Can you believe it's already been a year?
In celebration for Terranova's one-year anniversary, we've made some major game updates that we hope you'll enjoy. Buckle in, it's going to be a long one.
Silver Mode UI and Wallpaper Customization
First up, are a couple new settings.
You can now pick your desktop wallpaper from any of the wallpapers you’ve unlocked in the story so far. You can also set your UI to silver mode — you know, so your friends will know what a 1337 h4x0r you are.
New Wallpapers and In-Game Achievements
There are three endings in the game: bad, neutral, and perfect. One theme we noticed was that players were getting the neutral ending and wondering if there was "more" to the game.
There is! With this update, you’ll unlock a new achievement and a new wallpaper with each ending you clear. There are also achievements for story branches you may have missed, and of course, for solitaire bragging rights.
Bugs Still in Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements currently do not link to the in-game achievements. We discovered this and mentioned it in this very post, but Steam seems to have eaten it. Anyway. We apologize for the inconvenience to Steam users; we are working on it and will post an update later this month (July) as we diagnose and fix the issue. The achievements are in Steam, but the code-to-Steam link is not working.
Thank you for your patience.
Updates to Cherry's Blog
Cherry draws. A lot. We thought it would be fun to add in more illustrations from Cherry into her blog—especially around her and Tourmaline.
Updates to Sendaria's Blog and Chats
It has come to my attention through feedback from players that Sendaria's route, in particular in reference to her eating disorder—were not handled well. Tourmaline's character is meant to be somewhat insensitive and unaware—but parts of the game crossed the line. I am sorry to players, especially those struggling with a very real disorder, who saw this exchange as reflective of being dismissive of their own struggles.
I've rewritten parts of Sendaria's story to give a window into her life in Japan and family life. I've also rewritten some of the exchanges between her and Tourmaline towards the end of the game. Overall, I've been happy to spend more time in Sendaria's world and show the player a bit more of her fears and uncertainties.
And one last thank you to our players...
We wanted to thank the players who have written us on Discord, itch, and Steam with kind words of support and feedback. In this past year, we have felt the pressure to get our game out to more people, to be *more big* and *more polished* just like bigger studios. One learning we've had is that we can't do that. Not only from a resource perspective, but commoditization of our game makes us faceless. We don't want that.
From a marketing perspective, we really appreciate retweets, shares and offers to appear in bundles. It helps us spread the word!
From a personal perspective, when we read comments or hear about word of mouth referrals, ("I shared this with my friends/my sister/my partner!") that really motivates us and gets us excited to work on more games.
Thank you always for your kind words and support.
Your friendly neighborhood devs,
CJ & mabbees