Encased - Small Update

Henriquejr spotted an update for Encased:

Small updates under the Dome

CRONUS Weekly

Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us?

New week - new development news. Our team polishes the already available locations, as well as new ones and also updates and adds new art to the game. We're doing everything we can to make your adventure under the Dome this fall the most memorable experience

There's a funny story behind this location. It was originally planned as a random combat arena, but our level designers ended up doing it so well that we decided to turn it into a normal location. Pretty soon we'll populate it with unique settlers with their own stories and quests. We really hope you'll enjoy it!

Random encounters are a pretty big part of Encased and our team goes back to them almost every week. Right now there are already dozens of random story events in the game, and there will be even more in the full version.

By the way, you don't have to travel around the world map to see some of them. Sometimes a simple rest in the fresh air in the middle of the swamp or somewhere else is enough. By the way, who will try to find all the random events?

Do you recognize it? Yes, this is the Emulator Project Lab in Junktown. This art and many others will be added to the game very soon. Our artists put all their souls into the game and hope that you'll notice it while playing the game

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Originally Posted by HiddenX
Henriquejr spotted a patch for Encased:

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I think it's a dev update, not a patch

Yep, no patches on my game.

Quick check on Steam reviews. Still mixed. Damn!..

At least on GOG many negative reviews are almost entirely because of people complaining about the developer selling DLC while the game's still in Early Access. While that may sound like a cash grab, from what I gather that DLC is Kickstarter rewards. So if they gave it away for free, it wouldn't really be fair to backers.

Steam reviews are mostly positive now, both recent and all-time.

They started to get negative when the game got delayed and Dark Crystal Games could not make any communication on the project roadmap until it was authorized by their new publisher. Or because people misunderstood the DLC rewards. That made some dent in their overall score, even if they recovered after this long silence was broken.

Steam scores don't mean much, there's a lot of whining and trolling there. Wait for a review from a source you trust once the final game is released.

Sorry to bump an earlier thread, thought it might be a better decision than starting an entire new one. I received this update earlier:


Hello, Dark Crystal Games is here again! Today we want to share what's been happening with Encased over the past few months and when you can explore the wastelands of the Dome from start to finish.

Summer Game Fest


Prime Matter, a subsidiary of Koch Media, as well as our publisher, presented a new video at Summer Game Fest.

https://youtu.be/1Fser8nNy0U
Do you like it? Can't wait to join one of the Wings and complete the Encased story?

Right now our team is polishing the game, adding new content and fixing bugs to make your playthrough truly exciting.

Preview Trailer


Our team has also released a preview trailer of the game in which you can hear the new voice-over from the game, see new locations and more.

https://youtu.be/thvJ3SEffv8
Please note that Encased will be released this September.

Your wait is almost over. See you under the Dome, dear employees!!

I didn't notice that before, but at the end of their first video "recruitment trailer" is copyright Dark Crystal Games and Dark Tower (their previous publisher), just beside Koch Media. Professional courtesy?

Interesting catch there, Redglyph, I completely missed that. No idea what it means, your guess is likely correct.