Below the Stone News

This is the last game update for 2023. I hope you all enjoy the rest of the year. Relax, find time for yourselves, and be with family.
Peace out everyone!

Patch notes:



[Fixes]
* Updated Shopkeep's tooltips to work as expected
* Fixed exploit where item drops would influence creature pathfinding, allowing the player to encircle themselves with items for absolute protection. Though, this concept may come back in the future, in some other form.
* Added low chance of spawning hostile mole in bioluminescent biome
* Fixed bug where the player could still craft after cursor grabbing an item from their inventory
* Fixed a bug where you would not be able to craft items after cursor grabbing an item from your inventory, clicking buttons in crafting ui, and then putting the item back in your inventory.
* Minor improvements to crafting UI logic

[Tweaks]
* Reduced drop chances of gingerbread kobold's from kobolds
* Reduced candy cane pickaxe power to same as iron pickaxe
* Increased contrast on health bar hearts
* Updated snowballs to do 5 damage
* Updated silver pickaxe to mining tier 5
* Added a welcome message for when a player enters the kingdom for the first time, to try to help introduce the player to the kingdom, and what to expect.

[h2]For a short time, Below the Stone is going to be 20% off during the Steam Winter sale taking place right now![/h2]

If you're looking for a time to get in on some Holiday loot, or just want to give a friend a chance to dig into some Below the Stone during this winter, here is your chance to join us by the fire, and enjoy some Kobold cookies.

We plan on having another update this weekend for folks waiting for more content and fixes to come your way. The team has been incredibly active at getting many of your requests done before the holidays, and we plan on having much more done as we head into the new year!

[h2]Thank you for giving us such an amazing end of the year.[/h2]

I say it again and again because it needs to be said. We wouldn't be here without you guys. It makes our day reading your reviews, and just having you be a part of our community. Whether it is here, on Discord, or just patiently following what we're doing. Hope to see you diggin' below the stone soon, fellow miners!

- Mike @ Strollart; Below the Stone

Below the Stone is teaming up with Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot this Steam winter sale!

Dwarves, pixel art, death, loot, I don't think there's a collab that makes more sense than this.

- 20% discount on Below the Stone during Winter Sale ☃️

- Additional 10% Bundle discount for buying both games 🍺

Discount store page here! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37513/Death_Defying_Dwarves/

Here is the change log.
Enjoy everyone!


[h2]Holiday 2023 Update[/h2]

[Holiday Content]
* Dwarven Kingdom is looking more festive
* Gift tree added to the Dwarven Kingdom, spawns holiday loot with each return
* Added Kobold Cookies
* Added Candy Cane Axe
* Added Candy Cane Pickaxe
* Added Egg Nog
* Added Holiday Hat
* Added gift trees which now spawn in the caves
* Kobolds will be seen wearing festive hats
* Main Menu looking more festive
* New Kingdom music
* New easter egg

[Tweaks]
* Lodestones now spawn on Layer 2
* Tweaked spawn chances of some creatures in Arid Sands biome on Layer 2
* Nerfed torch burn effect

[Fixes]
* Addressed some other UI issues

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Below the Stone's Holiday Update is here!

We're releasing a day earlier than we had scheduled, so you can get an early start on some of the exclusive holiday loot we added to the game. The dwarven halls we call home are looking a little more festive this time of year, so check out the new holiday decor, open presents under the tree, and enjoy some kobold cookies by the fire.

We'll be posting a full changelog later today for those looking for a list of new items and features.

Thank YOU for being part of Below the Stone's early access journey. This humble time of year has given the Strollart Studios dev team a huge reminder of why we're so thankful to the people who are part of our community, and love indie games. Reading your reviews, seeing you on our discord, letting us know your suggestions. All of these things have been getting the team even more excited to deliver the game to you.

Thank you, and Happy Holidays!

- Mike & Strollart; Below the Stone