Hard to imagine it's been a year already!

Big, big thanks to everyone that's played the game, gave feedback and suggestions, made videos or did streams. Your continued support has really helped to keep us going.

It's been quite the turbulent year. Things sometimes went right, things sometimes went wrong too, but progress has been steadily made. We even switched to an entirely different game engine, which did delay progress on new features and such by 6 months, but also gave the game a huge upgrade and opened up many cool new possibilities for the future.

That being said: this new version 0.07 is very close to being ready for release. All the core gameplay is working in both co-op and solo play with minimal bugs. We're currently working on the Steam integration, which is now partially working but still requires some more implementation and testing. Once this is done you will be able to play with your friends through Steam lobbies & invites, much like the old version had.
We're keeping the Direct Connect (connecting through IP) functionality if possible though, since some of you had issues with Steam and VPN's which caused de-sync and lag.

If all goes well we should have the big release this month, right on time for the Steam Summer Sale so let your friends know ;)


Thank you once again and we'll see you in space,

Jeroen & Rachel

現在將Steam平臺“聖戰科洛斯（Cronous）”添加至願望單， 在開服後您將會收到特別獎勵一份。

活動規則說明 :
伺服器正式開啟後，我們會對所有通過 VFUN 官網註冊的帳號進行合併統計，根據統計之後的總人數，系統將會自動向帳號發放對應獎勵 。



注意事項：
1. 每個帳號限參與一次；
2. 獎勵將在遊戲開服後7個工作日內（含），自動發放至帳號中最高等級角色；
3. 活動規則與時間若有調;
4. 如因不可抗力之因素，運營團隊有權變更時間或取消；
5. 所有獎勵會自動發放至帳號。


聖戰科洛斯將於6月29日開放公開測試
本輪測試我們會率先開啟活動專屬伺服器，活動專屬伺服器將可享受15倍的經驗倍率以及300倍成長物品掉率，
此外精煉成功機率與精英怪刷新機率也將大幅提升。
活動專屬服務器開放時間為6月29日 至 8月31日 9:00AM，在此期限內，
我們還準備了精彩豐富的開服活動，期待您的參與。

Hey there, Gamers!

The wait is over! We're thrilled to announce that STASIS: BONE TOTEM is finally here, and it's time to get your game on!

Voxelsmash has said, "Stasis: Bone Totem review – Alien meets Disco Elysium underwater."

Pcindiemrace expressed, "I must admit that to date, there is nothing that comes close to its quality in the genre. The most and best works on so many levels that it is ridiculous to find fault with it. Bone Totem is simply pure nirvana for Point-and-Click fans and a required course for anyone wanting to dabble in the genre."


You can also check our deluxe extras in the Supporter Pack here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2415780/STASIS_BONE_TOTEM_SUPPORTERS_PACK/

Fighters, it's time for a major shake-up! Update 0.9.3.0 is live and ready to rock your gaming world!
We're introducing stamina bars to keep the game interesting and challenging. Stamina pickups replace the speed boost, and each hero has a unique max stamina.

Sprint to outmaneuver, Roll to quickly cover greater distance and add a bit of impulse, or Leap for a swift side jump. Just keep an eye on your stamina!



Arx is stepping up with his new SiegeBreaker Rocket Launcher in Xavier form. A few tweaks to his stats for balancing, and remember, in Robot form you can't use spring or other move abilities.

We've made a bunch of tweaks and changes. Notably, you now have separate actions to assign for Crouch Hold and Press, Scope Hold and Press, and Sprint Hold and Press. Gamepads now have a press to activate crouch button, keyboards require a hold to use.

And don't worry, we haven't forgotten about those bugs you've been reporting. We've squashed a bunch of them in this update too.

This isn't just an update, it's a complete game-changer! Let's roll out and show 'em our moves! 💃🕺🚀 For all the juicy details, check out the full patch notes on our website. Enjoy the Mobility Party!

In the fifth edition of the Ravenbound Q&A, we welcomed CM Althalus, Steacy (Product Owner) and Simon (Lead Designer). We recorded this session on the lead up of Patch 1.0.4, which is now live and ready to play.

Do join us on Discord if you have any questions you’d like answered or if you want notifications for future events!

If you'd like to listen to the full recording instead, check it out here.

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Simon: We're looking at some of the feedback regarding things posted in the text channel here, like rerolling characters and making sure that you get to play the Vessel you want to play. That has been a big thing that people have asked about, and it's the main thing coming in 1.0.4.

Once that's rolled out, you should be able to pick whatever Folk you have unlocked for your character, and you can pick whatever weapon Traits you'll unlock for your character, and whatever unique Traits you want, so you can compose whatever character you want from the available options you have.

You won't have to worry about needing to reroll your character if you don't like an unlocked Trait. You can decide in the Vessel Select what you want to play.

Sometimes when I jump in, I just want to see what I get, so there should be an option for people like me who want something random. You can do that as well; you can just press a button and get a random collection of all the core Traits and weapons.

On top of that, you can also randomise the visuals amongst the set we have. You can pick the specific colour or the specific antlers, or you can randomise between the existing options.

That's going to be quite a big thing for anyone who has a strategy that they want to test that requires certain Traits. Hopefully, they'll be quite excited about this, as you'll spend a lot less time rerolling.



Simon: I would say that it's a combination. A lot of us on the team would just randomly roll characters to play unless we needed to debug or test something specifically to see if it was working.

Even though we've talked about it internally, it was clearly an issue when people started playing and discovering. I saw someone commenting that they were out of Legacy, so they just flew out and ended the run over and over again. Reading that made me realise that we need to help so that people don't have to do this.

The time spent in the game should be playing the game and having fun with it. We've talked about it before, but seeing the community's reaction, it becomes a no-brainer that we need to make sure that that's a better experience for everyone.

Steacy: That was something that was requested by the community a lot. It's a nice touch to be able to play the way you want with your Vessel each run, and for the people who want the pure Vessel experience, you can still randomise.

Simon: Depending on what people want more of, such as rewards for randomising, that's something we can look into. Right now you get to choose. There's nothing pulling you to either.

One thing that we’ve seen in both the community and the team is that when we talk about what difficulty we're playing the game at or how far into the game we are, it can become a little bit muddy. So we're actually changing how we talk about difficulty.

When you're in the Vessel Selection screen, changing difficulty is now going to look a little bit different. Difficulties have their own names like Normal, Hard and Nightmare. It's a very small change, but hopefully, it makes it easier to talk about the difficulties without thinking that someone is talking about how far into the run they are.

We're changing the name and the framing of it. Normal is the most balanced for experience, while Nightmare is super punishing and challenging. So don't feel bad if you don't play on Nightmare. It's hard enough.



Simon: There are some new Cards coming - five Cards to be specific. Potentially, if you're lucky, you could find a way to utilise these Cards to get a build going faster.

The one I'm most excited about is Inner Growth. It's a new Bounty Card where when you play it, you get to draw as many Cards as you played during that visit to the Hand Screen. So, let’s say you open up your Hand Screen and play three Cards. Then you play Inner Growth, and you get to draw three Cards again. That can really help you get going fast and maybe then you can risk not farming as much, which is quite interesting.

We’ve also introduced some fun Cards, a direction we’re excited about going towards. We want to make sure that our Bounty Cards feel good to play, and have mechanics like reducing the cost of other Cards in your hand. Maybe it drains a random Card in your hand, but you get the mana cost of that Card.



Simon: We are really excited about this kind of direction - this is just the start. Now we want to see how the community feels about that direction. That will be what we base future Cards on.

Steacy: This is something that we feel answers something in the community. We’re super excited to put it out there, but we also want players to give feedback on it. If it’s popular, then we’ll definitely add more.



Steacy: This is something we work with a lot of teams on, to make sure that we get the balance right. Our community feedback is super important to us - that gives us a lot of information about what feels right, and what feels fun.

This gives us a lot of clues on where to look, because another thing that we do is use balancing data. How are players playing the Cards? Is that what we expected, and does it look balanced? If it’s not what we expected, is it still fun, or is it messy?

Sometimes someone will say that it’s not fun for them, and we can go and confirm that it’s not balancing the way we expect. But even before we put it out there, we do a lot of internal playtesting. We utilise everyone on the team to just play and see, “Does this feel good? Is it fun? Can we make a nice deck?” and make sure that they can be used strategically.

It’s nice when you can plan the order of the Cards in a way that’s going to make the playthrough the most exciting.

Simon: The balance of our Cards is a very common discussion, and how we feel about it can be quite tricky. The data helps us find threats that we can investigate. For example, we can see if a Trait is not performing and work out why - maybe it’s not the Trait itself, but rather there’s not enough builds to work with, so i there’s no incentive to pick it.



Simon: We want to make sure that there are more Relics that interact with different status effects. We’re excited about going in this direction, and moving more status effect power into Relic Cards, this to move more status effect power into relics, because right now you can get locked into getting a specific weapon in order for the build to work. It’s not a trigger effect, more like a boost that allows you to become more powerful for it.

However, something we’ve identified is that we’re also lacking Relics that interact with Frenzied in a fun way.

We want to add more things to boost status effects connected to your defensive mechanics. If you perform a perfect dodge then you become Frenzied and we have some Traits that interact with that. We want to expand that a bit to allow you that moment when you’re Frenzied, which would then boost a Relic that would make you Frenzied whenever you have Grey Health, for example, and the same with Perfect Guard when you become invulnerable.

In future, we want to look into boosting that kind of status on yourself so that there are more opportunities to build around it. Right now you can build around your Guard, and make use of the invulnerability, but we want to make sure that there’s an opportunity to go, “I’m mainly guarding for the invulnerability and that’s the main trigger for my Relics”.

This is a sneak peek in one of the directions that we want to go with for Cards. We want more fun Cards and ones that interact in fun ways with status effects to create more varied builds.



Steacy: There are a lot of bug fixes going into this patch, especially in audio. We’ve got some fixes for the tutorial as well. As always, we’re introducing new crash fixes, so we’re hoping that this will make the gameplay even smoother for everyone!

Simon: In our last patch, we introduced new Hatred Cards, so Hatred is attacking you in a much more varied way. It’s not just that enemies get stronger; you can lose coins or Mana. One thing that we changed in that patch was that instead of every enemy getting a 5% increase to their damage and health, they would get an increase between 2-4% based on your Hatred level.

It’s weak on individual enemies because if you bolster the health of a stronger enemy, it’s noticeable, but on weaker enemies, it’s not as noticeable. We’ve tweaked it so that it’s more about the perception of 4% rather than the actual 4%.

With that change, we actually lost some damage for enemies. They would get the health increase based on your Hatred level, but the damage increase hasn’t worked as intended. We’re now fixing that bug so that damage is tied to Hatred level, and we’ll see how it feels. If it feels that your Hatred level is suddenly really, really punishing and not fun to engage with, please let us know. We will really try to monitor this closely.


Simon:I think that Meditation is Rare, and Inner Growth is Legendary. So for Inner Growth, you’ll definitely want to pick up those Legendary golden chests to have the highest chance of getting them. Meditation is one that you’re going to see without necessarily farming the most valuable chests.



Simon: We don’t have the world designer here that was responsible for it, but I can go into a bit of detail. First thing is that we create everything in the Apex Engine, as we have an editor for Apex that allows us to create very large worlds.

One of the huge benefits of this engine is that I can build on one end of the island, and then fly over to the other end of the island in seconds and continue my work over there. If I put some crates down, I can press one button and go in-game in a second, then I can run around and test it.

Tools make your overworld development a lot easier if they’re made for open-world development. In this case, Apex helps us a ton. That’s the technical side from a non-technical point of view. We can talk about how we handle that big of a world, But we’d need the more code-savvy people to explain how we make the Apex engine really shine.

Approaching it from the design perspective, you can find a lot about level design on YouTube, but there aren’t that many articles on world design in particular. In my experience, it can be a bit harder - but in reality, it’s a lot of the same. It’s scaled up, but you treat the entire world as a level.

The camps and other parts of the world are very different. They’re like props in a level with opportunities and moments. Depending on the open world, you would think of mountains as “T-intersections” - you can probably find a YouTube video with someone talking about how you use T-intersections from a level-design perspective to really create these environmental storytelling moments.

An example would be to put up a poster about a carnival in the T-intersection, and that’s a great way to tell people about the world without them thinking about it. Maybe they don’t even stop and look at the poster, they just walk past it, but they’ll learn about it.

It’s the same thing here. We place a cool dragon skull on a mountain, like you’ve seen in other open world games, and treat the mountain as a T-intersection. It’s the same thing, just on a much larger scale.

Steacy: Something that’s always important is that you lay out your rules - we call them pillars. When you have a collection of rules for your world and know what your world is like, that enables your work. Especially if you’re in a larger team as well. If you’re multiple people, you need to be able to build up that world in a way that feels cohesive for the players.

Something we’ve really tried to do with Ravenbound is make sure that you really feel like you’re being dropped into a world of Scandinavian folklore. We want to make sure that it feels cool and melancholy in all those pieces.

A less cool thing for the engine is: don’t forget your documentation! Think through it first about what this world is, and then find all the cool tools to build it.



Simon: We really tried to reserve the centre space in chests for Mana or Gold, so I would be surprised if they can appear there. I will make sure and confirm, but the center Card should be safe!

Hey, we'll definitely find out when we start playing those runs in the new patch.

Simon: And I would say, when you play the game, if you get like a spark of inspiration, and you think “this card should exist”, but it doesn't exist, please share your ideas with us! We read so much in the Discord or Steam forums. We really appreciate all your feedback and ideas.

Steacy: We're really excited about the upcoming patch and we hope you are too. We're looking forward to talking to you more post-patch and seeing what you think!

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Thank you all so much for attending and/or reading the Q&As. Patch 1.0.4 is now live, so we’re excited to know your thoughts about the new features and tweaks we’ve made to Ravenbound. Make sure to join the Discord server if you’d like to participate in the live Q&A sessions.

Bug Fixes
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- Fixed bug where Wither’s third card is unlocked but not usable in game

Ahoy, Captains!

It’s clear for all those who sail on our waters—our virtual seas are teeming with an abundance of ships, and this fact alone attracts loads of experienced sailors to our game! Now, a real legend has decided to pay us a visit… Please welcome Popeye the Sailor Man™ to World of Warships! Let's get straight to the point—I'll tell you why they say Popeye is always strong to the finish! Popeye is tough, he’s fit, and he’s got grit—he yam what he yam—a rugged sailor who never backs down and doesn’t hesitate to speak his mind. Themed bundles and combat missions, of course, are waiting for you—don't miss them!

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Well blow me down! Popeye's Pack is already available in the Armory and Premium Shop. Purchase one, and Popeye with 12 skill points will take the helm of your VII Colorado. As a bonus, he'll bring a special combat mission with him—keep your ship afloat in 16 battles to get 4x Small containers!
The bundle will be available until: Fri. 30 Jun. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Ahoy! What's that ahead? Looks like Olive Oyl is in trouble! “Save me, Popeye, save me!” But Popeye is already headed to her rescue—“I’m on me way, doll.”

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Captain, while Popeye is preoccupied with rescuing his girl, let me show you another interesting bundle. Purchase it to obtain Popeye's famous lead-fisted rival—Bluto—as your Commander! Bluto also boasts 12 skill points and is trained for VII Colorado as well. He won't leave you without a combat mission—deal 760,000 damage to obtain 4x Small containers. Keep in mind, Captains: All brawn and no brains, dats Bluto!
The bundle will be available until: Fri. 30 Jun. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Uh oh, looks like Popeye is coming back... And he's bringing spinach! It's time to tell you about Popeye and Bluto's Grand Pack.

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Popeye and Bluto's Grand Pack is available in the Armory and Premium Shop. It holds Commanders Popeye and Bluto with 12 skill points, Popeye the Sailor Man and Bluto flags, and the Popeye the Sailor Man permanent camouflage for VII Colorado!
The bundle will be available until: Fri. 30 Jun. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)


You can have an unlimited number of Commanders Popeye and Bluto on your account simultaneously. The Commanders have individual voiceovers.

Already have the Popeye the Sailor Man permanent camouflage for VII Colorado? You'll receive 2,280 Doubloons as compensation!

The bundle comes with a bonus—three combat missions, two of which I've already mentioned above. The third one tasks you with earning 80 "Torpedo hits" and "Set on fire" ribbons to obtain four more Small containers.

You can complete the new combat missions in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls, Operations, and Convoy, playing Tier V–X ships and superships.

Captain, I have a chain of combat missions for you. Complete it to draft Popeye or Bluto into your team!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2441400/World_of_Warships_Popeye_or_Bluto_Free_Commander_Mission/
Starts: Thu. 01 Jun. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Ends: Fri. 30 Jun. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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Win two battles.

Reward: 1x Stars 'n' Stripes camouflage.
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Deal 400,000 damage.

Reward: 2x Common Bonuses containers.
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Earn 40,000 XP with all modifiers applied.

Reward: 8x X-Ray Papa Unaone signals and 8x India X-Ray signals.
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Earn 600 "Main battery hits" and/or "Secondary battery hits" ribbons.

Reward: 1x More Signals container.
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Earn 12 "Hits to citadel" and/or "Destroyed" ribbons.

Reward: 2x More Economic Rewards containers.
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Final reward: Commander Popeye or Bluto with 6 skill points.

You can complete this combat mission chain in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls, Operations, and Convoy, playing Tier V–X ships and superships.

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World of Warships and Popeye the Sailor Man both share an infinitely deep passion for the oceans. Our common goal is to prevent the mysterious and endlessly beautiful source of our admiration from dying, so we're pleased to announce that together with Force Blue we're going to do our best to help the cause. You can find out what we're preparing in a special article!



Save the Oceans!
An underdog with bulging forearms, a mean uppercut, and a love of canned spinach, Popeye is a defender of the weak and protector of those he loves (including the oceans). Unassuming, unsophisticated, and undeterred by a challenge, Popeye inspires us all to work hard and be persistent. He stands up for what’s right and stays strong to the finish… with the help of a hefty amount of leafy greens, of course!

The Popeye the Sailor Man franchise is a global pop-culture icon owned by King Features Syndicate. From the moment he first appeared in a comic strip series by E.C. Segar in 1929, Popeye captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide. As the star of his own comics strips and animated content on the big screen and small, Popeye became quickly ingrained in American culture and today remains one of the most recognizable icons in the world. Popeye is an iconic naval-themed IP and a truly entertaining character, very tightly associated with the U.S. Navy and with high nostalgia value, especially for older generations of naval enthusiasts in the West.

RuneLight hotfix 0.1.1.2
+Temple no longer crashes after defeating 3rd Titan
+Fusion box now has properly centered text again

Added player details HUD during Set Shots
Added free agency filter to career mode
Added wind direction and speed at coin toss
Added ability to assign rookie player to a list
Improved player movement
Improved Season/Management fixture UI
Optimised Cut Scene system
Adjusted midseason draft pick order
Adjusted ball choices for special and non-special event matches
Updated Set shot kick selection UI
Tuned Set Shot
Improved running shot UI
Improved Player positioning
Improved Community features
Improved camera orientation during boundary throw-ins
Improved post tackle animations
Improved replay system
Improved audio for crowd and umpire reactions
Improved Leaderboard system
Updated censor checking algorithm
Updated various coach and player visuals
Corrected filter results
Improved Stability