Dear Onbu Riders

We just launched a brand new update on the testing branch!
It’s a bit of a spooky one featuring parasites and… cults?

Various different parasites now inhabit the world. They can infest Onbu and their effects can be both harm- and helpful, depending on your current situation. External parasites can be fought with the new Pest Control building, while internal parasites are counteracted by the Injector. Some external parasites even lay eggs, allowing you to collect them and start your own parasite farm. Or you can just cook and eat them.


75% of this crazy community voted Yes on the option to feed villagers to Onbu, which has now been added to the game. Not only does this fill up Onbu’s belly, but it also terrifies your villagers so much that they will stop revolting and start seeing Onbu as a divine being. They will then demand more sacrifices to Onbu, or become more and more unhappy with each level of the cult.

We also added new buildings and a new Onbu command, and have made various other improvements, bug fixes and balancing adjustments.
You can now vote for your favorite features to be added in future updates on our Discord.

Before you jump into the new update, here's some info:
📙 We would greatly appreciate your help with translations over on our Discord.
🐛 Please report bugs using the in-game feedback tool in the top right corner of the screen.
✅ You can make videos for Youtube/stream the testing branch content if you like.

This preview is not yet fully compatible with controllers and lacks localisation.
It might take a while to encounter a parasite event on the map.
Please note that builds on the testing branch might screw up your game saves! So if you want to make sure, better make a backup first. Here's how.

How to access the update:





New Features
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- Various different parasites that can infest Onbu. Farm parasites for their effects or use their eggs as food sources.
- Feed your villagers to Onbu. This will stop revolts, but result in the formation of a cult that demands more sacrifices.
- Stand still command. The hornblower now has a separate command to make Onbu stand in place. Useful in biomes where the ground is poisonous or for avoiding certain parasites.

New Buildings
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- Large water tank
- Pest control

Improvements
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- Savefile performance and size optimization
- Various performance improvements (UI, Jobs,..)
- Added a visualisation layer for earthquakes on Onbu’s back
- Added a heartbeat button to the top bar, showing details about Onbu’s current rate of metabolism

Bugfixes
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- Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor wouldn’t show up on consoles
- Fixed a bug where quarry and sawmill would mine another boulder or trunk rather than the one the player intended

Balancing
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- Jungle flu affliction replaced with Plague Gnat external parasite
- Tapeworm affliction replaced with Tapeworm internal parasite
- Renamed Panacea to Insecticide, removed the need to research it and changed its recipe in the Laboratory to include Spore Essence

We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback!

And while we have you here, please make sure to check out the Steam event we are co-organising with the folks from Timberborn and Slug Disco :)
The Wandering Village and many other nature and eco-dystopian games are on sale until April 29th!



Cheers & Thanks for your support,
Stray Fawn Studio

All the waiting will pay off this Saturday - we're ready to release the full version of the game, so if you're interested - be sure tocheck out what we've got for you.
Jump in, customize your character the way you like and proceed to discovering the engaging story, various unique characters, intuitive and exciting gameplay and polished graphics. Unleash your desires and fantasies to see the inimitable 18+ content crafted with soul and dedication - highly interactable adult scenes are waiting for you to explore them.
Don't miss the release - the early bird catches! 😉

We're looking forward to seeing you exploring the Fetish Room!

It's our birthday! We are celebrating our 9-year anniversary at Rusty Lake and Mr Owl would like to invite you all to a week-long celebration including our very own Anniversary Sale page on Steam!

And of course, the sale includes Cube Escape: Paradox Ch.2 which you can now download and play for 66% OFF!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/909150/Cube_Escape_Paradox__Chapter_2/

Part of our profits from our sale will go towards supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

Ps. Check out our latest Underground Blossom trailer and board the metro to the latest secret station to explore more of Rose Vanderboom's story.

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

And when you've thoroughly explored The Lab: Research Facility use the hints you find there to access the secret The Past Within update we've sneaked as part of our anniversary celebrations!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/

Thank you for celebrating with us and stay tuned for more announcements coming up as part of our anniversary festivities!

Fixed some bugs

World Expansion II brought many new enemies into the world of the Riftbreaker. The powerful, death-defying Necrodon was one of them. As you might already know, the Necrodon was a creature that we originally planned to include in the base version of the game. However, due to time constraints, we didn’t manage to flesh out the design and program all of its abilities in time. The Necrodon waited on the sidelines, waiting for a good moment to get a new life, which eventually came with the launch of the Into the Dark World Expansion. You will find a lot of parallels to this story while reading about today’s topic - the Drexolian.


Drexolian base model and several of its animations.

Drexolians were initially designed as one of the enemies of the Tropical Zone biome. They are the masters of disguise. Their bodies resemble a certain species of a tree commonly found in forest areas around the planet (huge reveal: Galatea is round, not flat). Their tall bodies are covered with hardened skin, resembling tree bark. It is quite stiff, which limits the creature’s mobility but gives it incredible resistance to many forms of damage. Drexolians also produce false leaves to give their disguise even more credibility. You shouldn’t be surprised if you build your base around one of these creatures only to find out about that fact hours later.


If you want to continue your deforestation practices, you'd better be ready to fight some angry trees.

These strange creatures are usually not hostile towards other species. Most of the time, they can be found simply resting, hidden among real trees. As long as they are not disturbed, you should be able to walk away unscathed. However, if you step too close for their comfort, there will be consequences. There will be no warning signs, and no lengthy ‘wake-up’ period like in the case of Gnerots. Drexolians will attack you immediately, and they have quite an arsenal of defensive techniques to use.


Oh, you wanted to run? It would be a shame if a wall rose up from the ground behind you.

Drexolians might be slow, but they are a deadly threat, both in close-quarters combat as well as from a distance. If you find yourself in the melee range, the creature will try to beat you to a pulp using its long arms disguised as tree branches. Those things might look brittle, but don’t let that fool you - even Mr. Riggs’ armor will have a hard time withstanding a flurry of hits from these. On the other hand - you are considerably faster, so if you notice an incoming attack, you should have no problems dodging it.


This forest looks like a nice source of plant biomass for a power plant... Nevermind, animal biomass will work as well.

If you get away from the angry tree monster, it’s going to try to chase you while simultaneously showering you with a barrage of splinters. Drexolians are able to rip off thin and razor-sharp pieces of their ‘bark,’ which they throw at enemies with great force. Our happy tree friends will also use this technique to wreck your base from afar. Drexolians might be quite passive in the wild, but you can expect literal hordes of them to join the attack waves during your campaign and survival runs in the Fungal Swamp biome.


Learning to spot camouflaged Drexolians will be a crucial skill in the Fungal Swamp.

The cherry on top of Drexolian’s ability set is tied to its slow movement speed. In order to effectively deal with their prey, these creatures can raise up the ground in front of them to form a temporary cage, greatly limiting the target’s movement. Once you’re walled in, you have only two choices - stand your ground and try to destroy the Drexolian before it destroys you, or break through the wall with your sheer firepower. Theoretically, you could wait until the wall sinks into the ground once more, but you’re likely to have experienced an express teleport back to your HQ in that time (i.e., you got wrecked).


Drexolians will gladly join other creatures and come knocking at the gates of your base if you get on their nerve.

The Drexolian had to wait for a while before the time came for its turn in the production pipeline. The Fungal Swamp biome was the perfect opportunity to bring it back. We’re quite happy with how it turned out, and we hope that you will enjoy the unique challenge it’s going to pose. You can see Drexolians in action during our streams on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 PM CEST at www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. We are also getting ready for an experimental release of the World Expansion III - hop on to www.discord.gg/exorstudios to get notified when that happens.

See you soon!
EXOR Studios

Just a few bug fixes:

• Fixed a soft-lock in tutorial when receiving manual.
  
• Fixed a soft-lock when skipping Fence dialogue.
  
• Fixed Droose being able to run on Wilbur's head.

... and a quality of life change:

• Halved required key-hold time to skip dialogue.

Thanks to those of you who have played and provided feedback so far, much appreciated.

To those who haven't yet, feel encouraged to (and sorry you missed out on Droose standing on Wilbur's head).

(This is a Beta update. Please participate in testing by right-clicking on the game in Steam, selecting "Properties" - "Betas" - "Beta Participation"!)

• New vehicle: Jagdpanther, a German tank destroyer equipped with a 88mm 71 caliber length tank gun!
  
• Remake capture mode: The current mission objective is to capture the target area within a limited time, and enemies will continuously send reinforcements. The BOSS now appears after players starting to capture the target area.
  
• Now, neither players nor AI can capture the area when there are enemies inside.

In this release:
1. Rename DLC to Puppeteer
2. Fix the installation script not working in some cases.

What happened to Kate is a series with episode like levels, and it need a community of me and you to improve and develop.

No matter what recommendation, complain or discussion, we are willing to hear it either here or on our reddit r/WHTK

thank you....

Dear Players,

We're thrilled to share an exciting update about our game! We finish all the levels design and now we are focusing on polishing. Thanks to the revolutionary Wormhole system, we now have the ability to travel between various locations across the universe. Get ready to explore icy planets, scorching hot worlds, mysterious caves, and even the depths of the underwater realm. But that's not all – you'll also have the chance to journey back to Earth for some familiar gameplay!

This diverse array of environments is set to make your gaming experience truly engaging and dynamic. Depending on your level, you'll have the option to conquer these places on foot, in a vehicle (such as a buggy, car), spaceship, or even a submarine.

Get ready to embark on an epic adventure like never before!