• 18+ warning now supports Arabic. (Accidentally missed it in my pass).
  
• Resolution can no longer be saved as "0x0_0" in special cases when settings are saved while the game is minimized or shutting down.
  
• Star doors now properly remember what their star requirements were on save and load. (Must make a new save).

<Event>
1. December's GrandChase Event Week 3

1) Week 3 Mission and Reward
- Clear Hero Dungeon 3 Times: Premium GC Club (5 Days)
- Clear Hero Dungeon 6 Times: Chase EXP Potion x30
- Clear Hero Dungeon 9 Times: Advanced Rune Summon Chest x15

2) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Don't Miss the Login Event
2-1) Players who log in on Friday will receive 'December's GrandChase Box' by in-game mail.
- Players will acquire Iron Dragon Outfit Box x1, Archimedia Gate Box x3, and Chase EXP Potion x5.
2-2) Players who log in on Christmas Eve (Sat) will receive 'Christmas Eve Box' by in-game mail.
- Players will acquire Iron Dragon Outfit Box x2, Archimedia Gate Box x3, Chase EXP Potion x10, Advanced Rune Summon Chest x5, and GP Random Prop Reset Form x3.
2-3) Players who log in on Christmas (Sun) will receive 'Merry Christmas Box' by in-game mail.
- Players will acquire Single Property Scroll (Lv.85) x1, Iron Dragon Outfit Box x2, Archimedia Gate Box x3, Chase EXP Potion x10, Advanced Rune Summon Chest x5, and GP Random Prop Reset Form x3.
- All boxes given at login will be deleted after the event ends.

3) Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Don't Miss the Buff Event
- Friday: EXP +30% in Dungeons, GP +30% from All Modes, and Item Drop Rate +15% in Dungeons
- Saturday & Sunday: EXP +50% in Dungeons, GP +50% from All Modes, and Item Drop Rate +30% in Dungeons
- Certain hero dungeons, event dungeons, and other certain dungeons are excluded

2. Seal Breaker Coordi Encore Event
1) Sellion Seal Breaker Coordi (December 21st 00:00 - January 11th 00:00) (UTC+0)



We will keep trying our best for GrandChase Classic.
Thank you.

We are no longer in active development.
Our team basically dissolved after we did not get enough funding (We were self-funded with our own private money).
We are working on other projects with different people in our free time (But the primary expertise for this game's game development is no longer with us so we need to discontinue it. Real life, harsh Covid19 conditions, and the loss of family members, and with self-funding we can no longer work on this game. It was our passion and dream project but it failed... We tried to deactivate the store page but this is not that easy so we put a warning on the page for now).

I post this to clarify our current state and to keep reminding you to purchase at your own risk (Since the game is not finished and will properly never receive any update).

If our private projects gain some money we may get back to this game again - and let it resurrect like a phoenix - but even from a marketing standpoint, we would be better off making a new game as a successor to this one. It is sad for all of us but there is no point in hoping to develop this in our free time (we need to make smaller games on our own).


best regards and also happy Christmas days,
snapjawgames

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed clipping objects on the floor.
  
• Fix an Issue that made the ending credits invisible.
  
• Fixed an issue that made Amon be stuck by chains, now the chains have been re-ubicated.

General Changes:

• Changed the UI Text from the Main Menu from "Start" to "New Game", this change was made so it is more specific the functionality of the button
  
• Changed the Objective Text info to be more specific, this change was made to help players be clearer about their objectives.
  
• Re-Positioned some AI Patrol Paths in the last level.

To the Crown Mages,

This update features a rework to Hero Pack selection, sending stickers during Trials, updates to the Rank system, and the addition of Takeover Trial leaderboards.

Additionally, this update marks the 1 Year Anniversary of Astatos entering Early Access on Steam. Since launch over 6000 Crown Mages have joined the Trials, and we couldn’t be happier with all the feedback and support we’ve received over the past year.



Since launch we’ve released over 14 updates and 6 major versions— tweaking balance, gameplay, releasing new skins, and adding the most commonly requested features such as PvE and Playable Tutorials.

Unfortunately, Part 3 of the PvE update could not be completed in time for this occasion, but we’re still hard at work on it. We hope the changes featured in this update will create a fresh experience for players over the holiday season!



If you’re interested in supporting our work and getting a look at features and artwork in production, we really appreciate support on our Patreon. http://www.patreon.com/StudioKlondike

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.6, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

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Hero Card Drafting: This new feature replaces the Hero Pack Preferences settings in Conquest and Takeover Trials.

Hero Card Drafting determines which additional Heroes show up in the Hero Summon. The drafting process begins in the room prior to the commencement of a Trial.



Players will be asked to BAN and PICK Hero Cards depending on the game mode. Banned Hero Cards cannot be picked by any player.

If you do not own a given Hero, you will borrow it from another player in the room. If nobody owns a given Hero, it will not be selectable. (Hero Cards you borrow and do not own will not display Hero Skins.)

We hope Hero Card Drafting will simplify the selection of Hero Cards, as well as open up new combinations and strategies as we prepare for additional Hero Packs to be added to the game.

Note: Hero Pack Selection remains in place for Training Trials. Additionally, the sound design for this feature is still a work in progress and may be changed in an upcoming patch.



Stickers: Communicate with your fellow Crown Mages using Stickers!



Stickers can be used while waiting in Rooms, during Multiplayer Trials, and on the Victory Screen. Look for the Sticker Button wherever you can send them.



Additional Stickers can also be purchased from the Store for Monera.

Note: the sound design for this feature is still a work in progress and may be changed in an upcoming patch.



Takeover Trial Leaderboard: The Rank menu has been expanded to include a Leaderboard allowing you to compare your Rank and ELO values against the top Crown Mages.

Along with this addition, a new Season will occur every 3 months. With Season I concluding at the end of December.

Upon the conclusion of the current Season, your Rank will be soft reset and the previous Season’s rankings will be finalised. Players within the top 100 will unlock a hidden Title each season.

The Takeover Leaderboard is accessible from: Main Menu > Trials > Takeover Trial > Ranking

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• Hero Pack Preferences have been replaced with Hero Card Drafting for Conquest and Takeover Trials.
  
• Stickers have been added, allowing better communication between players in multiplayer rooms, during Trials, and on the victory screen.
  
• The Takeover Rank menu has been expanded with a Leaderboard displaying Ranks and ELO ratings.

• A new category has been added to the Store for Sticker Packs. Additionally, Sticker Pack I and II have been added to the Store, featuring artwork by HAPS.
  
• New content added to the in-game manual to cover changes made in this update.
  
• The Title ‘First Among Equals’ has been added.
  
• A hidden Title for Season I of Takeover Trials has been added.
  
• New Hero Skins have been added to the Store and/or made available as monthly rewards.
  
• Kyros - On Cloud Nine
  
  
  
• Herclaus - Strength of the Heavens
  
  

• The Story Mode save file format has been updated. Your save file will be automatically converted upon entering Story Mode.
  
• Viewed scene detection has been improved in Story Mode. Allowing you to skip text you’ve seen down to the specific line.
  
• When entering a Tutorial Trial (and future Story Trials) the game will pause when “The Trial Begins” message is displayed— allowing players to take their time reading the objective.
  
• The UI design of the Takeover and Conquest Trials menus have been revised.
  
• The UI when playing on Makari-Hari’s Side during a Trial has been revised.
  
• There is now a delay between a player joining a Takeover Trial room and the game starting.
  
• Players will now be kicked from a Trial if their ping is too high due to an unstable connection.
  
• A notice light will be displayed on the Rewards menu if you have unclaimed rewards, or the monthly reward has changed.

• Resolved cases where the Trials menu would appear multiple times.
  
• The game will no longer soft lock when joining a full room.
  
• You can now join rooms containing Hero Packs you do not own.
  
• You can no longer click the button to attempt to claim the daily reward multiple times in the same day.

• Playing a card at the same time as the Trial Card changes elements can sometimes result in you being unable to play any more cards when you should be able to.
  
• Occasionally players on Mukaki's side can appear with a Makari-Hari side profile image when first joining the Trial. This will fix if the player flips sides. This issue is visual only and has no effect on gameplay.
  
• In cases where the game tries to correct the number of cards a player has received when syncing player energy and card counts, they can erroneously receive additional cards.

Version 0.4.9 is a minor release. Mostly some fixes and a small number of new events.

Fixing the levels bookcases took a bit longer than I expected, hopefully it's fixed for good!

0.4.10 will continue to focus on adding more events to the game. There are 25 now and I hope to add about a dozen more.

• 2 new events added
  
• Various minor event/script fixes
  
• Fix issue where bookcases could be placed over wall switches
  
• Fix custom key mapping getting lost on reload

Stability fixes

Due to the previous update this one is an hotfix.
Sorry for the inconvenience if you experienced some of theses issues :

• Fix crash occuring when selecting a different ball than the default one.
  
• Fix crash during loading that could occur randomly due to a missing file.

We wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hdefIw4O7g

https://youtu.be/Ro74RDr85cQ

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• Updated Humvee to have a fifth seat 'in the back' when in open-hooded mode
  
• Also now uses the fourth seat when hooded
  
• Updated firing arcs for units in Open Humvee to be able to shoot 360 degrees (their animations don't turn +/-180 anymore, though, so it looks a bit odd)
  
• Fixed up Hooded Humvee allowing units inside to get hit
  
• Updated InfectionZone's Condemned Unit Moving to use Mob Units
  
• Fixed SpawnNodes *also* saving civilians who are currently under a Virtual Unit Mover's move orders (resulting in civilians duplicating as you save/load)
  
• Fixed InfectionZone calculation of Civilian Population to try to better avoid 'double-counting' units (since Unit Mover units register with a Node, they now no longer count as 'pop' from the node *and* the unit mover)
  
• Fixed buildings failing to properly tally Mobs when they enter
  
• Fixed some World Buildings in the master having duplicate Devnames (Building 'D09' was used on multiple islands, and due to being in different levels, it sometimes shared Outliner names, resulting in issues when saving/loading)
  
• Quick fix to nav in the master (commit from Derek on Build Machine)
  
• Committing a save that (unreliably) has a Humvee that starts the save with the 'slowdown' issue. Not sure how to reliably reproduce, but this is the closest I got so far. We are still looking into this issue
  
• Fixed Vehicle wheel steering getting stuck, and switched to a cleaner and more optimized node setup for it.
  
• Reduced Atlas Ammo radius visualization area to 0 opacity (now outline only).
  
• Converted Infected so they don't have shadows beyond LOD 1
  
• North San Francisco progress
  
• Set up an extra seat in the Open Hooded variant of the Humvee (adjusted existing 'fifth' seat by scooting it over, then copied it and mirrored. Updated garrison capacity and updated the GarrisonSeatConfigs for Open/Default)
  
• Updated Chelsey to enter 'flee mode' after completing a Death Regen, if she's not near her territory
  
• And on entering Death Regen (unless from a loaded game) her health will default to 1 instead of whatever value it was when she was hit with enough force to put her into Death Regen
  
• Switched Gas tower to Nanite to improve performance
  
• Fixed civilian mobs spawning with guns (resulting in some visual weirdness)
  
• Updated 'mob units' to have additional health (MaxHealth added on for every extra body)
  
• Said mob units will 'lose' bodies when their health drops below certain thresholds
  
• A bit of modularity added to killing units to support this, too, so if the player kills mobs (w/o finishing the 'source') some of the data is handled properly (likely needs more tweaks!)
  
• Mob unit 'deaths' use new ragdoll registry in the GameState to make sure their corpses don't stay around forever
  
• Additionally, mob units can 'split off as infected units' instead of dying, if the civvies were infected

Please note the following going forward (Restart your game/steam to get the update if needed
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• Vehicle slow down issue is a problem we are looking into

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We are changing the way we do version numbers to simplify them going into the future. The one will represent a "release" version and the octet following it will the title update or major patch version we are on.
1.2.1
1 = Release version
2 = Title Update (Major Update)
1 = Minior Fix/bug fixes etc
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https://steamcommunity.com/games/979640/announcements/detail/3186869726433966739
We now have a new system for our community to follow along on development. This website will break down all the major systems that are coming each patch. It will not include hotfixes/bug fixes. Sections inside TBD can be included randomly if we are ahead of schedule
Trello and the old picture Roadmap system will be removed going into the future.
https://www.notion.so/cepheusprotocol/Cepheus-Protocol-31f1b25ce00148d6844825f4a0c0bc08

Experience the outbreak of the Pangu Virus from multiple perspectives across as the brave heroes of the Center for Epidemic Research and Control battle tirelessly to stop the spread of a cataclysmic alien virus that has mutated innocent people into monstrous creatures of unimaginable power
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1707120/Cepheus_Protocol_Anthology_Season_1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWbDibGMrU
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Update Log
https://www.hardworkerstudio.com/santhaiUpdate

The holidays are here! What a perfect time to enjoy it in Closers with a variety of activities, presents, and a fresh outfit!

All you need is some bow, cotton tail, and bunny ears for the cutest seasonal outfit ever.




Sales Period
December 21, 2022 Maintenance – January 25, 2023 Maintenance


Full Set Specification

Christmas Accumulative Login Event

Celebrate the holidays and receive rewards!

Event Period:
December 21, 2022 Maintenance – January 11, 2023 Maintenance

• Expiration of items: December 31, 2022 at 9:00 AM UTC.

Christmas Golden Transmitter

For this season, we will be giving something extra!

Sales Period
December 21, 2022 Maintenance – January 11, 2023 Maintenance

Special Payback Event

We should count our blessings together as one!
If one player buys the most Christmas Golden Transmitters, then all buyers will receive N coins equal to that player’s total purchase price.

Example: If the top buyer bought 300 golden boxes, then everyone who bought a golden box would get 300 N-coins payback.

Rewards will be given during January 25, 2023 Maintenance


Holiday shopping at the last minute!

Sale Period
December 21, 2022 Maintenance ~ January 11, 2023 Maintenance