Krome Studios is so happy to announce that we've updated TY2 and it is now Steam Deck Verified! And it runs
In addition, this new update sets live a bunch of additional content for all users (these were previously available in our 'experimental' branch)!
TWO new boomerangs
The Craftyrang Hand-crafted by Shiela's advanced pre-school class from the finest repurposed wood remnants. It has a hair trigger and really packs a wallop.
The Camerarang *click* Looking great! *click* You're a (Tasmanian) tiger, baby! Yeah! *click* Bush Rescue HQ has prepared a new Rang for TY, perfectly crafted to capture the moment. Introducing the Camerang!
During Combat
Stun those pesky Frills by throwing the Camerang toward them, generating bombarding camera flashes.
In Camera Mode
Of course, you could use the Camerang for how it's intended... taking photos!
Pause the action to line up the perfect shot - adjusting angle, zoom and much more.
Apply filters such as; Blur, Toon or Pixelate.
Strike a pose by switching to Selfie Mode, presenting multiple pose options for TY.
More Skins!
Three new TY skins and three new fourbie skins!
Updated Infrarang FX
We've updated the effects on the infrarang, for your visual enjoyment, to be like the upgraded visuals that we added to TY1HD
TY2 Update in Open Beta - New content!
Hi all!
Struth! A new TY2 build, chockers with goodies!
How do you get it?
Quit and relaunch Steam to make sure you get the lastest build data
Right click on the game in your library and select "Properties"
Change to the "Betas" tab
And select "experimental" from the drop down! (no password required)
Why Open Beta?
There are a LOT of changes and we want to make sure that things work well across a variety of different hardware configurations
So we'd love for people to give it a fair shake of the sauce bottle, and let us know any issues in the Bug Sub Forum
Please see the pinned "Sending Krome Studios pub reports" post for details on what we'd like if you hit an issue
So What's Been Added?
TWO new boomerangs
The Craftyrang
Hand-crafted by Shiela's advanced pre-school class from the finest repurposed wood remnants. It has a hair trigger and really packs a wallop. [previewyoutube="HKqL_Xgt5cI;full"]
The Camerarang
*click* Looking great! *click* You're a (Tasmanian) tiger, baby! Yeah! *click* Bush Rescue HQ has prepared a new Rang for TY, perfectly crafted to capture the moment. Introducing the Camerang! (cue the video...) [previewyoutube="fsTQAiD-fw8;full"]
Camerang Features Combat
Stun those pesky Frills by throwing the Camerang toward them, generating bombarding camera flashes.
Camera Mode
Of course, you could use the Camerang for how it's intended... taking photos!
Pause the action to line up the perfect shot - adjusting angle, zoom and much more.
Apply filters such as; Blur, Toon or Pixelate.
Strike a pose by switching to Selfie Mode, presenting multiple pose options for TY.
Once you get your hands on this rang, be sure to share your masterpieces with your friends!
More Skins!
three new TY skins and three new fourbie skins!
Updated Infrarang FX
We've updated the effects on the infrarang, for your visual enjoyment, to be like the upgraded visuals that we added to TY1HD
We hope you enjoy these updates and can help us by sending through details on any issues that occur, so we can do the full release early in 2022!
==================== Australian to Understandable English Rosetta Stone
ripsnorter = something extraordinary
struth = to express surprise (or dismay... it's surprise in our case)
chockers = full of
fair shake of the sauce bottle = give something a try / a chance
Just a quick announcement that we’ve just launched a Kickstarter to help fun porting the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 1 HD remaster to the Nintendo Switch.
Check out our pitch here, with some of the great physical awards on offer, like these awesome swim shorts!
TY1 SWITCH KICKSTARTER
Cheers
Linds
New TY2 Build Released v1.12 (r3975)
Hi all,
A new build for TY2 has been released - this is a bug fix build.
Changes in this build:
CRASH: Fix for crash seen on low-OpenGL version video cards, in the races.
Performance: Improved performance on levels without lensflares.
Performance: Improved loading performance in non-English languages.
UI: You can now exit the gamplay videos on the main menu, using any key.
UI: Updated the Bilby icon.
UI: Fixed the shop overlays to ensure they stretch over the entire screen, when in fullscreen mode.
Any problems, please let us know!
Cheers
Linds
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Released from Early Access, Soundtrack and Bundles now available!
TY2 Build v1.09 (r3821) Has Been Released (Misc bug fix build)
Hi all,
We've released a new patch for TY2, which is a miscellaneous bug fix build.
Changes in this version are as per the below.
If there are any problems, please let us know.
Cheers
Linds
Art
Small fix for clamping of UI art in shops.
Audio
Small tweaks to volumes of NPC lasers.
Reduced the volume of the enemy drop ship engines slightly to help reduce audio clutter in the first level.
Camera
Fix for camera popping out of water when TY gets hurt or does a claim (picks up a collectable) underwater.
Fix for a camera-getting-stuck issue.
Controls
Reset to Default no longer removes bindings for non-rebindable keys.
Don't require the player to neutralise the input when changing to first person view camera before it will begin responding to input.
Updated mouse aiming for rang throwing with fixes so that rangs don't throw into the ground when the camera is pointed at the ground (eg, normal third person gameplay).
Crash Fixes
Fix issue with game props that could cause an endless loop issue and potential crash when a level is streaming.
Massive Level Design Changes With Impacts Beyond the Realms of Space and Time
Removed duplicate Naomi from Burramudgee.
Save Games
Fixed issue with loading an original save game (from a very early build when the game was in Early Access) not loading correctly with latest code.
UI
Wiggle controls (eg to shake off Frills attached to Bunyips) string updated to handle gamepad and keyboard controls.
Bunyip Mortar control instructions now gives the correct controls for all languages. (Left/right stick were swapped, and no mention of Right Trigger to fire, in non-English languages).
Fixed subtitles for non-English languages, that had broken button icons displayed
Fixed the text that is displayed when the game cannot find a TY2 save game
Fix for dunny not animating when playing all tracks or random tracks (ie, multiple races without returning to frontend between).
On the rang hud, hide the "what direction is the gamepad stick being held" UI graphic element, when the sticks are not being used.
TY2 Build r3499_v108 Released - Hardcore Mode! And, TY3 now in Early Access
Hi all,
A new build of TY2 (r3499_v108) has been released.
The major addition to this build is the new Hardcore Mode!
In Hardcore mode we've removed all bonus lives and respawning - you literally have life to get through the game. If you do happen to lose a life; we helpfully reset your save game and restart your adventure.
We've added two new leaderboards (Hardcore Game Complete and Hardcore 100% Game Complete) and two new achievements (Completing the game in Hardcore and 100% Completing the Game in Hardcore) for your troubles!
We hope that this provides a little bit of replayability for you all (and maybe bragging rights!). And cheats are disabled in Hardcore mode :)
Additionally, we're happy to announce that TY3 has been released in to Early Access! As part of TY3's release, TY1 is currently on sale to celebrate; and if you own TY1 or TY2, you should receive an extra bonus discount for buying TY3 during this first week of Early Access - as we've increased the launch discount to 22% across the board!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/
Lastly, the following bug fixes are also in this new TY2 build:
ART: Made grill texture in the Never Never doublesided, so it draws correctly from both directions.
ART: clamped edge pixels of the mouse icons to stop icon corruption
ART: Increased the number of maximum explosions that can render at once
ART: Disabled timed-bonus Christmas skin costume
ART: Re-added support for grass overlays
CART RACING: Tweaked the difficulty of the AI to try to ensure people don't get stuck losing races, forever.
CONTROLS: Fixed a force clamping bug where large movement forces can change your direction when only one axis is clamped.
CONTROLS: Fixed support for sneaking when using KB&M (SHIFT key by default)
GAMEPLAY: Fixed the "react to bunyip punches only" flag, so that the vehicles blocking the A-path in the first level can't be blown up by rangs, causing a non-progression issue
MISC: Crash fixes for various thread-safe issues
MISC: Prevent mouse from changing button selection or clicking on buttons while rebinding an action to fix a crash.
RANGS: Fixes to the doomerang controls
UI: Moved some overlapping arrow buttons to lessen sound spamming when moving around them with the mouse.
Cheers
Linds
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Early Access Trailer
Hi all,
We're gearing up for the Early Access launch in just over 2 weeks time!
And now, without further adieu; here is the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Early Access Trailer; straight from the Oscars*.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsznSM0LgQ
Cheers
Linds
*ok fine, so it's not from the Oscars at all. But it's got a bunch of BWWWAAAAAAA sounds in it just like a real movie trailer!
TY3 "Coming Soon" Page is now up on Steam
Hey all,
TY3 has its own store page up and on Steam now!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/
Please note that it is listed as "coming soon" - but the community is up and running and there a few discussions there that I've pinned for you to start contributing to.
We look forward to releasing TY3 in to Early Access soon!
