Hey everyone!

Update 1.1.9 is live!

This update brings tons of bugs fixes and levels improvements.

This version includes:
- Bug fix: Players could push enemies out of certain combat arenas
- Bug fix: Some enemies could spawn inside of rocks, making them unbeatable
- Bug fix: The Hero's grunts are now linked to the "Voices" audio bar in the settings menu

Heroes of Arkesia,

We’re back with your host Roxx and debaters Grenton, Bobajenny, Stoopzz, and DatModz for episode 6 of the Lost Ark Academy Debate Club. This episode’s warmup debate topic is: Which loading screen is better, seagulls or sidereals? For our 1v1 debate, Grenton and Stoopzz have the topic of: To PVP or not to PVP?


Head over to YouTube and let us know who you think is not a Mokoko in the comments. We’ll see you next week for Episode 7!

We're back with another new update and you're in for a treat in this one!

Before we dive into all the juicy details, we'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who's been testing the new objects in the BETA. Thanks to all your amazing feedback, they have been added to the main branch for everyone to enjoy.

We know some of you are curious about why our updates are taking longer than usual. As we mentioned last week, we want to be able to test out new features a bit more before releasing them, and, therefore, updates will come every 3 weeks instead of our usual 2. You will however be given the chance to try out incoming features one week in advance on the Public Beta Branch. That way, we can collect your feedback and fine-tune the new features as precisely as we can.

Now let’s jump into the update. Another big change to the game is the Super Black Market, we understand that some of you have not understood our idea about it but no worries we hear you and we have received your feedback.


We understand that the upgrades seem underwhelming and some of them are very expensive while the benefit of them doesn’t feel worth it. To give you some context the goal from the super black market was always to be somewhat of sandbox mode where you can fully break the limits of the game and have a relaxing run while allowing you to spend your leftover gold nuggets. We get that we might have been too shy with its perks. So, we have changed the bonuses, it will get wild really quick, as you’ll see and we hope you’ll enjoy it.

We also still believe that achievements should remain something challenging for players and only achievable by those who want to work for them. The Super black market will still limit your ability to get achievements but I am sure you all can do it!

➵ By the way, we’re also resetting the leaderboard after every update from now on. This is your opportunity to start fresh and show off your skills in the game to earn your spot on the leaderboard.

One last thing before you go, we have added a new tab on the Encyclopedia for upgrades, this should help you develop a better understanding of the game.

We're also excited to share the BUILD SHOWCASE EVENT 🤠

Every weekend for the rest of the month (July) you'll have the chance to create your dream build as we'll have the supermarket free of charge. It's your chance to go wild, have fun, and unleash your creativity with no limits!

➵ Share your builds on Discord and we'll and we'll feature the best ones! 🎁😉



Let us give you some inspiration to start this off in style. Check out the HYPERACTIVE build!👆



As usual, we fixed some bugs and balanced a few things.

That's it for today, you can check the full patch note below. See you soon!

Enjoy!”

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• Fan of Knives :When you stand still, for every 2 shots, you charge up 1 knives (up to a maximum of 15). When you move, you release all knives aiming at as many enemies.
  - Unlocked by Something up your sleeves
  
  
• Sharing is caring :Instead of aiming at the closest enemy, you alternate between the 5 closest enemies. Your projectiles are 50% slower but your attack speed is increased by 50%.
  - Unlocked by Way of the Drunken Feast
  
  
• Fickle Bullets:Your projectiles have a random size and damage boost from -20% to +80%.
  - Unlocked by A sizeable difference
  
  
• Swift Bullets :Your projectiles move between 30% and 70% faster.
  - Unlocked from the start

• New Super Black Market - Roger’s wares are now crazier than ever!
  
• New Encyclopedia tab - Upgrades : Find out anything you might need to know about upgrades
  
• Character choice - You can now choose “Random” in the character selection

• Denzel - Denzel’s phases have been inverted
  
• Daily Struggle - Lockdown modifier and Day advances with experience are mutually exclusive
  
• New daily modifier - Start with Bronze, Silver, Golden and Godly die
  
• New daily modifier - All Projectiles are 50% slower
  
• Far Sight - Rarity : Rare -> Common
  
• Far Sight - Projectile speed : 100% -> 20%
  
• Dancing Daggers - Attack speed reduction and increase : 40% -> 50%

• Visual update on Simple Tom’s death animation

• Something up your sleeves
  
• Way of the Drunken Feast
  
• A sizeable difference

• Mouse should be working properly in menus

• Achievement Run With Knives (Kill Undertaker with Jody) can now be obtained

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Hello everyone,

We are excited to share that Oaken 1.0 will be launching on PC and consoles on July 20th! We would like to thank you all for the support you have given us along the way. ❤️



We invite you to enjoy the demo while waiting for the full release!

But wait, there's more! Starting from July 20th until July 27th, you will have the opportunity to get Oaken at a 30% launch discount!

With the full release of Oaken, we will introduce a new world and an accompanying guide, along with numerous other features, ensuring the game is polished to perfection. Immerse yourself in the mystical realm, uncover countless levels, confront formidable bosses, and enhance your spells and spirits to match your playstyle.

Make sure to mark your calendars for July 20th!

And for players who already own Oaken you can check the update on our Open-Beta branch:

• A new world - the Roots - found in the 3rd chapter of the game
  
• A new Guide - the secret one
  
• improved and expanded the prologue chapter
  
• improved AI behaviour
  
• improved the "undo" command
  
• added the outro for the bonus ending
  
• added achievements for the peaceful ending and the new world
  
• added Japanise localisation
  
• TONS of small visual and gameplay improvements all over the place, some more notable changes are in the doc:

[you can see the full detailed lsit of changes on our discord]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348690/Oaken/

And check our Discord to talk about the development of the game!
Click there to join the Discord!

Hello, friends!

It’s due time for a short progress update on Spirit of the Island development!

As you know, we are actively working on a cross platform release for Spirit on the Island between PC and consoles. But there’s another platform where the game will be released as well… Mobile!

Here is a little sneak peek to the mobile version of the game:

Soon we will share a dev-diary with Kukuchi, our Lead Developer and Studio Head, where he will reveal more details and insides about the upcoming updates and releases.

We also have some exciting news for people who own an Xbox: XBOX Demo Fest is happening today, so everyone who has an Xbox console will be able to try it first!

Last, but not least, the “Adventureland” DLC is coming soon! In Adventureland, you will be able to build your own amusement park and delight your tourists even more.

Thank you for the support and feedback, there are no words to describe how much we appreciate that. Stay tuned for updates, follow the game on Steam and see you soon!

Delve into Immortals of Aveum’s spellbinding first-person combat, master all three colors of magic to suit how you want to play, discover how to customize your spellcasting with 25 unique Spells, over 80 Talents, and hundreds of pieces of magical gear, and dive deeper into the epic, story-driven campaign.

Immortals of Aveum™ is a single-player first-person magic shooter where you play as Jak, an unexpected Triarch Magnus who is thrust into the midst of the Everwar. It’s up to Jak and the elite battlemages of the Order of the Immortals to protect magic and stop the tyrant, Sandrakk, from plunging Aveum into oblivion.

Made by the creators of Call of Duty and Dead Space, Immortals of Aveum is set in an original fantasy universe engulfed in magic, rife with conflict, and on the verge of oblivion.

Ascendant Studios is an independent team of veteran developers with BAFTA and Game of the Year award-winning experience, and EA Originals will release the studio’s debut title.

Learn more about Ascendant Studios and Immortals of Aveum: www.ascendantstudios.com

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Our last Early Access update is here, 30% off!

At last, we are now ready with an extensive content update!
The game is pretty well finished. We have added quests and narrative, and even voice-over. We have adjusted and balanced the gameplay to give a better feel and make it more fun. We’ve made dramatic changes to the core game loop. We’ve even added Steam achievements!

Fair warning: With all these changes, the old save games will be incompatible and obsolete. Please start a new game for an optimal experience.

This is likely the final content update before launch. From now on, we will focus on fixing any remaining bugs and a bit of polish here and there.

Please see the list further down for detail about all the new content and features.

We hope you enjoy what we've prepared for you over these last months ♥

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• We are so eager to share the full story with you! The main story has been improved and we have added voiceovers from our awesome voice actors. Each of the characters you find on the island now has their own side quest/storyline bringing out their wonderful personalities.
  
  • All new main and side quests have been added to the game
  
  
  
  
• The Bloombox!
  We are giving you the freedom to choose your music! Well, you have to work for it. First, you need to craft a boombox, like an old gramophone. Then you need to explore the island and craft the discs you receive as rewards for building work orders. Each disk represents a different character, creature, or place. You can place the Bloombox wherever you like and play your favorite songs as you collect them.
  
  
  
  
• Our new Day / Night system, the Cloud Cycle, traps players in an endless night until they sleep. As you might recall, mutated plants roam when the island is shrouded. So use this time to combat the mutated plants and gather their seeds to craft plants for your beautiful garden.
  You can always go to sleep in your bed and skip the night, and as a new day begins we now display your progress in the Daily summary screen. Here you can see how many Ribbits you earned that day amongst many other things!
  
  
  
  
  
• Is your thumb getting tired from picking up resources? Well, say hello to auto-pickup! Resources dropped from monsters and resource nodes now automatically pull toward you and are added to your inventory. It’s magic! ✨
  
  
  
  
• We have done a complete visual pass on the island! Ikonei's colors should "pop" more, with improved lighting and foliage.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Voice acting has been added! English and Norwegian audio is available.
  
  • Multiple text languages have been added as well: English, Norwegian, German, Spanish, French, and Simplified Chinese.
• Even your creatures are more talkative! They will now respond to your command, letting you know if they are willing to help out or not.
  
  • As the darkness creeps in your creatures will also get tired - go to sleep, and they will be back in action!
    
  • We also give you more freedom. You can bond and be one with your friend at level one!
• A new unlockable island has emerged for players to explore (not showing this one to not spoil the fun!)
  
• The island can be rebuilt further! New construction altars have arisen that offer crafting recipes.
  
  • There have been balance passes on all construction altars and shrines.
• Crafting Recipes are now unlocked at Construction Altars and can be bought in shops.
  
• Regions are now discovered by placing frogs on pedestals rather than fixing the shrines.
  
• Tilling the ground will no longer work in rainy regions.
  
  • Players must first activate a nearby shrine to farm.
• Pirates no longer dance when the region is rainy.
  
  • Players must first activate a nearby shrine to progress through a Pirate Camp.
• And there is much more for players to discover!

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• Multiplayer support for dialogue systems
  
• Multiplayer support for sitting and sleeping
  
• Multiplayer Group Activities System
  
  • Some activities in the game, like cutscenes, require all players to group up before the cutscene can play

• Achievements now reward recipes
  
• Implemented an Inventory Expansion item that can be bought in shops
  
  • Inventory upgrades have been removed from the Pirate Camps
• If a house is picked up, a percentage of invested resources are now dropped on the ground
  
• Added inventory sorting by name and quantity
  
• The Watering Can can now be refilled if the character is close to any water source
  
• Fishing will now always give loot. Failing to catch a fish will result in non-fish loot.

• Added Post-Processing Volumes that improve the light/color in all areas of the game
  
• Added new load screens
  
• Foliage changes visuals depending on Cloud- or Sun Phase
  
  • Foliage assets polished
    
  • Improved wind function in the game, making leaves and foliage move more naturally
• Optimized Interior and Pirate camp lighting
  
• Added 3D assets for main quest items
  
• Added VFX for narrative/main quest items
  
• Improved character textures
  
• Added 3D assets for broken statues
  
• A new sleeping mat added
  
• Added new icons for Achievements, Narrative Items, and UI
  
• Set dressing improvements in various areas on the island
  
• Added Pirate umbrellas
  
• Added trails detail slider to graphics options
  
  • This changes tessellation and trail type or entirely disables trails to save performance
• Added a new thirst icon for plants
  
• Improved the way discovered regions are shown on the map

• New Bond Animations for Children
  
• New Sleep Animations for Children
  
• Added facial animations to the Children along with blinking functionality
  
• New animation set for squatting Frogboy
  
• New animation set for Pirates in the rain
  
• New dialogue and cutscene animation sets for several NPCs:
  
  • Sariel
    
  • Milas Morgenshell
    
  • C.A.T.
    
  • Fiola Rustbristle
    
  • Captain Tamara Rustbristle
    
  • Frogboy
• Pirate Captain’s hurdy-gurdy is now animated
  
• Added teleport animation set for all NPCs
  
• Added companion dismiss animations for all characters
  
• Frogboy now sits on top of a frog statue
  
• Updated all companions’ food reactions
  
• Updated fishing animations
  
• Updated Watering Can refill animation
  
• Tweaked travel distance of Longhorn’s Charge ability
  
• Added bonding animations for all companions

• Companions should now be easier to level up
  
• Summoned companions will now always follow the player, but can only be commanded when in a good mood
  
• Companions get sleepy fast when in Cloud Phase
  
• Companions get hungry fast at the start of the Sun Phase
  
• Balance pass on companion needs

• Menus now close if your character takes damage
  
• Added support for holding the button down to trigger an attack combo instead of pressing the button multiple times

• Spawned items (loot etc) now despawn after a time
  
• Changes to farming
  
• Plants grow only at the beginning of a new Sun Phase
  
• Plants now require watering to grow
  
• Plant growth time depends on the type of plant

• Added new main menu art assets
  
• Refining Stations now show their GUI based on player proximity rather than when being targeted
  
• Categories in a Shop are now hidden when there’s nothing to buy
  
• Updated visuals of locked inventory slots
  
• Visual pass on all tutorial menus
  
• Added subcategories for all recipes with collapsible groups
  
• Added 3D visual representation of selected items in the crafting menu
  
• Added sub-tabs to the quest menu, achievements menu, and settings menus
  
• Visual pass-on notification prompts

• Combat music now stops playing quicker after disengaging from combat
  
• Recorded versions of Music tracks added for exploring and when bonded with Creature Companions
  
• Teleport Animation SFX added
  
• Sleep Animation SFX added
  
• Construction Altar Build SFX added
  
• Pirate Dance SFX added
  
• Added Ambience System to Player Houses
  
• Final Mastered Music updated
  
• Updates to the Music System
  
• Creature Bond SFX updated
  
• Updates to Audio Menu
  
• Updates to Misophonia Mute
  
• Frog SFX updated
  
• UI SFX updated
  
• Project Mix updates

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• Smaller bug fixes where assets were interrupting player navigation
  
• Fixed landscape sculpt artifacts caused by landscape resolution
  
• Fixed the issue causing players to be unable to place items in Fenland Point
  
• Fixed various invisible blocker issues
  
• Fixed various view distance/distance culling bugs
  
• Tweaked silhouette shader to have better visibility in bright conditions
  
• Fixed silhouette settings on various objects to properly display obscured characters
  
• Fixed various navigation bugs
  
• Fixed Crushing Weapon spinning glitch
  
• Fixed Clothing rack exploding physics
  
• Fixed Frog animation with effects playing on every new line of dialogue
  
• Fixed throwing animations being too fast
  
• Fixed Watering Can glitch on Octi
  
• Fixed Hurdy Gurdy clipping on all Pirate Captain animations
  
• Fixed floating item held during talk animations
  
• Fixed C.A.T.’s raise finger animation to face forward
  
• Fixed Stormdog Pup jaw not being modeled/skinned
  
• Fixed missing teleport animation for Eva
  
• Fixed the issue with chests playing opening animation when any ability was used near them
  
• Fixed another issue with too many monsters spawning
  
• Fixed issue where companion could not be summoned
  
• Fixed crash bug related to Axepecker taming
  
• Fixed crash bugs related to shops
  
• Fixed issue with Jailbreaker Achievement
  
• Fixed incorrect Ribbits amount being displayed when putting items in the S.E.L.L. Chest
  
• Fixed scrollbar problems in the Completed Quests menu
  
• Fixed sliding frogs for clients in multiplayer
  
• Fixed the issue causing the trails from placeables generated in placement mode not to disappear
  
• Fixed rain sometimes flickering white on “Ultra” graphics settings
  
• Fixed issue with collision on decoration objects
  
• Fixed collision issue with NPCs
  
• Fixed issue that could cause eternal sleep
  
• Fixed sitting animations
  
• Fixed issues with the “pollen bar” not being shown/hidden correctly
  
• Fixed planting issues on multiplayer
  
• Fixed issue with companion evolving while being listened to
  
• Fixed issue with companions not taking damage from enemies
  
• Fixed player snapping and rotations in multiplayer
  
• Fixed issue where companions would use different abilities depending on the players bonded with the companion or using the ability through Command
  
• Fixed issue with using the shovel when it rains
  
• Fixed issues with loot drops from resource nodes
  
• Fixed attack-combo direction issue
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck when performing an attack combo
  
• Fixed issue with opening menu/inventory while performing attack combo
  
• Disabled controller vibrations when the input type is Mouse & Keyboard
  
• Fixes to Pirate Camp Music region
  
• Weather Audio system fixes
  
• Fixes to Ambience Audio System
  
• Various other small but important fixes

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Old save files will break after updating the game. This means that players who have played Ikonei Island before this update will have to start a new game.
New players (who had never played the game before) won't be affected.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Unfortunately, we were unable to guarantee old save files would still be functional.

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Join our community on Discord! We've got contests, and channels where you can share feedback and find friends to play with, aside from the magnanimous presence of your favorite Frogboy!

And don't forget to get your discount:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1550730/Ikonei_Island_An_Earthlock_Adventure/


Thank you so much for all your support. We'll see you on the island! 🐸
Snowcastle Games

A few minor changes today, so far:

Cease To Breathe v1.2.5 Change Log

- Disallowed save/load functions during game over screen.
- Fixed ;infinite key' glitch from corpse.

Cease To Breathe v1.2.4 Change Log

- Fixed type-o in relation to the dining room drawer.
- Fixed type-o in relation to the dining room table.
- Fixed type-o in relation to the master bedroom nightstand.
- Fixed type-o in relation to candles in the office.
- Fixed type-o in relation to the fireplace/firewood.
- Fixed issue where the succubus is not selectable when in parlor with the television on
- Fixed spider mechanics (some type-o's and mistriggers)