Addresses various issues that have been reported in since the QoL release!
Loading Screen Information
Force photos to be loaded as PNG if the photo file is not using WebP format.
We added this to give basic feedback during the initial loading of photos. As all photos are converted into the new WebP format the first load takes a while.
Not being able to visit Mountain Region (Bus Driver Dialogue not starting)
News Director's Mustache not registering inside camera
Rare error occurring when entering game
TOEM Quality Of Life Release
Quality of Life Update!
It’s time to release all the Quality of Life upgrades we have added to TOEM! Just a reminder that this is part 1/2 of our big update. 👀
The first time playing after downloading the patch, all your photos will be updated with our new compression and it can take a moment to process up to 128 photos! ♻️
Frames & Filters 🖼️
You now have plenty of frames and filter to play around with when taking photos! Just visit the Photo Guild in Stanhamn and talk to the new member for your free upgrade!
We’re super excited to see what kind of crazy photos you can take! 📸
Re-stamping ⭐
Finishing a quest and getting a stamp sure feels great, and now you can re-stamp your card as many times as you want! Say goodbye to unsymmetrical stamp placements!
In the community card there is now a new button in the top left, pressing it will lift your stamps of the card and allows you to place them again.
Liking/Favoriting Pictures 💖
Make your favorite picture stand out even more with the new and lovely shiny foil effect added to pictures you like!
Select your pictures in the album, press the like button and watch that shine! 💖
Photo Quest Information 💬
Trying to remember what kind of photo a NPC wanted can sometimes be hard and that’s why this one is such a welcomed addition!
A box with the relevant quest information can be opened & closed when asked to hand in a photo quest. No more need to exit the dialogue and open the community card just to refresh your memory. All compact and nice now!
Improved Compendium Detection 🐌
Taking a photo of certain compendium critters was sometimes a bit too hard, getting the perfect angle or framing is now easier!
In the old method, the camera only detected a compendium when the center of the screen was inside the indicator box. But now it checks if the circle is touching any part of the indicator box!
Keyboard support ⌨️
There are many ways to play TOEM... and now there’s even more! Moving with WASD works the same as any controller and is a very natural addition to playing with a mouse.
Unfortunately, because of our UI system, only certain menus have full support for keyboard. So you will still have to use the mouse for some things! 🙇
New languages 📖
Feeling comfortable when playing TOEM is important to us and we hope that more people will feel at home playing in their native languages. With that said, we have added these additional languages:
[noparse]Brazilian Portuguese [pt-BR][/noparse]
[noparse]Korean [ko][/noparse]
[noparse]Traditional Chinese [zh-TW][/noparse]
[noparse]Swedish [sv][/noparse]
Save File Size Improvements 💾
Saving a photo takes up quite a lot of memory and was a main reason why we had a limit to the amount of photos you could take. But with this updated comes something that is super cool! We managed to reduce the file sizes by over a whooping 🥁 1000% This is not a joke!
As noted at the top, when starting the first time all your existing photos will be updated and it might take a moment to process up to 128 photos! ♻️
Miscellaneous additions
Doubled Album Capacity With the changes to the save size we have now doubled the amount of photos you can take to 256 photos!
Steam Cloud Save Fitting right in with the smaller save size is the Steam cloud save working its ✨magic✨! Keeping your save synced across devices!
Gamepad UI Icons The game now detects which controller you’re using and will change the UI buttons to the correct one. So if you’re playing with a PlayStation controller the UI will have PlayStation buttons!
Gyro If you have a PS5 controller you can now enjoy the new gyro feature when using the camera! Looking around has never felt more natural! In our biased humble opinion, it feels awesome!
Additional Options Along with the new languages you can also find several new settings to tweak your experience, as well as more details about certain options.
Auto save delay
Music trigger delay
Confined mouse
Camera sensitivity
etc.
Bug fixes 🐛 We’ve also been working hard on fixing bugs, like, at least 4. Just take our word for it 😎
Major optimizations when using the camera If you’re playing on a low-end device or a laptop, this update will be very welcomed!! 🙂
We sincerely hope you enjoy this update and all its changes. We’re eagerly awaiting your response on social media, the forums, or simply on Discord!
XOXO,
TOEM Development Team
TOEM's big update part 1/2 beta test!
The Quality of Life changes and features we've been working on in part 1/2 of the big update to TOEM are getting near completion and we want to let you try it out before it goes live and hear what you think about it!
Beta access code: GamesAreCool
⭐ We are very interested in hearing what everyone thinks and feels about all the new changes! ⭐
Some specific things we would love to get your feedback on are:
🖼️ The new photo filters! Which is your favourite? Talk to the new npc inside the Photo Guild's house in 'Harbor'. ⌨️ The ability to play with keyboard! Are there any features missing or unnecessary? 🎮 PS5 controller gyro functionality! Let us know how it feels and fits into the game. 🐞 The camera has gotten an upgrade when detecting compendium items, can you feel the difference? 🔁 Restamp your community card to your hearts desire! --------------------------------------------- 🛠️ Press F1 to open our dev menu.
❗ Stay safe while exploring the new features! ❗
Since we have done a major overhaul of our save system it would be wise to go into your save folder and make a copy in the unlikely event that something break!
How to find your save folder:
1. Press the 'Windows' key + 'R'. 2. Type in 'Appdata' and hit 'OK'. 3. Click on the folders: LocalLow -> Something We Made -> TOEM and then there should be a folder named Save. 4. Copy the folder somewhere for safe keeping! Bam! You're all set!
How to access the beta branch:
1. Right-click TOEM on Steam and click 'Properties...' 2. In the window that opens, go into 'BETAS' found on the top left side 3. Enter the code GamesAreCool and press 'Check Code' 4. Press the big blue button that shows up below. And that's it! Your Steam should now automatically download the new build!
TOEM is getting an update... A BIG ONE! It's even split into two parts
Part #1 is focused on Quality of Life update and is coming Q1 2022. It’s meant to improve your playing experience and for that to happen we need your input on what’s missing!
How can you help?
Simply comment on this post!! It can be whatever, a language, a feature, as long as you think it’s missing we’ll look into it!
We wanted to let you know today that we're running our first sale for TOEM. If you played the game and enjoy it, please tell your friends! The reception we've received so far had been incredible, we still can't thank you enough for the 99% positive reviews.
Also today, the nominations for the 2021 Steam Steam Awards begin and so we humbly let you know that if you wanted to nominate TOEM for the "Sit Back and Relax" award that would be fantastic. You could also consider TOEM for "Best Soundtrack" because we feel Jamal and Launchable Socks made such a great job, it would be lovely to see their work recognized.
In any case, if your curious about how TOEM came about, we wrote a very long post-mortem on Game Developer that you could go read right now. It features a ton of great insights but also a lot of very cute drawings.
Talk to you all soon!
Patch 1.0.9
Hello everyone!
This patch brings new and fancy upgrades to TOEM's backend system which makes loading and saving faster, everything is now done asynchronously so hick-ups have been reduced!
Along with the new backend upgrades, there are other gameplay changes and fixes.
New backend system which improves load times by loading several files at once.
System to detect and clean up photos that's not referenced in savefile but still had been created on disk
Hike Lady's shuffle and repeat buttons now toggle each other
Increased bus stop sign collision box to make it easier to click on
Snail moves EVEN FURTHER each time it's honked at during its snail race
"Discord" button not working
Soft-lock if player took a photo and then immediately opened the album
Soft-lock if player was already sitting on the bench while starting the fisherman's tune cutscene
Soft-lock if player pressed "change expression" and "selfie" button. Thanks @Astotheles
Pine critter triggers if you photograph them just before the stare timer is done
Being able to clip into walls on the monster spotting mountain scene
Pirate queen sometimes still didn't wear the correct hat
The game progressively became slower and slower the more you opened the camera
Patch 1.08 hotfix
Getting stuck on a stair leading up to the ending event
No longer soft-locks when clicking on certain signs
