Hello there!

As you might have noticed, we’ve been updating the game regularly since the release. The latest patch released was the version 1.0.7, which finally fixes most of the inventory handling issues.

Earlier this month we also published a larger content patch, which added one new item for the main story and added quite a lot of flavor text. It also included few new inventory items. It was done with a lightning-fast speed compared to the time which it would’ve normally taken to complete such a large scripting task.

We had to iron out a few bugs after the release, due to the fast pace it was completed. But overall, I’m personally very happy with the new additions to the story. They cover most of the stuff that we eventually wanted to put in the game, but didn’t know how to implement before the initial release.

The game has now reached the state where I believe there won’t be as many patches in the future. Or at least not as frequently as we’ve released them until now. Of course we’ll still be keeping our eyes on the Steam Community of Kalaban, and we’ll continue to tackle the bugs reported to us.

We owe a lot to our lovely fans, who have reported new bugs with every version. Without our fans a lot of glitches would’ve gone unnoticed. Due to the random and open-ended nature of our game, a lot of the bugs are not so straightforward to replicate.

We did have a good group of testers before release, but we also added so much stuff all the time, up until the release, that extensive bug hunting would’ve been required with every new version. Also writing a good bug is a matter of skill and patience, which can be learned, but requires some time.

When the developer can successfully replicate a bug by following specific steps written by the tester, then it’s considered a well-written bug. If the player just states that “the hotbar is broken”, then it leaves a lot of questions to the developer. How is it broken? Is it broken all the time? Is it more about the contact with the sprites, or hotbar doesn’t save and load correctly or something else?

If you’ve previously felt that there are still too many bugs in the game to start playing, or you tested one of the first versions and haven’t touched the game since, now is the time to pick up the game again. Like I said in the beginning, a lot of the bigger issues have now been dealt with, and chances are that you haven’t even seen the new story additions.

There is a line in development, that has to be drawn with the fixing and patching. Especially now, that Kalaban is no longer an Early Access game (which it was during the last fall), and people have already experienced the game a certain way.

We would like to hear more general feedback about the game and what you want to see from us next. We’ll ultimately follow our own plans of course, but your opinions will definitely matter a great deal to us! Now that Kalaban is out and available to all the world, you guys are our customers, and our audience.

Send your suggestions, wishes and feedback to our Steam Community, we read every one of them. Or if you want to report some specific issues or write us a longer text, you can mail to: kalaban(at)rayhouseproductions.com

Thank you!

• Harri J.