TY the Tasmanian Tiger news & patch notes

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

Hi all, We're conducting some polls across a variety of social media for us to look at some next steps for TY. If you're interested, please check out our Facebook page; and the currently running poll: https://www.facebook.com/tythetasmaniantiger/posts/10156989044737270?__tn__=-R Cheers! Linds

Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan has been released from Early Access, and is available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/ To coincide with the full release of the game, the TY3 Official Soundtrack DLC is now also available to purchase: https://store.steampowered.com/app/992180/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3_Soundtrack/ We also have made available a Digital Deluxe TY3 bundle (and catch up bundle): https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9454 https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9455 And... now that the games are all on Steam, the new Boomerang Collection Bundles allow you to buy all four TY games at a lower price! (one is "just the games" and the other also has all the soundtracks) https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9456 https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9457 Cheers! Linds

Hey all, A small patch fix for TY1 has been released. This patch fixes up that collecting all of the rainbow scales double your health, in Hardcore mode. For people with existing save games; I believe you may need to return to Rainbow Cliffs; before it will apply. Cheers Linds

Hey all, A small patch fix for TY1 has been released. This patch fixes up that collecting all of the rainbow scales double your health, in Hardcore mode. For people with existing save games; I believe you may need to return to Rainbow Cliffs; before it will apply. Cheers Linds

Hi all, A new build of TY1 (r3497_v1.26) has been released. The major addition to this build is the new Hardcore Mode! http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY1_Harcore_Banner.png In Hardcore mode we've removed all bonus lives and respawning - you literally have life to get through the game. If you do happen to lose a life; we helpfully reset your save game and restart your adventure. We've added two new leaderboards (Hardcore Game Complete and Hardcore 100% Game Complete) and two new achievements (Completing the game in Hardcore and 100% Completing the Game in Hardcore) for your troubles! And cheats are disabled in Hardcore mode :) We hope that this provides a little bit of replayability for you all (and maybe bragging rights!) http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY1_Hardcore.gif Additionally, we're happy to announce that TY3 has been released in to Early Access! As part of TY3's release, TY1 is currently on sale to celebrate; and if you own TY1 or TY2, you should receive an extra bonus discount for buying TY3 during this first week of Early Access - as we've increased the launch discount to 22% across the board! http://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/ Lastly, this TY1 build has the following bug fixes:

• AUDIO: Fixes for volume ranges of the Fluffy boss fight
• CHEATS: Fixed issue where, if you use cheats to obtain the elemental rangs, then shatter a blocker into areas of the game you shouldn't get to yet, you cannot then talk to Julius to spawn the boss and continue the game.
• CONTROLS: Fixed TY not being able to tip-toe with keyboard, meaning he can't get across ice (SHIFT key now enters tip-toe properly)
• GAMEPLAY: Added hardcore mode, and associated leaderboards and achievements.
• LEADERBOARDS: Fix uninitialised speed run mode variable and memory overwrite if a speed run time went to 10+ hours.
• UI: Added mouse input handling for Continue screen (when you run out of lives)

Cheers Linds

Hi all, A new build of TY1 (r3497_v1.26) has been released. The major addition to this build is the new Hardcore Mode! http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY1_Harcore_Banner.png In Hardcore mode we've removed all bonus lives and respawning - you literally have life to get through the game. If you do happen to lose a life; we helpfully reset your save game and restart your adventure. We've added two new leaderboards (Hardcore Game Complete and Hardcore 100% Game Complete) and two new achievements (Completing the game in Hardcore and 100% Completing the Game in Hardcore) for your troubles! And cheats are disabled in Hardcore mode :) We hope that this provides a little bit of replayability for you all (and maybe bragging rights!) http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY1_Hardcore.gif Additionally, we're happy to announce that TY3 has been released in to Early Access! As part of TY3's release, TY1 is currently on sale to celebrate; and if you own TY1 or TY2, you should receive an extra bonus discount for buying TY3 during this first week of Early Access - as we've increased the launch discount to 22% across the board! http://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/ Lastly, this TY1 build has the following bug fixes:

• AUDIO: Fixes for volume ranges of the Fluffy boss fight
• CHEATS: Fixed issue where, if you use cheats to obtain the elemental rangs, then shatter a blocker into areas of the game you shouldn't get to yet, you cannot then talk to Julius to spawn the boss and continue the game.
• CONTROLS: Fixed TY not being able to tip-toe with keyboard, meaning he can't get across ice (SHIFT key now enters tip-toe properly)
• GAMEPLAY: Added hardcore mode, and associated leaderboards and achievements.
• LEADERBOARDS: Fix uninitialised speed run mode variable and memory overwrite if a speed run time went to 10+ hours.
• UI: Added mouse input handling for Continue screen (when you run out of lives)

Cheers Linds

Hi all, We're gearing up for the Early Access launch in just over 2 weeks time! And now, without further adieu; here is the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Early Access Trailer; straight from the Oscars*. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsznSM0LgQ Cheers Linds *ok fine, so it's not from the Oscars at all. But it's got a bunch of BWWWAAAAAAA sounds in it just like a real movie trailer!

Hi all, We're gearing up for the Early Access launch in just over 2 weeks time! And now, without further adieu; here is the TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Early Access Trailer; straight from the Oscars*. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsznSM0LgQ Cheers Linds *ok fine, so it's not from the Oscars at all. But it's got a bunch of BWWWAAAAAAA sounds in it just like a real movie trailer!

Hey all, TY3 has its own store page up and on Steam now! http://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/ Please note that it is listed as "coming soon" - but the community is up and running and there a few discussions there that I've pinned for you to start contributing to. We look forward to releasing TY3 in to Early Access soon! Cheers Linds

Hey all, TY3 has its own store page up and on Steam now! http://store.steampowered.com/app/411980/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_3/ Please note that it is listed as "coming soon" - but the community is up and running and there a few discussions there that I've pinned for you to start contributing to. We look forward to releasing TY3 in to Early Access soon! Cheers Linds

Hi all, We've released a new build for TY on to Steam now, with a few general fixes and one new feature. The major new feature we've added is the option to DISABLE the rang selection wheel, if you don't want to use it during your game, as this has been a major request by both people speed-running the game, and those after the original feel. You can find the option in the Controls Options! The changes in this build are:

• CAMERA: Fixed bug where switching away from zoomerang while zoomed in, using the rang select wheel, would stay zoomed in.
• CONTROLS: Fixed some controller deadzone issues
• CONTROLS / UI: Added option to enable/disable rang selection wheel
• GRAPHICS: Fixed rendering issue when running at high DPI (would render in a corner, not full screen)
• GRAPHICS: game window is not double-created when launched with MSAA enabled

Lastly - good news everybody! TY2 has now been released from Early Access! You can pick it up here, and see our totally awesome launch trailer here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0Ek8dRPd8 Cheers Linds

Hi all, We've released a new build for TY on to Steam now, with a few general fixes and one new feature. The major new feature we've added is the option to DISABLE the rang selection wheel, if you don't want to use it during your game, as this has been a major request by both people speed-running the game, and those after the original feel. You can find the option in the Controls Options! The changes in this build are:

• CAMERA: Fixed bug where switching away from zoomerang while zoomed in, using the rang select wheel, would stay zoomed in.
• CONTROLS: Fixed some controller deadzone issues
• CONTROLS / UI: Added option to enable/disable rang selection wheel
• GRAPHICS: Fixed rendering issue when running at high DPI (would render in a corner, not full screen)
• GRAPHICS: game window is not double-created when launched with MSAA enabled

Lastly - good news everybody! TY2 has now been released from Early Access! You can pick it up here, and see our totally awesome launch trailer here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0Ek8dRPd8 Cheers Linds

Hey all, You guys asked for it; so we've implemented it! The rang selection wheel from TY2 has been implemented in to TY1, for all your rang selection needs! http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-1-Rang-wheel.gif You can access it just like you do in TY2 - by using the "Y" button (or R button for default keybindings) when not in a trigger area. If you're an old school fan, don't worry though - the original controls (left and right on the d-pad; Q and E on keyboard default bindings) will still also scroll through the rangs one-by-one; like it was in the original relese. In addition to this feature update; we've done a pretty large audio update, as well as fixed some bugs (full list below). To top that all off - the game is on sale FROM TOMORROW (9am 15th September PST) for TY's 15th Anniversary! We've also got a bunch of merch available for his birthday - check out the TY the Tasmanian Tiger page for more details. http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY15th.jpg Cheers Linds

BUG FIXES

• AUDIO: Updated sounds to match their TY2 versions, for various footstep, cutscene, rang, environment and UI sounds
• AUDIO: increased the maximum sound prop range allowed to 3000 to match what the XBOX version did (PS2 and PC was set to 1500)
• COLLECTABLES: Fixed incorrect picture fame number in level E3 (would result in bad completion numbers if collected in a specific order; will be backwards compatible with existing saves)
• GAMEPLAY: Added in rang selection wheel
• GAMEPLAY: Fix for glide camera sometimes erroring, if you started gliding while the camera was pointed up at you
• GRAPHICS: Fixed water reflections.
• GRAPHICS: Made plankton a bit more opaque
• GRAPHICS: Adjusted auto-brightness effect to work with new shader updates
• GRAPHICS: Fixed sqaure shadows in magnet effect glow and aquarang glow.
• MISC: Added some more logging to bootup to help diagnose issues with graphics cards
• MISC: Fixed bug where the turtle critter could cause massive framerate drop due to collision checks

Hey all, You guys asked for it; so we've implemented it! The rang selection wheel from TY2 has been implemented in to TY1, for all your rang selection needs! http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-1-Rang-wheel.gif You can access it just like you do in TY2 - by using the "Y" button (or R button for default keybindings) when not in a trigger area. If you're an old school fan, don't worry though - the original controls (left and right on the d-pad; Q and E on keyboard default bindings) will still also scroll through the rangs one-by-one; like it was in the original relese. In addition to this feature update; we've done a pretty large audio update, as well as fixed some bugs (full list below). To top that all off - the game is on sale FROM TOMORROW (9am 15th September PST) for TY's 15th Anniversary! We've also got a bunch of merch available for his birthday - check out the TY the Tasmanian Tiger page for more details. http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY15th.jpg Cheers Linds

BUG FIXES

• AUDIO: Updated sounds to match their TY2 versions, for various footstep, cutscene, rang, environment and UI sounds
• AUDIO: increased the maximum sound prop range allowed to 3000 to match what the XBOX version did (PS2 and PC was set to 1500)
• COLLECTABLES: Fixed incorrect picture fame number in level E3 (would result in bad completion numbers if collected in a specific order; will be backwards compatible with existing saves)
• GAMEPLAY: Added in rang selection wheel
• GAMEPLAY: Fix for glide camera sometimes erroring, if you started gliding while the camera was pointed up at you
• GRAPHICS: Fixed water reflections.
• GRAPHICS: Made plankton a bit more opaque
• GRAPHICS: Adjusted auto-brightness effect to work with new shader updates
• GRAPHICS: Fixed sqaure shadows in magnet effect glow and aquarang glow.
• MISC: Added some more logging to bootup to help diagnose issues with graphics cards
• MISC: Fixed bug where the turtle critter could cause massive framerate drop due to collision checks

Hi all, We're pleased to announce not only the release of not only a new build for TY, that completes the additions to the levels in the game, but also the release of two great DLC packs for the game: TY1 Soundtrack DLC All the music you know and love, in MP3 format so that it can work through the Steam music player. NOTE - if you own the TY soundtracks DLC for TY4; you already have these music tracks and you do not need to purchase this DLC. http://store.steampowered.com/app/577130/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_Soundtrack/ Art of TY the Tasmanian Tiger A 156 page PDF of never-before seen concept art and sketches for the game, including information as to the "why" and "how" of the development of the art of the game. http://store.steampowered.com/app/577131/The_Art_of_TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger/ With these two DLCs, we've also released two different BUNDLES for the game:

• TY the Tasmanian Tiger Digital Deluxe Bundle
• Digital Deluxe Catchup Bundle

Buying the Digitial Deluxe bundle will save you a little bit of money (5%) for buying everything together. The "Catchup" bundle will let those people who've previously bought the game purchase the DLC at a reduced cost, to "catch up" to the Digital Deluxe bundle. These bundles are available from the main TY the Tasmanian Tiger store page on Steam.

NEW BUILD

The new build (r2135_v1.11) has the following changes, which completes the addition of new set dressing content to the levels: NEW FEATURES

• CAMERA: Added settings.ini value for the camera distance so that it is maintained between loads.
• CONTENT: Bull's Pen - added some more windmills, props and some critters to fill out the level.
• CONTENT: Updated staghorn texture
• CONTENT: Added additional props to Rex Marks The Spot http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-new-props-2017a.gif
• CONTENT: Beyond the Black Stump - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high". http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-new-props-2017c.gif
• CONTENT: Snow Worries - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high".
• CONTENT: Fluffy's Fjord - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high". http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-new-props-2017b.gif
• CONTENT: Cass' Pass - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high".
• CONTENT: Cass' Crest - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high".

BUG FIXES

CAMERA: Changed the scaling of the 3rd person camera speed GUI slider, so that the default speed is a little slower than it used to be, and the min/max speeds you can set it to are a little slower. Made it feel a bit more like the TY2 camera from these changes.

GRAPHICS: TY1 - fix for "undefined" material name on a collision subobject (which is only on one prop in the game that we use - snowgum_02) and set it to wood like snowgum_01 - so the collision subobject isn't drawn when the model is instanced.

GRAPHICS: Stopped the wake from drawing in shadows and reflections.

GRAPHICS: Fix for the invulnerability particles to not have square edges due to edge pixels not being 100% alpha.

GRAPHICS: Fix for flickering shadows on some AMD video cards.

GRAPHICS: Fix for graphics popping on/off in the water shader

MISC: Fix for crash for unavailable language, depending on system language setting

MISC: Memory leak fixes

CAMERA: Fixes to camera lockon in Fluffy's Fjord

OPALS: Potential fix for opals that receive bad spawn locations (like that one in Lyre, Lyre)

GRAPHICS: Fix for some popping of particles due to issues with alpha As per normal, if there are any issues, please let us know! Cheers Linds

Hi all, We're pleased to announce not only the release of not only a new build for TY, that completes the additions to the levels in the game, but also the release of two great DLC packs for the game: TY1 Soundtrack DLC All the music you know and love, in MP3 format so that it can work through the Steam music player. NOTE - if you own the TY soundtracks DLC for TY4; you already have these music tracks and you do not need to purchase this DLC. http://store.steampowered.com/app/577130/TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_Soundtrack/ Art of TY the Tasmanian Tiger A 156 page PDF of never-before seen concept art and sketches for the game, including information as to the "why" and "how" of the development of the art of the game. http://store.steampowered.com/app/577131/The_Art_of_TY_the_Tasmanian_Tiger/ With these two DLCs, we've also released two different BUNDLES for the game:

• TY the Tasmanian Tiger Digital Deluxe Bundle
• Digital Deluxe Catchup Bundle

Buying the Digitial Deluxe bundle will save you a little bit of money (5%) for buying everything together. The "Catchup" bundle will let those people who've previously bought the game purchase the DLC at a reduced cost, to "catch up" to the Digital Deluxe bundle. These bundles are available from the main TY the Tasmanian Tiger store page on Steam.

NEW BUILD

The new build (r2135_v1.11) has the following changes, which completes the addition of new set dressing content to the levels: NEW FEATURES

• CAMERA: Added settings.ini value for the camera distance so that it is maintained between loads.
• CONTENT: Bull's Pen - added some more windmills, props and some critters to fill out the level.
• CONTENT: Updated staghorn texture
• CONTENT: Added additional props to Rex Marks The Spot http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-new-props-2017a.gif
• CONTENT: Beyond the Black Stump - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high". http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-new-props-2017c.gif
• CONTENT: Snow Worries - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high".
• CONTENT: Fluffy's Fjord - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high". http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-new-props-2017b.gif
• CONTENT: Cass' Pass - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high".
• CONTENT: Cass' Crest - added additional props and set dressing items to fill out the level, for if props are set to "high".

BUG FIXES

CAMERA: Changed the scaling of the 3rd person camera speed GUI slider, so that the default speed is a little slower than it used to be, and the min/max speeds you can set it to are a little slower. Made it feel a bit more like the TY2 camera from these changes.

GRAPHICS: TY1 - fix for "undefined" material name on a collision subobject (which is only on one prop in the game that we use - snowgum_02) and set it to wood like snowgum_01 - so the collision subobject isn't drawn when the model is instanced.

GRAPHICS: Stopped the wake from drawing in shadows and reflections.

GRAPHICS: Fix for the invulnerability particles to not have square edges due to edge pixels not being 100% alpha.

GRAPHICS: Fix for flickering shadows on some AMD video cards.

GRAPHICS: Fix for graphics popping on/off in the water shader

MISC: Fix for crash for unavailable language, depending on system language setting

MISC: Memory leak fixes

CAMERA: Fixes to camera lockon in Fluffy's Fjord

OPALS: Potential fix for opals that receive bad spawn locations (like that one in Lyre, Lyre)

GRAPHICS: Fix for some popping of particles due to issues with alpha As per normal, if there are any issues, please let us know! Cheers Linds

We're happy to announce that TY2 is now available for purchase, in Early Access! To get it, go here! In celebration of TY2's Early Access launch, and the 1-year-on-Steam anniversary for TY1, TY1 is 30% off this week! And you'll get an extra 5% off the price of TY2 during the TY2 launch week, if you own TY1 or have it in your cart at the same time you purchase TY2. Cheers Linds

We're happy to announce that TY2 is now available for purchase, in Early Access! To get it, go here! In celebration of TY2's Early Access launch, and the 1-year-on-Steam anniversary for TY1, TY1 is 30% off this week! And you'll get an extra 5% off the price of TY2 during the TY2 launch week, if you own TY1 or have it in your cart at the same time you purchase TY2. Cheers Linds

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791457524043/announcements/detail/590374589687070316

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791457524043/announcements/detail/590374589687070316

Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/411970 Community Hub: http://steamcommunity.com/app/411970/ There are a few bits and bobs we're getting set up in the discussion, so feel free to drop by and say g'day (and add the game to your wishlists!) Cheers Linds

Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/411970 Community Hub: http://steamcommunity.com/app/411970/ There are a few bits and bobs we're getting set up in the discussion, so feel free to drop by and say g'day (and add the game to your wishlists!) Cheers Linds

Hi all, I'm happy to announce that we are aiming for MONDAY THE 20TH OF MARCH 2017 as our release date for TY2, in to Early Access. Plans are not yet quite finalized for price point, but overall expect things to be similar to what we did for TY1, in terms of price and launch discounts, etc. Oh... and of course, here's a nice pretty trailer for the annoucement... feel free to share it around and get a heap more people excited for the release! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xrtuUO7L4M Cheers Linds

Hi all, I'm happy to announce that we are aiming for MONDAY THE 20TH OF MARCH 2017 as our release date for TY2, in to Early Access. Plans are not yet quite finalized for price point, but overall expect things to be similar to what we did for TY1, in terms of price and launch discounts, etc. Oh... and of course, here's a nice pretty trailer for the annoucement... feel free to share it around and get a heap more people excited for the release! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xrtuUO7L4M Cheers Linds

Hi all, Time for the next exciting update to TY! In this episode...

NEW FEATURES

• ART: Additional beautification to Lyre, Lyre Pants on Fire; if the "Props" setting in "Screen" is set to "High" (note - this is for high-spec PCs). http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-C1-extra-props-3.gif http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-C1-extra-props-1.gif
• CAMERA: Back-ported the 1st Person Camera starting direction from TY2. You can now select between "TY's Body" (which will make the camera enter 1st person, facing the direction TY's head is looking at - so it will auto-target NPCs and the like) and "Camera" (which will make the camera enter 1st person, facing where the 3rd person camera was pointing at, irrespective of anything else). The setting will default to "Camera"; and can be modified via the Options UI.

BUG FIXES

• AUDIO: If the audio device fails to create at launch, try the next available audio device. Also, additional logging for if audio devices fail to create.
• GRAPHICS: Removed the glow around the seahorses from the shadows.

UP NEXT

We'll be working on additional beautification for more levels, and keeping an eye on any bugs that people bring to our attention. Any issues, please let us know! Cheers Linds

Hi all, Time for the next exciting update to TY! In this episode...

NEW FEATURES

• ART: Additional beautification to Lyre, Lyre Pants on Fire; if the "Props" setting in "Screen" is set to "High" (note - this is for high-spec PCs). http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-C1-extra-props-3.gif http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY-C1-extra-props-1.gif
• CAMERA: Back-ported the 1st Person Camera starting direction from TY2. You can now select between "TY's Body" (which will make the camera enter 1st person, facing the direction TY's head is looking at - so it will auto-target NPCs and the like) and "Camera" (which will make the camera enter 1st person, facing where the 3rd person camera was pointing at, irrespective of anything else). The setting will default to "Camera"; and can be modified via the Options UI.

BUG FIXES

• AUDIO: If the audio device fails to create at launch, try the next available audio device. Also, additional logging for if audio devices fail to create.
• GRAPHICS: Removed the glow around the seahorses from the shadows.

UP NEXT

We'll be working on additional beautification for more levels, and keeping an eye on any bugs that people bring to our attention. Any issues, please let us know! Cheers Linds

Hi all, So... after a few months of "hints" and oblique comments, it's official. TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue is coming to Steam! http://www.kromestudios.com/share/TY2%20Poster%2001c.jpg And - just in case you want to buy the super-awesome poster for your wall - we've set up a sweet store! where you can buy it and other TY apparel (with more coming soon)! We do not have a date for the Early Access release right now, but what we can say is:

• We will have a date for you shortly :)
• Our current plan is to progress with the release in the same fashion as we did for TY1, with an Early Access release, followed by updates to fix issues, polling the users for ideas for how to improve the game (and for achievements ideas and the like) and implementing those, improving the art.
• We are endeavouring to ensure that the very first build of the game in Early Access will be 100% completable (it just might have a few crashes and issues along the way), the same as TY1 was.
• We aim to have some kind of discount for the launch week in to Early Access, if you own TY1 on Steam

While we're focussing on getting things , we've already made a few changes to the game that people should enjoy (SPOILERS!):

• Mud and Sand no longer slow down the Fourbie like they used to (though steering is still affected)
• Brand new minimap, including "large" mode (similar to TY3's), and options to set to North-Is-Up or auto-rotate.
• Leaderboards for the cart races, for completing the game (similar to TY1's) and for Opal collection
• We've implemented systems for us to be able to increase the amount of grass and foliage on high-end PCs
• The camera improvements we did on the TY1 remaster have been brought across to TY2 (though some bits aren't yet hooked up in the UI)
• And of course it's running at 60fps, with full shadows, SSAO, Bloom with adaptive brightness, etc (depending on your PC specs)

Feel free to ask questions - we'll answer any we can in the comments! Cheers Linds