The Cursed Forest news & patch notes

We have an agreement with the publisher - Pleasant Rain Ltd! They made a Simplified Chinese translation and will distribute our game in the Asian countries. We hope our cooperation will be productive. You can switch the language here: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/3a7c691ba4ca3895c7b71901ce626a7343d2e9ac.png

After a long silence we finally can share with you our latest news. We made a partner agreement with the team Fair Games Studio and we are helping them with the development of the game - Noch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363360/Noch/ This is a first person adventure horror game for two players (coop), also it has shooter elements. One of the unique game features is a special interaction with the objects that are close to point and click games. Every object has a specific set of attributes that let it perform different actions. For example, a pocket knife can be used not just for cutting something but also can unscrewing the small screws. This feature will be used for puzzles that can be solved in different ways. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/c28614074163d2acbbc2b750e1d571085ff75806.jpg In this game there will be few types of weapons and things that will make you use it. Just a few, because shooting is not the main game element, however coop playing will make it more interesting. Dark, mystic, sometimes surrealistic atmosphere will make it even better. At the current moment the game is in the early development stage. Game prologue is complete, however there are still a lot of things to do. At the beginning of the autumn a big iteration planned to be completed, it means serious graphic improvement, game process, optimization and the most important is that anyone who wants will be able to try how this game works. That is all for now. Stay tuned for the next news, we have more things to talk about.

We made a small fix that solves the problem with some game instability. But this may create some other problems... If you have any problems with the game's stability, please let us know. We also want to thank Winny, who translated the game into Traditional Chinese. https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/3195801743623209960/ Everyone can try out this version of the game through the beta branche beta_chinese - Testing Chinese.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/8b00e81b4cc564b374f9fc6c9d6f72b43ac1269e.jpg The Cursed Forest take part in the Halloween sales: https://store.steampowered.com/app/345430/The_Cursed_Forest/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/66aa6966ac45cfb69788926b65dc16decfb2fea9.jpg

Game translated on Turkish.

Thanks to Koray Karakaş, Efdal Karaaslan and Tanryzhan Sagymbaev, game is now translated on Turkish language. Maybe still there is some mistakes in the translation, if you find some please tell us in this topic: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1606022547928116967/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/793372910ceb9a15aa2a8a6392f3a64e4c963f03.png

The Cursed Forest on Linux.

The Cursed Forest got from users gold status in ProtonDB: https://www.protondb.com/app/345430 It`s mean The Cursed Forest nearly perfectly works on different Linux distributive through Proton (Steam Play). Now if you had some doubts you can forget about them and without any worry try it on Linux! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/f98368fabaace78e92ab72950c5c283394ce340f.jpg

New game project.

We starting to do something. For now it is just a prototype, but it can become a complete game. We don’t have enough money for starting full development process, but we will try to find a way to solve this problem. Stay tuned!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9313356/66aa6966ac45cfb69788926b65dc16decfb2fea9.jpg Thanks to Koray Karakaş, Efdal Karaaslan and Tanryzhan Sagymbaev, game is now translated on Turkish language. Maybe still there is some mistakes in the translation, if you find some please tell us in this topic: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1606022547928116967/

We did release one more update! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/007c62ed453be721cf86d499a13fd57e2ac26ffd.jpg Thanks to Krzysztof Gmyr with translating our game on Polish language, we already added it in The Cursed Forest, also we fixed broken alternative note in the first section. PS: We started working on the new game prototype! Stay tuned! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/a948c28f6eba37a0e5232bfbe6d2028d08adf3ef.jpg

Now you can purchase The Cursed Forest + OST as one bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10825/The_Cursed_Forest_Soundtrack_Edition/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/af16f7c5a143983962fcfa016f35b9370b4216a0.png

Here it is our last (maybe) The Cursed Forest update! We include in it different fixes and fan translation for three languages: Hungarian, Italian and French. DLC include 19 music tracks! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/f48cb8775b2638fc85cad2fe7a83a7f37748ff4e.jpg Let’s start with DLC! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062620/The_Cursed_Forest_Original_Soundtrack It including:

• 9 tracks from Nikita Yamov + vocal from Anna “WarmWinter” Yakubenko.
• 10 tracks from Konstantin Shmyrev.
• Art set that was made by Vladyslav Liedienov — our painter.

If say true DLC is free and you can download it here: http://thecursedforest.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Cursed-Forest-OST.zip And listen Nikita Yamov soundtrack you can here: https://youtu.be/3kJpSDQQ_ys But for people that want to support us additionally we decided to make price for DLC on Steam. If you want just to listen music or enjoy art, you can download it from the link that is upper for free. Translation. We add in the main branch Hungarian, Italian and French translation. Don’t forget to say thanks to Lostprophet.hu, Luca “C4551N3771” C. and Laurianne “Pomponeko” F.! It would be impossible without them! If you found any mistakes, please tell us in the current topics. Hungarian: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1733210552657076111/ Italian: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1840188800794536736/ French: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1840188800809480500/ Thank you Ethonoris! He helped a lot with English text correction, it helped us a lot. We already added this correction. https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/2605804632897067704/ Now all should be okay. Don't shy to write us in comments about mistakes in the texts or bugs, together we can improve our game! The Cursed Forest v1.0.4. Update list:

• All new languages you can choose now in the game option. Main language in the OS will be chosen by the default.
• Lostprophet.hu, Luca “C4551N3771” C. and Laurianne “Pomponeko” F. Please check game credits :)
• In the 5th section ending, bowls finally lighting correctly
• Now Rabbit giving thing that he must to give correctly (yes, I know that sound weird for people who didn’t play our game) even if player will try to run from him.
• Now items description must display correctly.
• Now you can`t leave the house with gramophone in the 4th section without taking quest item.
• We added map in the 5th section.
• Final map receiving achievement now transferred from the 4th section to the 5th section.
• Now in the 4th section Sarah will not be blinking behind the house.
• We restored few Sarah appearances in the 5th section.
• Some text fields were increased for localization, now text is looking more comfortable.
• Some of the game-notes were divided on 2 pages, it will help to work with long notes localization.
• In the first section we improved collision near first altar.
• Now in the second section bucket hanged correctly.
• Other small improvements.

Attention: Because of game engine specifics save file that was made in 1.0.3 version can stop working correctly. For make them work need to turn on 1.0.3 version using in the beta-branches: Go to library -> Select game -> Right Mouse Click -> Properties -> BETAS -> Then select old_version_public_1.0.3 Otherwise it can be like that: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/6f346edbf901f3190436373b5597356888a239a7.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/ca57fdafd552ee753dfd6482f181931a17f59c53.jpg Well, for The Cursed Forest we made all that we wanted and could. Now, new horizons opening for us. We will not say goodbye there still a lot of work to do, don’t forget us and stay tuned!

We preparing update that will include few improvements. Unfortunately, save games can be corrupted because of engine specifics: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1342867355 We will give an opportunity to use version 1.0.3 through the beta-branches, so it will be possible to use save that made on that version. We planning to release OST as DLC. It will include 18 tracks. Also, we integrating localization for few languages that was made by community power! Big thanks to Lostprophet, 7UC4 C4551N3771 и Pomponeko! Hungarian: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1733210552657076111/ Italian: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1840188800794536736/ French: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1840188800809480500/ That is all for now soon will be new news! See you soon!

After being a long time in the Early Access we finally cross the finish line and pushed the Big Green Button. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/63ce8930b182c41d0ca4f0479fffd6c7efd5eaca.jpg It is hard to express our emotions. Let say simple it was very long and hard way, we made a lot of updates, changed few engine versions, and was fighting a lot with many bugs and fixing spots that needed improvements. Few words from Andrey KPy3O Suhachev: “This day finally came, we tried to reach it as hard as possible. We went through a lot of difficulties, life problems and troubles. I remembering now how all was beginning, that good, fun time :) In the finishing line not much power left, but while looking at good review and community support itself, fire keep burning, that helped to finish our job and get to the full release. I hope you will enjoy this game, from my side I put in this game my soul and huge amount of power and hardworking. Part of my soul will always stay in this forest.” Few words from the team members: Thanks to your support we could go through all the troubles. Without it probably our development could ended just after second section, but hopefully we got five sections! That shows how strong is our community! We thank you very much who waited patiently full release and hope it will not disappoint you. Also, we welcome new players, now they can buy our game without any worries that it never leave Early Access. If you still have doubt you can check out free demo version right here even in IndieDB: https://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed-forest/downloads/the-cursed-forest-remake-demo We will continue support our game and fixing serious problems if they appear. Also, we have small request. Please tell about The Cursed Forest so more people will know about our game. It will help us to pay back our development and allow us to start work on the new game project. This will open for us new Horizons and will allow us to blow dust from our ideas and concepts that we made a lot during development time. With this support after short break we will be able to start making something new and make it much faster! That is all for now, please support us if it possible and follow the news! It will be very interesting!

We added final in the main branch and added many little improvements. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/3f29333798a59fa2ce836be73d9c9bf94c59ce18.jpg Now final is available for everyone. From this moment you can consider this game completed, but we still will keep fixing serious bugs, if bugs like that will be find. We plan to finish Early Access at 26 February, don't miss it! There is still a small possibility that release will be few days later, but at current moment everything goes fine with that date. Update includes:

• Activated six new achievements, they all for the final section.
• We added more events for the final section.
• Now number of the altars and main items in inventory displayed correctly.
• Used items now deleting from the inventory.
• Now brightness configurations after the game events is not changing to default one.
• ArtyomKGy, we fixed problem where after first launch of the game brightness could become incorrect and make gray or black screen.
• oku, thank you for your feedback, we fixed all problems that you mentioned.
• Small editing of the game-notes.
• Final section optimization is little bit improved.
• We added few easter-eggs.
• Many small improvements of the previous sections.

ATTENTION: We seriously changed final section that is why old save files will not work correctly. You can start new game from the fifth section, it will not be critical for the events. Also, we update our game trailer, now it is not so dark as before: https://youtu.be/uoCdg6SQRoA If you have many followers on Twitch, Youtube or different blogs, we can help you with streaming or game review. For cooperation please contacts us here: [email protected] Also, we plan to write an email to the different game reviewers. For this we will use the following emails: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] If you got email from the different email address, please be careful, it can be fake accounts and scammers. In our email we never ask to install any additional programs, buy game from the strange stores, also we don't attach any files and don't do any suspicious actions. Usually we just ask to make a review and give free steam-key in the message without using any attachments and without clicking on links. If you want to translate our game on your native language, please write us on email and we will discuss about details, please write here: [email protected] If we didn't answer on your message during long time, please don't get upset it could appear in the spam box, but we will still find it, it will just take more time than usual. If you need our response as soon as possible, please leave the message in the forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/ Also, it is appeared that in the old The Cursed Forest version, still you can easily enter through the Cryengine login: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1776010325113697430/ If you want to check the original version, you can find it from here: https://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed-forest/downloads/the-cursed-forest-15-full-version That is all from now, stay tuned, very soon we will push this Big Green Button and get released!

We updated demo and made a huge amount of job. Now game become more stable. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/42a2d78b91b3ab26425b1cd129c119714c69cb86.jpg Update includes:

• Intro playback logic is changed, that will increase stability.
• Fixed problem with zero brightness during first game launch.
• Now brightness and contrast shouldn't get off after the cut-scene.
• We fixed rare problem with sound loudness in the main menu.
• We little bit optimize main menu background.
• Possibility that the game is shut down after the end of the demo is lesser.
• Main objects models that player found during the game are improved.
• We added additional autosave for critical moments.
• Now player don't lose control after first auto-save loading.
• Improved the moment of collapse near the abyss.
• Logic of starting cut-scene activation is fixed.
• Increased view distance for the rune pillars.
• Increased view distance for the main items.
• Now axe appears only in needed moment.
• We fixed problem with collision on the trail, when player going down in the start of the game.

We want to remind you that demo include first section of the game. After player finish it, player return to the main menu. Full demo walkthrough will take around 30 minutes. Now we would like to say little bit about The Cursed Forest release. Release is planned at 26 February, but already at 22 February we planning to add final in the main branch, that will allow to everyone who have The Cursed Forest play the game completely. Also, we want you to notice that in the full version will be big changings and new achievements will be available. In the nearest day we will say more detail information about that changing, stay tuned!

Finally, The Cursed Forest is released, but there is a nuance. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/cf3a2920e1305927777d1d5705f9bfd50774b348.png We finally crossed the finish line, and complete that long difficult way. All what is left now is to push the Big Green Button. So, what is stopping us from doing it now?! We consulted about the best release date and convinced to make it closer to the end of February. But anyway, to anyone who want we giving possibility to play The Cursed Forest full version already now! It is available in the beta-branch! In the fact release is today, all what is left to get from the early access is to push the Big Green Button :) Game price will not change. Also, during the release we will have same discount same as during Lunar New year! So, don't miss it! While we waiting best moment to push that Big Green Button, we will do the next things:

• Fixing troubles that players might have.
• Improve some moments in the final section.
• Improve optimization.
• Improve epilogue video. We changed it right before the end of game development and this process took very long.

If you have account in the twitch or youtube and many viewers or blog with many viewers we can give you a support for your stream or game review. You can send your offers on our email: [email protected] If you want to translate our game on your country language also please write on our email, we can discuss it here: [email protected] We want to give a big gratitude to all the people that still with us during so long time. Your support very helped us to overcome so many difficulties, that was looking like endless. Thanks to the feedback game become way better than it could be. If there wouldn't be early access and so warm support that allowed us to release this game, it would be maybe even impossible to do what we already done. Thank you very much! This is not goodbye, follow our news, because pretty soon we will push that release button!

From this moment it can be considered that The Cursed Forest is completed: main job is finished. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/2d4d4c4669be8701daba79d83653c04e0979e5a3.jpg We decided to release one more update in which we trying to try new zoom and inventory logic. Also, as people wanted we made FPS restriction option that bypassing Vsync. Also, we planning:

• To polish several moments in the final section.
• We want to add some small events.
• We want to improve optimization.
• We want to try to fix the rest difficult bugs.
• Localize for other languages.

And here is some improvements that we made:

• Inventory logic is improved. Now you will have less trouble with it.
• Some zoom improvements.
• Small game-notes improvements.
• In the game configuration we added FPS restriction option that bypassing Vsync. IMPORTANT: if use this FPS restriction with Vsync, FPS will be double lower.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/8208a77aaa10ddf037c05323e7ff28a7adb9556e.jpg Demo update is delayed, we decide to concentrate on finishing main tasks. We hope to release update in the nearest days. For now, everything is showing that our full game release will be available in the end of January as we planned. We need one more small but important step for making full release. We will do it!

Our first update in the 2019 year! Maybe it will be our last update before the game release. We decide to not take long break during New Year vacation and after little break we continued our job. We worked just a week but we made quite a lot, especially need to mention little things that we delayed before but now we finally made them.

• Now 5th section starting after you complete 4th section.
• Now game-notes after player picked them up disappearing from that place properly.
• Now post-effects should work fine.
• Bug with blinking shadows on the “Ultra” graphic configuration is fixed.
• We added more autosaves.
• We fixed the problem with the zoom stuck.
• Added small fixes to game-notes.
• Small improvements in every section is added.

We want to remind you that game ending will be available after the game release, for now you can play complete 4 sections and half of the final 5th also we planning to update game demo. We piled up a lot of improvements also that includes game stability. We think that we will add this during the next week. That is all for now, we continue our work, see you soon! Stay tuned.

We could made in time a new update! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/6ec8008ae53cab5b8d7d5a00f02eb408b5364566.jpg We will not mention again about difficulties that we had during the passing year, and let’s talk about good news. Last year of our early access is finishing, we will hope that our game will deserve your expectations and bring you good impressions. We want to say thank you for your big support, for the big patience while waiting full release, and thank you that you still after all this time with us. Your support and feedbacks helped us to solve many problems, that before looked hard to solve. Together we finally reach the final line and now just little time left to go. We hope that full game release will be exact at January 2019 as we planned. And now we will talk about what included in our update:

• We add new events for the 5th section.
• Now brightness and gamma after level launch should be same as it was chosen in option (not just after autosave)
• We fixed game shut downs after starting new game on Linux, it still can happen but more rarely than before.
• Small improvements.

Also, we want to show to the people that interested example how Andrey KPy3O work daily during this year: https://youtu.be/uNdgoZtppJc That how step by step our game was made. We want to wish you successful ending of all your plans in this year and wish success in all new plans in the new year! Happy New Year! :2016watermelon:

Well this 2018 year soon will be ended, same as The Cursed Forest development. No compromises. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/30acdb49c422f75d8e34b51cdd262b3c88ff2142.jpg Main part of our project is finally made:

• All main events are released even the finals one.
• Main level-design work is finished only small improvements are left to do.
• Final credits is included : )

One of the important things that not finished yet is an ending video. We prepare already music and video for it, but still need to do a lot of work with frames. We hope we finish it on time. During this year we made a huge amount of job: 14 updates (doesn’t include small ones). In total work length equals time that needed for making 2 game sections. Of course, so big amount of job make us tired and prerelease time is quite stressing. But we gather all our power to finish the rest things of our project and make sure that it will not spoil final section impression. For now, we list the things that we made in the current update:

• In the available part of the final section we added few small events.
• Now birds shouldn’t flickering.
• In the 4th section we added on the lake sound of the water flow, with it this part is now looking better.
• We added in the previous sections small but special detail that should make the story deeper.

Rest of our job was all about finishing final section. We also want to remind that you can get The Cursed Forest free demo-version from the Steam or IndieDB: https://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed-forest/downloads/the-cursed-forest-remake-demo Probably we will release one more update before this year ends. We still planning to make a full release in 2019 January. Keep on touch!

We finally decided our game full release date! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/290d8aced9ebd83ea410755b87cea9eb75d3f5d5.jpg

It will be in the end of January.

It will help us to improve the game without rush and prepare promotion. For now part of the 5th section is available in the beta-branch. We want to add more improvements. Probably we put it in the main branch after a week. Here is a short list of things that we did so far:

• A lot of improvements of the 5th section.
• In the available part of the 5 section’s beta-version we added small events.
• We fixed some stuck problems in the 5th section.
• We fixed the problem that rarely appeared in the second section. Problem - when you can go to the not allowed place which will block the way to the needed place.
• lostprophet updated his Hungarian language localization: CLICK

We also want to remind that everyone who wants can try to make localization for his/her own language. Here is a manual how to do it: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1574244119 We will try to make the next game update after the week. Keep on touch.

Finally, we can present to you 5th section beta version!

It’s included first half of the 5th section. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/f6b573a21a0764a04617cb2ef3606a51c9011cd1.jpg In the current moment 5th section will be available in the beta-branch, after checking and corrections we will put it in the main branch. In the current version we didn’t saw any critical bugs but:

• We didn’t do much work for the optimization yet.
• Trail collision is not yet fully configurated, in some places it could be hard to go through so it will need to do little jumping for getting through there.
• Maybe there can be some areas that allow player to go out from the game area borders.
• Maybe some mistakes in the game-notes. If you found any please write us on the game forum in the Steam or our email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Other things should run smoothly. We still are deciding about release date and we considering to make it in the beginning of the 2019 year. Try make it as faster as possible and Christmas game sales is the things that can affect negatively our successful release. As an idea we considering about giving access to the final section to the players through email. Idea is simple: You send us email to our special email address and get instruction how to run newest game version with the final section in a reply. Other people will need to wait for the full release. Yes, we know that early access look like waiting simulator, but game is nearly finished. During this week’s we will decide about release date and how is better to give access to the final section earlier for players that bought the game and would like to see the final section as faster as possible. For now, we keep working to make the final product with a good quality.

We have some other news. Localization on the Hungarian language. Lostprophet finished the main part of the localization on the Hungarian language: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1733210552657076111/ For now, we still didn’t integrated it in the main build, that is why who want to try it now need to change localization files manually. Localization on the other languages. We wrote a little note about localization on other languages: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1574244119 Important to know, that we will need to have a font with a free license, that will allow us to put it in the proprietor commercial product without any restriction, and also that support all symbols of your language, that will allow us to integrate it in the game and upload update in the Steam. If you would like to localize our game on your language, you can make topic in the Steam forum:https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/ Than we will see it and discuss about further details. It would be great to localize The Cursed Forest on the German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese. Also, if it possible it would be great to localize it on French, Italian, Polish, Czech and Japanese. Launching The Cursed Forest on Linux with Steam Proton. When you start a new game on Linux, problem when game crush after the starting video is still not fixed: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1732090362062681606/ We made a few tries to fix this problem but it appeared that problem is too deeper. We need to seriously change logic in the main menu. For now, we preparing full game release and if say true we little afraid to make a big changing because it can cause unpredictable consequences and break something. That is why we planning to find the solution of this problem after the full release. For now, if you need to fix it, need to use console command for launching first section: map horror_kapay01 https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1732090362062681606/#c2791563692139528085 That all news for now. We will continue to do our job and work hard to make full release faster.

Final autumn Steam sales have been started and The Cursed Forest takes part in it! Full release is very soon and released version discount will be less than now so don’t lose this opportunity ;) https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/5c5f05785b24bddf64e96f184865ff624ecde61c.jpg About release. In the end of the November we think that we can make a beta-version of the final section that will not have some of the beautiful moments and extra interesting things. Every person that wants to try it will be able to do that. Complete full release will be little bit later. Some parts of the important elements got delayed but the other development progress is going well. The main events are released but they need to be more improved. Also need to say that final chapter will be the most musical chapter. For this chapter we made seven music tracks and it’s without counting a few additional ones. We consulted with Valve company about our full release. They advise us to make the release during early December, so we would have more time during New Year sales or as a second option we can release it in the beginning of the 2019 year. The second option look interesting but it will delay release that already took pretty long time… That is why it is uneasy choice to make. If we choose the second option than we will make for the players who already bought our game access to the released version earlier when it will be in prerelease state (early access of the released version), so they will have access to the special beta-branch and other people will need to wait a little bit till the official release date. Improvements. As usual we made some improvements for the previous sections. For now, our main target is to finish the final section. Demo version. We want to remind you that The Cursed Forest demo version is available. You can find it on the Steam game page or IndieDB: https://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed-forest/downloads/the-cursed-forest-remake-demo That is all for now. We still have a lot of work to do till the final line (full release). We hope all will goes according our plan.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/d21d07db4ab9ba8f59145c7546066e85d760814a.png Path into The Cursed Forest is now open to everyone! We releasing demo version in which full first section is available. You can check our game project and decide if you interested to buy a full version.

Happy Halloween! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/bf19a80af89e337d725eed878771403544100065.png All point to the fact that is the last Halloween that The Cursed Forest will celebrate in the early access. For now, all is going as it was planned. We plan to make release in the second part of November. Demo version that we promised to make is ready, but still needed to do a few corrections. So, it will take some time. Demo version will include the first section (fully updated) of The Cursed Forest. We hoping that this demo version will introduce our game to the new players, which will be able to play it and consider about buying the full version. Also, we made some improvements:

• The starting part of the first section is more improved. How you think is it become better?
• Small optimization for the all sections
• Small game-notes corrections.
• A new loading screen is added.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/290a4ac3e48ed38e0797f47025b66cd8529782d4.jpg Player TheReaperUK, tried The Cursed Forest through Steam Proton: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/0/1732090362062681606/ He had some small problems but mainly game there is working not bad. If someone else tried to launch The Cursed Forest through Steam Proton, don’t be shy and let us know about your experience in this game forum topic in Steam discussions: https://steamcommunity.com/app/345430/discussions/ It can help us to fix problems that we able to fix. We still continue working on our game and hope that we can make it as we planned. Not so much things are left to do, stay tuned.

Thanks to KillerLex to notice the critical problem that we fixed. Because of this problem it was impossible to finish section 1. Collision didnt work and because of it player fall down under the ground in "infinity". Now all fixed and working.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/7b80bdbfe15b03373e7ccbd7fb9d4ee952f3c78c.jpg Last two weeks we mainly worked at section 5 (final section), except of that we made the following changings:

• We improved moment when player appearing in the cave.
• We improved optimization of the section 2.
• In the section 3 something in the hunter house will take your attention.
• Now lamp material in the hunter house switching normally.
• Boulder in the 2nd section and door in the 3rd section now shouldn’t disappear (we very hope so).
• In the section 4 we left a surprise in the wardrobe.
• Small corrections in the Scarecrow animations.
• As lostprophet asked (sorry that it took so long) font was modify with the symbol support that used for Hungarian language was integrated. Now for this language is possible to localize all the main elements.

Lately we tried to launch The Cursed Forest on the Steam Proton. Game run pretty well, but there can be some “twitching” when player using mouse, on gamepad there isn’t any problems like that. Also there is a possibility that can be other small problems, but except of that playing on Linux became easier. For better productivity we are recommending video cards that supporting Vulkan. In October we hope to release a free demo, in which full first section will be possible to play for free. It will allow everyone to check the game before buying and decide if it worth it (we hope it will worth it). That is all for now, stay tuned!

In previous news we announced changes for one of the characters… Now it is time to reveal it. We updated – scarecrow! Changing model from old one to new one wasn’t an easy task, and took pretty long time, we hope you will like it. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/02e6da68f07dc52f7c258a0c4078513b0e77cbf3.jpg Also, we added other improvements:

• Intro was updated
• We improved video playback for the monitors with not standard aspect ratio (21:9)
• Now we made more understandable why main antagonist is moving so fast.
• Now user brightness and contrast configuration in the 4th section is stable.
• We added few small events.
• Few small improvements for all sections.

There is also one thing that we want to mention. It’s been 3 years from our early access release: https://steamcommunity.com/games/345430/announcements/detail/78040850299605468 At that time we thought that game development will be much faster, but uneasy circumstances changed that plans. Road that seemed like simple walk became like marathon, and finish of this marathon is near. We want to express gratitude to our community for warm supporting and incredible patience while waiting this finish line. Without your support our way wouldn’t be same as it is now, without you The Cursed Forest would be look totally differently from what we have now. We thank everyone who played, reviewed, and waited our project, thanks to you our project improved and got to the current state. Without your support game would be weaker in every aspect or even would have only two sections and be much shorter. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/0f5f1f3d8e88e1b369d93d206b56d08f584fd279.jpg So, when we will reach this finish line? It will be in 2018 November. Yes, we changed our plans before and added more sections or just updated previous one, but in this time we don’t plan to add more sections except the final one, it is time to conclude this story. There is one bad nuance. Current autumn will have a lot of big game releases and it will be hard to be seen in that season. That is why we plan to wait when market situation will be calming down. We think it will be in 2018 December or 2019 February. Probably, we will give access for the final section to the early access players in the November. And our future players would be able to play it after full release that will be when market will not have many big releases as we mentioned before. Thank you once again for helping us stay tuned, the release is near!

During last 3 weeks our game development is going well. In the 5th section we are finishing objects for the final scene, but still there is a lot of job to do – put environment objects on the level and need to set lightings. Also, we made our creator page, you can find it right here: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/noostyche https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/ae33911fd17b96b54ac86b3f2fe9886c09f24784.jpg As usual we made different improvements for the previous sections:

• We changed starting position for the 4th section, now it is more interesting.
• New event for the 4th section is added.
• 4th section optimization is improved.
• From now on gamma and brightness configuration in the 4th section will not return to the default settings.
• New event for the second section is added.
• In some places of the second section too strong shining is decreased.
• One of the first section game notes is changed
• Few small improvements

We will create small intrigue and say that in the next update we are planning to make a very big changing for the one of the characters, we hope it will not disappoint you. Stay tuned.

During July our speed slowed down, but still we reached a good progress. At the 5th section we worked with the location environment and made some progress, some parts close to their final condition. We can say for sure that 5th section will be most long and beautiful. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9313356/f45ba71bf64330ae4929113a0a043773c263a503.jpg As usual we made some small fixes and improvements for the previous sections. Also, we tried again to fix error when the game shut down after first section completion. We thought this problem was already solved. But still it happened rarely, but when it happened autosave loading doesn’t help, which upset some players that having this error. If this shutting down mistake will appear again than we will need to separate cave in the different level, that will fix this problem for sure. This all for now, stay tuned!