Hello,
A huge thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy of The Gate Must Stand and left us a review - every bit of feedback is critical for us to bring you updates and make the game the best version we can. We have already managed to fix most of the bugs shared by players, so please keep sharing them on the Steam Forums or in Discord!
With this update, we would like to address a lot of the concerns we’ve been receiving regarding the art. Some players have raised concerns about the Hero Portraits being AI generated. To the best of our knowledge, this was not the case. We trusted a third party to create the artwork for this portion of the game and are waiting to hear back from them with proof of their creative process. This would help us determine whether any generative AI was used to make the current art assets. We absolutely agree with the community sentiment against AI and stand with you all. This is not an issue we take lightly, but we are also not experts on the topic so we do request some patience while we deal with this, as it is our first time navigating such an issue!
While we wait for proof from the third party, we have reverted back to an older art style that we know was handmade by one of our artists. This update has already been pushed out so you should see the changes by now. Rest assured we are taking the steps necessary to ensure there is no generative AI art in the game going forward.
We truly appreciate all the feedback and concerns coming from the players and hope you continue to enjoy and support the game as we make the necessary changes over the next few weeks.