Noir Chronicles: City of Crime — patch notes and updates
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| Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #3 | 2019-06-25 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/0679ca2ecf1440ea52d12ad22f988e36ad100dc0.pngComrades! Here comes another glorious update! If you appreciate our work for the bestest country in the world, don’t forget to leave a Steam review! The newest revolutionary update includes: added manual saveslots; added gamepad vibrations; added cheats for GORK Park Competition and for skipping minigames; fixed block that could occur while skipping one of the cutscenes in the Hotel with a gamepad; fixes in gamepad controls for better user experience; minor gameplay fixes; minor SFX fixes; outlines for active inventory items; |
| Irony Curtain reviews digest (SPOILER: they're awesome!) | 2019-05-31 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/be46e640de8b4e8f637a1d4b5efd736db220e959.gif Comrades! It’s been over two weeks since Matryoshka has opened the Iron(y) Curtain to the Western World and we’re overwhelmed by all positive feedback we’ve received from you and from the press. (By the way, if you didn’t leave Irony Curtain steam review yet, now it’s the best time to do it!) If you hadn’t come across to any of the reviews in the web (which is, in the words of our Matryoshkan Scientists “99,9% impossibru”), here’s a small digest to what was going on since the release: "Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Lov |
| Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #2 | 2019-05-23 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/375413d170e1fecd53f43b340be030e3b2270c3a.png Comrades! Our Leader has granted us another glorious update! If you appreciate our work for the bestest country in the world, don’t forget to write a Steam review! The newest revolutionary update includes: fixed a blocking bug that could occur when exiting MG Floor Run (For Real This Time™); fixed a blocking bug that might occur on MG Switchboard; fixed a bug that changed the mouse cursor into MG Brick Wall cursor after saving the game; fixed a blocking bug occurring on Palace Courtyard with invisible Choir Leader not allowi |
| Irony Curtain's Revolutionary Update #1 | 2019-05-18 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/52679d771842d780f840cc356285c2a4fc113f66.png Comrades! Thank you for purchasing the Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love! We hope that your journey to the bestest country in the world was as great as babushka’s compot! If so, leave as a Steam Review – for the glory of Matryoshka! This is the first of a few updates to Irony Curtain. We are aware that Western Spies have planted some bugs here and there, but our special antispy forces are ready to eliminate them once and for all! That’s why we’re presenting you the official Revolutionary Update with some fixes and pol |
| Irony Curtain Premiere TODAY with 10% OFF! | 2019-05-16 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/9b5e9448b6c3844762461800a18fe3e964eeb302.jpg Comrades! We’re at the finishing line of accomplishing a dream we’ve had for a very long time – publishing our own point and click adventure. Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is now live! https://store.steampowered.com/app/866190/Irony_Curtain_From_Matryoshka_with_Love/ Throughout the years of avid gaming, sleepless nights filled with solving puzzles and laughing at all the jokes we kept dreaming of bringing something to the table, enriching the genre somehow – and now we put Irony Curtain in front of you to gauge ho |
| Our love letter to point and clicks - launching tomorrow! | 2019-05-15 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/2db560229ca1548706e2fdf73259d6289e2e3f4f.gif We love classic point and click adventures. That’s why we decided to write a love letter to classic p’n’cs - in the form of Irony Curtain. Creating a game that channeled our nostalgia and allowed us to include our collective experiences of the communist regime in Poland in a humorous way was a dream come true. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/b04c96665978b96d8f0073b38bf751075f6fe1b2.jpg We believe there still are people who love this particular genre as much as we do – and maybe that |
| Irony Curtain premiere to celebrate the Leader’s birthday - 16/05 - Irony Curtain release to PCs! | 2019-05-09 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/b30f752dc0dcfce03354f3bf6669e41323bc6e2f.jpg 16 May 2019 marks one of the most importantest events in the country of Matryoshka! The Great Leader will be celebrating his birthday – and for this reason the Enlightened Father of the Nation has decided to bestow Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love to the Matryoshkans! The game will be available on Steam ! The Departament of Propaganda prepared a short teaser introducing the citizens of the West to the details of Evan’s visit in the bestest country in the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH42MjPlGBg&feature=yout |
| Composer Peter McConnell joins works on Irony Curtain Score | 2019-04-29 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33279496/90a2d0966a799f31f3a40b477127fed0a9cb815e.png Agents! Today we have a top secret, exciting message from our on headquarters! When we first announced Irony Curtain, we promised – no elevator music! That’s why we have established a Matryoshkan collaboration with an extremely esteemed, experienced agent: Peter McConnell. All fans of classic point and clicks will recognize that name – such hits as the Grim Fandango or Monkey Island series would not be complete without the splendid soundtracks that enhanced the adventures of the wacky, weird heroes. The enormously successfu |
| Irony Curtain: new trailer released! | 2019-04-12 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/03120e2b64be248094910947302c9258be466360.gif Operation File no: 13498172391 The plan is in motion We have commenced the implementation stage New materials on the Matryoshkan Case can be found below Agents, do not reveal your identities yet Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is dropping in with a brand new trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLfdTL8mPGs Read in the file cases before they are intercepted by enemy agents! Grab the chance to embark on a spy adventure taking place right in the middle of a clash between two powers. Step in the shoes of Evan, a low |
| Someone is always watching | 2019-03-25 | Add the game to your wishlist and stay updated! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/0935267f76aa588a6b42b203fdc324308e606863.png You slump into your chair after another day of investigations. Just as you start to lose yourself in the glow of the TV screen, the telephone rings. The museum curator needs your help - a tourist has gone missing. You smirk at his warning of paranormal goings-on; that's what Demon Hunters are for. Demon Hunter 5: Ascendance will be available at a discount for 7 days after the launch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1020270/Demon_Hunter_5_Ascendance/ |
| Creating dialogues in Irony Curtain | 2019-03-19 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/47dccef98801798525363eafb9044e70cab04f7c.gif Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a game full of different characters talking to each other. In fact, some puzzles can be solved only by choosing the right dialogue option. That’s why in today’s episode of Behind the Irony Curtain we’d like to tell you more about the process of creating dialogues in our game. Writing dialogues is just the beginning of the process. There are over 5471 lines of text in Irony Curtain and every one of them needs to be properly inserted into the game, to make sure all characters say exa |
| The making of stop-motion animation in Irony Curtain | 2019-03-01 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/788443ca5999f321920a295a46bb514c0fc2ab4b.gif Comrades! Today we’d like to introduce you to our process of making a stop-motion animation. In one of the previous updates, we’ve explained what stop-motion animation is and why are we using it in our game. This is how we prepare each asset: 1. The whole process starts with the Game Designer. They prepare a documentation with all animations needed for the specific part of the game. There are several types of animations for example: idle animation, talking, specific animation for beginning or end of the conversation and cust |
| Some mysteries should remain forgotten | 2019-02-21 | Add the game to your wishlist and stay updated! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/2d5603bfd037ddc5e8e6f4582edc8992ae685944.png There are dark secrets that have an annoying tendency to crawl back into the light, escaping oblivion. But there is also Sarah Pennington, the most skilled agent of the ever-watching Secret Order, who is there to face them. The Secret Order 7: Shadow Breach will be available at a discount for 7 days after the launch. http://store.steampowered.com/app/1004860/The_Secret_Order_7_Shadow_Breach/ |
| My Brother Rabbit nominated in Aggie Awards! | 2019-02-20 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/d1a7b2a7a9e9a1d7bbb62323afe95141cfacb081.png Hello fAM! We have fantastic news! We've been nominated in the prestigious Aggie Awards by the redaction of Adventure Gamers. Aggie Awards are an award for adventure games for merits in several categories from concept, art direction, and story, to the adventure game of the year. This year's nominations have been released and My Brother Rabbit has been nominated in two categories - "Best Graphic Design" and "Best Sound Effects"! We're very happy and very proud that our work has been appreciated! If you'd like to know more abo |
| Easter Eggs in Irony Curtain | 2019-02-11 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/ba4cf4fd873148c676c5062797356e69c97cdd20.png Comrades! Before we announce some more details about the Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love (which you can still add to wishlist by the way), we have something very special for classic adventure games fans! Although Matryoshkans love potatoes the most, there’s also one more thing close to our hearts. It’s eggs. Easter eggs to be exact. Irony Curtain is set in the 50s, but we did our best to spice it up a little with pop culture references from modern movies, comics, games and classic point & clicks. It’s kind of mandat |
| Q&A with Irony Curtain Team! | 2019-01-25 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/369220ee97253a636246f86bd78f539c7a87e296.jpgComrades, Usually, d̶i̶c̶t̶a̶t̶o̶r̶s benevolent Fathers of a Nation don’t tend to answer questions – they ask them! But today the tables turn – go ahead and ❓ask anything❓: the Irony Curtain dev Team will answer all your conundrums in an Irony Q&A! Ask away in the comments below and at the beginning of February we'll answer them all in a Q&A video. 🎥 Meanwhile, don't forget to add Irony Curtain to your wishlist! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/4ea1b14b33a7db504f0588c104aa7eedde4e905 |
| The creative process behind creating the locations in Irony Curtain | 2019-01-18 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/1460003d1b3757f3bbae583b4c11c53fa93473f9.gif This time we’d like to acquaint you with the creative process that goes into creating the scenes in the game. Here, for example, we have one of the first locations in the game – the conference Evan attends in order to present a speech on Matryoshka. If you'd like to support the game, don't forget to add Irony Curtain to wishlist! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/6cf75659c3506328d1bc7d66eb5360297d50d998.jpg 1. First off, we begin with a very rough concept art - mapping out the placeme |
| The Giants wake up! | 2019-01-11 | Add the game to your wishlist and stay updated! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/4ed6493451a8dd35420d0f9f6d98accf60747ab6.png In the world built on the shoulders of sleeping giants, join your sister Adrianne to prevent a terrifying annihilation that may irreversibly change the world. Explore the history of a forgotten civilisation to save the citizens of Skyland and reveal the mystery of your father's death. Skyland: Heart Of The Mountain will be available at a discount for 7 days after the launch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/949800/Skyland_Heart_of_the_Mountain/ |
| Help the charity with Irony Curtain & My Brother Rabbit! | 2019-01-10 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/3e7213f9bb7cd52067754c07b49e063944c7c2c4.png There are very few things as great as the Matryoshkan Nation - but The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity - WOŚP - is definitely one of them. It's a Polish charity dedicated to improving medical care for the youngest and oldest patients - if you'd like you can read more about them at the English WOŚP website. Long story short - for 27 years now they have been running a fundraiser in order to help provide equipment to hospitals, improve neonatological and senior patient care and even provide CPR lessons in schools. In that |
| Why we've changed the art style of Irony Curtain? | 2018-12-28 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/6b5738ccfab41966baa8af14e129f59228d343e6.png Comrades! Some time ago we showed you how Irony Curtain looked in the early prototype phase and how it looks like now. Today we’d like to talk a little bit more about the reasons behind the change and the whole creative process. It’s no doubt that Irony Curtain came a long way from the times when it was just a prototype called simply ‘Matryoshka’. There are three main reasons why we’ve decided to simplify the art style: 1. The previous style looked great but it didn’t play well The ‘before’ screenshots we’ve shown are undoub |
| Merry Holidays from Irony Curtain team! | 2018-12-21 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/112130a04051e433bef4d232679d725b6a680197.gif Comrades! The festive season is upon us! The good people of Matryoshka celebrate the end of the year with pierogi, uplifting songs and lots of hot beverages that warm their hearts as much as the love for the Leader. Now we want to share this warm, red joy with our Western friends! Since there are no established economic relations between Matryoshka and the rest of the world the only thing that’s left is to share some of this festive spirit through a video. We would like to present you the original recipe for borsch, one of t |
| The past and present of Irony Curtain + Steam contest! | 2018-11-30 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/6b5738ccfab41966baa8af14e129f59228d343e6.png Dear Comrades! We'd like to show you the past and present of our upcoming point and click game Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love! Below you'll have the opportunity to witness how much has changed and how far we have come from the original idea that we presented at Polish festivals a while ago. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/c7d5ed70a93f3f44f85155c7f5530f6c4d8bc834.png What you see before you is the prototype of Irony Curtain, which back then was called simply 'Matryoshka'. I |
| Irony Curtain is getting a forum! | 2018-11-22 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/8811a47d606a220f1ce8b11a6fddad4fdfbfdbcf.jpg Comrades, In our efforts to combat the capitalist propaganda, we have launched the most powerful weapon against false information! Add Irony Curtain to wishlist now! We now have our own Steam forums, where we will post all information about Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love and where you can discuss all ideas as long as they're in accordance with the ideology of the Party. No censorship. The purpose of this forum is to discuss: News & Reveals Frequently Asked Questions Suggestions & Ideas So don't forget to: Join Iron |
| Traverse the dream worlds to solve a frightening mystery! | 2018-10-10 | Add the game to your wishlist and stay updated! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/1459db75e595a43e2d50800307b7dbbb08b989da.png In a small tourist town a young girl, the daughter of the town’s mayor, falls in coma due to an accident. The impotence of the local physicians forces Mrs. Mayor to seek the aid of a psychiatrist, who is rumoured to possess a unique ability to traverse people’s dreams – a Dreamwalker. Enter Drowsy Valley, a small remote tourist town located in the Alps of Austria. A place which bustles with life during summer and depopulates during winter. However, this ordinary and sometimes g |
| MY BROTHER RABBIT NOW AVAILABLE! | 2018-09-21 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/a31d2060a30396755f73f8a6e8267eb3a8e41f80.png TIME TO EMBARK ON A GREAT JOURNEY OF IMAGINATION! Travel through the wondrous lands of a colorful universe where you must question everything you know about reality. Help the rabbit solve puzzles, find hidden objects, and assemble strange machinery in a world where conventional logic doesn’t apply. Remember your childhood and see the world through young eyes again. Believe in the power of imagination: it always finds a way, even in the darkest of times. Your empathy and ingenuity can save the day. How will this adventure end |
| The voice of Dark Souls to sing on My Brother Rabbit! | 2018-09-18 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/9188a423e2a6e0ea12adb746801157a3b9aa8c75.png Artifex Mundi has partnered with Emi Evans – the voice behind NieR: Automata and Dark Souls to collaborate on a song "Dreams", together with created by Arkadiusz Reikowski (Layers of Fear, Kholat, >observer_). Recently, the duo met in London to recap the project and record a brief documentary about the experience that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBA1r5AL3o The song Dreams is available for free on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Youtube, soon on Spotify and iTunes. https://youtu.be/25rsEmVhQaI ---- My Brothe |
| My Brother Rabbit launches on September 21! | 2018-09-06 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/233b8c1ca11e0aa5ff086d7b43e8373c5e2011ae.png My Brother Rabbit, the heartwarming adventure game from Artifex Mundi, invites players on an emotional trip into the dreamlands of imagination on September 21 In the siblings’ land of make-believe, a sweet little rabbit takes care of his friend flower, who recently became afflicted by a strange sickness. To reach those who can heal her, he sets out on a journey that requires both a keen eye and smart thinking. Collect hidden objects including butterflies, insectoid lightbulbs, and other items and apply them to the riddles hi |
| Expose family secrets and intrigue | 2018-08-24 | Add the game to your wishlist and stay updated! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/0c3fc7d41607aa0a9e5313b111afdd7df86ca3d8.png It was supposed to be a simple suicide case – a quick inspection and lots of boring paperwork. But the more you delve into this secluded island and the twisted family relations of the owners, the more complicated and unclear this case becomes. Path of Sin: Greed will be available at a discount for 7 days after the launch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/895420/Path_of_Sin_Greed/ |
| Meet Artifex Mundi at Gamescom & PAX West 2018! | 2018-08-08 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/77cec574460e27b3f398478422f407198bf5f1ec.png Do you want to meet the creators of your favorite games in person? Then you should definitely visit us during Gamescom in Cologne & PAX West 2018! You will have one of a kind opportunity to play our two latest projects ahead of release: My Brother Rabbit (release: Fall 2018) is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination. It is scheduled to release this Fall. Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love (release: 2019) is a satirical point-and-cli |
| Irony Curtain Incoming 2019! | 2018-07-26 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8250639/a03c092d3ad026bda7139dfdaf3bf19aec09b4ca.png Add the game to Steam wishlist! "Our glorious country of Matryoshka wishes to extend an invitation to the West, and allow them to witness the glory of communism first-hand. Visitors shall be the first outsiders to bask in the lie light of The Leader, who is the embodiment of all that is good and has the finest stash in the whole country. We welcome them with open armies arms to explore our beautiful country by solving puzzles and minigames to understand the depth of corruption surrounding the magnanimity of our fearless lead |