Howdy all,

Here is the hotfix patch, Please find the changelist below. We wish you enjoy the new content this weekend.

Optimized

• Optimized Home Edit selection operation 

Fixed:

• Fixed the issue with QI's bubble dialogues in the quest: Give me a Sign
  
• Fixed an issue where the trigger circle would not disappear in the quest: The Goat
  
• Fixed the issue resulting in abnormal behavior during the quest: Haru's Trial
  
• Fixed the issue allowing interaction with Pen after he is imprisoned
  
• Fixed the issues causing a potential inability to use the Assembly Stations
  
• Fixed the chest respawn and display issues 
  
• Fixed an issue where the Pablo title after marriage was missing  
  
• Fixed an issue where plants would sway with the camera under home edit mode
  
• Fixed pet houses space issue
  
• Fixed issue with barrels not collecting water 
  
• Fixed an issue where some interactive objects on walls were facing the wrong direction
  
• Fixed an issue where Titanium Alloy could not be crafted
  
• Fixed NPCs not facing the player in some old saves 
  
• Fixed an issue where controllers could not scroll while reading mail 
  
• Fixed soldiers spawning in Martle's Oasis during the Lockdown
  
• Fixed an issue with female players using vacuum cleaners without special effects
  
• Fixed an issue where the Lifter-bot 700 had the wrong icon in the Encyclopedia
  
• Fixed an issue with high water levels in Martle's Oasis
  
• Fixed a bug caused by canceling actions in home edit mode
  
• Fixed an issue where the Abandoned Ruins level select UI did not show all ores from the last level 
  
• Fixed an issue where Magic Mirror would add unnecessary food to the Stable
  
• Fixed NPCs not matching the plot when publishing their orders 
  
• Fixed a collision issue with the advanced Dew Collectors
  
• Fixed an issue where the text highlight color of some letters was abnormal
  
• Fixed an issue where the weeding interactive prompts show in trees
  
• Fixed some interaction position issues after upgrading the museum
  
• Fixed missing textures on some scene models 
  
• Fixed background music and audio issues in some cutscenes
  
• Fixed an issue where the position of the sorting machine and the crowd were misaligned in some CGs 
  
• Fixed missing podium in CGs 
  
• Fixed an issue where special effects would obscure QTE buttons in some split-screen CGs
  
• Fixed an issue that caused weapons to appear abnormally in soldiers' hands in some CGs
  
• Fixed some CG issues caused by incorrect resource usage
  
• Fixed Stev's model not showing up. 
  
• Fixed some textual errors
  
• Fixed some voice-over errors.
  
• Fixed an issue where some NPC's lines were incorrect during Chat by Oasis
  
• Try to fix timeout issues that may be caused by Quest: Fightin' 'Round the World
  
• Re-fixed an issue where players could get stuck in boxes during quests: Away from It All

P.S. We tried to fix the timeout issue. If you meet it, please try sleeping and see if the problem is gone the next day. If not, please report your savefiles and player logs. This issue will be further addressed in the later hotfix patch.

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Hello everyone,

Today we are thrilled to announce that Steam pre-orders have started! We are also happy to share more about The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™: Precious Edition, which includes some premium perks for fans of Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

You can join Gollum’s unshakeable quest for the One Ring on May 25th, 2023.





https://store.steampowered.com/sub/859368/

Whether you are a long-time fan of the world created by J. R. R. Tolkien or whether you are exploring The Lord of the Rings for the first time, the Precious Edition offers an even more immersive game experience.
This edition includes:

• The base game.
  
• The Sindarin VO DLC, which adds a touch of authenticity to dialogue with the Elves.
  
• The Lore Compendium DLC, a treasure trove of information about the game's key characters, locations and events, taking you deep into the history of Middle-earth.
  
• The Original Soundtrack application so you can listen to the game soundtrack whenever you want.
  
• The Art Exhibition application that takes you behind the scenes of the game creation process with lots of sketches and development secrets.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2374460/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Gollum__Emotes_Pack/

By pre-ordering the Standard or Precious Editions, you will receive the Emotes Pack DLC, which includes 6 of Gollum's iconic gestures and sayings.

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Co-published by Daedalic Entertainment and NACON, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ is developed by a small team of passionate Tolkienites at Daedalic Entertainment in partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises.

Pilots, the weekend begins! Time to prepare your fleet for new victories! UMC offers all pilots a 30% discount on parts for the ship Archelon! The parts can be purchased directly from the ship tree.

• 30% discount on parts to the ship Archelon
  
• +50% experience in battle
  
• x2 experience transfer rate

Due to the combination of incredible dynamics and threat to enemies, Archelon is rightly considered a revolution in its role. This is a Federation guard frigate in a new interpretation. Stealthier due to its silhouette. Extremely dangerous to enemies thanks to a unique special module ‘Provocateur System’, increasing resistance to all damage types and active module ‘Radiation converter’ using all incoming EM damage to restore shields. And all this — without compromising performance or appearance.

Boost your fleet! Let's win together!

Yours truly,
Star Conflict Team

The following changes are available on BETA branch. Be aware that BETA branch is mostly for public testing purposes and may corrupt your save games.

Thank you for all your feedback and support!

Changelog:

• changed: shop items positioning system,
  
• fixed: can't paint wall segments on halls,
  
• fixed: some segments require you to use trowel but there is no holes to patch.

If you have any questions or bug to report, contact us on our discord:

Our new update is now available on the beta branch! This update includes combat skill trees, a new dagger weapon, new island types, merchant ships, combat improvements, new quests, island visual improvements, and more! You can read the full list of patch notes below.

This update is fully compatible with your save file and you'll earn skill points automatically for whatever level you've already completed in that skill. If you aren't part of the beta and want to join the beta branch and help us find bugs, we'd love your assistance.

To join the beta branch:
1. Right click Salt 2 in your Steam library and select "Properties".
2. In the window that pops up, select the Betas tab on the right, and then select the beta option from the dropdown.

• Added talent trees to slashing, bludgeoning, piercing, and archery skills. These can be found in the skills section of the inventory interface.
  
• Added outpost islands and merchant ships. Note that this will change some islands that were there previously.
  
• Added some new quests.
  
• Added dagger weapons.
  
• Blocking now mitigates 100% damage with most weapons if you have enough stamina.
  
• You can now only close the dialogue window when the choice menu is visible in order to prevent premature closing right before dialogues complete.
  
• The loot window no longer blocks using hotkeyed items while using keyboard/mouse. This is still blocked on the gamepad because the bindings are used to navigate the loot window.
  
• Set the camera update speed to always update with the frame rate. This could potentially fix the issue some players were seeing where the camera would be very jerky while sailing a ship.
  
• Added a sound to when you retrieve arrows.
  
• Fixed bug where displayed weight value wouldn't update after transferring partial stacks to the ship storage.
  
• lessened the leeway for a fishing bobber to be considered in the water, making it less likely that you can catch a fish when the bobber is on land.
  
• Learning multiple recipes in quick succession will now show the recipe learned message for each one.
  
• Damaged enemy health bars no longer remain slightly visible indefinitely.
  
• Fixed nametags on four legged creatures bouncing around a lot.
  
• Added sound when entering building doors.
  
• The loot window now shows the name of the looted enemy.
  
• The crafting UI now shows how many of the selected item that you already have.
  
• Updated Engine Version.
  
• Adjusted collider on bear models to reduce the chance that they will push the player under the terrain when attacking.
  
• Fixed a light being right on a fisherman in one of the seaports.
  
• Stealth attack damage numbers are now colored differently than crits.
  
• Increased the chance for natural caves to spawn on pirate islands.
  
• Added pirate assassin enemy type.
  
• Books now show their title when you are reading them.
  
• Added a different sound when you land a critical hit.
  
• Ships physics can now rock slightly side-to-side. This can be disabled in the options.
  
• You no longer gain armor skill experience. This skill has been removed as it was originally implemented with the intent of there being multiple different armor types and associated skills.
  
• Fixed a large number of typos.
  
• Player's stamina regen now has a different in-combat and out-of-combat regen rate.
  
• Opening loot containers in your inventory now shows the received items in a new interface to make it easier to see what you received.
  
• You can now inspect items from the equipment interface.
  
• Fixed an underwater cave not spawning quest loot.
  
• Added gramophone item that can be placed on your ship and used to control when music plays.
  
• Increased drop rate of staves from cultists.
  
• Adjusted some combat animations.
  
• Increased the drop rate of strong plant fibers.
  
• Added point lights near some readable tombstones to make them more obvious at night.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Deepwater Spinner Lure having the wrong description text.
  
• Fixed some areas of caves you could get stuck in.
  
• Ectoplasm is now filtered into the "Junk" tab of your inventory.
  
• Increased herbalism experience when looting rare wood and plants.
  
• Npcs now stand more on the ground instead of floating slightly above it.
  
• Fixed camera impact being delayed if you block right before taking a hit.
  
• Fixed bug that could occur if you unequip fishing bait while fishing.
  
• You now get knocked backwards slightly when blocking an attack.
  
• Enemies are less prone to plow into you when they are running at you.
  
• Added a message when you don't have enough stamina to block.
  
• Fixed King's Galleon recipe indicating that it creates a ship with the Waveskipper model instead of a Large Ship.
  
• Moved loot window hotkey indicators to reticle.
  
• Added area name indicator UI to show the name of the area that you are currently in, if you are in a named area.
  
• Updated info on sneak related help and tutorial text that indicated you needed to be sneaking to deal stealth damage.
  
• Added more visual variety to some islands.
  
• Fixed map sometimes getting stuck scrolling.
  
• Added footstep sounds to animals.
  
• Fixed blood splatters looking strange on materials with smoothness.
  
• Fall damage is now more dangerous when falling from high places.
  
• Improved wave dampening around sunken islands.
  
• Adjusted bow damage to bring them more in line with other weapons.
  
• Fixed rare issue where a point of interest on an island would not modify the terrain around it.
  
• Improved animals' ability to orient to the slope of the terrain they are standing on properly.

Hey folks! Here it is, the first proper dev update for Wildfrost 🎉

Firstly we want to thank you all for your support and responses to the game so far, we read all of your comments and feedback, even if we don’t have the bandwidth to reply to each one.

As we mentioned in the Launch post, our first point of call is to address any initial bugs and quality of life changes. This also includes accessibility, which we would love to get more feedback on how we can make Wildfrost more accessible to all players! If you want to join the conversation, we’re on Discord and we’re also reading through all the Steam Forum comments.

We’re also looking to address the balance feedback we’ve seen, to give players more options, and allow for a smoother difficulty curve. We hope these changes will address some of the comments we’ve seen, while also allowing for a challenging experience for those who want it. This is something we’re actively working on resolving, and we’ll share more information about how this works in practice soon!

In the long term, we are planning to bring more content updates to Wildfrost based on what you’re enjoying and want to see more of, so let us know in the comments what you would like to see most! We’ll be sharing more of our content roadmap plans soon, but please bear with us as Wildfrost is being developed by a 2-person team!

Turns out we’ve got a really talented community! Please keep it coming, it’s been extremely cool to see all your renditions of the Companions, Enemies, and even the jangly charms!



Big Berry and Shell Witch by Dirt Shadow via Discord


Foxee & Groff by Lykel via Twitter


Snoof by Beta C via Discord




These amazingly jangly charms by Sylvanist Whimsy via Instagram



Cute Wildfrost x Critical Role cards by Bardkun via Discord


Pixel art Marrow By Salami Hunter via Discord

New news now! NNN!

Be sure to check the full weekly report following the link.


We are aiming for a more realistic and immersive experience when shooting, reloading, and hitting targets and improving player awareness of the surroundings. Rework of long-distance shooting sound will help players determine the shooter's location more accurately. The new long-distance shooting sound will have a distinct echo and reverb effect, which will vary depending on the shooter's location and terrain. This will enable players to identify the direction of the shot more easily and react accordingly. This change is expected to make gameplay more challenging and exciting, as players will need to use their senses and instincts to survive in the game. Another significant addition to Lost Region's gun sounds is the effect of shooting inside concrete buildings or any structure that can reflect sound. It will apply the deafening effect that will last for a short period of time after firing a gun indoors. To avoid this, you might want to use silencers when shooting indoors.


We've started a round of optimization to enhance the game's FPS and load speed. As the game continues to add new levels, optimizing streaming becomes crucial to maintain stable FPS and providing a seamless gaming experience. Our goal is to ensure that Lost Region runs smoothly on a variety of devices and configurations. The optimization process involved streamlining the game's code and reducing the load on the CPU and GPU. The optimization also ensures that the game will continue to run well as new content is added. Thanks to UE 5, it is much easier to optimize the game, and the performance has improved greatly, thanks to the new game engine version.

Have a shiny weekend, folks! ;)

Welcome to another of our Basic Builds guides for beginner-to-intermediate players. Each guide presents a suggested build and describes how its abilities work in tandem. You can try these out as-is, or use them as a starting point to create new builds of your own.


This build features the Nature Staff, a healing weapon located in the hunter tree that is characterized by its large area healing abilities and its thorns abilities that offer continuous damage.

Here’s the full breakdown!




Adept’s Nature Staff

• Thorn Growth
  • Your Q creates a field of thorns on the ground that applies charges to all enemies within every 0.5 seconds; it has a short cooldown and can be recast 3 times
• Brambleseed
  • Your W places a line of seeds on the ground that will grow after a short time, throwing all enemies on top of it into the air; both these effects deal damage, the latter more so
• Circle of Life
  • Your main ability heals up to 5 allies in a large radius around you; if enemies within that radius have at least 3 thorn charges on them, they take additional damage and are rooted for a short time

Adept’s Mage Cowl

• Firebreath
  • Your Cowl has an offensive spell that briefly ignites enemies in a small cone in front of you

Adept’s Mercenary Jacket

• Bloodlust
  • This jacket's active ability allows you to regain some health every time you auto-attack or cast a damage spell

Adept’s Soldier Boots

• Rejuvenating Sprint
  • Your shoes’ active ability is a sprint that also heals you slightly

Adept’s Bag: Increases carry weight capacity

Adept’s Cape: Increases Energy and passive Energy Regeneration

Minor Poison Potion: Inflicts damage-over-time effect on targets and decreases their resistances for its duration

Pork Omelette: Increases your cast speed and cooldown rate, allowing you to use your abilities more frequently

Journeyman’s Riding Horse: Brings you swiftly across the map while adding more carrying capacity




Pros:

• Fast clear speed
• High sustain
• Good for healing small PvE groups
• Affordable

Cons:

• No additional mobility besides boots spell
• High standtime and cast time
• Not suited to large-scale fights

• Your Q-spell creates a field of thorns on the ground that repeatedly applies a charge to enemies within it. It can also be recast within three seconds up to three times. Using an auto-attack on an enemy within the thorns consumes them while dealing bonus damage.
• Your W-ability places bramble seeds on the ground that shoot up after a short delay, launching enemies into the air and interrupting them. Its two damage instances allow for good synergy with the Mercenary Jacket.
• You may change your W to Revitalize for tougher enemies. This will allow you to increase your sustain at the expense of some damage and crowd control.
• Your E-spell is a large-area heal that can be used for group play. It has a strong synergy with Thorn Growth, as it roots all enemies that have at least 3 charges on them. It also deals some bonus damage.
• The whole weapon kit can alternatively be used to heal groups, by switching the Q to Rejuvenation or Rejuvenating Flower and the W to anything other than Brambleseed.
• The cowl has an additional damage spell that allows you to take down groups of enemies more quickly.
• The jacket can be used to regain health. It is best used in combination with your W and E-abilities as they can hit multiple targets and apply lifesteal charges more quickly. Your Q does not trigger Bloodlust as it doesn’t deal direct damage. Auto-attacks are also advised while using this jacket.
• Your boots offer a sprint ability that can regain a small amount of health quickly, while providing increased movement speed.
• An enemy encounter should look something like this:
  • Stack multiple Thorn Growths and try to get all enemies inside the areas.
  • Use the W to keep them away from you or to interrupt their key abilities.
  • Cast your E when all enemies have multiple thorn stacks on them.
  • Use auto-attacks on the enemy you’re trying to finish off for additional damage.
  • When you drop to low health, use your jacket followed by Brambleseed and auto-attacks. You may also use your boots to create space and heal even more.
• Energy can be an issue, so it’s recommended to use the energetic passive and auto-attack enemies in between cooldowns.

That's it for this week - stay tuned for more Basic Builds guides coming soon!

Get ready for Goblin Wars: Episode VI - The Nibbler Strikes Back!

It's going to be a battle of epic proportions as our goblin gladiators face off against their biggest foes yet. Will the nibblers take over or will our goblins come out on top?

Join us live on 15/04 from 18:30 GMT and watch:

SOUL_STRIKE VS DCANNONLIVE

May the goblin be with you.


Join us on our Discord for more Goblin action!

Hey, everyone! 👋

We're excited to announce that our friends at DRAGO entertainment will be hosting a thrilling event for all you adventure seekers out there on April 26th! The event will feature huge discounts, and we're thrilled to be a part of this Routastic event as well.




We can't wait to see all of you in action during the Routastic Event.
Mark those dates in the calendar and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!

You can also check the highly anticipated Gas Station Simulator - Airstrip DLC will launch on the same day as the event.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2137370/Gas_Station_Simulator__Airstrip_DLC/

Thank you for your continued support, and we'll see you in the game!