Golden Record Retriever — 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 |
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| 1.2.1 Patchnotes | 2025-03-06 | New Crews Join Golden Record Retriever! New crews have arrived! Strengthen your strategy and try out diverse playstyles. Wheat Flour Kev A reliable ally who can play the role of a powerful joker. However, he is vulnerable to injuries, making his stamina low. Stinky Kunk Kunk can reliably generate three-colored auras, but their placement is unpredictable. Whispery Momo Momo doesn’t create many auras, but she provides them exactly where they are needed. Photographer Billie Billie can recreate auras that were successfully made in previous attempts. The ability to generate heavy auras can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. Cheer Captain Cha |
| 1.1.0 Patchnotes + New Languages! | 2024-04-05 | Hello, Retrievers! We brought you a new patch note! It includes the addition of a new companion and support for Chinese, Japanese, and German. New Teammates “Weird Eater“ Blob Blob is a teammate that produces a lot of auras. Like other teammates who scatter large amounts of auras randomly, Blob has the advantage of being able to decide the next move by observing the generation of auras when scattering auras at the beginning of the next turn. Another significant advantage of Blob is its ability to easily remove gray auras. This shines especially in situations where you need to produce a lot of auras by removing heavy gray auras that interfere |
| Golden Record Retriever is finally out of Early Access! | 2024-03-22 | Golden Record Retriever is finally out of Early Access! To celebrate the release, we’re offering a 20% discount for 2 weeks, also joining the Deck Building Fest held by Steam from 3/25. Please come aboard and enjoy the much cooler, much more exciting GRR! Thank you! |
| Golden Record Retriever Release Date Announcement! | 2024-03-18 | Hello, Retrievers! This is Hoochoo Game Studios. We're excited to announce that is finally set for its official release, just in time for the upcoming spring! The scheduled release date is Friday, March 22, and to celebrate the official launch, a 20% discount will run for two weeks. With this release, we'll unveil previously unreleased stories, endings, related missions, along with an even more impressive intro and graphics. If you've been curious about the unfolding stories and the efforts of the retriever in a more serious universe, make sure to enjoy the continuous stories! New teammate characters will also be introduced sequentially after |
| 0.10.3 Patchnotes | 2024-02-23 | Hello, Retrievers! Today, we're back with a new friend you can encounter in space. Delgo Delgo is a space Cerberus, serving as the inspiration for the popular character Captain Bangrock. Roaming through space, Delgo offers gifts through simple games in exchange for Dori whenever it encounters a spaceship. Test your dynamic vision and luck! Bug fixes 🐛 The issue of missing Gestor race icons in the text has been corrected. 🐛 Several text errors have been fixed. |
| 0.10.2 Patchnotes | 2024-02-16 | Hello, Retrievers! We're excited to bring you the 0.10.2 patch notes. This patch welcomes three new teammates to the crew! New Teammates Storyteller Soap Storyteller Soap may be an ordinary Bocolun, but with a supply of grey auras, he can become a jack-of-all-trades. His ability to play a powerful role in teams centered around grey auras is a fantastic advantage. Additionally, his capability to easily eliminate grey resources in missions that hinder progress makes him a viable option even for teams that don't produce grey auras. Upgrades that further enhance this utility are also available. Herbalist Wood Herbalist Wood is the second Gestor t |
| 0.10.1 Patch Notes | 2024-02-02 | Hello, Retrievers. We're bringing you the 0.10.1 patch notes today. This patch introduces 3 new teammates and 3 new ship upgrades. New Teammates Entomologist Dora Dora is a teammate who connects two boxes on the board each try, providing the same aura in one box to the other, effectively scratching those hard-to-reach places. Especially since resources produced through equipment are also supplied through these pathways, having the right gear can double its effects, which is a significant advantage. Headbutt Rock If you need a teammate who gets the job done, Rock is your go-to. With a reliably activating ability, Rock helps players solidify th |
| 0.10.0 Patchnotes with Controller Supports! | 2024-01-29 | Hello, Retrievers Controller Supports Golden Record Retriever now supports pad operation. Controller Supports has been developed based on the Xbox controller, but you can also play with other general controllers such as Dualshock, old Xbox pads, etc. It has been tested to work smoothly on Steamdeck too. Bug Fixes 🐛 The translation for the antique 'Romentic Bell' was missing and has been added. 🐛 The application target of the antique 'Old Code' used to include teammates who are currently inaccessible. This has been fixed. Improvements ✨ The effect of the equipment 'Tirav's Business Card' has changed. ✨ The modeling of the encounter target 'K |
| 0.9.11 Patchnotes | 2024-01-15 | Hello, Retrievers! Today, we're back with teammates who will help you make more use of the grey auras. Wood Nymph Ivy Ivy turns nearby auras into Ruse. Even if there's no gray auras, you won't suffer a significant loss, which is why she's the first teammate we're introducing. Ivy can be a valuable addition even in teams that don't produce a lot of gray auras. If more teammates who produce gray auras join later, upgrading Ivy can increase her expected value. Or, you can just upgrades her sides and up her low points, giving flexibility in team composition. Sharper Rick Sharper Rick is excellent at filling counts while simultaneously producing b |
| 0.9.10 Patchnotes + Achievements! | 2023-12-29 | Hello, Retrievers! This patch includes new challenges and some mission modifications, as well as introducing new teammates. Achievements You can now unlock Achievements on Steam, and any achievements you earned so far will be retroactively applied. Initially, 16 challenges have been added, and 4 more will be available upon official release. New Teammate Fisherman Guy Guy is a Gagalga, which was mentioned as a Gustati tribe in the description of gear "Gagalga Liquor Set (Tumbler)", and he's a sturdy one responsible for toughness. While Guy can handle toughness on his own in typical situations, his ability to clear other auras into toughness sh |
| 0.9.9 Patchnotes + New Teammates! | 2023-12-18 | Hello, Retriever! Today, we're excited to share some updates with you, including the introduction of new teammates that many of you have been eagerly awaiting. New Face Milla Our first new face is Milla. She specializes in generating a lot of auras if her mood is right (which isn't too hard to achieve!). Her re-rolling effect is suitable for using various equipment. However, her weakness lies in filling up spaces too quickly, making it difficult to recover if she doesn't produce the desired aura. Homeboy Beber Homeboy Beber is a tactician with strong defenses in various situations where auras are ventilated. Thanks to his ability to return ve |
| 0.9.8 Patchnotes | 2023-12-08 | 🆕 8 new scouting events have been added. 🆕 11 new pieces of Gear have been added. 🆕 5 new antiques have been added. ✨ The usage of Tete has been changed. ✨ Unlocked content in the Encyclopedia can now be selected. It will be displayed as ??? when selected. ✨ Clicking on related dice or character portraits within the Encyclopedia now redirects to the corresponding teammate's page. 🐛 Fixed a Sorting Layer error in the destination planet's map. 🐛 Corrected the issue with the Antique 'Lightweight Heater' where it only functioned on the side appearing upon entry. |
| 0.9.7 Patchnotes - Logbook | 2023-12-01 | Hello, Retrievers! Today, we've introduced a feature – the Logbook Improvements ✨ When there is only one candidate available for recruitment, the arrow button in the candidate UI has been removed. ✨ Visual effects have been added when the count inside Action Cards increases. ✨ Dice faces within Teammate Cards have been reordered to display faces with more sides first. Bug Fixes 🐛 Fixed an issue where the position of auras could be displayed abnormally when a Light Aura disappears. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the color of auras could reappear when their properties changed under the 'Aura Color Invisible' global effect. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the |
| 0.9.6 Patchnotes | 2023-11-28 | Intuitiveness Improvement 🆕 We've introduced the term "Action Cards" instead of "quests," as the former term didn't fully encompass traps, bombs, etc. In line with this, visual effects have been added to make the types and operation of Action Cards more intuitive. Changes ✨ The difficulty of the Secret Weapon Obtaining Situation for Potiato has been slightly reduced. Bug Fixes 🐛 Fixed an issue where exiting the dialogue in the first shop during the tutorial was possible. 🐛 Fixed an issue where failing a mission during an encounter with Kiki in the tutorial could prevent the tutorial from proceeding correctly. 🐛 Fixed the blurring issue in |
| 0.9.5 Antiques! | 2023-11-13 | Hello, Retrievers! Today, we bid farewell to the Formula system and introduce the new system: Antiques. Formula Formula was a concept born out of necessity. Since gear was dependent on teammates, there was a need for a component independent of teammates. Initially, the Formula had the following roles: A deck-building component not dependent on teammates A role in adjusting probabilities (The reason Gestor was continuously linked with Formula was due to sharing this characteristic) A solution for unanticipated crises (injuries, grey resources, etc.) without using teammate slots As the concept evolved, Formula began to fulfill additional roles: |
| 0.9.4 Patchnotes with new Karma system! | 2023-11-01 | Hello, this is Hoochoo Game Studios, and today we're here with a new system update. 🆕 Karma System Each planet where you need to recover Golden Records is unique and full of character. Any good retriever would always consider forming a team that can handle this diversity. However, we realized that the unique themes of each target planet were not sufficiently influencing the journey to recover the Golden Records. This led us to question whether there was enough incentive and reward for making such strategic choices. To address this and enhance the game's replayability, we have introduced a system called Karma. Now, whenever you collect a Gold |
| 0.9.3 Patchnotes | 2023-10-20 | 🆕 Rubet’s shops Corrupted by the Home Seekers Those Rubet’s shops in planets taken by the Home Seekers now offer special gear. 🆕 Animation and UI Improvements We've added UI transitions and animations. ✨ Changed some of the teammates' faces ✨ Adjusted destination planets difficulty ✨ Changed teammate unlock and appearance Logic Previously, the logic for unlocking teammates solely relied on the number of nodes jumped. This didn't take into account the different amount of time it takes for each player to adapt to new teammates. We've improved this by keeping the jumps as a factor while also unlocking teammate detection ranges in the story dec |
| Hotfix 0.9.0.7 | 2023-09-28 | The formula 'An inevitable Tornado and a Headwind' has been modified to count the teammates when the Secret Weapon mission is completed. The issue where the board effect UI turns off when hovering the mouse over normal auras has been fixed. Formulas requiring specific teammates will now be removed from the deck if the teammates leave the team. Issues where non-releasable Teammates like Nimar could be released during scouting, tour events, etc., have been corrected. Teammate Scar’s abilities 'Agile Claws' and 'Sharp Claws' have been modified to change each of the sides, instead of changing all. There have been some changes to the Pydamir and P |
| Major Updates 0.9 | 2023-09-26 | Hello Retrievers! As promised, a major patch is now ready. For an overview of the patch, please refer to our previous post. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2119580/view/3663169778002214902?l=english Tutorial Renewal We have created an entirely new tutorial. The previous tutorial focused on teaching controls but failed to set proper expectations for the experience players would have while retrieving Golden Records. The new tutorial aims to provide more insights into what players will actually encounter in the gaming space. Teammates 2.0 We’ve made significant changes to the Teammate system, and many Teammates have undergone reworks. No |
| Massive update Announcement | 2023-09-05 | Hello Retrievers! Since launching our early access game, we've received valuable feedback from many of you. The majority of comments have been about the game's learning curve and the luck-dependent gameplay. After much consideration, we've decided to roll out a major update. The key directions of the update are as follows: 1. Transitioning from a Card Game to a Dice Game Golden Record Retriever is a roguelike deck-building game. However, the randomness introduced by dice makes it hard for players to anticipate how their built decks will work, especially for newcomers. So, we're planning to start with uniform dice (where all sides are the same |
| 0.8.3 Patchnotes | 2023-08-29 | Formula Improvement Formulas, GRR team's secret recipes that assist in solving missions, can greatly enhance the team's capabilities when used appropriately. In this patch, we have added formulas with even more unique abilities and conditional acquisition formulas that can be obtained by fulfilling specific conditions. 🆕 20+ new formulas 🆕 8 conditional acquisition formulas You can obtain formulas that assist your team by meeting specific conditions. Tutorial Improvement Introducing new mechanisms always makes the tutorial a big concern for our team. While previous improvements to the tutorial were aimed at helping understand the rules, thi |
| Teammate Highlight #2 Scar | 2023-08-21 | Hello Retrievers! Welcome to the second teammate highlight! Honestly, we wanted to introduce a new teammate this week, but due to our all-mighty artist's vacation, we'll be introducing an existing teammate once more! We'll be back with a new teammate next week! Ingrown Scar The second star of our teammate highlight is Ingrown Scar! The fearful Tectoro Ska may be easily frightened by small things, but he soon stands strong as a fierce warrior, fist clenched. Scar will eventually draw Grit. Alongside Green, who somehow draws Cunning, and Devon, who draws Wisdom across two spaces, Ingrown Scar is a teammate in Golden Record Retriever who definit |
| 0.8.2 Patchnotes | 2023-08-17 | 🆕 After retrieving the Golden Record, some cutscenes have been added. Additional events will occur if you visit the planet again with teammates who succeeded in the mission with you. 📌 The prices of gear have generally decreased. The prices of those costing 24 Dos or more have been particularly reduced. 📌 The supply of Grass through SOS no longer increases in proportion to jumps. 📌 Some formula names have been changed. 📌 Ska's "Hide no more!" face has been changed to "Grit" 🐛 A bug where the solution of the formula ‘A Rowdy Tornado’ was not displayed has been fixed. 🐛 A bug where the formula ‘A Greedy Gas,’ created by the gear ‘Externa |
| Hotfix 0.8.1.25 | 2023-08-14 | ❔ Minor changes in lore have been made due to the modification of the scenario for the addition of replayability elements to Beatanbiv. 🐛 A bug where the wearer was specified after resuming the game with the gear 'Designated Bodyguard Selector' has been fixed. 🐛 After unlocking the planet ‘Beatanbiv’, a bug where the target planet could only be selected as Beatanbiv under certain circumstances has been fixed. |
| Teammate Highlight #1 Rod | 2023-08-11 | Hello Retriever folks! During the Early Access period, we plan to create a space to introduce a Teammate you can recruit every week. We'll explore how to utilize existing Teammates bi-weekly, and in the remaining weeks, we'll introduce new Teammates! Gasoline Rod The first protagonist of Teammate Highlight is "Rod," the first Teammate that the player meets while playing the game! The self-made businessman Rod spreads the power of passion throughout the universe based on his success story. Even in the team, he takes on the role of igniting the passion of team members! Rod has a powerful effect of re-rolling the Buddy. It's not merely re-rollin |
| 0.8.1.23 patchnotes | 2023-08-10 | Bug Fixes 🐛 Improved the operation order of gear related to dice face Enforce/Forbid. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the gear Best Anytime Stick' did not work with some teammates' Dash/Finish effects. 🐛 Fixed a text error in the Mission Book UI of the planet Beatanbiv. 🐛 Filled the missing side image of Fog (”It's a clear sky!”) 🐛 Fixed a text error in the choice options of the Headhunter scouting event. 🐛 Fixed an issue where teammate Wolly's “Everything's Ruined!” could inflict Wound on enemy dice. Improvements 🦮 Added icons for Enforce, Forbid, Wound, etc., to the tooltips. 🦮 Tooltips are always displayed during the progress of the lab tut |
| 0.8.1.21 Minor patch | 2023-08-07 | 🐛 Fixed an issue where the keyboard wouldn't return to the Teammate Management view when switching teammates or equipping gear. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the injury face wasn't being displayed on the dice of an Albetti in the Pocket Albetti. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the equipping UI wouldn't appear when acquiring cursed equipment. 🐛 Fixed an issue where you couldn't discard or equip a new cursed equipment when all your teammates were already wearing cursed equipment. (In this case, you can now discard equipment.) 🐛 Fixed an issue where you could purchase store items during a tutorial conversation in the cabin. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the size |
| Golden Record Retriever is now available in Early Access! | 2023-08-03 | Golden Record Retriever is now available in Early Access! We're very excited about the pre-release and hope you'll enjoy this version. Until the official release, we hope to hear your opinions and experiences, and work together to make an enjoyable game! Golden Record Retriever's Early Access includes the following content: 🦮 60 Alien teammates 🦮 3 Destination Planets to retrieve Golden Records from (excluding the tutorial) 🦮 Over 100 pieces of gear 🦮 Story Deck up to Phase 3 🦮 Over 200 situations waiting for you! And more content will be added during the Early Access period. Check out the roadmap below! :) |
| GRR Early Access is coming soon | 2023-07-18 | Hello, everyone! This is a friendly announcement that we'll be opening Early Access to Golden Record Retriever on August 2nd at 17:00 PDT! Since it's for Early Access, this upcoming version does not include the full content, and some of the screens or text may not look perfect. However, even at this point, we're doing our best to improve it so that you can find the real fun in GRR and enjoy it despite the minor flaws. There will be a roadmap next week to let you know what we're planning to do to improve and complete the game by the time it officially launches. So please stay tuned for that. Thanks for reading and see you next week! |
| We're live streaming for the Steam Next Festival! | 2023-06-19 | Dear future players of GRR, Golden Record Retriever is getting ready to participate in the Steam Next Festival. And we're hosting a livestream this Thursday at 7pm KST! (It's 3am PDT) During the livestream, our developers will be playing the game and sharing background stories about the game's design and development. Although the broadcast will be in Korean, it will be an opportunity to preview the game's content beyond the demo version. Also, one of our developers will be prepared to answer your questions in English. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you at the livestream! |