Many thanks to the playtesters who registered for our beta test! (more than 400!!!). The feedback allowed us to understand what the most pressure issues were patch the game 5 times :)
They were all related to what playtesters reported during the alpha and closed beta:
better character movement: Agnès is not looking away anymore from what she is examining, and she doesn't walk too far. Also, she is not weirdly leaning backwards anymore!
(
picture of the lean backwards bug 😱 )fix the saving bugs (as there was only 1 chapter previously available to test, players didn't test it much before the closed beta, where it's longer).
popup to let players know what's missing to complete a chapter (objectives, dialogues or replanting)
adjustable walking speed! This one really annoyed the testers ;)
particles to highlight collections (some people didn't realise there was stuff to pick in the grass besides plants ;) )
and more!
We know that everything is not perfect (yet! ;) ), but we still had great feedback that made us very happy:
If you want to participate, there is still one day left: I'll be closing the beta test on Wednesday, July 8th, at 2 pm GMT. To register, click on "Request Access" on our Steam page (below ;) )
View game pageAfter that, I will remove the visibility of the Playtest, as well as the special keys that the alpha testers and newsletter subscribers got.
During this month, I will be working on two new major improvements: planting seeds visuals (removing the grass and changing the colour of the soil), and fixing water visuals, making it clearer. These are two of the most pressing issues (according to players and us) that we still need to fix!
Then, I will polish the game to get the demo ready and send demo review keys to content creators!
We hope they will like it :)
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Have a nice day!
Edwige