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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Sovereign Tea v1.2 Release... and more!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 09:26:17 PM
Wowza, a whole version 1.2!
We're back with a batch of exciting news regarding Sovereign Tea! We hope you've been enjoying your time playing the game. Let's hop right to it.
Version 1.2 Release!
We recently released the v1.2 patch for Steam and Itchio. In this one, we focused mostly on feedback we saw from new players who streamed our game for the very first time. It was very cool to see, but also was illuminating on some aspects of the game that needed additional player clarification. We want to thank those who streamed their initial experiences with us, and look forward to seeing your reaction to the latest version of the game. Here is an abbreviated list of key changes:
Improve load times when booting the game.
Tiles that cannot be interacted with no longer show a hovered state.
Next unit and resource buttons in top-right bar adjusted for clarity.
There are a small handful of additional polish and bugfix tweaks made to the game. You can read the full list of changes in our latest Itchio devlog, or in our latest update on Steam.
Future Work on Sovereign Tea
When we announced the v1.2 patch, people asked us if this is the final patch for the game. We're very proud of the v1.0 release we put out and have, for the most part, only put out minor tweaks to the game since. Nearly all these tweaks were focused on addressing player feedback, particularly surrounding communication of in-game concepts. We are open to future work on the project, so long as the demand for it exists.
Most notably, we are investigating the addition of a mid-level temporary save feature. This is probably the highest requested feature in the game. We did anticipate this being the case even before launch, but had to prioritize other aspects of the game due to time constraints. We don't yet know how difficult this will be to implement, so we aren't able to guarantee this as a feature that will come to the game. We are, however, committed to trying our best to bring it to the title. Thank you for your understanding.
Is there a feature or bug you've encountered in the game? If so, please join our Discord and head on over to the #sovereign-tea-feedback channel. Past a discussion item and we will open a thread to discuss with you.
Commission Tier Rewards
Wow! So many!
We've been closing in on fulfilling our final rewards: the OC commissions. What we have so far is pretty swell, if we do say so. Thanks again to everybody who backed at this tier!
Overstock Inventory Shop Opening Soon
The most exciting piece of news... we're reopening our BackerKit shop! We have a decent handful of reward items left in our possession: a sizable quantity of stickers, pins, and charms; a small handful of t-shirts; an even smaller quantity of highly-desired tea. The store will reopen on or around September 1. We will send out an update when that happens. All goods must go, as there is not enough storage space in our homes to hold all of this. Please look forward to it!
Holiday Updates to Sovereign Tea?
We were thinking of making some holiday updates for the game, particularly with Halloween and Christmas forthcoming, as well as Lunar New Year in the near-ish future. Our thoughts were centered mostly on the easiest pieces of content to add to the game: new units and new books in the Library. Perhaps if we're creative and motivated enough we could sneak in some bonus levels. Not the most exciting content adds in the world, but certainly something that could be fun to see!
Is there anything that you would like to see added to the game? If so, let us know, especially if it's holiday-related!
That's all for now. If you made it this far, please consider (positively) rating the game on Steam! It helps us immensely and we always love reading your feedback. Until next time...!
Commission Rewards: Now in Progress!
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 04:53:12 PM
Thank you for backing Sovereign Tea! We hope you've been enjoying the game. We would really appreciate if you could review the game on Steam.
Now that all physical rewards have been shipped out, we are moving forward with the last digital reward to fulfill: a commission of your OC!
Here's how it's going to work: we will create art for your OC as if it were in Sovereign Tea. It will go through the same pipeline as the art development process for unit and character art in the game. The end result will be a character sprite, designed by @AhLaToad, with one baked-in emotion, and a world chibi sprite, designed by @gelatobear. Here is a breakdown of how it works:
You submit an OC to us, including all details, references, colors, and other information you wish to convey.
If there is any initial confusion, we contact you back for additional clarification before starting.
Round 1: We provide an initial character sketch, as well as the colors we intend to use. You may suggest feedback at this point before we proceed, allowing us to make tweaks as needed.
Round 2: This is the near-final result, with the lines cleaned up and colored for the character art. You will also see the chibi art at this point. This is the final chance to suggest minor feedback on both.
Completion: We deliver to you the two high-resolution art files for your character! You are free to use these as you like--they're your character.
We're pretty open on what to draw. We are okay with mecha and furry art, for example. However, while it's okay to request something risque, we will not draw anything truly R18. Thank you for understanding.
We have already reached out to you, individually, to start this process. Some of you indicated a preference to be contacted via email, others via Discord. We have contacted you on your platform of preference, so please check those at your earliest convenience. Thank you, and we look forward to bringing your OCs to life!
Sovereign Tea v1.1 Released!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 12:42:03 AM
Friends, we are so excited to announce that our first patch for Sovereign Tea, lovingly and simply named the v1.1 patch, is here! In it, we make a number of improvements to the game all based on your player feedback. Notably, we add a lot of new options to the settings, new optional content to peruse, and a small handful of balance tweaks. The patch notes are as follows:
Features
Added four new Library books written by Coffee Regents.
Added settings option to not select brewed unit after brewing it.
Added settings option to not pan camera when selecting a unit.
Added confirmation warning when trying to skip a level dialogue.
Added settings option to toggle dialogue skip confirmation warnings.
Updated credits with newly added crowdfunding backers.
Gameplay
Spiced Brew's Count requirement now increases by 4 each time it is used. It resets at the start of the turn.
Caring Sorcerer: In addition to existing effect, on heal provide Juiced 1.
Level 15: Replaced some starting Tea of War with Tortoise Cha.
Level 16: Removed Spirit Channeler from the Coffee Regent's loadout. Added starting Spirit Channeler units to the map.
Final Level: No longer provide infinite resources, capping instead at 250 starting per and +100/turn.
Bugfixes
Lapidarian Mystic: Fixed rare softlock with its diagonal Heal action.
Books in the Compendium now sort in order of discovery.
We hope you enjoy the update to the game!
If you're playing through Steam, you should be able to automatically update the game. If you're playing through Itchio, please either download the latest build from the website or use the Itch App to download the latest version of the game.
Please consider leaving us a positive review of the game on your platform of choice! This helps our overall visibility, leading more and more people to discovering this quirky Tea VS Coffee game you helped fund. Thank you!
Shipping Update #3
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 12:21:21 AM
Late night order fulfillment!
Happy August, friends! In case you haven't yet realized, Sovereign Tea has been released! Be sure to check your BackerKit for keys if you backed at a tier to receive the game. For those of you who've played the game, we hope you've been enjoying it! If you like what you've played, do consider leaving us a positive review on Steam! If you have any questions or run into any bugs, typos, or other issues, please join our Discord and chat with us there. Even if you have no problems, consider joining our Discord anyway--we'd love to hear from you!
Shipping Updates
We have begun shipping international orders.
For this initial shipment, we selected a small subset of orders to fulfill. This is mostly to serve as a smoke test to ensure there are no customs-related issues. We don't expect any problems to arise, but we'd like to be cautious here. Thank you for your understanding.
85% of all total orders have now been shipped.
We look forward to pushing this as close to 100% this week as we can. Expect a fourth shipping update from us soon. As always, please be mindful that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be unexpected delays in shipments, ones that are unfortunately outside our control. We once again thank you for your understanding.
One Final Reward: Commission Tier
The beta was delivered back in November. The game and OST just came out. Names are showing up in credits. The final physical packages are being prepared for shipment. All that's left is one reward: the commission of your OC, illustrated by our character artist @AhLaToad and our art director @gelatobear. We will start the fulfillment process of the Commission Tier reward later this month. We request that you join our Discord to get in contact with us there. The ever-popular Art Fight may now be over, but that's okay, as our artists will bring new life to your OCs regardless after the fact!
Regarding Late Backers
This only applies to a very small handful of backers, but there are a few cases where surveys were submitted late, well past our cutoff. We ordered excess inventory to prepare for this scenario, thus we should hopefully still be fine with delivering those goods. That said, we will not fulfill the physical elements of these late orders until all other orders have been fulfilled. Should an inventory issue arise, we will contact you about your order directly.
For those extremely few of you who have yet to fill out your survey... please go to BackerKit and do so as soon as you can. We will eventually have no choice but to disregard backers who haven't filled out their survey for rewards, as we will not know your address nor your desired items. We really don't want to do that, so please fill out your surveys ASAP.
That's all we have to say for now! As it turns out, there probably won't be much left for us to say now that the game's released. We'll continue to provide shipping updates and other fulfillment-related updates, of course. You'll also hear from us if some big news regarding Sovereign Tea emerges, like if we update the game or if we make the news in some significant manner. You may even hear from us again should we decide to create another game that needs Kickstarter support! Regardless, this means you won't be receiving regular monthly updates from us anymore. Your inboxes are free from our "spam" at last!
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From all of us at 3 Halves Games, thank you for all your support. It has been the honor of a lifetime. Take care, and we hope you enjoy the game, the soundtrack, and all those sweet, sweet goodies!
