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New Expansion Pack Coming To Black GeyserNov 23, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/d2dc720ddbe1c295a1f17ad160fc7116fede1e50.gif Ho there, adventurers! The Kickstarter campaign for Tales of the Moon Cult was successful. Thank you so much to everyone who supported us! The expansion pack (DLC) is expectable to launch before August 2024. Missed the Kickstarter? You can still pledge via PayPal on our Backer Portal. Standard Box With Lorebook, Base Game and Expansion Pack - For $43 Only In the meantime, we received several e-mails asking if the standard boxed edition of the game is still available (it wasn't during the Kickstarter, and won't be manufactured in the future either). We checked our old stock and found a couple of copies in perfect state, so we decided to offer these to everyone - including our existing backers, of course. If you love game boxes, lorebooks and want to get the base game+expansion pack as well, you can get all these for only €39 (+ shipping). This is currently less than $43 (+ shipping). There are only a couple of copies left, so don't miss out! Standalone Goodies For Collectors Goodies such as the Cloth Map of Isilmerald, the keychains, T-Shirt and mousepad are currently unavailable (the limited stock we have will be required to fulfill the Collector's Edition reward tiers). Having said that, if there is enough interest for them, we will have them manufactured again (manufacturing is only possible in big batches unfortunately). Interested in any of these goodies? Let us know please. The Black Geyser Team {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/656bb57ef215ce3334835b33d5242c82353e5604.png https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/RPG 'Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness' is set to get a big DLC and free upgradeNov 6, 2023 - GamingOnLinuxInspired by classic isometric RPGs, Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness released back in 2022 and the developers are coming back for a DLC expansion and a free update. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/rpg-black-geyser-couriers-of-darkness-is-set-to-get-a-big-dlc-and-free-upgrade Tales of the Moon Cult Kickstarter Live!Oct 17, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/799139259ea7fdfdab1cd2552137ac94a3fb2834.png Greetings adventurers, We are live on Kickstarter - with awesome rewards and add-ons! If the campaign is successful, Black Geyser will get a new DLC - Tales of the Moon Cult! This expansion will add new locations on the world map with brand-new content, creatures, items, spells and riddles! It also introduces a complex questline focusing on the Cult of Zoria and their answer to the avarice and corruption affecting the nations of Yerengal. A completely free fixpack (not requiring the DLC) will be developed as well for Black Geyser, adding Strongholds, Dual Wielding and a number of other features to the base game - you can read more on the campaign page. Collector's Edition Box & Exclusive Goodies This Kickstarter is also the last chance to get the Collector's Edition Box (with goodies included) of Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness. We've received lot of e-mails from you, asking if the original Black Geyser Collector's Edition Box will be available or not. This truly warmed our hearts, but many things have changed (and not in a good direction) here since 2018. Especially material prices and manufacturing costs/conditions for premium boxes and hardcover books from printing companies skyrocketed. If we offer a Collector's Edition, it means we don't want to give you a box & goodies of questionable quality, while we still want it to be as affordable as possible to a wide range of fans. After a long discussion, we concluded that we'll offer the Collector's Box of Black Geyser for a last time (with all goodies included: hardcover book, cloth map, T-Shirt, mousepad, keychain) and will also include 2 additional keychains of your choice - we now have a brand-new Moon Cult keychain as well! If you already have the Collector's Edition Box but want to get a Moon Cult keychain, you can of course pre-order it as a standalone add-on. Let's make Tales of the Moon Cult a reality together as a major DLC for Black Geyser! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/d2dc720ddbe1c295a1f17ad160fc7116fede1e50.gif The Black Geyser Team {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/8e6acca77dbbdca35e5caaa516989bd1f4a95e0c.png https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Kickstarter Launch on 17th OctoberOct 10, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/7d8007571c9d7e13da18dc565547be4bd211b5f1.png Ho there, adventurers! The Kickstarter campaign for Tales of the Moon Cult is launching on 17th October (next Tuesday)! We're still working on some features of the campaign. If you plan to support us, please help our planning by clicking the "Notify me on launch" button on its Kickstarter page. If the upcoming Kickstarter campaign is successful, our studio will not have to shut down. In this case, the launch of the Tales of the Moon Cult expansion (DLC) is expectable before August 2024. The DLC introduces brand-new areas with new content and a major questline focusing on the Zoria Cult and their answer to the corruption of greed affecting the world. Some of the planned features for the free Fixpack are as follows: Dual wielding for Warrior and Outlaw classes Strongholds Travel to quest giver directly from journal UI (one loading screen) Already known recipes are marked in shop UI Steam Cloud Save (GOG is already supported) GOG Achievements Item descriptions display which classes can use the item Full personal questline for Helgenhar Expanded romance lines (planned stretch goal) Two brand-new companions (planned high stretch goal) A brand-new character class (planned high stretch goal) Companion-specific epilogue (planned stretch goal) More love for unarmed combat (planned stretch goal) Craft a golem who will fight on your side (planned high stretch goal) Shapeshifting for druids and as spells (planned stretch goal) Improved modding support (planned stretch goal) Should you have any questions or comments, you can share them here on Steam, on our forums and social media, or directly on our Discord channels. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Kickstarter Coming Soon For Expansion PackSep 12, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/a79b8712ef632041df9632f51b82b191bd5cde7e.png Greetings, adventurers! We are happy to announce that we are going to launch a Kickstarter campaign very soon (early October) to fund the DLC's development - its Coming Soon page is already live on Kickstarter! We encourage you to log in to Kickstarter and subscribe to its launch notification on the Coming Soon page. Your subscription (the number of subscribers) will help us a lot in the planning of the campaign, including the stretch goals. If the Kickstarter campaign is successful, our studio won't be forced to close, and the DLC is expected to arrive before August 2024. You can check out this forum post for more details on the DLC and its associated Fixpack. We want to emphasize that this Fixpack will be a free Steam/GOG update to all owners of the base game, so you won't need to purchase the DLC to get it. Backers of our previous Kickstarter campaign who haven't received their physical rewards yet (game box, lorebook etc.) will receive all items well before the start of the DLC campaign, as all shipping will be completed before the end of September. Thank you for your support and be sure to join us on Discord, or across social media, to let us know your thoughts. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Brazilian Localization ReleasedAug 29, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/e463fd61c5c86d53af6233ecfce1ae6be20170ea.png Ho there, adventurers! First of all, we are truly happy to announce that Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is now available in Brazilian Portuguese! Our eternal thanks goes to Edson Belo de Oliveira Júnior (@mundonasher) for the Brazilian localization of the game. This translation wouldn't have been possible without his highly professional work method and selfless dedication to the project. Regarding the future of Black Geyser and the developer team, THANK YOU so much for providing truly valuable feedback in our the Google survey (it will remain open for some more time). Based on the results of the survey, we have decided to organize a Kickstarter campaign for the DLC in the near future. We also managed to secure the required minimum budget for organizing such a campaign. For more details on the planned DLC, see this post. If the Kickstarter is successful, our team will be able to stay together and create a DLC for the game. In this case, a free fixpack will also be developed for the base game, which will be delivered as a free regular update to all owners of the game (you won't need to own the DLC to receive this update). Even though we call it a fixpack, it will contain new features and important QoL improvements as well (check out this post for the complete list). Since a successful Kickstarter campaign for the DLC enables the Black Geyser team to stay afloat, it will also allow us to plan a Black Geyser sequel in details and launch another Kickstarter later to fund its development. Sadly, if the DLC Kickstarter fails, our studio will most likely be forced to shut down. We will inform you as soon as we have more details to share about the upcoming Kickstarter. This update should happen within two weeks. Mac & Linux: For technical reasons (such as Apple's notarization process), the current update with the PT-BR localization for Mac and Linux will go live after a couple of days. Thank you for your patience. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Italian Translation ReleasedJun 30, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/c7bdbf918d56917d32b1044fe733a62e2082ee48.png Greetings, adventurers! We are thrilled to announce that Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is now available in Italian! Our heartfelt thanks goes to Giacomo Falconi from Wordbridge for the Italian translation of the game. In March, we informed the community about serious issues regarding the current and future operation of the Black Geyser team. We are still working on these issues and will come to a final conclusion in August that we will share with you immediately. Thank you for your patience. Since our last update, several fixes and improvements have been implemented as well. You can read their list below. Latest Changes Added Italian localization Black Liquor's icon now appears properly It's no longer possible to kill Bartender Ruflodac in Castle Alastor before he summons his illusions It's no longer possible to attack Deron-Guld soldiers in the Guild Hall during Fair Winds and Foul quest without them fighting back It's no longer possible to skip the enemy soldiers on the battlefield and go directly to their leader during the Only Who Is Left quest Funnel Aura now properly updates effects each turn based on the number of nearby enemies Subcontainer weights are now calculated correctly Isla no longer asks about the Pendulum if the player has already talked to her about meeting him Traps no longer sink into the ground in the lower level of Deron-Guld mine Looting Bent Journal Page no longer increases greed Vile ancients during Sephtys bossfight now correctly have their emerge animations and selection circles Vile ancients now properly emerge during Sephthys bossfight even if the player started it after finishing Catalyst Potion of the Frost Giant and it's recipe are no longer obtainable Modified the recipes of Weak Potion of Exhiliration and Potion of the Raging Tempest Potion of Invisibility no longer scales with player level, it now gives invisibility for a fix 10 turns Removed healing effect from potion of invisibility Removed Fortified effect from Strong Potion of Heroic Defense, it now cures poison instead Increased Shady dealings and Theology check limits in Zornilsa's dialogue at Castle Alastor Covetous Pendant becomes unusable if player refuses to serve Zornilsa at Castle Alastor If you like our work, you can support the project by posting a review on Steam. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Asking Your Genuine FeedbackMar 3, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/f75ef0d60d34060ac36afc7db1c8cca166e596b8.png Ho there, adventurers! Sadly, we don't have good news today. We were truly happy on 8th January when Black Geyser won the Bronze Medal in the "Game of the Year Awards 2022 - Best RPG" category on RPGWatch, but now, darkness approaches. We reached a point where we just can't keep going in these circumstances. We will need to make a successful Kickstarter soon to help finish our DLC for Black Geyser. This DLC would be released around August, giving a major boost for Black Geyser sales as well. We already have substantial content finished for this DLC, so its development won't happen from scratch. Why Kickstarter is Necessary A successful Kickstarter allows us to complete the development of a brand-new DLC for Black Geyser (take a look at planned DLC features). Once released, the DLC will automatically improve Black Geyser sales as well. (Existing backers who already pre-ordered the Black Geyser DLC add-on before will be offered another cool reward for their support in the new Kickstarter.) Your support in Kickstarter is a win-win situation, because it allows you to pre-order the DLC at a discounted price. As a part of the DLC development, a free Fixpack will also be created for Black Geyser (with long-awaited features such as strongholds, dual-wielding, expanded romances, or the option to travel directly to questgivers from the journal menu - see complete list). When the DLC is released, this standalone Fixpack update will be delivered automatically to all owners of the base game. Players who don't own the DLC will also receive this free update on Steam and GOG. After creating the DLC and Fixpack, we are planning to re-use the Black Geyser game engine to create a Black Geyser sequel and other brand-new games. We have created a FAQ below, and there is a Google survey as well that we ask you to answer. Thank you in advance for your feedback! Frequently Asked Questions Q: I don't do Kickstarters. Can I use PayPal to support your campaigns instead? A: Yes. PayPal pledging usually opens on the last day of Kickstarter campaigns. Q: When should the Kickstarter launch for the DLC & Fixpack? A: This depends on several factors, but we would like to launch it in April. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/French Translation ReleasedJan 26, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/9361cb7362f193b4a5d8e162c8099d1ede01914e.png Ho there, adventurers! We are thrilled to announce that Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is now available in French! Our heartfelt thanks goes to Vincent "Goat Buster" Lagaillarde for the French translation of the game. Since our last update, several fixes and improvements have been implemented as well. You can read their list below. Latest Changes Added French localization Enabled unique spellcasting chants for companions Corrected Interrupt Strength and Interrupt Evasion calculations High Interrupt Evasion characters can now tolerate a lot more hits When casting identical spells on a target, now all instances take effect instead of just one Sling weapon models are now always positioned correctly Duration scaling based on class and level is now calculated correctly Heal over time effects now work correctly Duration scaling introduced for Healing Mist and Verdant Growth Healing Mist and Verdant Growth now restore less Health per turn compared to single target heals Adjusted the damage and scaling of damage over time effects Item comparison tooltips now appear correctly both in the Inventory and the Shop UI Available Special Ability points are now correctly displayed during level-up Dorb won't spawn multiple times anymore Hamlin no longer disappears after becoming hostile in his first quest Arvex's final quest cannot get stuck after sparing Siracca anymore Volendir no longer appears later in the game if he was killed before The mound of sand in Freynagar now also contains Moist Sand Jury Rigged Golems no longer engage instantly upon entering the area Corrected marker positions for all areas on the world map Each animal in Scofarth now only drops a single instance of Animal Pelt Isla's staff is now identified by default Trapped Jade's dialogue now starts correctly when approached by companions If you like our work, you can support the project by posting a review on Steam. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/French Translation Coming in JanuaryDec 21, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/a50905687c7df3193dc00690d43c9e4ca56fb21d.png Greetings, adventurers! Just a quick update before the Winter Sale. We are happy to share that the French translation is coming very soon, in January 2023! If you have been waiting for the French localization and don't own the game yet, the upcoming Winter Sale is a great opportunity to get Black Geyser. Since our previous Steam post, Black Geyser received two updates with several improvements and bugfixes. You can see their combined changelog below. Moreover, you can always visit this Steam topic for the most recent changelist of the game. Latest Changes Smaller fixes in the German, Spanish and Latin American Spanish localizations Removed unnecessary instances of Grandmaster's Wardstone from creatures Gibbed Simulacrums no longer cause visual issues during the Rothgor battle Traps no longer cause infinite duration status effects Summoning traps now properly summon their creatures Effects of summoning traps can no longer be resisted Hostility with neutral animals is no longer carried over to other areas King Velianrick's eyes now turn green when he goes mad, matching his portrait Moved several creature spawns to avoid instant combat upon entering an area Resting is now unavailable in the Dreaming Added undead ambush groups to the Temple of Alvimelkedic Added Ice Elemental ambush to Tor's Cliff and The Broken Monastery Added Scorpion ambush to the Ruined Estate Added additional horrors to the crypts in the Voices in the Dark quest Harrah now moves inside her house after her quest is finished Added missing Main Quest Guidance panel to check Rauche's corpse during The City of Iron The world map marker inside the Mountain Ranger now appears in the correct position Emeria in Freynagar now uses the correct soundset Gameplay Settings now offers an option to hide Party Member circles Comparison tooltips now compare both equipped weapon sets to the inventory item Character presets now always load in the proper tab of Character Creation UI Resting outdoors is now enabled at the Deron-Guld Mines Disabled resting on the lower level of Deron-Guld Mines Looting axes from cannibals at Castle Alastor no longer causes inventory bugs Tooltips for Anticipating and Standing Firm are now displayed properly Fixed typo in the quest items for The Bonecrafter's Art If you like our work, you can support the project by posting a review on Steam. We wish you all a happy Böoreste! The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Create Your Full Party, Difficulty Rebalance and Spanish LanguageNov 23, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/6972e50de56a40f2f77e55c9a367f637ac84a874.png Ho there, adventurers! The current update brings long-awaited features as well as some surprises! Summary of changes: Create up to 5 custom characters during character creation if you prefer A free online tool to create character builds that you can import into the game Charisma, Focus and Dexterity now enable more enjoyable and versatile character builds Balance: improved early-game and end-game difficulty for smoother gameplay Spanish localization (both for Spain and Latin America) Lots of bugfixes Create Your Full Party When you start a new game, Black Geyser allows you to create your main character as well as up to 4 custom characters for your party. These additional characters won't be present in the prologue and tutorial of the game; you will be able to recruit them a tad bit later. Their location will be displayed in the Summary screen of the Character Creation UI, as well as in the Party Manager UI during the game. We will also list their locations below (SPOILER ALERT): On Merchant's Road, standing by the eastern edge of the rocky outcropping north of the smoking wreckage. At the Isilbright Gates, by the lion statue on the right side of the bridge. Just outside the Crooked Haggler, to the left of the entrance. Inside the Crooked Haggler, standing at the bar. If the game progresses to the main quest "To The Quick" before recruiting the second and third custom companion, they move inside the Crooked Haggler. Creating your custom party no longer requires you to own a copy of Black Geyser, since we also created a completely free, online Character Generator website for you. It allows you to create and download a custom party, which you can import directly into the game if you wish. Since you can use this website from any location, you can have fun with character builds even when you don't have Black Geyser installed on your current device. Balance and Attributes Update In terms of balance, the current update addresses two earlier issues of the game: early-game areas were too easy, and the second half of the game could be unfair due to a harsh spike in difficulty. In terms of attributes, three stats (Charisma, Focus, and Dexterity) were redesigned carefully. For a precise description of balance and attribute changes, please take a look at this detailed documentation. Spanish Localization Both versions of Spanish localization (Spain and Latin America) are now available for the game! We want to express our eternal thanks to Miguel Lara for creating these translations for Black Geyser. Without his selfless and precise work, the game wouldn't be available in Spanish now. We also want to thank Oscar "DonHart" Gómez for his participation in the LATAM version of the Spanish localization. Our Future We are a very small indie team with a particularly meager budget and a single product. If you like our work, you can support the project by posting a review on Steam to let others kno...Free Online Character Generator with Custom PartyNov 22, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/9bdeae7f5630f34885f2a0421d98431aef51ae2f.png Greetings, adventurers! As you know, a major game update is coming tomorrow that also includes the option to create your own custom party (more details can be found in our previous post). In the meantime, we have also created a completely free, online Character Generator website for you. It allows you to export and download your character (or a full custom party), which you can import directly into the game (after tomorrow's update). As you can open the website from any location, you can have fun with character builds even when you don't have Black Geyser installed on your current device. You don't need to own the game to create a party with this online website. Anyone is welcome to use it! Thank you for your continued support and feedback! The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Update coming with Spanish localization and full party creationNov 18, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/878eb4a32c3f69bc5320d6ef38b4f7178c9c6740.png Greetings, adventurers! A major update for Black Geyser is coming next week with long-awaited features and improvements: Create up to 5 characters for your party during character creation if you prefer Charisma, Focus and Dexterity attributes now enable more enjoyable and versatile character builds Balance: improved early-game and end-game difficulty for smoother gameplay Full Spanish translation Lots of bugfixes If you like our work, you can support the project by posting a review on Steam. Stay tuned! The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/French and Italian localizations startedOct 3, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/1bdc0c986fd150c6a725211677535c43f65a577f.png Ho there, adventurers! We are glad to announce that the French and Italian translations have just started! Currently, the following localizations are in progress: French Italian Brazilian Portuguese Spanish The Spanish translation is already more than 65% finished. For more information on why some localizations arrive sooner than others, please take a look at this Steam post: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1374930/view/3362515187788465634 We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has joined us on this journey and continues to support Black Geyser. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Arvex Companion Quest, Russian And Turkish Localization & More!Aug 2, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/f1b5ddb1f361b0f5d5db212be498d1ed881db231.png Greetings, adventurers! The current update not only brings a fully finished Arvex companion quest along with several fixes and improvements, but we are also thrilled to announce that Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is now available in Turkish and Russian! Our eternal thanks goes to Gökhan Halil Düzgün from 23 Studios for the Turkish translation, and to Roman "Scarab-Phoenix" Matsuk for the Russian translation of the game. Additionally, we are happy to share that the Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese translations are now in progress! Regarding other languages, we will update you as soon as we have more information. For more information on why some localizations arrive sooner than others, please take a look at this Steam post: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1374930/view/3362515187788465634 Mac & Linux: For technical reasons (such as Apple's notarization process), the current update for Mac and Linux will go live after a couple of days. Thank you for your patience. Latest Changes Turkish and Russian localizations added Full companion quest implemented for Arvex Rebalanced physical and elemental resistance bonuses for armors, weapons, races and classes Rebalanced damage values of two-handed weapons and damage, price and stack sizes of ranged weapons and projectiles to be more useful Decreased Rothgor's melee attack timing Tutorials for Gerdra's offer and entering the Black Geyser now appear properly Increased Health values regained when drinking healing potions Alnarius priests will now reward the player based on Reputation instead of Greed Baflodac's gang downstairs and outside now turn hostile if Baflodac is attacked upstairs Unnecessary recipe item replaced with a valid recipe Creatures of Amanuel's Hoard will now react as groups when attacked Creatures of Elven Ruins in Scofarth will now react as groups when attacked Fixed the on-hit mechanics for the Scutiactus and Gloves of Inscrutable Defense items Eloinne now takes all necessary medicine from the player in Urgently Needed Medicine Animated Armor and Animated Hands in Wardenhaft can now react if the player loots unauthorized containers We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has joined us on this journey and continues to support Black Geyser, and we look forward to you diving into these latest updates. The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Fresh Update and Localization FAQ!Jun 24, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/bde70ce5c2fefa71b881a2a1c502ff198c82c5d6.png Ho there, adventurers! Since the release of the game, we have received many questions from you on several topics, including the future translations of the game to various languages. In this update, we are presenting a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) that gives answer to the most frequent questions we have received. At the end of the update, you can also find the changelist of the most recent patches. Frequently Asked Questions Question: I thought the game would be translated to my language by now. Why are some languages available while others are still not? Do you prefer some languages to others? Answer: There is no preference between languages, we would love to add all of them. The only thing that determines which languages are added are our possibilities, including our financial options. The game currently has more than 280,000 words of text, which is an extreme amount of text for an indie title. Translating this many words is usually very expensive, and takes a very long time for an affordable translator. Question: I still don’t get it. Why were some languages already added that have a much smaller player base compared to other, major languages that are still unavailable? Answer: As a small indie studio, we are adding languages that we can, not the ones we want to. For example, some of the existing/upcoming translations were made by our friends or enthusiasts of the genre/game, who are professional translators but translated Black Geyser basically for free or at a very low cost. We don’t prefer adding language X to language Y because we like X better than Y, but because there was enough time and budget for language X. Skipping/postponing language X wouldn’t have helped for adding language Y at all. Question: My language is still not there anyway. Should I forget it? Answer: Definitely not! As soon as we have more information (such as an ETA) about a particular language, we will let you know. By the way, Russian and Turkish translation will be added very very soon. We will post more information about them in the upcoming days. Question: As a small indie studio, you still had a budget for the game and translations, what happened with that? You also had a Kickstarter campaign. Answer: As stated on our Kickstarter page, the Kickstarter funds were only a part of the funding that we secured from external sources. Unfortunately, as an indie project, we faced many difficulties in the years following the Kickstarter, including the challenges caused by the pandemics. Based on community feedback throughout the years, we also changed the scope of some things in the game and refined/reworked certain features. Altogether, the overall budget required to complete the game increased by the time the pandemics ended. Therefore, less budget remained for translations than we initially anticipated. Question: Why don’t you allocate more budget? It would allow you to add the missing features an...Our Latest Update Brings Additional Party Banter & MoreMay 26, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/40a29ba9099a69a85558b9b3ca465ab4877a4a38.png Ho there, adventurers! As we continue our post-launch push to improve on all that you've asked, we've delivered two recent updates that deliver key requests: additional party banter and achievements. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/402f37afe2189b4914ccffdcdce27c60bc2032d4.png Alongside this, we've added the Staff of New Dawn (an item offering resurrection) which sees those who carry it no longer needing to visit temples if a party member dies. We've also finished and extended the Hamlin, Bjalla and Jade companion quests. Take a look at the full notes below. Tons of mini-banters added Finished/extended the Hamlin, Bjalla and Jade companion quests 37 new Steam achievements added (the Arvex one can't be completed yet) Aldnar cutscene (with potential battle) now respects your party formation Multiselect item highlights in shops now disappear properly when switching item category Quest inventory is now shared across party members Items can now be moved to subcontainers (e,g, bottomless bags) via usual inventory "lift & drop" operation (there is no need to open the container UI any longer) Added tutorials for infusion, world greed, Gerdra encounter, and point-of-no-return in Alastor There are now five HP indicator labels (uninjured, slightly injured, injured, badly injured, nearly dead) Minor chain lightning no longer harms party members and allies Changed house name from "Family Home" to "Wilgo's House" for Estranged Sisters quest Dozens of fixes in quests and dialogues Staff of New Dawn (an item offering resurrection) added to Zelima and Ay'eda shops Deron-Guld soldiers are no longer hostile after you side with Aldnar Banter texts remain visible for longer times over characters for better readability World Map tutorial now appears correctly when leaving Crone's Hut Consumable item descriptions are now always displayed correctly Gundemund's Freezing Tips now have proper AoE targeting marker Gerdra messenger cutscene can no longer get stuck Stunned or frozen creatures can no longer evade attacks Wights in Xurzax battle were put closer so that they can notice the party The Pact Prophecy can no longer be put back to its container Fixed missing wardstone description image As always and for all of you who continue to support Black Geyser and who continue to provide feedback here or on Discord, thank you so much! /Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Latest Update & Future RoadmapMay 13, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/64540b83725263191210abeb049ec331b8fe5353.png Ho there, adventurers! In March, after a hugely positive Early Access period, we launched Black Geyser into 1.0. We were incredibly proud to have addressed many of the issues that players raised and our small team did our best to identify and fix key concerns. While the game wasn’t perfect and there remains plenty to accomplish, we’re glad to see that our continued efforts have seen our recent raft of reviews vastly improve player perceptions. We’ve still a long way to go to get the game where we want it to be and have been working hard on not only our next update but also our future roadmap. In last week’s update, we added the Pass Time feature alongside other improvements. Where today’s update is concerned, there’s quite a lot of improvements that many of you have requested (full changelog here): You can now use the worldmap to travel to reachable areas without the need to visit area border Multiclassing is more worthwhile: previously, XP requirements of chosen classes were summed for multiclassing. These XP sums are now reduced by 20% for using two classes, and 40% for using three classes, making multiclassing more fun. Magical bags for additional item storage: Bottomless Bag of Bulguras and Superabundant Sack of Swinishness Rebalanced final battle and the ability to pre-buff before most key battles Besides this and before the end of the month we’ll also be adding the following (with more to come): 37 brand-new Steam achievements Dozens of new banters for party members Finished (extended) companion quests for Bjalla, Jade and Hamlin Dozens of side quests fixes As far as our mid-term plans are concerned - and some of these may arrive before the end of the month - we’re wanting to further expand on our quest journal and travel system. These changes will include: Quest journal mentions the quest giver name and location Quest journal offers a button to travel directly to quest giver (allows a single loading screen instead of multiple loading screens across outdoor and indoor areas) Customize the shortcut for ingame highlights (currently, it’s hardcoded to the TAB key) Compare a weapon item to both equipped weapon sets (three-tooltip comparison) Potion Case, Ingredient Pouch and Parchment Satchel item to hold potions, ingredients, scrolls and recipes Finally, our long term plans are very much in the works and while we don’t yet have a firm date on when they'll arrive, we’ll have them to you as soon as possible. Finished (extended) companion quest for Arvex Customizable ability bar by player Item descriptions will list the classes that can use the item Pets Strongholds More spells More love for unarmed combat (such as items giving a bonus) Two-weapon style (dual wield) Flails Deluxe Edition Game OST as an independent asset Revising many fetch quests to make them more complex and interesting Additional, complex side quests Create a full party during character creation Savegame f...Pass Times Travel To Black GeyserMay 6, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHo there, adventurers! Having released our latest update we're pleased to say that a key community requested component has been added: Pass Time. The Pass Time feature allows your party to wait an arbitrary amount of time, rather than time passing in real-time. It's particularly useful when you need to wait due to a quest or want to change the time of day (day or night) and you don’t want to visit an inn. Like anything in Black Geyser, it's down to you whether you choose to use this, or avoid it completely. Besides this we've made additional improvements to brewing and drying, enemy encounters, loot and sounds. As always, you can visit our stream of update notes here. Patch Notes New feature: Pass Time Jade is now properly bound to the wheel Several items (including throwing weapons) were rebalanced to be stronger Quest items can no longer be transferred to a container in the loot window Comparison tooltips now correctly show the Base Block Chance in both sides Lower interruption chance is now marked with green in comparison tooltips Completed quest filter checkbox now retains its setting Month names and historical year established The Brewing & Drying UI now has correct sound effects Hitting Sir Dalnor no longer makes whole Isilbright hostile Added camera shake to Blood and Ice Elemental hits Alenar no longer takes more than one enerant bark from party Increased damage of ordinary and plagued ghouls Second level of Alastor now has correct Blood Elemental version Mistress Tyrenne and her acolytes now attack the party after dialogue Fixed the price of Duskmarble and Star-Spangled Greatshield Fixed Teamster dialogue after ambush Claudio and Bonitia are now present in their house all the time Removed gold loot from Abyssal Hunters at Grandmaster Argos Agelas Crimson Wraith XP value increased to 500 Summoned Wights now have the proper undead specific immunities Fixed the race of Wights and Posessed Robes (from Wraith to Revenant) Krag has now a soundset that fits his personality Tenebrous Grove travel marker added to minimap Added loot to many Crimson Crossing containers Iwor now holds a giant hammer instead of a spiked club The Black Geyser Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374930/Black_Geyser_Couriers_of_Darkness/Launch UpdatesApr 14, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40772385/c8ce728d87fc06869514532ee92477a600d67c58.png Ho there, adventurers! Over the last couple of weeks and since we've launched Black Geyser, we've been delivering updates almost daily to address your feedback. Since our last major notes list, we thought it time to deliver another. If you want to keep up with the frequency of our patches, you can always find real-time updates for our notes here. March 29th, 2022 Combat mode no longer gets stuck when moving far from enemies Demilich buffs himself even if you attack him before the dialogue Fancy Knife is now correctly a quest item Stephan no longer gives sick sounds in healed state Fixed some dialogue errors with Stephan and his wife March 30th, 2022 Combat mode no longer gets stuck when moving far from enemies Defeating Lord Amanuel now gives correct XP Madruk now correctly appears at his home after curing him Looting containers in embassies is no longer possible without consequences Helgenhar no longer speaks in Amanuel dialogue if he is not in party Amanuel's lackeys now have the correct race set April 1st, 2022 Added duration scaling to many buffs and debuffs Fixed some bugs related to the Scofarth bandits April 6th, 2022 Performance improvements Combat log window now retains its height between areas Resolution related fixes with 8K support added Berthold now correctly appears so that you can report back to him Divine Aid no longer heals undead opponents Velianrick, Aldnar and War Council are correctly despawned when needed Power creation based on recipes now works correctly Amanuel's Hoard can now be visited even after its quest is completed Added more types of ammo to shops Added bigger stacks and restocks to shops Added throwing weapons to several shops Fixed an item-related bug that caused a big greed change incorrectly Changed Isla hair style to match her portrait April 7th, 2022 Talgorn's Glen now always loads correctly Dead party member simulacrums are no longer lootable AoE targeting marker now works correctly near corpses and items on the ground Completed filter now works properly in Side quests journal Grendych now properly leaves after you save him Story mode was made easier (enemy damage and HP reduced) April 8th, 2022 Savegames now get correct timestamps The Dryad's seed can no longer be planted on the wrong side of the river Royal Guard patrol route no longer includes the Palace execution scene Cultists now properly target party members in Frick's house More creatures die now in Scofarth due to the river poisoning Reordered Dalkivar hiding peasants reward reply options April 11th, 2022 Bjalla romance cutscene fixed Resurrected companions now always come with their gear (Normal and Easy) Staff of Tree Warden no longer marked as a Metal item Some Alastor opponens rebalanced April 13th, 2022 Player Handbook v1.0.1 (switched to final design) The combined quest ending of Old Beginnings and What Haunts the Ruins now works correctly Added proper loot to Alastor Cas...
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