Eden Falling
Eden Falling Advances: Transitioning to Late Stage Alpha Test
Our community's insights and feedback have been invaluable. Your engagement has led to meaningful bug fixes and enhancements that directly shape the Eden Falling experience. As we conclude the Early Alpha, please note that all Early Alpha keys will be disabled in preparation for the new phase. This measure ensures a fresh and streamlined start for the upcoming Late Stage Alpha Test.
Stay tuned for more details on how to participate in the Late Stage Alpha. We are committed to making this transition as smooth as possible for our testers and will provide continuous updates on how existing testers can re-engage with the game in its next iteration.
Razor Edge Games is proud to be an independent studio driven by a team of passionate gamers. Your ongoing support and feedback are essential to us as we craft games that explore the realms of imagination and innovation.
We invite our dedicated community to join us as we move into this exciting new phase of development. Your involvement is crucial as we continue to refine Eden Falling and push the boundaries of indie gaming.
For more information and updates about the Late Stage Alpha Test, please visit https://razoredgegames.com/.
Thank you to every one of you who has joined us on this journey so far. We are eager to explore new challenges and achieve greater heights together in Eden Falling.
About Razor Edge Games
Razor Edge Games is a cutting-edge game development studio based in Phoenix, Arizona. Specializing in creating immersive and visually stunning gaming experiences, Razor Edge Games is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment through innovation, creativity, and cutting-edge technology.
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HDRP Before and After
Razor Edge Games Launches Exclusive Comic Book Series on Instagram Stories
Summer is on its way and so is our new build!
Summer is on its way and so is our new build!
New HDRP graphics - Oh the shiny shine! High-fidelity graphics and uncompromising optimized GPU performance - uh, Yes, please!
Newly squashed bugs - YUM! Not quite as delicious as the ever-expanding menu of Nutripaste delectable delights, nor as nutritious!
New amenities - maybe stop by and visit your favorite sweet-smelling daisy? Or maybe stop by your local roadhouse and quench your thirst - just smooth out the day’s rough edges a bit with a pint or three of Rat’s Piss Ale… it’ll all come out one way or another in the end, so why not enjoy the ride!
These are just a few stimulating revelations coming soon to The Afterfall. Be sure to follow us and keep up to date with all the exciting news, announcements, and yet-to-be-created adventures we also have planned (Meet the Devs, Behind the Afterfall, Ferals - A Love Story).
We especially want to thank the thousands of playtesters in the Eden Falling community who helped us get this far by filling out the Eden Falling Alpha 2 Bug Report Form or by emailing us your suggestions - so many thoughtful ideas. Keep ‘em coming!
Be sure to wishlist Eden Falling on Steam, join our mailing list, and give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!
Fix-It Friday's Bug Report: Things We're Working on Patching
It’s Fix-It Friday, so you know what time it is! Our developers are always hard at work polishing the Eden Falling Alpha, so to give you a peek behind the scenes we wanted to outline some of the bugs that the team is currently patching.
Some of the known issues that our team is currently working on fixing include:
- Loading delays between the tutorial and the settlement
- Resolution drops on loading screens if the game is minimized
- Feet clipping through the ground in the alleyway
- Disappearing pool cue in the bar
- A screen in the Merchant amenity clipping through the door
- Some model issues on NPCs while listening to the Harbingers band perform
- NPC limbs clipping through objects in the Merchant and Bathhouse amenities
The merchant amenity is one area receiving a lot of TLC at the moment.
We can’t wait to share more updates with you as these bugs get ironed out!
In the meantime, we encourage you all to hop into the Alpha to help us polish Eden Falling into the best game it can be! If you do enter the Alpha, be sure to send us all your constructive feedback here:
Eden Falling Alpha 2 Bug Report Form
To stay in the loop about future updates and improvements coming to the game, please wishlist Eden Falling on Steam, join our mailing list, and give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!
Dev Journal: The Level Design Team's Role in the HDRP Conversion
Recently with the changeover to HDRP, a lot of major progress with level work has been halted. As one can probably imagine, updating all the assets to work with the new requirements for HDRP, one might find some issues. Some assets need more full-fledged fixes. It is also a great time to do some spring cleaning. (It’s spring, right? I’m a gamer, so I rarely head outside or see the Sun.) Some of our more artistic team members have volunteered to help out with the Art team getting assets updated and organized.
Note: the environments seen in this post are pre-HDRP conversion
Work on our levels has not halted. We are going back through our completed scenes and making sure everything is updated correctly. Our first target was the roadhouse scenes, including the bar-like amenity and the main menu. We needed our wall kit fixed up.
Right now, our focus is on getting the early roadhouse scenes fixed up, but with only two of them in the current demo, that isn’t much work to spread around the team. While we have gotten most of the stuff needed to fix up the roadhouses, we need to get the rest of our team something to do. With that in mind and the wall kit in hand, we have started to focus on the other demo scenes with the same wall kit pieces, which are about every scene. We’ve now gotten the walls working again, albeit with a new textural bug rearing its head (ah, the joys of game development), so we’ll show off our fixes for that in the next journal.
That leaves us with our next big target to tackle: the settlement. The settlement recently got updated right before we swapped over to HDRP; not sure if it made it into the last builds or not, but looking at it now, it will need a lot of work to get back up to where it was before the swap over, but our team members are up for the task.
To stay in the loop about future Dev Journals and improvements coming to the game, please wishlist Eden Falling on Steam, join our mailing list, and give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!
Eden Falling iGames Giveaway Wrap-Up: Over 3,000 Keys Claimed
As you probably already know, throughout last December, Razor Edge Games paired up with iGames to host another Steam key giveaway for the Eden Falling Alpha!
We'd like to thank iGames for their support in the team’s efforts to reach new players and bring them into the ever-expanding world of Eden Falling. Additionally, the team would like to extend a warm welcome and sincere thank you to every single new player who redeemed a key through the giveaway and entered the Afterfall! Every person who has participated in the Alpha thus far has brought a unique perspective and vital feedback, which in turn continually enables Razor Edge Games to enrich and refine Eden Falling.
Now that the giveaway has concluded and the dust has settled, the team is excited to announce that over 3,000 Steam keys have been given out through our partnership with iGames! It is remarkable to see the community continue to grow and the team is very eager to see what the future holds.
As mentioned before, player feedback is one of the most important pillars of Razor Edge Games. The studio would like to stress how important and influential every comment, suggestion, and constructive criticism the tester community has provided is appreciated. As Razor Edge Games continues to work on the Alpha and seeks to pioneer brand new experiences within the gaming industry, we want to heavily encourage you all to engage with the studio and offer your ideas — Eden Fallling is intended to be a living platform where players can actively help shape the course of the game, rather than being a static product!
Although the iGames giveaway is over, anyone who does not have an Alpha key and is interested in obtaining one can still do so by signing up for the mailing list and or email us directly, marketing@razoredgegames.com, and let us know you would like to join our community of testers.
For the more adventurous and puzzle solving sleuths out there, we will have many more ARGs on the Razor Edge Games social media channels which will grant those most clever a “Key” reward.
There are a lot of exciting updates planned throughout 2022 and there has never been a better time to join the community and make your voice heard as we build Eden Falling together!
If you do enter the Alpha, be sure to send us all your constructive feedback here:
Eden Falling Alpha 2 Bug Report Form
To stay in the loop about future updates and improvements coming to the game, please wishlist Eden Falling on Steam, join our mailing list, and give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!
Eden Falling Enters Final Phase of Alpha Testing With Major Visual Overhaul
To kick off 2022, we wanted to share some exciting news!
Although Razor Edge intends to keep Eden Falling in Alpha for a little while longer as the bug-squashing process continues, the team is nearing a milestone that will mark a significant turning point: using the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) tool from Unity, the entire game will be undergoing a drastic makeover.
As seen below, Eden Falling will receive significant improvements in textures, lighting, and more as a result of this new tool:
Pre-update
Post-update
It will take a little time to fully process the game through the HDRP, but once that work is finished, the visual update will be a key leap forward that brings Eden Falling one step closer to the planned Beta release later this year.
However, as the team finishes up the final leg of the Alpha it’s still a perfect time for new or returning players to hop into Eden Falling to test out the new visual upgrades and give the team some additional feedback ahead of the next phase of the development journey. For people that haven’t gotten an Alpha key yet, there is an ongoing ARG across our social channels, and anyone who solves the puzzle will be rewarded with a Steam key!
We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all the players who have participated in the Alpha testing thus far, as your contributions have continuously helped propel the team forward. The team can’t wait to hear about your experiences with the new makeover!
If you do enter the Alpha, be sure to send us all your constructive feedback here:
Eden Falling Alpha 2 Bug Report Form
To stay in the loop about future updates and improvements coming to the game, please wishlist Eden Falling on Steam, join our mailing list, and give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!
Alpha Key Giveaway: Crossing the Halfway Point
As we cross the midpoint of December, you know what that means… our Alpha key giveaway (in association with iGames.gg) is halfway finished as well!
For those of you who have always wanted to take Eden Falling for a spin but haven’t known how, this is your moment! You can get a FREE key for the closed Alpha over on Intel Gaming Access when you fill out this form:
We want to see as many of your beautiful customized characters in the Afterfall as possible, but unfortunately we only have so many keys to give and they’re moving fast, so claim your key now before supply runs out!
If you do claim a key, bear in mind that this is an Alpha, which means that everything you see and hear is a work in progress and we are constantly working on updating everything from the graphics to the UI and beyond! Also keep in mind that your feedback is invaluable in helping us polish Eden Falling, so be sure to share your experience with us using this form!
We can’t wait to see you in the Afterfall!
To stay in the loop about future updates and improvements coming to the game, as well as our upcoming Discord server launch, please give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!
iGames Eden Falling Alpha Giveaway Still Going Strong
The giveaway started on December 1st and will continue through the rest of the month. Go to Intel Gaming Access to fill out the form while supply lasts so you can play Eden Falling and experience the Afterfall for yourself!
Upon getting your key, don’t forget to keep your game updated as Eden Falling is improving more and more with every key downloaded. We take your feedback seriously and we want you to find and report all bugs you may find to this form so Eden Falling can keep getting better. Please keep in mind this is still alpha gameplay, so everything is subject to change such as graphics, mechanics, etc.
If you miss out on the giveaway or are up for more of a challenge, we still have an ARG running that’s hidden in our social posts. If you can solve the puzzle, you’ll be rewarded with a key!
In an extra bit of news, we will have a Discord Channel dedicated to the players launching soon! Once available, you’ll be able to chat with the team members directly, get updated when we go live on Twitch, and more! We will have more details about the Discord channel and when you can join in the future.
Whether you have a key or not, please wishlist us here on Steam! But to stay in the loop about future updates and improvements coming to the game, as well as our upcoming Discord server launch, give us a follow on our various socials:
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Until next time!