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🎯We hit our initial funding target! 🎯Now, on to stretch goals, and beyond...🚀

Good morning everyone! We have amazing news!
We're thrilled to announce that together, we've reached our initial funding goal! Your incredible support for Songs of Silence means everything to us and to know that you're on this journey with us is amazing.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

We're also closing in on the end of the first 24 hours, meaning that there's just six hours left to take advantage of our Early Bird pledges🐦! Make sure you secure your discounted editions before time runs out!

But wait, there's more! We're not stopping here. With your continued enthusiasm and support, we have our sights set on reaching even greater heights through our stretch goals, the first one we are revealing today!

🌟 First Stretch Goals Unlocked: 🌟

✨ Stretch Goal One:
€40,000. New Skirmish Heroes! New generals to play with in our PvPvE modes, with their own unique Cards of Fate and playstyles.

✨ Stretch Goal Two:
€60,000. Animated intro & epilogue! Fully animated story cinematics to explain the events leading up to our story, and the consequences of your actions!

✨ Stretch Goal Three:
€75,000. Two new difficulties! This goal unlocks Story mode for a less challenging, narrative experience, and Warmaster mode for those who want a more punishing challenge.

We'll be revealing more of these goals as we hit our targets over the next few days and weeks, so keep an eye on the page and these updates to stay informed.


These milestones aren't just about reaching numbers; they represent new features, enhancements, and opportunities to make our game even better. And with your help, we know we can achieve them all.

Here's how you can help to keep the momentum going:

✅Spread the Word: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and social networks. Every additional backer brings us closer to unlocking the next stretch goal.

✅Upgrade Your Pledge: If you've been considering it, now's the perfect time to upgrade your pledge level. Not only will you get more rewards, but you'll also help us inch closer to those stretch goals.

✅Engage With Us: We love hearing from you! Share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback in the comments. Your input fuels our passion and creativity.

✅Stay Tuned: We'll be updating you regularly on our progress and all of our exciting developments. Keep an eye on your inbox and our Kickstarter page for the latest news.



But there's even more!
Additionally, our new and updated Demo launched yesterday together with our Kickstarter! We hear you! Your feedback and suggestions are very important to us and helps us to improve the game even more. The next DevDiary will have a better insight in what changed visually - but if you can't wait, play the Demo now!

Thank you once again for your support. We can't wait to share the rest of our plans with you!

Songs of Silence Kickstarter Campaign is Live NOW!

We are live on Kickstarter! Today, we launched our crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter - offering fans a unique opportunity to be part of the development for a stunning indie classic in the making, providing exclusive rewards and a chance to be immortalized in the game itself!

Go pledge today and be a part of the history of Songs of Silence - as well as getting an early bird discount on the game itself. You’ll also find an exclusive art book, a vinyl pressing of the game’s OST and more! This campaign will help us to polish Songs of Silence to the lustrous sheen we’ve always dreamed of - every pledge makes a difference.
To go along with the launch, we’ve also updated the free demo here on Steam. See the patch notes below.



Campaign Map 01:
  • Update Campaign Map 01 with new balancing, dialogs and gameplay improvements.
  • New intro sequences - incl. option to skip.
  • New tutorial giving guidance in Campaign Map 01.
  • New starting combat skill for Lorelei.

Skirmish:
  • Skirmish available from the start.
  • Faction "1000 kingdoms" available including many new heroes, units and locations.
  • Reworked unit, hero and card balancing of "1000 kingdoms".
  • New skirmish map available.
  • Full iteration on skirmish map balancing.
  • Strong AI improvements for the skirmish maps specifically.

General Improvements:
  • New main menu with additional settings.
  • Improvements to performance and stability.
  • Improved movement system: you can now move through your own units and cities.
  • Improved UI to highlight information more easily and make tooltips more accessible.
  • Changed morale system: enemy armies to not flee the battle anymore. You can now defeat them in one go.
  • Lots of polishing, bug fixing and smaller details.


You can find our campaign here:



Cheers,
Your Chimera Entertainment Team

🚀 Early Access Release Date Announcement! 🚀

Hello, everyone!

We’re thrilled to announce that Songs of Silence will be launching into Early Access on May 23rd! This is your chance to get a first look at a lot of new content, and help us shape the future of the game with your feedback.

This will be almost a whole month after the end of our Kickstarter campaign, which starts on March 26th. Of course all backers of a tier which includes a copy of the game on Steam will have access to Songs of Silence in Early Access.

If you haven’t yet followed our Kickstarter campaign be sure to hit the “Notify Me” button to stay up to date with all of our news, and secure some exclusive goodies only available during the campaign.



Early Access - What to Expect:
  • Exclusive Early Access to new content, well ahead of the full release
  • Be part of the development by providing valuable insights and suggestions
  • Frequent updates based on your feedback
  • Release Date: May 23rd
  • for more info see Early Access FAQ on our Steam page


Join us on this exciting journey to bring our vision for Songs of Silence to life. Your support and input are crucial to us, and we can’t wait to see you in-game!

Cheers,
your Chimera Entertainment Team

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Important information about our demo!

Hi all - we have an important update regarding our Steam demo! 🧑‍🏫
Tomorrow morning (at 10AM CET) we’re going to be deactivating the current public demo on Steam in order to update it with a new and improved version, which will go live on March 26th. This demo will also be 100% free, available until launch, and will feature several improvements over the previous build, mostly focused on Skirmish mode and enemy AI, but also with several bug fixes and QoL updates. 🎉
What does this mean for me?
If you’ve already downloaded and installed the demo, you’ll still be able to play it outside Steam even while we upload the new one. Once the new version is uploaded, you can update your version via Steam and enjoy the new content! If you don’t have it downloaded, you can grab it and install it still today before it’s delisted and keep that version to play until the new demo goes live on March 26th.
Will we update the Demo on other platforms?
Yes! The Demo will be uploaded on other platforms as well!
What’s in the new version?

Campaign Map 01:
  • Updated Campaign Map 01 with new balancing, dialogs and gameplay improvements
  • New intro sequences - incl. option to skip
  • New tutorial giving guidance in Campaign Map 01
  • New starting combat skill for Lorelei


Skirmish:
  • Skirmish available from the start
  • Faction "1000 kingdoms" available including many new heroes, units and locations.
  • Reworked unit, hero and card balancing of "1000 kingdoms"
  • New skirmish map available
  • Full iteration on skirmish map balancing
  • Strong AI improvements for the skirmish maps specifically


General Improvements:
  • New main menu with additional settings
  • Improvements to performance and stability
  • Improved movement system: you can now move through your own units and cities
  • Improved UI to highlight information more easily and make tooltips more accessible
  • Changed morale system: enemy armies to not flee the battle anymore. You can now defeat them in one go.
  • Lots of polishing, bugfixing and smaller details
  • The formatting/emoji shortcuts should work


Cheers!
Ilcin & the Chimera team

Our Songs of Silence Kickstarter reached 1000 followers!

That's 1000 of you folks waiting, playing, sharing - excitedly! Many of you while playing our Demo or chatting on our Discord!



With this milestone hit, we want to say thank you! So, THANK YOU!
In celebration of having 1000 Kickstarter followers, we're hosting another giveaway on our Discord Server! So join here for a chance to grab more beta-keys 👉https://discord.gg/NgPYuz8U


Who knows what we will have for you when we hit 2000? 👀 Let's find out! Pre-register now to get notified when the Kickstarter launches!

👉https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chimeraent/songs-of-silence






Lots of love 🫶
Ilcin & the Chimera Team!