Sagres news & patch notes

⛵️ Hello again Navigators! ⛵️ Last time we took a closer look at Fernando, Lucia, and Sir Antonio. Today, let’s discover more about the extended cast of Sagres (with some input from the developer, ooze - thanks ooze!). ***

Amelia

“Amelia was designed to be a natural villain for the story, who was seemingly destined to meet a miserable end,” says ooze. “However, during the course of development she grew on me quite a bit, and so I expanded her role considerably (including altering what was going to be a very bad ending for her!). I hope I was able to convey how the harsh environment of sea voyages in the 15th century might lead to a twisted personality like hers.”

Chama

You’ll bump into Chama during the second act of the story when you manage to reach Central America. She’s the only one in her tribe that can speak Portuguese, which makes her a vital ally for Fernando and his crew when they find themselves in sticky situations. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/1e163a7f0b6ef7d67fd9203b4fe3b11496365ab4.jpg “Chama falls in love with Fernando at first sight,” says ooze. “Fernando is probably responsible for her passion for learning the Portuguese language and for foreign cultures.”

Nicolau

Nicolau is a likeable guy: a sailing veteran and a source of early game information for the player as they start out their adventure. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/58aefad9e96e8be0189dceee9604243c0853b4e8.jpg “In my original story drafts, Nicolau was actually supposed to die in an event related to the American continent!” ooze says. “But I eventually became so attached to him that I just couldn’t do it. Listening to player feedback it seems he is a lot of people’s favourite character, which is really nice to hear!” *** Thank you for reading - and let us know if there’s a particular area of the game you'd like to hear more about or give feedback on! Next time we’ll take a look at how Sagres changed over the course of development. Until then: Fair winds and following seas! 🌊 Ooze and Kakehashi Games

⛵️ Hello again Navigators! ⛵️ You might have seen Sagres pop up in your Steam update/download queue recently - we just wanted to pop a quick post up here so you can see what's what! As you might have guessed already from the title of this post, we've added two new recruitable Navigators to the game. Can you find them? 😉 Thanks as always for your support and we wish you fair winds and following seas! 🌊 Ooze and Kakehashi Games

⛵️ Hello again Navigators! ⛵️ As you might have seen in our last development post (here), making Sagres was all about conveying a sense of connection. To do this the game needed a cast of characters who are fun to travel alongside and who can help bring this theme to the fore. Let’s take a closer look (with insight from developer ooze - thanks ooze!) at the cast of Sagres! ***

Lucia & Fernando

As protagonist Fernando, the first other character you really get to know in the story is Lucia, his spritely childhood friend. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/d52ea48f9ad7298f81e736f6c8c28485d780392a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/a7b6bc0faaba67400945f0397185676b00557ffe.jpg “Lucia and Fernando’s connection is really built-in from the very start of the game,” says ooze. “That said, before settling on Fernando as the protagonist, Lucia was originally intended to be the main character. Ultimately I felt there was a huge benefit to having the main character act as a vessel for the player, to enable better immersion in the story. This is why he is designed with his hair covering his eyes.”

Antonio

The legendary explorer Sir Antonio (Lucia’s father) provides the story with some initial urgency, given that he has mysteriously disappeared and it’s up to you to find out what happened to him. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/e5026afde0eee492e778290d5d889a00bcede6f0.jpg “Antonio is my favourite character,” says ooze. “He clearly has two ‘faces’, the kind side he shows to his daughter, Lucia, and the stricter side he shows when facing wider society. He understands the importance of discipline, and it often feels like he should be the protagonist of his own game, as he sets out on seemingly impossible adventures. I wanted his arc to show that even if you don’t achieve your aims then that doesn’t mean you can’t gain something important by trying.” *** We hope that was interesting! Next time we’ll look more closely at some more characters, namely Amelia, Chama and Nicolau. Thank you for reading, and until next time: Fair winds and following seas! 🌊 Ooze and Kakehashi Games

⛵️ Hi there, Navigators! ⛵️ For any players out there who are enjoying Sagres and were wondering a little bit about where it came from or how it was made, we thought we would take a little bit of time to sit down with the developer, ooze, and share some of the stories and insights from its development. We’ll keep things nice and brief, though let us know if you find any of this sort of stuff interesting and would like to hear more! *** The first thing we spoke about was what gave ooze the inspiration to make Sagres in the first place. “Hi folks! I’m ooze, a solo indie dev based out of South Korea, and though I’ve not done too much travelling myself I find the study of world history fascinating. My main aim when setting out to make Sagres back in April 2022 was to present a world in which the player could explore and discover, perhaps for the first time, some of the fascinating real life history that’s out there.” {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/47fed2cfa9b3835f718f0db5b8bbe593d92101bd.jpg Right now we live in a world that feels divided - of course into countries, but also peoples and cultures. One of the things that connects us all is this planet we live on and our shared collective history. Was this something that ooze wanted to explore? And why did he end up using this specific (and underrepresented!) time period setting? “During the Age of Discovery in the 1400s there was a concerted effort to make connections across the globe. I wanted to explore and encapsulate that spirit of adventure, discovery and, ultimately, connection.” Real world history throws us some stark lessons and often dark events overshadow things. This was something ooze was conscious of too when creating the world of Sagres. “Of course, there are dark sides to history, and I make sure to represent that in the game too. Primarily though I wanted Sagres to be a warm experience, where players could feel that sense of connection to history in a positive way. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/a7d2e0fdc7c1040e7615ac9c124276fca52c9603.png One area I was very concerned with was the authenticity of the historical elements. I grew up and live in South Korea, so there are certain things outside of my immediate innate cultural knowledge (for example what was it like in South America in the 15th century?). I wanted to make sure I presented things meaningfully for people discovering them for the first time, but also for those who are really familiar with them. After all, the landmarks and discoveries that feature in the game are often extremely precious treasures for the cultures that they hail from, and so I was very conscious of presenting them accurately and with care. I hope I did a good job, and that players will let me know what they think!” *** That’s all for now. Next time we’re going to pester ooze for his thoughts and recollections on Sagres’ cast of characters. We’ll find out where they came from and how they changed over the course of development. Until then: Fair winds and following seas! Ooze and Kakehashi Games

⛵️Calling all Navigators!⛵️ We’re excited to announce that Sagres has been fully localised into Simplified Chinese (just in time to celebrate Chinese New Year)!

🐲Year of the Dragon🐲

For all of our Chinese-speaking players this means you can now get the full Sagres experience as intended. Explore the globe (all of it!) with Fernando and his crew, discover treasures, upgrade your ship, and battle against all manner of foes (be they pirate, beast, or mythical creature). It's been wonderful to receive feedback from Sagres players all over the world since our launch in English, Japanese, and Korean last year, and we’re beyond thrilled to invite a whole new linguistic community to the crew. Welcome aboard! ⚓

🧨All hands on Deck!🧨

Alongside that, we’d also like to take a moment to welcome players jumping in via Steam Deck. We got our green ‘Verified’ tick ✅ on Steam over the holiday period, so while the game was ‘playable’ on the device before, now it’s official! Aside from the above, we’ve also been pretty busy introducing a treasure trove of new content and quality of life features. Take a look below and see what’s new:

🏮 ‘The Lunar Update’ changelog 🏮

• 10 new Navigators have joined the roster, bringing the total of recruitable crewmates across the globe up to 55. Chinese players may even recognise a few of them 👀

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• An assortment of visual tweaks and animations have been added, including explosive damage animations during naval combat and a completely realistic thrusting attack. We’ve also added some animations to life bars and the navigator arrow to help overall clarity.

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• Fans of retro-styled pixel art rejoice: a bunch of new story images have been added to illustrate key scenes across the game.

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• We’ve added an extra line into the save file screen to help you identify which quest you were tackling during your last play session

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• Some players gave us feedback that it was tricky to notice the ‘Clue’ button on the main screen when they were travelling, and so we’ve added a highlight there.

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• Don’t you just hate it when your shovel lets you down? Well now you’ll know well in advance when your digging implement is about to go kaput, with an upgraded excavation durability indicator.

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• When navigating the in game menus we’ve added a couple of additional elements to help keep things nice and clean/clear.
• When playing on Steam Deck (all praise the green ‘Verified’ tick!) options that are not applicable to your device will be greyed out.
• We’ve also made it smoother when switching from mouse and keyboard to controller while in game by popping a little timer on the cursor.

*** https://store.steampowered.com/app/2120310/Sagres/ A huge thank you to all our players, especially to everyone that has provided feedback on the game. Please do keep it coming, we love to hear from you and we hope to continue improving on the game in the future. Fair winds and following seas! Ooze and Kakehashi Games

Lately navigators in Sagres have been hearing rumors of a secret "Ghost Ship" expedition being available after visiting Iguazu Falls. While the guild master likely won't want to talk about it you might be able to persuade him if you ask on the right day! 🎃👻 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/1bb339af9859809dd05d368a6f3f326c27fb3312.gif

Calling all navigators! We are happy to announce that Sagres now features multiple save files {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42990036/16ed23589bb93e28653f8828b4b2d3c2c033625d.gif So feel free to sail to the ends of the world without fear of your losing your progress! This update is compatible with pre-existing save files and current players will now find a "Continue" and "New Game" option on the main menu. So just select "Continue" and choose your pre-existing save file to carry on in your voyage or select "New Game" to start up a new adventure without needing to overwrite your previous file. Also, when visiting an Inn you can now choose to save to any of the 3 available slots. Please stay tuned for more news about additional localizations and other exciting announcements in the coming months!

Thanks to the feedback from our players on Steam and at Tokyo Game Show last week we have made a variety of small bug fixes as well as some improvements to the difficulty balance (some armor was too weak while others were too strong). That said, we will continue working on the game to improve the experience as much as possible and we greatly appreciate everyone's support during what was an excellent launch week for Sagres!

⛵️Calling all navigators!⛵️Sagres has officially set sail from Early Access and is now available on Steam with full English and Japanese localization! 🔎Make discoveries 🏴‍☠️Battle pirates (and monsters!) 🌎Sail across the entire globe 🎖️Become the world's greatest explorer!

- Changed the hint content to make it easier to discover the Spice Islands. - Modified so that you can check information about China in Melaka and Hanyang. - The basic stats given when not having a graduation interview have been modified to be better than before. - Fixed an issue where the ship could not move normally in some terrains in Greenland.

- Modified to consume half of the water when it rains. - Reduced the amount of experience in skill and language level 0 by half. - Fixed buff descriptions to be readable even in gamepad environments. - During the bargaining tutorial, it has been modified to indicate the appropriate button in the case of a gamepad environment.

- Fixed the way jerky limits are displayed. - America Part, lowered the price of ship repair supplies. - All tactical books available for purchase in the shop have been moved to boss fight rewards. - When explaining bargaining while operating a gamepad, the dialogue in the keyboard and mouse environment has been modified so that it does not appear.

- America part, periodic ship durability damage has been lowered. - A message has been added to inform you that Insight increases when you select Have a Drink at the Tavern. - You can now get help from the Traveler even if you die in the Labyrinth Exploration mini-game. - Increased visibility in the shop to give you a better idea of ​​what item you're currently selecting.

- Changed sound effect output structure - Add new navigator

- The Navigator Encyclopedia function has been added. You can now see which navigators are deployed in any city you know. - After discovering the southern tip of Africa, a message to guide deck setting has been added. -Fixed an issue where the effects of some items with additional battle victory reward functions were not applied.

- Fixed a game crash issue when hiring a Navigator from Hangzhou's Guild.

- When operating the gamepad, the message that guides the control method that does not match the operating environment has been corrected. - Fixed an issue where the game stopped when some keyboard operations were input.

- Lowered the ambergris discovery reward amount. - Changed the sail control method of the gamepad.

- Fixed an issue where the ship got stuck in some terrain while sailing in Greenland. - Now, even if you get Sphinx's quiz wrong, you will receive help from the traveler.

- Added new navigator crank - Changed the display of ability values ​​from numbers to stars - Added error sound effect when coin toss fails

- Tactics Book Opportunity has been modified to be obtained during the main quest. - Fixed some navigator portraits.

- Added 16 supply ports. The supply port can be seen after the ending of the main scenario. - Added turban to sale items in Alexandria shop. - Fixed an issue where the right stick was not recognized intermittently when playing the bargaining minigame with pad control.

- Added title award presentation. - Added a new navigator.

- If infiltrating the village fails, there is a low chance that the guards will detect you and start a battle. If you win this battle, you will be able to enter the village assuming that you have succeeded in infiltrating because all witnesses have disappeared. - Fixed the fast replenish function. Now sets the number of food and water exactly the same.

- Insight is halved for 1 turn if fleeing from battle fails. - Automatically resupply when leaving for Merida from America Part. - Fixed the number of purchases per month for lottery tickets to 6. - Increased the basic winning rate of the lottery.

- Added the ability to sell items only for equipment. You can use it in the belongings of the Other menu. - When purchasing equipment from the shop, an option to ask whether or not to wear it immediately has been added. - Reduced ship repair costs. - Added battle result window UI. - From now on, when you win a battle, your morale will increase. - When winning ground battles, there is a low chance to obtain Jerky. - When winning naval battles, there is a small chance to get food or water, or sometimes both.

-Fixed an issue where the game could not be played when the player repeatedly hit the village entrance at the moment when a battle took place around the village. - Adjusted the stats of enemies encountered in the Americas.

- For equipment, it has been modified so that you can see the comparison of attack power and defense power before purchasing an item in the shop. - For equipment only, when purchasing an item, it has been modified to immediately check whether it is worn or not. - The damage of the cannon is also written in the description of the cannon.

- Adjusted the terms and amount of relief in the bankruptcy relief system. - Increased the basic trade goods loading capacity of the ship. - Increased the percentage of trade item sales.