Secrets of the Temple
A Development Update
I just wanted to post an announcement to bring everyone up to speed on how Secrets of the Temple's development is going.
It's going quite well!
A few weeks ago, my PC suffered a catastrophic failure where one of my RAM sticks decided to short out the slot it was in and this caused memory issues, which in turn caused problems with Windows, and the PC became unresponsive.
I lost everything. Secrets of the Temple's Raw Files included. Devastation ensued.
I took the PC to BestBuy, Geek Squad fixed it good as new, and we're back in action! The only downside is I had to start Secrets of the Temple from scratch. It gave me the opportunity to really take a look at the direction the game was going, and I have to say it was burning me out. Starting over may have been the best thing for me.
Currently, on the beta branch*, I have a playable build of the "reimagined" Secrets of the Temple, and I plan to continue polishing it and adding to it as the weeks go on. This will allow me to create the best possible game for everyone to enjoy. I have to say I love the direction its taken, and I can't wait to show everyone the end result. The current regular branch is the "old" Secrets of the Temple that will soon be gone, once I feel comfortable with what I have.
We're gonna stay in Early Access for a little while longer than expected. But hopefully you'll see the new build, with all new mechanics, within the next month!
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
-Pigmy
*Beta Branch is not publicly available
The soon to be forgotten Patch
I'm Alive!
At long last, I was able to FINALLY reinstall the Unreal Engine on my PC and can now continue to work on Secrets of the Temple again!
I am so sorry to everyone for the delay and lack of updates. It has been a crazy roller coaster of PC bugs and problems which I think I have finally fixed!
Thanks for your patience everyone! Expect a new update by the end of this month!
Much love,
Pigmy
Steam V5.1
Steam Update #5!
-Reworked the switch puzzle in level 3
-Added a new puzzle in Level 3
-Reworked the checkpoints in Level 4
Happy Hunting!
Teeny Tiny Patch
-Fixed ANOTHER bug regarding the Ankh Puzzle in Level 3.
Thanks guys!
-Pigmy
Minor Update!
What's New:
-Level 4's Layout is complete. It is subject to change!
Bug Fixes:
-Fixed a bug where the Ankh Puzzle in Level 3 would cause issues if you used the gold teleporter.
-Fixed a bug where you would spawn upside-down if you hit one of level 2's checkpoints in level 3.
Steam Build Version 2
Thank you all for playing Secrets of the Temple this past month! As my earlier post has said, my wedding is in 7 days! :O!!! CRAZY! I promised that I would work on this game after the wedding, and this is still true! I wanted to release a newer build for y'all before things got too too crazy. So, without further ado, Here it is!!
THE STEAM BUILD - VERSION 2
What's changed?
-Implemented a Pause Menu!
----Escape will no longer automatically bring you back to the main menu of the game. Now you have options! You can save and reload, you can change your graphics settings (A lot of you were asking for this), and you can straight up quit the whole game right from the pause screen.
-Implemented a new obstacle: THE VINES
----Vines now block your way at certain points of the temple rendering passage impossible! Find the dagger hiding in the level somewhere to cut down those pesky plants!
That's it for this build! I said Level 4 would be ready too, but I'm still working on it for now. Enjoy these changes though! And let me know if you find any more bugs!!
Thanks again for playing Secrets of the Temple, I appreciate all of the feedback!
-Pigmy
What's Going On?
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support for Secrets of the Temple. It means so much to me that y'all like it and want to see more content.
To that point, I will be working on this game very extensively after April is over. I'm getting married to my fiancé on the 21st, so we are in time-crunch/panic mode when it comes to wedding preparations. Thank you all for your understanding and support, and be ready for updates in May 2022.
I have a list of bugs that y'all have told me about, so the next patch/update will include Level 4 and many many bug fixes.
Thanks again, and keep uncovering the secrets of the temple!
-Pigmy
The Sloan Build - Patch Notes
Now, Onwards to content!
I would like to clear up a few things in the current build:
There are 3 completely playable levels in the game. Each one more difficult than the last.
Yes. Pressing ESC does boot you back to the menu, BUT, pressing LOAD from the menu will start you fresh in the last level you were in! The only way to erase that is to close the game completely.
Those are really the biggest changes! I'm working on Level 4, and a partial layout will be out in the next update, so stay tuned! and Thanks again for playing!
-Pigmy