Ephemeral Tale

Devlog

• Pupdate: Ephemeral Tale v1.50.7 + Announcing Major Update #8!
  April 16, 2024 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  How goes it, my pupdogs? It's been a SPICY-HOT minute since we've last spoken, hasn't it? Figured I'd keep you guys in the loop as to what's been in the works. First off, we've been hard at work on ou... Continue reading
• Version Update: 1.46.3 -> 1.49.3
  July 27, 2022 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  Hey all, This update is a culmination of a number of smaller updates I've done over the past few months! Nothing super crazy, minus one bug fix. The most notables changes include a major bug fix to hi... Continue reading
• New Multi-log: 1.37 -> 1.40.1!
  April 09, 2021 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  Hey there, my Itch.io puppers! Sorry for the lack of updates on this side, I've been swamped as of late (as I recently started a new job that's been eating all of my time)! As I've recently updated th... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (12/22/20) -- Major Update #6 is here!
  December 22, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Hello, once more! Let me start this Pupdate by telling you from the bottom of my heart, I wish you the happiest of holidays as we enter the season! I hope that despite the global healt... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (11/24/20) -- Patch #51 (QoL + Balance changes)
  November 24, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  HOLIDAY BREAK [Note: Itch users paying closer attention to Ephemeral Tale may notice that this is the first Pupdate I've uploaded to Itch in a couple of weeks. Due to some personal matters (+ working... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (11/10/20) -- Patch #49 (Bug fixes, animation updates)
  November 10, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  DAWN OF A NEW DAY This week is an smaller-than-usual patch, as I've been busy working on a big feature for an upcoming major update (We'll talk about that here in a little bit). Additionally, I've spe... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (10/27/20) -- Patch #47 (Hit protection + balance changes)
  October 29, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  PROTECT ME, SQUIRE! You ever just sit there, enjoying a nice Ephemeral Tale session when suddenly it's just MISS, MISS, MISS, MISS, MISS ? Yeah, me too. After putting it off for quite some time, I... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (10/16/20) -- Major Update #5: Throne of Shadows
  October 17, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  A SHADOW CAST [EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm not gonna lie, I just dead-ass forgot to upload builds to itch the past 2 weeks. That's my bad. Here's the entirety of Major Update #5 for you guys!] Hey there! This... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (9/29/20): Update #43
  September 29, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  THE SHADOW DRAWS NEAR Hello again, my fellow puppers! This week, I've been busier than usual (which seems to me, is becoming the usual)! I've got a lot of bug fixes scheduled for you, and next week is... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (9/15/20) -- Patch #41
  September 15, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  WHAT'S ON THE MENU? What's good, my dudes? This week, we squashed another major bug! The menu should no longer lock up on item consumption for some folks! Very, very strange bug, but it's finally squa... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (9/8/20) - Update #40
  September 08, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  NOW THAT'S A CHONKY BOI Whew! This patch is a chonker. A large, long-standing bug has slain (although a new one may have formed in it's place), a slew of smaller issues, adjustments to quests, alterna... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (8/31/20) -- Update #39
  September 01, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER UPDATE! What's up, fellas? Hope this Pupdate finds you well! This week, I've spent a lot of time working on the upcoming "haunted forest" zone. It's nearly done! About one room l... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (8/25/20) -- Update #38
  August 25, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  ANOTHER ONE What's up, puppers? As I’ve spent the majority of this week working on a spooky forest (more details down below), the patch itself is a rather small one this week. With that being said... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (8/18/20) -- Update #37!
  August 18, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  QUICKIE PUPDATE This week's Pupdate will be a quickie! Let's hop right into it then, shall we? Ephemeral Tale 1.20.5 Changelog The Crypt of Kings has been added as an explorable space (albeit, a small... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (8/11/20) -- Patch #36
  August 11, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  HERE WE GO! Hello again, my pups! We have an update focused on balance changes and bug fixes this week, but also quite a bit of insight as for what's coming in Major Update #5. Additionally, I'd like... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (8/4/20) -- Patch #35
  August 04, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  ONE AT A TIME! Ah, yes. Here we are again! As the days pass, so do the Pupdates! This week, I brought the balance changes that we tested out last week into the rest of the game. Additionally, we've go... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (7/28/20) -- Patch #34
  July 28, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  CIVIC DUTIES Another week has passed, and we have even more changes to balance and presentation! I learned a lot this week from the release of our demo on PC and Xbox One, and the lessons learned ther... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (7/21/20) -- Patch #33
  July 21, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  X MARKS THE SPOT To kick off this week’s Pupdate, there’s now an Ephemeral Tale demo available for people to try if they’re on the fence! This demo will soon be available on Steam (going throu... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (7/14/20) -- Patch #32
  July 14, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  EXCESSIVE THANKS Hello again! Another week, another Pupdate! This time around, we've got a batch of bug fixes, along with a new quest of sorts. I thought we could try something new, and so this week's... Continue reading

  
• ​ Weekly Pupdate (7/7/20) -- Update #31
  July 07, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  COOKIES, FOR BREAKFAST? This week in Ephemeral Tale , we have another quest! To access it, you'll need to have unlocked the zone I put in the game way back in Major Update #2: the Sunken Summit. If y... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (6/30/20) -- Major Update #4
  June 30, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  SHAKE THAT DERRIERE This week, we deepened the gameplay of Ephemeral Tale through the addition of a skill tree. These changes went through a good 3 weeks of testing, but you guys will easily eclipse... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (6/23/20) -- Patch #29
  June 23, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  ON THAT PUP-GRIND This week, we have a new sidequest in Ephemeral Tale ! Additionally, after the break we're gonna talk about the upcoming Major Update #4, and what I hope to bring to the game over t... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (6/16/20) -- Patch #28
  June 16, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  BUNDLE FOR CHARITY Last week, we participated in Itch.io's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, and along with the help of 1,300+ other developers and creators, we were able to accumulatively raise... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (6/9/20) -- Patch #27
  June 09, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  Heyyyy! Got another fun patch for you guys this week! We've got a bunch of changes to bosses, some long-overdue fixes (lookin' at you, Lucky Scrolls), and some new aesthetic features to help with inve... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate 6/2/20 -- Patch #26 Clarke Edition
  June 02, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  WISDOM. JUSTICE. LOVE. What's up, folks? Another round of balance changes this week regarding another companion! This week, Clarke is up! She's got some fun stuff to toy around with, if I do say so my... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate 5/26/20 -- Patch #25 (Siegfried Definitive Deluxe Edition)
  May 26, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  MORE! MORE! MOOOORRREEEEEE!!! EDIT: This went up a few hours later than I expected, but this is the benefit of releasing late at night! Hopefully a minimal amount of you were impacted. Sorry for the d... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (5/19/20) -- Patch #24 -- Merlin Edition
  May 19, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  Ah, now I see. It must be that time again, yes? Where you sit down, curious what wonders have come to the world of Ephemeral Tale, and sip your favorite beverage of choice. Well, my child, let me lear... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate 5/12/20 -- Major Update #3 is HERE!
  May 12, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  IT'S GO TIME! Wassup, my pups? Ephemeral Tale 1.6.5 Changelog -- Major Update #3 When choosing to distribute stats, all possible options will now show Fixed an issue where save files could show party... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (5/5/20) -- Patch #22
  May 05, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER PUPDATE! Time marches ever forward, greedily consuming each of us, moment to moment. But even the inevitable march of time cannot stop the great work we do here, my pups! This we... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (4/28/20) -- #21
  April 28, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  CH-CH-CH-CHANGES! Has it already been another month? Has time really slipped by that much? No worries-- change is constant, and everflowing through Ephemeral Tale . This week is no different! I figur... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (4/21/20) -- Patch #20
  April 21, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  BA DA BING, BA DA BOOM And just like that, we've got ourselves another Pupdate. This week has been rather hectic, let me tell ya. The power line attached to the house (as I work from home, yay!) came... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (4/14/20) -- Patch #19
  April 15, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  YES! YES! YES! What's up, everyone? We're back with another HUD-based Pupdate this week. I've been hella busy this week getting these changes ready for y'all. I hope you guys enjoy the visual sprucing... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (4/7/20) -- Patch #18
  April 07, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  STOP! IT'S PUPDATE TIME! Another week has passed, and development continues. I spent most of the week working on a new side quest that is in this patch. Granted, it's hidden-- but DAMN if I don't dig... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate (3/31/20) - Update #17
  March 31, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  Wassup, world? This week, I've been busy crackin' away at Major Update #3. There's some stuff I want to squeeze in there, but I'm not quite sure how yet. We can talk about that more after patch notes,... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (3/24/20) - Patch #16 - QOLity of Life
  March 24, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  Welcome, one-and-all! This week, we have a very quality update. That's a quality of life joke, get it? Look, I'm writing this while suffering from a massive migraine. Gimme this one and just laugh-- i... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate (3/10/20): Update #14
  March 11, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  What it do-do, my dawgs? As always, there's a lot to talk about this week. A quick heads up about this weeks patch: these notes are a little funky, and may not cover everything that has changed. We'... Continue reading

  
• Major Update #2 - "Into the Deep" (Pupdate 3/3/20)
  March 03, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  Here we are! After working crazy hard to get this done on time, I am absolutely wiped. I'm typing this at 10:15PM, just under two hours before the scheduled release time for this patch. In our interna... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate 2/25/20 - Patch #12
  February 25, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  Another week, another hello to you guys! Difficulty & You: An Entryway A few weeks ago, I had mentioned that we were going to start a conversation on difficulty in Ephemeral Tale, and that time is on... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate 2/18/20 - Patch #11
  February 18, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  Ayy! What's crackin', fellow puppers? Pupdate powers, activate! Lots of ground to cover this week, so let's start with this week's patch, shall we? Patch #11 Changelog Various changes to enemy defense... Continue reading
• Weekly Pupdate 2/11/20 - Patch #10 notes + more!
  February 12, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

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  #Pupdate

  What's new, pups? Before you start reading this, you may want to start to download the updated Ephemeral Tale file in case this weeks patch notes get you goin'! Another week, another Pupdate This week... Continue reading

  
• Weekly Pupdate 2/4/20 - Hello to Itch.io, and Major Update #1 patch notes!
  February 04, 2020 by Dawdling Dog, ltd.

  Happy Tuesday! Before we jump into the patch notes, a quick note regarding a change that's occurred since last week: The NPC in the Traveller's Respite meant for updating Legacy save files for the new... Continue reading