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Genre: Adventure, Indie

ChronoTecture: The Eprologue

The Cataclysm Update
This is the largest and final major update we will be doing for ChronoTecture: The Eprologue. We will begin to put our major focus on the sequel, ChronoTecture: Chapter 0 - [In]Somnia

This final update brings a lot of cool additions and improvements, and to show them we made a new playthrough / gameplay video from the beginning to the end (spoilers!) This video will also help you if you get stuck and need to look up where to go. Visit our youtube page for more info.

Please see the changelog below:

The Cataclysm Update:

-upgraded "Arrowstorm" ability to "Cataclysm", which unleashes elemental energy that explodes with fire, lightning, and ice that freezes the enemy for a few seconds.

-implemented a beautiful new book system for the most important books to read, gives a more immersive experience, and is easier to read for long texts.

-added more detail and overgrowth to the Temples and other environments

-some lore books added / updated

-added new "meMOries" feature to add to the story and enhance Mobiius' background

-added portraits for The Devilopers

-updated UI

-added custom FPS counter

-updated Start Screen

-controller settings adjustable through Steam input

-HUD updated with portrait of Mobiius by health bar

-moonlight shadows improved

-fixed minor bugs

Graphical Options Updates + misc additions and updates
Added motion blur toggle, added texture streaming toggle, added hi res map (hold back button on gamepad or R on keyboard for map pop-up), updated Le'Viath's collision and aesthetic, added a Lore book, other misc.

The Map Quest
Update includes:

-New gorgeous map to help you geo-locate yourself while playing, there's no GPS though so you must use landmarks around you to find out where you are. Press Pause to reference the map in game, or print out the jpeg from the community assets to have next to you as you play.

-Adjusted some UI elements to be more readable on the Steam Deck aspect ratio

-Speedrun clock will now automatically stop at end of game, players can record video or take screenshot to show proof of time.

Happy Mapping!

ChronoTecture - Steam Deck Update #2
Put on your DreamCatcher and re-enter Lucia to explore our latest improvements!

Can anyone get the "Faster Than LightSpeedRunner" achievement by completing the speedrun challenge in less than 30 minutes??

We added some optimizations for the Steam Deck, fixed 2 achievements that weren't triggering, added the titles of each song as they are unlocked throughout the story, added a transcript book of the intro story next to the toilet in your house for some light reading, and other misc. improvements.

ChronoTecture - Steam Deck Update #1
Optimized and added settings to work better on Steam Deck. Changed proprietary .mp4 videos to open format webm that works with Linux. Unfortunately, even with webm videos, the Steam Deck can't yet play the videos, only audio. You can still play the game even though videos aren't currently working. We're still working on Steam Deck optimizations and will update again as soon as we fix the video issue. Thanks for playing!

Anniversary Celebration - LightSpeedRunner Update
Today we are celebrating the one year anniversary of ChronoTecture: The Eprologue! Thanks to everyone for playing! We are excited to reveal our latest update with the biggest improvements since release.

The LightSpeedRunner Update includes:

-A new official speed-running timer for our upcoming competition
-Over 50 Steam achievements and new easter eggs that encourage and reward you for exploring
-2 new locations to discover
-New higher quality voice dialogue using new AI actors
-Lore books updated and expanded
-UI improvements
-Difficulty settings added
-New toggle for turning cat sounds on or off
-Misc performance improvements
-Updated Unreal Engine version to 4.27, the predecessor to UE5

There is a lot to explore and discover, we'll see you in your dreams!

Death's Door Update
-Added operable doors, who knew opening doors could be so much fun!?
-Snow no longer comes inside buildings with roofs
-updated Star collection and save system
-misc modelling updates
-misc optimizations
-updated HUD
-updated goal / objective text

The Timekeeper AI Update: DLSS = 4K gameplay @30-60+FPS on RTX
The Timekeeper AI Update:
-Updated game to Unreal Engine 4.26, and optimized performance.
-added DLSS settings for Nvidia RTX cards, uses AI to improve performance and allows 4K gameplay @ 30-60+ FPS depending on your card (the game looks amazing in 4K)
-Optimized save and load system (if for any reason your save file no longer works, please contact us and we will get you back to the last checkpoint you reached)
-added additional Lore books to find
-setting up for Speedrunning contest with cash prizes