Birth of Shadows® Steam news

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• Review score78% positive
• Total reviews9
• Release dateNov 5, 2015
• DeveloperPrecision Games, LLC
• PublisherPrecision Games, LLC

Genres: Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Precision Games, LLCPublisher: Precision Games, LLC

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Birth of Shadows® Steam news

Birth of Shadows® news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

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• Update Notes for Jan 18th - 18 January 2025

  Birth of Shadows has been updated to version 1.9.11.1 on January 18th, 2025 with the following changes: Improved experience when playing in a window, so that the dimensions always fit within the desktop space. The F11 key will now toggle between full-screen and window modes. Updated development toolset and support libraries (target Windows 10).

• Update notes for June 26, 2024 - 26 June 2024

  Version 1.9.11.0 released on June 26, 2024. Updated renderer from DirectX 8 to DirectX 9 Improved terrain blending Increased the size of trees that are alive Game will now fade multiple entities around target to help with visibility with larger trees

• Use a better default resolution - 12 January 2023

  Use a default resolution of 1920 x 1080 when the game settings are first created. Updated version to 1.9.10.12.

• Improved host invite and some other tweaks - 21 December 2022

  Get host invite settings directly from Steam to avoid pop-up window. Display tooltip for text input box when it is empty and cursor is not active. Tweaked tooltip text for chat box. Fixed playing enemy death sound when not on screen. Updated version to 1.9.10.11.

• It is now easier to join a friend's multiplayer game! - 17 December 2022

  Birth of Shadows now supports the ability to join a friend's game by selecting the hosted game from a list. That method of joining also eliminates the need for port-forwarding at the host. Joining a direct IP address is still supported too. Notes: Added support for Steam network relay messaging. Added a client option to join a friend's game using the Steam network relay. Updated Steam API to v1.55. Updated game version to 1.9.10.10.

• Update Notes for June 24, 2021. - 24 June 2021

  Version 1.9.10.8 was released on June 24, 2021. This update focuses on improving the experience during combat as well as the camera tracking while moving around the world. It includes the following changes: All new artwork for combat projectiles. Many enhancements to the particle effects implementation. Camera tracking for player movement should be smoother. Camera tracking is now disabled while agro'd to make it easier to move around during combat. Moving will automatically stop when player first gains agro and nearest enemy will be selected if visible. Added a graphic for selected destination when moving (green for reachable and red for unreachable). Enemies will now show a red selection box when attackable (in range and line-of-sight). Bosses will do the same, but only when vulnerable to damage (purple to help standout). Selected enemy will fade-out the graphic when not attackable. F…

• Updated to version 1.9.10.7 - 10 December 2017

  Birth of Shadows will now support up to 3440x3440 max resolution.

• Updated to version 1.9.10.7 - 10 December 2017

  Birth of Shadows will now support up to 3440x3440 max resolution.

• Updated to version 1.9.10.6 - 1 April 2017

  Birth of Shadows was updated to 1.9.10.6 on March 31, 2017. The update includes higher-quality versions of all music tracks. The game will now stream music tracks in the background, using much less memory. In addition, scrolling will now start slower and then smoothly accelerate. That should make it easier to move around during combat.

• Updated to version 1.9.10.6 - 1 April 2017

  Birth of Shadows was updated to 1.9.10.6 on March 31, 2017. The update includes higher-quality versions of all music tracks. The game will now stream music tracks in the background, using much less memory. In addition, scrolling will now start slower and then smoothly accelerate. That should make it easier to move around during combat.

• Trading cards now available! - 19 December 2015

  Trading cards were released for Birth of Shadows on December 18th, 2015. All 11 creature types are represented as trading cards. The descriptions contain some lore and explain the main abilities for each creature. The entire set forms a card version of the bestiary for the game. Badges use actual level titles and artwork from the game. The emoticons are Shadow Knight abilities that briefly describe the mechanics of those abilities. The profiles display some points of interest in the game. I hope you enjoy the new trading cards!

• Trading cards now available! - 19 December 2015

  Trading cards were released for Birth of Shadows on December 18th, 2015. All 11 creature types are represented as trading cards. The descriptions contain some lore and explain the main abilities for each creature. The entire set forms a card version of the bestiary for the game. Badges use actual level titles and artwork from the game. The emoticons are Shadow Knight abilities that briefly describe the mechanics of those abilities. The profiles display some points of interest in the game. I hope you enjoy the new trading cards!

• Updated to version 1.9.10.5 - 2 December 2015

  Birth of Shadows was updated to version 1.9.10.5 on December 1st, 2015. This update implemented cycling enemy targets using the TAB key. The nearest enemies will be selected before targets further away. Bosses will not be selected until they are vulnerable to avoid accidental damage. TAB cycling should make it easier to use abilities with the mouse. It will also make it possible to use devices like the Steam controller. In addition, there was an update for version 1.9.10.4 on November 22nd with the following new features: Steam players hosting a multiplayer game can now invite a friend to the game Steam players can now join a multiplayer game hosted by a friend Check the post on Multiplayer Setup for more details.

• Updated to version 1.9.10.5 - 2 December 2015

  Birth of Shadows was updated to version 1.9.10.5 on December 1st, 2015. This update implemented cycling enemy targets using the TAB key. The nearest enemies will be selected before targets further away. Bosses will not be selected until they are vulnerable to avoid accidental damage. TAB cycling should make it easier to use abilities with the mouse. It will also make it possible to use devices like the Steam controller. In addition, there was an update for version 1.9.10.4 on November 22nd with the following new features: Steam players hosting a multiplayer game can now invite a friend to the game Steam players can now join a multiplayer game hosted by a friend Check the post on Multiplayer Setup for more details.

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