The Handbook — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| New game announced - Shake the Baby! | 2024-12-06 | There's been a few years since we released The Handbook. Here's what we have been doing in the meanwhile. We had a couple of projects that didn't pan off, one of them is still in the backlog and we might revisit it later. We went to a few Game Jams, trying some stuff, prototyping. We also have an idea for a sequel to The Handbook, with a very deep procedural spell system. About a year ago, we went to Global Game Jam where we started working on what will become our 2nd release. We got really good feedback from the local game dev community, so we have been working on that ever since. The game is coming out soon, so if you're interested add it t |
| 1.0.25 Minor fixes | 2024-11-25 | - Buffed upgraded water bolt - Fixed some minor visual bugs I bet you didn't expect an update. We have a new game coming soon btw. |
| 1.0.24 Minor fixes | 2023-06-06 | - Fixed some typos and grammatical mistakes Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| The Handbook Linux Release | 2023-03-11 | The Handbook has been released on Linux |
| 1.0.23 Bug Fixes | 2023-03-11 | Fixed some small bugs with teleportation stones. Fixed a small bug with saving. |
| 1.0.22 Bug Fixes | 2023-02-16 | IMPORTANT The name of the company was changed in the game build as it was just a placeholder before. This also changes the save location. To use your previous save, move the files at %AppData%\LocalLow\DumiGames\The Handbook to %AppData%\LocalLow\Ivories Studios\The Handbook Changes: Fixed a bug when leveling to level 42, the game would break. Fixed a few typos. Small bugs that didn't affect the gameplay, but still produced errors in the log. |
| 1.0.21 Bug Fix | 2021-06-08 | -Fixed save loading when choosing not to have eternal salvation Saves should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.20 Minor Fixes | 2021-06-08 | -Upgraded earth corectlly checks if it is castable -Monk heals to full even when you have high max health -Adjusted some colliders Saves should be compatible with the last version. Wooooo update 20. This is not a good thing, but yay 20. |
| 1.0.19 Bug Fixes and probably final patch | 2021-06-08 | -Fixed a bug with the mountain -Shadow wolves do not stack souls anymore Save files should be compatible with the previous version. I belive everything is fixed now and this is the final update hopefully. |
| 1.0.18 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-08 | -Fixed a bug with the shadow creature taking negative damage -Fixed a bug with fireball not dissapearing Saves should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.17 | 2021-06-08 | -Shady guy should be fully functional now. Saves should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.16 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-08 | -Fixed a bug with well teleportation Saves should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.15 More bug fixes | 2021-06-08 | -Shady guy will now offer you the correct spell upgrade after buying the first one. Sorry for the inconvenience -Minor balance Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.14 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-08 | -Really minor things that I don't even know if they make a difference This should be final. SAves should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.13 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-07 | -More bug fixes I am so fed up with this thing. I hate this quest system. |
| 1.0.12 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-07 | -Fixed a bug with spells not destroying -Fixed a bug with quest completion -Fixed a typo -Minor balance Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.11 Achievements fix | 2021-06-07 | -Talking to the trader after finishing the game will give you the finish game achievement and the achievements for defeating the bosses. Save files should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.11 | 2021-06-07 | -Talking to the trader after finishing the game will give you the finish game achievement and the achievements for defeating the bosses. Save files should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.10 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-07 | -Quests not progressing due to a bug will no longer block your progress in the main story Check the post about this on the discussions forum. Saves should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.9 | 2021-06-07 | -Fixed a typo -Minor balance changes Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.8 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-07 | -Minor bug fixes Save files should be compatible with previous version. |
| 1.0.7 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-07 | -Fixed a bug that made an achievement unobtainable -Fixed getting achievements only after closing the game Save files should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.6 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-06 | -Fixed some bugs with quest saving and loading Save files should be compatbile with previous version. I swear that if I find more bugs I will give up on this. And as a note, everything I find is small and obscure, it won't most likely impact your playing experience so I could just not fix it, but I want to, but it's so hard to figure out what's wrong. |
| 1.0.5 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-06 | -Fixed a bug that made the finish game achievement unobtainable Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.4 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-06 | -Fixed some bugs with spells not checking correctly if you have enough mana Save games should be compatible with the last version. |
| 1.0.3 Minor Update | 2021-06-06 | -Added 1 new achievement -Made so that when you open the game from the exe file it opens up with steam Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.2 Bug Fixes | 2021-06-05 | -Fixed some upgraded spells not working Saves should be compatible with the previous version. |
| 1.0.1 Bug Fixing | 2021-06-05 | -Fixed a typo -Changed grass rendering order Save files should be compatible with previous version. |