• New boss "Ziggy"
  
• 3 new achievements
  
• Added goddess NPC who gives benefits at the game start (disabled when tutorial option is checked)
  
• GIves 10 gems when leveling up the hero after reaching the max hero level
  
• Event options added and polished
  
• 9 new gear abilities (archer and barrracks)

• Decreased multi-attack tower's critical damage (100% -> 25%, 50%)
  
• Decreased most of magic gear damage(-10%)
  
• Increased most of archer gear damage(+10%)
  
• Decreased drum artillery gear damage a bit
  
• Improved statistics data for further update

• Added a feature to read gear information at gear draft, shop and inventory
  
• Show tooltip on artifact reward
  
• Added toggle option to automatically select a next gear during battle
  
• Can read enemy info again at the bottom panel if the enemy info exixts
  
• Show gear grade color at inventory during battle
  
• Deselect enemy or minion unit when it is dead
  
• Show ally icon at bottom panel if an ally is selected
  
• Event performance and interaction improved
  
• Support 21:9, 16:10 resolutions

• Fixed shark dive effect
  
• Fixed white horn bow's minion attack stat
  
• Artillery tower's projectile can affect to flying target
  
• Fixed boss not to be affected by freezing or begolding abiilties
  
• Removed enemy ability effect which stop tower when the battle is over
  
• Fixed Mugi ability which hit the enemy, not allies

• New boss
  
• New enemies and battles
  
• New gears and artifacts
  
• Gear reinforcement
  
• Improved worldmap progress system

Warning : your current run will be deleted after update

Added a lot in this update! Majority of it is for the DLC, but some of it is for the original game as well:

- New 'Create SVC' in workshop, create your own vehicle with custom guns, upgrades, and visuals!
- New map 'UA1' to battle in, available in Tower mode and Exhibition!
- Changed the upgrade system to be more clear, will indicate which upgrade is equipped
- Workshop Resources can now be earned by just playing in the DLC. You will still earn much more going through the Tower mode, but you can now earn workshop resources in all modes.
- Added a Save / Load setup in the Options menu for the main menu. Can now have multiple saves, as well as delete or recover saves if you wish.

I appreciate all the love and support and players still excited about the game and playing and even making mods to this day. We've finally wrapped up the character sprite updates for the cast with Saffron and Reva!

I've been working full time on Duelists of Eden which is an online PvP card/fighting game. The game has been rebuilt from scratch and the mechanics are a bit different and catered to be exciting and fun for PvP!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1664200/Duelists_of_Eden/

Patch Notes 1.8 | 3-26-2023
Step Slash dmg 100->80 (so it doesn't kill hostages)

New Sprites:
Saffron
Reva

Bugfixes:
Readability mode no longer shows locked card descriptions
Leaving PvP with a saved run no longer deletes the saved run
Selicy Holiday skin can now only be unlocked in December
Second Breakfast - fixed and updated description
Uranium - updated description
Polished animations
Loading pngs for mods now uses a coroutine
Softlock at level 100 fixed, level cap increased to 999



This may be the last update for One Step from Eden. If there's one way you want to support us, please leave us a review on Steam!

Best,
Thomas

P.S. You can unlock Saffron's "Classic" skin by beating her as a boss!

This week I played through the current build of the vampire route for the first time in what feels like forever. I fixed some small things that should have been addressed earlier. Previously, whenever you were in the overworld, or even after certain battles, the screen tint would change to a normal, daytime color. I've made it so that the "nighttime" filter is on whenever you are outside. On the backend, I also made the leveling process a parallel common event (something I should have done in the first place). This isn't a change players will really notice, but is more of a quality of life change for me moving forward. One change players will notice is that when you are caught by one of the hunters in town, you'll now be able to push them away, similar to the enemies in chapter 4 of the main story. You still have to worry about being dog-piled, but you at least have a better chance to escape!

I am also done doing all of the sprite work and character art as of this week. I had been postponing the sprite art because I was unsure how to go about making a mermaid character sprite. below is the result of a bit of digging through some references. I think Maryn's sprite came out decently. Here she is fawning over Captain Gloria:



I've also completed another map, the pirate's base of operations, Devil's Cay:



This offshore pocket of land houses some pirate booty and a few fights. If you're familiar with the contest entry's story, you'll know what goes on here...



I am also working on a gameplay hook that will be exclusive to the vampire route. I'm still getting everything in place, but I think that players will be pleased with it's implementation. I'll have more to share with you next week!

That's all I have to share with you this week. Until next time, everyone!

Coming this Easter Monday, I have some time off work and I will add a BRAND NEW Fed-Wrecker to the game: the fan-favorite Hans-Hermann Hoppe!

His special ability will be Physical Removal, which will "get rid of" some fiat, so to speak.
Besides his default classic sweater vest, rack up a high score and play as one of his other skins.
Austrian Emperor Hoppe - Unlock this low time-preference look and secure wealth for future generations with this monarchical skin by scoring 250,000 points
El General Hoppe - Give free, scenic helicopter rides to your amigos en la izquierda in this spiffing uniform by scoring 1,250,000 points

You might have already read the article by PCGamesN…

… But in the circumstance that you haven’t, let us set the scene.

Welcome to the Depths of Hell.

You have entered into a world of darkness, where the Archfiends -- so alike and yet each strikingly different -- strive for power and dominion.

But beware, for there are those who lurk in the shadows, whose very presence sends shivers down the spines of even the most stalwart souls...

Today, we dare speak of one such being, an Archfiend whose name is whispered with dread and whose power is beyond measure. To gaze upon this being is to stare into the abyss itself, to feel the weight of despair and the certainty of defeat. For this Archfiend is a being of true darkness, a force to be reckoned with and feared...

It is with both trepidation and a sense of grim fascination that we reveal the name of this Archfiend...




Allow your depraved sorrow to seep slowly into your enemies with the Archfiend, Murmur. The Monarch of the Grave is a favourite among the players who enjoy sorcery and destruction.

An ancient evil, damned! with such a hatred of life, Murmer, a Monarch of the Grave, foul necromancer, despises the living and would smother it all with his vast armies of the dead.

Discordant trumpets herald the arrival of the Deathlord -- a short blast of excitement that swiftly wanes, a taunting reminder of a life outside of Murmur’s dismal aura.

Upon arrival, Murmur’s ghastly figure is moulded only by their gloomy plate armor, wreathed in a heavy atmosphere of evil sorcery. The Eye Heraldry burns from their helmet, the only colour in an otherwise desolate world.

The only feasible threat is the sharp, obsidian black longsword in hand and the two skeletal, horned wings upon Murmur’s back. Their wretched aura leaves much else of what the Deathlord is capable of to the imagination.



Special Abilities
Monarch of the Grave: Murmur's Special Ability will be revealed closer to the game, but has to do with Destruction... (We're taking guesses 👀)

Their initial stat distribution is…
1 Point to Wrath
1 Point to Prophecy
2 Points to Destruction

Murmur Lore: A vile necromancer, a collector of the dead and forgotten, who whispers through the veil, an abuser of ghosts, a shade-sinister, a ghoul, an eater of spirits, a crashing wave of bones. I have many more of these. I wonder from which destitute grave-womb they emerged?

Rumours hint that the Legions of Murmur are fuelled by the tolling undead. Those who face off against the Deathlord in the field have whispered horrific tales… Tales of the shambling mounds of bone and tendon who bear the banner of Murmur, forced to fight endlessly in the Monarch of the Grave’s Legions.

Then, once the battle is done… Did you think these bones would rest under the Vile Necromancer? These very vassals are forced to rise once again. There is no rest for the wicked, and even less for the wicked’s undead eternal armies…

The realisation of this haunting cycle is crushing, and it is this pure misery of the captured souls that fuels part of Murmur’s Sorcery.






The primary focus here was to capture the imposing stature and otherworldly presence through nods to malevolence in shape and detail.

I spent but a night within that sad manse, and walked its empty, unlit and cob-webbed halls, and heard the forlorn moaning of the infernal winds through its broken windows, as if the entire place heaved and cried of loneliness and despair. No other guests were seen, indeed not a single servant. It was only a place of ghosts I will never return to.

-- Letter from Bishop Xiat to his Unholy Reverence Anti-Pope XVII upon invitation to Murmur’s House.



A wraith of shadow, ichor and fire, Murmur’s conquering ambition closely resembles their appearance: elusive and shadow-filled…

All eagerly lay in wait for their opening move to be revealed. Will their sorrow manifest aggressively? Sharp as a broken tooth, crushing all enemies in sight? Or will they be as slow and mournfully fervent as melancholy often is? Sinisterly analysing their opponent’s weakness and waiting for their opening?

It is for you to decide when you conquer Hell with…

Murmur




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If you've made it this far, thanks for following along. I intend to share more posts like this, detailing the development process as it unfolds and exploring the unique challenges the privilege of re-imagining a cult classic like Solium Infernum for new (and old!) audiences holds.

For now, you can join the {LINK REMOVED}League of Geeks Discord community for all the infernal news and discussion, as well as more information on Playtesting.

P.S. You can support us and our re-imagining of Vic's "diamond in the dark" by Wishlisting Solium Infernum on Steam, if you haven't already. Wishlisting tells the all-great Steam algorithm that people like what they’re seeing and gets us in front of more eyes.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/Solium_Infernum/

Fixed UI bugs in the tutorial and on certain characters such as the Myrddin, Ravager, and Skeleton Mage.

• Sidestep Upgrade - Enables Player to sidestep enemies and hazards.
  
• Sneak Boots Upgrade - Enables Player to walk while sidestepping.

Key Features:

• Play controls can be remapped to 1-2 keyboard inputs and 1-2 gamepad inputs.
  
• Keyboard and gamepad inputs can navigate through Pause, Map, and Popup menus.
  
• Ambient sound effects added, with its own volume slider option in settings.
  
• Screen shake effects added, with option to disable in settings.
  
• Settings option available to display Maker Mode controls on the Maker screen.
  
• Info boxes appear when hovering over Maker selections and Play HUD elements.
  
• (Patch 0.14.02) Added support for screen resolutions down to 720p.

More Features:

• Title screen background is updated to be more dynamic.
  
• Top-level title screen has shortcuts for Exit (F1 / LB+RB+B) and Settings (F2 / LB+RB+A).
  
• Pause menus have listed shortcuts for switching between the Pause and Map screens.
  
• Pause Map screen has listed shortcuts for toggling environment and water map visuals.
  
• Room backgrounds have random subtle flourishes to break monotony.
  
• Enemies have added sound effects and landing effects.
  
• Player, Enemies, and blocks have splash effects when entering or leaving water.
  
• Hit-stop effect takes place when the Player is defeated.
  
• Explosion effects take place when Bosses are defeated.
  
• Screen shakes during explosions and when Player or Boss is defeated.
  
• Screen shakes when a large Enemy takes a step or falls from a height.
  
• Visual and sound effects take place when switching between Maker and Play Modes.
  
• Enemy movement randomizations are improved.

Adjustments:

• Adjusted camera to better follow the Player, namely when dashing or falling.
  
• Stackable upgrades increment from 0-8 (instead of 1-9) in the Play HUD.
  
• The default gamepad LB button is reassigned from an Aim option to Sidestep.
  
• Slash attack range increased, and its movement better follows the Player character.
  
• Dashing carries over when running between rooms.
  
• Dashing in Playtest mode is momentarily disabled when first entering Playtest.
  
• Updated colors and contrast in environmental rooms.
  
• Separated the Glasses upgrades from the Shirt upgrades as their own button in Maker Mode.
  
• Renamed the 'Swimming Bodysuit' upgrade to 'Swimsuit'.
  
• Renamed the 'Swimming Fins' upgrade to 'Swim Fins'.
  
• Tweaked the naming convention of Dispenser tiles.
  
• Game exits if the detected screen resolution is not supported.
  
• A message shows the screen resolution requirements for full-screen mode if unmet.
  
• Tweaked the Play Mode HUD layout.
  
• Increased the width of Drago's body hitbox.

General Bug Fixes:

• Tweaked Player's shots to no longer push back Enemies and Bosses when hit.
  
• Adjusted Honey Hive form to enter rooms at ground level relative to the entry point.
  
• Prevented the Honey Hive form from persisting between Play sessions and respawns.
  
• Fixed an issue where some enemies were still active while the game was paused.
  
• Fixed the Pause shortcut buttons not registering when in Maker Mode.
  
• Fixed a save issue that could happen when rapidly toggling Maker and Play modes.
  
• Fixed an issue related to the Fullscreen toggle in the pause menu.
  
• Adjusted world preview thumbnails to take more accurate screen captures.
  
• Adjusted environmental air particles to no longer pulse on/off at the same time.
  
• Fixed the Notification Box from sometimes staying on screen perpetually.
  
• Prevented left-click from switching the Controls menu from gamepad to keyboard.
  
• Prevented splash sounds from happening when the Player spawns underwater.
  
• Fixed some sprite effects lagging behind their respective sprites.
  
• Fixed getting KO'd by Polar Blocks causing redundant death sequences.
  
• Fixed Drago visuals not despawning properly when defeated.
  
• Added missing depth effects to Water Level Switches.

Steam Deck Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the pause menu Map visuals not rendering properly.
  
• Fixed World preview thumbnail images not being generated properly.
  
• Removed unused UI assets that were appearing on the Maker Mode layout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1115450/Bastide/

• You can now select the job's desired storage location. The default option for all jobs is auto which chooses the closest location, but you can directly change to manual and select the warehouse or stockpile you desire the job to store resources at. This will also allow you to click an eye icon to see the selected or closest storage.
  
  
• The market will now only store food, and workers can carry much more.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Each job UI will have a tab listing all workers.
  
  
  
  
• Job UI tabs now use icons rather than text. This will give more space and prevent issues with translation text sizing.
  
  
• All jobs will collect more resources if possible, meaning they will make fewer trips for resources, increasing their production.
  
  
• Will now save and load the weather precisely the same.
  
  
• House storage will now say empty when empty rather than having a blank screen.
  
  
• Using new snow values for grass removal.
  
  
• Improved food collection formula.
  
  
• Reduced thunder volume slightly.
  
  
• Tree performance improvement and visual.
  
  
• Fixed issue with family addition.
  
  
• Fixed cart load UI issue.
  
  
• Fixed issue with stockpile destruction save and load.
  
  
• Fixed issue with occupancy house list.
  
  
• Fixed main menu landscape snow.
  
  
• Fixed market snow visual.
  
  
• Fixed stockpile UI refresh.
  
  Version 0.6.12

There was a bug that occurred that by the time you reached the 2nd route you get a corrupt version of the 2nd route and then after you finish the corrupt version of the 2nd route you cannot continue on with the game and there is a constant cycle if you keep reaching the end of the corrupt route. NOW THIS ISSUE IS FIXED! For anyone who has experienced this bug, try skipping to the end of the second route twice in order to fix all of the flags. If this doesn't work, reset all of your data. This resets your persistent data but not your saves. So you can load the saves as a short cut. The flags are located at "the next day" scene after you get all 3 endings of the 2nd route, this should unlock the corrupt route. Then when you press the retry button or click the corrupt snapshot image in the select route screen it should bring you to the corrupt route. When you reach the end of the corrupt route it should say "to be continued" after the "next day" scene. After this Hiro's route should be unlocked.

NOTE: IF THIS DOES NOT WORK PLEASE LET ME KNOW!