Wild Woods News

[h3]Meow![/h3] 🐈

Exciting news! The new Wild Woods Demo is now available on Steam!

Download the Demo now and play until the end of the Steam Next Fest (21/10/2024).
Head over to Discord to share your feedback 💚


Have fun playing Wild Woods! 😺⚔️🐰

Hey fellow adventurers, 👋

Who is still counting the days until October 14th, also known as the day when the updated Wild Woods demo will be available? 😲




[h2]Tokyo Games Show (09/28 + 09/29) [/h2]

Our publisher Daedalic is exhibiting at the Tokyo Games Show this weekend. And of course, they have Wild Woods with them (German Pavilion in Hall 3). Our colleagues and local helpers will be happy to answer your questions and pass on your feedback.




[h2]Finding and fixing bugs 🐞[/h2]

As often mentioned, playtesting and bug fixing is a constant task for us. Mostly, they are annoying, because we need to reproduce and fix them. However, some of them make a funny picture.
See this cat applying for a job as a ballet dancer 👯



[h2]Preparing for Steam Next[/h2]

In addition to updating the demo, there are also organizational tasks involved in such an event. We had to submit materials, talk about marketing, meet tons of deadlines, and so on.

• Further preparation for Steam Next
  

Have a great weekend! ☀️😺

Meow, 🐈

it's time for a brand new Monthly Dev Log! 👏


[h2]PAX West (30/08 - 02/09)🎮[/h2]

You can meet our publisher Daedalic in Seattle this weekend. At their booth, you can play Wild Woods. If you have feedback, our colleagues are happy to bring it back to us after the con. We'd love to hear your thoughts on some of the new features 🥰🤗




[h2]Emote System💬[/h2]

We finished the emote wheel by adding some cute graphics and fine-tuning the mechanics. The wheel now has 5 emotes to communicate with other players. For example, to remind them to take care of the fire 🔥🪵
And for more realistic cat-like communication (and because so many of you asked us to 😉), the wheel also includes the MEOW button 😲🥳💯



[h2]Player Upgrades⬆️😺[/h2]

We have completed 3 more player upgrades you can receive as a reward after an ambush, or purchase from the merchant or at the campfire. To avoid spoilers, we’ll keep them a secret🤫 Stay curious!

[h2]Fire Elaboration🔥[/h2]

Some changes had to be made to the fire. This includes some technical improvements and new visual effects ✨



[h2]Performance Improvements💯[/h2]

We finally found one of the most persistent and annoying bugs. Most importantly, we were able to fix it! 🛠️🐞 As a result, we have a better performance of Wild Woods.

• We'll be at the Tokyo Game Show from 26/09 to 29/09. This will be our first time in Japan! 🤩
  
• A new Wild Woods Demo will be available during the Steam Next Festival (14/10 - 21/10) 😲🥳
  

With all that said, we wish you a nice weekend! 🤗

Hello everyone, 👋

We hope you are all doing well!
Since it's the end of the month, we wanted to update you on the current state of development 🥰




[h2]New visual effects✨[/h2]

The second biome is still in the polishing phase, this month we added new visual effects, among other things. For example: Geysers. When taking on the second boss, you should try to avoid them🏃‍♀️🌊 This will make the fight even harder!

[h2]More path options for the second biome🐾[/h2]

In addition to the visual effects, we're adding more modules. Therefore, there are more options on how the second biome can be composed when loading. As a result, the variety of different runs increases 💯

[h2]Roof Top Turret🔝🔥[/h2]

We started working on a new set of wagon upgrades. To get additional support for defending against all enemies, you can buy a turret that goes on top of the wagon. As soon as enemies come within range, the turret will fire at them. Sounds pretty helpful? ⚔️🐰

[h2]Shoutout to Osmotic Studios📣[/h2]

We’re saying goodbye to our friends at Osmotic Studios 🤗 It's time for them to get back to their own awesome projects (you should definitely check out their games on Steam). We're grateful for their help over the past few months! 🙏🧡
Unfortunately, this also means that we're back to having only three developers working on Wild Woods. Therefore, the development of Wild Woods will slow down again.

• Finishing the Roof Top Turret, so far we have the game mechanics, but it still needs to be balanced and polished
  
• Adding new player upgrades and challenges (this is something we will do from time to time, looking for upgrade/challenge ideas and then working on them. Feel free to share your ideas on our Discord)
  

We wish you a pawsome week! 😺🌞🍦🎮

Hello everyone, 👋

we hope you're all doing well!💚😺

[h2]What has happened since the last time[/h2]

[h3]Steam Achievements 🎖️[/h3]
We've already implemented some achievements. When creating them, we tried to make sure that some were easy to achieve and some were more difficult to get.
Head over to Discord to share your catastic ideas for more Steam Achievements!

[h3]Reroll Token 🔁[/h3]
We added a new currency as you might have seen in Bürgermeisters Discord post: the reroll token
The reroll token is a reward, like coins or totems. Each token allows you to reroll the shop's selections of upgrades in the safe camp. You can use a reroll token for either player or wagon upgrades, and each reroll gives you three new options 😲🔥



[h3]Notification UI ☝️[/h3]
What happens if there is a tie at a crossroads? Rosie takes the lead! 🐐
Rosie's choice is then displayed in the bottom left corner of the screen. Of course, this notification UI will not only appear for (Rosie's) decisions at crossroads but also when you have purchased upgrades or received buffs.



[h3]Opening a Ko-Fi Account ☕[/h3]
Over the past few months, some of you have asked if there is a way to support us financially. After some thought, we have decided that Ko-Fi makes the most sense at this time. If our next coffee should be on you, feel free to support us on Ko-Fi. Thank you for supporting us! 🙏🧡


[h2]What happens next[/h2]

• to make the wooden wagon even better: we’re creating a new set of wagon upgrades
  
• continuing the work on the second biome
  
• adding new ✨ visual effects ✨
  

Have a great weekend! 🐈😊