This small patch includes fixes for several small bugs and one enhancement. Fixes include:

• Fixed intro/tutorial video stuttering issue on certain platforms.
• Fixed spelling error in intro/tutorial video.
• Fixed bug that would result in arena tiles not properly showing damage after an explosion, even though they took damage.

Enhancements include:

• Explosions do twice (2x) their previous damage; explosions include uranium reactor overloads and the explosion resulting from players being shot with lasers. Explosions have always been proportional to the amount of uranium that a player is holding, but now the damage is twice (2x) as large.
• Round-robin tournaments improved to prevent endless tie-breaker matches; new tournament and player stats added to match completion screen.

[ 2024-07-14 15:18:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

This small patch includes fixes for several achievements which were not working properly. Fixes for achievements include:

• AI opponents no longer able to satisfy achievements.
• Laser & Stun achievements correctly given to player who scores the Laser Kill or Stun on their opponent.
• All Clear achievement correctly accounts for destroyed base tiles which could result in achievement being given too soon.

If you would like to reset all of your Square Saga: The Trials achievements so that you can earn any that may have been bugged, you can do so using the Steam Console. WARNING - this will reset all achievements for Square Saga: The Trials, so make sure you want to do this before following these steps. [olist]

Open the Steam Console by pressing the WIN + R button to open the Run dialog

Enter steam://open/console and select OK

There should now be a new CONSOLE menu option in your primary Steam window following the STORE, LIBRARY, COMMUNITY, "YOURNAME" options.

Select the CONSOLE menu option

Enter reset_all_stats 2770270

2770270 is the App ID for Square Saga: The Trials

It may take several minutes for the achievements to show as cleared; sometimes navigating away from the game in your library and then back again is all it takes. [/olist] Hope you are enjoying the game!

[ 2024-06-04 13:32:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Your worldview as a Square is very narrow; dig, find, fight. You belong to one of the many rival clans which scour the ancient sphere, known as Earth, at the behest of your spherical overlord. Though the Spheres desire knowledge acquired from artifacts that the ancients left behind, you know only battle.

For you, each new day is a new trial; a testing of your your ability to dig through the post-apocalyptic Earth, to master the art of wielding rock cannons and uranium powered lasers, to consume a multitude of power-drinks without losing control, and ultimately, to vanquish your rival.

Do you have what it takes to rise to the top of your clan?

Key Features:

• Local player-vs-player arcade action - a perfect party game
  
• Fun, fast, and family-friendly (FFF)
  
• Several Varieties Of Match Gameplay:
  
  
  • Quick Match: Pick your Square's configuration and PLAY!
    
  • Best Of Series: See who comes out on top after a best of 3/5/7... series of matches
    
  • Tournament: Have a round-robin tournament with as many players as you like
  
  
• Easy to learn control scheme with quick matches (typically 2 minutes or less)
  
• Each battle-arena map is procedurally generated so that no two matches are the same
  
• Choose from one of three Square configurations before each match; fast, balanced and slow (each has its own unique play characteristics)
  
• Create and store your own named & colored Squares in the database to be used in tournaments
  
• Backstory tutorial video which introduces you to the Square Saga universe and explains key gameplay mechanics

Tournament Features:

• First select the number of players to participate in the tournament
  
  
  
• Next, fill the required number of participants from the Square database; choose from existing players and/or create new ones
  
  
  
• You may create your own named and colored Squares for tournament play
  
  
  
• Start the tournament; players will be prompted in the Square configuration screen when their match is about to start
  
  
  
• Continue playing matches until the round-robin tournament is complete; the final standings will be shown at the end of the tournament