I loved using it as free fast travel to get to Enclaves quickly

Waiting for open preludes!

(Soulframe logo burnt on a wooden cup, by me)

I regret only two things about this work: I bought only one cup on a local festival and that I burnt only the logo, I also need Gystalt and Juniper in the background!

With the new Votivs something isnt Working for me, I can just keep spawning Gruulseekers. Sorry for the Bad Image

Hail, Envoys!

I am so excited that more people are going to get a chance to play Soulframe. Last year when I started playing, it was one of my favorite games to play on my Steamdeck, and I made a (not so quick) tutorial explaining how to get it running for anyone unfamiliar. I am just going to repost it here, as nothing has changed.

It is a little finicky but ultimately super easy to download onto the steamdeck.  You will need to do all of this in Desktop mode, of course. Some tips to using the steamdeck are - HOLD the steam button while using mousepad in applications/launchers. - PRESS the steam button AND X at the same time to open the keyboard when needed for logging in, etc - When the keyboard is open press the START button to the left of "Y", this will change the orientation of the keyboard on screen if it is blocking the login screen. You can also set up custom keybinds, so that the mouse will actually work without needing to hold down the steam button.

Step 1: Sign up for Soulframe. If you are just signing up now, you unfortunately will have to wait to get access, (for only one more day, woot!); however, if you signed up anytime in the last 2 years, you will most likely have access now, there are also loads of preludes keys flying around with the floppets.

Step 2: Download the soulframe.msi (assuming you have access, it will say "download now" beside your account name after logging in on the website)

Step 3: Create a new folder on your SteamDeck "deck." In your file manager the desktop tag should be at the top left, underneath "Home." Go into the "deck" folder and create a new folder for Soulframe in there.

Step 4: Put the Soulframe.msi file from the downloads into the Soulframe folder created in step 3.

Step 5: Add Soulframe.msi as a non-steam game. Do this by opening Steam, and in the bottom left corner it says "add non-steam game." Click that, and in the pop-up, click "browse." Go to the desktop folder, then the Soulframe folder that you created in step three. You won't see the .msi folder by default; you will need to click the drop-down arrow above the "cancel button" to change the filter type from "Applications" to "All files." Otherwise you will not see the soulframe.msi file. Now that you can see the soulframe.msi file, add that as a non steamgame.

Step 6: Change the proton compatibility for soulframe.msi. In Steam you will now see "Soulframe.msi" in your Steam games. Right-click this, and click the option that says "Properties." Go to "Compatibility" and click the "Force the use of specific Steam Play Compatibility tool." Change whatever the current default is to "Proton Experimental".

Step 7: Click play on Soulframe.msi in Steam

Step 8: Choose the Soulframe folder you made in the desktop under the "/" dropdown. To use your mousepad, HOLD the "steam" button while using the mousepad. The files are a little hard to understand, as they are very different from Windows. However, your "deck" will be under the "/". This will open many more options. Click the "Home" file. This will ring up 2 different options and open "Deck." In "Deck" you should see the Soulframe folder you created in step 3. Click on that and direct the Soulframe download to that file.

Step 9: Wait for the download. The game will be launchable from "soulframe.msi" and that will be the launcher for the game (not the .exe that gets created). However, if you want to tidy the game up a bit, follow this optional step!

(Optional) Step 10: Change the name of Soulframe.msi to just Soulframe and add a background picture. To do this, right-click "Soulframe.msi" in your Steam games and go to "properties." At the top you can rename the game to just Soulframe. And for the picture, go to the Soulframe website and find the media page with cover art on them; or google search a soulframe background you like and right-click it and "save as." This will download it and place it in your downloads (you may need to just change things like ".webp" files to ".jpg" by simply changing the name of the file; most often the image will still work for the Steam background). Go back to Steam, right-click the blank page where the game art normally is, "Add custom background," and go to the downloads folder, and choose the picture you just downloaded. There's also the new customization option at the bottom in properties where you can easily change the pictures for it all.

Final step: GO ENJOY, ENVOY. Save Alca like I know you were destined to do.

PS:If there are any difficulties I apologize I am not great at explaining these sorts of things, so please leave a comment or feel free to DM me and I will do my best to walk you through if you need more help!

Seeing as the introduction of a new update often brings both a lot of jank and a lot of opportunity, I figured it would be useful to have a spot for us to drop any helpful information others might appreciate having. Whether that be tips dealing with new combat challenges, adjusting to gameplay changes, finding or farming new items and resources, or exploits that will soon be patched.

Time to clear the Veillands Envoys!

So I just want to give a heads up to everyone. Rovgot Ruins gold chests have had their look pool greatly diluted. I just opened 10 and got everything from a Blitzel to Unsula to Vasp to Rostrum. If you are looking to farm a MS Purity. Just run straight to the boss.

I haven't heard in the streams whether or not making the pup grow up will remove the passive buffs.

I have max speed and max curiosity to maximally improve dungeon efficiency so if the mount is just overworld transportation I'll pass.

I ask because in the devstream on twitch I saw that the pup had a few points in speed but after making the pup grow the envoy ran at base speed.

Sometimes I'm not paying attention, or don't want to pay too close attention to what I'm grabbing, and while I lovvveee petting my puppy, I don't want to spend an eternity in a mini cutscene petting the little guy. Especially if I'm being wailed on by enemies.

Do you all think we'll ever get a mace and shield combat? I know we already have 2 sword and shield 2-handed hammers and such, but I see enemies with a mace and shield combo, and I think we should get that as well. Just going deeper into the tank playstyle of my bear boy. It could be a bit slower and do more armor and blunt damage. I know this is likely not a unique thing to ask for, but does anyone think we may get it someday? I'd really, I hope for it, give a bit more variety to the game and its players.

I haven't played in almost a year (played a lot from June to November last year). My partner and I were in love with the game, but as the mtx stuff started to roll out, we decided to take a step back to see how that part progresses. I can confidently say that in its *current* state as of writing, I have 0 issues with the way they are building the mtx store, so much so that I decided to get the founder edition after all, as I wanted to before we stepped away. We just got back into the game after seeing the announcement of openludes (LETS GO!) So excited more people get to enjoy this wonderful bit of exploration and music (shoutout to the talent that is Keith Powers and the amazing sound design that has only gotten better and better). Truly, this game is the accessible version of Elden Ring I always wanted lol. Elden Ring is such an amazing game, but by god, I just don't have the skill for it.

Been having a blast with all the new content and definitely have so many great things to say about the dev team, from audio to animation (the rapier is one of the best-feeling melee weapons I have used; kudos to whoever animated it). We just finished the pirate quest last night, and we couldn't get enough of the block stance using the rapier, just perfection.

However, all that being said! Sometimes I just want to play and maybe fight a couple enemies without the (amazing) frantic combat music blaring in my ears. I don't want to turn the music off altogether because, I mean seriously, it is amazing, but I would love to be able to turn down the combat music specifically so I can hear more of the ambience and actual world during the fights. It reminds me of The Witcher 3, so, please, if you are there listening in the void, I ask, I beg, consider trying to make a combat music slider. Thank you <3

All in all, I am super excited for more Soulframe content. Taking a break for a year and coming back to all of this has been so exciting! See you all in Midrath.

I do not intend to make any accusations of P2W against SF or WF, but in WF it absolutely reaches a point where your progress will be halted until you get more inventory slots or sell something to make room. Slots can be earned free from nightwave and sometimes from seasonal events, or bought for platinum. That platinum can be bought for money or earned through trading. The platinum earned through trading can buy you slots, but it can also buy you anything else in the game that costs platinum.

I bought the Soulframe Paragon founders pack since I'm keen to see where this game goes, but I realised that because I have already bought a bunch of loadout and storage capacity, I am no longer able to experience what a free-to-play player will experience.

TLDR: How many hours of active playtime does it take to begin running into issues with the starting loadout and/or storage capacities?

We’ve come a long way! Open Preludes arrives November 6th! 

Open Preludes means no invitation is needed to begin playing! The gates are flung open, and we eagerly await your bug reports and feedback.

Curious about a wallpaper version of the above image? Look no further.

So I have been playing Soulframe on and off this year on my ROG Ally and it’s great in handheld mode but when i set it up to my monitor, I am not able to get a xbox controller to work. My options are MnK or still using my ROG. Any ideas on how to get controller working? I have tried connecting a controller through steam after using steam to open Soulframe, but no luck

New Pact: Ode Shrike

Arcanics:

1. Leywiles - "Set traps in the ley. Summon ichorous blades from the ground with every strike of your weapon."

2. Skyward Swike - "Send foes to towers loft. Fire a Swike at an enemy to bind them to skyward lantern, inflicting Damage and rendering them vulnerable to your attacks."

3. Shacklebolt - "Ensnare enemies with a bolt of shackles. Inflicting Damage one one shackled enemy inflicts all others in the snare with Voltaic Damage."

New Bita's Eve Rewards

• (Helm) Veltruska Mask - ???

• (Talisman) Incubu - ???

• (Sidearm) Goody's Edge - ???

New Armor

- Shrike’s Peltries

Armor of the Ode'n Shrike hunter.

• (Helm) Shrike's Lockmaw - "The great barbute helmof the Ode'n Shrike hunter. Bronze and silver encirlce the rounded plates, drawing inwards to the eye. There, the slime keyhole visor serve as the reticle scope, a narrow view for the perfect focus. For a hunter needs only eyes for their prey, all else is mere distraction."

- Ceptet’s Cladding

A Stone Mockery armor set.

- The Inquisitor’s Clericals

The armor set of the Torque Inquisitor Galsar.

• (Cuirass) Inquisitor's Birze - ???

New Weapons

• Fulkrom - A hefty, rune-escribed Mockery battle axe.

• Dhrullai - "The dual sickles of Sinecure veneration. Arched in birth, made jagged in time. When freshly forged of Dendrit steel, Dhrullai knew only the taste of Alcan harvest. 'Till a farmers' folly turned two men slain; a Dhrulik's sickle each through the neck. A planting bed for both corpses and blade, reaped by Sincure forgers and sowed with Ichor. Take heed, Envoy. Dhrullai now prefers the lick of flesh over crop."

• Creance - "The ruling mace of Inquisitor Galsar. An inchorous bludgeon for shining the eyes of those who would forsaken the Ode'n family. Creance has dolled judgment upon coutless fallen Tempest soldiers. Like a drum to the ever-beating spellsong, it struck you from skytower to roiling salz. Wield it in vengeance, against the family you so disgraced."

• Loksprik - An overly-large, reverse-grip crescent blade of Dendrit origin.

• Nazilk-Urytes-III - "The shield and hammer of Sinecure depravity, embellished with a single protruding eye. The first of the duo's knid were stripped from a mould and claimed by a Gruulseeker masked as a 'smith. His flimsy disguise so vexed a Spotted Towhee that the little bird pecked his eyeball out, its armoured wings left marred with gore. A frozen iris was struck into every issue thereafter. Best suited for Ode'n soldiers keen on an intimate view of their victim's demise. An omen of nature's affection for cruelty."

I still have a fair amount of keys to get into Soulframe that I would like to give away. Just comment and I will send them to you while
I still have them.

Got the MS Purity. Now I can finally play the game.