The Legend of Khiimori News

[h2]Good Day Riders! [/h2]

Patch 0.7.2 has been released and fixes a number of bugs, introduces a new save system, interacting with the horse merchant no longer cause to game crash, and includes many other bug fixes that provide a smoother gaming experience.

[h2]New Save System[/h2]
We've implemented a new save system, which you can see in the video below - it allows you to save manually at various points on the map by shooting (or walking past) the gong!

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Thanks again to everyone who sent us bug and crash reports, as well as general feedback! We’ve read everything, and thanks to your, we’ve been able to identify and fix numerous issues!

We'll be continuing to bug fix and polish the game for the time being, but we'll be talking more about our plans for Early Access in the near future!

[h2]Full Patch Notes:[/h2]

[h3]Gameplay:[/h3]

• Implemented visual, interactive save checkpoints that show when auto-saving happens and can also be shot to save manually. Gooooonnngg. Discovered checkpoints are now also shown on the map.
  
• Resting now also triggers an autosave.
  
• Achievements "Shrine of the Ancients" and "Money to Burn" now activate appropriately.
  
• Removed time based degradation of cargo except for items that are labeled as perishable.
  
• Update to breeding balancing, relating to bonuses and max attribute averages.
  

[h3] World & Environment:[/h3]

• Interactive save checkpoints were placed all over the map.
  
• Environmental improvements to the northern and north-eastern side of the map, including for navigation and level design.
  
• Fixed that Ovoos cannot be cleared a second time.
  
• Fixed that Ovoos aren't applying fog in their area when resetting.
  
• Fixed several floating rocks and torches.
  

[h3] Mission & Progression:[/h3]

• Fixed being unable to close the "Mission Complete" screen.
  
• Fixed being able to accept Cartographer missions multiple times.
  

[h3] Horses:[/h3]

• Fixed horse merchant only offering starter horses. (Finally investing in new horses after taking our money, huh?)
  
• Fixed multiple horses spawning in stacks.
  
• Fixed horses spawning/strolling in water and swimming further in.
  
• Fixed being unable to mount the horse in some locations.
  
• Improved horse behavior on stone bridges.
  
• Fixed an issue where you were unable to give your horse a stamina item
  
• Fixed horses turning their head away from the camera in some preview scenes
  

[h3] UI & UX:[/h3]

• Added map icon for discovered save checkpoints on the world map.
  
• Updated the icon for autosaving.
  
• Fixed that savegame slots show last-saved timestamp in wrong time zone.
  
• Fixed that savegame slots without an active mission were labeled as "new game".
  
• Fixed crafting screen displaying failed craft as if it succeeded.
  
• Reverted premature descriptions for new training triggers, a future update will introduce them properly.
  

[h3] Controls:
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• Fixed active item collection HUD remaining stuck when rapidly pressing "E".
  

[h3] Visual & Art:[/h3]

• Potential fix of horses appearing bright/glitched in previews.
  
• Fixed river textures at shores.
  
• We are 95% sure that the super glitchy horse previews are now fixed. If it still happens maybe do not tell us because it will make our Lead Technical Artist cry. (Still tell us though please)
  
• Performance:
  
• Globally disabled the GPU Ribbon feature on AMD hardware to fix performance issues during rain storms.
  
• Updated PSO Shader Cache Bundle with new shaders to prevent PSO hitches
  

[h3] Stability & Fixes: Fixed multiple crashes related to:[/h3]

• Horse Care interactions.
  
• Backpack to inventory item movement.
  
• Buying (starter) horses from merchant.
  
• Changing maps.
  
• Potential fix for the foal reveal freeze issue.
  

[h2]Hello Everyone![/h2][p][/p][p]The Legend of Khiimori has now been reviewed on Steam over 1000 times, and we're sitting at a Very Positive score! We want to thank all of you, not just those who have left a review, but those who have played, who have reported bugs, given feedback and just generally been awesome!

It's been amazing to see so many of you playing the game, and your reactions to it. We especially love seeing all the horses you've been breeding, and the (often hilarious) names you give them.[/p][p][/p][p]We also want to put out a special thanks to our QA team and our Dev team, who have been working tirelessly since launch to identify and fix the bugs and issues you've all been running into - they really are amazing, and the game simply couldn't exist without them!

This is, however, just the start of our journey together. We're going to be continuing to patch the game throughout Early Access, with new features and content joining all the bug fixing we're doing at the moment! EA really is a process we take with all of you, and the game is shaped by the feedback and ideas you give us!

We'll stop with the waffling now and let you get back to your game, but, again, Thank You.

Be Amazing Everyone![/p]

[h2]Hello Everyone![/h2][p][/p][p]We've just released a small hotfix Patch which fixes the issues with the Horse Merchant causing crashes or only selling the starter horses.

Thanks so much to everyone who reported these issues, we're only able to fix them so fast because you do![/p][p][/p][p]The full patch notes are as follows:[/p]

• [p]Fixed crashed when trying to buy starter horse from the horse merchant[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the horse merchant was only selling the starter horses even if the mission was completed[/p][p][/p]

[p]We're going to be continuing work on all the issues we're seeing people run into, so keep your eyes out for further updates, and please keep reporting any issues you run into!

Be Amazing Everyone![/p]

[h2]Hello Everyone![/h2][p][/p][p]It's patch day! We've just pushed another patch live, and it fixes a huge number of bugs, and has some rebalancing around cargo degradation and rain damage. [/p][p]We'd like to thank each and every one of you for the reports and feedback you've been giving, we've been reading it all and the bug reports have allowed us to identify and fix so many issues! [/p][p]We'll be continuing to bug fix and polish the game for the time being, but we'll be talking more about our plans for Early Access in the near future! Without further ado, here are the (chunky) Patchnotes for 0.6.3:[/p][p][/p][h3]Gameplay:[/h3]

• [p]Rain damage on water sensitive cargo has been halved.[/p]
• [p]Improved active item collection.[/p]
• [p]Removed the unused tame interaction from wild horses (for now!).[/p]
• [p]Fixed attribute updates not correctly applying to foals.[/p]
• [p]Fixed contextual tutorials sometimes not triggering correctly.[/p]
• [p]Removed time based degradation from all cargo items except perishables.[/p]
• [p]Preventing active item collection during dismount.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]World & Environment:[/h3]

• [p]Updates to general environment for navigation.[/p]
• [p]Added three new Blessed Locations.[/p]
• [p]Removed floating rocks in the south side.[/p]
• [p]Fixed strange terrain and rivers at far western side.[/p]
• [p]Fixes made to certain rivers and horses will now drink from them (e.g. near Tov).[/p]
• [p]Adjusted bush collisions to make them less obstructive.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Mission & Progression:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a blocker in the "Buy Horse" mission after courier rank-up (also repairs affected save games).[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Jetei did not check the player’s inventory before handing over the Stele (and you won’t receive Roza, yet, until that’s done).[/p]
• [p]Fixed that cargo items don't get removed when abandoning a mission (also fixes save games where it happened).[/p]
• [p]Players can now complete the missions “Up The Mountain” and “Restoration” if they were blocked due to never receiving the required stele. After receiving Roza San or talking to Altani, you will either receive a stele, or get an objective that requires you to make room in your inventory.[/p]
• [p]Crafted saddle bag upgrades are now useable.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Horses:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed being stuck on foal introduction screen after animation freeze.[/p]
• [p]Fixed tether often not working.[/p]
• [p]Fixed horses’ scared eyes not always appearing when spooked.[/p]
• [p]Fixed horse preview models becoming stuck in reference pose.[/p]
• [p]Fixed genitalia models for Ferghana and Akhal Teke horses.[/p]
• [p]Disabled Nanite on horse meshes to resolve shading issues.[/p]
• [p]Prevented spawning of additional horses around the player when loading a savegame.[/p]
• [p]Fix horse care abilities not being cleared while on horseback.[/p]
• [p]Fixed starter horses being offered when loading a save where main missions are cleared.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]NPC & Characters:[/h3]

• [p]Increased the coin amount available to horse merchants to 20.000 (He got all your money after all…).[/p]
• [p]Removed Oyun from Stable Management after swapping to horse Roza.[/p]
• [p]Fixed floating NPCs.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]UI & UX:[/h3]

• [p]Update to borders of inventory items to clarify the type (e.g. orange border for cargo items, grey for resources, ...)[/p]
• [p]Fixed the “Use Item” action popup not opening in some situations.[/p]
• [p]Fixed max strength values displaying incorrectly in the horse overview.[/p]
• [p]Added scrollbars for expanded inventories to prevent UI elements from going off-screen.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the mission UI element not expanding correctly when a new mission was triggered.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the collect item prompt stayed on screen indefinitely.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Controls:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed inverted axis settings not being applied to aiming.[/p]
• [p]Fixed crafting and merchant menu focus reset when hovering scroll bar.[/p]
• [p]Fixed that movements stop while using items during gallop (like a bandage).[/p]
• [p]Locked the mouse to the game viewport when outside menus.[/p]
• [p]Increase mouse wheel zoom speed for world map.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Audio:[/h3]

• [p]Improved overall sound & music balance across several areas.[/p]
• [p]Updated Mountain theme.[/p]
• [p]Updated desert music.[/p]
• [p]Set Master Volume to 70% by default.[/p]
• [p]Adjusted ambient village sounds and wind volume.[/p]
• [p]Adjusted horse vocal sound positioning.[/p]
• [p]Updated archery sound effects[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Visual & Art:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed translucent VFX occasionally flashing brightly at night from certain angles.[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing pictograms in NPC dialogue UI and tutorial prompts.[/p]
• [p]Updated World Map overview according to environment changes.[/p]
• [p]Potential fix for square artifacts appearing on the landscape.[/p]
• [p]Fixed horse preview getting brighter and brighter in the stable management view[/p]
• [p]Created custom visual effect types for torches and fires to fix issues where fires sometimes failed to render.[/p]
• [p]Fixed most occurrences Horses distortion in preview.[/p]
• [p]Fixed performance degradation and lighting issues in horse previews.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Performance:[/h3]

• [p]Addressed an issue with frame rate drops during storms on AMD graphics cards[/p]
• [p]Fixed a performance degradation related to horse previews[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Stability & Fixes:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed multiple crashes related to:[/p]
  • [p]Merchant UI interaction.[/p]
  • [p]Horse previews in merchant UI.[/p]
  • [p]Inventory size upgrades.[/p]
  • [p]Switching to Roza San after buying new horse.[/p]
  • [p]Preloading lots of save games.[/p]
  • [p]Switching horses shortly after dismounting and then interacting.[/p]
  • [p]Foal reveals.[/p]
  • [p]Save game loading.[/p]
  • [p]Incorrectly setup of crafting recipes.[/p]
  • [p]Missing voice actor table entries.[/p]
  • [p]Tutorials opening too early.[/p]
  • [p]Preloading of Save Games.[/p]
  • [p]Using Rosa San after having been de-spawned.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a save/load locking issue caused by early initialization of the save system.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a camera glitch that could occur when dismounting a horse.[/p]
• [p]Fixed several localization issues, including incorrect translations and misgendering in dialogue.[/p]

[p][/p][p]That's everything! Please keep reporting any bugs you run into using the f1 tool in game, and giving us feedback in the forums and on Discord. Follow our socials for all the latest on The Legend of Khiimori!

Be Amazing Everyone![/p]

Dear Couriers,

What an Early Access Launch!

Two weeks after launch, we have over 900 user reviews on Steam and a “Very Positive” rating. Multiple patches have been released so far (with another big one coming up this week), and we are incredibly thankful for your support of The Legend of Khiimori Early Access.

To celebrate our fans, all pictures in this update were provided by our community, thank you!

Breathe in, breathe out…

[h2]Game Improvements[/h2]
We have released multiple patches and hotfixes since launch to improve the experience and another big one is coming up this week!

Thank you for reporting bugs, for your passion and your patience!

A lot of valuable data has reached us, which has helped us significantly in making the game better, meaning more fun and stable. Also, we are working on the way horses are trained as not everyone is happy with the way it is currently implemented.

Frozen delivery on the way

But that’s not all! We will not only continue polishing the game, multiple content updates are coming as well, bringing you new features and experiences, with Wild Horse Taming being the one our community is most looking forward to.

Please check our Trello roadmap below to find out more!

We are very proud of our community and all the (thankfully mostly positive) feedback we got, helping us to further shape The Legend of Khiimori to your likes.

Also the Audio of the game is getting a lot of love, we will do another dedicated post on this topic soon, including an interview of our voice actress and composing the soundtrack.

Flower Power

[h2]EA Roadmap on Trello[/h2]
As Early Access is only the beginning, more features and content will be added throughout Early Access. Please check our Trello board to see what we are currently working on and which content and features are coming next: The Legend of Khiimori - Development Roadmap

Welcome Amgalan

Thank you for the successful launch and please keep sending us feedback and reporting bugs. The best place for direct communication is Discord: Join the Aesir Interactive Discord Server!

And of course feel free to drop a comment or message below :)

Your Team at Aesir Interactive

Thank you all for the nice screenshots!

[hr][/hr][h3]Previous Developer Diaries can be found here:[/h3]

[p]#02 | An Open World[/p][p]#03 | PC Early Access[/p][p]#04 | Horse Training and Horse Care[/p][p]#05 | All Eyes on Khiimori[/p][p]#06 | Cantering towards Crowdfunding[/p][p]#07 | Looking Forward to Next Year[/p][p]#08 | Updates from the Steppe[/p][p]#09 | Survival on Horseback[/p][p]#10 | Early Access Expectations[/p][p]#11 | Thousands of Bugfixes and Other Improvements[/p][p]#12 | Join Us at Gamescom! (and Other Updates!)[/p][p]#13 | EA Release Date, Gameplay Trailer & Gamescom Highlights[/p][p]#14 | News about Game’s Title, Languages & Alpha Playtest Survey[/p][p] #15 | Breeding in our Demo, Performance Considerations & More[/p][p]#16 | Our Updated Roadmap to Early Access[/p][p]#17 | 2025: A Year in Review[/p][p]#18 | Taming the Open Wilds of 13th Century Mongolia[/p][p]#19 | Early Access Launch Features & Roadmap[/p][p]#20 | Courier Video & New Key Art[/p][p]#21 | Spirit Combat & Corrupted Zones[/p][p]#22 | Soundtrack Making-of[/p][p]#23 | Swimming Horses, Design Pillars, Breeding Update![p]#24 | | Early Access OUT NOW![/p]

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