Hi everybody,
It’s been a while since the last update, but that only means that the upcoming 1.0.3 version of Flat Kingdom will contain quite a lot of improvements and fixes, so many that we decided to rebrand the whole game as Paper’s Cut Edition, due to launch on next 22nd of June. We collected the feedback from players and industry professionals and did our best to come up with as many improvements as we could add during the last month and a half. That’s a tight schedule, especially when you compare it to the 27 months of development time behind of the whole project, Fat Panda Games has been dedicated to improve all the aspects in the game, from narrative to visuals, gameplay, some enemies’ design, we’ve localised the game to Russian and German (thanks to Evgenia Tarasova and Marcel Weyers) and even improved several sounds and added new ones (thanks to Yoho Arsenal).
The most relevant and visible change in this update relies on the main character of the game. We know it’s not normal to redesign main characters, but after talking to players and game developers from our community, we discovered that Flat needed an evolution to improve its consistency and personality into one that fits better with the narrative context and aesthetics of Flat Kingdom. Now we really feel this is the Flat that really belongs to our world. Hope you like it too. We’ll publish an article during the upcoming weeks with an analysis about the whole creative process behind this unusual, but necessary, change.
1.0.3 CHANGELOG:
### Added
- New and improved animations for expressions and special moves of Flat (i.e. stomp).
- Flat is now more agile, specially when jumping and gliding (faster stomping/super stomping, he can jump even when he’s trapped in a corner, Glide doesn't get interrupted when Flat collides with a wall).
- Added full localization to Russian and German.
- New intro-tutorial sequences explaining in more detail about Flat past and each character's role.
- Improved combat tutorial, more progressive and clear.
- New and improved FX sounds (run, steps, mischievous plant, switching shapes, gameover, steps).
- Added Logitech F310 gamepad support.
- We added signals indicating deathly pits.
- The game displays the number of collected coins on the upper right corner of the screen when Flat is close to a merchant.
- Added gamepad and keyboard button/key remapping option.
- We added a combat guide in the UI that often reminds you the relationships between the shapes and which one beats the other (this hint can be disabled at your choice).
- Now you can check in the world map how many scrolls are left in each world, this will be a great help for those of you trying to get to 100%!
### Changed
- New character design for Flat, adding brand new switching shape effects.
- Camera follows Flat at the same speed when running.
- Selecting the Continue option from the main menu now spawns you on the last checkpoint you activated (within a level) instead of the world map.
- Some enemies designs have been improved: Roundowls, stonesnails and grumpeels.
### Fixed
- Fixed small bugs in bosses: Quetzal, Fenrir, Kraken.
DRAWBACKS AND REWARDS/ COMPENSATION FOR ALL PRE-1.0.3 PLAYERS.
UPDATE.
We have managed to keep your old saves, so after updating you will be able to continue playing from the point you were at before. The only requirement you need to keep playing your old save is to have finished the tutorial in the previous versions of the game. Nevertheless we recommend you to start over in order to enjoy all the new cutscenes and the new tutorial we've added in Paper's Cut Edition.
OLD POST
Sadly not all the consequences from updating to 1.0.3 will be good. We’ve been doing some very significant changes to the game that have impacted on the savegame format, meaning that the already stored savegames from previous versions of the game won’t be compatible with 1.0.3 and this update will overwrite the save game files. We have been researching possible ways to convert those saves to the new version without success for now, this is a very complex task that will keep working on during the week we have until release. Cannot guarantee anything else than our best effort to keep/convert your saves (know that in any case your Steam achievements won’t be affected by the update). To compensate this damage, we’re going to giveaway a free game and a DLC code (includes the artbook and soundtrack) to each of you who already have Flat Kingdom and also have some progress in the game. If you are one of the affected players, please register on our mailing list and we’ll get in touch with you through email and Steam to verify your purchase and also send you the codes.
Thanks for your understanding and support so far to Flat Kingdom!
Best Regards,
Fat Panda Games and Games Starter.
PS: If you are one of the few players who is very advanced in the game and want to get your 100% before the 1.0.3 update comes up. Talk to us and we’ll give you a hand, write to [email protected].