Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
Call to Arms: Help with Japanese and Russian Language Testing
We firstly want to thank everyone for the support you guys have given us and for being involved with the community!
With that being said, in a separate discussion we announced that the Japanese and Russian versions of Holy Potatoes! were due soon, and they are nearly finalized! We have tested the localized builds to the best of our ability, but we feel there is always more room for improvement. The issue now being that we can't decipher the hieroglyphics of the languages, and therefore can't double check and proofread everything the overseas teams have sent us...
So this announcement serves as a call to arms, and we'd like to ask if anyone is interested in trying out Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! in either Japanese or Russian (of course, you'd have to be fluent in the language!) before it is released to the public. We just need help in determining whether there are spelling errors, or anything minor that we may have overlooked!
If anyone could be so kind as to help us out, we would be forever grateful! We will have a beta branch build up very soon, and if anyone wants to join the hunt, we could hand out the password for the branch and use this thread as a means to discuss any errors (hopefully there are none!).
Again, a big thank you to everyone!
New Patch Update
We are pleased to announce that the new patch update is now live!
We have fixed a number of minor bugs and hiccups that people have brought up recently, the list of which is outlined below:
- Background Music Bug Fixed (Sometimes, two tracks played at once.)
- Herclueless' Achievement Bug Fixed
- Optimization to Increase Performance
- Minor Bug Fixes
We hope everyone has a good weekend ahead!
(Journal Patch UPLOADED!) Localisation and Journal Update
The Journal Patch is now Live!
We are eager to announce that the Journal Patch has been uploaded! This current patch update will enable you to use the Journal, the details of which are outlined below! Also, some minor fixes were made in the current patch.
NOTE***
When you first open the Journal it will not be able to track previous weapons that have won awards in the Golden Hammer Awards, only future weapons that win awards will begin being tracked by your Journal. Everything else outlined below should be tracked by your Journal when you first open it (such as Smiths you have hired and Legendary Hero requests you have completed).
As for the localisations, the Japanese, Russian, and Spanish versions should go live sometime in November. We will be updating this post when exact dates are finalized!
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We are happy to announce that we will be localising Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! for the following languages:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Russian
- Spanish
The Japanese, Russian, and Spanish versions will be released in the near future, whereas French, German, and Italian will be available a little later on. We will be posting further updates on exact release dates as soon as the translations are finalized!
JOURNAL UPDATE
Have you ever wondered about the greyed out icon beside the Smith Portraits on the bottom of your screen? Many of you have asked and we remained a little secretive about it... until now! The time has come to finally reveal the JOURNAL!
The Journal will be used to track various aspects of your Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! play-through. Firstly, you'll be able to track the Legendary Hero Requests you have completed! Each Legendary Hero Request you complete will have its own special page, where you will be able to view the rewards you received, and re-watch their cutscenes!
Legendary Hero Journal Page Preview
With the Journal, you will also be able to track the heroes you have sold your weapons to and their information, and the smiths and Legendary Smiths you have hired. Just like the Legendary Heroes, you will be able to re-watch the Legendary Smiths' cutsenes!
Lastly, you will be able to track the best and strongest weapons you have sold! As if that wasn't enough, you will also be able to track which weapons ended up winning awards during the Golden Hammer Awards!
Weapons Journal Page Preview
As of now, the Journal will be implemented into the game with an update in the first week or so of November. We will be releasing the exact date in the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled!
(DLC HAS BEEN RELEASED!) Upcoming DLC and Bonus Content
We are pleased to announce that the DLC is live! Head on over to the link below to check out the store page!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/391860/
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Hey guys,
We are happy to announce that we will be releasing our very first DLC in the first half of November! The DLC will have two major components to it: Scenario based missions called Spud Tales that are separate from the main story line, and supplementary bonus content, which will be added to the main story line!
SPUD TALES!
Spud Tales are missions that place you in various scenarios with different end goals, objectives, and difficulty levels. The aim of the game is to complete all the objectives of the specific scenario. When you begin a scenario, you will be taken to a shop separate from the one you own in your normal play-through and will be given a major task to complete. However, scenarios will be a lot more difficult to complete than an ordinary play-through, so be weary of your $tarch and managerial decisions!
JOURNEY TO OLYMPUS
This DLC will contain our very first Spud Tales scenario called Journey to Olympus.
Help Herclueless - Zeus' demigod son - forge a weapon worthy of a God, and help him return to Olympus! Encounter 5 new legendary heroes and meet their outlandish requests; sell preposterous weapons to 6 new mythical heroes; Forge 3 new Legendary Weapons, and explore 3 new intriguing areas!
BONUS CONTENT
Alongside Spud Tales, the upcoming DLC will also include bonus content added to the main story line! Firstly, 2 new Legendary Heroes and their outrageous requests will be added. Are your smiths powerful enough to forge the Legendary weapons for these alluring Heroes? Lastly, 2 new Smiths will be added to your already impressive arsenal of henchmen! Save up your $tarch and hire them pronto!
Full List of Recent Updates
Here is a big list of all the recent updates for Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!:
Major Updates:
• Steam Trading Cards added
• Linux Support released
• Rebindable Keys
• Screen Resolution Toggle added
• Windowed Mode added
• Pause Button added
Smith Updates:
• Smith Stat Details added
• Multi-Smith Selection uploaded
• Toggle Smiths added
Added Features:
• Repeat Action Button added
• Keyboard Shortcuts for Speed Control added
• Endless Play-Through added
• Area Names to Hero’s Tooltip added
Balances:
• Golden Hammer Awards balanced
• Weapon Requests balanced
• Legendary Hero Requests balanced
• Choice of Fate Occurrence balanced
Various Fixes:
• Sorting of Enchanted Items fixed
• Coffee Breaks fixed
• 60FPS Frame Rate fixed
• Vacation Package Information made more helpful
• Player Name on Clicking Patata fixed
• World Map Navigation Smoothness fixed
Various Bug Fixes:
• Missing Objectives Bug fixed
• Research “!” Bug fixed
• Missing Research Weapons Bug fixed
• Minor bug fixes
Steam Trading Cards are finally here!
What are you waiting for, collect all 10 and show them off to the world!
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The community has spoken, and we listened!
The Steam Trading Cards are almost here!
The Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! Steam Trading Cards will be available to collect on Steam from Friday the 21st of August!
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New patch and Linux support added! - See below for what's new!
Linux Version - DONE and Uploaded
- We tested the game on both 64 bit and 32 bit versions of Ubuntu. Other Linux flavors should be supported too but please let us know if you face any problems running the game on other Linux based systems
Toggle Smiths - DONE and Uploaded
- You can now toggle through all the smiths right from the smith menus. At the moment, we didn't bind keys for it but a future update will allow you to set keys for it.
Stat Details - DONE and Uploaded
- See buff/debuff numbers on your smith stats by hovering over their stats in the smith menu.
Minor Bug fixes - DONE and Uploaded
(31st July Patch UPLOADED) Player Feedback Game Improvements
Rebindable Keys - YES IT IS HERE! - DONE and Uploaded
- You will be able to rebind all the keys except 'Esc' in this update.
Repeat Action - DONE and Uploaded
- Tired of selecting your smiths again to repeat the same actions? Not any more! This update brings you a handy "Repeat Action" button right from the results popup for Explore, Training and Vacation.
Multi-smith selection - DONE and Uploaded
- You will be able to select multiple smiths to go on Vacation, to Explore or Train!
Weapon Awards Rebalanced (again) - DONE and Uploaded
- After a lot of feedback from Players, we have updated the Golden Hammer Awards to make them more logical. This means you will always have to beat your competitors to win. Bribing still works, though. We will continue to get your feedback on this to improve the system further.
Weapon Requests - DONE and Uploaded
- We got reports about requests being almost impossible to complete in later regions. This should be fixed in this update!
Missing Objectives - DONE and Uploaded
- A few Players reported having completed only 57/62 objectives, although no new objectives were popping up.
Minor Bug fixes - DONE and Uploaded
(24 July 2015 Patch is Here!) Player Feedback Game Improvements!
Screen Resolution & Window Mode - DONE & Uploaded
-We have received loads of requests for this and we are already working on this! More information about this will be listed in a separate thread.
THE PAUSE BUTTON - DONE & Uploaded
-All hail, the pause button! Yes! It is coming!
- If can make sure that this is bug free by Friday, this goes in! If not, we will wait for the next patch!
-Pause will be controlled by SPACE BAR. Deactivating Pause by pressing the Space Bar key again takes the player but to his previous speed.
-Note that any action made with the smiths will immediately resume the game to the previous speed.
-This version of the pause button does not provide full control but we would like to release this version first and get more feedback.
Keyboard shortcuts for Speed Control - DONE & Uploaded
-A highly requested feature was to be able to control speed using shortcuts.
-UPDATE- Based on popular demand, here's the decision with this feature:
- Speed will be controlled by number keys from 1(normal), 2(fast), 3(fastest)
- We have decided not to implement a slower speed for now since we are working on the Pause button. Should there be a great demand for a slower speed even when the pause button is implemented, we will reconsider this.
Sorting of Enchantment Items - DONE & Uploaded
WHY ARE THE ENCHANTMENT ITEMS IN A MESS?!
Well, they shouldn't be! And we will get them sorted out in this upcoming patch!
Enchantment Items will be sorted by type and in descending power of boost.
Research List Sorting - DONE & Uploaded
The research list will by default show items that have not been researched with previously researched combinations hidden. Players can click on the check box to show/hide previously researched items.
Various Minor Bug and Balancing Fixes. - DONE & Uploaded
Bug Fix: Someone suggested to show the player's name when you click on Patata in the shop - DONE & Uploaded
Bug Fix: Right-clicking to go back when you have selected a location is much smoother now - DONE & Uploaded
Bug Fix: Legendary Heroes requests have been rebalanced slightly. We'll need your feedback on this - DONE & Uploaded
Bug Fix: Vacation Packages information in the World Map is now much more helpful - DONE & Uploaded
What's Next?
Multi-smith selection - Definitely going into next patch!
We are currently investigating if we can enable multiple smith selection when sending smiths to explore, train, go on a vacation. This should add more convenience for all players.
More stuff to be added soon!
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(17 July 2015 PATCH) Uploaded! See below for what's new!
Golden Hammer Weapon Awards - DONE & Uploaded
-Competitor weapons will be strengthened to increase difficulty.
-Bring your best Weapons! but you don't, then bring $tarch so you can bribe your way to victory! (Just don't get caught in the process!)
Coffee Breaks - DONE & Uploaded
-The damn smiths are taking too many coffee breaks! Work 'em harder!
- Smiths will now take less coffee breaks but each mug of coffee will now have a greater morale boost!
Premature Endgame - DONE & Uploaded
-After completing the final objective, the player can choose to play on after the final cutscene. We know many players have been asking for this and we are working on it! If you are already in the 4th world, please keep a copy of that save file so that you can enjoy this improvement after this patch is done.
Adding Area name to Hero Tooltips - DONE & Uploaded
-We will be adding Area name to the hero's tooltip when moused over in the forging menu. This will give players greater clarity on which areas to sell your weapons to.
Choice of Fate - DONE & Uploaded
-Chance of occurance will be reduced considerably
-Answers to Choice of Fate will no longer be random and YES! There will be a right and a wrong answer.
-Rewards and Penalties of getting the right/wrong answer will have a greater effect! So choose wisely!
Bug Fix: Reseach "!" sometimes does not go away after a research is completed will be uploaded within 24 hours. - DONE & Uploaded
Bug Fix: Game running at 60fps now! - DONE & Uploaded
Bug Fix: 7 missing research weapons - DONE & Uploaded
Thanks and keep those comments coming!
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The Holy Potatoes! Dev Team