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As we informed you on March 20th we got Steam SDK and beside working on voice overs we were studying that stuff. So over the course of last few weeks we have revamped Achievement system. This is mainly due to the fact that now we have access to Steam systems. We are striving to make the game as compatible with Steam as we can. This, however, does not mean that non-Steam players will lack anything. All achievements are available in off-line mode as well.

Our upgraded Achievements panel had three categories with 7 achievements in each category. After these new upgrades we have implemented over 20 achievement categories with more than 142 different achievements. We hope this will make better playing experience for all our players.

Some of these achievements are quite easy to complete and some are really difficult. Some of them even require that you play the game multiple times.

We'd like to hear in comments section about experiences that you had with Steam achievements (particularly with single player RPGs).

The voice overs are now built in and we are still testing it internally. Integration is relatively simple and fast however testing it, that is finding each point in the game where dialogs happen and checking if playback of all audio files. This is a tedious process because the territory in the game is big and we have to play quests in all available combinations in order to trigger al the dialog files. Fixing the problems is simple though, because these are mostly naming mistakes where a single letter difference results in audio file not being recognized.

Yet another unexpected and important job is in front of us; Many backers requested the game through GoG and we were already in discussions with them about releasing Legends of Dawn on their platform. However they request that the game should be playable 100% in off-line mode. Legends of Dawn isn't online game however we built it in a such a way that the game requests an IP so the computer has to be connected to router when starting the game. Afterwards the connection isn't needed however this is a limitation that they do not want so as soon as we test the achievement system we'll work on that.

Originally we planned to release the beta as soon as we test all VOs, however expansion of the achievement system and planned work on GoG's request are core features that have to be a part of beta testing so we'll first do all that and then we'll have to learn how to publish the beta through Steam to a selected few testers.

Also we'd like to call all backers who still did not respond to our survey. We need your names and addresses not only for those whom we'll ship to DVDs but before that for in game credits. We need before the beta is released.

We hope that additional wait will bring you a better game. As always thanks for your patience, support, involvement in our forum and especially for spreading the word.

Dreamatrix team

Almost all VOs have been received and checked and are ready to be integrated in game. Here is a small sample of the work that the great people at Audiogodz did. We are very happy with results and we hope that in the future we'll be able to afford to add animated characters and cut scenes to complement such good voice acting.

Lani Minella has done great job by picking top voice actors and by directing them to such a level of performance. Although our budget was small compared to what they were accustomed to when recording sessions for RPGs from the big guys, she managed to get a team of 16 people on board for Legends of Dawn, most of whom had to give numerous voices to over 60 NPCs . We'd like to thank each of them, so thank you Lani, Claudia, Erin, Lauren, Adam, Barry, Bill, Dave, David, Eric, Gabriel, Marc, Sam, Stephanos, Terry and Tim.

They have also provided us with new emotes so all the old "uhhs", "ahhs", "ouches" etc. we'll be replaced with fresh and much better expressions.

This is it for now! We'll come back with the update on how the Steam integration is going on and even before that we will send backer survey where we'll ask you about the details such as your names for the credit section, shipping addresses etc.

Thanks to all who joined our forum and we hope many more we'll join. Thanks for actively showing your interest in Legends of Dawn and for spreading the buzz! Special thanks to all of you who are showing patience and understanding regarding release delays. 

Dreamatrix team

A quick update from Dreamatrix about the development in last three weeks since our last update at the end of February. First, we apologize for not updating you as often as you, and we, would like to. The amount of preparation we have to do is overwhelming and at almost every step there is a little unexpected bump that takes some time. Now we are proud to announce that Audiogodz, the team under the leadership of charismatic director Lani Minella, took on Legends of Dawn, and at such short notice.

Working with Audiogodz is a big step up from our original modest plans and we hope you'll appreciate it. Audiogodz worked on World of Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft, RIFT, Skyrim, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Torchlight, Sims, and more! We are humbled by being in a position to work with the best in the industry. You made all this possible. As we get and prepare the AV materials we'll post more extensive update about their work. However don't worry about the updates, we'll be working around the clock on this project; during our normal working hours on the game, and at night when, in the USA it is day time, we have to be available to assist Audiogodz with their VO sessions.

We were Greenlit at 26th February, however it took some time to go through their system and only today we've received access to the SDK which we'll start to study right away. It is always a possibility that Steam might have some unexpected requests for changes, however we do hope integration will go smoothly and the game will be approved quickly.

  As soon as the VO recordings are edited and integrated we'll probably ask a few selected backers to help us with beta testing. We don't have resources to follow up with too many of you so we'll try to select those who are experienced testers and can help us detect existing issues as opposed to overflowing us with new ideas and suggestions that may take us weeks or months to implement or hours just to respond to. If any of you feel you can and would like to help please feel free to send us an email thorough the Kickstarter.

Dreamatrix's fantasy action RPG, Legends of Dawn, has been selected as one of many great titles to be included in the February 26, 2013, round of Greenlit games by Valve Software's Steam.

It's been a long road to this point, and while we were prepared to forge ahead if Legends of Dawn wasn't selected in this round, we couldn't be happier that the fans have given us their support and made it a reality! Thanks to Valve and Steam, we'll be able to offer the fans a great digital distribution choice, which we're very excited about!

The final steps are being taken to get Legends of Dawn to the public, which just boils down to finalizing the voiceovers and touch-ups at this point. Even though we're near the finish line, we're going full-steam (haha) ahead to get everything wrapped up and into the hands of the fans as quickly as we can.

We here at Dreamatrix want to thank all of those who voted once again; without your support, this wouldn't have been possible.

P.S. After several weeks of delay finally we received the funding. We have chosen VO recording studio one week after KS campaign ended however now those guys took some other bigger project and we are negotiating with other studios trying to find the fastest solution. We'll post an update for all when VO recording begins.