Major update coming SOON! + New "old branch" opening
[h2]Summer is over :’([/h2]
Hello everyone! We hope you’re okay! It’s September already, and we’re seeing Autumn in the air! (Not that it was a very hot summer anyway, but we had some days of sun. I think...)
As we told you in the last blogpost, we’ve been working hard on the next update! It will be the biggest update yet for the game, so we’re a bit nervous.^^ This is why the update took us a little more time than we anticipated. At first, the new map was not supposed to be so different from the previous one. But we kinda went all out with it. It’s quite different from the first map, but we hope you’ll like it.
Today, the update is pretty much “finished”. All the features are implemented and working, and we’re putting the last touches on the balancing.
We'll kick off the tests by next week and if everything goes well (fingers crossed!) we should be able to launch the update right after that. It's just a matter of week and we'll give a release date very soon.
We are currently working on optimizing our internal process to deliver the upcoming updates faster but without neglecting their quality.
But let’s move to the exciting topic of the day: new features that will be available in the next update!
[h2]A new Haven?[/h2]
The new map is THE biggest new thing in this update. It was quite a challenge for us, because all the work that we made for the past 3 years was from the level design of Lakeburg. So, when we decided to create a new map, we had to go back to the start and ask ourselves one question: how ambitious do we want to be for this new map?
Spoiler: more ambitious than we anticipated ^^
Since you’re all so awesome
As you can see, the main theme around this new map is the forest. And in a forest, there are trees… And trees often block the view… Which may be an issue for the line of sight!
By the way, the new map will be accessible for the players who already beat Lakeburg once.
And now you may wonder: what the enemy waves will look like? I can tell you that they will be quite different from what they are in Lakeburg. We wanted the map to be harder than Lakeburg, and we did something a little "crazy" to give players a harder challenge...
[h2]Other exciting new stuff for our players![/h2]
Of course there are many surprises coming in this update! Here are a few examples:
Here's one of the "Community Requests" QoL we've added in the next update!
[h2]Apocalypse Progression Reset[/h2]
Alright, now on to the most important announcement of this update. For this update, we're going to do an "Apocalypse Progression Reset". Since we fiddled with the apocalypse values, order and behaviour, it was a bit somewhat needed to reset the progression"
Don't worry, ONLY the APOCALYPSES COMPLETION will be reset. For the next update, your apocalypses progressions will be partly reset.
[h2]New branch Opening[/h2]
For players who are in the middle of a run, we thought of something! Basically, the update will “break” your current run. If you want to finish your current run safely, we’re going to create a new branch on Steam with the current version of the game. When your run is finished, you’ll be able to update your game without being scared of losing your current run.
So, if you fear for your run when the game gets updated, you can choose to opt-in for the previous branch. To do that, you need to right-clic on the game in Steam, "Properties", "Betas" and then clic on "v0.92.2.3 - "We can be heroes" update".
That way, when the game gets updated, you'll still be able to finish your current run. You can opt-in for this previous branch NOW, so don't hesitate to do it! :) Just know that if you wish to update your game, you'll need to go back to the normal branch.
[h2]Last but not least, it’s our studio anniversary![/h2]
One other exiting thing that I should mention is that next week, we'll be celebrating our "sort of" 15th anniversary! For those of you who knew us before The Last Spell, you may know that we used to be called “CCCP”, and that it was created in 2005, so…16 years ago! Actually, we wanted to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the company last year, but then 2020 happened...
So yeah, we wanted to do something to celebrate that, and we’re happy to announce an anniversary giveaway on Twitter and Discord! Since the creation of our indie games branch, we released 3 games… so what about winning a pack with all of them?! 😊 The pack includes steam keys for Dead in Bermuda + Dead in Vinland + The Last Spell!
How to enter?
You can participate until September 17th at 2PM GMT+2. Winners will be picked randomly on the same day at 4PM GMT+2. Good luck!!
Aaand that's all for today! We can't wait for you all to enjoy the latest update that we've been working on! Thank you all for the love and support you've been giving us
Take care, warriors!
Join our Discord server
Hello everyone! We hope you’re okay! It’s September already, and we’re seeing Autumn in the air! (Not that it was a very hot summer anyway, but we had some days of sun. I think...)
As we told you in the last blogpost, we’ve been working hard on the next update! It will be the biggest update yet for the game, so we’re a bit nervous.^^ This is why the update took us a little more time than we anticipated. At first, the new map was not supposed to be so different from the previous one. But we kinda went all out with it. It’s quite different from the first map, but we hope you’ll like it.
Today, the update is pretty much “finished”. All the features are implemented and working, and we’re putting the last touches on the balancing.
We'll kick off the tests by next week and if everything goes well (fingers crossed!) we should be able to launch the update right after that. It's just a matter of week and we'll give a release date very soon.
We are currently working on optimizing our internal process to deliver the upcoming updates faster but without neglecting their quality.
But let’s move to the exciting topic of the day: new features that will be available in the next update!
[h2]A new Haven?[/h2]
The new map is THE biggest new thing in this update. It was quite a challenge for us, because all the work that we made for the past 3 years was from the level design of Lakeburg. So, when we decided to create a new map, we had to go back to the start and ask ourselves one question: how ambitious do we want to be for this new map?
Spoiler: more ambitious than we anticipated ^^
Since you’re all so awesome
As you can see, the main theme around this new map is the forest. And in a forest, there are trees… And trees often block the view… Which may be an issue for the line of sight!
By the way, the new map will be accessible for the players who already beat Lakeburg once.
And now you may wonder: what the enemy waves will look like? I can tell you that they will be quite different from what they are in Lakeburg. We wanted the map to be harder than Lakeburg, and we did something a little "crazy" to give players a harder challenge...
[h2]Other exciting new stuff for our players![/h2]
Of course there are many surprises coming in this update! Here are a few examples:
- New Apocalypses: We know there are some very dedicated players who already beat the Apocalypse 4! This is why, as promised, we’ve been working on new apocalypses! We thought of something “pretty cool” for the most hardcore players 😉 (Hint: it has something to do with the mist)
- We also designed a new enemy for the new map! It won’t be a boss, but we’re pretty sure that it will give you a hard time!
- We’ve reworked how the consumables work in the game.
- We also took into account the players feedback that you’ve been giving us, as we've been adding some requested quality of life features! Thank you again for that, and keep sending us your feedback, we read them all! 😊
- Our programmers have been working on the Performance optimization for the game. This is an issue that we're aware of, and we'll keep working on it.
Here's one of the "Community Requests" QoL we've added in the next update!
[h2]Apocalypse Progression Reset[/h2]
Alright, now on to the most important announcement of this update. For this update, we're going to do an "Apocalypse Progression Reset". Since we fiddled with the apocalypse values, order and behaviour, it was a bit somewhat needed to reset the progression"
Don't worry, ONLY the APOCALYPSES COMPLETION will be reset. For the next update, your apocalypses progressions will be partly reset.
- The “meta unlock” will NOT be reset for this update!
- What will be reset will be the fact that you COMPLETED the apocalypses. However, you will still have access to the other apocalypses.
- One example: you completed apocalypses 1, 2 and 3. After the update, the fact that you completed them will be reset. However, you will still be able to do the Apocalypse 4, without completing 1/2/3 again 😊
[h2]New branch Opening[/h2]
For players who are in the middle of a run, we thought of something! Basically, the update will “break” your current run. If you want to finish your current run safely, we’re going to create a new branch on Steam with the current version of the game. When your run is finished, you’ll be able to update your game without being scared of losing your current run.
So, if you fear for your run when the game gets updated, you can choose to opt-in for the previous branch. To do that, you need to right-clic on the game in Steam, "Properties", "Betas" and then clic on "v0.92.2.3 - "We can be heroes" update".
That way, when the game gets updated, you'll still be able to finish your current run. You can opt-in for this previous branch NOW, so don't hesitate to do it! :) Just know that if you wish to update your game, you'll need to go back to the normal branch.
[h2]Last but not least, it’s our studio anniversary![/h2]
One other exiting thing that I should mention is that next week, we'll be celebrating our "sort of" 15th anniversary! For those of you who knew us before The Last Spell, you may know that we used to be called “CCCP”, and that it was created in 2005, so…16 years ago! Actually, we wanted to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the company last year, but then 2020 happened...
So yeah, we wanted to do something to celebrate that, and we’re happy to announce an anniversary giveaway on Twitter and Discord! Since the creation of our indie games branch, we released 3 games… so what about winning a pack with all of them?! 😊 The pack includes steam keys for Dead in Bermuda + Dead in Vinland + The Last Spell!
How to enter?
- On Twitter - All you need to do is RT the contest tweet here and follow us!
- On Discord – Join our community if you haven’t done so already and react to the giveaway message in General #announcements
You can participate until September 17th at 2PM GMT+2. Winners will be picked randomly on the same day at 4PM GMT+2. Good luck!!
Aaand that's all for today! We can't wait for you all to enjoy the latest update that we've been working on! Thank you all for the love and support you've been giving us
Take care, warriors!
Join our Discord server