LIVE ON STEAM! PLUS NEW VERSION FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD
Hi all,
First, a personal note: Lots of Kickstarter backers have already finished the game and the reaction has been great. If you played the game and liked it, please post online and tell all your friends!
And now the news…
Thaumistry is now available for purchase on Steam by the general public:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/532980/Thaumistry_In_Charms_Way
We have also issued a Version 1.1 update that backers can download from
https://www.thaumistry.com.
IF YOU’VE BEEN WAITING TO PLAY ON STEAM…
If you are a backer who has asked me for a free Steam key, then I have sent you one. Simply go to Steam and start playing.
If you are a backer who hasn’t asked me for a Steam key, then email me at
info@bobbatesllc.com and I will send you one.
(Please note that the Steam Trading cards are stuck in the Valve approval process, so we have decided to launch without them, but they’ll be along shortly).
IF YOU ARE ALREADY PLAYING THE DOWNLOADED VERSION 1.0…
If you want to update to version 1.1, you can download the new version and continue playing from where you left off. Your save files will work. Starting a new game from the beginning is not necessary. This is also true for the Steam version; save files are interchangeable between the Steam and non-Steam versions of the game.
Please note, however, that going “backwards” will not work. That means that saving the game in the new 1.1 version and then trying to load that save file in the previous (1.0) version is not supported!
If you're on Linux and want to install 1.1 using the non-Steam installer rather than switching to the Steam version of the game, you need to uninstall the 1.0 version prior to installing 1.1. You can do that by running the "maintenancetool" utility, which you can find inside your Thaumistry installation directory. Your save files will be kept.
IF YOU HAVEN’T DOWNLOADED THE GAME YET…
Kickstarter backers can go to
https://www.thaumistry.com, click on the “Backers” tab, and use your login credentials to download both the game and the CyberFeelies™
If you have forgotten your credentials, just click on “Forgotten” and they will be emailed to you..
Because the game is new, some anti-virus programs may flag it as a file you have to “trust.” (I’m looking at you, Norton 360).
THANK YOU!
This is very exciting!
--Bob