August is almost here, survivors!

This month promises to be rich for exciting novelties and events. And it’s not only about the mysterious armoured car from our August art and its never-before-seen parts. In August we will witness the return of the Steel championship as well as the start of a new event!

Also we continue to work on clan activities changes that we have announced earlier. We will let you know as soon as any additional information appears.

And for now we wish you good luck in battles during these summer days!

You can download these and other artworks from the “Wallpapers” section on our official website.

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+ added landing animation
/ lobbies are now joinable again after a race ended
/ slight bot overhaul
/ progress bar now takes your lap count into account
/ misc bug fixes

It's nice to be writing to you again! Firstly, we are grateful for your support and continuous feedback. We truly appreciate your patience as we worked through each step of the development process. We’re getting closer!

Today we'll delve into a crucial aspect of Shadow of the Road - the environment. We're well aware of its significance in turn-based RPGs, and it's a paramount element in our game as well.


As the game is set in Japan, during the fall of the Empire's feudal era in 1868, the surroundings are reminiscent of the 19th-century Land of the Rising Sun. To create an environment that truly captures it, we had to dig through loads of pics from back then.

Luckily, some photos have survived the passage of time. We found pictures of rich people, villagers in their settlements, ports, markets, bridges, and even abandoned castles… But we didn't stop there – we also checked out artwork from earlier times, showing how they built temporary fortifications!



Source: oldphotosjapan.com

And hey, we couldn't miss the opportunity to draw inspiration from legendary movies like Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" and the whole collection of "Rurouni Kenshin" movies by Keishi Otomo. Have you watched them?


Shadow of the Road will take you on a journey to diverse locations, ranging from underground cave systems to open meadows, from serene monasteries to dangerous forests. Each of them is very distinct from another. All offer diverse experience, opportunities, and atmosphere.

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Keep in mind that the environment will influence the flow of combat. With such varied terrain, certain characters may gain advantage, and attacks that seem impossible in other settings, can suddenly be effortlessly executed. Adding to the immersion, some elements of the environment will be destructible, making every encounter more dynamic and engaging.

Speaking of that - we wrote more about utilizing the terrain in combat in our previous devlog, so if you haven't read it yet - we encourage you to catch up!


Moreover, we didn't want our world to feel empty, so you'll come across numerous collectibles along the way. These items will significantly impact your characters. Moreover, you will be able to find shrines, providing a boost to your abilities too.

We believe that a true warrior must be vigilant, so keep your eyes wide open - not only to admire the beauty of the surrounding nature. We want to reward those who will stray from the beaten path while exploring the world of Shadow of the Road.

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To stay up-to-date with our progress on the environment and other parts of the game, we invite you to join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Discord. We find immense joy in sharing the visual aspects of our project, and we can't wait to hear your thoughts.



Thank you again for being part of this journey!

Best regards
Another Angle Games

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173980/Shadow_of_the_Road/

Thank you for playing NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening.
I would like to share with you the upcoming updates and patch information for the game.
*The update will be released on Tuesday, August 1st.
*Please refer to the partial update information below.

[Update 1.0.8 (Steam) / 1.0.2 (PS4 and Nintendo Switch)]
Functional Improvements and Adjustments:
- Added a function to switch the voice audio language between Japanese and English.
- Added a function to edit unique policies for In-Game Edit > Edit Clan.
- Made a change so that progress of land development will not reset even when marching.

Bug Fixes:
- Fixed several issues around officer affiliation when beginning a scenario.
- Fixed an issue that caused the units to stop responding during battles under certain condition.
- Fixed an issue that caused units to slip pass key points during battles under certain condition.
- Fixed an issue where editing of traits was not reflected in historical officer edit.
- Fixed several issues around event conditions.

[Future update plan]
Functional Improvements:
- Expanding strategies for sieges
　We are considering adding a pre-surrender system when there is a large gap in soldier numbers.
　Please note that this is not finalised and may be subject to change.
　We will also discuss on other improvements in the future.

We are currently working on the update, so please stay tuned.
We thank you for your patience and hope you will further enjoy the game.

Michi Ryu
Producer / Director

Greetings, valued employees,

Whilst we’re working hard on CorpoNation: The Sorting Process we wanted to share some of the things you can expect in your lifelong assignment at Ringo.

We’ve been putting together a series of developer diaries to give you a brief rundown of what your future career at Ringo’s CorpoNation will look like. In this first developer diary, it seems only fitting to talk about the pinnacle of your life at Ringo: WORK.



You play as Max, a new worker starting their first day of a lifelong assignment in the Ringo CorpoNation, a product manufacturing company that started the world’s first Corporately owned state, aka a CorpoNation.

Ringo employees are also Ringo citizens, or citizen-employees, living and working their whole lives under the watchful eye of their employer. We’ve taken inspiration from Company towns, tech giants and the intrusive behaviour of modern-day employers who encroach on the private lives of their workers.

As you continue through your life at Ringo, you may ask yourself, why am I doing this? Why does anyone work anywhere? What do you get from your job? Ultimately, you work in the CorpoNation because you were born in the CorpoNation, but you may come across other citizen-employees that make you challenge this assumption.



It’s your job to sort samples in the Genome Sector. To sort a sample, pick it up and drag it to the correct tube. It may appear to be a simple task at first, but to know where to put each sample, you will need strong memory skills (or good note-taking!).

Why are you sorting the samples? That’s below your pay grade, for now.


Like with any job, Genome Sector workers have access to an employee handbook. However, this one may actually be useful! Consult it to learn about different sample types, sorting methods and to check up on your daily tasks. If you get really stuck, make use of the Ringo Helper, your friendly corporate guide. He can spot when you’ve made an error, but you can also ask him anything if you’re unsure.


Your Manager is your main point of contact for work tasks and updates. Be sure to check your emails as they will be the first to know whenever something changes in the sector. It’s their job to make sure you’re putting in 110%.

The Ringo CorpoNation has a special love for management hierarchy and you will have the opportunity to celebrate and show deference to your manager.


Over time, your manager will change the rules for sample sorting to match your skills and meet company quotas. It’s not just a sample’s appearance you have to worry about. As you progress, you will be asked to categorise them using extra information and process them using mechanisms on your workstation. You will develop work-based knowledge that no one outside of your sector can understand, but it will make you a better employee!

If you sort a sample incorrectly, you will not only lose out on valuable credits, but your paycheck will be docked. Make sure to follow the rules carefully! If you struggle to keep up with your duties as a citizen-employee, your Manager will reprimand you. Be sure not to let them down.



The CorpoNation eliminated the ineffectual weekend a long time ago. What’s more productive than working all day, every day, with no break and no holiday?

Despite this, the joys of the end of a work-week still remain in the Ringo CorpoNation. On each Day 5 after your shift ends, you will be subject to a performance review. Here your Manager will assess your accuracy and speed, and either reward or penalise you based on your overall sample sorting. You will receive a star rating for the week but this isn’t the only thing your Manager pays attention to.


If you worked hard enough and met the criteria, you will be promoted. Getting promoted in the CorpoNation will get you a bonus and a pay rise, so work hard to work your way up.

As you work your way up the corporate ladder, the CorpoNation will grant you access to new features. A powerful example is COFFEE, which (just like in real life) increases your productivity and burns away sleep, allowing you to pause the clock during your shift.


Another feature you can unlock is an oldie but a goody, Solitaire! Expand your evening’s gaming options on your home desktop computer and where you can practise dexterity for sample-sorting.

That's all for now, but we hope you enjoyed learning more about your work life at the RIngo CorpoNation. We’ll talk more about the joys of your home life in the next developer diary! In the meantime, work hard.

If you can’t wait to play CorpoNation we have a spoiler-free prologue available to play free on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2410980/CorpoNation_The_Prologue/

People often tell us that they’re already working for the CorpoNation in real life. We’d love to hear about some of your corporate horror stories! You can share them with us and get other updates and exclusives in our Discord.

• Fixed a bug that caused soldiers to return to the warehouse after a battle where their weapons were broken, even though they were part of a squad.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed soldiers to take the worst weapons among all those assigned when creating an army.
  
• Balance adjustments for all types of weapons.
  
• It is now possible to recruit only disgruntled peasants into the army (work occupation no longer matters).
  
• Added support for FXAA anti-aliasing.
  
• Changed the mechanics of fatal wounds and beheading.
  
• Fixed a game freeze issue when a blind actor gained experience in combat skills.
  
• When the nectar buff is removed from lords, knowledge acquisition may also be removed if there is insufficient intelligence.
  
• Notification about the lack of paper for writing books added.
  
• Revised the mechanics of teaching and skill growth for AI children on the global map.
  
• Weakened the inspection bonus.
  
• Fixed a possible crash when a soldier uprising begins, now rebels won't be split into multiple small squads, and they won't automatically disband after starting to retreat.
  
• Soldiers now always carry weapons in their hands while in a squad, not just during battles.
  
• Guest bribery cooldown added.
  
• Tantrum save-load feature implemented.
  
• Cooldown for "Spend time together" set after the first deep interaction.
  
• Increased the volume of some sounds.
  
• Fixed disappearing avatars on the global map.
  
• Fixed the inability to set taverns on fire.
  
• Soldiers and lords now independently take daggers from the warehouse. Daggers will be used as secondary weapons after the main one is broken. Bandits and peasants no longer return their daggers to the warehouse after receiving them.
  
• Adjusted wolf growling settings.
  
• Fixed artifacts when merging borders on the global map.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented production from starting if there is an identical production building with 0 workers.
  
• New sounds.
  
• The "Successful Commander" thought is now attached after battles and on the global map.
  
• Fixed a bug with the absence of thoughts about a killed commander in battles on the local map.
  
• Fixed an issue with dead souls after AI battles on the global map.
  
• The number of books in AI cities is now limited to 12.
  
• Soldiers now have a reduced rest parameter during patrols.
  
• A tax on the army is now levied on the player through the caravan.
  
• The knowledge of cost reduction for construction provides a smaller bonus and becomes available for purchase on the 10th day.
  
• The vassal's debt must now be paid/received through the caravan.
  
• AI starts the game with more soldiers in cities.
  
• Negative thoughts from dark deeds in AI cities on the global map have been increased and can now accumulate. These thoughts are also attached to all neighboring cities that are not your friends.
  
• Thoughts that you are friends with bandits are now attached to all neighbors. The strength of these thoughts has been increased.
  
• Fixed spontaneous unpausing when interacting with the global map.
  
• Fixed issues that occur after demolishing a pig farm with existing pigs.
  
• Balancing adjustments.
  
• Doubled the duration of knowledge acquisition.
  
• Strengthened the axe weapon.
  
• A city that falls into the fog of war now removes all its quests.
  
• Fixed animation freeze of notifications when opening the global map.
  
• The slave barracks can now accommodate up to 20 slaves (instead of 10).
  
• Fixed a crash when loading an old save file with the heir uprising quest.
  
• Reduced the chance of escape for a slave to 5%.
  
• The "Dictatorship Tendencies" thought can now accumulate up to three times.
  
• Builders should immediately respond to switching the construction priority button.
  
• Added pig sounds.
  
• Bandits can now be hired in bandit camps of other provinces.
  
• Fixed camera zoom-out on the global map when it is first opened.
  
• Volume slider added to the settings menu.
  
• Fixed game crash when creating a scrollable menu with many elements inside.
  
• Added protection against corrupted encyclopedia files.
  
• Fixed a bug in the slave bonding event.
  
• Bishops can no longer be challenged to a duel.
  
• Fixed a potential crash when loading an actor with a specific combination of traits.
  
• Added wolf sounds.
  
• In the tutorial, in the step of assigning an inspector to a sawmill and a field, other buildings cannot be set anymore.

In this update, I tried to do some work on improving the sense of progression for the player and add more game content. New Base Build mode allows you to improve your character's stats, and they will apply to all subsequent game matches.



Changelog:

• Fixed: Sometimes ally drones and other NPCs does not attacked enemies.
  
• Fixed: Sometimes ally turrets stopped attack enemies (when looking down).
  
• Fixed: If you're find teleport after its activation, Objective text was shown with the wrong info.
  
• Added Base Build mode! It allows you to create and upgrade buildings, which will permanently improve your characteristics, earn extra resources and more!
  
• Added a new planet for Base Build mode. It is safe, no one will attack you there (for now... :)).
  
• Added a character stats in the pause menu. Now you can get more info about your "build" effectivity.
  
• Added the new weapon "Wave Gun"!
  
• Map Editor fixes and improvements. Map Editor is still not available for public use, development in progress.
  
• Settings screen in the Pause menu now have better contrast with other interface.
  
• Other fixes and improvements.

Enjoy!

One of the requested features players have been asking for is indicators which allow you to see what way a particular part is able to turn. These have existed in Robocraft 1 for a little while and were something we have been wanting to add to Robocraft 2. Here’s how it looked in Robocraft 1:



In Robocraft 1, these indicators were active at all times while building. This didn’t look great and made it very difficult for players to get a good screenshot of their machine in the build bay. In Robocraft 2, we have decided to only show the yellow indicators whilst you are looking at that particular part.



This change will be especially useful for players who like to take great-looking photos of their robocraft in the building bay!

These yellow arrows are also a way to teach players about the various parts of the game and how they will function when bringing them into battle. It’s actually quite easy now to check if you’ve mistakenly put non-steering wheels on your robot!



But one of the major improvements that these indicators assist with is creating custom gun rigs! The red arrows need to point towards the front of your robocraft to aim where your crosshairs are facing.



They will be coming as part of the next update and will be visible for the following parts

• Wheels
  
• Jets
  
• All powered joints
  
• All passive joints
  
• Aim servos
  
• All-In-One Turrets

Make sure to add Robocraft 2 to your wishlist and register for the Playtest if you want to join us in a couple of weeks to play the next big update!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/

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We make the following updates:

1. Adjust HUD display
   
2. Added a prompt to enter the opponent's attack range
   
3. Online games no longer allow infinite steps

A group of Starfleet’s finest bridge crew who, while not being captains of their own starships, have assumed temporary command positions for a special mission. Starfleet has rolled out a brand-new batch of upgraded California-class ships in time for a research mission in a newly discovered nebula. The temporary officers have been assigned to assist the rookie captains of these vessels. But when disaster strikes, they know precisely which Starfleet captain to turn to for help!

Event Name: Relieved
Event Type: Faction/Galaxy
Event Start: Thursday, 08/03 at Noon ET (16:00 UTC)
Phase 1 End Time: Saturday, 08/05 at Noon ET (16:00 UTC)
Event Finish: Monday, 08/07 at Noon ET (16:00 UTC)

Squadrons: Y
Crew Sharing: Y
Faction Winner Bonus: N

Event Crew: Mutinous Trip Tucker (new) 5*, First Officer Data (existing) 4*, Acting Captain Tilly (existing) 4*, Acting Captain Arex (existing) 5*.

Ranked reward 5* crew: Tourist Hoshi (new) 5*. - this crew will be featured event crew in the event starting on 08/10.

Bonus crew
- high bonus: event crew
- small bonus: variants of Arex, Data, Tilly and crew with the ‘Federation’ trait.

Event Faction
Federation.

Live long and prosper,
The Star Trek Timelines Team