Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition open beta!

[PixyFreakingStix]

We've been working tirelessly on AFEE, and it's finally ready for open beta!

To Download:

1. In your Steam game library, right-click Ara Fell, go to Properties, click the Beta tab
   
2. Enter the password: afeebetarawr
   
3. Press 'check code'
   
4. From the drop down list, select "opt into beta"

To Play:

In your game library, launch Ara Fell, and when prompted to pick which "Ara Fell" to run, choose the second of the two options. If you pick the wrong one it'll give you an error message.

Submitting Bugs:

While playing, hit F5 to bring up the bug submission window. You don't need to fill out both the title and the description, just throw as much text as you think is necessary to let us know about the issue. When you hit submit, it'll upload a screenshot (of the game, not your PC), your most recent autosave, a fresh save, your notes, and it'll tag it with your Steam display name. Thanks!

Testing Tools:

• Press 'T' to toggle collision on/off. Be aware, while collision is off you'll be unable to trigger events, so you'll need to turn it back on in order to zone or interact with objects
  
• Use + and - to change the game's play speed, up to 10x. Be aware that while the game is running at a faster rate, some input buttons may be triggered more than once with a single press.

Feedback:

We really like feedback! If you want to share any general feedback such as "this game sucks!", or "this boss is awesome!", please feel free to send us a message directly or use the bug submission tool. We read everything!

Communication:

You can message us directly via Steam or send us a message on Discord.

• Stegosoft Games Discord server: https://discord.gg/ps8mgzy
  
• Frost#0871
  
• LightlySalted#8406

Known Issues:

• The only supported language is English
  
• Some gamepads might not be mapped yet - let us know if you encounter a broken gamepad, please! (And to map it, go to settings -> devices -> map gamepad)
  
• Twitch mode isn't finished yet, if you use it, you're entering into untested territory. But to use it, put your Twitch channel in the textbox that appears when you toggle it on. It'll connect when you close the settings menu. You should see community voting polls appear when you're outside town - out in the world or in dungeons
  
• Steam achievements aren't enabled yet
  
• There are some UI issues in battle when running at a 4:3 aspect ratio (we recommend making your game window 16:9 or 16:10! It auto-resizes as you resize the window when you aren't playing fullscreen)
  
• If you have multiple of the same gamepad connected, they may not work

FAQ

• Can I use my existing Ara Fell save with AFEE? Nope! The game is so different that there isn't a way to carry saves over.
  
• Will I lose my Ara Fell saves if I download the beta? Nope! Steam will replace your existing Ara Fell files with the AFEE ones, but it'll leave your save files in place. When you switch back over to the non-beta version, your saves will still be there.
  
• This is lots of fun, how can I support the devs and the community? Just tell us if you're enjoying the game! The feedback really helps to motivate us.
  
• I found a bug that broke the game - how soon will it be fixed? Usually within 24 hours. We release a new patch as-needed every day or two.
  
• I read there was a new patch but my client didn't download anything? If a patch is released while Steam is running, you may need to restart Steam to tell it to immediately check for updates.

tl;dr; have fun, hit T if you get stuck, hit F5 to submit a bug, and thanks!

<3 Frost and Stephen,
STEGOSOFT GAMES LLC

[WhiteSwan]

Could we help you by translating the game, guys?

[PixyFreakingStix]

We're still looking into how we'll be doing that, but you can shoot us an email at [e-mail] so we've got you on our records!

[GrimmSeraph]

Hello;

I know I'm a bit late in asking, but will open beta saves work in the full (stable branch) Enhanced Edition version ?

[D's Journal]

When will achievements be unlocked?

[PixyFreakingStix]

@Grimm: Unfortunately no, there are just too many changes and we weren't able to find a good way to port saves over. But the legacy version will still be available if you don't want to start over. EDIT: Oh, sorry, I misread that! Yes, your open beta saves will work on the full release! But not the legacy version.

@D's: When the game goes live, which won't be for a few months yet. Sorry for the wait on that, I know you achievement hunters are getting antsy!

[Frost]

Open beta saves will still work upon release!

[PeaceisWar]

Hello guys, keep up the good work, quite happy to see the game coming on a better engine and quite happy to see the love you guys put in your work. The game was great 10/10 will replay again at release. Cant wait to see your next games!

[PixyFreakingStix]

Thank you so much!

[arkady18]

I found two bugs:

1 I kept talking to the Guild's Ranger about the Bunny Girl bandit after he gave me the quest; the first time it said "quest updated", the second time "quest completed" and it was tagged as completed in the menu (but I hadn't meet her and didn't get the reward until I fought her and talked again to the guy, so it was more a thing about the quests menu).
2 I tried to submit this bug through the game, but I'm not sure it worked. I tried to remap the pad. I use a Switch pro controller, but I make the PC treat it as an Xbox 360 pad (don't know if this info is relevant or not). However, if I use normal buttons I don't have any issues, but if I try to use the sticks buttons (L3 or R3 in what would be a dual shock) the game crashes whenever I enter the settings menu.

This is the log: https://pastebin.com/HYdAZiJw
And for some reason I get this screen as well: https://i.imgur.com/lYkeMaZ.png

[PixyFreakingStix]

Thanks for the report, Arkady! Your controller issues got automatically reported, and I'll look into the bunny girl thing right away!~

[Simulated Link]

Whoa I had no idea there was an enhanced edition until I randomly looked at this game's news feed today lol! I'm entering the Beta right now and will report any issues I find.
Is there any ETA or idea when the full release of this might be?

I'm sure you already know this, but you have one of the best old school indie RPGs ever made. Not even exaggerating I've played tons of them and this one stands at or near the top of the huge pack =) Great work and I'll support anything you all do going forward. Thanks for a wonderful game and working hard for over a year to enhance an already great game!

[PixyFreakingStix]

That's very flattering, thank you so much! Not sure on the ETA yet, we're going to take our time with it and try to get it really perfect. We're also working on Japanese localization and a Switch port and intend to release them all at the same time, so it may be a bit yet. But I don't think the official release will be too different from what you're able to play already.

[Licytator z Gadżetonu]

Great work, keep it up guys! Thumbs up!

[arkady18]

Completed the game.
Great rpg, with nice graphics/animations and great story.
I hadn't played such a good rpg in a while. Thanks for your efforts :D

[PixyFreakingStix]

Thank you Arkady!!