Oct 29

Scheduled Maintenance on October 29th, 2025

Dragon Nest - EYEDENTITY_Messenger

Dear Heroes,

We are pleased to announce that our game service has been successfully resumed as of 1:00 AM (PDT) / 4:00 AM (EDT).

\[Friendly Reminder]

Fission Maze Mental Erosion: Anxiety's damage reflection debuff has been changed to Hyperventilation

ㄴ Hyperventilation Effect: Reduces Max HP by 5% every 2 seconds

ㄴ 1 Fissive Vortex has been delivered to Special Storage for all accounts that were created before the maintenance as a compensation.

The issue where cetain weekly missions from Weekly Mission Board were not being counted in Halloween Limited Mission has been fixed

The issue where Flame Turrent does not appear after equipping Otherworldly Dragon Jade has been fixed

Thank you for your patience and happy nesting!

Dear Heroes!

We'd like to inform you about the scheduled maintenance on October 29 2025, 11:00 PM (PDT) / 2:00 AM (EDT).

During the maintenance, the game will be inaccessible including Steam users. Service is expected to resume by 1:00 AM (PDT) / 4:00 AM (EDT).

\[Maintenance Period]

October 29 11:00 PM – October 30 1:00 AM (PDT)
October 30 2:00 AM – October 30 4:00 AM (EDT)

\[Friendly Reminder]

Fission Maze Mental Erosion: Anxiety's damage reflection debuff will be changed

The issue where cetain weekly missions from Weekly Mission Board were not being counted in Halloween Limited Mission will be fixed

The issue where Flame Turrent does not appear after equipping Otherworldly Dragon Jade will be fixed

We strongly recommend logging out of the game before the maintenance begins to prevent any potential loss of items.

Best regards,

EYEDENTITY GAMES

Oct 29

History log overhaul and giant-map optimizations

Fantasy Map Simulator - Zero

The history log panel has been rebuilt so you can jump to any year and turn pages forward or backward with precision.

Improvements:

Heightmap and biome painting on huge maps now runs much smoother, eliminating the heavy stutter that used to happen after finishing a pass.
Sea routes render faster by merging their meshes to cut draw calls.

Bug fixes:

Fixed some provinces inheriting tiles from neighboring provinces after generation.
Fixed rebel wars continuously spawning new armies.
Fixed the family tree panel occasionally opening with no characters.
Fixed national borders failing to refresh after rivers were cleared.
Fixed the Translate Map command under Map Editing -> Global Commands so it now completes successfully.

Oct 29

Tactichord Playtest kickoff developer livestream

Tactichord: Glam Strategy - HeroOfSpielburg

Hey-lo rockstars!

This weekend is the beginning of our 10-day Tactichord: Glam Strategy alpha playtest so to start things off on the right note I'll be doing a short livestream Saturrday night talking a little bit about the game and the playtest itself, so you have all the info you need to get the most out of the play period and maximize your chances to win one of our fabulous prizes!

I'll be streaming here on Steam itself so click on that big blue "Set a Reminder" button to the right to let you know when things get started. I may also perhaps beYouTube as well if I can get the broadcast setup working. If you have any questions about the game, the design, art style, or music inspirations I'm happy to give you the inside scoop. Directly after the stream at 8:00 EDT I'll hop over to join streamer (and Tactichord story writer) Let's Play With Brigands where we'll do a short play of the game together.

So before you head out for trick or treating tune in this Saturday, November 1st at 19:30 EDT / 16:30 Pacific for a little peak behind the curtain of gamedev.

See you soon!

/David

Oct 29

Drawing Engine Improved!

Doodle Champs - AlexSquid

Drawing Engine Improved! 🖊

This update brings a huge improvement:

Drawing in Doodle Champs has always felt great for players using Wacom tablets, but other brands like Huion & XP-Pen felt less responsive due to their less native support. I was always unsatisfied with this difference, and I wanted the game to feel good no matter what tablet you're using - BUT NO LONGER! ✨ PatricSquid and I got to work!

Drawing should now feel silky smooth and more responsive - no matter what tablet you're using!

My pre-patch playtesters in the discord community mostly use Huion & XP-PEN tablets, and I'm so happy with how fluid and responsive drawing feels for everyone now. I hope you enjoy a smoother drawing experience! 🔥 A big thanks to PatricSquid for his work on these improvements.

Full Patch Notes & Bugfixes:

🔷 Pen & Input system improved!
🔷 Drawing Engine improved for all tablet users.
🐞 Fixed a bug with "Eye Comfort" mode deactivating itself.
🐞 Fixed a bug where music doesn't always start in Canvas Crew.
🐞 Fixed a bug preventing certain nameplates from being unlocked.
🐞 Fixed a bug where "locked eraser" wouldn't play a sound when tapped.
🐞 Fixed a softlock in Pencil Pushers where skipping the tutorial too fast trapped you with the ghost of Bossman for all eternity.

And we're far from done improving and expanding the game, check out the UPDATED roadmap here for what's next!: https://www.doodlechamps.com/roadmap

MacOS support is coming - with full crossplay support between Windows, Mac & Steam Deck users!

Thanks for your support, and thanks for playing Doodle Champs! 🎨💚

- AlexSquid

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Oct 29

Necromancer Arrives~ Version Test Invitation

GOD FORSAKEN - rocking

Dear warriors

as promised, we will launch the Necromancer version test today. Please note that the version will be taken offline once the test concludes.

Details of this test are as follows:

Saves will not be inherited or shared.
All maps (Acts 1–5) and 2 hidden maps are accessible.
All difficulty levels are available.
The entire quest system is unlocked.
Test end date: November 3, 2025.

Participation method: In your library, right-click on the game → Properties → Beta versions → Select "nec-test-2025-Necromancer test" → Update the game client.