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Demo Update - Version 0.2.3.0

Hey Players!

In preparation for Steam NextFest, which begins on Monday, we've updated the demo to include several bug fixes, quality of life improvements, and a few new features that are in line with our vision for the full game.

Enjoy!

[h2]Release Notes for Demo v0.2.3.0[/h2]

Features
• Added several more interactions with the plush in the bedroom
• Added sound effects when getting in and out of bed
• Added a sound effect when the spider-like enemies die
• Made some minor thematic changes to how the first dream ends
• Texture pages now flush occasionally to reduce total VRAM usage

Balance Changes
• Tabs in the pause menu are now unlocked over time, rather than all being available from the beginning
• The Moon Plate now only glows orange on night 1, and fizzles out on all other nights
• Gold enemies no longer spawn in the prologue or on "nightmare" nights
• Wood now burns at a rate of 2.5 hours/stick, down from 7 hours/stick
• "Survivor" outfit max duration reduced from 12h to 10h

Fixes & Tweaks
• Fixed a bug that would prevent enemies from spawning
• Fixed a bug in the tutorial that prevented a tooltip from appearing
• Fixed a graphical glitch that would occur when interacting with the plush in your bedroom the first time
• Fixed a bug that would prevent a new journal entry from being unlocked/drawn
• Opening a cache after unlocking everything available now spawns a collection of food at your feet, as originally intended
• Improved interactable selection logic when playing with a gamepad or without a mouse
• Improved widescreen support slightly
• Updated some of the tutorial popups to include images
• New upgrades at the plush now have a silver border instead of orange
• Additional Quality of Life improvements and fixes

Known Issues
• Due to a change with the way a small portion of the game save data is stored, there's a small chance some save data could be overwritten, although the game will attempt to update any out of date data.
• Occasionally, after the boss fight begins, the game will hang for a few seconds or possibly several seconds. After waiting for some time, the game will usually resolve the hang on its own
• Certain scenarios may be un-ideal when playing in ultrawide resolutions (e.g. seeing things that are intended to be offscreen, or being able to access areas that are typically out-of-bounds)

Livestream Test Broadcast

Testing Livestreaming with Action!

If you found this, you probably won't be having tons of fun watching tbh. I hope you'll come back on Feb 6th!

Demo Now Available!

Today we are pleased to present the public demo for this game!

We've been working hard on this project for much longer than anticipated, constantly finding ways to make it better and better. We finally decided that this February's NextFest event (here on Steam) would be a good deadline to start getting the word out, ahead of completing and launching the game in coming months.

We really believe in this game and think it will be greatly received and enjoyed! It's just a matter of being discovered by the players who would find it appealing.

The most critical thing for us currently is to get on the Steam wishlist! of as many interested players as possible.. This will greatly multiply the exposure we can get when we DO launch EtW (Otherwise, this game may likely get lost in the abyss of endless indie games).

Please consider adding Ember the Werefox to your Wishlist today!


As for the demo, we're excited for you to get a taste, and have much more content for you to enjoy soon. We've of course locked much of the game's story, content and player upgrades out of the demo, but we still find the demo itself fun for several hours! Give yourself a little bit of time and dig in!

If you have feedback, we have an active Discord dedicated to "our community" (should we be so lucky!):
https://discord.gg/AQ2FDapzMe

We're also set up for feedback with our Steam community here. If you'd rather leave feedback here, there's a Demo Feedback Sub Forum here.

We greatly appreciate it!
Brothers Adam and Arden,
-LionArc Devs

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2353100/Ember_the_Werefox/