Jul 23

[Between Bells] & [Shopping Spree] Limited-Time Events

Mahjong Soul - mssteam.operation

1. New Event: Between Bells

1) Event Period: 7/22 After maintenance – 8/5 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7);
2) Reward Redemption Period: 7/22 After maintenance – 8/7 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7);
3) Event Details: The event page will update event missions every day at 2:00 P.M. (UTC-7). Complete event missions to get flip attempts and discover secret rewards!
4) Event Rewards: After earning flip attempts, you can use them in the "Shopping Spree" event page. Reveal the entire image to claim corresponding rewards, including Event Illustration, Sage's Bags, and more!

*More details can be found on the event page.
*Excluding matches against AI. Unfulfilled daily missions will not be retained.
*The event illustration may appear in the Illustration Shop roster after the event period.

2. Limited-Time Summon Update

1) Summon: Sakura Bloom Limited-Time Rate Up
7/22 After maintenance – 7/27 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Xenia & Riu Kujou rate up.
7/27 2:00 P.M. – 8/1 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Kirara Fujimoto & Hinata Takanashi rate up.
8/1 2:00 P.M. – 8/5 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Haruna Igarashi & Nadeshiko rate up.

2) Summon: Bamboo Lush Limited-Time Rate Up
7/22 After maintenance – 8/5 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), A-37 & Sora Ichinose rate up.

3) Rerun Special Effects and Decorations:
[Riichi Bet - Crook-codile], [Riichi - Paw Party], [Winning - MEOW!], [Match Music - Floating in Neonlights] and [Riichi Music - Like Splitting Bamboo] rate up.

*The special effects and decorations will be UNAVAILABLE to obtain after 8/5 at 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7).
*You can check the rate of characters and decorations in the corresponding Summon - Details.

3. New & Rerun Outfits

1) Available Period: 7/22 After maintenance – 8/5 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7).
2) Limited-Time New Outfits in Outfit Shop:
[Freshman Mornings - Xenia [b](Animated)[/b]], [Freshman Mornings - Ichihime [b](Animated)[/b]], [Freshman Mornings - Riu Kujou], and [Freshman Mornings - Kirara Fujimoto]
3) Limited-Time Rerun Outfits in Outfit Shop:
[Cozy Playtime - Hinata Takanashi [b](Animated)[/b]], [Cozy Playtime - Haruna Igarashi], and [Cozy Playtime - Nadeshiko].

*You need to have the character to equip their outfit(s).
*You can check currently owned outfits in Item - Outfit.
*The animation effect of the Animated Outfits can be turned on/off in Dorm; the animation effect is not supported in some interfaces.
*You can go to Dorm - Character - View and click the character's avatar to change the outfit.

4. Others

1) Added "Mute when in background" setting, can be enabled in Settings - General (available on Windows/PC Web/Steam clients).
2) Added Click Effects - Default setting in Settings - Preference. When switched, click effects will use the default sakura petal effect.
3) Improved "Show Waits" feature in Log and Watch. After update, it will display the total number of remaining wait tiles for ready hands.
4) Optimized ranking method in Tournament Lobby. "Total end score of last N matches" and "Highest total end score of N consecutive matches" now support calculating 2-10 matches.
5) Improved "Random Seat (Takes effect after match starts)" reservation match display in Mahjong Soul Tournament Management Center.

Jul 23

Server Launch Event

Goddess Paradise - xiaoyan09201

1. Login on the 8th

Opening conditions: Permanent effect after creating a character, open after clearing the main line 3-6

Event description: Log in every day during the test to receive generous rewards, and you can receive the powerful mythical auxiliary character \[Light Girl-Eula] on the 2nd and 8th days

2. Daily card draw benefits

Opening conditions: Permanent effect after creating a character, open after clearing the main line 1-8

Event description: During the test, you can log in every day to receive \[Goddess Whip] * 20 in the \[Thousand Draw Carnival] event interface

3. Weekend Carnival

Activation conditions: It will take effect permanently after creating a character. You can participate after clearing the main line 1-8 and every Saturday to Monday

Event description: Log in to the game on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday to receive \[Diamonds], \[Girl Fragments], and \[Goddess Whip]

4. Renew the old relationship

Activation conditions: It will take effect on the 1st to 7th day after the server is opened. The entrance will appear after clearing the main line 2-8

Event description: Draw the wish girl through limited-time discounts, limited tasks, etc., divided into the following 8 modules:

· Fate Summoning: Draw to get the wish girl

· Fate Gift Pack: Super value gift pack, selling summoning props & rare props

· Special offer store: Discount store, buy with diamonds

· Limited-time weekly card: High cost-effective weekly card, a large number of diamonds

· Super value exchange: Consume activity props and exchange for designated rewards

· Alien Trial: Complete limited tasks and get activity props

· Limited Gift Pack: Limited-time discount on activity props

· Accumulated deposits and gifts: Accumulated deposits and gifts

5. Water-type cute girls

Activity conditions: effective on the 1st to 7th day after the character is created, and opened after clearing the main line 2-10

Event description: You can obtain \[Water Soul] by hanging up and taking quick adventures. You can use \[Water Soul] to exchange \[Daisy Crystal], \[5-star Epic Crystal], \[Kiss of Desire], \[Goddess Whip], etc. in the event store

6. Girls’ meeting gifts

Activity conditions: effective on the 1st to 7th day after the server is opened, and the entrance will appear after clearing the main line 2-8

Event description: The event has 4 modules: star upgrade gifts, combat power ranking, exclusive gift package, and accumulated deposit feedback

· Star upgrade gifts: During the event, you can get a designated star girl by upgrading the star, and you can get \[Dragon Clan Imprint] and \[Limited Title]

· Combat power ranking: After the event, you can get \[Out-of-print Title] and \[Rare Equipment] according to the combat power ranking

· Exclusive gift package: Super value discount gift package is sold for a limited time

· Cumulative storage feedback: daily accumulated storage value gets a designated amount of VIP experience, and there is a chance to get \[Three-series Mythology Self-selected], \[Light and Dark Mythology Self-selected]

VII. New Server Festival

Opening conditions: effective from 1st to 7th day after creating a character, the entrance will appear after clearing the main line 2-8

Event description: The event has 6 modules: Seven-day goal, addicted to fresh milk, good luck magic, queen challenge, accumulated storage, and girl gathering

· Seven-day goal: complete daily tasks to receive the grand prize of the day, \[Goddess Whip], \[Kiss of Desire], \[Girl Crystal] are waiting for you to take

· Addicted to Fresh Milk: complete limited tasks and receive \[Wind Myth Warrior-Minos]

· Good Luck Magic: consume \[Magic Crystal] to draw rewards, and draw 10 times to get the grand prize \[Wind Myth Warrior-Minos]

· Queen Challenge: Challenge the Queen BOSS and receive daily rewards based on the damage caused in a single time. According to the damage ranking, you can also get ranking rewards such as \[Limited Time Title] and \[Dragon Pattern Fragment]

· Accumulated daily storage: Accumulate storage for a certain number of days, and have a chance to get \[Bound Elf] and \[Kiss of Desire]

· Girls Gathering: Get a specified number of 5-star girls to get \[Kiss of Desire] and \[Goddess Whip]

8. Combat Power Sprint

Opening conditions: Effective in the first month of new character creation, open after clearing the main line 1-8

Event description: During the event, if the historical highest combat power of the lineup reaches the specified conditions, you can receive luxurious rewards, \[Limited Title], \[Massive Diamonds], \[Dragon Pattern Fragment] are available for a limited time

9. Online rewards

Opening conditions: Permanent after creating a character, can be received after clearing the main line 1-8

Event description: Accumulate a specified online time to receive rewards, and you will get \[Goddess Whip] after 150 minutes online

Jul 23

Convoy Statistics!

High Seas, High Profits! - lexydotzipsteam

Set it and forget it?

Automated convoys are one of the most powerful wealth-building tools in-game. They allow for a bunch of different strategies. Collect goods from all of your businesses in 1 or several hubs (then distribute them to surrounding cities), straight up carry everything on your back, and haggle throughout the world or anything in between!

One of the problems with convoys has been that after creating your route, you were a bit in the dark in regards to exactly what happened while they were trading. That stops today!

Granularity first

The new system registers up to 11 trading runs, with each one of them ending after the last city on your list is visited. In these runs, you can see where the convoy has stopped, what goods were bought, sold, loaded and unloaded, how the total cargo capacity changed, etc.

You can even filter your view to only include 1 single good! Moreover, you're only shown goods that have actually been traded in that run. This will help you debug your routes and ensure you buy/load exactly what you need and sell as much as possible, for the best prices!

Here's an example: I have a route where I buy every single production bonus good from every city I visit, and then try to sell them everything else.

Here's what I mean:

Here's how I've been doing in my latest run on Iron bars:

Bought:

Sold:

As you can see, I managed to load up on 10 bars on this run (in Pellin and Alemstra), and sold all of them by the end (and an extra 4 crates that I picked in a previous run!). Pair this info with my convoy's hold having no more bars, it's a pretty good indication that there's good demand right now! I might increase the prices a little bit or pick up more bars to further increase my profit.

What about available cargo space?

My convoy has about 650 total cargo capacity, and the max I reached in this run is 368. I'm good for now, I don't need to add any more ships in, I could even pull a tinier ship or 2 into some other convoy!

What is profit after all?

You might notice there's a couple of different ways profit is presented. That's because you can look at profit in different ways!

If you just look at all of our income and spending, that's the simplest way to consider profit! We sold stuff, bought more and then repaired our ships. Simple enough, right?

Well, what happens with goods you already had on your ship? What about those loaded or unloaded in different ports? Deciding on profit for those is more complicated.

The 2nd profit formula looks at individual sales and what cost you to get that product. Say you had 10 crates of Iron Bars on your ship and got those for 185 coins per crate. When you sell them, the profit (or loss!) will be tracked. Adding the profit from every single transaction (and subtracting ship repairs) gets you the 2nd profit type!

In the example above, the simple profit is lower. That's because we loaded up on some goods that we didn't sell! We'll sell them eventually & then the simple profit will be higher!

More convoy updates?

Yes! But after the new UI gets implemented. There's still a lot of stuff that's too complicated, especially when setting up trade routes. I think you'll love the new UI. I actually started working on its design. Leave a comment if you'd like a sneak peek, or would prefer to be surprised.

Until next time,

Happy trading.

Lexy.

Jul 23

[Notice] 7/23 (Wed) Sanctions for Use of Illegal Programs

DARKEST DAYS - DD_Manager

Hello Survivors,

This is the DARKEST DAYS team.

DARKEST DAYS is committed to creating a fair and smooth gameplay environment.

As part of this effort, we have identified several accounts that have been using illegal programs in the game and have taken appropriate sanctions against them.

Please see below for a list of the sanctioned accounts:

■ Sanctioned List

\[Character Name]

t******2

D*****D

b*****n

T*****А

I**x

s*****n

K*******t

M******R

江***Q

J***4

云*

H*****n

k******9

z******y

Е*А

■ Sanction Details

- Permanent account ban

We will continue to do our best provide a fair and enjoyable gameplay environment for all our survivors!

Please keep this in mind when playing the game.

Thank you.

DARKEST DAYS team

Jul 23

JULY 24 FULL RELEASE!

Date Banger - Awesome ★

🎉 Date Banger is leaving Early Access and launching its full 1.0 release on July 24! 🎉

Slip into the role of a modern romantic: wake up, grab your phone, swipe through Date-Tok, and invite gorgeous girls over for unforgettable hang-outs. Dive head-first into a world of pleasure!

Meet the girls

Miki Tanaka

Aiko Patel
Sikkim Denassahi

Chika Chen

Mika Shen

Miyoko Tanaka

What’s new in 1.0? 📌

Complete art remake – redesigned visuals, character models, and environments

Full mechanics remaster – smoother, more engaging gameplay loop

Duplex free-roam house – a spacious home where quality beats quantity 🏠

First-person movement – sit anywhere, use your phone anywhere, greet your date at the door

Girl hang-outs – host her, explore the house together, share activities

Gifts that matter – send the perfect 🎁 to deepen the relationship

Mini-games: Blackjack, hide & seek, cocktail making, arcade challenges, dancing

Photo mode anytime 📸 – snap, save, and share with other players in a built-in social feed

5 intimate positions across 4 unique locations

Character growth – quest and progression systems to level up your style

POV or free camera during special scenes

Dress-up options in intimate moments

Earn cash via mini-games or betting

10+ fully functional in-game phone apps 📱 – watch videos, call girls, play mini-games, take quests, and more

And after 1.0?

We’re planning regular content updates & new girls, shaped hand-in-hand with our community. Join the conversation on Discord and share your feedback!

Add Date Banger to your calendar, spread the word, and get ready for the full release on July 24. See you in game! 💖

Jul 23

1.3.7D Update - Save folders, Gifting, Bugfixes

Moonlight In Garland - violetlebeaux

Hey Neighbours!

What a week huh? Today's update is small but important, it adds folder support in game to the save area, squashes some annoying bugs and add more balancing to gift giving, and energy drains.

Previously, when you opened the game it tried to detect the Steam overlay and if it was detected, it looked for save files in a folder with your 10 digit Steam UserID. If Steam wasn't detected then it defaulted to a local user folder called 0000000000. That was all good until the Steam extension couldn't detect Steam at all so it looked like there were no files... even though they were safe in the other folder!

The steam overlay stuff has been fixed now but to avoid this in the future and give you more options on where to store your files, I've added folder tabs to the save area. When you load in now, if you have Cloud Save enabled and a default local user folder, you'll see two tabs in your save area and you can switch between them. If it detects a folder that's not the 0000000000 one, it will default to that but whichever tab you have open is where files will be saved.

You can probably also make your own folders if you want to separate things more but I haven't tested that much so use at your own risk and as always, back up first!

See you in Garland!

<3 Violet

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Early Access 1.3.7D - Patch (PC and Mac) (Full and Demo) - 23/07/25

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General:

- Fixed camera crash during Man Hunt game (I believe this has been fixed but the circumstances are very specific so I couldn’t recreate 100% so please let me know if you experience it).

- Fixed crash when completing specific tasks (Meet the Neighbours, Animal Photos) in reverse order.

- Nightly summary: adjusted formatting

- Penny: fixed hovering on chair.

- Intro I.D. cutscene: updated text

- CatJake now only appears in Kirin’s room after completing Kirin’s PE 3.

- Music: fixed incorrect music playing during tutorial days.

- Fixed stuttering when trying to move during letterbox bars slide out.

- Tasks: Photograph 8 animals- fixed sketches counting as animal photos.

- Stake out: fixed incorrect notification

Inventory:

- Gifting: adjusted NPC likes and dislikes across all items (will be reflected in the wiki in the next few days).

- Energy: adjusted mental and physical energy gains from food.

- Pricing: adjusted a few prices across items for balancing.

Save files:

- Rearranged save area to show all user folders as tabs.

- Default Local User folder: 0000000000

- Steam Cloud Save folder (if enabled): 10 digit Steam UserID.

- If a Cloud Save folder is detected, the game will default to that folder on start up, if you want to save to the other folder, just switch tabs in the load area and then files will be saved to that folder.

- Added button to copy folder file path to clipboard.

- I will add the option to move files between folders eventually but for now you can do it either manually in file explorer or by loading a save and then resaving to an empty slot in your preferred folder.

- Note that only saves in the Cloud Save folder will be uploaded to Steam Cloud.

Mac Users - Steam Cloudsave update:

The cloud save functions appear to be working on Mac now with a few caveats:

- Because of OS permissions, the Steam overlay isn’t detected on Mac often, previously that was what triggered the game to choose the Cloudsave folder rather than the Default Local User.

- To counteract that, now, if the game detects a user folder that isn’t the local user number it will default to that folder on start up instead of the local user.

- If you want to use your local folder for saves, just switch to that tab in the save area.

I would be a lot more comfortable if I had a few more Mac testers though, if you’re a Mac player and are interested in testing please drop me a line in the Garland discord or by submitting a bug ticket <3

Optimisation:

- Fixed cam shake effect speed at low FPS

- Swapped texture pages to QOI format only for speed.

- Added beginnings of system for manual texture load.

- Fixed some input debug areas for low FPS.

- Fixed NPC path walking speed at low FPS.

- Fixed animal speed at low FPS.