Among bugfixes, I did some small balance changes for a couple annoying event-related situations to anticipate the event balance patch.
Remember that Experimental branch has more improvements and is updated regularly, if you want to try that!
Have fun!
- Michele

Balance

• Season and Weather-triggered consequences cannot appaer anymore after an Omen
  
• Increased Frostnip event range from 2-4 to 3-5
  
• Frostnip event rarity from 1 to 2
  
• The Apocalyptic event Gangrene Epidemic is now replaced with Measles Epidemic, causing Sickness instead of Injury, so that it does not feel like nothing can be done until you unlock the Doc House
  
• Burials are now correctly affected by Enhancement traits (such as the Performer's stall)

Bugfixes

• Fixed trying to upgrade a Mountain Spring and then reverting the upgrade hiding the sprite forever
  
• Fixed bug with events sometimes generating consequences of Heat into the Cold domain, and viceversa
  
• Fixed bug with events sometimes not correctly checking what other events would be coming up
  
• Fixed rare bug with event chance changing on pass turn when an event is generated exactly on the Doom area edge
  
• Fixed hovering on the chance bar before an event comes erroneously showing 50/50 chance
  
• Fixed Happiness and Love particles losing their color (what a sad bug!)
  
• Fixed Butcher's Table listing 1 turn in the Agepedia to gather feathers from chicken instead of 2
  
• Localization fixes

活动时间：2024年1月31日维护后——2月20日4:59，共计20天；
活动规则：大概是受到了龙年的召唤，一番市远郊的庙里，竟然真的出现了一只白龙！白龙用高傲的眼神俯视着村落，召唤了一批勤劳努力偶尔摸鱼的小龙人从者。只要完成白龙的心愿，村落也一定会焕然一新喵！
活动期间完成任务、对局和引导小龙人以获得活动资源，使用资源来提升村落的繁荣度，白龙也会反馈奖励！奖励包含限定对局音乐、春节表情礼包、寻觅卷轴、活动插画、贤人福袋等丰厚内容！

※.详细内容见游戏内活动页；
※.春节表情不包含特别联动雀士，有效期至2024年3月10日4:59；
※.与电脑的对局将无法计入任务进度，未完成的每日任务不会保留；
※.活动插画可能于将来游戏内插画屋中销售。

1.寻觅新增雀士：琳琅、袁枫
2.「樱花烂漫」获取概率UP雀士：
2024年1月31日维护后——2024年2月20日4:59：琳琅

3.「竹林深篁」获取概率UP雀士：
2024年1月31日维护后——2024年2月20日4:59：袁枫

4.寻觅新增装扮：「和牌-墨韵」、「立直-挥毫」、「立直棒-夺笋」、「桌布-熊猫观月」、「牌背-萌滚滚」
5.寻觅新增“冬日魅影”和“冬日华光”，限时开启雀士、装扮和特效获取概率UP，详细信息见下表：


※.上述装扮将于2024年2月20日4:59概率UP活动结束后下架，下架后将无法获取；
※.雀士及装扮获取概率详见寻觅-奖励一览中对于获取概率的说明。



1.活动时间：2024年1月31日维护后——2月20日4:59，共计20天；
2.服饰屋限时开放购买贺今朝系列限定服饰：
「贺今朝-青鸾（动态）」、「贺今朝-凉宫杏树」、「贺今朝-泷川夏彦」；
3.服饰屋限时再登场绮春歌系列限定服饰：
「绮春歌-泽尼娅（动态）」、「绮春歌-一之濑空（动态）」、「绮春歌-一姬」。

※.服饰需持有对应雀士后才可以使用；
※.购买后的服饰可在仓库-服饰中查看已持有的服饰状态；
※.动态服饰可在寮舍内设置是否开启动态，部分界面中暂不支持动态效果；
※.寮舍内点击服饰按钮或寮舍-查看角色-点击角色头像旁服饰按钮可更换服饰。

1.剧情插画获取：解锁雀士传记中的所有结局后，可在成就-千客万来中领取对应雀士的剧情插画；
2.新增雀士：白石奈奈的传记剧情内容。达到指定羁绊等级后可解锁对应传记剧情，可在寮舍-查看角色-传记中查看传记剧情内容并获得奖励。

1.扩充了比赛场特殊规则轮换的玩法；
2.修复了部分玩法中包牌标识的显示；
3.修复了新手教学中的部分文本错误；
4.修复了很多沉痾宿疾以及疑难杂症；
5.发现了游戏里最不缺的居然是放铳。

Maintenance has ended as of February 1st at 0:00 am PST.

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Greetings from the Onigiri Service Team.

We will be conducting maintenance on January 31st at 9:00 pm PST.
This maintenance is expected to finish at 0:00 am PST on February 1st.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

minor fix.

Generals!

In this event you will not know friends nor family: In a 100p map with the ‘anonymous round’ feature enabled and no coalitions you will be pitted against 99 other players in a struggle for survival.

The event maps will start immediately after their creation with random country selection enabled and will run at normal speed. Players are flagged as inactive after 2 days. There is also an AI & human player peace period of 1 real-life day.
Additional option this time: 6 week time-box. The game will end after 6 weeks, the player with the highest victory points wins and receives a large gold prize.

If you want to participate in this event simply go to the game list: Within the sign-up period new event rounds will be created on demand and shown on top of the list of new games.

Your Bytro team

The Hidden Art of Innkeeping is participating in Steam Next Fest on Feb 5-12! This is the first livestream where I'll play the demo and answer any questions.

The Hidden Art of Innkeeping is a cozy management game where you'll transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn. Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village!

And if you can't make the first livestream, the second one is scheduled to take place on Sat, Feb 10 at 12 pm (noon) PT (20:00 UTC).

You can play the demo and wishlist the game now!

Hello!

There is very little time left before the start of the new season in Crossout. Tomorrow, survivors from all over the Wasteland will not only find out what weapons the Hyperboreans will bring with them this time, but will also be able to get a detailed look at them. We can’t wait to reveal everything ourselves!

And now for some gossip: here and there, survivors are spreading rumours that recently there was a raid on the Steppenwolf scouts. It doesn’t seem to be a big deal, considering their “warm relations” with the Firestarters. But the interesting thing is that the attack was carried out by a single armoured aircraft, piloted by... an elderly woman of a rather extravagant appearance. Thanks to her memorable look, as well as her distinctive armoured aircraft, she has already been named “Dragonfly” and now the Steppenwolfs cautiously look up at the sky during another raid. Whether or not you believe in these stories about old Firestarter lady warriors is up to you. In time, we will know everything.

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

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山河旅探今天正式发售啦！感谢各位大侦探对山河旅探的支持和喜爱！

历时3年的精心打磨，我们希望可以把最好的故事和最棒的体验呈现给大家！

不过物不能尽其完美，尽管我们经历了数轮测试，但由于游戏本身内容体量实在较大，如果大家在游戏过程中遇到任何问题，欢迎随时在QQ群与我们联系！

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再次向体验山河旅探的所有大侦探致以最深的感谢！

同时，大家如果有任何的建议也都可以与我们反馈！


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Hello everyone!

Today is the day! Get ready to trade in John's bang-bang gun for a watering can, and embark on a tranquil new life in Octopia. (Don't worry, you'll still need that frying pan 🍳).

In Eastward: Octopia, Sam and John return in a parallel world adventure, leaving the miasma and monsters behind them, to start a simpler life, living off the land.



Eastward: Octopia is available for $5.99 / £4.99 / €5.89 / 700円 / ¥22 CNY, with a special launch offer of 15% off the DLC running from today until February 14th! We're also running special limited-time offers on the base game & bundle too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305370/Eastward__Octopia/

🌏 Playable in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).



Eastward: Octopia is available for $5.99 / £4.99 / €5.89, with a special launch offer of 15% off the DLC running from today until February 14th!

The Eastward base game is also on sale at 40% off, and if you haven't started your Eastward journey yet there's a discounted Bundle available too! The Bundle is also available with the discounts included so there's no better time to jump in!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36902/Eastward__Between_Two_Worlds_Bundle



♨ Lead a peaceful new life: Help Sam and John cultivate a life free from worries. Say goodbye to the chaos of the outside world and immerse yourself in a countryside haven.
 
🌾 Revitalise the farmstead: Roll up your sleeves and breathe life back into a neglected cottage and its lands. Grow crops, rear (and pet!) adorable animals, forage in the wetlands, wind down with some fishing, and even strike up a conversation with a friendly ghost.

💗 Build a thriving community: Construct and upgrade stores and homes to transform Octopia into a bustling community. Complete culinary requests to attract more familiar faces to the area — some might decide to make Octopia their permanent home!

🍳 Culinary Delights: Utilise farm-fresh ingredients and John's Cookbook to whip up delicious recipes. Invite your neighbours to dinner to share your culinary creations and build connections over the universal language of good food.



Eastward: Octopia is now available on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

An important note regarding the NS physical version - please ensure you purchase the DLC from the same eShop region as the base game in order for the DLC to activate. If you purchased a physical copy of Eastward, please check which region it is before you download the DLC product.

In terms of other platforms where the Eastward base game is currently available, the dev team are looking into making the DLC available and we will update the community as soon as we have more news.

Did you know that Eastward is also fully verified for play on SteamDeck? We think Eastward: Octopia is the perfect game to take with you on the go!




Eastward: Octopia takes place in a parallel universe, so there's no need to have finished (or even started) Eastward's base game story to enjoy the simple life - you can even play it straight from the main menu.

Although many familiar faces appear in Eastward: Octopia, the plot, gameplay and character 'settings' will be a completely new experience.

However, please note that a copy of Eastward is required to access the DLC.

Once you've purchased and downloaded the DLC, make sure the DLC is 'checked' in the base game properties. After starting the base game of Eastward in your Steam Library, you can then travel to the pastoral time and space of Eastward: Octopia is a single click from the main menu interface!🚞



Eastward and the Eastward: Octopia DLC each have their own independent multi-save location. This means that when you need a break from the bustling streets of New Dam City, you can jump back in the DLC where you left off for some rural tranquillity in Octopia (or vice versa)! Although the stories unfold in parallel, experiencing the two completely different lives of the protagonists at the same time might also help to unearth some easter egg links that will make you smile! 😄


We estimate that it will take about 15 to 20 hours to clear the main content of the DLC, but the actual time depends on your playstyle. Some players may spend more time discovering recipes to unlock and make various tasty dishes 🍛, or get re-acquainted with familiar characters! You might also indulge more time in mini-games such as fishing 🎣 or the bomb-mining game. It's safe to say there is much to be discovered!



⏩ We have also added the "fast forward" function from the recent December base game QoL update. When playing animations and talking to characters, players can press the E key to speed up and skip text passages; or they can take a nap on the bench in front of John & Sam's cottage to recover their physical strength while the in-game time speeds up.

A successful life in the countryside always starts with getting hold of some good farm tools and getting to work planting and harvesting crops, clearing the fields, and selling your produce! Last week we posted a Steam News blog all about Farm Management tips - take a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/977880/view/6507196838848385990

You can also bring up the game menu at any time to view the current cooking tasks, find out the location of town residents on the map, check crop information and maturity time, and gradually unlock more character information. Videos demonstrating farming, harvesting, felling etc. in the game are also shown in the Settings menu.

Now available for pre-order is the 'Eastward: Design Works' collection, including music, prints, and a stunning 250-page masterpiece of an artbook, all created in collaboration with our pals from Lost in Cult.

There are 2 different editions to choose from, including the 'New Dam City Deluxe Edition' featuring a beautiful spot-gloss hardcover, yellow slipcase and outer box, section sewn binding, art prints, A3 posters, enamel pin badges, a cute 'saving memories' Fridge bookmark, a set of Eastward culinary recipe cards + an Earth Born zine! The first 500 copies of the New Dam City version will also include a bookplate attached to the inside, signed by the dev team at Pixpil.

The Eastward: Design Works is expected to ship in Summer 2024.

Check the Lost in Cult website to grab yours before the campaign ends on Feb 14th!



We're beyond excited for you to embrace the simplicity and joy that await in Eastward: Octopia. Thanks to each of you who supported and got excited about this new project with Pixpil!

We hope you have a blast! 🌱🎣🍲✨

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305370/Eastward__Octopia/

Our Lunar New Year update is now live! We hope you’ll have fun celebrating the Year of the Dragon in this seasonal event and minor content update.

Collect Lucky Coins from Red Envelopes found across the underground and trade those in at the Seasonal Merchant for awesome decorative items such as Guardian Lion Statues, Paper Lanterns, and the Dragon Mask Helm. Show off your play time, party size, and current biome with an all-new rich presence across Steam and Discord. We’re also introducing a game-changer for your base building experience with updates to the way wall and floor tiles work.

We’ve combined these two tiles into one smart tile (that changes depending on placement) to save on inventory space and streamline the building process. As of the Lunar New Year update, any wall tiles in your inventory will become combined wall/ground tiles. Ground tiles will remain the same as always in your inventory until placed out into the world, where they’ll become combined wall/ground tiles when mined and picked back up again.



Check out our patch notes for a full list of what’s available in this update. And, as always, we’d love to see your seasonal bases and hear what you think of the update over on Discord, X, and here in the comments. Happy Lunar New Year, everyone.