Chronicles of Galdurvale 
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Patch Release v1.0.6: Update NoesMay 29, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate notes for Release v1.0.6: Added: Sacred Stone received as quest items and will show up in the Inventory. Added: Numbered the different parts of Inara's Diary on the icon. Added: Boss Marker (Showing which boss has/has not been defeated) Bug: Dragon Control Screen not showing correctly for Controller Bug: The player character will fall through the bottom of the world, especially after loading the game from a location inside a building. Bug: The Poisonous Troll's poison puddle does not despawn immediately after the boss is defeated. Bug: Mushroom at Temisson is showing a capsule outline Bug: Controller's Craft Button will craft items even if not in the inventory's craft screen Bug: Save Game + Game Pause screen overlapping each other (sometimes) Bug: The Sky Tower's activator can be interacted with before the quest is activated. Bug: Galera not spawning at the end of the dragon fights scene. Update: Mythril Sword quest has unclear objective Map Error: Ledges at some area around Water Stone will cause the character to stuck in a "falling pose". Map Error: The player character can fly beneath the lava at the volcanos. Map Error: The player character can fall through the bridge barriers at Temissons. Map Error: The Player character can venture out of bounds in Temissons. Patch Release v1.0.5: Update NotesMay 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate notes for Release v1.0.5: Added: An Icon beside a Boss Enemy's Healthbar to indicate there is a learnable skill from this boss. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/ea85eb5249c5efd61372d4812a1a5fc9be480711.png Increased the size of the "hit box" for the small spiders in Ratmen's Den. Bug: The toxic from the poisonous worm in the Ratmen's Den has infinite application duration (only 5 seconds now) Bug: The crafting Button for Controller is not working properly Bug: When using the controller, the player can craft anything even without the required ingredients. Bug: When teleporting from a higher ground to a lower ground while jumping, this will trigger the "fall damage" mechanism and causes the character to receive damage. Patch Release v1.0.4: Update NotesMay 20, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate notes for Release v1.0.4: Added a slope to the small enclosed area of Grack and Grogg to allow players to exit the area when the door is locked. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/9b78347f7da4ec643b976225799b70d86498261e.png Updated the control setting screen (previously the Controller and Keyboard setting screens are overlapping with each other) Patch Release v1.0.3: Update NotesMay 14, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate notes for Release v1.0.3: This patch added the features to remap directional keys (previously these keys are unchangeable). Enabled the camera movement to be inverted. Added Game Icon Update Regarding the Price AdjustmentMay 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone, First, I apologize to those who purchased at the original price due to the lower price right now. My Early Access price was USD 10, and then gradually increased over time. At first, I thought the right price of a completed game must be higher than that. So I did some research on other titles as well and eventually decided to set the release price at USD 25 (I wanted it to be USD 30 at first!). Of course, there are many well-polished games from AAA studios selling at equally the same price but offering something of higher quality, and they are indie games that have lesser content but are higher priced. It is always hard to strike a balance in terms of pricing. Eventually, the feedback after a few days of launch is telling me that my price could be wrong, so I decided to adjust the price accordingly. I hope this won't cause too much trouble to those who purchased, if you are unhappy please do a refund and purchase at a lower price if you would like to keep the game. All I want is to hear some feedback or comment. Even if the feedback is bad I would still prefer it over no feedback at all. So please let me know if you have something to share, thank you.Patch Release v1.0.2: Update NotesMay 8, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThis patch is mainly for these 2 changes: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/5ac12f01449537271b1cacbca06a0ff167c9cc57.gif 1. Bug: Missing Sword (As mentioned in one of the reviews) Solved a bug where the sword will disappear due to the skill "Teleport Sword" has been interrupted when activating another skill immediately (i.e. Pressing "1" to activate the Teleport Sword skill and then pressing "2" to activate another skill immediately). This causes the logic to respawn the sword has been skipped. This patch will solve this bug. 2. In the "New Game" in the Main Menu, the "Main Story" button is now above the "Prologue" button. This is to encourage players to play the "Main Story" first before trying the "Prologue". The FULL Release is Available now!May 6, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsWe are glad to announce that the game has been fully released today! This has been a really long journey. Until now, I still remember the day (back in 2018) when I started this project as a solo developer, everything was exciting and fresh. I started the project in the low poly art style because I am not an artist. Low Poly version of the game at the beginning: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/b08db0e70a4f32f6a286e6d7f60d48fd84da5b83.jpg I even created a playable demo in just 3 months, the project had been progressing well. Then I showed the gameplay video to a friend and he was very keen to work together. I rejected him a few times as I prefer to go on my own and I don't really like to partner with someone I know. However, he insisted and even showed me some of his works. So I thought why not? Then things started to escalate very quickly and I scraped everything I worked alone to start a new project, even changing the story and gameplay. We participated and showcased in a few events like Armageddon in Christchurch and Auckland. I hired a team with my own saving to progress faster, everything looks like it was a real business now. Realistic art style we have changed into: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/f16043e15aeb4c58684754ada26da720c60618d9.jpg Well, then things turn bad fairly quickly. I hired a writer who is supposed to write the story and my friend did not like it. He started to create trouble and even distrust me by excusing me of siding with the writer instead of him during our discussion about the story development. As I see this as a business but for him as a hobby project, I decided to stop the partnership and return to being a solo developer. Upon taking over the art and game world design again, I realize the current game world was very demanding in terms of hardware, and the FPS dropped dramatically when I try to add more content to it. So I made a bold move to scrap everything AGAIN and created COG v2.0, which is the game world that you see right now. The latest art style, I call it semi-realistic: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/30f65d312087ffee4a63e7762cc8840c79fb0aba.jpg The project was back on track to progress well again as everything was under control. Then I hit another issue - my saving was depleting to almost zero. We were forced to move to a smaller house, and I was lucky enough to have a supportive wife who decided to go out and work to feed our family (she has not been working for a while). At the same time, I was REALLY lucky and blessed to be awarded the Epic MegaGrants, a fund that saved the project. Instead of utilizing the fund as my salary, I spent it to hire a new writer from Australia to keep the project alive. (Well, I hope I had heard about ChatGPT earlier lol). However, the fund I received was not a big sum and to finish the project I need more fund. Hence, I decided to launch a Kickstarter project. The campaign failed... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/e086ff8e97b9265eef7af8d7d42d634109889c07.jpg Even though the Kickstarter c...Patch v2.8.4 - Update NotesMay 1, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThis patch includes a few minor changes and bug fixes: Enabled changes to the setting: Auto-Advance Dialogue Fixed floating props and foliage in Temissons Fixed the bug where the portal to Temissons is not spawned after loading from a save game This will be the final update for Early Access, the game will be released in FULL on 6th May 2023. :)Minor Patch Update v2.8.3Apr 23, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsA small patch that handles these few issues: 1. Gap between meshes in the cave 2. Some words are not translatedPatch v2.8.2 - Update NotesApr 15, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThis patch includes a few minor changes and bug fixes: Unlocked: All hair styles Removed: Low Ponytail hairstyle is removed because of having problem to enable hair physics Removed: Play time on HUD Updated: Auto Disarm (Changed from 10s to 30s after inaction) Solved Bug: Dragon can be summoned inside a cave Solved Bug: Some of the boss characters respawned again even after defeated Solved Bug: Some items are not respawning after the respawn interval Solved Bug: Some of the treasure chests can be opened again and again Solved Bug: Floating foliage and props Early Access Completed Version (v2.8)Apr 8, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThe game is now completed, with all the planned content, stories, and quests. It takes a long way to get here so I am grateful that finally, I can announce that the game is completed. For those of you who had played the earlier versions previously, and saved the game, you may continue to load the previous save games. It will not cause any issues, other than some items might be missing as I have reorganized some codes. However, I do encourage you to start fresh again because I have added some new content at the beginning of the games as well, so it’s good to explore Azerdore again. I have a few testers who have done between 15hrs to 17hrs of playtime, as compared to the 3-4 hrs game time in the previous update, this update includes significantly larger content. That being said, although we have done a fair bit of testing internally, before releasing it to you, we believe there are still glitches to be uncovered. Hence, if you do come across any funny or suspicious behavior, or login, please do not hesitate to report it to us in the Discussion Board or simply chat with us in Discord (Link: https://discord.gg/JA4hrYR). Going forward, I will spend time on debugging and work on any improvement if I received any suggestions. Now that the game has been fully developed, I will set a deadline to leave Early Access and make it an officially released game. I have not done this before so bear with me though I have to do some research on how to do it properly. I will not expect many changes in the game itself when we move from Early Access to the Released version. Lastly, once again, thanks to all of you who have supported the game. I hope you enjoy this game, as much as I did. Thank you! Patch v2.7.2 - Debugging and minor changesSep 26, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsPatch v2.7.2 Solved Bugs: - Dragon can not be summoned in Blacksmith Hut - Azerdore's main entrance can not be used to leave - Energy Drink II's recipe created incorrect item - Fungus Genie's attack damage is incorrect - Max HP value is not saved - Teleport Target Runes do not auto-activate after the Teleport Sword skill is acquired Changes: - In dragon flying mode, location name won't be shown as a banner notification - In dragon flying mode, the minimap is now zoomed out to show a large area - Walking Mushroom's damage and HP have been reduced - Fungus Genie's fighting area is now blocked off - A new cutscene is added to explain the teleport sword skillMajor Update: New Content Added (v2.7)Sep 22, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone! I know this is an overdue update (it was supposed to be 31 July), I apologize for the delay. It's more complicated than I thought to release an update I feel satisfied with. So I had to spend extra time working on it. Nevertheless, we are here now - a major update with more content! Let's dive straight into this update and see what's new: Main Story in Arnstone: this leads to collecting the next sacred stone, and opens up the next part of the main quests to collect the remaining 3 stones. Previously done areas are now explorable again: Evermore Woods, Upper Grove, Cave of Darkness (with a side quest in it), etc. You can return to Azerdore now after obtaining the dragon. Weapon Upgrade System: Now you can upgrade weapons with the blacksmith Polished environment: mainly grass and ground foliage The large landscape is now separated into a few islands: this is done so with the purpose to make it more fun to explore and navigate, and this helps to improve in terms of performance too. Organized all items: Now if you load from previous save files, you will notice all items are gone (including arrows and potions), these are not unique items and can be acquired again, I hope this won't trouble you too much to recollect them. The update ends at the part where you are free to explore the world and ready to collect the remaining 3 sacred stones. Although you can load from the previous save files, I would encourage you to try a new game instead, this time, spend some time exploring the Hulshire area before you finish off the quests in the area, places such as Cave of Darkness, Southern Grove and Blacksmith Hut in particular. I hope what I had prepared for you in these places would add fun to your experience, in both exploration and fighting. The next update is scheduled to be done within 2 months - where you collect the remaining 3 sacred stones and get ready for the final challenge that awaits you. That's all for this update, please do report any bugs or issues through our Discord Server (link: https://discord.gg/JA4hrYR) or the Steam Community. Thanks a lot and appreciate all your support so far.Quick Development UpdateAug 27, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsDear players, I hope all of you are well and staying healthy. I just wanted to give a quick update regarding the development and what's going on. I initially planned an update at the end of July, but I have scrapped that and decided to combine it with the next update to make it a more significant update, so you don't have to update multiple times. In the next update, you will be able to ride on the dragon to explore the world, go to more places, and figure your way out to collect the gemstones. This update will be released before the end of September. Then in a few months' time, perhaps, by the end of the year, I can release a final version of the game. That's basically the plan I have for COG, a lot of things happened in the past, and I am glad I could persist through this journey. The idea of COG started back in May 2018, and the first demo has been released in Dec 2018. This demo was in low poly art style which I am comfortable working with. So much easier at that time while I was working solo. https://scontent.fsin10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/37420831_242211229936031_3141231723291869184_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e3f864&_nc_ohc=4v3sQV4jpQoAX_hlY5u&tn=8MArlFx37KkXGVJ8&_nc_ht=scontent.fsin10-1.fna&oh=00_AT8sOIxN-zliVcHSUJA14BBIu23eclk-x0rYBwTTuB_nlQ&oe=632D6573 Things then started to change, and the project's visual has changed to something you see right now. Going into semi-realistic actually takes a lot more work than low poly art. Especially for a programmer like me who has no artistic skill at all, I can only rely on Unreal's marketplace to supply me with whatever model or artwork that I need, sometimes I get what I want, but most of the time I don't. Anyway, this update is not about my development story, so I will stop here and show you some screenshots of what you could expect from the next updates. Once again, I really appreciate those who have checked occasionally on the game status and asked for development updates, this shows that you care and for this, I am deeply touched. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/ebe97987c93e7f1ed3a5242f7b732425ce068c8c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/58593930880b281341b474bc8ac4ff0eb01c54cf.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/e9a6d4414f9715124e7e9e34937550d523d4e1b6.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/c74fd34844a2caf640adf231a8c3021021206d97.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/752e0dc25fc32c9cba54365690252e4596c6e7b4.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36230662/f7bc9f6319458f25da5a79066de5e3d75332ab2e.png Patch v2.6.2.8 (Final)May 17, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys, I am excited to announce that this will be the "final" version of the current release (v2.6). I will continue developing the story and the world so you have more content to explore in the next update! :) Release notes of Patch v2.6.2.8: - Added Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) translation - Fixed all known bugs and issue - Added LOD models to NPC and buildings to improve performance. - Some levels (i.e. Azerdore and Lumbermere township) will be loaded only when you arrive at that location, you might notice a drop in FPS due to level streaming.Patch v2.6.2.5 - Bug FixesMay 9, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsPatch notes: Fixed: The previous patch did not successfully solve the bug where Possessed Town Persons did not spawn, so this patch fixed that. Fixed: Final Objective for this release (v2.5.2) is blocked by a black screen Fixed: Missing icons for Rescue Gung and Grack and Grogg side quests Fixed: Dodging will still get hit Added: In Bestiary, a silhouette is used for creatures that have not been discovered Patch v2.6.1 - Bug FixesMay 4, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis patch includes mainly bug fixes including: Possessed Town Persons sometimes did not spawn in the Cave of Destiny quest Mina's Raven Quest can only be activated before Daily Hunts quest is completed Sick King Soldier's health has been increased slightly Fixed: Two Amelia appears at the same time in some of the cutscenes Fixed: Grack, Grogg, and Gung's sword detached in cutscenes Fixed: When arrived at Lumbermere for the first time, the hint screen shows the Darkwoods Goblin's information. Fixed: Other minor bugs Major Update: Earlier Dragon Experience, Performance Improvement, and more!Apr 30, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsI know it's been a while since we launched the EA version, I apologize for the long wait. Our team has gone through big changes, from the initial team of 4 down to just 1 person. I have to make changes to the framework so I can complete the game all by myself. The great news is, it's all done now and I am ready to get back on track to focus on content generation. What this update is about: Improved control and animations of Amelia Improved the overall performance of the game, now we can have more stuff going on without killing the performance. Changes to the main story to allow dragon mount to be obtained earlier in the game. Adjusted the game world to allow players to move around the world freely without annoying constraints such as the invisible walls. Reworked all cinematics, now we are using static image style with camera movement. This decision is to make sure I can complete the remaining cutscenes alone. The next update is scheduled to be done by 31 July (3 months later). Please don't hesitate to report any bug through our Discord Server (link: https://discord.gg/JA4hrYR), your feedback will certainly help to improve the game's overall experience. Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon!Coming Soon: Early Access!Apr 12, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsHi there, we are very excited to announce that we will be releasing Early Access of Chronicles of Galdurvale in Q3 2021! The Early Access will feature a better combat system, improved dragon-riding mechanic (with air combat), a bigger world for exploration, more varieties of enemies to challenge, and much more! Although we are releasing the Early Access version in Q3 2021, the final release date has not been changed, and is still set in Q2 of 2022! To celebrate this upcoming milestone, we are giving away 20 free copies of Early Access to demo players who can provide us valuable feedback by completing this short survey form: Click here to start. The survey form requires less than 5 minutes to be completed. The survey form will be closed on 20 April, so make sure you submit your entry before that. Note: If there are more than 20 submissions, we will make a draw to decide the 20 lucky players to give away the free keys. Click here to start now. Thank you.Small Update - v2.4.9Mar 29, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsQuick Update Notes: - Added Altrius Dawnbringer's voices in the cutscene in Dragon Demo, voice acting by Domenick DeFrank.
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