Oct 19, 2023

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Tiktak_CZ

Rev up your engines and hit the highways with excitement as the West Balkans DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 drops today, unleashing a journey through stunning landscapes and challenging roads!

West Balkans for Euro Truck Simulator 2 has now been released!

Embark on an odyssey across our artistic depiction of the West Balkans, a huge playground waiting for you to uncover its wonders. Enjoy the journey, savouring each moment as you discover many features along the way:

Travel through 8 new captivating countries, each with its unique charm.
Discover 14 explorable cities including Split and Belgrade
Take your truck on a drive through 30 vibrant towns (settlements)
Experience the region's stunning nature, from Durmitor National Park to Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park, with iconic mountains, hills, and mesmerizing sea views
Explore unique depots for the aluminum industry, chemical factories and oil wells
Take your cargo to 3 industrial ports along the Danube river (Belgrade, Novi Sad, Osijek)
Marvel at the beauty of the historical city centres in Split, Mostar, Sarajevo, Pristina and more
Cross the borders at over 20 unique crossings
Enjoy the scenic countryside with 15 viewpoints and take a photo with your truck at 20 iconic landmarks

Starting with the release, there will also be three new ETS 2 bundles on Steam! Balkans Bundle; a thrilling road trip through the West Balkans, Road to the Black Sea, Going East DLCs; Baltic Bundle, journey through the Beyond the Baltic Sea, Going East, and Scandinavia DLCs; Mediterranean Bundle which includes the Iberia, Vive la France and Italia DLCs. All of these bundles also come with the base game and are a "Complete the set" type of bundle which means that you will be charged solely for DLCs that are not already in your library!

Starting with the release, there will be a special #CruisingTheBalkans World of Trucks event, where you can earn unique rewards by completing deliveries TO or FROM 15 cities either from the West Balkans or the Road to the Black Sea DLCs. The community goal is to drive 300,000,000 km while delivering cargoes to or from any city in West Balkans and/or Road to the Black Sea DLCs.

From cabin accessories to paint jobs with a typical West Balkans theme, take a look at what you can get for completing your deliveries!

Also, if you complete any job using external contracts TO or FROM the city of Podgorica, you will get this adorable Hermann's tortoise which you can take along on your adventures.

Join us for a special release stream on our official Twitch channel. Tune in for exclusive insights, developer interviews, and a sneak peek at what West Balkans has in store for you!

It's time to roll onto the highways of the West Balkans! Share your first journeys with us using the hashtag #CruisingTheBalkans. And remember that beyond the initial sights, this region holds hidden gems waiting to be explored. Be ready, because the next thrilling adventure might be just around the corner.

Make sure to follow our social media profiles (X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) to stay in touch with the latest news. We’ll see you on the road!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2004210/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2__West_Balkans/

Oct 19, 2023

UPDATE 1.25

Thronefall - Paul

Dear Queens and Kings, This week's update provides a couple of bug fixes and quality of life improvements we wanted to roll out before focusing on delivering more content. Among many other things we’ve implemented a much requested feature: You can now select all units belonging to a building by holding the unit command button next to it. This makes it a lot easier to sort the different parts of your army, especially if they’re all mixed up after a hard night of fighting. You can find the detailed patch notes at the bottom of this post.

Thank you so much for thoroughly stress-testing the new map Uferwind we released with the last update. We’re so happy about the warm reception and appreciate the comprehensive feedback you shared with us!

Along with that also a big thanks to everyone who participated in the community survey. We understand a lot better which parts of Thronefall you enjoy and which parts still need some love. It will be an invaluable resource for future design decisions. We’re already working on some exciting new things and can’t wait to share them with you!

As always, thank you folks for being such a fantastic and supportive community.

All the best,
Jonas & Paul

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PATCH NOTES 1.25:

New Features:You can quick-select units directly at their corresponding barracks. This allows you to separate and manage your units more easily.

Lightning Staff Bug Fixes:- The lightning staff active ability damage was not affected by any upgrades or perks except for the blacksmith upgrades. This bug should be fixed now. Castle center upgrades and perks should affect it correctly now. (Big ooopsie!!)

- The lightning staff no longer deals double damage to its primary attack target (this bug fix is a small nerf, a lucky coincidence considering the buff above)

Light Spear Bug Fixes:- Assassin’s Training upgrade cooldown reduction is actually applied to this weapon now (Oops.)

More Bug Fixes:- Big harbors now adjust their income correctly when upgrading them immediately

- Fixed some navigation problems for flying units on Uferwind

- Archery range shows its hp bar when damaged

- Fixed a bug for the Big Harbors perk that only increased the boat and income capacity by one instead of the promised two. This bug fix is a buff to an already strong perk so the upgrade cost of big harbors is increased by +3 when playing with this perk to compensate for this change. (The initial build cost remains unaffected.)

- Bow and Dagger can no longer stab into the air

- Golem splash damage can no longer damage air units

- Upgrading destroyed buildings respawns them now (when playing with the God of Destruction mutator)

- Builder’s Guild can no longer upgrade the blacksmith, which caused a bunch of spinoff bugs that should all be fixed as well now.

- The blacksmith does not make any upgrade progress when destroyed during the night

- Firewing no longer gets unnecessarily close to enemies because its attack range has been reduced to match how close it gets to enemies. In return that distance has been increased by a small amount.

- Unit anchor circles are more visible on Frostsee

- Units should no longer be able go get stuck outside of the level boundaries (for real this time)

- Fixed some minor issues on Uferwind. One of the boats is no longer positioned inside of the dock. The houses in the middle of the map are slightly more separated to prevent pathfinding issues for units.

- Treasure Hunter Perk shows the correct amount of gold in the tooltips

- Fixed a bug where the anti-air telescope perk caused the boss fight on Frostsee to crash and softlock the game

- Elite Warriors perk no longer gives the barracks an abnormal amount of health

- Fixed a problem with Builder’s Guild that allowed you to upgrade buildings during the night.

- Adjusted hitbox of the gold mine to make it less likely to be attacked from a different height level (mainly relevant for one specific spot on Durststein).

Oct 19, 2023

[Patch Notes] October 19, 2023

Bless Unleashed - Dr.Z

Greetings Adventurers

The server maintenance has now been completed, and you can log in to the game normally. Thank you for your patience.

The following are details in this update.

■ Updates

Servers’ routine maintenance.
Bingo Ticket Coupons can be grind/loot by killing monsters.
Exchange the Bingo Ticket Coupons for Bingo Ticket to NPC "Limited Time Merchant.
Bingo Card is located at Main Menu

Bingo Board is in the form of 5*5
Use the Bingo Tickets to randomly activate the numbers in the Bingo Board to fulfill it
If you get a duplicate number, the new number will overwrite the original number and consume one Bingo Ticket.
When you complete any row of numbers in the horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines, you will complete a Bingo line, and the more lines you complete, the better the rewards you can receive
Rewards are divided into 5 stages:
Stage 1: 1-2 Bingo Lines
Stage 2: 3-4 Bingo Lines
Stage 3: 5-7 Bingo Lines
Stage 4: 8-11 Bingo Lines
Stage 5: 12 Bingo Lines
which corresponds to different Bingo Stage Reward Boxes
You can only get the Bingo Rewards Box for the corresponding stage.
You can choose to fill up the Bingo Board or complete any number of Bingo lines to exchange the rewards; after receiving the rewards, the Bingo Board will be refreshed and reset

Note: If you are unable to refresh the Bingo Board or get a digital exception message, please sync the data and try again.

Thank you for your understanding and support, if there is any problem in the game, please feel free to contact us.

Bless Unleashed VALOFE Team

Oct 19, 2023

Laburnum Update Beta

Mask of the Rose - hanchan

Hello everyone!

Hope you had a lovely summer. We're back with a preview of the next Mask of the Rose update, just for you.

Laburnum is going to focus on the Storycrafting element of Mask of the Rose. It will also introduce more autosave points, and all the bugfixes we can squeeze in.

Our overall aim with this update is to reduce the cognitive overhead involved in crafting murder-related stories. We’re making changes to help clarify what murderboard choices actually matter, and you should feel like you have more understanding of and agency over the trial itself.

We've made the initial Ministerial Exposé assignment that Archie gives you after the tutorial more linear. The idea is that it guides you, step by step, through the process of first forming a question (a hypothesis) on the board and how this opens up new options to explore on the map, which lets you unlock new tokens before being able to form solutions (a theory) which can be handed in.
We’ve made the murderboard smaller (every slot on it now potentially really affects the trial outcome). This will only impact murder-related stories; stories about rats, revolution, romance, etc will have the same number of slots as they currently have.
We’ve also made both the generated text and Harjit's response much clearer about what you've generated, whether it's a hypothesis or a final theory, and what it's likely to achieve.
Harjit will now expressly warn you if you've formed an "incorrect" murder theory, something that's plausible but hard to prove, and which will therefore mean the trial is likely to go sideways.
You now can't invent explanations that are too fundamentally incoherent (like that Griz took the candles in to David, because everyone knows she didn't).
It'll be harder to get into a bad situation in the trial unless you do it on purpose, but also easier to get out of said situation using One Weird Trick (can’t wait for you to discover this one, hahahah).

We hope this makes the whole experience simpler, the categories of murderboard outcome easier to understand, and the generated text more consistently satisfying (because it's less likely to be full-on bonkers).

Opting in to the Laburnum beta

If you'd be kind enough to opt in to the Laburnum beta and send us your thoughts, we'd be so grateful. We'll be taking feedback until the end of October.

Instructions for accessing the beta

From Steam, install Mask of the Rose and open the menu on Mask of the Rose from your games library.

Select “Properties”
Select “Betas”

Enter the access code “DarkdropCoffee” under “Private Betas”.
From Beta Participation, select “laburnum_beta” from the drop down.
That’s it - Steam will automatically update.

The Beta test is only accessible on Steam, but the patch will be available on all platforms.

For avoidance of doubt, the build numbers you're looking for are as follows:
Windows 1.4.903
Linux 1.4.904
OSX 1.4.119

Starting a New Save

While existing save files will work with this patch, we’d like to request that you start a new save.

How to send feedback

Please use the in-game bug reporter to submit all feedback. Select the category that closest matches your feedback. Normally this would just be used for bugs, but please use this method for everything to do with the beta.

What feedback are we looking for?

There are two elements of Storycrafting that we'd like your thoughts on:

The “Ministerial Exposés” assignment from Archie has been streamlined. We’re interested in learning if this is a clearer and more comprehensible way of introducing the storycrafting mechanic.

Do you feel like you understand what to do and where to go next?
Do you feel concepts like the difference between hypotheticals (questions) and conclusions (solutions) are clear?

The “Mystery Solutions” (murder case) assignment that Harjit gives you has been simplified.

Is it easier to form questions and theories?
Do you feel like you know what to do and where to go for answers?
Do you feel able to form solutions and present them to Harjit?

And we'd like to hear about any bugs, of course.

How long should you play?

Any amount of time is appreciated, but to test the major changes introduced here, we ask you to play up to Yule and experiment with the revised “Mystery Solutions” storycrafting assignment.

Saving

If you’ve already got three saves in progress already, we suggest you rename one of the existing save files temporarily, and start a new save file. You can then delete the new save file when you are done, and set the name of the save you wished to retain back to the previous name. Where to find your saves.

New saves created in the beta branch will not be backwards compatible - if you switch to the standard branch they will not work. They will carry forward, however, and be compatible with the release version of the patch.

Note: The final version of this patch will increase the frequency of autosaving, but this is not in the beta version.

Thank you, delicious friend!

Oct 19, 2023

Roll Out for Ukraine

World of Tanks - World of Tanks Ace

Commanders, this is a big one for us—as a company and as a team.

Here at Wargaming, we love war games, but we loathe war. And this subject has been especially sensitive for us, as we have a whole studio back in Kyiv that works hard to deliver features and events to World of Tanks despite all the terror their country is living through every day. The most notable of their works are Frontline and all parts of the Mirny event, with the third coming out late October.

Over the past year and a half, Wargaming has been contributing to donations to help the Ukrainian civilians, including 1 million dollars donated to medical assistance and equipment during the first week of war and 100,000 dollars donated to the victims of the Kakhovka disaster. Hundreds of our employees have been making donations through their own initiative, launching an internal fundraising campaign and gathering 200,000 euros to purchase ambulance cars for Ukrainian medics. Now, we are inviting you to join us in support of those who have not been spared by the war and launching our biggest charity project yet—WargamingUnited.

Starting today, we are welcoming our community across six of our games—World of Tanks PC, World of Tanks Blitz, World of Tanks: Modern Armor, World of Warships, World of Warships: Legends, and World of Warplanes—to unite around this global initiative. Each game will be featuring special Ukraine-themed bundles with customization elements crafted by the artists at our Kyiv studio. With these time-limited offers, not only will you show your support, but also get valuable in-game content.

From 18/10/2023 till 1/11/2023, Wargaming will donate 100% of the purchase price of each “WargamingUnited” bundle towards Medical Aid via UNITED24, less any chargebacks or refunds, (ii) applicable value added, sales or use taxes, or other similar taxes, (iii) applicable transaction fees of payment service providers and (iv) applicable fees of third-party distribution platforms (e.g. mobile or game console marketplaces).

The bundles will be available from October 18 at 13:00 (UTC+3) until November 1 at 22:00 (UTC+2). You can also visit the WargamingUnited webpage to learn about offers from our sister games.

Let’s unite to support the people of Ukraine!

50TP Resilient bundle

We want to present you 50TP "Resilient"—a well known Tier VIII 50TP Premium heavy tank in unique style. Besides new pattern of coverage in blue and yellow colors you will find a stylish trident emblem as a symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty and a tank name on the side. It will be good for earning credits and train crews or just addition to your collection in the hangar. Together with the tank you will get another camouflage suitable for any vehicle in vibrant Ukrainian official flag colors, and 6 decals as symbols of courage and strength of all Ukrainian society.

The Way of Resilience

This offer is good for everyone who wants to participate and provide support to Ukraine but doesn't need a tank. You will get a camouflage and 9 decals and can put them on any tank you like. Be recognizable on the battlefield!

Join WargamingUnited, commanders!

Oct 19, 2023

What have I been up to? - Introducing Huecube!

Blub Emporium - Riley Gray

G'day all!
You may have noticed Blub Emporium has been enjoying a comfortable rest as far as updates go, why is this? Well as you may know I am one man, so I can only do so much at once. I have been hard at work on fleshing out another project which started its life around the same time as Blub Emporium did originally.

- What's happening with Blub Emporium?
Blub Emporium is in a great state, but I'm still not officially done with it. I absolutely plan to do more updates for it, adding more items and quality of life features! I have to balance my attention between BE and my other projects, so I can't release updates as fast, but I will always strive to keep them to my standard of quality.

- New game? Tell us more!
The new game in question is "Huecube", it's a puzzle platformer with super smooth and satisfying movement featuring the abilities to manipulate time (having a recording of your past self help you solve fantastic puzzles, or vice versa) and colour shift (adding and subtracting colours to your cube to help clear gaps or phase through walls).
The game has a fully integrated and extensive level editor tool to allow players to create their own Huecube levels of any style, be it a parkour/obstacle course, a head-scratching puzzle, or a creative contraption using the in-depth wiring system and the many ways players can interact with them. Levels can be submitted to the Steam workshop to be played by other players!

To sum up, Blub Emporium will see more updates, and a brand new game solo developed by myself once again is up on Steam, and I implore you to go give the page a look, and maybe even add it to your Steam wishlist (this helps me out a tonne!).

Click here to view the store page for Huecube, or alternatively search for "Huecube" in your Steam client's store.

Oct 19, 2023

【版本公告】飞将出阵战三英，武神吕布重新登场！

召唤之王 (Supreme Summoner) - yg

《召唤之王》新版本来啦！
《召唤之王》将于10月19日下午16：00停服更新，预计停服2小时。
更新内容/福利，还请主公往下看：

【英雄重做】：武神吕布登场！
战三英，飞将到！抛弃董卓军大将的指挥能力，“武神”吕布获得全新的专属技能：

战三英:吕布攻击任意敌方目标时，会同时对最靠前的另外两个相同品质的敌方将士也进行攻击

武神1:每次造成伤害时，自身攻击力永久+1，且攻击力每次获得提升时，每+1就恢复2点生命值
（注意：当主公使用技能或召唤能增加攻击力的将士出场，使得吕布增加攻击力时，吕布也能触发武神效果恢复生命值）

飞将:上场时，可以直接出现在除敌方登场区域以外的任何位置
这个技能不仅可以及时阻挡敌方大军的压制，也能直接跳入敌阵的空隙中，直接对敌方主公造成大量伤害！

冲关:移动力+1，对驻扎和驻守单位造成的伤害*3

凶徒2:登场时，对己方主公造成6点伤害

【新增功能】：个人对战回放/分享
新增个人战报功能，主公再也不怕错过自己的精彩对局啦！
功能入口看这里，点击左上角头像框进入角色界面后，点击【个人战报】即可进入。各位主公不仅可以随时观看你的战斗回放，还能将你的精彩操作分享到聊天频道中。多多分享你的亮眼时刻，让大家一起学习膜拜大神操作吧~

【功能优化】
1.修复时装的时限可能显示错误的问题；
2.达到12000杯后对战匹配取消杯数范围保护；
3.增加可修改阵容名称的功能；
4.优化特殊比赛玩法中卡组有与自身职业不一致的技能卡时的提示和自动操作；
5.调整后期机器人卡组强度，并在卡组中添加新卡。