Stormbridge News

I decided to add a fun little feature.

You can now toggle photo mode with F11, allowing you to take screenshots of your pets as well as adjust camera options like lighting, depth of field, colour contrast, and more.

I've made Photo Mode work with both the Home Island as well as in-game. In future, Photo Mode may pause the game so that you can take nice screenshots leisurely.

Here are some photos I took of the Home Island using Photo Mode!



-YYZ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362750/Stormbridge/

Hi all!

I'm excited to give you a first look at the Tundra biome — the first of three new maps being added to Stormbridge!

You'll build across this frozen wasteland that's not just beautiful but brutal.
And survival here means adapting...fast.





After finding Faraday’s Lab at the edge of the sea, you board his boat....



You begin your journey, sailing off across the pristine blue.



Soon, tropical sounds give way to a gentle hush, and the breeze turns crisp.
Your breath starts to cloud softly in the air, and a shiver runs down your spine.

You are now stuck in the tundra.





Fishing won't work, cranes have trouble poking through ice, and your electric burners can't burn as efficiently.

You'll need new strategies - old tricks don't work here.



How will you help your settlers to adapt?




Tend to hardy new crops that shrug off frost and keep your settlers fed, even when the ground turns to ice.




Unlock snug, warm buildings where your settlers can rest, recover, and escape the biting cold.




Grow cotton and spin it into warm clothes — because a well-dressed settler is a healthy, happy one.




Fishing may be gone, but not all hope is lost! These chilly companions can help you...but only if you can befriend them!




The storm looks different here...

Introducing a fresh new threat - say goodbye to lightning and say hello the ice lance.




Your tundra mission: uncover and build Faraday’s mysterious “Air Engine.”

But your only clue appears to be this blueprint...
Can you decipher it in time to power through the cold?





[h2]Got any ideas of what you want to see in the tundra? Lemme know your thoughts here or over on Discord![/h2]


-YYZ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362750/Stormbridge/

v0.81 is released!

Production Metrics have been added!


The chef bonuses now apply to Burger Stands and electric cookhouses.



Windhouse epic building has also been buffed, and had its cost decreased.



These changes were made possible thanks to your feedback!
If you have suggestions and ideas, feel free to leave them here, chat with me on Discord directly!



-YYZ

Changelog:

• Cookhouse duration: 30 -> 25s
  
• Chef bonuses apply to Burger Stand
  
• Chef bonuses apply to Electric Cookhouse
  
• Windhouse cost decreased
  
• Windhouse population boost increased: 50 -> 80
  
• Fix broken discord link
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362750/Stormbridge/

Several improvements, rebalancing and settings have been added.

Changelog:

• Cats' happiness boost reduced to 0.1x
  
• Trader now shows orange warning when trading for free
  
• Add eat teriyaki toggle in hunger bar hover panel
  
• Add screen shake toggle
  
• Add 'consumes charcoal' to cookhouse and smelter description
  
• Fix situations where certain tutorial rings on build menu do not show
  
• Fix first saved file on web not showing in menu till a refresh
  

Teriyaki is needed for construction. But settlers sometimes eat it, preventing you from building what you want freely. A new toggle has been added. Now, you can starve control the diet of your settlers if they eat too much Teriyaki!



It was not very clear that you had to select the coins to buy them, so a red message now shows when you don't do so.


Cats had to be nerfed as they trivialized happiness. Though, you can still get the same effect of the old level 1 cat in the full version by equipping three cats at max level. So hmm.

I would like to thank all of you who've played and given me feedback, and especially thank Radian, Lavan and Jesus Cat for sharing incredibly useful feedback for me! This update was made possible thanks to them. I update this game every week so if you have feedback - you can leave them here on the Steam discussion forums, on our Stormbridge discord channel or to me directly @YYZ on Discord.

These are not the full list of changes I intend to make - I am progressively going to address the points raised - such as displaying better production counters to more accurately determine which resources you're producing/in need of. I haven't forgotten those, I just need some time to work on it.

Thank you for your support. :)

-YYZ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362750/Stormbridge/

v0.80 is released!

• Add night version of main menu
  
• Experimental Mac and Linux builds
  
• Update localization and localization fixes
  
• Fix research panel item count not updating after claiming milestone rewards
  
• Fix tutorial screen pointers un-aligned
  

[h2]Night bridge[/h2]

I love making beautiful scenery and as I was listening to some melancholic music while raining, I designed this scene!

I thought it was too pretty to leave out of the game, so I decided to integrate it into the main menu, which will now show this randomly.



I love making pretty environments so this was pretty relaxing and fun.

[h2]Mac and Linux experimental support[/h2]

Experimental Mac and Linux versions of the game have been added! Mac may not support advanced 3D graphics - therefore if you notice black squares on the water, go to settings > Disable water reflections.

These are experimental so they're not listed on the storepage for now. I'll do my best to support them. To help me help you, let me know what issues there may be if you try them so I know how stable they are.

[h2]Localization fixes[/h2]
Several text have been updated and I would like to thank all community translators for helping with the game's translation texts! If you'd like to help, you can join the discord to get in touch! And as usual, if you have feedback, leave them here or send them to me @YYZ on Discord if you want to share your ideas or chat! :)



I will continue to make improvements and updates to the game~

-YYZ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362750/Stormbridge/