Fata Deum - The God Sim News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The (Community) Gods have spoken! Please keep in mind that it’s only been 4 days since launch, and we are still gathering and evaluating all of your feedback. [/p][p][/p][p]📢Three of the most frequently mentioned issues were: [/p]

• [p]Players don't feel free and powerful enough as a god[/p]

• [p]The day/night cycle feeling too limiting, especially at night, leaving you powerless as a god/player[/p]
• [p]The repetitive use of wonders, which felt too micro-heavy [/p]

[p]While these are definitely major points that we will rework more deeply in the future, we want to roll out some adjustments right away to already make things feel a bit smoother: [/p][p]⚠️WARNING: Please understand that quick changes to bigger systems can always break other stuff - we decided to let you choose if want you want to be a part of that early feature testing. If not please remain in the Default version and wait until the systems are more properly tested and ironed out).[/p][p][/p][h3]🛠️ Main topics for Patch v0.1.3 [/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Multigrab for Followers: A god shoudn't have to pick followers one by one. He should be able to carry plenty of them. Well, let's do that![/p][p][/p][p][/p]
• [p]Nighttime Wonders/Free the Night: You can now use wonders during the night – whether boosting your villagers or grilling enemies, your divine powers never sleep. [/p][p][/p]
• [p]Improved Multicast: Now easier to use/target and comes with more impact, so you’re less forced to cast wonders on mortals one by one. [/p][p][/p]

[p]These are only the first steps, showing the direction we want to take. We’ll share more soon about upcoming ideas to make you feel more powerful and free as a god. [/p][p][/p][p]⚠️ATTENTION: Please keep in mind, these changes come with risks, there wille be some bugs at night and definetely balance issues for a bit now. We will carefully watch, fix and balance based on your reports. What we need is your feedback letting us know if you like these ideas and your bug reports via F2 to polish them up if you enjoy them![/p][p][/p][p]Please share your feedback regarding the update/direction and if you want to support the development write us an honest Steam review - Thank you![/p][p][/p][h3]🛠️Full Patch notes for Patch v0.1.3:[/h3][p][/p][p]Changes: [/p]

• [p]Now multiple mortals can be grabbed simultaneously[/p]
• [p]Improved multicast handling: easier to execute close to mortals and can now be used in an area if hovering over a building like temple too [/p]
• [p]More powerful multicast: cost a little bit more mana, but damage is not so strongly reduced if multiple targets are given => much stronger than single targeting [/p]
• [p]Free the night: all wonder are executable at night, too. Collecting and dropping is now possible too [/p]
• [p]reduced cast bolt effect as becoming to large on higher levels[/p]

• [p]Removed migration feature for now: with the multi grab being alive we are already working on realizing migration via multigrabbing and dropping (pick up people and move them to another city - does NOT WORK YET)[/p]

[p]Fixes: [/p]

• [p]Grabbed objects do not disappear in the night and are are saved and still grabbed after loading a savegame[/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]

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[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]