Localization Update and later plans!
Hi Travelers,
The long march is ongoing in the desert! Today we’d like to share a couple of things in this blog: The process of EN localization & some teasers for upcoming new content!
1. Progress on English translation improvements
A new localization version went live last Friday. In this version, we’ve proofread
most of text/dialog/class storyline parts
in the game. Here we would like to extend our appreciation to community players who submitted dozens of suggestions each on how in-game language could be improved.
But it’s not the final standard we pursue, the rich and winding storylines of the Great Desert will see continuous localization improvements in each of the updates leading up to the official release of Sands of Salzaar. We will keep it updated every month and it will be lovely to hear your suggestions for it
Translation improvements in this update include:
- Improvements to dialogues and text throughout the beginning of the main story and Spiritmancer quest lines
- Updates to various quest names and descriptions
- Fixed inconsistent code between the source and English text which could have led to errors with auto pathing
- Fixed inconsistent skill variables between source and English text
- Further clarification of terminology when talking about troops, squads, and parties
- Fixed issues with character name consistency
- Notable terminology changes
- Improved some word-order & tones inconsistency issues in the section of storyline & dialog
- Of note: March Speed is now referred to as Map Speed
We appreciate your patience and look forward to improving the overall quality of the English translation to provide the most immersive experience possible in Sands of Salzaar!
2. Teasers for the new content
Meanwhile, we’ve been busy with some new content development. They will meet you soon in later updates, but we'd like to give you the first look here:
-
New roles Husnu/Akhal Sultan/Rebiya
- Play as the leader of the tribe, to have untasted experience in the great desert
-
New random event types
, more encounters are there for you to explore
-
An official WIKI
is under building
-
New artwork polishments
-
Quest Levels Rework
, including Ember Mines, Shujae Dungeon and more!
- Message & Quest UI Rework
Update v.1.0.3 (NPC Roles, Wiki plans and 40% off)
Hi Travellers,
It has been a month since we revealed the recent plan. So today the post here we come to bring you the news
The featured update will go live in 6.16 CST along with a 40% off discount!
And below we would like to talk a bit regarding the topic you may care about:
Update content, LQA Process & Wiki Plans
What's new in the update?
3 New Roles
Since v.1.0 launch, We're seeing lots of players desire to play with not only 9 characters but more.
So...In the update we've added Husnu/Akhal Sultan/Rebiya, play as the leader of the tribe, to have untasted experience in the great desert with unique Skills, Troops and Story plots.
NEW Talent & Random Quests
New Talents, after receiving the feedback, we found that it could be timing for a talent remake in the update too. Meanwhile, we also added a few more new random quests and NPC reactions in the desert to match. New roles + New talents + New random quests equal to? A new desert journey!
FPS Performance
We also focused on optimizing the performance. Under the same screen display, The current version V.1.0.3 will have a higher frame rate performance
(Internal Test: With 1650 GPU, 10- 20% FPS Improved)
Others KEYWORDS
Art polishment \ a few UI remakes \ New dungeons
* Shared full update log below
Wiki's Worklogs
After releasing v.1.0, We realized that Sands of Salzaar should have more capacity and a basic lore base to serve more users who is new to this community. So in early May, we have our wiki plans:
Basic Database and Fandom Wiki
Today we'd share with you a database in Beta as the initial moves, hope it could ease a few confusions the game probably would bring in the early stage. It will also be continually updated like LQA Work and we'd love to hear your voice too! CHECK HERE
Meanwhile, we also have our people to build up the Fandom wiki these days. So we'd also to ask the community to help with certain rewards to build our WIKI with UGC power. Lovely to see you in discord if you are interested!
Anyway, we will share the wiki page soon
Progress on English translation improvements
The English localization for Sands of Salzaar has received another update focused on unifying terminology, clarification, and improved quest dialogs.
As we strive to continually polish gameplay, the rich and winding storylines of the Great Desert will see further localization improvements over the coming months. We aim to release localization improvements roughly once per month, and are more than happy to hear both your suggestions and feedback on our progress!
Translation improvements in this update include:
● More improvements to dialogues and text throughout the beginning of the main story and Spiritmancer quest lines
● Hero skills have been adjusted to ensure that skill strengths and effects are properly translated
● Improved word-order & tone inconsistency issues in NPC dialogues
● Notable terminology changes
● Tribute is now called Devotion
● Clarification on Prestige vs. Favor - the system is now unified as Favor
We appreciate your patience and hope you are excited as we are to improve the overall quality of the English translation. The next localization update will see the continued concentration on skills, specifically those utilized by troop squadrons. We aim to provide the most immersive experience possible in Sands of Salazar!
Update logs:
New Additions
- 3 New Roles Available - Husnu/Akhal Sultan/Rebiya.
Play as the leader of the tribe, to have untasted experience in the great desert with unique skills, troops and story plots.
- Added 3 new Explore Dungeon: Endless City, Ember Mines, Shujae Dungeon
- NPCs such as merchants, chiefs, mayors, and mercenary leaders will change dialogue lines when playing different roles
- The City Lord NPC will change dialogue lines when player's in a different alliance
- Remade part of Talents settings
- Remade UIs, including Quest, Msg, Talent and Intelligence Interface
ADJUSTMENT
- A tweak of AI Merchants mechanic, now they will be in a more reasonable way for trading and selling
- Rename function is available for own forces at any time
- A tweak of siege map & added new modules like ground barriers in the war
- Optimized all weapons (except staff) melee attack mechanic
- Now the city lord will stay at the assembly point for a day when waiting for the reinforcement, instead of a march speed reduced
- The effect of Magic crystal "Wizard Armor" is linked to its own health
- Some of equipment icon artwork remake.
- Increased the HP of camp buildings
- All buildings are now immune to knockback
- AI will not declare war on the factions with more than 20 relations
- Added guidance for Quest blacksmith and arena fight in Fleur
- Removed the invalid potion dropped by the Frost Valley, now will be replaced as HP & MP potions
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an error that the trigger probability of the passive "flaming body" of the fire demon race is only 1%
- Fixed a unexpected error reporting when the Ace knight NPC moves
- Fixed an error that Passive Skill " Auto-immolation" the trigger rate is only 1%
- Fixed a few non-response errors when talkling to NPC
- Fixed a bug caused navigation lines didn't work functionally in Sandbox mode
- Fixed A bug where skills Motion Device could not trigger stun
- Fixed a bug where skill bloodsucker's effect was not matched with the descrption
- Fixed a bug where dragonfang didn't have a bloodsuck effect
- Fixed a few unmatched gender description
- Fixed A bug where you can directly enter the lord's hall when you are at war after self-reliance
- Fixed a bug where the dialogs didn't show up after sending gifts
- Fixed a few description issues, including skill % and Stats
Thank you all!
If you encounter any issues when playing the game, please contact us in our Discord channels or fill in this bug report form for submission. We will quickly look into and try fixing them in future updates!
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https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1094520/view/3645132549638942624Sands of Salzaar - Future Development Blog
Hi Travellers,
Greetings!
We’d like to start off with some fresh stuff to share, things we mentioned in the last post!
As we said, It has a long journey ahead of us before Sands of Salzaar becomes the game we dream it can be. Thus we’ve been hard at work on our plans for future content.
And since we got some progress…there are no secrets under the hats! We wanted to give you lots to look forward to and to have discussions with us between now and when the content goes live!
These contents are not simply decided by our own imagination - We’ve reviewed past community feedback and had deep discussions with MODs authors. It’s not surprising that most of the interest is about more elements filled in the current open-world system. Truly, this is also what we were aiming for.
Considering all the in-game aspects are closely linked and most of them would touch upon some game’s general logic. T
herefore, we are proceeding with full caution and planning to prepare a
[Content Package Update]
to meet you in the future. We can safely say that it will be something you haven’t seen in the game before!
Although it’s still in the progress, we’ve got something.
Hope to share with you in the early stage and sooner gather your valuable feedback
Skill Trees, More branches!
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（The original skill tree; More skill types/Settings will be designed/added)
In this post, we will pick the NPC part as an example, It's currently considering adding a new set of [skill trees] for all heroes. Compared with the previous skill tree, besides the brand-new active skills, the idea is to put more passive skills with attributes and functionalities, which will be deeply binding with the character's background and personality.
For example, if I want to train a hero from [Nasir] to become a [Blacksmith], he will be given a new set of passive skills, which are unique to the [Blacksmith] role, such as [Sand Mining] and [Strength] - the former will help the team to gain some "iron stone" for a regular period, and the latter will increase the NPC "stamina" attribute. In addition, he can provide services for the team to repair equipment during the long march in the desert.
We hope in the future version NPCs can carry more characteristics and roles in this world. Roles like [Chef] will be related to "food", [Alchemist] will increase their skills in "Pharmacy", and [Merchants] will have a natural advantage in the "Trade" part... Although the skills of NPCs are still being designed, we believe that all of you in the community will have more interesting and fun new ideas. If you have better ideas, be sure to leave your feedback in the comments!
More connections with [Favorability]
——Let's continue with this blacksmith NPC From Nasir——
If the travelers invite him to the team, due to the hostile relationship between the two tribes of the Nasir and Dakn, Travelers will encounter some new troubles, they will be assassinated or ordered by the scorpion army
Faced with this situation, would you remove him from the team in order to avoid the calamity of death? Or fight back bravely? Kick out the blacksmith from the team seems to be a once and for all thing, but it also will erase the team ability of [Gathering Resources]. And if you defeat the incoming enemy, it may have some new triggers [Special Events] from the blacksmith, provide special weapons/armor, or perhaps his friend's FAV also will be improved due to your brave choice.
Or, the long-term plan, to maintain a good relationship with Amanda is the primer choice. However, if this NPC is still in the team, the relationship increases with Amanda now will be affected, which will probably cause you to involve more time with tribal diplomacy.
We hope that everyone will feel that there will be more “butterfly effect” happening in the open world in than before; Besides, as you said, the investment in NPC relationships should be more attractive and encouraging. So there is a function, temporarily called [Secret Taught], that is under development. After reaching a certain [Favorability], players will be allowed to copy the skill page of NPCs for their own use.
[Future Plans]
The above are some ideas for the NPC part as an example. We’d love to get your feedback on some proposed changes above. And we’re always keen to hear about it. Also, we strive to bring u more progress on other content news! It would be sooner than you think! Such as new active skill designs, witchcraft reactions, etc. Look forward to seeing you in the comments.
Feedback or encounter any issues when playing the game, just click into our Discord channels or fill in this bug report form for submission. We will quickly look into them and try fixing them in future updates!
Feedback or encounter any issues when playing the game, just a click into our Discord channels or fill in this bug report form for submission. We will quickly look into and try fixing them in future updates!
Thank you all!
Sands of Salzaar DLC and LQA Test Recruitment
Hi Travelers,
We’ve got an exciting update: the new DLC content that we had promised is now almost complete
There will be a total of two DLC packs that we plan to release sometime in January - we’ll have another update soon when the release date is determined.
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（Coming soon, still working on the DLC KV done）
DLC1 - Champion of Chaos
This will be a [free DLC] release
of extensive new content added to the base game and inspired by some of the most popular suggestions and feedback we’ve collected from the community. This DLC includes:
- Reworks of 300+ skills
- 17+ NPC new designed talent trees.
- A new function "Master Learn" interaction will be available for NPC encounters: upon befriending existing and new NPC’s, using this new function you will be able to acquire their signature skills.
- 5 new “sub-class” introduced to NPC’s across the Great Desert, such as Blacksmiths, Alchemists, and White Rose Doctors.
DLC2 - The Tournament
This will be released as a [Paid DLC];
This expansion pack comes with a new 3v3 arena battle mode. Team up with two other players and participate in a series of fierce elimination matches for a chance to win rare equipment and items. You may also enter the Spectator Mode and place small bets on the battle outcomes to win big money.
The expansion pack will also introduce new heroes, gears, and items that you can use in the base game, offering greater variety to build possibilities:
- Experience the wonderful hero combos with 3 new gameplay mechanics around the competitive - tournament gameplay;
- 5 new recruitable NPC’s, each with their own unique mechanics and new visuals;
- Dominate the arena with 25+ new gear designs and reap the rewards;
- [/b]
And we’re now looking for 50 playtesters to help test the new content prior to release to collect feedback and eliminate possible technical problems. Playtesters will be randomly selected from those who apply through the application -
https://forms.gle/7nNGsYkw6big4Pk1A
and contacted by our moderators. Thank you very much!
Wait, there’s more! Mobile LQA Plan
We’re super stoked to share that the development for the mobile port of Sands of Salzaar has now entered the final stretch; we’re hoping to release the final version alongside the new DLC’s in January.
We are currently looking for LQA testers to help finalize the mobile version. If you are interested, please fill out the form below and we’ll notify you if selected:
All participants in the LQA test will receive a code to redeem Sands of Salzaar on mobile when it becomes available!
One last thing, we will be running giveaways and exciting community events at the start of the new year! Follow us on Twitter for latest updates and you may just kick off the new year with a lucky win!
Feedback or encounter any issues when playing the game, just a click into our Discord channels or fill in this bug report form for submission. We will quickly look into and try fixing them in future updates!
Thank you for your continued support for Sands of Salzaar!
One could have suspect/assume it to be due/when:
DLCs are out now!
Dear adventurers:
The two DLCs [Champion of Chaos] and [The Tournament] are officially meeting with you today!
The featured update has been live with v.1.0.15 along with a 60% off discount!
In the meanwhile, we are also thrilled to announce the mobile version will be also released on mobile platforms with DLC too, you can enjoy Sands of Salzaar with a pocket version now!
Free DLC - [Champion of Chaos]
Champions of Chaos is a Free content expansion pack that was added to the base game and inspired by some of the most popular suggestions and feedback we’ve collected from the community. Again, we’d like to thank you all for giving us so much support!
This pack includes:
NPC is always the key to Sands of Salzaar, so we hope that their skills will be developed around the character setting and their own background. This can better enhance the image of the characters, and also allow adventurers to have a more clear target when making recruitment decisions. Therefore, we first re-designed a new skill talent tree with 17 characters, and expanded the number of skills on the basis of the original skill tree.
Here are the 17 heroes:
Amira Zahra, Princess Bellen, Astrid、Riq、Yousef, Goldie Kabir, Lotus Kabir, Tiqin, Assel, Shahid, Yaya、Galo Zahra, Najima, Batu, Rwal, Threnody, Tasha.
Compared with the original design, we hope the designed skills have some control effects and combination effects of skill linkage. Besides, the linking effect between these characters can have better combat performance in another DLC [The Tournament], in the 3v3 battle mode, allowing adventurers to have more choices when group-up a team.
Paid DLC - [The Tournament]
The Tournament is a new mode with character cultivation, skill builds and combat operations elements. Adventurers can try different combinations of heroes according to their own preferences, and dig out the most suitable combat style for yourselves,
This pack includes:
Sands of Salzaar has hundreds of NPCs with different personalities and characteristics. We hope that when adventurers take them under command, it is not just to collect people or reduce the enemy's forces, but to hope that these NPCs can become good helpers for adventurers so that everyone's journey in the desert will no longer be lonely. Skills linkage must be a way for the mentioned above, NPCs in 3v3 battles will reveal more chemicals after your cultivation.
However, with this amount of skill rework and NPC designs, we can imagine that there must be some places that have bugs or unbalanced stat in the NPC Designs and the 3v3 arena mode. we will continue to improve this part of the content in the future, and we hope that you can feel free to communicate with us, Thank you for your support!
Feedback or encounter any issues when playing the game, just a click into our Discord channels or fill in this bug report form for submission. We will quickly look into and try fixing them in future updates!
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What‘s New in Upcoming DLC "The Ember Saga"
Hi, travelers in the desert,
Recently, we shared some news about the new DLC and today we want to further discuss our thoughts after reviewing our work and officially share a preview of the new DLC, "The Ember Saga", with you.
What We Have Been Doing
After releasing two DLCs earlier this year, we went through a two-month period of frequent updates and fixes. Through six versions, we supplemented and optimized the skill configurations, rewards, and effects of the DLCs. We also fixed bugs including abnormal passive skill effects for heroes, save function errors, and errors in tournament rewards settlements.
After addressing these issues, we did not forget the issue of game crashing. However, the causes of crashes are diverse and complex, making it difficult to thoroughly solve them with one or two updates. Luckily, after several attempts and communication with enthusiastic players who reported problems, we have made some progress in reducing game crashes during startup on some devices and systems.
As the game was initially focused on open-ended support during development, this has led to many potential issues involving fundamental modifications that cannot be resolved all at once. However, we will continue to devote effort to maintaining these tasks.
Therefore, in the near future, we will on one hand prepare for the final stages of the new DLC and testing, and on the other hand, focus on memory optimization (as well as crashes and freezes caused by memory issues) by debugging the underlying code to make the game more stable when loading more content simultaneously or for a longer period of time.
We will continue to fix remaining small bugs and issues (such as issues with the ESC key on the DLC details page) with each update and continue the communication with players. If you have any good suggestions, please feel free to contact us directly through the Discord .
Preview of DLC "The Ember Saga"
The inspiration for this new DLC primarily comes from the discussions of "Desert Life" on our community. The contents of "The Ember Saga" will be divided into three independent parts: "Ember Workshop", "Child Rearing", and the new playable character "Among Legends".
Making Gems More Useful - “Ember Workshop”
Those familiar with the storyline may find the name "Ember Workshop" very familiar. It was founded by the leader of the Nasir Tribe, Husnu, from the technical school in the Redstone Keep area. They worship technology and use jewel to drive various machines, greatly improving production and combat efficiency.
The Ember Tribe is skilled in mining various ores. For them,
"decomposing*"
the gems that travelers have already identified, or "refining" the initial low-level gems, is their specialty. At the same time, they can also
"synthesize*"
any extra gems travelers have on hand, allowing previously neglected low-level gems to play a role.
In addition to gem-related features, the master of the Ember Workshop, Ember Ocher, will also make her debut, and travelers can travel with her. She is skilled in archery and can pose a great threat to buildings. Behind her, there are also some secrets about the "Vitalus Vitara" and the past waiting for travelers to discover.
Passing On Martial Arts - “Child Rearing”
In the community, travelers often discuss stories after confessing to their crush, and the concept of nurturing offspring and passing on martial arts gives us inspiration. After all, even in such a turbulent era as the Battle of the Black Sun, new heroes will emerge constantly in the desert. Therefore, based on the current character relationship system, we have designed new content for
[Child Cultivation*]
and
[Child Inheritance*]
.
In the new DLC, after successfully confessing to the tavern girl, travelers can further develop their relationship with her, and may receive the “gift of love” after a period of time. We have designed many cultivation events for travelers' offspring, ranging from pregnancy to adulthood. According to travelers' choices, the inheritance of offspring attributes and skills will undergo corresponding changes.
In addition, during the growth process, the children can also fight alongside the travelers, and even have ultimate skills launched together with the protagonist. If you want to pass on your peerless martial arts, investing your energy in raising children will naturally become a new challenge to face.
Jianghu Grudges Reappear in the Desert - Among Legends
The power conflicts in the desert are complex, gathering many extraordinary people with their own agendas, as well as outsiders who have been wandering here. One playable character added this time is one of the protagonists from Among Legends.
Originally wandering in the martial world, he was forced to take on a caravan escort mission due to a series of unexpected events. And the destination of this escort mission happens to be the barren Desert of Salzaar. In order to make enough money to return home, he starts exploring this desert, embarking on an unconventional "journey home"...
Compared to the rough and simple martial arts used by the tribes living in the desert, the new character, who comes from the martial world, has a series of martial arts techniques called
"Mount Tai Ultimate Skills*"
- by combining
Mount-Tai Swordsmanship*
and
Mount-Tai Heart Method*
, no matter how fierce the attack is, it can be resolved one by one through powerful counterattacks. As one of the special characters in the desert, his gameplay and controls will undoubtedly bring you a different experience.
Tips: Words marked with * are not final
There is still some time before the DLC is officially released in June. We will continue to work on finishing touches and testing preparations.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord channels and contact us.
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What‘s New in Upcoming DLC "The Ember Saga"
Hi, travelers in the desert,
Recently, we shared some news about the new DLC and today we want to further discuss our thoughts after reviewing our work and officially share a preview of the new DLC, "The Ember Saga", with you.
What We Have Been Doing
After releasing two DLCs earlier this year, we went through a two-month period of frequent updates and fixes. Through six versions, we supplemented and optimized the skill configurations, rewards, and effects of the DLCs. We also fixed bugs including abnormal passive skill effects for heroes, save function errors, and errors in tournament rewards settlements.
After addressing these issues, we did not forget the issue of game crashing. However, the causes of crashes are diverse and complex, making it difficult to thoroughly solve them with one or two updates. Luckily, after several attempts and communication with enthusiastic players who reported problems, we have made some progress in reducing game crashes during startup on some devices and systems.
As the game was initially focused on open-ended support during development, this has led to many potential issues involving fundamental modifications that cannot be resolved all at once. However, we will continue to devote effort to maintaining these tasks.
Therefore, in the near future, we will on one hand prepare for the final stages of the new DLC and testing, and on the other hand, focus on memory optimization (as well as crashes and freezes caused by memory issues) by debugging the underlying code to make the game more stable when loading more content simultaneously or for a longer period of time.
We will continue to fix remaining small bugs and issues (such as issues with the ESC key on the DLC details page) with each update and continue the communication with players. If you have any good suggestions, please feel free to contact us directly through the Discord .
Preview of DLC "The Ember Saga"
The inspiration for this new DLC primarily comes from the discussions of "Desert Life" on our community. The contents of "The Ember Saga" will be divided into three independent parts: "Ember Workshop", "Child Rearing", and the new playable character "Among Legends".
Making Gems More Useful - “Ember Workshop”
Those familiar with the storyline may find the name "Ember Workshop" very familiar. It was founded by the leader of the Nasir Tribe, Husnu, from the technical school in the Redstone Keep area. They worship technology and use jewel to drive various machines, greatly improving production and combat efficiency.
The Ember Tribe is skilled in mining various ores. For them,
"decomposing*"
the gems that travelers have already identified, or "refining" the initial low-level gems, is their specialty. At the same time, they can also
"synthesize*"
any extra gems travelers have on hand, allowing previously neglected low-level gems to play a role.
In addition to gem-related features, the master of the Ember Workshop, Ember Ocher, will also make her debut, and travelers can travel with her. She is skilled in archery and can pose a great threat to buildings. Behind her, there are also some secrets about the "Vitalus Vitara" and the past waiting for travelers to discover.
Passing On Martial Arts - “Child Rearing”
In the community, travelers often discuss stories after confessing to their crush, and the concept of nurturing offspring and passing on martial arts gives us inspiration. After all, even in such a turbulent era as the Battle of the Black Sun, new heroes will emerge constantly in the desert. Therefore, based on the current character relationship system, we have designed new content for
[Child Cultivation*]
and
[Child Inheritance*]
.
In the new DLC, after successfully confessing to the tavern girl, travelers can further develop their relationship with her, and may receive the “gift of love” after a period of time. We have designed many cultivation events for travelers' offspring, ranging from pregnancy to adulthood. According to travelers' choices, the inheritance of offspring attributes and skills will undergo corresponding changes.
In addition, during the growth process, the children can also fight alongside the travelers, and even have ultimate skills launched together with the protagonist. If you want to pass on your peerless martial arts, investing your energy in raising children will naturally become a new challenge to face.
Jianghu Grudges Reappear in the Desert - Among Legends
The power conflicts in the desert are complex, gathering many extraordinary people with their own agendas, as well as outsiders who have been wandering here. One playable character added this time is one of the protagonists from Among Legends.
Originally wandering in the martial world, he was forced to take on a caravan escort mission due to a series of unexpected events. And the destination of this escort mission happens to be the barren Desert of Salzaar. In order to make enough money to return home, he starts exploring this desert, embarking on an unconventional "journey home"...
Compared to the rough and simple martial arts used by the tribes living in the desert, the new character, who comes from the martial world, has a series of martial arts techniques called
"Mount Tai Ultimate Skills*"
- by combining
Mount-Tai Swordsmanship*
and
Mount-Tai Heart Method*
, no matter how fierce the attack is, it can be resolved one by one through powerful counterattacks. As one of the special characters in the desert, his gameplay and controls will undoubtedly bring you a different experience.
Tips: Words marked with * are not final
There is still some time before the DLC is officially released in June. We will continue to work on finishing touches and testing preparations.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord channels and contact us.
Love is a bit strong word for it, but I've pretty much always been fond of Pirates!/Space Rangers/ Mount & Blade styled games with player doing free roaming between various factions.Why do you love this game? (Honest question)https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1094520/view/3708196261807048248
What‘s New in Upcoming DLC "The Ember Saga"
Hi, travelers in the desert,
Recently, we shared some news about the new DLC and today we want to further discuss our thoughts after reviewing our work and officially share a preview of the new DLC, "The Ember Saga", with you.
What We Have Been Doing
After releasing two DLCs earlier this year, we went through a two-month period of frequent updates and fixes. Through six versions, we supplemented and optimized the skill configurations, rewards, and effects of the DLCs. We also fixed bugs including abnormal passive skill effects for heroes, save function errors, and errors in tournament rewards settlements.
After addressing these issues, we did not forget the issue of game crashing. However, the causes of crashes are diverse and complex, making it difficult to thoroughly solve them with one or two updates. Luckily, after several attempts and communication with enthusiastic players who reported problems, we have made some progress in reducing game crashes during startup on some devices and systems.
As the game was initially focused on open-ended support during development, this has led to many potential issues involving fundamental modifications that cannot be resolved all at once. However, we will continue to devote effort to maintaining these tasks.
Therefore, in the near future, we will on one hand prepare for the final stages of the new DLC and testing, and on the other hand, focus on memory optimization (as well as crashes and freezes caused by memory issues) by debugging the underlying code to make the game more stable when loading more content simultaneously or for a longer period of time.
We will continue to fix remaining small bugs and issues (such as issues with the ESC key on the DLC details page) with each update and continue the communication with players. If you have any good suggestions, please feel free to contact us directly through the Discord .
Preview of DLC "The Ember Saga"
The inspiration for this new DLC primarily comes from the discussions of "Desert Life" on our community. The contents of "The Ember Saga" will be divided into three independent parts: "Ember Workshop", "Child Rearing", and the new playable character "Among Legends".
Making Gems More Useful - “Ember Workshop”
Those familiar with the storyline may find the name "Ember Workshop" very familiar. It was founded by the leader of the Nasir Tribe, Husnu, from the technical school in the Redstone Keep area. They worship technology and use jewel to drive various machines, greatly improving production and combat efficiency.
The Ember Tribe is skilled in mining various ores. For them,
"decomposing*"
the gems that travelers have already identified, or "refining" the initial low-level gems, is their specialty. At the same time, they can also
"synthesize*"
any extra gems travelers have on hand, allowing previously neglected low-level gems to play a role.
In addition to gem-related features, the master of the Ember Workshop, Ember Ocher, will also make her debut, and travelers can travel with her. She is skilled in archery and can pose a great threat to buildings. Behind her, there are also some secrets about the "Vitalus Vitara" and the past waiting for travelers to discover.
Passing On Martial Arts - “Child Rearing”
In the community, travelers often discuss stories after confessing to their crush, and the concept of nurturing offspring and passing on martial arts gives us inspiration. After all, even in such a turbulent era as the Battle of the Black Sun, new heroes will emerge constantly in the desert. Therefore, based on the current character relationship system, we have designed new content for
[Child Cultivation*]
and
[Child Inheritance*]
.
In the new DLC, after successfully confessing to the tavern girl, travelers can further develop their relationship with her, and may receive the “gift of love” after a period of time. We have designed many cultivation events for travelers' offspring, ranging from pregnancy to adulthood. According to travelers' choices, the inheritance of offspring attributes and skills will undergo corresponding changes.
In addition, during the growth process, the children can also fight alongside the travelers, and even have ultimate skills launched together with the protagonist. If you want to pass on your peerless martial arts, investing your energy in raising children will naturally become a new challenge to face.
Jianghu Grudges Reappear in the Desert - Among Legends
The power conflicts in the desert are complex, gathering many extraordinary people with their own agendas, as well as outsiders who have been wandering here. One playable character added this time is one of the protagonists from Among Legends.
Originally wandering in the martial world, he was forced to take on a caravan escort mission due to a series of unexpected events. And the destination of this escort mission happens to be the barren Desert of Salzaar. In order to make enough money to return home, he starts exploring this desert, embarking on an unconventional "journey home"...
Compared to the rough and simple martial arts used by the tribes living in the desert, the new character, who comes from the martial world, has a series of martial arts techniques called
"Mount Tai Ultimate Skills*"
- by combining
Mount-Tai Swordsmanship*
and
Mount-Tai Heart Method*
, no matter how fierce the attack is, it can be resolved one by one through powerful counterattacks. As one of the special characters in the desert, his gameplay and controls will undoubtedly bring you a different experience.
Tips: Words marked with * are not final
There is still some time before the DLC is officially released in June. We will continue to work on finishing touches and testing preparations.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord channels and contact us.
How does is compare to M&B? Seems to be RTS style combat with heroes having a big effect?! Can you control your troops like in M&B and do clever tactics?Love is a bit strong word for it, but I've pretty much always been fond of Pirates!/Space Rangers/ Mount & Blade styled games with player doing free roaming between various factions.Why do you love this game? (Honest question)https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1094520/view/3708196261807048248
What‘s New in Upcoming DLC "The Ember Saga"
Hi, travelers in the desert,
Recently, we shared some news about the new DLC and today we want to further discuss our thoughts after reviewing our work and officially share a preview of the new DLC, "The Ember Saga", with you.
What We Have Been Doing
After releasing two DLCs earlier this year, we went through a two-month period of frequent updates and fixes. Through six versions, we supplemented and optimized the skill configurations, rewards, and effects of the DLCs. We also fixed bugs including abnormal passive skill effects for heroes, save function errors, and errors in tournament rewards settlements.
After addressing these issues, we did not forget the issue of game crashing. However, the causes of crashes are diverse and complex, making it difficult to thoroughly solve them with one or two updates. Luckily, after several attempts and communication with enthusiastic players who reported problems, we have made some progress in reducing game crashes during startup on some devices and systems.
As the game was initially focused on open-ended support during development, this has led to many potential issues involving fundamental modifications that cannot be resolved all at once. However, we will continue to devote effort to maintaining these tasks.
Therefore, in the near future, we will on one hand prepare for the final stages of the new DLC and testing, and on the other hand, focus on memory optimization (as well as crashes and freezes caused by memory issues) by debugging the underlying code to make the game more stable when loading more content simultaneously or for a longer period of time.
We will continue to fix remaining small bugs and issues (such as issues with the ESC key on the DLC details page) with each update and continue the communication with players. If you have any good suggestions, please feel free to contact us directly through the Discord .
Preview of DLC "The Ember Saga"
The inspiration for this new DLC primarily comes from the discussions of "Desert Life" on our community. The contents of "The Ember Saga" will be divided into three independent parts: "Ember Workshop", "Child Rearing", and the new playable character "Among Legends".
Making Gems More Useful - “Ember Workshop”
Those familiar with the storyline may find the name "Ember Workshop" very familiar. It was founded by the leader of the Nasir Tribe, Husnu, from the technical school in the Redstone Keep area. They worship technology and use jewel to drive various machines, greatly improving production and combat efficiency.
The Ember Tribe is skilled in mining various ores. For them,
"decomposing*"
the gems that travelers have already identified, or "refining" the initial low-level gems, is their specialty. At the same time, they can also
"synthesize*"
any extra gems travelers have on hand, allowing previously neglected low-level gems to play a role.
In addition to gem-related features, the master of the Ember Workshop, Ember Ocher, will also make her debut, and travelers can travel with her. She is skilled in archery and can pose a great threat to buildings. Behind her, there are also some secrets about the "Vitalus Vitara" and the past waiting for travelers to discover.
Passing On Martial Arts - “Child Rearing”
In the community, travelers often discuss stories after confessing to their crush, and the concept of nurturing offspring and passing on martial arts gives us inspiration. After all, even in such a turbulent era as the Battle of the Black Sun, new heroes will emerge constantly in the desert. Therefore, based on the current character relationship system, we have designed new content for
[Child Cultivation*]
and
[Child Inheritance*]
.
In the new DLC, after successfully confessing to the tavern girl, travelers can further develop their relationship with her, and may receive the “gift of love” after a period of time. We have designed many cultivation events for travelers' offspring, ranging from pregnancy to adulthood. According to travelers' choices, the inheritance of offspring attributes and skills will undergo corresponding changes.
In addition, during the growth process, the children can also fight alongside the travelers, and even have ultimate skills launched together with the protagonist. If you want to pass on your peerless martial arts, investing your energy in raising children will naturally become a new challenge to face.
Jianghu Grudges Reappear in the Desert - Among Legends
The power conflicts in the desert are complex, gathering many extraordinary people with their own agendas, as well as outsiders who have been wandering here. One playable character added this time is one of the protagonists from Among Legends.
Originally wandering in the martial world, he was forced to take on a caravan escort mission due to a series of unexpected events. And the destination of this escort mission happens to be the barren Desert of Salzaar. In order to make enough money to return home, he starts exploring this desert, embarking on an unconventional "journey home"...
Compared to the rough and simple martial arts used by the tribes living in the desert, the new character, who comes from the martial world, has a series of martial arts techniques called
"Mount Tai Ultimate Skills*"
- by combining
Mount-Tai Swordsmanship*
and
Mount-Tai Heart Method*
, no matter how fierce the attack is, it can be resolved one by one through powerful counterattacks. As one of the special characters in the desert, his gameplay and controls will undoubtedly bring you a different experience.
Tips: Words marked with * are not final
There is still some time before the DLC is officially released in June. We will continue to work on finishing touches and testing preparations.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord channels and contact us.
This manages to check those boxes for me.
