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Hi there, everyone!



The first and most important thing is: everything is going amazingly well! We are very happy with the storyline, locations and characters so far. And while we're keeping the topic of the third episode still hidden (there will be more updates later this year), we also felt that we have to share some work-in-progress stuff and give you a glimpse of how the development process looks like. Let's begin.



Meet Jacek. In real life, Jacek is the art producer for Frostpunk, our another game that you probably know (and if not - here a link). As you may have heard, all soldiers and civilians in This War of Mine have their physical appearance based on ourselves, our friends, family members and colleagues. We've been doing it on purpose, to make characters as believable and lifelike as possible. Not some anonymous 3d models, bought from an asset store, or shiny Hollywood-like models, but real people. Bald, skinny, chubby - just like ourselves. And one of the characters in the upcoming story is going to "inherit" his appearance from Jacek. Please note we're not saying if he's going to be a playable civilian, or a non-playable side-character. You'll get to know it later.



On the photo above, you can see Olaf, working hard. He's our 3d artist - and at the moment he is creating a digital sculpture of Jacek. Later, this model will be implemented in the game itself, using our Liquid Engine (it is the same engine that Frostpunk uses, btw!). Remember that a model with so many details may not be visible for you in-game - however, for us: the more detailed the source, the better and easier it is to create a moody, great-looking experience in This War of Mine universe. Naturally, more characters are being created... and just to tease you - yes, new locations are in the works, too! Some of them already look stunning and we hope to share some visuals with you pretty soon.

In the meantime, stay tuned for more updates about the third episode of This War of Mine: Stories!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/This_War_of_Mine/

On November 14th, 2014 the indie smash hit This War of Mine had its premiere and that date has become special for at least one more reason. On that day, 11 bit studios joined forces with War Child, a British charity organization dedicated to helping children affected by conflict all around the world. Together, 11 bit studios and War Child created charity DLC which added war-themed works of world-famous graffiti artists to the game. Players could buy the DLC for a set price and 100% of the net income was donated to the charity. Today, more than four years after launching the initiative, we can demonstrate what has been achieved with this cooperation.


Since the launch on November 14th, more than $500,000 has been donated to the cause. This money helped to support War Child deliver its programmes across countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen:

• 3 Temporary Learning Spaces were established where 260 children were able to carry on with their education and exams to complete their school year
  
• Place 26 unaccompanied children with foster families in Bambari, Central African Republic
  
• In Iraq – provide summer schooling to 457 students
• In Afghanistan - Support 840 children aged four to six to access Early Childhood and Care Development in Kabul and Herat
  
• Expand our child helpline in Democratic Republic of Congo, which received 14,557 calls in 2017 and 2,215 children were referred to specialized child protection organizations
  
• Fund a new fundraising arm at War Child dedicated to working with gamers, which has raised over $2.5 million to date

None of this would be possible, without the help of the players. We would like to thank you all.

If you want to support War Child UK, you can do it directly at www.warchild.co.uk or by buying This War of Mine Charity DLC on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/348040/This_War_of_Mine__War_Child_Charity_DLC/

Hello there, everyone!

As you might have noticed, we've just updated This War of Mine. We have fixed some issues - both bigger and smaller ones - that might have affected your game. Hopefully it's going to improve your overall experience.

• bug with random npc during the climax in music club fixed
  
• empty daily log after climax bug fixed
  
• bug with black characters during the sequences on mac & linux fixed
  
• wrong place of hideout in toystore fixed
  
• some players may occure incorrect description in our things - fixed
  
• incorrect description of ruined block of flats location - fixed
  
• sometimes players may occure bug with showing died dwellers in endlog as still alive - there will be no longer
  
• some movement fixes to gamepad
  
• characters freezeing bug during depression fixed
  
• faulty hunger level bug fixed
  
• bug with no ending while dweller run away from shelter beeing depressed
  
• temperature bug in Arica, Ivano and Henrik scenario fixed
  
• camera position on gamepad during some cutscenes - fixed
  
• crash during fight in warehouse location fixed
  
• bug with lost input while alt+tab
  
• no registration of event on gas station bug fixed
  
• npc visitor giving us wood in t-pose bug - fixed
  
• no photo event on the beginning of the day if dweller died on scavenge in some situations
  
• memory optimize fix
  
• translation fixes
  

Need to contact us? Feel free to reach out to: [email protected]!

Have a good one!

Hi there, guys,

since the release of The Last Broadcast DLC - we had to temporaliy disable some functionalities, like modding tools and game controller support. But we're happy to tell you that they are back!

• Added macOS support
  
• Added Linux support
  
• Modding tools are back!
  
• Game controller support is back as well!
  
• Fixed time passing bug in Stories DLC
  

If you have any issues with our game - be sure to contact us at [email protected]

Thanks for your support - have a good one!