Tale of Toast
Server update 2018-02-24 13:40 (UTC)
We're also looking at setting up 5 new servers that each run a "Channel" for NA and EU. That means we will have 5 new Channels for EU and 5 new channels for USA.
What is a Channel?
A Channel means that it is a separate machine hosting the game server, but instead of having its own dedicated database it means that it shares the same database cluster. This means that progress you make on Channel 1 in a region will also be available when you login to Channel 2 on the same region.
Server update 2018-02-24 12:25
We are continuing to make improvements to raise the cap of the servers, as well as making the queues run quicker.
We're sorry about the issues, but are very thankful for your support and understanding!
Server update 2018-02-24 00:35
With the current cap of 100 players per server, the load is now at near 0% (the lower the better, 100% means the CPU is completely locked up).
This is really great as it appears that the servers can, as planned, handle a lot of players.
The bad news is that whenever a new player logs in, it adds a bit of CPU overhead, which means that the CPU must work extra hard for a while (it collects information about the character from the database clusters and instantiates the character on the server).
This was not noticed during the Alpha Test, because we did not have hundreds of players trying to login at the same time. It was also not noticed during our performance tests because in those cases we had thousands of "player bots" already created on the server when we logged in.
So, basically what happened was that each time we restarted the server and told everyone it was back up, hundreds of people tried to login at the very same second, causing the CPU to lock up more and more, until eventually the server froze.
What we're working on to fix this is to implement a queue system. This system will mean that players will be in a queue before they are logged on, which means that the CPU overhead caused by the loading process will not cause issues.
This is not a five minute task, it will take some hours to complete this, but we hope it will solve the situation and therefore be worth the extra wait time.
Server issues update
With the help of our great community we have been able to find multiple bottle necks that we did not detect during our Alpha Test stage.
We have done updates to the client (you now need to select which server to connect to first rather than auto select US server) and a lot of adjustments on the server to improve performance.
Unfortunately, we are regretfully not fully there yet when it comes to having hundreds or even thousands of people online. We are continuing to work on this issue, but for now we have put a temporary "fix" in that will allow players to play.
In order to allow the servers to be up, we have put limitations on the server population. If the server is full, you will get an error message that says "Oh no! We are currently doing maintenance, please try again soon.". We are aware that this isn't the most informative message, but the fix is temporary so we did not want to put too much time into fixing it.
We will keep you updated on the progress.
Thank you for your understanding, we're sorry that the Early Access did not go smoother.
Issues with servers
We're working on fixing this issue as soon as possible, please remember that there is a reason we launched this as Early Access, and we hope to get the servers back up and running soon.
Tale of Toast Early Access Launch!
We can't express how happy we are to have such a great community that's been working together to make this Early Access happen!
If there is one thing more we can ask of you is to please help us spreading the word about Tale of Toast in the coming days! :)
For launch, we have set up two servers - one in US (West) and one in Europe (Germany).
Bounty Program
As you know, the items in the Crumbs shop will now start costing actual money.
We understand that not everyone have the ability to purchase Crumbs, so we have introduced a Bounty Program!
This program allows you to earn Crumbs by promoting Tale of Toast.
Each participant can earn a minimum 1 crumb and maximum 500 crumbs per category:
- Social Media (Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc)
- Videos (Youtube, etc)
- Stream (Twitch, etc)
- Blog Post/Article
- Other (anything really goes here, have a Tale of Toast event at school, add posters at your local mall, etc.)
The decision as to how many crumbs are awarded per category to each will be based on total amount of views, shares, upvotes, etc. This means you are free to make multiple blog posts, multiple instagram posts, etc.
The goal of this program is to bring awareness of Toast, but be very careful to follow best practises on each platform so you do not spam or break any other rules!
You can also improve your chances by doing multiple streams, multiple Instagram posts, etc.
On top of awarding crumbs to each participant, we will also be giving a special unique title and in-game pet (designed per your wishes, subject to approval) for your account only to the one gaining most crumbs.
Example what a user could do:
Creates a reddit post explaining Tale of Toast. The post gets 200 upvotes and comments.
Posts a tweet about the launch of the game with a link to the steam page that is then retweeted and receives some comments.
Posts an instagram picture with a screenshot of the game and receives likes.
Does a twitch stream with 10 viewers.
Does a Facebook post that they are playing Tale of Toast.
You have until Friday the 3rd of March at 00:01 (AM) UTC to do as much as possible.
Once you have done the things you wanted to do, email hello@taleoftoast.com with the following:
- Links to your posts/comments/videos/etc.
- Screenshots where links are not possible.
The weekend after that, we will be announcing the winners and send out the Crumbs Rewards to all the participants.
Austin and Fredrik will be making the final decision on how many crumbs each participants get and who the winner is, and the decisions are final.
Limited Edition Crumbs Item
The "Plain Toast" cosmetic item will Only be for sale during the first week of launch (it will be removed from the Crumbs Shop on the 3rd of March 2018 at 00:01 (AM) UTC.
After that, the only way for someone to obtain this specific (and most likely ultra rare) item is to trade it with other players for Crumbs Bonds (it is not tradable for anything else) in an amount that is completely up to the player selling the "Plain Toast" item.
While the item is in the shop, you cannot trade it, but after it is removed from the crumbs shop you will be able to trade it with other players.
Changes
For the past three weeks, we have done hundreds of changes. They are far too many to be listed here, and we want to give you the pleasure of discovering the changes on your own, but some the highlights are:
- Increased movement speed.
- You are no longer locked for 3 turns during PvE combat (PvP combat is still like this until we have added a melee rooting skill)
- Part of the main quest chain has been implemented.
- A temporary level cap has been set to Level 30 (even though we have content to level 60). The reason for this is that we want to ensure there are no major issues for the first two weeks that cause problems with leveling or such. For the same reason, the bridge at Blue River Crossing has fallen into the water.
- Lots of updates related to balancing (skills, damage, stats, etc.).
Thank you for Alpha testing!
The feedback and bug reports we've received during the alpha testing has been extremely important to us, thank you for all your effort and dedication to making this a great game!
As a very small token of appreciation, we have given those who took part of Alpha testing a unique title (can be enabled under the "Social Menu") only given to those who took part of alpha testing, and it is bound to their account name.
We're still working on being able to give each alpha tester a unique crumbs item, but as we do not yet have that functionality we will need to give that to you later.
Of course, the testing does not end because we've entered Early Access. We will continue to improve the game during Early Access, the main difference being that the game is now accessible 24/7.
We hope you will enjoy playing Tale of Toast, and as always we appreciate your feedback and bug reports so we can continue improving the game! :)
Discord
Feel free to head over to our Discord, if you want to have a chat with some of the other players: https://discord.gg/taleoftoast
Starting from Early Access we will not be doing any more character wipes
- Everyone will be starting with empty accounts once Early Access goes live, so any progress made during Alpha testing is cleared (actually the Alpha databases are already wiped) to ensure everyone starts on equal terms on the 23rd of February.
- Once we enter Early Access (on the 23rd of February 2018) there are no plans to do character wipes again. That means you will always be keeping your progress from the 23rd of February 2018, including when the game goes from Early Access -> Full Release.
Patch 0.1.51
We have implemented a few placeholder quests just to try out the functionality of the quest system. We would love your feedback on how quests are found and presented (wisp / NPC interaction), not so much the quest content at this point as they are just generic placeholders.
We hope you will enjoy testing Tale of Toast, and as always we appreciate your feedback and bug reports! :)
Changes
- Raw Meat is now a global drop for level 1-10 mobs.
- Can send/receive party, guild, private, trade and world messages from inside dungeons.
- Added armor categories to Crumbs shop to sort items.
- Added crumbs armor sets as a possible purchasing option for a discount (instead of buying them one by one).
- Can buy stacks of specific crumb shop items (instead of 1x per purchase, so 10x fireworks for example).
- Can buy a character rename scroll.
- Added new rare quality mail armor set which can be crafted.
- All settings are now saved locally.
- Added option to invert mouse y-axis.
- Added option to disable "move forward by pressing both mouse buttons".
- Added description to world map that describes what each icon means.
- Camera sensitivity now has decimal values.
- Camera sensitivity can no longer be set to 0.
- Fungibarrow now drops from Evil Mushrooms.
- Altered Fungibarrow stats to match the level it drops at.
- Moved Octopus boss to Dry Lake.
- Some temporary quests are now available (see note at the top).
- Can no longer enter dungeons while you have a skull.
Bugfixes
- Roaming quest NPCs will now stop moving when a player is interacting with them.
- Quest items will no longer drop from mobs that drop the quest item after you have completed the quest.
- The Skip Dialogue button was moved to the bottom of the screen.
- Completing a quest and opening the log would not update the quest log properly.
- Dialogue button no longer covers text in the quest window.
- Scrolling on quest log is fixed.
- AoE Healing spells now work again.
- The roof on the house at Dry Lake did not use a LOD model.
- If you cancel the "exit game" count down, your client will no longer exit when it would have hit zero.
- Fixed raycasting issues with fences.
- Fixed issues with Forest Golems.
- Fixed an issue with Wisp quest triggers.
- You can no longer destroy crumb items.
- Adjusted octopus boss collider and position.
- Fixed quit game buttons (again).
Discord
Feel free to head over to our Discord, if you want to have a chat with some of the Alpha testers: https://discord.gg/taleoftoast
Early Access launch details and Birthday!
It's been a long journey, and your feedback has been invaluable to us, so we would like to take a moment to say Thank You to all those who have helped out! We are also very happy to finally announce the official Early Access launch date of Tale of Toast!
The schedule is as follows:
- January 26th - January 29th: Alpha test weekend
This is a regular alpha test weekend, and all those with an alpha key can play.
- February 2nd - February 16th: Balance testing
The balance testing phase will be done by a focus group of veteran players, and we will also allow our Patreon players (who pledge $3 or above) to take part of the balance testing as a small token of appreciation for their support.
- February 23rd: Tale of Toast Launch
This is the date you've been waiting for - the date when Tale of Toast will be playable each and every day! All databases (including character data) will be wiped so everyone starts with empty accounts. There will be no more wipes after this date. There will be servers in EU and USA. Will you be the first one to max out your character on the live servers?
Windows, OSX and Linux is supported.
Discord
Feel free to head over to our Discord, if you want to have a chat with some of the Alpha testers or Austin and Fredrik, the developers behind Tale of Toast: https://discord.gg/taleoftoast
Patch 0.1.50
Feel free to head over to our Discord, if you want to have a chat with some of the Alpha testers: https://discord.gg/taleoftoast
Changes
- You can now set the same key on your keyboard to be used for multiple actions.
- Moved "Stay Behind Target" setting to the Controls Tab in the Settings Menu.
- Improvements to the quest system, with a very brief preview over at John's Farm.
- If you hold both left and right mouse button, the character will now run forward.
- If you have autorun enabled, and rotate the camera, the character will rotate in the direction you are facing.
- Added a Silver Chariot mount.
- Added an Octopus world boss.
- Enabling Grass should now have less FPS impact on your computer than before.
- Rain should no longer have as large FPS impact on your computer.
- General speed improvements.
- Added View Distance slider in Graphics Settings.
- Designer Patron lists are now shown in credits and on statue of heroes.
Bugfixes
- Gave a nameless guard in Brightwyn a name.
- GIF Recorder now records to the proper location.
- Fixed a bug where if you had a previous character deleted without a breadbox, you could get stuck on Login.
- The Jealous, Chicken, Show Your Playtime/Gold/Skull emotions no longer use the Insult emotion.
- Fixed issue with "Exit Game" button.
- Fixed issues with the Bread GUI.
- Status effect icons on target info will now show up correctly.
- You can now use magic spells against the player you are locked in melee combat with in 1vs1 zones.