❄️ Day 15 ❄️ Ready for some before vs after pictures of Trine 4 development? Here goes! In the upper picture you can see the level design in progress without any added visuals. Compared to the after picture portals have changed quite drastically from purple blobs into these magical void gates. Let alone the beautiful art in the background that really makes the game world come alive. The next example shows a piece of level design that has already been updated with some graphics. The spikes seem to have gone through some major updates as well as the blue mushroom pit. […]
🎅🏻 Day 14 🎅🏻 RPTI3 The annual Frozenbyte Pre Christmas-Party was held on Thursday the 5th of December. Thursday might seem like an odd choice, but Finland’s Independence Day was celebrated on the 6th, so we had the Friday off for much needed rest. The party was held at our office, and most people worked diligently until it was finally time for the party to start. Some also left work earlier in order to go home before returning to the party. Since our company has grown quite a lot and we have had many new employees, there was also a voluntary Get-To-Know-Your-Coworkers […]
🎁 Day 13 brings a treat for the Boreal Blade community 🎁 On the 13th day of Christmas cold northern winds are blowing – speaking of an upcoming debate. If you are planning to take a holiday trip to Norvalg, be prepared and learn to block. Experienced fighters do not waste even a moment just for blocking. So when you get good, you’ll be able to block attacks while you execute your own plan. If this video is too fast-paced to your liking, check out this post for a more detailed tutorial. To find out more about Boreal Blade check out […]
I know that you’re anxiously waiting for Starbase, but today we will take a look at Frozenbyte games that have already been published. We hope you find something new from this post to play during the holidays! EWMWN Let’s start from the first Frozenbyte game that saw the light, Shadowgrounds. Shadowgrounds was released back in 2005, four years after the founding of Frozenbyte. The game was originally published as a retail box, which is something that is starting to be rare nowadays with PC games. Steam version of the game was published in 2006 and it is actually the first […]
🎄 The 11th Day of December is here! 🎄 Two weeks until Christmas, can you believe it? If you haven’t started preparing for the holidays, now is a good time to start. Our office is already prepared for the festive season as you can see from the pictures. Today the Frozenbyte employees will share their Christmas plans with you: Linda (Support): I’m not much of a holiday person, but my fiancée and I will visit my family on Christmas Eve for a traditional lunch/dinner. My favourite Christmas food is perunalaatikko, a type of potato gratin, and I can’t wait to get […]
Week 49 (2.12. – 6.12.2019) Here are the progress notes of week 49: Design Features Testmap built for cargo lock frame and cargo beams: electricity consumption tested for both cargo solutions. Mining backpack tested: compression rates and processing speed for the backpack configured. Ship weapon prices adjusted to more reasonable values and crafting material requirements updated. Economy adjustments: material and resource value calculations and price corrections and profit margins adjusted in configurations. Improvements to joint motor behaviour design to prepare for new types, allowing cable connections on both sides for data and power. New UI created for creating and joining […]
Woof woof! Toby’s Dream DLC level is now available for everyone who has Trine 4 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Toby the dog, as previously seen in Nine Parchments, has his own adventure in Heatherwood Hall with the Three Heroes! Follow the pawsteps of Toby and help him find all the treats hidden in the castle and its gardens. You can download the DLC for free through the digital marketplaces. To access Toby’s Dream in the game, complete the Prince’s Dream level of Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and locate Toby’s Dream in the level selection […]
⛄ Day 10 of Christmas Calendar features community content ⛄ In need of new content to watch and spend time on? You just got lucky, here’s some stuff that you might want to check out: This Trine 4 let’s play by GaLm is really funny and great entertainment. The way the crew solves puzzles is very unique and they seem to have a good time together. This guitar cover of Storytime from Trine 4 OST is played by Anton Betita. He totally nailed this song, give it a listen! The original soundtrack is composed by Ari Pulkkinen, you can find the […]
🎁 It is another blessed day of Steam game codes! 🎁 UPDATE: All of today’s codes have been given out! Remember that you can still participated in the code raffle by leaving a comment to this post. Today’s game is Has-Been-Heroes. More information about the game can be found here. Keep an eye on the following platforms for codes: This blog post, we’ll add a code to this post later! Here is the code as promised (PNN8X), although I did divide it (PY8JI) into three parts to avoid bots (Z9Z20). Has-Been Heroes Twitter account Official Starbase forums When you find […]
❄️Day 7 and we are continuing the celebration!❄️ 2YWFQ-EG5G2-IHBCI Exactly 18 years ago Frozenbyte was officially registered as a company! Happy Birthday to us! To celebrate it, we want to share some music from the game Shadwen. The game was released in 2016, if you’re not familiar with the game, please check out this post here. Valse Assassin Shadwen Medley
Time for Day 6 of Christmas Calendar! 🎄 Today we are celebrating Finland’s independence day. Did you know that there are several features in Trine 4 that are inspired by the Finnish nature? Here are a few of them: The level Firwood Water is based on a lake called Saimaa, located in the heart of Finland. The lake has quite unique nature, and this level is a tribute to it with its small rocky islands and curving pine trees. A Saimaa-inspired level wouldn’t be complete without the seal friend enjoying its life sunbathing on a rock. The in-game seal was inspired […]
