Version 2.0.4 is now live, courtesy of developer TORaIKI, bringing a variety of fixes and improvements to 99 Spirits and both fan discs - Cage of Night and Weeping Demon's Bell!

If you haven't played these wonderful games yet, there's never been a better time!

• Various text fixes.
  
• Lowered the size of certain animations to possibly prevent "TVPAllocBitmapBits" errors.
  
• Fixed a bug where the names of equipped Tsukumogami would disappear on the "Info" screen in combat.

• Added an option to disable textbox vibration (found under Descriptions).
  
• Added 3 new sections to Extras: Character Materials, Setting Materials, and CG, with materials and insight into the development of the games.
  
• Minor text fixes.

• Added an option to disable textbox vibration (found under Descriptions).
  
• Minor text fixes.

The Steam version of 99 Spirits has been updated to version 2.0, bringing along a slew of changes prepared by developer TORaIKI based on user feedback, and adding an all-new mini game that unlocks bonus illustrations!


Put your Tsukumogami-identifying skills to the test in the new mini-game that's unlocked at a certain point in the story. Playable from the main menu, aim for mission-specific goals and achievements to unlock cute new bonus illustrations!


The game has now two game modes, one of which has changes to features such as Tsukumogami identification and equipping Tsukugami.
You can choose either Normal or Casual when starting a new game.
(With existing savedata, you can switch from Normal to Casual from the Config screen.)



Identification Rate
On Normal mode, each enemy appears with a gauge which gets filled with three successful Tsukumogami identificatons, and once it's filled the identification process to that enemy will be skipped.

Casual Mode
Every enemy can be fully identifiable with one successful identification.
(For those who want to enjoy the story more comfortably.)

Battle Skip
With a high enough player level, enemies are defeated automatically.
This saves plenty of time spent fighting battles.



You can now choose direct keyboard input or Spirit Index to make your answers from by default.
This allows for answering faster than ever.



On Normal mode, you first have to equip the target Tsukumogami in the regular way, and then you can equip it whenever you like.

On Casual mode, you can equip it immediately after you have identified it.
This saves a lot of walking and makes it easier to replace one Tsukumogami with another.



Every counterattack becomes a critical hit that comes with the occasional stun effect. This makes counterattacks more effective than ever.



You can now check and/or equip or unequip Tsukumogami through the Info button while fighting battles.This allows you to fight more strategically.



The hints acquired with Gem 1 now show up in the Help column and stay there. (You can turn this feature off.)



A lot of changes have been made to HP healing frequency, evasion frequency, enemy HP and defense, and the game is now more comfortable to play than before.



You can now upgrade the Gems from the main menu screen.
Visiting the shrine for this purpose is no longer necessary, and you can even upgrade them during the Night Parade.

The game state is now saved at every step of Hanabusa's journey! You can resume from autosave by selecting Load Game -> Resume Game in the main menu.


Gem 2 no longer breaks in chapter 5 and unequips the Tsukumogami in it.

Both the English and Japanese versions have been updated with the new content.

We hope you'll enjoy these revisions to the game!

Version 1.20 of 99 Spirits is now live with a much requested compatibility fix.

Fixes:
- Fixed incompatibility with Korean, Greek and Thai Windows system locales. Both the main game and the side stories (Cage of Night, Weeping Demon's Bell) should now be fully playable while using these system locales.
- Fixed several typos.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/262230/

February 24, 2015. Fruitbat Factory is happy to announce the release of our third and final DLC for 99 Spirits: 99 Spirits - Weeping Demon's Bell. The game is available today.

Weeping Demon's Bell is the second side story for 99 Spirits, told in the Visual Novel style, similar to Cage of Night.

“As our first Steam release, 99 Spirits has a special place in our hearts. We are happy to have had the rare chance to localise all the available bonus content for the game as well. With Weeping Demon’s Bell, the 99 Spirits collection is now truly complete. ” says Jakke Elonen, Project Lead.

Synopsis
Rumors of someone collecting swords and kidnapping girls have reached the young blacksmith Kotetsu and his childhood friend Waka. A cryptic new Tsukumogami lurks in the night. Meanwhile, a darkness grows within Kotetsu as he is drawn into one battle after another.

When an invitation to entertain a nobleman arrives to Waka, the two are drawn into a test of their true nature. Can the two unveil the identity of their real enemy before it’s too late?

99 Spirits Drama Theater includes three bonus stories

Little Hanabusa: A story about Hanabusa, who turned back into a child from a little happening. While Komiya runs around trying to find a cure, Gijin happens across her. What will Gijin do, finding Hanabusa turned into a child?

Saki’s Present: The weasels have become upset because Saki seems to not be paying them much attention lately. She seems to be doing something in secret, but just what is the truth behind the matter?

Komiya’s Medicine Hunt: A story about Komiya trying to save Hanabusa after she suddenly collapses during an expedition. After learning of Hanabusa’s plight, the five gods pledge their support, but...

“Demon’s Bell gave us a chance to explore Kotetsu, Waka and their relationship further and have new adventures as we bring our 99 Spirits journey to a conclusion. Hope you have enjoyed it as much as we did.“ says Ozhan Sen, Art Lead.

The game is released on Steam and other leading digital distributors on February 23th. The retail price is $4.99, with a -10% launch week discount. Additionally, a 99 Spirits - Complete Collection will be made available for $27.99, including 99 Spirits, Artbook & Soundtrack Pack, Cage of Night and Weeping Demon's Bell.

For more information, business inquiries and to be included in the press release and review mailing lists, contact Fruitbat Factory at http://mailto:info@fruitbatfactory.com.

Fruitbat Factory, Ltd.
English version developer (Homepage[www.fruitbatfactory.com], Blog[blog.fruitbatfactory.com], Twitter, Facebook[www.facebook.com], Google+[plus.google.com], Youtube)
Fruitbat Factory is an independent localization house focusing on bringing interesting Japanese indie games to English-speaking audiences.

TORaIKI
Original Japanese version developer (Homepage[www.toraiki.com])
TORaIKI is an independent Japanese game circle that aims to produce Windows PC titles suitable for gamers of all ages.

99 Spirits - Cage of Night is now available for the first time in English. It is the first of the two side stories to PC Puzzle RPG 99 Spirits, giving you a chance to know more of the fan favourite support characters. We are releasing Cage of Night directly on Steam as a DLC to 99 Spirits, and it includes both English and Japanese versions of the game.

The game stars fan-favorites Saki and Komiya, and adds brand new characters. A story of tragic love and foxes’ games told in visual novel style, the Cage of Night is set during the events of 99 Spirits storyline and is set in a darker mood than the main story.

Additionally, it features six Mini Scenarios with in-between scenes from 99 Spirits that will bring a smile to your face and a Developer Symposium with commentary by TORaIKI, 99 Spirits' creators to tell you where and how this all started.

99 Spirits - Cage of Night was a successful stretch goal on the 99 Spirits IndieGoGo project.

99 Spirits – Cage of Night stars fan-favorites Saki and Komiya, and adds brand new characters. A story of tragic love and foxes’ games told in visual novel style, the Cage of Night takes place during the events of 99 Spirits storyline and is set in a darker mood than the main story.

99 Spirits – Weeping Demon’s Bell is another new addition to the 99 Spirits storyline. Within it unfolds a new adventure for Kotetsu and Waka, where a duty Kotetsu undertakes turns out to have unforeseen and dangerous consequences.


Sneak a peek to the press release image[fruitbatfactory.files.wordpress.com]


The two side stories are planned to be released as DLCs to 99 Spirits. 99 Spirits was originally developed by TORaIKI and published worldwide by Fruitbat Factory in May 2013.

To add some music to the celebrations, Sound of the Human Tanks, music collection for the Human Tanks series, and 99 Spirits – Artbook & Soundtrack Pack can be found -50% off on Steam for the duration of this week.

(This is a cut from our latest press release[blog.fruitbatfactory.com]. Check it out for full details on all of the five games we announced there.)

Due to a huge demand and after long debates we decided to turn liars, and grant everyone Steam keys for 99 Spirits, wherever they bought it. (fine line includes that place being a real distro of ours and agrees to distribute these Steam keys)

This process might take some days for the distros to set it up, so please wait for a while before asking them for your keys.

We are also working to provide for another popular demand, it is not certain at this point if we can achieve that, so I won't get into any details about it.

Keep an eye out and train your tsukumogami tight!