Update 1.84-6 Patch Notes

• Fixed a bug with "Devoted Chemist" gets progressed even if you cook food

• I decided to remove the chromatic abberation effect for when you gain Tunguska Syndrome since it causes too much discomfort

• Corrected some Russian translations (Thank you Nuit!)

• Fixed a bug where holding G to aim grenade cannot be cancelled with left click.

This update adds brand new post-game content to Smushi! Travel to new areas and help restore the Heart of the Forest. The forest helped you find your way home, so surely you can return the favor and help the forest... right?

New content
* 2 New mini areas
* 1 New main area
* 5 New skins to unlock
* 6 New mushrooms to discover
* 3 New achievements to unlock
* 1 New secret upgrade
* 2 New speedrunner modes
* New music
* New items
* New mechanics
* New NPCs

Fixes & Improvements
* Loads of minor and major bug fixes
* Camera improvements to not collide as much with environment

Other Notes About Update
* The update is fully compatible with older saves
* You can start the new content by talking to the capybara in the Lake of Bloom level
* This update will remove two of your achievements if you unlocked them before (Modified Mushroom and A True Mycologist) since there are new skins and mushrooms added to the game.

Patch 3.0.9 Released!
(27/06/2024)

Hey Suzerain fans,

We're thrilled to share that the latest patch has been officially pushed to the live default branch, making it accessible to all owners. Your involvement was crucial in achieving this milestone, and we can’t thank you enough for your contributions.

Thanks to your dedicated testing and invaluable feedback, we've been able to refine and patch this update not once, but twice, ensuring it’s more ready for live. This community-driven approach has significantly enhanced the game’s stability and performance across its complex, branching systems and vast content now reaching 1.5 million words.

If you want to support the endeavor of improving the experiences, please report your issues in our Discord forum here. We read all your feedback. Make sure to tag 3.0.9 in the cards you create.

The patch is deployed to the default branch. The database changes only apply to new games, and code fixes apply to on-going games.

Kingdom of Rizia DLC

① Feature Updates
• Added more graphics option and introduced graphic presets
• Updated lighting and improved visual quality

② Content Updates
• Expanded Coup, Revolution, Exile and Expanded Reign endings
• Added explanation of role of Greater Pales in unification
• Significantly reworked murder investigation storyline and outcomes
• Added 38 Geopolitico articles from main story
• Feedback about Sordland ATO/CSP membership in Rumburg turn 9 conversation
• Absolute primogeniture now an option
• Added removal of Pales Admin District codex entry when unified
• Added energy storage facility decree
• Added 8 new codex articles
• Added a fourth medium energy sale and purchase
• Added a new construction and status effect to Bronaz
• Added feedback on Wehlen war intervention deal
• Changed position of war info text panel
• Added Aureus gas energy modifier if field is part of Pales ceasefire deal
• Added a new collectible to the turn 1 Religious Ceremony scene
• Added Manus war return and option for late engagement
• Added condition for Morella refugee report after peace to be connected to sending refugees there decision
• Rewrote Zille Return article headline after negotiations to better reflect the story
• Added missing councilors to Council Dissolution scene
• Added option to choose which organization to funnel Morella resistance funding to
• Updated 5 codex articles
• Added several new codex entry updates
• Polished focus panel text
• Added chemical weapons to war operation 2
• Added news and report for new decree

③ Controls, UI & UX
• Extended war map boundaries to fit gamepad
• Smoothened war deployment panel
• Deselect war tokens on escape
• Changed position of war info text panel
• War tokens can be selected without having to deselect
• Slight changes to drag map movement

④ Design and Balancing
• Absolute primogeniture now an option
• Gas pipeline construction if friendly relations with Pales but Aureus field ceded now more clarified
• Duke Reinhart now pickier about certain diplomatic offers
• Adjusted casualty count when experimental weapons are used
• Added checks to disable energy overflow when facility constructed
• Added more living standards impact based on the economic situation, energy situation, and other events
• Changed some balancing for living standards and administrative costs
• Added authority modifiers for permanent loss of Zille, partial reclamation of Pales
• Made it slightly easier to get good workers rights
• Added human rights situation update conditions
• Increased starting energy modifier by 1
• Connected drop in GRACE relations to reduced energy demand from GRACE
• Adjusted MITZ outcome conditional instruction to have more impact on workers rights situation
• Made territorial integrity check more flexible and corrected default value for reclamation
• Removed authority costs for most medium energy sales
• Adjusted new business condition and balance slightly
• Updated outdated power projection conditions to be tied to situations instead
• Changed some of the conditions for Palesian reunification

⑤ Performance & Optimizations
• Improved control over quality and performance through new options

⑥ Bug Fixes and Polish
• Fixed codex entries sometimes not opening after scrolling
• Fixed Sal not being removed from his position as Grand Wiscerer despite his arrest
• Fixed naval units going to coastal artillery tiles when attacking enemy ships
• Fixed bug where you could send Vina to Pales even during arbitration
• Fixed being locked out of ATA funding and Titus background conversation
• Polished language on war speech scene
• Corrected status effect change after leaving GRACE
• Polished and streamlined the dialogue in the turn 9 Call with Smolak scene
• Fixed no map rendering issue on Mac
• Fixed frontline Initial Deployment issue in war operations
• Polished and streamlined the dialogue in the turn 10 Ending Revolution scene
• Fixed font tag showing up in conversations
• Fixed wrong title reference in a dialogue
• Fixed Codex links breaking in conversations
• Fixed wrong journal entry content for giving out free money to people on national destabilization
• Fixed wrong condition instruction for Nanta and Zille entries not showing in codex list
• Polished and streamlined the dialogue in the turn 10 House Fallout scene
• Updated outdated power projection conditions to be tied to situations instead
• Fixed issue with map rendering during some conversations
• Polished and streamlined the dialogue in the turn 10 Theocracy Declaration scene
• Fixed popups from new Geopolitico articles not showing up
• Removed misleading 'decide later' option from church construction dialogue
• Fixed no music playing on Gathering of the MITZ Board Member meeting
• Polished and streamlined the dialogue in the turn 8 General Council Security scene
• Fixed a bug regarding ATA and Su Omina funding in the turn 8 Security Brief and Zille scene
• Fixed a bug regarding agreements with Smolak in the turn 8 Zille Negotiation scene
• Fixed issues with some shared variables not getting reset
• Fixed lamp light shadows
• Corrected war status feedback in turn 10 council dissolution scene and council petition scenes
• Fixed camera stutter on center panel
• Fixed missing country token shadows
• Fixed UI scaling of Token Indicators
• Fixed Codex links in conversations
• Polished and streamlined the dialogue in the turn 8 General Council Garden scene
• Fixed wrong meftiem situation and policy typo
• Fixed voice of rizia is back article not triggering correctly when done outside of royal decrees
• Fixed wrong categorization of Remaz, Solles, and Ziqes cities in the codex
• Fixed war contextual hover panel icon
• Fixed MITZ outputs not updating if default when it is nationalized or changing
• Fixed issue with operation end map load
• Fixed flow of War Operation 2 to trigger Phase 3 correctly
• Fixed chance of Rumburg remaining 'allied' after leaving GRACE
• Fixed war action mouse hold timer
• Fixed some issues with token indicator navigation
• Fixed issue with gamepad scroll on conversation panel not scrolling responses
• Fixed wrongly named faction reports
• Fixed several faction reports not triggering properly
• Fixed a dozen typos in variable names
• Disabled electoral reform decree if passed in dialogue
• Fixed effects of arresting Lucita after Pales war loss
• Fixed edge case no bonus on authority modifiers for house of delegates control
• Fixed a report triggering from the wrong location
• Fixed war expenditures lasting beyond the war conclusion
• Fixed effects of arresting Lucita after Pales war loss
• Fixed issue caused by an early finish of an operation where no icons would show up in the next turn
• Fixed war related situations lasting beyond war conclusion
• Fixed a missing word in a conversation title
• Fixed some wrong journal entry triggering
• Fixed a few broken news articles
• Fixed several wrongly categorized policies and situations
• Numerous small scene improvements
• Many spelling and grammar corrections
• Fixed some typos in news articles

Suzerain Base

① Changes
• Gloria Tory is now displayed as Old Guard if she joins the Supreme Court
• Fixed Governor of Bergia not being set correctly in certain instances
• Added missing WPB connections icon
• Fixed a wrong report about the abolishment of the Special Zone
• Increased PO impact of VAT
• Fixed Herbert Krull's codex entry being updated as dismissed as governor despite never being governor
• Fixed high level Security Powers and Human Rights situations to be unattainable in a neutral playthrough
• Fixed Hegel from speaking as if Sordland has a military alliance with them when players have high Malenyevist value, despite not having an alliance
• The options to ask Ewald Alphonso to raise the salary of the workers and contributing to their welfare are no longer locked on certain paths (he can still reject it)
• Fixed missing Bergia codex picture
• Fixed a few inconsistencies in Wehlen codex articles
• Added advice about Lespia's reaction to EPA changes
• Fixed wrong codex entry visual asset name for Archsanctuary of Deyr
• Fixed Rayne elected year info in customization screen
• Removed some unnecessary spacing in summary stats
• Fixed wrong trigger of plane shot down news by adding conditions
• Fixed wrong mention of region in Morna port policy
• Fixed bug falsely implying Monica divorce in one epilogue branch
• Fixed coup image in Sordland prologue

0.8.2f1

Hey Drifters!

Here's a small hotfix patch for The Chef, addressing the sleeping drifters bug, flotsam/map discrepancy, and some ESC key issues. :)

Early Access 0.8.2f1

Fixes

• Fixed issue where drifters would not wake up.
• Fixed issue where flotsam patches were visible on the map, but not in the game view.
• Fixed issue where pressing [ESC] after tabbing through drifters would trigger the pause menu rather than close the drifter menu.
• The Building Menu is now also closed by pressing [esc].
• Fixed issue where the veggie salad was not counted in the food counter.

0.8.3: QoL OUT NOW!

0.8.3: QoL

Hey Drifters,
Here's a small Quality of Life update that continues on 0.8: Farming and 0.8.2: The Chef. Crops will no longer be temporarily found in supermarkets. Instead, you can now find them at landmarks in rural regions. We've also added a Mill that mills wheat into flour, creating a more streamlined process for producing Yummy food.

Bon appetit!

What's next?

There's still a much-needed update needed to the localization, as some languages have been lagging behind. They will get a welcome refresh soon! However, certain parts, such as the Survival Guide, may still be untranslated as we're planning to expand the tutorial and information sections of the game shortly after. So localization will be updated in chunks over the month of July :)

Early Access 0.8.3: QoL

0.8.3 introduces several Quality of Life (QoL) improvements, farming additions, fixes, and miscellaneous changes.

Quality of Life

• Buoy markers now retain drifter amount and radius settings. When placing a buoy marker, it will use the most recent settings.
• Multiple drifters can now be assigned to construct a building.
• The Town Tugger now displays an error if it is not connected to the Townheart's energy grid.
• Added a toggle in the Options Panel to force Keyboard and Mouse Input.
• Small performance increases when navigating the Map.
• The offscreen direction pointer for the town can now be clicked to pan the camera to the center of the town.
• Landmarks now toggled default to Boats when out of swimming range.

Farming Additions

• The Rural Region now features Farmland landmarks containing crops.
• Drifter and supermarket landmarks have been significantly reduced in the Rural Region, as they are primarily intended for City regions.
• New Construction: Mill. The Mill slowly processes wheat into flour.
• Flour now replaces wheat as an ingredient in certain food recipes.
• Slight rebalances to the food pipeline for various recipes.
• Supermarkets no longer provide crops for salvage.
• New Decoration: Tulips. A small addition that complements the new Mill :)
• New Recipe: Potato Salad. An ordinary meal made with Potato and Seaweed.

Fixes

• Fixed issue where some buildings stayed selected because they had a possible energy connection when closing their panel.
• Fixed issue where you couldn't close the settings panel when switching input.

Misc

• Slightly reduced the Watchtower vision range.
• Added Fryer animation.

Anniversary update

It has been exactly one year since the release of SlavicPunk: Oldtimer on PC platforms, and the development team at Red Square Games has decided to celebrate this anniversary by publishing a very important update for the game. This update addresses issues reported by the players and also includes a significant enhancement: the game engine has been upgraded from Unreal Engine 4 to version 5.3. This upgrade has improved the quality of the project and will enable further development of this Slavic universe.

As a team, we are hopeful that this update will breathe new life into the game, generate stronger interest from the gaming community, and lead to a reassessment of the product with an increase in positive reviews. We have put a lot of work into this project and want players to see us as developers who do not abandon their work but are committed to its future growth.

In addition to the game update, which will be released on June 27, 2024, we have another surprise: the game will be available for purchase on GOG at a 60% discounted price.

Important information:

We regret to inform you that due to the engine update and work on the save system, it will not be possible to load existing game progress from saved files. Unfortunately, the updated technologies require starting the game anew.

We understand that this may be frustrating and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, we want to assure you that these changes are necessary to improve performance, stability, and add new features that will ultimately enrich the gaming experience.

We thank you in advance for your understanding and support in this matter.

Below are the detailed information about the Anniversary Update:

Patch Notes - Slavicpunk: Oldtimer Transition to Unreal Engine 5.3

• Updated Game Engine: The upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.3 brings significant improvements to graphics, physics, and development tools, allowing us to create more complex and realistic worlds.
• Performance Improvements: Optimizations in the game code and the use of new UE 5.3 features have significantly improved performance on various hardware configurations.
• Loading time reduction: Improvements in resource management and level optimization have reduced game loading times and transitions between locations.
• Game Stability: Resolved numerous game crash issues, especially during intense action scenes.
• Enemy AI: Enemies now behave more naturally thanks to improved artificial intelligence algorithms.
• Reactions to the player: Enemies respond better to the player's actions, which makes the gameplay more dynamic and realistic.
• Translation improvements: Updated and improved translations in various languages, eliminating errors and ambiguities.
• Keymapping: Added the ability to fully remap the keys on the keyboard and gamepad, allowing players to customize the controls to their own preferences.
• Default controls: Updated default controls to be more intuitive and in line with industry standards.
• Animation Smoothness Improvement: Thanks to optimizations and new EU 5.3 technologies, character and object animations are now more fluid and realistic.
• Animation bug fixes: Fixed numerous animation display bugs, such as objects clipping and characters getting stuck.
• Improved Save System: Improved the reliability of the game's save system, reducing the risk of losing progress.
• Controller Configuration: Enabled more advanced controller settings, including sensitivity and dead zone calibration.
• Achievement System Fixes: Fixed issues with recording achievements earned, ensuring all trophies are awarded correctly.

Summary

A total of approximately 100 bugs related to gameplay, enemy behavior, performance, level optimization, control options, location, etc. have been fixed. Every aspect of the game has been thoroughly analyzed and improved to ensure the best possible experience for players.

In terms of gameplay, issues that could affect the smoothness and satisfaction of the game were identified and fixed. The logic of interaction between characters has been improved, making the game more intuitive and addictive.
Enemy behavior has also improved significantly. Changes have been made to their artificial intelligence. Enemies now react better to the environment and player tactics, which increases the difficulty and realism of fights.

Game performance has been optimized, which includes better management of system resources and minimized lag. Thanks to this, players with different hardware configurations can enjoy smooth and stable gameplay.

Level optimization was a key aspect that contributed to improving the overall quality of the game. The number of unnecessary objects was reduced and the geometry of the environment was improved, which had a positive impact on loading times and smooth gameplay.
Control options have been expanded and adapted to the needs of different players. The ability to personalize the keys has been introduced, which allows for better adaptation of the game to the individual preferences of users.

The game's localization has also been improved. Corrections have been made to the translations to make them more precise and natural in different languages. This makes the game more accessible to players from different regions of the world.
Each of these aspects of the game has been carefully analyzed and improved, resulting in a much better gameplay experience for all players.

Update 1.3 The Chameleon Update is out now!

Hello, Astronauts,

Join us on a breathtaking journey. Choose a new skin for your rover and traverse the mysterious and perilous landscapes of Regis III, either with a wonderful retro vibe or in camouflage colors.

Now, your exploration with dedicated cosmic designs!

Enhance the joy of cosmic exploration and stand out on your adventures with our new Rover Customization feature! Personalize your rover with unique skins and pennants:

• Standard Edition: Get started with one exclusive skin and pennant set - the “Rocket Girl”. It’s based on the iconic design of the 1950s and classic sci-fi illustrations.
• Deluxe Edition: Give some flair to your customization options with two additional sets that will make the rover truly your own:

• “Dragon” stylized as an expressive monster with a mythical slavic soul;
• “Evolution” that captures the glimpse of the phenomenon that fascinated Stanisław Lem.

Switch between your skins and pennants in the Customization tab in the Settings menu.

A new passenger in the rover

Every "space Robinson" needs a friend sometimes. Bring a new level of charm to your rover with the “Nostromo Bobblehead”! This unique figurine adds a friendly face to your journeys—a one-of-a-kind companion to accompany you on every expedition.

You can switch it on/off in the Customization tab in the Settings menu.

Unleashed FPS on Steam Deck

We have listened to your feedback and unlocked the FPS limit on Steam Deck! Now you can customize your experience to suit your preferences. The Steam Deck's FPS limiter system remains available to fine-tune your gameplay.

Additionally:

• Idle Pass: Timings and repetitions have been adjusted for a smoother and more immersive experience.
• Song Pass: Various adjustments were made to enhance overall user experience.
• Publisher's Newsfeed: Newsfeed has been added to the main menu to keep you updated with the latest announcements and updates from the 11bit studios franchise.
• Minor Bug Fixes: We have fixed minor issues with quests, dialogues, missing textures, and localizations

GAME DIFFICULTY & PLAYER FREEDOM UPDATE

Hey everyone,

The Game Difficulty and Player Freedom update is finally here. This update adds a plethora of game improvements, including 2 new difficulty modes, mission specific balance changes, fewer hero specific optional objectives, improvements to stealth, the ability to fast forward during the player’s turn (incl. ultimates!) and much, much more!

With this in mind we have endeavoured to maintain the core game experience we intended to make and a large portion of players are really enjoying, while also addressing the criticisms raised about the game.

This is a large update and we’ve tried to include as much information and context as possible to be as transparent about our goals and approach.

So without further ado let’s get into the big changes!

Best Regards,
Spitfire Interactive & Daedalic Entertainment

GAME DIFFICULTY

New Difficulty Settings

These settings are:

• Hardcore - For the ultimate problem solvers and tacticians. Missions fail if a hero is KOed.
• Challenging - Recommended for players experienced with tactics games. (Formerly Normal)
• Normal - Recommended for players familiar with tactics games.
• Easy - For players new to tactics games.
• Casual - For players wanting to experience the story. Missions cannot be failed.

OTHER FEATURES

This update also brings a slew of quality of life improvements to the game.

Fast Forward Player Turns (incl. Ultimates)
Added fast forward during player turns.

Challenge in Combat
Added Challenges option to Pause Menu.

Initiative Preview
Added Initiative values and changes on Turn Order when previewing actions that affect Initiative.

GENERAL BALANCE CHANGES

Stealth

• Updated Rebound's Shadow Blitz ultimate so that it does not alert enemies if they're KOed during the attack sequence.
• Removed exit cell from enemy perception area in Acquaintance to reduce confusion about if they are seen by another enemy or not, i.e. it was ambiguous if a red square was shown on an enemy’s space was from their own perception or another enemy’s. This should now be more clear.
• Defeated Enhanced no longer alert Unaware enemies with their explosion.
• Added info and stat to Explosive Barrels and Security Bots to note that they alert Unaware enemies in range when they explode.
• Reduced Security Bot Alert Range from 7 to 5.

Optional Objectives

• Updated Ledge KOs objective to be more generous. Defeating an enemy with damage that would otherwise be KOed by a ledge, now counts towards the objective. This includes defeating Security Bots with Disarm.

Experience (XP)

• Increased the XP rewards on some missions.
• Updated Mercurial's XP requirement to reach Hero Level 5 to be consistent with the other heroes (from 100 to 140XP). Note that this will result in all players who had levelled up Mercurial to level 5 to drop back to level 4. All purchased upgrades from level 5 will remain unlocked and usable.

Other UI updates

• Added a disable Camera Shake option to the Accessibility menu.
• Moved Load Quicksave, Load Checkpoint and Restart options to the main Pause menu for more visibility.
• Add a Random team option to the Team Select screen.
• Updated Missions screen to display remaining SP for each mission entry.

Abilities and Upgrade Costs (SP)

• Adjusted Facet's Shield Shard ability cost to 3SP (from 1SP).
• Adjusted Rebound's Teleport Spin Backstab Damage upgrade cost to 6SP (from 5SP).
• Adjusted Rebound's Strike Damage upgrade cost to 6SP (from 5SP).
• Adjusted Mindfire's Focus ability cost to 6SP (from 5SP).

Ability Balance

• Adjusted Chain Lightning | Hyde Team Up to cause a maximum of 2 Delay to any affected target. Note that this ability is still very powerful, able to reduce Initiative more than any other ability in the game, but it is less powerful against single enemies which was never its intended use.

Challenges

• Challenges for the current team can be viewed in combat from the Pause Menu.
• Reduced Mercurial's Running Tally Challenge requirement from 10 to 6.

Enemy Balance

• Updated Tech Android and Tech Missiler Cannon Blast range from 7 to 5.

General Game Info Improvements

• Added additional info about reduced Chain Lightning Arc Range to various breakables’ descriptions.
• Added info to Primax and Androids to explain that they attempt to Upgrade every second turn.
• Updated Energy Baton's Stun status details to include that it affects Move points.
• Bug: Fixed Energy Baton’s Stun status to last until the end of the affected hero’s turn so that it is present when the Player is unsure why their hero has fewer Action and Move points.
• Updated Energy Baton’s Stun status details to be more clear.
• Updated Opportunist trait description to note that it will trigger if an opponent moves away or through the specified spaces.
• Added details to Facet's Shard Lockdown Bind upgrade that it does not affect Next Turn actions (Upgrade’s UI only).
• Added Immovable status details to Wildstar while he’s preparing to use his Deception ability.
• Added more explicit details to Primax’s Shield details to make it more clear that she should not be attacked at all.

MISSION SPECIFIC CHANGES

Hero Work

• Bug: Fixed a soft-lock when tutorial messages were skipped too quickly during the Use Growth tutorial.
• Bug: Fixed Agent rifles being visible when Agents were not.
• Bug: Fixed a group of Thugs that could be seen disappearing before a camera cut at the end of the intro.

Fire in the Head

• Reduced the Disarm objective in Fire in the Head on lower difficulties.
• Updated Skill Points tutorial to mention 'completing missions'.

Acquaintance

• [General] Rebound's Shadow Blitz ultimate does not alert enemies if they're KOed during the attack sequence. (see above).
• Reduced the number of enemies in Easy and Casual.
• Bug: Fixed issue where an Agent could see the escape region but it was hard to tell, resulting in being spotted without clear warning.
• Bug: Fixed an issue where the gameplay camera could get stuck outside the warehouse when reloading Checkpoints/Quick Saves after the tutorial.

Crossed Lines

• Added Optional Objectives tutorial to Crossed Lines. Does not appear when played through Simulator.
• Hostage’s Health Points scale based on difficulty.
• Reduced Use Shield Shard objective and scaled based on difficulty.

Hitting the Gym

• Adjusted the Speedster’s Health Points based on difficulty.
• Prevented the Speedster from being KOed in Casual.

Mugging

• Updated Mugging objectives to non hero specific objectives to allow any team composition to be valid.
• Replaced Use Rebound's Backstab objective with Use an Ultimate.
• Replaced Use Facet's Growth optional objective with Avoid Brawler damage.
• Replaced Defeat with Mindfire's Telekinesis objective with Avoid Pistol damage.

Which Way the Wind Blows

• Changed ‘Use Mindfire’s Disarm’ optional objective to a generic ‘Disarm the Enemy’ objective.
• Adjusted new Disarm objective based on difficulty.
• Reduced the number of enemies based on difficulty.
• Bug: Fixed an issue where some props in the middle of the arena blocked line of sight for hero abilities. Allows for more gameplay possibilities.

Unusual Sighting

• Reduced the ‘Disarm the enemy’ optional objective requirement from 4 to 3.

Double Damage

• Updated Weathervane tutorial so that it doesn’t repeat after you’ve completed it once.
• Moved two of the initial Thugs to the second phase of Double Damage.
• Added Phase counter and Checkpoint.
• Reduced Chain Lightning optional objective from 6 to 5.
• Adjusted Chain Lightning optional objective based on difficulty.
• Reduced the ‘Disarm Crashdamage’ objective from 3 to 2.
• Adjusted the Speedster's Health Points based on difficulty.
• Reduced Crashdamage's Health Points on Easy and Casual.
• Removed some enemies from the final wave for Normal.
• Removed the final wave of enemies for Easy and Casual.
• Bug: Fixed an issue where Mercurial would not animate in the outro of Double Damage if the Protect the Speedster objective is failed.

Homecoming

• [General] Updated Ledge KOs objective to be more generous. (see above)
• Repositioned a lamp post that was preventing Ledge KO opportunities.
• Adjusted the number of reinforcements based on difficulty.
• Reduced the spawn threshold for reinforcements on Easy and Casual.

Tech Support

• Replaced Disarm Upgrading Android optional objective with generic 'Disarm Tech enemies' optional objective.
• Reduced the Use Ultimate optional objective from 3 to 2.
• Bug: Fixed soft-lock that would occur if a Security Bot is destroyed at the same time as they are spawned.

Heard on the News

• [General] Tech Androids Cannon Blast range reduced from 7 to 5. (see above)
• [General] Ledge KOs are more generous. (see above)
• Reduced the number of initial Tech Androids from 4 to 2.
• Adjusted the Super's Health Points based on difficulty.
• Updated the Super's explosive attack to no longer destroy Facet's Growths.
• Adjusted Ledge KO and Team Up objectives based on difficulty.
• Adjusted the number of initial Sentinels (turrets) based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Sentinel Health Points based on difficulty.
• Adjusted the threshold at which Tech Androids spawn in the final phase based on difficulty.
• Allowed more Tech Androids to spawn if they're continually defeated. Quantity adjusted based on difficulty.
• Removed the round limit to revive the Super on Casual.
• Prevented Super from being killed on Casual.
• Bug: Ensure the Super is KOed if the player prevents the Tech Androids from KOing her.

Rooftop Hostage

• [General] Ledge KOs are more generous. (see above)
• Added an additional primary objective that notes; 'Reinforcements arrive at round: (x / y)'.
• Added camera transition and warning light to the lift that reinforcements will come from next.
• Added an additional fire escape near the starting area to give players more options when starting the level.
• Updated breakable skylight visuals to make it more clear they can be used for Ledge KOs.
• Adjusted Hostage’s Health Points scale based on difficulty.
• Adjusted optional objective targets based on difficulty.
• Reduced the number of initial enemies and reinforcement on Easy and Casual.
• Applied Delay status effect to initial reinforcements on Casual difficulty so that they take longer to act after they arrive.

Hero in Trouble

• Adjusted the Use Rebound's Ultimate objective based on difficulty.

Greater Powers

• Adjusted Stealth KOs objective based on difficulty.

Nose to the Grindstone

• Ended active heroes turn to reset action and move points before reinforcements arrive to ensure all heroes act first.
• Adjusted the number of enemies at the start of the second Phase based on difficulty.
• Reduced the number of Enhanced Sergeants on Easy and Casual.
• Reduced the number of enemies in the first Phase on Easy and Casual.
• Removed the final wave of reinforcements for lower difficulties.
• Updated 'Avoid setting off the alarm' objective string to be consistent with Acquaintance for clarity.

Friend or Foe

• Updated Wildstar to release his influence on all targets when he's defeated
• Reduced the number of civilians that can be affected by Wildstar’s Influence at any one time, based on difficulty. Includes civilian's Influenced at the start of each phase.
• Reduced the Disarm Wildstar's Distortion optional objective requirement from 5 to 3. Allows for more freedom of how you tackle the mission.
• Adjusted the Disarm Civilians objective requirement based on difficulty.
• Fail Disarm Civilians and Disarm Wildstar objectives when Wildstar is KOed if incomplete.
• Added Cartoon visuals to lodge monitor during intro scene with Facet.
• Bug: Fixed soft-lock that could occur when Wildstar relocated uses Deception or Psychic Blast on a hero.

Fire Report

• No balance changes.

Never Meet Your Heroes

• [General] Enhanced detonation no longer alerts Unaware enemies. (see above)
• [General] Rebound's Shadow Blitz ultimate does not alert enemies if they're KOed during the attack sequence. (see above).
• Reduced the number of enemies and reinforcements based on difficulty.
• Updated optional objective requirements based on difficulty.

Tech Advantage

• [General] Updated Primax’s Shield description to be more clear that she is unkillable. (see above)
• Adjusted the number of initial enemies and Bot Dispensers based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Server Wall and Bot Dispenser Health Points based on difficulty.
• Reduced Team Ups objective based on difficulty.

Supply Drop

• Adjusted optional objective requirements based on difficulty.

Inside Man

• [General] Ledge KOs are more generous. (see above)
• Adjusted number of Security Bots and Sentinels (turrets) based on difficulty.
• Reduced the spawn thresholds for Tech Androids on Easy and Casual.
• Prevented Contact from being killed on Casual difficulty.

Enhanced Powers

• Adjusted Disarm Enhanced and Absorb Ultimate charge optional objectives on lower difficulties.
• Reduced Enhanced Giant Health Points based on difficulty
• Reduced Nightjar Health Points on Easy and Casual.
• Bug: Fixed Absorb Ultimate Charge objective so that it counts even if a hero has their ultimate fully charged.

City Surveillance

• [General] Reduced the alert range for exploding Security Bots from 7 to 5. Added this information to their details panel. (see above).
• [General] Ledge KOs are more generous (see above).
• Added more ladders to allow easier access to the final platform.
• Adjusted the number of Bot Dispensers based on difficulty.
• Adjusted the Ledge KOs and Disarm objectives based on difficulty.
• Reduced Bot Dispenser Health Points on Easy and Casual.
• Reduced the rate that reinforcements spawn in Easy and Casual.

Streets of Rage

• Reduced the number of initial PMC and reinforcements based on difficulty.
• Adjusted threshold to spawn reinforcements based on difficulty.
• Reduced disarm objective based on difficulty.

Home Target

• Added Vulnerable | Doctrine team up action to Mindfire
• Increased Doctrine's damage from 2 to 3 to make him more powerful.
• Fully heal Mindfire at Checkpoint.
• Reduced the number of spaces in which Doctrine could get cornered that would result in more enemies targeting Mindfire.
• Adjusted Disarm Wukong and Use Advantage objectives by difficulty.
• Increased Use Mindfire's Ultimate objective on Challenging and Hardcore.
• Reduced the number of initial enemies on all difficulties.
• Removed the final wave of enemies from Easy and Casual.
• Reduced the frequency at which Doctrine comments as he revives to speed up combat slightly.
• Updated mission difficulty tag from Medium to Hard.
• Bug: Prevented Mindfire from moving inside a space with breakable bins that would prevent him using his abilities.

Industrial Sabotage

• Ledge KOs are more generous (see above)
• Increased Ledge KOs objective target slightly now that Ledge KOs are easier.
• Scaled Ledge KOs objective based on difficulty.
• Bug: Fixed spawners so that reinforcements attempt to respawn every second round (x3).

Dark Justice

• Added Phase counter.
• Moved a cage near the starting area to allow more freedom of movement at the start of the mission.
• Reduced number of reinforcements by difficulty.
• Reduced the number of initial Unaware enemies based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Unaware KOs objective based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Beano's Health Points based on difficulty.
• Removed requirement to rescue the Super within a round limit on Casual.
• Prevented Beano from being KOed in Casual.

Justice Served

• [General] Enhanced detonation no longer alerts Unaware enemies. (see above)
• Adjusted Disarm Thugs and Disarm Nightjar's Attack optional objectives based on difficulty.
• Adjusted the number of enemies throughout the mission based on difficulty.

Anger is an Energy

• Adjusted the number of PMC at the beginning of the mission based on difficulty.
• Adjusted the number of Thugs that spawn at each of Wildstar's phases based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Wildstar's Health Points based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Use Team Ups and Disarm the enemy optional objectives based on difficulty.

Freedom Crossing

• Adjusted the number of enemies based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Disarm the enemy optional objective based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Grindstone's Health Points based on difficulty.
• Prevented Grindstone from being KOed on Casual.

Conflict Resolution

• Reduced the mission difficulty tag from Hard to Medium.

Chink in the Armor

• Increased the # of rounds to complete the Round Limit objective based on difficulty.
• Adjusted the KOs with Nano Titan objective based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Destroy Dispensers objective based on difficulty.
• Added all Dispensers to the objective to avoid confusion about which objects count
• Reduced the Bot Dispenser Health Points on Easy and Casual.
• Reduced the number of enemies in the final area on Easy and Casual.

Primax (Boss)

• [General] Ledge KOs are more generous. (see above)
• Replaced Disarm objective with Prevent Upgrades objective.
• Updated Primax to spawn a Shield Drone at each phase (not on Easy or Casual).
• Removed raised areas on the edges of the level so that Primax cannot get out of range.
• Adjusted Disarm, Team Ups, and Ledge KOs optional objectives based on difficulty.
• Reduced the number of enemies in each wave in Easy and Casual.
• Reduced Primax's Health Points on Easy and Casual.

Old Debts

• Adjusted Wildstar's Health Points based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Enhanced Giant's HP based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Disarm Enhanced and Team Ups objective based on difficulty.

Reunited

• Spawned Enhanced when the alarm is raised and adjusted number of enemies based on difficulty.
• Added 'Avoid Alpha’s Rifle damage' optional objective.
• Added 'Alarm raised at round' objective to warn players of the time limit
• Adjusted the 'Alarm raised at round' objective based on difficulty.
• Added Phase counter.
• Reduced Giant Health Points based on difficulty.
• Adjust rounds until support arrives based on difficulty.
• Adjusted Stealth KOs and Use Ultimates objective based on difficulty.
• Reduced the number of initial PMC and reinforcements in Easy and Casual.
• Reduced Nightjar Health Points on Easy and Casual.
• Bug: Fixed initiative values for reinforcements so that they do not act before the hero team.
• Bug: Added a checkpoint when Alpha is defeated and he activates an Enhanced Giant chamber.

General Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where the final Conversation between Ignis and Hyde would not unlock after completing Reunited (and meeting the mission’s other prerequisites).
• Fixed crash when a squad of Security Bots gets new members during their turn.
• Fixed an issue where Crashdamage’s Debris attack’s range outline was not accounting for the AoE of the attack.
• Fixed Persistence trait which was not resisting Initiative as much as it should.
• Fixed Rebound/Mindfire Health Challenges on various difficulty levels.
• Fixed Mercurial’s Ultimate upgrade Knockback.
• Fixed preview/apply damage mismatch of Weathervane’s Gust team ups.
• Fixed Weathervane’s Gust | Ignis team up applying to large characters.
• Fixed Mercurial punch ult when target breaks from flinch hits.
• Fixed Mercurial’s Dash so she can travel through defeated characters.
• Fixed Rebound’s Backstab indicator so it doesn't show on defeated characters.
• Fixed Ignis’ Ignite | Facet team up dealing double Unaware damage.
• Fixed Stun from preventing Sergeant's ult from executing.
• Fixed Weathervane’s Leap not triggering Sentinel (turret) attacks.
• Fixed Wukong's Assault description range in all languages.
• Fixed font size for various text styles including Team Ups.
• Added an error sound when a key binding can't be applied/is in conflict
• Improved music balance.

CONCLUSION

We’re really excited to have these updates out for everyone to experience and continue to enjoy the game. We also hope that these changes address players' concerns and frustrations with elements within the game and provide more options for players who have found the game to be too ‘puzzle-like’ for their liking.

Again, for players who have been enjoying the game as it is, playing on Challenging and Hardcore difficulties will continue to provide a similar experience, with a number of level specific improvements and overall quality of life improvements.

Thank you everyone for your support, it has been great to see everyone’s feedback and we can’t wait to share more from Capes in the not too distant future! Stay tuned!

Many thanks,
Spitfire Interactive

Crossplay Update Available Now!

The day has come and the Crossplay Update is officially out!

From now on, players across all platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Pass and GOG can explore the Oxbow together.

Watch the gameplay trailer to see what awaits.

Changelog for update 2.1.0.7:

Added

• Co-op mode
• New map - the Oxbow
• Intro for the Oxbow map
• New storyline
• New side quests
• New generic quests
• Notice board in the main town with new type of generic quests
• POI encounters in the Oxbow
• Character creator
• Playable female character
• Ability to romance and marry men as a female character
• New flirting dialogue lines
• New gifts for men
• Female player's husband can take care of an infant
• Chat - accessible by default under the Y key on the keyboard and in the emote menu
• Emotes
• HUD settings with the ability to toggle parts of the UI
• 24 new songs (for specific villages, caves and quests) (excluding band - 6 tracks)
• 19 new notification sounds
• UI sounds and animations
• NPCs background chatter
• Focus on sound when we look at its source (for all sounds)
• Facial expressions for NPCs
• Lipsync for NPCs
• Over 400 new NPC names
• Over 50 new NPC presets
• Cradle for infants in houses
• 42 New Furniture and Decorations
• 4 New Gates
• 5 New Fences
• 3 New house decorations
• 3 Tablecloths as table decoration
• FX for building and destroying Fences
• FX for building and destroying Gates
• FX for building and destroying Furniture
• FX for building and destroying Buildings Modules
• Listen mechanics for dialogues in co-op
• Reading letters and notes mechanic
• Unique basic dialogue trees for every resident of the Oxbow
• Some main story characters greeting dialogues voiced
• New NPC animations
• Sounds for a few NPC animations
• Sounds for picking up items
• New footsteps sounds for player, NPC and all animals - deep water walking
• Animations for village statuses
• Added ability to drop a stack of items by holding down the drop button
• Current coins value for buyer and seller in transfer window
• Visibility of NPC's age and mood in inspector mode
• Players can deal shock damage and knock others down
• New anti-aliasing - Temporal Anti-Aliasing Upsampling (TAAU)
• Possibility to select the anti-aliasing method in the game options (Off, FXAA, TAA, TAAU)
• New parameter in the graphics settings - Point Light Shadows
• New parameter in the User Interface settings - Dynamic Inventory Avatar
• Added arrows to the category icons in the radial menu for crafting items
• Profanity filter option in settings
• Band (appearing in taverns)
• Seasonal management of production and trade
• Platforms - footbridges, bridges, piers
• Customisation of furniture
• Waypoints on the map and compass visible to all players
• New item - Hand Lantern

Fixed

• Player can change tabs when sorting selection
• Player can change item/management category and book tab when sorting selection UI is open
• No notification that NPC doesn't want to talk if a player is on the mount
• Lack of correct inputs in the people management tab after returning from the people details window
• Inspector mode bug sound effect
• Bellows mesh in the smithy
• Sound effects fixes and improvements
• Animals stuck in building entrances
• Wild animals ignoring players
• Bleeding of a farm animal decreases reputation
• Donkeys not sleeping
• Owl hoots are now removed from the forest wind sounds
• Buzzing insects on winter nights
• Improved sounds of roosters and chickens
• Potential crash when waiting for all async tasks to end
• Incorrect descriptions in the game configuration menu
• Some standing torches not having flames
• Donkey made horse sounds after pressing the spacebar when standing still
• Sound effects bugs in caves during horseback riding
• Playing wrong audio when loading the game while character is in certain locations like caves
• Heat sources in buildings and caves not affecting a player
• On-hold interaction sometimes triggering on key press
• Interaction is enabled while aiming from bow/crossbow/pike
• Bucket not rotating when filling multiple buckets with water (interacting while holding interaction button)
• Weird camera movement when using hoe in first person perspective
• Movement speed for attacking with Spears
• Crafting that gives character XP in production doesn't work correctly if used with "fast crafting"
• Fast building with stolen items may lead to having negative count in inventory
• Herbalist can no longer harvest St. Johns Wort in winter
• Some fields not being interactable if they were placed on a really high or really low elevation
• NPC using up scythes and sickles at the same rate as a player
• Firewood requirements not updating with building improvements
• Cave near Branica - two cave deposits moved to be reachable by players
• Lack of variation in hens that have grown up after the change of season.
• Bandits' hair going through their hoods in certain conditions
• Dead bandits acting like a helicopter
• Bandits with range weapons trying to shoot through obstacles
• Bandits ignoring wild animals
• Bandits ignoring player if multiple targets are present
• Some bandits issues
• Players thrown outside of the map now will get teleported to the centre of it
• Player getting thrown with high speed when entering ragdoll state if the player was ragdolling at high speed recently
• NPCs sometimes getting stuck in stairs, logs, village decorations, etc.
• Boys having their eyes open while sleeping
• NPC kids in player village having the same hair color
• Female NPCs not using animation when shooting from bows
• Bugs appearing If a quest requires a player to clear a bandit camp and some are killed one season and the rest another season
• Quests may lose some of their descriptions after loading the game
• Translation errors
• and many more...

Updated

• Quest items now have separate quest inventory in the inventory tab for better clarity
• Village economy rebalance
• Items parameters rebalance (price, durability and etc)
• Wild animals stats and loot rebalance
• Husbandry animals rebalance
• Farming rebalance
• Talents rebalance
• Technology rebalance
• Costs of fast travel reduced
• Reworked behavior of wild animals
• Reworked behavior of husbandry animals in NPC villages
• Reworked animal collisions, animals can be pushed, characters do not get blocked on them
• Reworked mount controls
• Optimized animals
• Improved animal animations
• Horse IK (better placement on slopes and while running)
• Terrain colour correction
• Numerous tweaks and improvements to the terrain
• Improved terrain quality with high FOV
• Redesigned temperature system
• Fog colour correction
• Sun angle depending on season
• Improved wind effect on vegetation
• Redesigned Main Menu
• Character in inventory - quality improvements, optimizations
• Radial menus improvements - new category division, category markers, larger icons, empty slot first. Costs in fences and gate, level icon only visible in specific buildings.
• Capacity of furniture has been added in the description section in the construction window
• Improved player's visibility on the map
• Containers show status when empty
• Pots show status with flower names
• Flowers (Pots, Items) change their appearance according to the season
• Tutorials won't show during combat
• Tutorials (some got added and some got changed)
• Blocked turning on the game menu on the pad while the heir transition window is open
• Sounds for chickens (chirping, damage, death)
• Animals sounds attenuation - animals should be easier to find by sounds
• Sounds for picking eggs and feathers from hen's nest
• Sound attenuation for rivers and waterfalls
• Sounds of lantern, candle and chandelier
• Replaced gloomy night songs
• Reworked models of Log Table, Log Stool, Log Bench
• Reworked model of Simple Wooden Table
• Reworked models of Plank Fence, Plank Gate
• Reworked material of the stone walls (building modules)
• Reworked animation synchronization system between workers and workbenches
• Encumbered multiplier now stops at 50% speed reduction until max weight is reached
• Some food give additional benefits (like temperature tolerance)
• Maximum health potion now also increases current health
• Goats now use a bucket during milking
• Excavation Shed can extract copper ore
• Failure to complete the tax task reduces reputation by 100 points
• Increased penalties for killing livestock
• All Racimir's clothes replaced with a new starting equipment
• In the first year, there should only be nice weather. Really dangerous weather conditions should occur from the third year of the game
• Increased durability of hoes
• Affection can only be seen if your child is not mature
• Rendering optimisations
• Reworked torch waving influence on wild animals, added ability to intimidate more animals
• Personality visible from the start with empathy
• "Visual improvements to rocks, caves and terrain "
• The development stage achievements now give every previous one as well if they were not already unlocked
• Decoration in some caves
• Inventory optimizations
• Village statuses on HUD
• Characters start feeling the effects of Overheat at 30 Celsius degrees
• The effect of holding buttons has been sped up and smoothed out (in sliders and list of buttons)
• The input for transferring items to a mount has been changed
• Visual improvements to windows for crafting, dropping, transferring, buying and selling items
• Fog visual tweaks
• System for detecting additional Npc's information in inspector mode
• Freshness of food in chests now decreases slower to match decomposition rate in food storage
• Keys forbidden to use during keybinding (num lock, scroll lock, windows key, menu key, F5 and F9)
• Bandits can lose their target behind obstacles
• Bandits search for lost targets and investigate their surroundings
• Bandits can attack wild animals
• Reworked bandits perception (sight, hearing, damage, reporting)
• Bandits can notify others about their target
• Bandits can decide to retreat if wounded
• Bandits with range weapons try to find better spot to shoot from if their target is behind an obstacle
• Bandits with range weapons try to shoot unreachable target even at close distance
• Balanced bandits with range weapons aiming
• Tweaked wild animals attack, flee and roam behaviors
• Tweaked wild animals movement speed
• Tweaked animals perception
• Tweaked animals ragdoll
• Tweaked horse reins and stirrups
• Tweaked donkey stirrups
• Reworked collisions between characters and animals
• Added more walking modes for mounts
• Valley map - villages remastered with new assets
• Valley map - added big bushes and water foliage
• Lighting improvements
• Numerous changes and improvements to the UI
• All languages updated

Get the update today and build the greatest Medieval Dynasty, together.

Build version 1.1.1, 2024-06-28

Small but significant patch bringing a few long-awaited fixes to affected players.

• Removed a plugin that would lead to freezes and crashes on startup for some players
• Fixed left joystick input icons showing "ts_sprite_unbound" text instead
• Gamepad glyph input icons now adapt properly to PS5 and Switch Pro controllers
• Major optimizations to CPU & GPU operations during free movement & PDA operation
• Low quality video setting is now further optimized
• Decreased game size to around 1 GB by optimizing lighting data
• Fixed a visual issue where character outlines would be cut off at the bottom and appear above
• Miscellaneous small fixes

We know that some of you guys have been waiting a hot minute for the first two in the list, and we apologize for the wait. As always, please let us know if you encounter further issues that aren't listed yet!

Changelog - Patch 2.1.0.8

Added

• Charts in the knowledge tab on the schedule for growing plants and collecting mushrooms and herbs.
• New 2 songs: Swamp day and night theme

Fixed

• Interaction with fields when player has Skilled Farmer talent
• An issue that would cause the camera on client to setup incorrectly when mounting for the first time while in third person view
• Mounting/dismounting animation sometimes not playing correctly on clients
• Improvements in village status sound notification (now it should sound softer)
• No descriptions in the schemes for the platforms/bridges
• Custom field names that did not fit in the crop list

Updated

• Translations updated

Kind Regards,
Render Cube and Toplitz Teams

Patch 1.7.2 makes gentle regions more gentle and adds survivor mode

This patch fixes bugs, improves quest related ui, makes gentle regions more gentle, and adds a new difficulty setting: survival mode!

Behind the scenes we have also been doing some design and laying the groundwork for better quests. This should lead to more quests soon enough. This week we have only managed to add one, and that one turned out a little more difficult than we originally intended.

Gameplay changes

• The only fortune test affected by the encumbered condition is climbing.
• Adds a new low to mid level encounter: blighted flesh
• You can use the map in Haven to commit to more quests.
• You get better feedforward when using the map to commit quests.
• When you enter a site with an active or possible quest, the quest goal is indicated in the hud.
• The active combat indicator was moved to the top right of the screen.
• Removes most hazards while traveling through gentle regions.
• Adds campsites at ‘long climb’ level exits.
• Adds a new survival mode difficulty setting. With this setting activated you must eat something before you can rest…

Bug Fixes

• Restores the option to use the map to start traveling with a controller.
• Completing quests you are not committed to doesn’t prevent you from leaving an area.
• Reducing the number of quest encounters generated for a single destination during world generation to one.
• Potential fix for traders who for no good reason are forced to offer a particular item.
• The wayfarer can not remain in the resting stance after camping, preventing them from turning properly.
• Modifiers applied to fortune tests are correctly based on your actual gear and status effects.
• The game recovers from the state where the wayfarer has died but you can still load that game.
• You cannot toggle (and thereby break) the camera when it is panned to show a boss or a level feature.
• The text on the Bernhilde battle memorial appears only once.
• The flame sprites on the site of Bernhilde’s battle don’t fill up the player log file with exceptions.
• Prevents a game freeze caused by the threatened status when time passes while camping.