We’ve said it before: Pax Dei will only exist with the support of its players. From the game's reveal to the formation of our early group of supporters on Discord or the two public Alpha tests we ran in the past few months, Pax Dei’s story has been one of community. Today, we’re inviting you to embark with us on the next step of the journey.


Pax Dei will enter Early Access on June 18th. The game is still in Alpha, heavily in development, and not yet feature-complete (as we write this, our teams are furiously making fixes and improvements based on the feedback of the recent public test). We also reached the point where we need to see it live to keep developing it.

Help us build the virtual world you can inhabit for years to come. Your feedback during Early Access will be invaluable in shaping the final game. We’ll also reinvest the revenue from Early Access into making the game better and bigger. Your support doesn't just keep the lights on; it fuels our passion to create a vibrant, warm, and living world.


We will be back in the coming days with more details about the game's state, our roadmap for Early Access, and some early thoughts about what the first big update will focus on.

And before that, head’s up! We are planning an event in partnership with some of our favorite content creators. It’s coming before too long very (very!) soon. Stay tuned!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for all the support. We can't wait to see you in-game!

Pax vobiscum.
- The Mainframe Team

• Updated Intel XeSS to 1.3, including support for 6 Upscaling Quality presets and XeSS Native Anti-Aliasing on supported hardware
  
• Various fixes to improve game stability

• Move list corrections & Localization fixes
  
• AI adjustments & improvements
  
• Improvements to Screen Reader functionality
  
• Added Homelander Fighter to Roster
  
• Added Mileena announcer
  
• Added Earthrealm skins for Kitana, Mileena & Reptile
  
• Added Deadly Hybrid skin for Mileena, Titan skin for Li Mei, & Festival Disguise skin for Quan Chi
  
• Adjusted pushback distance during start-up of throws at very close range
  
• Fixed several visual issues during brutalities
  
• Fixed an issue causing several attacks against airborne opponents to cause the hit reaction to start lower to the ground than expected
  
• Fixed issue that could cause special move cancels to not be possible if the player was moving the Right Stick at certain timing
  
• Fixed several instances of facial animations lingering longer than intended
  
• Fixed an incorrect visual effect occurring when a Kameo is interrupted by a Breaker or during a Summon attack
  
• Adjusted Round Number UI for Round 2 & later rounds start to better match the Fight announcer

• Added ability to turn around while traversing between Encounters
  
• Added ability to preview rewards before a Boss Fight
  
• Added additional reward information to Seasonal Towers
  
• Added Elemental advantage & disadvantage indicators on some Encounters
  
• Increased inventory slots for Talismans & Relics
  
• Fixed Johnny Cage Hype meter and Geras Hourglass meter remaining on screen after they are defeated in an Endurance fight
  
• Fixed some Talisman attacks used during Finish Him causing the opponent to use an incorrect animation
  
• Fixed an issue causing incorrect elements to display during Character Trials
  
• Fixed an issue that could allow Maximum Damage to occur in the Wu Shi Academy Practice Mode
  
• Fixed some rare instances of Maximum Damage triggering unexpectedly
  
• Fixed an issue that caused certain modifiers to unexpectedly prevent attacks from hitting the opponent

• Fixed visual issues that could occur by repeatedly pressing the Change Pose button while in Photo Mode
  
• Fixed rare issue that could cause the game to become unresponsive if you hover on a character then quickly select a different one with specific timing

Geras

• Bulldozer (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch) is now considered airborne when Geras is visually off the ground
  
• During Slab Returnal (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Punch + Front Kick) both characters are considered airborne when the attack hits until they land on the ground
  
• During Back Throw both characters are considered airborne when Geras hops in the air
  
• Fixed issue in Practice Mode where repeatedly performing special moves over a really long period of time could cause the game to become unresponsive

Havik

• Neoplasm & Enhanced Neoplasm are no longer destroyed if he is interrupted by his own Kameo

Kenshi

• Ancestral Guard is now considered airborne when Kenshi is visually off the ground

Kung Lao

• Human Weapon (Away + Back Punch, Back Kick) is now considered airborne when Kung Lao is visually off the ground
  
• Get Back (Back Kick, Back Kick) is now considered airborne when Kung Lao is visually off the ground

Johnny Cage

• Cagenado (Back Kick, Back Kick) is now considered airborne when Johnny Cage is visually off the ground

Li Mei

• Against The Rope (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Kick) & Calculated (Back Kick, Front Kick, Back Kick) are now considered airborne when Li Mei is visually off the ground
  
• Fixed issue that was causing incorrect visual effects and excessively long knockdown animation after hitting an opponent with Enhanced Chain Reaction

Mileena

• Fixed issue that could cause opponents to move through Mileena briefly after landing from Teleport Down

Nitara

• Fixed Leap of Faith being unable to hit airborne Kameos

Reiko

• Reiko is now considered airborne when he is off the ground during the hit animation of Pale Rider and Enhanced Pale Rider
  
• Fixed issue with Practice Mode Frame Data display not working with Retaliation

Scorpion

• Fixed rare issue that could cause Scorpion to be briefly outside the arena boundaries after landing from (Air) Enhanced Flame-Port

Smoke

• Fixed issue that could cause ducking opponents to briefly turn around when Face Walk (Towards + Back Kick) is performed at very close range

Tanya

• Fixed issue that could cause ducking opponents to briefly turn around when Spinning Splits Kick is performed at very close range

Omni-Man

• Fixed camera issues that could sometimes occur if Back Throw is interrupted at specific timing
  
• Fixed camera issue that could occur if Back Throw is used to defeat the opponent

Quan Chi

• Zone Of Fear will no longer end early if a Summon Kameo move is performed

Peacemaker

• Fixed issue that could cause Ground-Air Offensive and Beautiful Bird Bullet to use an incorrect animation when the opponent and their Kameo are on screen at the same time

Ermac

• Adjusted hit region of Mass Driver (Back Punch, Front Punch)
  
• Fixed issue that could cause throws to not grant first hit bonus if Death's Embrace is active
  
• Fixed issue with Practice Mode Frame Data display not working with (Air) Suspended Animation
  
• Fixed visual issues that could occur from Yurei (Back + Front Kick) being interrupted early
  
• Fixed visual issues that could occur with Witch Slam being interrupted at specific timing

Kung Lao (Kameo)

• Fixed Buzz Saw not having sound effects when it travels across the ground if it is delayed

Sareena (Kameo)

• Sareena will no longer sometimes remain on screen when doing Jataaka's Kurse with specific timing when a round ends

Sektor (Kameo)

• Fixed Up Rocket directional inputs being reversed while performing certain attacks

Shujinko (Kameo)

• Fixed several Mimic & Kopy Kat abilities facing the opponent unexpectedly when switching sides
  
• Fixed Shujinko's partner not taking damage if he is hit after performing several of Li Mei's Mimic & Kopy Kat abilities
  
• Mimic Lightning Port stolen from Raiden has 2 more frames of start-up and recovers 1 frame faster
  
• Fixed camera issue when Shujinko perform's Omni-Man's Flatter Tiebreaker

Khameleon (Kameo)

• Fixed visual issue that could cause Khameleon to be invisible during Jade Disguise Breaker

Mavado (Kameo)

• Fixed Best Feet Forward & Nindrop not being possible after several attacks
  
• Fixed rare issue that could cause Best Feet Forward attack to trigger twice in the same combo despite the input only being pressed once

FIX: Fixed an issue where the battle background never changes (always Jupiter island background).

We're thrilled to be featured in Steam Next Fest! Join one of the developers, Petros, as he shows gameplay from Masternoid and talks a little about the game.

We hope to see you there!

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Ahoy steam-mates!

We're very excited to share an EXCLUSIVE Extended Gameplay Trailer narrated by our wonderful Art Director Brandt Andrist!

Join us for this first look at one of the early missions of SteamWorld Heist II!

This exclusive playthrough is filled with hidden treasures, mysterious encounters, and, of course, lots and lots of exciting combat. We'll also be exploring the our new items and upgrade system and take a closer look at our turn-based combat (including some hat shooting!) - Now out on the official SteamWorld Games Youtube!




Check out our our other deep dives for even more exciting insights into the gameplay and story of SteamWorld Heist II! Watch now:

Gameplay Deep Dive - Explore the ricochet-filled gunplay, job system, enemies, and more in this first look at the gameplay of SteamWorld Heist II!

Story Deep Dive - Learn all about the lore of SteamWorld Heist II and take a sneak peek at the all-new world exploration and ship combat!

And, of course, don't forget to watch our reveal trailer right here.


Still have some burning questions about SteamWorld Heist II? Drop them in the comments below and we will try our best to get back to you - especially if you pinky promise to wishlist the game ;)

Don’t forget to join the official SteamWorld Community Discord and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to stay up to date on the latest SteamWorld news.

Fixed graphical issue (black screen) related to Intel UHD Graphics integrated GPUs.

A new Hotfix 0.63.0.5 & 0.63e.0.16 is available!

Changelog:

• Fixed: One issue sometimes causing shaky camera when walking/standing/looking around on the shore
  
• Fixed: One issue causing non-interactable looked-at objects

We would like to thank you for your support, bug reports and feedback.

Peter,
G4GTeam

We are so proud to present the first playable version of Songs of Silence in Early Access! It’s been a long road, we've been working on this game for 4 years now, but our journey doesn’t end here - over the next few months we’re going to be fine-tuning everything about the game, adding new features, balancing mechanics and incorporating your feedback before the V 1.0 release in early Autumn. Until then, expect the occasional hiccup as we put the last few wires into place behind the scenes - you can find a mostly complete list of known issues below, as well as the roadmap for our development focus.

Whilst we’re managing expectations, please do remember that we are a relatively small team and whilst we’re going to be working as hard as we can over the next months, there may be times when we fall behind schedule or have to prioritise certain fixes over others. We’ll obviously try and minimise this, but please bear with us in these final stages - we want to get this right for you. We’d also love to hear your feedback over the course of the Early Access period - you can submit bugs here and vote for which feature you’d like us to develop next here!

• AI Behavior: The AI sometimes does not act optimally, such as preferring to recruit units over building their base or being too defensive or aggressive.
  
• Movement: The movement system can be overly restrictive, requiring manual navigation around objects on the world map.
  
• Multiplayer: If you disconnect due to a connection loss, it is recommended to let the game host reload the game from the last turn save and rejoin via the lobby. Otherwise you will be replaced by AI.
  
• Tooltips & UI: Minor UI glitches may occur, such as tooltips overlapping or not updating correctly when reviving units.
  
• Map Overview Screen: Small visual glitches may appear on the overview map screen, particularly when observing AI behaviour or inspecting.
  
• Battle: There can be minor inconsistencies in combat, such as units getting blocked by others or unit formations mirroring incorrectly during an enemy's turn. Small issues might also arise when stacking multiple unit effects.
  
• Translations: You may encounter smaller translation issues, such as hard-to-understand or inconsistent tooltip translations in your language. Please help us identify these points.
  
• Performance: Playing on maximum size skirmish maps with many AIs will require higher performance, which might lower FPS or increase calculation times on low-spec PCs.
  
• Auto-saves: Exiting the game while it's auto-saving may corrupt the current turn's auto-save game. We recommend not exiting the game during the AI turn or ensuring you have a manual save from this turn if you want to.

We hope you have a lot of fun playing Songs of Silence, and we can't wait to hear your feedback! Hop on to our Steam Subforums for Bug reporting or feature requests here - so we can improve the game even further!

But until then - see you on the battlefield!
The Chimera Team

Hi everyone!

As we are closer than ever to release, we wanted to push the game one last time with a new prologue version!
Unlike Sandwalkers: The Fourteenth Caravan, which was an introduction to the game lore, this free prologue is more focused on gameplay and is more balanced than the latest demo.

We would love for you to try it out and give us your feedback on Discord.

If you like it, please consider leaving a positive review to help us for the early access release!

We hope you are as ready as we are! Enjoy!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2995230/Sandwalkers__Prologue/

Hello friends! Today's patch includes more adjustments and bug fixes that have been reported. There have also been a lot of requests to track the secrets during the playthrough so I've added a tracker for secrets to the map screen.

Today also marks the 2 week release of Pampas & Selene. I'm grateful to each and every one of you who purchased the game in this period and like my previous games, appreciate you each as a founder and hope you enjoy the content for free as you were an early supporter.

Please continue to provide feedback on the forums and in our discord! And I wish you good fights against the various demons within the Maze.

Gameplay Changes

• The map screen now displays a tracker that shows the percentage of secrets found near where it shows the percentage of rooms discovered.
  
• Cursor speed on the inventory/god screen has been lowered.
  
• Worms Armageddeon soul charges adjusted (From 3 to 2)
  
• Removed a strange hole that looked like hidden secret (but it wasn't)
  
• MAGIC RING and PRISONER'S BALL adjusted speed when holding DOWN in a levitator has been adjusted

Bug Fixes

• BUG: Fixed an issue where the cursor would go too fast in some menus when entering with left/right pressed
  
• BUG: Fixed an issue where Ghost Assassion souls would try to assassinate prisoner cages or rubble
  
• BUG: Fixed an issue where the game would rarely freezes when exiting.
  
• BUG: Fixed an issue where a single hero could pickup more than 5 demons hearts individually
  
• BUG: Fixed an issue where the bomb soul would explodes in strange places when fighting some demons.
  
• DIALOG: "Tip History" is now translated into Japanese