Note: To get this update, you'll need to manually load this update via the Steam's BETAS tab.
Hello Friends,
I've just released a patch for the update that I released last week that included a range of new meditations. This patch includes:
- Fully revamped meditation user interface. - Reworked and optimised world effects system (weather / time)
You can load this update by: Right-clicking Playne in your Steam library > BETAS > Choose branch '09980-prerelease'.
Feedback and suggestions would be really helpful. You can either send it me via Playne's Discord group or you can email me on krish (a-t) playne.co
Thank you all for your continued support :) Krish.
New Meditations Update (Pre-Release)
Hello Friends,
This update brings some significant new meditation features to Playne that transforms the heart of the game. The update includes seven new meditations/exercises, guided meditation audio, breath customisation and meditation warmup exercises.
This is a pre-release build since it has so many new features. It would be a massive help if you can test and communicate bugs/feedback to me on Playnes Discord : https://discord.gg/kTwVyPq
Pre-release builds need to loaded manually by Right-clicking Playne in your Steam library > BETAS > Choose branch '09980-prerelease'.
Detailed release notes will be published when this update is fully released.
Thank you all for your support.
Hotfix 0.9.9.7.2 - Evolve Fix
Hello Friends,
Small patch to fix an issue where Evolve was not unlocking correctly for some players.
Thanks, Krish.
Update : Campfire Modes
Hello Friends,
CAMPFIRE MODES + MEDITATION BELLS
Habit Building Mode : Your campfire will be based on your streaks (as it is now)
Passive Mode: Your campfire is based on the number of days meditated and will never go out.
Meditation Bells: you can now select from 10 different meditation bells. The default bell was a bit loud and some of you got a little startled after your meditation. Sorry 🙄
NEW LANGUAGES
Big big thank you everyone who voluntarily helped me to localise Playne 🙏 New languages have been added to this update:
German: Thank you Sarah
Spanish : Thank you Carlos
Portuguese: Thank you Mariana
Hungarian: Thank you Brechler
IMPROVEMENTS & BUG FIXES
Baby trees: Trees are more visible in the earlier levels.
I can't read this dood 🤷: You can now stop squinting your eyes. Dialogue UI now has bigger text
Bruh, this is empty?: Removing UI will now fully remove all text while meditating
Resolve Evolve Sounds? You can now adjust the volume for Evolve mode as well
Arg! Birds!: For those of you that found the birds in Playne a little grating, you can now quieten them or silence them all together :(
Massive trees: Trees no longer overgrow over the navigation items after completion of game(Thanks @gma). They still grow, but slower once you complete Playne (Thanks @disies)
Crickets: Cricket won’t just disappear after a minute — they will chirp away indefinitely. chirp chirp chirp.
Evolve unlocks : Evolve now unlocks correctly and on-time. Sorry for those of you that had to wait a day longer.
Random Stats: You can put down your pen and paper. Your GPU stats no longer show up on evolve.
Many typos: Including, Thunderstrom 🤣
+ many other minor fixes
FEEDBACK
Its so inspiring to read messages from players who are finding that Playne is having a positive impact on their lives. Thank you so much for sharing them. Also, keep the feedback coming, I do read all your messages. All the updates that have been done on Playne has been largely influenced by you guys and for that, I am grateful.
Thank you friends. Have a wonderful week. Krish.
Playne to plant 600 Trees in California - Thank you all!
Hello Friends,
As some of you might have known, Playne took part in the World Environment Day sale event on Steam back in June. As part of this event, to help with reforestation, I promised to plant a tree for every copy of Playne sold during that event. So Playne has planted 600 trees in California through OneTreePlanted.org :)
Thank you all for taking part and helping me do this,
Much Love,
Krish.
Pre-Release Update
Hello Friends,
The pre-release update for 0.9.9.7 is now live. You can load this update by right clicking Playne in your Steam library > BETAS > Choose branch '09970-prerelease-update'
New Features
Passive mode for campfire: There are now two separate modes for your campfire.
- Habit Building Mode : where you campfire is based on your streaks (as it is now)
- Passive Mode: where your campfire is based on the number of days meditated.
Meditation Bells: With over 10 new variations
Improvements:
Baby trees (awwww): Trees are more visible in the earlier levels.
I can't read this dood: You can put down your glasses. Dialogue UI now has bigger text
This isn't empty!: Removing UI will now fully remove all text while meditating
Why do you treat evolve so differently? You can now adjust the volume for Evolve mode as well
Bug fixes
Arg! Birds!: For those of you that found the birds in Playne a little grating, you can now quieten them or silence them all together :(
Massive trees: Trees no longer over grow after completion of game
Crickets: Cricket won’t just leave after a minute. Bad crickets!
Evolve unlocks : Evolve now unlocks correctly and on time. Sorry for those of you that had to wait a day longer.
Random Stats: You can now put down your pen and paper. Your GPU stats no longer show up on evolve.
Many typos: Including, Thunderstrom typo has been fixed. :\
+ many other minor fixes
This is a pre-release build so if you are brave enough to give it a test and offer some feedback, then it would be massively appreciated!
Thank you Thank you,
Krish.
BUY PLAYNE, PLANT A TREE
Hello Friends,
Playne is supporting World Environment Day on the 5th of June.
As part of this I will plant a tree for every copy of Playne sold between 4th - 6th of June. Yes, an actual, growing, breathing tree :D
I hope this will encourage more people to meditate and in turn I hope we can plant trees to support reforestation.
Help me spread the word and share this with your friends.
Thank you, Krish.
HotFix : FPS Fix
Hello Friends,
02/06 - I've just put through a hot fix that resolved an issue where some of you were experiencing a drop in FPS.
03/06 - Night time effects now correctly unlock + Time change renders better now
04/06 - Russian / Polish characters now display correctly
Thank you,
Krish.
Update Released : Localisations + Crash Fix
Hello Friends,
I’ve got another update for you all.
Collaboration with illustrator Ian Herring
Hello Friends,
I'm excited to announce that the incredibly talented Ian Herring will be creating an illustration for Playne.
There is a story to our relationship. Nearly 15 years ago I came up with an idea for an open-source video game project and Ian joined as a concept artist. It was an open world, open ended, first person, story driven game. Obviously, as a teenager I grossly underestimated how hard it was to make video games. But the silver lining was the relationships I had with all the folks who collaborated with me, especially Ian. Ian has helped me with some of my short films, and I am really excited that we are able to work together again on Playne.
Ian is currently a colourist at Marvel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tc9lw_Zi_k
If you are someone with talent who would like to collaborate with me on Playne then drop me a message at krish (at) playne.co
