The Forgotten City News

From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you.

Today we hit an incredible milestone and it's all thanks to our awesome community. Just a few hours ago, The Forgotten City achieved a Steam user score of "Overwhelmingly Positive", thanks to all of your reviews.



It's not an easy target to hit. In fact you need more than 500 reviews, with at least 95% of them positive. The Forgotten City is currently sitting at 98%.

When you spend years making a game, you lose perspective, because you're too immersed in development to be objective about whether it's good or not. But your reviews, collectively, are the ultimate endorsement, and we're incredibly relieved and delighted that you're happy.

Thank you once again. Taking a few minutes to write a review may not seem like much to you, but it means the world to us. ♥️

In case you missed it, there are 14 new game-changing Visual Styles (ie. filters) in Version 1.1, which are available both in and out of Photo Mode. Here's a little glimpse of what you can do:



[h2]What's your motivation? [/h2]
We've be giving out a boatload of Community Awards to contestants, AND the best three (as selected by the Modern Storyteller team) will receive complimentary codes to unlock all the DLC from Digital Collectors Edition, which includes:

[h3]1. The complete official soundtrack of The Forgotten City.[/h3]
Listen to Composer Michael Allen's stunning 30-track orchestral score, and experience the wonder, beauty, and joy of your journey into the past all over again.

Total running time: 1 hr 17 mins
Comes in both MP3 and .WAV format.

[h3]2. A hand-painted map of The Forgotten City[/h3]
A super-high-detail scan of a stunning map painted by artist and cartographer Francesca Baerald, ready to print, or enjoy as your new desktop background!



Resolution: 9922 x 7016

[h3]3. A 3D-printable model of Magistrate Sentius[/h3]
An intricately detailed statue of the venerable Magistrate Sentius, in classic ancient Roman style, with a plinth inscribed with "The Many Shall Suffer For The Sins Of The One" (in Latin), ready to 3D print.



For rules, criteria, and instructions, read on:

[h2]Rules: [/h2]
1. No more than 3 screenshots per contestant
2. No screenshots from beyond The White Hallway (let's not spoil the game for others!)
3. All entries must have the "TFC Photo Comp" (+ your own description) in the caption
4. Entries must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 8 August 2021, AEST
5. No editing software is to be used to enhance or modify the images
6. By participating, you give us permission to show it off in future public posts!
7. Judges' decisions are final

You don't have to use a Visual Style - default mode is fine!

[h2]Judging criteria:[/h2]
We'll consider inventiveness and wow-factor!

[h2]Instructions / How to share your screenshots[/h2]
1. In the game, enter Photo Mode by pressing P
2. Toggle gridlines with G
3. Use [ and ] to toggle between the Visual Styles
4. Take a screenshot with space bar (don't use F12 because this captures the Photo Mode UI)
5. Quit the game, and in your Steam client click "Community Hub" then "Artwork" then "Upload Your Artwork"
6. Add the caption "TFC Photo Comp" followed by whatever else you like
7. Find your screenshots under:
C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Screenshots\WindowsNoEditor
7. Ensure Visibility is set to "Public" then click Save Artwork to Community Hub

That's it!

We can't wait to see what you come up with! :-)

Questions? Let us know in the comments.

MAJOR CHANGES:

1. Added 14 Visual Styles to change the look of the game. Press [ and ] to switch.
   
2. Chinese Localization is now working correctly.
   
3. By popular demand, allowed bold players to disable all whispered hints, so they're forced to solve all puzzles on their own (Settings > Interface > Hints Enabled = No).
   
4. Enabled Cloud Saves
   

MINOR CHANGES:

1. Fixed bug where player couldn't show note to Quinctius after taking it from Claudia's body.
2. Fixed Equitia sinking into her balcony floor occasionally.
   
3. Stopped Fabia following players into Shrine of Diana or Villa.
   
4. Player can no longer ask Domitius where Ulpius or Iulia are once they no longer live in the villa.
   
5. Prevented rare issue where 2 different scenes requiring Domitius would try to play at once, and get blocked.
   
6. Ensured that if Malleolus has withdrawn from the election, Horatius doesn't talk as if he's still in the running.
   
7. Fix for Palace Busting door not remaining open after loading a saved game where it had been opened.
   
8. Fixed bug where you could skip certain Philosopher dialogue by refusing to answer his questions about the purpose of your visit.
   
9. In response to rare bugs about dialogue being randomly muted, identified the only places that .dialogue audio volume is touched during gameplay, and made sure it's always 100% during interactive dialogue.
   
10. Ensured that if the player talks to Sentilla while the election is on, it doesn't break the game.
    
11. Fixed rowboat description issue where player never learnt the name of the stranger by the river.
    
12. Fixed a German typo in graffiti.
    
13. Made sure that player gets the achievements for saving Ulpius and Fabia consistently.
    

Feel like supporting us, and treating yourself at the same time?

You'll always remember your adventure to The Forgotten City with these three beautiful keepsakes from the Digital Collector's Edition:

The complete official soundtrack of The Forgotten City.
Listen to Composer Michael Allen's stunning 30-track orchestral score, and experience the wonder, beauty, and joy of your journey into the past all over again.

Total running time: 1 hr 17 mins
Comes in both MP3 and .WAV format.

Michael Allen is an Australian born composer who is known for his work on films, award-winning TV series, and the music for several successful video games including Armello.

A hand-painted map of The Forgotten City
A super-high-detail scan of a stunning map painted by artist and cartographer Francesca Baerald, ready to print, or enjoy as your new desktop background!

Resolution: 9922 x 7016



A 3D-printable model of Magistrate Sentius
An intricately detailed statue of the venerable Magistrate Sentius, in classic ancient Roman style, with a plinth inscribed with "The Many Shall Suffer For The Sins Of The One" (in Latin), ready to 3D print.



Comes with printing guide, and 2 sets of STL files for both resin and filament/FDM printing. Default size is 28cm.
If you don't have a 3D printer, don't despair, you can usually arrange to have local business print and mail these to you for a small fee.

Limited-time Discount!
For a very limited time, you can take advantage of a 16% discount on the Digital Collector's Edition, so why not grab yours today?

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/21467/The_Forgotten_City__Digital_Collectors_Edition/

Already bought the game?
Don't worry, you can buy these items individually on the store page, here.

Soundtrack: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662400/The_Forgotten_City_Soundtrack/

Map and statue: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662430/The_Forgotten_City__Collectors_DLC/

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