One of the major new features of the upcoming update is a brand new diplomacy system, which we're calling "Plans and Plots". This mechanic brings everything together into one connected system, including clans, alliances, rebellions and wars.



Prior to this update, diplomacy was happening behind the scenes, with players only able to see the results of the decisions made by kings and leaders. However, with the new system, royal clan members will first create a plan before making any major moves.



For instance, they might initiate a plan to start a war, form an alliance, or even spark a rebellion. These plans will take time to come to fruition, and players will be able to track their progress as they unfold.

And, of course, the fun part is that you will be able to handle it and direct your attention towards a king who intends to wage war against your favorite kingdom. (With life eraser, bombs, or Crabzilla lasers)



There are currently several different types of plots available, including starting a war, creating a treaty, forming/breaking an alliance and inciting rebellion. We have plans(heh) to add even more plot types in the future, but those will come in later updates.



Bonus: New tower animations from Hugo!





Thank you for your ongoing support! While you wait for an update, we have one more post to share. The next one will be about ERAS. Stay tuned!



Alliances:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1206560/announcements/detail/3631626193502166546

New Wars:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1206560/announcements/detail/3672157322353811983

Clans and Bloodlines:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1206560/announcements/detail/3672156687251117721

Age of Darkness:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1544391783102414848

Ages window preview:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1549416354549477376

Age of Cold:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1554062947185561603

Roses?
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1561339139869523973

Swords?
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1575249911507046400

Unity of Updog:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1582842869219352577

Tooltips and UI:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1592168092863500289

Debagrys:
https://twitter.com/mastef/status/1592475768533450753

(!):
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1596536652654346240

Wars:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1600948642038579200

Wars x2:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1601897826065469440

Volcanoes:
https://twitter.com/mastef/status/1602912803370983424

More options for map generation:
https://twitter.com/Mixamko/status/1607110164506869760

The official Steam Mystery Fest is a celebration of mystery and detective games of all kinds!

Death Come True—part of the Mystery Fest 2023 lineup—is a brand new sci-fi mystery in full-length live-action movie format, brought to you by genius creator of the Danganronpa series Kazutaka Kodaka.

The protagonist acts as you make choices in each scene, moving the story forward.
What ending awaits after you've made your choices?

Cast
Kanata Hongo as Makoto Karaki
Chiaki Kuriyama as Akane Sachimura
Win Morisaki as Nozomu Kuji
Yuki Kaji as the Concierge
Chihiro Yamamoto as Nene Kurushima
Jiro Sato as Kenichi Mino

Love movies, mysteries, and mulling over puzzles? Death Come True is for you!

Welcome back! After a bit of a delay, the next update is here! This will probably be the last update for awhile because after being out for almost a year, the game has kind of ran its course. I still have several cut things from this update, so maybe there will be be some smaller fixes and updates still!

• Post-Processing tweaks
  
• New pickup system
  
• Controller support (Xbox controller only)
  
• A second floor along with a bunch of new rooms
  
• Enhanced end screens

Lastly, I wanna encourage you to check out X-tefer Productions on Twitter! That's where I post updates, ranging from games to books and who knows what else!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/xtefer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xtefer

First bit of news, I've settled on 24th March 2023 for transitioning from Early Access to full launch on Steam.

This update includes some small changes to armour and protection. Heavier armour will slow you down but also provide increased protection. There's also a new Spiky Armour which finally gives Thorny Claws and Sharp Beaks a purpose besides being makeshift weapons.



Finally, the last endgame quest has been added to the game. Here's a little hint on what you'll be dealing with:



Full change list:

• Added final endgame quest
  
• Updated Fuel Barrel and Oil Well images
  
• Increased all torso clothing and armour base conditions
  
• Iron armour slows wearer down slightly when equipped
  
• Slice tag required to recycle lizardskin clothing
  
• Increased value of Thorny Claws and Sharp Beak
  
• Added Spiky tag to Thorny Claws and Sharp Beak
  
• Lowered weight of claws, teeth and beaks
  
• Added Spiky Armour and crafting recipe
  
• Reduced Fuel value from 0.1 to 0.05
  
• Added Abandoned Oil Fields and Wells
  
• Added Steam achievement for third endgame quest
  
• Fixed an endgame quest steam achievement triggering too early
  
• Fixed ammo count off by 1
  
• Fixed some weapon angles
  
• Fixed Iron Helmet missing protection value

• The Linux editor has a workaround fix for Right Click/Copy/Paste/etc, which was previously broken. Linux Editor should now be on parity as the other platforms.

Added new NPC's, new scenes, new maps, new missions.

In this small patch we are making changes to make the game more accessible for players that are still getting into it, by making improvements to the progression you can make in easy mode.

-More achievements (both general and mercenary specific) are now available in easy mode!

-"Blinded by the Light" achievement requirement has been reduced from a 10s stun to a 7s stun

-"Making progress" achievement requirement has been raised to beating wave 15 in easy mode

-New Lighting VFX for ticking cluster bomb explosions and Vulkanite Ingot detonations!

-Heavy Shopper and Ammonite have had their ammo rates adjusted for the minigunner

-Vulkanite Ingot now ignites enemies as intended

These bugs have been squashed!

-Fixed Drakonic Bagel not firing its fireballs

-Fixed Vulkanite Ingot having invisible armor after mining lift room

-Fixed Heavy Shopper not showing ammo buff icons over items in shops

You haven’t heard from us in a while (because we’ve been super heads-down on finishing up our game!) but this is indie game Solace State, a cyberpunk visual novel about friendship, civic duty, and the biotech revolution.

We are SO excited to announce that our game will be released on Xbox and Steam later this year!

Here’s our latest trailer to get you as pumped as we are:



We’ve added lots of polish in our artwork, including even more character art and environment art for our thriving metropolis! Did you know that the game now has 31 fully illustrated characters? Chloe, our main character, has 58 poses and counting!



Extra polish also means improved accessibility by using OpenDyslexic font and character highlights to show who's talking, 50 save slots (wooow!), and getting everything ready to port over to Xbox!



We’re so honoured that Solace State has been featured in four articles recently. Check them out:

• Kotaku: 30 Indie Games You Should Know About Releasing in 2023
  
• Buzzfeed: Here Are 30 LGBTQ Video Games Being Released In 2023 To Look Forward To
  
• Kotaku AU: Apropos Of Nothing: A List Of Great Trans Games
  
• MobileSyrup: Toronto-made Solace State aims to bring unique voices to cyberpunk - our first exclusive interview this year

Steam is hosting a Mystery Fest, and do you get what we’re hinting at? From Feb 20th-27th, we’ll be one of the oh-so-mysterious games featured at this online event! During that limited time, our demo will be available to download for free on our Steam page.

Click here to follow our Steam event page!



And that’s our latest! Don’t forget to add Solace State to your wishlist on Steam. It helps us indies more than you know, and we truly appreciate it. Follow us on Twitter or Tumblr, or join our new Mastodon, and chat with us on our Discord server to stay up-to-date on the latest developments.

Here’s an announcement you probably don’t care about, but I’m going to tell you anyways. Somehow we tricked a publisher, Freedom Games (https://freedom.gg) into publishing RICE. Yep. That’s right. R.I.C.E, the repetitive INDIE combat experience has a publisher now. >:D

Don’t worry, they’re not changing anything with the game. You’ll still be committing planetary genocide. Freedom Games will be helping a lot to advertise the game, do PR, manage events…etc. You know, all the stuff customers think happens magically and don’t realize there’s a swath of people getting somehow paid to do all this. This allows us to just keep doing our thing while Freedom will help fulfill all our desires to make a Repetitive Indie Combat Experience.

Here’s the announcement they originally wanted us to make :

Hello everyone! We are proud to announce that R.I.C.E. is now being published by Freedom Games (https://freedom.gg). For those of you who may not know, a game publisher can take care of a lot of the business and marketing side of releasing a game. That includes managing our store pages, marketing and advertising the game, helping showcase the game at both digital and live events, PR, and a lot more. Really it lets us totally focus on working to make the game the best it can be, and provides us with the resources to do so.

You may also be concerned about horror stories of publishers ruining the vision of a game or forcing arbitrary restrictions on the dev team. For Freedom, that can’t be further from the reality we have experienced with them. Freedom has been a great partner to us, only enhancing and supporting our vision. We were very careful when considering whether to go with a publisher or not, and selected Freedom because they are committed to our vision of the game, and only want to see it reach its full potential as we see it. We maintain complete creative and development freedom, and Freedom (heh) wouldn’t have it any other way!