Becastled News

[p]Hey everyone, in the last few days we've fixed some serious bugs and issues thanks to your feedback:[/p]

• [p]Crash in 5th tutorial and on day start should be fixed now[/p]
• [p]Crash when building too many walls or buildings fixed[/p]
• [p]Trading post not unlocking with research node fixed[/p]
• [p]Workers and units not moving on ladders correctly fixed[/p]
• [p]Map covered in water or ground level being too low/below water fixed[/p]
• [p]PC UI scaled up as it was too small[/p]
• [p]Arrow movement when using keyboard locking units control and triggering top UI navigation fixed[/p]
• [p]Golem boss not attacking units and his mini golems head color fixed[/p]
• [p]Auto save not happening sometimes when placing a castle fixed[/p]
• [p]Tutorial 1 enemies spawning on a cell that needs to be captured later fixed[/p]
• [p]Tutorial is now a default game mode when starting a new game[/p]
• [p]First sawmill requiring wood to be built fixed[/p]
• [p]And some more minor bugs[/p]

[p]Also, if you are playing on consoles, crash patch should be live on PS and Xbox. Switch should be live soon.[/p][p][/p][p]We've gathered your feedback across Steam, Discord, and Reddit and will continue to fix bugs in upcoming weeks.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks![/p]

[p]Hey everyone, 1.0 is out now![/p][p][/p][p]Thanks everyone who supported us during early access, thanks a lot for your feedback here on Steam and on our Discord server! ːhappy_moodː[/p][p][/p][p]1.0 changes:[/p]

• [p]Roads, plan your city in advance also they look cool![/p]
• [p]Bosses, each lunar tower now hosts unique boss[/p]
• [p]Achievements[/p]
• [p]New UI that looks great and is more intuitive[/p]
• [p]Steam Deck verified and controller support[/p]
• [p]New guided tutorial with cool voiceovers, it's like mini campaign mode[/p]
• [p]Optimizations and bugfixes[/p]
• [p]Trading cards and icons ːfishnadoːːhappy_sheepːːhappy_haloween_pumpkinː[/p]

[p][/p][p]We decided to release one day early on Steam, tomorrow though Becastled will go live on consoles check them out if you would like to play Becastled on Switch or Playstation / Xbox.[/p][p][/p][p]As part of porting process we optimized the game and now it runs on Steam Deck pretty smooth, highly recomend to check it out there if you have a Steam Deck.[/p][p][/p][p]Let us know what do you think about 1.0 in the commens or on our Discord[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you[/p][p][/p]

[p]Hello everyone![/p][p]1.0 release is just around the corner, and we wanted to share a small preview of what it will look like.[/p][p][/p][h3]Roads[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]They serve as an organizing tool and also look cool.[/p][p][/p][h3]Bosses[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Each is unique in its own way. Destroying an enemy tower will spawn one of the bosses the following night, so be sure you’re ready to meet them![/p][p][/p][h3]Achievements[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Yes, finally achievements are coming to Steam! Are you ready?[/p][p][/p][h3]Steam deck and full controller support[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Completely new UI for a better keyboard/mouse and controller experience![/p][p][/p][h3]New guided tutorial[/h3][p]We’ve added a completely new guided tutorial that will help new players learn how to play the game. It might not be super exciting for you if you’ve played Becastled before, but it will help your friend who was waiting for a polished Becastled experience a lot.[/p][p][/p][h3]Optimizations and bug fixes[/h3][p]Performance and stability are much better now! Since we managed to make Becastled work on Nintendo Switch (add to your wishlists here: Becastled on Switch), the PC version also got a performance boost too.[/p][p][/p][h3]Missing 1.0 content[/h3][p]There will be a few things that will not be present in 1.0 from the Early Access description on our steam page. And we would like to adress those things.[/p][p][/p][p]We wanted to add magic spells or mages into the game, but it contradicted our design idea of castle defense. If you imagine how castle defense looks, you might picture something like Lord of the Rings moments - walls filled with archers and knights at the gate. If mages were more powerful, why would we need an army? We wanted army management to be a core part of the gameplay and didn’t want to create any workarounds in that regard and we didn't want to give too much power in the hands of a single unit.[/p][p][/p][p]The same thing happened to the idea of having heroes, like in Warcraft 3 let’s say. We end up creating elite unit level tier, just cool looking and slightly better stats then regular ones. This feature is already in the game.
[/p][p]We also discussed an idea of having a story campaign, but we couldn’t find a way to make it interesting without it just being a “do the same thing” type of campaign repeated 20 times. We might rethink it after the 1.0 release and expand our tutorial into a story campaign, but we’re not 100% sure about that yet.[/p][p][/p][h3]Price change[/h3][p]As we are exiting Early Access, we will be changing the base price of Becastled from $15 to $20, with regional prices applied. The new price will go live starting September 12.[/p][p][/p][p]We will also share some exciting news about post-1.0 soon![/p][p][/p][p]Let us know in the comments what you think about the 1.0 update and what you would like to see happen to Becastled post-1.0.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey everyone, we have some great news for you today!
[/p][p]After four years in Early Access, Becastled 1.0 will launch in full on October 23, arriving on PC, Steam Deck and consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch) all on the same day![/p][p][/p][p]To celebrate this announcement, we have a shiny new artwork, a new trailer, and a fresh demo, available right now as part of the Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 (which you should absolutely check out).[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]This launch is possible thanks to our new publishing partnership with Pingle Studio, who are helping us give Becastled a final layer of polish and make a simultaneous PC + console release a reality.[/p][p][/p][p]If you’ve been with us since the start, THANK YOU. Your feedback since Early Access began in 2021 has shaped Becastled in countless ways. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share more about our final Early Access updates and what you can expect in 1.0.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][p]And if this is your first time hearing about Becastled, please, check out the new demo, join our Discord, and tell us what you think. Even as we’re gearing up to leave Early Access, your feedback means the world to us.[/p][p][/p][p]We can’t believe this castle we’ve been building together is almost complete. Thank you for sticking with us & see you on the walls of the Sun Kingdom this October![/p][p][/p][p]— Mana Potion Studio[/p][p]
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