It's been a while, but don't worry, the development is proceeding well!

A lot of stuff going on in the past months, let's check together:


The Tiny Teams is a private event on Steam, curated by Yogcast. The payoff for this event is "Micro Studio, Massive Ideas", which perfectly fits with my game! I'm excited to be selected to participate in it!
The event starts on Monday and, for a week-long, the demo will be back, looking forward to your feedback.


Color of Indie is a new Tik Tok event where you can showcase your Indie game. Is curated by the creator of Lost Ember. It was a super fun experience, we reach the final stage, but we didn't get the podium!


I reached a point that the game lacks in some main points: save system, optimization, and marketing. I decided to ask for some help. Max, from LappiSoft, is the right person to assist me on this path. With his experience, we can reach a more polished final product, without losing the status of Indie Dev.

While the core game is the same, there are some new elements that slightly change the game experience.


A series of panels will guide you discovering the main aspects of the game. One of the main issues with the last demo was understanding how the world of "The Inspector" works. I think, thanks to these screens, I fix partially the problem.


The Inspector is a small exploration game. You need to find the memories to wake up your patients. But what happens if discovering memories is frustrating? I work on that and decided to insert special equipment, the binoculars, that helps you to recognize the memory's position.


If finding memories were too hard, finding and deactivating beacons was too easy! So I work also on that. Now, prior to shutdown a beacon, you need to answer a specific question. You can answer to this question only if you have found the related memories. This thing prevents players from shutdown all the beacons before finding memories.

That's all for the moment! Thank you for following my game.

E.

The last update introduced unexpected lag and many problems to those who had updated their house interior. We tried to fix the object pop stutters and memory leaks by cooking the peaceable class so that it was faster to load in memory but took more space in memory. We thought this was fine because there were only about 100 max placeables on screen simultaneously. But this issue came up when running on the full server where each player used around 50% more memory on a server than previously and the server executable would eat 20 Gb of memory on the fully populated server. And because of this official Korean servers 1-3 lost their house placement data when we closed the servers to update them. We are sorry this happened and we will continue optimizing servers as we move towards bigger maps that require more computing power to run more AI and houses etc.

As of today, we are moving away from the Discord ticket system. Discord will still be used as a place to talk about the game, get help from the community and report bugs and meet new people. Press, Business, Hacker, abusive player and technical support reports will be done by filling the form in https://contact.uuvana.com/ and communicating by email.

Note: As Game Update 7.0: Legacy of the Sith patch notes reached the character limit of Steam patch notes, only the highlights are posted. You can consult the entire patch notes on our website, here.

• Item removal has been pushed until the next update. GTN sales will remain active.

Highlight

• Story Update - Digging Deeper - Uncover a glimpse of Darth Malgus’s mysterious plans. In this new update, players will learn more about Malgus’s fascination with Darth Nul, as well as the fate of Sa’har Kateen, the Jedi Padawan he dueled in the ancient ruins of Elom.
  
• R-4 Anomaly Operation - Team up with your friends and take on members of an obscure Sith cult set on harvesting technology from an ancient weapon of terrifying power. Power yourself up all the way to Item Rating 340! Additional information here
  
• Manaan Daily Area - Explore the depths of Manaan in our new Daily Area! Expand your faction’s influence with all new story and daily quests, new achievements, and a new reputation track, including new rewards and titles.
  
• Class balance - Several changes have been made for a better balance across all the Combat Styles.
  
• New tacticals - Four new Tactical items are available at the Supplies vendor on the Republic and Imperial Fleets.
  
• User Interface enhancements - To improve player experience, we’ve made changes to the Character Window, Weapons in Outfitter, and combat style icons, as well as added customization options to chat and subtitles.
  
• Power Increase - New Item Ratings of gear have been added to Upgrade Vendors on the Fleet. Increase your power up to Item Rating 330 by completing Conquests, Flashpoints, and Legacy Operations. More information in this forum post.
  
• Nar Shaddaa Nightlife - The Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event is back! Beginning with the launch of 7.1 through September 13th (12:00 PM UTC), test your luck at one of our casinos and earn the new High Roller Weapons!

Since last July, the team has been working hard to bring more depth and complexity to the Roots of Pacha experience and there’s still more to come!

We continued to create cutscenes to breathe more life into our characters' stories, specifically Ibon, Jelrod, Touk, and Krak's. We want to make sure the moments you spend with these Pachans are special.



We've also been working on portraits, specifically by adding a variety of expressions. Several of our Pachans can now blush, smile, be surprised, contemplate, and more!



We adore fashion and the wide range of clothing choices in Roots of Pacha so we've developed an even greater variety of outfits. Each player can now play stylishly dressed in their preferred attire.



Keep track of what you’ve found in the world and what’s left to discover.



You may remember some rumbling about a Pyramid in past devlogs. Well, we’ve given extra attention to it this time around, along with the jungle map. New mysteries will be revealed as a series of challenges are completed. But worry not, your clan is there to help you accomplish even the greatest of feats.



As we always say, we can't thank you enough for your support. Your feedback contributes to the development of Roots of Pacha and its eventual release. Take care and stay tuned for more information! See you in the next devlog.

You rock!
-The Soda Den Team


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New prefix: Forest-Explorer (Increase speed if in forests)
New item and document: <<Welcome to Queensmouth>>
Two copies of this book can be found in the modern day version of the Ardham Hotel. (It does not exist in the 1978 version because the manager of the hotel back then was [Data Redacted])
One copy of this book can be found in the Unlucky-13 Motel alongside with some text from holy books which may help fighting the possessed outside.
Recycling this item can gain paper.
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Fixed a typo on Desert Explorer. (Does not affect existing items.)
Fixed a bug that when recycling the item "A Letter to Mayor," you get the scraps. It now gives paper.
简体中文
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新词缀：巡林客的 （在树林时增加额外速度）
新的物品和文档：《欢迎来到王后镇》
两本这样的书籍可以在现代版本的阿德汉姆旅店找到。（不存在于1978年的版本，因为1978年版本的旅店经理是【数据删除】）
一本这样的书籍可以在厄运-13汽车旅馆找到，同时那个柜子里还有一些神圣典籍上的文字可以用于和门外那些被附体之人作战。
可以通过熔化这本书籍获得纸张。
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修正了沙漠探险家物品上一个英语语法错误。(不影响已经生成的物品。)
修复了熔化《给镇长的信》会获得废料而非纸张的BUG

Hey folks!

We're happy to be part of the Tiny Teams organized by the cool folks at Yogscast Games with a 30% discount (regional pricing applies)



We've always been big fans of Yogcast and Tiny Teams, and it's a privilege to be featured alongside great titles made by some of the most passionate and dedicated developers in the scene.

We love Tiny Teams because it's living proof that you don't need a huge team or massive resources to create something extraordinary. It's even more endearing for us as The Signal State was made with love by a team of two.

It was no easy feat, but your support has certainly fueled us and pushed us through the tough times.

And we're not done here either, because..




That's right - this is not a drill. Put on your creative hats and get ready to make some sick, sick tunes with our ✨ brand new sandbox mode, coming THIS AUGUST 18th ✨

Featuring brand new modules such as Chord / Drum / Synth Voice, Step Sequencer, LED matrix, and more. The possibility is endless!

We're beyond excited to release this free content patch as a big thank you for all your support so far. Can't wait to see what funky tunes and fancy animations you all are going to come up with.

We'll see you then - only 18 days to go!

In the meantime, make sure to check out the amazing games showcased at Tiny Teams and show them some love!

With love,
📻 The Signal State team

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I'm excited to announce that Cosmoteer will be a part of this week's Tiny Teams festival on Steam! From the team over at Yogscast, Tiny Teams is a week long festival with livestreams, all day, everyday as they play through some of their favourite indie games, possibly including Cosmoteer! Also, don’t miss the huge steam sale that includes some indie giants as well as some smaller gems you may have not heard of before.

Steam Festival & Sale

Tiny Teams Festival Streams

More info about Tiny Teams

Our team at Lost Pilgrims Studio is delighted to announce that we have been chosen for an ongoing event this week, which aims to showcase some of the smallest studios and their indie games. Called the Tiny Teams Festival, the event is run by Yogscast and will be covered online through both Twitch and YouTube. Several streamers who are involved in the event have requested keys to play Vagrus – The Riven Realms and naturally, we’re happy to comply. You can check out those streamers below:

• Hylian Fiend: https://www.twitch.tv/hylian_fiend
  
• Shambugi: https://www.twitch.tv/shambugi
  
• Pagrax: https://www.twitch.tv/pagrax
  
• Freyn: https://www.twitch.tv/freyn

Coverage is also provided through Yogscast’s main channels (these links are not yet live, but will be when the event has begun):

• https://www.youtube.com/yogscast
  
• https://www.twitch.tv/yogscast

Additionally, you can check out all the other games involved in the festival here. We have also decided to offer a twenty percent discount on our Centurion Edition during this time, though only until the festival is over. So, if there’s a friend you’d like to recommend the game to, or you simply want the most of Vagrus, you can visit our Steam store page for more information here.

There’s a lot more to come in the next few weeks for Vagrus, and we can’t wait to share it. Of particular note, we are now testing our next DLC – Seekers of Knowledge. This DLC will be free to those who own Vagrus – The Riven Realms, and we hope that it is merely the first in a chain of new pieces of content that we develop. For now, however, stay tuned, stay safe and conquer the wasteland!

Stay tuned and conquer the wasteland!
- The Lost Pilgrims Team
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As mentioned in the Devlog #7, you can find the patch notes for the demo featured in the Steam Survival Fest.

New features
• Added an option to import custom islands into your saves
  
  Gameplay
• Storm weather are linked to storm clouds
  
• New sails system and models
  
• The corrupted mushrooms are breakable
  
• Building mode free rotation
  
• Second prompt on the bed to set home
  
• Bigger bush collider
  
• New glider model and controls
  
• Inverted controls supported
  
• New console command called "unstuck"
  
• The Guardian has a chance to spawn as a veteran version
  
• A different animation plays when you lay down near an edge
  
• Can glide by double jumping
  
• The camera can be farther in piloting mode
  
• While piloting, the camera will only collide with the ground
  
• Creative Mode option when creating a new map
  
• Peaceful Mode option when creating a new map
  
• Option to start the game with tools and the glider
  
• Bushes can be harvested with swords
  
• Added Vertical Sails, required to lift your island
  
• Added Rudders, required to rotate your island
  
  Balance
• Tools have a larger hitbox
  
• Collecting stones with a pickaxe gives more stones
  
• Collecting tree logs gives fewer leaves
  
• Swords, sickles and hammers deal more damage
  
• Blocking reduces a lot more the incoming damage
  
• Bone tools deal a lot more damage
  
• The axe's finale combo has a greater radius
  
• Laying down regens the player's stamina quicker
  
• Machines require more power
  
  UI
• New map save system
  
• Building parts reorganized in the menu
  
• Windowed mode is supported
  
• New item icons
  
  VFX
• Clouds redesign
  
• Corrupted islands atmosphere redesign
  
  Bug-fixing
• The player was "sliding" off some parts of the islands
  
• The game would start at the lowest resolution
  
• The corruption wouldn't render and was leaving invisible colliders
  
• The player could spawn inside an island, or inside a collider
  
• Some of the water collider would make the player slide

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