Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness News

Ho there, adventurers!

The Kickstarter campaign for Tales of the Moon Cult is launching on 17th October (next Tuesday)!

We're still working on some features of the campaign. If you plan to support us, please help our planning by clicking the "Notify me on launch" button on its Kickstarter page.

If the upcoming Kickstarter campaign is successful, our studio will not have to shut down. In this case, the launch of the Tales of the Moon Cult expansion (DLC) is expectable before August 2024.

The DLC introduces brand-new areas with new content and a major questline focusing on the Zoria Cult and their answer to the corruption of greed affecting the world. Some of the planned features for the free Fixpack are as follows:

• Dual wielding for Warrior and Outlaw classes
  
• Strongholds
  
• Travel to quest giver directly from journal UI (one loading screen)
  
• Already known recipes are marked in shop UI
  
• Steam Cloud Save (GOG is already supported)
  
• GOG Achievements
  
• Item descriptions display which classes can use the item
  
• Full personal questline for Helgenhar
  
• Expanded romance lines (planned stretch goal)
  
• Two brand-new companions (planned high stretch goal)
  
• A brand-new character class (planned high stretch goal)
  
• Companion-specific epilogue (planned stretch goal)
  
• More love for unarmed combat (planned stretch goal)
  
• Craft a golem who will fight on your side (planned high stretch goal)
  
• Shapeshifting for druids and as spells (planned stretch goal)
  
• Improved modding support (planned stretch goal)
  

Should you have any questions or comments, you can share them here on Steam, on our forums and social media, or directly on our Discord channels.

The Black Geyser Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/

Greetings, adventurers!

We are happy to announce that we are going to launch a Kickstarter campaign very soon (early October) to fund the DLC's development - its Coming Soon page is already live on Kickstarter!

We encourage you to log in to Kickstarter and subscribe to its launch notification on the Coming Soon page. Your subscription (the number of subscribers) will help us a lot in the planning of the campaign, including the stretch goals.

If the Kickstarter campaign is successful, our studio won't be forced to close, and the DLC is expected to arrive before August 2024.

You can check out this forum post for more details on the DLC and its associated Fixpack. We want to emphasize that this Fixpack will be a free Steam/GOG update to all owners of the base game, so you won't need to purchase the DLC to get it.

Backers of our previous Kickstarter campaign who haven't received their physical rewards yet (game box, lorebook etc.) will receive all items well before the start of the DLC campaign, as all shipping will be completed before the end of September.

Thank you for your support and be sure to join us on Discord, or across social media, to let us know your thoughts.

The Black Geyser Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/

Ho there, adventurers!

First of all, we are truly happy to announce that Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is now available in Brazilian Portuguese! Our eternal thanks goes to Edson Belo de Oliveira Júnior (@mundonasher) for the Brazilian localization of the game. This translation wouldn't have been possible without his highly professional work method and selfless dedication to the project.

Regarding the future of Black Geyser and the developer team, THANK YOU so much for providing truly valuable feedback in our the Google survey (it will remain open for some more time). Based on the results of the survey, we have decided to organize a Kickstarter campaign for the DLC in the near future. We also managed to secure the required minimum budget for organizing such a campaign. For more details on the planned DLC, see this post.

If the Kickstarter is successful, our team will be able to stay together and create a DLC for the game. In this case, a free fixpack will also be developed for the base game, which will be delivered as a free regular update to all owners of the game (you won't need to own the DLC to receive this update). Even though we call it a fixpack, it will contain new features and important QoL improvements as well (check out this post for the complete list).

Since a successful Kickstarter campaign for the DLC enables the Black Geyser team to stay afloat, it will also allow us to plan a Black Geyser sequel in details and launch another Kickstarter later to fund its development. Sadly, if the DLC Kickstarter fails, our studio will most likely be forced to shut down.

We will inform you as soon as we have more details to share about the upcoming Kickstarter. This update should happen within two weeks.

Mac & Linux: For technical reasons (such as Apple's notarization process), the current update with the PT-BR localization for Mac and Linux will go live after a couple of days. Thank you for your patience.


The Black Geyser Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/

Greetings, adventurers!

We are thrilled to announce that Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is now available in Italian! Our heartfelt thanks goes to Giacomo Falconi from Wordbridge for the Italian translation of the game.

In March, we informed the community about serious issues regarding the current and future operation of the Black Geyser team. We are still working on these issues and will come to a final conclusion in August that we will share with you immediately. Thank you for your patience.

Since our last update, several fixes and improvements have been implemented as well. You can read their list below.

[h3]Latest Changes[/h3]

• Added Italian localization
  
• Black Liquor's icon now appears properly
  
• It's no longer possible to kill Bartender Ruflodac in Castle Alastor before he summons his illusions
  
• It's no longer possible to attack Deron-Guld soldiers in the Guild Hall during Fair Winds and Foul quest without them fighting back
  
• It's no longer possible to skip the enemy soldiers on the battlefield and go directly to their leader during the Only Who Is Left quest
  
• Funnel Aura now properly updates effects each turn based on the number of nearby enemies
  
• Subcontainer weights are now calculated correctly
  
• Isla no longer asks about the Pendulum if the player has already talked to her about meeting him
  
• Traps no longer sink into the ground in the lower level of Deron-Guld mine
  
• Looting Bent Journal Page no longer increases greed
  
• Vile ancients during Sephtys bossfight now correctly have their emerge animations and selection circles
  
• Vile ancients now properly emerge during Sephthys bossfight even if the player started it after finishing Catalyst
  
• Potion of the Frost Giant and it's recipe are no longer obtainable
  
• Modified the recipes of Weak Potion of Exhiliration and Potion of the Raging Tempest
  
• Potion of Invisibility no longer scales with player level, it now gives invisibility for a fix 10 turns
  
• Removed healing effect from potion of invisibility
  
• Removed Fortified effect from Strong Potion of Heroic Defense, it now cures poison instead
  
• Increased Shady dealings and Theology check limits in Zornilsa's dialogue at Castle Alastor
  
• Covetous Pendant becomes unusable if player refuses to serve Zornilsa at Castle Alastor
  

If you like our work, you can support the project by posting a review on Steam.

The Black Geyser Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/

[h3]Ho there, adventurers![/h3]

Sadly, we don't have good news today. We were truly happy on 8th January when Black Geyser won the Bronze Medal in the "Game of the Year Awards 2022 - Best RPG" category on RPGWatch, but now, darkness approaches.

We reached a point where we just can't keep going in these circumstances. We will need to make a successful Kickstarter soon to help finish our DLC for Black Geyser. This DLC would be released around August, giving a major boost for Black Geyser sales as well. We already have substantial content finished for this DLC, so its development won't happen from scratch.

[h2]Why Kickstarter is Necessary[/h2]

A successful Kickstarter allows us to complete the development of a brand-new DLC for Black Geyser (take a look at planned DLC features). Once released, the DLC will automatically improve Black Geyser sales as well. (Existing backers who already pre-ordered the Black Geyser DLC add-on before will be offered another cool reward for their support in the new Kickstarter.)

Your support in Kickstarter is a win-win situation, because it allows you to pre-order the DLC at a discounted price.

As a part of the DLC development, a free Fixpack will also be created for Black Geyser (with long-awaited features such as strongholds, dual-wielding, expanded romances, or the option to travel directly to questgivers from the journal menu - see complete list). When the DLC is released, this standalone Fixpack update will be delivered automatically to all owners of the base game. Players who don't own the DLC will also receive this free update on Steam and GOG.

After creating the DLC and Fixpack, we are planning to re-use the Black Geyser game engine to create a Black Geyser sequel and other brand-new games.

We have created a FAQ below, and there is a Google survey as well that we ask you to answer. Thank you in advance for your feedback!

[h2]Frequently Asked Questions[/h2]

Q: I don't do Kickstarters. Can I use PayPal to support your campaigns instead?

A: Yes. PayPal pledging usually opens on the last day of Kickstarter campaigns.

Q: When should the Kickstarter launch for the DLC & Fixpack?

A: This depends on several factors, but we would like to launch it in April.

The Black Geyser Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/