Hello everyone!

We're proud to show you the very first trailer for Lord Ambermaze, a turn-based RPG adventure with elements of dungeon crawling. This atmospheric game harkens back to classics, like The Legend of Zelda while combining dynamic battles, dangerous traps, challenges, and puzzles.



Help Zane escape the mysterious labyrinth and save the world and his sister, who has been kidnapped by a dark villain.

Lord Ambermaze is:

• Complex tactical battles that can't be won without a well-thought-out plan of action;
  
• Five different biomes and bosses;
  
• More than thirty enemies with their own abilities and attacks;
  
• A wide variety of locations with hiding places and challenges;
  
• Different ways of fighting, from close combat to long-range attacks, and even pushing enemies into the abyss below;
  
• A character upgrade system with various abilities to fit your playstyle;
  
• An interactive environment with advantages and disadvantages;
  
• A compelling story about siblings, evil, and the fate of the world.

Add the game to your Steam Wishlist and join our Discord server!

Regards,
Lord Ambermaze Team

Hello, everyone!

We'd like to thank all of you again for playing our demo; as mentioned in our last post, the feedback that you gave us was very helpful, and we've been hard at work putting it to good use and making changes!

In addition, some of you have been asking whether there would be any further playtests and when they might be happening... and we're excited to let you know that the answer is very soon—right now, in fact! If you're interested in taking a look and helping us gather some more feedback, press that big green "Request Access" button over on our store page to get started!

Once you're all set up and ready for adventure, make sure you're selecting the "Escape the Mad Empire Playtest" entry in your Steam Library—if our demo is still in your library, you'll have two copies of the game listed!

How long is the playtest running for?
We don't have a specific length in mind right now, but we are expecting this one to last for at least a couple weeks. We are also planning to host additional playtest periods, so if you can’t participate this time around, don’t fret!

Where should we post feedback?
You can post on our community Discord or here on Steam's discussion forums as suits your preference—we'll see it regardless!

Is there anything specific that you're looking for feedback on for this playtest?
We've made some changes to the game's difficulty curve and the length and pacing of the tutorial, and of course continued feedback on the game's UI and general quality-of-life matters is always welcome! There have been some other changes as well, so anything goes—we're hoping to hear that your experience has improved!

I wasn’t finished with the demo yet—will I have to start over with this build?
No! If you still have save data from playing the demo, you’ll be able to pick up right where you left off. That said, you should start a fresh game at some point to make sure you see some of the changes that were made to the earliest parts of the game!

We hope to hear back from you all! Get to adventuring!

Winter is a tough season, especially in the Zone. And even though some winter days felt like late March, stalkers are jubilant to welcome the advent of spring. The season when everything is new, the world refreshes, and the Zone is no exception. Curious mutants lurking through the grass searching for adventures, artefacts and anomalies are easier to spot. Seasoned veterans are ready to find what was left under the snow, some romantic stalkers are happy to see first flowers and traders are ready to welcome newcomers.

Spring is a big deal to them, tons of rookies are looking to venture for a better life, and they need equipment, and food, and drinks, and, you can see where it goes. Most rookies go by the established route. Steam offers discounts up to 75% for classic S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games.



But some future stalkers can venture into the unknown, that is console Zone, and try S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone trilogy. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. world joins consoles, and you can try to survive and find your way with a gamepad. This route is branched into two separate entries, {LINK REMOVED}Xbox Store and {LINK REMOVED}PlayStation Store. It is up to you to choose one you prefer.

• An option has been created in the options to change the water quality to improve the performance in underpowered equipment.
  
• Fish Traps now cost twice as much to produce but can be used twice.
  
• Now Fish Traps cannot be picked up once they have been placed.
  
• Balanced mussel and crab spawners.
  
• Fixed several visual bugs in Wilson's house.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause the in-game music to stop playing.
  
• The price of seaweed has been modified.

- Improved the starting benchmark on the 1st start and it's quality setting result
- Improved effects and AA
- Fixed a problem with wrong rotations of enemies in rare cases
- minor ui improvements

Additions:
- New Hipfire and ADS recoil for weapons
- Recycler (can be found in Construction Site POI and Merchant POIs)

- Revolver (Found in Military Boxes)

- Modern Shotgun. High fire rate (Found in High Grade Military Boxes)

- Advanced SMG (Found in High Grade Military Boxes)

- 9mm Sniper (Found in Military Boxes)

- Smoke Grenade(Found in Military Boxes)

- Shock-Wave Grenade (Found in High Grade Military Boxes)

- Signs(Players can write on them for others to see)

- New Sound Occlusion system


Changes:
- Hitmarkers have sound now
- Default shotgun has a new model
- Pistol Bullets and Shotgun Shells are now craftable in the tier 1 Bench
- Updated Construction Site POI with new loot
- Zombies will attack buildings only if an owner clan member is nearby
- Auto-Turrets will attack non-clan members
- Grenades replace Dynamite Sticks
- Updated Barrel Loot
- Disabled Console for PvP Servers
- Weapons have the correct placement in ADS now

Bug Fixes:
- Players arent able to build in construction site anymore
- Ralings can now be destroyed

Winter is a tough season, especially in the Zone. And even though some winter days felt like late March, stalkers are jubilant to welcome the advent of spring. The season when everything is new, the world refreshes, and the Zone is no exception. Curious mutants lurking through the grass searching for adventures, artefacts and anomalies are easier to spot. Seasoned veterans are ready to find what was left under the snow, some romantic stalkers are happy to see first flowers and traders are ready to welcome newcomers.

Spring is a big deal to them, tons of rookies are looking to venture for a better life, and they need equipment, and food, and drinks, and, you can see where it goes. Most rookies go by the established route. Steam offers discounts up to 75% for classic S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games.

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But some future stalkers can venture into the unknown, that is console Zone, and try S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone trilogy. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. world joins consoles, and you can try to survive and find your way with a gamepad. This route is branched into two separate entries, {LINK REMOVED}Xbox Store and {LINK REMOVED}PlayStation Store. It is up to you to choose one you prefer.

Small, frequent updates will be posted during PreRelease up to the launch of the game on March 14th.


The game now keeps track of every anomaly that you have correctly identified. These are available from the Main Menu after completing the game at least once in the form of a checklist - Anomaly names are only shown once they have been correctly identified.

• Added a new anomaly
  
• Adjusted the likelihood of new and old anomalies to spawn

• Additional Anomalies
  
• Minor level changes and fixes
  
• Steam Achievements & Stats
  
• Extra character/shoe choices
  
• Additional Steam Deck related changes

Incorporate these new, digital-only cards into your drafts and constructed play on MTG Arena.

Alchemy: Karlov Manor is a 30-card set with cards legal in Alchemy, Historic, Timeless, and Brawl formats! Like past Alchemy sets, we will be hosting an Alchemy Premier Draft March 5–12.

Cards in this release will incorporate a new mechanic that's fitting for the set: incorporate! A card that incorporates adds an additional mandatory mana cost to another card, and that second card gains additional attributes/text. Incorporate perpetually adds an additional casting cost to that card, adding any new colors from that cost, and adds abilities/text to that card for the rest of the game.

You know what? It might be easier to just show some of the evidence directly:



Check out all 30 of the cards in the Alchemy: Karlov Manor Card Image Gallery.

We have two rebalances to announce.

Fragment Reality has created an unfun early game combo with multiple Leyline cards that works even when taking a mulligan to four or three cards. This has resulted in a powerful and consistent deck that is taking up too much space in Historic and Timeless metagames.

Geological Appraiser has proven it's a bit too aggressive for our current Alchemy and Historic formats. By slowing down this card, discover-based decks will be better balanced across the formats.





Magic: The Gathering® – Fallout® cosmetics are available starting March 5th in the MTG Arena Store. Get the Bobblehead Sleeve Bundle, Full-Art Lands Bundle, and the cutest companion—Dogmeat!



Murders at Karlov Manor Store Championship,is a chance for you to show your Magic skill and earn promo cards while having fun at a WPN game store near you. All rounds of this event feature Standard Constructed.

One way to prepare your Standard deck is by checking out Frank Karsten's latest Metagame Mentor article that dives into the Standard metagame from the $75K Standard Open and the Standard Cup events held during the recent MagicCon: Chicago.

Then, once you've assembled your Standard deck, put it through its paces on MTG Arena for some fine tuning before heading out to your local WPN game store for the Murders at Karlov Manor Store Championship event! While supplies last, everyone who participates gets a Mortify promo card. Make it to the Top 8, and you can get an Angel of Despair. Take the top winner spot, and a textless Dauthi Voidwalker is the prize!



On Sunday, March 10, the US will begin daylight saving time when clocks are set ahead one hour. Please remember to account for this shift when considering the start and end times of events and MTG Arena Store deals!



The Premier Draft Alchemy: Karlov Manor event begins on March 5. This is a ranked event despite an issue causing the event to appear without the ranked emblem on the billboard. Be assured that this is only a visual issue, and your games will count toward your ranking.

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Events open at 8 a.m. PT on their starting dates (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00); after March 10 UTC-07:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.

Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00).

• March 5–7: Into the Future
  
• March 12–15: Artisan Brawl
  
• March 19-22: Murders at Karlov Manor Phantom Sealed
  
• March 26-29: TImeless Showcase

• February 17–27: Murders at Karlov Manor
  
• February 27–March 12: Wilds of Eldraine

• February 27–March 5: Festival: Murders at Karlov Manor Story Decks
  
• March 12-19: Festival: All-Access Ravnica Constructed
  
• March 19-26: Premier Draft War of the Spark
  
• March 26-April 2: Premier Chaos Draft Ravnica
  - March 8–11: Standard Metagame Challenge
  - March 15–18: Historic Metagame Challenge
  - March 29–April 1: Explorer Metagame Challenge
  - April 5–8: Timeless Metagame Challenge

• March 16: Best-of-One Play-In
  
• March 22: Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
  
• March 23–24: Qualifier Weekend

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00). Note that daylight saving time in the US begins March 10 and UTC shift changes to -07:00.

Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month's Qualifier Weekend events.

Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.

Qualifier tokens are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  March 16, 6 a.m. PT
  Format: Alchemy
  
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  March 22, 6 a.m. PT–March 23, 3 a.m. PT
  Format: Alchemy
  
• Qualifier Weekend
  March 23, 6 a.m. PT–March 24, 4 p.m. PT
  Format: Alchemy

The Arena Open Day One entry window begins at 6 a.m. PT and closes to new entries the following day at 3 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00).

• Arena Open: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
  - May 4: Day One, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
  - May 5: Day Two, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft (Best-of-Three)

The Arena Championship is an invitation-only, two-day virtual event for players who earn invitations through Qualifier Weekend events.

• Arena Championship 5
  March 30, 2024
  Who has qualified so far?

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The March 2024 Ranked Season begins February 29 at 12:05 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00) and ends March 31 at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• Bronze Reward: 1 Murders at Karlov Manor pack
  
• Silver Reward: 1 Murders at Karlov Manor pack + 500 gold
  
• Gold Reward: 2 Murders at Karlov Manor packs + 1,000 gold + Scene of the Crime card style
  
• Platinum Reward: 3 Murders at Karlov Manor packs + 1,000 gold + Scene of the Crime card style + Assassin's Trophy card style
  
• Diamond Reward: 4 Murders at Karlov Manor packs + 1,000 gold + Scene of the Crime card style + Assassin's Trophy card style
  
• Mythic Reward: 5 Murders at Karlov Manor packs + 1,000 gold + Scene of the Crime card style + Assassin's Trophy card style

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• Facebook @MTGArena
  
• Instagram @mtgarena
  
• TikTok @MTGArena
  
• MTG Arena YouTube channel
  
• Magic: The Gathering Discord channel
  
• Threads @mtgarena

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The Ditty of Carmeana has a new feature! For the next half-hour of time spent playing The Ditty of Carmeana, you'll be rewarded with a series of annoying notifications that you'll incorrectly think are messages from friends, followups to your posts, or new games becoming available, and you'll get all happy thinking something cool has happened, then you'll realize it definitely hasn't. And there's no way to turn it off! You just have to wait it out till they stop.

That's right, the Ditty of Carmeana now has Trading Cards. Surreptitiously delivered to you whether you want them or not.

But hey, once you've waited it out, that's fifteen whole cents to put toward your purchase of Naked Mole Rat Simulator!

Or, if you're one of them, you can buy and trade cards and create badges or whatever.

Of course, if you don't already own the Ditty of Carmeana, you'll need to buy the game to get the cards HINT, and since it's on sale (or soon will be), now would be a great time.



NEW BUILD

While I'm making an announcement, I might as well mention the I recently put up a new build (1967) so you might see an update. It's mostly typo corrections, but I did add one bit of voice acting that I hadn't added when I released.