This is a major behind-the-scenes update, it includes:

• New Spanish and Russian translations (incomplete, head to https://weblate.lemuria.org/engage/black-forest/ to contribute!)
  
• Visual refresh, giving the 3D scene more clarity and a hint of a stylized look
  
• Added ivy to a number of buildings for more visual variance and interest.
  
• Added sound effects to bear, orc, tree
  
• Gave the stone gate collision detection more tolerance so it's easier to find a spot across the path where it's possible to build it.
  
• Fixed the "hire mercenaries" part in the Children's Tales story.
  
• Fixed: Maypole should now be properly removed when loading a game in the tutorial story.
  
• Started to add Spanish and Russian translation - still incomplete. Head to https://weblate.lemuria.org/projects/black-forest/ if you want to help with translations.
  
• Added some debug output to trace an elusive bug that apparently only occurs on some platforms.
  
• Updated a few libraries.
  
• Updated building shader (slightly improved visual clarity and less memory consumption)
  
• Added "dissolve-in" effect when selecting a building to construct
  
• and finally: Big engine update, to the latest Unity 6. This should solve some issues while also bringing better performance

I've uploaded a new build to the testing/beta branch.

This is a major behind-the-scenes update, with a new engine major version and considerable code updates. It fixes a small number of bugs as well.

Please test and let me know if you run into any problems. The sooner I get some feedback, the sooner I can send it live for everyone.

From time to time, players have asked if the game is available in their language.

Until now, I always had to say sorry no. I speak English and German good enough. Other languages need a native or good speaker. I found one person to translate parts of the game to French, very happy about that.

Now, you can all help translating the game into your language. Maybe just a few words, maybe a whole story block - as you wish. I've set up an online translation system here:

https://weblate.lemuria.org/engage/black-forest/

Go there, select your language and start translating. The system has good documentation for all needs, and if you need another language, tell me and I'll add it.

The game's texts are split up into a number of chunks, due to the way the export and import work, but the actual translation work is basically: It shows you the English original and you enter your translation. You can also make suggestions if you're not sure and other players can vote on them.

I'll be happy to offer the game in as many languages as possible.

This update should fix all but one of the known bugs and includes a number of other improvements. I recommend that you install it as quickly as possible.

Note: I have changed some parts of the save game files. The game should load old saves without any issues, but new saves made with this version will not be compatible with older versions of the game.

• Fixed: Market UI should be visible again
  
• Fixed: Market UI still listed weapons as tradeable (removed)
  
• Fixed: Death markers animation and disappearance
  
• Fixed: Camera Shake
  
• Fixed: A certain monster's kill text caused an error
  
• Fixed: Story mode dialogs should now correctly appear in German if you've set your language to German
  
• Fixed: French was not available in the options menu
  
• Fixed: Options toggles now update immediately when you change your language
  
• Fixed: Leaderboard for a few levels
  
• New: German translations for level names, descriptions, history, etc. (incomplete, working on it)
  
• Updated hitbox on kobold should solve the "phasing through walls" problem
  
• Small adjustments to monster timings
  
• Tents should now spawn more often inside the village and less often at the edges
  
• Improved options dialog
  
• Cleaned up a lot of small bugs and issues

Hot on the heels of the previous update, here are two more bugfixes:

• Fixed: Market UI still listed weapons as tradeable
  
• Fixed: Camera Shake

ATTENTION - this is part 2 of the major walls update, this one is destructive. Old saves (by now 3 months or more old) may not work or not correctly restore any walls built.

This update also fixes a number of bugs, adds French translation and more. Here's the full changelog:

• Removed old wall section prefabs
  
• French translation (partial, dialog texts still missing)
  
• Wayposts now create paths to connect to the nearest existing path
  
• Improved the interaction between game speed and monsters during the night (less chance for you to miss monster attacks due to high game speed)
  
• Increased the hitbox size of small monsters (rats, kobolds, goblins) in order to reduce the "monster phasing through walls" issue.
  
• Fixed: Work summary now scrolls when there are too many projects for the view size
  
• Fixed: Walls should now again be enabled correctly in the tutorial mission
  
• Fixed: Text bug (smelter/smithy mixed) in the Krobory Story mission
  
• Fixed: Steward sent back to school to learn counting (damaged/destroyed numbers should now be correct)
  
• Fixed: Kroburg story no longer launches the intro dialog and quest when you load a save game
  
• Updated Unity engine and packages used

If you've been holding off, now is the perfect time to get the game into your collection. Black Forest will be on sale during the Steam Summer Sale.

It's also a great time because the game just received a major update, and another (smaller) update is on the way.

Go and defend these villagers, they'll be eaten without you !