- MacOS Beta Branch Available - 12 September 2023
A new MacOS Beta build of The Bard's Tale Trilogy is now available which resolves graphical errors that can appear while playing on an M1 or newer processor. To access this Beta branch, right-click The Bard’s Tale Trilogy in your Steam Library > Properties > Betas > (within that Betas selection screen in the upper-right corner, click the drop-down box and select the Beta-Beta option). Click the X to close that box out, and then you should see that to the right of the game name in the library list it will now have a tag. Mac users, please report back in this thread to let us know if you continue to see any graphical errors in this version of the game.
- macOS Support added - Build 4.34 Released - 26 November 2019
Hi all, Krome Studios and inXile entertainment are pleased to announce that the new build of The Bard's Tale Trilogy now available includes native macOS support! In addition to our MAC gaming friends being able to play the game, there are several bug fixes in this build (4.34): Fixed an issue where TRADE items/gold doesn't work on controller, when full legacy mode is enabled EXCEPT Automap is still available. Fixed an issue in Polish only; where you could not continue the game when you try to use the acorn, in BT3 Fixed a missing translation when curing insanity. Replaced any instances of 'Phillipi' with 'Philippi' One L Two P's. Fixed the corners of the automap so you can cleanly map out the PASS letters In Dark Domain 2. Added songs remaining tooltip to songs (hidden if you have unlimited songs) Made songs list red if no songs are remaining. "Find The Scarlet Bard" tips no longer appe…
- The Bard's Tale Trilogy - OSX Open Beta v4.32 - 17 October 2019
Hi all, Today we've pushed a new build for The Bard's Tale Trilogy live on the "beta" branch on Steam. This build has both an updated Windows build, as well as a build for OSX! Fixes/differences for the Windows build from the previous release are noted below. We're hoping to have a short open beta period on Steam only, and then, if all is well, do the full release for both Steam and GoG. We've set up a new discussion thread for OSX issues on the "OPEN BETA" forum - please post any problems there! https://steamcommunity.com/app/843260/discussions/1/1607148447810808434/ Cheers! Fixes since v4.29 Fixed an issue where TRADE items/gold doesn't work on controller, when full legacy mode is enabled EXCEPT Automap is still available. Fixed an issue in Polish only; where you could not continue the game when you try to use the Acorn in BT3 Fixed a missing translation when curing insanity.
- New Bard's Tale Trilogy Patch Released - v4.29 - 18 September 2019
We're happy to announce a new patch for The Bard's Tale Trilogy is now available on both "default" and "beta" branches! This is a primarily a bug-fix release, though there are also some gameplay changes. Please see the notes below for details. Additionally, we've added some support for overriding the selected language. Any issues, please let us know! LANGUAGE SELECTION There is now an option to override the selected language (the one set by the "Language" tab on the properties of the game in your Steam library). If you launch the game with the "-lang=" commandline (without quotes) you can select English, French, German, Spanish, Polish or Russian language by adding the 2 letter code, ie -lang=en -lang=fr -lang=de -lang=es -lang=pl -lang=ru Additionally - once this new build has been run for the first time, there will be a new file called "lang.txt" created on your PC, in the "%appdata%/…
- New Bard's Tale Trilogy Patch Released - v4.28 - 13 August 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33355397%2F556285316d0dc58d269037c658ee103c2de12b1f.gif Hi all, We're pleased to announce that we have a MAJOR patch for the Bard's Tale Trilogy ready for release... actually it's out right now! Here's a shiny new trailer showcasing some of these major changes! For those of you who have been on the beta testing branch, please note that the below includes some of the features that were in the v4.07 beta release. There are a LOT of changes to go through, so we've tried to break it down into major segments. We hope you enjoy these additions to the game! Please let us know any problems you see. Cheers Linds MAJOR FEATURES Full language support for French, German, Spanish, Polish and Russian. Right click on the game in your Steam library, select properties, then the Language tab, to select a different language. https://steamcdn…
- The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut tries to puzzle it out again on August 27th - 12 July 2019
Whatever your feelings on The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrow’s Deep (and opinions were all over the place), you can’t deny that InXile’s puzzle-heavy RPG could have used a couple more months in the oven. Probably for the best, then, that they’re relaunching it next month. Due on August 27th (and as a free upgrade to anyone with the original release), the Director’s Cut was once known as the v2.0 update, an overhaul that they’ve been teasing for a while, but seems to have grown beyond their original plans. Below, a trailer showing off the more polished (but still offbeat) puzzle RPG. (more…)
- The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate and Legacy Mode Have Been Released! - 26 February 2019
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- Thief of Fate BETA Released! - 22 December 2018
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- Thief of Fate Schedule - 30 November 2018
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- The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight Released - 23 October 2018
https://i.imgur.com/Bmbxnms.gif InXile Entertainment and Krome Studios are pleased to announce that Volume II - The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight - has been released for The Bard's Tale Trilogy. To ensure that you have the latest update to the game with Volume II unlocked, please close and relaunch Steam, to add the download to your queue. To try to cover some of the questions that people may have, on changes that have been made to The Destiny Knight for the remaster, we've compiled a short list of the major items below, along with general fix notes for across both games. We have blacked out some very heavy spoilers, so if you want to go into the game spoiler-free, please do not highlight the blacked out text. Destiny Knight Changes Destiny Knight's mechanics have been tweaked to make the last fight more interesting - you're no longer invincible when fighting Lagoth Zanta. The Dest…
- The Destiny Knight Update - 22 October 2018
Hi all, We just wanted to let you all know that we're in the final stretch for the Bard's Tale 2 release. The game is going through QA testing now, and we're fixing various bugs as they come up. We are happy to announce that the game will be arriving tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23rd. There are a few cool things coming in the release that we thought we'd share with you, as a taste of what is to come (soon!) in The Destiny Knight (please keep in mind these are compressed GIFs). The Wilderness https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33355397%2F5f415d10bbfae3da4acb9ec8b36bd9198e686c06.gif Seamless Map Transitions https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33355397%2Fd3afdb7ef38f9cadc7dcd134b6cb4096afe67e9e.gif New City Art https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33355397%2F9173ae2a29ca00f7b8ee1f00e303f230e0c807d4.gif And…
- Update 1.09 is now live! - 4 September 2018
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- Update 1.07 is now live! - 22 August 2018
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- Wish Upon a Bard! - 16 August 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33355397%2Ff4e4a0d5dfafb806be1840294712744a67b5e161.png When you wish upon a bard A drop in price is your reward If you go high then we'll go low Your Wishlist add can make it so More wishes make the game a steal So tell your friends about this deal When you wish upon a bard Your dreams come true The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep
- Now Available on Steam - The Bard's Tale Trilogy - 15 August 2018
The Bard's Tale Trilogy is Now Available on Steam! The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a complete remaster of the iconic series that helped define the RPG genre. Featuring updated graphics and optional quality of life gameplay features, this is the ideal way to experience the dungeon crawling challenge that made the original games beloved classics.
- Gather your party like it s 1985 The Bard s Tale Trilogy s first remaster is out now - 14 August 2018
Interplay’s original Bard’s Tale trilogy was a little before my time. With the first game launching in 1985, when I was two years old, I wasn’t quite ready to crunch numbers and map my own dungeons. Maybe today’s remastered release of The Bard’s Tale Trilogy will help me fill in some of the blanks in time for the release of inXile’s The Bards Tale 4 on September 18th. While the second and third remasters are due in autumn and winter respectively, the first Bard’s Tale is available now. (more…)
- The Bard's Tale Trilogy is Now Available! - 14 August 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33355397%2F7832531c886f23e469788349c78ee2934c8a3cd9.gif inXile Entertainment, the studio led by Interplay founder and industry icon Brian Fargo, is proud to announce the release of The Bard’s Tale Trilogy, a complete remaster of the legendary series that helped define the RPG genre. Featuring updated graphics and optional quality-of-life gameplay improvements, The Bard’s Tale Trilogy is the ideal way to experience the dungeon crawling challenge that made the original games beloved classics. The title is now available for Windows PC on Steam with a retail price of $14.99. Features of The Bard’s Tale Trilogy include: Remasters of all three original The Bard’s Tale games. The first volume, Tales of the Unknown, is available today, with The Destiny Knight (fall 2018) and Thief of Fate (winter 2018) arriving later in the year.…
- Part one of InXile's remastered Bard's Tale trilogy arrives on PC next week - 6 August 2018
InXile Entertainment has announced that the first instalment of its long-anticipated Bard's Tale Trilogy remaster will be launching on PC next week, August 14th. Part one of the fondly remembered role-playing series originally released all the way back in 1985, under the name Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale. It was notable for its then state-of-the-art 3D graphics and animated sprites - both of which get a respectful touch-up in the new remastered version. InXile's three Bard's Tale remasters, which have been developed by Krome Studios, were first announced in 2015 as a backer reward for the Bard's Tale 4 Kickstarter . Read more…
- Return to some well-worn dungeons in The Bard s Tale Trilogy next week - 6 August 2018
As exciting as inXile’s upcoming The Bard’s Tale 4 looks, it’s heartening to see that the studio hasn’t forgotten the roots of the series. Preempting the release of their modern sequel, they’re rolling out remastered versions of Interplay’s original three DOS-era dungeon crawlers. Redrawn, re-animated and given more room to breathe in a slightly more modern, high-resolution UI, the remastered The Bard’s Tale Trilogy will be launching its first game on August 14th, with the other two due by year’s end. (more…)
