Tales from The Dancing Moon News

[h2]Steam Next Fest Recap![/h2]

First and foremost, a huge thank you to everyone who wishlisted, played the demo and joined in on the live streams during Steam Next Fest earlier this month. It really helped boost my morale and there's already been some great feedback to address in future patches!

I rarely like to toot my own horn - but I'm happy to share some numbers that I observed during the event.

The first live stream reached a peak of 925 viewers!
The second live stream reached a peak of 843 viewers!
Over the course of the event I received 808 Wishlists!
I provided 2 bugfix and QoL patches throughout the event!

It may be small numbers compared to some of the bigger games out there, but these stats far exceeded any expectations I had!

Here's a few photo-mode screenshots I took during the live streams!











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

I'm happy to say that aside from a few glaring gameplay issues that became apparent from the Next Fest demo, the rest of the game is in what I think to be a good "Early Access" state.

My goal was always to minimize the amount of time after Steam Next Fest to an actual release that people can get a hold of. This will be the thing I focus on now, and I hope to have more news for you soon.



[h2]Community Spotlight[/h2]

To tie off the newsletter I thought I would highlight some of the community videos and coverage that happened over the Steam Next Fest event. Please check out these content creators below and give them your support!

@vmeezo livestreamed his playthrough on Twitch, of his character called Nosey McNoseFace 🤣




@JenjibobCries also on Twitter livestreamed their playthrough and uploaded it on YouTube!

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Tales of Lumin provided a break down of the current character customization options that you can find in the demo.

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Ab's Pure Gameplay provided a short review over on the Steam forums and also provided a no-commentary playthrough of their experience on YouTube.

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That's all for this months newsletter! As mentioned before - I hope to have more news for you soon regarding the progress and release of this game!

- DjMonkey

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Hello everyone! and a big thank you to those who are still reporting issues from the Steam Next Fest Demo!

Here is a small patch that addresses a few reported things.

This will be the final patch during the Steam Next Fest event, and the next post from me will be the October newsletter!

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




[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

• The Ale you can buy from Fergus has been adjusted to properly instruct the player how to drink the ale. This behaves slightly differently to the usual food/drink items.
  
• Warning: drinking too many ales has expected side-effects! 🍺
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Quest Journal: Quest task checklist items are now shown in the quest journal.
  
• Quest Journal: Added a new dedicated button in the quest journal to track/untrack the selected quest, which sets the quest on the player HUD display.
  
• Blueprint Shopping: Fixed an issue where you could keep purchasing the blueprint recipe for the metal nail items, despite the fact you already learnt them.
  

[h2]Bugfixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Amplifier from being sold in the market deposit box.
  
• Fixed an issue where you could not place the campsite in the Dewiland Meadows.
  
• Fixed an issue when players would move towards the bottom of the level when clicking certain areas in the Dewiland Meadows.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could cook food items that are not quite ready yet in the demo experience, resulting in a "NO ICON" item in your inventory.
  
• Note: The number of food items you can cook in the demo is quite small, this will expand in the full game.
  

Thank you so much for playing!
-DjMonkey

Hello everyone! and a big thank you to those who are joining during Steam Next Fest and watched the live-streams earlier in the week!

I know there has been some early feedback regarding the flow of the "Introduce Yourself" quest right at the start, and I've decided to hold off on changing this until AFTER Steam Next Fest, as it will change some fundamental things that require a little bit of testing.

In the mean time - enjoy these small QoL updates and fixes!

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




[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

• Fast Travel: For players who find themselves running around too much - there are now options to fast-travel from the map menu. You can only fast travel to regions you have discovered, and it is restricted to and from the procedural exploration regions. Using fast-travel will also progress in-game time to compensate it's use.
  
• Improved the interaction with the stairs in the first floor of The Dancing Moon.
  
• Swinging an Axe or a Pick-axe will now rotate the player towards the location of the mouse pointer.
  

[h2]Questing[/h2]

• New quests will not automatically be set to the active quest if you are currently on a quest already.
  

[h2]Audio[/h2]

• Audio slider levels have been fixed for the Bomb explosion noise, and the Lake Fishing music.
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• New game tips have been added to the sleeping fade.
  
• The E hotkey for placing crafted items has been removed in favour of Left-clicking. To avoid miss-presses between object rotation and placing.
  
• Interaction with the map screen has been improved.
  
• The checkbox against quest tasks can no longer be clicked on.
  

Thank you so much for playing!
-DjMonkey

Welcome to The Dancing Moon! The cosy inn found in the fantasy village of Ïllisor.

Inspired by life-sim games and portal-story novels. During your stay you will meet various villagers who have remained in town after a deadly invasion of an enemy known as - the shadow beasts. All whilst discovering your own purpose for appearing in town.

Starting from October 9th (Steam Next Fest) you can now play through the entire first act of the main story and partake in up to 20 side quests.

During your stay you will discover a blocked cave in the Illisor Steppes region, where your goal is to find a way in. How will you do that you ask? Exploring and interacting with the villagers of Ïllisor is your key!

With this goal in mind, you can also do a variety of activities in this new and improved demo experience!

Here's a little summary of what to expect.

📖 Start your journey and complete Act 1 of the main quest.
⭐ Gain a Steam Achievement for figuring out how to unblock the cave.
🎭 Over 20 side quests to follow.
👩🏻‍🌾 Meet an assortment of villagers and get to know them.
🎣 A fishing mini game with an unlockable fishing boat!
🌽 Prepare land and grow crops with farming gameplay.
🎲 Explore both handcrafted and procedural zones.
🛹 Find and collect museum artefacts.
🥔 Cook and brew food.
🏗️ Craft and build with a free-form building system.

View this previous post for a more detailed breakdown of the features listed above.













As part of the Steam Next Fest event I have arrange 2 developer live streams where I personally will guide you through the opening sections of the game and answer any questions that viewers might have.

The live streams will appear on the schedule found on the Steam homepage, and on the Tales from The Dancing Moon store page.

Mark your calendars and feel free to join during the times allocated below!





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

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



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