Hello everyone,
Today we have a patch ready for all of you. With help of several players we’ve identified a few possible issues that could hamper your proper advancement in the game. List below contains what was corrected with this update. And another thanks to your continuous feedback and data provided to assist us resolving it!
CHANGELOG

• FIXED: Resolved a bug with stuck Atlantis campaign in case of restarting a new game after Atlantis campaign was already previously played (couldn’t move beyond sending drones segment)
  
• ADDED: Notification above building if entrance is obstructed
  
• FIXED: A number of typos in English language
  
• FIXED: Numerous text errors in various languages

It’s finally here! We’ve thoroughly counted all the points and can now announce the results of the World Bass Tour Finals! Say hello to our three Champions among the top 10 anglers, whose skills and perseverance make them the best Bass catchers! Our sincere congratulations!

1 MOF_AiltonTakita
2 LSP.pipizhu
3 UA_ORiON
4 BOGALOCA
5 nM.paTser
6 nM.ThenZee
7 MOF_Vinicius
8 Dragon_KinorK
9 UA_Kit
10 FU_Fry


But don't think about relaxing yet: remember, new tournaments are just around the corner!

This is a recorded Livestream where I played my own game (Star Valor) and showed a bit of a new Ranger ship, the Warlock, in a Self Reliant Hardcore run.

Direct link: https://youtu.be/WlKfH8KfGfU

Hey, Backpackers!

Backpack Hero is part of the Earth Appreciation Festival - an event celebrating the planet we call home and reminding us not to take it for granted.

You might not have known that, but Backpack Hero's lore resonates with the ideas and values behind Earth Appreciation Festival. You'll learn more about it soon, but for now we have to keep our secrets.



Remember to take care of our beautiful Earth every day 💚

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1970580/Backpack_Hero/

- Typos are roughly fixed according to the feedback
- Teachers with the companion AI now join 7-2 as helpers
- 5-1 visual, showset update

Time flies when you’re in a whirlwind of competitive excitement! Very soon you’ll witness the top 20 anglers showing their skills at the World Bass Tour Finals on the magical Blue Crab Island, fighting for the title of Bass Champion and valuable prizes!

Here are the lucky winners:

1 LSP.pipizhu
2 TNT_Marcin
3 LSP.Xiao-Lan
4 LSP.Forever.shine
5 FU_Fry
6 LSP.Dieart
7 BOGALOCA
8 UA_Kit
9 MOF_Vinicius
10 wikkisyah
11 Dragon_KinorK
12 wttr
13 Dragon_darkzo7
14 da_hAxx
15 UA_ORiON
16 MOF_AiltonTakita
17 LC-Josemi
18 nM.paTser
19 DimitryTheGreat
20 nM.ThenZee

We have some very exciting news for you all!

🥳 Monster Tribe will be launching on PC on May 1st! 🥳



Thank you all for your support throughout development! We couldn’t have made it this far without you all. We can’t wait for you all to fully explore the world of Akama!

While you wait for launch, feel free to join our community on Discord, or follow me on Twitter.

Thank you all for your patience while we finish the final stretch of developing our Open World RPG - we can’t wait to showcase everything we’ve accomplished.

Boundless Games
Reece Geofroy

Patch 0.7.3 is live!

This patch focusses on performance.
A lot of graphics options were changed, please re-apply your most appropriate preset to get the updated configs and tweak it back to your liking from there.

All changes and notes below:

• Shadows - Fixed an issue where disabling or lowering the CSM config did not apply properly and caused a performance drain.
  
• Fixed an issue where screenscale wasn't being persisted properly.

• Shadows - Added an extra option for CSM Far Cascades.
  
• Shadows - Added an option for the Cloud Shadows.
  
• Shadows - Added an option to turn off CSM shadows when the sun is near the horizon, this is the point when they're the most expensive.
  
• Shadows - Added an option for the Volumetric Shadows.
  
• WeatherEffects Rain/Snow - Further scaled performance impact of these by increasing the settings available in the weather effects graphics option.

• Rebalanced graphics presets.
  
• Optimised the Redwoods biome.

The Earth Appreciation Festival is now live on Steam! Slug Disco is a co-organiser of the event this year, along with Mechanistry and Straw Fawn.

Empires of the Undergrowth is 10% off in this festival of games that highlight the wonders of nature (such as EotU, Timberborn and Wandering Village) as well as games that deal with human-made issues, such as Frostpunk, Deponia and This War of Mine.



Slug Disco and Hooded Horse will be donating 10% of revenue generated by Empires of the Undergrowth during the event to Buglife, a UK-based invertebrate conservation charity that is very close to our hearts. Invertebrates represent a fundamental part of the ecosystem, and we're very happy to be supporting a charity that works towards their conservation.

We'll check in again a little later in the week with the Earth Appreciation Festival to see how things are going, perhaps with a little round-up video - see you then!

1.2 Interactions Update
And 50% off Sale!

This update introduces Interactables and Stations. A drawing station you can spawn anywhere to draw, write affirmations, things you are thankful for, or words to meditate on. You can also delete the pad and have the text floating in space. Other stations includes a table and a variety of rocks you can practice stacking, arrange in the sand garden, or anywhere you wish.

The item interactables include candles to light with a match or with the fire pit. Place these candles anywhere in the world, hold them, let them light each other or arrange them in patterns. Spawn the backpack in to carry some or duplicate any items as well.

There is no limits to how much you can spawn in except your computer. I’ve tested spawning in dozens of rocks and candles and pushed it to the limit. There is a delete button to clear them out if your system gets bogged down, but I wanted to give you as much freedom as possible.

Level System and Titles
Earn XP just by being in the Zen Garden and earn much more when listening to musics, beats, or meditations. Lighting candles also grants XP. Work your way from Beginner to Zen Master! Its a great way to see how far you can progress in your training of the mind.

Sand Garden
The sand garden got a retouch and looks much better now.

Roadmap 2023
This is a great time to let us know what you would like to be able to spawn, or an idea for an interactive system.

v1.21 will introduce more interactables and stations. Campfires and Lanterns you can place anywhere is coming, and other think we though about is a simple bowling system (thought it would be fun to bowl off the dock), archery in the forest.

V1.2.2-5 – Placeables - Flowers / Plants that can be placed down and saved so you can have a bit of a customization to the garden. May even go as far to allow you to remove the stock flowers and fully customize the garden if it doesn’t bog down the game.

V1.3 ASMR Playground Update
I am working on a system to spawn a speaker and have it float anywhere you want and you pick a custom ASMR sound loop. Since VR has 3D audio making sounds all around you can be very fun and relaxing. I was remembered by a time playing Zenith we put a bunch of containers that bubbled all around a person and the sound was amazing.

V1.4 Outer Worlds Update
I am also experimenting with other alternative worlds that can be possible in VR. Like a world just made of bubbles or colors and a world like the white room from the matrix. Removing all visual stimuli to relax the mind in a deep meditation or even trance like meditations.

V1.5 Maybe?
I have been training with Hemi-Sync and The Gateway Process (Little CIA project in the 80s) to induce deep states of relaxation to allow the mind to escape the body, a sort of out of body experience. Some believed to even allow for remote viewing and transcending time and space itself with the mind. I asked ChatGPT the outcome of the over decade study and it seems the scientific community is divided on whether the phenomena is “Real” or just in the mind. In any case it’s interesting to explore and would love to add something similar based on the process.