Blade of Darkness news & patch notes

Dear Blade of Darkness Community, Your feedback has been invaluable to us, today we are releasing the following updates based on your input: 1. Camera Settings Update: We've listened to your feedback and are reverting to the camera settings from our October 2021 re-release as the default option for new players. Additionally, we're providing the flexibility to switch between the 2001 original camera, the 2021 re-release camera, and the 2023 console-like, free-rotation camera at any time. Simply navigate to 'Controls' --> 'Camera' to access the 'Reworked Camera' settings. '0' - will enable the original, 2001 camera '1' - will enable 2021 re-release camera (new default) '2' - will enable 2023 console-like, free-rotation camera 2. We're excited to bring back the nostalgic experience of the 2001 version of the game, now available on Steam and selectable through the launch window widget. We hope our long-time fans enjoy revisiting this classic edition. 3. Reintegration of Original Spanish Language Assets: Thanks to the feedback from our Spanish-speaking community, we've resolved an issue with language versions and restored the very original version of the game. Minor adjustments have been made for clarity, ensuring an authentic experience for all players. Thank you for your unwavering support! Best regards, SNEG Team

Last months were quite busy working on the major update for the Blade of Darkness. We've checked your feedback, talked to some of you directly and as a result came up with the list of improvements that we want to implement. Let's go straight to this list to show what was done: - upscaled textures (thank you for all your help and support SrRaulCL) - bug fixes for the game’s save system - reworked camera with the ability to freely look around outside of the combat - better controller support - new visual features: improved anti-aliasing, HDR, bloom, SSAO, motion blur - massive patchwork across the game - SteamDeck support (pending Valve's approval) - console versions release Thank you for your support of Blade of Darkness IP across all these years and if you want to spread the word about the game - that's a good moment as we are also putting it on 50% off discount. Have fun! :) SNEG team

We're happy to introduce a beta release of native Mac & Linux versions of Blade of Darkness based on the latest v109 build. Mac version should work on systems starting from MacOS 10.9 (Mavericks) and up to the latest M1+ chips. With Linux, we targeted for compatibility with Ubuntu, Manjaro, and Arch distributions. This range of supported systems might change though we hope to keep as is. To access beta builds simply switch the game to the Beta branch in the Steam client. Since it's a beta release bugs are to be expected - we encourage you to report any issue you come across at our Beta branch subforum.

- fixed an issue with rotating objects (e.g. bridges with levers)

- fixed bugs related to levers - fixed a fullscreen related issue

- Controller’s VDFs are now bundled with the game - Updated Steam controller configuration localization - Fixed levers and gates visual overshoot bug - Fixed gamepad disconnection message having a background - Fixed problems with dynamic moving objects - Fixed window bar not visible when in windowed fullscreen

v94 BETA (Jan 20, 2022) - VSync turned 'On' now should be fixing the micro stutter issue - improved movement behaviour on gamepad - fixed issues with corrupted saves files (existing broken saves won't work) - fixed lava/poison position at Kelbegen Mines & Forge of Xshatra - the game now pauses in the event of controller disconnect - fixed endless running bug on controllers - WASD keys now can be used in the game's menu - fixes for 'windowed mode' behaviour - fixed missing font character in chinese version - fixes for various localization bugs - fixed wrong controller glyphs in the tutorial level - various minor tweaks and improvements Don't forget, in order to access the build, you need to switch to BETA branch.

- fixed critical F1 and ESC issue in the Chinese version of the game

- fixed not saving changes in the layout - fixes to game load procedure

v86 (Dec 18, 2021, hotfix) - fix for a game crash occurring after the intro video for Russian and Chinese versions

Full Controller Support - v83 (Dec 17, 2021) The new update brings full controller support to the Blade of Darkness. The key changes introduced in the new build: - full controller support - optional smoothed camera (OPTIONS --> VIDEO) - optional vibration (CONTROLS --> GAMEPAD) - ability to remap controller controls (CONTROLS --> LAYOUT) - visual reference for controller's bindings (CONTROLS --> GAMEPAD) - updated tutorial, mindful of controller experience - automated combo panels (respond to input device) - dynamic support for controller's glyphs (Microsoft, Playstation) - fixed empty screen during loading - fixed various crash scenarios, improved stability - fixed os.utime function - various localization improvements The current v74 build is retired to the rollback branch.

A BETA branch release. Today we introduce our WIP version of the controller support. What's new: - full controller support across the game - optional new smoothed camera feature - fully functional gamepad layout - Playstation & Xbox controllers glyphs - updated tutorial - automated combo panels (the F1 menu) which now respond to the chosen input method - optional vibration - weapon names in the F1 panel are now attached to their respective IDs (no longer static images) - bunch of various optimizations What's missing but is WIP: - support for Steam Input API - bindable menu for changing some of the controller mappings - settings for the new smoothed camera - game pause in case of input disconnect - multiple UI improvements and bugs The layout: A - Attack X - Use / LeftRight Y - UpDown (180 turn outside of combos) B - Select Object / Jump LB - Block LT - Sneak / Previous Enemy RB - Throw RT - Lock On Enemy / Next Enemy Left Stick - Regular movement, with Up being 'Run' and softer version of it 'Walk' Right Stick - Camera Up - Desinage from Lock-On / Draw or Sheathe Weapons Down - Cycle through weapons Left - Cycle through shields Right - Cycle through potions L3 - Next View R3 - Last View This layout enabled us to preserve the combo mechanic as-is without sacrificing its complexity. We like to think that it's mindful of the possible range of actions you want to do in various scenarios be it combat, exploring, checking combos panels, navigating through the main menu, or shooting with a bow. Share your feedback in a new Beta Branch section on our forum. The UI still needs some work, and we're on it - most of the immediate bugs you will notice are already reported and will be worked on. But your experience of playing with the controller using the proposed layout is the most important thing to us - let us know how it will go.

We've heard you loud and clear - playing with the keyboard and mouse shouldn't be the only available option. Today we would like to announce upcoming support for controllers and optional camera stabilization features. As these two go hand in hand we're working to preserve the original feel, yet make everything from combos to menu navigation comfortable and up to modern standards. Once we have a stable version, we will make it public on the beta branch and embrace your feedback. We're aiming to have the first build before the end of the year. Stay tuned and please vote for Blade of Darkness. We love it as much as you!

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41045809/b3864221beb72cc5a5b995f2ff7509947b01b7ae.pngFollowing the game's release, we're focused on addressing critical issues some of you encountered while playing the game and you might've noticed our dedication to introducing changes as fast as we can. This backfired with the last two patches, where we seem to bring more problems than fixes for which we're very sorry. Starting from today, aside from a new v74 build, we introduce a new 'beta' branch (in addition to already existing 'default' and 'rollback' branches) where we will be releasing the majority of the following builds first. To avoid any confusion here's the current state we're in: 'beta' - dormant (waiting for the next build) 'default' - v74 'rollback' - v71 The goal of the beta branch is rather straightforward - to avoid stressing the vast majority of the players with potential issues in the new builds. On the other hand, enabling the community to give us feedback on whether or not the new fixes we work on address the problems before they are made available to everyone by default. P.S. In case the v74 won't stabilize the situation we will revert the default branch to a mix of v71 and v72 (read: safe & stable build) in 24 hours. v74 (Oct 20, 2021, hotfix) - fixed random crashes introduced in v73 and related to the audio

- fixes for stereo sound issues - rendering related fixes

- fixed rendering related crashes - a second attempt to fix a loading saves issue on Temple of Ianna level - corrected an issue with recognition of achievements - added trigger for lower difficulty level achievements upon completion of the campaign (e.g. if you finished with 'Heroic' you will also get 'Normal') - fixed a rare bug with the ‘The Central Kingdoms’ achievement

- fixed an issue with loading saves on Temple of Ianna level - fixed crashes related to save/load procedure

- fixed crash when there were too many entities - fixed some missing localization texts in the Mines of Kelbegen - fixed wrong memory access in the input manager - fixed crash caused by too many shadows - added a message box when a GPU is not supported by the game instead of crashing the game - fixed the control’s behavior when playing with a high frame rate - fixed other various crash scenarios - fixed console related issues - other minor tweaks (thanks to everyone for reporting! High five to Astra1673)

- fixes an issue related to using objects and weapons introduced in v66

- fixed various localization mistakes (EN, ES) - fixed random crashes when picking up objects in hand - reinstated correct intro videos

- hotfix for Windows v10.0.19041

- fixed game getting stuck after creating saves (e.g. Dal Gurak Tower, two golems) - fixed various random runtime crashes - fixed game crashes upon exiting the application - fixed compatibility with some specific Windows version - fixed crash when trying to start a tutorial or new game

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