The Wizards
The Lunar New Year Sale is here! 50% off The Wizards
Start 2020 with a blast! Pyroblast. Light the VR sky, repel the invasion, and become a powerful Wizard! đĽ
Hungry for more wizardly chicanery? Don't forget Dark Times will fall upon Meliora this year, be sure to wishlist the game! đ§đźââď¸
The Wizards at 50% off on Steam Winter Sale!
Repel the invasion and become a powerful Wizard, magic is at your fingertips!
End of the Year Deal w/ Survios
Coupons are valid until 19th Dec 2019
The Wizards on -40% Sale! Discord Dark Times Halloween contest!
Want to win a Steam key for The Wizards - Dark Times once it comes out next year? Join the Halloween Contest at discord.gg/becomeawizard
Wizards curious about new stuff in Dark Times can head over to the #updates channel to see a new movement mechanic, shown exclusively to our awesome Discord community ËsteamhappyË
The Wizards - Coupons, Giveaways & News!
Weâre very excited to bring you a few news about whatâs next for The Wizards:
If you own The Wizards - Enhanced Edition on Steam, check your account inventory - you should receive a coupon for Fast Travel Gamesâ Apex Construct at a 50% discount, while owners of Apex Construct can get The Wizards on the same terms. The coupons are valid for two weeks, so donât miss out!
But thatâs not all - next week on Monday (10/07/19) we begin the Countdown to Dark Times. Every week until the premiere of The Wizards - Dark Times in 2020, weâre giving away one digital key for The Wizards - Enhanced Edition on our Discord server (discord.gg/becomeawizard). The game is available on all leading VR platforms, so winners can choose between Steam, Oculus Store, and PlayStation Store. More details will be available on the special giveaway channel next week.
Weâre also planning special contests where youâll be able to win a key for The Wizards - Dark Times once it comes out on Steam next year; one such contest is coming up later this month for Halloween.
Moreover, those who join our Discord channel can expect exclusive updates on the development of Dark Times, so if you want to see in-depth how The Wizards evolved - I encourage you to join!
Donât forget to add The Wizards - Dark Times to your wishlist!
Index Patch for The Wizards - Enhanced Edition is live!
We just released a patch for The Wizards - Enhanced Edition that fixes the reported issues with Index Controllers, along with some quality of life changes.
Key changes:
- Index: improved the position of hands in virtual reality
- Index: adjusted the sensitivity of rotation using thumbstick
- Left-handed mode: it is now possible to summon the fireball with left hand while holding the shield with right hand
- Added prompts informing the player about reaching checkpoints
I encourage everyone who experienced gameplay issues with Index Controllers to download the update and give the game a spin again.
Join us on Discord! Your feedback gets to us faster that way.
Knuckles Support!
Mighty Wizards,
Now you can literally take magic into your hands!
With the newest update The Wizards now supports Knuckles input!
Go out there and fling some Fireballs under the watchful eye of Aurelius
Remember to join our Discord server to stay in touch with the team ;)
Enhanced Edition Update #1
Mighty Wizards,
Thank you all for positive words, feedback and all the help. We've prepared a small patch with a couple of fixes regarding various elements of the game.
To all PiMax users:
Due to some unforeseen circumstances we are not able to support the PiMax headset yet. We are still working on a solution to allow you to play our game but we will need your help!
Head over to our Discord Server and PM our designer - VVirus for more details
Patchnotes:
GENERAL
- UI/UX
- Proper height measure (feet)
- Other
- Minor leaderboard functionality fixes
SPELLS
- Frost Bow
- The Frost Bow should now be facing the correct way on WMR headsets (with pre-EE saves)
ENEMIES
- Spell Catchers
- Should now properly spawn healing aura on the 4th Dungeon stage
Levels
- Minor changes to level streaming and loading system
Localization
- Minor Spanish text fixes
That's it for now. Hope you are having a great time with the Enhanced Edition so far!
If you do enjoy it consider leaving a review, it is much appreciated :)
The Enhanced Edition is here!
Dear Wizards,
After several months of hard work, we are thrilled to finally present the Enhanced Edition of The Wizards!
This definitive version of the game packs plenty of new content and improvements prepared in close cooperation with the VR community. The game is now longer, more immersive, polished, and optimized.
This is our gift to you, dear friends, for all these years of constant support since the Early Access release of the game back in July 2017. We would not get that far without your trust, good word, and constructive feedback.
Have fun and see you in our next VR game!
Cheers!
Enhanced Edition update highlights:
⢠New stage - the longest level in the game
⢠New cutscenes filling in the story
⢠Checkpoint system
⢠Significant performance improvements
⢠HP bar on gloves replacing "flat" UI
⢠Glove color customization
⢠More languages: Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese
⢠Full Windows Mixed Reality support (second beta)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mDEihgD-I
Full Patchnotes:
GENERAL
- Added checkpoint system
- Added dynamic shadows to environment and enemies
- Major CPU optimization
- Added some general quality of life changes to leaderboards in Sanctum
- All achievements should now be unlocked appropriately
- Added full Windows Mixed Reality support (still needs testing)
- Added 3dRudder support
- Restored LIV support
- Restored KAT VR support
- UI/UX
- Health is now displayed on playerâs hands
- Score is now displayed in the pause menu
- Objectives are now displayed in the pause menu
- Added (adjustable) vignette blur while using free locomotion
- Fixed some hand animations
SPELLS
- Added new optional aim system: gaze-based, with a floating crosshair.
- You can toggle between the classic and gaze-based aim whenever you want in General Settings
- Various visual tweaks and improvements
- Fireball
- Fireball will now cast dynamic shadows on surfaces
- Particle effects adjusted to detail levels
- Frost Bow
- Added new arrow drawing method for players with tracking issue
- Now you can choose to grab the arrow from the quiver on your back or have the arrow be ready on the bowstring
ENEMIES
- Enemies now properly stagger when they receive enough damage
- Spell Catchers now grants a single use healing aura instead of redirecting playersâ projectiles
LEVELS
- Change in progression: Healand Mines will unlock after completion of fourth ruins stage
- Most score requirements were changed (now it is easier to score the first and second point but more challenging to obtain the third one)
- Fixes and tweaks during region introduction cutscenes
- Fixed some arena mode glitches
- Sanctum
- Added hand customization stand. Visit Sanctum to recolor your hands
- Shooting Range
- Redesigned the selection of gesture tutorials
- Ruins
- Added a completely new stage
- Relocated the third fairy shard on the stage 2
- Graphics changes throughout the game
- Dungeons
- Redesigned the ending cutscene
- Desert
- Added a new cutscene introducing the Shrikeâs Desert
- Redesigned the final cutscene
OPTIONS
- You can now toggle between standing/sitting mode
- You can now change your in-game height
- Graphics options:
- Removed foliage quality setting
- Particle Settings changed to Effects Settings; it will now control whether or not some GPU-based effects render
- Graphics settings have now more impact on performance, especially Shadow and Effects Quality
LOCALIZATION
Enhanced Edition coming March 12th!
Dear Fellow Wizards,
We are thrilled to announce that the Enhanced Edition of The Wizards is coming to Steam on March 12th! It will be a free update available to everyone who bought the game on any platform.
IMPORTANT: Before March 12th, the price of the game will increase by $5. Make sure to buy the game in advance if you were planning to.
What's coming in Enhanced Edition:
- New stage - the longest level we ever created
- New cutscenes filling in the story
- Checkpoint system
- Full support for Windows Mixed Reality
- Significant performance improvements
- HP bar on gloves replacing "flat" UI
- Glove color customization
- New (optional) auto-aim mode
- More languages: Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese
Check out the trailer to find out more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZ1yQzK4a0
All Enhanced Edition features and improvements are coming to PlayStation VR, Steam, Oculus Store, and Viveport. We can't wait to let you enjoy it!
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Thank you all for the amazing feedback we have received. If you played the game already, please make sure to share your review - each one is a huge help!
Cheers,
Carbon Studio Team
