Patch voor Anvil Saga pakt een hele hoop problemen aan

Het fatsoenlijk testen van videogames is op het gehele ontwikkelspectrum een groot probleem. Grote ontwikkelaars lijken er steeds vaker onvoldoende in te willen investeren, terwijl het indie-segment geld en mankracht mist om hun spellen grondig door te nemen.

Gamers die het indie-titels kopen op dag een, vooral in Early Access, weten dus dat ze vaak rekening moeten houden met bugs, hetgeen natuurlijk vervelend is. Maar steeds vaker zien we dat die indie-teams er bij launch goed voor gaan zitten, om gemeldde problemen zo spoedig mogelijk op te lossen. Zo ook bij Anvil Saga.

Deze game verscheen afgelopen dinsdag pas, maar kreeg vanmorgen al zijn tweede update, die flink wat problemen aanspreekt en een game breaking bug opgelost. De patch notes zijn als volgt:

''IMPORTANT: To ensure the saving bug is fixed, locate to USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\Pirozhok Std_\Anvil Saga and delete the whole folder with cache before launching the updated version.

If you have already switched to the beta-branch with a hotfix, opt out of the beta-testing program before installing the update.

New in this version:
 

• Manual saves in the pause menu.
• Saves when quitting to the main menu.

Fixed in this version:
 

• Bug where the game would not save due to the blacksmiths wearing their equipment.
• Workers stuck on the ladders when Antonio arrived.
• Cupboard/bookcase room indicators resetting and displaying at incorrect places after reloading.
• The empty hiring panel after reloading.
• Orders uncompleted after reloading.
• Orders endlessly competing after reloading.
• The soldier, who pays money for good relations with England, stuck at the stall.
• Customers not paying their debts and freezing after reloading.
• Books losing the ‘read’ status after loading saves.
• Uncompletable orders of the knights for sharpening with the book even if you have workers who have read the book.
• The courier standing motionless after reloading.
• Knights stuck in the doorway of the forge during the “Royal Hunt” modifier.
• Employees stuck after quitting.
• The toolbar breaking after loading saves.
• Not counting arrowheads during the “Royal hunt” modifier.
• “TODO” in the stones’ description for Olivia's earrings at Antonio's shop.
• Arthur's line instead of the headman's line in the dialogue if the player agrees to pay for the witch ritual during the “Heavy rain” modifier.
• Wrong text in the fair scene when hovering over the modifier.
• The text on the ending screen after completing the available campaign.
• The log breaking when clicking on the “Read Anvil Saga” button after reloading.
• Knights’ dialogue lines going outside the speech bubble.
• The picture before the fair disappearing at loading.
• Not saving workers’ traits properly.
• Small localization issues in choices.
• Workers stuck at eating mushrooms/frightened animations.
• Workers freezing while reading after sleeping.
• Calling a doctor not working after loading saves.
• Uncompletable quest to upgrade the stall in the sandbox mode.
• Flying workers on the ground floor of the smithy.
• Ability to place a crate right at the mine.
• Wrong behavior of special customers (coming twice).