Update #1.3 - The Long Awaited Fix
After a month of a game crashing bug, we have finally fixed it! We are so sorry it took so long and will be explaining it all in this update. We hate to let gamers down, especially when there was nothing we could do about it. That made us feel worse about it. What was the issue?
After a month of a game crashing bug, we have finally fixed it! We are so sorry it took so long and will be explaining it all in this update. We hate to let gamers down, especially when there was nothing we could do about it. That made us feel worse about it.
What was the issue?
The game would crash immediately after starting up. But it only effected Steam copies of the game
Why did it happen?
Usually, a game crash is caused by a huge bug or error. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
While there are many who consider Legena to be made in RPG Maker, it is in fact made using Game Maker Studio. Now during the Steam SDK updates, they threw YoYoGames out of sync when it came down to the version numbers. So much so that not only was Legena effected by this issue, but a lot of games. Every game on Steam made with Game Maker Studio could have or was effected by the issue if they updated it.
Unfortunately for us, our version 1.2 was subject to the later. I spent many nights trying to figure out what was wrong only for it to be discovered just two weeks ago. I feel so bad for YoYoGames as they usually do a stand up job on their work but it was such a big failure that they had to post up a notice in their release notes advising people to update their SDK and Game Maker
Game Maker Studio Release Notes (see Version 1.4.1711)
And even after the issue was patched up, the problems still reigned over poor Legena and other Game Maker made games. I had emails every night with replies from YoYoGames to solve the issue. Fortunately last night, a success patch was made!
Ok, so how do I fix it?
- Go to your Steam Game Library
- Right Click your "Legena - Union Tides"
- Select "Delete Local Content"
- Proceed in deleting the content. It will wipe the slate clean. Your game saves should not be harmed
- Reinstall Legena
We have got members of our team and gamers alike to test it and it should fix it up! We have heard that Steam Beta has been known to cause issues too.
Where do we go from here?
Even though we had no control over this issue until now when a fix was made for Legena, we felt awful about it. Especially when you were all so kind and accepting of the issues when it was discovered to be a Game Maker issue than us.
So here at Grandpa Pixel, we are making some changes. Firstly, we will be giving our new Social Media guy access to the Steam Groups. That way, we will be able to keep you up to date on bugs and their fixes. We are all about feedback and community so we want to do better! In fact, we aim to upgrade the website, Twitter and Facebook groups too.
Secondly, we are assessing where Game Maker's software lies in our development plans in the future. We have considered moving to C# and other languages after Legena 3 but given the situation it has led us to debate whether we should bring it forward. Perhaps even to Legena 2 if possible!
Last, if anyone is still experiencing the issues please email us at [email protected]. We will help you all we can and in the event we can not fix your Steam version will provide you a Steam-Free copy of the game. Fortunately this was never troubled from the bug. We plan to support Legena 1 for the next six months to make sure that it is as bug-free as possible
How is Legena 2?
The engine is done! We are now designing and working on the content! After all these troubles with Legena 1, it's nice that we can end this post on a great note! On top of that, we are going to be looking for a Video Editor to start recording our development progress just for you!
We also plan to make it feel much more superhero like. The way the NPCs respond to you, the boss fights, the dungeons. All of it will feel like you really are playing as vigilantes. We have requested feedback on the ideas and they were really positive about the way Legena is going.
You won't be disappointed with Legena 2!
Happy Gaming!
Jeremy of Grandpa Pixel (Really sorry... :( )