Steam’s Visual Novel Fest starts Monday! Get ready for a full week of discounts and demos in Steam’s Visual Novel Fest, starting August 7th at 10am PT!

Visual Novel Fest is all about celebrating games that put you in the narrative driver’s seat. From thrilling mysteries to casual coffee talk, there are all sorts of games with interactive storytelling to explore.
See you soon for Steam’s Visual Novel Fest, August 7 – 14 at 10am PT!

The tenth version of our all-new "Spotlight Packs" are LIVE in Perfect Team! This week's Spotlight Packs are available for just 48 hours - from now until Saturday August 5 at 1 PM ET only and include 1 card guaranteed from the most recent content sets - including BBRef 2, Hall of Fame, Trade Deadline Gems and Topps 4!

Each Spotlight Pack is set up where one card is fixed, pulled from a selection of recent content cards. The other 5 cards in the pack will be drawn from any non-live players, using the standard ratio of card tiers and odds. The fixed card in the spotlight pack will be guaranteed to be at least a silver card.

The cards from the selected content set(s) will be weighted to be pulled at the following ratios:
Silver cards: 4x
Gold cards: 3x
Diamond cards: 2x
Perfect cards: 1x

All the details on each card available and its pull rates are here:
https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?p=5028918#post5028918

Enjoy!

I've changed the wounded UI so that it now displays additional information relating to your wounded status. It will now tell you the probability of recovery as well as how many seconds are left until recovery/death.



Remember: Maintaining full water and food will grant you a higher probability of recovery, and a large medkit in your belt will grant 100% chance of recovery.





Chat Emoji is a new feature this month that allows you to express yourself in some new ways. You can access the new list of emoji’s via the emoji button on the right of the chat. From there you can search for a specific emoji as well as change the current selected skin tone for all of your emoji’s. You can also type a : into the regular chat box and start typing to get an autocomplete that you can navigate with the arrow keys and Enter.



In addition to the animated emoji’s you can also use the internal item name to create an emoji using the item icon (eg. :wood:).



Server owners can also create their own emoji's for use on their servers, placing 256px png or jpg images in the "serveremoji" folder in their root directory will automatically expose those emoji for use by players on the server.

Emoji's are not currently compatible with chat in Rust+ although we’re planning on exploring this in the future.



Available now from the Rust store is the new brick-building skin which allows you to change the visuals of your stone base.

This skin is for sale at the Steam store. To use, simply equip your hammer tool, display the wheel, enable building skins, this should reveal the skin's wheel on which you may choose brick style upgrade.









Crafting queue items are no longer lost if a server unexpectedly shuts down

Some world models now reflect the amount dropped.

57 Art Bug Fixes, see the change log for full details



Burst modules have been buffed. While using a weapon with a burst module, The time between each shot in the burst has been reduced, and the overall recoil felt by the user has been decreased. In addition, aim cone has been reduced, resulting in a much more accurate and viable fire mode.

• Editing local config files to change in-game appearance is against terms of service and bannable (uncapping FPS, limiting FPS, or changing font region are the only allowed changes)
  
• Teaming is bannable. This includes not killing your friends in queue snipes while killing others. Play normal.

• Ability tooltips may not have correct stats. This will be fixed in patch 7. If in doubt, check this document: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/realmstats
  
• Dragon’s Peak and Captain’s Folly have known collision issues
  
• The bridge between Crossing and Dragon’s Peak is not on the minimap

New 40-Player Map: Time Shattered Isle

• This map has replaced the old map
  
• The old map will be available intermittently through LTMs only
  
• Unique new features and easter eggs through the map

New Queue: Competitive

• This queue has no bots
  
• The queue has a longer timer, so it may take up to 10 minutes to “pop” to ensure the lobbies are busy and competitive

Ancient Items

• Ancient items have been added! These ultra rare and powerful items drop 0-2 times per map in ancient chests that take 10 seconds to open. They can also drop very rarely from Zeppelin Chests and Goblins.

Event System added to Battle Royale

• The Event System has been added to the new map
  
• The events have been tweaked to be BR specific.
  
• Power of the Ancients: Drops two ancient and many zeppelin chests
  
• Adrenaline Rush: Move 50% faster with 300% increased jump height
  
• Giddy Up Buttercup: 40% faster mount speed
  
• Big Bad Bounty: Team with top kills is highlighted for all teams. If they survive the timer, a zeppelin chest will spawn on each player of that team. If they are killed, a chest spawns on their body. Players killed during event will respawn if at least one player on the team survives.
  
• Forge Fire Sale: 50% forge discount and faster forge speed
  
• Deep Pockets: Killed players drop two shard packs instead of one

• Shard economy adjusted for new map size and loot density. Kills from 50 shards->80 shards, and items from 5/10/20/40 to 3/6/15/30
  
• Forge times reduced by 5 seconds
  
• Killing players will drop a chicken nugget that can be picked up to heal armor and health
  
• Dev Note: This is to help teams that win engagements then get third partied before being able to heal
  
• Number of players required to start a custom game lowered from 12 to 6
  
• Realm Wars mercy rule changed from 30 to 20
  
• Realm Wars spawn protection duration from 7s to 10s and shield from 2000 to 2500

Engineer

• Betty Grenade Launcher
  
• Damage from 400/500/650 to 480/600/720
  
• Healing from 80/120/160 to 110/160/220
  
• Fire Grenade
  
• Damage from 30/40/50/60 per tick to 30/45/60/75 per tick

Hunter

• Proximity Trap
  
• Slow from 1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0s to 1.5/1.6/1.8/2.0s

Assassin
Heirloom Rifle

• Damage from 310/360/410 to 300/350/400
  
• Smoke Screen
  
• Smoke duration from 4.0s to 3.0s
  
• Returned Ability: Ghost Walk
  
• Dev Note: In Patch 6 this will only be available in chests. We are working on adding this into the forge and loadout menus for patch 7.

Mage

• Blizzard
  
• Movespeed from 40% to 25/30/40/50
  
• Increase the travel speed of the blizzard by ~20%

Warrior

• Heroic Leap
  
• Damage from 150/200/250/300 to 150/200/300/400
  
• Enrage
  
• Lifesteal from 25/25/25/25 to 20/25/30/35
  
• Damage from 5% to 5/5/7/10
  
• Shielding Shout
  
• Shield from 200/300/400/500 to 300/360/480/600
  
• Longsword
  
• Now grants 10% move speed while equipped and active
  
• Aim Down Sights replaced by a Hook on a 12s cooldown
  
• Damage from 820/930/1040 to 580/650/720
  
• Refire rate from 0.9 to 0.68
  
• Throwing Axe
  
• Projectile speed from 415 to 510

Neutral

• Hand Cannon
  
• Projectile speed from 800 to 1000
  
• Postfire delay from 0.7 to 0.64
  
• Damage from 480/520/580/640 to 420/480/540/600
  
• Zoom FOV from 50 to 60 (to reduce smoke trail blocking camera)
  
• Shotgun
  
• Postfire delay from 1.0 to 0.9
  
• Gatekeeper
  
• Zoom FOV from 50 to 60
  
• Auto Sniper (changes to make it feel more “DMR”-like)
  
• Zoom FOV from 45 to 60 (doesn’t zoom in as far)
  
• Hipfire accuracy slightly increased
  
• Scope-in time from 0.3 to 0.1 (to match regular ads weapons)
  
• Assault Rifle
  
• Reload from 2.5 to 2.0
  
• Equip time from 0.6 to 0.9
  
• Ammo from 25 to 30
  
• Burst Rifle
  
• Ammo from 21 to 24
  
• SMG
  
• Damage from 75/80/90/100 to 75/80/95/110
  
• Reload from 2.2 to 1.8
  
• Equip time from 0.6 to 0.8
  
• Lightfoot potion
  
• Duration from 3/3/3/3 to 3/3.5/4/5
  
• Healing Station
  
• Cooldown from 26/24/22/20 to 22/21/19/17
  
• Barricade
  
• Health from 1600/1600 to 1600/2000
  
• Breastplate
  
• Health/Armor Regen from 2/5/10 to 2/10/20
  
• Helm
  
• Cooldown Reduction % from 10/20/30 to 5/10/20

Greetings, Renovators!

Get ready for our latest update featuring exciting new items in the shop.
Check it out and happy renovating!

Enjoy Arena Renovation now 20% OFF (discount starts from 3rd August)

Patrick's Parabox is 25% off during the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, from August 3-7!

Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is an event on Steam celebrating puzzle games. Lots of discounts on great puzzle games, new puzzle game releases, interviews and streams of puzzle games.

I'm happy for Patrick's Parabox to be on discount as part of this event! :) It was a really cool event last year, and this year's looks bigger and better!

Check out Cerebral Puzzle Showcase here

Today we are excited to share with you big news for American Truck Simulator. Our teams have been working hard to bring a HUGE addition to a legendary icon in the trucking industry....

Introducing the W900 Tuning Pack!

Kenworth's W900 design allows real-life truckers to customize their ride in many different and unique ways. We wanted to reflect this by bringing some of the most popular combinations to American Truck Simulator, as we know how important customising rigs is to our community. Turns out, there are A LOT of tuning options available for drivers of the W900, so our team decided to go big with this project.




As a symbol of individuality on the road, drivers have embraced the W900's potential for personalization, resulting in a vibrant market of aftermarket additions. A majority of the external and interior parts that are included in this pack have been inspired by these third party modifications, allowing us to bring a large variety of customisations to this iconic truck.



The W900 Tuning Pack features over 500+ individual tuning parts for both the interior and exterior of the truck, giving you a massive range of options to personalise your Kenworth W900 just the way you like it. This includes (but is not limited to) bumpers, cab door accessories, exhausts, filters, mirrors, fenders, mud flaps, exterior lights, grille, hood, roof window, chassis cover, side skirt, sunshield, deflectors, fuel tanks, headache racks, special turn light options, different headlights and headlight covers, air filters, trim options for windows, paintjobs, interior cab customisations and so so so much more; making it our biggest Tuning Pack to date!






We know how much our community loves to customise their rigs, so we've also made almost every exterior part paintable, giving you even more options! We really look forward to seeing how you get creative with this option; but that isn't all. To continue the celebration of 100 years of Kenworth, you'll also find a range of interior accessories such as toys, mugs, caps and more to have decorating your cabin.





Ever dreamt of creating and owning your own Show-worthy truck? Now you can with the option to add 'Show Truck' parts to your W900; such as rear fenders, front and rear bumpers and more! Along with these, you'll also find a variety of interior trims to match the exterior paint jobs, to help complete your rig's look. We look forward seeing you show these off to friends in convoy mode or at other virtual Truckfest events.




This massive undertaking doesn't go without credit to our teams behind the scenes who brought this all to life. From research, to modelling, to testing and everyone in-between, it really has been a labor of love and we are so happy to bring so many options to your garage.



We can't wait to see how you'll customise your Kenworth W900. Be sure to share your custom creations with us on our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and we'll feature our favourite ones!

Time to get tuning! Check out the W900 tuning Pack DLC for American Truck Simulator, now available on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2386530/American_Truck_Simulator__W900_Tuning_Pack/

I've been teasing "Survivor Mode" since I've released the demo of Spell Disk. I hope those grey texts on the main menu was building up some anticipation.

Today, a playable app of Survivor Mode is released on Steam for free to play! It turned out way better than I previously thought, and I am very satisfied with how fun the survivor mode game is. I need to get back to developing our main game, but for now, please feel free to enjoy the survivor mode of the game on Spell Disk Survivor.

Tiny teams is all about finding micro studios with massive ideas. We are honored to be part of this event and to offer our largest discount to date. This is a great time to pick up a copy of Annie and the AI. And be sure to check out all the other amazing games made by small studios like ours:
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tinyteamsfestival2023

Join us in celebrating awesome puzzle games in The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! 🥳


Grab for yourself or a friend Cube Escape Collection, or The Past Within (or both) for 33% OFF! ✨

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1292940/Cube_Escape_Collection/

And feel free to try our latest version of the 🚇 Underground Blossom Demo! 🌸

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291850/Underground_Blossom/

Thank you Astra Games and Draknek & Friends for organising this fantastic event! 🖤

🧩cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com