Early Access Weekly Challenge #11 - Monster Riding Challenge
Hey all!
It's another week, and Content Update #3 was launched last week! That means we have new challenge up. But first, let's announce last week's winner! Now this one was pretty creative in my book, congratulations to Hiro_Nagashi with their Harveskin: CreepItReal!
Check your DMs on Discord to claim your prize! Let's check out this week's challenge.
Monster Riding Challenge Okay, this one isn't that hard but it doesn't make it any less cool! Take a screenshot of you riding one of the monsters in Monster Crown, post it in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #RidingChallenge by Monday November 9th 3PM CET and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT VERA! :O
For more info on Content Update #3, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2953758982265343266
Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D
Good luck everyone!
-Marten
Content Pack #3 is here!
Bringing three new towns, two new provinces and a load of new monsters, you can begin by taking the Desperado-East Bridge that was previously occupied by a Hooper Sister (please keep all hands and monsters inside the vehicle at all times!).
Additionally, a new feature has been added, Monster Riding! This is just for fun (but does boost your top travel speed by 12.5% !) and can be accessed by having your monster rest like when you feed or talk to it and hitting 3, adding this to the monster action select (like sitting and scouting) is on the way (with any luck later this weekend) so you don't have to press yet another key. As you can imagine, making monsters rideable in a game with this large a roster using pixelart is no small endeavor and ended up being quite a bit more complex than I first anticipated, but I knew it would add to the immersion and fun of travelling with your monster companions.
Curious if you can ride your favorite monster? Check this list of currently rideable monsters:
Just a simple feature, but can be pretty fun when you're out in the wilds with your monster bro.
I hope you enjoy the second third of Crown Island, get familiar with these towns now because later in the story you'll be revisiting them - and learning what dark secrets lie within!
As you may recall, your next destination after rescuing Dad was to visit King Dania (check your map!), so in this content pack you'll meet her and honor her request, afterwards, you get a ticket to access the Duchess's Garden, which will be made available in a future content pack. Along the way you'll encounter a lot of great monsters and lore, I can't wait to see what you create :)
I've received a few complaints regarding control issues that really soured people's experiences. It seems the vast majority of people are playing without issue, but we have some potential controller issues, they may be specific to the PS4 controller. If you are one of the ones that experienced this please know that I'll be doing a lot of PS4 controller testing this weekend and if you have any details to share on your experiences, my ears are always open.
Have fun in Content Pack 3 and join us on discord to share what you find and create!: https://discord.gg/WwRvm9B
Thanks for all your support!
Early Access Weekly Challenge #10 - Halloween Challenge
Hello all!
Halloween is nearly here! That means that this week's challenge will be extra sp00py. But of course, first off congratulations to the winner of last week's challenge: Glisp#3970! Yup, a back to back win! Check out the well thought out Chromosome presets
Check your DMs on Discord to claim your prize! Let's check out this week's challenge.
π Halloween Challenge π Harveskin has a special coloration during this Halloween period! Recruit yourself one of these special Harveskins, give them a unique and seasonally themed name and have a chance to win! Post a screenshot of its stat screen in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #HalloweenChallenge by Monday November 2nd 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT Harveskin! :O
For more info about the special Harveskin coloration, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2963891448391299886
Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D
Good luck everyone!
-Marten
Exclusive Halloween Harveskin! + Patch v1.48
Hello!
I've been so tied up with Content Pack 3 and thinking of little else I almost didn't even realize Halloween was almost here!
That is until Blossom from Soedesco suggested doing something with Harveskin for Halloween - initially I thought of just boosting spawn rates but she actually came up with a terrific alternate palette.
From now until November 6th in the beta branch (Sunday if you're in the main one) if you tame a Harveskin it will have a unique coloration that isn't available on any other monster. Harveskin caught after November 6th will be their normal coloration once again, so be sure to add this limited time special monster to your collection. If you'd like to opt into the beta branch and aren't already, details are below.
Along with that, the eastern desert cavern items have had their ids updated properly so they do not respawn after a reload, I'll be adding the appropriate ids to all the other items in the game over the next few weeks so you can't reload-spam to get a hundred for example.
Honestly whenever there's a situation where more of something is available than intended I'm not in a huge rush to fix it, as thanks to all of you for tolerating bugs and helping me improve the game its only natural that occasionally you get a nice benefit from playing Monster Crown while it's in development as well :)
Here's the actual changelog, I had to remove like, 12 items from this because they're all Content Pack 3 spoilers:
EA v1.479 ---------------------- +Items now do not respawn after pickup +Harveskin special event custom color now available for Halloween! (exclusive palette)
#Please note that we want to keep the primary EA build stable so new builds will be uploaded to the EA-BETA branch for one week before being moved to the main stream. Anyone can access this branch, just right-click Monster Crown in Steam, go to properties and select the EA-BETA branch to have the up to the minute, bleeding edge updates.
---
Speaking of which, while many of you are no doubt enjoying a chilly adventure in Pokemon Sword and Shield this weekend, next weekend you'll be able to enjoy a chilly adventure in Monster Crown as well, as the second third of the Island opens up!
A slew of monsters, two new provinces, three cities as well as new backstory, lore, music and a small fun new feature await. You're gonna love it :)
Early Access Weekly Challenge #9 - Gene Lab Challenge #2
Hey all!
Another weekly challenge is upon us! But of course, first off congratulations to the winner of last week's challenge for coming up with this very creative name for their embryo (c'mon, I giggled). Congratulations to Glisp#3970 with their embryo: Rekt Em (get it...)
Check your DMs on Discord to claim your prize ;). Onto this week's challenge!
Gene Lab Challenge #2 Make the most creative chromosome preset with the most creative name in the Gene Lab and let us know the story behind this preset! Post a screenshot of your saved chromosomes in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #GeneLabChallenge2 by Monday October 26th 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT HOOCLAW! :O
For more info about Content Update #2, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2810766522594118564
Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D
Good luck everyone!
-Marten
Early Access Weekly Challenge #8 - Embryo Naming Challenge
Hey everyone!
Another week another challenge! Another one for content update #2 ;). Last week's winner is... Erapanzon with their beautiful Apo crossbreed: "Midnight"!
Congratulations! Check your Discord DMs to claim your prize ;). Now onto this week's challenge!
Embryo Naming challenge Create the most unique and awesome name for an Embryo in the game! Post a screenshot of the embryo's stat screen with their name and post it in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #EmbryoChallenge by Monday October 19th 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items! (IT INCLUDES A BRILLIANT DRACOYLE π²π±)
For more info about Content Update #2, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2810766522594118564
Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D
Good luck everyone!
-Marten
Build 0.1.477
Another week another build!
Just some general fixes:
EA v1.477 ---------------------- +following Monster no longer disappears after certain cutscenes/interactions +Situation where you could get stuck in the party screen fixed +Now get money properly after Brutus fight +Exp screen no longer moves backwards sometimes +Net Egg disabled +Titan Tectonic now reduces synergy appropriately +NPC that could cause you to get stuck moved a bit to remove the issue +If items you're using on your monsters are gone you get notified by "Fresh out!" +Haunting moan can no longer heal the foe
You may have noticed that the Net Egg has been disabled. This is unfortunate, but several hackers have intentionally bypassed the bounds of the game and got their hands on late game and post game monsters, many with incomplete data and have uploaded them to the Net Egg servers. Don't worry, this feature will be back for full release but it's too easy to get spoilers or faulty monsters with so many people bypassing the intended limits of the current content.
Content Pack #3 is also going really well and it'll even have a little more content than previously anticipated. I know we haven't given you anything concrete to chew on yet for Content Pack #3 but I think once we get a few things out of the way this coming week we can share some more hard details :)
Have a great weekend (and great holiday weekend if you're a canadian like me! It's thanksgiving here)
#Please note that we want to keep the primary EA build stable so new builds will be uploaded to the EA-BETA branch for one week before being moved to the main stream. Anyone can access this branch, just right-click Monster Crown in Steam, go to properties and select the EA-BETA branch to have the up to the minute, bleeding edge updates.
Early Access Weekly Challenge #7 - Apo Breeding Challenge
Hi everyone!
Continuing the weekly challenges for Content Update #2 with another one! But first, let's pick last week's winner. Now, these might not be the most effective presets, but at least, they made me spit out my coffee as I was going through these. Check out Zurupari#0515's "Forbidden Formula to breed Ogres"!
Congratulations! Check your Discord DMs to claim your prize ;). Now onto this week's challenge!
Apo Breeding Challenge It's time to whip out those Apos! Breed the most unique and awesome monster using the monster 'Apo' as either primary or secondary parent! Post a screenshot in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #ApoBreedingChallenge by Monday October 12th 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items! (IT INCLUDES A BRILLIANT DARWHOL ππ±)
For more info about Content Update #2, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2810766522594118564
Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D
Good luck everyone!
-Marten
Patch v0.1.474
Hello folks,
Another week another patch! This one has lots of great fixes and adjustments, big thanks to my good friend Kyle Toom who has been helping me accelerate the pace of development and bug squashing, it's all because of the Early Access support you've all shown that I can bring him aboard to help out.
Work continues on Content Pack #3, which as you might remember will be quite large, but in the meantime here are some general fixes
EA v1.474 ---------------------- +0 damage attacks no longer can healing +0 damage moves no longer do 1 dmg +Backspace no longer deletes more than one character in monster rename +Scouting camera can no longer go off into infinity if you spam the button +Having too many moves in the move list causes moves lower in the list to display improperly, or become unreadable. fixed +Crawkadega OW sprite realigned +Crossroads indoors graphics revamped +Gene lab graphics revamped +If you're out of an item you get a message "Fresh out!" +Type icon in monster box now accurate +Gene editor fixes +Farm box monster icons no longer get trimmed on the right side if they're longer than usual +Tree topper missing north of the farm +Inverted phys/magical attack info during battle fixed +Attack info now updates when scrolling left and right through part monster info screens +Encyclopedia past Gigadrile fixed
#Please note that we want to keep the primary EA build stable so new builds will be uploaded to the EA-BETA branch for one week before being moved to the main stream. Anyone can access this branch, just right-click Monster Crown in Steam, go to properties and select the EA-BETA branch to have the up to the minute, bleeding edge updates.
Early Access Weekly Challenge #6 - Gene Lab Challenge #1
Hey everyone!
As the second content update dropped last week, we're starting up the old Weekly Challenges again! First of all, congratulations to Ashes-One#2606 on Discord for winning the last breeding challenge with their monster: Smoke!
Congratulations! Onto this week's challenge.
Gene Lab Challenge #1 Make the most creative chromosome preset with the most creative name in the Gene Lab and let us know the story behind this preset! Post a screenshot of your saved chromosomes in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #GeneLabChallenge1 by Monday October 5th 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT LAZ! :O
For more info about Content Update #2, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2810766522594118564
Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D
