FOONDA Announcement on the End of Service and the Start of a New Journey
Hello, this is the FOONDA Dev Team.
Since the first release of FOONDA back in May 2022, our platform(aka NANDA) has generated an unbelievable number of unique puzzles - 141,726 in total - enjoyed by 9,709 players with an accumulated playtime of 529,329 hours.
We would like to sincerely express our gratitude to everyone who has enjoyed FOONDA.
We regret to inform you that we have made the decision to end the Steam FOONDA service on June 14th, 2023.
As we are a small team with limited resources, we had to concentrate on the most optimal path forward. Switching development from PC to mobile has been a significant challenge for us, as it required adapting the game system, mechanics, and input methods to mobile standards.
We deeply appreciate the understanding of our dedicated players, especially those who have continued playing FOONDA until now. However, our journey does not end here.
In June last year, we announced plans to optimize FOONDA with minimal live operations to enhance the game. Since then, we have made substantial improvements to the core game and are confident in FOONDA's potential to reach a wider audience.
Consequently, we have decided to release a mobile version of FOONDA to cater to an even broader global audience. We are aiming for the mobile FOONDA release in the summer of 2023.
We pledge to continue our journey in creating a monumental game that stands at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the puzzle genre.
We humbly ask for your support by joining the mobile waitlist and being among the first to play the mobile version upon its release.
There is tremendous excitement within our team as we prepare for the mobile version, and we are eager for FOONDA to captivate people worldwide once again! We hope to see you there very soon!
Thank you. FOONDA Dev Team.
Announcement 07 Sept, 2022
Hello, this is Foonda dev team.
We apologize to all players. There was an issue with the season not starting anew.
We have received reports of problems through Discord. Thanks to your feedback, we were able to solve the problem.
We apologize again for the inconvenience.
Announcement 06 July, 2022
Hello, this is Foonda dev team.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone enjoying and supporting Foonda.
Based on self evaluation of the Steam Early Access experience, we saw the huge potential of Foonda being able to step up. Therefore, we are trying to find out which path would be top notch, leaving the door wide open.
We are a small team that is just entering work of a bigger scale than we have done so far. Meaning, for the sake of Foonda’s advancement, the team needs to fully concentrate on development than the operation of Steam’s live service.
We had many conversations on how to proceed with the current Steam Early Access, and seeing many players still accessing and playing the game led us to the decision on maintaining the service as is. But according to the situation above, we are sorry to announce that we need to minimize updates, live issues, and CS until we return with the new, better game.
This may be disappointing news to some of you, but we would be very grateful if you could understand the situation we are in, – Our ultimate goal is to make a big change to provide more enjoyment and fun to everyone. The love and support shown by you through Steam and Discord really helped the team move forward. Without the feedbacks of so many players, the decision on proceeding with Foonda's development would not have been possible.
Yes we will not be able to actively respond to live issues for the time being, but we hope to continue our journey with each and everyone of you. We will keep in touch and deliver latest news through Foonda’s Discord channel occasionally.
Thank you and best wishes! Foonda dev team.
[Fixed] About the issue of the tier calculation error
There was an error in the calculation of tiers for some players, and the cause of the problem has been identified and resolved. We have restored the tiers of those who have experienced this problem. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience caused during this time.
An error has been identified in the calculation of tiers for some players. We will notify you as soon as the problem is identified and how to resolve it, and we will do our best to repair the error as much as possible.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Patch Note : 31 May, 2022
Hello, FOONDA players!
This is FOONDA Dev team. Are you having a good time with FOONDA?
In this update, we've updated the features you've been asking for the most. We prepared hard to apply it quickly but safely.
Improvements
Fixed an issue where if you were ranked 50th, it would not be highlighted in the ranking list.
Change pop-up text when entering inappropriate puzzle code
Fixed an issue where the start time of the next season was not visible depending on the screen resolution
Resolved the problem of abnormal output of own records in View Record
If you visit FOONDA DISCORD SERVER, you can make suggestions about the game / share puzzles with other users / report bugs.
Then, see you in FOONDA~!
[Fixed]About the issue that the new season did not open normally
The issue where the season board wouldn't refresh is fixed now. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during this time.
We are currently checking and fixing problems that the new season has not been updated. We deeply apologize about this situation, and we will update the news as soon as the issue is resolved.
Patch Note : 26 May, 2022
Hello, FOONDA players!
This is FOONDA Dev team. Are you having a good time with FOONDA?
In this update, we've updated the features you've been asking for the most. We prepared hard to apply it quickly but safely.
Improvements
Added ability to retry after clearing Others' Puzzle
Retry is not possible after View Record. We thought that being able to know the perfect solution in certain situations through the View Record harms the fairness of the game and the fun of solving puzzles on your own, so we made Retry impossible after the View Record. Please understand.
If you visit FOONDA DISCORD SERVER, you can make suggestions about the game / share puzzles with other users / report bugs.
Then, see you in FOONDA~!
Announcement 26 May, 2022
We fixed the "Bad Request" issue during gameplay. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience.
The current server connection is not smooth. We are working on fixing the problem and we will let you know as soon as things get back to normal. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Patch Note : 23 May, 2022
Hello, FOONDA players!
This is FOONDA Dev team. Are you having a good time with FOONDA?
The DEV Team was able to solve many problems with your help. Thank you for actively submitting bug reports and suggestions.
Improvements
Improved scrolling speed of play by puzzle code list
Added descriptions of tiers and levels in the ranking scene
Added Game Guide button to lobby screen
If you visit FOONDA DISCORD SERVER, you can make suggestions about the game / share puzzles with other users / report bugs.
Then, see you in FOONDA~!
Patch Note : 20 May, 2022
Hello, FOONDA players!
This is FOONDA Dev team. Are you having a good time with FOONDA?
The DEV Team was able to solve many problems with your help. Thank you for actively submitting bug reports and suggestions.
Improvements
Improved overall puzzle quality
Resolves the problem of infinite restart when holding down the R button in Play by Puzzle Code
Improved season board display and season end timer text in Lobby
Resolves the problem that the Hint tile is displayed abnormally when a hint that moves to the starting point is received in the first 3 steps
Resolved an issue where the puzzle owner's character, not your own, was visible when you run View Record after clearing Play by Puzzle Code
If you visit FOONDA DISCORD SERVER, you can make suggestions about the game / share puzzles with other users / report bugs.
