TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4 news & patch notes

Hi all, We've pushed a new build to the OPEN BETA branch! CHANGES

• Fix for music not playing correctly during the credits
• Re-positioned the infinirang to sit in the middle of the screen when awarded to TY
• Small fixes for the 'Restore Original' menu item to reload the original Steam TY4 save game and copy its progression

Please let us know if you have any problems. There are details below on how to opt-in and where to post any issues. Cheers! The Krome Studios Team TO OPT-IN TO THE BETA

• Right-click on the game in your Steam library
• Select 'Properties'
• Select the 'Betas' option on the left hand side
• In "Beta Participation" section, change the dropdown to the "openbeta" option

(note - you may need to restart Steam to see this new beta, depending on when Steam was last launched) TO REPORT BUGS

• Go to the game's community hub
• Go to the "Discussions" tab
• In the Sub Forums list on the right, click on the "Bug Reports" subforum - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/
• And post your issue there!
• There is a pinned post in the subforum, with some information on what would be helpful - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/6699728899094929250/

Hi all, We've pushed a new build to the OPEN BETA branch! MAJOR CHANGES

• Fixed black vignette background not expanding the entire screen with screens from the pause menu
• Hide the mouse cursor if it has not been used for 5 seconds, and during FMV
• Modified FMV video format to work correctly on Steam Deck
• Updated position of confirm and cancel icons on the command strip
• Fixed edge case reset game issue, if user had previously updated from the original TY4 save game and was resetting again
• Extend width of ingame pause button so tap region still covers it when in 16:10 mode
• Fixes for audio on the pause menu and when quitting to the main menu
• Fix for lacking music in the first level of the game, if the user spawns from a checkpoint (ie 'continue game' not from the start of the level)

Please let us know if you have any problems. There are details below on how to opt-in and where to post any issues. Cheers! The Krome Studios Team TO OPT-IN TO THE BETA

• Right-click on the game in your Steam library
• Select 'Properties'
• Select the 'Betas' option on the left hand side
• In "Beta Participation" section, change the dropdown to the "openbeta" option

(note - you may need to restart Steam to see this new beta, depending on when Steam was last launched) TO REPORT BUGS

• Go to the game's community hub
• Go to the "Discussions" tab
• In the Sub Forums list on the right, click on the "Bug Reports" subforum - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/
• And post your issue there!
• There is a pinned post in the subforum, with some information on what would be helpful - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/6699728899094929250/

Hi all, We've pushed a new build to the OPEN BETA branch! MAJOR CHANGES

• Added custom mouse cursors
• Fixes for the game to display correctly at 16:10 aspect ratios
• Fixes for the visible resolutions available in the Graphics Settings
• Updated the control settings screen to reflect the controls as they work in Bush Rescue Returns
• Fixes for a few PC specific crashes and asserts
• Corrected the way that the rangs are thrown if you are playing without mouse - it will no longer target the invisible mouse cursor (ie will act like the original TY4 release)

Please let us know if you have any problems. There are details below on how to opt-in and where to post any issues. Cheers! The Krome Studios Team TO OPT-IN TO THE BETA

• Right-click on the game in your Steam library
• Select 'Properties'
• Select the 'Betas' option on the left hand side
• In "Beta Participation" section, change the dropdown to the "openbeta" option

(note - you may need to restart Steam to see this new beta, depending on when Steam was last launched) TO REPORT BUGS

• Go to the game's community hub
• Go to the "Discussions" tab
• In the Sub Forums list on the right, click on the "Bug Reports" subforum - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/
• And post your issue there!
• There is a pinned post in the subforum, with some information on what would be helpful - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/6699728899094929250/

G'day, TY the Tasmanian Tiger fans! Krome Studios is pleased to announce that there is a new OPEN BETA for TY4 which adds in Bush Rescue Returns content to Steam! This new version adds:

• Full English voice-overs, featuring an all-star cast, some of whom you'll recognize as TY's old mates!
• Remastered and extended animated cinematics (replacing the original 'comic book' cutscenes).
• An improved audio experience, including some music updates and additions.
• More costume cosmetics added as paid DLC for $9.99... yeah-nah, just kidding - you just use in-game opals to buy them as usual.
• The ability to reset your save game to play again (in the Settings Menu)

Now, this is an open beta, so there are a few things to note:

• Only 16:9 aspect ratios (eg 1280x720 or 1920x1080) look correct at the moment
• We haven't implemented the custom cursor icons for the mouse pointer yet
• There may be bugs, and there may be issues with performance - which is the point of the beta release. If you experience any issues, we'd appreciate you letting us know!

This update should keep all of your achievements, and it also should copy your progress over to the new save game format. You won't be at the same spot as your original TY4 save (you'll be on the main menu), but your major progress, unlocked costumes and rangs, and opals should carry over. We've also implemented a "Restore" option to the Settings Menu. Restore will your original TY4 save game again. We've done this so that if we need to push new updates people can resume from their original save again, and also so that we don't touch the original save game at all. This way, if you want to opt back out of the beta, you can and your save game is still there to use on the original version of the game! So please - give the Open Beta a go, and let us know. There are details below on how to opt-in and where to post any issues. We hope you enjoy the updates, cause we love our little orange rat, and you TY fans, too! The Krome Studios Team TO OPT-IN TO THE BETA

• Right-click on the game in your Steam library
• Select 'Properties'
• Select the 'Betas' option on the left hand side
• In "Beta Participation" section, change the dropdown to the "openbeta" option

(note - you may need to restart Steam to see this new beta, depending on when Steam was last launched) TO REPORT BUGS

• Go to the game's community hub
• Go to the "Discussions" tab
• In the Sub Forums list on the right, click on the "Bug Reports" subforum - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/
• And post your issue there!
• There is a pinned post in the subforum, with some information on what would be helpful - https://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/1/6699728899094929250/

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Hi all! Just a quick announcement that we’ve just launched a Kickstarter to help fun porting the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 1 HD remaster to the Nintendo Switch. Check out our pitch here, with some of the great physical awards on offer, like these awesome swim shorts! TY1 SWITCH KICKSTARTER https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12300363/f177b9081c6e6bea5843f947dbd73bb1234f234e.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12300363/ba57dfd45c169535628a3913e230add44ae74fb9.jpg Cheers Linds

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger is now available for Early Access on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/411960/

• For the first week of Early Access, there is a 17% discount, making the game $9.99USD
• After that, the Early Access price will be $11.99.
• After Early Acccess, the price will rise.

KROME BONUS

As a special thank you, anybody who owns TY4 or Blade Kitten will receive an additional 5% discount (so 10% if you own both games), when you purchase in the first week of Early Access. http://store.steampowered.com/app/9940/ If there are any problems with the discounts etc, please let us know on the Steam forums, and we'll get in contact with Valve immediately to rectify it.

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger is now available for Early Access on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/411960/

• For the first week of Early Access, there is a 17% discount, making the game $9.99USD
• After that, the Early Access price will be $11.99.
• After Early Acccess, the price will rise.

KROME BONUS

As a special thank you, anybody who owns TY4 or Blade Kitten will receive an additional 5% discount (so 10% if you own both games), when you purchase in the first week of Early Access. http://store.steampowered.com/app/9940/ If there are any problems with the discounts etc, please let us know on the Steam forums, and we'll get in contact with Valve immediately to rectify it.

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger is now available for Early Access on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/411960/

• For the first week of Early Access, there is a 17% discount, making the game $9.99USD
• After that, the Early Access price will be $11.99.
• After Early Acccess, the price will rise.

KROME BONUS

As a special thank you, anybody who owns TY4 or Blade Kitten will receive an additional 5% discount (so 10% if you own both games), when you purchase in the first week of Early Access. http://store.steampowered.com/app/9940/ If there are any problems with the discounts etc, please let us know on the Steam forums, and we'll get in contact with Valve immediately to rectify it.

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger is now available for Early Access on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/411960/

• For the first week of Early Access, there is a 17% discount, making the game $9.99USD
• After that, the Early Access price will be $11.99.
• After Early Acccess, the price will rise.

KROME BONUS

As a special thank you, anybody who owns TY4 or Blade Kitten will receive an additional 5% discount (so 10% if you own both games), when you purchase in the first week of Early Access. http://store.steampowered.com/app/9940/ If there are any problems with the discounts etc, please let us know on the Steam forums, and we'll get in contact with Valve immediately to rectify it.

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that we're bringing the original game, TY the Tasmanian Tiger, to Steam - available March 2016 in Early Access. A quick tease of the game in action can be found here: https://youtu.be/GvBGeYLdGc8 To keep up to date on the game, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tythetasmaniantiger/.

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that we're bringing the original game, TY the Tasmanian Tiger, to Steam - available March 2016 in Early Access. A quick tease of the game in action can be found here: https://youtu.be/GvBGeYLdGc8 To keep up to date on the game, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tythetasmaniantiger/.

Hey all, We've pushed a new build up onto the betatest branch with hopeful fixes for the "at high-framerate get stuck" issue; as well as re-enabling the vsync option. We'd really appreciate anybody giving it a go and letting us know of any problems at [email protected] Cheers Linds

Hey all, We've pushed a new build up onto the betatest branch with hopeful fixes for the "at high-framerate get stuck" issue; as well as re-enabling the vsync option. We'd really appreciate anybody giving it a go and letting us know of any problems at [email protected] Cheers Linds

Hey all, We've pushed a new patch live. This has the following fixes:

• Fix for crash on launch, if the game is set to "English" in the properties of the game in Steam; and your Operating System language is set to anything other than English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese
• Fixed two cases of code getting untranslated strings in the minigame select screen (name of level, etc)
• Fix for crash if a ghost *just* beat you in a minigame
• Fix for problem where multiple video resolutions may have gotten displayed over the top of each other
• Fix in saving stats for minigames which lead to saves failing our save validation checks, causing loss of progression.
• Fix for an issue with calling for Steam Leaderboards multiple times while it is downloading the leaderboard data from Steam.
• Fix for being able to "cheat-fly" using the power-attack move

If there are any problems, please let us know! Linds

Hey all, We've pushed a new patch live. This has the following fixes:

• Fix for crash on launch, if the game is set to "English" in the properties of the game in Steam; and your Operating System language is set to anything other than English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese
• Fixed two cases of code getting untranslated strings in the minigame select screen (name of level, etc)
• Fix for crash if a ghost *just* beat you in a minigame
• Fix for problem where multiple video resolutions may have gotten displayed over the top of each other
• Fix in saving stats for minigames which lead to saves failing our save validation checks, causing loss of progression.
• Fix for an issue with calling for Steam Leaderboards multiple times while it is downloading the leaderboard data from Steam.
• Fix for being able to "cheat-fly" using the power-attack move

If there are any problems, please let us know! Linds

Hey all, We've been working away on several of the reported issues, and we've popped up a new build onto the BetaTest branch, hot off the press. These are fixes that have just been completed, and have *not* yet been rigorously tested, so you should only change to this branch if you've having a problem with one of the specific things we've fixed, or you want to give us a hand with testing the changes, and letting us know how things are. For those people who are getting ROUTINE progression losses - please contact me at [email protected] if you are willing to try out a super-special build with some extra logging, and email us the results if/when you lose your progression. This is another special branch on Steam that we'll give you a password, to be able to access. We've fixed ONE progression loss problem, related to if you get to the end of a minigame and exit the game without going back to the main menu, but have not been able to reproduce any other problems. Items that are currently fixed in the beta branch, that aren't in the normal branch are:

• Fix for crash on launch, if the game is set to "English" in the properties of the game in Steam; and your Operating System language is set to anything other than English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese
• Fixed two cases of code getting untranslated strings in the minigame select screen (name of level, etc)
• Fix for crash if a ghost *just* beat you in a minigame
• Fix for problem where multiple video resolutions may have gotten displayed over the top of each other
• Fix in saving stats for minigames which lead to saves failing our save validation checks, causing loss of progression.
• Fix for an issue with calling for Steam Leaderboards multiple times while it is downloading the leaderboard data from Steam.

If there are any issues, please let us know either on the reported issues sticky post, or by emailing [email protected] To access the beta branch

• Go to your Steam Library list
• Right click on "TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4"
• select "Properties"
• select the "BETAS" tab
• select the "betatest" build from the dropdown and hit "ok"

Cheers! Linds

Hey all, We've been working away on several of the reported issues, and we've popped up a new build onto the BetaTest branch, hot off the press. These are fixes that have just been completed, and have *not* yet been rigorously tested, so you should only change to this branch if you've having a problem with one of the specific things we've fixed, or you want to give us a hand with testing the changes, and letting us know how things are. For those people who are getting ROUTINE progression losses - please contact me at [email protected] if you are willing to try out a super-special build with some extra logging, and email us the results if/when you lose your progression. This is another special branch on Steam that we'll give you a password, to be able to access. We've fixed ONE progression loss problem, related to if you get to the end of a minigame and exit the game without going back to the main menu, but have not been able to reproduce any other problems. Items that are currently fixed in the beta branch, that aren't in the normal branch are:

• Fix for crash on launch, if the game is set to "English" in the properties of the game in Steam; and your Operating System language is set to anything other than English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese
• Fixed two cases of code getting untranslated strings in the minigame select screen (name of level, etc)
• Fix for crash if a ghost *just* beat you in a minigame
• Fix for problem where multiple video resolutions may have gotten displayed over the top of each other
• Fix in saving stats for minigames which lead to saves failing our save validation checks, causing loss of progression.
• Fix for an issue with calling for Steam Leaderboards multiple times while it is downloading the leaderboard data from Steam.

If there are any issues, please let us know either on the reported issues sticky post, or by emailing [email protected] To access the beta branch

• Go to your Steam Library list
• Right click on "TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4"
• select "Properties"
• select the "BETAS" tab
• select the "betatest" build from the dropdown and hit "ok"

Cheers! Linds

Hey guys, We've pushed a new build live, that has these issues fixed:

• Japanese language selection via the Steam "Language" tab drop down now correctly loads the Japanese font
• If you hit "exit level" at the end-of-level screen instead of continue; the game will now go to the correct level when you use the "Continue" option on the main menu
• The game now auto-saves when you purchase a rang
• Minor tweak to the level collision to hopefully improve the "Dennis gets Stuck" issue at high framerates

If there are any issues please let us know Cheers

Hey guys, We've pushed a new build live, that has these issues fixed:

• Japanese language selection via the Steam "Language" tab drop down now correctly loads the Japanese font
• If you hit "exit level" at the end-of-level screen instead of continue; the game will now go to the correct level when you use the "Continue" option on the main menu
• The game now auto-saves when you purchase a rang
• Minor tweak to the level collision to hopefully improve the "Dennis gets Stuck" issue at high framerates

If there are any issues please let us know Cheers

Hey all, We've pushed a hotfix live, that disables the ability to turn off Vsync, as it appears to be causing some problems at high framerates. This is a temporary measure until we can get something better in place. If you have a monitor that is running at higher than 60Hz, and you are having any problems with getting stuck on ledges; or other characters like Dennis not getting to the end of their path; please set your monitor to 60Hz for now. We hope to have a better fix together soon. Cheers

Hey all, We've pushed a hotfix live, that disables the ability to turn off Vsync, as it appears to be causing some problems at high framerates. This is a temporary measure until we can get something better in place. If you have a monitor that is running at higher than 60Hz, and you are having any problems with getting stuck on ledges; or other characters like Dennis not getting to the end of their path; please set your monitor to 60Hz for now. We hope to have a better fix together soon. Cheers

Hey all! We're super-happy-fun-dog to announce that TY4 is now out and available on Steam! We hope that you enjoy the game. If you have any issues, please post us a message in the forums here; so that we can try to get them resolved ASAP http://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/0/523897653300574228/ Cheers Krome

Hey all! We're super-happy-fun-dog to announce that TY4 is now out and available on Steam! We hope that you enjoy the game. If you have any issues, please post us a message in the forums here; so that we can try to get them resolved ASAP http://steamcommunity.com/app/287840/discussions/0/523897653300574228/ Cheers Krome

Hey all! Leading up to the release this Friday; we thought we’d run an AMA type thing here on Steam announcements. Basically, post a question here about anything to do with the making of TY1, 2, 3 or 4 and we’ll do our best to answer! Cheers! Krome

Hey all! Leading up to the release this Friday; we thought we’d run an AMA type thing here on Steam announcements. Basically, post a question here about anything to do with the making of TY1, 2, 3 or 4 and we’ll do our best to answer! Cheers! Krome

Hey all! So we're a little over a week away from the launch of TY4 on Steam! We're busily putting together some final touches, but everything's looking good so far. There have been a few fairly common questions on the forums and on our Facebook pages about the game, so we thought we'd provide a little information for you...

Price Point

• The game will cost $5.99USD (and equivalent prices in other terriories).
• The game will have a 10% launch discount.
• There are no microtransactions within the game (unliked the Windows 8 version). You use opals that you collect by playing the game to unlock new 'rangs and costumes (similar to how TY2 and TY3 worked)

DLC

• There will be two sets of DLC available for the game, neither of which has in-game content
• There will be a Soundtrack DLC, which will have all the music from TY1, TY2, TY3 and TY4. This is set up to work with the Steam music system (to allow it to be played via the Steam overlay)
• There will also be an artbook DLC, which has some behind the scenes concept art from the making of TY4; as a PDF.
• Price points are still being finalized for these, but expect something like $20USD for the soundtrack compilation and $6 for the art book, with a 10% launch discount for each.
• There will be a couple of different packages for buying everything grouped together, for a discounted price.

Why TY4 or Where Is TY1/2/3?

We've worked to bring TY4 to Steam first for a number of reasons.

• The game never got quite the reach that we were hoping for, from its Windows 8 release, so we're hoping that it will be picked up by a wider audience on Steam
• In terms of time and cost to port the game, TY4 was the easiest for us to start with. These days, Krome is a quite small independant developer, and funds are limited, so this was an important factor for us.
• The plan (the hope) is that TY4 will sell enough units to allow us to port TY1/2/3 over to Steam as the next step, without having a Kickstarter or similar crowd funding efforts. We may look at TY1/2/3 as Early Access, depending on how things go.
• In short though, TY4 needs to sell units to help us fund TY1/2/3.
• Any console HD-ising or handheld ports of *any* of the games are all subsequent to this - again - it depends on the sales.

Why did you make a 2D game!?

TY has a history as a 2D game... both TY2 and TY3 had GBA versions (which were awesome by the way!)

TY4 was made as a 2D game because that's the kind of game that our friends at Microsoft were after; for the launch of the Surface tablets and the Windows 8 store; and it was a great fit for the style of game that TY is.

The focus of the 2D game is on the platforming (and 'rangs of course!), finding hidden collectables, and is actually pretty close to the style of gameplay that was in TY1 - just flattened onto a 2D plane.

Yes, we'd love to make a new full 3D TY game. We wish that we could afford to do so! Again - we'll be watching what happens with TY4 and we'll have to see from there.

Our ideal world would be that TY4 sells well enough to fund TY1/2/3 onto Steam; which sells well enough to fund making a full 3D TY5 - but honestly, we'll just have to see what happens We're proud of the game we made for TY4. We hope that all the TY fans and platformer fans out there like it. Cheers everybody! Hope to see you all enjoying the game on release! Krome

Hey all! So we're a little over a week away from the launch of TY4 on Steam! We're busily putting together some final touches, but everything's looking good so far. There have been a few fairly common questions on the forums and on our Facebook pages about the game, so we thought we'd provide a little information for you...

Price Point

• The game will cost $5.99USD (and equivalent prices in other terriories).
• The game will have a 10% launch discount.
• There are no microtransactions within the game (unliked the Windows 8 version). You use opals that you collect by playing the game to unlock new 'rangs and costumes (similar to how TY2 and TY3 worked)

DLC

• There will be two sets of DLC available for the game, neither of which has in-game content
• There will be a Soundtrack DLC, which will have all the music from TY1, TY2, TY3 and TY4. This is set up to work with the Steam music system (to allow it to be played via the Steam overlay)
• There will also be an artbook DLC, which has some behind the scenes concept art from the making of TY4; as a PDF.
• Price points are still being finalized for these, but expect something like $20USD for the soundtrack compilation and $6 for the art book, with a 10% launch discount for each.
• There will be a couple of different packages for buying everything grouped together, for a discounted price.

Why TY4 or Where Is TY1/2/3?

We've worked to bring TY4 to Steam first for a number of reasons.

• The game never got quite the reach that we were hoping for, from its Windows 8 release, so we're hoping that it will be picked up by a wider audience on Steam
• In terms of time and cost to port the game, TY4 was the easiest for us to start with. These days, Krome is a quite small independant developer, and funds are limited, so this was an important factor for us.
• The plan (the hope) is that TY4 will sell enough units to allow us to port TY1/2/3 over to Steam as the next step, without having a Kickstarter or similar crowd funding efforts. We may look at TY1/2/3 as Early Access, depending on how things go.
• In short though, TY4 needs to sell units to help us fund TY1/2/3.
• Any console HD-ising or handheld ports of *any* of the games are all subsequent to this - again - it depends on the sales.

Why did you make a 2D game!?

TY has a history as a 2D game... both TY2 and TY3 had GBA versions (which were awesome by the way!)

TY4 was made as a 2D game because that's the kind of game that our friends at Microsoft were after; for the launch of the Surface tablets and the Windows 8 store; and it was a great fit for the style of game that TY is.

The focus of the 2D game is on the platforming (and 'rangs of course!), finding hidden collectables, and is actually pretty close to the style of gameplay that was in TY1 - just flattened onto a 2D plane.

Yes, we'd love to make a new full 3D TY game. We wish that we could afford to do so! Again - we'll be watching what happens with TY4 and we'll have to see from there.

Our ideal world would be that TY4 sells well enough to fund TY1/2/3 onto Steam; which sells well enough to fund making a full 3D TY5 - but honestly, we'll just have to see what happens We're proud of the game we made for TY4. We hope that all the TY fans and platformer fans out there like it. Cheers everybody! Hope to see you all enjoying the game on release! Krome