Shape of Dreams News

Hello travelers! Are you enjoying your journey today?

In today's Travel Log, we'd like to give you a peek at the progress of the Constellation rework we mentioned last time, as well as introduce a new system coming in the future: Traveler Mastery!





Stars will no longer function as permanent upgrades, but instead will become a flexible system where you can equip and unequip them from slots. Some stars are simple stat boosts, while others change the way you play a character. This allows you to make the game easier, harder, or give it a fresh feel. You can freely customize each traveler to your liking.



There are four types of stars and star slots: Destruction, Imagination, Life, and Flexibility. Each star must be equipped in the appropriate slot. However, there are some exception rules, such as stars equipped in different types of slots still functioning at 50% efficiency, or Flexibility stars and slots acting as a kind of "wild card" that isn't restricted by type.

Additionally, in response to feedback about the inconvenience of turning constellations on and off repeatedly, we've decided to add a feature that allows you to save multiple constellation builds and instantly load the one you want. We hope this constellation rework, which will be implemented in the full version of Shape of Dreams, will enhance the fun of character customization.







Some of you play all travelers equally, while others might spend 10 hours on just a few characters. Either way, we all have our own ways of showing affection for our travelers. To reward players who spend a lot of time with their travelers, we've decided to add a system called "Traveler Mastery".

By playing games with a specific traveler, you can collect Traveler Mastery points, and when you gather enough points, your level increases. This Traveler Mastery level will be displayed to other players in the lobby, allowing you to show everyone how much you love that intimidating hammer guy, and as you level up, you can earn exclusive rewards like special character emblems. New stars and additional slot counts will also be unlocked according to your level.



Please leave us feedback on these changes! We read all of your comments and will continue to work hard to make a better game based on your input.

Thank you for your patience. Happy travels!
The Shape of Dreams Development Team 💫


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Hello Travelers!

Thanks to your interest, we were able to successfully conclude our recent event! We are grateful for your support. Many of you sent us valuable feedback and opinions, and based on these, we've taken time to consider what needs to be improved before release and what needs to be added to make the game better. After reconsidering our development schedule, we've unfortunately made the difficult decision to delay the release date.



We aim to release Shape of Dreams between Q3-Q4 2025, and until then, we will prepare more content while improving the game experience.

Also, since this delay will make the wait longer, we've decided to regularly share what we're developing to help ease your anticipation! Here are some improvements that have been decided based on your feedback.






We believe that looping back to the beginning is one of the most fun ways to play Shape of Dreams. Growing your character to the extreme and testing yourself to see how far you can go is truly an enjoyable experience. However, we've confirmed user feedback that this experience can become somewhat repetitive over time, especially for veteran players.

So, we're testing various methods to make the overall gameplay, especially the late game, more rich. In particular, we think that if bosses and monsters grow in unexpected ways, and players have to adapt and overcome these situations, it will enhance the challenging fun.






Constellations are the meta-progression system of Shape of Dreams. While it's an essential system that provides players with the fun of growth, many travelers have pointed out areas for improvement in the current constellation system. Among the feedback we've confirmed, the main opinions were as follows:

• Most are simple stat growths. There's a lack of upgrades that can change the experience in different ways.
  
• When all trees are completed, the game becomes too easy because you become too powerful, and conversely, when no trees are completed, the game becomes too difficult.
  

We want to solve these problems and make the constellation system feel more strategic and provide better growth enjoyment. To this end, we're testing several interesting methods, such as stars that can be equipped and unequipped, and stars that have both strengths and weaknesses.


We believe these changes will greatly complement the weaknesses the game currently has. If you have any opinions on this or if you have good ideas, please share them with us on the Steam forum and Discord! You can be of great help in our process of making a better game.


Thank you for playing. Happy travels!
From the Shape of Dreams Development Team 💫


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Hello Travelers!

Thank you for your support and valuable feedback during the recent event! We've deployed a hotfix focused on improving usability and fixing bugs to provide you with a better gaming experience.

• Death prevention effects now display above the health bar in the bottom left
  
• Horizontal timer bars of the same type now merge together
  
• Some UI design changes
  
• Fixed a bug where the interaction key (F) settings couldn't be changed
  
• Fixed a bug where Essence of the Void wasn't affected by attack effect intensity
  
• Fixed bugs causing some crashes
  

We will continue to monitor your feedback and improve the game. Thank you for your continued interest and support! 💙



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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2444750/Shape_of_Dream/

New characters, new bosses, multiple endings, numerous lucid dreams and achievements, new memories and essences are coming.
Please add the full version to your wishlist!

✨ Official Discord Channel - Chat with thousands of travelers and journey through The Rapids together! 🌠 Get the latest news about Shape of Dreams! @SodStm 🦎 Follow developer Lizard Smoothie! @LzrdSmoothie
🔧 Have a bug to report? Use Steam discussions, Discord, or contact us at [email protected]!


Thank you!
Shape of Dreams Development Team 💫

Dear Travelers,

First and foremost, we sincerely thank everyone who has shared their invaluable feedback since the prologue version of Shape of Dreams. Your insights have been instrumental in shaping the game, and your support has been a tremendous source of motivation for us.

Thanks to your enthusiasm, Shape of Dreams received an overwhelmingly positive response during the recent Steam Next Fest. We are truly grateful for how your participation has contributed to the game’s growth.

Our top priority has always been to create a polished and engaging experience that meets your expectations. To achieve this, we are preparing even more diverse and exciting content for you to look forward to.

However, in order to deliver the best possible version of Shape of Dreams, we have found it necessary to extend the development timeline beyond our initial estimates. We deeply appreciate your patience, and we promise that this additional time will allow us to create a richer, more immersive experience for you.

In the meantime, the demo version will remain available for you to enjoy, and we will continue to share updates on our progress.

We truly appreciate your support and understanding. Just a little more patience, and we will return with something even more incredible.

Thank you, and we look forward to embarking on this dreamlike journey with you.

We will be back soon with details on additional content and the expected release schedule.

— The Shape of Dreams Dev Team

Hello Travelers!

Today's update is a small one focused on improving the game based on your feedback from Discord and Steam.

We'll do our best to address issues and suggestions that weren't fixed in this update in future patches. Thank you for continuing your journey through the world of dreams!

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

• Reduced excessive visual effects when Essence of Fever has high Burn stacks
  
• Added option to dismiss save conversion notification messages
  
• Added audio settings for ambient sounds and more
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where healing from Purgatory and Beam of Light could be dodged
  
• Fixed an issue where Dream Dust gained from dismantling items would occasionally display in red
  
• Fixed an issue where Game Over would sometimes occur despite having living players
  
• Fixed incorrect display of certain kanji characters in Japanese font
  
• Fixed a bug that occurred when dying from bombardment while being kidnapped
  
• Fixed a bug where item level and quality were occasionally displayed incorrectly in shops
  
• Various other minor bug fixes
  

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New characters, new bosses, new levels, numerous lucid dreams and achievements, new memories and essences are coming.
Add the full version to your wishlist!

✨ Official Discord Channel - Chat with thousands of travelers and journey through the Rapids together! 🌠 Get the latest news about Shape of Dreams! @SodStm 🦎 Follow developer Lizard Smoothie! @LzrdSmoothie