Hi everyone! Finally DARK FACETS is now available on Linux and Steam OS! The game has also been updated to version 1.3.0. Recommended distribution is Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later, and Steam OS 2.0 and later. It is also important to note that some OS versions may require additional dependencies: libcurl4, libopenal1. If you have problems with the launch of the game on Linux, you need to check whether these packages are installed.

Update 1.3.0

Project Starveins

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Hi everyone! We are glad to announce the release of the next major update for Dark Facets, which is focused on the battlefields, but affects not only them!

The main things in the update:

• Passive AI mode

  
  A lite game mode has become available. When enabled, the AI will conduct mainly defensive tactics, without attacking the player on its own and sending combat units only for defense. But this does not mean that after they repulse, enemy units will not attack you, so be careful. The mode is recommended for beginners, for a more comfortable acquaintance with the game. Also the ability to obtain achievements will be disabled.

• Heroes

  
  With a certain probability, when recruiting a combat unit, Hero may appear, which differs from ordinary units by a special icon above the health indicator and increased characteristics (twice as much health and damage). The probability of his appearance depends on the level of the Citadel. In one class there can be only one hero. They can also appear on the enemy.
  

• Scouts

  
  The game has a new class unit Scout , with its own unique mechanics. After he reaches the Citadel enemy, you can issue him the task. With Exploration Scout will attempt to collect information about resources of the enemy and, if he succeeds, information about their number will appear in the window. If you order him to attempt Sabotage, then with a certain probability the Scout will try to either destroy part of the enemy's resources, or damage his building. The enemy is also available to the Scout, which has the same capabilities.
  
  

With all this

• Now you can control the speed of playing time. Thanks to this, it is now possible to increase the speed of the game by 3 times!
• New achievements related to new mechanics.
• Improvements to the interface: the game settings have been reworked, in the main menu the settings have been moved to a separate section, and in the game - in the pause menu, also added new visual effects, for example, during heavy rain, lightning may appear.
• The update includes fixes for many previously unrevealed problems from incorrect display of units to changes in the mechanisms for calculating game time.

Optional

Hi everyone! Improvements to the game are still ongoing and we are happy to announce that a new major update is on the way! This time, the update will focus on the battlefields! Waiting for you:

• New mechanics, as well as a new type of unit "Scout".
• "Passive AI" is a new lite game mode in which the game's artificial intelligence does not attack the player and only conducts defensive tactics. It will disable the ability to get achievements, but will facilitate the gameplay by lowering the entry threshold for new players and increase the level of comfort when getting acquainted with the game and its mechanics.
• Bug fixes, as well as further improvements to the interface and effects.

The main thing in the update:

• The mechanics of elite squads and control were abolished, but more advanced mechanics appeared instead. Regions appeared on the global map where it is possible to develop production and infrastructure.
• Production in regions increases the production of resource points - a new resource on the global map that replaced elite services and which can be spent on improving regions, supplying troops and increasing the success rate of the selected event. Resource points are awarded for victories on the battlefields, for opening some storylines, and for the production level of each of the regions.
• Infrastructure in the regions - a new mechanic in which you have to monitor the supply of troops in selected locations, which, if desired, will give you the opportunity to increase the starting amount of resources on them. Infrastructure development, like an increase in the supply of gold, materials or food, takes place for resource points.

What else?

• Hiring troops, building buildings and casting spells is now possible with new hotkeys!
• General interface improvements, information separators, game logo changes, bug fixes and game code improvements are also intended to improve your comfort in the game.
• And, of course, two new Steam Achievements related to Infrastructure and Production became available.
• You can also check out the updated trailer, in which the outdated elements of the game were replaced with new ones.

It's been 2 weeks since the release of Dark facets and, as mentioned earlier, despite the fact that the game was released not in early access, the work on it continues.

• The update will primarily be aimed at expanding interaction with the global map, new ones will be added and some of the old mechanics associated with it will be reworked.
• Some elements on the battlefield will be updated as well. For example, some interface elements will be improved, new hotkeys will be added, and the AI interaction with the game world will be improved.

Dark facets has become available on Steam and in honor of the release, the game has a 10% discount! Despite the game is NOT in early access, the work on its improvement will be continued.