The Plucky Squire news & patch notes

Hey everyone, The dev team has set up a new bug reporting form so that you can directly send your bugs and save files. If you're still encountering issues in the latest version, please send them over so we can work on fixing them! https://forms.gle/31eCKx9NkyRjFPFK6 We're currently working on our next update and we'll share more about it when we're ready. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/b6b53b5889aa1d59a7ca0454c4eb9383394480cf.gif

Hello everyone!

Here's a new patch that addresses a crash in Chapter 7 and that visual issue we mentioned in the last notes.

• Fixed a crash when using the bomb stamp in Chapter 7
• Fixed the graphical issue causing visible lines on the book pages

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Hey everyone!

• We've resolved an issue that was impacting save files from before version 1.15.1.

If your save was getting stuck, you can try it again now. If it doesn't work immediately, please try a few of the autosaves in Save History. You do that by: > selecting the Save Slot you wish to play > selecting "Load Game" > selecting an autosave to try {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/378708635c75f3f2661401aebb4947121a910010.gif

• We've also fixed an issue in Chapter 5 where Jot would lose his sword

There's a graphical bug which is causing a faint line to appear on some pages of the book. That's what we'll be tackling next! If you encounter more issues and bugs, please let us know in the forums. We're looking at them so we can fix more things as soon as we can. Happy holidays and happy gaming! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/a072ba0ab89bc2f9d0f9ec1b14d493e7b789ffac.gif

Hello Squires!

We’ve added a brand new mode to The Plucky Squire in today’s update. In Streamlined Mode, you’ll play through Jot’s adventures at a quicker tempo! We’ve been looking at the feedback about the game, and one of the points that came up was that the pacing was a little too slow for some players. Enter: Streamlined Mode! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/574632c2e69ceffd5593bbb013df893bcd88e299.png

Streamlined Mode

Streamlined mode is intended for more experienced players who want less guidance and more action. For example! A door unlocks - do you really need the game to stop and the camera to pan over and look at it opening? Maybe not! In Streamlined Mode, it doesn’t! This is one of the many examples of reduced guidance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/8f55282bf8998c0963eba0c8d43cfa3c45bde224.jpg We’ve cut some fat from the dialogue in Streamlined Mode - a line here, a line there... It’s not like we’ve hacked away entire scenes, just trimmed bits for a more…streamlined…experience. We’ve also added speech bubble portraits to keep track of who’s speaking while you’re speeding through. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/9c8895f728eb7156531977b18affff0bd82ad9c4.png Finally, we've included some quality of life improvements and changes. We've increased the number of historical autosaves that are kept and we've added a function to restart the current chapter. If you do get stuck somewhere, both of these should help. Autosaves have been moved to a place in the menu that's easier to find and we've added a way to change the language in-game.

The Game Awards Nomination and Sale

We are deeply honoured to be nominated at The Game Awards for Best Family Game and Best Debut Indie. To thank you and everyone who has supported us, we have put the game on sale for 25% off! Just in time for the Holiday Season! The Plucky Squire was inspired by the picture books we loved reading to our children. Our dream was always to create something that families could enjoy together. Whoever makes up your family, we hope The Plucky Squire can bring you and your loved ones some joy! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/a072ba0ab89bc2f9d0f9ec1b14d493e7b789ffac.gif

Patch Notes

Shiny and New - Streamline Mode:

• Shorter, snappier dialogue that lets you enjoy the story but gets you to the action quicker
• Fewer camera events that slow down player action
• Added dialogue portraits for major characters
• Added an in-game language change option
• Added More Save History slots and moved them to "Load Save" in the "Save Files" menu

Bug fixes

• Fixed soft lock in credits
• Fixed bottom half of Alowynia card being blacked out
• Various fixes to collision issues

Hey everyone! We are releasing a new update with many bug fixes and improvements. Here's the patch notes from version 1.13.1.

• Fixed being able to throw important food items to inaccessible areas in chapter 2.
• Fixed character getting stuck after interacting with the rabbit in chapter 2 if placing objects down in front of it.
• Fixed invisible platform in a section of chapter 2.
• Fixed an interaction to jump that could be triggered from too far away leading to the jump failing in chapter 4.
• Fixed being able to keep grabbing a block after it has transformed into something else in chapter 4.
• Fixed being able to progress to a further section of chapter 4 in an unintended manner early which led to other issues.
• Fixed the possibility to throw a key in an inaccessible area in chapter 4.
• Fixed a key becoming stuck in some furniture in chapter 5.
• Fixed character becoming stuck if jumping in a specific location in chapter 5.
• Fixed enemies becoming passive if not killing them when first crossing them in chapter 5.
• Fixed being able to go through a scary obstacle using brute force which would prevent from going back to the intended path of chapter 6.
• Fixed camera becoming stuck if going off the desk in chapter 6.
• Fixed the possibility to use the roll while pulling interactive objects in chapter 6 which lead to the character not moving as intended.
• Fixed becoming stuck between floors of the volcano if pressing the jump button repeatedly in chapter 7.
• Fixed camera becoming stuck between floors of the volcano if reloading after specific checkpoints in chapter 7.
• Fixed the possibility of getting stranded in an area if using an unintended solution to keep a bridge open in chapter 7.
• Fixed becoming stuck if using a stop stamp on a tank before getting the intended weapon to destroy it in chapter 7.
• Fixed being able to backtrack from a specific page in chapter 9 to prevent possible softlocks.
• Fixed NPCs repeating dialogue if reloading during chapter 9.
• Fixed the shopkeeper not appearing when using the Chapter Replay feature even when she has something to sell.
• Fixed developer information appearing on screen when using a specific combination of input.
• Fixed jarring movement on respawning after dying while grabbing an object.
• Fixed light bulbs colliding with objects and moving them to unintended positions.

Hey everyone! We have more bug fixes and improvements in this new update. You can find all the patch notes of Version 1.12 below.

• Fixed portal appearing too soon under a block, allowing Jot to get stuck inside a wall in Chapter 7
• Fixed the weedkiller potion disappearing when making a purchase in Martina's shop in chapter 6
• Fixed the mouse cursor not initially being visible in the main menu when the game was launched
• Fixed being able to make a rubboink unrecoverable in a desk sketchspace in chapter 5
• Fixed line breaks appearing as ‘#’ in various menu UI elements in Korean, Japanese and both Chinese languages
• Fixed Jot, Violet and Thrash duplicating and getting stuck in Chapter 4 log scene
• Fixed broken Humgrump bust being destroyed by sword slash in Chapter 9
• Fixed bombs getting stuck to Jot in Chapter 9
• Fixed key disappearing when thrown at a wall in Chapter 5
• Fixed being able to move Jot during desk loading
• Fixed a page not turning and being teleported to the wrong page in Chapter 6
• Fixed cutscene where NPCs overlap Jot until scene end in Chapter 7
• Fixed NPCs falling through the floor and becoming invisible in Chapter 4
• Fixed recollecting a Zap piece from Jelly Kings mug on reload
• Fixed low resolution textures during Buttergrump boss fight
• Fixed word ‘Night’ getting stuck behind a singing frog in Chapter 4
• Fixed interaction hints not showing during archery mini-game in chapter 4
• Fixed frog not moving correctly in chapter 4
• Fixed interaction hints not showing during dinorama in chapter 7
• Fixed crates being tilted into one another and causing a blocker in Chapter 9 puzzle
• Fixed NPC rotations
• Fixed yellow block behaving erratically in Chapter 9

As we work on our next update with more improvements and fixes, our friends at Devolver Digital have been busy! They have just released a short film about the development of The Plucky Squire. It's especially meaningful to us since this is our studio's first game. You'll see our founders, Jamie and Bidds, along with our English narrator, Philip Bretherton.

A bit of Plucky merch

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/0e10770708b44674da089d8eae6443dc6b3a207d.png Devolver also launched a line of lucrative merchandise tie-ins and brand integrations! Pins featuring Jot and Pip, a mug straight from Sam's desk and a brand and a t-shirt with the Plucky Squire himself, are available for pre-order at the Devolver merch store. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/14e7f331fb15723ec63abbdd94e006e7099d46a0.png

Bonus Believer Art

Oh and there's one more thing we wanted to share! We did not expect this at all, but the developers of Cult of the Lamb made this amazingly cute art of their game in our style. I still can't get over how cute and devilish it is. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/73fb3b08ef036ac92a823cecbcfe954f7ed476b9.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/173500637f7e78b5c40c1d588e3df7cd934c9fb9.jpg

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Thank you!

After four years of work we finally launched The Plucky Squire this week. It's quite a thing to spend so long on one project, then release it into the world. Our goal was to give people a wonderful experience, so we are overjoyed to see your reactions! We appreciate everyone who has followed us and our studio's first game. More than anything, we hope you're enjoying your adventures in the Land of Mojo. We can't say it enough. Thank you. By now, we hope you've seen our incredible papercraft launch trailer. But how did paper engineers Julia and Yeray bring our virtual storybook world to real REAL life? Let's go behind the scenes and find out.

Update plan

We've just released our first patch of fixes to The Plucky Squire. It contains fixes to a number of blockers and other issues. We are continuing to work on more improvements. If you ever get stuck, please try the Save History feature. It will let you access a few recent autosaves It won't solve every problem but additional updates are on the way! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/f4284a10d1808416ed72b7aecc27dd3ae1904aa6.gif

Update 1.11 Patch Notes:

• Fixed Fatal Error Crash in cliff descent section in Chapter 2
• Fixed Jot not respawning correctly when jumping off the edge of the desk near the candle in Chapter 6
• Fixed blockers created by stone block being placed on minecart and moved in Chapter 6
• Fixed Jot getting stuck in portal on mine cart when stone block is placed on the portal in Chapter 6
• Fixed NPCs not following Jot in Chapter 7 (C07_P1516)
• Fixed hammer changing into blue gem if taken back to previous page in Chapter 7
• Fixed bubbles occasionally not spawning in Chapter 8 minigame
• Fixed overexposed textures in desk scenes
• Fixed glitchbird count resetting when reloading a save from Save History menu, ‘Saviour of the Glitchbirds’ achievement can now be completed when using Save History functionality

A story 23 years in the making

As our studio's first game, we are so grateful that people want to play our game. The first inkling of this game started when James & Bidds met in 2001. Though they went their separate ways, they have wanted to make a game together ever since. We are so happy that we can share that game with all of you now. This stunning papercraft launch trailer was made with Paper Engineers, Julia Yus and Yeray Pérez Vallejo. The Plucky Squire is now available. We hope it can bring a bit of the joy we felt while making it.

The story behind the story

On a trip to Japan James ended up in an interview for a certain popular game series you may have heard of. 17 years in Japan later, he had many Pokémon mainline and spinoff games under his belt. At the same time Bidds had started his own studio and he was making some very unique stuff. Fluidity was a liquid-based physics puzzler published by Nintendo while The Swords of Ditto blended roguelite elements, branching narratives in an rpg adventure. There was even the Stealth series in between. Which you probably can guess, were stealth games. After all those escapades and adventures they wanted to return to that original dream. To make their own game together. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/4167a36b78c72821a82e61afeb7b71f92b4a0fe4.png James had been honing a visual style and even started an online comic series called Cosmic which you can see above. From there, they thought of a game that took place in a book. And from there, they wanted to incorporate the 3D elements they had learned along the way. And so the concept of The Plucky Squire was born. A game in a storybook where you could jump out of the book and into the real 3D world. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/0dadb2a7edc42b052310f94f2dc79c01c0598543.png This would be a big technical challenge especially for a very small team. Making fully fleshed out 2D and 3D gameplay would almost be like making 2 entire games. But by putting their heads together, they figured it out. To switch seamlessly between the dimensions the game would render both worlds at the same time, overlaying the 2D gameplay onto 3D objects. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/4af5e191875957a425cd14ba966d380b78ccbe7f.jpg From everyone at All Possible Futures, thank you for playing The Plucky Squire. We hope it's a story to remember. If you liked reading about development, there is also the Deluxe Edition containing a curated collection of concept art in the form of a digital art book and the official soundtrack by Mike Georgiades. Getting them all together saves you 15% on the whole bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627570/The_Plucky_Squire/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44990/The_Plucky_Squire_Deluxe_Edition/

Release Times

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/416f726398fa1b18f65de57a9301057fc41ff5b6.png After 4 years of development, we will be launching The Plucky Squire tomorrow, September 17 at 9AM PT. When we started this studio, we did not think we would be making a game like this, nor a game this big as our first title. Huge shoutout to all of you who have followed us and given us your support to get to this point.

An Adventure for Everyone

We've added a variety of features to customize gameplay to your preferences. You can watch this video to see the different options: ⚔️ Adventure Mode and Story Mode 🦘 Jump assist 🍃 Disable falling platforms 🌟 Invincibility and One hit kill 🪱 Helpful hint characters 💫 Reveal hidden portals

Steam Deluxe Edition and Extras

At launch tomorrow, you'll also be able to support us with the Ddigital Artbook, Soundtrack and Deluxe Edition. The Artbook will be $4.99, the Soundtrack will be $9.99 and all of them together as a Deluxe Edition bundle will be $39.99 - a discount over 10%. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/dd232867a90b857a2fa3732ee2010e5318876640.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/23e67e5e7bd781672ee4da6faaef79582877ab6b.png

System Requirements

Finally, we updated the system requirements over the weekend. You can find them on the game's Steam store page as well. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/a66d5bb52eae1ef8bc7bb177b284715d455e38c6.png

We're less than one week away so our friends at Devolver Digital have put together this handy video to explain the basic facts about our game. ⏳ 8-10 hours main story playthrough 🔖 $29.99 digital price with comparable regional pricing 🤍 2 difficulty modes and additional difficulty assist options ✅ Steam Deck Verified! If you're excited for The Plucky Squire, Hail Gabenbeard in the comments! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/c9b40d8ced3cb0123b1d59afd5c150ea1bed2515.gif

Here's the final gameplay preview of The Plucky Squire! It only shows a small early part of the game and we still have many surprises in store.

A Small Preview

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/9804159e287a714e25e76c692ba4ad3f11eb56ae.gif Our heroes have chosen to travel through Sonnet Swamps. But when they reach there, they find that they are ill-equipped to help the locals. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/a7d95d20b3f586d03dc03665dfe015902541366a.gif Perhaps Jot can use his new found powers to find help in the other realm. It even looks like some of the book's critters have escaped there as well. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/7bb5477fac6929b13b473f4de17c13add7d417ce.gif He'll need to take on these challenges with courage, no matter how many times they may knock him down! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/ff7ee9e741aed8d89e3ba1a2955027747ac07118.gif There it is! The elven bow! But how can we convince Alwonyia to help us? Watch the whole preview to find out.

The Plucky Squire's connection to Shrek?

Our whole team is very busy getting everything ready for launch on September 17 but I have a few things to share from our co-founder, James Turner. Brazilian fans may have noticed that the narrator in Brazilian Portuguese is none other than Mauro Ramos, voice of Shrek, Pumba from The Lion King and Sully from Monsters Inc. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/c1e3a8dd95a3f19bd48792ad2a5bb909d263bbd9.png

Another Game We Love

To celebrate the launch of another colorful and playful game today, James has drawn this crossover art with a certain Bot. There are so many amazing games out right now, so we really appreciate that our small team is being put in the same conversations as them! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/c45d1660d9bee725c8df63f534112671a8dbb1b9.png

Hey everyone, We're very happy to show you The Plucky Squire in all 11 localizations with full audio and their voice over actors! It was a big challenge to bring the game to each new language. In our game, words aren't just on the UI, they're gameplay objects that effect the world. We've done our best to ensure that each word puzzle makes sense in all 11 localizations, along with all the bonus possibilities when you throw unintended word combinations together. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/ec8699b7fd564f70768bd07d3120b178e5d422a0.gif We also wanted to thank our brilliant voice actors and linguists who have helped bring our story to life in each of these versions. Voice actors:

• Português do Brasil - Mauro Ramos
• 日本語 - Kazutoshi Naba
• Español - Pablo Calvo
• 中文 - Wang Yibo
• Français - François Tavares
• 한국어 - Kim Jong Yup
• Español (LATAM) - Ricardo Alanis
• Pусский - Aleksandr Horlin
• 繁體中文 - Chen Youwen
• Deutsch - Carlos Lobo
• English - Philip Bretherton

Localization Credits from Native Prime

• Andrés Sánchez Cubero
• Adrián Cayuela Barrera
• Adrien Hermans
• Andrés Sánchez Cubero
• Antonio Peña Muñoz
• Arnaud Mathé
• Beatriz D'Angelo
• Bruno Paiva
• Burkhard Strube
• Changhyeon Ryu
• Chen Jueai
• Cristian Latapy
• Cristiano Prazerez
• Cristina Herráiz Olivas
• Cyril Jegou
• Dana Taboada
• David Martín
• David Tambussi
• Dennis Strillinger
• Diana Díaz Monton
• Diva Nogueira
• Dulce Nogueira
• Ekaterina Dyakonenko
• Elika Chu
• Evan Cutter
• Evelina Novikova
• Fanny Guédez
• Frank Schröder
• Gan Yao
• Gou Jiabao
• Hu Qian
• Huang Xin
• Jaehyung Oh
• Javier Blanco Cantero
• Jessie Martínez
• Jesús Redondo Moreno
• Jiyoon Yu
• Jonghyun Yeom
• Julia Spanopoulos
• Julieta Turquet
• Konstantin Devyatkov
• Lars Walther
• Li Zeyuan
• Li Zhexian
• Lin Tinglong
• Maren Garn
• Masaaki S. & Yo S.
• Michael Kong
• Minjin Kim
• Nicola Zonca
• Orlane Puchalski
• Patricio Cavalieri
• Paul Verdier
• Pu Jing
• René Fischer
• René Sagastume
• Roberto Ruiz García
• Ryota Homma
• Sandra Smith
• Satoshi O.
• Sebastián Hanashiro
• Stéphane Radoux
• Tai Jung Chou
• Tenpei Sakai
• Vinicius Fugita
• Yishin Liang
• Yuliana Brezhneva
• Zuo Yaxue

The tale of The Plucky Squire will begin September 17, 2024!

A message from us

From the heights of Honey Peak to the shores of Boogie Beach, we can’t wait to share our debut game and the world of The Plucky Squire with you. It's been a long road to get here and it's hard to believe that we'll finally be launching in one month. But in spite of the hours, months and years that have gone into it, it has truly been a joy making this game. Our aim was to capture the childhood wonder of playing games. Games on screens, on tabletops and in the world of make-believe. We initially planned for the game to be about 3-5 hours long but as development progressed, it felt right to try and fit in more and more of those wondrous moments. So we've doubled that initial content and we expect you to take about 8-10 hours in a first playthrough! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/25c693a128955e822dfad6f0d3212e90428f3bf0.gif

Early Prototypes

As we approach launch, we've been looking back at some of the very early tech tests. Back then, we weren't even sure whether the scope of what we envisioned was possible with our resources. Things have come a long way since then! Let us know if you'd like to see more about the game and our development! You can follow us here on Steam to see everything we share. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/d57fdfc0a6f264667401e087f465f6b4215f54da.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/18448c9c153cd8961dc5027a298b625cbfd8a336.gif

Your tale begins on September 17

Finally, we'd like to thank you for following our game's progress. Individually, we've worked on a lot of games, but this is the first one we're making as All Possible Futures. You've shown faith in us and we hope we can repay it with a special experience on September 17. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/150414f549ebeed5c9c231427e6c752756f6aa11.gif

Return to the charming, messy desk in the latest Sneak Peek video showing off Jot's new adventure involving a jetpack! The Plucky Squire is launching later this year, and we can't wait to share more with you very soon!

Are you curious to see what our friend Jot and his friends are up to on their adventures in The Plucky Squire? You can find out in the latest gameplay video streamed as part of the IGN Fan Fest 2024. The new video follows Jot as he solves a series of puzzles in a mine, demonstrating some of the different mechanics you'll get to play with, including jumping in and out of the book to bypass obstacles, and tilting the book to move things around. The video also introduces some of his friends you'll encounter on your journey. Stay tuned for more on The Plucky Squire as we get closer to launch later this year.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507006/de1678c3160e83061f06e55ce570d32eb5030bc8.png Hi everyone! The radio silence since the announcement of The Plucky Squire ends now, as we reveal new gameplay footage for your favorite upcoming storybook adventure. Enjoy, and tell your friends to wishlist now. We know you already have.