Nepenthe — 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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| I'm typing this at 1:32 in the morning and I have no idea what I'm doing | 2019-11-01 | So I just realized I've been really silent on Steam lately, and thought I might as well pop in here and ramble for a bit. I have no idea how many people actually read these things, so if you're reading this, hi! It's a pleasure to meet you! I'd offer a cookie, but unfortunately I'm out—all my extra cookies are going in to the Nepenthe update. Speaking of that update, it's pretty much finished and I've got it sitting on my computer right now, but I've been putting off actually releasing it for a while. I don't really have an excuse for that, and I can't explain why this is taking me so long to actually release, but my brain is a strange thing. |
| New game announcement: To The Dark Tower | 2019-06-24 | I'm happy to report that I'm working on a new game: To The Dark Tower—a visual experience based on the nightmare of a long-dead poet. For more information, and to get an email notification when it releases, you can wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079740/To_The_Dark_Tower/ I'm really excited about this, and I think you will be too :) From your friendly neighborhood game developer, Yitz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/3d43599dd2ce7b98922497772224c6cb0201183f.png |
| Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came | 2019-04-25 | I would like to introduce you to a strange and haunting poem, one written by the Victorian author Robert Browning, who recorded this text, fully written, as seen in a dream one night. The title of the poem is "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," and I think you will enjoy it very much. Here it is: "CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME" _(See Edgar's song in "Lear.")_ My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with malicious eye Askance to watch the working of his lie On mine, and mouth scarce able to afford Suppression of the glee, that pursed and scored Its edge, at one more victim gained thereby. What else should he |
| D E E P D R E A M | 2019-03-26 | So I was playing around with Google's Deepdream software today, and out of curiosity, gave it the Nepenthe logo. This is the result: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/9dbc167d0259b1cf4ec055035084f240c0145b3e.jpg For comparison, this is the original image: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/d77c51818215e00235aead3789ecc78f42accda9.jpg Um... yeah. I have no idea why I did this. Please forgive me, for I have sinned. Amen. Yours truly, Yitz PS: We're almost at 30 reviews, which is crazy! Thank you so much for all the support :3 |
| Nepenthe has a Discord server! | 2019-03-12 | https://discord.gg/Zbfy899 I just realized that there aren't any links to my Discord on Steam, and thought I should fix that :) I'm pretty active on there, so if you wanna chat about anything, feel free! From your Friendly Neighborhood Game Developer, Yitz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/621709a336ba1b4054f0b7c17ca35177ddd73063.png PS: I know I've been pretty silent around here on Steam lately, but don't worry. You'll eventually get to see what I'm working on—it's might just take a bit more time than I first thought (I want it to be as nice as possible before release). Regardless, I want to say than |
| Preview of what's to come... | 2019-01-17 | I'm close now. Very close... https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/d9abd257133ad2799e81c3c206a0a33a525f0b04.jpg If you have no idea what's going on, that's totally understandable, considering I'm being cryptic and spooky and all that jazz. Rest assured that I'm not trolling you—despite the ridiculously long amount of time this is taking, everything will eventually come together. I'm hoping for a big announcement in this or the next month, but I can't promise it. Until then, if you want to support what's coming (which will be totally free if you already own Nepenthe, btw), please consider leaving a review |
| A random essay I wrote that I'm putting here because I can | 2019-01-05 | Imagine, if you will, a baked potato. It’s pretty normal as far as baked potatoes go: brown, slightly mushy, and better with salt. There is only one thing that makes this baked potato unique—it’s 30 times the size of our sun. Obviously, this presents some problems for the hungry scientist. For one thing, every portion of the potato is gravitationally pulled towards every other portion of the potato. The portions on the outside are pulled toward the center, since that is where the most potato parts lie. It quickly becomes an almost perfect sphere, any irregularities crushed to the ground. Those in the center are pulled outwards in all directio |
| Nepenthe is on S A L E (not anymore lol) | 2018-12-20 | This is the lowest price Nepenthe has ever had on Steam, so I'm both excited and mildly terrified! For those wondering, this is not the super-exciting news that's coming up. Trust me, you'll know when that's arrived :) For now though — if you don't own Nepenthe yet, what are you waiting for? Other than the zombie apocalypse, of course. Because we're all waiting for that. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/aa9f9b0fa8a9c0d5ffe951496db32dc853c2d769.png If you do own Nepenthe — good for you! I hope you're enjoying it (maybe not as much as the zombie apocalypse, but still), and please consider leaving a rev |
| I've teamed up! | 2018-12-19 | In some Very Exciting News (for me at least; I can't personally guarantee you will shout in joy towards heaven), I can now proudly announce that I've teamed up with the developer of The Endless Empty to create a Steam bundle! This means that you can buy both of our games at a 15% discount, on top of any other Steam discount. Yes, I'm practically throwing savings at you. (It's to take revenge. Savings killed my family. To conquer my fear I now only attack with great savings. It's a heartbreaking story, really.) Not only that, but we plan to get more developers involved in this bundle in the future—so we all can RULE THE GALAX-oops. Too soon to |
| Games And Nominations And Updates OH MY | 2018-11-21 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/621709a336ba1b4054f0b7c17ca35177ddd73063.png Welp, the Steam Awards Nominations have begun, and I highly recommend you go and vote in that! Here are my submissions, and I have of course nominated myself as "best developer" because I'm a loudmouthed shnook. ;) Also, Nepenthe is on sale (again)! If you haven't bought it yet, or you want to give a very strange gift to a friend, now's the time. If you do buy it, you get free eternal joy. Or at least a slight smile. Maybe a general not-depressed feeling. Or not. It's a surprise! Also, also, something very exciting is on it |
| I want you to punch me in the face | 2018-11-14 | ...Um, not literally. That wouldn't be nice. Metaphorically though, I want you to hurt me. Not that way either. Wow, this really isn't coming out well... What I'm trying to get across is that I need your help: I want to become a better artist, and to become a better artist I need to know what I'm not good at. And then become good at it. And then master it and sit in a cave for fifteen years until I have reached inner peace—or get hungry, whichever comes first. Anyway, in order to learn what things I'm not good at, I need you to tell me what those things are. So here's the deal: You give me the most honest critique you can, and be brutally hon |
| Something Big Is Coming (and it ain't yo momma) | 2018-10-11 | If you've been following me on Discord, you already know about this, but for those of you who don't: There's something coming. What is that something? Well, you'll know soon enough. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/709bb5125ad12c0425c102a21b1f23af58cfbba3.png How soon exactly is still up in the air, since I don't know myself, honestly. If you want to know more you can follow me on Discord, or just wait and see... You'll like it, I can tell you that much :) Form your very excited friendly-neighborhood-game-developer, Yitz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/ed31 |
| My bio written using predictive text | 2018-09-14 | I was bored, okay?https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/59ddeda0acedfc1007f4143eeeda0aae5004ad7d.jpg Inspiration from this tweet. This was edited somewhat to fix repeating text and other issues. I'm posting this here since it may give you some insight on an upcoming project, which I won't say much more about—I'll leave you to figure this one out ;) From your game developer who loves you, Yitz |
| The Nepenthe font is now free to use! | 2018-09-02 | Yay. Um, yeah... if you need a hand-drawn font for a project or something, here you go: https://yitzilitt.itch.io/yitziscript If you use it for anything, I'd love to see what you make! You can contact me on Discord, or by using telepathy. Telepathy is preferred. That would be cool. Thanks for being awesome, Yitz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/bdaae8b0b78258dd24df55ff7e0b4fd760a11821.jpg |
| I'm giving away a $50 Steam gift card | 2018-08-21 | In my never-ending attempt to actually make money, I have decided to give away said money. "How does that work," you may ask? Well, it probably doesn't. But I'm doing it anyway, because I love you! Or because I'm stupid. Idk. You can enter the giveaway here (link is to my twitter with a link to the giveaway, since Steam doesn't let me link non-affiliated sites): https://twitter.com/YitziLitt/status/1031750673321213952 yours's (with an extra apostrophe that tottally isnt a tiepo), Yitz |
| There are some things worse than death... | 2018-08-17 | And hopefully Nepenthe isn't one of them!:) Um... yeah. I'm just popping in here to say thank you for all of the lovely reviews I've been getting. It's really been a pleasure seeing what you've gotten out of this weird game that I made. On that note: The best way to help me (or any developer) grow right now is by leaving honest reviews, positive or negative. I think I can fairly speak for most devs in saying that good (or exceptionally bad) reviews can help player growth in remarkable ways. It also helps me get to do things like classified: coming soon, and be taken more seriously when trying to get noticed by the press. So: leave reviews! No |
| A Poem About Sales | 2018-07-30 | Ten percent off; It's very exciting— Nothing compares except maybe yo' face. Ten percent off; terribly frightening— nothing's so scary except maybe yo' face. Why am am I writing this; It's really quite boring— I'm stuck in the car just me and yo' face. So yeah, Nepenthe is 10% off this week, and I'm stuck in a car for a few hours, wasting my time by writing weird poems about Steam sales and faces. Have a nice day! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/a1a3e3fc7eb8683c39f751d3d4a9e9b9e8b14ffe.png |
| Fugue State announcement | 2018-07-25 | The Fugue State Steam page is OUT!!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/905760/Fugue_State/ Check it out and wishlist it, then tell all your friends! … or you know... don't For those of you who are very confused right now, Fugue State is an upcoming horror game I'm working on. It will NOT be as lighthearted as Nepenthe, and some people may find it disturbing. Please consider that if you're averse to this sort of stuff. Thanks for the support, Yitz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/dff724b0e3d892b245c3d25a9cf9167b6dc5be28.png |
| Children Of The Sun theme-tune (headcanon) | 2018-07-25 | So the Children Of The Sun theme-tune in Nepenthe is fairly simple, but if it had worked with the theming of the rest of the game (and if I had the money to license it), this would have been this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpxtuUQ28UM That's not canon, but the song is so awesome I'd thought I'll share it with you. ;) https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/ac513f1f0b26792344e812633fc299170e500d2c.png |
| Bug Fixception | 2018-07-04 | I just fixed a bug caused by a bug cause by a bug... Game development is weird, guys. It should all be good now, but if anything buggy happens, feel free to contact me. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/a1a3e3fc7eb8683c39f751d3d4a9e9b9e8b14ffe.png PS: we now have an official Steam rating of "Positive"!!! Thank you so much for your support and general awesomeness, it means the world to me. :) |
| I Have A Creator Page! | 2018-07-03 | So Steam just released this "Creator page" thingy, and I'm in it here! I'll be posting reviews of games I play over there, and followers will get notifications when I release new stuff. So yeah, if that sounds cool to you, feel free to join in the fun! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/4d1ee32473521ec5e900407a93d8c85fc3b51ac9.png PS: We are one (1!!!) review away from having an official Steam rating, so if you want to make me say "yippee" softly to myself in the dim silence of twilight, you know what to do ;). PPS: If you do not want to make me say "yippee" softly to myself in the dim silence of twili |
| Steam Summer Sale so far | 2018-06-25 | So... um... wow. During the summer sale so far, more people bought the game than on opening week! That is pretty crazy. Like, really crazy. I'm popping in here to say a few simple words of thanks, most of which are "OMG WHAT" and "AHHHH." So yeah, this means a lot to me. Thank you for being awesome people, and supporting me and my weird ideas. Thanks, Yitz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31804540/5c053495bcd0bd7d0c9854ebd6da800c56126b61.png (PS: if you wanna help even more, leaving a review is the best way to do that ;)) |
| I killed them | 2018-06-21 | -The bugs, that is! What did you think I killed? So yeah, here are some of the things you won't notice anymore: Windows 10 users should no longer experience random crashes on launch Freddy The Teddy works on more enemies (I'm not telling you which :)) Potatoes are no longer free (I am so sorry) Spealleng hes ben fexed and more... If you find any more bugs (or just wanna say hi), please drop me an email at yitzilitt@gmail.com. In other news, at the time of writing this we are four (4!) reviews away from an official Steam rating! So if you wanna help Nepenthe reach more people, rating this game is one of the best things you can do. So yeah, go |
| A Look Back (and a new competition!) | 2018-06-12 | So it's been just a few weeks since release, and I want to take the time to look back and say thank you. (Warning: I may ramble on about personal life experiences, so feel free to skip to the end if you're here for the competition) I started working on Nepenthe over a year ago, and didn't expect to take more than a week on this weird idea that I had. Oops. A few months later, and I had a growing story, enough to start looking to share it. Nobody outside my family had seen it yet, so I did what every new game developer does: eat a pancake. After that necessary step, I emailed Toby Fox (the developer of Undertale), asking for critique. To my su |
| Bugs destroyed and lives saved | 2018-05-31 | It is now possible to beat the game without killing! If you're looking to do a pacifist run, here are some tips: try using items on enemies - they may react in unique ways... try avoiding fights in the first place - if you never fight you never kill. try being a nice guy - be willing to take a few punches! There are also a number of bug fixes as well, so that should be nice. You guys really helped me out with some of these, so a big thank you to everyone! What's up next in the world of Nepenthe? Well, I'm working on Steam Achievements, but don't hold your breath. It may take a while. Also, there may be some translation stuff as well... lookin |
| Update: Mercy is now a thing | 2018-05-27 | So it turns out that not all gamers are psychopaths! A number of you reached out to me, asking to not have to kill your friends. So now you can not murder innocent beings. Yay! *Note: There still are some unavoidable fights, but I'm working on those Also, more bug fixes! You guys are super observant, and I am honored to have you playing this weird thing I made. Thanks, Yitz |
| Bug fixes - yay! | 2018-05-25 | I fixed some bugs today! Thanks to everyone who messaged me about it. Also, the endings and credits have been very slightly altered, for reasons that should make sense over time. -Yitz |
| Nepenthe is out! | 2018-05-17 | I am proud to say it: "IT." ... I am also proud to say that Nepenthe is out for public play on Steam now! If you're reading this, you probably already know that, since it can only be read on Steam (as far as I know), but I'm saying it anyways. So yeah. Buy, play, and review Nepenthe now, or else I'll come quietly into your home at night and steal all your potatoes! ːsteamhappyː |