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Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie

1428: Shadows over Silesia

Changelog v1.1.35


  • Polish community translation added
  • Under certain circumstances, tutorial videos would flicker uncomfortably when the help was displayed.
  • Fixed skipping of dialogs when entering a menu or opening a window
  • Fixed the journal in the main menu, which sometimes showed the wrong entries (now it always shows the last save)
  • Fixed loss of focus when using the gamepad or keyboard after deleting a save in the menu.
  • Mouse wheel scrolling in drop-down lists now works
  • Torches are now unlit when dropped from inventory
  • Save buttons are now disabled when playing Farkle (UI change only, game didn't save in previous version)
  • Under certain circumstances, end credits could skip immediately without starting
  • Fixed several bugs that could cause the game to crash in various situations
  • Fixed possible crashes and freezes related to changing the interaction when accessibility is enabled
  • Fixed minor bugs in some translations
  • Chapter 10 - It was possible to throw obsidians into the underground, blocking further progress in the game.
  • Tourney of the Bear Rock DLC

    • During the coin toss at the start of a round, characters used cheering animations instead of talking animations.
    • Accessibility - Added description of the environment outside the camp
    • Day 6

      • After placing the rope and explosive and reloading the game, the rope could not be ignited
      • After placing the explosive, it was possible to leave and return and then use the alchemist's table again

Changelog v1.1.34


  • An error occurred while loading settings and corrupted the gamepad settings and some other
  • New recipe for green potion - now no longer with alcohol
  • Message about health replenishment after consuming red potion did not appear
  • NPC enemies are better able to navigate and react to approaching danger from other NPCs
  • Unplayable Hynek reacted poorly to enemies and did little to engage in combat
  • Improved NPC rotations again
  • Enemies will now raise an alarm if they see a corpse
  • Fixed animations flickering on corpses or sitting characters when they first come on screen
  • Death animation sometimes played for dead characters when they first appeared on screen
  • Lighting sometimes appeared in screens and situations where it shouldn't be visible
  • Chapter 8

    • Bush in the cemetery have been slightly reduced in size
    • Lothar fumbles in the final cutscene and doesn't ride properly
    • The Hussites could ignore Lothar if he mounted his horse unnoticed
    • Optimization
  • Accessibility - The message about stepping on the crate was also read to NPCs

Czech Game of the Year Award

On 10 December, the 13th annual award ceremony for the developers of the best Czech games took place. This time in a double edition for 2022 and 2023.

🏆 I’m deeply honored and humbled to share that 1428: Shadows over Silesia has been awarded Czech Game of the Year 2022🏆!

This recognition is especially meaningful in a year filled with so many incredible Czech games. It’s inspiring to see how much amazing talent we have in our country, and I’m proud to be part of such a creative and passionate community.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who played, supported, and believed in this project—it means the world to me. 💙


Complete broadcast of the award show (in Czech):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bWtPPJ4_9U
For more information and other award-winning games, visit https://ceskahraroku.cz.

Changelog v1.1.33


  • Added weights to items that did not have them
  • Optimization
  • Hell Knight now has a higher chance of knocking players down
  • Hussite quality mace now has a higher chance of critical hit
  • Improved some effects on devils
  • Adjusted and improved character rotations, which should prevent clunky twitching
  • Improved character walking effects to make them fit better on their feet - dust, water, footprints
  • Accessibility

    • Redesigned the interaction reporting system, which should eliminate issues and improve comfort
    • Now also reports distance when navigating to interactions
  • Chapter 11

    • Minor scene adjustments and improvements
    • Fixes and improvements to Basilisk animations and behaviour
    • Fixed movement to enter the tower and up the stairs
    • Fixed animations when carrying wooden boards
    • Shifted the markers at the tower entrance to make them easier to see
    • Some characters may have been inside horses and chariots
  • Chapter 13 - There was an annoying twitching of characters during the final cutscene
  • Tourney of the Bear Rock DLC

    • German localization added
    • Corrections to the French translation
    • Player got the wrong mace at the blacksmith after purchasing it
    • Slightly adjusted the stats of some opponents in the tournament
    • Sometimes it could happen that the round did not end immediately, even if the opponent already had zero health
    • Gypsy could sometimes be in a different place than she was supposed to be
    • Slightly improved gypsy animations
    • Sometimes the gypsy didn't remember that the player had already been to her for fortune-telling
    • Day 3

      • The feast no longer has a looping debate
      • Some people on the tourney grounds were standing in the middle of the fence
      • If a player won a minnesinger competition, sometimes the entrance to the castle didn't open right away

Changelog v1.1.32


  • Fixed animations of some villagers to better match walking speed
  • Chickens sometimes appeared too small or too big
  • Hell Knight and Devil were leaving behind equipment on the ground that was supposed to go to hell with them
  • The non-playable Lothar and Hynek would no longer block the path and could be pushed away
  • Chapter 7

    • Fixed an error in the text of the interaction with Straw
    • Added a marker to the letter at the messanger camp
    • If the monks are off screen in the city, they won't sing
    • Increased the speed of monks off screen
    • Guards in town sometimes did not respond to player's disclosure after the interview or responded late
    • Lothar could sometimes turn his back during the cutscene of entering the duke's chambers
  • Chapter 10 - Lothar now automatically dismounts from his horse to prevent the player from blocking the door
  • Tourney at the Bear Rock DLC
    • Day 3 - Hidden goods at the blacksmith who isn't there
    • Gipsy may have disappeared under certain circumstances and blocked the player's progress

Changelog v1.1.31


  • Added new weapon - Saracen sabre (can be found on some skeletons in chapters 5 and 12)
  • Power of the Bastard Sword has been slightly increased
  • Interface size is now automatically adjusted to the resolution and can be enlarged or reduced
  • Settings file is now loaded regardless of system globalization settings
  • Tutorial screen for the map of Silesia contained an image of Pernstein Castle
  • Some animations are visible after loading the game and shouldn't be (character sitting, destroyed barriers)
  • Barriers can be destroyed from the wrong direction after loading
  • Translation fixes
  • Chapter 2 - fixed character speed in opening scene in Nysa
  • Chapter 5 - added autosave before opening door to first skeleton
  • Chapter 6
    • Lothar's horse slightly reduced in size
    • Enemies in the dungeon have broken animations after loading autosave
  • Chapter 7
    • Performance optimization and enhancement
    • More Hussites added to the camp
    • When the messengers arrive, one of the members runs
    • Shortened delay for Ambrose asking players for help
    • Crossbowmen in the camp could sometimes kill a guard
    • Shortened some of the dialogues
    • Added markers to important characters in the camp
    • After finishing the conversation with Prokop and loading the game, a marker would be visible that shouldn't have been
    • In the final cutscene in the messenger camp, Hynek had his legs through the wagon
    • Reduced the range of the guards in Monsterberg
    • Enlarged the area around the monks in Monsterberg
    • The monks in Monsterberg now move faster when they're invisible, so the player doesn't have to wait long for them
    • In Monsterberg Castle, it looked like the player could still hide in a group of monks, which was not true
    • Significantly increased the damage Lilith can deal
    • Lilith would sometimes turn in a different direction when attacking
    • John of Monsterberg would not sneak when player fought Lilith
    • When escaping the castle, guards can now be pushed away
    • Door to the Duke's chamber opened without animation after the cutscene
  • Chapter 9 - Fire leaks through the cauldron
  • Tourney at the Bear Rock DLC

    • Accessibility - Navigation led to a location from where the barrel in the dungeon could not be used on day 5

Changelog v1.1.30

Chapter 1 - Fixed a critical bug that made it impossible to proceed through the door to the portal

Changelog v1.1.29


  • Significantly improved Farkle controls on the gamepad (and keyboard)
  • Selected interactions will now attempt to remember if the player gets out of range and returns
  • Chapter 2 - Sometimes it happened that the final conversation before entering the castle didn't start
  • Tourney at the Bear Rock DLC

    • Added French community translation
    • Day 5 - If the player entered the dungeon before getting the quest from the Scribe, he could get the mead and finish a quest he hadn't gotten yet
    • Day 6

      • If the player came out of the dungeon after opening the workshop, he came back and had a container of gunpowder in his hands
      • Accessibility - incorrect description of the environment in the workshop

Changelog v1.1.28


  • Inventory now shows more detailed information about amulets and potions
  • Optimizations
  • Falling rocks in some scenes were re-triggered after loading
  • Chapter 7

    • Guard Mathew would sometimes spoke in a different voice
    • It was possible to talk to a guard even if he was hostile
    • Crossbowmen in the camp sometimes shot off target
    • Minor adjustments in the messenger camp
  • Tourney at Bear Rock DLC

    • Bow by the tent can be newly inspected
    • Weapons and shields at merchants can now be inspected before purchase
    • Day 5

      • Climbing the castle was sometimes difficult to start and it was necessary to move the character to a specific place
      • Camera is now locked to certain angles when climbing
    • Day 6

      • If a player came out of the cellar and did not move, he remained blocked until the guard returned
      • Game crashed while solving a puzzle in the underground
  • Accessibility

    • Countdown after loading reported wrong remaining time
    • Shortened environmental change sound
    • Chapter 7 - added navigation point to quest task

Changelog v1.1.27


  • Item names in hints are now highlighted in bold
  • Added item weight information to the inventory
  • Weapon and shield information now shows all stats
  • Inventory now doesn't close and can be used when a character is hit and in other situations
  • Significantly improved bridle control during walking - horse stays closer to player and adapts to speed
  • Improved appearance of the reins in the hands
  • Chapter 5

    • Shortened conversation with Lothar in the mine
    • Improved Lothar's AI when fighting in the mine
  • Chapter 6 - Improved exterior scene lighting
  • Accessibility

    • Sounds indicate possible interaction and sonar no longer plays in loop when window is open
    • Environment change reporting interval significantly reduced
    • Reduced reset interval for character status reporting and last TTS log repeat
    • Sometimes, inaccessible interactions were reported