Thank you everyone for the warm reception so far! We hope you've enjoyed your time with dirtbag MAHJONG! While most major changes will come with the full release, we've already made a couple small updates based on easily actionable feedback, as well as some bug fixes. Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where if you mashed calls fast enough at specific times you could make the game softlock or crash (or on ron/tsumo, get an ungodly amount of points)
• Fixed an issue with fu calculation that would lead to sometimes incorrectly detecting or failing to detect pinfu
• Fixed an issue where using R1/RB/R on gamepad to tab to the right end of the hand would sometimes fail to do anything
• Fixed an issue where sometimes the wrong tiles would display in some yaku examples in the text guide
• Fixed an issue where you could use the "end game" button to quit out of the interactive tutorial before the tutorial was actually over
• Fixed an issue where controller prompts would sometimes appear in the interactive tutorial when playing with a mouse
• Fixed an issue where somehow no one on the team caught that 224m was a complex wait during the interactive tutorial (it's 225m now)

Interface changes:

• Added pages to the dirtbag guide to make the information for all the characters and their kits always available from the main menu regardless of which character was randomly selected for free play
• Added an extra screen between the end of the story intro and the start of the first game to explain Vren's kit

Known Issues:

• Swap calling is currently allowed and shouldn't be
• The shanten counter sometimes fails to display the correct number (typically at 3+ shanten)
• No one on the dev team knows how to play mahjong

[ 2025-03-08 19:40:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

The dirtbag MAHJONG demo is out now!
Lie, cheat, and throw tiles at your friends! The demo has a story chapter, limited dirtbag free play, regular riichi mahjong, and an interactive tutorial for beginners.
Demo features:

• The full riichi mahjong text guide, and the first two chapters of the interactive tutorial to get beginners started
• A preview of Vren's first playable story chapter
• Dirtbag mode free play with a random character
• Normal mode free play with full choice of character

The demo is not limited-time, but there is a restriction in how many full East games you can play before it ends, since the free play mode covers a significant amount of the game.

[ 2025-02-24 11:12:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're excited to announce that dirtbag MAHJONG has been accepted for the February 2025 Steam Next Fest!
Starting February 24th, players will be able to get a feel for the gameplay and the tone of the game with a demo chapter and limited free play mode. Follow Vren's first chapter as he angers a vengeful mahjong ghost and learns what a yaku is.

Until then, keep wishlisting the game and telling your people about it! The demo is going to include a comprehensive tutorial for newer players, so this is the perfect opportunity to get your non-mahjong friends playing. For dev commentary and smaller updates, feel free to check us out on social media at the links below this announcement.

[ 2025-01-31 21:36:49 CET ] [ Original post ]