Baldur's Gate 3 - Deliah
It’s been a busy few weeks here at Larian HQ. In between finalizing our transmogrification spells, sourcing cows for experimentation, and training them to sign extensive liability waivers with their hooves, we’ve been hard at work putting the finishing touches on Patch 4.

After much anticipation, today we awoke to the holy noise of bells chiming. It was our QA team in the hallowed Larian belfry, each of them clutching a bell rope in their face-tentacles to ring in the good news: Patch 4 ready to go live!

Before we get into it, a quick shoutout to everyone who helped Divinity: Original Sin 2 reach 100,000 reviews on Steam, where it sits with a 95% positive rating. What better way to celebrate that, than with a hefty patch for Baldur’s Gate 3!

If you watched the Panel From Hell 2 last week, you’ll know that this is our biggest Baldur’s Gate 3 patch yet. Thank you to everyone who tuned in. It was a big success, and that means we can think about doing more. (Alternatively, if you missed the livestream, or just fancy seeing Swen in armour again, you can watch it in full just below):


Coming in at a whopping eight pages, Patch 4: Nature’s Power contains a juicy number of fixes, updates, and one particularly major addition: Druids are now a playable class.

You may have spotted us subtly teasing the Druid class in the lead-up to PFH2 with one or two strategically placed references to…cows, as well as vines!. “Will cows be coming to Baldur’s Gate 3?” wondered many a bewildered reader. Well, no. Instead, we would hire a Professional Cow Actor (Stephanie) to appear live on the stream, and through the power of Movie Magic have her use the Wild Shape ability to transform from bovine beauty into an actual Druid.

                   

This is Stephanie the Cow, and she is ready for her close-up.

RIP Stephanie.

Just kidding, she’s fine. Nick on the other hand has grown udders.

With Patch 4: Nature’s Power, Druid characters will be able to use the Wild Shape ability to transform into a variety of different animals, each of which has their own unique abilities. Dire Wolf, Deep Rothe, Aberrant Shape, and Polar Bear forms offer new heavy attack options in combat, while Cat, Raven, Spider, and Badger provide additional strategic and defensive maneuvers – through stealth, flight, web-spinning, and burrowing, respectively.

Like their D&D equivalents, Druids in Baldur's Gate 3 will be able to choose one of two Druid Circle subclasses which impacts interactions in the game: Circle of the Land or Circle of the Moon. The former offers Druids additional perks as a caster, allowing you to pick a specific biome for which you are connected and then grants you additional spells. The latter allows players to boost the combative power of their Wild Shapes and gives you access to the mighty Polar Bear shape.



Druids can speak with their animal kin while in their Wild Shape forms, which provides an alternative to combat encounters via diplomacy. You saw a bit of this in action during the livestream, where we showed a Druid use their Wild Shape ability to transform into a bear and convince a fellow bear to quit blocking a previously impassable entryway. Previously this encounter would have kicked off a combat scenario. Now with the Druid class, players have the option to trigger an adorably non-lethal tête-à-tête.

Loaded dice: toggle for sanity, or disable for purity

Another new feature in this patch is Loaded Dice. The aim here is to smooth out the extremes of the dice-rolling bell curve that might otherwise see players roll a series of unlucky Natural 1s or all-too-lucky D20s in a row. We’ve been considering this for some time, but it’s really a matter of taste and therefore is an optional feature. If you prefer the purity of RNG rolls, those are still available to you. But if you are easily prone to dice-related headaches or if you have angered the algorithm and are now cursed with randomly-generated bad luck, then it's worth a toggle.

                          

Cinematic speak with dead - spooky AND immersive

The Speak with the Dead ability now includes many new corpses to hunker down with for a chat. This means lots of new dialogue and, naturally, new accompanying cinematics. And yes, there is method to our gothic madness. To quote from Swen during the livestream: "If you killed everybody like an idiot and you didn't pay attention to the story and don't know what to do anymore, you can just go talk to their bodies!" Speaking of cinematics, Patch 4 comes with vastly improved lighting and animation and with over 25,000 cinematic nodes throughout Act 1, the game is looking better than ever. Not that we’re done yet. There’s still loads of improvements coming.

Quality of life and user experience tweaks and changes a happier player maketh

A number of quality-of-life changes are included in this patch as well. Targeting allies and enemies will now be easier, and you can do so just by clicking on their portraits - A nice little UI upgrade that means no more blindly clicking your way between characters within the world to find them. Additionally, for those who enjoy playing BG3 with other human beings, you'll now be able to see other players' full Equipment, Spells, Inventory, and Character Sheets. Darker areas of the game have also been improved with a newly dedicated torch button, while a long awaited flee button is now available in the game for easier escapes from combat. Annoy your friends by leaving them to fend for themselves with a tactical retreat!

Sharp-Eye now pees from the “correct approximate bodily area”, which is an example of a quality of life improvement for specifically one NPC, and whoever may be responsible for their laundry.

You can also expect to find stability fixes galore in this update. Here are a few favourites, hot off the patch notes:
- Baelan’s wig was removed and he is now correctly bald, as stated in Derryth’s dialogue.
- Sharp-Eye now pees from the correct bodily area (previously too high up).
- Fixed not being able to shove characters off the skiffs in the Underdark. Happy shoving!

                         

We’ve also been working with Razer to bring Chroma support to the game, including support for Philips Hue bulbs, so you can match your entire abode to Baldur’s Gate 3’s vibe, if you’re so inclined. If you’ve got a Chroma connected laptop or peripheral, you may notice a little extra flair when you launch the game having downloaded Patch 4.

We grow, our patches become smaller.

With so many updates to the game - and many more to come as we continue to build toward launch - it isn't surprising that we've expanded our development team. As announced last week, Larian has opened two new studios in Guildford, England and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. That brings us to a total of six studios spanning Belgium, Ireland, Russia, Canada, England, and Malaysia, working together to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to life.

And good news for your computers: In the future you can expect our patches to be smaller in download and install size, regardless of how hefty they may be. The short version is, we've split large pak files into smaller chunks. To put that in Wild Shape terms, our patches will go from chonky badger to svelte feline.

That just about covers today’s major points!

BEHOLD THE HEFT. The appropriate way to read the following patch notes is by putting on an epic soundtrack, pouring yourself a nice glass of Caprisun, and blitzing through like one of those cool robot secretaries from Ghost in the Shell.

New
  • Added the Druid class, with two unique subclasses - The Circle of the Moon and the Circle of the Land.
    -Circle of the Moon - Transformation is no problem for most Druids, but those who keep the ways of the moon gain the ability to morph into more powerful combative Wild Shapes - like the Polar Bear.
    -Circle of the Land - Keepers of the Old Faith, these Druids gain additional power based on the region and what type of geography they’re connected to.
  • Wild Shape:
    Embodying nature's adaptability, Druids can assume the shape of a host of distinct and potent creatures using the power of their magic. Oftentimes during Baldur's Gate 3's journey you'll be called upon by your party to destroy opponents. For such occasions, the Druid enlarges, gaining the killing form of a Dire Wolf or, in the case of Druids of the Circle of the Moon, a Polar Bear. Combat could also be affected if the Druid were to transform into a sinuous Spider, entrapping enemies in their sticky webbing. In traversing Faerun, the party may rely on their Druid to scout the surrounding countryside or cityscape as a Cat, from beneath as a Badger, or from the soaring skies as a Raven. Lastly, in truly desperate circumstances, the Druid may decide to embrace the tadpole - implanted in their brain by the Mind Flayers. In doing so, the Druid transforms into the mysterious Aberrant Shape, and reaps the terrible and powerful consequence.
    -Wild Shapes included: Deep Rothe, Dire Wolf, Badger, Spider, Polar Bear, Raven, Cat & an Aberrant Intellect Devourer form
  • Druidic Spells being added:
    -Entangle - Animate vines, weeds and creeping roots to snare and restrain your foes in a specific area.
    -Flame Blade - Summon a scimitar of flame, shedding bright light around you and swinging it to scorch enemies.
    -Moonbeam - Create a damaging pillar of radiant moonlight.
    -Produce Flame - Light dark areas with this flickering flame in your palm, illuminate torches, and immolate patches of flammable liquid.
    -Shillelagh - When more powerful spells fail the Druid, this Cantrip imbues a melee weapon like a club or staff with glowing energy and makes it hit much harder.
    -Thorn Whip - This prickly vine lasso cuts your enemies and yanks them closer to you.
    -Barkskin - The Druid turns their skin, or an ally’s, as hard as the bole of an oak tree.
    -Destroy Water - Remove damaging fog or hazardous puddles in your path.
    -Enhance Ability - Give an ally or yourself Bear’s Endurance, Bull’s Strength, Cat’s Grace, Eagle’s Splendor, Fox’s Cunning or Owl’s Wisdom.
    -Flaming Sphere - A ball of fire that sticks around, Druid’s can keep this blazing orb rolling into the path of their foes.
    -Goodberry - These berries grant some healing that can be carried in your inventory or eaten right away.
    -Heat Metal - Superheating metal can have harmful - or even deadly - effects, especially if an opponent of yours is wearing that metal.
    -Protection From Poison - This spell neutralises toxins in the blood and also acts as a silver bullet against all known forms of poison.
    -Spike Growth - Druids can transform nearby terrain into a nest of barbs that slows and damages their foes.
  • Added reactivity for Druids
    -Additional paths in multiple dialogues that reflect your druidic training and history.
    -There are now big additions to the Druids grove, where Druid players can gain additional options and insights into the activities and challenges there.
    -Gain powerful new magic items and depending on your actions become the Faithwarden.
    -New reactivity and options for talking to animals while in a Wild shape form.
  • Rebuilt and refined combat encounters. Druid NPC’s are now true druids; following the same ruleset as the player character. All potential combats within the Druid’s Grove have been rebuilt to reflect the new abilities and spells these NPC’s can use.



Improvements:
  • Dice rolls are now weighted to avoid streaks of success or failure. This affects attack rolls and saving throws, as well as active rolls within dialogues.
  • Updated speak with dead cinematic dialogs with VFX and animations.
  • Added more polish to overall cinematics.
  • Added a dedicated button that allows party members to escape a combat encounter. To use it, a character needs to be 27m away from the nearest enemy.
  • Several new custom animations were added for animals during cinematic scenes.
  • NPCs now react more aggressively when being attacked by summoned creatures.
  • Added Razer Chroma support.
  • Improved lighting in several key locations and in specific cutscenes.
  • Split large pak files into smaller chunks. This will allow future patches to be smaller in download and install size. This does mean that this patch will be a much larger initial download.
  • Reskinned several interface screens:
    -Character Tooltips
    -Main Menu and Profile Menu
    -Surface and cloud tooltips
    -Death saving throw
    -Container UIs
    -Notifications
  • Improved performance in the Options UI and restructured it.
  • Improved pathfinding around other characters.
  • Gith now have proper Gith weapons.
  • The Flaming Fist now have a shield with their coat of arms.
  • Improved navigation around the village windmill.
  • Added Cross Play through direct connect with Mac version.

Usability:
  • Made trading and bartering prices clearer, showing both the original value and adjusted trade price in the item tooltips.
  • Added tooltips to conditions in the combat log.
  • Players can now disable traps by double-clicking on them if they have a trap disarm toolkit.
  • Players can now see all other players' inventories in multiplayer.
  • In combat, your current player character will be outlined in blue if it's not their turn
  • Added support to drag-and-drop attackable items.
  • “Show on Map” in the journal will now centre the map on the selected quest marker.
  • Fixed not being able to correctly see the updated state of Steam Cloud savegames.
  • Long rest is now applied to all recruited characters, not just current party members.
  • In multiplayer, made selecting characters with F1 through F4 more intuitive for clients.

Balancing Changes:
  • Locked Selûne’s fort supply room door. The key can now be found in <REDACTED>
  • Removed bonus action costs from herbs and mushrooms.
  • Bumped Devil's Sight to 24m to match Superior Darkvision.
  • Added Searing Smite to Zariel tieflings at level 3.
  • Stinking Cloud no longer affects items.
  • Metal doors are no longer vulnerable to slashing damage.
  • You can now apply multiple Hunter’s Marks to targets.
  • Damage against resistance now deals a minimum of 1.
  • Hellish Rebuke can no longer be blocked by terrain.
  • Allowed Dash to double stack.
  • Level 2 Jump no longer costs a level 2 spell slot.
  • Removed cooldown from Dash and Disengage.
  • Witch Bolt now electrifies any surfaces the target is standing in.
  • Devil Sight now grants immunity to the Blinded condition from darkness,
  • Can no longer use Armour of Shadows with armour equipped,
  • Players can no longer summon a companion or a familiar on top of another character,
  • Sunwalker's Gift now gifts Darkvision,
  • Arcane Ward now gives 2 times wizard level + intelligence modifier temp HP.
  • Hook Horror can now be silenced.
  • Improved Harpy flight and casting.
  • Sazza is now tougher.
  • Ogres can now target enemies on the wall with their javelin.
  • Using nautiloid restoration item now uses an action point.
  • Colossus Slayer now properly only triggers when target is not at full health.
  • Level 2 Charm Person is now an AOE spell that targets up to 2 creatures.
  • Fire surface created by fallen chandelier now disappears after a while.
  • Mindflayer's Enthrall is now bound by concentration.
  • Imps and Quasit now have Darkvision
  • Increased Phase Spider Queen weight (to large creature)
  • Improved consistency of all Phase Spider bites.
  • Imps drop light crossbows instead of heavy ones.
  • Created specific treasure for the Bulette.
  • Decreased amount of water around Wood Woads, moved NPCs behind the tree, and reduced mud surfaces.
  • Reduce weight of Scale Mail

Stability:
  • Fixed a crash related to sound events.
  • Fixed a crash when reloading several times in a row after autosaving.
  • Fixed a crash related to a long rest getting interrupted.
  • Fixed a rare crash when triggering a follower jump shortly after adding a summon.
  • Fixed a crash related to AI logic not having enemy targets to select from.
  • Fixed a crash when saving in between requesting a roll and it completing.
  • Fixed a crash related to saving right after a summon killed a character.
  • Fixed a crash when killing multiple entities in the same frame.
  • Fixed a crash in multiplayer when trying to access a character that's being destroyed.
  • Fixed a crash when having a dismissed/dead familiar in the Examine panel.
  • Fixed a crash when a summon kills Gale.
  • Fixed a crash when loading a game while triggering traps.
  • Fixed a crash when clicking on “Personal Gold Carried”.
  • Fixed a crash when swapping characters during dialogue.
  • Fixed a crash on closing the inventory with context menu still open.
  • Fixed a crash when a party member leaves the party while the player is still dragging their portrait.
  • Fixed a crash when swapping to another party member after giving Mayrina away to Auntie Ethel.
  • Fixed a crash related to joining surfaces.
  • Fixed a rare crash in multiplayer when loading into the tutorial.
  • Fixed a rare crash when players would initiate resting at camp.
  • Fixed a crash related to multiplayer and multiple summons.
  • Fixed a crash related to projectiles and movable objects.



Fixes:
  • Fixed several issues with (incorrectly) targeting invisible characters.
  • Fixed projectiles not hitting invisible characters.
  • Fixed spell casting requirements not always being checked when casting a spell from an item.
  • It’s now possible to self-cast spells when invisible.
  • Fixed equipment colours changing when invisibility ends.
  • Fixed not being able to take all equipment from corpses.
  • Fixed not being able to drag items from a corpse into the world.
  • Fixed picking up items from containers not breaking invisibility.
  • Fixed being able to see sneaking circle when a target is invisible.
  • Fixed invisible characters not being capable of detecting sneaking characters.
  • Fixed passives from previous levels disappearing from hotbar on level up.
  • Fixed summons incorrectly receiving XP and levelling up in the background.
  • Fixed summons sometimes blocking short rest.
  • Fixed summons being able to initiate and participate in certain dialogues.
  • Fixed approval rating incorrectly appearing for your main player avatar.
  • Fixed sometimes getting stuck in long rest in multiplayer.
  • Fixed followers sometimes jumping on moving platforms and missing jumps.
  • During combat, downed characters now skip their turns at the front of the group.
  • Fixed some characters automatically opening doors that aren't on their path.
  • Fixed Undead Guardians moving when it's not their turn.
  • Fixed characters standing too far away after melee attacks, so that their attacks of opportunity would not trigger.
  • Fixed some thrown objects not doing any damage.
  • Fixed a camera sharing view problem when levelling up a party member at the wrong time, causing the screen to flicker.
  • Fixed some enemies not being properly surprised when attacking from stealth.
  • Fixed combat not ending when only invisible enemies remain.
  • Fixed slow combat AI when using spells next to groups of exploding items.
  • Fixed combat being stuck when the player tries to run away from the bulette while being in a prone state.
  • Fixed several text issues with tooltips.
  • Fixed misleading calculations in combat log for skill checks.
  • Fixed spells and action tooltips in the combat log.
  • Fixed several translated strings being cut off.
  • Fixed an issue that caused "Can't Reach Destination" error messages at valid positions.
  • Fixed force attack (using CTRL and hovering over targets) getting lower priority than most other actions.
  • When pathfinding,characters will no longer check for dangerous surfaces on different floors.
  • Color changing in character creation no longer reloads the entire model.
  • Fixed Warlock and Ranger level up passives selection issue.
  • Fixed swapping control of characters during combat resulting in followers being unable to end their turn.
  • Fixed characters standing on top of nearby objects when standing too close to them after loading
  • Fixed not being able to progress when the player denounces Kagha. Nettie will now remain in her default state correctly.
  • Added crime behaviors for Myconids.
  • Fixed several item names.
  • Fixed javelin attack roll type.
  • Player characters controlled by AI will no longer use dip spell.
  • Frog can now use Reflective Mucous more than once.
  • Frog won't use Reflective Mucous when buff is already active.
  • Raiding Party Gloves trigger on damage now (not attack).
  • Rally no longer targets the caster.
  • False Life no longer affects nearby characters.
  • Can no longer cast Speak with Dead in combat.
  • Hold Person is now considered a hostile spell.
  • Fixed Thunderwave scroll.
  • Fixed some classes' missing weapon proficiencies.
  • Fixed Weapon Master feat missing some weapon proficiencies.
  • Removed Detect Thoughts from Magic Initiate: Warlock spell list.
  • Fixed Raven's beak attack icon
  • Made gas pits in the Dank Crypt invulnerable.
  • Blast mine in the Chapel can no longer be moved.
  • Spiders will no longer regard web surfaces as difficult terrain.
  • Added Selûne's Seal status icon.
  • Sitting status now has an icon.
  • Fixed Crippling Pinch spell description and icon.
  • Added Bugbear Assassin sneaking icon.
  • Fixed combat fallback dialogue; spiders no longer "roar".
  • Mud Mephits no longer perform ranged attacks of opportunity.
  • Wood Woads properly heal from twisted vine surfaces.
  • Fixed Wood Woad mace visuals
  • Addled Frog will no longer hurt itself jumping.
  • NPCs can no longer cast Smash and Slash more than once per fight.
  • Fixed not being able to see in the dark on certain characters when using the Darkvision spell.
  • Fixed an issue with NPCs not being able to pass through certain doors.
  • Fixed characters sleeping right next to their beds on the floor.
  • Fixed surfaces not updating correctly during turn ticks, causing issues like NPCs not taking fire damage in certain cases.
  • Fixed characters getting stuck in the prone condition when shoved off objects in Force Turn-Based mode.
  • Fixed being stuck in Force Turn-Based mode after saving Benryn.
  • Force Turn-Based mode is cancelled when entering long rest and is now blocked during rest.
  • Spell containers now also get greyed out on the hotbar when all spells within are unavailable.
  • Fixed an issue with poor character members. Trading when having 0 gold now behaves correctly when pressing the balance gold button.
  • Fixed Life Cleric's Bless only affecting 3 characters instead of 4 when upcast at spell level 2.
  • Chill Touch now properly applies Disadvantage.
  • Fixed Mage Armour stacking with shield.
  • Fixed Level 2 Ensnaring Strike not dealing damage.
  • Magic Initiate spells now use correct modifier to calculate saving throw difficulty check
  • Fixed several nodes in camp related to Astarion’s reactions to events.
  • Updated text of Halsin's Shadowcursed research journal to remove references to killing Isobel.
  • Volo now reacts correctly when you save him.
  • Added and updated several crime reactionary behaviors.
  • Fixed several looping dialogues and incorrect greeting nodes.
  • Fixed several timing issues with Lae’zel’s recruitment dialogue.
  • Fixed glowing bulbs not having a destruction effect.
  • Added glowing effect to certain potions and flasks.
  • Sharp-Eye now pees from the correct bodily area (previously too high up).
  • Added more destruction VFX to several items.
  • Fixed a flickering issue with Gale’s aura when he dies.
  • Updated blood, water, oil and ooze footsteps visuals to better match each other.
  • Fixed positioning of the temporary hit point gauge.
  • Fixed incorrect number of movement points in the hotbar tooltip.
  • Fixed recurring Inspiration Point notifications when recruiting a new character or summoning a familiar.
  • Fixed visibility of dead characters in some UI panels.
  • Fixed an issue where you could not swap characters during trade after selecting a dead party member.
  • Fixed an issue with the target UI when cancelling a ranged attack
  • Fixed misaligned icons when dragging them.
  • Fixed incorrect selection when creating a new profile.
  • Fixed being able to permanently remove common actions from the hotbar.
  • Fixed a misalignment issue with the inventory background in multiplayer.
  • Fixed being able to open multiple spell level selection windows and not being able to close them.
  • Fixed level 2 spells not greying out when there are no available level 2 slots.
  • Fixed temporary HP being reset after loading.
  • Fixed lockpick progress bar not disappearing when the action is cancelled.
  • Fixed UI panels getting stuck when rapidly switching between them.
  • Fixed Strength requirement not being checked when equipping items or moving them to characters' inventories.
  • Fixed solo characters not having access to the Sort button in the inventory.
  • Fixed cut-off text in the "Current Game" details in the main menu.
  • Fixed Pickpocket text action displaying debug text.
  • Fixed Party level filter incorrectly going up to 25+ in the lobby.
  • Fixed being able to make save game files with illegal characters.
  • Fixed Armour Class stat going to 0 when previewing items.
  • Fixed bonuses to skills not appearing correctly in the character sheet.
  • Fixed bonuses not being updated when dragging items between characters.
  • Fixed sometimes getting a second confirmation box that asks if you want to go to bed in camp.
  • Fixed an issue where swapping players would disable all End Turn buttons when only having a summon in the turn order bar.
  • Fixed “Us” not having its Claw attack in the hotbar.
  • Fixed goblin kids not reacting to shoving the dead adventurer's corpse.
  • Fixed not being able to steal the antidote after Nettie poisons you.
  • Fixed Nettie being hostile after the player saved the grove.
  • Stealing the owlbear egg now results in the mother owlbear being killed by goblins.
  • Fixed Brynna and Andrick disappearing immediately upon dismissing and attacking them through Force Turn-Based mode.
  • Fixed several issues with Abdirak trying to start the penance scene.
  • Fixed Nymessa and Damays not responding in the event that Laezel dies while caged.
  • Fixed minor flow issues with Lae’zel’s recruitment dialogue.
  • Goblins at the goblin checkpoint now become hostile if the festivities area goes hostile.
  • Fixed an issue with returning from camp to difficult to reach locations, sometimes resulting in full party death.
  • Fixed being able to interrogate Fezzerk when he’s dead.
  • Fixed not being able to give Gale magic items while he's in camp.
  • Fixed being able to summon many Connors (undead from Second Marriage wand).
  • Fixed savegames at the start of the Zhent hideout causing the hideout characters to be aggressive to the player.
  • The masks no longer attack the player if the Hag is already dead.
  • Fixed the moon puzzle half moon symbols sometimes flipping as they rotate.
  • Fixed NPC reactions to killing Brem and other Zhent.
  • Fixed Gale no longer being recruitable after an initial refusal.
  • The hag’s masked victims now die if you remove their masks while they are still alive.
  • Fixed Ethel not starting combat if the player skips past her to her initial ambush range.
  • Fixed being able to shove Magro, leaving her head hanging in the air.
  • Fixed breaking the Bitter Divorce quest not updating the journal
  • Prevented Auntie Ethel from appearing in her lair if she's already dead.
  • Updated several outdated journal entries.
  • Fixed Sazza being reported as killed while she is still alive, after shoving the goblins into the spider pit.
  • Fixed an issue where the Myconid Circle would immediately turn hostile to players upon seeing Glut.
  • Fixed Lae'zel being hostile against the player even after choosing to attack the tieflings.
  • Improvements on Speak With Dead sounds to support new VFXs.
  • Fixed a bug that caused overhead dialogue to loop endlessly.
  • In multiplayer, you now don't hear other player sounds of leveling up or gaining personal XP.
  • Master volume now controls the volume of CGI videos as well.
  • New music track plays while resting in the camp.
  • Wood Woad should now creak and groan like a good sapling.
  • More sound objects for cinematics for a better 3D audio experience.
  • Fixed item drag-and-drop sounds being played in movement preview.
  • Fixed equip and unequip UI sounds from NPCs being heard.
  • Added missing sound events for certain containers.
  • Fixed sounds not playing correctly when picking up items similar to other items already in your inventory.
  • Fixed certain destruction sounds not playing correctly.
  • Camp music will now play correctly after loading a game and going straight to camp.
  • Fixed placement of several smaller sceneries and items to reduce pathfinding issues.
  • Fixed physics issues on village house roofs.
  • Baelan’s wig was removed, and he is now correctly bald, as stated in Derryth’s dialogue.
  • Fixed circlets not fitting correctly on Githyanki heads.
  • Added new icons and updated several existing ones for statuses, spells and tooltips.
  • Fixed some portraits of NPC’s not being centered correctly.
  • Fixed not being able to shove characters off the skiffs in the Underdark. Happy shoving!
  • Fixed several instances of helmet hair (hair disappearing in spots it should not, when equipping helmets on specific characters).
  • Fixed an issue with fire bowls not falling down after shooting the hinge.
  • Fixed missing tails on cambions.
  • Made it harder to accidentally jump off the ship in Avernus.
  • Added correct dog collar model.
  • Fixed several minor clipping issues.
  • Fixed a few item destruction models.
Shadow Empire - RobertaM
In an effort to keep improving the game and offer more hours of fun to new and experienced players, we have released a major update for Shadow Empire.

The update brings you two new planet classes and stratagem crafting. Also, now Sentient Alien Life can evolve on Planets, so watch your back as they'll try to make contact. Following your feedback, we've also been working on improving the AI turn speed.

Have a look at the complete changelog.

WELCOME HYDRA AND MORGANA



Here we see the new Hydra Class Planet which can have up to 40% water surface, serving as a perfect habitat for alien lifeforms.

The Morgana Class Planets are arid and dry instead, but you'll find oases and lots of water spots.

SENTIEN ALIEN LIFE

Sentient alien life can now evolve on Planets. If this happens on the Planet you are playing on you'll very probably face some Alien natives during your game.



Alien natives will be present as Minor Regimes. You can send Xeno Diplomats to them, but they can also directly contact you.



Alien natives will usually have some Tech and thus weaponry, but they'll also field domesticated Critters against you.



Sentient life tends to develop on Planets where evolutionary competition between different species is high.

STRATAGEM CRAFTING



You can now discard the stratagems you don't need and gain scrap points. Scrap points can be used to craft new stratagems: the crafted Stratagems are random and procedurally generated and thus always a surprise.

HIGHEST DISCOUNT EVER

As part of the Slitherine Publisher Weekend, Shadow Empire is now 35% off for the very first time. Get it now and don't miss one of the best 4X games ever released on PC.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/Shadow_Empire/
Feb 25, 2021
Fault: Elder Orb - Ryan Red
Welcome!
Hello again Fault fam,

The team has been grinding away on the next patch non-stop and a ton of progress has been made on everything mentioned in the last weekly update. As we stated before, the next patch contains alot more than the long-awaited HUD, it will also bring a ton of large improvements to the game and production in general. We will provide full details about all of these major changes in the notes for patch 0.13.0 as soon as we reach our final testing stages. Now, time for some more looks into what's coming to Fault!


The HUD
The HUD's development is well underway and we hope to get it in your hands as quickly as possible, with that said we would like to share some more sneak peeks into its design before release, keep in mind anything you see in these weekly updates can change and should not be considered final versions.


New Aspect Screen

Everything seen in this image may change before final implementation.


Health bars
Here is an example of one of the many new health bar interactions, gaining and loosing a shield.



Ability notifications
Here is an example of how your ability notifications will appear in game, in this preview you can see the new cooldown timer, along with notifications to inform you that your skill is not yet ready, or you do not have enough mana.



Pop-ups
One of our many new pop up notifications.



‍New Content
‍While the Dev team has been hard at work on everything mentioned in our past devblog and weekly update, the art team has been pumping out some amazing content that we can't wait to show you.

Here is a small look at one of these awesome creations to hit Fault in the near future.

Everything seen in this image may change before final implementation.


Ubisoft Indie Series
We have made it to the finals of the Ubisoft Indie Series presented by National Bank! We are proud to be finalists for this event alongside so many amazing indie studios. The finals take place March 11th at 4pm EST at Twitch.tv/LaGuildeQC and we hope to see you all there!


Conclusion
We have alot in store for our community after patch 0.13 hits the game, including our next set of Twitch drops, contests to win merch, community events, and more!

Thanks for stopping by to check out our second weekly update post, see you next week for even more awesome content!
Dummy! - Skellig

Dear friends!
In honor of the upcoming release of Ranch Simulator, which is only a week away, we launch a 50% discount for Catch a Lover, and also make our intellectual quiz DUMMY completely free!

If you haven't already, wishlist and follow Ranch Simulator here on Steam to be notified at release! The game will cost $24.99/£19.99, and there will be launch discount - so don't miss out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119730
Catch a Lover - Skellig

Dear friends!
In honor of the upcoming release of Ranch Simulator, which is only a week away, we launch a 50% discount for Catch a Lover, and also make our intellectual quiz DUMMY completely free!

If you haven't already, wishlist and follow Ranch Simulator here on Steam to be notified at release! The game will cost $24.99/£19.99, and there will be launch discount - so don't miss out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119730
Feb 25, 2021
Breathedge - Redruins Softworks


Comrades! This long-awaited moment, when we can blame all of you for this, has finally come. Yes, comrades, it’s a straight fact— there would be no Man without you! During the development of the game, you’ve been by our side, you’ve been helping us, criticizing us, giving us advice, and breaking the game. You’ve taken an integral part in the development of Breathedge, and we hope that we’ve met your expectations at least a little (and if we haven’t, then we don’t know anything, never heard of anything, and we’ve got nothing to do with it). Anyway, starting from today, Breathedge is officially a completely finished, full-fledged game. Yes, we’ll add a tiny bit of gameplay as post-release content. Maybe some hotfixes will be needed because instead of v. 1.0 we’ve uploaded 3 GB of the scriptwriter’s private photos, but it’s not that important right now. What’s important is the fact that the release has finally happened. In honor of this, we even recorded the longest trailer in human history (according to our artist, and he usually lies).

https://youtu.be/58XGHeVuT7k

Overall, we could finish our news here, but we’d like to tell you about the project in numbers a little. If you don’t like numbers, you can imagine cute little turtles instead of them. Turtle-based math is more friendly than the usual one.



The first number that is worth mentioning is the date of the beginning of the development: August 9, 2017. On that date, the very first document with the ideas about the future game was created. It consisted mainly of the programmer’s stream of consciousness. Quote:
“A berry gatherer, a quantum burp, hero destabilization, eversion of mackerel, a big mansion, a wild dog, a train of wind, red loafers, hoof health, a chicken’s sorrow, a mother’s leash, Stalin’s glade, a local historian prophet, a voodoo bard, a water fly, pigfall, a peach crutch, mitten sales, an enterprise of courage, products of sorrow, a head valley, drill the shrimp in, sales palm, a crowd of ronins, banning of thyme, creatures have fallen asleep, romance frigate, the miser and the flea»

Phew, so many brilliant ideas. You can take any of them for your projects if you like — we don’t mind.

After a brainstorm session, dull work on the analysis of trends, genres, ways of monetization, and counting the amount of detergent needed for inspiration, slowly but surely we came up with a survival game in space. So, on August 20, 2017, Breathedge had its very first concept, which marked the beginning of the entire visual part of the game, as well as Man’s appearance.



At first, Breathedge was intended to be a serious game in a strict Soviet visual style about a man who gets into a space catastrophe and wants to get to his quarrelsome wife who was flying with him. But then we slept it off, and we got what we got. We’re sorry.

Anyway, let’s get back to numbers. So, what have we done with our team of 5-8-15 people? (We can’t count all those who had something to do with the game.) Let’s take out our colorful plastic toy abacus and see...



  1. The game’s script is 43,621 words. Most of the words are obscene. But that’s nothing. This is how the scriptwriter sees it.
  2. We voiced 1,377 lines for different characters in the game. 1,253 lines belong to the Spacesuit. The longest line lasts 76,833122 seconds, which can put even the most patient players into a coma. So be careful.
  3. In addition to all the characters’ babbling, the game has 497 sound files, from the sound of footsteps to the "Tachanka" song.
  4. The game contains 2,722 models (Man, the Chicken, debris, food, tools, a planet, etc.). There is a possibility that some of these models are just junk that was not included in the game. But we tried to keep the project clean, so there aren’t many directories like "New folder — New folder 2 — Delete on release — New folder 3” in the project.
  5. Apart from the models, textures are also an important part of the game. There are 4,129 of them. You might ask, why are there so few textures, considering that usually, one model requires at least three texture maps, and 4,129 - 2,722 ≠ 3 (sort of)? Well, that's because... Well, yeah, just because. In fact, for the sake of optimization, many models contain the same set of textures, where the most important texture is a field divided into colored squares. Almost every debris in the game world, all buildings, vehicles, ships, and interiors have such textures. At the same time, a very large part of the textures relates to various icons and inventory items. Therefore, in fact, 2,722 models in the game have at best a quarter of the project’s textures.
  6. Of all the richness of textures, the game has 146 textures localized into 11 languages. We tried to localize various newspapers, screens, packages, calendars, and, in general, any objects containing text. It is difficult and time-consuming, but now you can complete Breathedge in the unfamiliar and beautiful Japanese language, having an unforgettable experience and a complete lack of understanding of what is going on. Isn’t it wonderful? (for our readers from Japan, we advise you to mentally replace part of the previous sentence "... beautiful Japanese" with "... beautiful ________ language”, substituting any unfamiliar language from the list of available ones in the empty field).
  7. In Breathedge, you can find 107 different effects (particles), from explosions and projectiles to explosions and other projectiles. We have no idea where exactly are these 107 effects, but they are there.
  8. We are also proud of our set of 380 unique and weird animations. Any complex hand movement is a unique animation, and, usually, two people (an active and a passive animator) worked hard to make it. You can’t find such job positions on any job search sites, but we have them in our studio.
  9. There are 442 blueprint classes in total. Anyone familiar with Unreal Engine 4 knows that blueprints are simplified rendered pieces of game code. A module, as a building element, consists of several walls, ceilings, floors, and light sources. At the same time, each of the walls is interactive and has its own logic of interaction in the game. All this is collected in one blueprint. Whoop-dee-doo, our long years of work are described in just one ridiculous sentence. Apart from blueprints, there is a lot of C++ code in the game, but it’s impossible to count all the handwritten lines.
  10. Instead of counting the lines of code, we decided to test the programmer's work in another way. We took a grinder, some pliers, and a magnifying glass, and calculated that the programmer had 1,071,020,491 dead neurons. Stress, comrades, and a lot of work.
  11. So many numbers. But what about our sales, popularity, money, and shares? Where did we get the money to buy a cruise liner for $79,411,764? Everything is much more complicated here. Nobody, especially our pride, will allow us to tell the exact numbers, but you can find this data in open sources. The range will be as thus: from 100 to 400 thousand players got the game in one way or another. In general, this range is quite close to reality, but it’s already difficult to calculate our earnings even for us. How many copies of the game were distributed to streamers, testers, and the media? How many were sold, in what period, at what price, and at what discounts? How many players requested a refund? How much in taxes did we pay? What were the stores’ fees, technology royalties, bank commissions? How much did we spend on advertising, programs, development, people? Who knows? Let's just multiply 400k players by $25 per copy and get $10 million and be happy rich guys! Woo, let's have a party! (By the way, even this is not enough to buy a liner =( )



Well, that's all. So much useless information. We’ve released the game, calculated all the numbers, so what's next? Well, now we have to complete all our work on porting the game to consoles and the release on them (we will announce the date of this separately), make the promised add-on to Breathedge (it’s free, small, and beautiful, like a ripe wombat), and perhaps, something else, but that’s not for certain. So it goes.

And as usual, you can send all your wishes, doubts, and demands, including more accurate calculations based on our incomprehensible figures, by mail or discord. We always read everything and draw our conclusions.

Our Discord:
https://discord.gg/uezQcU7

Our email:
info@breathedge.com

Similo: The Card Game - Orologiaio Mercanti
Friendly reminder! Castle Tricon 2021: Spring Edition, the digital convention that we are co-hosting with Heidelbär Games and Czech Games Edition, is starting tomorrow!

The event will be open to the public on February 26th and 27th and it is free for all to attend – so come join us and let's have some fun! You'll find virtual versions of our games that you can play with your friends and the other attendees of the event, just like a real convention, but from the safety of your own house! Get your free ticket at this link.

For the duration of the event, we are also running a free weekend for Similo: The Card Game on Steam, allowing you to try the digital version of the game before you buy... but that's not all!

Over the Castle Tricon weekend, all our Steam games (Potion Explosion, Dragon Castle, and Similo) will also be on sale – up to 77% off, and our partner for Castle Tricon, Czech Games Edition, is also running a similar offer with a free weekend and discounted prices on their games on Steam!
Feb 25, 2021
仙剑奇侠传九野 - hizxc
【游戏内容】
1.更新3月星碑奖励
2.2月的星碑奖励将加入商店出售
3.开放2月新卡牌的分解合成【狱法武尊、荆楚国君、苍狩洞见师、玉瑚海术士】。现在可以在组牌界面中对这4张牌进行合成与分解
4.新卡放出,具体获取方式可见活动“天降神兵”

【游戏机制说明】
由于描述问题,玩家在使用苍狩祭魂者时会发生预期以外的情况。在此优化了苍狩祭魂者的卡牌描述:

具体改动如下:
苍狩祭魂者:敌方主将对我方角色使用指向性法术时,若其对部属有效,则自动成为该法术的目标

即在我方召唤苍狩祭魂者后,如果敌方主将对我方的角色使用削弱或者伤害法术,则会将目标转移到苍狩祭魂者上。但如果敌方主将是对自己的部属使用强化法术,那么苍狩祭魂者无法转移这个目标。

目前正在对这个机制观察。在“魔临繁世”正式实装时,可能会进一步放大苍狩祭魂者转移目标的作用,但也会为其添加一些限制来提高操作难度。具体的计划为:苍狩祭魂者将会转移所有指向性法术的目标到自身上(包括敌方主将向他的部属施放的治疗法术与强化法术)。但是作为代价,玩家发动的强化法术,治疗法术,还有对敌方角色发动的伤害法术也会被强制转移到自己的苍狩祭魂者上。
RPG Maker MZ - Nick_Degica
Two knew resource packs have blown in today! So let's take a look.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1558250/RPG_Maker_MZ__Animations_Select__Wind/

So what has blown in first? The wind itself! A number of animations all flavored for your wind attacks with Animation Select - Wind!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1558260/RPG_Maker_MZ__Big_Monster_Sounds_Vol_2/

And what does the wind carry with it? The sounds growls and howls of creatures in Big Monster Sounds Vol 2!
[Neolithic]To the End - orochi2k
This week, the Templar trailer is up.
The "House" DLC from SAPC++ is fully integrated into this game.
Thus, we can have an in-game map editor and customize a pocket dimension. Import and export are included for possible future steam workshop integration.
The town of Liu gets an expansion with 3D printing(item craft) and some monsters lurking beneath its "normal" facet.
We even have the Holy Hand Grenade in the game, now.

However, not everything this week is good news.
I just received news that all the official support to RPG MAKER XP, RPG MAKER VXA, RPG MAKER VX, and RPG MAKER 2000 will cease to exist on Mar.31, 2021.
It appears this game is going to bear more memories than expected.

After all...why am I here to begin with?
Comparing to a commercial game, this is more like a memento to the old golden age of RPG Maker XP (when indie games are really indie; when updates are free instead of being paid DLCs; when developers update games for years, even decades instead of abandon projects as soon as it's no longer profitable; when games are made with passion instead of money-hunger; And...when RPG Maker was not used to just make those cheap adult-only games.)
This is NEOLITHIC!
There are many games out there, made with modern tools and more than 1 developer. They are supposed to be better than mine.
But, they are not. Why?

If I am to be the last developer using all those ancient RPG Maker tools, then so be it.
If their official supports are going to end, they will still live with this game.
Let this game be the final crusade of all those RPG MAKERs in addition to all the memories the game already bears.

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