Several weeks have passed since the free release of Terra Feminarum Aurora Edition. Over 6000 units have been downloaded since then. Thank you very much for playing our game and spreading the word. Special thanks to all of you that have also given us invaluable feedback!
We have started logging the progress of our new STG project. It’s written to you, but also for us for retrospective use for the days to come. You can find the first few posts at http://samporeforged.com
Thank you! //Polar Night Games
Terra Feminarum Aurora Edition Now Free!
Why?
Over two years have passed since the original release of Terra Feminarum. We have updated both the game content and the price of the game more or less frequently after the release. Terra Feminarum was funded purely by student loan money and the purpose of selling the game was to get some of that money back, the best case scenario break even.
Like in game industry in general, very tiny part of released games break even. Most of them don't sell more than a few copies. We sold a total of 1,675 copies and most of purhcases were made during Steam sale events. We didn't break even, but the amount of units sold exceeded all our expectations, Thank You!
We are not students anymore and have day jobs to pay the remaining balance of the loan. We don't see a reason not to make the game free now. Games are meant to be played, and making Terra Feminarum free will hopefully make more people give it a chance.
When?
Pricing change such as this will need to be done by Valve. We will make the game Free right away when Valve have given us rights to trigger the pricing change. Edit: 30-Apr-20, The change is done. The game is free from here to eternity!
What to do if I just bought the game?
You can request a refund if the request is made within required return period. More info about refunds can be found from https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/.
I played Terra Feminarum and liked it! How can I support you now when there's no possibility to pay for the game anymore?
The best way to support us is to give us constructive feedback of the game, especially of things that was especially good or bad. You can give the feedback by writing a review, making a topic to community hub or contacting us on twitter (@polarnightgames). That feedback will be invaluable for us on the develoment of our next title.
Other way to support us greatly is to spread the word about the game. Tell your friends, tweet about it, let people know that the game exists.
Future plans
We are working on our next project. It will be a pure passion project this time, too. It will be shmup and there will be strong influences from Finnish mythology in it. You can also expect it to be quite different from Terra Feminarum! Please follow us on Twitter (@polarnightgames) if you want to share the develoment journey with us.
Shooting game never die. - Polar Night Games.
Terra Feminarum Aurora Edition
Terra Feminarum: Aurora Edition is the definitive version of Terra Feminarum a Finnish mythology themed Japanese style manic shoot ’em up with numerous gameplay improvements.
Build Notes
Gameplay changes and adjustments:
All player shot types revisited and enhanced.
Bullet pattern readability improved for all stages and bullet patterns.
Chapter 1 background colors changed.
Mana item readability improved.
Item collection system has been streamlined and adjusted.
New special ready / mana collected sound effects added.
Dialog text frame is now fully revealed by a single press instead of being revealed at a faster pace.
Boss position indicator added.
Boss spell circle effects are now more transparent to improve bullet readability.
Story Mode Chapter 7 unlock requirements adjusted.
Score challenges has been adjusted to match the increased scoring potential.
Aino: Fireboot damage nerfed against bosses.
Bug Fixes:
Prologue: Line feeding bug fixed.
Options Menu: Text formatting bugs fixed.
Pause: All game entities are now rendered as intended.
Start stage sound effect bug fixed.
Spell bonus meter bug when killing the boss fixed.
OST is now distributed with the game!
Terra Feminarum version 1.5.1 - Build Notes
NORMAL: Difficulty has been adjusted (= reduced) to fit better between NOVICE and HARD difficulties.
Chapter 1, 2, 5 & 6: Boss' health has been increased on all difficulties.
Sprint: Spamming the sprint is not possible anymore.
Sprint (Aino): Fire Vortex damage to bosses decreased by 50%.
Various text formatting related bugs fixed.
Chapter 7 Spell (Deja Vu): Phasing works now as intended.
Terra Feminarum version 1.5 - Build Notes
New Features:
NOVICE mode has been added to the game. It's finally possible to experience the mystery behind the dimming northern lights in a beginner friendly enviroment!
Loading time at the games startup has been improved.
Gameplay Changes:
SPECIAL: "charge time" for unleashing the special attack has been removed (when at full mana).
SPECIAL: Unleashing the full power triggers full powered protective barrier now.
SPRINT is now usable from the start of the game (needed to unlock via upgrade before).
Invulnerable time after player death/respawn has been increased slightly.
PLAYER to ENEMY collision has been removed.
Chapter 2: Warning telegraphs has been added to the unexpected enemy attacks.
Chapter 2 & Chapter 4: Bullet visibility has been improved.
Chapter 3 boss (spell: Whisk of Mortals): Spell has been adjusted to be more fair.
Chapter 4 boss (spell: Riptide): Spell has been adjusted to be more fair.
Chapter 6 boss (spell: Crusaders Mantle): Bullet visibility has been improved (stars).
Bug Fixes:
The game can be paused by pressing start (issue was affecting joysticks).
Global score screen shows all 10 results now.
Other:
The way how the save system works in the game engine has been changed for inevitable reasons. Because of the changes the old save files are not compatible with the version 1.5. We worked hard to avoid the loss of the player progress but we couldn't make it. We are deeply sorry for all the progress that has been lost. This issue does not affect the steam achievements or steam leaderboards.
Terra Feminarum - Now Available on Steam
"My Nature I shall try to raise,
I shall summon my genius: my Nature from thy hole arise,
my Haltia, from under a fallen tree,
my Helper from beneath a stone, my Guide, from out the moss;
come, dread inspiring Death,
come at time of anguish dire,
to give support, to safeguard me,
to help me and to strengthen me for the work that must be done,
the hurt that must be known about."
Terra Feminarum is a danmaku shmup where you act as one of three
shamans that race to the icy lands of Pohjola to find why the northern
lights have dimmed, blasting a path to the source of evil while
dodging rains of spellfire.
