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Photo mode contest winners

[p]Hello climbers, [/p][p][/p][p]We can see you've put all the photo mode options in the demo to good use! We've received an incredible amount of screenshots for this contest, 3 times more than for the last! We can't thank you enough. It made it even harder to choose, and we enlisted the whole studio to vote and select our winners. Congratulations to them, and thank you to everyone who joined![/p][p][/p][p]Here they are:[/p][p][/p][p]We loved this cute scene, which took a lot of precision to achieve, from SnowYou[/p][p][/p][p]"Weaver" by EndlessEvaluation has a great composition and we just love the colorway. [/p][p][/p][p]And last but not least, this iconic cliffhanger shot by Twitchyioo! [/p][p][/p]

Cairn photo mode contest!

[p]Hi everyone, [/p][p][/p][p]The demo has been played by over 500,000 players now. We're glad all of you are training to ascent Mount Kami in a few months now. We're incredibly thankful that you're enjoying the demo, and want to celebrate with you. How about a chance to win some Cairn merch? [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Screenshot by Fs.Retro[/p][p][/p][p]Use the in-game photo mode to capture a screenshot, anywhere in the demo, an send your screenshot to [email protected] before July 29 at 5pm CEST to enter. We can't wait to see your pictures![/p][p][/p][p]The merch to win: Cairn stickers and carabiners![/p][p][/p][p]Note: we can ship to everywhere but Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Sevastopol, Yemen, Haiti.[/p]

Patch notes - Cairn demo

[p]Hi everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]We're coming back with an update to the demo! We are introducing a few new features and fixing quite a few bugs. Have a read for details![/p][p][/p][p]New features:[/p]
  • [p]You can now heal your fingers in the bivouac using climbing tape[/p]
  • [p]Your Climbot can now compost trash and items, and produce some very useful chalk![/p]
  • [p]You can now remap the controls to accommodate your play style[/p]
  • [p]You can now jump rappel and slide rappel [/p]
  • [p]You can now browse all the letters and papers you find in your backpack[/p]
[p][/p][p]Fixes and improvements:[/p]
  • [p]Our Climbot friend should find its way even better now[/p]
  • [p]Saving: new a load menu and possibility to load save from pause menu[/p]
  • [p]Camera: new special camera when entering bivouac[/p]
  • [p]Audio: new barks, several audio improvements[/p]
  • [p]Tutorials: new tutorial on how to use the light on the staff[/p]
  • [p]Settings: new gameplay settings (save reminder, hold feedback..)[/p]
  • [p]Dualsense: improvement to haptic / trigger effect / speaker...[/p]
  • [p]Fix: No more rope between Aava and Climbot if no piton planted[/p]
  • [p]Changes to rope swinging[/p]
  • [p]Optimization for performance[/p]
  • [p]Multiple bug fixes[/p]
[p]All of this is available in version 1.0.94_945.[/p][p] We hope you'll enjoy these changes, as usual, let us know your thoughts here in the comments or on our Discord.[/p][p]Thank you for playing the demo and getting ready for the ascent of Mount Kami in a few months now![/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Thank you for 500,000 demo downloads!

[p]Hello climbers, [/p][p][/p][p]500,000 climbers of Mount Tenzen!  We can't wait to see you all on the slopes of Mount Kami![/p][p][/p][p]For those of you who haven't tried the demo, maybe this is your sign? Demo players gave it 99% positive reviews. [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for playing the demo, for your feedback and for working with us to make Cairn the best game it can be. Aava may be climbing solo, but we're so happy to have every one of you on our ascent of Kami ✨[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Cairn's voice actors reveal!

[p]Hello climbers,[/p][p][/p][p]Cairn is featured in the Tribeca Festival! Tribeca is famous for its independent films and games selection, which made it a great opportunity for us to tell you more about Cairn’s story and the people who bring it to life. Cairn is not just a fantastic sandbox for climbing in realistic conditions, it also follows the deep and emotional story of Aava, attempting to ascent a mountain she trained for her whole life.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We’ve mentioned it before, Cairn’s narrative and art director is Mathieu Bablet, the acclaimed author of award winning comic books *Carbone & Silicium* or Shangri-la. Renowned for his thought-provoking storytelling and visually stunning science fiction, Bablet brings his signature depth to Cairn. He crafts a gripping journey centered on Aava: her will to push herself beyond the limits—but also about the encounters she makes along the way, and the sacrifices she must face to accomplish her dream.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Read more about Cairn’s story and the great cast bringing it to life here: https://www.thegamebakers.com/cairn-meet-the-cast/[/p][p][/p][p] Thank you for being a part of our ascent![/p]