- Vote for NIRA in the Steam Awards! - 24 November 2021
Hi adventurers! Nira has had quite the journey from Early Access through its official launch and we're so grateful for the support we've received and the new friends we've made along the way.🤗 Today marks the start of voting for The Steam Awards and we're asking you for a vote to help nominate Nira as a great game to "Sit Back and Relax" with! The Top 5 picks for each category will then be available for the final voting round, and we'd be thrilled to see Nira make it that far. Also, if you hadn't had the chance to pick up Nira yet, you'll be happy to know that the game is available for a discount during the Steam Autumn Sale! Thanks, everyone! Baseline Games
- Version 1.0 Launch - Nira Leaves Early Access! - 14 October 2021
Hi everyone! Today we launch 1.0, which means Nira is now a full release! Now that Early Access is over, I want to thank everyone who has played and given valuable feedback during this process. I also want to thank Graffiti Games for their support, I couldn't have done it without you! Visit our Discord server to keep up on the latest news, share feedback and more!
- Join Baseline Games For a Developer Q&A - 28 September 2021
Hi all, The 1.0 launch is nearly two weeks away and we hope you're as excited as we are! We know some of you may have burning questions about full release so this Friday, October 1, we're holding a Q&A on our Discord channel at 10 a.m. PDT / 7 p.m. CEST. We hope to see you there!
- Version 1.0 Launch - Full Release October 14! - 16 September 2021
Hi everyone! Hi everyone! It's been a long journey developing Nira and I'm happy to announce that the 1.0 release will be October 14. As we come toward the end of Early Access I want to thank everyone who has played and given valuable feedback during this process. I couldn't have done it without you! Visit our Discord server to keep up on the latest news, share feedback and more!
- Version 0.02.09 - Significant performance boost - 9 August 2021
Hi everyone! I've been quiet for a while but haven't been sitting around. As some of you might know Nira is coming to Switch, which required some performance issues to be solved. To get the game running on Switch I've rewritten parts of the world generator to spread the loading of chunks much more evenly than before. This resulted not only in a huge performance boost, but also caused the overall game to run much more stable and smooth when moving around. Beta v0.02.09 Date: 09-08-2021 -Significantly increased performance with new map generator -Added fades to respawn sequence -Added last death icon to compass -Added a reload prompt when magazine is empty -Changed weapons to be reloaded when collecting them from chest in dungeons -Fixed a bug where sharks wouldn't attack properly -Fixed a bug where pop sound would play double during crafting -Fixed a bug where tutorials wouldn't play -Fi…
- Version 0.02.08 - Fresh GUI - 17 June 2021
Hi everyone! This patch contains another load of polishing and visual updates. I've updated the menus and GUI to look smoother, fixed some visual glitches and added some effects. I've also updated some old tutorials to be more clear and in line with the new GUI. Enjoy! -Added Play Co-op Button -Added Exit Co-op Button -Added Add / Change Controller Button -Added particle effect to second player spawn in Co-op -Added additional drowning bar on player while swimming -Added touchscreen note to some tutorials for Switch -Changed Co-op menu to pop-up when pressing start, or A, B, X, Y -Changed UI look -Changed Map Generator to generate bigger islands and less water -Fixed camera glitch when second player would spawn in Co-op -Fixed a bug where inventory section highlight wasn't visible in co-op -Fixed a bug where player would drop items when switching inventory section -Fixed a bug where too…
- Version 0.02.07 - Improving Menu / UI FLow - 29 May 2021
Hey everyone! Today I'm pushing a patch with a ton of improvements to the flow and intuitiveness of the UI and menus. This might not sound very interesting but I've found that it significantly improves your player experience if you don't have to work with fiddly frustrating menus, and it leaves more time for the fun stuff. I've been struggling with UI and menu flow for as long as I can remember, but Graffiti Games really came to the rescue to help me out with this, so big shoutout to them! Beta v0.02.07 Date: 29-05-2021 -Added functionality to click inventory slots to select items -Added a highlight to selected inventory space (toolbar, inventory or chest) -Added "Press X to change inventory selection" text -Added "Hold F to take all" text when opening chests -Added functionality to move items from expanded inventory to chests -Added numbers to toolbar to reference hotkeys -Added a high…
- One step closer! - 26 March 2021
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know I just pushed another patch with a ton of fixes, and more importantly; it's now live on the default branch! So no need to play on the final branch anymore. Graffiti Games has been very helpful in testing the game, so this version should give you a very polished version of the game. Here's a full list of what's changed: Beta v0.02.05 Date: 26-03-2021 -Added co-op button to game menu -Added revive bar for co-op -Added option to reset key bindings -Fixed a bug where Totem question couldn't be answered with keyboard -Fixed a bug where Totem textbox wouldn't disappear when walking away -Fixed a bug where splash sound could play at start-up -Fixed a bug where balls wouldn't spawn -Fixed a bug where gamepad could disconnect when dying -Fixed a bug where player wouldn't lose exp or inventory on second death -Fixed a bug where player could move thr…
- Final Release is in sight! - 18 January 2021
Hi everyone! I've been quiet for a while, but haven't been slacking! In the past months I've been working together with a new partner to improve the game and prepare for final release. More info about this partnership will be announcent next week, but for now I'd like to share a pre-final build of Nira. Outside of localization and proper testing, this will be the full release version of Nira. To access this new patch, you need to select the 'final' branch. You can activate this branch by right clicking Nira from your library, selecting the Beta's tab and selecting the Final branch from there. The final version of Nira should then start downloading! The final version of the game includes an intro cutscene and adds more backstory to the game. It should make objectives more clear and give better guidance to new players, but it also has an ending! I hope this will make the entire experience…
- Patch Notes for v0.02.03 - 1 November 2020
The goal of the upcoming update is to make the world of Nira more dense and interesting. The plan is to do this by adding new items, animals and stuff to discover along the way. This update kicks this off with the addition of balls, new chests to find and floating chests. Additionally a couple of bugs where fixed. Beta v0.02.03 Date: 25-10-2020 -Added new item: Soccer Ball -Added new item: Rugby Ball -Added new item: Basket Ball -Added Map icon to top right -Added Metal Chests with more storage space -Added random spawn chance for Metal Chests -Added floating chests on water -Increased pick-up radius for chests -Fixed a bug where camera would glitch when loading game with dead player -Fixed a bug where you could build on water -Fixed a bug where terrain could be raised on water To see the new balls in action, check out a video here: https://twitter.com/BaselineGames_/status/132261342465…
- Patch Notes for v0.02.02 - 25 October 2020
This update brings the game fully to GameMaker 2.3. This was quite a challenge as a ton of code broke in different places of the game all at once, and figuring out exactly where and why took a lot of time. Now that the full transfer is done I'm not planning on updating to any new engine versions soon, so this should improve update speed. With this update, the Totem can not be broken anymore by hand. Instead you can now upgrade the totem you start with. This was done in prepartion for full release, where the Totem will play a bigger role. A Totem Destroyer item was added to make sure you can still destroy the Totem if you really want to move to another location. Besides the Totem, a couple of cool new things where added such as birds, and snow, which I'm really happy with and I hope you guys will enjoy as well. Lastly, a couple more of the last remaining big bugs have been fixed. The one…
- Patch Notes for v0.02.01 - 30 August 2020
This patch contains a ton of bug fixes that were long overdue. The most important bug fix is one that caused boats or tamed animals to disappear over time. I've attempted to fix this bug for about 10 times before, but never managed to find the cause of the issue. This time I found it was directly related to the autosaving feature and decide to rewrite a big part of the saving feature. I've spent a full weekend testing the new saving system and did not encounter a single issue, so I hope it works as it should now! The other bugs that were fixed in this patched were caused by the engine upgrade. Moving to GameMaker Studio 2.3 was essential to maintain updates for the coming time, but sadly also caused quite some parts of the code to break. This patch should fix the majority of issues though! If you find any issues with the current patch, please do report them! There's a button in the menu…
- Steam Achievements added! - 16 August 2020
With the addition of 20 Steam Achievements, Nira has now moved into Beta. There's 16 regular achievements to get, and 4 hidden achievements to discover. Below you'll find an overview of the achievements.
- Engine Upgrade! (Read this to activate it!) - 5 August 2020
This update brings an engine upgrade to GameMaker Studio 2.3. This upgrade required quite some systems to be revamped to be optimized for this new version, which took quite some time. On the flipside, this means Nira now runs on the latest version again and is ready for future improvement! For testing purposes this version is available on the Beta branch first and will come to the default branch at a later time. To activate this branch, right click Nira in your library, head ovr to the Betas tab and select Beta from the drop down list. The game should now update with the patch v0.01.52, which you can confirm in the game by checking the bottom right corner of your screen. Alpha v0.01.52 Date: 08-08-2020 -Upgraded Engine to GameMaker Studio 2.3 Beta *Rewrote various systems to work with new engine *Various performance updates -Fixed a bug where the game would crash when dragging items fro…
- Patch Notes for Alpha v0.01.51 - 26 July 2020
Alpha v0.01.51 Date: 26-07-2020 -Fixed memory leaks with surfaces -Fixed memory leaks with grids -Fixed memory leaks with maps -Fixed memory leaks with fixtures -Fixed flickering while walking up in low FPS mode -Fixed a bug that caused GUI controls to not show -Reworked Armor system to increase performance -Added controller support for armor system -Added button notifications for armor equipping -Added armor button to button mapping menu -Removed option to disable GUI controls at new game start
- Patch Notes for Alpha v0.01.50 - 25 June 2020
The Steam Summer Sale has started and to celebrate a double exp event will be running for the full duration of the sale! The game is also 33% off so if you don't have it yet, this is a great time :D Alpha v0.01.50 Date: 25-06-2020 -Activated 2x exp for the Steam Summer Sale! -Fixed minor memory leaks at destroy events -Fixed a bug where a second crafting bar would show in coop -Fixed a bug player could craft if second player had crafting menu open -Fixed a bug where intro logos didn't scale properly -Added Draw Distance slider to graphics menu -Added event text to main menu
- Introducing Armor - 31 May 2020
After many community requests, today's update introduces an all-new armor system including 3 armor sets! Update is now available on Steam. Watch the video below for a little preview.
- NIRA Patch Notes - Week #22 - 31 May 2020
Alpha v0.01.48 Date: 31-05-2020 -Added Armor system including: *4 Armor types; Head, Body, Hands and Feet *3 Armor sets; Cloth, Leather and Metal *Added inventory for armor items *Added armor HP bar on top of HP bar *Added new crafting menu 'Armor' *Cloth armor set: *Cloth Cap *Cloth Sweater *Cloth Gloves *Cloth Boots *Leather armor set: *Leather Cap *Leather Jacket *Leather Gloves *Leather Boots *Metal armor set: *Metal Helmet *Metal Chestplate *Metal Gloves *Metal Boots
- NIRA Patch Notes - Week #21 - 24 May 2020
Alpha v0.01.47 Date: 24-05-2020 -Added full HP regeneration to players when leveling up -Fixed a bug where Portals could spawn close together -Fixed a bug where inventory log wouldn't reset count after fade out -Fixed a bug where dungeon portal could be broken in dungeon -Increased overall melee / hit range -Removed item transfer from Dungeons back to original world -Tweaked melee combat by increasing 'hit' duration during animation -Tweaked creature controller to lower amount of enemies spawned early game
- Introducing Dungeons - 16 May 2020
Today's patch adds a brand new dimension to Nira, and it is not a peaceful one... Watch a little gameplay video below. Patch is now available!
