We're back with another weekly patch notes! Before we go into the fixes and changes for this week, we wanted to let you know that the Christmas event, 'Yeti Yuletide', will end on the January 19th at 11:00 am PDT, so be sure to keep playing the event to unlock the seasonal rewards before it ends!
Fixed
Updated help page, fixed incorrect description regarding supplies decreasing when travelling.
Fixed missing Empowered hover term on certain cards.
Fixed Strength Focus not placing the card in the draw pile appropriately sometimes.
Fixed missing intent for skill Suppress.
Changed
Unlock new skill grid button has been shifted towards the left so that is is more visible.
Added VFX when triggering Mark of the Damned cell effect in Vampire Queen encounter.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree - MEUR_Dani
In the pre-alpha build highlighted in previous videos, we featured an area that is very close to our hearts: Braer Castle! We now wanted to go a bit more in-depth on this area so you could see just how much it means to us and why it is currently one of our favourite areas in Mandragora.
First off, we’d like to talk a bit about our inspirations for Mandragora. The guiding idea behind the art style has always been based upon a trip to Ireland taken by our two creative leads back in 2016, where they fell in love with the epic dark fantasy style of their folklore. Taking that inspiration and blending it with the Primal Game Studio team's love of Eastern European legends and tales helped create the aesthetic you see today.
It was with these two striking folklore inspirations in mind that we also landed on this painterly style that helps give Mandragora a classic feel. And the best place to see these dark, gothic influences reflected in the game’s design is on Braer Island, home to the mysterious Braer Castle.
Braer Castle is a great place to take in the art style of the game at its best, with beautiful grand and gothic areas. The inclusion of details in the mid/foreground was purposeful, to keep the background less in focus and lighter to help all character silhouettes really ‘pop’. This means that while our character is the main star of the show, you can still take in all the other details without feeling overwhelmed.
To show you a bit more, here is a sneak peek at one of the rooms in the castle in the concept art stage:
And now, here’s how it looks in-game!
Pretty big difference, right? And we’re not finished. We’re still working on the game and we’ve got a lot more to add and amend, so by the time you get to play the game, it will hopefully look even better. And of course, you’ll find a variety of enemies and characters to interact with while on Braer Island. Like the Striga, for instance — a fearsome opponent inspired by Slavic mythology, who can hunt you down and dodge your attacks until she's ready to strike her devastating blow. Watch out, because one strike from the Striga can be deadly!
She’s not the only one waiting in the shadows, but we’ll share more about that later when we can give you an in-depth look at some of our other enemies in Mandragora.
We hope you enjoyed getting a sneak peak at how we created this area. We’ve got so much more to show you about Mandragora, so if you want to keep up-to-date, hit the wishlist button and follow us on social at @MandragoraGame on Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram!
A quick summary for those who don’t want to go through the whole article. There are more details on all these points within the Roadmap.
4 items confirmed on this month’s Roadmap including: ScotRail Express: Edinburgh-Glasgow West Cornwall Local – Steam Railtour Amtrak Acela Express Niddertalbahn: Bad Vilbel – Glauburg-Stockheim
ScotRail Express: Edinburgh Glasgow releases on 26th January
Skyhook Games’ next British route has been added to the Roadmap
Add-ons Manager is in its final stages before preparing for launch on PlayStation
Patch released on Monday, containing Steam physics improvements, London Commuter red lights improvements and new freight services, work to improve lighting timing on future routes (as well as Southeastern High-Speed), AWS/TPWS Save Game improvements, and more
Class 20 Livery Designer functionality has also been released
Boston Sprinter is receiving a signalling and lighting update
Cadets, it is with great pleasure that we announce the release date of Total Tank Generals. The upcoming WW2 Hex-based tactical wargame will be releasing on March 30th, 2023
There’s not long to go before you take command of some of the most infamous armies in WW2, so Wishlist now!
Every War Has Its Generals
Total Tank Generals needs you! Take command of an army during WW2 and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals - such as Patton, Zhukov, and Rommel.
Turn-based strategy is the name of the game here, as you’re dropped into real historical military campaigns of past generals and see how you fair.
Every Decision Matters
Deciding how to take on the latest campaign can be challenging and choosing suitable units for battles can be tricky. There are dozens of unit options to choose from, some that complement each other when carefully positioned and manoeuvred across the battlefield. Some are lone wolves that are built to dominate.
You are the general and it your choice when and who to recruit and promote. When to expand your army and when to resupply on all out assaults. If all else fails, the air support can be called in to help the troops on the ground or turn the tide of battle in your favour.
Every Unit Matters
Total Tank Generals features an innovative way of stacking units. Allowing you to mix each tile to your favour. Adding an additional tactical way that could give you the advantage.
Every army has its own selection of units - each with its own strengths and weaknesses - that reflect their historical counterparts
Every Detail Matters
Immersing yourself in the history of the largest military conflict to date and follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest military leaders across their campaigns that made them.
Total Tank Generals will offer a strong historical approach for casual gamers to long-time strategy fans and WW2 enthusiasts. All of this is delivered in an entertaining and comprehensive package depitcing historical events in a realistic documentary-like manner.
Every Idea Matters
Total Tank Generals will also offer extensive modding support and map-making with Steam Workshop. Allowing construction and creation of campaigns to challenge you and your friends.
Modding support will allow for easy tweaks to stats and mechanics, adding new units or even changing visuals to create whole new universes to explore.
Click here to play the Free Demo of Total Tank Generals, NOW!
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We come to you today with a nice new update for Patron.
Aquatico, by our colleagues at Digital Reef, is about to be released and since both Patron and Aquatico use the same underlying tech, we've helped the ladies and gents there with some engine updates. We're gradually back-porting these changes and improvements into Patron because... well... why not make Patron better? :)
Naturally, there are other fixes too, and we've thrown in a completely new map as well, just for the fun of it ;).
We hope to bring more improvements in the near future, and if you haven't already, do check out Aquatico. Give the demo a go and let Digital Reef know what you think.
With the kindest of regards, we salute you, governors! Overseer Games
