Hello everyone, We have some exciting news to share! [b]Diluvian Winds is now part of Simfest[/b], a great Steam festival celebrating all things related to simulation games. During Simfest, you'll have the opportunity to explore the latest and most thrilling simulation titles. And here's the best part: [b]From today until July 24th, 2023 at 10 am PDT, you can enjoy a fantastic 20% discount on Diluvian Winds![/b] That's not all! We're also thrilled to announce[b] the game's first update[/b]. We've added new settings and difficulties to the game modes [b](Story, Sandbox, and Scoring)[/b]. Plus, we've introduced a [b]photo [/b]mode so you can easily share beautiful screenshots with your friends! [b]Make sure to check out the full patchnote for all the details: [/b] [expand type=patchnote] Summary -New sandbox settings -New scoring and story difficulties (easy and hard) -A new photo mode -Quality of life improvements -Bug fixes and balancing /!\ KNOWN BUGS /!\ -Loading an old save in story mode (saved before update 0.6.0) may result in a soft lock (the query you need to perform in order to progress is not present) -Localization is not complete for some languages GAME MODES We've added a seed system for the scoring and sandbox game modes. It allows you to have the same start using the same seed and the same parameters when launching a game. Story Two new difficulty modes: Easy and Hard. Sandbox -New parameters for customizing a game -Disaster on/off -Disaster phase frequency -Intervals between disasters -Rainbow weather duration -Quantity of plans obtained -Starting prototype points -Fire weather penalty -Morale weather penalty -Quantity of starting resources -Overheating gauge size -Number of restarts in the caravan Scoring (BETA) -Two new difficulty modes: Easy and Hard PHOTO MODE We've also added a photo mode. Take your best in-game photos and share them with your friend! It includes the following settings: -Staging -Zoom level -Show / Hide room interiors -Lighthouse light orientation -Display settings -Brightness -Contrast -Saturation -Filters -Frames & Decorations -Thumbnail Size / Intensity -Frames -Fancy & Decorations -Logo -Caption CHANGES AND BUG FIXES Story mode -The "Build a Mine" objective validates correctly if a mine exists before unlocking it. -Waves appear correctly when continuing a game after completing Chapter 4 Sandbox Mode -Sandbox Mode is now permanently unlocked Scoring Mode -Scoring Mode is now permanently unlocked Rooms -Addition of new room tier icons -Tooltip added to icons when rooms are about to suffer disaster damage. -Corrected visual overlay issues during room reinforcement -Traveler lighting no longer depends on the position in the room Meals -Tooltips added to symbols in the recipe book Fire -Low fire feedback added to the game interface -New color gradient for fire gauge -Fire level added to HUD Net -Sending someone to the net no longer crashes the game -Added net levels to unify net upgrades -Net information added to HUD Traits -Added : -Fish expert -Insect Connoisseur -Veggie Fan Interface -The main menu music stops correctly when starting a game -Added validation screen to warn of permanent changes Options -New resolutions added -2560 x 1440 -1280 x 720 -1366 x 768 -1536 x 864 -Added option to show/hide room interiors -Alignment of visual elements Weather -More detailed disaster tooltips -New icons for Catastrophe weather Save -Added save difficulty level to the screen -Empty save no longer appear randomly -Autosave icon added to save the tutorial box Accessibility -Added a screen containing all tutorial boxes -Added option to enable/disable lettering -Added option to adjust screen shake intensity Localization -Correction of numerous typos in various languages -Portuguese (BR): {morale} tag correctly replaced by its in-game value Balancing Overheating -Gauge size (Normal difficulty): 10 -> 12 Caravane -Starting arrivals: 3 -> 4 Net -Level 0 (Base) -Fish -Quantity: 8-12 -> 9-14 -Level 1 Fish -Chances (%): : 60 -> 55 -Quantity: 13-17 -> 14-19 Wood -Quantity: 12-15 -> 14-19 Vegetables -Chances (%): : 15 -Quantity: 14-19 Insects -Chances (%): : 15 -Quantity: 14-19 -Level 2 Fish -Chances (%): : 50 -> 45 -Quantity: 13-17 -> 19-24 Wood -Quantity: 12-15-> 19-24 Vegetables -Chances (%): : 15 -Quantity: 14-19 Insects -Chances (%): : 15 -Quantity: 14-19 Oil -Quantity: 1-1-> 1-2 -Level 3 Fish -Chances (%): : 50 -> 35 -Quantity: 13-17 -> 24-29 Wood -Chances (%): : 10 -> 15 -Quantity: 22-25-> 24-29 Vegetables -Chances (%): : 17,5 -Quantity: 24-29 Insects -Chances (%): : 17,5 -Quantity: 24-29 Metal -Chances (%):: 5 -> 10 Oil -Quantity: 3-3-> 4-6 Traits -Fish Expert When the meal contains Fish: Moral +3 -NEW Insect Connoisseur When the meal contains Insects: Moral +3 -NEW Veggie Fan When the meal contains Vegetables: Moral +3 Room reinforcement Rooms now have a unified reinforcement cost depending on their size Size 1 (1x1) -Tier 1 Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 5 Wood Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 5 Metal -Tier 2 Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 5 Metal Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 10 Metal -Tier 3 Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 10 Metal Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 15 Metal -Lodgement Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 10 Wood Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 10 Metal Taille 2 (1x2 or 2x1) -Tier 1 Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 15 Wood Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 10 Metal -Tier 2 Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 10 Metal Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 15 Metal -Tier 3 Reinforcement Lvl 1 -> 15 Metal Reinforcement Lvl 2 -> 20 Metal Cellar -Storage: 10 -> 20 Dormitory -Cost: 55 -> 45 Kitchen -Debris: 20 -> 30 Mine -Debris: 15 -> 20 Oil Press -Debris: 35 -> 40 Squirrel Hideout -Cost: 55 -> 50 Storage -Storage: 15 -> 20 Cold Chamber -Storage: 25 -> 40 Safe -Cost: 45 -> 40 Tank Habitation -Cost: 45 -> 35 Meteos -Reduced the fire loss of all weathers by 1 to allow the addition of the corresponding difficulty setting. [/expand] Simfest is a Steam festival co-hosted by Auroch Digital and Stray Fawn Studio. This year's event, Simfest 2023, is the second edition following the success of Simfest: Hobby Edition in 2022. Join Diluvian Winds, Terraformers, and many other incredible simulation games at Simfest 2023. We can't wait to see you there! [h2]SAVE 20%:[/h2] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561040/Diluvian_Winds/