This update protects your scores against possible data loss on Steam's end, and fixes a bunch of UI bugs reported by our Discord community.

To follow up on our last update post, another leaderboard data loss was detected last night. This time we were able to restore almost everything on our end from our backups. If any of your scores are still missing, they will be detected and re-submitted when you view leaderboards in-game.

• Attempt to re-submit leaderboard entries using local backups of scores
  
• Added support for remotely restoring leaderboards from our backups
  
• Fixed leaderboards getting stuck in an invalid state if a score was queued to submit between sessions
  
• Fixed a bunch of mouse interactions in the campaign menu / leaderboards
  
• Merged bonus stages into one campaign
  
• Fixed replay playback speed slider range
  
• Fixed offline prompt text
  
• Only show offline dialog when paused or in the main menu
  
• Made progress bar ticks in the campaign menu more consistent
  
• Fixed campaign medals sometimes showing incorrectly
  
• Fixed percentiles in campaign menu not always showing
  
• Fixed many unsupported characters in player names
  
• First stage in workshop campaigns always start unlocked

It’s been just under 4 weeks since Core Keeper launched in Early Access. Since then, the game has accrued over 1,000,000 hours watched on Twitch! We’ve had an amazing time watching your videos and checking out your screenshots, and we can’t believe how funny and talented a community we’ve got.

In fact, we wanted to highlight some of your awesome Core Keeper content. We wish we could share everything we’ve come across these past few weeks, but for now, we wanted to showcase a round up of some of our favourites.

First up, we wanted to share some of your amazing fan art!

Check out this “Clay Cave Beasts” artwork by Blasko:



And this awesome Glurch painting that Discord user KomnNom created in just 40 minutes:



We also LOVE this Voxel Diorama that JokeRat created, complete with glowing Core and adorable Slimes:



You’ve shared some gorgeous screenshots with us over on Discord too, including this lovely flower garden from zAlex:



And this adorable map of Hades4135 and Sanmizuki's base:



Carrying on the Pokémon theme, we just love this Clefairy map from Steevownage on Reddit:



We witnessed a little Caveling smack talk from Felicia Day and co on Twitch.

And watched Kang Gaming go head-to-head with Ghorm armed with plenty of bombs.

Jaz’s team had a questionable strategy, fighting Glurch with a burrito.

Whereas Z1 Gaming’s team put in a lot of prep work for this boss battle.

And finally, we thoroughly enjoyed hearing what CohhCarnage had to say about his time in the underground:



We're always keeping an eye out for creations from our amazing community, and we'll be sharing more of your stuff soon. For now, the best places to share your content are the media and creative promo channels on our Discord!

Hello everyone, this is the Ironsight Team.

Today, the world is suffering greatly from disease and war.
We have prepared an update for the spring season, hoping to invite the season to come out and shine a light over the darkness, warm up the blistering cold, and make peace of the wars in the world.
With thoughts of getting through these tough times together, we hope to be able to help in cheering all of you up.
With rewards for simply logging in during the event, as well as special achievements and rewards for collecting the dog tags of fallen enemies, don’t miss your chance to obtain the epic Rose Mace which is only obtainable this spring.

Server maintenance will take place on Thursday, April 7th.

Please make sure to disconnect from the servers in advance in order to avoid any issues.

Schedule

[KST] 14:00 ~ 16:00 April 7[CEST] 07:00 ~ 09:00 April 7[PDT] 22:00 ~ 24:00 April 6

During the Spring Season, collect the dog tags of enemies you defeat.
Dog tags will be dropped where enemies have been killed.

*Dog tags are only dropped in PvP matches. [Custom, AI, and EMP modes excluded]

Collection Event Period :April 7 ~ April 27




Achievement Rewards

Tier 1Mission : Collect 10 Dog TagsReward : Spring 2022 EmblemTier 2 Mission : Collect 50 Dog TagsReward : Spring Season BoxTier 3Mission : Collect 100 Dog TagsReward : Spring 2022 CharmTier 4Mission : Collect 250 Dog TagsReward : Spring 2022 TitleTier 5Mission : Collect 500 Dog TagsReward : Melee Weapon Skin

The spring season includes a limited time Spring Season Box and new Packages.Some weapons come with special reload animations. You can inspect each skin in detail by taking it into the in-game gunrange.The sales period is from April 7 ~ April 27 14:59 [GMT +9].
Royal Garden Package

Gaia Package

Spring Season Box

• Spring Event Schedule : April 7 ~ April 27
  
• Spring Season Boxes will be sold for a limited time only
  
• Spring Season Boxes availability may differ from the event period.
  
  
  
  
  
  
Item ChangesThe following Spring Items can now be purchased directly, and their prices have been adjusted.
• Plum Short Wave Hair
  
• Forest Short Wave Hair
  
• Plum Dandy Hair
  
• Forest Dandy Hair
  
• Plum Unbalance Hair
  
• Forest Unbalance Hair

In collaboration with the Spring Season Event, a Spring Season Box Selection Coupon Event will be held.
• Open 50 Boxes : Spring Season Box [Special] Selection Coupon
  
• Open 100 Boxes : Spring Season Box [Rare/Epic] Selection Coupon
Event Schedule :April 7 ~ April 27 * Spring Season Box Selection Coupons can only be obtained during the Spring Season.

Receive rewards just by logging-in during the Spring Season Event[Week 1] Spring Season Box Selection Coupon [7D] : 2021-04-08 15:59 ~ 2021-04-15 14:59 [KST][Week 2] Spring Season Box : 2021-04-15 15:00 ~ 2021-04-22 14:59 [KST]
5. Boost Event
A boost event will take place during the Spring Season Event
• Schedule : April 9 10AM ~ April 11 10AM [GMT+9]
  
• Boost : 50%

• Fixed a bug causing the Scout Scope to not be usable with the VSS, DSR-1 or Blaser.
  
• [Sound Options]will now save automatically when closing the menu window.
  
• Fixed a bug causing other players to appear looking back after changing weapons in the pre-game countdown.
  
• The Honey Badgers Magazine model has been modified. A special animation has also been added for rare and higher skin tiers.
  
• A special animation has been added for rare and higher skins for the M240LWS.
  
• The icon for Gear Pouch has been modified to better represent the skill
  

Hi all,

Robert here, this time to talk about - Steam Deck!



Yup, that's right: we got the opportunity to test our game on Valve's fancy new piece of hardware, and I have to say: it's a pretty powerful device, and with all the optimizations we'd already done for the other consoles, The Hand of Merlin already runs on Steam Deck at a smooth 60 FPS.

Some of you - the lucky ones - may already have a Deck in their hands, and if you do, you'll notice that Valve assigned us a yellow "Playable" tag. But over the last few days, we've been working on getting the few reported (minor) kinks out, so that we can have that nice green "Verified" tag.

So let's unpack the journey of porting to Steam Deck, as short and pleasant as it was.

First things first, we've already been working on supporting Linux natively. Although we haven't ticked the box to make this official on the store page yet, the native Linux (and macOS) executables have been available for some time now, and a few of our dedicated fans have been helping out with compatibility testing. This means we do not require Proton (a Windows emulation layer) to run our game on SteamOS / Steam Deck. In other words, there's no risk of an emulation layer introducing bugs or instabilities, plus there's zero overhead, which improves both performance and battery life.

Secondly, the biggest gruntwork was updating our Steam API support from a fairly old version (that came by default in Serious Engine 4) to the newest one required by Steam Deck. This allowed us to correctly identify the input controls: both the touchscreen and the gamepad, and I have to say - planning ahead really helped us out here. With Steam Big Picture mode already supported via our dynamic UI scaling system, font legibility was no issue at all. Having already done full gamepad support, once we updated the Steam API, the controls also Just Worked(TM).

Fortunately, Serious Engine also already has built-in support for touch input, and it helps that our UI does not require more than a single mouse button for most operations. There was just one small but important tweak we had to do: if using the touchscreen, you now always get a small confirm / cancel button before executing a move or attack action. This really helps prevent mistaken actions.

On top of this, our engine works just fine with multiple input sources, so switching between the touch and gamepad controls on the Steam Deck felt really smooth and seamless, so much so that I found myself using the right analogue stick for quick and precise camera panning, and the touchscreen for most UI interactions.

And finally, as I talked about in a previous blog post, we had done some significant optimizations in a push to bring the game to consoles. To properly support Steam Deck's hardware, all we had to do was correctly identify its GPU and set up appropriate default graphics settings. And voila - smooth, stable 60 FPS! Well, unless of course you limit the FPS from the Deck's Quick Access menu in order to preserve battery. But even if you do - the visuals won't change. The game will look just as good, but the battery will last longer.

So, there you have it. Full support for Steam Deck incoming. :) For any questions or comments, find us on Steam Discussions or our Discord server.

Robert

A Slovak modernization of the T-72M tank with a modern fire control system, ERA protection, effective APFSDS round and an automatic 30-mm cannon!
Features:

• Up-to-date fire control system with a panoramic sight
  
• New TAPNA armor piercing rounds
  
• Improved protection
  
• Remotely controlled 30mm autocannon

After the division of Czechoslovakia followed by an economic crisis, Slovak tank builders found themselves on the brink of bankruptcy. Tank plant ZTS Dubnica initiated an upgrade project for the Soviet T-72 series MBT in order to make the tank interesting for both domestic and foreign operators. By 1993, together with the French company SFIM and the Belgian SABCA, a project was developed to modernize the T-72M1 tanks with a new VEGA fire control system, a new panoramic sight, an improved engine, domestic ERA protection and two gunpods with 20-mm KAA-200 guns on the turret’s sides. The built prototypes of the new main battle tank were designated T-72M2 Moderna. Later, the tank was equipped by a new DYNAS explosive reactive armor, and two 20-mm guns were replaced with one 30-mm 2A42 cannon. Only a few prototypes of the T-72M2 Moderna were built.



In our game, the T-72M2 Moderna will become the main “tank” prize of the War Thunder “Battle for arachis” spring crafting event, she will be a new MBT in the USSR armored vehicle research tree at rank VI. The T-72M2 Moderna is a rare combination of Soviet and Western tank building technologies. The French and Belgian partners of the Slovak plant ZTS supplied the tank with a modern computerized fire control system VEGA with a ballistic calculator, a thermal imager, and a new panoramic commander's sight.



The tank received improved protection - the Slovak DYNAS explosive reactive armor effectively protects not only against shape-charged rounds and missiles, but also partially from kinetic rounds. In addition, the T-72M2 Moderna also received side and back rubber screens and grills, which improved the tank’s protection against ATGMs and chemical rounds. In addition, the survivability of the tank has increased thanks to the laser warning system. You will definitely notice the Soviet 30 mm 2A42 cannon on the turret’s side, which is very effective against light vehicles and helicopters. The mass of the tank has grown compared to the basic T-72M, but the new uprated engine fully compensates for the increase in weight.



The main gun is a slightly modified version of the well-known to our tankers Soviet 125-mm 2A46M cannon, but the Slovak TAPNA round is all-new to the game. This armor piercing fin-stabilized round is capable of armor penetration of just over 500 mm. For rank VI, it's just awesome!

You can get perhaps the most charismatic T-72 in the game simply by completing tasks of the “Battle for arachis” crafting event, which starts tomorrow, April 7th. The full list of prizes and the rules for participation in the event will be announced in our news today!

A brand new update is here for Battle Sister. Let’s dive in!

Noteworthy bug fixes:

• MP: A bug was fixed where the end screen did not show if a player had left the game
  
• MP: A blocker for the last wave in Cathedrum and Refinery has been fixed
  
• MP: An issue with the lobby was fixed where disconnecting players were not removed from the instance.
  
• We have fixed a few achievement triggers that weren’t working correctly.

Content Updates:

Language options are now available on Steam for French, German, Spain, Japanese and Korean (Properties -> Language)
We have added graphics options in the Settings menu for Steam

Thanks for all your support for Battle Sister - Hope you enjoy the new update!
Battle Sister Devs

Re-made the Screw King again, he has a new attack, fixed some bugs and the arena is bigger
The pin placing inputs are now based on other bound inputs, so they won't interfere with re-bound keys on keyboard
Removed the '*' binding for console, currently the other two binds are 'insert' button and 'ctrl' + 'enter'
Some small changes to lightning in a few rooms
Fixed the missing tiles in one room in Mechanical Fort
Made it so you can't parry the blue doors in Mechanical Fort
Fixed some worldmap graphic bug/mistakes
Fixed a room in Deep Grotto not showing up on the map
Fixed so parry charges don't recharge when paused
Fixed so you can't parry gates in boss room (the rest will be fixed later)
Changed the particles in No Dash rooms, hopefully improving performance in those rooms

Hello heroes!

Now it's time to get eggcited as our EASTER UPDATE V12 is here! Check out this link for the complete list of new features, changes and fixed bugs. *



On Friday, April 8th at 16 CET the gates to the magical LEGENDARY DUNGEON "Fantastic Legendaries and Where to Find Them" will open! This time you'll have 11 days till Easter Monday 16 CET to discover all the mystical secrets hidden in the ancient school of magic! You can already watch the brand-new dungeon video:


Moreover, we will have the following WEEKEND EVENTS from Friday to Sunday: Crazy Mushroom Harvest, Glorious Gold Galore, Witches' Dance, Assembly of Awesome Animals, Forge Frenzy Festival, Days of Doomed Souls & Tidy Toilet Time.
All details: https://forum-int.sfgame.net/forum/game-support/faq/1319-weekend-events

* New features:

Legendary Dungeon: new version "Fantastic Legendaries and where to find them" with new graphics, monsters, text and sound
Legendary Dungeon: 3 new Legendaries (shoes, necklace, lucky charm)
Legendary Dungeon: new escape sound for female characters
Events: new Egg Hunt event during Easter that rewards you with pet eggs you don't already have
Todo list: new entry "daily login bonus"
Arena, apps: you can click the names of players to be taken to their profiles now
Fortress: Secret Storage added to Treasury. It stores and protects wood and stone gained from quests, the wheel of fortune and daily login calendar and resources no longer take up inventory space
Apps: new multi window view for devices that support a display ratio of 20:9, 21:9 such as Sony Xperia 1/5/10 or Samsung Flip

Changes:

Legendary Dungeon: reworked and improved drop chance of Legendary items
Legendary Dungeon: now you can only enter the dungeon after installing the latest game version
General: reworked graphics with hourglasses
Guild: reworked guild pet. Now the 25 players with the highest main attributes count towards the guild pet and are automatically used as the pet's main attribute chosen by the guild leader
Guild chat: increase space between time and names to avoid overlapping
Character, apps, portrait mode: added security question when about to dump resources
Character, apps, landscape mode: improved comparing items with items in chest
Tavern: new text for daily blacksmith mission
Hall of Fame: the cursor no longer jumps to top position when viewing fights in the international hall of fame
Wheel of Fortune, apps: improved touch screen of wheel so you no longer accidentally spin the wheel
Daily Login Bonus: you need to claim the daily reward now (the button is flashing)

Fixed bugs:

Legendary Dungeon: gaining a blessing/suffering a curse was displayed twice in some circumstances
Legendary Dungeon: after completing a run reward chest of Legendary item was displayed twice in some circumstances
General: coded copy/paste function from scratch
Notifications, apps: fixed a bug that displayed the wrong game world
Character: "compare items" function no longer displayed if there is no active item equipped
Scrapbook: fixed delay when unlocking achievement "Urgent Need" (new backend)
Tavern: fixed a bug with daily mission "Dismantle items with the blacksmith"
Arena: fixed a display bug that showed the primary weapon of Assassins twice
Underworld: pointing your mouse at players when luring them displays their attributes now
Guild: fixed a bug with overlapping text when starting a raid
Guild: fixed a bug with black boxes when displaying items of other players
Guild: fixed display of attack time on another guild if cooldown was still active and you were viewing a different guild that was already attacked
Mail: fixed a delay when viewing character description of sender
Hall of Fame: Brazilian flag correctly displayed now
Hall of Fame: international hall of fame no longer displays Hellevator background as avatar
Hall of Fame: international hall of fame correctly displays buffed.sfgame.de player now
Hall of Fame: international hall of fame no longer incorrectly displays Speedserver players and guilds now
Hall of Fame: fixed a bug that active players in the hall of fame only had up to 2200/2211 items
Hall of Fame: attacking players in the arena correctly greys them out when using ads to skip the arena timer

It's time for a developer Q&A! On Saturday April 9th at 3pm EDT / 9pm CEST, FitterSpace will host as lead gameplay designer Jonathan Strander plays Ion Fury and chats about all things IF and Aftershock! The livestream will take place on the 3D Realms Twitch channel. Be sure to follow!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1588720/Ion_Fury_Aftershock/