Greetings brethren! We step out of the shadows once again to bring you another update for Secret Government. This time we fixed some spelling errors in the tutorial, added intro video for Glorious Revolution campaign into the Linux build and fixed an issue where players couldn't launch Glorious Revolution.
As always, we would like to thank all the members of our brotherhood who help us improve the game, by posting feedback and bug reports into our Steam forums - Thank you!
Read the full changelog below:
General Changes
Fixed spelling error in description on tutorial for Coins Jingle Jangle
Added animated video on Linux builds for the Glorious Revolution mission
The Glorious Revolution mission could not start for those who have not completed previous versions of the Tutorial
Secret Government Update 1.0.1.31 is now live!
Greetings brethren! After yet another session of studying the ancient scrolls, we bring you a brand new update for Secret Government. This time we bring you an update for the tutorial, to better explain the inner workings of our brotherhood to our new acolytes. This update also includes numerous bugfixes, improvements and localization fixes.
As always, we would like to thank all the members of our brotherhood who help us improve the game, by posting feedback and bug reports into our Steam forums - Thank you!
Read the full changelog below:
Improvements
New tutorial missions are introduced
Ideology filter view improved
Pause text is displayed when the game is paused
Numerous UI improvements: fixed windows and buttons size on different resolutions
Live illustrations added on Linux version
Redundant files removed for Linux version
Saves folder modified for Macintosh version
Social mobility mechanics improved
Redundant files are removed from resources folder for Linux builds
The country AI could start wars when the country was not ready for war
Exceptions fixed
Sliders settings could be ignored for continuous errands
Alt-tabbing during game load could cause game freezing
Countries which were necessary for completing Objectives could be destroyed
Industries quantity could be not integer value
Victory window could appear just after a new free game start
Rapport with Pope Objective conditions fixed so that it could be achieved
Loading The New World mission could fail to Save folder path change
Officials with particular trait could not be recruited
Localization
Localization issue with Objectives description in American campaign fixed
Fixed description of "bad reputation" trait in German
Brothers' last name localization issue fixed
Some officials could have non-localized traits of character
Secret Government Linux version is now live!
Greetings brethren! As we foretold, we bring you a full release of the Linux version! It is now live on the default branch, so if you have been using the beta branch, you need to switch back to the full release build by right clicking the Secret Government in your Steam Library, select Properties... -> Betas and from the drop-down menu select "None".
And as always, we would like to thank all the members of our brotherhood who help us improve the game, by posting feedback and bug reports into our Steam forums - Thank you!
A few days ago, we revealed our intentions to create a beta branch for Secret Government, that would allow you to test updates prior to their release, and help Secret Government become the kind of game you've always wanted it to be.
The time is here. The beta branch is live and awaiting your keen eyes.
If you want to jump in, here's what you need to do:
Join the beta branch on steam: [previewyoutube="GJ1KlY2DhWY;full"]
You can start playing as soon as the game is updated with the latest beta patch.
The whole team behind Secret Government looks forward to your critiques, suggestions and feedback. Thank you again for your help!
Secret Government Update 1.0.0.13 is now live!
Greetings Brethren!
We have just released a minor patch for Secret Government that includes updates and fixes along with a some localization updates. You can read the full changelog below.
And as always, we would like to thank all the members of our brotherhood who help us improve the game, by posting feedback and bug reports into our Steam forums - Thank you!
Removed questionnaire part from the Tutorial
Tutorial can be explicitly skipped (corrected buttons names)
Wrong percent of ideology spreading was displayed
Religion spreading could stop at 99%
Localization
Political forces Objective displayed incorrect conditions in German and in Chinese localization
Corrected German translation in Exploitation errand in the beginning of the Tutorial
Secret Government Update 1.0.0.13 is now live!
Removed questionnaire part from the Tutorial
Tutorial can be explicitly skipped (corrected buttons names)
Wrong percent of ideology spreading was displayed
Religion spreading could stop at 99%
Localization
Political forces Objective displayed incorrect conditions in German and in Chinese localization
Corrected German translation in Exploitation errand in the beginning of the Tutorial
Join our Discord Beta Test Group
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Brethren!
Secret Government has just gone out of Early Access, but our journey is only just beginning!
We're currently looking for a small team of dedicated beta testers to test our updates prior to release. You'll get to play new content before it is publicly released, and have your say about which direction the game should take.
Owning the game is obviously a prerequisite, as we're looking for people who wanna dig deep into the mechanics and help us to develop the game to its maximum potential.
As you are probably aware, Secret Government left Early Access on April 15th. Many of you supported our studio by purchasing the game and offering constructive criticism, for which we are grateful.
However, the game’s journey is only just beginning.
Secret Government is an extremely ambitious project. If you’ve played the game even for 30mins, you know that every action can have thousands of ramifications — the complexity of the mechanics is massive.
When a game has this level of complexity, it’s practically impossible to look through all possible cases and iron out all of the details through internal testing. Even with hundreds of thousands of game hours, we still wouldn’t be able to straighten out every kink and catch every bug. We tried to overcome this hurdle through the Early Access program, and it helped greatly. Thanks to your feedback, we made a huge amount of fixes and tweaks. But despite our very best efforts, despite the extensive testing, there were things we missed - things we could never catch, due to the sheer scope of the game.
And that’s at the core of the game’s main criticism.
Our goal here is to be as transparent as possible, and explain to you what we intend to do to solve these issues.
Going forward, we’ll be addressing all of the new bug reports that are coming in. If you encounter an issue, please follow the instructions in this post.
Right now we are gathering all feedback and issues you have met, and preparing a patch that we’re planning to release in a few days. We hope that with this update, your satisfaction with the game will increase. Once the issues with game stability have been addressed, and it will be easier to understand and enjoy, we’ll continue to expand it, making the tutorial more comprehensive, adding new campaigns, and drilling even deeper into the mechanics to give you unparalleled control of your brotherhood and every aspect of the world in which it operates. This has always been our goal.
Secret Government is a passion project for us, and we want to share with you the game that we’ve been developing for the past four years.
We hope you’ll be willing to continue supporting Secret Government as we keep working tirelessly to bring you a game that you’ll enjoy for many years to come.
Secret Government patch 1.0.0.008 is now live!
Greetings Brethren!
We have just published a small update for Secret Government that fixes Russian texts that have occasionally managed to leak into other languages.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our fans, who helped us during Early Access by reporting all the issues and problems they have came across, which helped us immensely with fixing said issues. Please keep reporting any bugs or issues you come across via the in-game reporting function (accessible via CTRL+F11) as we want to provide all of our players with the best possible experience.
Localization
Few texts in Russian that were shown in other translations were fixed
Secret Government leaves Early Access today!
Greetings Brethren! The time has finally come - stars have finally aligned as was foretold and our brotherhood is ready to step out of the shadows! Secret Government is leaving Early Access today with a new update. To celebrate this occasion, Secret Government will be available with 10% discount during the first week of the launch! So waste no more time and go ahead and grab the game right now - world is waiting for your guidance!
We'll also be streaming some Secret Government gameplay. Join us and watch our Brotherhood take over the world. Additionally, we'll also be having a giveaway where viewers can win Steam game keys from 1C Publishing's portfolio.
Note that the form will only be active during the livestream, so don't miss this chance to win some cool strategy games from 1C Publishing!
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped us with their feedback during the Early Access period! Your reports have been more than useful in shaping and fixing our game!
