Fata Deum - The God Sim News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Today we focused further on improving performance and stability. In addition, we reworked the damage logic of the godly fist, so no more unexpected one-hit kills on mortals at full health. Behind the scenes, we’re also carefully evaluating all player feedback and exploring ideas on how to address the most frequently mentioned topics.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]🛠️ Patch Notes v0.1.2 (Beta)[/h3]

• [p]Improved performance and stability[/p]
• [p]improved damage logic for godly fist: no more extra damage when directly hitting the ground[/p]
• [p]removed doubled power entries in tooltip when leveling up[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]🔑 How to access the Beta Branch:[/h3]

1. [p]Open your Steam Library[/p]
2. [p]Right-click on Fata Deum → Properties[/p]
3. [p]Go to the Betas tab[/p]
4. [p]Select Open - Beta from the dropdown menu[/p]
5. [p]Close the window – Steam will now automatically download the Beta version[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The Beta patches are now live on the main branch. We hope that solves some of the most mentioned issues already. We will have another patch for the beta branch later today! Thank you for your support![/p][h3][/h3][hr][/hr][h3]
🛠️ Patch Notes v0.1.1 (Main Branch)
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• [p] fixed the nightly performance issue bug
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• [p] Adjusted sound design for mortal reactions, lowered voices
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• [p] Fixed some widescreen issues were menus would clip out of screen
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• [p] Fixed re-appearing broken throwable objects after loading a game
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• [p] Fixed bug were newGame was impossible if certain savegames were deleted
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• [p] Fixed bug were some dialogs (god comments) briefly showed richtext
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• [p] Moved some descriptions in Skill tooltips, making the tooltip less wide, lessening out of screen clipping
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• [p] Further remark to make clear that free will / no action manipulation is a change button not a status quo
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• [p] reduced occurence of prayers in night and day per settlement[/p]

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[p][/p][p][/p][p]Since we were (hopefully!) able to fix the performance issues at night that many players struggled with, we have a second small patch for you today. Further, the amount of prayers especially at night that many players reported as redundant during mid and late game was reduced. [/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3] 🛠️ Patch Notes v0.1.1 (Beta)[/h3]

• [p]fixed the nightly performance issue bug[/p]
• [p]reduced occurence of prayers in night and day per settlement[/p][p][/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]🔑 How to access the Beta Branch:[/h3]

1. [p]Open your Steam Library[/p]
2. [p]Right-click on Fata Deum → Properties[/p]
3. [p]Go to the Betas tab[/p]
4. [p]Select Open - Beta from the dropdown menu[/p]
5. [p]Close the window – Steam will now automatically download the Beta version[/p]

[p][/p][p]First of all a big THANK YOU for all the massive Feedback and Support that we received - it showcases how passonate you all are about the god game genre. We know that Fata Deum didn't meet everyone's expectation yet and are gathering all the feedback, balancing it internally and will shape Fata Deum towards the God Game that we are all looking for together with you![/p][p]We’re happy to announce that the first patch for Fata Deum is now available in the Beta Branch! [/p][p]To make sure every update works as smooth as possible for every player we provide the new updates on a specific beta branch first. You can decide to hop onto it or remain on the Default branch that will receive the update as soon as we get the feedback that the beta branch is good and stable.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]📢Update Approach:[/h3]

• [p]Beta Branch release first – you can test new changes and provide feedback via the Beta Branch[/p]
• [p]Default Branch release afterwards – once we confirm everything works, the update will go live for all players in the default branch[/p]
• [p]Weekly patches/updates – we aim to improve Fata Deum regularly, incorporating your feedback as quickly as possible. In the beginning that means definitely at least (!) weekly patches/fixes. Later when we pick bigger topics it will potentially slow down but increase in depth.[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]The first patch brings several important fixes that we were able to adress quickly. Of course for the future we have way bigger updates in mind that will incorporate more of your ideas and add more value to the playing experience. Here’s the changelog:[/p][p][/p][h3]🛠️ Patch Notes v0.1 (Beta)[/h3]

• [p]Adjusted sound design for mortal reactions, lowered voices[/p]

• [p]Fixed some widescreen issues were menus would clip out of screen[/p]
• [p]Fixed re-appearing broken throwable objects after loading a game[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug were newGame was impossible if certain savegames were deleted[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug were some dialogs (god comments) briefly showed richtext[/p]
• [p]Resolution setting should not reset itself anymore[/p]
• [p]Moved some descriptions in Skill tooltips, making the tooltip less wide, lessening out of screen clipping[/p]
• [p]Further remark to make clear that free will / no action manipulation is a change button not a status quo[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]🔑 How to access the Beta Branch:[/h3]

1. [p]Open your Steam Library[/p]
2. [p]Right-click on Fata Deum → Properties[/p]
3. [p]Go to the Betas tab[/p]
4. [p]Select Open - Beta from the dropdown menu[/p]
5. [p]Close the window – Steam will now automatically download the Beta version[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]We’re excited to hear more of your feedback! Be assured that we work hard on new Patches and Updates to adapt your feedback as soon as possible. Please let us know which improvements you’d like to see in future updates.[/p][p]Thank you for shaping Fata Deum together with us. 💙[/p][p][/p]

This news story about Fata Deum is written in homage of a random early access Steam reviewer who comments that if you've never played a god sim before, they're kind of like idle sims. My word, the casually ferocious and embittered atheist poetry of that. Consider my fedora tipped, milords and ladies. I'm off to read the Screwtape Letters again.

Fata Deum isn't just any born-again idle sim. It pays overt homage to Lionhead's Black & White, with higgledy-piggledy 3D island maps and a familiar hand cursor, used to carry believers to safety or lob them into the sea. There are some significant differences, however.

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