Songs Of Silence News

Hi Songs of Silence enthusiasts, veterans, fans, old and new alike!

First, the whole Chimera Team wants to thank you, for your overwhelming feedback and support since we have released the Songs of Silence demo here on Steam.

Since releasing our demo, we've seen an amazing flood of new players coming to the game. It's brilliant to see so many new people enjoying Songs of Silence, but we're aware that there have been a few sticking points for players, so we wanted to clear that up with some advice straight from the dev team!
Join Creative Director Alex Kehr as he talks you through a quick how-to covering mechanics, strategies and controls for the demo and beyond.

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If you like this kind of format and video, please feel also free to share your thoughts, if this is something you might want to see more often, also after the Steam Next Fest.


[h3]Additionally, if you enjoyed watching and listening to Alex, he will be livestreaming from our studio in Munich on Friday and Saturday here on Steam![/h3]
Mark the dates and time:

• Friday, October 13th, starting at 7pm CEST (10am PDT/4am EDT)
  Alex and Lead 2D artist Kathy will be livestreaming from our studio in Munich.
• Saturday, October 14th, starting at 7pm CEST (10am PDT/4am EDT)
  Alex and Game Designer Laura will be livestreaming from our studio in Munich.

I will be in chat and throw questions from the viewers at them, so make sure to be around and ask, whatever you would like to know from them live in stream, no pre-recorded shenanigans!

Enjoy!


cheers
Lars & The Chimera Team

Hey Songs of Silence Fans!

Big thank you for your tremendous feedback since the start of our demo!
Due to your feedback, we were also able to implement a small hotfix already.

Please find below the contents of the Hotfix:

• We've fixed a crash related to the Fist of the Guiding Star card
  
• We've added a new shiny looking app symbol
  
• We also added save compatibility with the previous version
  
  • Even though we already mentioned that we're still working on the save/load system, we made sure that your demo savegames will still be compatible with this hotfix.

Enjoy, and please keep the feedback, suggestions, and ideas coming!


Greetings!
Lars & the Chimera Team

If you already had the chance to play the game, or if you’ve watched our recent trailers, you’ve also experienced the beauty of the game’s musical atmosphere. 

We knew, to keep up with the legendary theme of the game and the unique art style, we had to excel with the soundtrack, too. We  wanted to match the same level of epicness we have visually, acoustically.  

So, we wanted to take some time and give you more insight into the creative mind behind the sound of Songs of Silence. The epic musical landscape is composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, the famous musical-mastermind behind games such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 12, and Valkyria Chronicles. 

[h3]Why and how did we choose Hitoshi in the first place? [/h3]
Creative Director Alexander Kehr sheds some light on this question:
“We are big fans of his work, and fondly remember the games he worked on in the past, sometimes mostly for the music. We still listen to the OSTs of those games. Especially, I personally love the soundtracks of FF Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Vagrant Story and Dragon's Crown. His unique style of evocative "military fantasy" (that's my personal description, nothing official!) is a perfect fit for the type of game and story we are going for.”

Now you might be asking, what does working with a famous composer look like? Well, we got you covered once again (thanks Alex!):
“We created a big digital whiteboard with the lore of our world, the factions, gods, and all other core concepts of the game. It also contained the heroes and their agendas. The board described those elements in detail, and showed a lot of artwork to help imagine the atmosphere of our world. The whole whiteboard was translated into Japanese, to help Mr. Sakimoto to understand the intricacies of our unique setting.
Then, we started developing so-called 'Identity Themes' which capture the 'mood' for our most important factions, heroes, and concepts (such as the Silence, or the Divine Hymn).
After each major element of the game got its own signature sound in the Identity Themes, we started branching out into additional music, such as battle, world map and so on.”

[h3]Intrigued? You want more? Why not let Hitoshi speak for himself this time? [/h3]
Enjoy the interview with Hitoshi Sakimoto: 
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[h3]Listen to one selected track on our official Soundcloud right now![/h3]
I've created a Soundcloud account, where you can listen to one of our most favorite tracks of the Songs of Silence soundtrack.
Enjoy: https://soundcloud.com/songs-of-silence-game
And who knows, most likely we will add one or more tracks until the full release. Stay tuned and make sure to follow us!


[h2]Songs of Silence currently playable with Steam Next Fest demo[/h2]

Jump right in and play the Songs of Silence demo.
Experience the first campaign mission and dive into the story and world of Songs of Silence. For sure accompanied by the music of Hitoshi Sakimoto!
If this isn’t enough, a skirmish map awaits, too, to test your strategic wits against two AIs.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/Songs_Of_Silence/?utm_source=steamnews&utm_campaign=devdiary


[h3]Previous Dev Diaries you should not miss [/h3]
Dev Diary #1 — Cards of Faith: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2195410/view/5282201245366689503 Dev Diary #2 — Art and symbolism in Songs of Silence: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2195410/view/3728461191740894243 Dev Diary #3 - Hymn and Silence: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2195410/view/3695811997070178937 Dev Diary #4 - Real-time battles: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2195410/view/3669918835631185973 Dev Diary #5 - Songs of Silence demo during Steam Next Fest https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2195410/view/3743111843412503377


Thank you for your ongoing support and stay tuned for more exciting news!

Don’t forget to follow Songs of Silence on Reddit, Twitter, & Discord and share your thoughts and demo feedback with us and the community!

Enjoy the Songs of Silence demo!


Greetings from Munich!
Lars & the Chimera Team

Fans of Songs of Silence! Strategy Fans! Gamers! Everybody!



The Songs of Silence Demo is now available as part of the Steam Next Fest. Get it while it's hot.
Enjoy epic real-time battles, turn-based map exploration, upgradable heroes and selected tracks from our legendary music score by Hitoshi Sakimoto as you experience the of Queen Lorelai's story.

Play the demo now and enjoy a fully-fledged campaign map, as well as a skirmish map where you have to fight off 2 AI opponents.

[h3]You want more Songs of Silence?[/h3]
We have already prepared a list of events during the Steam Next Fest!
Dev Diary, Dev-Livestreams, pre-recorded and actual livestreams from many great content creators, who're eagerly were waiting to get their hands on the game, as you are!
More details: Songs of Silence Steam Next Fest Event schedule

Further on, the whole Chimera team is on the edge of their seats, excitingly waiting for you, sharing your feedback, impressions, and what else you might come up this week!
Screenshots, Memes, FanArt? Please share with us anything you like!

[h3]You want even more? Well, there is only one thing, we can add: [/h3]
Clear your schedule for this week, send off your beloved ones on a fancy trip, dust of your chain mail, hounskull, and claymore, fill your goblets with your finest beverages, download the demo and fight off the Silence!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/Songs_Of_Silence/?source=steamnews&utm_campaign=steamnextfest

[h3]While you're at it, why not leaving us some feedback? [/h3]
Here on Steam, Discord, or reddit, wherever you want.

We'd love to read your impressions!


Enough, we have to finally save the worlds from the Silence! -I'll stop writing, you stop reading and we both start the demo? Deal?



Enjoy!

-cheers
Lars & the Chimera Team

Time to put on your chain mail and ready your sword!
We are once more featured in the amazing Steam Next Fest livestream with our story-rich strategy game Songs of Silence. Tune in at 7 PM CEST on Saturday 14th!

Enjoy a unique mix of turn-based kingdom management, exploration, and hero development, contrasted with short and intense real-time battles on an epic scale.

If you liked what you see and you can't wait to get your hands on the game, we have great news:

[h2]Currently, a Songs of Silence Demo is available here on Steam. [/h2]
Why wait? Just download the demo and experience a two distinct fantasy worlds threatened by the all-devouring Silence.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/Songs_Of_Silence/?utm_source=steamnews&utm_campaign=steamnextfest_livestream