Improvements and fixes

• feat: update chinese localization
• feat: display the amount of gold gained with Farmer and Guitar on item icon.

Hello everyone! As we announced last week, here is the first big update for Coldridge! With this one we want to open the game to a wider audience by offering diverse gameplay experiences:

• Cozy: Perfect to discover the game or to focus on the ambiance and story.
• Challenging: A more challenging experience where you will need more planning and gambling to keep your head above the water.
• Mercyless: A truly traumatizing experience where you will need to pull every strings to not be crushed by the guild.

Balancing

Improvements and fixes

Dear players, We're so happy to see you're all enjoying our game and are overwhelmed to see some of y'all high scores (1.5M is the highest so far). We fixed some of the game's loopholes (hi backpack!), and are now working towards a new update. We heard your complaints about the Gambler being too hard to play, and we realize some players like the challenging aspect of the puzzle while some others feel pressured by it. For that purpose we're happy to announce we'll be introducing a new difficulty system, for each player to choose how they want to enjoy the game. The update should come with some other fixes in a couple of weeks. We'll keep you posted!

The main change of this patch is the rebalancing of the Explorer character. We've tested some balancing over the last month to make it easier to play to smooth the first experience. The consequence is that the first chapter can feel bland compared to the others, we don't want to make the whole game easier since we think the interest in this game come from the difficulty to pass the years. We decided to embrace a bit more the rogue lite vibe of our game and come back to a challenging experience for the Explorer.

Balancing

• feat: nerf Explorer (from 10 to 8 movements, reduce starting gold from 200 to 100).
• feat: ration hideout now works only one time per expedition. It is displayed as empty when already consumed.
• fix: it is now impossible to consume an energy drink if next expedition can't handle the -2 days malus.

Improvements and fixes

• feat: display gamble random range in tooltip.
• fix: issue where Familiar Terrain item was working through portals and illusions.
• fix: issue where it was impossible to buy a free item when having no gold.
• fix: issue where item meta progression was not scrolled correctly when having unlocked more than half of the items.
• fix: wrong text alignement in some dialogs.
• fix: typo in french locale.

In this patch highlight, you will find 2 new music tracks, a lot a fixes and improvements and a bit of balancing. The "Multiple Backpacks" strategy as been nerfed (we wait for you to break the game again with another combo). Thanks for all your feedbacks!

Balancing

• nerf curse eater: 50% chance to gain +1 day when collecting a curse (instead of 100%).
• nerf backpack item: don't allow to use multiple backpacks in the same expedition. Increase price from 40 to 60.

Improvements and fixes

• feat: add 2 new musics in sound track.
• feat: add tooltip to explain why an action is not possible when a button is grayed out.
• feat: add 'C' symbol in curse bar to make the Shaman prices more understandable.
• feat: allow more afflictions and contracts in ui.
• fix: issue where random number generators were not restored correctly after reloading a save resulting in duplicated contracts in guild menu.
• fix: issue where Steam achievement were not updated correctly in some specific cases.
• fix: 'Regenerate World' ritual now works as intented.
• fix: issue where begin year reward items were not rerolls when skipping last reward.
• fix: issue where number of expedition left feedback was not updated correctly when using the Backpack.
• fix: issue where cohesion mission contracts were taken into account by "All eggs in one basket".
• fix: issue in Wormhole matrix description.
• fix(locale): french localization improvements

This patch is all about localization. We finallized the French localization (that was missing a lot of polish). We also fixed a lot of typos and errors in dialogues and item descriptions.

We continue to get your feedbacks to improve the game as much as possible. For this patch, a first bunch of balancing: Chapter II is a bit easier and Chapter III bit harder and Chapter VI start is a bit less random. Also Steam achievements now works while you play (sorry for that). Don't hesitate to come join the community on our discord for further informations!

Balancing

• buff Gamble ability: Gamble increase goals from a random value between [25%, 75%] (instead of [25%, 100%])
• increase Witch's starting gold from 0 to 30.
• nerf Frenchy permanent item slot count (from 5 to 4).
• lower the amount of resources on Frenchy's start map.

Improvements and fixes

• feat: improve dialogue interface (add back and skip button and instantly skip text animation when clicking on next.)
• fix: issue where steam achievements were not unlocked while the game was playing.
• fix: issue where PlainWorker permanent item was working through portals.
• fix: issue where end game screen buttons were not displayed when closing reward notification too fast.
• fix: issue where guild objective bar was not displayed correctly when skipping.
• fix: issue where item icons where appearing over item reward notifications in end game screen.
• fix: issue where contracts placement was broken after double-clicking on a contract.
• fix: issue with exploration collect feedback that was not displayed correctly.
• fix: typos in chapter 1 dialogues.

Here is a first patch of fixes for Coldridge. Hope you have a great time with our game!

• feat: adding clouds on map borders
• fix: issue where it was possible to discard an affliction.
• fix: issue where language was not correctly initialized at first start.
• fix: ask to relaunch the game when changing the language settings to correctly apply the change on the whole game.
• fix(locale): typos on french localization.

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• feat: add german, japanese, korean, brazil portuguese, russian, simplified and traditionnal chinese localization.
• feat: add start game and start expedition sfx.
• fix: Expired Discord link.
• fix: speed up end game screen animations.
• fix: issue where end expedition increase sound was too short when big amount of money are earned.
• fix: harmonize back button in credits.

We improved a lot of things to give you a better taste of the full game. Here is what we changed:

• New items can now be unlocked, like the campfire to take your expedition even further.
• You can now get afflictions by gathering the curse or take it to your advantage by tracking down the shaman to perform rituals to transform the map!
• The demo now end year 3 to allow you to have a longer experience
• 5 new unique soundtracks have been added.
• User interface has been improved. It now supports small and big resolutions and has an adaptive scale option.
• We worked on balancing to have a fairer experience and a better world generator.
• Steamdeck and gamepad support.
• New scenario and dialogues.
• Smoother camera controller and with keyboard control.
• Cloud saves

Dear players, we hope you enjoyed playing our first demo. We have some big news - Coldridge has a RELEASE DATE! It launches on... October 28 on Steam for PC (Windows & Linux) We're so happy to finally be able to share this game out there. We will also unveil an updated demo with more content in a few weeks during Steam Next Fest... Stay tuned!!

• feat(balancing): don't generate contracts with different terrain types in goals and rewards.
• feat: shorter delay before displaying tooltips.
• fix: typos in various tooltips.

• feat: center camera on player after game load.
• fix: issue where tile that were mapped after taking a LostProspector contract were not exploited.
• fix: issue where resources were not spawned under curse tiles.
• fix: issue where click sound was played multiple times when taking/cancelling contracts.
• fix: typos in various tooltips.
• fix: make move nomenclature consistent.
• fix: issue where begin year reward was not serialized correctly resulting in empty choice when loading the game.
• fix: don't display LostProspectorPanel if there is no contract to choose.
• fix: issue where confirmation dialog were not freed correctly.

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We are incredibly proud to officially reveal the game we've been working on for many months. Were Adrien and Aurel from FrogCollective. After spending the last 12 years creating strategy games at Amplitude (like Humankind and Endless Space), we're thrilled to launch our very first title, "Coldridge." Our aim is to delight players with fresh, modern, and incredibly fun gameplay. Coldridge is a solo game that immerses you in a turn-based exploration adventure set in the mystical Wild West. We've designed it to be thrilling and engaging as you strategically navigate cursed terrains, uncover magical artifacts, and explore uncharted lands. Each move requires careful planning as you solve intricate puzzles and manage contracts to maximize your gains. Our goal is to offer a captivating adventure that challenges your strategic thinking and keeps you hooked with every decision. Get ready to uncover the secrets of Coldridge and embark on a journey like no other! Today, we're excited to offer you the very first glimpse of Coldridge and its unique universe through our trailer. We can't wait to hear your thoughts! Don't forget to wishlist the game and follow us on Twitter for updates :) [previewyoutube=XYTgZaV4av4;leftthumb][/previewyoutube]

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