Tavern Talk News

Hey there Innkeepers,

First of all we want to thank you all from the bottom of our collected hearts! As of this moment, we have over 566 reviews, this is simply incredible. Thank you all for taking the time and leaving your thoughts behind, helping us to make Tavern Talk even better. 💜

With this announcement, we want to show you, that we are listening to your suggestions and trying to implement them into the game to the best of our abilities. Thanks to your reviews and discussions in the Community Hub we already got some amazing insight, that we were able to patch in. One infamous bug in the game that scrabbled up the pronouns of the Innkeeper is already fixed for example. 🐞



But that's not all... 👀

[h2]🚨 What is coming next? 🚨[/h2]

• The Auto-Skip button: Since we have multiple endings in the game (3 endings and 1 hidden one) we are aware that replayability is important and you showed us how important it is for you as well. Right now we are figuring out how to implement a super-fast autoplay button, letting you (sunny) breeze through the game without any issues. That way you can take a different path and try different dialogue options. 💯
  
  
• Making the rumor-minigame more challenging: During our QA sessions, we saw an issue with how hard the rumor-minigame can be in Act 2 and forward, and decided to make it easier by color-coding the rumor-snippets, so nobody gets soft-locked during their playthrough. But the feedback showed us, that a little bit of challenge was actually welcomed in our cozy visual novel. That is why we are looking into inserting the randomized colors for the rumor-snippets back into the game and making the easier path optional, just in case somebody needs the extra help. 🫶
  
  
• Trinkets: We are so happy that you enjoy the trinkets that the adventurers bring back from their quests and that you want to get a better look at them. And to make a space to honor them the right way, they will not only appear in your tavern but also in a dedicated page in your journal! 📖
  
  
• SFX and screen improvements: Something we will always strive for is to make Tavern Talk as good-looking and sounding as possible! That way, no matter where you play the game, on your TV-screen, windowed, curved monitor etc. you'll always get the best cozy experience. 🫰
  

Thank you all for being so supportive of this journey and being a part of it all. Tavern Talk is a game that is surrounded by a loving community and we can feel that every day.

Those changes will take some time, but we wanted to let you know in advance, to give you an example for the foreseeable future and making sure that you know, that your voices are heard. ✨

Thank you again and safe travels,
Tommy

Thanks to the feedback on our Discord server and in our Community discussions here on Steam, we worked on the following improvements and bug fixes.

• Update Credits with Kickstarter Backer 📝
  
• Added missing and fixed guestbook entries ✍️
  
• Music keeps playing when switching from the main menu to the wanted wall or guestbook 🎵
  
• Allow the game to run in the background (now more pausing while alt-tabbed) - perfect for streaming! 📹
  
• Add custom cursor icon for more Tavern Talk immersion ↖️
  
• Add additional ambiance for storm background - get cozy with the storm 🍵
  
• Transitions from tavern to quest building screen are now smoother 💯
  
• Update Japanese UI ✅
  
• Added writing animation delay for specific Japanese and Chinese characters ✅
  
• Improved German localization ✅
  

• Fixed Can't open ESC menu in drink mixing after opening ESC with autoplay enabled ✅
  
• Fixed black bar issue with curved monitors - enjoy it now on a Curved Monitor!🖥️
  
• Improve ambiance transitions 🎶
  
• Fixed Character Fade issues ✅
  
• Fixed first drink/infusion achievement sometimes not being able to be unlocked after true first use - this only occurred in some instances, but let the achievement hunting continue ✅
  
• Fixed rare game breaker ✅
  

Thank you all for your continued support! We will keep working on Tavern Talk, fixing bugs and implementing QoL fixes. So please keep sharing your suggestions and wishes with us in our Discord or in the Community Discussions here on Steam.

Once we understand what you are missing, we can thoroughly look into potential improvements. With your help, we can make this game even better and make it really smooth around the edges.

Don’t forget to leave us a review, if you enjoyed the game. 💜 We are very close to crossing 500 reviews - a major benchmark for every game!
Also a big THANK YOU, for reacting to Tavern Talk with so much love and enthusiasm!

Cheers,
Tommy

A Quest to 100 Reviews

[h2]We're already at 49!]🚀[/h2]

My dearest Innkeepers and future Tavern owners, thanks to all of you, we've reached almost 50 reviews on Steam. This is amazing and it marks our journey towards the next big milestone: our first 100 reviews. Let's take a moment to celebrate how far we've come. 🎉🥳🎈

Remember, every piece of feedback helps us to improve and grow, so thank you again for taking the time to leave a review! 💜

We also implemented a tool that shows every positive review in our Discord, that way we can celebrate it with our whole community and the team. If you want and haven't yet, you can join us there: https://discord.gg/dcRbYHWHMs

So if you want to support us through those exciting times, always remember that there are three little steps how you can do that:



Thank you Innkeeper, now onwards to serving those magical drinks. 🍹
Tommy

We have more amazing opportunities in store for you: we've bundled up with legendary games Coffee Talk Ep. 2 and Monster Roadtrip in separate bundles on Steam. So if you've been eying either of these games before, NOW, is your chance to grab them together with Tavern Talk for a very special discount.

If you already own either of these games this is your special chance to save an EXTRA 10% on Tavern Talk – 20% in total while the launch discount is up – by completing either set.

We also have an amazing bundle with our Extended Original Soundtrack containing 34 tracks composed by Filippo Beck Peccoz, including our Endcredit Song performed by Lilith Max!

Also take a look at our DLCs giving you amazing Digital Goodies like a Tarot Set, Pen & Paper One Shot and Battle Maps for you own P&P campaign!

This is your time to shine – and get yourself an epic game! 🥰

We've been working relentlessly for almost two years to get to this day. We've put thousands of hours into making the best D&D-inspired visual novel we could imagine and into bringing it to you. We've poured all our love, sweat, tears, and pixel-hearts into it. So if you want to help us write an indie Cinderella story and make it as big as it can potentially be, here's our small guide again about what you can do:

• Buy the game 🎮
  
• Write a Steam review ✍️ - remember the first 100 are the crucial ones
  
• Like, share, and comment on anything and everything you see on Social Media to increase reach 💜
  
• Tell your friends about the game 🗨️
  
• Make and share fan art if you feel like it 🖼️ and post in our community hub!
  

And with that, we only have one thing left to say:



You will always be our favorite patron!


Cheers,
Tommy

We are so proud to be a part of this year's Games Baked in Germany Steam Event! 💜

Make sure to come by and play our demo (or get the full game soon) and add Tavern Talk and so many other incredible games to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/games-made-in-germany-2024

Always remember, wishlisting is free and it helps every game and developer to be seen!

The will also be a Showcase of Games Baked in Germany Steam Event, where they present never seen before footage, news and interviews so make sure to stop by and keep an eye out for your favorite Tavern game. 🥰

To the showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQI8pGpS7fQ

We'll be also streaming our broadcast of the final version of Tavern Talk during this event, so check it out and say hi in the chat!

Cheers,
Tommy