BLACKTAIL News

It's been a year since you delved into the dark fairy tale driven world of BLACKTAIL and became the guardian of the woods or… the terror nightmares are made of. Or perhaps you haven't decided your fate just yet? If you are one of those who haven't ventured into the world of BLACKTAIL, we’ve prepared a special anniversary discount just for you.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532690/BLACKTAIL/

A full year is also a fantastic time for a small recap. Especially since during that time we've received more than 10 nominations and awards! While our primary focus is on you, our community, we're thrilled to have been recognized by the game development industry. To have collected such prestigious awards for narrative work, audio, design, and performance is exhilarating. It feels nice inside to be acknowledged by numerous juries across various categories.

Awards are the cherry on top of how our game resonates with our community. Numbers and reviews speak for themselves - most of you have basically fallen in love with our game, which is our dream come true.

Let's spend a bit more time in the magical Slavic woods. Enjoy the game, our Behind-the-Scenes deep-dive video, and the OST, which is available here via Steam and all good music streaming services. Embrace the mystical aura of the year's end and spend it with Yaga and The Black Cat.

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And finally, to all of you reading this message, all of us at THE PARASIGHT want to wish you a peaceful conclusion to this year and an even better one to follow. We want to also express our gratitude for your continued support. The significance of the Steam reviews, social media interactions, and e-mails cannot be overstated, as they serve as a tremendous source of motivation for us to shape an even more thrilling experience. So from the bottom of our collective heart, thank you for being the best community of players any developer could ever ask for.

Have a safe and happy break, and until next time,

Yours,

THE PARASIGHT team

[h2]Hello, witches![/h2]

It’s been nearly a year since all of you dove into BLACKTAIL’s magical universe, and made Yaga’s story come to life through you. It’s been such a blast seeing you experiencing this dark fairy tale journey. We’re ecstatic to see all of the support, and positive reception our game received over the past year! ✨


[h2]To stay on such a wonderful path, we need you to keep on forging the legend![/h2]

The Steam Awards are right around the corner, and so are their nominations! Starting from November 22, help us nominate our beloved game by voting BLACKTAIL in the Outstanding Story-Rich Game category! Let’s make it a win together, your vote can make a difference!

Yaga’s fate is between your hands… for now. 🐾

Yours,
The PARASIGHT Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532690/BLACKTAIL/

Steam and media reviews prove you feel the love and dedication our team poured into BLACKTAIL. We're absolutely ecstatic by the vibrant and positive reception of our game. To celebrate it, we’ve prepared a special video featuring the media's impressions. Let the below Accolades Trailer lead you down the forest’s path and start your adventure!

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For only 66% of the original price you can get even more than a 100% of the experience now. How come? The latest patch notes will tell you all about it (scroll down to see the details).

BABA awaits the next daredevils.

Yours,
The PARASIGHT Team

It has been almost two months since you dove into the dark fairy tale world of BLACKTAIL. Yaga, The Hut and The Black Cat, it all makes sense now!

Your support and feedback has proved that we do this for the love of games and we love what we do! A big thank you to all of you.

We've been hard at work with our most recent PATCH, which has addressed certain concerns we've been able to implement. Thanks to your feedback and detailed bug reporting, certain fixes and requests were possible! Please continue to report, and support, BLACKTAIL :)

Only the most noticeable changes have been listed in these PATCH notes.
The update includes other minor fixes which may not be included in this list, but nonetheless have been implemented to enhance your BLACKTAIL experience.





[h3]VIDEO:[/h3]

1. DLSS | FSR2.1 | XeSS - added PC Video Upscaling options
2. ULTRAWIDE 21:9 & 32:9 - black bars fix/visible when applicable

[h3]ADD-ONS:[/h3]

1. ARACHNOPHOBIA MODE - has been added
2. PERSISTENT CENTER DOT MODE - has been added for those who may experience motion sickness
3. IMMERSIVE MODE - option to hide the UI has been added
6. DANGER SIGNS - have been added to indicate more difficult quests and areas
4. SIGN POSTS - a reminder for Side Quests has been added
5. GAME OVER SCREEN - added various game tips
7. ADDITIONAL ADD-ONs - implemented to enhance your gaming experience

[h3]ADJUSTMENTS:[/h3]

1. ADDITIONAL AUTO-SAVES - added to various major and minor moments throughout the game
2. MORE FREQUENT TUTORIALS AND POP-UP'S - to remind the player of certain events, skills, mini-game controls and objectives
3. CHEST ADJUSTMENTS - Beast Chests have more randomized loot and basic Chests no longer respawn and stay open.
4. ALMANAC ENTRIES - fixes and adjustments
5. BATS - are now more visible and have had a health bar added
6. ANTIDOTE - poison resistance duration will last significantly longer
7. MAP - has been visually improved
8. GAME UI - visual adjustments
9. FOXES AND STICK BUGS - more have been added to the world
10. ENEMY HIT BOXES - have been increased
11. RESOURCE INVENTORY CAPACITIES INCREASED - increased for the Red Herb, Honey, Eyes and Crystals
12. ENEMY RESPAWN TIMES - have been increased
13. VARIOUS VISUAL ADJUSTMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS - implemented to improve visibility and experience throughout the game

[h3]BUG FIXES - QUESTS[/h3]

1. MANEATER quest - soft-lock progression fixed (player was blocked in the tower area after dialogue with Drath'Eff Kha)
2. SPECIAL TREAT TUTORIAL - conditional blocker in the Special Treat tutorial fixed (player couldn't leave the canyon or progress the quest further)
3. UPSIDE DOWN BRIDGE AREA - conditional blocker in the Upside Down Bridge area fixed (player couldn't get off the bridge and continue the quest further)
4. WINTER AREA BLOCKER - conditional blocker in the winter area fixed (Boruta's dialogue interrupted quest progress)
5. AUTUMN BLOCKER - Conditional blocker in autumn fixed (player couldn't progress the quest further and was blocked on the "Hunt the ghost" quest step)
6. THERE BE DRAGONS quest - soft-lock progression fixed (player was blocked in Peewee's area)
7. WHO'S THE FAIREST OF THEM GNOLL quest - conditional blocker fixed (player movement was blocked in the boss fight area)
8. WINTER main quest - disappearing quest markers fixed
9. UNTIL IT SLEEPS quest - conditional reward blocker fixed (player couldn't interact with Spy or Whacko)
10. PAINKILLER quest - conditional blocker fixed (after the boss fight and cutscenes, the objective was stuck on the "Follow the spirit" step which directed the player back to this Autumn boss area, with nothing to do)
11. THE VOID STARES BACK quest - Henrik's fishing spot respawn issue fixed
12. WINTER SOLSTICE quest - conditional progress blockers fixed (player couldn't progress to the "Prison of Souls" areas

[h3]BUG FIXES:[/h3]

1. GNOLL CITY ACCESS - you can no longer access Gnoll City without an active quest
2. CURSED BEEKEEPER TAG - fixed an issue with reaching Super Morality while having the Cursed Beekeeper Tag
3. NEW GAME+ - more detailed description and various bug fixes
4. LEDGES - bugged ledges fixed (unable to grab certain ledges easily)
5. ENEMIES SPAWNING UNDERGROUND - fixed various spots where enemies spawned underground
6. STICKY CROSSHAIR ADJUSTMENTS - added options to change the effect strength
7. REBINDING - rebinding keys issue fixed (bug in Vision stage if keys were rebound)
8. VARIOUS MINOR BUG FIXES

[h3]BUG FIXES - AUDIO & DIALOGUE:[/h3]

1. VARIOUS AUDIO BUG FIXES - fixes and improvements to UI, Dialogues and SFX
2. AUDIO OPTIMIZED

[h3]STEAM DECK:[/h3]

STEAM DECK - automatically changes resolution to avoid crashing


Yours,
The PARASIGHT Team