Hi everyone,

My name is Ivan — I’m the developer of Open Wheel Manager and Open Wheel Manager 2. A few months ago, after parting ways with the publisher of Open Wheel Manager 2, I began working on a new racing management game called Racing Series Manager. This time, I’m developing it solo.

This isn’t a sequel. It’s a fresh start with a different focus and philosophy. I’d like to give you a quick introduction to this game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4083830/Racing_Series_Manager/

Why a new game?

• The rights to OWM1 and OWM2 remain with the publisher.

• I’ve dropped the resource-based system, where accumulating a certain resource (design points, production points, etc) let you “buy” an upgrade. While it functionally mirrored the classic week-by-week progression model, it felt significantly worse in practice.

• The game will now move to day-by-day event generation instead of weekly cycles. Because of that, reusing code from OWM2 no longer made sense.

Key differences between Racing Series Manager and OWM2?

• OWM2 was more focused on race-day action, while the off-track gameplay lacked depth. In Racing Series Manager, off-track team development is the core of the experience, while the race generator is a hybrid — combining a live timing mode similar to OWM2 with light 3D elements.

• In Racing Series Manager, every in-house car component becomes a distinct gameplay entity - blueprint. This opens the door to a wide range of new mechanics — most notably, espionage and knowledge leakage.

• Espionage adds variety to car development, allowing you to progress through multiple paths: by copying blueprints from successful rivals or by developing your own from scratch.

• While the blueprints for each component belong to the team, they’re created by individual staff members — and it’s those designers and engineers who accumulate knowledge about the components. When they move between teams, they take that knowledge with them.

• As you might have guessed from the title, the game will feature multiple playable championships. These will be independent series — just like in real-world motorsport — without any promotion or relegation system like the one used in football leagues.

• RSM will feature fully-fledged negotiations with sponsors and tire suppliers — not the simplified versions seen in OWM2.

When will the game be released?

I don’t have a specific release date yet. If the game sounds interesting to you, the best thing you can do right now is add it to your wishlist.

How much will the game cost?

RSM will be cheaper than OWM2 — I want as many players as possible to experience it. I noticed that many players who bought OWM1 didn’t go on to purchase OWM2 — and I believe the noticeably high price was a major reason for that.

Game support

The game will receive long-term support. I’m not planning another title until everything planned for RSM is delivered.

Where can I follow the game’s news?

Discord - https://discord.gg/XDxt5Xm (the most up-to-date source of information)

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@racingseriesmanager

X - https://x.com/mrvozhik

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paprikash.works/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/racingseriesmanager/

Thanks for sticking with me through the OWM journey. I’m excited to build something new — and I hope you’ll join me.

— Ivan

• Some players mentioned that the level layout felt a bit confusing, so I’ve added a map page into the environment.

• Once you find and pick it up, you’ll be able to see the general structure of the area, making navigation much easier and preventing those endless loops.

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Good morning Wardens! Today's update focuses on refinements to the Jukebox and Input menus, including a popular request for Jukebox music to continue playing in the hub areas. We have also addressed a few more oversights. Thank you again for the reports!

General

- Fixed a shader error introduced in the previous update with both the frozen time zones and the Sentry Hands.

- Fixed an oversight in Speedrun mode where the IL timer would remain frozen if Rewind to Checkpoint was selected after collecting a Golden Gear.

- The scaling of the Codex menu was tweaked so that it no longer expands horizontally for long codex names.

- During the credits, a progress wheel is now displayed when holding Start to skip it, which will now helpfully indicate that it's possible to skip in the first place.

- Fixed a handful of dialog lines that were not displaying in Japanese, including all of Bee Ame's lines.

- On the mission selection screen for Tidal Camp, Chloe's Beach Race no longer displays a duplicate of the collectible list for Riding the Waves.

- Various minor optimizations for the world map.

- It is now possible to bind the Backspace key and Select buttons to actions in the input settings. Unbinding is now done by holding rather than pressing.

- Removed excess delay from being able to access the pause menu after the results screen.

Kronii

- Visual effects associated with Kronii's time powers are now pooled at the start of the level to prevent the game from hitching on lower hardware when Haste is activated for the first time.

Jukebox

- In the Jukebox, there is a new audio cue if you attempt to play music with the Music volume set to 0%.

- The mouse wheel should now properly scroll through the track list.

- Selected music in the Jukebox will continue to play in the current hub area until the next scene change.

Several updates and fixes have been applied.

The new build, TheNobodyWoods_Lucy_Demo0.1.4, is now live

(I have no idea why i skipped a version.) I’ve decided to switch the build from dungeon testers to the main game. In this version, you’ll start waking up on a beach and will have to navigate through the (maybe not so clear at this point) story (currently only in Chinese) and progress your character from 0.

There are added and improved stories, maps, dialogs, cutscenes, npcs, and many more wip content. I figured there wouldn’t be much to see if we stayed in the dungeon demo for too long.

• added base attributes to character “classes”*

• added the bounce spell. currently only accessible from a rare food sold by one of the camp vendors. you can use bounce to mitigate bad map generation rng or move faster in general

• added respec and full-heal npc in forest camp

• large map generations are now set to use pre-baked results. this isn’t ideal for randomness, but the current map gen on large maps is unbearably slow otherwise

• added a small vfx upon level-up, and a hud message when you have unspent skill points

• improved consistency of ui panels across high and low resolutions

• items sold to npc shops will stay at their sell price (buyback) until they are gone (e.g., restarting the game)

• on gamepad, spells will cast toward the point of maximum range if no target is selected, or if the target is out of range

• removed the gamepad/keyboard-mouse hud switch animation and added a delay for better performance and less flickering

• added mob repels (safe zones). mobs will drop aggro near towns

• the game now keeps track of the last used weapon set, so when you respec and regain the same one, it will be selected automatically

*While the job trees are designed to be interconnected and non-committal compared to traditional rpg classes, there is a deity system that’s more reminiscent of those restricted elements of character archetypes. The deity, apart from story and roleplay perspectives, offers different base stats and growth rates. It can also alter skill nodes (on/off/added effect) across the job trees.

Another unreleased player progression feature is the title system, an achievement reward where you can choose one title to showcase, granting activation only or passive accumulative effects.

While both systems are fully implemented, they haven’t yet been integrated into the current story and gameplay flow. hopefully, i can bring them out in not too many patches :)

Hello taverngoers!

It's almost hard to believe, but it's already been a full year since Rain and Respite released on Steam back in 2024, and to celebrate both the game and the artbook DLC are 50% from now until 11/22! This is your chance to pick up the visual novel if you haven't already, or maybe get it for a friend or two if you know they like making elves cry.

I would also like to thank everyone for all the wonderful comments and stories they've shared with me and others about their experience with the game throughout the year! It's the most wonderful feeling in the world to make something that people can play and enjoy, and I can't thank you all enough for your support and kindness. I hope you all have a wonderful November, and thank you for everything!!

一、再次修復因地形導致玩家死亡導致遊戲紀錄發生多項異常的錯誤。
二、調整格納護衛隊戰鬥bgm音量 (太大聲囉)。
三、修復戰鬥中雙方角色同時可以行動會導致卡死的問題。

We want to give our thanks for all your support in the past year. We’re lucky to have you on our team, Godpoke! To celebrate one year of slingin’ words around we’ve got some BRAND NEW goodies for the holidays!

First, from Makeship, a cube-tastic plush of everyone’s favorite Bizzyboy-in-charge, CAPOCHIN!

"He's tired, annoyed, hungry, and ready to pop a blood vessel- he's CAPOCHIN! They're finally allowing him to have a vacation, and this is his ticket out. Take this lovable middle-aged guy home and feed him lotsa spaghetti to nurse him back to health Today!"

Next, LOUIE ZONG’S amazing soundtrack is getting a 4 side 2LP pressing from The Yetee; with brand new gatefold art and audio mastering! The gods have never sounded so good.

"The ecclecticly charming soundtrack from Great God Grove is now available for pre-order on a 2xLP vinyl set! Featuring 52 tracks composed by Louie Zong as well as original sleeve and gatefold art (also by Louie!)"

-and to decorate your wonderful self, these AMAZING Great God Grove t-shirts designed by The Yetee. Don’t they look snazzy?

"A well handled burger is sometimes its own reward. Take on your next challenge while comfortably garbed in the new tee from our official Great God Grove collection!"

"The key to becoming an expert conversationalist is always knowing exactly what to say... Become the life of the apocalypse with this tee from our official Great God Grove collection!"

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2840190/Great_God_Grove/If you haven’t explored the Grove yet, there’s no better time! Great God Grove is 40% off on Steam for one more day!

Finally, we'd like to highlight a few fan-created animations from the past year:

https://youtu.be/qtdcTgY5OL8?si=4OVSze2DvjztOzY9“Wait a Million Years” - ModMad, EchoBSilly & Impcreature

https://youtu.be/jVn2bxNZxFU?si=kwF2dnWYNzF37su-“RUMPUS” - Scribblemakes & 30 other artists!

https://youtu.be/PAdatylA1PU?si=kN5YpXTdEHL6zks8“The Light’s Winning” - pirran

https://youtu.be/xgKjeId-Su8?si=Wxx1FZxdPsvnEYde“Mean Green Mother” - Determunition

https://youtu.be/4K8XJ1M--Jw?si=s3yWyaHZoAvdD9hw“Don’t Stop” - Impcreature

There are of course MANY more amazing fan creations, but if we shared them all we’d be here until next year!

Thanks for an amazing year!
LIMBOLANE

Pupultas!

There’s only 3 days left before the Undead update! The final preparations are in full swing.

While we’ve covered some changes in dev diaries, there are still a couple of new changes.

For example, we’ve mentioned the new skill of Grim Pilgrims, that lets them summon a bunch of drakes. But other units receive skills too. Probably the most awaited is “Wall Breaker” skill for Machine o’Flesh, which allows them to deal more damage to buildings, making them a true siege engine! We’ve also mentioned the “Cocoon” skill of Flesh Collectors — after using it they become temporarily immune to damage.

The rest of the new skills you’ll see in the game!

Yours, the Door 407 dev team

Adventurers,

Additional new abilities have been added to the beta branch expanding out the general list to 35 options separate from the class specific choices.

These new options are:

1. Hard To Kill = Doubles the time it takes before bleeding out

2. Stun Immunity = Once stunned is unable to be stunned again for 10 rounds

3. Born Leader = Recruitment costs are reduced by 20% for recruits in taverns and soldiers in the outpost (Does not stack)

4. Merchant = 10% reduction price of items bought and 10% increase on selling goods (Does not stack)

5. Herbalist = Obtain 1 additional item when harvesting (Does not stack)

Due to these new changes the ability tree has also been changed quite a bit for balance reasons. Several of these are specifically meant for diversification of the party to gain key benefits. Also, now that the full list (for now) is in there will be some additional graphic polish coming to the abilities soon so expect some graphical changes.

For the full patch notes you can check them out here.

The Repeatable quests have also been added to the live branch now as well.

Thanks again for the support and patience!