Write Warz News

Hi Everyone!

We have some fantastic news to share … Write Warz will be officially coming to Steam on March 6! Compete with friends and tell your best (or most hilarious) story – in either our terrifying Horror theme or exciting Pirate theme. The story is yours to tell and we can’t wait to see what you create.

Thank you all for the support!

– Boltz Entertainment

Hi Everyone!

In anticipation of the Steam Early Access launch, the Write Warz demo was just updated with a number of new goodies and bug fixes:

Gameplay & Visual Improvements
• Faye's Ability Visuals: The animation speed of Faye’s Pixie’s Prank has been increased for smoother gameplay.
• New Animation & Sound for Typing: Typing now feels even more immersive with updated effects!
• New Loading Screen Visuals: Improved loading screens for a more polished experience.
• New Witching Hour Sounds: Updated mini tutorial audio for Witching Hour.
• Evil Fog Vote Requirement Adjusted: When playing with fewer than 4 players, only 1 vote is required instead of 2.

Tutorial & Accessibility
• New Tutorial: A placeholder tutorial has been added to help new players get started.
• Epilepsy Warning Implemented: A safety measure for players sensitive to flashing lights.

Bug Fixes & Tweaks Cursed Manuscript Fixes:

• Fixed Slobber Sound Bug: No more ghostly chewing noises after breaking the curse!
• Fixed Character Icons Not Resetting: Player icons now properly return to normal after breaking the curse.
• Fixed Random Font Color Bug: Selecting random colors no longer results in boring gray text.
• Character Icon Credits Added: Artists now have proper attributions for their work!
• Fixed Issue with Tie Breaker: The game will no longer freeze if a player leaves mid tie-breaker.
• UI Enhancements: Various improvements to menus and in-game interfaces for clarity and polish.

Ahoy!

With our upcoming launch on the horizon, today we are happy to share another major update to the existing demo. We’ve retooled and adjusted many aspects of the game, including UI and backend network support – along with a number of new fixes and improvements across the board.

Check out the changes below:


Networking Changes

• Matchmaking has been enabled. You can now matchmake against other random players online!
  
• Added improved detection for when a player disconnects from a game session.
  

Gameplay

AI Bot Adjustments:

• Improved all voting and writing aspects to be more fluid and consistent.
  
• Adjusted bot to react faster in custom games.
  

Horror:

• Added 50+ new starting sentence options to the Horror theme. This will help keep the stories fresh and exciting!
  
• Visually redesigned the Witching Hour Plot Point. A new audible tutorial has also been added.
  
• Increased the wordbank size for Curse of the Mummy.
  
• Redesigned the model used for the Cursed Manuscript. This is still in flux, but enjoy it for now!
  
• Changed the music used during the horror intermission.
  
• Temporarily disabled the Mysterious Stranger for a redesign.
  
• Added a new Banner system to further customize your experience. At launch everyone will have the ability to earn and unlock additional banners.
  
• Increased the final round character count from 200 to 250 for more room to conclude the epic tale.
  
• Adjusted the profanity filter to replace/censor words instead of stopping sentence submission.
  

UI Changes

• Redesigned all menus for added polish and clarity.
  
• Added new animations for winning the game.
  
• Redesigned the bottom bar player profiles for readability and consistency.
  
• Added unique name signatures for each character.
  
• Adjusted icon position and scaling to make them more readable.
  
• Created new sprite ribbons for 1st/2nd/3rd place.
  
• Added a panel flip animation to show when writing starts.
  
• Fixes & Tweaks
  
• Optimized the Evil Fog to prevent latency issues.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Vixen's ability VFX not to play.
  
• Fixed escape menu clipping with intermission.
  
• Fixed a bug related to writing rounds starting before you can start typing.
  
• Removed all non-base fonts, font colors, and skins in anticipation of release.
  

Thank you for your continued support and feedback! Also, make sure to share any feedback in the Steam Community Hub or the Discord server 🙂
– Boltz Entertainment

Hi Everyone!

We’re excited to share yet another major update to the demo, this time bringing a load of new fixes and improvements across the board 🙂

Check out the changes below!

Overhauled AI Bots

• When playing with bots they will now respond all with completely different personalities making a more complete solo player experience.
  
• Bots now vote much more accurately and better identify the "Best" sentence possible.
  
• Bots will now attempt to use word bonuses and player words in their sentences making each experience more dynamic and unique.
  

Gameplay

• Removed Round Breakdown phase at the end of each round in favor of a small winner announcement to speed up the game.
  
• At the halfway point of each game, there will be an intermission to give players a breakdown of total points so far as well as some fun game facts.
  
• Removed points for writing and voting.
  
• Top Rondel UI has been adjusted to be more compact.
  
• Made a multitude of other tweaks to the general UI of the writing panel to have less clutter.
  
• Tweaked the sequencing of all plot point intros to avoid random pauses within the game.
  
• Reworked the sentence suggestion prompts to look nicer and more intuitive, which will now show up in the story rather than in the top panel.
  
• Added hotkeys for voting 1-6 so that you don't have to click on them anymore if you don't want to.
  
• Rescored the audio for the plot point intros of Moonlit Inspiration and Cursed Manuscript.
  
• Removed Kira and Javier from the game. They will return in a later season with some upgrades.
  

Menu UI

• Overhauled the Menu UI throughout the game: Lobby menu, Escape menu, Save the Story menu, and more.
  
• Characters now have unique name titles.
  

Fixes & Tweaks

• Fixed Copy to Clipboard not working occasionally when saving the story.
  
• Fixed Ctrl+Backspace not working occasionally.
  
• Adjusted the spacing in the credits.
  
• Everyone will now see the same credit titles in story readout
  
• Updated the story readout music to sound better.
  
• Effects were optimized across the board.
  

Thank you for your continued support and feedback! Make sure to share any feedback in the Steam Community Hub or the Discord server.

– Boltz Entertainment

Ahoy, mateys!

Have you signed up for the High Seas Adventure closed beta for this Saturday (December 14) yet? Now’s your chance to try the pirate-themed story mode and let us know how to make Write Warz even better. Join us on our Discord server on December 14 at 12pm PT | 2pm CT | 3pm ET 🏴‍☠️

Is the life of a pirate for you? Time to find out!

To learn more, check out our previous announcement here.

And we have a little more to share of what to expect in the High Seas Adventure theme:

Yo-ho-ho and a Bottle of Rum

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Pirates sure love their rum – and how could you write a pirate-themed adventure without it? In the High Seas Adventure theme, you can use rum to change your bonus words and double their value, but at a cost! Drink responsibly: Too much rum will make your screen a bit blurry.

Walk the Plank


Think you can Walk the Plank in our new Plot Point mini game? Balance as long as you can while we switch keys and play tricks. The longest balancer gets game perks, but fall and you're shark bait 🦈

Scurvy


Be prepared! You'll definitely want to keep a good amount of planks handy for those scurvy dogs that might attack you during the game – or your screen might end up looking like this!

Thanks for checking out Write Warz! We hope to see you on Saturday.

Join our Discord community and sign up for the Closed Beta now! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to let us know here on Steam, Discord, Reddit, or social media.

– Boltz Entertainment