Fixed Chinese and Japanese text appearing incorrectly in Photo Mode panel
Added missing translation to Colorblind Preview Panel
Updated German localization for "Quit To Desktop"
Fixed console not activating commands the first time they are entered
Known Bugs
Some Chinese and Japanese characters are missing in colorblind preview panel
Nominate Manifold Garden for the Steam Awards!
Since launching on Steam in October, we've been thrilled with the reception that Manifold Garden has gotten. It has been an honor to see the game receive “Overwhelmingly Positive” acclaim.
If you've enjoyed Manifold Garden, please consider nominating the game in the Steam Awards for the category Outstanding Visual Style. We poured a lot of love and attention into Manifold Garden's visuals, and we are so proud of the final result. If you haven't seen it, here's a video comparing the visuals between 2015 and 2019. You can see how much we improved and refined over the years:
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Several institutions have already recognized Manifold Garden with nominations and showcases. It was nominated for Best Debut at both the BAFTA Game Awards and the Game Developers Choice Awards. It is also part of the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibit at the Design Museum in London.
The Steam Awards is special to us because it's chosen by the community. Your vote means a lot to us.
Designs of the Year is an annual international design awards and exhibition hosted by the Design Museum. The exhibition showcases around 70 curator-selected projects from the previous year, across a variety of disciplines.
There are six categories, Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport. Manifold Garden was nominated for the "Digital" category, and is actually the only game nominated this year. This is a real honor for us and we are absolutely thrilled.
Unfortunately, because of COVID-19, the Design Museum is temporarily closed. However, there is a People's Choice Award, which is open to the public. You can vote for the project here: https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/beazley-designs-of-the-year/digital
Version 1.1.0.14704 Patch Notes
Fixed issue where users would get stuck on a blank credits screen after the ending
Fixed localization issue in control remapper
Fixed loss of focus when resetting the gameplay panel while colorblind options are selected with controller
Fixed some tutorial keys displaying off-center
Added option for slow draw in the settings file for users experiencing invisible cubes. Players can now edit settings.txt file and addthe line "slowdraw 1" to permanently enable alternate rendering.
The opening start screen background now shows different levels depending on player progress in the most recent save on startup.
Photo mode correctly saves DOF and Manifold Garden Logo
900 level missing colliders are fixed
TOGGLE PHOTOGRAPHY MODE remap menu is localized correctly
Today, Monday October 26th at 3pm ET/12pm PT, I will be chatting with Arthur Brussee and Sam Blye about the rendering system and visual effects in Manifold Garden.
It will be on my twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/williamchyr) We'll talk about their experience working on the game, how the soundscape changed over time, and what their influences and inspirations were.
Arthur Brussee is the graphics programmer on Manifold Garden, and is the architect of the rendering pipeline. The edge detection shader, world wrapping effect, and portals all work beautifully in the game thanks largely to his efforts.
Here's a talk Arthur gave at SIGGRAPH this year about the rendering tech in Manifold Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VozHerlOQw
Sam Blye was the VFX programmer on Manifold Garden. His work can be seen in the kaleidoscopic visuals throughout the game, and most prominently in the ending.
Sound Design & Music of Manifold Garden
On Saturday, October 24th at 3pm ET/12pm PT, I will be chatting with Laryssa Okada and Martin Kvale about the music and sound design of Manifold Garden.
It will be on my twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/williamchyr) We'll talk about their experience working on the game, how the soundscape changed over time, and what their influences and inspirations were.
On Friday, October 23rd at 3pm ET/12pm PT, I'm going to do a stream on my twitch channel where I play through older builds of Manifold Garden and discuss how the design and art style of the game evolved over the course of 7 years of development.
As a preview, here are some images from the first prototype (then titled "Relativity") that I wrote during Thanksgiving weekend in November 2012. It was meant to be a small practice project to learn the basics of Unity. I thought it would take me no more than 3 months...
This is what the game looks like now:
As you can see, A LOT changed over the years.
Here's a GDC talk I gave back in 2016 about the level design in Manifold Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2zmmcEryw
The stream won't be a lecture like the GDC talk, but instead It'll be much more casual. I'll play through older builds and talk about design decisions I made, why I made them, how they changed overtime, etc.
If you're interested in game development, definitely stop by and ask a question.
Manifold Garden Out Now on Steam!
Manifold Garden is now available on Steam!
This version of the game supports many of Steam’s features, including achievements, Trading Cards, and Badges. To celebrate the launch, there is a 20% discount for the next two weeks.
In other exciting news, Manifold Garden has been nominated for Beazley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum in London. This is an incredible honor for us and we are thrilled for Manifold Garden to be included in this exhibition. Beazley Designs of the Year brings together the very best examples of design over the last year from around the world across six categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport.
The exhibition is open from October 21st, 2020 to March 28, 2021. If you do visit, please check out the museum's safety protocols and guidelines.
Thank you for being part of this journey and enjoy the game!
Manifold Garden Soundtrack Coming Soon
Laryssa Okada’s soundtrack for Manifold Garden will be available on Steam on October 20th, 2020. The score draws upon ambient electronic and orchestral music to create a sense of mystery and otherworldliness that underscores Manifold Garden’s counterfactual spaces.
Manifold Garden’s soundtrack will be available in a special Deluxe Edition bundle on Steam. You will receive the game and the soundtrack, including both MP3 and high-quality FLAC files, along with a 10% discount!
For her work on Manifold Garden, Laryssa Okada received the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) Breakout Talent Award.
Photo Mode
Manifold Garden includes a photo mode feature for you to experience the architecture in a whole new way.
Photo Mode empowers you with fun and accessible tools to use Manifold Garden’s world as a canvas for generating beautiful pieces of digital art. Play with perspective, tune camera settings, adjust colors, and apply filters to create a unique image.
Here are some of our favorite images from the team.
You can actually try out photo mode right now in the Manifold Garden demo (available during the Steam Game Festival, through October 13th). Post your images and share them with the community.
The full version of Manifold Garden launches on Steam on October 20th, 2020.
