Stone Story RPG News

Hey ASCII Fans,

The Yellow Update is now in the polishing stages; current plans are to first balance the difficulty and duration. We want to thank all the beta players who have provided invaluable feedback, insight, and bug-finding for the update! Reminder that you can access Stone Story RPG's beta branch by going through the game's Properties in Steam.

As always, join the Discord for active discussion on the beta: discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG




Sometimes you just need to venture out alone and forge your own path; pick up Stone Story RPG at a 20% discount for Singles' Day! The deal ends tomorrow (November 12th) at 8 AM PST, so be sure to grab the game and get your solo journey started.




Last week Gabriel (creator/lead developer) and Rafael (audio design) flew out to London for the TIGA Awards, which celebrates achievements across the entire spectrum of the video game industry. Up against titles like My Time at Portia and Sunless Skies, Stone Story RPG won the award for Best Role Playing Game!





We're truly humbled and thankful that the game has received such recognition. This wouldn't have been possible without all of our players' support.

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That's all for now. Stay tuned for future updates!

-SSRPG Team

Hey Ghost Grapplers,

Work continues on The Yellow Update, but the end is nearly in sight! Until the update drops, we've got a few things we want to share with you.


The dark world is looking rather... orange these days.

From now until November 1 at 10 AM PST, Stone Story RPG will be on sale for 20% off! During that time, the game will also feature a small in-game Halloween event; until November 1st, Haunted Halls will be dropping 2x loot.

Along with the copious amounts of treats, you may even find a trick or two...




Last week we hosted the very first StoneJam. We had some awesome community submissions that show off what Stonescript can do right now. In future updates the language will become more sophisticated, with variables and key bindings; expect StoneJam to make a return!

Check out the entries and use their scripts in your own game: https://itch.io/jam/stonejam/entries




Can't wait for the new update to roll out? Want to help the team with development? Opt in to Stone Story RPG's beta branch to test new changes being made to the game.

To get access to the beta branch, right click on Stone Story RPG in your Steam library, click Properties, go to the beta tab, and select "ssrpg-beta" in the drop down menu.



If you want to chat with the beta community, join our Discord server - discord.gg/StoneStoryRPG

SSRPG Team

Hey Snail Swindlers,

Can you believe it's already been a week since TGS? Wild!

In the craziness of the event and getting settled back into the development routine, we haven't had much time to catch up with our community. That's why, tomorrow (Sunday, 9/22) at 1:30 PM PST, we'll be doing a post-TGS Q&A/celebration stream! Woo!

Curious about standardcombo's trip to the Land of the Rising Sun? Stop by the stream tomorrow (https://www.twitch.tv/standardcomb0) and come hang out!



Speaking of awards, we've got more exciting news: Stone Story RPG has been nominated for three awards at TIGA 2019! We've been put on the shortlist for "Creativity Award", "Best Casual Game", and "Best Role Playing Game", and will be in the running for a "Game of the Year" award as well.

TIGA's GOTY is an audience-choice award, so if you want to support Stone Story you can vote for us here: https://tiga.org/awards/game-of-the-year



We hope you've all been enjoying the changes in the most recent patch. Development continues on The Yellow Update, so we appreciate your patience and support!

As always, you can join our Discord server to stay up-to-date with the game's development and chat with other Stone Story fans.

-SSRPG Team

Hey Stone Story fans,

It's been quite a week! After all the craziness of TGS (and winning four awards!), we're finally settled and ready to dive back into development.

In the leadup to The Yellow Update, we're rolling out patch 1.8.6. This update adds a hefty number of improvements, balance changes, and bugfixes to Stone Story. Of particular note are additional Stonescript commands, which our players have been using in the beta branch to mod some really cool cosmetics into the game! Pilot a mecha or drive a tank with the power of Stonescript.



Should you encounter any bugs or issues, please post them here on Steam discussions or in our Discord server (discord.gg/stonestoryrpg).

• The Triskelion can now be equipped for +1 Movement Speed
  
  
• Added the Mutate workstation, which allows you to change rune effects, among other operations
  
  
• Added the Knee Chopper to Caves of Fear
  
  
• Added several Stonescript commands, such as ?debuffs.count and ?face
  
• Added a toggle for Screen Flash in Settings
  
• The Hatchet now has an activated ability
  
• Updated several tracks in the OST
  
• ... and many more fixes and updates!
  

See the full list of changes here:
http://stonestoryrpg.com/releasenotes/default.txt

- SSRPG Team

It’s big. It’s yellow. It’s coming for you.



We're excited to announce that Stone Story RPG will be receiving its first major content pack: The Yellow Update!

The focus of this update is to further expand on existing content, introduce quality of life and convenience features, and increase the scope of User-Generated Content. Version 2.0 of the game will bring with it a host of new changes!

Here's what you can expect in the near future:

• Yellow difficulty levels
  
• Increased XP level cap
  
• Minibosses
  
• New Stonescript commands
  
• More achievements
  
• Updates to existing items
  
• New crafting recipes
  
• New enemies
  

We're happy with where the game is at right now, but it's short of the ambitious vision that we know Stone Story can ultimately achieve. The Yellow Update is the first of many steps towards that!

To that end, we have an upcoming patch (1.8.4) that will address several issues currently in-game, as well as add new improvements and features like the Triskelion as an equippable item and the Mutator Station!

Development will kick up as soon as we get back from TGS, which has been nothing short of amazing. In addition to the two awards that Stone Story won at Sense of Wonder Night, it also received a nomination for Famitsu's Indie Prize and won a Square-Enix sponsored award! If you're still around at TGS, you can catch us at booth 9-A-47.





It's been a long road to get here, but we're far from done. We hope you all look forward to what Stone Story RPG has to offer in the future.

- SSRPG Team