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Genre: Simulator, Strategy, Indie

Snow Fortress

Update 0.6 Released with Online Multiplayer
Our latest update features something that everyone has been asking for since day one: Multiplayer!

This is our first and very early beta release of the multiplayer features so expect some bugs and please let us know your feedback. The multiplayer offers just a simple 1v1 match against a random opponent or against your Steam friends.

Select a game type (Quick Match or Find Friends) in the multiplayer menu and once you have 2 players each player has to pull their lever to set their ready state.

To invite a friend, select them from the friends list in the multiplayer lobby menu and press their checkmark icon to send the invite. Your friend will need to have the game running and have the lobby menu open to receive the invite. To accept it they can do so from the Steam overlay dashboard while in VR (just press the system button on either controller to enter the Steam overlay). Once they accept the Steam invite they will join your match.

Thanks everyone!

Update 0.54 Released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-dEUq0PL7s&feature=youtu.be
While we continue working away on the multiplayer features we have just released a new update that has a few visual improvements, music and features.

- New environment art for Snow Fort mode
- New environment art for level select within Snow Fort mode
- New enemy! The shielded snowman
- We’ve added music throughout the game from the talented composer behind the music in PolyBridge (which was recently noted among the top game music of 2016 by PC Gamer)
- Bug fixes, including snowballs getting stuck inside the slingshot


Stay tuned for more updates including the multiplayer features coming later in September!

Multiplayer Sneak Peek
One of the most requested features is real-time multiplayer so you can have snowball fights against your friends and other players. We've been hard at work adding this over the past few weeks and have some of the basics done. It's still has a long way to go to make it fully functional but it is coming this fall.

Here's a sneak peek video of multiplayer in Snow Fortress:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EwHPTbn5l8

The mode will first be released as a 1v1 multiplayer where each player will have 60 seconds to build up their fort and then have a battle against each other until one player loses all their hearts. Eventually we plan to expand that to 4 players as well as coop modes, but that is probably a few months further down the line.

Update 0.53 Just Released
We've got a new update for Snow Fortress ready for you guys! The 0.53 update address a few small issues and adds a system for making it more difficult to knock down your own fort blocks by accident when building.

- Blocks now weigh less when you are holding them so they won't knock over your other blocks as easily. This is something we plan on tweaking so let us know if you feel it still needs adjustment.
- Adjusted snowball throwing in the snow fort mode so it matches survival mode which most people like better for the throwing mechanics.
- Small tweaks to block hit points system and setting of the block mass so they make more sense compared to their physical size.
- Fixed water bottle crazy explosion if destroyed.
- Under the hood adjustments to allow for easier expansion of future features.
- Bug fixes.

Thanks again for the feedback!

Update 0.52 Now Live
We've just launched the 0.52 update to Snow Fortress with some fixes and new features:

- FORT SAVING! In Snow Fort mode you can now restart any level with the fort as it was when the throwing stage starts (ie: When "GO" is shown on the screen). This is the first step in this implementation and currently saves just the last built fort. You'll see a new Restart With Saved Fort button whenever you die or win, or in the pause menu. This will cut the built time to just 10 seconds for any last minute adjustments you want to make and disable the block spawner so you can't keep adding blocks endlessly. We'd love to get feedback on this feature so let us know what you think and if you have any suggestions.
- SNOW GLOBES :) the level select menu now has snow globes for each of the levels, they still work the same way just look cooler
- New scoring system for Survival Mode, hits to a snowman are 25 points, snowman kills are 100 points
- Fixed powerup (question mark) blocks so they can show cracking like regular blocks
- New Sound FX when the fox is hit by a snowball
- New snowball whoosh sound, so you can hear snowballs whoosh past your hear :)
- Fixes to some sounds
- Bug fixes
- Memory performance improvements

Next Up:
We'll be working on adjusting the blocks so it's not as easy to knock over your own fort when building. Thanks for your support and please don't forget to leave a review :)

Update 0.51 Now Live
Thanks for all the great feedback and reviews. We're glad to hear players are enjoying Snow Fortress! The 0.51 update is now live and offers mostly tweaks and fixes but also adds in a few things based on feedback we have received.

- 3 NEW snow fort levels
- Fix to snowman running away
- Added snowman hat flying up to signal their death (it was hard to tell sometimes if a snowman was killed when they were hidden behind a fort)
- Increased some build times especially in earlier levels
- Changed shield interaction so it can be held any way you want
- Beating the last level in snow fort mode gives you the metal slingshot in survival mode
- Water bottle is refilled during rebuild phase
- Adjusted table and lever position based on your play space
- Minor bug fixes

Here's what we're working on for the next updates:

- Save your last fort so you don't have to keep rebuilding it
- New enemy type
- New weapon (snowball cannon)

Thanks for your support!

Update 0.503 Now Live
Our first post launch update to version 0.503 is now up. This is a small update that fixes some bugs and tweaks a few things.

- Fix to possible issue with the lever
- Fix to getting 1 start in the first fort
- Delay to first tutorial voice over
- Tweaked shield hold point
- Minor bug fixes

Snow Fortress Now Available In Early Access!
We are very excited to announce that Snow Fortress is now live on Steam Early Access. Although we've been working on the game for a while, this feels like a whole new beginning to the game's journey. We can't wait to see what the community thinks of the game and what suggestions everyone has for it's continued development.

Please post your feedback on the discussions page and we'll try to answer any questions as soon as we can. We hope to release new updates to the game every 2-3 weeks and release the full game in about 4 months.

We are counting on help from the community to spread the word about Snow Fortress, so if you like the game, please leave a review and tell your friends/social network about it.

Thanks for your support and here's to the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
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