Hey Zodiac Challengers!
As we wrap up another year of development, we wanted to share a peek at the absolute chaos behind the scenes. While you’ve been proving your worth to the Zodiac Guardians, we’ve been busy battling some very creative ghosts in our code. Turns out, keeping Lyra on the ground is sometimes harder than becoming a 13th Zodiac.
Time for a Stretch?
Game development is equal parts planning and accidental comedy, and one of our favorite moments was Sylith the Raven deciding to transcend his physical form in the most unsettling way possible.
Dancing Sporebashers
At one point, the Spore Bashers decided combat was optional and broke into what can only be described as a synchronized dance routine.
It’s raining Jade!
Remember this from our #sneak-peeks on Discord? For a short, dangerous moment, the Jade Tree was perhaps a little too generous.
Spinning Lyra… Again!
Lyra, meanwhile, occasionally decided that walking was overrated and opted for a high-speed spinning hover instead.
Hole new world?
Yep, there’s a whole new world under the village and the Trial Grounds, and Cybercraft from Discord has a knack for finding all those ‘portals’ and giving our collider artist night sweats.
I see YOU.
There’s definitely more than meets the eyeballs when shaders aren’t working the way they should.
Another hidden ‘portal’?
Did you run into a bug where Sylith suddenly dives straight into the ground and ends up somewhere else? This issue is notoriously hard to reproduce, so a huge thank you to players like Gloomi who report them with videos!
Never miss leg day.
This is what happens when you keep missing leg day at the gym. Does anybody remember Johnny Bravo?
Missing Rewards
KalaniBoi from Discord reported a new scam by the Rooster Zodiac… apparently, he bought a Mountain Seal that contained absolutely nothing.
Chicken Run Bug
The Pig Zodiac companions turned into black silhouettes that ‘ate’ their masters. This is one of the reasons why we had to temporarily remove Companions from the demo (of course, apart from improving their mechanics!).
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We’ve got plenty more funny bugs like this, all part of the journey! Huge thanks to everyone who reported bugs, shared clips, and laughed along with us instead of running away screaming. Seriously, 13Z wouldn’t be what it is without this community poking at every edge case we somehow missed.
If you’re the kind of Challenger who enjoys seeing things before they’re polished and doesn’t mind the dev pings, we’ve started sharing bi-weekly behind-the-scenes updates on our Patreon.
Access is free, but it’s very much for hardcore players who like being part of the process while things are still messy (you have been warned~).
Nevertheless, more updates are coming, more systems are evolving, and yes, probably a few new bugs will sneak in too.
That’s it for 2025.
See you in 2026, Challengers. 🐎
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Crafted with love,
Mixed Realms