We're super thrilled that Paper Pirates now has a full set of Steam Trading Cards available to anyone who buys the game. Steam Trading Cards are granted randomly to players as they play. We've themed the Trading Cards around the bots, so look out for all of your favourite Paper Pirates characters and make sure to trade with your friends to get the ones you really love!

Collecting a full set of Steam Trading Cards awards a badge, which you can display on your Steam profile, and also grants you access to some Paper Pirates themed emotes you can use throughout Steam chat and Steam profile backgrounds you can use to fancy up your Steam profile. You can even collect additional sets to level up your badge, and earn even more goodies!

If you're super lucky, you might find a Foil card with a special frame. These are especially rare and definitely worth keeping an eye out for!

We hope everyone has fun collecting and trading Steam Trading Cards while playing Paper Pirates, and we'll see you all again soon out there on the ocean!

Patch notes:
Replaced screen effects with a border flash.
Fixed typo on music credits.
Fixed enemies on fire not getting hit.
Items now sort alphabetically.
Fixed ranged weapons to be accurate.
Fixed camera frame rate smoothness.
Fixed Tower out of bounds exploit.
Fixed barrier spell being bouncy.
Fixed tiny mummies appearing.
Changed player friction.
Fixed profile images in the main menu.
Added squeaky footsteps option.
Added framerate cap option.
Fixed deathless bug.
Made custom profile pictures load within the creation menu.
Added some wind to the opening crawl.

Dear PGM users,
Thank you for your continued support of PGMMV!
The official Steam Spring Sale has ended - but the Spring Sale of PGMMV shall carry on a little longer!
From 3/24 to 3/31, Pixel Game Maker MV's whopping 80% off discount, and DLCs' up to 30% off discount is still valid!
Did you buy any titles during the Steam Spring Sale? Why not consider making some fan-fic with PGMMV for your favourite games?

Critter Crops is at PAXEast booth 19103!



To celebrate, we'll also have the demo up on Steam for the duration of the event. So be sure to check it out and share with your friends!

Fixed bugs that resulted in a broken interface when switching between keyboard and mouse controls.

Thank you for all of the support and kindness! I never thought Fatrifice would be played by so many! :)

Dragons!

Gain the advantage by logging in for increased rates during Golden Time Event! Starting at midnight, enjoy a 2x EXP, 2x Skill, and 2x Drop event!

Event Duration:
March 24, 2023 00:00 - March 26, 2023 23:59 Pacific

This increased rate event will only last until Sunday, March 26th at before midnight, so don't wait to take advantage of these increased gains!

- The bloom was too high by error on AK and AR

Shoutouts to the handful of people and testers reading this. You know, who you are. So there is some news again. Let's see:

First: From now on until launch, there will be one game update per month on steam. I stopped updating the steam built for every minor change. So expect less, but bigger updates in the next few months. If an update contains braking changes, there will probably be a fix. But besides that, don't expect too many changes in the next weeks.



A lot of tiny changes were made, to make the whole experience more exciting. Faster canon reloads, faster tanks and smaller maps make shying away from a fight less feasible and force you to return to the battlefield quickly.


In this context, the new segmented health bar is of high significance. Instead of one health bar, players now have three tiny bars. Once one of them is empty, you lose it altogether. Players can not heal those bars, but there is a new item to pick up, that restores one health bar. After you get eliminated, you of course respawn with all three bars again. This drastically changes the role of health packs in the game and disincentivizes avoiding opponents to wait for the next heal.


There are a bunch of new pickups. 1) The power rocket pickup, which makes your next 3 rockets slower, but way more deadly. 2) The fast reload pickups cuts the reload time of your next 4 rockets in half. 3) The health-bar restore pickup, which restores one health bar if your tank is missing one. 4) The speed pickup, which enhances your tank's speed for a while, and lastly 5) the slowdown pickup, which slowers all other player's tanks.


Traits (the name is subject to change) are like mini advantages you can select for your tank, which will be automatically triggered in some situations or under some conditions. Right now, there are 16 of them, ranging from a speed boost, while in critical damage to one trait, that restores one health bar for every opponent you eliminate.


The bomb shower secret weapon fell flat during testing. Therefore Theodore now has a defensive drone, that automatically attacks enemies in its proximity.


The style of the pickups has been changed completely. Also, the color palette has been changed, to give the game a warmer, more vintage-ish look.


Both screens have been redone to reflect the new mechanics and (on the update selection screen) show more statistics about the updates' impacts on your tank.


You can now change dozens the game variables (like tank speed, canon damage, cooldown times, and many, many more) by writing your own custom XML-Config. Don't like how the game is right now? Try your own variation! Did you find settings, which make the game way better? Don't forget to let me know!


Nothing fancy here, but some of the changes required modifications for some medals. Also, since pickups are now more than ever and drop way more frequently, it seemed appropriate, to give a medal to the player, who collects the most pickups in any round.



The main goal for the next month(s) is to balance all those new (and older) things to get more evened-out gameplay. Some special weapons (and traits) are yet a bit too strong (or weak) compared to others. Also, the game modes besides deathmatch will need some more work on the balancing side.


Yes, there will be achievements. The primary reason for this is, that the amount of tanks, traits, pickup items, and game modes, has become a bit too much for starters to the game. Therefore the game will start with less of them and players will have to unlock more features by achieving different easy (or hard) goals. This will hopefully help new players learn the different aspects of the game without being confused by the different opportunities. But for now (and probably in a while to come) all features, tanks, etc. are available right from the start.

So that's it. More coming sometime in April. Till then, have fun! Chris


P.S.: The invitation for free keys for testing still stands. Do you want to provide feedback? Just let me know, and I'll send you a key. Please be aware, that this is for testing purposes. While I obviously can not force you to test the game, I'll revoke the keys of people who are just collecting games and do not provide any feedback at all. If you provide feedback, the key will be yours forever - even after the launch.

The latest WILD HEARTS update includes the mysterious Grimstalker – a Kemono shrouded in mystery, its body at once like an erupting volcano and a surging tsunami. You'll also face tough new quests that will push your hunting abilities to the limit. And you can unlock great new Emotes and Chat Stamps to help you stand out from the crowd*.



Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts. WILD HEARTS™ is a unique twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against fearsome beasts infused with the ferocious power of nature itself. Take on these creatures alone or hunt with friends in seamless co-op.

No one remembers why the Kemono began their rampage through a once prosperous Azuma. Fueled by desperation, these giant beasts wield the power of primal nature at its most destructive. For a while, it seemed that none could stand against their overwhelming might. But hope arrives in the form of a formidable hunter, armed with deadly weapons and ancient technology called Karakuri that could turn the tide of battle.

*Requires Wild Hearts (sold separately) and all game updates to play.
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