Hello, (procedurally generated) World! As the headline quoth, we are out of Early Access and on to v1.0! Heres a trailer for you to get those v1.0 chills... https://youtu.be/61k1QHWn9go For this update weve just pushed to Steam there are some minor gameplay tweaks, bunker layout changes, and audio fixes. Weve gone back in and messed about with the generation templates - the menu we give the level-generation system - so that the levels produce better environments. The initial zone is unchanged, but youll find the others now build tweaked worlds that are slightly more challenging. (Don't forget we addressed issues with the spider-craft in an earlier update.) There are also performance tweaks in this version, although there are still some odd generations that seem to hit performance without our profiler giving us a clear picture of why! Weve tried to streamline shaders and such to avoid that. BUT the main change - reflecting the template tinkering - is that there are now overall difficulty levels. You can select these on starting a new game, but also change them in current savegames, which default to normal, which gives you a difficult the same as the earlier updates. (Please note that difficulty can be changed in-game during play, so if you are having a tough time turn it down, or an easy time turn it up, etc!) Thanks for all the support weve received for this, our weirdest and most atmospheric game to date - and please do leave a Steam review if youve enjoyed yourself so far! Well have more news on Big Robot things for you soon! <3 -BR

[ 2019-09-05 15:44:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Signal From Tölva is a first-person game of exploration and combat, set in a beautiful, hand-crafted, hand-painted sci-fi world.

Key Features

• Explore a single-player shooter set in a weird, sprawling, tranquil alien landscape.
  
• Fight a war of territory control against dynamic and ferocious AI.
  
• Recruit allied robots to fight alongside you.
  
• Equip electronic countermeasures, plasma shields, and savage beam weapons for intense skirmishing.
  
• Unlock the secrets of the signal and enjoy the rich, complex fiction behind the Tölva universe with our free PDF lorebook.
  
• Delve into science fiction mystery as you investigate the haunting highlands of Tölva.

  The Story So Far

  In the distant future, star-faring robotic factions sift through the ruins of an ancient civilisation. On the highlands of Tölva, beneath the shadow of abandoned war machines, they found something.
  
  Was it the source of the signal you were so interested in? And will the trail lead to enlightenment, or something more sinister? You hijack a drone and you begin the search for yourself.
  
  
  
  The Signal From Tölva is a journey into a wild, weird science fiction landscape, filled with danger and beauty: you must survive terrible hazards, navigate through impossible spaces, and fight an ongoing battle to control this haunted, blighted world. Explore, ponder strange texts, and find tranquillity between the battles. You will make use of a range of powerful tools to overcome your enemies and uncover secrets: hack robots to battle alongside you, equip powerful weapons, and detonate savage defence systems.
  
  Fight, explore, and solve the mystery of The Signal From Tölva!