This patch is an experimental build intended for the Community Beta Branch. It may be unstable or contain many new bugs. If you would like to learn more about our experimental process or how to opt in to our Community Beta Branch to access the experimental build, please see this post.

Hello everyone,

We have spent a lot of time collecting feedback from you since Winter Ember’s launch. Much of the past several weeks was spent rebalancing and addressing the many concerns raised by the community. We hope that in this new experimental build, you will find many of those concerns dealt with.

With that said, here are the patch notes! Brace yourselves, it’s going to be a long one :)

• Quick save and quick load implemented

• Parry button moved from middle mouse button to V key
  
• Enemies now have health bars
  
• Reduced enemy attack output
  
• Fixed enemies hitting Arthur as they die
  
• Fixed player being able to hit guards on crates
  
• Reduced enemy arrow block chance
  
• Increased Arthur’s attack output
  
• Increased Arthur’s arrow draw speed
  
• Decreased dog attack output and aggressiveness
  
• Enemies can now get stealth-attacked while being smoked
  
• Increased Guard collars’ brightness to improve visibility
  
• Player can now aim directly after sprinting (and vice versa)
  
• Fixed a bug where player was able to pull sword out whilst crouched
  
• Removed circle block and added a block bar to player and NPCs
  
• Modified enemy block amount for rebalancing
  
• Poison now prevents enemy from blocking
  
• Reduced heavy attack charge time from 1.25 to 1.00 seconds
  
• Dynamic skill icons now display on screen when using certain skills
  
• Changed Full Moon Specter skill attributes - whenever player dies, skill will always activate allowing
• Arthur a second chance. Skill is on a cooldown
  
• Stealth attack now more responsive

• Removed minimum cover range
  
• Snap to cover implemented
  
• Exit cover now based on directional input
  
• Movement is now directional depending on the camera’s angle
  
• Stealth attack from cover improved

• Experimental Smooth Frame Rate disabled - PC is no longer capped at 60fps
  
• FOG optimization
  
• Window and window flap mesh optimization
  
• Breathing FX particle now only spawns on nearby characters to improve performance
  
• Improved the general game performance

• Sewers area collision improved
  
• Rope Anchor mesh collision improved
  
• Disabled collision for the following: Lamp, Candle, Broom, Bucket, Pot
  
• Fixed Pipe not having static collision (for cover)
  
• Tweaked Warehouse train track pawn collision
  
• Fixed many collisions causing player to get stuck in Midgown and Oldworld Stone
  
• Nala the cat no longer collides with the player

• Completely new Japanese localization

• Pulled camera distance back
  
• Improved jump mechanics
  
• Fixed warehouse issue where cart dropping barrels overlapped player, glitching movement
  
• Candle Wall Light no longer blocks characters
  
• Train level now has physics-enabled stools
  
• Cover icon no longer shows when carrying bodies
  
• Fixed glitching player cloak physics when manhole and carriage teleporting
  
• Fixed ladder icon appearing when player is actually too far away
  
• Implemented a ‘recently crafted arrows’ list
  
• Fixed torch light shadow
  
• Modified Warehouse level, opening more ways to travel to rooftop
  
• Increased volume on broken glass to make it more obvious
  
• Evening purge area has additional hiding spots and minor level changes
  
• Altered Midgown to include a secondary way for the player to enter Battista’s compound
  
• Added another electricity blueprint to Midgown
  
• Changes to Greater Heaven HQ which were missed on release
  
• Fixed interactable books with physics flying upon reloading
  
• Fixed player pulling sword while in vent

The Grand Tournament
The Grand Tournament Begins.
Who will be the party champion?

version 0.10.0
release date: 23/06/2022


Gameplay
The Grand Tournament is opened. Enjoy the competition

Grand Tournament
• A competition for 4 players to see who can be the first to get 20 points.
  
• Winner of the Team Battle can get 3 points, but the loser will got 0 points, crash your opponent to let them get nothing.
  
• Rank in Rumble Arena will give 3/2/1/0 points, every coin counts!
  
• VIP and RIP reward with 1 point will be given to players who have remarkable performance, either good side or the bad side.
  
• Any of one player who has the most point exceed 20 points will be the winner, will that be you?

AI COM
• COM can now grab & throw orbs to correct direction, computer learn fast!

Arena and Maps
We know Plasma Cavern is not hot enough, that's why we have found another cave inside the volcano.

Plasma Cavern remake
• Platforms of ground are raising over time, the cave is no longer flat.
  
• Plasma lava is flowing all over the map, find yourself places to stay.

System
Related changes to enhance the experience.

Game flow
• Select screen will count down to start when all ready, no more argue on who should start the game.
  
• Auto clicks are added, including pregame information and tournaments, just chill and everything go with the flow.

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all enjoying the Steam Game Fest with all the new game demos you've seen so far? ːsteamhappyː

As to our contribution to this festival, we also released an early demo of our upcoming little new game named Super Asqr and would like you to share the first gameplay video which contains the Levels mode with 10 levels available in the preview demo!

Have fun and let us know all of your feedback/ideas since the final game modes will be shaped up by you! ːsteamthumbsupː

Regards,

Creamative

Hello everyone, we have released our first patch to fix a few issues:

• Fixed a graphic issue in Chapter 6 regarding display errors when using the low graphic setting.
  
• Fixed a blocker in Chapter 5 during the dormitory scene.
  
• Fixed a blocker in Chapter 3 during the dock build interaction.
  
• Updated credits.

Thanks for your patience and support!
-Kevin

Hello Everyone,

So, you’re interested in helping improve to the Winter Ember experience, and want to try the experimental build? Read ahead! Here, you will find information about how to opt into the Community Beta Branch and what you can expect.

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First and foremost, a warning about using the Community Beta Branch! We have massively refactored the save system, now including the ability to quick save! By agreeing to play on the beta version of Winter Ember, you acknowledge you may not be able to return to the original version of Winter Ember and will have to wait until we merge the beta version to the main branch.
To avoid this, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND you backup your current save by creating a copy of it and storing it in a different location before testing on the Community Beta Branch.

The path of your save file should be:
…Users\[YourName]\AppData\Local\WinterEmber\Saved\SaveGames

Note: AppData will be a hidden folder.

The Community Beta Branch is a beta test branch for Winter Ember, where we will push updated builds for community feedback before it is ready for the main branch. If you would like to help us shape the Winter Ember experience, you will be able to play the newest updated features, new systems, and bug fixes in the builds that get pushed to this branch.

Opting into the Community Beta Branch is simple and easy. Right click Winter Ember in your Steam Library and go to Properties. Click into the BETAS section and select the Community Beta Branch from the drop-down menu. You should then see Steam update your game.

Opting out of the Community Beta Branch is the same process as opting in, except instead of selecting the Community Beta Branch from the drop-down menu, simply select ‘None’. You should see Steam update your game build back to the main branch. Make sure you swap in your backed-up save files from before you opted into the Community Beta Branch, to ensure smooth gameplay when returning to the main version of Winter Ember. Naturally, you will lose all progress made in the beta version. Using save files from the beta version of Winter Ember on the main version of Winter Ember is COMPLETELY UNTESTED.

The same logic of backing up your beta save files holds true if you plan to opt back into the beta version later, or wish to continue from the progress you have made in the beta version when we finally release the new version to the main branch.

We currently don’t have a specific schedule or cadence for experimental updates. We are continuing to read and address community feedback as well as feedback from our internal QA teams. As we are currently reworking many things that are larger than simple ‘bug fixes’ and contain changes to design-related features, we will first and foremost be pushing these new builds to this Community Beta Branch.

Patch notes will continually be posted on Steam as normal. We will be sure to make it clear if any patch notes are referring to changes in the Community Beta Branch.

You may continue to report issues as normal either through discussion on Steam or by sending us an email at support@blowfishstudios.com

Thank you very much for supporting us as we continue to improve and update Winter Ember! Please send us your feedback about the new changes in the Community Beta Branch, even if it is just to let us know that it improves the Winter Ember experience positively! Your feedback is very much appreciated!

so how is developing the creature zone vr going? well, 2 of 3 of the games are complete. so far, terry's pizzeria and missing friend are complete, we are still working on vent run, and little things. minus that, you can watch the newest trailer on the great studios gaming channel.
thanks for reading...
~derrick does vr, founder of great studios gaming.

Now I know what your thinking

"Levi? Wasn't 1.0.8 the VERY LAST UPDATE for the summer? What is this?!"

Well... firstly why don't you mind your OWN BUISNESS! Secondly, I lied. But only because I totally forgot about the Steam Summer Sale event! It's happening! Wowza! and Shoot Trip Die will be on sale! A pretty big sale I might add, so if you have any friends or family who you think NEEDS some STD in there life, then tell them! Spread it like wildfire!

So as a little treat to y'all, and for the newcomers who will be coming in only a few days I believe, I made an update that added some quality of life stuff, bug fixes, tweaks and even some NEW CONTENT! Nothing huge, but it is fun!

So, what is it? Read Below!!!

Tweaks

• You no longer have to wait for the win or lose animation of the slot machine to finish before you can continue to play it. (This However does not apply to the money jackpot, you must still wait for that animation to finish before you can play it again.)
  
• The enemy 'Bully Baron' now does any of there 2 attacks much faster.
  
• 'Wage Cucks' now gain stage HP, meaning they have much more HP in relation to where they are in the game.
  
• In the minigame 'Gappy Fishing' you no longer gain an extra worm from getting the big bass, rather you get an extra worm from reeling in any fish with full power! (A full line up of double-exclamation points, or 6 '!').
  
• Added a bonus in the minigame 'Gappy Fishing' that triggers when you collect all 4 different fish without failing any reels between each attempt.
  
• Slightly changed where different fish can spawn in 'Gappy Fishing'
  
• The final boss now has more HP throughout there multiple phases, fight should overall take longer and have parts of there fight be less likely to be skipped due to unexpected HP levels.
  
• more sound effects added in 'Gappy Fishing'
  
• Retroactively fixed some rooms for easier maneuverability, mostly in 'The Foul Domain.'

Additions

• Added item descriptions to the Item Compendium! Confused on what an item you've picked up in a past trip does? Just select it with the spacebar and you can read all about it! You can only read about items you've found before, so the best way to learn what each item does is to just play around with them! and keep your eyes PEELED!
  
• The Tips found on the dimension transition screen have been replaced with a new friend! Bip! He always knows just what to say, and will keep your heart in the game with his many quips!
  
• Added a new 'Full House' Bonus to the 'Gappy Fishing' Minigame! Whenever you catch all 4 different fish without failing any casts or reels you are granted 500 extra bonus points!
  
• Added scaling difficulty to 'Gappy Fishing' The more fish you catch, the harder it gets! Whenever you fail a cast or reel the difficulty lowers gradually.
  
• A New Minigame! Ugby's Shooting Range! Play as the gun-slinging Ugby Mumba and fire at moving targets to get a highscore! For each bullseye you get, the more ammo you get in the BONUS ROUND! Big shoutout to Jack of the MilkBarLads in allowing me to use Ugby Mumba! Means a lot! :-D

Fixes

• Level generation should no longer be able to repeat the same room back-to-back. However, rooms may repeat in the same dimensions, they just won't do it directly after one another. There was a system originally set in place to prevent this but it now functions as intended!
  
• Fixed a bug where killing the enemy 'Bully Baron' with kerosene before they had a chance to summon 'wage cucks' would cause you to softlock the board.
  
• Fixed Multiple spelling mistakes.
  
• Fixed a bug where you could save over your highscore in minigames if you exited in the middle of a game (If you had a saved highscore of 100, and your score in the game you just exited was 0, the lower score would overwrite the saved highscore.)
  
• Fixed a bug where some instances of the enemy 'Grubble' were completely static.
  
• Fixed a bug where some instances of the enemy 'Shadow' did not sway as intended.

Okay, for real this time! No more content updates until fall! I'm 100% serious this time! This is 1.0.9, the last of the 1.0s... next update will be something along the lines of 1.1.x! I can't make a 1.0.10, that looks weird!!!

This update was basically just so I can take advantage of the summer sale. More people are gonna get there eyes on this, and I want to enhance there experience even if just slightly! More eyes means more fans which means more motivation for me to add content!!! And more content is for sure on the way!

So this fall, prepare yourself for...

The Minigame Update (name pending)

-Levi Ramirez

完美的一天工作室联合独立设计师品牌tntntutu共同打造免费DLC更新“少年宫秘事”，现已正式更新！

这座叫振华的小城市里，有一家叫“桃心百货商店”的神秘店铺，藏匿在城市的东南角，店外橱窗玲琅满目、店内从早到晚灯火通明，却从来不迎宾、不开门，没有人知道里面长什么样、究竟售卖着什么样的商品……
就在这一天，当我度过“完美的一天”之后，这家神秘的店铺开门了……

在帮助老葛达成他的夙愿后，跟随少年宫里的熊猫人的指示，前往怡雅小卖部购买“熊猫玩偶”，使用压马路卡前往地图右下方的“友谊商店”，即可进入神秘的桃心百货商店！

为纪念DLC上线，完美的一天工作室还携手 tntntutu 桃心商店推出了游戏的限定收藏实体版。你将能见到《幽浮探索 特别版》杂志，给柯云的贺卡，和W徽章等游戏重要道具的实体版！其从外包装到内容均经过特殊设计。该典藏版现已开售！

游戏实体收藏版预购链接


礼盒内含：

《完美的一天》数字版游戏兑换卡 x1
桃心百货商店熊猫玩偶服公仔x1
振华实验一小校服(公仔换装)x1
熊猫玩偶头套x1
大不六徽章x1
给柯云的圣诞贺卡x1
完美的一天游戏棋收藏海报x1

同时，我们还为各位大不六人带来了新的更新计划！（说是计划，实际上本周就要实装了~

《完美的一天》· 进步之星 更新包！准备发射



以流畅的剧情体验为主的全新游戏模式——剧情模式，将于本周末实装，作为“进步之星”更新包中最大的一块拼图。

玩家可以在剧情模式，与经典的解谜模式之间自行选择，随意切换～剧情、解谜，两手抓，两手都要顶呱呱！

希望新的游戏模式，能为各位新大不六人扫平障碍，更加自由地探索振华新村，毕竟，大不六的魂，大不六决定！

Event Announcement

Extend the event period of the event
- 6/16 16:00 KST (00:00 PST) ~ 6/22 23:59 KST (07:59 PST)

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Hello, agents from all around the globe.
To celebrate VEILED EXPERTS' official opening of the global beta, we arranged a special Twitch Drops event.

Starting on June 16 at 16:00 KST(00:00 PST)
Watch Twitch(https://www.twitch.tv/) streams with the 'Drops Enabled' under the 'Veiled Experts' category!
'Drops Enabled' streams have a tag next to the stream title.

Watching an hour of Twitch Drops enabled streams gets you a special cosmetics box with limited edition agent skin. Make sure to connect your Steam account with your Twitch account before your start watching the streams.


① Follow the steps here https://global.vx.nexon.com/drops to connect your Twitch account to your Steam account
② Watch 'Drops Enabled' streams on Twitch under the 'Veiled Experts' category
③ After watching the stream for an hour, check out the dropped item here https://global.vx.nexon.com/drops
④ Make sure to 'Claim' your drops to get the next drop item.
⑤ Connect to the game to retrieve the item from your inbox
One agent skin can be obtained randomly per skin box. (Agent Skin probability equal)

The Special Cosmetics Drop ends on June 22 at 23:59 KST (07:59 PST).
Drops can be redeemed repeatedly for every hour of stream watched on Twitch.



Learn more about the Drops from our guide below: -

[TWITCH DROPS GUIDE]


Dynamic Field, Dramatic Mission
VEILED EXPERTS

- stopped Mariposa from pretending to be the quarantined crow on the Ragnarocks roof
- added hotspot indicator for spray can in Flash's apartment
- stopped Glashuset android receptionist from annoying everyone with her loud calculations