Hello! After a few months delay, the beta V1.4 is here! This update adds three new location, and introduces the Kadan War and its mechanics. A dozen new weapons and armors are also added, along with 14 new enemies. Content is now up to about lv30(Game should be complete around lv50)

Thanks for playing and/or reading!

I've been working on the main storyline and NPC content, but can’t share much about those yet. Instead, I'll share some of the improvements and additions to Research Story this month!

I’ve revamped the research UI - players can now select one research item and look at its specific tasks. The new format gives more clarity, uses larger fonts, and looks prettier in my opinion :) This also means I can have more flexibility in the types and number of research tasks for each plant/creature/fish without things looking too cluttered, which leads us to… varied research mechanics!


New Research UI, with each task clearly separated in a textbox (marked when completed).

One of the feedback from the demo was to have more varied research mechanics, particularly for creatures. I agree that some variation keeps the game fresh. Now, plants and creatures can have different research tasks tagged to them. For example, some creatures require you to find and record their footprints! 🐾✨


Identifying a Sproutkitten footprint sample.

Fishing Spots can randomly appear in the water, indicated by a swimming fish. By fishing there, the waiting times for fish bites are reduced, and getting a fish to bite is confirmed. This would be helpful when players are specifically trying to find some fish to catch! The fishing spot fades away after a few catches.


Fishing at a Fishing Spot

I’ve been working on more NPC portraits - and here is one for Sesame! He’s a fisher in Shimmerbrook and is super awesome and fluffy. And yes, Sam is short for Sesame <3



I’m also honoured to share that we won 2nd place in the Colors of Indie Awards 2022! It’s a really nice boost in motivation and I’m grateful to be a part of the event hosted by Mooneye Studios. Check out the event site here!


Like always, I’m always so thankful to everyone for your patience and support! I’m really excited that RS is slowly coming together, and have been working extra hard to make the game as fun and cosy as possible.

Thanks for reading, and see you next month (or come chat in our Discord)!
- Miki

Binko
Voice: Yu Kobayashi

Age: Unknown Birthday: Unknown Star sign: Unknown
Blood type: Unknown
Likes: Things that get her bin-binned up
Dislikes: Things that don’t put the bin in bin-bin
Interests: Playing the “Pocky Game”

Binko is Yurukill Land’s kimono-clad, mask-wearing guide. She is polite, and old-fashioned in her speech, yet when dealing with the Prisoners, she’s sharp-tongued and quick to ridicule. Variations of the phrase, “bin-bin,” are her trademark. Under the auspices of Yurukill Inc., she oversees the games offering the Prisoners a chance for acquittal at Yurukill Land.



Don’t forget to check out Yu Kobayashi’s comments on playing the role!



1) Thoughts on playing Binko
2) A message for Yurukill: The Calumniation Games players

"Binko... She's multifaceted, that's for sure. I think she's really charming! Is that okay?
"Yeah, why not?" Ah, th-thanks. Binko's with me today, actually. She'll leave you constantly guessing at who the real Binko is, and even then, she's just a really great person. "Thanks." As I was reading through the script for Yurukill: The Calumniation Games, with all its twists and turns and nail-biting developments, I was wondering just how it would end. Erm... "Are you gonna talk about all the unique characters?" Yes, exactly! Thanks, Binko, you're the best. "You leave this to me." Where was I? Yeah, so just like Binko said, the characters are all so unique, they're sure to steal your heart given half the chance. I really hope that players are won over by just how interesting they all are, and get sucked right into the story. How was that, Binko? "Thanks for that. Everyone! I’m waiting to meet you all in the wonderful world of Yurukill!"

• Added a Retry button to the game over screen.

The Ranking system and Special Operation Missions have now been integrated into the game. You can refer to the in-game manual for information about the new features.

NOTE: This a big update and requires you "CLEAR HIGH SCORES" for it to work properly. Sorry for the inconvenience but it will be worth it.....

Starfall
Cast range: 0 (melee) -> 400
Developer comment: We believe the skill can have much more potential as a ranged skill.

Telekinesis
Now change unit color to indicates push effect.
Developer comment: This makes it much easier to see which units have been affected by telekinesis.

Fire Bomb
Energy cost: 100 -> 80

Poison Bomb
Energy cost: 100 -> 80
Developer comment: The cost of the skill was too high for what the effect provides.

Void Ray
Energy cost: 300 -> 350
Developer comment: Void Ray has one of the highest damage potentials in the game, we believe that increasing its energy cost makes its use of the skill more limited.


Wraith
Geokinesis Cooldown: 1.00 -> 2.00 seconds
Replaced Bind of Fear by Drowsy Bubble
Developer comment: Wraith had a very powerful kit for the early regions of the game, we're taking some of his power away.

Forest Spirit
Dash damage: 12 -> 6
Dash cooldown: 0.50 -> 0.75 second
Developer comment: The Forest Spirit in a group can be quite annoying to deal with even more early in the game.

Shadowpriest
Mass Sleep replaced by Mass Fear
Developer comment: The effect was replaced by fear due to the sleeping effect being confused with the Angel's blinding effect.

Mage
Enhanced Telekinesis ability.

With the release of The Doll Beneath right around the corner, I am very excited to finally get this thing out to the public. The Doll Beneath is will ultimately be a fun experience, and I am very curious to see what people think of it.

Also, keep in-mind, if everything goes to plan, The Doll Beneath might even release EARLIER than the intended release date. How's that for an announcement?

The Doll Beneath will release with two out of five planned episodes. Stay tuned for any future updates!

I just updated the ride as some users were getting a could not find exe error. Please post in the community page if you have any issues. Enjoy and thanks for the feedback.

Fix the bug that the car is lost

Patch: 1.0.3:

New Features:

-Added a new directional indicator when taking damage.

-Sharp objects should now stick into NPC’s bodies when they are impaled with them.



Bug Fixes:

-Fixed a buggy ladder in Undermined.

-Fixed a glitch that caused the use prompt to appear, allowing you to “pick up” weapons off your own back after respawning.

-Fixed over a dozen obscure areas where the player could get stuck/soft-locked.

-Fixed glitch that caused the Tier 1 card not to work on a particular door immediately after you pick it up.

-Fixed a bunch of typos.

-The prompt “Hold E to Skip” should no longer get stuck on screen after skipping through dialogue.

-Uncapped frame rate should now actually work.

-Fixed a bug that was causing a quest hint to still appear after that quest was completed.

-Fixed a glitch that caused Berserkers to deal far too much damage to the player with one sword hit.

-Fixed a bug where exiting a secret level would cause you to always respawn at the same point after loading a save.

-Fixed bug where you would sometimes not retain ammo after swapping a weapon out for another that shared that ammo type.

-Fixed messy collisions with rock walls in Bridge Too Far.




Changes & Tweaks:

-Added option to cap frame rate at 240 fps.

-Custodian Terminals will now draw more attention to themselves during the quest.

-Lowered the health of Conflux Servators and increased their hit-boxs.

-Made a puzzle element in The Breach easier to spot.

-Adjusted the timing of an enemy spawn in Cathedral so that it felt better paced.

-Put something in a hard to reach spot in NecroPol.

-Retooled the Merc Drone to be more aggressive.

-AI will now agro on suspicious noises if already alert.

-Made an important element of progression in the level The Zone easier to spot.

-Added a missing physics volume to the water at the bottom of The Cistern.

-Reduced reflectiveness of Reflex Sights when aiming.

-Added subtitles to radio.