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| Community | Nominate IXION in the Steam Awards! Administrators, DOLOS AEC needs your help! 👨🚀 We need you to cast your vote for IXION in the 2023 Steam Awards for Best Soundtrack. Let's turn up the volume and make sure IXION takes home the crown! 👑 We’ve been reading your comments and you have said the IXION soundtrack is ‘beautifully bold’, ‘emotional’ and ‘spine tingling’. You can nominate via this link now during the Steam Autumn Sale… | — | |
| Community | Italian Translation Coming To IXION Administrators, We are pleased to announce that we will be implementing an Italian translation into IXION very soon. Furthermore, we’re on the lookout for native or fluent Italian speakers for localised QA (LQA). Please bear in mind that this is a voluntary role. Italian LQA will commence soon, so if you would like to apply, please fill out this Google form. Applications close on Sunday 22nd Oc… | — | |
| In-game event | August 2023 Update is Live Thank you, Administrators, for your valued feedback and support since the release. As previously announced on DOLOS Day, the August update is now live, so get ready to return to the Tiqqun! Amongst bug fixes and quality of life improvements, we have now added accessibility options to the game, alongside a range of chapter 5 improvements. IXION Patch Notes 1.0.5.8 The team has been working hard… | — | |
| Community | IXION Art Book Winners and Merch Survey Attention Administrators, We had an amazing response to our art book competition with a whopping 931 entries. The winners have now been emailed and over the next few weeks, we will be sharing some of the amazing submissions on our social media. After listening to feedback from our players, we have put together a survey so we can gauge the demand for potential IXION merchandise. Submit your resp… | — | |
| Community | DOLOS Day: Next IXION Update Administrators, Today marks the day, 13th July 2049, of the test run of the Tiqqun’s VOHLE Engine - the day that changed the fate of humanity forever… To mark the event, we are unveiling the next IXION update and giving you the chance to win a physical copy of the IXION art book… IXION Update An update for IXION will be released in August. Amongst other things, it will include: · Brand new musi… | — | |
| Sale | IXION and Frostpunk Collaboration Attention Administrators, Whether ensuring your settlement endures an apocalyptic winter on Earth, or leading the remnants of humanity through the unforgiving depths of space, you’ll have to make difficult choices if you are to stave off extinction. We’ve teamed up with 11 Bit Studios to bring to you The City Builder Survival Bundle. As it’s the Steam Summer Sale, you’ll get 35% off IXION. If y… | — | |
| Community | Win Over £250 Worth of Corsair Hardware! To celebrate the release of IXION’s Difficulty Options, we are giving one lucky Administrator a copy of IXION as well as over £250 worth of Corsair hardware. You will have a chance to win: A · copy of IXION · · IRONCLAW RGB FPS/MOBA Gaming Mouse (EU) · · K55 RGB PRO XT Gaming Keyboard (UK) · · VOID RGB ELITE USB Premium Gaming Headset with 7.1 Surround Sound — Carbon (EU) · · ST100 RGB Premium… | — | |
| Major update | Update 1.0.4.7 Attention Administrators, The moment you have been waiting for has arrived – the Difficulty Options update is here! Alongside general bug fixes, this update brings you four difficulty options to choose from, meaning you can now customize your IXION experience. Read on for full patch notes. Thank you again, Administrators, for your valued feedback and support. Any new playthrough will now begin… | — | |
| Community | Difficulty Options Date Announcement Attention Administrators, We are excited to announce that from Monday 8th May 2023, you will be able to play IXION your way with the release of our new difficulty options update! Pave your own pathway to the stars by customising your IXION playthrough with our all-new difficulty settings; Journey, Default, Challenge and of course a fully customisable option. You’ll be able to update IXION from… | — | |
| Community | Achievement Art Competition Winner Attention Administrators, We received over 500 submissions for our competition to name the new hard difficulty achievement, which has both blown us away and made it incredibly hard to pick just one. After narrowing it down to our top five, developers Bulwark Studios chose the winner. We are delighted to announce that the new Hard Difficulty Achievement will be named… Congratulations to Threlkis… | — | |
| Community | Name Our New Achievement! Attention Administrators, As part of the Difficulty Options update coming next month, we are introducing a brand new achievement for the completion of the ‘Hard’ difficulty setting, and we want you to name it. For your chance of making a permanent mark on IXION, all you need to do is come up with a great name for the achievement. The competition is now closed. Please keep in mind that submissio… | — | |
| Community | IXION: Difficulty Options Update Coming Soon Attention Administrators, We’re excited to announce that a new update, which will bring a range of difficulty presets and advanced difficulty customisation options to IXION, will be dropping next month. Following the announcement in January of our proposed update plan, and due to your valued feedback in our Discord and Steam forums, we decided to bring forward the Difficulty Options update in t… | — | |
| In-game event | Update 1.0.3.6 Attention Administrators, The first update of 2023 is live and consists of general bug fixes, UI changes and starvation mechanic changes. We will continue to look at all feedback and bug reports on Steam and our Discord as our focus is on items raised by our players The patch notes for Build 1.0.3.6 are below. Also this week, we are hosting an AMA on Reddit where Bulwark Studios will answer you… | — | |
| Game update | Update On The Next Patch Hello Administrators, The next IXION update is coming soon - we are looking to release before the end of February. Alongside a large number of bug fixes, we wanted to detail a little more about what’s coming in this next update: Starvation changes - We have tweaked how starvation resolves. Understandably there was some frustration (e.g. around EKP travel initiation) with having to wait 5 cycles… | — | |
| Game update | IXION 2023 Update Attention Administrators, The team is back from the holidays and we’ve been setting our 2023 plan for IXION in motion, starting off with analysing bug reports and working on fixes. Now, we can announce what the upcoming updates to IXION will entail. Update 1 (coming soon!) - Fixes and UI updates Update 2 - Accessibility and Visual Tech Support Update 3 - Difficulty Options More information will… | — | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.0.2.2 - Bug Fixes and Future Plans Hello Administrators! Patch - 1.0.2.2 is live! Both the Bulwark and Kasedo teams will soon be winding down for Christmas and as such, this will be the last patch of the year. We have been processing all the appreciated feedback we have received so far. This has informed some of our next steps for 2023 - here’s a look ahead to the start of the new year and the areas we will be focusing on: Conti… | — | |
| Game update | Patch 1.0.1.4 is now live Let’s try this again (the similarities between the Tiqqun’s first VOHLE jump and our first patch going live are not lost on us…) Both teams have been working furiously to fix the issues caused by the hotfix last night. The patch is now fixed and live, and here's what's changed: Accident Balancing · Updated general balancing around accident frequency · Updated accident triggers (for a more frien… | 10116464 | |
| Game update | Build rollback Hello Administrators, We have rolled back to the release build. We are very sorry for this change – in our enthusiasm to get you a better accident balance experience, a hot fix contained a bug that led to regressions. We want to ensure you can play IXION now, so although there will be a hard experience with the current accident rate, we will be actively addressing the patch, to have it ready fo… | — | |
| News | IXION: Out Now After years of human destruction, the Earth is slowly dying and mankind is trying to escape its fate. The stars present a new beginning, a new home, and a glimmer of hope for the future. Authorised by DOLOS Aerospace Engineering Corporation (AEC), you are the Administrator of the Tiqqun, tasked with managing the space station as you jump from system to system in search of new resources, scienti… | — | |
| Community | IXION | Behind the Scenes: Art Dear Administrators, With almost two weeks to go until IXION launches, we are delighted to release the third video of our IXION | Behind the Scenes interviews. Continuing with Art, Producer Christian speaks with Art Director Lucas Terryn and Principial 3D Artist, Arthur Chamerois, about the initial constraints for the Tiqqun and the concept art that has evolved into IXION as we see it today. Wa… | — | |
| Community | Behind the Scenes: Design & Programming Greetings Administrators! We have the second video in our special IXION | Behind the Scenes series, where the developers at Bulwark Studios discuss design and programming. Watch it below: This series delves into different the disciplines of narrative/game design, programming, and art discuss IXION’s development with the game's producer, Christian Woolford (Kasedo Games). The first video was on… | — | |
| Community | Announcement: Release Date Change To our Administrators, As we enter the final stages before launch and with the teams at Bulwark and Kasedo working tirelessly to ensure a smooth and successful release, we have made the difficult decision to move the release date of IXION to December 7th, 2022. This has been a tough call, but deep down we know this is the correct one to make to ensure you, our players, have the most incredible… | — | |
| Community | Behind the Scenes: Narrative Greetings Administrators! Over three episodes, members of Bulwark Studios from the different disciplines of narrative/game design, programming, and art discuss IXION’s development with the game's producer, Christian Woolford (Kasedo Games). The videos give fans a candid look into the decisions behind the creative process of IXION and also give a glimpse of unseen concept art and exclusive gamep… | — | |
| Announcement | An Important Announcement from DOLOS A.E.C.: IXION release date announced Attention all Administrators, we are pleased to inform you that IXION will launch on December 7, 2022. DOLOS A.E.C. would like to, from the bottom of our hearts, thank every single one of you for supporting us as the Tiqqun Station starts its mission to find a new home for humanity among the stars. Follow our success on Twitter, sign up for our Mission Updates, and join your fellow administrato… | — | |
| Community | DOLOS Training Vol. 4 - Hull, Trust, Power DOLOS Twitter Attention Administrators, welcome to your penultimate DOLOS-certified training video. Learn the importance of maintaining not just the hull, but also crew morale as you prepare for your journey to Proxima Centauri. We would like to thank everyone who is following our journey; remember, to catch up with other Administrators, head on over to Discord to join. | — | |
| Community | Thank You For Your Support! Thank you Administrators! Over the last two weeks, we have had overwhelming support from the community and we at both Kasedo and Bulwark want to say thank you! We love reading all your theories and speculation around IXION and it has truly been fantastic to hear how many of you played and enjoyed the demo. We are a small team and do read all the amazing feedback, which we are taking on board as… | — | |
| Community | Ixion Demo Is Being Extended! Exciting news ahead, Administrators, DOLOS A.E.C. has extended training in the simulation to ensure the Tiqqun launch is successful. Make us proud. The IXION demo has been extended until August 15th! Remember to follow our journey over on Twitter and join your fellow Administrators in the dedicated Discord server. A list of FAQs about the demo can also be found on our Discord. For all press enq… | — |
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