Skyclimbers News

Toki's excited

• [h3]Streaming on Steam, YouTube, and Twitch [/h3]
  

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[h3]Check back Friday for the full patch notes! [/h3]

New character models are coming in preparation for Character Creation



Sub biomes create variation within a master biome seed such as this red birch forest



The team has been working hard on Alpha version 1.0.11

[h2]This version will include: [/h2]

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• Major performance update
  
• Load time reduction
  
• New Sentius
  
• Random seed generation
  
• New Yagi camps
  
• Secondary biome forest spawn
  
• Deeper task list progression
  
• Location discovery update
  
• Character model update
  
• Character weapon update
  
• Music soundtrack update
  
• Time of day music events
  
• Night time lighting update
  
• Numerous bug fixes
  

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New Sentius have been added to the spawner, while also fixing spawn bugs



Yagi camps spawn larger settlements, and higher-tier units can also be present

[h2]Stay tuned for the upcoming Coastal Meadow Biome trailer, and 1.0.11 release notes on Steam! [/h2]





[h2]Our animator Isadora was busy with cinematic animations for upcoming trailers, along with Toki the Drakonian Dog Sentius.[/h2]



Toki run animation



Toki excited animation





[h2]We've published almost 200 entries to the Sentipedia![/h2]

• Designer backer Sentius are making their way into the Sentipedia
  
• As we near completion of the Foryoku Sentius, Rokkuhito is up next
  
• New features are coming to Sentipedia, such as a 3D render preview of every Sentius
  
• All of the lovely renders for the new Sentius are done by our creature artist Bisloba 💖
  

The Drakonian 1st Era takes influence from Vikings and Celtic culture.

[h2]Our concept artist Gael completed most of the 1st Era Drakonian character designs, preparing for Character Creation features very soon![/h2]

Villagers and specialists make up the AI within your village.
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We also completed the 1st Era villagers and specialists designs for the upcoming City Building Patch! [/h2]



[h2]Modeler Leo kept up with Gaels concepts, completing the Drakonian hair for character creation in the 1st Era, specialist villagers, buildings, and a new Sentius Tokinu![/h2]


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Lastly Erik our Web Dev rolled out a cross platform version of the music player, and crucial EULA | Privacy Policy pages.[/h2]





[h2]PlayStation Backers! [/h2]

You can now wishlist Skyclimbers on PS4 and PS5 devices! Store link

Stay tuned for more information about the PlayStation and other console Alphas.



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[h3]Earlier this month, we published a video/text tutorial for setting up Skyclimbers on the Steam Deck![/h3]

Make sure to leave your feedback in the forums on performance/gameplay on Deck!





[h2]Our recent cloud gaming blog post provides some perspective on the industry trends after the recent shutdown of our partner platform Google Stadia.[/h2]

• Skyclimbers will release on GeForce now once it enters Early Access
  
• Once we are further into Xbox development, the possibility of X Cloud integration will be explored.
  

[h2] We're gearing up to release a new plush line with our partner Backerkit! 🐼[/h2]

• New plush products and more will be revealed in the campaign
  
• This will help expand the SC audience while also funding new product lines
  
• Backers from the SC Kickstarter will get special promotions and rewards!
  

[h2]⚠ | Steam Key Update |🗝️ [/h2]

• All Steam key issues have been resolved
  
• Contact [email protected] via email for key requests
  
• Console backers can redeem a complimentary Steam key
  
• Steam keys can only be used with Windows at this time or Steam Deck
  

[h2] Until next time, thank you for your continued support while we develop Skyclimbers. [/h2]

[h2]Watch the video guide [/h2]





[h2]Step 1[/h2]

[h3]Access the Steam Deck Beta branch by entering the code: valvesteamdeck[/h3]

Once you enter the code, your device will download and update the game files.

It can also be helpful to verify the integrity of your local game files using the proton tool.






[h2]Step 2[/h2]

[h3]Download the Skyclimbers input layout for Steam Deck:[/h3]

NOTE: The default / official input is unstable, so we recommend using this layout:








[h2]Step 3[/h2]

[h3]Update your performance settings as follows:[/h3]

V-Sync: ENABLED
Shadows: ENABLED
Shadow Resolution: LOW
Shadow Distance: LOW
Anti-aliasing: LOW
Render Scale: 60%
Max Framerate: 40 FPS







If you this guide, your Deck should get a consistent 40 FPS on the Steam Deck branch.

[h3]NOTE: This branch is slightly behind the main branch by a few updates; we plan to update this branch in parity with each major release to the main branch. [/h3]

[h2]2022 Paratope / Skyclimbers Demo Reel [/h2]



Here is a quick highlight of major events from the year:

[h3]Rhi / Raikit Plush Shipped - Update 49
New Base Building Gameplay - Premiere 
Kickstarter Year In Review - Premiere
Monster Taming Gameplay - Premiere
World Overview Teaser - Premiere
PC Alpha Released to Steam - Newsletter
Multi Tool Update - Patch 1.0.2
Biome Profile Update - Patch 1.0.3
Gyser Plains Update - Patch 1.0.4
Save System - Patch 1.0.5
Quality of Life Update - Patch 1.0.6
Performance Update | Akani Plush Shipped | Dev Update - Patch 1.0.7
Newsletter | Release Notes - Patch 1.0.8
New Biome Showcase - Premiere 
Cooking and Combat Update - Patch 1.0.9
Performance Update - Patch 1.0.9.1
Progression Update - Patch 1.0.10
Life Size Akani / Canvas Prints Shipped - Update 56 
Controller Editions Shipped - Update 60 
Steam Keys Delivered to All Backers - Update 61 
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That's a lot for one year, but we still have so much left to do! Let's take a look at our goals for 2023. 





In short, here are some things we plan to accomplish in order throughout the year:
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New Biome Showcase 
Character Creation Overview 
Ship First PC Physical Editions
Resume USB Shipment 
City Building Update
Monster Taming Update
Classes Update
Shoi Void Systems Update
Alpha 1.1.0 Release 
Era Progression Update
Economy Update
Caves Update
Foryoku Dynasty Release
Rokkuhito Dynasty Release
New Plushie Product Line Campaign - Preview Link 
Foryoku and Rokkuhito Dynasty Alpha Releases 
Networking Version 1.0 Released "Multiplayer"
Skycon Live Event 2023 
Skycrafters 2.0.0 Release 
Skyclimbers Early Access Release [/h3]

Wow this is going to be a lot of work, so let's get right back to it! 

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Make sure to keep an eye on the Public Roadmap
To see where the team is making progress.[/h2]

Until next time, Happy New Year! 

[h2]Patch 1.0.10 makes a fundamental overhaul to the world generation algorithm.[/h2]



[h2] We're excited to showcase full village generation for the first Era! [/h2]

• Villages now spawn with houses, torches, roads, town halls, and cooking stations
  
• Singular village type exists at this time, but will spawn randomly
  
• Future patches will include seed variations
  
• Some villages will spawn with specialists such as blacksmiths
  
• All villages will have cooking stations, rest beds, and tavern shops
  
• Villages include custom music tracks
  

[h2] In addition to village generation, we added over a dozen new resources for harvesting! [/h2]

• New ruleset includes denser forests
  
• New rock assets
  
• New Ruins assets
  
• Resource depletion rates will now vary based on size
  

[h2] Players can now gain experience and leveling through world interactions! [/h2]

• Level progression is marked on the bottom left corner of your screen
  
• Enemies will drop experience points that are absorbed by the player
  
• Most interactions will provide experience, including resource depletion and cooking
  
• No stat changes are present in this build, but in the future they will be class dependent
  
• New locations will be marked with a discovery event panel
  

[h2] Lastly, we expanded and improved upon saving to include all customizable game elements! [/h2]

• Experience and level
  
• Keymapping
  
• Graphics, sound and gameplay options
  
• Depleted resources, cooking ingredients and cooked dishes
  
• Tasklist entries and discoveries
  

[h3]Attention Steam Deck players ⚠️[/h3]

If you are playing Skyclimbers on Steam Deck we have opened a new branch optimized for Deck.

Use this password for the Beta branch: valvesteamdeck

This Beta branch build is between 10.9.1 and 1.0.10, with some but not all new features.


[h3]Added [/h3]

• Reintroduced village spawning to world generation algorithm
  
• Added new village assets and props (tavern, houses, landscapes, fences, banners, torches, etc)
  
• Added new depletable trees (dead trees, stumps, oak variants)
  
• Added new depletable mossy stones
  
• Added new ruin assets (larger, more detailed ruin structures)
  
• Added full screen/windowed options to pause menu
  
• Added "alert" state for Yagi AI before chase or attacking the player
  
• Added save support for graphics settings
  
• Added save support for audio settings
  
• Added save support for gameplay settings
  
• Added save support for player progression (experience and level)
  
• Added wind animations for trees
  
• Added dissolve effect and additional VFX to despawning voidlings
  
• Added generic footstep SFX for invalid surface textures
  
• Added decal rendering system for road pathways and village accents
  
• Added location discovery events
  
• Added player experience system v1 (gain xp through resource depletion, cooking or combat)
  
• Added SFX and VFX on exp gain
  
• Added season, temperature and time of day data to player HUD
  
• Added temperature and time notation options to pause menu
  
• Added new audio event for when player is riding a mount
  
• Added texture streaming to improve texture quality and performance
  

[h3] Fixed [/h3]