This months update contains the following changes:

Version 1.10e:

• added deco pipette tool to main menu bar
  
• added "Toggle all" button for selected dlc/mods when starting a multiplayer session
  
• added versions of custom image flags with the image flipped on the backside
  
• improved previous/next tab hotkeys to only cycle through the currently active window instead of all open windows
  
• fixed previous/next tab hotkeys not working in path builder window
  
• fixed broken colors on some scifi path objects
  
• fixed lanterns on string not adapting to sloped paths/terrain properly
  
• fixed guests hovering above the ground when walking to flat ride seats

All submissions can be found on the Workshop - thanks for everyone participating!

Here are the winning entries:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3286233540
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3288990035
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3286419964
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3287477099
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3291371982


The new Build Challenge this month is to build a Bobsled Coaster!
The top submissions get included in the next game update as default blueprints.

Masters of the Book,

In Todburg, we are supporting temporary outposts across the region with supplies. However, there have been incidents where the carriages transporting goods are attacked by the undead, preventing the supplies from being delivered properly.

Please lend your strength to ensure that the supplies can be transported quickly to the temporary outposts!

- August 1, 2024 after the maintenance - August 22, 2024 maintenance

- Complete Chapter 5, Stage 4, and the world mission "Remarkable skill Ⅰ"
- You can participate by clicking "Join" on the "Special Supply Delivery Operation" event page within "Guidance of the Book."

- Escort the carriage to the designated destination within the time limit before the supply count reaches zero.
- After clearing the previous stage, you will be able to challenge the next one.

- Rewards for the "Special Supply Delivery Operation" event are determined based on the time remaining upon completing the supply transport.
- If you complete all stages within 300 seconds, you will receive an additional "Potion of Sunset."
- You can check the target times and rewards in the "Challenge Goals" section at the bottom right of the Special Supply Delivery Operation stage screen.

- Rewards for clearing each stage will be directly sent to your in-game inventory.
- Event details may change in the future, and any changes will be notified through this notice.
- For more detailed information and precautions regarding the event, please refer to the <Event Policy>

Thank you.

Masters of the Book,

We've created a special login event to help you enjoy your adventures in Planis.

This special login reward event will be held for three weeks starting from August 1, 2:00 AM PDT / 9:00 AM UTC to enhance your adventures. Additionally, from August 11 for a total of eight days, you'll also receive special login rewards in celebration of the Google SUMMER WAVES promotion. Log in daily to claim richer rewards such as “Starstones,” “Crystals of Fate,” “Crystals of Destiny,” “Radiance,” and “Mystical Chromatics.”


- Log in for 21 days starting from 8/1, 2:00 AM PDT / 9:00 AM UTC to receive rewards.




- Log in for 8 days starting from 8/11, 2:00 AM PDT / 9:00 AM UTC to receive rewards.
- During the Google SUMMER WAVES promotion period, you will also receive additional ‘Special Login Bonuses.’


- Login rewards can only be claimed if you have logged into the game during the event period.
- Items sent via mail have a validity period of 7 days, so please collect them within this period.
- For more detailed information and precautions regarding the event, please refer to the <Event Policy>

We will continue to work hard to reward the support of all the Masters of the Book. We hope you enjoy the various events we have prepared and have a delightful journey through the continent of Planis.

Thank you.

Thanks for playing “DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation!”

The following will be held from 08/01 (Thu).

• “The Venus Travelogue” starts!
  
  
• “Trendy Outfit Gacha ① & ②,” “Nostalgic Outfit Gacha” starts!
  
  
• “V Stone Set with Gift of Love Bonus ♥,” “New Owner Support Pack (TEC)” now on sale!

Click the links above to jump to their corresponding notification.

The following is/are still ongoing!

• “Patty's Birthday Gacha” ～ 2024/08/07 (Wed) 15:59 UTC

For more information, please check this week's Update Info.

Thanks for your support, and please continue to enjoy “DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation!”

新イベント「天命のお仕事ガイド」が間もなく開催！「理想の世界」の天命グループで厄介な仕事モンスターを退治して、職場の無理難題を解決していき、仲間たちと仕事の意味を取り戻してみましょう！イベント参加で「ターミナルエイド0017」の新衣装「シュワシュワビーム」、「仕事中」勲章、水晶、根源のプリズムなどを入手できます。


天命のお仕事ガイド
【開催期間】7月29日（月）10:00～9月5日（木）4:00

【開放レベル】Lv30以上

【イベント内容】
1）今回のイベントでは仲間たちと3枚のマップを探索し、仕事をやりこなしていくことになります。マップはストーリーの進捗に応じて徐々に解放されていき、探索している際は様々な試練が艦長を待っています。

仕事をこなしていく際は、道に立ちふさがる仕事モンスターに遭遇します。適したスタッフを4人選んでそれを退治しましょう。スタッフにはそれぞれ異なるワークスタイルと得意分野が存在するので、うまく利用できるようチームを編成しましょう！

今回のイベントは3つの段階に分けられ、順次に開放されていきます。
「極東支部」：7月29日（月）10:00
「ネゲントロピー支部」：8月2日（金）10:00
「天命本部」：8月6日（火）10:00


2）今日の依頼を達成・彷徨う敵を倒すことで仕事経験を得られ、仕事チームのLvが上がります。強化を行い、「職場特訓」をクリアすることで、スタッフたちのコアパッシブスキルが解放されます。また、イベントでは探索アイテムを解放することができ、Lv4以降は「自動戦闘ぬいぐるみ」が解放されます。「自動戦闘ぬいぐるみ」解放後は大半のステージで自動戦闘機能が使えるようになります。

毎日彷徨う敵を倒すことで入手できる仕事経験には上限が存在します。


3）第1幕のストーリークエストをクリアした後、挑戦コンテンツ「難関攻略」が解放されます。このコンテンツには環境効果が存在するので、それをうまく利用し、適したスタッフを出撃させて、勝利を勝ち取る必要があります。

「難関攻略」では、チャレンジスターを累計45個集めることで「仕事中」勲章を解放できます。勲章にはチャレンジスターの合計獲得数が表示されます。


天命支援部
天命のために何ができるかより、天命が自分のために何をしてくれるかを考えるべきよ。

【開催期間】7月29日（月）10:00～9月12日（木）4:00

【開放レベル】Lv30以上

【イベント報酬】
イベントに参加することで「スマイルコイン」を入手できます。「スマイルコイン」は「天命支援部」で「ターミナルエイド0017」の新衣装「シュワシュワビーム」、水晶、根源のプリズム、三分結晶などの報酬と交換できます。


※Tips
1）本イベント内で獲得可能な「スマイルコイン」の数は、イベントショップ内の全アイテムを交換することができます。

2）9月5日（木）4:00～9月12日（木）4:00期間中、「天命支援部」にて水晶で「スマイルコイン」を購入できます。販売価格：50水晶/60個、30回購入可能。

3）「スマイルコイン」は9月12日（木）4:00に回収され、1個につきコイン×500が返還されます。

New event Schicksal Work Guide coming soon! Enter the "ideal world" of Schicksal Corp to vanquish work monsters, resolve troubling work problems, and rediscover the meaning of work with your companions! Play the event to get Terminal Aide 0017's new outfit Fizzy Ray, I'm Working Emblem, Crystals, Source Prisms and more.


Schicksal Work Guide
Time: 10:00, JUL 29 ~ 04:00, SEP 5

Required Level: 30 or higher

Details
1. In this event, Captains can explore three different maps and complete missions with companions. Maps will be unlocked as the story progresses. Many unexpected work challenges await!

Captains will encounter work monsters while completing work missions. Select suitable employees to form a team of four for battle. Each employee has a different working style and specialty. Team up employees wisely to defeat enemies.

The event will be released over 3 phases. The schedule is as follows:
Far East Branch: 10:00, JUL 29
Anti-Entropy Branch: 10:00, AUG 2
Schicksal HQ: 10:00, AUG 6


2. Complete daily tasks and defeat wandering monsters to gain Work EXP for leveling up the Work Team. After leveling up and completing Workplace Training, employees will gain Core Passive Skills. Captains can also unlock more exploration items. At Level 4 or higher, Auto-combat Doll will be unlocked and auto-combat will be available in most stages.

There is a daily cap to Work EXP gained from defeating wandering monsters.


3. Clear Phase 1's story stages to unlock Overcoming Difficulties stages. In Overcoming Difficulties, Captains must deploy employee teams based on the stage environment and effects. Use the stage environments wisely to clinch victory.

Accumulate 45 Challenge Stars in Overcoming Difficulties to obtain the I'm Working Emblem. This emblem will display the final number of Challenge Stars obtained.


Schicksal Auxiliary Division
Ask not what you can do for Schicksal but what Schicksal can do for you.

Time: 10:00, JUL 29 ~ 04:00, SEP 12

Required Level: 30 or higher

Event Rewards
Play the event to obtain Smile Coins that can be used in Schicksal Auxiliary Division to exchange for Terminal Aide 0017's new outfit Fizzy Ray, Crystals, Source Prisms, Honkai Shards and more!


*Ai-chan's Reminders:
1. You can obtain enough Smile Coins from the event to exchange for all the rewards in event shop.

2. From 04:00, SEP 5 ~ 04:00, SEP 12, every 60 Smile Coins can be purchased with 50 Crystals in Schicksal Auxiliary Division. Limited to 30 purchases per Captain.

3. Smile Coins will expire at 04:00, SEP 12 and return 500 Coins each.

EDIT: fixed some formatting issues. I'm too used to Discords text formatting.

Hello all, today I wanted to talk about the eventual demo, when it will be released, whats my checklist for it, and some other thoughts I had about getting you guys access to some sort of game builds sooner.

My checklist of things that need to be done before the Monsty Corp demo is as follows,
- Finish the ENTIRE script for Chapters one and two
- Create assets and change the level design for Chapter One, to give Monsty Corp a much more abandoned style, remember it's an abandoned science facility
- Create basic layout concepts for Fictitious City, the home of Robin, Alex and Maria
- Create the character switching mechanic
- Finish the level design of Chapter One
- A few other spoilery things

Well, none of that is done just yet, not even the character switching mechanic, unfortunately there's still a LOT to be done for the Chapter One story and any future development on Chapter One is relying on that. However I'll link to a public trello page here where you can see the progress of the Demo.

I won't be giving an ETA at this time. I do have personal deadlines for this, but I won't be sharing any of those right now as I can't guarantee I'll meet them. Unfortunately I'm suffering some really intense writer's block and cannot get any more of the Chapter One story down. So unfortunately quite a large part of the story is on hold. Instead I'm focusing my time on the Prequels DLC, getting what's currently in the script, into the actual game, creating the parts of the Monsty Corp facility that this DLC will take place in, and then working on fleshing out the content.

Well, there’s an idea I have. A massive part of the game development process is getting feedback on each and every feature, having every single part of a game, effectively scrutinized under a microscope for any bugs or issues.

So I had an idea, in order to give you guys access to a build of the game quicker, and get feedback on some cool features I’m working on, I thought I’d create a small subsection of the game, or create a new basic script, sort of like a tutorial, to allow you guys to help me test some game features. These would come with the hope that you’d offer feedback so I can improve these features as much as possible. I believe the best people to give me an idea of what may be wrong with the game, and what I can do to improve the game is the people who’ll actually play it.

This feature demo will be available soon, we’re just putting some finishing touches on some features we’d like you to test and will make a new announcement when that’s done!

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Anyway, that's it, goodbye, you can go now! Remember that you can apply for the Private Alpha here

Thanks for Reading,
Robin

The July Leaderboard Event is over!

We had 4 Steam Keys for Classic Sport Driving to win. One for the #1, #2 and #3 place and a Steam key will be randomly raffled among all racers who have participated.

...and the winners are!

🥇 PhoenixFeder
🥈 Celine "Hard on the eyes" Dion
🥉 riao

And the winner of the random Steam key is:
OSiPeck

The winners will get via Steam a message from me and I will share the Steam key for Classic Sport Driving.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267580/Classic_Sport_Driving/

We have updated the demo to version 0.6.4! Here are the details of the update:

We have newly added Traditional Chinese! Please change it in the options settings.

Corrected typos in Simplified Chinese.

Changes, updates, and progress from this month:

• MUSIC: wrote almost all remaining music for Episode 1, and recorded some live parts for certain tracks
  
• MYSTERY: created a “glossary” menu in the backlog notebook for reference (including things like the terms of the Witch’s deal, etc)
  
• SAVE/LOAD: system can now handle loading from multiple “progression points” within each scene
  
• AUDIO IMPLEMENTATION: code for seamless audio looping (with reverb tail) exists now and works
  
• TEXT SYSTEM: scrolling text can now support rich text codes, including font style changes mid-text
  
• POINT-AND-CLICK SYSTEM: there is now a visual change to the background image when hovering over an interactible object
  
• UI DESIGN: started reformatting main menu - still in progress

The longer-version of this development log can be read on itch.io here - it is a lot more personal than usual, and is quite long. It has some teaser photos of the new mechanics though!

Overall, health issues prevented me from getting as much done as I hoped to this month, but I'm still quite excited about what I did accomplish. More importantly, I'm motivated about working on the rest.

A brief aside - you have likely heard the news that Steam now allows Demos to be published as separate game pages from their full games, that can be reviewed! I have currently not enabled Amadeus for this functionality because the current demo no longer reflects the state of the game as it will be on release, since I've changed and added so much. I'm considering it for when I release an updated demo around release time. If and when that happens, you'll be the first to know!

That about wraps it up for this month. Because of aforementioned health issues, there is a chance the tentative release month of October is now an overly optimistic estimate. I'll confirm/deny when I'm certain; for now, the goal is to keep focusing on development. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for next month's updates!