Hello again, guys! How are you doing? We have prepared the first hotfix for you that we managed to finish today!
Detailed list:
Fixed crash bugs in the shovel route;
Alek's Boatshed location is working properly now;
Quest with the letter could be successfully complete, whether the letter's envelope is opened or sealed when you give it to Vander;
Fixed hotspots;
Fixed bugs with Tigla-Dera's day/evening rendering;
Fixed bugs with Flynn's sprite;
Added English lines that were missing;
Other minor bugs were fixed;
Remaster: complete!
After a long and hard work on the game and the beta-testing, which was exhausting for both testers and the team, we are ready to inform you that the remaster is finally finished! Last time we mentioned why the remaster is necessary, but we will repeat it again: during the work on Chapter One we leveled up, and the initial code could interfere greatly with our work on the game in the future. In any case, what has been done - is done! Here is a list (and it's even incomplete) of what we reworked and added into the Crown:
► Changed the resolution of the game from 1280×720 to 1920×1080 (Full HD);
► Redrew the backgrounds: the Greenhouse, Goblin Cafe;
► Redrew Brilla and Emeral sprites;
► Redid the Inventory;
► Added the Journal;
► Rewrote some articles in the Mindscape, wrote new ones;
► Added an illustration to each article;
► Improved the quality of translation into English and got rid of missed mistakes;
► Changed the system of interactions with characters, made it more convenient;
and much more!
We also decided to please you with additional content that will slightly open the veil of secrecy over the story of Roui's family, and tell you a little more about the world of Shang-La. This DLC is free, and it's already included in the game - you don't need to download anything. But how to find it - we won't tell you Pick up the shovel and go look for it boldly. It will be difficult, but we believe in you!
Alas, we also have some bad news. Since we had to redo the entire structure of the game, the old saves will not work anymore - please, delete them!. We are really very ashamed that it happened, but we didn't have a choice. However, do not be discouraged! We added the possibility to skip the text, so it will be easy to make up for lost time (and hunt for achievements, of course ;)).
Finally, the answer to the question: "When is the Second Chapter coming out?". The answer is: we don't know. All this time we were also actively working on it and we did not forget about it for a minute. Despite the setbacks and serious problems that haunted us throughout the year, we did not give up and we are still focused on the Crown. But naming the specific dates isn't our way. Yes, we are slow. But we are working on as much details as possible, we are paying attention to all the choices you made in the first chapter, even the minor ones. Moreover, in the new chapter, the script will also be divided into several routes. In any case, judging by the amount of the content that we already have, we can say that the second chapter will be way longer than the first one.
News!
August is almost over, autumn is coming, which means it's time to sum up the results for the past three months.
Alas, this summer turned out to be very difficult for our entire team. House fire, forced moving in and moving out from apartment to apartment, then the death of a team member's father, the funeral, and a ton of heartless paperwork after that. These events left their trail, knocked the team off our feet. But they didn't disrupt the work on the game, the remaster and the free add-on (aka DLC), which were mentioned earlier (see this post for more informaion). We continued to work on the Crown, no matter what. Therefore, everything that we promised - is done, and it's currently going through a closed beta test. For now, we will wait a bit with the exact release date of the remaster and the DLC, because we want to fix all of the game bugs so they won't distract or annoy you during gameplay.
Thank you all for your attention and support. Wait for further news here.
We are alive and we are working!
Hello everyone!
It is time for some news. Many of you regularly ask what we are working on now, and when will the second chapter come out. Just as before, we won't name any specific dates - as our experience has already shown, naming dates that are too early doesn't affect the speed of our work, and only exhausts the team and drives us into stress. Of course, we aren't going to make the second chapter for another three years: the work now is going way faster because we learned a lot from making chapter one, but that's all we can say at this moment. Question: what takes so long? The answer is simple: the Story. It develops and changes, requires repeated brainstorming, thinking over characters, branches, concepts. We try not to miss a single detail, so that the story remains logical. Did we promise you that the characters and the world will respond to your actions in the game? We did - and this is how it's going to be :>
Scenario to the second chapter is in progress, the first act is already finished. At the same time, we are working on all the mechanics available in the Crown, and even added something interesting. First, we moved from the old version of the game engine to the new one (which required various internal improvements, because at the early stages, due to our inexperience, we accidentally made everything very complicated). Secondly, we changed the resolution of the game from 1280x720 to 1920x1080. Thirdly, we reworked inventory and simplified craft mechanics. Fourthly, we listened to your feedback and made the Task Log, so it's much easier now to navigate Roui’s everyday life. And this is only a small part of what we have already done - you will see the rest by yourself and quite soon: we plan to release the remaster this summer.
2019 SXSW Gamer's Voice Awards
We have some wonderful news here, guys.
The Crown of Leaves has been nominated for the 2019 SXSW Gamer’s Voice Award in the Video Game category! The event will be held in Austin, Texas. More info here: https://gaming.sxsw.com
The Crown of Leaves - lives.
The Crown of Leaves OST
The first chapter OST is available now!
► Buy here.
Список треков:
Friends Of The Deceased Moon
Inevitable Changes (Bo version)
Inevitable Changes (Flynn version)
Rise Your Hands And Clap Three Times
Smoke and Wine
The Bad News
The Cliff
The Crown of Leaves Waltz
The Greenhouse
The Hill Camp
The Old Manor
The Party Murder
The Storyteller
We need to notice you that a few tracks are missing from this list because we don't have the necessary license for their commercial distribution. We will add them to our youtube channel later, so you can listen to them for free.
> How to download the OST folder?
If you can't find the OST folder on your computer, follow this simple steps:
Achievements are in the game now!
So, achievements has been added into the game. Now they are ready to be hunted down.