Sunderfolk News

Hey Guardians!

Catch a restream of our developer livestream here on Steam!

Our developer cast of characters:

• Audrey Luce, Producer
  
• Hasiba Arshad, UI / UX Design Lead
  
• Jerrick Flores, Lead Technical Designer
  
• Brandon Harrison, Engineer
  

Click HERE to watch!

Thank you for joining us!

The Sunderfolk Team

[p][/p][p]Hey Guardians! 
[/p][p]Father’s Day is coming up, and we’re looking to highlight stories from the Sunder-daddies out there! 
[/p][p]If you’re: [/p]

• [p]A Dad who plays Sunderfolk with their family[/p]
• [p]Someone who plays Sunderfolk with their dad / parental figure / hero[/p]
• [p]Or anything related to the above… 
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[p]We want to hear your stories! We’d love to highlight your (or your parents!) Sunder-stories in an upcoming spotlight!
[/p][p]Feel free to share in the comments here, on our socials, or through our Discord! 
[/p][p]We’ll be collecting stories until June 23rd! [/p]

• [p]The Sunderfolk Team[/p]

[p][/p][p]Hey Guardians!
[/p][p]While our Patch 1.3 has been out for a few days now, we’re not done adding in some sunder-goodies for our community! We’re also excited to announce that our upcoming update will feature the Sunderfolk Free Trial! [/p][p][/p][p]What you can expect for the Sunderfolk Free Trial: [/p]

• [p]Play the first 4 missions in Sunderfolk. [/p]
• [p]Choose from the entire roster of Sunderfolk heroes. [/p]
• [p]You choose how Act 1 begins—pick your fourth mission![/p]
• [p]Continue from your save point if you purchase Sunderfolk after completing the Trial. 
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[p]New to Sunderfolk and want to catch up?[/p]

• [p]Check out our Beginner’s Guide.[/p]
• [p]Meet the heroes of Sunderfolk and get to know their playstyles.[/p]
• [p]Join us on Discord and chat with your fellow Sunderfolk. 
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[p]Get ready for our upcoming update next Tuesday, June 17th! For those of you who are already playing Sunderfolk, we hope you’re enjoying Patch 1.3!
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• [p]The Sunderfolk Team[/p]

[p]Hey Guardians![/p][p][/p][p]We’re cooking up lots of stuff behind the scenes for Sunderfolk, and we’re so excited for this latest patch! We’re focusing on bug fixes, bringing some quality of life additions, and little doses of love![/p][p][/p][p]Please note: The update will be released across all platforms simultaneously, but due to platform differences, you may see the update available for download at different times. Until both your Sunderfolk main game and Controller mobile app are updated, you will not be able to connect and play Sunderfolk. We expect the update to be available to all players (across all platforms) within 30 minutes of patch release time. All platforms will receive the update by 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 17:00 UTC.[/p][p][/p][h2]What’s New / Priority Fixes in Sunderfolk [/h2][p]Timestamps on Last Saved Campaign [/p]

• [p]The Campaign screen will now display the time when it was last auto-saved for the active campaign. [/p]

[p]Main Screen Player Prompt[/p]

• [p]The main screen now shows whose personal screen needs to respond before it can proceed. [/p]

[p]Auto-Save Notice[/p]

• [p]An Auto save notice will now appear on Game Start[/p]

[p]New VFX[/p]

• [p]New visual effects have been added for the following:[/p]
  • [p]Spider Webs[/p]
  • [p]Redcap Spawners[/p]
  • [p]Rubble[/p]
  • [p]The Mimic Shrine[/p]
  • [p]Minecart[/p]
  • [p]The “Charge” ability[/p]

[p]Mission Balance Change[/p]

• [p](This is a story-spoiler: Read at your own risk) Adjusted the enemy spawns for 2-3 player games in the mission \Caravan Protectors, Dead of Night Pt. 1.\[/p]

[p]Smithy Tier 4 Upgrade Fix[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where upgrading the Smithy to Tier 4 was not rewarding players with the additional Skill Card slot. [/p]

[p]Device Disconnections[/p]

• [p]Reduced the frequency of disconnections under certain remote play situations.[/p]
  • [p]Please note: While most players who experienced these problems should see less disconnections, we are still actively investigating further improvements related to connection reliability and for players unable to reconnect via QR code after being disconnected in a future patch. [/p]

[h3]Upcoming June 17th[/h3][p]The Sunderfolk Free Trial[/p]

• [p]Play the first 3 tutorial missions and one Act 1 mission during the trial. [/p]
• [p]Your trial save will continue if Sunderfolk is purchased. [/p]

[h2]General Bugs & Issues Fixes[/h2][p]Encounters[/p]

• [p]During the “War Council” encounter, Chirp will now successfully escape once they complete their mission objective. [/p]
• [p]The encounter "Shadow and Flame" now appears at the gates at the appropriate time during progression.[/p]
• [p]The Sentinel now correctly performs "Defy Defeat" when adjacent to a hero or allied actor, instead of repeatedly casting "Preserve" in the encounter "Sentinel's Pledge".[/p]
• [p]Revenants will now correctly drop "Revenant Shard" upon being defeated. [/p]

[p]Characters[/p]

• [p]Inspired Heroes will no longer follow leaping spiders into pits. [/p]
• [p]A missing Zihao conversation is now available upon unlocking the Smithy for the first time. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Arcanist was unable to use certain Skill Cards during the first round of an encounter after cancelling their choice. [/p]
• [p]Allies can now take damage from the Sentinel's "Sundering Blade" attack.[/p]
• [p]Ally Ooozlings may now swap with Heroes and Allies during their moves.
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[p]Equipment[/p]

• [p]The “Lit Oil Lamp” Trinket can now create fire on hexes occupied by gold coins. [/p]
• [p]Descriptions for trinket rewards are now accessible while on the victory screen.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the “Lucky Coin” Trinket incorrectly dealt damage twice to enemies surrounding the exploded gold pile. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the “Thread Dissolvent” Trinket could sometimes prevent mission objectives from progressing after using it to clear webs in the encounter “Smuggler’s Run”. [/p]
• [p]An issue preventing tooltips from appearing on certain weapons has been fixed.[/p]

[p]General Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue preventing saves during the victory screen when an encounter was completed. [/p]
• [p]Mimic Shrines can now heal the Sentinel.[/p]
• [p]An issue relating to selecting donated items for building upgrades has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]Mid-encounter vignettes are now able to play when a personal device is still on a tutorial.[/p]
• [p]Player numbers on personal screens now match the main screen when reconnecting.[/p]
• [p]Custom weapon names now appear as intended during combat.[/p]
• [p]The Frenzy status icon now appears correctly in combat.
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[p]Stay tuned for June 17th when the Sunderfolk Free Trial arrives! [/p][p][/p][p]We’ll have more updates to share in the coming weeks, so please keep sharing your feedback in the Sunderfolk Discord. Thanks for playing, and we’ll see you in Arden!
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• [p]The Sunderfolk Team[/p]

[p]在《Sunderfolk》上线后的前五周，我们收到了来自中国玩家的反馈，部分玩家表示自己在游玩本游戏时遇到了一些问题。这些问题包括：未在共同 Wi-Fi 下与好友游玩时出现的连接问题，以及下载安卓版《Sunderfolk》控制器程序时遇到的困难。我们仔细研究了具体问题后，意识到本游戏目前在中国地区的体验尚未达到预期的质量水平。 [/p][p]
[/p][p]我们探讨了多种改善体验的方案，但所有的方案都无法尽快解决问题。因此，我们做出了艰难的决定：在 Steam 平台的中国地区暂时停止销售，然后研究长期解决方案，改善该地区所有玩家的游戏体验。[/p][p]
[/p][p]已经购买游戏的玩家仍可继续游玩。我们还会继续通过 Steam 发布更新和补丁，也会继续更新中文文本。此外，我们已与 UU 加速器达成合作，该加速器可以免费支持游玩《Sunderfolk》，使用 Steam 版本以及连接控制器APP时，能显著改善玩家的联机体验。我们会继续探索改善中国玩家体验的方法，让大家与其他地区的玩家享受一样的游戏乐趣。[/p][p]
[/p][p]非常感谢大家的支持，我们期待尽快解决这些问题，然后在 Steam 中国地区恢复销售。[/p][p][/p][p]===[/p][h2][/h2][h2]Steam Sales Paused in China as We Work to Improve Experience[/h2][p][/p][h3]We're investigating long-term solutions for connectivity and access issues in the China region.[/h3][p][/p][p]Sales in China are paused while we work on lasting fixes. Current players can keep playing, with updates, support, and UUBooster connectivity improvements ongoing.[/p][p]
[/p][p]After the first five weeks of Sunderfolk's launch, we've heard feedback from players in China indicating that some have experienced issues when playing the game. This includes connectivity problems when not playing on local Wi-Fi and challenges accessing the Android version of the Sunderfolk controller mobile app. After taking a close look at the specific issues, we realize that the experience in China does not currently measure up to the level of quality we strive to achieve for our players. [/p][p]
[/p][p]We explored several options to improve the experience but none offered a quick solution. Because of this, we've made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend Steam sales in China while we investigate long-term solutions to improve the experience for all players within the region.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Existing players that have already purchased the game will continue to be able to play. We will continue to release updates and patches via Steam, and will continue to support Chinese as a language. Additionally, we've managed to secure UUBooster support for Sunderfolk which can greatly improve the connectivity experience for players when used with the Steam version as well as on connecting controllers. We will continue investigating ways to improve the experience for players in China to match other regions.[/p][p]
[/p][p]We greatly appreciate your support and look forward to turning on Steam sales in China as soon as these issues have been addressed.[/p]