Quartet News

Quartet 1.1: Hard Mode (and more) Join the Party

[p]Once again, we'd like to thank everyone who's played and supported Quartet so far! As always, if you're struggling or have feedback, post in the community forums- we are keeping an eye on them (as you can hopefully see from this update)![/p]

New Features

[p]While we've been hard at work over the past week, pushing fixes for bugs, crashes and softlocks, we've also been cooking up these new features:[/p][h2]Hard Mode[/h2][p]For players who enjoy the challenge, all enemies hit harder and faster; many enemies have enhanced movesets and more aggressive attack patterns. Don't die![/p][p][/p][h2]Airship Improvements[/h2]

[p]Location Names have been added when pressing "select" on controller (or "1" on the keyboard) to show the zoomed in version of the world map, [/p]
[p]Faster Movement - Turn and strafe faster. The airship also takes off at a higher altitude[/p]
[p]Clearer Landing Hints - When unable to land in areas for story areas, a bit of info is provided as to why or how to go around[/p]

[h2]Battle Turbo[/h2][p]A new config option speeds up battle animations and grinding with the rear right shoulder button on your controller, configurable as either holding for turbo, or tapping to toggle on/off.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Enemy Data [/h2][p]When targeting enemies with an attack, you will be reminded of whether an enemy is immune, weak, or resists the elements involved IF you've previously used an attack with that element (or used Zikaron's Clairvoyance skill)[/p][p][/p][h2]Streamer Mode[/h2][p]Enabling this config option exports your party's front line as image sources for OBS (or your other preferred streaming software) to include in your overlay or background. Can be configured to export their turn order icons, standing sprites or for the 8 main heroes, their concept art.[/p][p]Streamer Mode writes these images alongside your saved data, at the following locations:[/p]

[p]On Windows, Documents\\Something Classic\\Quartet\\[/p]
[p]On Mac OS, ~/Library/Application Support/Something Classic/Quartet/[/p]
[p]On Linux, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Something Classic/Quartet/ or $HOME/.config/unity3d/Something Classic/Quartet/[/p]

[p]If you need to customize the assets, or want to use the source assets in your overlay in some other way, they can be accessed from your Steam Library > Properties > Installed Files > Browse ... > Quartet_Data > StreamingAssets > Portraits.[/p][h2]Oxford Comma Improvements[/h2]

[p]The description of the Oxford comma in the config menu now includes an Oxford comma.[/p]

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[p]We've identified 8 additional locations in the script where Oxford commas were (or weren't!) being used correctly (or not!)[/p]

[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

[p]Fixed some typos, collision issues, and airship softlocks.[/p]
[p]Improved support for non-Xbox gamepads and touchpads.[/p]
[p]Healing animations in the menus play a bit faster.[/p]
[p]HD Font support is no longer "Experimental",[/p]
[p]Various improvements to player animation speed and quality,[/p]
[p]The special move Onslaught now does \[Slash] damage instead of \[Pierce][/p]
[p]Alexandra's Weapons all bestow 1 more point of MAG[/p]
[p]Other miscellaneous bugfixes and improvements,[/p][p][/p]

[p]Thanks again for your continued support! And as always, if you are enjoying the game, or appreciate how we're supporting it, post in the forums or shoot us a review on Steam. [/p]

Bugfix Update 1.0.20250901

[p]Fixes two more softlocks when traversing the world map in certain ways in the final chapter.[/p]
- [p]Added a world map "recovery mode" accessible from the debug menu to help people get out of any similar softlocks in case we've missed any (please continue to report these!); tap on the version number on the config menu from the title screen to access the debug menu[/p]
[p]Fixed a typo in the Config menu helptext for one of the options[/p]
[p]Made the movement puzzle in Ben's chapter more forgiving, significantly more so when the "Casual" difficulty mode is enabled.[/p]
[p]Fixed a missing out of bounds collision in the final dungeon[/p]

Bugfix Update 1.0.20250831

[p]While we're still hard at work on the 1.1 feature update, this patch includes a few bugfixes we wanted to get to customers in 1.0, sooner. This includes:[/p][p][/p]

[p]Fixes a softlock when performing certain world map traversal actions[/p]
[p]Fixes a hang when fighting a certain enemy in Cordelia's chapter[/p]
[p]Fixes a hang when providing unexpected input during a minigame in chapter 9[/p]

Quartet is a fresh retro-styled RPG out now with Linux and Steam Deck support

Four years after their successful crowdfunding, Quartet from developer Something Classic Games is out now with Linux support and now Steam Deck Verified.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/quartet-is-a-fresh-retro-styled-rpg-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/

QUARTET is NOW LIVE! Release trailer, Oxford commas, Patch 1.1 and more!

[p]Hello, y'all![/p][p][/p][p]We're thrilled to announce that Quartet has officially launched and the response has been absolutely incredible! We're currently holding strong with a Metacritic score of 87, and we couldn't be more grateful for the amazing reception from players and critics alike.
[/p][p]Watch our Release Trailer: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]In a delightful turn of events, we even hit the front page of Reddit today for our most obscure configuration option: the Oxford Comma toggle![/p][p]Check out the viral thread here: [/p][p]https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1n1vswb/in_my_42_years_i_have_never_seen_such_an_obscure[/p][p]And give it some more love![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Zero-day Patch:[/p][p]We have also shipped a new patch that is LIVE NOW:[/p]

[p]Bug: Save Files were not transferring from Demo to Full Game when playing on the Steam Deck[/p]

[p][/p][p]Coming soon in Patch 1.1:[/p][p]We were listening to the discourse on the Steam forums as well as the features folks are expecting. We're already hard at work on our first update, which will include:[/p]

[p]Hard Difficulty Mode: For those seeking an even greater challenge (Part of version 1.1!)[/p]
[p]Turbo Button for Battles: Speed through encounters at your own pace (Part of version 1.1!)[/p]
[p]Streamer Mode: A mode for Streamers, point your streaming software "Image Sources" overlay to your save file and automatically update your front-row party display overlay for your stream (1.1 update!)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Support Ongoing Development[/p][p]Your support directly fuels future updates and content! By purchasing Quartet now, you're helping us continue to enhance and expand the game with new features, quality-of-life improvements, and additional content down the road.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for being part of this incredible launch. The journey through the world of Quartet has only just begun![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Team Something Classic[/p]