Stone Story RPG News

[h2]Challenge Event VI Ending Soon[/h2]

Hey Stoneheads!

We hope you've enjoyed The Initiate and have found ways to make use of the new Lost Item! The Cult of Nagaraja is certainly a tough bunch, but we know you can handle it.

Remember to complete the Challenge Event before time runs out; it ends after March 23rd!



[h2]2x Ki Event Weekend[/h2]

Mark your calendars: starting this Friday we'll be running a 2x Ki Weekend!

During the 2x event, earn twice the Ki from all sources (this includes both @ and Crystals).

[h3]Ki can be earned from:[/h3]

• Defeating enemies
  
• Basic Ki can also be earned from unmaking items
  
• Daily Crystal from the Hotspring Shop
  
• The Weekly Challenge Crystal Treasure
  
• Crystals from Delta Treasures
  

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We're still chipping away at stuff behind-the-scenes, but we're eager to share more with you all soon!

As always, thanks for playing and supporting our weird little ASCII game :D

-SSRPG Team
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- Upgraded Steamworks.NET to v20.1.0
- Cultist Mask added to loot drops.
- Fixed localization of foe names in Blade of the Fallen God's second goal.
- Fixed the random distribution of Ki Crystals found in a Lost Treasure, so the average gained corresponds to the cost.
- Fixed bug where selecting a resolution in settings would sometimes result in a different resolution being used.

Known issue: Crash in R&D Book, page 4.

The wicked Cult of Nagaraja is shrouded in secrets, their foul deeds carried out within the serpentine depths of The Temple. Only those brave and lucky enough can hope to endure the trials of The Initiate.



[h2]The Initiate[/h2]
Stone Story RPG adds its newest Legend, “The Initiate”!

Uncover the mysterious rites and rituals of the cryptic Cult of Nagaraja. Shadow an aspiring initiate as they take on the Great Worm’s perilous trials.



“The Initiate” is a special Legend, as it’s the first direct sequel to another Quest: “Roof Overhead”. As you play through “The Initiate” we hope you enjoy the work we’ve put into fleshing out our vision of the Dark World (and all its oddball characters).

From the beginning, Quests have been an opportunity for us to expand upon the foundation of Stone Story RPG. We believe in the game’s core design, and it’s incredibly exciting for us to see how far we’ve been able to stretch our creative muscles!
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Challenge Event VI - Ritse of Passage[/h2]

As part of the new Quest, Stone Story RPG will also be running Challenge Event VI - Rite of Passage, which runs from March 18 to 23.

All players who participate in this event will receive the Cultist Mask, a powerful Lost Item* that further deepens your arsenal. Wield the power of Nagaraja and summon the Great Worm to aid you in battle!

*Lost Items are rare pieces of loot that can be obtained outside of limited-time events. For information on Lost Items and their drop rates, please see here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/603390/discussions/0/4227150602803257910/



[h3]Event Details:[/h3]

• Complete the quest “The Initiate” to obtain the Cultist Mask.
  
• At the end of (note: event name), participants will receive (note: What is the loot?)
  
• To proceed with the Challenge, players must complete a series of goals. Each goal completed (note: need event details)
  
• Each goal requires you to use the Cultist Mask in creative ways.
  
• (Note: Events may repeat, and all gameplay-related rewards can still be obtained through normal play. Enchantments can also be removed from the event loot and placed on another item.) (note: this bullet point dependent on loot)
  

For full release notes on this update, please see here.

To discuss Challenge Event strategy, visit our Discord server or post on the Steam forums.

[h2]StoneJam 5[/h2]
Stonscripters and ASCII artists alike, prep your Mind Stones for another StoneJam!

It’s been a while since we’ve held our community-focused scripting jam, and StoneJam 5 will be coming up soon! What better way to start off the new year than with a chance to flex your metaphorical Mind Stone muscles?

Below are just some of the creative submissions for StoneJam 4; we hope they inspire you to build something of your own!

[h3]Santa Hat by link2_thepast[/h3]


[h3]Digits Puzzle by Okamiroy[/h3]


[h3]Calculator by Bl[/h3]

[h2]
Focusing Development Priorities[/h2]
If you’ve been following the game since we released into Early Access (or even before!), you’ve seen just how much this game and its community have grown.

Stone Story RPG began with a handful of wild ideas, ideas that you’ve seen become reality in things like The Quest Update, harder difficulties, and Lost Items.

If you’ve followed us for some time, you’re also aware of just how much we like to plan ahead! To that end, the SSRPG team will soon be redirecting development resources towards launching mobile.

What does this mean for Quests and other in-game content? Well, for starters it means that this is an opportunity for us to scale development up even further!

The rough plan now is to finish development and exit EA with console launches. The revenue gained from this will go towards funding mobile development and, should things go according to plan, allow us to push out Green Difficulty and other new in-game content!

We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the best way to move forward for both the team and our community. We hope to have your support in the coming new year and look forward to everything 2022 has in store for Stone Story RPG!

-SSRPG Team


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- New Quest: The Initiate!
- New Lost item: Cultist Mask!
- New item: R&D Book!
- New Challenge Event: Rite of Passage!

Stonescript
- Added item.left.id, item.right.id
- Added loc.isQuest
- Added storage.Keys()
- New Sounds: mask_summon_1, mask_summon_2

Balance
- Bardiche:
Changed the Bardiche's activated ability to increase base damage instead of critical multiplier (bardiche_buff_crit_mult):
From: +0 base damage, +1.5 critical multiplier
To: +17 base damage, +0 critical multiplier

- Croaked: Changed Kevin's goal from 25 to 18 snails.
- Craft Grappling Hook cost changed from 90 to 70 wood.

Improvements
- Upgraded engine to version 2020.3.29f1
- The back page of the Crafting Booklet is now localized.
- Hotspring Shop: On a player's first day, the Name Tag is replaced by a +4 enchantment.
- Players can no longer see seasonal skins before acquiring the Quest Stone.
- Added "1 of 3" to the Metal Chunk descriptions.
- Improved layout of the Event Reward dialog.
- Minor improvement to formatting consistency in Japanese and Spanish(LA) texts.
- Minor art improvement to the banners in Temple background.

Bugs
- Smack Hammer: Fixed a bug where the quest would sometimes end abruptly.
- Simplified Chinese: Fixed localization of the Crafting Booklet's last page.
- Fixed seasonal background in the mountain climb cinematic.
- Fixed a bug in the first-time user experience where pressing ESC in language selection closed the window.
- Fixed a bug where some sprites would load with height value +1.

[h2]The Initiate[/h2]

The wicked Cult of Nagaraja is shrouded in secrets, their foul deeds carried out within the serpentine depths of The Temple. To become a Cultist of Nagraja is to surrender your entire being to the path of the Great Worm.

Many such aspirants who seek to curry the beast’s favor take on harrowing trials to prove themselves worthy enough.

Should you have enough courage and luck, you may be able to endure the perils of The Initiate.

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As fortune would have it, you come across a cultist initiate in your travels. She is less than forthcoming with information, however.

If you’re to learn more about this mysterious cult, she’s your best chance.

"The Initiate" is the seventh Quest Drop of the update and will be playable in Stone Story RPG beginning March 18th!



Keep an eye out for our next announcement, where we'll discuss the new Legend, accompanying Challenge Event and Lost Item, StoneJam 5, and the project's roadmap looking ahead.

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-SSRPG Team


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