Hello, this is Sunnyside Up.
Regarding the upcoming update, we have an important message to inform you.
New contents are not updated directly to the existing build, but are provided in the form of beta version.
We choose to use the beta version for the following reasons:
- to secure the stability of the official branch updates
- to reduce frequency of save file resets
1. to secure the stability of the official branch updates
Our team has decided to provide a beta version to make sure that the future official update will be more stable.
Due to the nature of small-scale indie game dev team, it is difficult for us to perform large-scale QA.
Because of this, we often cannot guarantee the stability of the update builds we provide.
We decided that it would be appropriate to provide update via beta version as a way to satisfy both players who are waiting for a quick update, and players who are waiting for a stable update.
2. to reduce frequency of save file resets
In the current stage of early access, more new features are being developed and will be updated to the current game build.
However, adding these new features often causes the save file of the previous version to be unusable.
If this happens frequently in the official branch updates, the game experience would definitely be awful. Therefore, in the basic early access version, we decided to provide a beta version so that existing save data can be used as long as possible, and new content can be enjoyed via a beta version as well.
Thank you~
How to set up a beta version
- Steam Client - Library
- Little Witch in the Woods - Right Click - Properties
- Properties Window - Betas
- Choose the beta you want None: the old regular version beta - Enjoy beta features : Beta Version * If you don't see 'beta - Enjoy beta features', reboot the Steam client.
How to go back to a previous version
Same steps as above, and select "none" in [Property Window - Beta]
Beta Version Notice
- Save files from the previous version cannot be used in the beta version.
- For those who have progressed in the previous version, we have added a function to select Chapter according to your game progress.
- Chapters can be selected from the Game Title - Chapter Select menu.
- When you first start the game in beta version, you can select a chapter to match your previous progress, and from then on, you can save and load your game progress normally.
- Save files in beta version are only available in the beta version.
- Saved files of the beta version may not be linked with the later updated version.
- The beta version is also playable from the beginning.
[Oct 26 02:50 PDT]
There is a problem in that if you save your game progress in the current beta version and then continue in the previous version, the save file cannot be loaded normally.
The save file is not deleted, and the problem is caused by a conflict between these two versions.
We are trying to solve it asap.
If you want to play the current game normally, you can visit the folder below
C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\SunnySideUp\Little Witch In The Woods\Saves
and delete the beta version save file, or back it up somewhere else and then continue.
(Beta save files must not be located in that folder.)