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Winter Sale and Language Update!Dec 19, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/5796f020d710aebbc28bbb5638605ca089fa9279.jpg We are participating in the Winter Sale with a 50% discount! Additionally, a language update has been released, and the following languages are now supported: Brazilian Portuguese French German Mexican Spanish Russian Thank you so much for playing Ark of Charon.v1.0.2 Hot FixDec 2, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsFixed a bug where summoned enemies of a certain boss fight stayed overlapped with the boss and kept attacking.v1.0.1 Important Bug Fix UpdateNov 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate v1.0.1 which includes an important bug fix for a critical bug has been uploaded. Please update your game if it hasn't already! The version shown in the right bottom corner of the main menu should say "1.0.1". Patch Notes: Fixed an issue where offensive structures consumed more than the correct amount of ammunition during attacks. Fixed an issue where some fuel was lost when Golems added fuel. Fixed an issue where Golems' work priorities were not applied to ongoing tasks. Other minor fixes and adjustments. Thank you for all the reports of these bugs and more. The first bug in particular has caused a lot of inconvenience and prevented many players from being able to play the game properly. We sincerely apologize for the trouble caused. V1.0.0 Update! We've officially launched!Nov 6, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/4ea20eb1a310e14a26db1b17bb53935cfbced386.png V1.0.0 has just now been released! With this, Ark of Charon has now left Early Access, and has officially launched. Thank you again to everyone who played during Early Access and helped us shape the game. Below are highlights from the update, and lastly the patch notes. I wish you all a wonderful journey through Ark of Charon! Update Highlights Addition of the final stretch of the journey {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/d45a9da2004d78d06a28a9c25430a56958bfefd1.jpg The journey is finally complete, and you can now play through to the ending. Gather new resources, face new enemies, and head toward the World Tree's nursery to bring new life to the world. What awaits you at the end of this journey…? A new forbidden energy..? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/dc40cc80f103a56c6db312a1e423e496c34dd05d.png Introducing the “World Tree Energy Extractor,” a device that allows you to harness a new form of energy. Along with this, several other related devices are also being added. These devices extract power from the World Tree sapling to fuel new weapons. However, using this device will slowly weaken the World Tree. Evolving Tower Defense {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/90f6e049be0dd5af37575624b6dfc4a446fc1bdc.jpg New "wall-mounted weapons" that can be installed on indoor walls are being added. These weapons, which can attack through walls and tiles while being shielded by buildings, will unleash a satisfying rain of arrows into the night sky. In addition to the wall-mounted weapons, new weapons, enemies, and adjustments to game balance and enemy formations will make battles even more complex and engaging in v1.0.0. Patch Notes Feature Additions A new building has been added: the wall-mounted weapon. This weapon can be attached to the walls of rooms. A new building has been added: the World Tree Energy Extractor and its associated facilities. The World Tree Energy Extractor can be activated by placing it on the foundation of a World Tree sapling. The second half of the journey in Normal Mode has been added. This new area will not be reflected in existing save data, so you will need to start a new game to access it. A new boss has been added. Subspecies of regular enemies have been added. Feature Improvements A notification has been added when a mine has been depleted. Balance Adjustments / Bug Fixes / Miscellaneous Overall combat balance has been adjusted. The conditions and probability for negative traits when generating Golems have been changed. CPU processing has been further optimized. New BGM for rocky and snowy areas has been added. Effects have been adjusted. Visual representation of underground and background elements has been partially changed. Other minor fixes and adjustments have been made. Official Launch on Thursday, November 7 (JST)!Nov 4, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/2305f2cce6e9920f5bd3f2aded2b0a5a3a1d601a.png Ark of Charon is officially launching this Thursday on November 7 (JST)! We're planning a major v1.0.0 update and a launch sale. While we’ll reveal full details of the update on the day, here are a few highlights: Update Highlights Addition of the final stretch of the journey {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/d45a9da2004d78d06a28a9c25430a56958bfefd1.jpg The journey is finally complete, and you can now play through to the ending. Gather new resources, face new enemies, and head toward the World Tree's nursery to bring new life to the world. What awaits you at the end of this journey…? A new forbidden energy..? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/dc40cc80f103a56c6db312a1e423e496c34dd05d.png Introducing the “World Tree Energy Extractor,” a device that allows you to harness a new form of energy. Along with this, several other related devices are also being added. These devices extract power from the World Tree sapling to fuel new weapons. However, using this device will slowly weaken the World Tree. Evolving Tower Defense {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/90f6e049be0dd5af37575624b6dfc4a446fc1bdc.jpg New "wall-mounted weapons" that can be installed on indoor walls are being added. These weapons, which can attack through walls and tiles while being shielded by buildings, will unleash a satisfying rain of arrows into the night sky. In addition to the wall-mounted weapons, new weapons, enemies, and adjustments to game balance and enemy formations will make battles even more complex and engaging in v1.0.0. We are so excited that Ark of Charon has reached this milestone, and we're truly grateful to everyone who has played up to this point. Hope to see you all on Thursday! Leaving Early Access SoonOct 29, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello hello. Today's news is a little bittersweet. We started Early Access with a plan in place to finish creating the game, but also a lot of hope for what we could achieve beyond that plan. We still have a lot of ideas and things we want to try with Ark of Charon that's been growing and growing with your feedback. But we have to and want to have a cutoff point for Early Access development where we can be sure to be able deliver a fully finished game. Realistically, we believe that point is about now. So we are leaving Early Access soon, sometime next month. There is some disappointment there, of things we really wanted to deliver to you but couldn't, but we have been keeping busy cramming in as much content and improvements we could in the time that we have. I am really excited and happy to deliver version 1.0.0 to you all next month! I am also hopeful, that with the boost from officially launching, we will do well and sell well and we can continue development and keep updating the game. But before we share what you can look forward to in version 1.0.0 (look out for our next post!), I'd like to thank everyone who participated in our Early Access, took the time to leave us feedback or did our player survey. It was all immensely helpful to us in shaping our game, and keeping us motivated and inspired throughout. Releasing a game this way was a new experience for our team, so it's been a really valuable learning experience for us. We especially enjoyed going through the player survey answers. When we did that survey, we were a bit more hopeful of the future. Some of the plans we made from the results, we've had to pause development for now. So again, it is a bit bittersweet, but I'd still like to share some of the results with you. We had 238 submissions in total. Most wanted new game mode was an endless mode with 36% out of 6 main choices Most wanted new content was a growth system for Golems with 39% out of 12 main choices For most wanted improvement, it was Golem AI with 23% out of 12 main choices Game satisfaction average was a 3.98 out of 5 Thank you again to all who took the time to answer the survey! And thank you again to everyone who has been with us through Early Access! It's been a great journey! Stay tuned for more news on v1.0.0👀 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/7ec4510ba3b707c7d9e7d9dbcfdc543ac62cad7c.jpg Tokyo Game Show Sale!Sep 24, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWe're currently doing a Tokyo Game Show celebration sale! There's a lot to celebrate! A dynamic industry, a limitless medium, an unifying interest, and much more. Neither Sunsoft or Angoo Inc. have a booth this year at TGS unfortunately, but a few of us will be there. I'm excited to see what comes out at TGS, and being a part of the hype. Til next time!The free demo is available again!Sep 20, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello! We’ve decided to make our first demo we created for the June Next Fest this year available again. The main game has been updated and improved quite a bit since the demo, but it should still be a fun first taste of the game. I hope you have fun with it. For those of you who have only played the full game before, it might be interesting to check it out, too. We originally took the demo down because ideally, we wanted the demo to be up to date with the full version. In hindsight though, we’d rather more people get to try. Also, it's been harder than we expected to find the time to make an updated demo…Hopefully sometime in the future! Thanks again. 0.8.8 QoL Update: Food Restrictions and more!Sep 13, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello hello. We've got a new update up today! Mostly QoL features and bug fixes, but there's some interesting things there. First off, finally we have a food restriction features. Thank you to everyone who's requested this! Also, we've decided to let you do something interesting...you can now actually choose to go back left on the World Map! Only in Normal Mode for now. Please let us know how you feel about this new feature, and how it affected the game for you. And another one that's important but a little less glamorous...we've got a fix in for performance issues that can start from around mid-game, that should be quite effective! We'll keep working on this though. If you were having trouble with slow performance and this update didn't help things at all, please let us know. Oh, and thank you so much to everyone who has participated in our Player Survey so far! Please note that all the changes in today's update were decided on prior to the survey. And if you haven't done the survey yet, and feel up for it, please do! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2827810/view/4578560647861436200 Here's the patch notes: New Features Added a meal restriction function. You can now prioritize or ban specific meals for each Golem. In Normal Mode, you can now move leftwards on the World Map. Changed the sizes of two types of titanium rooms. The size of existing built rooms in saved data will remain unchanged. Added a Tutorial Notes feature to the pause menu. You can now review all tutorial content there. Feature Updates Changed the priority so that Golems doing priority commands will still eat when they are hungry. When in a certain command mode, information was added to appear near the mouse cursor to indicate the current mode. Added supplementary explanations to each filter UI. Added tooltips to each UI, which can be toggled on or off in the Options menu. Enabled camera movement by moving the mouse cursor to the edge of the screen. This feature can be toggled on or off from the options. When there is an targeted location or characters regarding an event that occured within the colony are displayed, you can now click on the message to move the camera to them. Added crop descriptions when setting up agricultural zones. Now shows the size of the area being dragged when issuing mining commands. Balance Adjustments / Bug Fixes / Others Added an additional animation that plays after the opening movie. This is only shown during a new game. Adjusted the combat balance in Roguelike Mode. Changed the final boss’s specific attack behavior so it can now be blocked by defensive facility barriers. Optimized the game, especially in the mid-to-late stages. We will continue to optimize. Adjusted the UI layout to improve visibility. Updated the tutorial videos. Added durability information to weapon descriptions. Made various other minor fixes and adjustments. Thank you!(Closing at 2024/9/19 9AM UTC) Please take our Player Survey #1!Sep 11, 2024 - Community Announcements(Survey will close at 2024/9/19 9AM UTC) Hello! It’s been a little while since our last update. It’s been just over two months (and a few days) since "Ark of Charon" began Early Access. We're still here, hammering away at the game, while the World Tree travels many miles on all your computers! It's an encouraging thought. Today I have a request for you. I'd like to ask for your participation in our first Player Survey. If you could take a moment to help us out, it would be greatly appreciated. The survey takes about 15 minutes. Speaking of feedback, I know that some of you have already written a review, or posted feedback on the Community Hub. Please know we’ve read all of your submissions so far. I apologize for not being very responsive recently 🥲. If you’ve already provided feedback, you don’t need to write the same content in the survey. However, if you could still take a quick look and answer the survey, we’d be very grateful. Japanese: https://forms.gle/Pz1A2GUnA7hUCBPm9 English: https://forms.gle/DV6zXmBn1HaKibdE6 Traditional Chinese: https://forms.gle/TXJb1tD3buToxYBBA Simplified Chinese: https://forms.gle/YEJfMXy9mZM5Hvxk9 Korean: https://forms.gle/7ZDV296kG1dsNKh36 Thai: https://forms.gle/A3MiLoHgsvKSYwRMA Thank you so much. Oh, and another mostly QoL update is coming this week!💃 v0.8.7 HotfixAug 25, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThis hotfix contains the following updates: Fixed an issue where carrying multiple coal generators in Roguelike mode would cause them to stop functioning. Fixed an issue where the number of bosses defeated in Roguelike mode might not be counted. v0.8.6 HotfixAug 20, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThis hotfix contains the following updates: Fixed an issue where launching certain weapons caused high CPU load Replaced some sound effects Reduced the weight of projectile effects v0.8.5 Content Update and Sale!Aug 16, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/675551609780036c7eb1a6e64dd84847675bd650.jpg Hello hello! I’m very excited to finally have this content update up for you all, and to commemorate, we’ll also have the game on sale for a week! There’s a new game mode that we’re excited for you to try; the Rogue-like Mode. It’s a little more fast paced than the normal mode, and also higher in difficulty when you first start out. However! You can earn points from each of your runs, and level up your colony for your next runs. Do try it out, and tell us how it goes. Also, we’ve added a lot of QoL content additions, fixes, adjustments and improvements. Your feedback has helped in shaping pretty much every aspect of this and we’re continuously thankful for that. Full notes for the update below: ■ Feature Additions Added a new game mode, "Roguelike Mode." You can select this mode by switching modes on the title screen. In this mode, you can earn two types of points based on your journey, which can be used to enhance your colony or select initial resources. Added new buildings: "Storage Tile" and "Compressed Packing Tile." These tiles increase the amount of items that can be stored. Added new buildings: "Fully Automatic Cooker" and "Canned Food Machine." Added four new room types and changed the sizes of three existing room types. However, the sizes of already-built rooms saved in previous data will not change. Added a priority command feature. Tasks with specified priorities will be executed preferentially. Added mission-style guidance to the tutorial. Added three new food items: "Salad Bowl," "Cornbread," and "Tomato Lettuce Sauté." ■ Feature Improvements Added item descriptions to the manufacturing menu. Manufacturing settings are retained when moving manufacturing facilities. You can now view the information of the current area on the world map. Added the ability to reset priority settings in the priority settings screen. Changed the probability of negative traits in summoned minions created using multiple souls to be less than 100%. The frequency of stronger negative traits has been reduced. Changed the appearance of stocked item boxes for better visibility. Added display of construction strength and weight when hovering the mouse cursor over structural buildings. Adjusted the color of the construction strength filter to make changes in low construction strength more visible. Allowed removal and reinstallation of "Bomb Stones" and "TNT." These actions are performed faster than other buildings. Added a removal command to the action menu button at the bottom right of the screen. Added a feature to choose whether to use removed items when building from the construction menu. When this feature is ON, removed items will be used preferentially when issuing construction commands. This feature is ON by default. Changed the processing of high-altitude damage bonuses for weapons. For all weapons, the chance of critical damage will increase when placed at a higher position, though t...v0.8.4 Hot FixJul 21, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHotfix for the following changes (changes based on player feedback will be marked with 📫 mailbox symbol): 📫 Measures have been taken to address the CPU load caused by the increasing number of items (we will continue to address the load) 📫 Information on the maximum harvest amount of plant items has been added to the descriptive text Early Access exclusive wallpaper!Jul 18, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello! It's been over a week since Early Access started. Did you notice that we hid a wallpaper bonus for Early Access players in the game files? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/90021a4427029b2014ca2269a9b114dc3612429e.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/77aac2b46c14a3320597209de2d02d74de620711.jpg You can find it in the following location in the game files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Ark of Charon\EarlyAccessWallpaper Alternatively, you can easily open the local files by right-clicking on the game in the Steam app and navigating through the menu. We are very happy to have you all playing our game, and sharing your thoughts with us. We are continuing to work hard on the game! Please look forward to the next update! 🤩v0.8.3 Hot FixJul 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHot fix for the following (changes that are from player feedback will have a 📫 mailbox mark - thank you!): Fixed graphic bug where part of the background sometimes disappears 📫Fixed the icon for the Large Shield Generator (was previously a lamp icon) 📫Added unit to Growth Time for crops, and changed the unit to in-game days from the previous realtime seconds v0.8.2 Hot FixJul 9, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHot fix for the following bugs: Game freeze bug when immediately pressing ESC after opening a tutorial. Warning message that displays when trying to create a Golem without choosing any souls only displaying in Japanese Ark of Charon is perfect if you want a challenge, but needs polishJul 9, 2024 - PCGamesNIn Ark of Charon, the tree of life has been consumed by darkness, and as it died, so too did the world around it. Golems, little goblin-like beings, tend to a newly emerged ray of hope; a seedling mounted on the back of a giant, walking tree creature. But the darkness that killed the tree is still out there, hunting the sprout, so the creature can only rest a while before it needs to move on, outrunning the dark storm. Tranquil base building and intense tower defense combine like the crests and troughs of an ocean wave. In the longer, calmer sections, Ark of Charon is a competent but uninspiring base building game. In the shorter, chaotic combat phases, it's fiendishly difficult, adding a layer of challenge that drives the game forward but soon proves overwhelming. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Unique new city builder with an amazing twist is available to play now New strategy game is a city builder atop a living World Tree sapling Ark of Charon Early Access Available Now!Jul 8, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/f6e7070c59211a0acfd0982cf135b5d3f4b8b885.jpg Big news! Ark of Charon has released into Early Access! We've also made an updated trailer to celebrate. Here's the highlights of what you get from the Early Access version from day 1: Full length voyage Big formidable boss fights New mode: Idyllic Journey All of what's shown in the Technology Tree is now available Bug fixes, game balance adjustments, and QoL adjustments from demo feedback And here are some things you can expect to be added during Early Access (more details to come!): 2 more game modes New facilities Feedback implementation such as QoL updates and balance adjustments, features, and possibly content And for transparency, here are some things we are planning to implement close to or in official launch: An ending to the journey... More languages New enemies New facilities As you know, Ark of Charon has just begun Early Access, and there are still a lot of work to do, a lot of problems to solve, a lot of things to balance. We promise we will do our best to improve and upgrade the game. If you encounter bugs or inconveniences, please contact us through the Community Hub, or through our support email at [email protected] . Of course, general feedback and discussion is welcome as well! Here's to the start of another leg in our journey!🎉 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/bfd5531d4cbf754e10394468541ae2214f0d3905.png Early Access Releasing Next Week!Jul 5, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello! We're so excited to say that we are releasing into Early Access next week at: 2024/07/09 2:00 PM JST | 7:00 AM CEST | 1:00 AM EDT | 2024/07/08 10:00 PM {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/a8a9f9f781b2768d9087e2efe66423b9faaca9dc.jpg We're growing out our branches... Here are some of the less fancy facts about the Early Access launch version as compared to the demo: More gradual difficulty pacing Improved Golem AI Bug fixes (some of them Golem AI bug fixes) Adjustments to building weight and strength (should have more freedom in your building) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/fe21a2ec454f3566c79ae8c20a4ff27d8755b8df.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44898504/13753ef9f65cff613a905ec027faeb5ed56855a1.png Reminder that the demo will become unavailable with the start of Early Access. We'll be posting about the more fancy updates the day of release! See you then😎
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