Steel Century Groove News

[p]Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the demo so far.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur on the music selection screen or at the start of battle while analyzing custom music in the background[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur when returning to the main menu[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash when analyzing music files using less common formats such 24-bit audio[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where music would not loop properly when using custom songs with an abrupt ending.[/p]
• [p]Slightly increased the length of "short" and "medium" length battles. These occur most often at the start of each area.[/p]
• [p]The malfunction UI in the Bon Donatello boss battle now correctly refers to "Moves" instead of "Abilities"[/p]
• [p]Moved Docent Hilde, who players could walk behind to skip a battle.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the mods screen would auto-select a locked slot when opening it while all slots were full.[/p]
• [p]Gamepad focus now starts on the correct item ("Shuffle All" rather than the Shuffle header) on the music selection screen[/p]
• [p]Increased the cooldown of Bon Donatello's Malfunction ability by 6 turns on Easy, 5 on Medium, 3 on Hard, and 1 on Very Hard.[/p]
• [p]The NPC on the Nor Sentryville Institute ramp is no longer invisible.[/p]
• [p]Slightly reorganized credits and added a missing PR contributor.
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[p]Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the demo so far.
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• [p]Fixed a rare crash when calculating gameplay splines.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a collision issue where the player could jump up to the next floor in the Marion Town Recycling Plant.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Plant Worker Duslin could spot and challenge the player even when the player was not up on their level.[/p]
• [p]Fixed collision issues with rocks and leaf sprouts in Marion Town[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the player could walk through the large vases in the front of the Nor Sentryville Institute.[/p]
• [p]The game no longer generates an unnecessary log file in the Saved/SelectorLogs folder in AppData.[/p]

[p]As part of Wholesome Games Steam Celebration, the all new demo is available now! [/p][p][/p][p]Download it here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Starting in your cozy hometown, take the first steps on your Steel Century Groove journey. Fix up a broken mech and then hit the road to pursue your dreams of winning the Tenzerk Championship. [/p][p]Or dive into Demo Mode, skipping the early story and jumping directly into the full gameplay. Either way, you'll be able to continue the story from there and then transfer your save to the full game when it releases.[/p][p][/p][p]I hope you have as much fun playing the demo as I've had making it![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[p]The demo will feature the first hour or so from the game and you'll be able to transfer your save to the main game once it releases. [/p][p][/p][p]You'll start out in the cozy Marion Town, collecting junk parts from friends and family in order to fix up a broken Tenzerk. After a run in with your rival and the local professor, you'll pick a starter and set out on the road towards Nor Sentryville, where you'll explore a Tenzerk museum and face off against the first Principal Pilot boss.[/p][p][/p][p]I can't wait for you all to play it![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][p]Dig into the lore in the museum in Nor Sentryville:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Watch out for the boss's Malfunction abilities:[/p][p][/p]

Thanks everyone for your comments, wishlists, and interest in the game! This month I've been focusing on improving the early areas of the full game as well as working on incorporating all your feedback from Steel Century Groove: Midnight.

Speaking of Midnight, a new update launched today that has a ton of quality of life improvements, upgraded animations, more accurate charts for built-in songs, and much more. Go play it here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2969180/Steel_Century_Groove_Midnight/

As for the full game, there will be some more announcements soon, but in the meantime, here's a few new screenshots!

This is your rival Gigi. She hates you but secretly loves you:

Explore this Tenzerk recycling plant in your hometown. Maybe you can find some new parts here to fix up your broken Tenzerk.

In this boss battle, you'll have to meet specific conditions to clear malfunctions that prevent your Tenzerk from dancing properly:

If you haven't already make sure to add the game to your wishlist!