Curious Expedition 2 News

Since launching Alpha 10 last Friday we've released the following patches to solve some issues that popped up:

[h3]0.10.8 (September 21 2020)[/h3]

• Fixed some errors in Chinese translation
  
• Fixed not being able to start an Expedition when resuming a campaign saved from Alpha 9
  
• Fixed treasure maps not being generated sometimes
  
• Fixed character portraits not being visible when first resuming a savegame
  
• Fixed temporary characters not being removed from the party when returning to Paris
  

[h3]0.10.7 (September 19 2020)[/h3]

• Fixed Ferry Turtle taking the party off the map sometimes
  
• Fixed regular shrines in Act 3 part 1 not triggering afterma
  
• Fixed missing cave location marker in Act 3 part 1 for final objective
  
• Fixed Malin's staff being in party inventory after Malin leaves party
  
• Fixed wrong enemies being awakened or put to sleep for Rainbow Orchid expedition
  

[h3]0.10.6 (September 18 2020)[/h3]

• Loading old savegames unlocks the explorer clubs
  
• Fixed Transporter Beacon map location sprite size
  
• Hopefully fixed vertical text
  

The complete changelog is available on our wiki: http://wiki.maschinen-mensch.com/CE2/Changelog

Dear Explorers,

Another monthly content update is now available!

The most notable additions this time are a new story mission (Act III: The Cost of Greed), two new famous explorers (Annie Oakley & Jules Verne) and the introduction of the difficulty modes.

This update of course also includes changes, improvements and bug fixes based on the feedback you've all been providing — thanks once again for your support!



Here's the full changelog:

[h3]New[/h3]

• Added Act III: The Cost of Greed
  
• Added Paris narrative events for 1886
  
• Added difficulty modes
  
• Some expeditions will now have a spinning Gimbal instead of the compass. The faster it spins, the closer you are to the goal.
  
• New expedition type: The Sealed Pyramid
  
• New famous explorer: Annie Oakley
  
• New famous explorer: Jules Verne
  
• New item: Moonshine
  
• New item: Escape Hook
  
• New item: Booby Trap
  
• New item: Loyalty Bracelet
  
• New item: Fog Burn Scroll
  
• New item: Thumper
  
• New location: Geo Machine
  
• New location: Cave
  
• New location: Crystal Mine
  

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Plunderer has been significantly reworked: they now can no longer rest in villages, but can use treasures to regain sanity
  
• Horn Flute now gives sanity / increases aggro instead of disabling zones
  
• Can now click to skip event dice challenge results
  
• Can no longer sell items to the Ship Shop
  
• The Moon Stone item now changes the moon phase
  
• Prey are now shown on the map as little characters instead of icons
  
• Club Unlocks and Club Shops have been merged into a single screen
  
• If you participate in a Club Challenge but don't win, you can now buy the hat at the Hatter rather than at the winning Club
  
• Once you've completed the story expedition that includes a biome for the first time, that biome type is then unlocked for other campaigns from the beginning
  
• Lucky Rabbit's Foot now allows for a limit number of dice to be rerolled per turn
  
• Giant Mushrooms now spawn spores during the full moon that give sanity when passing through (rather than the mushroom collapsing)
  
• Various UI improvements, including a new Settings menu
  

[h3]Notable Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Pyromaniacs can once again start fires randomly as you leave locations.
  
• Fixed bug where interacting with the Palikao Gate in Act 1 did nothing
  

Since launching version 0.9.4 on Friday we've received reports of a couple of annoying bugs, so we've rapidly pushed two patches to solve them.

[h3]0.9.6 (September 14 2020)[/h3]

• Fixed freeze when entering the Old Camp
  
• Fixed chieftain quest character should not keep equipped items
  

[h3]0.9.5 (September 12 2020)[/h3]

• Fixed a memory leak that could lead to crashes
  

The complete changelog is available on our wiki: http://wiki.maschinen-mensch.com/CE2/Changelog

We're happy to announce that Curious Expedition 2 has been fully translated to Simplified Chinese!



Our original idea was to add support for other languages besides English only after the Early Access phase, but so many of you asked for Simplified Chinese in the past few months that we decided to change our plans, and worked hard to deliver this update to you as soon as possible.

We hope you'll have fun playing the game, let us know your thoughts on the Steam Forums or on Tieba.

If you enjoy Curious Expedition 2, please remember to leave a positive review on Steam too, that helps us a lot.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/Curious_Expedition_2/

This update (0.9.4) also includes the following fixes:

• Fixed hitches when travelling around the map
  
• Fixed overburden warning not being displayed
  

Adventure awaits!

Dear Explorers,

We're extremely happy to announce that last night Curious Expedition 2 won the award for Best Indie Game at gamescom 2020! This really means a lot, it gives us a nice morale boost as we're getting closer to finishing the game.

If you haven't got the chance to play the game yet, the other good news is that we have a brand new free demo on Steam, only available until the end of the weekend.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/Curious_Expedition_2/

Additionally, we'll be running an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on our Discord server today, from 3pm to 5pm CEST — if you have any questions for the team, or just want to say hi, we'd love to see you there.



Adventure awaits!