Hello everyone, Today we are pleased to release a new (and huge) update for Torment: Tides of Numenera on Early Access. This update represents months of work and tens of thousands of changes to the game. There are simply too many for us to list each and every one, but here is a list of the most important:

• Totally redone user interface art
• Design improvements and changes to many UIs, including Inventory, Character Sheet, Journal, Effort and Conversation
• Added Merchants to buy/sell items
• Reworked early game introduction (updated dialog and new Crisis)
• Added new companions and characters
• Added new areas
• New character portraits (more to come)
• Reworked character creation and progression
• Improved environment art, visual effects and sound effects
• New items and equipment, and tweaks and updates to existing ones
• Updated placement of items, containers and loot drops
• Performance and optimization improvements
• Incalculable number of quest tweaks, conversation updates, typo corrections, bug fixes and more

• You may see cloth physics warp or stretch for a split second when first viewing an NPC or entering a scene.
• Right now, longer conversation nodes may not fit in the Conversation UI text frame. We have new scrolling behavior planned to eliminate this issue, but for now you can expand the Conversation UI frame by left-clicking and dragging the top edge.
• Crisis (combat) feedback for UI, certain abilities, and so on may be a little lacking. You may also notice occasional animation and VFX issues.
• When entering a Crisis, we have found occasionally that the first turn will get stuck. We are investigating this issue. If you run into it, restart the game and combat should proceed normally.
• Edge is not yet displaying in the Effort UI. We have plans to add this as well as more feedback to Effort in general, but these didn't quite make it in time for this build.
• The main menu sometimes takes a little while to load on some computers. If you see a black screen when you start the game, just wait a moment or two and the main menu should appear.
• There are a handful of known minor bugs with quests, animation, conversations, items, abilities, etc. These generally shouldn't hurt gameplay too significantly and may in fact be entertaining.
• Several game settings in the Options menu are disabled for the time being. This is intentional.
• Some UI elements, including Character Creation, Mob Tooltips and Meres are still awaiting art passes and updates.

• A Deep, Thematically Satisfying Story. The philosophical underpinnings of Torment drive the game, both mechanically and narratively. Your words, choices, and actions are your primary weapons.
  
• A World Unlike Any Other. Journey across the Ninth World, a fantastic, original setting, with awe-inspiring visuals, offbeat and unpredictable items to use in and out of battle, and stunning feats of magic. Powered by technology used in the award-winning Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment, the Numenera setting by Monte Cook provides endless wonders and impossibly imaginative locations for you to explore.
  
• A Rich, Personal Narrative. Thoughtful and character-driven, the story is epic in feel but deeply personal in substance, with nontraditional characters and companions whose motivations and desires shape their actions throughout the game.
  
• Reactivity, Replayability, and the Tides. Your choices matter, and morality in the Ninth World is not a simple matter of “right” and “wrong”. You will decide the fates of those around you, and characters will react to your decisions and reputation. The result is a deeply replayable experience that arises naturally from your actions throughout the game.
  
• A New Take on Combat. With the Crisis system, combat is more than just bashing your enemies. Plan your way through hand-crafted set-pieces which combine battles with environmental puzzles, social interaction, stealth, and more.

• OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or later (64-bit). SDL 2.0 or later
• Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or equivalent
• Storage: 15 GB available space

• OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or later (64-bit). SDL 2.0.5 or later
• Processor: Intel i5 series or equivalentMemory: 8 GB RAM
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or equivalent (proprietary driver 375.26 or later)
• Storage: 15 GB available space