Added Ghost Town Custom Modifier Card! Ghost Town allows all dead players to vote still. Ghost votes are anonymous, and the number of votes required to put a player on trial, when using this modifier, now factors in the number of alive + dead players in the game (disconnect players do not count)
Improvements
• Clarified Admirer's Care ability bypasses Jail. • Clarified Psychic feedback messages to say "at least one" of the players is good on good vision nights, and "at least one" of the players is evil on evil vision nights. • Wildling role card now says they can read all whispers. • Clarified that the Hex Master must be alive to have the hex bomb go off, unless reanimated by the Necromancer. • Clarified that the Hex bomb will kill all players. It is stronger than an unstoppable attack. • Improved the creator code process so that if you put in a creator code to support a creator, purchases for 7 days will be automatically attributed to that creator. • Retributionist will not be able to use stoned roles anymore • Neutral Apoc will now know when a teammate is dragged off to Jail • Traitor Jailor will not notify Coven teammates who they jail • Executioner will not be forced to have themselves as an execution target anymore • Admirer cannot propose once Rapid Mode starts • Rapid Mode will only activate at the start of day now • Added some anti-hacking measures to prevent players from appearing in other player's houses at night and seeing them move around. • Previous game results is now a dock item • Ghost Town and Rapid Mode keywords added. • Updated Search keyword to mention apocalypse roles. • Updated Sheriff role card to expand on what they can and cannot find. • Chat filter will now also show any mentions of the filtered player, including in whispers. • Added additional types of chat log entries when filtering on a person, including whispering, death messages, doom messages, votes and vote outcomes, to provide a more complete picture of the player’s interactions in the game. • XIsWhisperingToY messages will now be highlighted in chat if your player number is mentioned. • Rebecca, and build keywords added.
Bug Fixes • Fixed an issue where the text type writer sound would play during the pick names phase. • Fixed bug where Hex Master was not getting feedback if target had stronger defense • Fixed wildling targeting message • Fixed some issues with Poisoner and Ritualist Coven feedback messages displaying things such as %name% • Fixed the death mass kill cinematic sound. • Fixed tip text in transition screen overlapping Pilgrim animation in some cases. • Fixed missing text shadows on chat log items and Death Note. • Fixed an issue where pasting large amounts of mentions in Last Will, Death Note, or Notepad could cause the UI to freeze for a bit as the mentions were processed. • Fixed missing placeholder text in Notepad. • Fixed problem with pasting in template to Last Will, Death Note, or Notepad and then subsequently trying to type causing overlapping text. • Fixed issue where stray HTML tags in Last Will, Death Note, or Notepad could cause issues when trying to copy and paste to chat, or autopost to chat, and could prevent the Last Will or Death Note from saving correctly to the server.
Added Ghost Town Custom Modifier Card! Ghost Town allows all dead players to vote still. Ghost votes are anonymous, and the number of votes required to put a player on trial, when using this modifier, now factors in the number of alive + dead players in the game (disconnect players do not count)
Improvements
• Clarified Admirer's Care ability bypasses Jail. • Clarified Psychic feedback messages to say "at least one" of the players is good on good vision nights, and "at least one" of the players is evil on evil vision nights. • Wildling role card now says they can read all whispers. • Clarified that the Hex Master must be alive to have the hex bomb go off, unless reanimated by the Necromancer. • Clarified that the Hex bomb will kill all players. It is stronger than an unstoppable attack. • Improved the creator code process so that if you put in a creator code to support a creator, purchases for 7 days will be automatically attributed to that creator. • Retributionist will not be able to use stoned roles anymore • Neutral Apoc will now know when a teammate is dragged off to Jail • Traitor Jailor will not notify Coven teammates who they jail • Executioner will not be forced to have themselves as an execution target anymore • Admirer cannot propose once Rapid Mode starts • Rapid Mode will only activate at the start of day now • Added some anti-hacking measures to prevent players from appearing in other player's houses at night and seeing them move around. • Previous game results is now a dock item • Ghost Town and Rapid Mode keywords added. • Updated Search keyword to mention apocalypse roles. • Updated Sheriff role card to expand on what they can and cannot find. • Chat filter will now also show any mentions of the filtered player, including in whispers. • Added additional types of chat log entries when filtering on a person, including whispering, death messages, doom messages, votes and vote outcomes, to provide a more complete picture of the player’s interactions in the game. • XIsWhisperingToY messages will now be highlighted in chat if your player number is mentioned. • Rebecca, and build keywords added.
Bug Fixes • Fixed an issue where the text type writer sound would play during the pick names phase. • Fixed bug where Hex Master was not getting feedback if target had stronger defense • Fixed wildling targeting message • Fixed some issues with Poisoner and Ritualist Coven feedback messages displaying things such as %name% • Fixed the death mass kill cinematic sound. • Fixed tip text in transition screen overlapping Pilgrim animation in some cases. • Fixed missing text shadows on chat log items and Death Note. • Fixed an issue where pasting large amounts of mentions in Last Will, Death Note, or Notepad could cause the UI to freeze for a bit as the mentions were processed. • Fixed missing placeholder text in Notepad. • Fixed problem with pasting in template to Last Will, Death Note, or Notepad and then subsequently trying to type causing overlapping text. • Fixed issue where stray HTML tags in Last Will, Death Note, or Notepad could cause issues when trying to copy and paste to chat, or autopost to chat, and could prevent the Last Will or Death Note from saving correctly to the server.
I hope you have been enjoying the Astrea demo during the Steam Next Fest! A few days ago I announced Austra the 4th of the 6 playable oracles in Astrea. I want to take the time to recap the 4 oracles we have shown off as well as a couple dev logs about map pathing and sentinels. If you haven’t had a chance to try out the demo, be sure to check it out before Steam Next Fest ends.
Sentinels are good, little buddies you can buy at the sentinel shop, pick up from random events or earn after defeating bosses! Each unique sentinel has their own unique die which you roll every turn. You can only have two sentinels active at the same time so picking the sentinels that fit your strategy is a must! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1755830/view/3614731806343429328?l=english
Map Pathing Dev Log
What does the map that you move through look like? What sorts of decisions can you make? Why might you choose some of the destinations on your journey? In this dev log we took the time to break down some of the nodes you will find on the map to better understand the path ahead of you. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1755830/view/3636124153041431264?l=english
Moonie
Moonie is a scholar using wisdom and intellect to enhance and manipulate her dice, Moonie's specialty in converting corruption to purification and undoing the curse of hex dice will carry you to victory! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4YmrM7Arr0
Cellarius
Cellarius is a heavy hitting berserker, dealing tons of purification but in return taking a lot of corruption as well. Managing that damage taken is the key to success with Cellarius. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5r8r5_rtMc
Hevelius
Hevelius, The Ancient Warden is a massively armored robot crocodile who protects and empowers his little sentinel buddies to make purifying the corruption in the galaxy a team effort! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xgLVwQTiDQ
Austra
Austra is about probability and manipulating odds to give you a favorable outcome. Their dice pool includes crit chances and dodge chances. Critical will increase the purification you will deal and dodging will, well dodge corruption that the enemy may apply. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr_bS-YCmfs
There are two more Oracles left to reveal, each with their new unique mechanics and dice that I can’t wait to dive into soon.
My good friend Buddy, the marketing lead for Akupara Games and self-proclaimed best Astrea player in the world, will be streaming Astrea on Steam this Thursday at 11am PST and Friday at 11am PST!
I'm excited to announce that I'm working on The Hidden Art of Innkeeping, the sequel to The Lost Art of Innkeeping!
Elinor is taking on the challenge of transforming a dilapidated farmhouse in a small seaside village into a luxurious inn. You'll see a few familiar faces from Lost Art (I'm so glad some of you gave feedback on your favorite guests!) but the new game will have a different setting and storyline, lots of new people, some new features, and can be played without knowing anything about the previous game.
After I released Lost Art, a few people asked for a sequel, which made me happy that they had enjoyed the game enough to want more but I felt that I had other ideas that I wanted to bring to fruition. I was able to work on a few different projects for game jams, including The Ghost Cage in 2020, Forest Star in 2021, and Mayor On The Run (currently available only on Itch.io) in 2022, so I kinda got that out of my system.
I settled on the basic plot for Hidden Art back in 2021 (I usually need an ending in mind before I can start working on a game), and it took me several months to plan out the characters, areas, and gameplay features on a spreadsheet. Having said that, I'm still constantly changing things as new ideas and characters come to mind!
I would say that at this stage, I'm a little more than halfway through the development of the game. I'm hoping to release it in either late 2023 or early 2024, but we'll see... I want to make sure that the game is as polished and bug-free as possible upon release, and playtesting always takes longer than I expect.
It's going to be a while before I create a Steam page for The Hidden Art of Innkeeping, mainly because a trailer's required for one. In the meantime, I'm planning to release updates about the game regularly on https://seaphoenix.itch.io/hiddenart and Twitter, and I hope you're all as excited as I am! :)
Jigsaw Puzzle - Jack and the Beanstalk - Tribus Games Indie
Discover historic monuments with our puzzle game! With 20 incredible images and 5 levels of difficulty, this game will challenge your mind and take you on a journey through history. Test your skills in free mode or challenge mode. Play now and start exploring the world of historic monuments!
Release Date: June 22nd
Unlock and explore 20 stunning images
5 levels of difficulty for players of all skill levels
Free mode to relax and appreciate the beauty of the monuments
Challenge mode to test your skills and push your limits
Don't miss out! Be ready for the release on June 22nd!
I hope this helps! Good luck with the launch of your new game!
Discover historic monuments with our puzzle game! With 20 incredible images and 5 levels of difficulty, this game will challenge your mind and take you on a journey through history. Test your skills in free mode or challenge mode. Play now and start exploring the world of historic monuments!
Release Date: June 22nd
Unlock and explore 20 stunning images
5 levels of difficulty for players of all skill levels
Free mode to relax and appreciate the beauty of the monuments
Challenge mode to test your skills and push your limits
Don't miss out! Be ready for the release on June 22nd!
I hope this helps! Good luck with the launch of your new game!
Jigsaw Puzzle Delicious Foods - Tribus Games Indie
Discover historic monuments with our puzzle game! With 20 incredible images and 5 levels of difficulty, this game will challenge your mind and take you on a journey through history. Test your skills in free mode or challenge mode. Play now and start exploring the world of historic monuments!
Release Date: June 22nd
Unlock and explore 20 stunning images
5 levels of difficulty for players of all skill levels
Free mode to relax and appreciate the beauty of the monuments
Challenge mode to test your skills and push your limits
Don't miss out! Be ready for the release on June 22nd!
I hope this helps! Good luck with the launch of your new game!
