Beyond the Grove News

Major Content patch! 0.7.0: Volcano Biome, New Grove Keeper, and More!

[p]Hello Grove Keepers![/p][p]Today, we're happy to announce our first major content patch! Without spoiling too much, here's what we've added:[/p][p]Once you complete the forest biome, you unlock the ability to venture to go through the forest to explore the volcano biome![/p][p][/p][p]There, you can meet a new Grove Keeper and unlock the playable character![/p][p][/p][p]On top of that, the volcano biome has larger levels and a couple of new points of interest. We'll let you discover what they do![/p][p][/p][p]We'll be adding sounds/music, cutscenes, content, and more in the coming weeks - so stay tuned! [/p]

Patch 0.6.11

[p]Sorry for the delay! With the holidays (and winter sicknesses), things have been a bit hectic. We'll get back to a regular cadence. [/p][p][/p][p]This patch is small, but the next one is big! Next patch will have the new Grove Keeper, levels, and a new boss![/p][p][/p][p]Here's what changed in 6.11:[/p]

[p]Omega golems are now limited to 1 per round per golem - this is the same for the enemy (Blessings to improve this coming soon!)[/p]
[p]Added tutorial for the change above[/p]
[p]More sounds![/p]

Patch 0.6.10

[p]Hello Grove Keepers,

Version 0.6.10 is ready and has the following changes:

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[p] New tier 4 golem[/p][p]
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[p] Several new golem attack sounds
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[p] Several other new and updated sounds
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[p] Fix bug where golem library would not work much of the time.
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[p] Other minor bug fixes
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Patch Notes 0.6.9

[p]Improve aggro for many golems, including several larger golems.[/p]
[p]Two new tutorial boxes[/p]
[p]Fixed exploit allowing summoning of tier 3 or 4 golems from the library without enough slots.[/p]
[p]Add a loading screen for level loads[/p]
[p]Added "Early Access" message, including a note that we will continue to translate. Only that note is machine translated, while we wait for human translation of the rest.[/p]
[p]Some minor visual improvements[/p]

Early Access Post-Release Roadmap

[p]Hello Current and Future Grove Keepers![/p][p]Today, I'd like to cover what we're going to be working on the next few months as we walk the road to 1.0. [/p][p]Currently, we're working on fixing bugs, improving gameplay, adding quality of life features, and adding tutorials where players were getting confused. [/p][p][/p][p]We're also working on future content. Here's a peek at some of the concept art for a future Grove Keeper![/p][p]We're also looking into new biomes, golems, and blessings. Our roadmap looks something like this:[/p][p]Q4 2025: Bug fixes, QOL improvements, new golems[/p][p]Q1 2026: New levels, more story, more blessings, new Grove Keeper, and probably other stuff we haven't considered[/p][p]Q2 2026: Finish up story, more levels, more story, more Grove Keepers, more golems, more everything![/p][p]Thank you for your support![/p]