Dave and I have been hard at work getting the next update out. It's taken us this long because there is quite a bit of things that have changed since 1.48. Including but not limited to lighting system overhaul, first dungeon overhaul, item drop & runes overhaul, completely new inventory menus, shield/blocking overhaul, new enemies, new traps, plus much more!
However, with such a large change we didn't want to drop this onto our users abruptly. Not only will this change the experience of play quite a bit, but we still want users to test out the changes to inform us of any bugs as well as tell us how they feel about the new features.
So instead of a normal release, we are going to be adding a special build of 1.49b that can optionally be downloaded to your machine. If you wish to take a look at what is coming we encourage you to do so and let us know! Below are instructions on how to update to this special build.
CAUTION PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING!!!
Because there are so many changes, we strongly encourage that you backup your character files before updating to this special build.
BACKING UP YOUR CHARACTERS
- Locate Forge Quest in your Steam library
- Right click Forge Quest and select properties
- A window will appear, in there select the "Local Files" tab and hit the "Browse Local Files..." button
- A OS window will open to where Forge Quest is located. In this folder you will need to make a copy of the "characters" and "worlds" directory. Store these copies anywhere except the Forge Quest directory.
- If you are on Mac, you will instead see the application package. You can access the files above by right clicking the app and selecting "Show Package Contents" and navigating to "/Contents/Resources/".
Updating to 1.49b
- Locate Forge Quest in your Steam library
- Right click Forge Quest and select "Properties"
- In the new window, select the "Betas" tab
- There is a input field, put the text "cluckinsrules" without quotes and hit the "Check Code" button
- Steam will notify you that you have unlocked the beta. You can then choose to update to that build using the drop down list in the same tab.
- If Steam doesn't automatically update the game, you can use the "Properties" -> "Local Files" -> "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" to force an update
If you do decide to try out this build, please please let us know your thoughts either through the community discussion pages or e-mail at [email protected]. We highly value your opinions on the changes we have made and want to hear from you.
We also encourage making a new character as many world content changes were done to the first earth dungeon, and the other dungeons have not yet been changed. Though using an old character is just as valid.
Thank you all for sticking with us being part of our community!
- Chase & Dave