Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition News

We're celebrating LudoNarraCon by hosting Spiritfarer discussions all weekend! Curious to know how Spiritfarer was made behind the scenes? You're in luck! We'll be live discussing this very topic every day between April 23rd and 26th from 1PM to 2PM EDT!

[h2]April 24th: Approach to Narrative Direction[/h2]1PM - 2PM EDT

Today, Spiritfarer's Creative Director, Nicolas Guérin will join me to discuss how we created the narratives to all the spirit, from techniques to methodology.



We're going to be broadcasting directly here on Steam, but also rebroadcasting it live on Twitch and Youtube! Please make sure to follow us on these channels as well! ːstella_happyː

If you can't make it, no worries. The streams should be archived directly on our Youtube at a later date.

See you there!

Cheers,

-Med and the Thunder Lotus Team



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Hey there, Spiritfarers!

The Lily Update is ready to spread its wings, and Lily is finally making her debut to the Spiritfarer crew! This update is completely free! All you need to do is Update Spiritfarer! ːstella_happyː

Alongside Lily herself, you'll find some new features, a bunch of Quality of life changes and lots of Bug Fixes! You'll want to stick to the end, I have a handful of news that you won't want to miss!

Oh and, before I forget, here's the Lily Update trailer:
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[h2]Content Update[/h2]

Before we dig into the meat and potatoes of this update, I wanted to let you know that we decided to make the Lily Update a bit smaller than the others in order to properly take the time and address the most common feedback we received since the game's release: Stella's Story and Spiritfarer's Ending.

We heard it loud and clear, and we agreed, so we really gave it our all to make Stella's story and its conclusion more satisfying. We're really happy with how it turned out, and we hope you'll enjoy it too!

Now, without further ado, here's Lily, the Butterfly Spirit!



[h3]Lily - The Butterfly Spirit[/h3]
Meet Lily, Stella's younger sister.

She's here to be your guiding light by granting you the ability to navigate at night, and by offering a sweet and personal window into several scenes of Stella's life. 👀

Note that she'll only appear near the very end of the game, so it might a while before you'll get to actually meet her personally!

[h3]Patch Notes:[/h3]
New Content:

• Lily can join your boat!
  
• Fishing can now be done in coop! 🎣
  
• Added a new atmosphere to Buck's event.
  
• New coop controller assignment screen.

Quality of Life Update:

• The boat can now travel at night after the first conversation with Lily.
  
• New visual effects when Stanley is found.
  
• UI now shows how many items can be added to stations.
  
• Recipe collection now shares the same sorting as the recipe book.
  
• Island's names now appear while fast travelling.
  
• Bus Stops are easier to see from the Fast Travel screen.

Click here for a list of all the bug fixes!


[h2]On to the News![/h2]

[h3]500k copies sold![/h3] Spiritfarer is officially Thunder Lotus’ most successful project to date! Since its launch in August 2020, it sold over 500,000 units worldwide across all systems! ːcat_starsː

But that's not all, Spiritfarer is still sitting at Overwhelmingly Positive reviews thanks to you all! It received nominations at The Game Awards, The DICE Awards, and BAFTA Game Awards, and we won three categories at the Canadian Game Awards!

We're eternally thankful for all the support you've given us! Thank you so very much! ːstella_heartsː



[h3]Gustav update[/h3]
We haven't forgotten about our announcement regarding Gustav's story. We're happy to say that we've collected invaluable feedback from a panel of gamers with disabilities, and will adjust the content accordingly, which we'll implement along with the Beverly Update this Summer. More information will come at a later date directly on our Website, please stay tuned!



[h3]LudoNarraCon[/h3]
For those who might have missed it, we're taking part in LudoNarraCon this year! ːstella_happyː

Interested in hearing how we created Spiritfarer and meeting the team behind the game? Then you won't want to miss LudoNarraCon, between April 23-26.

I'll be joined by our Creative Director, Nicolas Guérin, and our Art Director, Jo Gauthier.

Mark your calendar and click here for more details and to look at our schedule!



[h2]That's all folks![/h2]

Time to say our goodbyes for now!

Hope to see you this weekend for LudoNarraCon! If you can't make it, don't worry, I'll be back when the Beverly Update hits live this Summer! We're still putting the finishing touches on the more gameplay-heavy portions of the updates to come. In the meantime, go play through the Lily Update today! ːcat_coolː

Thank you so much for reading, and have a wonderful day!

Cheers,
-Med



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LudoNarraCon is a digital convention to celebrate narrative videogames, which is hosted directly on Steam!

We're happy to announce that we'll be participating in the event with Spiritfarer!

Curious to know how Spiritfarer was made behind the scenes?
Just tune in every day between April 23rd and 26th from 1PM to 2PM EDT and find out!

I'll be joined by our Creative Director, Nicolas Guérin, and our Art Director, Jo Gauthier! I will be hosting and engaging in the discussions throughout the weekend! Please join in, it should be a lot of fun!



[h2]April 23rd: Q&A + Hangout[/h2]1PM - 2PM EDT

I will start the weekend by hanging out and answering all your burning questions live!

Please send me all your questions directly on Twitter using #SpiritfarerQuestions, on our Discord in the LNC-Questions-❓ channel or in this event's comments section on Steam!

[h2]April 24th: Approach to Narrative Direction[/h2]1PM - 2PM EDT

Nicolas will join me to discuss how we created the narratives to all the spirit, from techniques to methodology.

[h2]April 25th: From Charon to Stella[/h2]1PM - 2PM EDT

Jo and Nicolas will join me to walk me down the evolution of Spiritfarer from its inception with Greek Mythology to what it became with Stella.

[h2]April 26th: Dissecting Stella's Story[/h2]1PM - 2PM EDT

Nicolas will join me to discuss the entirety of Stella's narrative, it's going to be spoiler-tastic!



We're going to be broadcasting directly here on Steam, but also rebroadcasting it live on Twitch and Youtube! Please make sure to follow us on these channels as well! ːstella_happyː

If you can't make it, no worries. The streams should be archived directly on our Youtube at a later date.

Remember to send me your question in the comments or on our Public Discord! And don't forget to tune in April 23rd 1PM EDT for our start to LudoNarraCon!

See you there!

Cheers,

-Med and the Thunder Lotus Team



Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThunderLotus
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ThunderLotusGames
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