Update 1.04 Out Now!

Spirit of the North

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36827189/215768ff05bbf279ec8fdf3fd9736535e6aebd0d.jpg[/img] [h2]We are happy to announce that our biggest update yet is now live![/h2] [h3]We have added, improved, and overhauled so much in this update based on feedback from our awesome community. A BIG shoutout to everyone that tried the beta![/h3] Here is a video we put together showing some of the new features. [previewyoutube=lL2yvBuHng8;full][/previewyoutube] [i]Also, consider joining us on the Spirit of the North Discord Server to chat with fans and the devs, plus we have custom fox emojis![/i] https://discord.gg/sDhpZSg [h3][b]Update 1.04 Release notes[/b][/h3] [b]New Features[/b] [list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36827189/3485a1f7112226951bcbd8aecf10534e31d9372b.jpg[/img] [*]Photomode - Press 1 on the keyboard and D-Pad Down on the controller to enter Photomode and take awesome screenshots with ease! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36827189/7eb5631bfef2db3e5ff21ca908ce21d7a6216210.jpg[/img] [*]3D Prompts UI - Instead of 2D prompts on the bottom left of the screen we now have 3D prompts that show up on a usable object. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36827189/f2f766ed81e9e563b4948e5db8c13d0232e2157b.jpg[/img] [*]Wisp Overhaul - the Wisp is now much more helpful to the player by chirping near objectives and leading the way. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36827189/ea299069bd052f48a0c4e36f95944ce8ab9bc1c6.jpg[/img] [*]Spirit Dash - now leaves a glowing trail behind. [*]Fox Stamina - You can now run as long as you want without having to slow down. [*]PC Controls - We have added Bark/Spirit Bark to Left Click on the Mouse and Tail Wag to Right Click when using a keyboard and mouse on PC. This makes it much easier to move while barking and tail wagging. [/list] [h3]General[/h3] [list] [*]Improvement - Music selected in each Chapter now appropriately fits the mood. Playlists offer more variety throughout the whole game. [*]Improvement - Checkboxes on the options menu are now easier to see. [*]Improvement - Player can no longer Jump when in the “Sick” state. [*]Improvement - Dying in Chapter 1, 2, and 6 now drops staff if you are holding one. [*]Improvement - Fox can no longer Sneeze while dying in Chapter 1. [*]Improvement - Xbox control images have been updated to better ones. [*]Improvement - Blueprint optimization overhaul, the game is overall much more optimized in terms of what is always loaded into memory. [*]Improvement - Change Music can no longer be triggered while in Spirit Form. [*]Improvement - Change music trigger won't change the music if the desired loop is already playing (won’t randomly turn it off and back on). [*]Fixed - Issue that caused all shaman icons to show up on Chapter 7 and 8 where there should be none on the chapter select screen. [*]Fixed - Japanese localization issues. [*]Fixed - Issue that caused the foxes' mouth to be stuck open if the player was holding a Staff and entered Spirit Form. [*]Fixed - Releasing Spirit Bark while transitioning back to foxes body from spirit form would cause player to get stuck "charged up". Spirit Bark is now automatically released when spirit form ends. [/list] [h3]Chapter Specific[/h3] [list] [b]Chapter 3[/b] [*]Fixed - Removed L_thumbstick prompt at end of Chapter_03 [b]Chapter 4[/b] [*]Fixed -Part 4 now loads much more efficiently, causing less stuttering. [*]Fixed - Part 5 ground pressure plate jump gate was broken. [b]Chapter 5 [/b] [*]Fixed - Issue that caused music to stop playing at the start of the chapter. [b]Chapter 6[/b] [*]Improvement - Dramatic changes to the music in Chapter 6. [*]Fixed - Dashing at certain times could cause the Wisp to not progress through the level correctly. [*]Fixed - Wisp returned to fox during the middle of the chapter. [b]Chapter 7[/b] [*]Improvement - Shaman Spirits are less likely to get stuck while walking around. [*]Improvement - After healing spirit fox in Chapter 7 large stone gate opens, (players can no longer open it and go through without healing spirit fox). [*]Fixed - Issue with some tree shadows disappearing at certain camera angles. [/list]