Greetings medievalists!
Are you enjoying the latest update? There is still so much to do, but the team is ready for those new challenges.
As this post will get a bit personal, I’ll separate it into two segments. TL:DR and Detailed Explanation.
TLDR: The team is working hard on the next update, but due to personal circumstances, communication will be quiet from Foxy Voxel's side for about two months on all of the channels. If needed, patches and fixes will be deployed, but once the game is stable, the team will direct their focus on Update #10. If you are experiencing frequent major crashes and inability to start the game, feel free to write us over at support[at]foxyvoxel[dot]io . The team may not respond, but giving as much information on crash occurrence is appreciated (was the trade initiated, raid started, maybe some production selection - the more the merrier). We usually get crash occurrences when they happen, but sometimes our reporting tool misses them. Be sure to send Player.log file after the crash (located here: %userprofile%\appdata\locallow\Foxy Voxel\Going Medieval[/i] ) and one save file (we just need one relevant .sav located here: %userprofile%\appdata\locallow\Foxy Voxel\Going Medieval\VillageSaves ). Thanks!
For reporting regular issues, please use the in-game reporting tool (F10 -it's located in-game in the upper right corner of the screen). If you need tips and tricks and general advice on certain game’s systems, join our Discord server. We have a super nice community that is always willing to help. Be kind, be just and have fun.ːsteamhappyː
Detailed Explanation: The team will be quiet because I’ll be away for at least two months due to health issues. If you’ve been experiencing bugs and reporting them on Steam, Discord, Twitter or mail, there is a huge chance that the dev person who responded to you was me.
Normally, we don’t share personal information or life experiences here, since it should be about the game and its development. In this case, the development was intertwined with personal life, so that is why I am making this post. For the last 8 years, I’ve been struggling with multiple sclerosis. You can read more about it here if you are interested, but the short answer is it is a disease that can cause a lot of problems, the biggest one related to mobility. That’s also my biggest gripe - I am in my mid thirties and I can barely walk (EDSS 6.5). Over the last few years I’ve tried a bunch of things to prevent the disease progression, to no effect. By all accounts, my MS is an aggressive progressive type, so that’s where things get trickier.
There is one treatment that has about 65-75% chances of stopping the disease but it is super expensive by the standards of our country and health insurance doesn’t cover it. Thanks to the success of Going Medieval, the rest of the team, and your love and support for Going Medieval, I can afford this treatment. It is basically a stem cell treatment supported by chemotherapy. It’s a bit on the invasive side, but to tell you the truth - I don’t have any other options and I accept all of the risks. This explains why I’ll not be able to continue communications on our channels in that period.
I also don’t want to put that obligation on the rest of the team - we’re still a pretty small team and each member is working on a multitude of areas at the same time, but rest assured that the content is being/will be made. There's a chance that the team will do a mini-update with some small QoL stuff while I'm away. Keep your eyes on Steam announcements, because patching of the game will also continue. If everything goes well, sometime in September, you can expect new Medieval Monday Talk, one way or the other. We’re testing some very interesting stuff, but more on that in the proper time.
I also want to thank you, the players. Even from my own experience as a gamer, I know how some social media platforms for other games, like steam discussions, can get hectic. I am happy that we have a healthy community here, and because of that, you make my job much easier.
And to add to that, here is the latest spotlight of settlements made by our Discord community:
(Seriously, join our Discord. A bunch of cool people are there)
So, I am not asking for pity, nor doing a sob story just for the sake of it (I am well aware that there are worse cases than mine and that I am fortunate enough to afford this) - I am asking for patience. Going Medieval is not going anywhere. There is still so much to be done, and we are here for it. We will be here for it. Going Medieval is only going to get better.
With that being said, I am signing off. We’ll talk in September. Until then…
Stay Medieval!