• Fixed (or at least improved) small objects falling through floors when client FPS is too low.
  
• Fixed the weird green tint present in the 5.5 upgrade. Turns out it was the convolution bloom texture compression settings.
  
• Fixed the names of some construction props and fixed a few missing ID's.
  
• Rolled back to Unreal Engine 5.4.4, because multiplayer is very broken in 5.5, along with a few other things.

Apparently Epic made a change to the Steam Online Subsystem which returns "False" when doing a validity check on session joins. I implemented a code fix and engine rebuild, but it was still broken afterwards. That, in addition to the fact 5.5 really struggles to compile some shaders, means we're better off sticking with 5.4 for the immediate future. I'll revisit 5.5 once it's more stable.

changelog:

-Added 10 new random map variants.

-Can now access the options menu from the ingame pause menu.

-Reworked starting location code to be more easily editable. This might have negative effects on saved games from before this update.

-Fixed a chunk of mechbot AI code that could potentially run more times than necessary.

-Fixed a bug that could indicate a mechbot was building on a resource deposit when it wasn't.

-Mechbots no longer move over what they just finished building (making it easier to locate them).

-Cleaned up the project; removed some outdated unused code.

-Fixed new bug with the tutorial enemy fighter sometimes attacking the player's base.

-Fixed an issue where building things out of order could stop the tutorial from progressing.

-The tutorial now counts ore collectors only after they have been built.

-Fixed some bugs in the load script's backwards compatability checks that somehow weren't crashing the game.

multiplayer

• Added more update events to mechbots and cargo barges.
  
• Removed some potentially duplicated update events from mechbots.
  
• Added movement code for client scouts, battlestations, capital ships, and assimilation vessels.
  
• Added client mechbot, ore collector, and engineering research facility animations.
  
• Clients no longer draw asteroids that were removed by host on map creation due to overlap.

• Collision mask.

• When unlocking World 5, the first stage is unlocked.
  
• Saving of the Full Screen option and Sound Volume.

• Stage 4 of World 4.

Protectors of the Light,

Thank you for your ongoing support following our 1.0 release. Your input has been crucial in helping us identify and address the feedback shared by our players.

Our latest patch addresses a variety of community suggestions, including several fixes and improvements across Campaign, Survival, and Co-Op game modes.

You can read all the improvements and community feedback we have incorporated in v1.0.1 below:

Balance Adjustments

• Increased melee range for the Order Knight auto-attack by 0.4.
  
• Lightbearer attack range increased, now attack from a short distance.
  
• Increased the Lightbearer’s base Health from 90 to 125.
  
• Added Armour to the Lightbearer from 0 to 25.
  
• Added Armour Regeneration to the Lightbearer from 0 to 0.02.
  
• Changed the Rogue’s basic attack to now be a multi-hit cone attack.
  
• Increased the Rogue’s Attack Rate from 0.25 to 0.15.
  
• Reduced the Rogue’s Gold Steal on kill from 3 to 2.
  
• Reduced the Rogue’s base Damage from 15 to 7.
  
• Increased the Rogue’s production Gold cost from 160 to 175.
  
• Increased the Rogue’s production Stone cost from 2 to 5.
  
• In Multiplayer T2 and T3 POI Camps reward slightly more Units/Siege Units.

General Fixes & Improvements

• General improvements to load times and performance across the game.
  
• Fixed a situation where unlocked Survival Difficulties wouldn’t save correctly.
  
• Fixed a situation where Cloud Saves wouldn’t sync.
  
• Fix for buildings that aren't impacted by the treasury getting icons as if they are impacted after paying off a debt.
  
• Fixed Aelis's royal guards displaying a visual flicker under certain conditions.
  
• Fixed a selection bug caused by holding shift and selecting buildings.
  
• Fixed the objectives UI not updating correctly when you change the language.
  
• Fixed UI not displaying correctly on the action grid when canceling research.
  
• Fix for some situations in which some units wouldn't animate correctly.
  
• Improved Audio balancing across all three game modes.
  
• Fixed Audio timing issues present with Crushers.
  
• Added audio to various buttons that were missing audio feedback.

Campaign Specific

• Fixed a situation where Campaign progression wouldn’t save correctly.
  
• Improved overall Cutscene audio within the Campaign.
  
• Fixed an issue where Nightmares could get stuck during Mission 3.
  
• Fixed audio timing related to Ritual Crystals in Campaign.
  
• Fixed Vizargo's shield in Mission 10 not displaying during combat.
  
• Fix for the wrong audio playing during cutscenes in Campaign Mission 10.

Multiplayer Specific

• Fixed a crash that can occur when pressing the Multiplayer Button.
  
• Added a pop-up when you’re not logged into Steam and try to access Multiplayer.
  
• Fix for the host sometimes not properly loading into matches.
  
• Fix for being able to select the other player's team color button in the multiplayer lobby.
  
• Greyed out the "send" button in the trading window if no resources are going to be sent to the other player.
  
• Fixed an issue where Units gained from captured POI camps spawned in a single point.
  
• Removed the ability to transfer ownership of the Fishing Port in Multiplayer.
  
• Fixed an issue where for Death Nights that break two Crystals only one would drop Dark Essence.
  
• Disabled “+ buttons” in the trade menu when there are no more resources to send.

Balance Adjustments Deep Dive

As noted above, we've made a number of changes to balance Heroes, Units, and Buildings. The goal here is to improve early-game survivability, smooth out some frustrating aspects, and give a few underperforming characters a much-needed boost. Here’s a closer look at the v1.0.1 as well as 1.0 balance adjustments, and how your gameplay experience will change.

Heroes

Merek
Merek has always had great potential but struggled with low survivability and clear speed, especially early in the game. We've made a few tweaks to ensure he can shine as a tank-healer hybrid, excelling alongside an army that benefits from his presence.

• Improved base HP from 170 to 320 (this change reflects across all levels)
  
• Improved base damage to 17 from 14
  
• Increased damage of Crushing Weight across all levels

Vizargo
Vizargo was a bit too frustrating early on, especially for new players, though his potential was clear. We've given him a boost to his survivability and skills, especially during those early stages, to make him more approachable and effective.

• Improved HP across all levels, ie:
  • Level 1: 165 from 145
    
  • Level 10: 905 from 880
• Added small amount of armour per level after level 3
  
• Claw Dash cooldown reduced by approximately 7 seconds across each level
  
• Small boost to Claw Dash damage DASH and VORTEX (swipe at the end)
  
• Moderate boost to Impaling Wrath damage across all levels
  
• Small boost to move speed from 1.6 to 1.65

Aelis
We’re planning to revisit Aelis soon for some further improvements, particularly for the late game, but for now, she’ll receive a small armoUr boost at early levels to help new players get more out of her.

• Added small amount of armour per level after level 2

Rogue
Rogues have gotten a rework! They now perform more like an aggressive soldier-pikemen hybrid. While they’re still squishy and gold-hungry, Rogues now clear more effectively but remain risky to use!

• Added splash to attack instead of single target
  
• Reduced gold gain to 2 again (to account for faster clearing)
  
• Adjusted purchase price to reflect effectiveness
  • 175G, 5 stone, 5 wood
• Lowered base damage to 7 from 15
  
• Increased attack count to 2

Lightbearer
Lightbearers still need time to figure out their place but for now, they’ve received a range boost, allowing them to support from behind melee units instead of dying up front. They also get some bonuses to their survival.

• HP increased to 125 from 90
  
• Added Armour 25 from 0
  
• Starting Engage range pushed forward from 0 to 0.65

Order Knight
The Order Knight is still solid, but we’ve increased their attack spread so they can now hit more enemies at once, making them more effective in large fights.

• Increased attack range to 0.4

Harbinger
Harbingers still need further attention, but we’ve made a few changes to help their survivability and give them a slight edge in mobility.

• Starting HP increased from 120 to 250
  
• Move speed increased from 1.2 to 1.35

Flamer
Flamers now have better survivability and a slight improvement to their knockback ability.

• Added Armour to 16 from 0
  
• Added Knockback 0.1 from ~0

Hunter
The Hunter has been performing well, but we’ve given the Hunter Trap a small upgrade to improve its effectiveness.

• Trap duration increased to 5s from 3.5s
  
• Trap size increased to 2.5 from 1.5

Triage Tent
We’ve reduced the cost of researching the Triage Tent, making it more accessible for players in the early game.

• Research cost reduced to 300 from 750

Trade Bazaar
The Trade Bazaar has had its purchase cost reduced, making it more affordable for players looking to expand their economy.

• Purchase cost reduced to 650 from 850

Grand Bellow Tower
We've given the Grand Bellow Tower a bit of a buff, especially in its range, attack rate, and damage, making it a stronger defensive option- We’ll be keeping an eye on this and other attack towers in the future.

• Attack range increased to 15 from 12
  
• Attack rate increased to 5 from 8
  
• Base damage increased to 10 from 8

Advanced Farm
The Advanced Farm was a little too pricey, so we’ve reduced its cost. We’ll keep an eye out for other later game research in the future.

• Research cost reduced to 1200g from 1500g

Your insights and thorough reports have been invaluable helping us to better refine the gameplay experience for you, our players. We’re truly thankful for your engagement and encouragement, driving us to make Age of Darkness: Final Stand the best it can be. We encourage our community to continue to communicate with us regarding any feedback, as we’re always here to help.

To give back to you all, we’ve also launched a community challenge with prizes which you can check out here.

Thank you,
The Age of Darkness Team

Dear Players,
Due to reasons from the publisher, our game MagicBook AutoBattler has been temporarily removed from the Steam platform. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
Since the release of MagicBook AutoBattler, we have received an overwhelming amount of support from many enthusiastic players in just a few short days. From suggestions on gameplay to feedback on content testing, and even issues with localization translations after launch, your help has been incredibly meaningful to us as an indie team. We have been continuously updating the game, striving to refine it and repay your support and love.
However, things do not always go as planned.
Just this morning, as we were about to release the “Spring Festival Special Version,” we were informed by the publisher that the game has been temporarily removed from the Steam platform.

• 
  It is hard to describe our feelings at this moment, but we know that our players should not be affected or let down.
  We want to assure you that we will not give up. The game will continue to be updated, and we will share the updates with you as soon as they are available.
  Currently, we are actively communicating with the Steam platform to resolve this issue and get the game back online as soon as possible. We will inform you of any updates immediately. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to leave a comment or contact us directly at: jxgamestudio@yeah.net.
  We hope to meet you again soon.

Dragons!

Reach your final form by logging in for increased rates during our Golden Time Event!
Starting at midnight, enjoy a 2x EXP, 2x Skill, and 2x Drop event!

Event Duration:
January 24, 2025 00:00 - January 26, 2025 23:59 Pacific

This increased rate event will only last until Sunday, January 26th, before midnight, so don't wait to take advantage of these increased gains!

Greetings from Com2uS!

v8.6.1 has been updated on Steam today, and an auto update will be held to install the new version.

The process won't take long, but you may experience a sudden crash if you are logged in when the update begins.
Please make sure to come back to the Village and end your game safely to save your game data before the update starts.

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[Update Schedule by Server]
Global - 12:45 AM PST
Europe - 9:45 AM CET
Asia - 4:30 PM TST
Korea - 5:00 PM KST
Japan - 5:30 PM JST
China - 4:30 PM CST
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※ You won't be able to enter [World Arena, Arena Interserver Battle, and World Guild Battle] during [12:00 AM - 12:45 AM PST], and other content can be played normally.

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v8.6.1 Update Details
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▶ Skill Balance Patch
[More Info]

▶ Battle Improvement
- The list of friends' Monsters has been moved to a separate menu in preparation screens of battles in which they are available for use.



- Monster sorting and conditional search features have been added to defense placement screens of the following content.
: Siege Battle / World Guild Battle / Arena / Arena Interserver Battle / Guild Battle Research (Defense Deck)



▶​ Various support events for new summoners available under [Summoner's Way > New Summoner Welcome Event] have been revamped.



: These events are available for accounts created after Dec. 26, 2024.
: Summoners who are eligible can clear them and claim rewards without a time limit. The New Summoner Welcome Events will end when all rewards have been claimed.

▶ The amount of Magic Dust required to craft certain buildings under [Craft > Building] has been decreased as below.



▶ Collab Exclusive Content: Minigame [Obstacle Training]



- Obstacle Training is a minigame where you make Zenitsu jump across platforms to travel as far as possible.
- Control Method: Tap the screen to make Zenitsu jump. Double-tap the screen for double jumps, and triple-tap for triple jumps. Mind the distance between platforms and jump accordingly.
- Minigame Reward: Clear missions given at random to earn points. Reach the weekly goal to collect a weekly reward.

▶ [Minigame] Improvement
- The frame rate drop issue has been improved.
- A notification pop-up has been added to inform you when a buff mode is applied during a specific week.
- You can now switch directions or jump using the space bar when playing the game on [Steam/GPG].

▶ Character voices will be played in [Summonhenge] when summoning Demon Slayer Collab Characters.
* Unavailable for the Summon 10 feature

▶ The battle support feature that lets you try out Collab Characters will be available for Master X battles under [Arena > Rival].
- When the battle support feature is activated, it will remain active after the battle is finished.

▶ [Arena] Demon Slayer Theme
- Period: After the v8.6.1 update patch is applied on Jan. 24 - Mar. 31, 7:59 AM PDT



- The season theme can be toggled ON/OFF under [Settings > Options > Other Settings].
* The winter season theme available for [Arena / World Arena / Guild Rival Battle / Siege Battle] has ended.

▶ [Rune] QoL Improvement
- The [Monster Info] button has been added to [Rune > Auto Engrave] to make the Auto Engrave feature more convenient.
: You can check the Debate, Community, Usage, and Statistics for the selected Monster through this button.



- A slide toggle and (-/+) buttons have been added to [Monster > Rune/Artifact > Expand Rune/Artifact Storage] to allow bulk expansions.



▶ [Shop > Normal > Special] Rune Premium Pack, Grindstone Premium Pack, and Gem Premium Pack are now available for purchase.



▶ World Arena 2vs2 Team Battle will begin soon.
- Battle Period: Feb. 3, 12:00 AM - Feb. 16, 7:00 AM PST
- World Arena 2vs2 Team Battle achievements and rewards have been refreshed.

▶ The name of Water Nezuko Kamado's passive skill has changed from [Unique Physique (Passive)] to [Unique Blood (Passive)].

▶ Other QoL Improvements
- Collab Character icons displayed in the SP Summon pop-up of [Summonhenge] will be sorted in the order of default grade → same Monster for improved clarity.
- When Zenitsu Agatsuma is the boss Monster in Trial of Ascension, you can now check how many times it has used [Thunderclap and Flash Godlike Speed].
- In all places where the Monster sorting feature is available, sorting Monsters by [Monster] will now display the same Monsters together in their descending default grade order.
- A notification pop-up will be displayed if materials Monsters that were selected are deselected when using the Auto Select feature in [Power-up Circle].
- The text and reward design for Rune rewards have been improved in all content for higher clarity.
- The thumbnail image of some mails in the [Inbox] has been improved.

▶ [Shop > Efficient > Special Pack] Time-limited Summon Special Pack is now available for purchase.
- Sale Period: After the v8.6.1 update patch is applied on Jan. 24 - Mar. 31, 11:59 PM (server time)



▶ Game Errors Fixed
- Fixed an issue where the summon dialogue for Collab Characters is displayed in [Summonhenge] under certain conditions when summoning with Monster Summoning Pieces.
- Fixed an issue where the walking motion of some Monsters appeared unnatural when entering battle.
- Fixed an issue where the UI for the end notice pop-up of Repeat Battle was partially visible during battle in Hashira Training.
- Fixed an issue where closing the battle preparation screen of stages of cleared difficulty redirected you to the stage of the difficulty currently in progress.
- Fixed an issue where your ranking information remained unchanged when changing the week under [Minigame > Rank].
- Fixed an issue where the details of battles fought in the previous guild were displayed abnormally under [Member > Battle Info > Offense Log] in [World Guild Battle] after the Summoner joined a different guild.
- Corrected the description in Water, Wind, and Light Tomb Warden's [Coffin Bash] skill description. (Unrecoverable → Unrevivable)
- Fixed an issue where the order of harmful effects applied by the second hit of (Dark) Tanjiro Kamado's [Constant Flux] was reversed.
: The first and second hits will now decrease Defense first and then grant Irresistible.

​▶ Skill descriptions of some Monsters have been modified.

Join us this weekend as our IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre developers dive into the action, streaming the new demo live on Steam! You'll get to see the pros in action, pick up some expert tips, and explore the latest features in our new demo.
🕒 Tune In: Between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th, after 10 AM PT each day.
📍 Where: Right here on Steam!


To celebrate the release of the first two Missions, we’re running a special competition with a $300 prize pool! Think you’ve got what it takes? The goal is to complete Holdout and Golem Factory with the highest score possible.

🎯 How to Participate:

1. Record a video of your playthrough.
   
2. Post it in our Discord: https://discord.gg/Qx5pZUWt

The playtest is live until Monday 27th at 11:59 PM PT, so don’t miss out!

See you on the battlefield!

修复随机生成物品或词条时数量上限错误的问题
修复【马尔德 摩托消音器】插槽配置错误问题
修复【黑市营地】相关地编内容碰撞错误的问题
修复【军营】地相关地编内容的碰撞错误问题，同时优化了墙体无法隐藏的问题
修复因透明度导致的铁丝网渲染顺序错误问题
修复蓝图【古法炼钢】的产物
修复【萨维奇 铁钉 缓冲肩垫】以及【萨维奇 射手 MSP89 射手步枪机匣】重量配置错误的问题

上调部分物品的堆叠数量
上调部分装备的买卖价格
【简易工具箱】大小修改2x3→2x2
【重甲夜袭】装备更名为【铁浮屠】，原存档物品保留，新套装新增包含【上衣】【手部】，同时优化头部动画表现效果

微调【小镇商人】的出售物资
细化地图内的地点名称
地图内现在增加了可以使用的工作台
在地图右侧新增了出生点
蓝图文档增加配方可视化

【新系统】锁钥系统
*玩家在地图内可以搜索到【钥匙】类型物品，靠近【上锁房门】时可以消耗钥匙进行解锁
*地图内存在密码门，密码为动态密码，会在地图内的指定位置刷新
*地图内存在开关门，打开开关后，对应门会打开

- Updated unit meshes on AI units to increase performance when there are a lot of units active on the map.
- Updated Unit and Building UI art
- Added arrow key control for camera movement