A WORD FROM THE STUDIO

The creatures featured in FEROCIOUS are inspired by real prehistoric animals; however, they are not intended to be paleontologically accurate representations. Within our game’s universe, the species you are about to see in the pictures below did not go extinct millions of years ago—they survived and continued to evolve. As a result, their postures, proportions, and other physical traits have diverged from what is known from the fossil record. Our small dev team aimed to create animals that would look impressive and have a visual impact while still drawing design inspiration from actual beasts from the prehistoric age. However, their design was not developed in conjunction with scientists and is not intended to be accurate.

Overall, our designs are speculative interpretations shaped by this fictional timeline. You will learn more about these changes as you experience the game’s story. We hope you enjoy the illustrations!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1645630/FEROCIOUS/

The dates for the second playtest have been announced: November 28 to December 5, starting and ending at 9pm PST! You'll get a whole week to try out the game this time! Once it starts, there should be a button on the Steam page to join and download the game.

There's been a ridiculous amount of improvements since last playtest on top of adding Yo-Yona as a playable character, so please look forward to it! More info on added features will be posted closer to the start date.

-joh

• New Explorer HUD for clearer mission info and visuals.

• Changed Distorted Reality evidence to Duplicity. As this was part of the previous evidence, it is clearer for players. Duplicity consists on objects that get duplicated but they look dark and burned, as consecuence of merging between realities.

• Updated Instructions Board and How to play manual.

• Increase 20% energy objects in UV01

• Enabled 2 additional background music tracks for UV01 and parallel UV01.

• Textures and shaders optimization for HUB and UV01.

• FIX: Solved issue where V-sync or fix FPS wasn't kicking by default unless you force the change.

• FIX: Now you can leave the expedition when you finish the game and you are inside the Hexeract during the expedition summary.

For over a week I was unable to upload a new version to fix a bug with story events not triggering correctly because of an issue in the game engine's login system. I had to revert the game couple versions back to a state where the story worked properly but it didn't have cool quality of life improvements I added in previous updates.

EVERYTHING IS NOW BACK IN THE GAME! 🔥

These things are back in the game:

• Story events and Town Square events now trigger correctly!

• Toxic Gas Puddle enhanced visibility

• Wiki button inside game

• 14 new achievements

• Fix for the achievements to not stop working after returning to main menu

• Some improved sound effects

Thanks for patience guys, you're the best❤️ I am gonna keep dropping new updates and the BIG BOSS UPDATE is coming soon!! I'll keep you guys posted :)

Teaser of the upcoming update :)

Hello everyone!

I took a couple of weeks off to travel with my family. But now I'm back, batteries recharged, and ready to continue working on the game!

In this devlog, I'll talk about the rework of the entire questing system and how quests are now generated.

The current quest system was always meant to be a placeholder, something to provide basic progression. But I always knew it was insufficient and, frankly, not interesting. Until now, quests were generated like this:

• Search for a nearby enemy site;

• Create a quest on the spot;

• Give the quest to the player.

Completing or not a quest has no impact on the world. They're repetitive and, most importantly, tell absolutely no story.

New quests are no longer generated when you talk to an NPC. Instead, events might happen during history generation, and those events may become quests.

For example, let's look at the toy quest I developed this week. The quest is to search for a person who went missing while foraging in the forest. The whole "lifecycle" of the quest looks like this:

• Someone randomly decides to forage in the wilderness near a predator pack or bandit camp;

• They fight and end up wounded or dead, creating an encounter;

• A relative back in the city notices their disappearance and creates a quest;

• The player talks to this person and accepts the quest;

• The player investigates the area, kills the predators (maybe), and returns with the information;

• The quest is completed.

At any point during these events, the outcome might change. The person might win the battle, bringing back loot or carrying scars for life. Or maybe they don't have any relatives or friends in town, and they simply become a lonely body you can stumble upon while exploring.

The great thing about this system is that even if a quest never gets created, a story still exists. A story that can be uncovered by the player, even if just for flavor.

I used the word "encounter" several times, so let's talk about that. I borrowed the term from D&D, where it means a small modular scenario with a map, enemies, and so on. In D&D, a DM creates encounters on the fly or picks them from a list, so we don't expect them to repeat. In the game, however, scenarios are chosen from a pool of possibilities. I took a lot of inspiration from the concept of "Zone stories" from Project Zomboid.

Encounters are essentially hand-made modules dropped into a procedural world. They bring flavor, style, and the developer's (or modder's) touch while keeping the replayability and unpredictability of procedural generation.

I also reworked the chat screen to be more functional and pleasant, although it's still not 100% complete. I've made some performance improvements and added a random event during history generation that allows people to migrate between settlements (previously each town was usually dominated by a single family).

I still have a few wrinkles to iron out in the new quest and encounter system, so next week I might not have much new to report besides "hey, I finished what I said last week." For the update as a whole, I plan to add a total of four encounters/quests (a 1:1 replacement for the old, boring quests) and a notice board in every city, so players can find all quests in one place.

I also want to add a new lower tier for all weapon types: a club, a makeshift sword, and a lumberjack's axe. These will be cheaper and weaker than the current weapon tiers, intended as starter weapons to increase progression. This will require quite a bit of rebalancing.

This is it for this week!

Hey Squirrel Squad! 🐿️

We ran into a little critter trouble while working on the Varmint Update... A raccoon stole our computer and tossed it in the trash! After an epic standoff, we’ve reclaimed our tech and we’re back on track. The Varmint Update will now arrive in December!

Thanks for rolling with the chaos. What's coming is worth the rescue mission! In the meantime, check out the updated Roapmap below.

Hello all! Today is a special day in the life of We Who Are About To Die, as well as in my life, to be honest.

The game was in solo development for 7 years until Early Access launch, and has been in Early Access for 3 (with wonderful teammates for most of that!). Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the project.

The game is also 30% off to celebrate, please help share the word!

I started this project having absolutely no idea that it would come this far, changing my life the way it did and become my full time career. This thing has been with me for the better part of my adult life (I'm 34!) and the way it has evolved - especially the last 3 years - is nothing short of mindblowing to me. If you agree, let me hear some echos in the arena for my team who have been kicking ass! I'm so happy with the fundamental and fearless changes we've been doing since the game became available on Steam.

To me, it feels like I entered the "Indie Arena" and somehow came out victorious. But... no - because we're not done yet. This update, v0.85, will likely be the last before 1.0. At the very least, 1.0 is the next Major Update.

We have some ambitious plans with 1.0 - so it will take a while, but know that it's coming, and it will be the best 1.0 we can deliver. Put simply, you believed in me and my studio, Aegic Entertainment, and throughout this Early Access, I want to make sure you got your money's worth 10x over! I started something 10 years ago and I intend to finish it - gloriously.

I cut together a little gameplay clip to celebrate the 10 years! It's not much, but it's honest work.

• Complete AI overhaul

We have completely rewritten the AI from scratch to be much more dynamic and challenging. In short, the AI is more competent and conscious of its environment and especially it's own Stamina! AI will switch between a tired and aggressive state much more clearly. Check out News post "Preview #2" for more context!

We also fixed countless glitches and AI bugs in the process and fundamentally rebalanced the game to go with this AI rework.

• New Elite: Magistrate Magnus

• New Elite: Khor the Warlord

• New Elite: Sons of the Scormorii

• New Elite: The Coin King

• New Elite: Cultivator Cren

• New Character Trait: Rabble Rouser

• New Character Trait: Marked For Blood

• New Character Trait: Harvester

• New Character Trait: Hunted

• New Character Trait: Collector

• New Character Trait: Shady

• New Character Trait: Showman

• New Character Trait: Vain

• New Character Trait: Eclectic

• New Character Trait: Scrappy

• New Character Trait: Multicultural

• New Character Trait: Snobby

• New Character Trait: Traditionalist

• New Item: Linolian Captain Helm (Crested and regular variant)

• New Item: Lophosi Temple Guard Helm

• New Item: Lophosi Warlod Helm (Horned/Unhorned)

• New Item: Owakhan  Feathercrest Helm

• New Item: Terantian Pitmaster Helm

• New Item: Iron Face Mask

• New Item: Lionslayer Dome Helm

• New Item: Feathered Cast Iron Helm

• New Item: Feathered Dome Helm

• New Item: Linolian Captain Cuirass

• New Item: Hanian Infantry Maille

• New Item: Lophosi Furhide Chest

• New Item: Linolian Tunic

• New Item: Leather Bracer

• New Item: Gold Bracer

• New Item: Owakhan Obsidian Malala

• New Item: Owakhan Kaapha


• New Item: Lophosi Skullclava

• New Item: Hanian Chaaka

• New Item: Iron Talaschaka

• New Item: Linolian Captain's Kromo

• Idle characters' weapons now don't cancel/fumble attacks when you hit them. This should cause smoother combat and less random failures. Only weapons that are actively striking or blocking will interrupt an attack when the weapons clash

• The Third Person Camera has been made more immersive. A better angle, dynamic camera movement based on attacks, a minor handy-cam noise, and countless other tweaks

• Weight now affects throw speed and spin - heavier weapons slower, lighter weapons faster

• Item Properties are renamed to Attributes and every item has been assigned logical and new Attributes

• New Betting UI: You can now see Bets you took on inside combat, and whether or not you completed or failed them

• New Stats Panel: We've rebuilt the entire stats panel and system in preparation for 1.0. This will reset your stats once you make a new character

• The Weekly Report Panel has gotten a lot of small visual upgrades and a few more notifications have been merged into it

• The loading screen will auto continue now but you can press a key to pause so you can read tips (Actually, we just found a bug with this so it's disabled temporarily, but we will patch it in ASAP)

• General boost of player skills, rewards and a ton of other small things, to match the increased difficulty of the AI

• Lowered AI max stamina (across the board but mostly affects early game AI)

• Player gains (more) stamina when damaged

• Player minimum speed at min 0 movement skill slightly increased (~10%)

• Player minimum stam regen increased (~5-10%)

• Player minimum max stamina increased (~5-10%)

• Player minimum throwing ability (accuracy, speed, ...) at 0 throwing skill increased (~25%)

• Increased player's regen a bit. Lowered attack speed overall at low skill

• Acceleration minimum at 0 movement skill increased about 20%

• Slowed down the pacing of combat a bit and overall damage is lowered a bit. Armor effectiveness is now 80%

• Movement Speed increased back to 100% when holding attack (from 85%) (AI and player)

• Movement Speed slightly increased during strike (120%)

• Movement Speed slightly reduced while blocking with weapon

• Boosted game-wide match payouts (gold fame) by roughly 10-20%

• Increased Damage and improved colission on Strong Hammer

• Changed the weight of the Strong Hammer from 1 to 9

• Changed speed of the Great Chaka from 0.9 to 0.8

• Resolved an issue where you could accidentally resize the game window in third person mode

• Fixed a bug where some Match Bracket lvl's were not rising with the player rank

• Resolved the issue where the heartbeat sound kept going after death or on pause menu

• Fixed a bug on Grand Tournament and Pit Fights where the player would always start with one less ally than it should on the first round

• Resolved an issue where clicking difficulty tabs did not count for rerolls

• Fixed broken vegetable particles

• Fixed the bug where the player's weapon got removed at the end of a tournament round because an ally picked it up

• Resolved the issue where the gold pickup notification in the battle log did not register values over 1000 gold

• Various fixes on Alluora events

• Fixed/improved the stability of death ragdolls

• Minor changes to the career menu character

• Fixed stats and tags of various items

• Fixed bug where the pause menu was opened behind the weekly report

• Resolved issue where the weapon UI pick up is stretched on standalone

• Fixed issue where AI gets stuck trying to walk into Draft

• Fixed issue where grayed-out major traits had a minor trait background

• Fixed issue where gamepad focus would be lost after returning from the pause menu

• General performance stabilisations and improvements

• Countless more smaller bug fixes!

• Minor persisting issues concerning gamepad functionality and focus will be resolved in the next smaller patch

• Much more we're forgetting!

If you like what we're doing, please consider sharing this update and the game with your friends: we still rely on word of mouth more than anything.

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And as always -we who are about to die salute you,
Jordy

Hello everyone,

What a fantastic week that just wrapped up! I've been working my tail off, and I think you're going to love the Studio Director. I managed to get everything I wanted done for this v1.25.0. But before diving deeper, it's time for the weekly recap!

I won't beat around the bush, I've completely overhauled the Studio Director. Visually, configuring the Studio Director is now much more pleasant. Honestly, I don't know how you managed to keep using that old interface which was, to put it mildly, not exactly easy on the eyes.

The Studio Director page is clean, elegant even, and now you can port games to other consoles. And that's no small feat. Naturally, I had to add more configuration options, which I think you'll appreciate. You can now set the compatibility rate for ports, as well as which games to port. I believe this will completely eliminate micro-management from the game. Obviously, the Studio Director will now take their cut from game ports. That's only fair.

Speaking of micro-management, well, with the Studio Director now able to create games, update them, and now port them, all that's left for you are the cool tasks. By that I mean console creation, digital store development, game engine maintenance, negotiations with console manufacturers, competitor relations... and the list goes on. Truth is, you still have plenty to manage, but at least now you can focus on being a good CEO (yes, they do exist).

I still have a few tweaks to make to the Studio Director. Actually, I'd like you to be able to tell them, via checkboxes, whether they should create games, make updates, or port games. I think that'll make things easier to manage. I'm not sure yet what it'll look like, but I know it'll work out great.

Otherwise, I'm all ears for your feedback and any bugs you might encounter, because we're cutting it dangerously close to the update release date! No room for mistakes now!

Since this update is approaching publication, I want to start talking about the next one, which should focus on game updates. And as a bonus, I'd like to revisit employee training and building construction. In my view, these two features are getting a bit long in the tooth and could use a fresh coat of paint. What do you think?

Drop your ideas in the comments, I always read them.
See you next week,
Take care of yourselves
Xavier aka Binogure

As we are approaching the coziest part of the year, we're happy to announce our participation in the wonderful Cozy Quest, organized by our friends at Secret Mode. Cozy Quest is a Steam sales event celebrating cozy games. You’ll find our very own Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley there at its deepest discount yet!

In addition to discovering great discounted cozy games, Cozy Quest also features a live digital showcase on November 17 at 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET, which you can watch on Steam or on Youtube Hyper Games' game Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth will be part of the showcase with a brand-new trailer, and you’ll also see announcements from other wonderful titles such as Fangtopia, A Storied Life: Tabitha, Truckful, and many more.

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💫 ...and that's because between Nov 14 and Nov 28, we're inviting you to the vault to pick whatever you fancy at a reasonably affordable price.

The soundtracks, the artbooks, and other gadgets... They're not a must, but they're expanding your experience with the game beyond the medium, allowing you to take a peek behind the scenes or to stay in your favourite world a bit longer.

Now, the price is no longer an issue! The Untold Tales Deluxe Bundles Fest is on, and for a limited time, you can add EcoGnomix - Deluxe Edition to your collection at an astonishing discount! 🐷🪙




EcoGnomix Deluxe Edition is more than just a collector’s item – it’s a talisman of good fortune.

Why? Well, in the world of EcoGnomix, gnomes believe that the game’s enchanting Soundtrack carries melodies that bring luck and harmony. Pair that with spending creative time with the beautifully illustrated EcoGnomix Coloring Book, and you’ll be amplifying those positive powers even more.

Here’s what you’ll get in the EcoGnomix Deluxe Edition:

• The EcoGnomix base game
  
• A digital soundtrack
  
• A digital coloring book

So grab this Deluxe Edition if you want to support the gnomes… and the devs too!

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