Greetings D20Studios Fans!
I'm thrilled to welcome 50,000 new players to Abalon just one week following our WW mobile launch. What an intense and thrilling week it's been! I am so excited and grateful to see our community grow and for all the wonderful and positive moments we've shared and will continue to experience together!
Sure, there were some stressful moments and things I couldn't anticipate, like unverified developer warnings blocking access to the game, thousands of new bug reports to address, and some disappointment from players because we don't yet support their native language... but all that was equally matched and then some by the awesome kindness of so many folks who jumped in to support me and our players whose patience, understanding and enjoyment of the game have kept me going!
Big Wins
Bugs Be Gettin' Fixed
While there's still a lot I need to individually address, I'm pleased to share I'm making good progress stabilizing the build and resolving the remaining bulk issues affecting the majority of players. Special shout out and thanks to Andrew Frost, engineering manager at Harman in charge of the AIR SDK. He's a passionate, dedicated, and responsive professional and his support and insights were paramount in solving the many technical issues I've faced developing Abalon.
Italian Language Now Supported!
Our first 1 star reviews came from players upset I didn't support Italian. The very next day, Takis Proietti Rocchi answered my call for help by volunteering to translate the game. Grazie, Takis, for your hard work providing Italian language support for our community! A new card, named in your honor, will soon be added to the game for all players to enjoy!
I'm still seeking support from our community to help translate. Polish, Ukrainian and Turkish have been requested, would anyone like to help? I have a first-class translation tool that allows you to review translations in the live game engine, making it fast and fun! You, too, can be immortalized in Abalon. Please email me at [email protected] or message me on our Discord: https://discord.gg/d20studios
Best New Game of the week on App Store
Super honored and excited to share Abalon was featured on the App Store in "New Games We Love" and picked as "Best New Game" in Apple's "The Best in Games This Week".
Abalon also attained the #1 Game ranking on App Raven. This passionate player review explains why.
New High Score!
Congratulations to Dustbunney for clearing Descent 10 and attaining the new #1 high score on our global leaderboard! I have another 10 levels of Descent planned and look forward to adding these soon so you can delve deeper in your adventures and ascend ever higher as a legend of Abalon!
Turn Based Carnival Event
Abalon is included in two game bundles featured in Turn Based Carnival, alongside the amazing developers of Hellcard, Terra Randoma, and Fabled Lands. Check out the deals and complete your collection:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/46861/Deckbuilders_Paradise/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/46796/Infinite_Realms__Roguelike_Tactics/
v2.21.0 Release Notes
- Added Italian Language Special thanks to our player, Takis Proietti Rocchi, for providing the translations! A new card will soon be added to the game for all players, named in your honor!
- Fixed Unverified Developer Warning (Android) Abalon is now a fully verified Google app!
- Fixed App Minimize Issues (iOS) where the game threw error exceptions for attempting to make GPU updates to the game while the app was minimized.
- Fixed bug where the hellhound puppy, adorable as he is, would generate AI Sync errors whenever entering a battle (bad dog!)
- Fixed hellhound puppy so he now fetches a unique card each time his ability is used (good dog!)
- Fixed bug where the below par bonus and xp were showing for battle end prompt for PvP multiplayer beta
- Fixed bug where it was possible to generate extra mana after first discarding two cards and then losing a unit.
- Fixed another exploit to prevent errant/impossible scores from being posted to the leaderboard
Abalon Soundtrack Now Available!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3330660/Abalon_Soundtrack/
Thanks for Your Support
As always, thanks for being a valued player in the D20Studios community! Please feel welcome to reach out to me (comments, Steam friend request, in-game Menu -> Share Feedback, and on Discord https://discord.gg/d20studios) and let me know how I can make the game even better for you! And of course, I greatly appreciate your Steam reviews!
~Ross