Folks, just like we promised in the previous news, the Brewing Update is out for all of you. Over the past two days we have taken a deep dive into the pool of bugs (both detected on our own and reported by you – thank you for that!) and did our best to squash as many of them as possible. We fought gallantly and got rid of all the nasties. That doesn’t mean we’re done, so expect the final patch for this year to drop tomorrow, dealing with a few smaller issues.
Before that happens however, you may be pleased to hear that no shenanigans are required to access the new content; you may need to restart your Steam client to trigger the update, but when the fresh files are present, you’re good to go.
That is, unless you’re one of the people who played the preview – if you did, you need to change the branch back to default one, effectively reversing the process you completed when you opted in:
- Right-click on the game in your library, select "Properties...",
- Navigate to Betas,
- Expand the drop-down menu next to "Beta Participation",
- Select "None" from the list,
- Close the properties window.
It's also a good practice to restart steam at this point. You know the drill.
Now, if you have been playing the preview and you want to keep the progress from the past two days, you will need to tinker with the saves – please bear in mind that you’re doing it at your own responsibility. If you want to proceed, please:
- Head over the folder with your save files, by default it can be found at to C:\Users[YourWindowsUserName]\AppData\Local\Witchfire\Saved\SaveGames,
- Copy all the files in the folder and paste them somewhere else on your disk – better safe than sorry, a backup is always a good idea,
- Open the “Preview” folder and copy its contents,
- Paste the contents in the main SaveGames folder,
- Voila!
This should (and I cannot stress it enough, you were playing a preview of an update of an Early Access game, please bear this in mind) import the saves from preview into the main game and allow you to continue right were you left off last time you played the preview.
As mentioned above, we are planning to release one more patch with additional fixes tomorrow, but please do keep the bug reports coming – the more info we have, the more bugs we can get rid of.
Oh, and we’re also part of the Steam Winter Sale – it’s your chance to grab the game at 10% off. We're extremely happy with the high praise you have given us in the recent (95% positive reviews in the past 30 days) and not so recent times (93% positive reviews all-time), and this may be a good moment to let your friends know that they can own the game at reduced cost. Thank you ːdemonheartː
That's it for today -- have fun playing, and don't hesitate to let us know if you encounter any bugs -- and we'll see you again soon.