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RuneSage is now Released!Sep 28, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsI’m delighted to announce today the official release of RuneSage. After nearly a year in Early Access, 22 major updates (and many more minor ones in-between), and the amazing support and feedback from the VR community, the game is now full of rock-solid atmospheric spell-based, puzzle-solving fun,. I really cannot thank enough everyone who has played, commented and made suggestions along the way – your constant encouragement and thoughts on how to keep improving the game have been truly inspirational and have made the game the success it is today.RuneSage is now Released!Sep 28, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsI’m delighted to announce today the official release of RuneSage. After nearly a year in Early Access, 22 major updates (and many more minor ones in-between), and the amazing support and feedback from the VR community, the game is now full of rock-solid atmospheric spell-based, puzzle-solving fun,. I really cannot thank enough everyone who has played, commented and made suggestions along the way – your constant encouragement and thoughts on how to keep improving the game have been truly inspirational and have made the game the success it is today.V0.22.0 is now liveSep 19, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsIt's been a very busy couple of weeks, adding numerous new puzzles and maps to RuneSage. The latest release combines these with significant improvements in performance, better graphical and audio effects, and various small tweaks to improve immersion and the flow of the game. The full list of changes since V0.21.0 is as follows. Added new map mechanic. Added more maps to find. Added more puzzles to solve. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Added destructable walls. Added magic effects to treasure chests. Added sound effect when viewing a map for the first time. Added eight new achievements. Improved layout of mages village. Improved layout of the windswept hilltop. Improved layout of the inland lake. Improved layout of the castle courtyard. Improved performance in the castle cellars. Improved performance of spell effects. Improved performance of mage graphics. Improved levitation spell to make it easier for touchpad locomotion users. Improved fire spell. Improved scroll texts. Improved bird AI. Improved appearance of maps when viewed from behind. Fixed bug with hidden pathways being highlighted after opening. Fixed bug with camera judder when picking up maps. Fixed bug with music sometimes not transitioning between areas. Please note that although save games from previous versions are fully compatible with this latest release, the addition of several new maps to find will mean that you will need to go back to previously visited areas to discover them all to get 100% completion. RuneSage is now almost complete. I am expecting that there will now only be one or two more releases before the game exits Early Access, and is ready for a full release. Please do keep sending your suggestions and feedback (to [email protected] - or post on the Steam forum), as every comment is really appreciated and helps make the game better.V0.22.0 is now liveSep 19, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsIt's been a very busy couple of weeks, adding numerous new puzzles and maps to RuneSage. The latest release combines these with significant improvements in performance, better graphical and audio effects, and various small tweaks to improve immersion and the flow of the game. The full list of changes since V0.21.0 is as follows. Added new map mechanic. Added more maps to find. Added more puzzles to solve. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Added destructable walls. Added magic effects to treasure chests. Added sound effect when viewing a map for the first time. Added eight new achievements. Improved layout of mages village. Improved layout of the windswept hilltop. Improved layout of the inland lake. Improved layout of the castle courtyard. Improved performance in the castle cellars. Improved performance of spell effects. Improved performance of mage graphics. Improved levitation spell to make it easier for touchpad locomotion users. Improved fire spell. Improved scroll texts. Improved bird AI. Improved appearance of maps when viewed from behind. Fixed bug with hidden pathways being highlighted after opening. Fixed bug with camera judder when picking up maps. Fixed bug with music sometimes not transitioning between areas. Please note that although save games from previous versions are fully compatible with this latest release, the addition of several new maps to find will mean that you will need to go back to previously visited areas to discover them all to get 100% completion. RuneSage is now almost complete. I am expecting that there will now only be one or two more releases before the game exits Early Access, and is ready for a full release. Please do keep sending your suggestions and feedback (to [email protected] - or post on the Steam forum), as every comment is really appreciated and helps make the game better.V0.21.0 is now liveSep 1, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest release of RuneSage focuses on improving the in-game mechanics. In particular, it provides a quicker method of casting spells, and more indications of how far through the game you are, but also a number of small tweaks to graphics and audio to help improve the immersion. The full list of changes since V0.20.0 is as follows. Added a quick way of casting spells (just press and release the controller trigger). Added in-game items to show progress through the game. Added steam effects to lava caves. Added greebles throughout. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Improved pattern matching algorithm for spell casting. Improved pattern matching algorithm for rune drawing. Improved scroll texts. Fixed bug with calculation of overall progress. Fixed bug with chest audio. Fixed bug with picking up a map before its chest was open. Please do keep the feedback coming (to [email protected] or post on the Steam forum pages) as every piece helps polish the game that little bit more as it gets ready for the full release.V0.21.0 is now liveSep 1, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest release of RuneSage focuses on improving the in-game mechanics. In particular, it provides a quicker method of casting spells, and more indications of how far through the game you are, but also a number of small tweaks to graphics and audio to help improve the immersion. The full list of changes since V0.20.0 is as follows. Added a quick way of casting spells (just press and release the controller trigger). Added in-game items to show progress through the game. Added steam effects to lava caves. Added greebles throughout. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Improved pattern matching algorithm for spell casting. Improved pattern matching algorithm for rune drawing. Improved scroll texts. Fixed bug with calculation of overall progress. Fixed bug with chest audio. Fixed bug with picking up a map before its chest was open. Please do keep the feedback coming (to [email protected] or post on the Steam forum pages) as every piece helps polish the game that little bit more as it gets ready for the full release.V0.20.0 is now liveAug 23, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest release of RuneSage focuses on pacing and balance of gameplay. In practice, that means making the tutorial area much easier so you progress more quickly onto the main part of the game, and then adding more puzzles and opportunities for spell casting to give a richer, more immersive experience thereafter. The full set of changes from V0.19.0 is as follows. Added more places to use magic spells. Added more NPCs to give clues to the harder puzzles. Added more visual clues to the locations of the hidden pathways. Added requirement to cast a spell to open chests. Added requirement to grab the map out of a chest. Added ice puzzles. Improved behaviour of main menu to default to showing last selected option. Improved graphics for the earth spells. Improved audio for ice melting. Improved audio for chest opening. Improved layout of the forest mazes. Improved layout of the hidden sun crystal area. Improved scroll texts. Fixed bug which could rarely cause the main menu to show no options. Please note that, although save games are fully backwards compatible, the game mechanics with the treasure chests have changed. Anyone who started playing on V0.19.0 or earlier will find that chests no longer automatically open, and instead you (and anyone starting with V0.20.0 and onwards) now need to cast a spell to open them, and then reach out and grab the maps that lie within. As ever, please keep the feedback coming to [email protected] as every comment helps refine the game further as it approaches the end of Early Access.V0.20.0 is now liveAug 23, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest release of RuneSage focuses on pacing and balance of gameplay. In practice, that means making the tutorial area much easier so you progress more quickly onto the main part of the game, and then adding more puzzles and opportunities for spell casting to give a richer, more immersive experience thereafter. The full set of changes from V0.19.0 is as follows. Added more places to use magic spells. Added more NPCs to give clues to the harder puzzles. Added more visual clues to the locations of the hidden pathways. Added requirement to cast a spell to open chests. Added requirement to grab the map out of a chest. Added ice puzzles. Improved behaviour of main menu to default to showing last selected option. Improved graphics for the earth spells. Improved audio for ice melting. Improved audio for chest opening. Improved layout of the forest mazes. Improved layout of the hidden sun crystal area. Improved scroll texts. Fixed bug which could rarely cause the main menu to show no options. Please note that, although save games are fully backwards compatible, the game mechanics with the treasure chests have changed. Anyone who started playing on V0.19.0 or earlier will find that chests no longer automatically open, and instead you (and anyone starting with V0.20.0 and onwards) now need to cast a spell to open them, and then reach out and grab the maps that lie within. As ever, please keep the feedback coming to [email protected] as every comment helps refine the game further as it approaches the end of Early Access.V0.19.0 is now liveAug 12, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest release of RuneSage adds yet more polish to the game, with a focus on improving graphics, audio and text the enhance the immersion still further. The full set of changes since V0.18.0 is as follows. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Added splash effects to the puzzle doors in the hidden cove. Added two new spells. Improved graphics for lightning spells. Improved audio for lava areas. Improved end-game cutscene. Improved rain transitions. Improved scroll texts. Improved locations of NPC mages. Improved map showing the sun crystal shard locations. Improved navigation of stairs with touchpad / thumbstick locomotion. Improved collision detection for movable objects. Improved graphics for the crystal shield. Fixed bug with movable objects landing in water. Fixed bug with cutscenes not triggering if standing in a boat when completing a crystal. Fixed bug which allowed you to stand on top of crystals. Fixed bug with some scroll texts not showing. RuneSage is now rapidly approaching the end of Early Access, with a full release expected in Autumn/Fall. Your feedback has never been so important - please keep the comments coming to [email protected] (or post on the Steam forum) as every suggestion is really appreciated.V0.19.0 is now liveAug 12, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest release of RuneSage adds yet more polish to the game, with a focus on improving graphics, audio and text the enhance the immersion still further. The full set of changes since V0.18.0 is as follows. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Added splash effects to the puzzle doors in the hidden cove. Added two new spells. Improved graphics for lightning spells. Improved audio for lava areas. Improved end-game cutscene. Improved rain transitions. Improved scroll texts. Improved locations of NPC mages. Improved map showing the sun crystal shard locations. Improved navigation of stairs with touchpad / thumbstick locomotion. Improved collision detection for movable objects. Improved graphics for the crystal shield. Fixed bug with movable objects landing in water. Fixed bug with cutscenes not triggering if standing in a boat when completing a crystal. Fixed bug which allowed you to stand on top of crystals. Fixed bug with some scroll texts not showing. RuneSage is now rapidly approaching the end of Early Access, with a full release expected in Autumn/Fall. Your feedback has never been so important - please keep the comments coming to [email protected] (or post on the Steam forum) as every suggestion is really appreciated.V0.18.0 is now liveJul 29, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest version of RuneSage adds cutscenes that play after each crystal is completed, as well as at the end of the game when the storm shield is completed. As well as helping drive the story along, this also significantly improves immersion in the game world as it makes the purpose of collecting the crystals more obvious. The full list of changes since V0.17.0 is as follows: Added cutscenes after completing each crystal. Added cutscene after completing the crystal shield. Added more in-game help from the NPCs. Added a "How to play" section to the in-game menu. Improved pattern matching of rune shapes. Improved crystal shield graphics. Improved crystal shield transitions. Improved scroll text. Improved performance during lightning strikes. Improved performance when loading levels. Improved strength of the iceball spell. Improved behaviour of ice spells when cast on lava. Improved layout of the in-game menu. Please keep the feedback coming to [email protected] (or just post your thoughts on the forum) - every comment is really appreciated and helps add yet more polish to the game it approaches the end of Early Access.V0.18.0 is now liveJul 29, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe latest version of RuneSage adds cutscenes that play after each crystal is completed, as well as at the end of the game when the storm shield is completed. As well as helping drive the story along, this also significantly improves immersion in the game world as it makes the purpose of collecting the crystals more obvious. The full list of changes since V0.17.0 is as follows: Added cutscenes after completing each crystal. Added cutscene after completing the crystal shield. Added more in-game help from the NPCs. Added a "How to play" section to the in-game menu. Improved pattern matching of rune shapes. Improved crystal shield graphics. Improved crystal shield transitions. Improved scroll text. Improved performance during lightning strikes. Improved performance when loading levels. Improved strength of the iceball spell. Improved behaviour of ice spells when cast on lava. Improved layout of the in-game menu. Please keep the feedback coming to [email protected] (or just post your thoughts on the forum) - every comment is really appreciated and helps add yet more polish to the game it approaches the end of Early Access.V0.17.0 is now liveJul 21, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsI'm delighted to announce that the latest version of RuneSage available today adds the Lightning Rune together with new spells to cast, new puzzles to solve, new quests to complete and new crystal shards to find. In addition, I've made a number of improvements that keep adding further polish to the game; improving both the graphics/audio as well as the general flow of the game to enhance the immersion. The full list of change since V0.16.0 is as follows. Added lightning rune. Added eight new lightning spells. Added the seven shards of the lightning crystal to find. Added map to the lightning crystal. Added four new achievements for lightning (rune / map / shards / crystal) Added new achievement for completing the crystal shield. Added three in-game maps to help find the sun crystal shards. Added explosive effects to fireball & iceball spells. Added rune specific effects to each of the hidden pathways. Added more environmental clues to help find the hidden pathways. Added more in-game help from the NPCs. Added loading progress indicator. Improved scroll texts. Improved the in-game maps to the hidden pathways. Improved performance when auto-saving. Improved performance when spell casting. Improved performance when loading. Improved graphics of the crystal shield. Improved graphics in the sacred grove. Improved background audio effects. Improved the layout of the castle moat. Fixed bug with scroll text briefly fading while auto-saving. This release marks a major milestone in the development of RuneSage as the game can now be fully completed to 100%. The next stage of development is to focus on adding further polish to work towards a full release later this summer or early autumn/fall. Your feedback on the game is hugely valued and every comment makes a difference and helps improve the game further - please share your thoughts either on the forums or by emailing direct to [email protected]V0.17.0 is now liveJul 21, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsI'm delighted to announce that the latest version of RuneSage available today adds the Lightning Rune together with new spells to cast, new puzzles to solve, new quests to complete and new crystal shards to find. In addition, I've made a number of improvements that keep adding further polish to the game; improving both the graphics/audio as well as the general flow of the game to enhance the immersion. The full list of change since V0.16.0 is as follows. Added lightning rune. Added eight new lightning spells. Added the seven shards of the lightning crystal to find. Added map to the lightning crystal. Added four new achievements for lightning (rune / map / shards / crystal) Added new achievement for completing the crystal shield. Added three in-game maps to help find the sun crystal shards. Added explosive effects to fireball & iceball spells. Added rune specific effects to each of the hidden pathways. Added more environmental clues to help find the hidden pathways. Added more in-game help from the NPCs. Added loading progress indicator. Improved scroll texts. Improved the in-game maps to the hidden pathways. Improved performance when auto-saving. Improved performance when spell casting. Improved performance when loading. Improved graphics of the crystal shield. Improved graphics in the sacred grove. Improved background audio effects. Improved the layout of the castle moat. Fixed bug with scroll text briefly fading while auto-saving. This release marks a major milestone in the development of RuneSage as the game can now be fully completed to 100%. The next stage of development is to focus on adding further polish to work towards a full release later this summer or early autumn/fall. Your feedback on the game is hugely valued and every comment makes a difference and helps improve the game further - please share your thoughts either on the forums or by emailing direct to [email protected]V0.16.0 is now liveJul 1, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHot on the heels of adding the fire rune last week, this week I'm delighted to be able to release an update that adds the ice rune to RuneSage as well. That means yet more new areas to explore, more new spells to cast and more new puzzles to solve, pushing the gameplay length up to over 15 hours. The full list of changes since V0.15.0 is as follows: Added ice rune. Added seven new ice spells. Added the seven shards of the ice crystal to find. Added map to the ice crystal. Added four new achievements for ice rune / map / shards / crystal. Added waterfalls to various locations. Improved the text on scrolls. Improved graphics for the maps. Improved performance in the all the caves. Improved stairs to make them easier to climb with touchpad locomotion. Fixed bug with the AI for the birds. RuneSage is now rapidly approaching the end of Early Access. Please keep your feedback coming (email [email protected]) as every comment helps add extra content and polish, bringing the game ever closer to its full release. Thank you to everyone who has made suggestions so far, and thank you in advance for those yet to do so!V0.16.0 is now liveJul 1, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHot on the heels of adding the fire rune last week, this week I'm delighted to be able to release an update that adds the ice rune to RuneSage as well. That means yet more new areas to explore, more new spells to cast and more new puzzles to solve, pushing the gameplay length up to over 15 hours. The full list of changes since V0.15.0 is as follows: Added ice rune. Added seven new ice spells. Added the seven shards of the ice crystal to find. Added map to the ice crystal. Added four new achievements for ice rune / map / shards / crystal. Added waterfalls to various locations. Improved the text on scrolls. Improved graphics for the maps. Improved performance in the all the caves. Improved stairs to make them easier to climb with touchpad locomotion. Fixed bug with the AI for the birds. RuneSage is now rapidly approaching the end of Early Access. Please keep your feedback coming (email [email protected]) as every comment helps add extra content and polish, bringing the game ever closer to its full release. Thank you to everyone who has made suggestions so far, and thank you in advance for those yet to do so!V0.15.0 is now liveJun 18, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHidden deep in the ruined castle, it's incredibly exciting to announce that the fire rune has been found in the latest update to RuneSage. If you can find it, the power to cast fireballs, flame-throwers and the brightest of lights to aid your adventuring in the deep will surely be yours. With more puzzles to solve, more quests to complete and more areas to explore, RuneSage now offers 10-12 hours of immersive adventuring in one of VR's longest games. The full list of changes since V0.14.0 is as follows: Added the fire rune. Added six new fire spells. Added new area for the fire rune. Added the seven shards of the fire crystal to a new area. Added four new achievements for fire rune / map / shards / crystal. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Added more back-story in the NPC interactions. Added fast travel shortcuts to the quest menu. Improved performance throughout. Improved naming of runes to give consistency. Improved layout of the Abandoned Mine. Improved layout of the Hillside Cave. Improved layout of the Dense Forest. Improved layout of the Dungeon Cellars. Improved graphics for the crystal shield. Improved graphics for earth spells. Improved graphics of the sun crystal pathway. Improved graphics as the storm gradually gets stronger. Improved graphics when levitating while using dash teleport. Improved scroll texts. Improved the rune audio. Improved ambient music. Improved memory usage. Improved disk usage. Fixed bug with percentage completion calculation. Fixed bug with it raining in the cellars. Fixed bug with crystal shield graphics after completing a crystal. Fixed bug which could cause touchpad locomotion to jitter when going downhill. Fixed rare crash after a scroll vanishes in a puff of smoke. Fixed rare crash when using Vulkan graphics. Fixed bug with mashing the trigger button when dash teleporting. Fixed bug when using the menu when standing in a boat. Various minor fixes from updating to latest versions of 3rd party libraries. As ever, please do keep your feedback coming. Every comment is hugely appreciated and helps keep on improving the game every release. Please let me know your thoughts at: [email protected]V0.15.0 is now liveJun 18, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHidden deep in the ruined castle, it's incredibly exciting to announce that the fire rune has been found in the latest update to RuneSage. If you can find it, the power to cast fireballs, flame-throwers and the brightest of lights to aid your adventuring in the deep will surely be yours. With more puzzles to solve, more quests to complete and more areas to explore, RuneSage now offers 10-12 hours of immersive adventuring in one of VR's longest games. The full list of changes since V0.14.0 is as follows: Added the fire rune. Added six new fire spells. Added new area for the fire rune. Added the seven shards of the fire crystal to a new area. Added four new achievements for fire rune / map / shards / crystal. Added more in-game help from NPCs. Added more back-story in the NPC interactions. Added fast travel shortcuts to the quest menu. Improved performance throughout. Improved naming of runes to give consistency. Improved layout of the Abandoned Mine. Improved layout of the Hillside Cave. Improved layout of the Dense Forest. Improved layout of the Dungeon Cellars. Improved graphics for the crystal shield. Improved graphics for earth spells. Improved graphics of the sun crystal pathway. Improved graphics as the storm gradually gets stronger. Improved graphics when levitating while using dash teleport. Improved scroll texts. Improved the rune audio. Improved ambient music. Improved memory usage. Improved disk usage. Fixed bug with percentage completion calculation. Fixed bug with it raining in the cellars. Fixed bug with crystal shield graphics after completing a crystal. Fixed bug which could cause touchpad locomotion to jitter when going downhill. Fixed rare crash after a scroll vanishes in a puff of smoke. Fixed rare crash when using Vulkan graphics. Fixed bug with mashing the trigger button when dash teleporting. Fixed bug when using the menu when standing in a boat. Various minor fixes from updating to latest versions of 3rd party libraries. As ever, please do keep your feedback coming. Every comment is hugely appreciated and helps keep on improving the game every release. Please let me know your thoughts at: [email protected]RuneSage UpdateJun 11, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe fire rune is smouldering... New spells to cast, new puzzles to solve, new areas to explore and new crystal shards to find have all been added over the last couple of weeks in a series of minor updates centred around the new fire rune. All this new content is now fully unlocked in the latest minor release (V0.14.5), and it would be great to hear your feedback to help shape the gameplay further ready for the next major release. Please keep sending any comments and suggestions you have to [email protected] to help keep on improving the game.RuneSage UpdateJun 11, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThe fire rune is smouldering... New spells to cast, new puzzles to solve, new areas to explore and new crystal shards to find have all been added over the last couple of weeks in a series of minor updates centred around the new fire rune. All this new content is now fully unlocked in the latest minor release (V0.14.5), and it would be great to hear your feedback to help shape the gameplay further ready for the next major release. Please keep sending any comments and suggestions you have to [email protected] to help keep on improving the game.
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