Hey guys! You can now delve into the making of Dawnmaker! Read the post-mortem with an in-depth look at the development journey, challenges, and lessons learned during the creation process. You can find the article here https://adrian.gaudebert.fr/blog/post/3-years-of-intense-learning-The-Dawnmaker-Post-mortem Plus, we're working on an exciting update that will contain: 1 Introduction of a no permadeath mode. 2 Significant gameplay balance adjustments. 3 Additional minor tweaks and bug-fixes. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
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[ 2025-01-23 13:43:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! Were proud to announce that Acram Digital has become the official publisher of Dawnmaker! Together with the developers, we are committed to expanding Dawnmaker with amazing new features and bringing it to other platforms!

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[ 2024-12-19 18:06:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, Steam's Autumn Sale is upon us, and for the duration of the event, Dawnmaker will be available at a 20% discount. Grab it for yourself at an advantageous price, or if you already played the game and enjoyed it, tell your friends about it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749100/Dawnmaker/ We also have a minor update for you today, including little quality of life improvement and some bug fixes. Here comes the very small changelog:

Gameplay

• [bug] Prevented unlocking the third character when finishing the tutorial.
• [bug] Prevented having the same wonder as a reward for multiple regions.

Quality of life

• Added a counter in the tooltip of buildings that care about the number of cards played during a turn.

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[ 2024-11-27 18:00:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, We are proud to announce that we have just released a major update of Dawnmaker, including the long-awaited undo button, a whole lot of new content, and characters!
Start a new game of Dawnmaker today and meet Sibille, Cassian and Tha. Each has a specific starting deck and starting roster of buildings, as well as a difficulty indicator. Sibille is the one you know if you've played the game already: she likes fields and wonders. Cassian is more of science guy: he likes activation buildings and spending science to generate luminoil. Tha has a passion for harvesting and destroying buildings! She's the hardest to play with and should present a nice challenge for those looking for increased difficulty.

Special offer!

To celebrate the launch of this major update, we are discounting Dawnmaker for the first time! Buy the game during the next 2 weeks and save 20% off its cost. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749100/Dawnmaker/ We hope you'll enjoy this new content! As usual, let us know what you think about Dawnmaker here on Steam's forum, by pressing the F8 key anywhere in the game, or in our Discord server. We're looking forward to your feedback. And now, on to our longest changelog yet

Changelog for the Characters Update - 2024-10-07

Gameplay

• Added 2 new characters with their unique starting deck and roster. Choose the character you want to play with at the start of a run. Win a game with one of the two first characters to unlock the third one!
• Added buttons to refresh the buildings or cards in the Airship market. You can refresh each content once per region, for a cost of 5 gold.
• Fixed activations of the Aerostation, Ruins and Shipwrecks not triggering adjacent "on activation" effects.
• Put more ruins in early regions to allow for more opportunities to discover buildings.

Quality of life

• Added an undo button! You can roll back all the way to the last action that revealed new information, by pressing the button in the bottom left corner or by hitting Ctrl + Z. Actions revealing new information or including some randomness cannot be undone: drawing cards, refreshing the market, exploring a ruin or a shipwreck, etc.
• Added a dialog to confirm that you want to start a new game when you already have one going.
• Improved text rendering for cards with long rules.

Content

• [building][NEW] Thoughts sanctuary
  • Cost 5, Level 4
  • Build Gain an Ingenious approach card. Storage: 1
• [card][NEW] Ingenious approach
  • Cost 2, Level 4
  • Double your
• [building][NEW] Destructor
  • Cost 6, Level 5
  • Build Gain an Overexploitation card. Storage: 1
• [card][NEW] Overexploitation
  • Cost 1, Level 5
  • +1 per industrial building in your city. Gain a Global warming card.
• [card][NEW] Global warming
  • Cost 1, Level 5 (Curse)
  • Exile this card. When you draw this card -2
• [building][NEW] Explorers society
  • Cost 3, Level 2
  • Whenever you build a building adjacent to this one Gain a Lucky expedition card.
• [card][NEW] Lucky expedition
  • Cost 0, Level 2
  • +2 , +1 , Exile this card.
• [building][NEW] Architect's bureau
  • Cost 2, Level 4
  • Build Choose a new building.
• [building][NEW] Architect's agency
  • Cost 6, Level 5
  • Build +1 , then choose a new building twice.
• [building][NEW] Fungal colony
  • Cost 5, Level 4
  • Production +1 . Whenever you play your 5th card in a turn, increase production by 1 .
• [building][NEW] Forum
  • Cost 9, Level 3
  • Build Gain a Unity is strength card.
• [card][NEW] Unity is strength
  • Cost 2, Level 3
  • +1 for each 5 cards in your full deck.
• [building][NEW] Fair
  • Cost 4, Level 3
  • Build Gain a Trade route card. Storage: 1
• [card][NEW] Trade route
  • Cost 1, Level 3
  • +1 , then improve this number by 1.
• [card][NEW] Gathering
  • Cost 0, Level 0
  • +1
• [card][NEW] Work sharing
  • Cost 1, Level 2
  • +1 for each 5 cards in your full deck.
• [card][NEW] Fruitful breakage
  • Cost 2, Level 0
  • Destroy target building. Choose a new building.
• [card][NEW] Formalized review
  • Cost 1, Level 0
  • +1 per Aerostation level.
• [card][NEW] Promising study
  • Cost 1, Level 0
  • -3 , +1
• [card][NEW] Administration
  • Cost 0, Level 1
  • Draw a card.
• [card][NEW] Team's labor
  • Cost 3, Level 4
  • +9
• [card][NEW] Exhibition
  • Cost 2, Level 3
  • +4
• [card][NEW] Creaming
  • Cost 0, Level 5
  • Exile a card from your hand, then draw two cards.
• [card][NEW] Scheduling
  • Cost 1, Level 0
  • Draw two cards.
• [building] Conservatoire
  • Was: Draw 2 cards
  • Now: Draw 1 card
• [building] Library
  • Was: -1 Draw a card
  • Now: Build Gain an Inspiration card. Storage: 1
• [card][NEW] Inspiration
  • Cost 1, level 1
  • +1 , draw a card
• [building] Distillery
  • Was: Cost 1
  • Now: Cost 1
• [building] Transmutation workshop
  • Was: Cost 3
  • Now: Cost 3
• [building] Transmutation studio
  • Was: Cost 6
  • Now: Cost 6
• [building] Transmutation plant
  • Was: Cost 10
  • Now: Cost 10
• [building] Builders chamber
  • Was: Give +1
  • Now: Give +3 , storage: 2

[ 2024-10-07 16:01:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, First we want to address our warmest thank you to all of you for the incredible reception you gave Dawnmaker! We've received a ton of great feedback about what you liked and what was frustrating to you, and this is really heartwarming. We've spent 2.5 years of our lives working on this title, finally seeing people from far away or close by playing the game and enjoying it is the best feeling. On to today's update: we're very happy to announce that Dawnmaker is now available on MacOS! We hope Apple enthusiasts will enjoy playing on their favorite computer. Let us know if you have any problems with the game! As I mentioned, we also received a lof of feedback about what was frustrating in Dawnmaker. Today we're releasing a first update that addresses many of these frustrations. Check the full changelog for a comprehensive list of what we changed.

Changelog for version 2024.07.29

Gameplay

• Added a link to another region from the first region. Losing the 2nd region won't mean the end of the run anymore.
• Added wonders as a reward for 3 regions.

Quality of life

• Added a new FX around the aerostation when it can be activated to win.
• Added an option to switch from fullscreen to windowed.
• Made the Airship tab be open by default after securing a region.
• Added a delay after the end turn button becomes usable again, to avoid accidental double-clicking.
• [bug] Made sure that buildings are sorted by level in the buildings roster view.
• [bug] Fixed a missing translation when exploring a ruin.

Content

• The Aerostation does not require action points to be activated to win anymore.

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[ 2024-08-09 09:35:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, Today is a very special day for us. After 2.5 years of hard work, Dawnmaker is finally out! Thank you all for taking part in this adventure! Watch the launch trailer that we lovingly cooked for you: [previewyoutube=pidTW8hdku0;full][/previewyoutube] Dawnmaker is available now at $9.99 (with regional variations). Now go build your cities, find exciting cards and assemble the most powerful combos you can! Destroy the toxic Smog and bring life back to the world of Dawnmaker! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749100/Dawnmaker/ Join our Discord server Join our Newsletter Happy playing! Arpentor Studio

[ 2024-07-31 16:03:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, We are very excited to announce that Dawnmaker will be available in Japanese on its release day, July 31st! It will come alongside the English and French translations. Japanese is already available in the demo: play it now. ;) We've also just shipped one last update before the release, with a big gameplay change, shiny new frames for the cards, bug fixes and some minor balancing on the content. And we're using this opportunity to start a playtest of the full game, open to anyone and everyone starting now! The playtest will be open for about 24 hours, so if you want to give it a go before the release, and help us make sure there are no bugs in the game, now is your time. To playtest the game, go to the store page of Dawnmaker, and click "Request access" in the playtest box. That's it, you'll then get to play the game as much as you like for the next 24 hours. Let us know what you think about the game here, in our Discord server or by pressing F8 anywhere in the game! Now, on to the full changelog, and we'll see you again in 2 days for the full release of Dawnmaker. :)

Changelog for version 2024.07.29

Gameplay

• Locked some buildings. They cannot appear in the building draft until you have found them in a ruin or bought them in the airship.

Quality of life

• Added new frames for all the cards! So shiny!
• Added an icon next to the "gain" keyword on all buildings that have it.
• Made it harder to lose in the tutorial.
• Showed the Luminoil output preview on the Abundant reaping card.
• [bug] Building tooltips cannot appear outside of the screen anymore.
• [bug] Disabled cards zooming when hover while playing a building.
• [bug] Fixed the map becoming misplaced when zooming out too much.

Content

• Added a Japanese localization of the game.
• [building] Automated field / Champ automatis
  • Was: +1 per adjacent field.
  • Now: +1 , +1 for each two adjacent fields.
• [building][NEW] Tank / Rservoir
  • Level 2, cost 3
  • Build +3 per adjacent building.
  • Storage: 1 , 1
• [building] Breakage / Casse
  • Now has: Storage: 1
• [building] Greenhouse / Serre
  • Was: Build Gain a Harvest card.
  • Now: Build Gain a Harvest card if you have no other Greenhouse.
• [building] Large farm / Grande ferme
  • Now has: Build Gain a Harvest card if you have no other Large farm.
• [building] Windmill / Moulin vent
  • Was: Build Gain a Harvest card.
  • Now: Build Gain a Harvest card if you have no other Windmill.
• [card] Foraging / Cueillette
  • Was: Harvest agricultural buildings.
  • Now: Harvest all your buildings.

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[ 2024-07-29 14:52:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, We are super excited to announce that Dawnmaker has a release date, and it's very soon. We have just released a new trailer to celebrate this announcement. Watch it on Youtube, then come back here for more information about our next steps! [previewyoutube=NlU3PrmOLUo;full][/previewyoutube] Dawnmaker will be available for purchase on Steam and itch.io on July 31st! Yes, that's in less than a month! You will be able to buy the game from 04:00 PM UTC / 09:00 AM PT. We will sell the game for $9.99 / 9,75 / 8.50. Make sure you've added the game to your wishlist! If you like Dawnmaker and want to get involved, join our Discord server! You'll be informed of playtests, you can talk to us directly and tell what you like and dislike, and you'll get to chat with our great community. You can also follow us on social media Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok or Youtube or subscribe to our newsletter.

[ 2024-07-05 10:34:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

What's up players? We are happy to bring you a new update of Dawnmaker's demo, this time containing 2 new features and a bunch of balance changes. The big features this time are Maps each region has its own, unique landscape with mountains, lakes and rivers and Collection keep track of the buildings you have unlocked throughout your games.
We hope you'll enjoy these changes. Let us know what you think here, in our Discord server or by pressing F8 anywhere in the game! Oh and We have a big announcement coming up this Friday, so, stay tuned? You can follow us on social media Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok or Youtube or subscribe to our newsletter. And now, on to the full changelog

Changelog for version 2024.07.02

Gameplay

• Added mountain, lake, river and sea tiles on the maps. They cannot be constructed on. Each region has its own map.
• Added a Collection view, where you can see all the buildings you've unlocked in the game. Gotta catch 'em all!

Quality of life

• Made cards and building show an effect when giving action points.

Content

• Added new sound effects for actions in the world map and others that were missing.
• [building] Regal gardens / Jardins rgaliens
  • Was: Cost 8, level 3
  • Now: Cost 7, level 2
• [building] Festival hall / Salle des ftes
  • Was: Cost 4, level 3
  • Now: Cost 3, level 2
• [building] People's square / Place du peuple
  • Was: Cost 6, level 2
  • Now: Cost 9, level 3
• [building] Granary / Grenier
  • Was: +3 whenever you gain a card
  • Now: +2
• [building] Architect's office / Cabinet d'architecte
  • Was: level 2
  • Now: level 3
• [card] Benefits of serenity / Bienfaits de la srnit
  • Was: +1 , +1 , +2
  • Now: +1 , +2

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[ 2024-07-02 15:37:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, We are very excited to release a new version of Dawnmaker's demo today! Come and get a glimpse of the World Map feature, where you can travel the lost continent of Heksiga and repel the Smog, region by region. You'll also get to improve your starting deck, roster and resources in the new Airship menu. More replayability, more choices, more strategy We hope you'll like it!
Today's other big news is that we'll be participating in Steam Next Fest starting on Monday. Be sure to give the demo another try, and share it with your friends, to help us get the word out! We're a small team of 2 people, so everything you can do to help us show Dawnmaker around has a huge impact for us. Thank you for being with us, we wish you great fun with this new version of the game! On to the full changelog now

Gameplay

• Added a shortened version of the World Map (only 2 regions available). Travel from region to region, gain gold, and spend it in the Airship market to improve your starting deck, starting roster and starting resources.
• Added a new type of vestige: shipwrecks. Explore them and find out what they do!

Quality of life

• Added an interface to see the content of your current deck, full deck, starting deck and discard, while in game (click on the deck icon or discard pile).
• Improved controls to allow playing a building by clicking it then clicking the tile (along with dragging and dropping it on the tile).

Content

• Improved the world map illustrations.
• [card] Royal feast / Festin royal
  • Was: -10 , +10
  • Now: -5 and +2 per Aerostation level
• [building] Church / glise
  • Was: Build +7
  • Now: Build +5
• [building] Transmutation workshop / Atelier de transmutation
  • Was: -3 +4
  • Now: -3 +7
• [building] Transmutation studio / Studio de transmutation
  • Was: -6 +10
  • Now: -6 +15

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[ 2024-06-07 14:13:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, Today we are releasing a fairly small update, but containing a much-requested feature: sound effects volume setting! But there are a few quality of life improvements as well, details follow. Hope you enjoy this new version of Dawnmaker! Not included in the demo, we are making good progress on the meta-progression of the game, the feature is nearly complete and we are doing playtests with players in our discord and newsletter. If youre interested to be included in our next playtests, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter!

Changelog for version 2024.05.17

Gameplay

• Lighthouses now repel the Smog when they are repaired, allowing for a little bit more space.

Quality of life

• Allow setting the volume of sound effects in settings.
• Save sound settings between sessions.
• Make the buildings gained FX faster when there are a lot of them.
• Allow cancelling playing a card or a building with right-click.
• Improve showing cards in hand when there are many of them (now supports up to about 15 cards in hand).
• Improve the tutorial by adding some new tooltips to explain the context of the game, the turn structure, and market controls.

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[ 2024-05-17 16:08:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, We are excited to release a new version of Dawnmaker's Demo. Today we're balancing the game, making lighthouses and wonders more appealing, while balancing some of the strongest buildings. We've also used this opportunity to improve or fix some small elements. Here's the complete changelog since the last update! Behind the scene, we are working on the meta-progression of the game. We're making good progress, so it is possible that there will be a small look into that in the next update Stay tuned! :)

Gameplay

• Allow the player to not choose a building when drafting.
• Change the Smog ambiance to increase its oppression based on the Smog level instead of the Aerostation level.

Quality of life

• Add a new form to send feedback or report bugs directly from the game, available anywhere by pressing F8.
• Change the icon for action points, using a number followed by the icon instead of repeating icons.
• Show that a card will be played if dropped using a growing glow instead of a vibration.

Content

[olist]

All lighthouses require an action point to be repaired, but they consume a lot less Luminoil

[building] Experimental station / Station d'exprimentation

• Was: -3 , -3 +2 per adjacent building
• Now: -2 , -2 +3 per adjacent building

[card][NEW] Benefits of serenity / Bienfaits de la srnit

• Cost 1, type wonder, level 1
• +1 , +1 , +2

[building] Chapel / Chapelle

• Was: Build +1
• Now: Build +1 , then gain a Benefits of serenity / Bienfaits de la srnit card

[building] Temple / Temple

• Was: Build +4
• Now: Build +3 , then gain a Benefits of serenity / Bienfaits de la srnit card

[building] Church / glise

• Was: Cost 11, Build +5
• Now: Cost 14, Build +7 , then gain a Benefits of serenity / Bienfaits de la srnit card

[building] Laboratory / Laboratoire

• Was: -6 +2
• Now: -5 +2

[card] Scientific method / Mthode scientifique

• Was: +1 for each scientific building adjacent to the Aerostation.
• Now: +1 , +1 for each two scientific buildings adjacent to the Aerostation.

[building] Congress Center / Palais des congrs

• Was: Level 3 (cost 4)
• Now: Level 4 (removed from the demo)

[building] Large farm / Grande ferme

• Was: Harvest +3
• Now: Harvest +2

[building] Barn / Grange

• Was: +3 per adjacent activation
• Now: +2 per adjacent activation

[/olist] We are very looking forward to your feedback on these changes, or on the game in general. Hit that brand new F8 button! ;) Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest stories about Dawnmakers development

[ 2024-04-30 13:21:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players! We are happy to release a new version of Dawnmakers demo today. Based on the feedback with received from playtests, weve improved the overall experience of the tutorial, with the intent of making it both easier to understand and follow, and to make it a more satisfying and rewarding moment.
Heres the breakdown of all the changes since the last release (2024-03-21):

Quality of life

• Added a feedback when you gain a new building.
• Improved the controls to play cards to allow both drag&dropping and just plain clicking a card.
• Added the number of remaining lighthouses to repair in the Eclairium tooltip.
• Added the number of remaining turns before running out in the Luminoil tooltip.

Tutorial

• Moved the tutorial goals into a more visible box, added a bunch of small effects on them.
• Added a tooltip to explain the Smog.
• Added many tooltips all around the tutorial to explain the less intuitive things.

Cosmetic

• Refactored the end game screens into a single screen.
• Added fireworks around the city when you win a game.
• Added a button to watch your city after youve won.
• Added a custom cursor.

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[ 2024-04-10 14:33:29 CET ] [ Original post ]