Ash of Gods: Redemption news & patch notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/1155ef0f46868a9ebeabe8b4e68c10a6f72ae6b7.png Hey friends! We’re excited to announce that we have just released the mobile version of Ash of Gods: Redemption for iOS!Thank you everyone who responded and helped with testing — thanks to you, we quickly passed the review stage and found and fixed all issues. The game is now available on the App Store at this link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ash-of-gods-redemption/id6737623223 At the moment, it’s the 1.0 version of Redemption, but very soon we’ll add an improved combat system, an updated card system, and many other changes that are already live in the PC version. Make sure to try playing Ash of Gods: Redemption on your iOS devices and embark on a journey through a harsh, dark fantasy world, where danger waits around every corner and no one is safe from death. Take part in thrilling tactical battles, make decisions that will affect the fate of your characters, and stand against the brutal and mysterious Reapers, who seek to drown the world in blood to awaken their sleeping gods. Don't hesitate to rate our game honestly and give your feedback in the comments or in Discord — we carefully read everything!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/36824abcda8402089b7589168ab87a6db5fefb0f.jpg Hello friends! Turn-based RPG Fest begins on Steam today, and we hurry to deliver you a good discount and one more major update for our reworked game. This time we concentrated on balancing and correcting some important flaws. More information below.

IMPORTANT FIXES

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/7d9bae9e95971696000d5a8ea8a9ba13ee913088.jpg Tutorial is fixed — now it doesn't freeze on one of the steps, and the enemy can’t play cards anymore. Another important fix relates to the mistakes which happen in the last turn of the round. The characters could start getting double bonuses from certain skills all of a sudden or simply lose their armor for no reason etc. Now everything should function according to the rules.

CHARACTERS

First of all, we decided to get rid of the skills which requires health points to inflict damage. Now the meme-like situations where the enemy units — particularly, crossbowmen and spearmen — kill themselves or deal damage with the negative health points shouldn’t happen. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/94dc4e89da1f6409d1199ac21a86931583e9c15c.png One more important change relates to the Gells faction. They had quite an obvious weakness earlier — a low level of energy. That’s why the battles with them could seem boring and predictable. Now the energy level has significantly increased — so you’ll need a new strategy. We also reduced the cost of certain abilities for all enemies and adjusted many base stats and multipliers. https://i.imgur.com/SfkHQ90.gif These changes have affected player's characters as well. Gleda still use her health for some strong attacks, but restores it when she kills her enemies. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/17dcbd0090e17e827f2f5a1d7b74a5df054ed403.gif Besides, she becomes too powerful on high levels so we increased the cooldown of some skills and also lowered the damage of the skill which inflicts damage to both health and energy of an enemy. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/8fed031b0f508d30f7583a1661efc45087ea2ab8.png Lo Pheng also had to change. As the Warrior of Peace doesn’t fight alone and doesn’t take turns after each enemy anymore, we lowered the cooldown for almost each of his skills to make his upgrades in the second tier of the role-playing system more rewarding. Spearmen’s speed (Fisk, Bolla) was significantly increased, so now these glass cannons can hit and then hide behind the backs of more powerful allies. Their characteristics were also increased a bit, and their defensive free action skill is now without cooldown. Now they are more resilient, but we still recommend to increase their health with items and upgrades, and maybe take the Cleric to the battlefield. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/eef509777ddd894ec3c209316b3c59e1c218fa28.jpg The important change touched the class of the Warrior. Due to resource dependence on the character’s attack power, upgrading the Onslaught skill at higher levels required too much energy, making the character lose his flexibility. We removed the additional energy cost but also reduced the power of the upgrade. https://i.imgur.com/rSo2ocw.gif Hammermen (Helm, Kendi) got the fix for the skill that increases their speed. All skills in the characters role-playing system should now display correctly as well.

CARDS

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b8e26e628dbcf013b63344f094c328c0f8b05887.jpg The enemies started to use cards more frequently. Besides, when the level of Reaping increases they become more powerful and diverse. In some battles enemies use special decks instead of random ones. We also corrected the mistake where the opponent could play several cards in a row in one turn. Additionally, the card that gives a significant boost of attack was removed from the enemies’ decks. It happened because some enses used it to one-shot almost any character (an archer as a rule) thanks to the skill that hits almost across the entire battlefield, dealing damage equal to 300% of the character’s attack.

ITEMS

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/4942716fe8fe4dd393512c3d1045789e1ebe0c9a.jpg We reworked many items to make them more useful, especially in the early stages of the game. Their cost remains the same.

GAMEPLAY

https://i.imgur.com/JM4f0fz.gif Now, when positioning characters before a battle, you can see the enemy health bars by hovering over them — this will allow you to plan your initial moves better and help you set your first targets for elimination. The high level of Reaping no longer grants additional experience from battles. This option provided a significant advantage, allowing rapid character development and making fights very easy. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/37594908009e25cb43bc618c9cebecea5a291e5a.gif Thanks to all these changes, battles became not so easy, although not really significantly. However, there are still frustrating spikes that really increase difficulty at certain points in the game — such as during the escape from prison. We’ve made some adjustments to these battles to make them more balanced, but we'd really appreciate your feedback here. Besides, we added the button for skipping dialogues. If you press it, you’ll move to the nearest choice or will finish the dialogue if there are none of them.

THE MOST IMPORTANT

Please share your impressions from the changes in the comments or visit our Discord — we read everything very carefully. We also ask you to support us with the review on Steam so more people can learn about the changes the game receives. It’s really important for us. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/51f5d0638bb5c1fd1452111d28acea2d6ec4842e.jpg And we remind you that you can buy the game at a discount starting from today as our game is the part of Turn-Based RPG Fest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/691690/Ash_of_Gods_Redemption/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/0a762c3cc9c8db2f3c23aeadc30c65a518b41d1f.jpg Hello folks! We continue to work hard to add the features that weren’t included into our recent Major Update, carefully reviewing your feedback and fixing bugs. As a result, we've compiled quite an extensive list of improvements that we hope will make your adventure in Ash of Gods: Redemption much more enjoyable.

ACHIEVEMENTS

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/f45fc9631e29380fad8aff32957207186420c010.png First of all, achievements should now work correctly in both the original and the reworked versions. Happy hunting!

BALANCE

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b667242243c303031d45b8756d0a3ecffa7ee3aa.png We’ve also listened to your feedback and made significant changes to the strixes mechanic, increasing the initial number of shards in the beginning of the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/735c9e8c16651fc8e845b5a9e2e644987ea4dcb8.jpg These adjustments apply to both the reworked and original versions of the game, but only in Story and Classic modes — the Hardcore mode remains the same, and there your characters may still have to draw the short straw if luck isn’t on your side. In addition, we've fixed an issue with low level characters who join your party as the story progresses, making it irrational to use them in battles. In the reworked version we want to give you as much freedom as possible to experiment with your party, so now the level of new characters will be a level lower than the maximum level of your party. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b6e4ec6797d094f3ab28d15e538c4dfcece56ffe.png Also, as a reminder, all characters in your team now gain a standard amount of experience, even if they don't participate in battle, ensuring that any of them can be useful throughout the game.

BATTLES

As a top priopity, we’ve fixed certain battles where the new rules weren’t working correctly. Let us know if we missed anything or something works wrong. In the meantime, we’re continuing to improve the new combat system, making important adjustments to the existing mechanics. https://i.imgur.com/hD2JJtz.gif Now, additional abilities that previously could only be used before the main action can be used at any time — you can first attack an enemy and then, after approaching a group of foes, apply a counterattack or defense to your character. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/f9a338d81736da80a524c5217d3da657a0b39416.png These additional abilities are marked as 'free actions' in the description. https://i.imgur.com/Fi3oLui.gif Special class abilities which were previously almost unnoticeable, are now displayed much better in both the original and reworked versions of the game — the icon is now significantly larger and got a special animation after activation. https://i.imgur.com/p4yUV4Y.gif During the positioning phase you can now swap characters by holding down the SHIFT key, reducing the number of unnecessary actions. A reminder of this will always be displayed at the top of the screen. https://i.imgur.com/xOMgjqd.gif The bug where the enemy couldn’t play a card and use a character in the same turn was also fixed. Now all participants in the battle are in an equal position. We’ve fixed the problem with the speed of some characters. The improvement of abilities and usage of special items increases characters’ speed correctly now. https://i.imgur.com/g1EviaZ.gif We have completely removed the hidden timer from the game, and turns are now passed only manually. The round counter that replaces the timer has also undergone a slight change — it now tracks the progress of all characters on the battlefield rather than being unique to each team. Additionally, we've fixed the issue with the camera that stucks in certain battles, and the mouse wheel now functions consistently with other screens, zooming in on the battlefield when scrolling forward and zooming out when scrolling backward.

UI

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/d73aec5cad316616707f6f9f2df485454e1ae835.gif We’ve listened to requests for a larger interface for big monitors and TVs, and we’ve added a special slider to adjust the size of the interface. We hope this solves the problem. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/1e7af4fb9c5fe2bc71ee822b08fcad8cd7688c86.gif The arrows showing the movement of the Frisian army on the map have returned — you can now once again track the enemy's movements. https://i.imgur.com/4KtIRck.gif The issue with UI elements freezing during interactions with characters is fixed. For example, in the first battle between Lo Feng and Atraakh, the icon “Talk to Pelko Soturi” will disappear. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/28808bc88372526a6bbc286ab439218c92acba83.png Another change is the fixed layout in pop-up event windows. The forth line was too squeezed into the third, but now it should look fine and your eye won't be stumble over it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/8d402cd0d05184151ec6d9a27f360ebe577ccdb3.gif The display of some item stats is also fixed — their properties are no longer hidden behind the purchase button and won't be a surprise to you.

SAVES

We’d like to note that the 'missing' saves after the update for those who already had progress in the game should no longer concern players. The issue was due to a Steam cloud storage glitch — it simply wasn't copying game files to the correct folder. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/0dad4bab072bd2496378568916cbb164968687bb.jpg If you still have this problem after the update, please copy your saves from \Steam\userdata\{USER_STEAM_ID}\691690\remote to C:\Users\{USER NAME}\AppData\LocalLow\AurumDust LLC\Ash of Gods. If this doesn’t resolve the issue for any reason, please let us know.

KNOWN ISSUES

We are a tiny team and are unable to test completely all 24 hours of the game, so please let us know if something works wrong. We will fix it in the next update. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/cefbf96b30ca8ee91fe524bbfafafb6ca97d3985.jpg At the moment we know that all Lo Pheng's skills except his basic attack put a cooldown on his free skills which shouldn't work this way, so we advise you to use them before the attack.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT

https://i.imgur.com/N6ixL0r.gif Please support us by leaving an honest review of the game — it means a lot to us. We also carefully read everything you write and are ready to answer any questions and help — on Steam forums and in our Discord channel. And for now we go on working on the next update for you to enjoy new improvements which we’ll tell about soon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/691690/Ash_of_Gods_Redemption/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/37fbe0d700244c716ce2f51b20484df03631af23.jpg We have finally finished with the new battle system testing — thanks to your invaluable help as well, and now are ready to show the first improved version of Ash of Gods: Redemption! Pay attention that it’s not Redemption 2.0 yet — we keep working on voiceover, translations and other improvements, and will also attentively study your feedback to make corrections. We hope that this update will give you a lot of positive experience, so please support us with reviews on Steam. It’s very important for us — especially if you had left a negative review about the original battle system. So what’s in the box?

VERSION CHOICE

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b9350b03f343fe4f1f2563cac44eaa0271fc099d.gif First of all, we considered the requests of those who would like to be able to play the classical version of Redemption. So the first tough choice awaits you right in the beginning of the game.

NEW TURN-ORDER SYSTEM

https://i.imgur.com/rFjwJYS.gif One of the biggest changes is the new order of turns which was requested by many players. Now smaller squads will not get the advantage over bigger ones: all the characters must make a move to start a new round. There's a tiny advantage for a small teams left, though, as they are always the first to start a new round. The exclusion is Blance — being a strong character who is able to destroy enemies all by himself, he can act after every enemy’s turn. The same is also true for Lo Pheng in his first battle against the Reaper. https://i.imgur.com/GU0zbZM.gif On the top of that, we have finally disabled 300 seconds per turn limit, and made this space fail-safe timer more useful. Now it shows the number of a round and its progress — based on how many characters made their move and its number.

NEW MOVEMENT SYSTEM

https://i.imgur.com/y4N6YJA.gif Another major change is an entirely new character movement system that we borrowed from our secret developments on an unannounced game. In the original version, the hero could only make one movement, and using a skill immediately ended the turn. Now characters have more freedom: they are only limited by movement points and can move after using abilities. It provides more opportunities for tactical planning — you can now break the distance with an opponent after attacking, hide a weak character behind the backs of allies, or change your decision if you make a wrong move. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/d484a09b5aea0fd884e5e2c605971f5ad355deb3.gif It is worth mentioning that you can plan your moves from the very start as we have also added the ability to check your enemies and their skills during the positioning phase.

NEW CARD SYSTEM

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/c128cd4448d92adf4541f9ddf323017e3e9efeca.gif We have literally destroyed and rebuilt the combat cards to make them more useful and interesting — some were removed, and others were reworked. Additionally, the player now starts the journey with fewer cards in the initial deck (two instead of five). The cards themselves no longer require a separate turn — you can play a card and then act with the chosen character. https://i.imgur.com/DEOUsPi.gif We also got rid of the mechanic of obtaining cards by collecting their fragments — no more worrying about missing them and spending gold on them. Now, cards are awarded for key battles and can also be obtained in story dialogues. This way we've added an additional progression to the game, introducing stronger cards gradually, and you won't be stuck with the same options through out the whole game. https://i.imgur.com/M6Ledgm.gif The UI of the cards has been improved as well: available cards are shown by default during combat when you can use them and are hidden when they can't be played.

SKILLS REWORK

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b070d67137972bd000e4ea86cb2d09086d97cf6e.gif It’s also worth mentioning another problem from the original Redemption that annoyed many players — the use of powerful skills requiring a substantial health sacrifice from the character. We have significantly reduced the cost and effectiveness of such skills for most classes and completely removed them from archers as they did not make sense either tactically or narratively. However, we decided to leave these abilities for assassins, who can restore health when killing enemies. https://i.imgur.com/8PctLNp.gif We may get back to this issue and completely remove such skills for regular classes, making players pay for powerful abilities with energy, thus reducing their mobility in the new movement system — but for now, we await your feedback.

EXPERIENCE REWORK

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/e8c7569291fb09351f05585470cf8d899a40b688.gif Party management was another pesky problem of the original game. As you can take only up to six characters to a fight, the 'benched' party members did not get any experience, gradually and hopelessly falling behind in progress, which made their use in the future significantly more difficult. New version of the game fixes the issue. Now even those who do not participate in fights receive a standard amount of experience. But it is also worth mentioning that characters on the battlefield can earn additional experience points by last hitting opponents.

OTHER IMPORTANT CHANGES

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/f89d38ab7517a9247ce35048e83d46b370871aff.jpg Firstly, the game now supports 60 FPS instead of 30, making it feel much smoother and more pleasant for the eyes. Secondly, we have improved the enemy AI — they will no longer ignore you, hiding in the corner of the map. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/145fb01fb327c12eb4b8e4a6e0078fc1227efed8.png Thirdly, we made quite a few improvements to the UI — adjusted item management and tooltips, added an indication of receiving new cards, and indication for save slots with mode labels and Reworked version is marked with 'NEW' banner. Additionally, we seem to have fixed the issue of supposedly disappearing saves — previously, this was resolved by re-logging into your Steam account, but it shouldn’t occur anymore. Please let us know if this is not so. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/67fcf490dbec1466a3006c4bcf0496afadf32e14.gif Meanwhile, we continue to work on new improvements — there are still things in our list, so expect more changes soon. A huge thanks to everyone who participated in the testing — many changes were made possible thanks to your help and prompt feedback. Remember, you can always contact us in our Discord channel and leave your opinion in the #feedback section. And please support us with an honest review on Steam if you like what we do — it's most valuable to know that our players appreciate our efforts in improving the game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/691690/Ash_of_Gods_Redemption/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/19227e6f454dfe3be78fd3d0d029466fbe575f1f.jpg Hello friends! Great news — a demo version of Ash of Gods: The Way is now available on our page. It’s fully up-to-date and includes all the changes the game has received since its release. If you hesitated about buying or were planning to do it later, now you can try it absolutely free and purchase the full version if you like it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/4dcd71e935c93c1dabdf2429ee32379a1ac51e02.png To make this offer even better, we’ve added a special 50% discount to all versions of Ash of Gods: The Way and its DLC. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/62eb35f290833b2015fcff9a9a80098076e895c6.gif You will be able to:

• test yourself in the puzzle battles of the first championship;
• master two decks, the powerful Berkanan and the full of tricks Bandit deck — and create as many of your own as you want;
• forge beneficial alliances that will help the main character in his deadly mission;
• enjoy the stunning art and voice acting;
• try all three difficulty levels — Story, Classic, or Hard!

The button to download the demo version is available on the game's page: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/fed0cd4d56f18fba5395d54dcb6465bd45beb66e.png We also remind you that we are releasing the mobile version of Ash of Gods: The Way soon, and you can help us a lot by pre-registering and adding the game to your wishlist: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.theway {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/8c5153bf90621f6db42a693a0127d80be7e8876b.png Be sure to try the demo if you haven't purchased the game yet, and join our Discord to share your feedback, ask any questions and stay tuned!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/36cb2275ccb5470ca0e92813743ccb16cabd8a29.jpg Hello folks! We go on working on the new alternative battle system of Redemption and are ready to demonstrate first changes and get your honest feedback. The new build is already available in Steam’s beta-branch and is waiting for everyone who is ready to test it. To get access to it, please, join our Discord — you can get all the information there in the #announcements section. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/a1bbe39f4e544a840a601d134cccb1ea15b7559c.png What changes did we manage to make? First of all, the order of turns has been changed — now small squads no longer have an advantage over large ones: all characters on the field must take a turn for a new round to begin. The exception is Blance — being a powerful character capable of destroying enemies single-handedly, he can act after each opponent's turn. The same applies to Lo Pheng in his first battle against the Reaper. The next thing we did was significantly change the combat cards. First of all, they don’t require a separate turn anymore — you can play a card and then act with the chosen character. This should significantly improve the dynamics of the combat. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/7599c960df001355a685e1c5599bacd42a1221ad.png Secondly, many cards have been significantly modified to make them more useful. Because of this, the player now starts the journey with fewer cards in the initial deck (two instead of five). Thirdly, we gave up the mechanic of obtaining cards by collecting their fragments, which were available from merchants or as battle rewards. Sometimes, the necessary parts wouldn't appear until the very end of the game, which noticeably frustrated players. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/355c5437b118bb7e071dd2bd20a280b07710f4d8.gif Now all cards are issued as a whole — usually as rewards after important battles that you won’t miss. Another change is cosmetic. Available cards are now shown by default during combat when you can use them, and hidden when they cannot be played. Changes also touched on some combat skills that require health expenditure to use — we did not have time to thoroughly discuss this mechanic, so for now, they require fewer resources but are also less effective. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/c67857af2016147341aeda762a1a907dd5b727a4.gif Small fix came to items management as well. Now you can drag and drop an artifact to the character who's already chosen for a fight, not just via team section as that was before. The enemy AI has also been improved — enemies no longer stand idly, skipping turns, but actively participate in the battle. The last important change is that the game now supports 60 FPS instead of 30. We have already tested this in Ash of Gods: The Way and know that even our frame-by-frame animation looks significantly smoother in this mode. We hope you will like it too. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/8c5153bf90621f6db42a693a0127d80be7e8876b.png We also remind you that all future changes will also be applied to the mobile version of Redemption, which is already available for purchase on Google Play. Additionally, we will soon release its spin-off — Ash of Gods: The Way — on Android. We would be delighted if you follow the link and add the game to your wishlist (pre-registration): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.theway That’s all for now, friends. See you and thanks for your support!

Hey friends! We have finally released the mobile version of Ash of Gods: Redemption and while we are working on the updated version, we're starting to port The Way on Android! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/8c5153bf90621f6db42a693a0127d80be7e8876b.png Pre-registration has already begun, and you will help a lot if you follow the link and add the game to your wishlist by clicking “Pre-register button”. This way you will not only support us but will also be notified when the game becomes available: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.theway Of course, we plan not only to port the game to mobile devices, but also adapt the battle and dialogue UI to make the gaming experience more comfortable for you. Our special goal is to ensure accessibility for Russian users — we’re planning to find the variant that will suit everyone. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/03f27420f7c40b38f0496ed3cfdab08bf2121842.png Soon we plan to start closed testing of the mobile version. If you want to be the first to evaluate the game and help us improve it, join our Discord channel. You can also give your feedback and ask questions here. That’s all for now, friends — we’ll keep you updated about our progress. Pre-register on Google Play and join closed beta testing. We’re really grateful for your support and for staying with us!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b058f6c303c8a6912fb5e4de508d49042323fbe7.png Hello friends! The first version of mobile game Ash of Gods: Redemption is already available on Google Play! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption At the moment it suggests the experience of the original game, but with some changes for mobile devices, but with some changes for mobile devices which should significantly improve your gaming experience. These are not all changes that we planned, so don’t hesitate to share your feedback in Discord. Besides, the mobile version will get all the future changes that will be available for Steam: an alternative battle system, improved translations, voiceover and others. You can read more about it here. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/d2e5b8321287036bbd2209602ea0e3558f86d150.jpg CHANGES FOR MOBILE DEVICES So what changes are already in the game? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/709fc70ba9914c0ec441726fca8363529307fea7.png First of all, we’ve improved the combat UI: some buttons became bigger, we added separate windows for tooltips that won’t get closed due to taps, and texts got larger. Besides, we’ve made battlefields much closer so that you wouldn’t need to change the size by hand in every battle. Additionally, we've significantly reworked the UI of healthbars closer to what we have in our recent game, Ash of Gods: The Way to make them easy to read. Do you think we should transfer this UI to the Steam version as well? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/0006f144340bd87dc8a93d85d117f9756db457d2.jpg The comfort of reading texts was our top priority, so we spent a lot of time experimenting. We increased the font sizes and space between lines in the dialogues, and also added special buttons to make it easier to select responses. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/a165a8fd5dddc4e017c63d2b2fdca0637fdbe8fe.png Similar adjustments were made to the event screen. We maximized the height of the window, which allowed us to make the texts significantly larger. Special buttons to choose answers easily like in a regular dialogue were also added. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/655b6be39706b32cb6981d799233c609c44e3f69.png Additionally, we increased the zoom capability on the global map for more comfortable exploration. https://i.imgur.com/SPI2yfF.gif The next change will also be included in the PC version of the game: we’ve added special arrows that indicate the scene can be moved — this should improve the gaming experience, for example, in the first scene with Lo Feng, where this option is not obvious. For mobile devices, we also modified the icons a bit to make them as easy to interact with as possible. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/719a9c8fa36be69fb35240a07ba320b85d20e2a2.jpg Additionally, we’ve moved all game achievements to Google Play, so now important plot points and battle successes will be marked on mobile as well. A big thank you to everyone who participated in the closed testing — thanks to this, we were also able to fix a significant number of bugs. We plan to continue monitoring your feedback and will also start working on the PC version of the game. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/10c2b64a56b3f5d6ef78ed6185a94e4d134791f6.png Hello friends! We’re finally ready to announce the start of the closed testing of Ash of Gods: Redemption, mobile version. Currently, we haveve included only some of the important changes for comfortable gaming on small screens. The rest will be added in the next updates — taking into account your feedback as well. To become part of the closed testing, please, join our Discord-channel — more details in #redemption_mobile. You can also ask all the questions and share your feedback there. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/7bf4d737f092027312df0d95577b0d7a84486c2c.png No matter if you plan to take part in the testing or if you’d like to play the game on release, please press pre-register button on the page of the game: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption

! FOR THE OWNERS OF RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS

Now there are some difficulties with Russian accounts on Google Play, but we’ve prepared a simple guide for you. It will help you create a foreign account and take part in the testing: Guide to Creating a Foreign Account In case of any problems, please, don’t hesitate to contact us on Discord — we thoroughly read all the messages. And thanks to everyone who responded — you’re awesome. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption

Hello friends! Thank you for your response to the news about the release of the mobile version of Redemption! We really appreciate your enthusiasm and we’d like to tell you more about our progress. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/7bf4d737f092027312df0d95577b0d7a84486c2c.png Please subscribe on us in Google Play and help us reach 5000 pre-registrations — it will help us get the featuring from Google for the further development of the game: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/4d8dae54fca0ed72c2e00dae6434a2d11a29aad7.jpg Meanwhile, we have assembled the first fully playable mobile version of Asf of Gods: Redemption and we hope to get the one with all the achievements which we will share within the closed testing. If you want to be the part of it — drop by #redemption_mobile channel in our Discord. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/85d9911684ecd56369e2c81b7267cf8d50a592ea.png Our main focus now is on the convenience of playing on mobile devices. We’re adapting the game for taps, increasing the touch areas and the size of the text, and also adding some extra elements for indication. Some of these changes will later be included in the Steam version as well — for example, arrows on long scenes indicating the possibility of moving between areas. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/cd85cec868c145da81db5c50c1e0e87a3a733803.jpg At the same time we continue to work on updating the combat system, AI-voiceover and localisation, announced earlier — and we’ll tell you more about it after the release of thу mobile version and collect your feedback. And we remind you about adding the game into the wishlist on Google Play — it’s the best help and the best feedback you can give now. Thank you.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/10c2b64a56b3f5d6ef78ed6185a94e4d134791f6.png Hello folks! Thank you all for the support of our idea about the rework of Ash of Gods: Redemption. However, we completely forgot to tell you about another important thing — you will be able to play Redemption on your phone or tablet in a month. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/7bf4d737f092027312df0d95577b0d7a84486c2c.png Please, add our game to the wishlist (“Pre-register” button) — in this case you won’t only support us, but also get a notification when it becomes available: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption Let’s specify a couple of things. The first release will be a classic version of the game currently available on Steam. But all the changes we have promised earlier — a new option for the combat system with altered turn order and other enhancements, voiceover, and improved localization — will also be added to the mobile version with updates. Currently, Ash of Gods: Redemption is only available for Android, but we may be able to delight iOS users in the future. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/5ce4c2eb69b0cb921eb4e109872587a437fb31c6.png What are we doing right now? First of all, we’re integrating all the changes made for Redemption since the moment of release into the build. Then, we’re working on UI for mobile devices to make your experience as comfortable as we can. And we’re also fixing some of the flaws in the PC version, which will also be part of a major update on Steam. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/535ace5072b8ac91b22dd741ed66bc9d1f6fe2b8.png We’re planning to conduct closed testing of the mobile version very soon. So if you want to be among the first to evaluate the mobile version and help us improve it with your feedback, please join our Discord channel. You can find information on how to do this in the #redemption_mobile section. Please note that the number of players in the closed test is limited. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/f1d6c13e54b7782414781d906f15d6350544abeb.png In the future we will tell you all in detail about the changes we plan, and will also share the results and of course, thoroughly read your feedback — we read everything carefully anв consider your opinion. Once again, a huge thank you for your activity under the previous post — it is very motivating. We hope that you will enjoy the mobile version as well. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurumdust.ashofgods.redemption

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/4245fd56581caf86c52ddd04676c60d23a5e85e5.jpg Hello friends! All of a sudden we have some free time on our hands, and we decided to spend it improving Redemption. However, we really need your feedback for that.

NEW BATTLE SYSTEM

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/b5c2742fc279c3cc700b16d40915c3cc7eb49dfc.jpg We are always carefully reading your feedback and talking to our community, so we are aware that some players are irritated with our battle system as it is not fair enough due to the fact that characters in small teams gain more turns. We already worked on these flaws back in 2020 when we published a small demo for the Steam Summer Fest — Ash of Gods: Arena. It has a different turn order and improved dynamics — for example, the usage of cards doesn’t take the whole turn now. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/e87ae41bfcf6ff8767ef9bfe26887d57d076efd9.jpg The feedback for the demo was really positive, so we decided that we can transfer this system to Redemption with some refinement, either making it an option by default or completely replacing the old one. So the main question is: would you be interested in such an update, and if so, which variant would you prefer? Please, share your thoughts in the comments, we read them all carefully.

VOICEOVER

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/865fb92a43af4f8cbf00870cd5aec2e353d63e2a.jpg Redemption is a narrative-heavy game with a lot of characters, and the dialogues notably lack voiceover. We’re planning to experiment with the development of high-quality, emotive voiceovers using neural networks and voice-to-voice technology. It presupposes the work with live actors whose voices can be adapted to suit each character's required timbre, all facilitated by AI. We hope it will let us create compelling and natural voiceovers without much effort. What are your thoughts on this approach?

LOCALIZATION IMPROVEMENT

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/a55b7c19c8eaf678632844dc80ccc6da562ff127.jpg Another issue of Redemption is the quality of translations. The original language of the game is Russian. Therefore, to achieve high-quality English translation, the author should collaborate with an interpreter to directly convey his ideas. Unfortunately, it wasn’t feasible at that time, but the English translation has seen regular improvements, so it should be more or less fine. Regretfully, we can’t say the same about other translations, because many were done by the community, and we couldn't ensure their quality. For instance, Brazilian Portuguese works well in the first chapter according to the players' reports, but then it gets replaced with automatic translation from services like Google Translator. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/bcbf10cb53e3d80a603c8bd8b059316879e4334b.jpg We understand that such issues significantly detract from the gaming experience. That’s why we want to fix it with the help of an algorithm that uses several neural networks and combines simultaneous translation from multiple languages to ensure the most accurate results. This should considerably reduce the risk of distorting the original meaning and we’re sure that the result will be much better than the problematic localizations that currently exist in the game. As for the stylistics of such translations, only you, our dear players, can answer this question. We’re going to run various tests, so join our Discord channel if you wish to take part in them. And please share your thoughts on the quality of localization in your language.

NEW LANGUAGES

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/9f06decc31615b45739c80e31d1a525a4569c09b.png With the method described above, we intend to add new languages to the game — first of all, Korean and Japanese. If you know these languages and support the idea, please, let us know. If you have any other ideas for improving the game, please let us know about it in the comments as well. Also, support the news with a like, please — it will let us understand how necessary the changes are and make informed decisions. Thank you. https://store.steampowered.com/app/691690/Ash_of_Gods_Redemption/

Hello friends! It’s official! After several years of development, multiple demos and a lot of feedback from the community, we are over the moon to announce that Ash of Gods: The Way has officially been released and is now available to play worldwide.

Watch the official Ash of Gods: The Way Release Trailer:

Ash of Gods: The Way is available for €24.99 / $24.99 / £20.99. The full game features 4 tournaments, 4 playable card decks, 5 total card decks to be used by your opponents and a gripping storyline that’s shaped by the choices you make. All of these features add up to shape what we believe to be a greatly replayable experience!

Get it here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/Ash_of_Gods_The_Way/

Summary of Ash of Gods: The Way

• Many battles spread across 4 tournaments – every battle is a completely unique and tailor-made challenge of wits and strategy
• Put it all to the test with Challenger Battles – rematch previously won battles with new mechanics and stronger enemy units, and be handsomely rewarded for a victory!
• Customize your decks to your liking with unit, item and spell cards from 4 different factions, all with unique playstyles, strengths and weaknesses.
• Try 3 difficulty modes: Story, Normal and Hard. The Story mode is for those that may struggle with the gameplay and want to focus on the story and Hard mode is suited for veterans of the strategy, deckbuilding and tactics game genres.
• Experience a gripping story about war, loyalty and revenge – your choices will shape the road you walk. Explore many different endings and story paths, fully voiced in English.
• Localization for English, German, French, Spanish (Spain), Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese and Russian.

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Explore more of Ash of Gods

What edition of the game is right for you? Explore your options below!

Ash of Gods: The Way Deluxe Edition

Alongside Ash of Gods: The Way, you get the full soundtrack of the game and the digital art book. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/31866/ash_of_gods_deluxe_edition

Ash of Gods Universe Bundle

Get the full story of the Ash of Gods universe with this bundle including both Ash of Gods: The Way and its predecessor Ash of Gods: Redemption. Keep in mind that Ash of Gods: The Way is not a sequel to Ash of Gods: Redemption and the stories are separate from each other! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/31865/ash_of_gods_universe_bundle

Ash of Gods Fan Edition Bundle

Experience all of Ash of Gods so far! This bundle includes both Ash of Gods: The Way and Ash of Gods: Redemption, as well as all their digital extras. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/31820/ash_of_gods_fan_bundle

Let’s hear from you!

We would love to hear what you think of Ash of Gods: The Way! Feel free to start a conversation in the Steam discussion thread or join us for a chat on our Discord server. Reviews are important to us, as they’re a good way for us to gauge the current state of the game as well as general player sentiment. So, we’d like to ask you to leave a review on the game whenever you feel like you’ve played enough to get a feel for the game. Whether the review is positive or negative, an honest review is what’s most important to us! Encountered a bug or issue? Make a post in the Feedback & bugs section on Steam or find us in the support channel on our Discord server. Fixing issues is our main priority after launch, so we’ll make sure to get back to you! From everyone at AurumDust, thank you all so much for your love and support on the demos and the big release. We were especially happy with the reception of the Ash of Gods: The Way Prologue and the feedback we got! 92% positive reviews is a big deal to us, as it lets us know the game is in a good spot. We hope to continue the transparency and make this game the best it possibly can be! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/65ea33febde5d21fc1c5d561b8bf1664396cfe24.png

For questions about the game, be sure to check out our FAQ.

Connect with us

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshOfGods VK: https://vk.com/ash_of_gods Discord: https://discord.gg/ashofgods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Es3rxqdtXgpgQzJdbXGOw

Hello friends! Our new game, Ash of Gods: The Way, releases in less than 48 hours! All of this was made possible by you who supported Ash of Gods: Redemption. For this reason, we feel it’s only right to offer everyone who owns Ash of Gods: Redemption a loyalty discount on Ash of Gods: The Way! If you do not yet own Ash of Gods: Redemption, now is your chance! It’s currently available with a 60% discount. You can get it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/691690/Ash_of_Gods_Redemption/ Ash of Gods: The Way, will become available on April 27th at €24.99 / $24.99 / £20.99 and will include a launch discount of 10%. Your loyalty discount is another 10% and will stack with the launch discount, totalling at a 20% discount on Ash of Gods: The Way! The loyalty discount will last indefinitely, but keep in mind that the launch discount will only be available during the first week after the initial release. Additionally, the loyalty discount only applies to the base game and does not change the price of the extra items that are included in the available bundles.

You can find Ash of Gods: The Way here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/Ash_of_Gods_The_Way/ Again, thank you for supporting Ash of Gods: Redemption, and we hope to see you around for this next game!

Connect with us

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshOfGods VK: https://vk.com/ash_of_gods Discord: https://discord.gg/ashofgods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Es3rxqdtXgpgQzJdbXGOw

Hello friends! We’ve officially reached the final week before the release of Ash of Gods: The Way! As we’re working our ashes off to get everything ready for release, we’d like to share some details on the final things we’re working on, from changes, the game to an exciting announcement!

Nintendo Switch Release

Ash of Gods: The Way will be released for Nintendo Switch on April 27th and the pre-orders are now live! If you like to take your games on the go, you can grab the game on the Nintendo store. This is super exciting news for us as well, as we really do feel like the structure of Ash of Gods: The Way works really well with a portable console! Though you could also buy the game on Steam and play it on the Steam deck ;)

Watch the Nintendo Switch Gameplay Trailer:

Changes to the game

We previously announced some changes we wanted to make based on your feedback on the Ash of Gods: Prologue. At the time it wasn’t quite sure what we could add in time before the release. Well, we’re very happy to announce that all these changes are implemented in the game upon release. The full changelog will be available on release day, but for now, let’s highlight a couple changes.

Restarting a battle

We’ve added a button the the main menu to restart a battle, where previously only the Surrender button was available. This makes it a lot quicker and easier to restart a battle if you’re struggling. Previously, with the Surrender button you’d be sent back to the tournament screen and talk with some characters about your loss, but you gave us feedback on how this took too long. Now, with the addition of the Restart button, you will still have a talk with some characters after you restart a battle if this is important to the story. However, if there’s no dialogue, you’ll be able to dive right back into the battle without exiting to the tournament screen. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/2f87cf1c115e087c9f85a4c1e1a5288b664f6f77.jpg

Battle pacing

We also implemented a toggle to slow down the enemy movement during the end of a turn. Normally, all units on a team would move at once, attacking the target in front of them simultaneously. You let us know it was hard to keep track of what was going on and you were running into situations where you don’t know why you lost a unit. When you enable the ‘slow down enemy turn’ toggle in the menu, all the enemy’s units will move one after another instead of all at once. This should make it a lot easier to see what’s going on. Your own turn remains unaffected as to not slow down the game too much. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/80c79af2a7ba50bf95613f88a6a87b83828509dc.jpg

Language support

We have expanded the accessibility of Ash of Gods: The Way by adding Ukrainian localization for interface and subtitles. The game now supports English, Russian, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Simplified Chinese in addition to Ukrainian. You can change the language in the Language and Sound menu, where we’ve now also included a message explaining that a restart of the game is required for a language change to apply. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/8c51ec642b185d2c281871eb24139bfe4e999e10.jpg

Loyalty Discount for Redemption players

Players of Ash of Gods: Redemption will get 10% off for Ash of Gods: The Way. This loyalty discount stacks with the 10% launch discount! Thank you for playing our games and sticking with us, we really appreciate it. We hope you'll give Ash of Gods: The Way a go!

Connect with us to stay up-to-date!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshOfGods VK: https://vk.com/ash_of_gods Discord: https://discord.gg/ashofgods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Es3rxqdtXgpgQzJdbXGOw Only seven days to go until the release. We hope you’ll join us on April 27th! In the meantime, we would really appreciate it if you could wishlist the game to support the release. It means a lot to us! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/Ash_of_Gods_The_Way/

Hello friends! We heard your wishes for more gameplay previews, so let’s go big! We just released a brand new trailer for your viewing pleasure, showcasing the gameplay you can expect from the full game.

Watch the new Gameplay Trailer here:

Remember, you can still try the free Ash of Gods: The Way Prologue and experience the opening chapters of the game.

Find the Prologue in the Steam store, or find the direct link in the comment section.

New Gameplay Mechanics

Once you finish the first tournament, you’ll have to face many new challenges and gameplay mechanics. So what can you expect from the rest of the game?

• Participate in three more tournaments and face off against their Champions
• Play with two new card decks; one focussing on defensive tactics and health drain, the other on offensive tactics and sniping the enemy commander
• Flesh out the Bandit deck and unlock powerful new cards for your trusty Berkana deck
• Upgrade your favorite cards to new levels and give them new abilities based on your playstyle or needs
• Unlock powerful new Commanders with game-changing special abilities
• Put your skills to the test by clearing Challenge Mode battles and be handsomely rewarded
• …and plenty more yet to be discovered!

Connect with us to stay up-to-date!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshOfGods VK: https://vk.com/ash_of_gods Discord: https://discord.gg/ashofgods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Es3rxqdtXgpgQzJdbXGOw

Be sure to wishlist Ash of Gods: The Way to support the game and follow the page to get the news right in your library!

Find it in the Steam store or in the comment section.

Hello friends! It’s good to see you here. We’re super proud to announce the release date for Ash of Gods: The Way with you and get the Prologue version into your hands!

Watch the official release date reveal & story trailer here:

That’s right! Ash of Gods: The Way will officially release on April 27th, 2023!

Play the free Ash of Gods: The Way Prologue now!

Now, we get that you’re eager to play the game. So, to fill the gap, we just released the Ash of Gods: The Way Prologue! The Prologue is a standalone version of The Way that spans across the opening chapters of the game, similar to the previous demo. One of the big changes, however, is that all of the in-game dialogue is now fully voice acted! We really feel like the voice acting elevates the story of the game to a higher level, so please do check it out and let us know what you think! The text of Ash of Gods: The Way has been localized for English, German, Russian, French, Spanish and simplified Chinese. Ukrainian localization will be available on the full release of the game. The Prologue is what you can expect from this section of the full game when it releases on April 27th, aside from any issues that may arise! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/508fa8c14328e9b403465a6a50379dd1cd6b67ae.jpg

You can download the Ash of Gods: The Way Prologue through the dedicated page in the Steam Store.

The Ash of Gods: The Way Prologue will be available for a limited time only We’d like to thank all of you who followed the development of The Way, whether you just got here or have been following us since Redemption. You’re all amazing! Join us on the Ash of Gods Discord server to discuss the Prologue and talk about the upcoming game release! We’ll be hanging around there, so feel free to say hi!

Experience a gripping story in a world torn by war and violence. You're sent on a mission that may save your country; failure is not an option.

Hello, friends! It's finally Christmas time and we here at AurumDust wish all of you very joyful holidays and a hopeful 2023. We want to thank you for being with us all this time, for your support and help, we really appreciate it. We wish you a plenty of nice moments and the most wonderful games! Cheers! And we remind you about a Christmas present from us. Now you can get Ash of Gods: Redemption with 80% discount. Hurry up while Steam Winter Sale is on! And have a joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/31fe0dcf080a016f3ff7d7a323d2e4bfafd7161e.jpg

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/dfe60a9eafe4584eb69ee51e137e88f2e43c3594.jpg Hello friends! We are stoked to announce that, as part of the #TurnBasedFest event, our brand new demo is now available to play! Experience what we’ve been working on over the past half a year since the last demo. Several changes have been made based on player feedback, so we’re eager to hear what you think.

Watch the new trailer here:

Main features to try out in the demo:

• Play through the tutorial and the first tournament of the game. Prove your worth and abilities to your king!
• Try out two different decks: Your trusty Berkanan deck and the ever devious Bandit deck!
• Three difficulty settings! The pesky difficulty bug has been fixed, so you’ll now be able to pick a difficulty level before starting the game. Normal mode is generally recommended for most players. More interested in the story than the gameplay? Story mode is for you. Want to explore every nook and cranny of the combat? Challenge yourself with Hard mode!

You can download the demo on the Ash of Gods: The Way store page!

While you're there, be sure to follow and wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/Ash_of_Gods_The_Way/ Want to give feedback on the demo or discuss something with the developers? Join our Discord!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/4a730a8b8fc4a2d963f5de201c557f3e397569e7.jpg Hello friends! We’re beyond excited to let you know that next week, as part of the #TurnBasedFest event here on Steam, a brand new demo will be available for you to play! We’ve been hard at work this past half year, implementing changes and improvements based on the feedback we got on our last demo. We’ll explore these changes in-depth next week, but here’s what we’ve been working on:

A new and improved main menu has been added. We’re really happy with how it looks now!

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Lots of rebalancing. We fixed a few things for classic mode and reworked both story and hard mode. The latter is still a work in progress, but we hope these changes will result in an improved player experience.

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We made numerous improvements to the story you can experience in the demo.

This includes improvements to the tutorial and story from slightly later in the game that have been moved forward to make the demo more interesting. The story and dialogue in The Way has been reworked as a whole, though you won’t see much of this in the demo. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/cf4e17e3863f0053dfb87e70d5de076dcefcb718.png If you’d like to discuss something with us or give feedback on the demo, join our Discord! We also released a (new) dedicated subreddit for the Ash of Gods franchise! You’ll be able to discuss all the Ash of Gods games with others in the community, give feedback, share your thoughts & fan content and help each other out if you run into trouble. All official announcements will also be posted there! Find it here: r/Ash_of_Gods Want to stay up-to-date here on Steam? Follow the Ash of Gods: The Way Steam page to get all developments directly in your Steam library. While you're there, consider wishlisting the game! It helps us out a ton with getting the game out there. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/Ash_of_Gods_The_Way/ See you next week!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/53e89ec30d16ee3d8a44c214916d6f0a44e0fb29.jpg Hello, friends! We've been off the radar for a little while, but we're back with a blog discussing the current state of the game, the feedback we got after the last demo, as well as the changes we made for a new demo you'll be able to play soon! Want to know more? Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1293460/view/3529162235824272604

Interested in The Way and its development? Wishlist and follow it to never miss an update! It supports us a ton.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/Ash_of_Gods_The_Way/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/97a97de51cdfe970733373cddfa3529459883864.png Hello, folks! Steam Next Fest has come to an end, and we’d like to thank you for your engagement and useful feedback left in a questionnaire at the end of the demo. We have yet to read and analyse every reply, and we’ll make a more detailed report about it later, but today we want to share the first results—your marks of our work. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/a90a4474f4bb86100a15dee437dd44bf38c477a7.png As you can see, most players liked The Way. At the moment the average rating of the game is 4.44 points out of 5. It’s almost 89% of positive marks. For us it’s a very strong indicator that the huge work we made over the game wasn’t for nothing. At the same time we have to say that the demo has a big and unpleasant bug that considerably influenced the game experience. The thing is that if there are no earlier saves, the game doesn’t offer the player to choose the level of difficulty—and a new game starts by default in the easiest Story Mode. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/1f0da24c98cbd000dd11765a3cf2ce03824fd92b.png A lot of players marked this fact and reported that the fights are too easy and in some cases don’t demand any planning. It happened because in the Story Mode many fights don’t work like they should—it was created for those who doesn’t want to deal with strategic challenges. We will make sure to fix this for the next demo so that you could assess the fights in the Classic and Hard modes. And for now we prolong the access to the demo for one more week, and you have an opportunity to try the game for yourselves (yes, in the Story Mode) and give us your feedback. We’ll surely read it. If you want to become a tester of Ash of Gods: The Way and to be one of the first players who will see the fights of the new championships, join our Discord channel and—the main thing—add our game to the wishlist! Thank you again for your feedback and support, Aurum Dust. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/48bda29ba81da4b0523139cf4be59369aa58c839.jpg

Hello, friends! It’s been half a year since our last demo, and for this time we’ve made a great deal of work, putting a lot of changes which we’ve been describing in the posts UPDATING BATTLEFIELDS и PREPARING FOR A NEW DEMO into the game. In the new demo-version you will see: A new colourful cinematic (still a work-in-progress) https://i.imgur.com/B2ka0Wn.gif Levels of difficulty (we recommend playing the demo in Classic Mode) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/1f0da24c98cbd000dd11765a3cf2ce03824fd92b.png New animations of the battlefields, making them much more vivid {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/4e0398aeadb7666b180a94a3cd2278df27f75723.gif A redesigned screen for changing a card before battle fixing the problem with accidental swap of the important unit as it was in the previous version {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/484250c6b996b65739b637d003a3d8b99009af0e.gif The animation of free cards that allows you to plan your moves better https://i.imgur.com/BSo94KT.gif Considerably reworked and much more convenient UI {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/24f1a64afefc97f5155e09bea1c8fe7c913fbcbd.png And of course, much more balanced fights with improved mechanics! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/9f913653c260c41887117f952a6571ec5c9aaf91.gif Attention! The demo is available on the page of the game: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/e1bfe71d1677444b24237f99bc1585bbe8dcf502.png We hope that you’ll like our new demo and we’re waiting for any feedback—it really helps us make the game better! You can share it by answering a short survey at the end of the demo, in the comments to this post or joining our channel in Discord. We also want to thank you for your support and engagement—your likes and comments really motivate us. And don’t forget to wishlist and follow the game! Have a nice game, AurumDust team. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/48bda29ba81da4b0523139cf4be59369aa58c839.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4I8ogvP.gif Hello, friends! As you know, we are preparing a new demo for Steam Next Fest, and you can already play it on Monday. Apart from balance corrections, we have removed the restriction of 30 FPS, and that made our game way more smooth and pleasing to the eye. We've also considerably changed battlefields and made them more vivid, placing a lot of new animated objects—they look way more classy than Redemption’s. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/1f0da24c98cbd000dd11765a3cf2ce03824fd92b.png We have also added a new redesigned intro (it's not a final version though), the choice of difficulty level, free cards animation, an improved screen of card replacement before the start of a fight and a lot more. https://i.imgur.com/On439ao.jpg What we haven't added but we will for sure: we'll add a new screen for the main menu—it still demands some work with animations and music. We also plan to partially rewrite dialogues to make the story of the first tournament more complete and interesting. And of course, we'll bring back voice acting when all the texts are ready. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/97a97de51cdfe970733373cddfa3529459883864.png And for now follow us in Discord, add the game to the wishlist and check for updates—we'll inform you as soon as the demo will be available.

CATS & MEMES

Working on a demo is a hard and tiring process, but we always work as a team, and that's why we chat a lot and try to cheer each other up—sometimes with absolute nonsense. And today we want to share some with you. For example, we couldn’t go past the telling expression of Finn’s face in one of the new cinematics. Originally this meme was in Russian, but we managed to find an English alternative—a phrase of Daniel Day-Lewis from the ”Gangs of New York” movie. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/52aa0267e46eb4697b27675faa2d86e6b17aeee7.jpg Sometimes, after a hard working day our artists join the Dark Side of the Force. I blame Disney and the new trilogy for all of this. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/2d81aa13b11ea4b6d980321d6808be40d91deab2.jpg Here, the artist who works with battlefields took the condition “In this battle your opponent will get an unexpected reinforcement” a bit too literally… https://i.imgur.com/TPnPzPR.gif And our art-director, while testing animations, turned a poor guardian into a dirty swine, putting flies on him, because “there were no corpses nearby”. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/01140771ba6049914be6c35ef17a975da9d8c358.gif Also he says that he’s added a scroll to a Frisian version of Kleta to punish Finn for bad fights in the tournament. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/6e3736590134bf601a6fc05309bce04c578ea93b.jpg And he claims that he didn’t try to draw a young revolutionnaire—just wanted to attach the girl to the mother. Of course, we don’t believe him. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/69d6312bfe86b00e1484325e9fc9da4aa5225b72.jpg But sometimes the game creates memes itself. For example, a ghost of a Hammerer appeared in the deck of Berkana’s champion. Spooky! https://i.imgur.com/QqS6SYA.gif By the way, our team is quite young. Some of us are old enough, though, to remember a very ancient meme about Techno Viking… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/e47f0f3410f839002098394164ed1b160014a3a8.jpg Anyway, we all are millennials, so the memes are usually pretty classic: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/393aa8a1f97e9d44fb1c9d34acdfc93f64334001.png And not always funny (but quite honest!)... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/c0d3581e63c0f7ad89c15b86ea549f6be7c58ddd.jpg We also share photos of our favourite pets with each other. And it seems, all of us are crazy cat lovers (the image is clickable). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/50dea75c19802fcd3182b23a29fae6aee8be3b19.jpg It’s quite weird, but none of us has a dog. We would gladly accept them into our company though. But we have other pets too. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/d195fac299ebd091eba1a8a66fa90c47a8975930.jpg We hope that our pets and our stupid sense of humour have lifted your spirits. At least, just a tad. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/931f0597853d76d309c066224b71f9616ef3675d.jpg Regretfully, we won’t likely post regular updates and tell you about our game in detail anymore. We’ve always tried to create interesting quality content, but it takes a lot of time and effort—and for now these efforts don’t pay off and don’t bring enough wishlists. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/70599c41c3782cc5a9908d6075d6f656ec8330ad.jpg Nevertheless, if you like our updates and you’d like to keep reading them, it’s high time to add Ash of Gods: The Way into your wishlist and subscribe to the game to receive important updates. Unfortunately, Steam doesn't let us to put a direct link here but you can find a clickable GIF above the description on Redemption's store page. Comments, likes and reposts of this post are also very welcome—thanks a lot for your support, anything like that is very precious for us. Besides, you can join our Discord channel—we are always glad to talk to the players and answer any questions. That’s all for now. We remind you that on Monday, with the start of the festival, our new demo will be available for everyone—and we are waiting for your feedback. Be sure to tell your friends about us! https://i.imgur.com/AraQ8AZ.gif And, of course, have a nice weekend! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/48bda29ba81da4b0523139cf4be59369aa58c839.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uVPNYu4.gif Hello, friends! Our team is intensely getting ready for the Steam Next Fest, preparing a new demo—the old one is deactivated and isn’t available anymore. Besides, we have finished the battles for all the games and will announce the search for players for a closed testing. If you want to be among the first who will see what we have made in new tournaments, join our Discord channel, please—we will post an announcement there, when the time comes, and we’ll also collect feedback there. And today we’ll tell you about other important updates which make our game better. https://i.imgur.com/FcNWDTQ.jpg

Cinematics

We have already shown our progress with new cinemanics. As you remember, a lot of images were black and white, and they had a lack of details. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/9654b6f938359d1a662b86fe3edd0155aa793fef.gif We’ve considerably moved forward finishing our work with separate images and making them much more colourful and rich. https://i.imgur.com/UCOpqVH.jpg Every clip sets the atmosphere of the places where Finn goes and reveals the characters he has to meet much better—and also shows emotions and relations between characters. https://i.imgur.com/zyMzqoQ.jpg Almost all the cinematics are already put together, and we’ll start adding sounds and music to them. But you will see a refreshed version of the intro in a new demo—not a final one, we’re planning to elaborate on sounds and music.

New looks

As you know, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. That’s why we’ve «redressed» Finn’s companions into Frisian costumes so that they wouldn’t outtand from the crowd. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/3457d32d9bc40b9bcadbbd7c2437364a2d0068ea.png They also got new poses and animations to look more alive. That’s how, for example, Raylo will move and look: https://i.imgur.com/A4mf0GO.gif

New animations of battlefields

We also go on revitalising battlefields—adding different effects, things and animals. By the way, according to the number of locations and the variety of animations, The Way is far richer than Redemption. We’ll make one more update a bit later, and now here are some cats deciding what to do with a fresh-caught lizard. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/091c2a0ca8619e2948f028e492afb2d54e937d8f.gif

Animation of cards

New visual effects have become one more important detail of fights. We consider it important to highlight «free» cards—the ones that don’t make you spend a turn when playing. It’ll help the player identify them faster among the usual ones. https://i.imgur.com/iNUNEmf.gif

Menu

We have also redesigned the menu: we’ve changed the concept and the colour scheme to make it more suitable for the theme of the game. But regretfully it won’t probably be in a new demo—there is plenty of work with animations ahead, to revitalise the picture and to make it more warm and cosy. https://i.imgur.com/hzxggt1.jpg That’s all for now. Be sure to add the game to your wishlist, subscribe to the updates to follow the news and join our Discord channel to talk to us and share your feedback. See you! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/48bda29ba81da4b0523139cf4be59369aa58c839.jpg

Hello, friends! While we were telling you about the lore and the characters of Ash of Gods: The Way, our team was going on working on the new tournaments. For each of them we tried to create unique screens and, of course, battlefields, trying to underline special traits of the areas whether it is… …dry Rigga with gloomy deserts, {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/69955658e7158cb2b5ff28b732309248936cd0ce.png ...snowy Gollah, surrounded by proud mountains, {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/6cf77294a6819223128b85418462449266199cf5.png …or strict Wodan with its architecture of straight lines. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/c5c7a6b17a0fb58bcbcedcae92d2ab8ada386100.png If you have already played our new demo and finished Berkana Tournament, in new battles there will be new challenges and mechanics, waiting for you: Different traps and runes {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/2f5d46aed3494f0b798a092c77aec638dae39b0c.gif Fighting for checkpoints {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/c1d79119994c95e20f6ae62af882944b991189df.gif Special tiles with different buffs {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/f424b3e7e0a05da2c1d1cac64d3af6e2872941b0.gif In this arena you will see almost all buffs. IInteresting—which combinations will be the most successful? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/b44e32cd60702d93b8a9a0e1049cd2616114ffaa.png We’ve also been thinking about the improvement of the general look of battlefields. At the moment we’re redesigning the crowd, leading people in different tournaments (citizens, soldiers, slaves) to the uniform style. These berkans, for example, will replace their more diverse predecessors. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/9ff1551f6f17f164feeb00ae48b225ee8bbff507.png We also want to liven up every scene at most, and that’s why we experiment with different weather effects… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/54879611bb6afd5d2192cf4400061135cbe33952.gif …and add animated objects: https://i.imgur.com/zfHljW8.gif We also want every field to be full of life. For example, here are some birds that peacefully look for food while the battle is on: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/ed98f172bd026de29a32c8bd936ca31b08e47f16.gif We’re only experimenting with these things but as soon as we reach the final result, we’ll definitely show it to you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39509570/a72a642057f4dba103d1f08eec1024f263565ee3.gif We’ll tell you about some other important changes in our game, but for now that’s all. Share your impressions about new animations in the comments, follow our page and be sure to add the game into your wishlist! And also join our Discord community! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31161901/48bda29ba81da4b0523139cf4be59369aa58c839.jpg