In-game event22 Jul 2026Game UpdateChanges in this update: · Fixed an issue that would cause identifying items to be far too difficult for very high-level thieves. · Mana and hitpoint drain amounts from special attacks now depend on the level of the attacking monster. · Added some basic animated open and close transitions to some UI windows. · Monsters will visibly shake a little in combat when they're hit.
Fixed an issue that would cause custom portraits not to save. · Fixed an issue that would cause the game to get into a weird state when selecting "Leave" after selecting "Use Item" in combat. · Fixes an issue where the game would get into a weird state where keyboard movement commands would function after browsing for a character portrait during character creation. · Drastically reduced monster…
Added a portrait browser for selecting character portraits. It is accessible on the character sheet as a portrait icon just to the right of the character image. To browse for a file on your local system, there is now a folder icon to click instead of clicking on the character's portrait. This is also available on the character creation screen. · Changed the default key mapping for movement. Q a…
This update brings in a bunch of new features that were developed for Toward The Ice plus some additional game-specific changes. Here's what's new in this release: · Added the ability to have a roster of "extra" characters. You can have up to 25 characters total with 6 in the party and up to 19 "extra". These extra characters will stay at an inn when not in the adventuring party, and new charac…
This is a quick fix for a quest that I broke in the last update, and two recent changes from Navigating The Labyrinth are coming along for the ride. · Warriors now gain an extra attack every five levels instead of six. Thanks to JCServant for this suggestion (and others) · If a character has more than one status effect, hovering over their portrait on the character sheet will show all of them.…
Added French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Turkish translations. These are machine-translated, so could probably be improved. Please share any observations in the discussions area. · Added some new quests. There are a few in the Grand Oasis plus one in the Grand City and one in the City of Assassins. Some of them drop items that may be useful in the final battles. · Fixed a problem with using…
Fixed an issue where the Windrider quest could not be completed because his location could not be entered (because I overdid blocking locations off in the last update). · The empty building in the Western Desert crossroads has been converted into a new inn. · Undead and golems are no longer affected by the Sleep spell. In addition, some monsters with natural resistances will have a chance to sa…
Adds combat sounds, more spell sounds, and directional building entry. · Changed the towns (Grand City, City of Assassins, Arcane City, Ratkin Stronghold) so that buildings can only be entered from the street-facing or door side. Previously if a location could be entered, it could be entered from all directions. That was a limitation of the map design code that has been overcome. · All spells n…
Custom portraits have been implemented. You can change a character's portrait by clicking on their portrait on the character sheet. That will let you browse for a file to use. Note that these portraits are NOT saved in the cloud and won't transfer across PCs (though if you have images with the same exact file path for the same image on both machines, they will still load). If a character's imag…
Changes in this Version of Crossing The Sands: · Added tooltips to the spellcasting screen that give a quick summary of what a spell does so you don't have to refer to the manual as often. They'll appear when a spell button is hovered over with the mouse or has keyboard focus. · Made an adjustment to the camera field of view and added a field of view slider to the escape key settings menu. It c…
This patch solves a couple issues caused by the big update and adds rendering of shadows. · Fixed a problem that could cause a new game not to start when selected from the main menu. · Fixed textures for some mushroom models in the game. · Fixed an issue that could prevent being able to sell items in a shop. · Added shadows to the game. You'll see objects like trees, rocks, and buildings castin…
Changes in this release: · Item stats and effects will now show up in tooltips on the character sheet when you hover over or click on an item. · Added item info to the shop window so you know what you'll be purchasing. · Random encounter dragons in the higher-level areas will now only spawn in groups of 1. In twos or threes they were just too much. · The healer can now also cure paralysis and d…
This update features a major user interface redesign that adds character portraits and item icons to the game. The following changes are included in this update: · The character status bar showing hitpoints, mana, armor, and status of the party members has been redesigned to show character portraits and use health and mana bars. On first load, characters will be given random portraits. These ca…
This update makes a few improvements. * Many (but not all) special locations will now be revealed on the minimap and overview map, using letters. They are: C = Curse removal H = Healer or temple I = Inn Q = Quest R = Recharger S = Shop * A problem with scrolling the quest window when more than 6 quests are in progress has been fixed. This window can be shown by pressing "Q". * Added a section o…
The demo for Crossing The Sands has been updated. The main focus for this update has been getting the game ready for release (tomorrow!). The demo only includes approximately the first third of the game, so much of the new late-game content won't be visible, but there are still a lot of good game-wide content additions included in this update. If you want to play the demo and then move on to th…
Changes in this update: - Enabled clouds and changes to the sky over time. - The game now has day and night cycles, and changes in lighting levels to reflect that. - Lots of UI changes to make the game look better in all supported language translations, and visually better overall. - Added the "Log" command to combat options. It lets you see the message history in case you want to see something…
Changes Since Last Demo: · More progress and development on various game areas (plateau tunnels, southwest desert, hidden caves, city of assassins, arcane palace) · Added more music to the soundtrack. · Core German translation completed (manual still needed). · Core Portuguese translation completed (manual still needed). · Some fixes to the event system to prevent mistriggering. · Fixed a possi…
In addition to various aesthetic and visual changes in various zones of the game, these things have changed since the last build: - Added colored status icons to monster groups so you can see how injured they are. - Added split and pool buttons to shops, healer, curse remover, and recharger to make transactions more convenient. - Monsters with healing spells will now use them on allies. - You c…
This demo is a very early build and there will be a LOT of content added before the full release in April 2024. However, it is a great starting point for getting a feel for the game. Feel free to share your thoughts in the discussion board and follow along as the game develops.
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