Hi Fox Riders,

After the success of Epistory's Fox, the plushies from Nanotale are finally available on Makeship for a limited time! Will you be team Blue Fox or team Green Jasper? Or you can even get the two of them with a discount!

It's a 21 days limited edition, so hug them before it's too late: https://shop.makeship.com/3Ym5HLa



Thank you for your love!

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Rider,

When we did the Epistory plushie giveaway with Makeship, we promised you that we'll also do one on Steam too and here it is!



[h3]How to enter?[/h3]
It's simple, comment below with your favorite thing in Epistory to get a chance to win the plushie.
You can share the contest on socials and tag @fishingcactus for an extra chance to win.

The winner will be selected randomly between all contestants.
Contest ends on Friday 9th December 2022 4:00 PM CET

[h3]New plushies coming soon![/h3]
Ready to get your own Pokemon Starter Pack? epihappy



We finally can announce you that our Nanotale Plushies will be available on Makeship this December. More info soon. Don't forget that the campaign only runs for 25 days.

Subscribe to our Plushie Newsletter to get notified about our Plushies. You can choose to get news about only one specific plushie or all of them.

Thank you for reading!

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hi ,

Once again we are working on a Japanese version of our coming title Outshine.

Just like Epistory and Nanotale, Outshine will work with companion words which are romanized versions of the words you have to type in Japanese.

Thanks to you we learned a bit more about Japanese localization while developing our typing game and now we understand that there are different ways to romanize it. There is the Hepburn romanization that generally follows English phonology with Romance vowels. But also the Nihon-shiki romanization originally invented for Japanese and his modified variant the Kunrei-shiki.

[h3]So our question is: What romanization Japanese would prefer in Outshine?
[/h3]
Please, if you are a player from Japan, vote using that Google form.

Here are a few in-game examples so you can better decide. The Hepburn is used in Nanotale while the Nihon-shiki is used in Outshine.

[h3]Nihon-Shiki Romanization
[/h3]








[h3]Hepburn Romanization
[/h3]








-VirginRedemption

Hey Fox Riders,

If you missed the news on Nanotale. Since the campaign for the Fox from Epistory on Makeship was a success, we'd like to run another campaign with characters from Nanotale. Therefore, we'd like to now if you'd prefer to have the Blue Fox (cute plushie version), the Green Jasper, or both.

Please tell us in the comments or using this google form.

[h3]The Blue Fox[/h3]


[h3]The Green Jasper[/h3]


[h2]Updates about Epistory and our other games[/h2]

We are currently working on an update of Epistory to support Apple M1.

An update of Nanotale which fixes remaining bugs and supports Apple M1 is also in progress.

Finally, our new typing game Outshine is ready to be released and should be out around the end of October. Don't forget to wishlist it if it's not done yet.

That's it for today Fox Riders! Thank you for your help.

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

Our Three Tailed Fox campaign is now fully funded (265%) and we wanted to thank you for that epiparty You are awesome!

The campaign finishes in 2 days so for those who didn't have the chance to get it yet, here's the link: https://shop.makeship.com/3ucFrod



[h3]LET'S MEET AT PAX EAST[/h3]

Next week we'll be at PAX East with our new typing game . Don't hesitate to drop by. We'd be more than happy to see some Fox Riders.

[h3]BONUS[/h3]

As you can see below, my spinning fox gave our programmer a reason to get Nitro on Discord epiangel



That's it! Have a wonderful day.

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

It's out! The Three Tailed Fox Plush from Epistory is now available on Makeship. We now have 21 days to reach the minimum funding goal of 200 pre-orders to launch the production. The Epistory plush is a limited edition so it won't be possible to find it after the campaign. Don't miss it out! Once the product is ready, we ship it directly to you.

BONUS: With every plush purchase you will receive a digital copy of Epistory!





[h2]Game update[/h2]
On a side note, we compiled all the bugs reports since our last update and worked on an update to fix them.

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• Sfx (ambiance) still audible in fire dungeon even when all sound disabled
  
• Arena score not displayed in "me" tab
  
• "Tree Name" code display above tree barks instead of word
  
• Some diacritics not typeable on Linux & MacOS
  
• English words in Russian dictionary
  
• Wrong keyboard in the UI
  
• "Easiest" is now easier
  
• Tweaked some smaller issues
  

Hi Fox Riders,

It's happening! On Friday 25th of March 2022, you'll be able to get your own Three Tailed Fox Plush on Makeship. You can already visit the campaign page and, if not done yet, enter your email so you don't miss out.



[h3]GIVEAWAY[/h3]

While waiting for that wonderful day, we are running a giveaway to win two plushies on Twitter and Instagram.

Contest on Twitter



Thank you for reading! Wishing you all a wonderful week.

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

Yesterday, during our stream of Outshine, a Fox Rider asked us about the Fox Plush. It was the perfect timing because we did get some news.

We validated the design and now we are waiting for the physical version to be shipped at the studio. Then, if it passes the hugging test we'll make the campaign on Makeship live and you'll be able to get your own limited version of our beloved Fox. As a bonus, with every purchase you will receive a digital version of Epistory to keep or to gift.

[h3]Subscribe to the plush newsletter if you want to get an email once it's out. [/h3]
https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/8B1C6EB3D78B7FC5



As a side note, it's the Steam Neo Fest and we have a demo of our new typing game Outshine available until the 28th of February. Don't hesitate to try it and give us your feedback. It's very interesting for us to get feedback from players who played typing games before.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288410/Outshine/

Thank you for reading!

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hey Fox Riders,

Happy New Year!

Tadaaaaa! Here's the revised design of the plush following your feedback. We made the eyes cuter while conserving their geometrical aspect since we wanted to keep the essence of the origami fox.

What do you think?

The next step would be to have the first plush prototype. Then you'll be able to make it yours!



Thank you for the feedback!

-VirginRedemption


PS: little reminder about our third typing game Outshine. Don't hesitate to wishlist it if some of you are missing the arcade vibes from the iconic typing of the dead.

Hi Fox Riders,

We are currently working with MakeShip to create a plush of the Fox from Epistory. Here's the first design of the plush. Please give us your feedback!



Thank you for your help!

Happy Holiday!

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

This year's Steam autumn sale just started and that means one thing - it's Steam awards time epiparty

All of the award categories are restricted to games released this past year with the exception of the "Labor of Love" category. So, if you feel like Epistory deserves the "Labor of Love", please tick the checkbox above this post. epilove

And because, Epistory would be nothing without its awesome community, I wanted to illustrate my post with some artworks made by our players. Thank you guys!

















[h3]Next Update[/h3]
This news is also the right moment to let you know that we are working on a new update fixing some small remaining issues recently reported, that should be live by the end of the day.

[h3]New Typing Game[/h3]
One last word in case you missed the news about our new typing game in development called Outshine. It's very different from Epistory as it's a fast-paced arcade game but we hope that the typist searching for typing challenges among you, will enjoy it and add it to their wishlists.

Thank you for reading.
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

During the development of our last typing adventure, Nanotale, some players asked us for for a fast-paced typing mode. Of course, we released the arena mode to please the frenetic typists among you. But, we also had the idea of a new typing game, more arcade oriented where your only goal is to destroy your enemies in a fast-paced typing game.

So, here comes Outshine where each world has its own flow, enemies and bosses. Master your different special abilities and find the best tactic to defeat your enemies and escape. Beat the game then change the game modifiers to create a brand new custom experience. Ready to type your way up the leaderboard?



Outshine is still in development and is planned to be released around mid-2022. Meanwhile, it would mean a lot to us if you could wishlist it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288410/Outshine/



Thank you.
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

I am happy to see that our community is growing with more and more Fox Riders everyday. Thank you so much for joining us and for the good reviews left on Steam.

Now that we entered the post-production of our current game in developing Nanotale, we decided to spend time on the few bugs remaining in Epistory.

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Sfx (ambiance sound) still audible in fire dungeon even when all sounds are disabled
  
• Arena score is not displayed in "me" tab
  
• Suspicious scores removed from the leaderboard
  
• "Tree Name" code is displayed above tree barks instead of word
  
• "There is no word on torches in first dungeon" (read thread here)
  
• English words in Russian dictionary
  
• Wrong keyboard in the UI
  
• Tweaked some other smaller issues
  

• "Very easy" is now easier
  

Hi Fox Riders,

We hope that you are doing well. Here, we entered a second lockdown which means that our team is working from home for 7 months now.

[h2]An update on Epistory[/h2]

First of all, thank you for being such a wonderful community, and for all the reviews left on the game page. These reviews are probably one of the reasons why Epistory is still popular in 2020. epiparty

Since the release of Epistory, we compiled a list of minor bugs reported by the community. Now that Nanotale (our new typing game) is about to be finished, our amazing programmer will take some time to fix these remaining bugs and update Epistory.

That's it for Epistory. Thank you again for the nice reviews. epilove


[h2]News about Nanotale[/h2]

For the Fox Riders who don't know about it, Nanotale is our new typing game based on a survey we ran amongst Epistory's players. The game is different from Epistory since we didn't want to do an Epistory 2 but a totally new typing experience.

The game was released on Steam early access on October 2019. Most of the players are returning Fox Riders who wants to help us while the game is still in development by reporting bug and giving us feedback/suggestions. But we also had the pleasure to welcome new players who never played a typing game before.

The current content of the game represents 75% of the experience with 2 out of 3 biomes accessible at the moment. We are now finishing the last biome that will be available in Closed BETA by the end of the year. So players who already own the game, won't have to wait until the final release to complete it. Meanwhile, we'll continue to polish and improve game until we release it in early 2021.

Here are few screenshots showing you Nanotale and its current state.















https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

That's it guys! Thank you for reading.

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

With Corona virus all around, we are all working from home. the studio is empty, and waiting for a coffee can seem really looooooong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JmSmyOp15M&t=7s

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

Today, we had the pleasure to read that Nanotale reached the first step of the Indie of the Year contest on IndieDB by being part of Top 100. We are now competing against 99 other fantastic indie games.

Winning that contest would be a really nice boost for our game, so please, help us by voting for Nanotale using this link. No need to sign in.

Thank you very much!
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

We are honored to welcome you to the Order. You are now ready to be an Archivist from Nanotale and to venture alone in the Ancestral Forest to unveil its secrets.



Buy the game now and encourage the development.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

We hope that you will enjoy your time during early access. Don't hesitate to help us improve the game by giving us feedback end reporting bugs in the following steam discussions.

FAQ

Suggestion and Feedback

Bugs and Technical Issues

Leaving us a review will also help us a lot during the rest of the development and increase visibility on the game.


What can you expect from the current version ?
The game features around 2-4 hours of gameplay depending on your skills and willingness to explore its content.

We consider art direction as final and core game mechanics are in place.

As an Early Access version, we are aware there are both major and minor bugs in the build.

Our priority in the following days and weeks will be to make sure those bugs are ironed out and you can experience the game up to its end. As of today, the build is solid but in edge cases, blockers can be found. Also expect quite a few updates on Steam.


What we plan to improve from here?
As an Early Access version, we know things are not perfect and we already have a lot planned on our side until final release. Here is an overview of what we plan to do.

GAMEPLAY

• Add new powers
  
• Tweak current powers
  
• Tweak upgrade system
  
• Improve arena battles (visibility, spawn, feedback)
  
• Quests system
  

• Fix invisible collision issues
  
• Improve overall juiciness of the game
  
• Improve character animations and transitions (NPCs, main character)
  
• Refine the Fox FX
  
• Work on transitions
  
• Work on cameras
  
• Add new FXs
  

• Many improvements to be made on menus
  

• Integrate adaptive difficulty
  
• Tweak speed, damage and behaviors of enemies
  

• Make the gameplay elements on the 2D map more visible
  
• Work on the level design to make paths and understanding of levels clearer
  

• 2 more biomes each featuring their own unique environment
  
• Complementary powers
  
• More NPCs and villages
  

• Add new and more variety to current SFXs
  
• Add new and more music themes
  

• Initial and prologue to the story (why and how Rosalind gets in the world)
  
• Intro / Cinematics
  
• Voice Over
  
• Tweaks texts and dialogues
  

Hi Fox Riders,

We are happy to announce that Nanotale is coming to Steam Early Access on October 23rd 2019! Are you ready for a new typing adventure?

[previewyoutube=5IohCH2aCx8;full][/previewyoutube]





More info about the early access on the following post.

https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791463446271/announcements/detail/1602644123522671564

Thank you for following us!

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

BETA testing is coming! Apply for a chance to join the closed BETA of Nanotale by answering the following form.

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvpZMuDGCg4vpZJBQcrtUGDEyXgZhvLWYLqawUj5aLbngCZQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Once we are ready, we'll create groups of players for testing and notify them by email.

Thank you for your support.

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

I am so happy to share with you the new teaser video of Nanotale. epiparty
We really hope that you will like it. Don't hesitate to leave your thoughts about it below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhWerWtS4_E&feature=youtu.be

Thank you and have a wonderful day! epilove

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

I've been approached by some of you who were afraid to not see Rosalind riding a Fox in Nanotale. So, I thought that it was the right time to tell you a little bit more about the fox and its relation with Rosalind.

I will keep it short because, now, the fox is part of the story and I don't want to spoil you too much.

In Nanotale, you don't ride the fox constantly. By that, I mean that by default you walk fast with Rosalind but when you press SHIFT it summons the fox and you can ride it to sprint.



BUT WHY?
The reason why we decided to make it that way, is that Rosalind is an archivist and her job is to collect pieces of information about the world. To do that she must get close to an element of the lore and then write her observations in her handbook. That wouldn't be possible on top of a great fox.




WATCH ME PLAYING
I hope that the news answered all the question you had about the fox.

I will stream Nanotale on Epistory's Steampage to show you the demo of the game today at 4:30pm CEST, 10:30am EDT, 7:30am PDT. Feel free to join if you have more questions about the game.

Thank you for reading.

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

Last week we started some modeling for our second biome epiparty And because it's called the Sunken Caves it will, of course, start with rocks!





There are multiple entrances to the Sunken Caves but the main one is located North of the Ancestral Forest, passed the meadow. We are currently working on its look.





And finally, we started to work on other things than rocks for the second biome in Nanotale. That little house is the first step to create a troglodyte village.



BONUS

These inquisitive little creatures follow you around, no matter where you go. Not even distressed by the attacks of the blue predators on these lands. Though no one ever saw one attack a Green Jasper particularly.

Visit the link below to have a closer look at the 3D model of the Green Jasper.

https://skfb.ly/6KVFx


If you want to see more about the development, follow the game on Steam, Twitter, Facebook, or Discord.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

Thank you for reading.

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Epistory - Typing Chronicles!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time

Hi Fox Riders,

It's time to introduce you the second biome from Nanotale: The Sunken Caves.



"Poison is spreading from the edges of the Sunken Caves, but the town feels safe and nurturing."

Keep an eye on development by following the Steampage epihappy

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

Thank you for reading.

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Hey Fox Riders,

A fresh air of Spring blows on Fishing Cactus. Yesterday, we updated Nanotale's Steampage with new banners, screenshots and gifs of the game.

Basically, what you see here, is the fire spell used to burn enemies and combined with the "LARGE" shape to melt the ice.



More on the Steampage:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

Thank you for reading!

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

I hope you are all doing great and did not miss us too much while we were at PAX East and EGX Rezzed.

The two conventions went great for Nanotale! When the first player sat on our booth at PAX East to try the game, we felt really stressed, not knowing if he would enjoy it. That stress was at its climax when we met a returning player from Epistory. The thing is that both new and returning players loved it very much. They were really happy with the new RPG direction of the game and so with the art style.



Here's the stream we did with Rockpaper Shotgun during EGX Rezzed. Hope you will like what you see.

https://youtu.be/W7GMFJmrAw0?t=15087


And here's what the press said about it so far:

[quote=Hardcore Gamer]Nanotale: Typing Chronicles is easily one of the years more intriguing concepts when it comes to the link between the player put before the screen and the action that unravels on it.[/quote] Read full article here.

[quote=Eurogamer]EGX Rezzed 2019: The best games from this year's show. Nanotale is perhaps best quickly described as Magicka meets Typing of the Dead. [/quote] Read full article here.

[quote=vg247]The developers have actually tackled this genre before in Epistory, but something about Nanotale: Typing Chronicles particularly grabbed me.[/quote] Read full article here.
















While the four of us were at the convention, other people from the team stood at the studio and continued to work on the game. They also had the chance to experience the "Mini Fox Bug".







BONUS

More Green Jasper! Funny thing is that we saw people during convention running away from the Green Jasper while playing the demo because they were afraid of it episweat




Thank you for reading! I hope this wasn't too long.

Don't hesitate to follow and wishlist Nanotale on Steam for more news about the game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

First of all, we'd like to thank you. Thanks to you, Epistory is rated overwhelmingly positive on Steam for three years. And that's something! epilove

To celebrate, the game will be 75% off during the whole week, so don't hesitate to spread the word. epiparty

PLAY NANOTALE AT PAX AND EGX



If you attend to PAX East Boston and EGX Rezzed London, don't hesitate to come by our booth and try our new typing game, Nanotale.

If you don't have the chance to go and still want to try it badly, you can also join our Discord. In a few months, we'll run a BETA of the game with people from our Discord.

Below, a few pictures of our new t-shirt, our flyers and banner. Enjoy!







Thank you for reading.

We hope to see you at some events.

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Hi Fox riders,

Today, we are happy to finally share with you the first gameplay teaser of Nanotale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbwOBR_c79w

If the game is not on your wishlist yet, we hope that our video will convince to do it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

We'll be happy to have your thoughts about the game so far.

Cheers,
VirginRedemption

Hey Fox Riders,

We updated Nanotale's Steam page with new screenshots from the game. There is still a lot of work to do, but we are now satisfied of the overall art style and decided to publish it.

If not done yet, don't hesitate to add Nanotale to your Wishlist. It would really help us to have more visibility on Steam, which is hard nowadays for a small studio like Fishing Cactus.

Thank you and Happy New Year to our players from China.

-VirginRedemption





https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

Hi Fox Riders,

Last week, we worked on the Static Enemy with the goal to have at least 3 enemies in the DEMO we'll showcase at PAX East (Boston) and EGX Rezzed (London).

The Static Enemy



Know your enemy: The Static Enemy does not move, but can attack at a given range around itself. It is resistant to everything except Fire, Poison and Electricity.



Mostly hidden in high grass to force the player to go past it.





BONUS
You really liked the Axiolotl critter epilove Here's a video showing you its behavior epiparty




Thank you for reading!

-VirginRedemption

PS: Find all news about Nanotale on the following Steam page
https://steamcommunity.com/app/944920/allnews/

Hi Fox Riders,

Following your feedback, we modified a little bit the shape of Rosalind. The new shape will also facilitate the creation of a low poly 3D version.



Here's a work in progress sculpt of Rosalind based on the new shape.



NPCs
We did some color tests for the NPCs from the Ancestral Forest. A lot of you voted on Twitter, Facebook and Discord for the white, and the blue/green outfits.



So, we decided to keep both of them and create different kind of outfits for the NPCs.



Enemies
A bit of work has also been done on a 3D modeling and color test for the RATS! How would you feel in front of an army of these running after you in the Ancestral Forest?



T-shirts
We would like to create a nice t-shirt to wear at PAX East and EGX Rezzed. These t-shirts will also be used for contest and giveaways epiwink

So, my question is: what would you like to see on it? Be creative and tell us what you'd like to wear. The girl, the Fox, a landscape, anything else?

Thank you for reading.

-VirginRedemption

PS: you liked the news? Read more of them on Nanotale's page
https://steamcommunity.com/app/944920/allnews/

Hi Fox Riders,

Happy new year!

We posted another weekly update on Nanotale's steam page showing you a recap of what have been revealed so far, such as the NPCs from the Ancestral Forest and the shape of the new fox. You may notice that it's the 6th one because we don't want to spam Epistory's followers. So if you want to get all the news, don't hesitate to follow Nanotale's Steam page.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/944920/announcements/detail/1715209019873527123

Have a great week!

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

In the last weekly recap on Nanotale's Steam page, we posted the new 3D version of the art style. We know that it needs improvement but we'd love to have your feeback.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/944920/announcements/detail/1716332201163048031

Thank you.

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

We hope that you are all doing great!

Yesterday, we posted a weekly recap about Nanotale - Typing Chronicles that I am sharing here with you.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/944920/announcements/detail/1715205666458039994

Don't hesitate to follow the Steam group to get all the latest news about the project.

Cheers,
-VirginRedemption

Hark, stranger. Be still a moment. Listen to the sounds Do you hear them, far off in the deep?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFHL_I7FH7c

We are proud to finally be able to announce the development of our new typing game, Nanotale - Typing Chronicles, the spiritual successor to 2016s acclaimed indie title Epistory - Typing Chronicles.

Something is wrong with the heart of magic. Play a young archivist venturing out into a dying world, cataloging its mysteries and its wonders to unearth the truth.

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles is an atmospheric typing adventure RPG set in a colorful vibrant world that blooms to life under the words of Greg Buchanan [www.gregbuchanan.co.uk]. Developed by Fishing Cactus Games with the same core team as Epistory - Typing Chronicles, we cant wait to share the adventure!

Wishlist the game NOW

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/

Weekly Updates
Today is the opening of our Steam page, and with it the beginning of us being able to talk about the project. To make sure that communication between players and devs flows perfectly, we will post weekly updates about the game on the following channels:

Nanotale Steampage
Twitter
Facebook
Discord

Streaming! Streaming everywhere!
As part of how we plan to communicate with you, we are also planning to frequently stream the game to show you its evolution live and to chat with you at the same time. Well give you our Stream schedule soon to make sure you dont miss any of them. Before that, it would be great if you could let us know your timezone in the comments section if you are interested!.

The first stream session will be a Q/A with the devs taking place next week (DTBD) on Twitch and Steam. Come with all your questions about Nanotale - Typing Chronicles.

Your voice is important
Many of you participated in our survey last year about those features you loved in Epistory and how you would like to see these features in our next title.

That survey has been used as a solid base when brainstorming about the Nanotale - Typing Chronicles. It helped us to capture the DNA, the essence of Epistory, to create a new game that we hope will please the community. Sometimes decisions have to be taken. Some are harder than others, but we will count on you to continue to enlighten us about what you think of Nanotale - Typing Chronicles. We want you to take part in this incredible new typing adventure with us!

Leave us your thoughts in a comment and dont hesitate to spread the news all around you!


Thank you!

-VirginRedemption

Hi Fox Riders,

We created a video highlighting some thoughts from the community about Epistory. It's quite long but, we had so many... and we couldn't even put all of them in it. So, we apologize for the 3 minutes long video :) Hope you will like it!

https://youtu.be/RN7p09vIpqs

Tomorrow, Saturday 6pm CEST / 9am PDT / 12pm EDT), we'd like to stream the game on Steam and Twitch, and try to create a new in-game story with people from the chat. Feel free to join us!

Also, the game will be 67% OFF on Steam during the whole weekend. Don't hesitate to spread the word about it.

Thank you!

May the Fox be with you! ːepicoolː

Today's Deal: Save 67% on Epistory - Typing Chronicles!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time

Hey guys!

This year again, we are proud to be part of the Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10) at Gamescom 2018 showcasing one last time Shift Quantum.

As announced on our Discord, we'll start soon to communicate about our next typing game which as the code name "Typing 2", until we reveal the name of the game in September. We'll be glad to have a little chat about it and gather your ideas during Gamescom too.

Don't hesitate to drop by. The Indie Arena Booth the right place to discover wonderful indie games you've probably never heard of.

Here's the level of Shift Quantum we've created for Gamescom. Cheers!

Hello Fox Riders,

We just wanted to tell you that the incubation process of Epistory 2 is now done and we started the pre-production. Soon, we'll be able to share more info about the gameplay and concept arts with you.

Also, Steam has a new functionality allowing developers and publishers to create their own Steam pages. We made one for Fishing Cactus, where we'll share info about all our coming games that don't have steam pages yet but also run contests to reward the community. Follow the dev page and comment its latest announcement in order to win prizes such as t-shirts and copies of our games.

https://store.steampowered.com/developer/fishingcactus



Cheers ːepicoolː

Hi Fox Riders,

We are so glad to announce you that Shift Quantum is out with a launch discount of 10% off and another 10% extra discount for all of you!

Hope you will enjoy that cyber-noire platformer game set in a dystopian black and white world as much as you enjoyed Epistory - Typing Chronicles.

https://youtu.be/IIXAjPsriFM

https://store.steampowered.com/app/700520/Shift_Quantum/

Thank you for your support.

Cheers!

Hello Fox Riders,

As some of you probably already know, the Epistory team is working on the next typing game. We don't want to spam you here with the incubation and pre-production processes, so you are welcome to join our Discord and chat with us about it.

Besides Epistory, we'd like to announce you that Shift Quantum, will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One on May 29th in the United States and Canada, and May 30 everywhere else.

Also, check out the brand new gameplay trailer featuring music from the amazing soundtrack by Simon Felix Music & VolkorX!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncp6qVpkIes&t=4s

https://store.steampowered.com/app/700520/Shift_Quantum/

PS: I really don't know why the preview says 31 May since the page says 30 ːepifearː

Today's Deal: Save 66% on Epistory - Typing Chronicles!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Tuesday at 10AM Pacific Time

Hi Fox Riders,

We are happy to announce that Algo Bot hit Steam today with a special discount of 25% especially for Epistory’s players during a month. The fidelity discount is stackable with the release discount of 10% wich give you a discount of 35% if you take it day one.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/286300/Algo_Bot/

While we are publishing that news, we start to Stream the game on Algo Bot’s Steam page. Don’t hesitate to join us if you want to chat with the team or if you are just curious to see the guys behind Epistory.

Enjoy the show!

Hi Fox Riders,

Before starting the production of the next typing game, there is a game called Algo Bot that we'd like to release ːalgoproudː.

Continue to read if you like puzzle games or/and if you want to help us making more games ːpalwinkː.

https://youtu.be/2FlxKoGwGrg

THE STORY

Deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonization ship, the sleeping crew dreams about their new life on the far side of the galaxy.

But there can be no rest for Algo Bot, a service droid working on the junk deck. When a routine recycling mission with cantankerous line manager PAL goes horribly wrong, crisis strikes at the very heart of the Europa.

Unless PAL and Algo Bot can restore the Europa's systems and recover the shipboard AI quickly, there'll be no waking up for anyone.

IN A WORD

Algo Bot blends basic programming skills with gameplay to make a fun, creative and ultimately satisfying puzzle game.

Follow the game or add it to your wishlist to stay updated! ːpalhappyː

http://store.steampowered.com/app/286300/Algo_Bot/

Hello Fox Riders,

After almost two years out, it is time for us to consider the success of Epistory and start another typing game ːepiloveː.

To please the community, we would like to know what you liked in Epistory and what you want to see in a sequel by completing a survey.

The spiritual sequel will be another typing oriented adventure game set in a related but different world. Nothing is set in stone yet; we have some ideas we’d like to explore, and that's why we are looking for your feedback.

Complete the survey now!

As good news likes company; the game will be 57% off during the whole day ːepipartyː, for those amongst you who didn’t have the chance to get it during the Autumn Sale.

Finally, this day marks the very last update on Epistory - Typing Chronicles. With some remaining bugs fixed, an update of the Chinese version and the Italian localization of the game. But we won’t leave you alone ːepiwinkː! We’ll stay on the discussion forum, as usual, to answer your questions even if we prefer daily chat with people on Discord . We’ll also keep you in touch with the new typing game while waiting for its proper Steam page.

Cheers,
The Team

Today's Deal: Save 57% on Epistory - Typing Chronicles!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Tuesday at 10AM Pacific Time

Hello Fox Riders to celebrate both the end of EGX and the upcoming Gameforce, Belgium Epistory is -55% off this week! It is time to grab your copy or, if you enjoyed the game, let your friends know about the game!

Cheers!

Just a little post to remind you that the team will be at Gamescom 2017 on the Indie Arena Booth with our brand new game, Shift Quantum.

We'll be glad if you come to say hi, and to give us your feedback about this new project.

Cheers! ːepihappyː

Hi Fox Riders,

We are glad to announce that Epistory is available in Chinese and now officially supports 10 languages! A total of 14 with the translations made by the community on Steam Workshop.

We were supposed to publish the update for the 1st Anniversary of the game, but due to a slight hitch, it has been delayed until today.

This will probably be the last major update for Epistory - Typing Chronicles to give us more time to focus on our other games in production. Don't worry; it's not a goodbye at all. We'll always be on the Steam forum and Discuss to help you and answer your questions. Speaking of feedback, we are thinking of a DLC and would like to know what you think of the idea.

Thank you very much for these nearly two years of support.

Hello Fox Riders,

One year ago, with our hearts beating fast, we held our breath and released Epistory - Typing Chronicles on Steam. And, as promised, we’ve planned some surprises to thank you for all the love and support during the development and even now that the game is fully released ːepiloveː ːepipartyː. It’s always a pleasure to read your comments on the forums and answer them. Keep going guys!



Let’s kickoff the celebration with a 50% discount. Moreover we plan to run some giveaways on Twitter and Facebook during the whole week to make you win Steam keys and the fantastic anniversary t-shirt that the development team wears on the picture below.



But wait! There’s more! Join us for a live stream with the team on the 30th of March 9:30 am PDT ( 5:30 pm GMT+1) on Twitch. We’ll play Epistory and answer all your questions. Meanwhile, you can chat with us everyday on our recently created Discord Channel.

If you want even more insight, we published an article about the whole development of Epistory. You can even play the first prototype of the game!

One more gift, for those of you who’d enjoy reminiscing about the story of the game, we published its full script, written by our dear Joseph J Clark with the illustrations of Amandine Flahaut.

This year has been a great year. Thank you. Now it’s time to move on something else. We’d like to announce that we started development on a new game called Shift Quantum.


Thank you! ːepiloveː

Hi Reindeer Riders,

We wanted to give you something special for Christmas. Of course, for those of you who doesn’t own the game yet, the best present will be the discount during the Winter Sales. But for the others, we chose something that sounds less like buying and more like sharing.

You’ve probably noticed that our main menu has a kind of Christmas feeling, so has one of our Arenas. But the major update for this holiday season is the Japanese language fully implemented in the game. As usual, don’t hesitate to tell us if you find typos or weird translations.



Also, IndieDB will announce the Indie of the Year in 5 days. Epistory has the chance to be part of top 100. Don’t hesitate to vote for us if you feel like the game should win. We’ll add that there’s no need to be logged to vote.



To finish, every year for Christmas, we run a 48h internal Game Jam and this year we wanted to share the crazy and unfinished projects from previous years with our community. You can find and download the games here.


Have a wonderful Holiday Season!

Hello Fox Riders,

We are so excited to announce that Epistory is finalist for the Unity Awards 2016 in BEST 3D VISUALS ːepipartyː ːepiloveː. It's gonna be a very tough fight since we are in competition with wonderful games such as Armello, Firewatch, ReCore, Inside and The Room.

No need to tell you that any kind of help is welcome, from the vote to the share.

You can vote hereːepiwinkː

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of the Epistory Early Access release. ːepipartyː We’ll keep it simple this time. With a bigger event coming for the “real” release anniversary in 2017. Development has obviously slowed down in favor of other projects but we still reserve some time each week to provide new features and browse the forums. ːepiwinkː

In recent news, you may have seen/tested the upcoming Japanese version (available in beta here). That means there will be at least one more big update in the future, with an array of minor bugfixes. ːepihappyː

To celebrate, if you post a comment on this news you'll enter a raffle to win an Epistory t-shirt. 5 winners picked randomly. You have 1 week to enter.

Super bonus: We asked the whole studio to wear it! Have an awesome week end! ːepicoolː ːepiloveː

Good news everyone!

On the occasion of the TGS, we took some time add the Japanese language to the game.



Well, it's ready-ish. It's still a bit rough around the edges (one rarely-used font missing, a few minor bugs) so it is only available in a separate branch for now.

More importantly, since we only have a basic understanding of how the language works (thanks Wikipedia), we'll need your help to ensure it's readable and enjoyable.

The biggest change required was the dictionary system. Don't panic, the few mods already existing won't require any changes but since we had to support "dual words" for Japanese, we could also support the same kind of dual display for other languages. Let us know if we should spend the time to make it possible for someone to create his/her dictionary of "english & french displayed side by side"

If you want to try it here's a small guide to branch switching:
- In your steam library, right click on Epistory and then click on Properties.
- Go to the tab called "betas"
- Change the drop down to "japanese-beta".

Known bugs:
- One font missing (you'll see red XXXXX instead of words)
- "Companion word" (the one showing the translation) displayed for too long on some items.
- "Companion word" displayed for no good reason (e.g. on number chests)
- Gameplay language in the options not translated when set to "Japanese"

Thanks for playing!

WIN A KEY WITH THE DEMO?

We created a free demo of the game for those who are not yet convinced of the game potential. We promise you'll be hooked! And you now what? Complete the demo, choose wisely and try to win a Steam key unlocking the full game. Not everyone will win but only those who dare win!

And fear not, the demo is a bit different from the full game so if you liked the game, starting over in the full game will stay fresh.


UPDATE ON STEAM!

Alongside the demo comes a small update on the game fixing several little bugs and now including the Czech language. During the whole Gamescom we had a discount on the game, if you missed it, we currently have a -35% discount on Steam (today only).

Hi Fox Riders,

Seems like Summer forgot to come by Belgium! Thx God the Steam Sales will warm our hearts! Hope the weather is better in your countries. Please let us know, we are curious :p

So, we just wanted to remind you that Epistory is 34% off during the Summer Sales. The offer ends the 4th of July.

We just pushed the new version of the game. No new features, just a bunch of fixes for the most recent bugs.

Fixed:
- "Blue void" save error. Most, if not all, of you who were affected had slightly different symptoms but we believe the root cause was the same for everyone. It is now fixed but unfortunately the saves are not always compatible/retrievable. If you still have problems starting the game, either reset the saves or send us the corrupted save files and we will try our best to fix them.
- Crash at launch on Linux.
- (Silent) Errors when deleting the last profile
- Various small details

That's all for today.

After weeks of hard work, we present to you the new and shinier version of Epistory. You spoke and we listened. We understand it would have been better for most of you to receive the update in chunks over the weeks but given the amount of changes it was a lot easier for us to handle one big transition to the new version instead of several small incremental versions. We even had to stop planning for a workshop beta.
Without further ado, here’s the changelist:

Added/Improved

• Mod support.
  
• Profiles (multiple saves) support.
  
• Steam Cloud support.
  
• Distinction between gameplay and story language.
  
• Splash screen only when the game launches.
  
• Removed mouse cursor during gameplay.
  
• Improved arena wave randomness.
  
• Single letter words always get typed, even in the middle of another word.
  
• Several small improvements for the map.
  
• (slightly) Improved performance, (massively) reduced spikes.
  
• V-Sync option.
  
• Custom mouse cursor.
  

• Several sound errors. Please let us know if you still encounter any problems.
  
• Game not loading on Linux when the OS is not set to English locale.
  
• Several small bugs for the map.
  
• Several small errors in the story texts.
  
• Several keyboard specific patterns.
  
• Music/effects volume preference not always respected.
  
• Entering the “Ice Mausoleum” door without triggering the scene change.
  

Hi Fox Riders! Last week, our website has been updated to a wonderful e-shop ːepipartyː where you can buy t-shirts, papermasks and more of Epistory.

Let people know how crazy you are about Typing-RPG-Adventure games and specially Epistory ːepihappyː

www.epistorygame.com

Hi Fox Riders!

We are working on the implementation of the Steam Workshop ːepipartyː and we'll need volunteers to be part of the BETA. Please, let us know in comments if you are interested. First come, first served. Depending on the response, we'll take 10 to 20 people.

This very first workshop will be about making your very own game experience with words of your choice. You can also translate the game in your own language and add support for new and/or crazy keyboard layouts.

Who's in? ːepifoxː

Note: To be elligible for the workshop, you have to own a copy of the game and have some knowledges in mods.

Hi Fox Riders!

We are happy to announce you that the OST of Epistory is now available. A 45 minutes-long adventure that will take you back upon your favorite fox.

Please check out the DLC here:
http://store.steampowered.com//app/458530

Update: The bugs and features removed with the Patch has been fixed and added again. Everything is fine! ːepipartyː

Hi Fox Riders,

Many of you are blocked in the first ice dungeon after getting the new magic. This bug came up with the last patch ːepifearː. Unfortunately it's not a bug that we can fix for the moment but we are working hard on it.

So, we came up with a temporary solution which is to remove the patch and go back to the previous version. Which also means that the bugs fixed and features added with this patch won't be anymore.

We'll keep you in touch. ːepifoxː

Hello everyone,

We fixed another slew of bugs:

Fixes:

• Fixed the uncommon save issue after a power outage or system crash.
  
• Fixed the map in the 5th dungeon.
  
• Fixed the infinite level-up bug.
  
• Fixed the stats not being reset along with the game's progress.
  
• Fixed the chest staying locked in some cases in the 6th dungeon
  
• Fixed several misplayed sfx.
  

• Harder arenas. It should not drastically change the points in the leaderboards but will make the later stages harder to avoid becoming an endurance contest.
  
• Torches and statues now become easier each time you fail.
  
• Music will calm down during the death sequence (both in arenas & in game)
  

Good news everyone,

We have pushed a new update which fixes several issues with the game and adds some requested improvements.

Since we did some changes in the way we calculate the scores of the arena, we had to reset the leaderboards.

Here's the list.

• Added easier and harder difficulty levels
  
• Added move control with arrow keys
  
• Added JCUKEN (Russian) and QGMLWY dictionaries
  
• Sound FX volume tweak
  
• Highest combo count is not locked at 16 anymore
  
• Fixed chest achievement
  
• Fixed player sometimes getting stuck after a camera travelling
  
• Various bug fix in game
  
• Various bug fix in arena
  
• Added 2 new arenas
  

Hi Fox Riders! Today is the day :) Epistory is finally fully released. Can't wait for you to discover the end of the game. Good luck with hours of game waiting for you.

Also, we'd like to thank all of you for the support and love during the early access. Don't hesitate to share our new trailer around you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1qg_8JKojE

In the coming weeks, we plan to fix the very few remaining bugs you could find in this version. We are even thinking of adding more languages.

But today let's party!

Hi Fox Riders! The moment has come to announce that Epistory - Typing Chronicles will leave early access and be released on Steam on the 30th of March 2016. We are so enthousiastic and we can't wait to read your feedback about the last chapters of the game. So, if the game isn't yet in your Steam library, it's you last chance to get it at the Early Access price! As a bonus, find below some screenshots of the upcoming chapters and a short teaser video made with love. See you on the community hub!

https://youtu.be/vUjc1wOfLjo

Good news everyone!

We put together an update which should fix several bugs (most importantly the interface bug on Linux).

We didn't plan this so I don't have a complete patch note but here's some of the improvements you will see in game:

- Some redesign of the dungeon and their stories
- Complete overhaul of the skills
- New destructible elements
- The voice over for most of the texts in the first two chapters

Plus a ton of super cool awesome stuff within the third and fourth chapters which are still locked away (more information soon).

As usual we welcome your feedback and bug reports.

Have a great end of week.

Hi Folks,

Finally the list of finalists for each category of the 2016 Independent Games Festival has been released.

Although Epistory is not on that list, it has been put in the "Honorable Mentions" of Visual Art which is pretty good for a game in Early Access.

Let's get that award next year!

Hi Guys,

We are running a contest on Twitter and Facebook. Show us your favorite place in Epistory with a screenshot of the game on Twitter or on our Facebook page with ‪#‎epistorycontest‬ for a chance to win a Roccat Keyboard, 3-days badges to PAX South or Epistory Steam keys.

Get an extra entry when you post your best score from the Arena.



Good luck!

We’ve sent a small update with various bug fixes on Steam. But that’s not all we want to talk about.

We have a few teasers for you. The biggest change recently has been the recording of the voice over. We prepared a short video to give you a taste of what it sounds like. It still need work to be fully integrated but we are quite happy with the results so far.

https://youtu.be/k7znJdXf06k

We also are roughly half done with the third chapter. We can start showing some part of it, and let you guess what kind of magic you’ll discover. Here are two of the new items you’ll encounter.





Another planned feature is to rework the skill progression which is currently lackluster. More skills, which will be more useful will make their debut next year.

As a final word, we would like to thank everyone for their vote during the first phase of the Indie Of The Year. We reached the top 100 and we cannot wait to see how far we will go!



Happy Holidays!

The Epistory Team

Hi Folks,

It's the 6th Annual Indie of the Year Awards, a celebration of this year finest indie games chosen by indies fans. If you could give us a hand and vote for Epistory on IndieDB it would be great. The top 100 will be announced on the 11th of December. Let's do our best!



Go my army. Spread the word around you!



Thank you very much.

Hello everyone,

We hope you are enjoying the new chapter of the game. Since the update, we were busy fixing bugs and continuing work on the next chapter. Thanks to everyone pitching in to help us spot some of these.

Here's a (partial) list of what's changed:

Changed: Quit button in pause menu returns to main menu.

Fixed: Sound was played on the wrong device, even when said device was deactivated. Also known as "There's no sound".
Fixed: The ice door leading to the 4th dungeon was allowing access before the end of the animation.
Fixed: inspiration numbers were not always rounded.
Fixed: console (F1 for the curious among you) was spamming error when starting the arena after a normal game.
Fixed: The texts displayed during a combat were not hidden when you lose the battle.

Other: Small performance improvement.

We also have a list of known bugs that didn't make it into this update:

- Mac version not always having a successful install.
- If a crash/power loss occurs during loading time the save will be corrupted.

The rest of it concerns the next chapter so hush... spoilers...

Have a nice day/week end/steam sales and a happy Thanksgiving!

After fighting an insectile corruption and embracing the power of fire, we left our heroine and her companion at the edge of the Forgotten Forest. Along the treacherous, twisting paths of her adventure, she began to uncover the secret pieces of her story. Now she must fight not to drown under the crushing weight of uncertainty and fight with dignity to restore her inner peace.

Discover new enemies, learn new magic and explore two brand new dungeons full of mystery. Be brave; for there is no turning back on the way to the truth.

After a bug in our save system was found, we cannot guarantee compatibility between the update and the current (Halloween) version. Depending on where you last left the game it will work, or not. Regardless of the state of the save, we recommend a new game because of the work that has been done in the first two dungeons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RUXNkWT1mE





Please be aware that this update marks the end of our early bird pricing. Epistory now be fixed at $12.99 due to the major updates that have been done since launching on Early Access.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this adventure so far. We hope you will enjoy this new chapter and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!

The Fishing Cactus team

As promised, Epistory - Typing Chronicles is now available on Linux and Mac! If you encounter any bugs please give us a heads up and we’ll fix them as soon as possible.

The challengers amongst you will be pleased to find the new “Arena” mode in the main menu. It’s a special place where the world will finally recognize the value of your typing skills. We’re still working on the leaderboard that should come soon. It’s also a bit rough around the edges.

Note that Spanish language has been added to the game. More languages to come during the Early Access.



Here's the patch note for the new version:

New Features
Added: Infinite Battle “Arena” mode, where you’ll soon be able to challenge yourself and get your name at the top of the leaderboard.
Added: Linux version
Added: Mac version
Added: Spanish version
And plenty of stuff behind the scene for the upcoming Chapter 2...

Various improvements
Removed magic effect on enemies' last word.
Special characters are displayed when the required magic is locked.
Reworked “Burning Hollow” level design.
Reworked story in “Forgotten Forest“.

Bug fix
Fixed: typing the word while it moves result in some letters not colored properly.
Fixed: avatar moving using the last letter of a word typed if the typing mode auto switch is triggered.
Fixed: auto typing mode switch was not happening if an untypeable (fire) word was displayed
Fixed: brambles were reorienting upon hit
And a lot more.


Happy Halloween to all!