1. We have noticed that there's an "Error:none" popping up for a lot of you, don't worry a fix has just been deployed, please restart your Steam clients and retry.
   
2. Solved the "stuck on the main screen" issue
   
3. Added more detailed message to the "EOS LOGIN FAILED"

Thank you for reporting and sorry for the inconvenience!

Major bug fixes:

• Fixed issue with encounters breaking if magic token amount reaches specific threshold

First major post-launch bug discovered and fixed. That didn't take long, lol

• Fixed a crash in Beta 1-3 when streaming with SRT [pkviet/RytoEX]
  
• Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 where settings would not save correctly under certain circumstances when changing services [pkviet/RytoEX]
  
• Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 where the Source Toolbar would not update after deleting a scene item [cg2121]
  
• Fixed an issue in Beta 1-3 on macOS with not being able to select an appropriate frame rate on some camera/capture devices [PatTheMav]
  
• Fixed an issue with Beta 3 not being published on Flathub [tytan652]

Hey everyone!

A quick update on the goal for Those Who Rule. If you've followed the last two months, you know I was trying to get two chapters a month done to hit a Q4 release date. I told myself if I didn't get chapter 4 complete by the halfway point this month, I would look into bringing on more help. Well come Feb 15th, I still didn't have the chapter done, and I identified the writing as the part that was taking me the longest to complete. So I started looking to hire a writer for the rest of the game! This will let me narrow my focus to level/gameplay designs, which will give me a lot of extra breathing room. I currently am down to two candidates, and both seem like great fits that'll be able to hit the ground running!

I made a bit of a significant "game style" overhaul this past month. When I started Those Who Rule, I was always caught between a more washed out color scheme, or more saturation/outlines/cel-shading. With the new level, I decided to try out the latter, and I really liked the results. Asking people in the Discord and Twitter many agreed it was a much better style, so I'd love to hear what everyone on Steam thinks. Here is a quick example of the change:


And moving on I have chapter 4 complete and will be moving on to chapter 5! Chapter 4 comes with a whole slew of new events. Your optional objectives are to stop enemies escaping the map, so you'll need to get the most out of every move to go through the map at a good pace to catch up to the fleeing enemies. Here is a small glimpse at a part of the map:


We've also got the first little bit of voice acting in the game with the world map scenes! If you're interested here is a short snippet of what it will look like from the game's Twitter.

• Chapter 4 complete.
  
• New characters. (Kaelith and Cassidy).
  
• New world map scenes with full voice acting.
  
• New map events (escape, talk events).
  
• Art style update.
  
• Fixed issues that made the camera movement feel unresponsive/sticky.
  
• Slight increase to tooltip popup time.
  
• Small bug fixes.

Thanks everyone for your continued support. I know it's not the best to hear we didn't get two chapters done this month. But moving forward with another person handling all the writing, I'm confident the pace will pick up. Like always, I'll keep you posted with updates here, in Discord, and on Twitter!

Cheers,
Eldin T.

Dearest Fooparians, we are exhilarated to announce that the demo for Act 1, Part 1, is now out on both https://deadline-co.itch.io/fools-paradise and Steam! In addition, an achievement + ending walkthrough will be posted in a few days. We hope you have an incredible time meeting the cast and exploring the commune. 

Before playing, remember that some topics featured in the game are triggering to some. Please check the warnings on the game’s main page and within the game’s menu. 

If you have any questions, feel free to comment on the game or join our Discord for direct support!

This update includes a number of bug fixes:

• Fixes a bug where demo save files applied to the full game
  
• Fixes collision placement during The Fields boss fight
  
• Fixes collision placement during The Lab boss fight
  
• Fixes sprite overlap in Homestead

- Visual and layout enhancements have been implemented in the in-game user interface.
- Several adjustments have been added to improve menu navigation and user experience.
- Resolved crashes occurring in a specific section due to a bug encountered by players.
- Revisions have been made to game balance and features based on feedback from the gaming community.

An external arena is now available!
When loading a course, a random selection will be made between the external and internal arenas.

This is a board game where you can travel Around the World!
This event will last a few days, but you can only do 3 laps.

Use tickets to roll the dice and move the number of spaces equal to the number on the dice.

You can get more tickets for:

playing levels—each level will have a tag showing the number of tickets you can get
completing daily and weekly tasks in your blog


There are a few Rainbow Tickets that give you one roll free.

You can buy Gold Dice to get special features:

Roll the dice for half price
Get ALL the gold rewards
Get x2 showplaces
Unlock the 2nd and 3rd laps


There are 60 different spaces:

Some are empty.
Some contain a reward.
Others have showplaces on them.
And some spaces can move you either back or forward.


Every time you finish a lap you will get a reward!
You can buy the second and third lap with Rubies.

If you didn’t get a special reward during your current lap, it will be stored in the Golden Cage and you will be able to claim it after the third lap.

This event may get you:

Booster parts
Time-limited boosters
Full boosters
Groceries
Blog points
Coins
Rubies
Collections


Have a wonderful trip Around the World!

We're part of the "Women's Day Sale" Event, hosted by the lovely folks at WINGS!
The event will run from March 1st - 10th!


✨ In honor of that, we've just updated the demo! ✨



As always, feel free to join the official Aestik Discord to let us know what you think
(...or report any bugs you encountered along the way). 🌱

🚨 Also, you can find an extended demo on Discord that offers twice the playtime! 👇




& DON'T FORGET TO WISHLIST AESTIK AND SHARE IT
WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, PETS AND PLANTS! 🤍⚔️

Much love,
Julia & Nic