Songs of Silence News

⚔️ Greetings Commanders! ⚔️

We've just released Songs of Silence's Update 1.1! 🥳

As well as the first map of our new game mode - ✨ Scenarios ✨

Details below! 👇

[h2]✨ Update 1.1 Overview[/h2]

New Content

• 🗺️ Scenarios - A NEW single-player game mode!
  
• 👑 Scenario n°1 - The Crumbling Crown

Balancing

• 🏥 Healing increased from Supply perk (locations) - 8%>15%>20% / 20%>30%>40%
  
• 🧑‍⚕️ Healing increased from Healer perk (units) - 8%>15%>20% / 10%>20%>30%
  

UI & Quality of Life

• 🔠 Increased font size for smallest texts
  
• 🤓 High-readability font option added to the settings
  
• ✨ Improved animations and game flow
  

Bugs Fixed

• ⬆️ Meron Skywing requires too much XP to level up
  
• 🔔 Crusade bells are triggered multiple times on Map 06
  
• 📈 Performance-related crashes fixed
  
• ... and many smaller ones that went unnoticed 😁
  

[h2]🗺️ Scenario N°1[/h2]

What are Scenarios?

👉 Scenarios will be a series of standalone maps, characterised by open gameplay and fresh story arcs.

👉 Some will give insights into the main storyline, others a fresh, more radical gameplay experience.

👉 These maps will offer high-replayability through dedicated challenges, to test your proficiency.

Scenario n°1 - The Crumbling Crown

Our first Scenario revolves around a young lord - Grian. Upon returning home, he finds the lands that are rightfully his, torn by conflict and power struggles. He must now prove himself worthy of his title, claim back what is his, and show cunning in the handling of capricious neighbours.


[h2]📸 Before / After Screenshots[/h2]

🔠 Font Size Increase & High-Readability Setting


🏥 Increased Healing



And that's all for today folks! 🫡

As usual - have fun, and do leave us a review if you like the game! ✨

⚔️ See you on the battlefield! ⚔️

Cheers,
The Chimera Team

Hello fellow Commanders! ⚔️

It's been a month since we released in 1.0 (already?? 😱)

While we shared our high-level roadmap, we want to let you know exactly what we're working on.

We think transparency is key, so you know what to expect in the coming weeks. 👀

[h2]🎮 Game Roadmap[/h2]

Update 1.1 - Coming next week!

• 🗺️ Scenario map n°1
• 🔠 Font size increase + High-readability setting
  
• 🏥 Healing increase from Supply perk (locations) - 8%>15%>20% / 20%>30%>40%
  
• 🧑‍⚕️ Healing increase from Healer perk (units) - 8%>15%>20% / 10%>20%>30%
  
• 🐞 Good old bug-squashing
  

January

• 😈 Skirmish difficulty modifier (Fate)
  
• 🗺️ Scenario map n°2
• More to come ...

DLC 1

• ⚔️A new faction is being armed...
  
• More to come ...

Out-of-Game

• ☁️ Geforce Now
  

As a reminder, here's the high-level roadmap again!


[h2]🗺️ Scenario Open Beta[/h2]

Update 1.1 is one week away! 🤩

It will bring our first Scenario map - and we want YOU to try it out. 🫵

Help us polish it ✨ Play and send us your feedback ...

👉 In Steam go to Library > Songs of Silence > Settings > Properties > Betas
👉 Select open_beta branch > Play!

To ship your feedback, head over to either ...

• Our dedicated Steam sub-forum 📝
  
• Our private tester Discord channel 🎮
  

We recommend you stay on the Open Beta branch until Update 1.1 is publicly released.

Please note - In-game texts will only be available in English for the Open Beta. Also, you will likely encounter bugs. These will be ironed out for full release!

🐞 Known Issues

• AI armies might stop moving and stay idle
  
• AI armies might stop respawning after a while
  
• Gestalt hero revive may break
  
• Optional objective does not complete after conquering 17/17 locations
  
• Freya's Wings of Urak battle card is locked
  
• Sanguine Vow called Drain Light II in level up screen
  
• Speech bubbles don't display properly
  
• Some tooltips remain on screen for longer than they should
  

[h2]✨ Review to Support Us![/h2]

Your reviews are key to supporting us. 💪

If you enjoy Songs of Silence, please take a minute (tops, I promise!) to leave us a Steam review.

We'd love to see ratings cross 80%, ensuring better exposure - and more people in-game! 🤗

See you on the battlefield! ⚔️

Cheers,
The Chimera team

Greetings, heroes of Songs of Silence! ⚔️

We continue our Road to Launch series... (finally! 🥳)

This week, we give you an insight on TWO key parts of ✨Songs of Silence✨!

• ⚔️ The Campaign
• ⚖️ The Difficulty Settings

Early Access and player feedback (you!) enabled us to improve and even rehaul certain chapters! 🛠️

This also fueled development for the rest of the campaign.

As for Difficulty Settings, both provided us with precious balancing inputs! 💡

[h2]⚔️ The Campaign ⚔️[/h2]

[h3]📖 Chapter 2[/h3]

When we released into Early Access, chapter 2 was strongly criticized. 😤

It suffered from several issues, which led us to the following changes:

• We shortened and rehauled the first section for a faster, simpler navigation 🗺️
  
• We improved the movement meter to indicate when a player may hide or not 📏
  
• We reworked the forests and armies placed in the middle section to be more intuitive 🌲
  
• We fine-tuned the AI to be less punitive 🩹
  

Here's some before and after pictures below! 👇👇👇



[h3]⛰️ Terrain & Decorations[/h3]

Between Early Access and 1.0 release, every campaign map (as well as skirmish) underwent a beautification pass. 💅

In practice, this meant adding...

• 3D decorations 🗿
  
• Improved terrain textures ⛰️
  
• Unique shaders and VFX 🌪️
  

Before and after pictures below! 👇👇👇



[h3]🎁 Secrets...[/h3]

A video game isn't really one without some secrets... 🤫

We sparkled them throughout the campaign to incentivise exploration.

We don't want to spoil you, so here's a hint of what to look out for... 😏


[h2]⚖️ Difficulty Settings ⚖️[/h2]

Its main objective: cater to multiple strategy playstyles - from hardcore to casual.

Below is an overview - straight out of our Game Design documents - how Difficulty Settings work.

Armies

Adjusting difficulties revolves around neutral and AI army compositions. 👹

• Adjust Hero levels / maximum army sizes
  
• Adjust army compositions for existing armies (neutral & AI)
  
• Adjust AI hero revive pools (max respawn with weaker / stronger armies)
  
• Adjust AI hero respawn timers
  
• Add additional neutral or AI armies to maps
  
• Add cards to AI Hero pools
  

Locations

• Adjust location balancing
  
• Adjust location starting state per difficulty (Prosperity level or ruined)
  

Objectives

• Adjust objectives dynamically between difficulty levels
  

In a Campaign chapter, it would show like this! 👇👇👇



And that's all for today folks! 🫡

As usual - have fun, and do leave us a review if you like the game! ✨

⚔️ See you on the battlefield! ⚔️

Cheers,
The Chimera Team

Hello everyone! 👋

Small update before the weekend - 1.0.2 PATCH is LIVE 🚀 🚀 🚀

Shoutout also to the 2024 Steam Awards. 🏆 Read until the end!

[h2]🛠️ 1.0.2 Patch Content[/h2]

It's quite small, but it tackles some nasty bugs... 🐞

Gameplay Bugs

• 💰 Pillage Perk not working (at all)
  
• 🎶 Unsing Strategy Card not working properly
  
• ⚫ Voidmare & Maelgot Rift not working properly
  

Text & Localization

• ⚔️ Charge Battle Card description does not match the behavior
  
• 💬 Minor text & translation errors
  

Thank you for all the bug reports. These we're identified by you! 👏


[h2]🏆 Steam Awards Nomination[/h2]

Do you want to see Songs of Silence nominated for "Outstanding Visual Style"? ✨

Then VOTE for us! 👉 CLICK HERE 👈

A big THANK YOU to all those who've already done so! This is truly helping us. 🤗





As usual, if Songs of Silence is 🍯 your jam 🍯 >>> Leave us a Steam review! 🙇

⚔️ See you on the battlefield! ⚔️

The Chimera Team

Knights,

Your valor is called upon — a new Quest awaits. 📜 🪶

[h3]🏆 Celebrate the Art of Songs of Silence![/h3]

This award category celebrates games with a distinctive look and feel — where artistry creates an unforgettable atmosphere that defines the entire experience.

In our game strategy meets beauty. And its art style reflects that harmony.

Every brushstroke and design choice was crafted to captivate and inspire you.

Following the elegance of Art Nouveau and the iconic works of Alphonse Mucha, our artists poured their hearts into every detail. Years of dedication have created a world where hand-drawn, vibrant illustrations and intricate designs weave a story as vivid as it is engaging.

Use this opportunity to appreciate creativity and craftsmanship of Songs of Silence stunning visuals.

[h3]🧑‍🎨 Has our world captured your imagination?[/h3]