Gemporium News

[h3]Hello Moles,[/h3][p][/p][p]Firstly, all of us here at Merge Conflict Studio want to say THANK YOU so much for your overwhelming support of Gemporium! It's been better than we ever imagined and means the world to us. YOU'RE THE BEST!

[p]Loan Shark visits being overwhelming[/p][p]We want to find a way to help players who feel overwhelmed by the Loan Shark's visits feel more equipped to keep up with them while not sacrificing the intended structure and experience of the game.
If you'd like a quick tip for this just for now: try completing an Artifact collection if you haven't![/p]

[p]Unclear details of Early Repayment Plan[/p][p]We've noticed that some players have been a bit confused by how the Early Repayment Plan works, especially with regards to why they still have to make payments on Loan Shark days after using it.

The TL;DR on it is that the Loan Shark will always ask for some minimum payment on scheduled days, but you can reduce this amount significantly with the Early Repayment Plan. Past this minimum, any payments you make will only reduce your total debt rather than your next payment.

We're hoping to increase clarity on this! There is a UI element that's meant to let you know when you've hit the minimum, but we've noticed some bugs with this and are hoping to fix this up.[/p]

[p]Lack of Controller Support[/p][p]This one will likely take longer to address because it's a fairly involved endeavor, but we've absolutely heard everyone asking for it and would like to add it at some point in the future.[/p]

[p]General Bugs[/p][p]We appreciate your bug reports and have a list of some we want to prioritize fixing first, including one with one of the Achievements.[/p][p][/p]

[p]There's more stuff on our list that we'd like to address, but we wanted to call these out specifically.[/p][p][/p][p]We really appreciate your patience as we work on all this! We are a small team of five and worked within a short development timeline to finish this game, but want to do our best to provide everyone with the best version of Gemporium possible.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks and as always, good luck in the Mines![/p][p][/p][p]The Merge Conflict Team[/p]

[p]Hello moles,[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]For those of you planning to purchase Gemporium, thank you for supporting our studio! If you have the time, please leave a review if you enjoyed (or didn't enjoy!) the game! It really helps us out in the steam algorithm and there is a ton of other great titles coming out today, this week and this month. Reaching 10 reviews as fast as possible makes Steam favor our game and helps us pay rent feed cheeto![/p][p][/p][p]

[p]Hello moles! ⛏️[/p][p]We're getting close to the launch of Gemporium (next week!) and wanted to share the price of the game with everyone.[/p][p][/p][h3]💎 Gemporium will cost $9.99! 💎[/h3][p]Below we have a detailed list of the exact price in each country.[/p][p][/p][h3]FAQ[/h3][h3]Why $9.99?[/h3][p]We debated on what would be a fair price for a while, and decided that this price was not only fair to customers but high enough that we can reliably feed Cheeto (and ourselves).[/p][p][/p][h3]Isn't it too cheap?[/h3][p]All indie games are a bit too cheap, and if you're in this boat and would like to support us further, consider purchasing the Supporter Pack when we launch for some sweet cosmetics! [/p][p]The supporter pack will only be a couple of extra dollars priced at $2.99.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Isn't it too expensive?[/h3][p]We believe that this price is fair for the amount of game content you are receiving! In case $10 is too high a price for you, we will be running a launch discount so consider picking it up within the first 2 weeks.[/p][p][/p][h3]Full Price List:[/h3][p]USD - $9.99[/p][p]GB Pounds - £8.50 [/p][p]Euros - €9.75[/p][p]Russian Rubles - руб.385[/p][p]Brazilian Reals - R$26.99[/p][p]Japanese Yen - ¥1,200[/p][p]Indonesian Rupiah - Rp90,999[/p][p]Malaysian Ringgit - RM26.75[/p][p]Philippine Peso - P335.00[/p][p]Singapore Dollar - S$10.00[/p][p]Thai Baht - ฿220.00[/p][p]Vietnamese Dong - ₫142,000[/p][p]Korean Won - ₩11,000[/p][p]Ukrainian Hryvnia - ₴225[/p][p]Mexican Peso - Mex$123.99[/p][p]Canadian Dollar - CDN$12.99[/p][p]Australian Dollar - A$14.50[/p][p]New Zealand Dollar - NZ$14.75[/p][p]Norwegian Krone - kr110.00[/p][p]Polish zloty - zł45.99[/p][p]Swiss Francs - CHF10.99[/p][p]Chinese Yuan - ¥42.00[/p][p]Indian Rupee - ₹480[/p][p]Chilean Peso - CLP$5,750[/p][p]Peruvian Sol - S/.23.00[/p][p]Colombian Peso - COL$26,000[/p][p]South African Rand - R100.00[/p][p]Hong Kong Dollar - HK$66.00[/p][p]Taiwanese Dollar - NT$188[/p][p]Saudi Arabian Riyal - SR22.49[/p][p]Emirati Dirham - AED29.00[/p][p]Israeli New Shekel - ₪36.95[/p][p]Kazakhstani Tenge - ₸2,900[/p][p]Kuwaiti Dinar - KD1.95[/p][p]Qatari Rial - QR24.99[/p][p]Costa Rican Colon - ₡4,600[/p][p]Uruguayan Peso - $U310[/p]

[p][/p][p]Wow, it has been an incredible journey to get to this point and we are so excited to share the full Gemporium experience with you in just a couple of weeks! Since starting the development of Gemporium late last year, to launching a demo in February (shout out to all the demo players and ones who left us amazing feedback) and now participating in events like Wholesome Direct, Steam Next Fest and Secret Sauce, we have come such a long way and made many improvements to the game while having fun developing it. [/p][p][/p][h3]In case you missed it, check out the release date trailer that premiered during the Secret Sauce Showcase:[/h3][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]That's all we have to share today, but we also wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! To all the people who have spread the game to their friends, talked to us at conventions, joined our discord, playtested the game, played the demo, left a review or even just wishlisted the game, we couldn't have done it without you. Every little bit helps, especially since we are a tiny team of 5 working on this game. Seeing all the reactions, excitement, and positivity surrounding the game inspires and motivates us to continue working as hard as we can to make this game the best it can possibly be. [/p][p][/p][p]We're so excited to get this game out to y'all, but now it is time for us to Lock In. The next 2 weeks will be a blur so see you on the other side![/p][p][/p][p]

[p]Hello moles,[/p][p][/p][p]Just a quick patch for today! We heard y'all and... [/p][p][/p][h2]We have changed the sound effect for polishing gems. [/h2][p][/p][p]It's lower-pitched and hopefully a lot easier on the ears for those who found the old one grating.[/p][p]Thanks as always for your support and we hope you continue to enjoy the demo![/p][p][/p][p][/p]