First, though, we want to show you some more gameplay. This time, the video comes from Yippee Ki Yay Mr. Falcon, who played both of our early demos!
So let's watch the video and check out his impressions after the release! Grab a warm cup of tea, cover yourself with a blanket, and enjoy the show!
Changelog
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Mevlit has a starting improvement of an additional slot for special items, as described in the Codex.
Bullets shot at you by the enemies won't try to miss the explosive barrels.
You should now see all the tutorial dialogues properly (there was a problem with the first dialogue not appearing to some of the players).
Missing VO for the 1st boss you meet on the 4th run is no longer missing 🙂
If you find a lot of items during exploration with autofight, they will no longer stick out of the box.
Buying alcohol from Olgierd will now unlock a proper description in the Codex and show the alcohol in players' inventory. It will also fix your HP if you assign it to one of your crew members.
Ela shall always have something to say, therefore, her "..." line was deleted from her dialogue.
Your enemies won't run in fear and shock anymore when they see your leaders swap places in the battlefield.
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Until the next one! Pandemic Train Team
Take a look at our Bundles and don't miss the launch discount!
Hello survivors!
It's been almost a week since the release of Pandemic Train! Choo-choo... As you can still see, it has arrived on Steam with a 15% launch discount. However, all good things must come to an end at some point, and so is our launch discount.
If you haven't bought the game yet, there's not much time left to catch this discount. But that's not all! We also have a very interesting bundle so that you can buy Pandemic Train for 24 hours with an additional discount!
We have the following promo bundles:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35756/The_Last_Train/ Pandemic Train + The Final Station The Final Station and Pandemic Train are two management games in which action happens on the board of the train. Fight for your life, manage your resources, and keep your train going to survive.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35851/Infection_Free_Train/ Pandemic Train + Infection Free Zone Prologue + 112 Operator + 112 Operator - The Last Duty Get your Infection Free Zone Prologue with a 112 Operator and its last DLC that introduces players to the Infection Free Zone plot... and hop on the Pandemic Train to get the ultimate survival experience.
We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity! However, if you are still debating whether to buy Pandemic Train or not, remember, that the Demo is still available, and you can see if you like the game before you decide to buy it.
And remember, stay on the right track! Pandemic Train team
Hot-Fix 1.0.3
Hot-Fix 1.0.3
Another hotfix has already hit Steam.
We have fixed some bugs reported by you through bug reporters and discussions. Remember that an accurate description of the bug helps us a lot in fixing it.
The 15% discount for Pandemic Train is still running, and if you like the game, then don't be shy and leave a positive review on Steam. It really means a lot to us and will allow us to make it better and better!
And we don't stop working on the game and keep checking your bug reports!
Changelog
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We changed the keyboard symbols in Chinese to English
We fixed the collision of getting stuck in biome 2
The bar module does not take away action points when you send someone to it - this fixes the actions performed in it (they should be as described).
The name of the Nurse's Office module in Bone Collector has been updated to the correct one, Pharmacy.
We have increased the amount of scrap that is being acquired
We have corrected the cost of purchases at Jaques in Polish.
We corrected the following reports given by the bug reporter
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Join our Discord server where you can also report a bug to us, but also ask a question, discuss and stay up to date with all the news. ;)
Until the next one, survivors! Pandemic Train team
Hotfix 1.0.2: Water balance and other fixes
[h2Dear Survivors, The last 48 hours started a great journey for us! Thank you to all who attended the AMA session on Discord earlier today with Kate, Robert, and Darek. We hope you will be even more eager to buy the game now with the 15% launch discount!
Robert is one of Pandemic Train's game designers, who has something to say to you.
Changelog:
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We rebalanced gathering water during exploration
Chinese and French localizations got minor UI fixes in the tutorial.
Lara the Dog's side quest should be working properly now.
In the easy mode, you will receive smaller losses for not giving your crew food or water.
Minor bug fixes...
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Discord
Make sure to join our community Discord to stay on top of the information on the game!
We don't stop working on the next fixes and upgrades, so, as it was written in a famous Broadway musical, "just you wait"!
Best regards, and see you on the next station! Pandemic Train team
Pandemic Train Hotfix 1.01: balance, collissions, and visual improvements
Hello Survivors,
What a happy day it is today! We're coming to you with some announcements, AMA, and the Hot Fix 1.01 and some quick fixes in it to things reported by you in the in-game bug reporter and reviews.
Kate is the game designer of Pandemic Train. Like all of us, she awaits your opinions and feedback on the game so we can keep improving the game.
Ask Me Anything session on Discord
We're planning an AMA [Ask Me Anything] session on Discord. Join it now if you're not a part of our community yet, and chat with our game designers: Kate and Robert about Pandemic Train :) The AMA session will happen on Friday at 9 PM CET on Discord.
Changelog:
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We increased starting resource amounts for water.
We fixed collisions in the 1st biome that caused some players to get blocked on the maps.
We added a partial fix for those of you playing with the French translation with the AZERTY keyboard.
We added some minor visual improvements in the UI.
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What are we working on to add in the future updates?
Voiceovers
Support for the wider screens
Rebinding keys
Tutorial improvements
Steam Deck support (this one will take a bit longer)
Fixing bugs
Improving balance and difficulty levels
UI improvements
and many more
We're gonna have plenty more announcements to make, but for this moment, let us end this one here. Thank you for your support!
Best regards, Pandemic Train team
PANDEMIC TRAIN IS OUT!
Hello Survivors,
We're excited to tell you that Pandemic Train has finally reached its main station called RELEASE!
It's such an exciting day, both for the developing team and the publisher! Creating Pandemic Train was a truly exciting process for all of us. Each day of development was full of new experiences and knowledge. All of us learned something new and improved our skills in game development, which made us feel like the leaders of our Pandemic Train journey. We're hoping you will share our joy and excitement and jump on board :)
We're curious about what you think about the game, and we're happy to talk with you about it. If you want to talk with us during the release weekend and afterward, we will try to answer you as soon as possible.
Remember that in Pandemic Train's ESC menu, there is a bug reporter which should make reporting any in-game bugs easier. Reporting them through it will also give us much valuable information on the cause of different issues. This will save us some time and allow us to fix bugs sooner, and more efficiently. Therefore, we will be in your debt if you could report them this way.
If you decide to review our game, here are some requests from us:
If something doesn't work properly or you can't get your head around it, please, contact us before you post a negative review. Feel free to reach out to us in the discussions and report any issues, whether it's a bug or an unclear mechanic. We are ready to support you and will try to address any problems with the game as soon as possible.
If you like the game, please, leave a positive review and tell your friends about Pandemic Train. Each new player gives us more feedback. Each piece of feedback gets thoroughly analyzed to find the most pressing matters and properly prioritize them.
Dev, publishing, and QA teams are all ready to assist you through the whole post-release weekend. However, please, be patient with us. Some matters usually require consulting with several people in the team to settle what can be done about them. We aim to promise you only the things that we're 100% sure about, so please bear with us.
We care about your experience with the game, and we want to provide you with the best we can. Therefore, you can trust that we will address your feedback and try to find a way to bring the solution into the game.
Also, meet the conductor of the Pandemic Train development, Darek, who has a couple of words for you :)
Oh, and don't forget to share your YouTube videos and Twitch streams with us! We would love to come and see how you play :)
Enjoy the ride, Pandemic Train team
Pandemic Train will arrive in 24 hours!
Dear Survivors,
We're just one day away from the release. Let us use this occasion, and thank you. For your support, for your trust, for your activity, for all your notes, for all DMs and discussions. Pandemic Train wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.
Time of release
You asked us when the game will become available to purchase. The official release is set for 7 PM CET on Wednesday, October 18th.
Demo will be available!
If you're unsure if the game is for you, we have some good news! In the next couple of hours, we will release a brand new demo showing you the first biome of the first train run through Europe. It will allow you to check if Pandemic Train seems like a game for you :) We decided to launch the new demo to make you feel better and more taken care of, so you could buy the game with full confidence that it seems interesting to you :)
Community Challenge
A couple of weeks ago we announced a community challenge. However, we finally decided that even though we've reached some of the set milestones, we want to give you a launch discount of 15% as a "thank you" for your support. The discount will last a week since the release.
Bundle them up!
Just if Pandemic Train wasn't enough, we have some amazing bundles prepared for you! They will become available tomorrow in the evening, so make sure to check them out. We will surely remind you of them before the end of the week :)
All right, folks, please, line up at the station! The Pandemic Train will arrive in 24 hours! If you don't have the game on your wishlists yet, make sure to add it before the release!
2 days until release – A walk through the biomes
Welcome survivors!
There are 2 days left until the release!
Time is rushing inexorably, but let's slow down for a moment and take a walk through the biomes of Pandemic Train. Let's listen for a moment to the music that accompanies us as we wander through the desolation of Europe.
Today we are not going to burden you with mechanics, solutions, or novelties in the game. Today, for a change, we would like to show you the sounds that will be with you during this journey into the unknown. A journey full of struggle for the survival of your crew. And of all humanity.
Remember, too, that these are the last moments to compete for the maximum discount on the release of Pandemic Train in the community challenge!
Only 3 days until the release! + 3 Youtube videos with new gameplay
Dear Survivors,
Pandemic Train will arrive in 3 days! Isn't that TRAINLING? All right, that was supposed to be a fun mix of train and thrilling. Who caught it?
Thanks to these Youtubers!
Anyway, we want to celebrate the upcoming release with some of the YouTube materials with the newest gameplay. Please, mind that these Youtubers received early copies of the game, and the localizations weren't 100% finished then. Now, the game is ready for you in 7 languages: English, Polish, French, Spanish, German, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
GameEdged video material in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezAN2ZptkY
PlayAtHome video material in Russian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e21_H9kRzU
Dan Field's video material in French
https://youtu.be/0NFlqsDxXe8?si=DVk4eYnSJYfyPp_l
Count down with us!
Let us know your hopes and your feelings about the game. We're here for you, and we couldn't care more about your opinion on the game. You - the community of the game - are the most important part of its existence, and we truly hope you'll be there with us on the journey further on to support us along the (rail)way.
Stay on the course! Only 3 days to go!
Pandemic Train team
Special abilities of enemies, Infection and Auto-exploration
Welcome survivors!
There are 5 days left until the release!
Continuing the theme of the last devlog, you will again read about the combat phase of Pandemic Train. Today, however, we won't write about our leaders or how to help yourself in battle.
Today will be about our enemies.
Special abilities of enemies
Just as each leader has their own unique abilities, the enemies are also different. Today we will talk about three enemies who have abilities that differ from the rest of the group.
Leap
Otterbear jumps great distances, causing a powerful impact at the landing site.
Ambush
Attack by surprise in the hope of infecting the target before it escapes. Watch where you step.
Snipers
Skilled Asesina who aim from a long distance. Even though you can't see them, don't stay in one place when you notice them targeting you. They don't miss... Take cover or dodge!
Infection
Still an enemy, but no longer as easy to defeat as the previous three. The infection in Pandemic Train has changed its in-game action a little. When the infection bar reaches its limit, the infection will start to take over the leader's life bar, limiting their maximum life in exploration as well as on the train.
Auto-exploration
However, when it comes to combat, there is a way for you not to have to do this. Your leaders, of course, have to fight a battle and are still at risk, but this happens without your participation.
To round off today's devlog, we'd like to remind you that there's still a community challenge going on, where you can win up to 15% off the launch price!
To make your contribution to our community challenge, all you have to do is follow Steam Community – Pandemic Train and add the game to your wishlist.
Follow
Here's how to sign up for the Steam Community Hub:
Go to the Pandemic Train page on the Steam store. Select “Follow” button under the window with the trailer of the game.
Wishlist
However, the number of additions to the wishlist also counts, so click below to get Pandemic Train on your wishlist.
