How's it going, everyone? I hope all of you had a pleasant first journey into Yoltrund (about as pleasant as Hell could be) and have had no issues so far. On a side note, we did notice a little oops that I (Michael) did with The Tunnel where the scene didn't end properly; it just black screened. That was fixed, although some of you may have experienced the issue.
We are very proud to finally release our work so far and we're so excited for The Keter River scene to be added next week. We weren't able to finish all of the added features in time so we kept our February 7th release date for that update.
One question we constantly get regarding the update, will I need to pay extra for the update? Our answer; absolutely not. The price you paid for the game is all you pay. The update is added to the game as a normal Steam game update; no extra work required. We will announce scenes or Cantos to be added and the game will also properly tell you what the current update is and when the next one is due.
The Keter River scene will complete all gameplay mechanics and show you what the "hard mode" version of each map looks like. It will also introduce one of the main characters known as The Master, and no, not the Time Lord The Master. It will also introduce the ability to fail or die, bringing on some consequence for your actions.
While I'm at it, we would like to say thank you for the content creators who jumped on streaming and playing the game right after release, specifically CheeseWhis for pointing out the issue described above where the game would not move on to the next scene properly for myself and our Project Team to get fixed in a timely manner.
An official announcement for The Keter River will come shortly.
At this point, we're taking feedback on the game so far and The Keter River update when it comes out, although we are not putting up the content for public changes just yet. The following update Kurldehv - The Steps of Judgement will receive public scrutiny so get your lore hats on for that one; so many characters, so little time.
In the meantime, enjoy your initial journeys and see you next week for The Keter River.
Michael Cox
Lead Designer
Keep posted on Arylos' Twitter or the Templarius Games Studios Twitter for updated information in realtime. You can also go to the Yoltrund Subreddit to keep posted on developments!