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Spiritfarer hits 500K sales with The Lily Update out, Thunder Lotus' most successful game

Thunder Lotus have announced that their wonderful game Spiritfarer has hit 500K sales, making it their most successful title to date and The Lily Update has been released.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/spiritfarer-hits-500k-sales-with-the-lily-update-out-thunder-lotus-most-successful-game

Lily Update is out now!



Lily Update is Live!


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 Lotusmost 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



Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThunderLotus
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ThunderLotusGames
Discord: http://discord.gg/tlg
Mailing List: https://thunderlotusgames.com/newsletter

We're presenting at LudoNarraCon!



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!

Schedule for the weekend:


[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
Discord: http://discord.gg/tlg
Mailing List: https://thunderlotusgames.com/newsletter

Cozy management game about dying 'Spiritfarer' is getting a bunch of free updates

Thunder Lotus appear to have done well with Spiritfarer, their unique management game with a rather cozy atmosphere and a theme based around looking after the dead.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/02/cozy-management-game-about-dying-spiritfarer-is-getting-a-bunch-of-free-updates

Spiritfarer | Development Roadmap 2021

Hello there, Spiritfarers!

The team and I are proud to finally unveil what we’ve been working on in the last few months. We’ll be releasing brand new content for Spiritfarer throughout this year!

Without further ado, here’s our Spiritfarer Roadmap! ːstella_happyː



We have three major updates in the works, all of which will be completely free! ːcat_starsː

We are currently planning to release them in Spring, Summer and Fall of this year, and they will contain their own set of changes, including new spirits, new buildings, new resources and overall quality of life improvements to the game.

Lily Update


As Stella is getting more familiar with the job of Spiritfaring, she starts to uncover some of her memories, which are starting to blossom as wondrous flowers over her cabin. These flowers house butterflies that roost to form...

Our brand new friend : Lily, Stella’s younger sister.



Lily is the only spirit that's active during the night. Just as she had been a shining presence in her big sister’s life, here she illuminates the night and lets you navigate your boat even when it’s dark! Isn’t that convenient!

In addition to adding Lily, we’ll be enhancing the cooperative experience with a brand new UI and the ability to do some coop fishing! All that and more! 🎣

The Lily Update is set to take flight this Spring!

Beverly Update


While exploring Oxbury, Stella is accosted by a stranger who turns out to be her old neighbor Beverly! She’s been feeling rather lonely on this island and couldn’t be happier to have finally found someone to talk to about the past!



Speaking of the past, remember Overhead Projectors? To keep in line with our walk down memory lane, we’ll be introducing a new station called the Archive Room, where you’ll be able to inspect a brand new set of collectibles called Acetate Sheets. Who knows what kind of information these wonderful transparent sheets will hold!

We also have a plethora of quality of life tweaks in the works - full details to come at a later date! I can’t spoil all the surprises! ːcat_coolː

You’ll get the chance to reminisce about the good old days alongside Beverly this Summer.

Jackie & Daria Update


Out of the blue, Stella receives coordinates for a new island that houses a run-down hospital. There, she’ll meet Jackie, the caretaker, and Daria, his main patient. Seeing that Jackie is overworked, Stella decides to lend him a hand.



You’ll be able to explore a whole new island, interact with two new spirits and experience a brand new event! Additional details coming later this year! 👀



All will be revealed when the Jackie & Daria Update launches this Fall.

That's all folks!


More details to come when we settle on a specific release date for each content update. Remember that all these updates will be completely free!

Speaking of free content, I just wanted to let you know we added badges to Spiritfarer today, where you'll be able to unlock Spiritfarer stickers and emotes! Head to the Points Shop to unlock yours today!

Special thanks to our Discord community and all our Mailing List subscribers, whose feedback really helped us focus our efforts in the right direction for these content updates!

Oh, and one last thing, it would mean a lot to us if you could please take the time to review Spiritfarer!

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

Cheers,
-Med