Prominence Group Play on Senscape Discord + Giveaways
Our friends over at Senscape (who we worked with on Serena) have a wonderful Discord community of adventure gamers. They regularly host group plays where they put aside any walkthroughs and instead depend on fellow members while playing a chosen adventure game.
Beginning this Friday, December 14, the group will be playing Prominence and you're all officially invited!
As they say in their guidelines:
Start your game in your own time zone and play at your own pace. Some people work, have families, some do not. Some will finish in a few days, some in a week or more; it’s not a race. If you have questions on what to do, where to go or how the game works, feel free to ask them on the game page.
Group plays are also about keeping one another motivated and encouraged; holding hands is needed at times or a good old "slap-up-side-the-head" if you become hysterical. We LOVE to chat it up and see how each other are doing. It does not matter if you have played every Group game or this is your first. Do not be shy. We want to know you!
In addition, they'll be doing some game giveaways tonight and tomorrow, so if you head over there now, you can get in the running for a new game.
Here's the link:
http://discord.gg/senscape
Look for the delightfully named "Group Therapy" section.
There will also be a developer Q&A channel where we'll be dropping by to answer questions about the story, puzzles, characters, game world, and more. :)
Happy adventuring!
New Art & Design Developer Chat + Biggest Discount Ever!
We're thrilled to share the latest installment of our Prominence Developer Chat series, and this time it's all about the art!
Join concept artist & designer Gary Ritchie and Digital Media Workshop's Mike Morrison for details and a few laughs about the process of developing in-game designs and technologies, their connection to colonization plans for Mars, and the challenges of working collaboratively on art designs while living hundreds of miles apart.
Watch it in the embedded video below, or via this link if you'd rather watch it in your browser.
Coming Soon: Lower Regional Prices & New Currencies!
As a tiny development studio we can't be keen on market economics for all regions around the world.
Luckily, Valve advises us on pricing, and their latest analysis includes some recommendations for regions outside places where the US dollar and Euro are the primary currency.
We've decided to take Valve's advice and change the purchase price of Prominence, but only in cases where the new recommended price is lower. That means there will be no regional pricing increases, only decreases.
Price Reductions
In the next few weeks (we've already submitted the changes to Valve), pricing for Prominence on Steam will be adjusted downward for regions that use the following currencies:
Indonesian Rupiah
Philippine Peso
Singapore Dollar
Thai Baht
Korean Won
Indian Rupee
Chilean Peso
Peruvian Sol
Colombian Peso
South African Rand
Hong Kong Dollar
Taiwanese Dollar
Saudi Arabian Riyal
Emirati Dirham
If you're in one of those areas and Prominence is on your wishlist, keep an eye out for the new pricing.
New Currencies
In addition to those pricing reductions, several new regional currencies will soon become available here on Steam. We've submitted new prices for Prominence based on the latest market analysis for these areas:
Vietnamese Dong
Ukrainian Hryvnia
Australian Dollar
Polish Zloty
Argentine Peso
Israeli New Shekel
Kazakhstani Tenge
Kuwaiti Dinar
Qatari Rial
Costa Rican Colon
Uruguayan Peso
Happy adventuring!
Prominence Prologue e-book now available!
Hi everyone!
We're thrilled to announce that we've released a free compilation of the Prominence Prologue for Kindle and other e-book readers, along with a desktop-friendly PDF version. :belos:
Included in this collection are:
- Newly edited versions of all 10 of the original Prominence Prologue story vignettes
- A previously unreleased bonus chapter, "Reitessa's Concern"
- A brief forward from the dev team
- Linked table of contents for quick access to each chapter
If you're interested in Prominence, but haven't yet purchased it, these short scenes of backstory will help set the stage for the events in the game.
You can view :lefteyecon::righteyecon: and download all three versions of the e-book -- MOBI, EPUB, and PDF -- right here.
Happy adventuring and thanks for your support!
Happy Holidays! Character Avatars Now Available!
Happy holidays everyone!
Today we're releasing character avatars from Prominence. If you enjoyed the character art from the game, you can now use them as avatars on your favorite adventure forums, in social media, on your Steam profile, or even as avatars in apps like Discord and Skype.
Each character is available in two versions: JPG with a red solar background, and transparent PNG with a gray border. Kinda makes the preview look like a big sci-fi candy cane.
You can preview and download any or all of them via this link.
Thank you for all of your suppport! We wish you all the best for 2017!
P.S. If Prominence is on your Wishlist but not in your Library, you can get it now at its lowest price ever. All purchases include the complete downloadable Soundtrack (16 songs), Guided Walkthrough PDF, and Voice-Actor Blooper/Outtakes Reel.
It's official: Prominence Trading Cards are approved and activated!
Collect the full set and craft them into badges to obtain a variety of Prominence-themed backgrounds and emoticons.
Or, if you're not interested in collecting and crafting, you can sell the cards on the community market to put a bit of extra money into your Steam wallet.
Happy adventuring! :)
Trading Cards Coming to Prominence
Prominence trading cards are on the way! Each card features high-resolution character art and iconic quotes from the game. Collect the full set and craft them into badges to obtain a variety of Prominence-themed backgrounds and emoticons.
Of course, if you're not a fan of Steam's trading cards, you can always sell the cards on the community market to put a bit of extra money into your Steam wallet.
We've already submitted the full pack of 10 cards plus all the badges, emoticons, and profile backgrounds to Steam for approval. With any luck, they could go live as soon as next week!
More Goodies on the Way!
'Tis the season of giving, and we've scheduled some new Prominence goodies for release each week from now through Christmas. Check in with us here on Steam, Facebook, Twitter, or the official site each week to get the latest.
We just celebrated Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and we're sending out a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported the game over the past year.
Wishing you all the best for the upcoming holidays,
- the Prominence team
P.S. If Prominence is currently warming a spot on your Steam Wishlist, you can grab it for just $9.99 (50% off!) during the Steam Autumn Sale. Hurry, though -- sale ends Nov 29!
Guided Walkthrough Now Available
If you've been stumped by a particularly tricky puzzle, or would prefer to play Prominence as a more guided narrative experience, get ready for awesomeness because today we're releasing the official Prominence Guided Walkthrough!
Rather than just a bullet-point to-do list, we've put together a comprehensive 34-page guide to take you on the epic sci-fi adventure from beginning to end(ings), including solutions for all the puzzles plus cues along the way where you can find extra story content.
The letter-sized layout and PDF format make it a tablet-friendly companion. Or, go old school and print it out. We left plenty of margin space for notes! (And if you don't have either of those options, it will work just fine in your favorite PDF reader while ALT-TABing in and out of the game.)
Here on Steam, the walkthrough can be found in the Prominence game directory:
..\Steam\steamapps\common\Prominence\Prominence_Guided_Walkthrough.pdf
The Prominence Guided Walkthrough is the latest in our ongoing series of free Prominence extras for everyone who owns the game. We've also released the complete original soundtrack and the voice-actor outtakes reel. More goodies will continue to release in the coming weeks!
In Space, No One Can Hear You... Make Bloopers
As part of our continuing series of extra goodies, we are releasing the Prominence voiceover outtake reel. Everyone who owns the game here on Steam will receive a copy, which provides some funny moments from the voiceover sessions. Once you have the latest Steam update for the game, look for the "prm_voiceover_outtakes.mp3" file in the Prominence directory under Steam.
Some players reported an issue where the soundtrack was not appearing in their directory after the first extras update. So, we've included the soundtrack as a zip file in the main Prominence Steam directory as well.
Also, if you've found yourself stumped during your adventure, help is on the way! Stay tuned for the upcoming release of the complete walkthrough, within the next two weeks.
Enjoy!
Integrated Graphics Chipset Hotspot Fix Released!
Hi everyone!
Today, we are releasing a game update that should fix hotspot issues on integrated graphics chipsets.
You should still be able to use existing saved games without any issues.
This update has been successfully tested internally and by players who have had integrated graphics issues, but we'll still be checking in on the Community Hub discussions in case any major issues arise. You can also reach out to us directly by sending an email to support@digitalmediaworkshop.net
