Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten
Version 1.1.47
We've just released version 1.1.47 for the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of the game. Here's what's new since last time:
-- New Japanese translation!
-- Korean translation out of beta!
-- Russian translation out of beta!
-- Czech translation out of beta!
-- Attempts at bugfixes with Steam API
-- Fixing typos here and there
The remaining bugs that people have reported have been *very* hard to fix since they I can't always reproduce them, but I've made my best effort anyway, crossing my fingers that this solves some of those issues.
Defender's Quest dev taking part in group AMA on reddit!
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/220xfl/we_are_game_developers_of_anodyne_defenders_quest/
Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy composer) to work on Defender's Quest II
http://www.fortressofdoors.com/2014/04/nobuo-uematsu-to-work-on-defenders.html
Nobuo Uematsu, the famed composer of the Final Fantasy series, will be composing the main theme for Defender's Quest 2. Full details in the article!
This is not a joke. This is happening.
Defender's Quest 2 March Update
http://www.fortressofdoors.com/2014/03/defenders-quest-2-march-update.html
I'll try to be better about coordinating news about development in the future, our community is spread out over a lot of channels :)
I also have one last final round of bugfixes for DQ1 I want to hit (achievement synchs, etc), before putting it to bed for good.
Version 1.1.38 minor patch
--Fixes mod compatibility (backgrounds weren't showing up, other problems)
--Fixes "black screen on starting New Game+" error
This is for windows only for now for simplicity's sake, Mac/Linux will go up with coordinated patches as soon as I'm confident I've found all the little bugs I need to fix.
Daily Deal & Steam Controller
We're celebrating Defender's Quest's two-year anniversary with a 48-hour, 90%-off blowout on Steam. Tell all your friends!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/218410/
In other news, we were recently at Valve's Steam Dev Days conference, where we got hands-on experience with all their crazy new hardware. Be sure to read all about our experiences with the new Steam Controller. (Bottom line -- it's pretty good!)
Article:
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/LarsDoucet/20140118/208868/Playing_Defenders_Quest_with_the_Steam_Controller.php
And as a reminder, we're still taking preorders for Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin at http://www.defendersquest.com/2/.
Thanks for making this an absolutely wonderful 2 years!
--Level Up Labs
Version 1.1.33 update
Version 1.1.21 is live
Changelog since version 1.1.17:
--Fixed memory leaks
--Battle transition now optional
--Fixed freeze on first run
--Fixed wrong character count in saves
Have a great day!
This also makes all the stuff from version 1.1.17 (ie, the SECRET update) available on Linux for the first time.
SECRET UPDATE! Version 1.1.17
What's new since the last public update:
--SECRETS!!!!!
--Better localization support
--Added Czech translation (Beta)
--Fixed missing text glitches
--Fixed checkbox in shop screen
--Fixed text overlpping on skill screen
--German translation coming soon!
--Japanese translation coming soon-ish.
The German translation is available on the test_public beta branch while we finish some final proof-reading. It will be available in version 1.1.18.
German + Czech translation drafts now available on test_public beta branch!
We're gearing up for one last major patch before the Holidays roll around, and we're *finally* releasing some of our translations! First up is our official German translation, by Fabian Bindel with help from Thomas Faust, accompanied by a volunteer Czech fan translation by Viktor "coyot" Urban.
Both of these are 99% complete, but might still need some proof-reading and polish before we make them generally available to everyone.
We're also working on a Japanese translation, but that still needs some more internal work before we can show it publicly.
To opt-in to the "test_public" beta branch:
--Right click on Defender's Quest in your steam library
--Select "Properties."
--Select "Betas" tab
--Select "test_public" in the dropdown menu
Close the menu and the game should download the patch. If that doesn't work, try going into properties again, then try the "local files" tab and "verify integrity of game cache."
Known issues:
--Tooltip for German translation goes off the screen
--Czech translation is still missing 10 minor lines. You'll get a pop-up mentioning this when you select it, just close it and carry on.
And in completely unrelated news, there also may or may not be some crazy special secrets that we silently added to the game, but I'm not 100% sure about that ;)