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Alright, punies, there you have it—10 facts about the greatest villain of all time and his game, which also happens to be the greatest. Let us know what you think about these facts in the comments below. And speaking of the greatest games: they tend to last. This is precisely the case with Despot's Game: we will continue to roll out updates, deliver new content and nurture our puny human community. So the last thing we want to talk to you about this year is our studio's plans for the future.


We continue improving Despot’s Game and would like to share some of our plans. This isn’t a roadmap or a public offer but a set of tasks that we’ve already started working on or that we’ve decided to work on.

THINGS WE WILL BE WORKING ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE:

• Run stats and specific battle stats. These are two significant and interrelated UX tasks. They should make it easier to understand the efficiency of different classes and different mutations and make it easier to identify strategic mistakes.
  
• Abilities for tier 4 items. We’re unlikely to bestow unique abilities on all items, but we’ll certainly do it for tier 4 items, similar to the tier 5 ones.
  
• Fine-tuning the UX of the Challenges DLC. Some features, like searching for the required mutation in the store with infinite reroll, need more work. This fine tuning really needs to be done ASAP.
  
• New text events. Cause, you know... Why the hell are we not doing more of them?
  
• New mutations, of course! Yes, we still don’t think there are enough mutations, so there will be more.

In addition, there are many minor tasks left to do, i.e., polishing the game. For example, limiting which text events can appear in the first biome, finishing the sound effects for some of the mutations, and adding quirky idle animations for all the humans.

We’re also planning to experiment with new game modes. The first on the list is a mode with no food at all. It’s pretty hard to make such a mode well-balanced, but we’ll try. Some future updates won’t contain any new content—only balance changes. We’re trying to move on to less frequent but more extensive content updates, since every content update takes a lot of time to upload, localize and test (updates are published not only on Steam but also on EGS and mobile platforms now.) So if you see an update that only contains balance changes, this doesn’t mean that we’ve stopped developing new content for Despot’s Game—we’re just saving up the new content.

You might have noticed that no new monsters are being announced. That’s right, we’ve decided that there are enough already. There might be new ones in the future, but for now, we’ve paused continuously generating new opponents. Why? Because it’s time for a NEW PROJECT! A new uNaNnoUnCeD project in the Despot universe! We’re going to expand our team in 2023 so that there are enough Despot's minions to work on Despot’s Game and that new title. But don’t ask us about it, alright? Just wait for the official announcement!

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And that wraps it up for this year, hums. It's was a damn awesome year, and we're grateful to each and every one of you for fearlessly crawling Despot's dungeon, tossing toxic feedback at our unsuspecting butts, sh*tting on the game's balance, asking us to buff Healers and just for being with us.

Merry Desptmas, Happy New Year and see you all in 2023, puny humans! If you want to wish the Despot something for Christmas, go ahead and use the comment section under this post.

P.S.: Your feedback is not toxic at all: it was a salty joke in the Despot's tone of voice. You're the best community ever, punies.

It has been a very busy few months on Stardeus, with a number of new features, bug fixing, and quality of life improvements for the game. There’s much more to come, with a cool new surprise winging its way to the game in the early parts of the new year, but since we are approaching the end of 2022 this felt like a good time to recap everything that has been added and updated since the start of November 1st.

In total, Stardeus has had:

• 55 Balance tweaks
  
• 138 bug fixes
  
• 23 new features added
  
• 8 graphical tweaks
  
• 21 big performance improvements
  
• 22 engine, console, and back-end tech improvements
  
• 70 UI/UX improvements and additions
  
• …and a handful of miscellaneous changes to translation checking, audio, and back-end functionality

This, obviously, is made possible by the Discord and Steam community giving feedback and bug reports for the game and helping to shape the direction of where we go and what we do next.

If you wish to read through the patch notes in detail, head to https://stardeusgame.com/changelog/ to view them on the website. If reading patch notes is a lot of information all at once, here are some of the stand-out features from the last two months!

• Added Memory Compression research branch and Memory Compression Upgrade module
  
• Workers will now be able to replace and repair floors under large objects without relocating them
  
• Added Jukebox device and Entertainment research branch, and recreational activity Use Jukebox
  
• A new Experimental Features option in Settings > Gameplay is now available
  
• Ship Computer
  
  • Replace Ship Computer’s internal heat/cooldown procedure with fragmentation/defragmentation
    
  • Having multiple Ship Computers reduces time spent in defrag
• Added multi-select actions for installing and uninstalling upgrades
  
• Some objects will have a chance to explode when on fire
  
• Ship generation update to create more interesting ships in all scenarios
  
• Ship loot generated dynamically
  
• Improve procedural ship destruction phase of ship generation process
  
• Grounded fighters can now be carried to unreachable parts of the ship by flying crew members
  
• Biological beings will now eat raw meat if cooked food is unavailable
  
• Unlocking Economy research will show Merchant price markup in the tooltip when hovering over the merchant’s name in the Trade interface
  
• Added Freezer research node and device for storing food and raw ingredients
  
• Added Quantum Ship Computer device (Advanced 3x3 Ship Computer version)
  
• Added Ship Computer Research that will unlock Ship Computer and allow having 2 of them
  
• Self Replication Research will increase Ship Computer cap to 4
  
• Added High Availability/Quantum Cloud Research that will increase the Ship Computer cap to 16/24 respectively
  
• Added icons and info in the Starmap next to identified and visited space object

• Show a pop-up when Merchant ship offers trade
  
• Lists that have pagination can now be scrolled with mouse wheel
  
• Added extended controls for managing wanted amount in crafting device UI
  
• More detailed info in “Device Idle” notifications
  
• Added shortcuts to Codex > Blueprints, and Codex > Materials UIs
  
• Advanced Modifiery Keys and new controls
  
  • Selecting one or more Connectors and shift + clicking any electrical device will attempt to create (or break) a connection between the device and selected connector(s)
    
  • Selecting one or more electrical devices and shift + clicking a connector will attempt to create (or break) a connection between selected devices and the connector
    
  • Selecting one or more Teleporters and shift + clicking another teleporter will link the selected teleporter(s) to the clicked one
    
  • Holding Shift and clicking beings will add new beings to group selection
    
  • Holding Ctrl and clicking tiles will add new tiles to the group selection
    
  • Holding Alt and clicking objects (piles) will add new objects to the group selection
    
  • Ctrl + clicking “Select” in Merchant Trade UI will add 100% of the item
    
  • Shift + clicking “Select” in Merchant Trade UI will add 50% of the item
    
  • Alt + clicking “Select” in Merchant Trade UI will add x1 of the item
    
  • Ctrl + clicking arrows in the Research Queue will move the item to topmost / bottommost position
• Improved the Quick Search UI - Scroll wheel and arrow keys will work, and tooltips will appear
  
• Added diagnostics for unreachable positions into the Walking Difficulty overlay
  
• Notify players about mods failing to save their data
  
• Building a copy of a device will also copy its rotation
  
• Added 3 modes for viewing electricity grid overlay (Auto, Connectors Only, and All)
  
• Streamlined and optimized multiple UI elements to reduce confusion or misunderstanding
  
• Added more information to alerts and task failures to provide better context

These are the biggest changes that will impact your interaction with the game since November 1st that has been added to the game. Of course, as listed above, there have been over 300 different lines of patch notes during November and December so there is plenty of other changes, bug fixes, performance tweaks, and balance changes that have been made to the game. If you want to go through all of them, they’re listed all in one place at https://stardeusgame.com/changelog/

Now, with the end of the year almost upon us, we on the Stardeus team (Tomas & Paradox Arc) want to wish you a happy new year! In the new year, there will be plenty to talk about and show off what else Tomas has been building, so watch this space!

- The Stardeus Team

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The New Year is almost upon us – we're counting the days until the firework celebrations – and in Forza Horizon 5, we have a new week of events and rewards, as well as another exclusive Forzathon Shop sale that you don’t want to miss. Before we jump in, remember that you can discuss this week’s events and rewards over on the Forza Forums and we’re always open to your feedback, be sure to share your ideas for future content on the Suggestions Hub.

And what better way to celebrate than with an incredible V8 muscle machine. This week you can unlock the 1970 AMC Rebel 'The Machine' with its flamboyant red, white, and blue paint scheme that made as much of a statement as its 340-horsepower V8. From the factory this Rebel was poised as a street legal drag race car and could run mid-14s in the quarter mile, while the distinctive ram-air hood scoop and hood-mounted tachometer contributed to its performance-minded attitude.



By earning 20 PTS on this week’s Festival Playlist, you can expand your garage with this delightfully different muscle car from AMC, a manufacturer notorious for taking on the big three in its own way with performance that could give the big boys a run for their money. Now you can prove that it’s the definitive pony car in Forza Horizon 5 – see you at the drag strip!

As a reminder, this week is your last chance to participate in our Monthly Rivals and Forza EV events, as well as unlock the overall Horizon Holidays series rewards. You have until Thursday, January 5 to get your hands on these cars, as well as the rewards discussed in this blog:

• 80 PTS: 2022 Extreme E #22 JBXE
  
• 160 PTS: 2014 Ferrari California T

Here’s a look at the new cars for this week:

• 20 PTS: 1970 AMC Rebel 'The Machine'
  
• 40 PTS: 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 by Gunther Werks

Flex those muscles with the most powerful muscle car in production, the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Purpose-built for drag racing with a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8 under the hood, the 840 horses are certain to get you across every finish line faster than your competitors will realize. It’s also rare too, with only 3,300 ever produced. Celebrate this iconic car that harkens back to the legendary pony days in the Weekly Forzathon Challenge.



Where to spend those Forzathon Points, you ask? The Forzathon Shop of course! Look out for the 2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster and the 2015 Mercedes-Benz #24 Tankpool24 Racing Truck, as well as the Green Suit Outfit, the Yellow Sundress and the Clock Tower car horn.

Ring in the New Year with an exclusive Forzathon Shop sale available from 2:30 PM UTC on Dec. 31 until 2:30 PM UTC on Jan 2. The high-performance cars on discount include the 2016 Pagani Huayra BC Forza Edition, the 2013 Ferrari 458 Speciale, the 2010 Jaguar C-X75 and the 2016 Audi R8 V10 plus. Don’t miss out!



It’s a Holiday Rush in The Trial this week, so you better overtake those Drivatars to make it home in time for the New Year festivities and of course, unlock a shiny 2015 Audi TTS Coupé on your travels.

We 3 Kings come together for Seasonal Playground Games exclusively featuring Team King. Your participation will be rewarded with the 2008 BMW Z4 M Coupe.



Three Super Wheelspins await in this week’s Seasonal PR Stunts. Take on the Heights of Mulegé Danger Sign, the La Subida Speed Zone and the Sand and Deliver Trailblazer. As always, Hot Wheels Park has a fourth to complete with another Super Wheelspin up for grabs in the Ice Crash Danger Sign.

Expand your garage with three new cars courtesy of Seasonal Championships. Get the 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in Feliz Navidad, the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V in New Beginnings and the 2017 Jaguar F-PACE S in Down for the Countdown. You can also obtain the 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class from By The Fire over on Hot Wheels Park.



Horizon Tour is back on the Festival Playlist, so team up with your friends and the community for a road-trip across Mexico.

It’s Photo Challenge time! This week, you’re tasked to photograph the Snowman at the Buena Esperanza Player House near Ek' Balam to unlock the Sad Snowman Head for your wardrobe.



Lastly, the Horizon Super7 is featuring the 2016 Formula Drift #530 HSV Maloo Gen-F as a reward for those who successfully take on all seven Challenge Cards!

That’s it for Horizon Holidays. We wish you all a happy and safe New Year! Enjoy the celebrations and we’ll see you in 2023 for the next Forza Horizon 5 series, #FORDzathon. Remember, there won’t be a content update to download for this one as all the necessary reward cars and events were included in the previous update. With that said, thanks for your continued support and we’ll see you in Mexico!

Heroes of Arkesia,

Our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG wanted to wish everyone happy holidays as 2022 comes to a close. What a year it was, and we received multiple awards thanks to your support and love for the world of Arkesia! To celebrate, a gift was sent to players during downtime. When you login from 12/28 to 3/15 will receive the reward. 1 character can claim the reward per account.

• 100 Ancient Platinum Coin (each coin contains 20k silver)
  
• 10 Collective Battle Item Chest
  
• A Legendary Card Pack Selection Chest
  
• 100 Pheons
  
• 10 Magick Society Special Dye Chest
  
• A Mokoko Skin Selection Chest with 4 new options

The Battle Item Chests first distributed were random- to ensure all players are fully geared up with Battle Items of all types, we will be distributing an additional 100 "4 Battle Item Chests". Players who have already claimed their gift will also keep the initial items.

Cheers to an exciting, adventure-filled 2022— and even more in 2023. Make sure to checkout the roadmap to see the new content arriving early next year. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia, celebrating on Festivity Island!

Fix :
Various effects placements
Translations

Changes :
Vengeful : Attack damage is halved in easy mode, it benefits from the animations and sounds of the hunt.
The writing sound has a higher attenuation.
Adjustment of some sounds.
Reduction of the rune and enlargement of the detection area.
The unenhanced night vision lights up weakly (8%) of the max.
The temporary rune is white to avoid confusion.
You lose reputation with a completed contract at less than 25% (before 50%).

New :
Add a counter on the ATH that can be activated in the settings.
Addition of several objects in the maps

Mirage Creative is Importer + sandbox. More info will be in next public post.

Hotfix patch for Windows has been released to address the following issues:

Version 3.72 (patch #1)
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- fixed: audio issues

On some systems audio got played wrong, and the audio loading failures also made the game crash prone. The issues were linked to SDL_mixer version in use we've now reverted back to using SDL_mixer 2.0.4.

- fixed: character portrait being shown in message log screen
- fixed: character portrait not showing up after using encyclopedia in skills menu
- fixed: arrows picked from villages not tagged as unpaid

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If you had trouble running with 3.72 due to audio problems we dearly hope this patch fixes them for you and for all - and for good.

Should the problems persist for you we'll continue the bug hunting, and in the meantime there's previous stable version available which you can opt-into.
To play the previous version 3.71 check the betas using code urwversion371
and opt-into the 3.71 "beta branch" that appears.

And hey, if this patch brings you from the unfortunate muffled and crash prone audio league back into proper stable UnReal World again let us know!

Cheers!

Added duck



Duck

P.S. Also fixed Korean font (some characters weren't displaying before), and added temporary legs as props(?)

P.P.S. Update Dec. 29 2022: Patch fixed character loading issues on certain OS, and added more legs to props (?)

P.P.P.S. Update Dec. 30 2022: Patch fixed save/load for comics! Also added even more legs.

We made some fixed to the festive rewards... If you did manage to put out all the light in Swindon, the cap should now be available in your wardrobe. However make sure you knock out at least one light before trying to put it on.



and a bunch of other fixes like to the festive onesie - the required bulbs is actually 500 not 100.

Fixed Mac Client