between.



To the 2349 extraordinary Backers of ours, we have two announcements for you. Next week we will send you a little poll. In this poll we want you to decide which new unit we will add to our game. In the final moments of our campaign, we almost reached our next Stretch Goal - $75 000 for 2 New Units of Baker's Choice. Since we reached that goal halfway, we thought that it’s only fair to let you choose 1 of these Units. So prepare yourself for this hard vote and choose wisely! We are glad that we don’t have to make this decision - this could end with the silent treatment. Master has his favourite, Sir Robin has his favourite, Godfrey, Bishop Cat - you catch my drift. It’s a debate for the ages. Also, at the end of July, we will send our Bakers our Inkulinati digital wallpapers. Without a doubt, it promises to be an exciting month.

We want to end this Update with something really special. Remember our Kickstarter trailer? The one with the actors. Yes, that one! Well, we have some behind the scenes photos from that day. A special thanks goes to everyone who helped us with this special movie!



Have a great day and until next time,

Yaza Games Team

Last week, we announced a heap of July updates coming to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, including COMMUNITY VOTING on the ranked map pools.

With COMMUNITY VOTING, you’ll be able to use your voice to help determine the ranked map pool for the next two weeks. Our own BBQTurkman breaks down how this will work:


As of the July update, there will be four available map pools in Ranked matchmaking:

• 1v1 RANDOM MATCH
  
• TEAM GAME RANDOM MATCH
  
• 1v1 DEATHMATCH
  
• TEAM DEATHMATCH

This week, community voting will be available for the 1v1 RANDOM and TEAM GAME map pools. Each will have several fixed maps available by default:

Based on telemetry and player feedback, the developers will then select several maps for each map pool:

• +2 maps for 1v1 RM
  
• +3 maps for Team Games

The final three maps for both pools will be determined by the community! Of the nine maps listed in each poll, the three that receive the most votes will be added to their respective map pools.

To participate in the community vote for the ranked map pools, https://forums.ageofempires.com/. Make sure you’re logged in to the forums where the voting will take place.

The polls are open until NOON Pacific on Sunday, July 12 (or 3:00p Eastern / 19:00 UTC), so be sure cast your vote and check back to see which maps come out on top!

Click below to jump to each poll:

About V1.30 Patch

New quests for "Alchemist" and "Sword Master" added;
Now can place the mouse on the keywords in the description of cards and relics to display detailed information.

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