We are extending our Halloween contest deadline to Monday, Nov 3. That will be the last day you can submit all 9 hidden markings along with the secret message to contests@blueislestudios.com.
All details: http://blueislestudios.com/halloween-in-oakside-park/
Halloween in Oakside
Residents of Oakside Area are reporting strange markings that seem to have mysteriously appeared overnight. Jack Bennett, an Oakside resident of 15 years reports his experience from a late October evening:
“The fog was rolling in, and the moon peaked through the clouds lighting the path. I was out for a late night walk in the woods. I could hear leaves crunching under someone’s footsteps. I quickened my pace. I felt someone watching me. I saw someone- a dark figure in the corner of my eye. In my panic I started sprinting back towards my house, but my toe caught a root and I fell to the ground. When I looked up, I noticed markings on a brick wall.”
Further reports suggest there are 9 hidden markings, and rumors among residents are that they create a harrowing message. Authorities hope to locate all of them.
If you want to help the townspeople, you’ll need to send screenshots of all 9 markings, along with the secret message to contests@blueislestudios.com by Saturday, Nov. 1.
There will be a draw on Monday, Nov. 3 for all correct entries. Three lucky winners will receive $50 Steam gift cards, and one winner will snag a $100 Steam gift card.
Good luck!
Blue Isle Studios
Patch Notes:
-Fixed a bug where Slender Man wouldn’t appear again in genesis if you beat it once
-Improved character model and texture quality
-Improved terrain detail on ‘good’ and ‘best’ settings in the ‘Into the Abyss’ level
-Fixed a bug where the steam overlay would cause the pause menu to move
-Fixed a bug where the run key would reset mouse sensitivity
-Fixed a bug where the volume slider reacted poorly to controllers in-game
-Increased the resolution of several game textures
-Improved performance in ‘The Eight Pages’ on ‘good’ and ‘best’ settings
-Fixed a bug where occasionally the ‘Walking Simulator’ achievement would not unlock
-Improved performance in ‘Flashback’ and ‘The Arrival’ on ‘good’ and ‘best’ settings
-Fixed a bug in ‘Homestead’ that allowed the player to bypass parts of the level
-Fixed collision issues with ‘Homestead’
-Added small amounts of lighting to interiors in ‘Homestead’
The Steam 2.0 Free DLC Update is here!
The most recent update on Steam is now live! All of the information can be found on the Steam Store.
The new update includes:
- Totally free Update with two brand new levels
- Vastly improved game performance and optimizations
- Mac OS X availability on Steam
- Soundtrack available for purchase
For anyone who purchased Slender: The Arrival prior to the Steam release, we recommend you activate your copy on Steam. You do not need to repurchase, you can use your original license key. Just be sure to delete the dashes.
Thanks!
Blue Isle Studios
Free DLC, Mac version, and Soundtrack!
Hey everyone, we’ve got a bunch great of news to share. Check below for the full scoop.
FREE DLC UPDATE
Slender: The Arrival received a bunch of brand new content and levels for the recently released console versions. As a special thank you, we wanted to give you this new DLC entirely for free on your Steam versions of the game. The new update will be hitting Steam on October 15th!
OFFICIAL MAC RELAUNCH
For our Mac users, we have some long awaited good news. On October 15, Slender: The Arrival on Steam will officially support Mac OS X! Those who bought Slender: The Arrival before it was available on Steam will not need to re-purchase. You can activate S:TA on Steam by using your original license key, just be sure to remove the dashes. All Steam content and DLC will be available to you for free as well.
SLENDER: THE ARRIVAL SOUNDTRACK
Lastly, by popular demand, we will be launching the Slender: The Arrival soundtrack on Steam. The soundtrack will feature all 15 pieces of in game music composed and arranged by Mark Hadley and directed by Brenden Frank. The soundtrack launches on October 15th. The soundtrack features all-new music from the latest DLC!
Thank you everyone for your support and happy gaming!
Easter Egg Contest Over
The three winners have been randomly drawn for the Easter contest. Check your emails if you had entered! Thanks to everyone who played and we hope you had a great Easter weekend.
The latest update contains nothing in particular, aside from the Easter eggs now removed.
Slender Bunny's Easter Egg Hunt
Easter is coming and Slender Bunny needs your help!
The Slender Bunny has lost 10 of his Easter Eggs that he needs to hide for his vict..*ahem*…umm…victORIOUS Easter Egg hunters!
Help Slender Bunny by sending screenshots of all 10 Easter Eggs hidden in Slender: The Arrival to contests@blueislestudios.com and he’ll reward 3 entries with a $50 Steam gift card.
The contest will start Tuesday, April 15 and submissions will not be accepted after Monday, April 21 at midnight EST. You need to submit all 10 screenshots in order to be placed into the draw for the prize.
Good luck!
Blue Isle Studios
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Patch 1.5.6 fixes:
-Fixed tree leaves being rendered black rather than vibrant color.
-Fixed an issue where a number of objects on screen would disappear unexpectedly.
-Fixed an issue with grass rendering in chunks rather than smoothly fading out in a distance.
-Removed leaderboard achievements, those that have already obtained those achievements will retain them. For new players, the achievements will not appear to exist.
Upcoming Content Teaser
Hey Guys,
Big thanks to everyone who liked us on Facebook. We reached 100k fans today.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Slender-The-Arrival/349286818491298?hc_location=stream
As a little treat, we released a teaser for the new content coming to Steam and consoles this spring:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN8kYdXg0Ts
Iff you'd like to see what we're doing in greater detail you can follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/SOuNDSNC
Patch 1.5.5
Happy new year everyone!
In case you don't know, we all just moved into our workspace and for the first time ever, have our team together in a single room!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Isle-Studios/144448095574081
http://blueislestudios.com/blue-isle-studios-has-found-a-new-home/
http://imgur.com/a/dIEQo
We've put out a new patch, which addresses a couple issues and cleans up the candy canes from our winter contest. Congratulations to the winners Connor, Igor, and Kyle!
We've added some new fixes to address controller sensitivity as well as patched up a number of areas with collision problems.
We've added another couple secrets we'd rather keep quiet and let you find out for yourself. Happy hunting!
Unity has fixed a bug that was preventing us from upgrading our game to the latest version.
http://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/lights-flickering-after-using-occlusion-culling
Expect a shiny new copy of Slender running the latest Unity Engine next patch.
