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Demo Live-Stream with the Developer!

Mark your calendars and set a reminder as I'll be livestreaming Tales from The Dancing Moon during the October Steam Next fest.

There are two featured streams to look out for!

10th October at 8:00pm BST
11th October at 8:00pm BST


Tune in, kick back, relax, ask questions, grab a tea or coffee, and let's have some fun together!

-DjMonkey



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782420/Tales_from_The_Dancing_Moon/

Demo Live-Stream with the Developer!

Mark your calendars and set a reminder as I'll be livestreaming Tales from The Dancing Moon during the October Steam Next fest.

There are two featured streams to look out for!

10th October at 8:00pm BST
11th October at 8:00pm BST


Tune in, kick back, relax, ask questions, grab a tea or coffee, and let's have some fun together!

-DjMonkey



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782420/Tales_from_The_Dancing_Moon/

What do you do in Tales from The Dancing Moon?

[h3]Hello everyone![/h3]

As we approach the Extended Demo release (27th September!) and Steam Next Fest in October I thought it would be a great idea to lay out some bite-size insights to the many things you can do within Tales from The Dancing Moon.

So without further ado - let's dive in!



[h2]Developer Let's Play 🎮[/h2]

For the ultimate quest gameplay breakdown, feel free to watch this 30 minute developer "let's play" where I go through one of the quests early in the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc8rTVsf4SY

Read on for more bite-size gameplay details!



[h2]Discover your Purpose 📖[/h2]

Follow the main quest and read collectable diary entries scattered across the land to fully understand your place in this world.

Unravelling the mysteries behind the disappearance of four teenagers who lived in the village before you arrived.





[h2]Explore with Changing Weather & Seasons 🌸❄️[/h2]

Play at your own pace through an ever changing backdrop of seasons and weather effects in the village of Illisor, a place recovering from a recent invasion of a threat known as the "shadow beasts".





[h2]Meet the Villagers 👮🧑‍🍳[/h2]

Each NPC comes with their own beautifully drawn portrait and unique personality and traits.

They are the driving force of all quest related gameplay in the game!

Here's just a small sample of the people you'll meet.





[h2]Fishing 🐟🎣[/h2]

It wouldn't be a casual life-sim RPG without its own fishing mini-game!

Match the controller/keyboard inputs to the fishes swimming direction in this tricky but fun mini-game!





[h2]Farming 🚜👨‍🌾 [/h2]

Prepare land, plant seeds, and nurture your crops to help provide income for yourself and the struggling village.

The changing seasons provide a different colourful theme to your farming aesthetic!





[h2]Explore procedural zones 🎲[/h2]

Just east of the village you can explore procedural zones, where you can practice sword skills, find rare artefacts for the museum, and find valuable loot.







[h2]Find Museum Artefacts 🏀🛹[/h2]

Speaking of the museum, on your travels you will find rare artefacts that the local curator will be interested in.

Learn stories and explanations of the various items you find.





[h2]Cook and Brew 🍲[/h2]

Experiment with a food ingredients to cook meals that buff your health, or mix liquids to create drinks with special enhancements and abilities.





[h2]Craft and Build 🏗️🛠️[/h2]

A robust crafting, construction, and free placement system allows you to build and decorate the village to your heart's desire.







And that just scratches the surface of the gameplay, without really going into the story or quests! (unless you watched the 30 minute video above. If you did so - yay!)

- DjMonkey

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782420/Tales_from_The_Dancing_Moon/

Extended Demo Announcement!

Hello everyone!


Mark your calendars because I'm happy to announce that on the 27th of September I'll be updating the demo version of the game to a brand new "Extended Demo" experience!

This version of the game includes brand new zones to explore, new NPC's to interact with, over 20 quests for you to follow AND an achievement for getting through it all!



The Extended Demo will be uploaded just in time for the press-preview event for the upcoming Steam Next Fest - occurring between the 9th and 16th of October!





[h2]So what's new in the Extended Demo?[/h2]

Your ultimate goal is to figure out how to reveal the entrance to the mysterious cave in the Illisor Steppes region. Exploring the town and interacting with it's various villagers will help you with this task.

Along the way you will encounter various new things compared to the current demo.
  • An achievement for finding out how to access the Illisor Steppes caves.
  • New NPC's to interact with and get to know.
  • New museum artefact collection gameplay.
  • New fishing boat gameplay in the Illisor Steppes lake.
  • 2 new zones to explore, including the Illisor Docks and Worm's Tail Island.
  • Over 20 quests to follow.




[h2]What's Next?[/h2]

As I mentioned in August's newsletter, I'll be provider more short-form news posts (this one included) leading up to Steam's Next Fest.

I've laid out a rough plan of things this month which you can see below!


There will also be two live-streams during the event where you can tune in to watch me play and answer any questions you might have. Look out for future posts of when they will be!

This may be subject to change as we approach the end of the month.



As always, feel free to continue reporting any bugs via the many social media links below!

Discord: https://discord.gg/kpGVRKPn5W

Threads: https://threads.net/dancingmoongame

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DancingMoonGame


Thank you so much for playing!
-DjMonkey

August 2023 Newsletter

Greetings Travellers!


I'm going to try and keep this months newsletter short, as I would like to build up momentum to Steams Next Fest in October. I'm hoping to publish multiple smaller posts up until then!



[h2]Reminder! October 2023 Steam Next Fest![/h2]

This is just a reminder to keep your eyes peeled for Tales from The Dancing Moon during the upcoming Steam Next Fest in October!

The event is being held between the 9th to the 16th, and I'll be hosting various live streams and Q&A's about the game during that time.

Look out for announcements leading up to the event for more details!





[h2]Extended Demo Announcement[/h2]

I'm happy to announce that I'll be releasing an "Extended" demo in time for Steam Next Fest!

This is an all new public demo that includes a core set of quests during the first "Act" of the story, where your main goal is to figure out how to reveal the entrance to the mysterious cave in the Illisor Steppes region.

If you've played the demo already, your progress should carry across to the new extended version.

Not only that - but anyone who manages to complete the new extended demo will receive an Achievement!



Look out for a post in the future that highlights all the new changes.



[h2]Achievements Sneak-peek[/h2]

Wait a minute - did I say achievements? That's right!

The achievement in the new extended demo is just part of a larger set of achievements you can collect in the full version of the game.

Here's a little sneak-peak at what's in store!





[h2]New Logo and Graphic Art[/h2]

Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed a fresh lick-of-paint recently on the store front!

Signing up to Steam Next Fest meant I wanted to revisit to the logo to really make things pop - and I'm actually really happy with how the new version has turned out!

I wanted to highlight a few key villager NPC's you'll be interacting with during the game, and show them front and centre on the logo.

I'd love to hear what you think in the comments below!





That's it for the August developer newsletter! Once again - look out for more updates during September as we lead up to Steam Next Fest!

- DjMonkey

Enjoy reading my dev diary newsletters? Then please consider giving me a Wishlist & Follow! I'd greatly appreciate it! You can do so from the the Steam page.

If you’d like to join the community and discuss the content of this post, please visit the Discord or make a comment on Threads or Twitter!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782420/Tales_from_The_Dancing_Moon/