The in-game lobby has been transformed into a Holiday theme.
Some heroes, such as the Horse and Mandrake, also have their skins updated.
Once the season ends, these changes will revert, so why not take this opportunity to center your gameplay around them?
This year, it's just visual changes, but we hope to introduce dedicated events and more in the coming years.
This will be the final update for this year.
Next year, we have plans for numerous updates, including the addition of Challenge Mode.
Thank you for your continued support of ShapeHero Factory!

Hello everyone!

Today's Update v0.8.9 includes the long-awaited "Ascension 6"🕯
We’d love for you to challenge this new ascension and share your strategies and factory-build screenshots on Discord!

▼ More about Update v0.8.9

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2389040/view/525329871842312213


Also, you may have noticed that we’ve received an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating
in the “Recent Reviews” section on the Steam store page!
Thanks to all of you, ShapeHero Factory continues to evolve into an even more exciting title🏭
We will continue to develop the game to offer a better gaming experience to you all.
New features and better game adjustment is on their way!
Hopefully we will eventually receive "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating in “All Reviews” by brushing up the game even more😆
As always, your feedback on Discord and Steam discussion board are welcome anytime!
Your input is greatly appreciated!

By the way... Christmas is just around the corner!
It seems that the ShapeHero Factory staff has something special planned for the Minions...🎅

Be sure to play ShapeHero Factory on December 25th to find out what they're up to!

▼ Official Discord Server

https://discord.gg/v9EV6ECAHG

▼ Official X

https://x.com/ShapeHero_GLB

Updated to v0.8.9
This time, Ascension 6 has been newly added.

Additionally, we would like to share the current development progress with you.
In response to your feedback, we have decided to develop three new bosses. One has already been completed, and the remaining two will be added as soon as they are finished.

Furthermore, we plan to release the first phase of the Challenge Mode implementation in January.
As we are focusing on its development, updates will be fewer this month.
Even so, we have prepared a small event and are planning another update next week.

We hope you'll look forward to it!

[Added]
・Added Ascension 6.
・Added a feature to automatically activate Spells.

[Adjustment]
・Improved the visual effects for Umbra Draconis.
・Adjusted the behavior of Mages and Warlocks.

[Bug Fixes]
・Fixed a bug where Exp increase text was displayed while using Focus Time.
・Fixed an issue where save data was reset if saving failed due to reasons like Out of Disk Space.
・Fixed display issues in the History section.
・Fixed an issue with the relic "Gift That Keeps On Giving."
・Corrected inconsistencies in text formatting when selecting an Incursion Route.

Updated to v0.8.8.
This update introduces a new feature to view Play History.
Additionally, we've adjusted the behavior of certain Heroes and fixed some bugs.
We are also considering and developing several additional features that have been frequently requested by our players.
We will continue to make improvements step by step, so thank you for your continued support of Shapehero Factory.

P.S.: The second round of balance adjustments is planned for the next update (including the addition of Ascension).

[Added]
・Added a feature to view play history.

[Adjustment]
・Adjusted hero behaviors.
- Changed so that horse-type units no longer target Ignis.
- Optimized the behavior of Heavy Infantry.
- Medusa's petrification beam now works on all Bosses.
・When upgrading equipment like Canvases, the orientation will automatically adjust even if mismatched.
・Reduced the attack speed of Talon.
・Modified the logic when reloading reward acquisition.
・Updated the equipment operation dialog to close when clicking outside the dialog.
・Adjusted the Motif-Maker to allow rotation in any direction when adjacent to different Motif Sources upon placement.

[Bug Fixes]
・Fixed an issue with Conveyor placement when Mana was low.
・Fixed an issue where points would not increase upon obtaining Ruby.
・Fixed a bug where Ink Coating Tech was stronger than expected.
・Fixed an issue where Mouse House appeared in unintended locations.
・Fixed a status display error for Unit (Unmotivated).
・Fixed a bug where damage judgment would not occur when attacking Plant in certain cases.
・Fixed a bug where Slime became invincible.
・Fixed an issue with the German translation text.
・Fixed so that Umbra Draconis' laser can be blocked by Dryad's thorns.

・Added additional text to "Cancel Direct Intervention" as a temporary measure for an issue.
・Fixed a bug with Umbra Draconis's laser.
・Fixed an issue where Ink Jars could not be set in the filter feature.

Hello everyone!

It has already been more than a week since the beginning of an Early Access!
We hope that you all are enjoying the game!
The reaction has been way bigger than expected
and we are constantly hearing screams of joy here and there!

We have been reading posts on social media and discovered that many of you guys are interested in the development plan towards the full release.
So here we are with a ROADMAP!

Thanks to y'all who posted in the suggestion box!

As always, questions, comments, concerns, thoughts...
Any kind of feedback are welcome at both Steam Community Hub and our official Discord Server!
We will be paying an extra closer attention for a while!

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▼ Official Discord Server
https://discord.gg/v9EV6ECAHG　
▼ Official X
https://x.com/ShapeHero_GLB

First of all, thank you for playing Shapehero Factory and for your interest in the game.
Currently, the development team is focusing on balancing overall resources, balancing between heroes, balancing between warriors and mythical beasts, and fixing bugs.

As the first step, we have made adjustments to the balance of overall resources and the ranks D and C of warriors.
The first change is the adjustment of mana acquisition balance. In general, it has become easier to obtain mana in the early stages. Additionally, we have made it possible to acquire mana immediately upon leveling up, which expands your options.
The second change is the actual increase in the timing of obtaining hero recipes, making it easier to acquire higher-tier hero recipes at an earlier stage.
The third change is the downward adjustment of abilities for lower-tier heroes (mythical beasts will be addressed later). Their hero abilities were very powerful, which led to imbalance.

In addition, various other fixes have been made.
We will continue to improve the game step by step, so please continue to enjoy Shapehero Factory.


[update(Battle)]
・Balance adjustments for warrior heroes.
- Major corrections to the hero abilities of rank D and rank C.
- Weakening of humans.
- Weakening of spearmen.
- Added delay effects to mages and great mages, along with other enhancements.
- Strengthening of archers.
- Increased production speed across the entire archer route.
- Other adjustments.

・Balance adjustments for Dark Dragon and improved visibility.

・Increased enemy spawn rate in Stage 3.

・Adjustments to Named Enemies
- Reduced the attack frequency of Ignis. Also adjusted the position where it stops.
- Adjusted Shell to make it less susceptible to knockback.


[update(Others)]
・Changed so that the mana increase amount upon leveling up is fixed and increased.
・Changed so that the amount of mana obtained after clearing a Named enemy is increased by 1.2 times.
・Adjusted so that new heroes are more likely to appear when obtaining hero recipes.
・Changed hero enhancements to be reloadable.
・Changed the event content after boss battles.
・Occasionally, Chuchu House will appear on scrolls.
・Changed the copier's initial output to be monochrome for both outputs.
・Modified the hero and spell progress information in the encyclopedia to make it more readable.
・Changed the options to allow up to two shortcut keys to be set for a single action.
・Changed the motif source displayed on the expansion scroll to show its size as well.
・Adjusted the cost and decreased the multiplier for the research tree "Development of High-performance Motif Makers."
・When replacing a conveyor with a higher-tier conveyor, changed it to maintain the original connections as much as possible.


[Bug Fix]
・Fixed a bug where, after selecting "Double Reward Probability Increase" with "Great Knowledge," hero recipes became less likely to appear on the route.
・Fixed a bug where the usage count of "Rearrange Motif" increased.
・Fixed a bug where map expansions on the research tree would cause the map to disappear when expanding the map during map expansion.
・Fixed a bug where only one unit of mana was returned when overwriting a conveyor with equipment like a canvas.
・Fixed a bug that caused the tutorial to become unprogressable.
・Fixed a bug where "Focus" did not end properly.
・Fixed a bug where spell display remained after the wave ended.
・Fixed a bug where the effect did not activate correctly when placing Elite Minions on certain equipment.
・Fixed a bug where Steam achievements could not be earned properly (those already earned will be acquired upon startup).
・Fixed a bug where the wave did not end after defeating Talon.
・Fixed a bug related to the relic "Gifted."
・Fixed a bug where the relic "Pillow of Peace" did not function correctly.
・Fixed a bug where the total number of enemies in the encyclopedia was incorrect.
・Fixed a bug where pressing Esc on the motif source placement dialog caused progress to become impossible.
・Fixed a bug related to the Dark Dragon.
・Fixed a bug where the motif maker continued to operate even after removing a motif source.
・Fixed various text issues.

Hello everyone!

We'll be exhibiting in China!!
Starting this weekend!

The event is called “WePlay EXPO,” China's largest indie game convention🎉
Hoping that the game fans in China will enjoy ShapeHero Factory as much as we do !🥳
(Also secretly hoping to meet and chat with the visitors who have already played the Early Access version to see how they felt...✨)
About WePlay EXPO 2024
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Date: November 16~17th
Place: Shanghai New International Expo Center Hall H4
Booth No.: B07 "Ukiyo Studios"
Website: https://www.weplaymore.com/english

[bug fix]
・Adjusted the volume balance of the ink engine.
・Corrected wording for some equipment.
・Fixed localization for the text in the expansion portal.
・Temporarily removed the cap on mana (partial fix, not fully implemented).
・Fixed an issue where Mage and Warlock appeared more frequently on the upper side.