Smoke and Sacrifice
New Side Quests and Possession Wand Now Available!
We've been very glad to hear from the many players who are enjoying helping Sachi peer through the smoke.
To celebrate the game launching on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, we've added new content to the game that players on all platforms can experience right now!
Explore the 'Lost Industry' area of the world and you will find BACON, a Help-o-Matic who has been wandering the land looking for new orders for many years. By completing his quests, you can obtain the Possession Wand, a powerful new weapon which Sachi can use to inhabit the bodies of the monsters she encounters. By becoming a powerful creature she can use its attacks to defeat her enemies. It's great fun and provides yet another way to approach combat in the game.
Now is a great time to revisit the game and discover the fate of Sachi's world for yourself!
Enjoy!
- The Smoke and Sacrifice Team
Smoke and Sacrifice Original Soundtrack DLC released
The soundtrack to Smoke and Sacrifice plays a important part in creating the mood of other-worldliness and hope that drives Sachi’s story forward. Now, we’re delighted to announce the release of the stand-alone soundtrack on Steam so you can listen to Richard Wilkinson’s beautiful and foreboding compositions whenever you want.
Provided both as as MP3 files and lossless FLAC files, the soundtrack includes new edits of the dynamic music in each part of the world, themes for many of the story moments in the game, and an original track created for the game’s trailer.
Enjoy!
- The Smoke and Sacrifice Team
Huge 'Quality of Life' patch coming on 9th July!
It’s update time!
We’re so happy to see how positively people have received Smoke and Sacrifice, but we’ve not been resting on our laurels! Solar Sail Games are delighted to announce a new ‘Quality of Life’ update for Smoke and Sacrifice which brings a raft of improvements across the game. Since launch we’ve been been attending closely to our community and this patch addresses many of the most requested fixes and features.
The patch will be arriving on Monday 9th July so you haven’t long to wait!
Inventory Management Improvements:
- We’ve added an inventory sort button for instant organisation.
- You can now see what you’ve stored inside chests on the map screen.
- We’ve increased stack limits, so you can carry more items.
- You can also now merge two stacks by dragging and dropping one onto another.
Improved Controls:
<*> Keys, tokens, quest items and activators can now be used or applied with a single, context-sensitive button press - no need to open the inventory.
<*> We also added a button to equip and unequip your lantern.
<*> You can now hold your mouse button down to walk continuously.
Save System Improvements:
<*> Story cutscenes now offer the opportunity to save your progress.
<*> Reminders to use the manual save Terminals have been added at key points.
Improvements to clarity of objectives:
- The quest log text and presentation more clearly indicates what to do next.
- The quest log now indicates when a goal isn’t yet possible to complete.
Balancing improvements:
<*> We’ve made weapons gain more health on repair, and last longer than before.
<*> Boots now last forever, so no more death from shoe expiry in dangerous areas.
<*> The cost of crafting some items is now cheaper, improving game pace.
Improved instructions:
<*> A warning icon is now shown when equipped items are about to expire.
<*> Early tutorials have been extended to explain controls and features more fully
Options and Tech:
<*> We’ve added volume sliders to the options screen
<*> We now lock the cursor to the screen on multi-monitor systems in full screen mode.
<*> We’ve also fixed a number of bugs.
Burning questions not answered here? Post on the Steam discussion forum for Smoke and Sacrifice or email hello@solarsailgames.com. We’re super-friendly!
- The Smoke and Sacrifice Team
Smoke and Sacrifice Game Guide now available!
With lots of people playing and enjoying the game, it is inevitable that some people will need some help. So we've put together a guide which will help clear the Smoke.
The guide covers all main and side quests, how to find the various resources, and the locations of everything on the world map.
View the Smoke and Sacrifice Game Guide
It goes without saying, but this guide is a huge spoiler, so if you want to avoid them and puzzle things out for yourself, it isn't for you.
If you want some spoiler-free hints and tips, take a look at our Hints and Hips page.
Don't let the light go out!
Smoke and Sacrifice First Update Available
The first Smoke and Sacrifice update is now available. Steam will automatically download this version for you, so you don't need to do anything to receive it.
Here are the changes we’ve made in this version:
- The game now recognises the Xbox 360 Wireless Adaptor and unofficial Xbox 360/Xbox One controllers.
- We’ve increased how long boots last, and their durability goes up even more when you upgrade them.
- We improved how mouse clicks are handled to make it easy to pick up items that have fallen behind trees.
- We’ve fixed some bugs with drag and drop and with Steam Controller implementation.
- A Japanese translation has been added to the game.
We hope everyone’s enjoying the game. Keep watching this feed for further updates.
- Solar Sail Games
Improvements Inbound!
We've been delighted to read so many positive reviews, it's great that so many people are enjoying the game.
We've also been paying close attention to those comments where players have flagged up issues to us and we're happy to announce that we are responding with a set of 'quality of life' improvements to the game. We'll be rolling these fixes and enhancements out in the very near future.
These improvements will be itemised when each patch is released, but we can say that the areas we intend to work on include the save system, inventory and item handling, 'grind'/ item decay and quest guidance/signposting.
Thanks to our community for all your feedback!
Hints and Tips for Smoke and Sacrifice
Controls
If you’re playing with a mouse and keyboard, the best way to control Sachi is to use the WASD keys. Click the right mouse button to attack, and the left mouse button to investigate objects in the world.
The game has a quick weapon switch which you’ll also find useful. Use the mouse wheel or the shoulder buttons on a controller to switch between weapons.
Save Your Game Often
Smoke and Sacrifice doesn’t save the game for you. For that, you need to find a Save Terminal. Remember to use them frequently. The underworld is a dangerous place, and if your last save is a long way back, being killed will really hurt!
Prepare for Smoketime
Once you reach the underworld, you have only a short amount of time before the Smoke arrives. Light sources such as glowferns and save terminals will protect you, but leave you stuck in one spot and vulnerable to attack. What you really need is a lantern, so don’t delay - find someone friendly who will tell you how to make one!
Show that Bear!
Some of the characters you’ll meet in the game will ask to see special items you’re carrying, indicated by a floating icon above their head. When this happens, you’ll need to stand near the character, open your inventory, choose the item in question, then select ‘Show’.
Fighting Is Not Always the Answer
Finding the combat tough? You’ll find that crafting or upgrading your armour and weapons can make fights a lot easier. You can often find creative ways of dispatching creatures without combat, or getting a helping hand from other creatures in a battle...
Don’t Know What to Do Next?
Stuck? Don’t worry! Revealing the mysteries of the Smoke can be tricky at times. The Quest Log always shows you what you can do next though. Press ‘Q’ on the keyboard or D-pad up on a controller to see it.
Still stuck? Post on the Steam discussion forum for the game or drop us an email on hello@solarsailgames.com and we’ll help you out!