Hello! This is TEAM HORAY.

It seems like it's the first time we've written a post that isn't a patch note.

First of all, we would like to say thank you for your interest in our team and Dungreed for a long time.

To celebrate the coming of the new year, We want to share some of our work.





From the beginning of 2021 to the present, we are developing a new game.

The game's name is Sephiria. It's a top-down view action roguelite set in a ruined world and tells the story of animals living in it. We are developing hard to make the game fun.

This is previews of the game in development.





To add a bit more explanation, This is an inventory in Sephiria. "Charms" and "Stont Tablets" are main items in the game. Placing a stone tablet near a charm will strengthen a charm. To get more stronger, you need to handle your inventory well.



So far, We are not sure if the game is fun or well made... :O
But we think if we keep developing and researching hard, we'll definitely find a good answer!

A release date has not been set yet. We'll share more the development status of the game through the community in the future. Please look forward to it!






The mobile version of Dungreed is coming to iOS and Android!

The porting of the mobile version has been going on slowly for a really long time, and we are very happy to finally show you.

The mobile version of Dungreed will be released in early January 2023. (Soon!)

It is sold as a paid app and includes the same content as the PC version of Dungreed. Enjoy Dungreed with touch controls designed for the mobile environment. (Controllers are also supported)





We are always looking at your feedbacks. Thank you all!
We'll tell you about the update of new contents. We plan to add a new biome, add items, new systems, and improve some old systems. But we are currently concentrating on developing new games, so until now it's nothing to show you yet.

The updates will be developed in parallel with the new game so it has not been decided when the update will be uploaded. Details related to the new update will be shared again later. :)


Wish everyone happiness in the upcoming 2023.
Thank you!

New Minigame:
- The Crypt Crucible (PvP/PvE/No Karma Loss)

Fixed Bugs:
- 1I Water rendering
- Fishing false positives
- Achievement reward calculations

Changes:
- Treasure Tracker rewards doubled
- Status effect damage will no longer be affected by defensive stats
- Removed flying from dungeons and instances
- Arrow and Bolt collision detection size doubled

Hello everyone, unfortunately because of all the things happening during Christams time, I couldn't publish this update here like i have already done on the Facebook page, so here we are :D

Some update on what I'm working on.

From last update I told you I was working on a new system called Cataclysms, a dynamic power which gets stronger the more Weapon Forge the Tyrant accumulates. The system will be released along with the final 4 Tyrants and this is exactly what I'm working on.

A single Tyrant comes with 1 icon 3 Rage Spells, 1 Cataclysm with different effects (common and peculiar ones), 9 different Disciples and 11 spells for them; doing some maths this means:
- 12 rage spells,
- at least 8 to 12 cataclysm effects,
- 4 new icons (which I need to put together),
- 36 Disciples,
- 44 new Disciple spells (with their appearence).

A pretty huge amount of things to be done ahahahaha.

Up to now I have done all the icons, all the rage spells, all the cataclysms effects and started to do 4 disciples spells out of 44, to give you something, here following I will show you the new Tyrants icons and the name of the new Tyrants along with their "Field of influence":
- Magnus: Magic
- Suli'Vox: Power
- Drholl: Discipline
- Tolden: Matter

That's all for now, thank you for your time and your interest ^^.

See you in game 🙂

Magnus:


Suli'Vox:


Drholl:


Tolden:

• New Motion Presets
  
  
  
  Find them under
  Menu > Settings > Motion/Camera > Choose Preset
  
  The default (on first install of the game), and developer preferred preset is the Wild option.
  
  However, feedback from some players suggests the physics / camera motion can be a little taxing on the stomach... so for those players it is suggested to try the Balanced preset first, and then if that is still too lively, try the Stable option.
  
  The settings can be customized (overrides the presets) via
  Menu > Settings > Motion/Camera > Customize
  
  (And this remains the place to adjust the camera FOV)
  
  
• New Motion (physics) setting for 'Slidey robots'
  
  
  
  The new BRK ('brake') slider enables you to reduce the 'slidey robot' behaviour. We'd prefer you to try to adapt your brain to the slidey motion, since it comprises much of the 'feel' of being the different robots - but if the motion is doing your head / stomach in... you can now reduce or eliminate it entirely by adjusting your BRK.
  
  The BRK setting is auto-adjusted as you switch between the motion presets (see above).
  
  
• Controller Improvement: Movement input is now applied analog-ly (so bots can now move at less than their max speed)
  
• Controller change: Grab rotate / upright DPAD controls changed to more intuitive L/R for rotate Left/Right, and DPAD UP for upright).
  
• Fix: Done some things to reduce (hopefully eliminate) the chance of players going out-of-bounds at the prelude location.

Patch download size: 40 MB

Major update is now live.
The game is now easier . We fixed the time interval to the random colour changes so now you don't need to have godly reflexes ;)
Be warned the game is still very challenging but now is 100% fair.
We fixed some minor bugs, and some performance issues to some low spec pc's.
We also fixed some bugs in the 3 infinite modes and the time intervals to the random colour changes.

HTTP image server connection support

With the end of the Christmas event, we are bringing you a New Years one!🥳
New Years items will be marked (just like in the previous event) in the shop with a special ribbon🎀
Here are all the things you can expect during the event and just like in the last one you get to keep some of them after it!😮🎆

Couldn’t do without it, a disco ball will make the place pop. Animals want to dance too🕺

A new year billboard billboard with balloons 🤔 Oh well, might as well take it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We also have a new years cup🍺

There was also a cake 🥮 and plates 🍽️ so that each guest at the New Year's party could eat it in peace. In addition, you can put a candle 🕯 on the table to create a New Year's atmosphere!


Once again you can dress up your favorite pets, but this time: bow🎀, glasses🕶 and two types of hats to choose from are: a cap and a party hat🥳


When it comes to furniture for the event, we have a table and a bar cart for you - so you can serve as much goodness as possible!💁♀️

Someone was partying on the roof of the office building, and left there some balloons🎈, garlands and confetti but also some Christmas chains on poles🧐

Little of it! Garlands and confetti can also be found on fences😮

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Classically, the Van and parcels in the game change their color to a crazier one and fireworks will appear in the area! 🎆

Just like in the Christmas Event, furniture and items bought and PLACED during the ⭐event⭐ will stay with you after it😊

Clothes and decorations like: changing the van and packages color, fireworks, all the environment decorations and CLOTHES FOR ANIMALS etc. DISAPPEAR after the event, so get the best out of them while they are here!🤗

The event starts 29.12 and ends 05.01. Additional items in Animal Shelter will be available for purchase in-game from 29.12 to 05.01 Thursday 6PM CET after which they disappear and will no longer be available for purchase.

We can’t wait to see how beautifully you will decorate your shelters, please share them on our Discord!



Don't forget to add our Animal Shelter game to your wish list to stay up to date with all the news about our game!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239320/Animal_Shelter/

See you next year!
The Animal Shelter Team 🎅

Well, here we are at the end of 2022! It's hard to believe I've been working on MonCon on and off for close to five years now. This past year has definitely seen the most amount of steady progress on the game.

I have some cool new content to share, but before we get too far down into the weeds, I'll let you guys in on this newsletter's big announcement:

MonCon will be coming out by the end of 2023!

I've finished enough this year that I feel safe drawing this line in the sand. 2023 will still be a tight race to the finish line, but I think that this deadline strikes a good balance between getting the game out in a reasonable amount of time so that I can move on to other projects, and not compromising on the game's overall quality.

So by hook or by crook, come hell or high water, the full version of MonCon will be in your hands by this time next year.

Now, let's consult the progress chart and see where things are at:



As you can see, the game's side-quests are mostly done! Right now, I'm working with a secondary writer for the rest of the side-quest content. My goal in doing this is to really cement that eclectic "melting pot" vibe that you get when attending a convention, and bringing in a second writing voice should really help with that. But working with outside help means that a fraction of the game's cutscenes and quests are still cooking in the pipeline.

Meanwhile, MonCon's arcade minigames are also coming along nicely. I've settled on a grand total of eleven minigames for the final game. Seven of those are complete, but the remaining four should have a fairly short development cycle, as they'll mostly be reskins / tweaks / advanced versions of the existing minigames.

Here's a peek at one of the brand-new minigames I just put the finishing touches on:



I've also begun working on brand new monsters you'll have to conversation-battle in the later chapters of the game. There are a lot of new monster designs that I can't wait for you all to see! Here's a few that you'll have to converse with in Chapter 3...





Last but not least, I wanted to give everyone a convention-related update. As per our usual tradition, we will be attending CSGC in Tulsa, Oklahoma in April. This time around, we will have a brand-new build of MonCon that will be feature-complete up to the end of Chapter 3, AKA the first 40% or so of the game. This goes far beyond any public demo of MonCon I've ever shown at previous conventions. If you're in the area, you'll definitely want to drop by to check out all the new game content.

And that's it for now! Wishing everyone safe winter travels, and we'll talk again in the new year!

That's all for now!

Happy New Year!

~ Elliott

TO-DO-LIST FOR CLOSED ALPHA:

Testing, bug fixing, optimization
▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱ 99%
▻ Fixed AI ignoring walls when shooting at higher ground
▻ Fixed AI moving against wall when close to target
▻ Fixed that enemies don't always show up
▻ Fixed that the teammate does not always run towards the enemy when he is not nearby
▻ Fixed character creator not working
▻ Fixed cloak and hair clipping with shield, 2h and bow
▻ Fixed cinematic sprites flickering
▻ Fixed bug when opening options that the selection jumps
▻ Fixed missing weapon colliders
▻ Fixed character floating bug
▻ Fixed enemies missing standing targets with attacks
▻ Fixed character clipping with floor during attacks
▻ Fixed VFX bug of 1h axes
▻ Fixed wrong naming of NPCs


Clean up project, prepare game for Steam
▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 30%
▻ Added Steam stat variables


Polish / Optimize animations, vfx, sfx and textures
▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱ 99.9%
▻ Changed timed parry doing dmg to energy and staggering only if enemy has no energy left
▻ Increased attack push of enemies
▻ Increased spike trap duration
▻ Reduced collider radius of 2nd boss attacks
▻ Reduced HP of 1st boss and 1st elite
▻ Added new UI for codex
▻ Added speech bubbles
▻ Added speech bubbles for elites
▻ Added AI modes for aggressive, defensive and support behavior
▻ Added dialog options for NPCs

Feeling a little lethargic after one too many holiday indulgences? Don't worry, SYNCED has just what you need to get back on track...


The New Year is almost upon us, so start as you mean to go on with a little help from your friends at SYNCED. For one week only, all mods will be subject to a double drop rate. This means more rewards for less effort, giving you the perfect way to experiment with exciting new builds.
As the SYNCED Open Beta passes the half-way mark, we want to give our players the opportunity to mix and match their favorite mods, and to uncover fresh new playing styles never previously considered. Have fun!




Our seasonal event is still live until Jan 6, and there are a range of weird and wonderful rewards to scoop up before it finishes. Remember, Holiday rewards are permanent (meaning they will be valid in the full release of SYNCED too) so this is an opportunity you don't want to miss!




The SYNCED Discord community is the perfect place to discuss strategies or to recruit a mod-hunting squad for your next drop into the Meridian.
Our devs are also active within the community, and always eager to lend a helping hand. Feel free to leave feedback and suggestions too, as we're always seeking ways to improve the SYNCED experience.

https://discord.gg/SYNCED