- Version 1.1.4 Release Notes - 9 December 2024
Hi everyone, today we are releasing a patch for Ys IX which improves how the game interacts with platform achievement APIs. This should prevent performance issues in some circumstances, specifically when a large number of achievements was already unlocked. Note that this issue surfaced due to changes in how Steam deals with repeated achievement API calls, and this change affects many of our prior releases in similar ways. We are committed to patching all affected releases, but this has taken some time, especially for cases where we need to re-build games for which we already archived various development resources. Cheers, Peter "Durante" Thoman, PH3
- Ys X: Nordics Coming on October 25, 2024 - 5 July 2024
YouTube link here About Ys X: Nordics + Wishlist today and stay tuned for exciting updates leading up to the game's release! Following their tenuous encounter at sea, the young red-haired adventurer Adol Christin and the proud pirate Karja Balta find themselves bound by fate – and the mysterious power of Mana! As they search for a way to undo the mystical ties that bind them, they soon find themselves caught up in a conflict between two factions: the seafaring warriors known as the Normans and the enigmatic and seemingly immortal Griegr. In order to save the people of Obelia Gulf, Adol and Karja must navigate the depths of their unexpected bond and the power that it grants them. Feature List Two Heroes, One Story: Bound by unexpected circumstances, the young adventurer Adol and the Norman pirate Karja must work together to determine the fate of Obelia Gulf and its people. Cross Action S…
- Ys IX 1.1.3 - Nobody Expects the Surprise Performance Patch - 24 May 2022
Hi everyone, I bet you didn't expect an Ys IX performance patch! Some background: while working on the upcoming release of Trails from Zero, and specifically looking to keep it at a solid 60 FPS on all maps on the Nintendo Switch, I implemented an optimization which I thought might also be helpful for Ys IX. So I ported it over, and depending on the hardware and in-game scenario, some testers saw improvements of 25% in CPU limited scenarios. As such, it seems worth releasing publicly. I've also updated the performance chart from the original release with this new version: Note that this improvement requires Direct3D feature level 11_1. If you are using some very old hardware or operating system version which does not support this, the game will automatically fall back to the previous rendering path. We also included a few other minor changes in this update. Here are the full patch notes…
- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox adds cooperative multiplayer - 18 January 2022
The PC version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox now supports cooperative multiplayer, a tidy little post-launch bonus for Nihon Falcom's action-RPG. Nadia Oxford told us last year that for fans of the genre, "the Ys series is a must-play, and Ys IX is as good a place to start as any." Co-op makes it an even nicer place to start because friends are nice, aren't they? Read more
- Ys IX Patch 1.1.2 - Introducing Local Co-op - 17 January 2022
It has been a while, but today we are very happy to announce a major update to Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. The most important new feature this update introduces is local co-op. Two players can join together to not only fight monsters and explore dungeons (as in Ys VIII), but also explore the city of Balduq. Beyond co-op, this update also brings support for aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 -- which is particularly useful on e.g. the Steam Deck's 16:10 screen -- and a number of more minor bug fixes which we have accumulated since the release. These will be detailed at the end of this announcement. Local Co-op The local co-op feature allows two players to play Ys IX together, at every point in the story where more than one character is available. Note that there is an in-game co-op setting which you need to enable in order for co-op to be available. Once this setting is enabled, the co-op player…
- Japanese games dominated Steam's July top sellers - 28 August 2021
Valve have released their monthly list of Steam best sellers for July , and it's good news if you're a fan of Japanese re-releases. The pixel remasters of Final Fantasy I-III all made the list, but so did The Great Ace Attorney Chronciles and Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. New games from Japanese developers did well, too, with both Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin and Samurai Warriors 5 making the list. Read more
- Patch 1.0.6 Release Notes - 25 July 2021
Hi everyone, we have fixed various minor issues with Ys 9 and implemented some new features: Input / Controls added remapping of confirm and cancel actions added mouse wheel support for scrollable lists and journal when mouse menu navigation is off added mouse wheel support for message log fixed vibration only working for controller with ID 0 improved save game menu navigation by disabling page-wise scrolling for left stick Monitor / Display properly support Borderless mode on non-primary screens save used monitor for multi-display setups prevent screensaver from activating while the game is running Draw Distance / LoD added "Lunatic" draw distance setting (higher than Ultra, see notes below) made draw distance setting apply to sub-map level of detail selection (see notes below) make draw distance setting apply to more object types (see notes below) fix calculation of draw distance appl…
- Updates to pricing in Argentina and Turkey - 9 July 2021
We will be implementing the following price changes for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox and its associated content for customers in Argentina and Turkey regions: Base Game Argentina Current Pricing - 5499 ARS NEW Pricing - 2499 ARS Turkey Current Pricing - 480 TRY NEW Pricing - 279 TRY Attachments Bundle Argentina Current Pricing - 919 ARS NEW Pricing - 439 ARS Turkey Current Pricing - 82.5 TRY NEW Pricing - 49 TRY Monstrum Troupe Bundle Argentina Current Pricing - 1399 ARS NEW Pricing - 649 ARS Turkey Current Pricing - 122.5 TRY NEW Pricing - 69 TRY Consumable Bundle Argentina Current Pricing - 2799 ARS NEW Pricing - 1299 ARS Turkey Current Pricing - 248.75 TRY NEW Pricing - 139 TRY These changes will apply to our game listing on Steam® starting July 9 at 12:00 PM PT. We also want to apologize to customers who had purchased Ys IX: Monstrum Nox at the previous pricing and want to offer a chance to…
- Patch 1.0.5 Release Notes - 8 July 2021
Hi everyone, there were several reported issues which could be fixed quickly, so we pushed out a minor patch: added missing DLC content: Ecliptic Errant costume and Melodies of the Macabre FLAC files fixed crashes when opening the options menu using certain screen resolutions improved behavior when running with specific screen settings (i.e. resolution) on a screen that doesn't support them (esp. useful in multi-screen scenarios). Note that, in the rare case that the menu does not offer a desired combination of resolution and refresh rate that you know your platform supports, you can always manually edit the file %LOCALAPPDATA%/Ys9/settings.xml and adjust the corresponding entries. While we do not expect this patch to introduce any regressions, with the great variety of hardware and software configurations available on PC this is not always guaranteed in all circumstances. As such, you…
- Ys IX on PC - Behind the Scenes - 6 July 2021
With Ys IX finally releasing on PC, we've reached the most critical point of one of the most challenging porting projects we have undertaken so far. Some of these challenges were unavoidable, while others were of our own making, but we believe we've overcome the vast majority of them and are ready to provide a great version of the game. In this article we'd like to go into a bit of detail on some of PC-specific features and the optimization work which went into this version of the game. Feature Overview Some of us here at PH3 are PC gaming enthusiasts. While this is hopefully a good thing for everyone who plays our ports, it also means that we frequently create substantial workloads for ourselves by introducing features that weren't strictly necessary -- and that is certainly the case for Ys IX. Full Mouse/Keyboard Support In porting Ys IX to PC, we implemented full mouse/keyboard suppo…
- The fan who took the reins at a JRPG powerhouse - 24 June 2021
There are beloved boutique Japanese studios, and then there's Falcom; a true grandee about to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the company traces its beginnings back to a hobbyist shop selling PCs and Apple IIIs as well as the curious games people were coding for them, before turning to making those games themselves. The studio has stayed purposefully modest ever since, still employing just over 60 people as it continues doing what it does best: making RPGs rich in character and story, with vast arcs that can span multiple games. Fans of Falcom are a dedicated bunch, then - like Toshihiro Kondo, for example, who took over the reins from founder Masayuki Kato in 2007. Since then, there's been a gentle push towards the west that's led to new audiences discovering the likes of Ys, the brilliantly breezy action RPG, and the ongoing Legend of Heroes series and its offshoots - a series that ri…
- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is heading to PC on July 6th - 22 April 2021
My hunt for a JRPG that doesn't bore me into uninstalling it within two hours continues. This time, I'm casting my eyes across Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, an action-RPG in which you explore a prison city and hack up monsters with a sword. Something tells me that it won't be the JRPG to hook me, but I'll give it a try when it releases on PC on July 6th. Read more
