Early Access Ending Soon. Official Release on August 20th!
The Early Access period for Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is nearing its end. The official release date is set for August 20th!
https://youtu.be/AKsDCA4M-38
It’s been an amazing few months for our first 3D Trine game, and we’ve learned a lot in this time. On behalf of all of Frozenbyte, I’d like to thank everyone who participated and helped us with your feedback. We’ve come a long way since the start of Early Access, and we’ve been cooking up some neat changes in the past couple of months after the latest update.
As we mentioned on the Steam Store page, the price of the game will go up once Early Access ends, from $19.99/19.99€ to $21.99/21.99€. We’ll also be adding the awesome soundtrack by Ari Pulkkinen to the package.
The Linux and Mac versions are underway and we’ll hopefully have something to show soon!
When reporting bugs, please always state the game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu. Please check this thread for more information about how to report bugs.
Changelog
v0.09 (build 2952) - July 9th, 2015
Early Access update #9 (Bug fixes + Optimizations)
Technical * Added some optimizations
* Fixed some crash issues
Levels * Added more minor content to various levels
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "The Three Heroes" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Academy Outskirts" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "The Astral Academy" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in Challenge levels
* Tweaked cinematics in various levels
* Tweaked "Trineangles" locations in all levels
Gameplay * Tweaked player character skills
* Tweaked the new player re-spawn system and spirits (still work in progress!)
Effects * Added new effects to various gameplay elements and cinematics
Audio * Added new audio effects to various levels, gameplay elements and cinematics
GUI * Reworked some of the menu and GUI graphics
Info * When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu.
List of Known Issues * New patches may unfortunately cause some losses in save progression during the Early Access. We constantly do several changes and updates during the Early Access, so unfortunately we can't guarantee that save files will remain 100% safe. Naturally the situation will be different after the official release.
* Online Multiplayer doesn't have sound if Voice Chat is enabled. You can disable it from %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt (more info on Steam community forums)
* Public Editor might have issues if you try to install new version into old versions install folder (also hundreds of pop ups might appear).
NOTE * Patch size is about 700 MB
Early Access Update #8 v0.08
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power just received a new update! Changelog below. :)
v0.08 (build 2942) - June 17th, 2015
Early Access update #8 (Bug fixes + Optimizations)
Technical * Added more optimizations (GPU occlusion culling changed to CPU occlusion culling)
* Fixed various crashes during single player game and online multiplayer game
Online multiplayer * Fixed black screen caused by invites
Levels * Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "The Three Heroes" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Academy Outskirts" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "The Astral Academy" level
Gameplay * Fixed Zoya (Thief) rope attaching to same object
* Tweaked the new player re-spawn system and spirits (model, effects etc.)
Local co-op * Fixed local co-op hotjoin during "The Three Heroes" level (wrong characters)
Effects * Added new effects to various gameplay elements and cinematics
Audio * Added new audio effects to various levels, gameplay elements and cinematics
Info * When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu.
List of Known Issues * Online Multiplayer doesn't have sound if Voice Chat is enabled. You can disable it from %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt (more info on Steam community forums)
* Public Editor might have issues if you try to install new version into old versions install folder (also hundreds of pop ups might appear).
NOTE * Patch size is about 188 MB
Major Content Update #7 v0.07: New Levels And Gameplay Improvements!
Great news! :) Update v0.07 is now out and this time it's a major content update. Included are two new levels - the third Story Level and a new Challenge Level.
The Story level takes the players inside the mystical Astral Academy, where strange magic has taken control of inanimate objects. The Challenge Level this time is for Amadeus and it's called "A Wizard's Nightmare".
Here’s a short teaser (don’t watch if you don’t want to be spoiled in any way):
http://youtu.be/Oki2-BDd3Qo
In addition to the new content, we’ve been working on several major gameplay changes as well, namely related to checkpoints and resurrection. We’ve had feedback during Early Access saying that the combat has been too easy and we agree, so instead of just making monsters hit harder or increase their numbers, our design went back to the drawing board.
The result is that checkpoints now only store level progression, and no longer resurrect players. Instead, if one of the heroes dies, you’ll have to reach their spirit with one of the other heroes that are still alive to resurrect them. In combat this takes a longer time, so you might have to fend off enemies to save your fellow companions. This opens up a lot of new possibilities for very cool and more difficult fights.
The visual effects for resurrection and the spirits are not finalized yet, but we’d love to hear feedback on the new system and the added levels. :)
We've also received lots of feedback about the character outfits in the Unlimited Mode and tutorial levels when playing in co-op. We've now added different coloured outfits for the Trine Heroes to be used when more than one people is playing the same character, and we hope that this will make playing together online easier and more fun when all players are able to instantly tell their characters apart from the others based on their outfit colors.
Bug Reports
When reporting bugs, please always state the game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu. Please post bug reports to either the Steam Community Discussions or send an email to support[at]frozenbyte[dot]com
Changelog
v0.07 (build 2939) - June 11th, 2015
Early Access update #7 (New story level + New challenge level + Optimizations + Bug fixes)
NOTE * Patch size will be about 1.8 GB due to rebuilded data (optimizations) and due to new content
Technical * Added more optimizations
* Added optimizations when game is run on laptop and in battery mode (Game will reduce shader quality and enables 30 FPS cap when battery mode is detected)
* Fixed some crashes in co-op gameplay
* Fixed rare crash issues which happened to various users
Online multiplayer * Added different colors for player characters when playing Tutorial and Unlimited Mode (also affects local co-op)
* Fixed some online multiplayer issues in all levels
Levels * Added "The Astral Academy" story level!
* Added "Challenge #3" level!
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "The Three Heroes" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Academy Outskirts" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Themepark" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Challenge" levels
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Concept 01" and "Public Editor Example" levels
Gameplay * Added new player re-spawn system and spirits (still a bit work in progress!)
* Added Mouse Wheel support for Amadeus (Wizard) levitation (object moves in depth)
* Fixed Zoya (Thief) bow shooting on kb+mouse (no more automatic arrow release)
* Fixed bunch of small issues for all player character skills
* Tweaked logic for various player character skills
Save & Load * Added automatic saving system
Effects * Added new effects to various gameplay elements
Audio * Added new audio effects to various gameplay elements and levels
Console * Added new console into game (F8)
* Added Ctrl+v support for the console
Localization * Added missing localizations for English
Achievements * Added "Complete Astral Academy" achievement
* Added "Collect all shards from Astral Academy" achievement
Public Editor * Fixed issue where new editor install might delete your level save files if installed to old editor install folder
Info * When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu.
List of Known Issues * Online Multiplayer doesn't have sound if Voice Chat is enabled. You can disable it from %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt (more info on Steam community forums)
* Public Editor might have issues if you try to install new version into old versions install folder (also hundreds of pop ups might appear).
Early Access Update #6 v0.06
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power just received update #6, which introduces several optimizations and bug fixes. :) Changelog below!
Bug Reports
When reporting bugs, please always state the game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu. Please check this thread for more information about how to report bugs.
Changelog
v0.06 (build 2921) - May 25th, 2015
Early Access update #6 (Optimizations + Bug fixes)
NOTE * Patch size will be about 1.7 GB due to rebuilded data (optimizations)
Technical * Added more and more optimizations
* Added versioning support to options.txt file
* Fixed crash issue which could happen when exiting from online multiplayer game
* Fixed bunch of other rare crash issues which happened to various users
Rendering * Added shader optimizations
* Disable Occlusion Culling when using SLI/CrossFireX hardware (fixes some rendering & performance issues)
Online multiplayer * Fixed bunch of small online multiplayer issues
Levels * Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "The Three Heroes" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Academy Outskirts" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Themepark" level
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Challenge" levels
* Fixed and tweaked lots of small gameplay issues in "Concept 01" and "Public Editor Example" levels
Gameplay * Fixed bunch of small issues for all player character skills
* Tweaked logic for various player character skills
Effects * Added new effects to various gameplay elements
Audio * Added new audio effects to various gameplay elements and levels
GUI * Added "Saving game" gear indicator (with text now)
* Fixed bunch of issues in control binds menu (invalid and missing bind names)
* Tweaked some tooltips
Launcher * Added "Windowed (Fullscreen)" mode as an option into launcher
* Disabled High and Very High graphical detail levels from Win32 game executable and from 32bit Windows environment
Public Editor * Fixed issue where public editor couldn't process convex physics objects (scaling those objects didn't work in MODs)
Info * When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu.
List of Known Issues * Online Multiplayer doesn't have sound if Voice Chat is enabled. You can disable it from %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt (more info on Steam community forums)
Early Access Update #5 v0.05 - More example levels, fixes and... who's that?
We just released update #5! We added three more example levels to the level editor and one concept level to the game's main menu, so check them out! I also recommend playing through the existing levels again, since you might run into something... or someone new. ;) Other updates include multiple fixes and improvements to both the editor and levels, so hopefully they should also run smoother now.
Oh, and remember to check out this blog post for a chance to get dialogue written by yourself voice-acted by the actual Trine Heroes to be used in custom levels. :)
Early Access Patch #4 - ALL Art Assets to the Public Editor
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power has just gotten Early Access Update #4! We’ve decided to help out the modding community for Trine 3 by giving out ALL the art assets that we’ve made so far to the public editor users, and this includes everything that’s yet to be released in the actual game (even story level assets!).
We hope this will help you create even cooler new mods :)
There’s of course also been a lot all-around fixes, which you can spot from the full changelog below.
Thanks to everyone for your continued support and contribution!
When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu. Please check this thread for more information about how to report bugs.
Changelog
v0.04 (build 2882) - April 29th, 2015
Early Access update #4 (New editor assets + Japanese&Chinese localization + Bug fixes)
Technical * Added minor optimizations
* Fixed many crashes
Online multiplayer * Fixed some broken gameplay elements which didn't sync to all clients
* Fixed some Thief grappling hook net sync issues (still not perfect)
* Fixed some AI net sync issues
* Fixed some Wall buster boss net sync issues
Gameplay * Fixed ledge grab issues where player could end up inside the wall/floor
* Tweaked all player character skills a bit
Levels * Added more gameplay items into "Amusement Park" level
* Fixed lots of small gameplay issues in all levels
* Fixed lots of holes in geometry in all levels
* Fixed camera logic in all levels
* Moved some collectable shards in various levels
AI * Added spawning effects to some AIs
* Fixed Wall buster boss issues
GUI * Fixed missing Pontius (Knight) cursor when playing with keyboard+mouse
* Fixed bunch of issues with Configure Controls menu (added missing binds, removed invalid binds, tweaked the logic)
* Tweaked the tooltips (tooltips are more informative)
Audio * Added sound effects to Challenge Level #2
* Added lots of new sound effects to various gameplay elements
* Fixed lots of bugging sound effects
* Fixed music which disappeared sometimes randomly
Public Editor * Added ALL art assets which we have done at this point (includes art assets from upcoming story levels as well!)
* Added support for including navigation mesh files into MODs. Now the AIs will work in MODs too.
* Fixed sound effect event name auto complete feature in editor
Localization * Added Chinese (Simplified) menu translations
* Added Japanese menu translations
* Fixed some typos in various menu translations
Info * When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu.
List of Known Issues * Currently 32bit Windows environment has trouble running the game (not enough memory).
* Game might be unstable. Especially 32bit executable has issues to run the game. 64bit executable can also crash after very long play sessions.
* Online Multiplayer doesn't have sound if Voice Chat is enabled. You can disable it from %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt (more info on Steam community forums)
* Older GPUs might cause graphical flickering if occlusion culling is enabled. You can disable it from %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt (more info on Steam community forums)
* Public editor cannot process convex physics objects (scaling those objects won't work in MODs). Box physics will work.
* Public editor cannot update itself. You need to delete editor_path.txt file from your game install directory. Editor needs to be installed into empty directory and your older changes will remain in the old editor folder.
* Public editor MODs will flash black when player takes damage. You can fix this by adding "ColorEffectEntity" anywhere into your custom level
NOTE: This patch is about 2GB due to the added assets.
Content Update: New Challenge Level!
We have added a new Challenge Room to the game. It's a brand new trial for Zoya. You can find this new level from the level selection under the Single Player option from the Main Menu. Go check it out! ;)
Early Access Patch #1
Yes, the game is out and we finally have a patch! You can check the changelog below. We have also published the changelog to the game's Steam Discussions, so please post your bug reports there!
Changelog
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v0.02 (build 2865) - April 23rd, 2015
Early Access patch #1
Technical * Added some optimizations
* Fixed crash issues when using RESUME GAME
* Fixed crash issues right after loading screen
* Fixed crash in "Amusement Park" level
* Fixed few other rare crash issues
Rendering * Fixed some graphical popping (doesn't fix the major flickering issues)
Levels * Added more gameplay items into "Amusement Park" level
* Fixed lots of gameplay issues in all levels
Cinematics * Tweaked and polished various in-game cutscenes (animations etc.)
Audio * Added lots of new audio effects to various levels and gameplay elements
GUI * Fixed cursor in configure controls menu
* Tweaked character info HUD fade out logic
Online multiplayer * Added text chat support (key bind: T)
* Added work around to missing audio (Voice Chat is disabled by default) (please delete file: %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt)
* Fixed some Thief grappling hook net sync issues
* Fixed some AI net sync issues
* Fixed some Wall buster boss net sync issues
Localization * Added launcher localization
Info * When reporting bugs, please always state game's version number and build number. Check the version number from game's main menu.
NOTE: Currently 32bit windows have trouble running the game (not enough memory). Also 32bit game executable might be unstable.
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Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power Soon on Early Access
The Trine series will soon continue with Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, which will be first released as an Early Access game on Steam. It will be available for purchase next week on Tuesday April 21st.
The Early Access version will be priced at 19.99€/$19.99. You can read more details from our blog. Also don't forget to watch the new trailer below. ;)
