Unveil

Released: Apr 19, 2016
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 19:29 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

26 Oct 2016Developer post
Sailing Content Patch out! — October 25th
Hello all! Thank you for the wait on this one. Unfortunately my time working in Unveil has been greatly limited, but still was able to wrap this Content Patch and make it available for you all to enjoy, even if that meant cutting some corners, specifically in Free Roam new areas
Hello all!
Thank you for the wait on this one. Unfortunately my time working in Unveil has been greatly limited, but still was able to wrap this Content Patch and make it available for you all to enjoy, even if that meant cutting some corners, specifically in Free Roam new areas (not that many new ones -- sorry!).
The Changelog

New Sailing activity: The major new feature! You may now construct a Raft to sail off on selected scenarios (Castaway & Free Roam) to live the life of a resource plunderer.

New Raft vehicle: A water vehicle that can be constructed at shoreline. Player may spend energy to row to increase speed, or sail when wind is good for free locomotion.

Raft Desalinator upgrade: Allows the raft to produce fresh water while the player is on board.

New Castaway Scenario: Sail your way out of a water-less island, visit islands to gather different kind of resources, and fish to gain enough energy to return to Mainland.

Controller: Fixed issue that would prevent the use of the correct game controller when multiple are detected by the OS, even if only one is connected.

Minor aesthetic fixes on Free Roam maps.

All pre-sailing scenarios have had their water surface limited to prevent the player falling off the edge of the sea. There are four elephants holding the map, and they are too shy to be seen.

Bridge construction: Fixed bug that prevented gap-bridges to be built on small spaces which are still viable building locations.

Lowered Tier 2 completion threshold from 3 scenarios down to 2 scenarios. Some users expressed their interest in being able to start Free Roam sooner.

If you find any issues, please send an e-mail at pablo @ particle.com.ar
Thank you all for playing Unveil.
Original post
26 Oct 2016Developer post
Sailing Content Patch out! — October 25th
Hello all! Thank you for the wait on this one. Unfortunately my time working in Unveil has been greatly limited, but still was able to wrap this Content Patch and make it available for you all to enjoy, even if that meant cutting some corners, specifically in Free Roam new areas
Hello all!
Thank you for the wait on this one. Unfortunately my time working in Unveil has been greatly limited, but still was able to wrap this Content Patch and make it available for you all to enjoy, even if that meant cutting some corners, specifically in Free Roam new areas (not that many new ones -- sorry!).
The Changelog

New Sailing activity: The major new feature! You may now construct a Raft to sail off on selected scenarios (Castaway & Free Roam) to live the life of a resource plunderer.

New Raft vehicle: A water vehicle that can be constructed at shoreline. Player may spend energy to row to increase speed, or sail when wind is good for free locomotion.

Raft Desalinator upgrade: Allows the raft to produce fresh water while the player is on board.

New Castaway Scenario: Sail your way out of a water-less island, visit islands to gather different kind of resources, and fish to gain enough energy to return to Mainland.

Controller: Fixed issue that would prevent the use of the correct game controller when multiple are detected by the OS, even if only one is connected.

Minor aesthetic fixes on Free Roam maps.

All pre-sailing scenarios have had their water surface limited to prevent the player falling off the edge of the sea. There are four elephants holding the map, and they are too shy to be seen.

Bridge construction: Fixed bug that prevented gap-bridges to be built on small spaces which are still viable building locations.

Lowered Tier 2 completion threshold from 3 scenarios down to 2 scenarios. Some users expressed their interest in being able to start Free Roam sooner.

If you find any issues, please send an e-mail at pablo @ particle.com.ar
Thank you all for playing Unveil.
Original post
21 Jun 2016Developer post
Bugspray of June 21st
Hello guys! First off, a quick update: the new content patch is leaving design stage soon, and starting implementation immediately afterwards. Expect to have a whole new set of experiences on Unveil at the beginning of next season. And yes, we also have a super small yet importan
21 Jun 2016Developer post
Bugspray of June 21st
Hello guys! First off, a quick update: the new content patch is leaving design stage soon, and starting implementation immediately afterwards. Expect to have a whole new set of experiences on Unveil at the beginning of next season. And yes, we also have a super small yet importan
02 Jun 2016Developer post
Shelters Content Patch
The Shelters Content Patch is now available! Comes with several, very important bug fixes, as well as two new items -- because you guys were vocal you wanted shelters! Leafy Parasol Build a Parasol to protect from sun and rain. Upgrade it to collect water into an existing water c
The Shelters Content Patch is now available! Comes with several, very important bug fixes, as well as two new items -- because you guys were vocal you wanted shelters!
Leafy Parasol
Build a Parasol to protect from sun and rain. Upgrade it to collect water into an existing water container, and repair it after weather wears it down. On normal weather conditions, a Parasol lasts for about a year without repair.
Leafy Wind Breakers
Build wind breakers to protect from wind. These last less than parasols and are worn out more by wind, but are cheaper to setup and repair.
Full patch notes:

New Parasol construction: Build a Leafy Parasol that shelter from Rain and Sun Light. It will wear out the harsher the weather is. It can be repaired using some materials to patch it up. It can be salvaged to obtain some of it's components, although less are obtained the more damaged it is. Parasols can be upgraded with extra modules or modifications.

Parasol 'Water Collector' upgrade: Parasols can have a Water Collector built in, which allows the roof to collect water down to a container. A container must be set in place first to collect water.

Free Roam mountain area: Fixed an issue stitching contiguous maps, skipping one map completely, and allowing users to enter the old Free Roam scenario through a cave. Thank you Natureguy for the detailed report!

LEGENDARY BUG FIX: Solved issue on which savefiles would grow endlessly in size. This was due to infinitely creating new instances of objects when staring at them on world view, but were never removed from the item registry, as they never actually became part of the Gain / Loose circuit. Thank you Natureguy for providing the savefiles required for this fix.

That is all for now. Make sure to report any issues to support @ particle.com.ar (no white spaces) for immediate assistance. Once the patch is proven to be stable, I'm off working on the next one. It is going to be great.
Thank you everyone for playing Unveil all this time. Happy surviving!
- Pablo Neirotti
Original post
02 Jun 2016Developer post
Shelters Content Patch
The Shelters Content Patch is now available! Comes with several, very important bug fixes, as well as two new items -- because you guys were vocal you wanted shelters! Leafy Parasol Build a Parasol to protect from sun and rain. Upgrade it to collect water into an existing water c
The Shelters Content Patch is now available! Comes with several, very important bug fixes, as well as two new items -- because you guys were vocal you wanted shelters!
Leafy Parasol
Build a Parasol to protect from sun and rain. Upgrade it to collect water into an existing water container, and repair it after weather wears it down. On normal weather conditions, a Parasol lasts for about a year without repair.
Leafy Wind Breakers
Build wind breakers to protect from wind. These last less than parasols and are worn out more by wind, but are cheaper to setup and repair.
Full patch notes:

New Parasol construction: Build a Leafy Parasol that shelter from Rain and Sun Light. It will wear out the harsher the weather is. It can be repaired using some materials to patch it up. It can be salvaged to obtain some of it's components, although less are obtained the more damaged it is. Parasols can be upgraded with extra modules or modifications.

Parasol 'Water Collector' upgrade: Parasols can have a Water Collector built in, which allows the roof to collect water down to a container. A container must be set in place first to collect water.

Free Roam mountain area: Fixed an issue stitching contiguous maps, skipping one map completely, and allowing users to enter the old Free Roam scenario through a cave. Thank you Natureguy for the detailed report!

LEGENDARY BUG FIX: Solved issue on which savefiles would grow endlessly in size. This was due to infinitely creating new instances of objects when staring at them on world view, but were never removed from the item registry, as they never actually became part of the Gain / Loose circuit. Thank you Natureguy for providing the savefiles required for this fix.

That is all for now. Make sure to report any issues to support @ particle.com.ar (no white spaces) for immediate assistance. Once the patch is proven to be stable, I'm off working on the next one. It is going to be great.
Thank you everyone for playing Unveil all this time. Happy surviving!
- Pablo Neirotti
Original post
24 May 2016Developer post
Developer update — June patch: Shelters
Hello all! I am back from my vacations. My mind is now clear, and my creativity tank is refilled, ready to bring you some cool new updates to the game, many of which are based on your suggestions. On June we will be releasing our first Content Patch post-release, just like we did
24 May 2016Developer post
Developer update — June patch: Shelters
Hello all! I am back from my vacations. My mind is now clear, and my creativity tank is refilled, ready to bring you some cool new updates to the game, many of which are based on your suggestions. On June we will be releasing our first Content Patch post-release, just like we did
02 May 2016Developer post
Bugspray and Balancing of May 2nd
Hey guys! I really appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback for Unveil. That has generated some well needed balance changes, which you can experience today. This is the full patch notes for today: Rocks Actions: The cost for various Rock actions have been reduced, mainl
Hey guys!
I really appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback for Unveil. That has generated some well needed balance changes, which you can experience today.
This is the full patch notes for today:

Rocks Actions: The cost for various Rock actions have been reduced, mainly in the Crack Open and Salvage department. Now more than ever using a Sharp Stone to open Coconuts is a great energy saver.

Pain Training: Major balance and map layout update, to make Energy easier to obtain, while also ensuring the player is constantly dealing with injuries. This was done to make it easy to experiment with the various tools to deal with injury-related mechanics without worrying about the rest.

Fishing Time: Minor balance and map layout changes. This was done to ensure players find the lake at north, as well as adding a bit of starting Fat, so they have enough energy to do some basic stuff before dying if they already caught a fish to eat. At the same time, this won't be extending death for too long if the player does not have a fish and it is already too late to do that.

Cold Training: Added a couple more Berry Bushes, to make sure players have enough Energy to focus on the Scenario objectives.

Bandages: Changed recipe from 3 Big Leaves + 1 Vine to only 3 Big Leaves. This was done to make the item easier to craft right away, and also match the icon better. Yes, making sense matters.

Machetes: Increased total uses from 50 to 80.

Weather: More adjustments to prevent cloud loss during draught, so that it eventually rains again.

Mortar and Pestle: Updated crafting recipe for this item, which was legacy. It now, as it should, costs zero energy to craft, and requires a Wooden Bowl and a Long Rock.

Happy surviving!
- Pablo Neirotti
Original post
02 May 2016Developer post
Bugspray and Balancing of May 2nd
Hey guys! I really appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback for Unveil. That has generated some well needed balance changes, which you can experience today. This is the full patch notes for today: Rocks Actions: The cost for various Rock actions have been reduced, mainl
Hey guys!
I really appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback for Unveil. That has generated some well needed balance changes, which you can experience today.
This is the full patch notes for today:

Rocks Actions: The cost for various Rock actions have been reduced, mainly in the Crack Open and Salvage department. Now more than ever using a Sharp Stone to open Coconuts is a great energy saver.

Pain Training: Major balance and map layout update, to make Energy easier to obtain, while also ensuring the player is constantly dealing with injuries. This was done to make it easy to experiment with the various tools to deal with injury-related mechanics without worrying about the rest.

Fishing Time: Minor balance and map layout changes. This was done to ensure players find the lake at north, as well as adding a bit of starting Fat, so they have enough energy to do some basic stuff before dying if they already caught a fish to eat. At the same time, this won't be extending death for too long if the player does not have a fish and it is already too late to do that.

Cold Training: Added a couple more Berry Bushes, to make sure players have enough Energy to focus on the Scenario objectives.

Bandages: Changed recipe from 3 Big Leaves + 1 Vine to only 3 Big Leaves. This was done to make the item easier to craft right away, and also match the icon better. Yes, making sense matters.

Machetes: Increased total uses from 50 to 80.

Weather: More adjustments to prevent cloud loss during draught, so that it eventually rains again.

Mortar and Pestle: Updated crafting recipe for this item, which was legacy. It now, as it should, costs zero energy to craft, and requires a Wooden Bowl and a Long Rock.

Happy surviving!
- Pablo Neirotti
Original post
29 Apr 2016Developer post
Developer Log: April Update + April 29th patch notes
Hello guys! I am glad to bring you a wrap up of the Unveil Full Version release on Steam, many callouts, update on the current state and future plans. Find all of that, with timestamp in the description, in the video below: April 29th patch notes Tree chopping: Readjusted effecti
Hello guys!
I am glad to bring you a wrap up of the Unveil Full Version release on Steam, many callouts, update on the current state and future plans.
Find all of that, with timestamp in the description, in the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxkWy2zwWrQ
April 29th patch notes

Tree chopping: Readjusted effectiveness of axes for a lower Energy consumption when chopping trees down. The Improvised Axe should require 30 Energy to chop one down, while the regular Axe should require 24 Energy. This was done due to many critical survival elements being bound to Wood Logs, and the cost was set too high specially for starting situations.

Carving Wooden Bowls: Now carving a Wood Log to obtain a Wooden Bowl will result in obtaining two instead of one. Also reduced cost from 10 Energy to 8 Energy. This was due the high cost of crafting the wooden bowl, making it a rare item to use most of the times. Hopefully this way we bring it back to a reasonable cost and value.

New Free Roam starting location "Rocky Hills": Start slightly north of the desert between the Twigged Forest (east) and Swampy Muds (west). A starting area that leads directly into the mountain section of the land.

Map Information HUD: Added icon to indicate if the area has more or less air humidity than the average. Also adjusted how intensities are calculated, for more reliable display of these.

Savegames: Fixed bug (dragged from RPG Maker foundations???) on which Playtime would only display the last session, but not total. Time not tracked so far has been lost, but it new playtime will count towards total playtime in the save from now on.

Ground holes: Now these will have water raise at different speeds depending on the soil type (grassy, dry, sand).

Minor stability fixes.

Climbing: Removed the "Let's do this!" and "Phew!" modal dialogs (those that require a key press to continue), making it smoother to climb up and down. The last message will still display as a non-modal speech bubble on top of the character.

EDIT: Forgot to push changes regarding climbing. Added at the very end.
That is all for now. Thank you guys for your support so far! Expect more content after I am back from my vacations during May. There is a long way to go, and tons of features that would fit just great in Unveil.
Happy surviving!
- Pablo Neirotti
Original post
29 Apr 2016Developer post
Developer Log: April Update + April 29th patch notes
Hello guys! I am glad to bring you a wrap up of the Unveil Full Version release on Steam, many callouts, update on the current state and future plans. Find all of that, with timestamp in the description, in the video below: April 29th patch notes Tree chopping: Readjusted effecti
Hello guys!
I am glad to bring you a wrap up of the Unveil Full Version release on Steam, many callouts, update on the current state and future plans.
Find all of that, with timestamp in the description, in the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxkWy2zwWrQ
April 29th patch notes

Tree chopping: Readjusted effectiveness of axes for a lower Energy consumption when chopping trees down. The Improvised Axe should require 30 Energy to chop one down, while the regular Axe should require 24 Energy. This was done due to many critical survival elements being bound to Wood Logs, and the cost was set too high specially for starting situations.

Carving Wooden Bowls: Now carving a Wood Log to obtain a Wooden Bowl will result in obtaining two instead of one. Also reduced cost from 10 Energy to 8 Energy. This was due the high cost of crafting the wooden bowl, making it a rare item to use most of the times. Hopefully this way we bring it back to a reasonable cost and value.

New Free Roam starting location "Rocky Hills": Start slightly north of the desert between the Twigged Forest (east) and Swampy Muds (west). A starting area that leads directly into the mountain section of the land.

Map Information HUD: Added icon to indicate if the area has more or less air humidity than the average. Also adjusted how intensities are calculated, for more reliable display of these.

Savegames: Fixed bug (dragged from RPG Maker foundations???) on which Playtime would only display the last session, but not total. Time not tracked so far has been lost, but it new playtime will count towards total playtime in the save from now on.

Ground holes: Now these will have water raise at different speeds depending on the soil type (grassy, dry, sand).

Minor stability fixes.

Climbing: Removed the "Let's do this!" and "Phew!" modal dialogs (those that require a key press to continue), making it smoother to climb up and down. The last message will still display as a non-modal speech bubble on top of the character.

EDIT: Forgot to push changes regarding climbing. Added at the very end.
That is all for now. Thank you guys for your support so far! Expect more content after I am back from my vacations during May. There is a long way to go, and tons of features that would fit just great in Unveil.
Happy surviving!
- Pablo Neirotti
Original post
26 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of April 26th
Hello guys! While some new content is bound to arrive shortly, some extra fixing has been occurring on the backstage, and today a patch was pushed with those. That includes: - Various stability fixes. - Performance during engine failures: Now the game will put a cap on how often,
26 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of April 26th
Hello guys! While some new content is bound to arrive shortly, some extra fixing has been occurring on the backstage, and today a patch was pushed with those. That includes: - Various stability fixes. - Performance during engine failures: Now the game will put a cap on how often,
22 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of April 22nd
Hello guys! After collecting some feedback, Roots is getting some changes for players to find their way out on Day 2. - Roots Scenario: Various map layout changes to aid users to finding their way back to the exit of the Scenario. This was due to players still not figuring out ex
22 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of April 22nd
Hello guys! After collecting some feedback, Roots is getting some changes for players to find their way out on Day 2. - Roots Scenario: Various map layout changes to aid users to finding their way back to the exit of the Scenario. This was due to players still not figuring out ex
21 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of April 21st
Hello all! I am still hunting down an issue that I see error logs of, but no one reporting, which makes it hard to pin point. It is basically an issue caused when Refilling something using another object on the ground. If you encounter an error while doing this, please let me kno
21 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of April 21st
Hello all! I am still hunting down an issue that I see error logs of, but no one reporting, which makes it hard to pin point. It is basically an issue caused when Refilling something using another object on the ground. If you encounter an error while doing this, please let me kno
20 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of 19th and 20th
Hello guys! Luckily launch was smooth with minimal errors. Last night and tonight, two patches were pushed. Here is the changelog: April 19th: Character customization: Fixed issue that would prevent players from changing most of the parameters for either male or female. April 20t
Hello guys!
Luckily launch was smooth with minimal errors. Last night and tonight, two patches were pushed. Here is the changelog:
April 19th:

Character customization: Fixed issue that would prevent players from changing most of the parameters for either male or female.

April 20th:

Refilling: I've detected an issue while refilling objects, but could not pin point how to reproduce this issue. I've made sure, however, to prevent players from using the "Refill..." action from Simulation Units when there is no refillable item in the Inventory (which was never intended to work like this in the first place). This may prevent the issue all together, but I will keep an eye on the issue.

UI: Fixed a potentially game crashing issue when trying to terminate the Paused Simulation frame twice.

If you encounter any issues, please report them right away to support @ particle.com.ar (no blank spaces).
Happy surviving!
Original post
20 Apr 2016Developer post
Bugspray of 19th and 20th
Hello guys! Luckily launch was smooth with minimal errors. Last night and tonight, two patches were pushed. Here is the changelog: April 19th: Character customization: Fixed issue that would prevent players from changing most of the parameters for either male or female. April 20t
Hello guys!
Luckily launch was smooth with minimal errors. Last night and tonight, two patches were pushed. Here is the changelog:
April 19th:

Character customization: Fixed issue that would prevent players from changing most of the parameters for either male or female.

April 20th:

Refilling: I've detected an issue while refilling objects, but could not pin point how to reproduce this issue. I've made sure, however, to prevent players from using the "Refill..." action from Simulation Units when there is no refillable item in the Inventory (which was never intended to work like this in the first place). This may prevent the issue all together, but I will keep an eye on the issue.

UI: Fixed a potentially game crashing issue when trying to terminate the Paused Simulation frame twice.

If you encounter any issues, please report them right away to support @ particle.com.ar (no blank spaces).
Happy surviving!
Original post

Unveil

Updates & announcements

Sailing Content Patch out! — October 25th

The Changelog

Sailing Content Patch out! — October 25th

The Changelog

Bugspray of June 21st

Bugspray of June 21st

Shelters Content Patch

Leafy Parasol

Leafy Wind Breakers

Full patch notes:

Shelters Content Patch

Leafy Parasol

Leafy Wind Breakers

Full patch notes:

Developer update — June patch: Shelters

Get early access to the Shelters Content Patch

Developer update — June patch: Shelters

Get early access to the Shelters Content Patch

Bugspray and Balancing of May 2nd

Bugspray and Balancing of May 2nd

Developer Log: April Update + April 29th patch notes

April 29th patch notes

Developer Log: April Update + April 29th patch notes

April 29th patch notes

Bugspray of April 26th

Bugspray of April 26th

Bugspray of April 22nd

Bugspray of April 22nd

Bugspray of April 21st

Bugspray of April 21st

Bugspray of 19th and 20th

Bugspray of 19th and 20th