It's been a number of months since we've had to put Jumplight Odyssey's development on pause, but as mentioned a couple weeks back, we just couldn’t hold back all that delicious, smooth music that's been serenading you all on your starflung adventures. So today, I'm proud to announce...
...we've just released the Jumplight Odyssey Original Game Soundtrack on Steam for FREE.
Other streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc) will follow in the coming weeks, as they have a longer lead time and we wanted this in your hands sooner rather than later.
Our long-time collaborator, composer Michael Allen, breathed life into the most stunning soundscapes for Princess Euphora's adventures, and they deserve to be celebrated in their own right. So, Michael headed back to the studio booth and remastered and extended the in-game tracks especially for this OST.
There are 27 tracks in total, including all your favourites and five new tracks that were only added to the game with the final update 0.3.1 - there are some really dreamy and moving pieces in there.
Furthermore, we’ve produced and uploaded them in two formats, both mp3 and 24bit 48k lossless WAVs.
Here's what Blake Mizzi, co-founder of League of Geeks and Jumplight Odyssey's game director, had to say about the soundtracks...
Jumplight Odyssey’s “retro 1970’s futurist anime universe” gave us a chance to really flex our creative muscle, musically. We experimented with an entirely new genre of music - for us! - and had soooooo much fun on this creative journey. We know you can literally hear the joy we had making it come through the music. However the themes and the content in Jumplight Odyssey are often dark, melancholic, and actually very tragic - it's a sad story! We had to repeatedly remind ourselves to make it darker, make it sadder, take it down and that duality has created, what we believe, is a beautifully umami OST. It's happy, sad, salty, bitter, sour and sweet. I really believe you can hear those flavours in the tracks. We would sometimes jest that the OST is pulled directly out of a midnight Tokyo disco 1970’s jazz blues bar.
When we set out to create Jumplight Odyssey the game, we knew the music needed to be special and that it was going to carry a lot of emotional weight. The music was never an afterthought for us, we knew it was going to set the emotional stage for the events that would unfold as you commanded your crew and starship through a dangerous galaxy. The music therefore in Jumplight Odyssey is generally organised into track lists arranged by emotional weight, from full sadness with generous heavy despair, to hopeful optimism in the face of loss. As the player does well or suffers loss on their adventure, the game’s music blends between these tracks to make sure the mood of the game always matches the events unfolding on screen. In the same way when battle or danger appears, the music responds in kind; When the player sets the ship’s condition to Yellow Alert or otherwise, the music responds in kind, to match that change of intensity and tempo. We also use music in-game to add weight to loss and consequence, you’ll see that in our end game interstitials.
We hope when you listen to these tracks, your mind’s eye can imagine what might be happening to your crew and your starship at that very moment. I hope this OST can take you on many romantic intergalactic voyages, full of tragedy, happiness, love, loss and hopefulness.
- Blake Mizzi, Game Director
About Michael Allen
Michael Allen is an Australian born composer for films and games. He made his start as a founding member and bass player in much loved Australian band Things of Stone and Wood whose song Happy Birthday Helen was a massive hit in 1993. They also had two top 10 albums, five top 50 hits and won an ARIA award. After the band finished touring and making records Michael took the opportunity to explore his passion for composing music for films and games, writing the scores for films Last Dance, Monster Pies and Bad Blood, as well as the award-winning game The Forgotten City, and LoG titles Armello and Solium Infernum.
Track List:
1. Duty Calls (Main Theme) 3:17 2. March of the Zutopans 1:49 3. A New Day's Starlight 2:50 4. Among Friends and Lovers 2:44 5. The Imperative 2:03 6. Starlost Sailing 2:47 7. Tomorrow's Memories 3:09 8. Behind That Next Moon 1:30 9. Never Let Go 3:30 10. Admiral Voltan's Arrival 1:18 11. Danger's Embrace 1:47 12. Losing More Than a Memory 2:53 13. Somewhere Over the Nebula 3:00 14. Song of the Forever Star 3:31 15. To Dance With Danger 3:54 16. Romancing Fate 2:17 17. Sailing Silent Seas 2:24 18. Catching a Twinkle in a Starry Sky 2:38 19. Yesterday's Memories Fading 3:15 20. Survivor's Burden 3:20 21. When Destiny Says No 3:38 22. Hope's Last Breath 4:54 23. Hit Pause and Say Nothing 2:49 24. Afternoon Supernova 3:58 25. Savouring Every Drop of Respite 2:16 26. Breathing in an Airless Sky 5:11 27. After Everything 2:57
Music by Michael Allen Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Michael Allen Cover Art by Ty Carey, Adam Duncan, Willow Buckley Playtime: 1hr 19mins
Songs will be placed in the Jumplight Odyssey folder in your Steam Directory: ...Steam\steamapps\common\Jumplight Odyssey
Jumplight Odyssey (Original Game Soundtrack) is available now on Steam for free.
A toggle option was added to allow players to use Bat Form while carrying Soul Shards.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where tutorial popups could sometimes include duplicated keybinds.
Fixed an issue when playing on servers hosted in LAN mode. After connecting to the server, players could experience a situation in which many client features would stop responding.
Fixed a server crash that could occur when a castle was breached during a castle relocation transfer.
Fixed an issue with camera rotation during feed when using DualSense® controller Adaptive Triggers.
Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when exiting the game.
If you're having issues with the game, make sure to take a look at our known bugs and fixes to see if there's a potential solution to get you back into Vardoran as quickly as possible!
NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters - The 4 Winds Entertainment
Salutations, Duelists! As of Tuesday, June 25, 2024, a new patch has gone live for NeoDuel: Backpack Monsters. To experience the most recent and up to date build of NeoDuel demo on Steam, make sure you update your game.
IMPROVEMENTS & ADJUSTMENTS
NEUTRAL BASED COSMION & ESSENCE
Pedro : The damage range was reduced from 7-10 to now 6-9, while energy cost was upped from 4 to 4.5.
Ishu: Cost reduced from 4 to 3.
Developer’s Notes: Pedro while not being a strong Cosmion on its own stat-wise, is a very dominant Cosmions in the early game. We mean to cut that a little to push Duelist to pick other Cosmions.
NATURE BASED COSMION & ESSENCE
Liskers: Cost raised from 5 to 7.
Spiry: Max damage upped from 4 to 5.
Developer’s Notes: We're seeing a raise in Liskers spam builds, and decided to up its cost to rein that down. If we end up seeing that happen again, we might consider another solution.
FIRE BASED COSMION & ESSENCE
Matchiro: Cost reduced from 4 to 3. Max damage upped from 4 to 6.
Developer’s Note:Matchiro is very weak because of his long history as being a key Cosmions in the Turbo Matchiro build, so we wanted to bring him back into play without making him a dominant pick.
WATER BASED COSMION & ESSENCE
Cemil: Damage output range changed from 20-26 to 18-24.
Strutwahl : Cost reduced from 8 to 7.
AIR BASED COSMION & ESSENCE
Drib: Accuracy lowered from 100 to 90 and cooldown upped from 2.5 to 3.
Ageccus: Cooldown upped from 5 to 6, and price raised from 10 to 12.
Developer’s Notes: Drib has been an easy-to-fuse Cosmions, but his main form is already too strong. This tweak should be enough of a damage cut, and push Duelist to experiment with fusions instead. As for Ageccus, we personally love seeing equinal-themed Backpacks, we had to pull the reins a bit stronger as they are too overpowered.
BUGFIXES
Bug Fix: Focussed mind and Kikiyaon now calculate correctly (math is hard...)
Bug Fix: Augment timings are fixed
Inventory bug fixed: You should not encounter a weird blank screen now... Hopefully.
Abatrion bug fix: The trigger effect now gives correct shield.
Ishu, Leviathan and Siphon fix: These did not work as intended due to a strange coding error. Now that they do, you should try them out!
Developer’s Notes: One of the main reasons Air was very strong element was due to the way the Critical damage was calculated. Now that we found the culprit, it should removes that sense of being an overpowered elements. As for the Augments, some of them didn't work sometimes, mainly due to a timing error which we fixed.
For the most recent news, join the NeoDuel community by following us on Twitter or hopping into the T4W Discord server. Please contact our support channel on the T4W Discord server if you need assistance with typical technical issues or if you are unable to resolve your problem. Till then, keep on dueling, and good luck!
Pre-registration, which can be completed by simply answering a few simple questions, is now open today. Please be sure to add us to your "wish list" on Steam as well!
We are also holding two X-campaigns to celebrate the start of pre-registration. These are open to Steam account holders.
■Campaign 1: Pmanning Announcement Countdown Steam Gift Giveaway Repost CP During the campaign period, 100 people will be selected by drawing for a Steam Gift Card worth 3,000 yen by following "KRITIKA:ZERO" Official X (@KRITIKA_ZERO) and reposting the target post from Official X!
■Campaign 2: Let's talk about your memories and get KRITIKA goods CP During the campaign period, 10 winners will be selected by drawing from those who follow "KRITIKA:ZERO" Official X (@KRITIKA_ZERO) and post with the hashtag "#MemoriesofKRITIKA #KRITIKAZERO"!
Please share your memories with everyone who used to play and look forward to the official service! Please check the announcement page on the official Pmang website for the period of the event, specific participation methods, and campaign notes.
We are pleased to announce that "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6" is available for pre-order from June 25th, 2024!
Pre-order to receive the in game item, "Wing Diver Support Device: Reverse Core Type N" (*1) and 10% off! (*1)
For a limited time, receive "Exclusive DLC: Recruiter (Takanashi Kiara/Gawr Gura/IRyS)" and "Air Raider Piloted Weapons: Powered Exoskeleton Nix Metal Coat" as an early purchase bonus. (*2)
THE EARTH DEFENSE FORCE AWAITS YOUR ENLISTMENT!
*1 This offer is only available to customers who purchase the product through pre-order by 23:59 (PDT) on July 24th, 2024. *2 This offer is only available to customers who purchase the product by 23:59 (PST) on December 24th, 2024. Early Purchase Bonus varies depending on region. For more details, please refer to the store page below.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER - d3p_staff
We are pleased to announce that "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6" is available for pre-order from June 25th, 2024!
Pre-order to receive the in game item, "Wing Diver Support Device: Reverse Core Type N" (*1) and 10% off! (*1)
For a limited time, receive "Exclusive DLC: Recruiter (Takanashi Kiara/Gawr Gura/IRyS)" and "Air Raider Piloted Weapons: Powered Exoskeleton Nix Metal Coat" as an early purchase bonus. (*2)
THE EARTH DEFENSE FORCE AWAITS YOUR ENLISTMENT!
*1 This offer is only available to customers who purchase the product through pre-order by 23:59 (PDT) on July 24th, 2024. *2 This offer is only available to customers who purchase the product by 23:59 (PST) on December 24th, 2024. Early Purchase Bonus varies depending on region. For more details, please refer to the store page below.
We are pleased to announce that "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6" is available for pre-order from June 25th, 2024!
Pre-order to receive the in game item, "Wing Diver Support Device: Reverse Core Type N" (*1) and 10% off! (*1)
For a limited time, receive "Exclusive DLC: Recruiter (Takanashi Kiara/Gawr Gura/IRyS)" and "Air Raider Piloted Weapons: Powered Exoskeleton Nix Metal Coat" as an early purchase bonus. (*2)
THE EARTH DEFENSE FORCE AWAITS YOUR ENLISTMENT!
*1 This offer is only available to customers who purchase the product through pre-order by 23:59 (PDT) on July 24th, 2024. *2 This offer is only available to customers who purchase the product by 23:59 (PST) on December 24th, 2024. Early Purchase Bonus varies depending on region. For more details, please refer to the store page below.