- Linux version is now playable without Proton!
- Level 1 Boss death softlock has been fixed
All versions of Jaded should now work without significant hard or softlocks. Please report bugs in our discord server[discord.gg] as we continue to improve the game!

If you are on Windows and are still having issues with the bug that prevents the game from loading, please try these steps that have worked for other community members:

• In File Explorer, show hidden files by selecting View > Options > Change folder and searching "options".
  Select the View tab and, in Advanced settings, select "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" and hit OK.
  
• Then, navigate to this folder on your File Explorer:
  /Users/YOURNAME/AppData/LocalLow/ShellSnore Games/
  and delete the Jaded folder there.

- Fixed an issue where the game would fail to load in certain countries due to decimal separator differences
- Fixed a softlock in Level 4
- Fixed an issue with talking to NPCs
This patch should address major issues on Mac and Windows. If you are on Linux, please use Steam's Proton compatibility layer to run the game. We are currently working on a fix for the Linux version so please stay tuned for more updates.

Jaded's full release is here! It's been many years in the making, and we're incredibly proud of the game we've made. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting us through Early Access, your feedback and encouragement has been instrumental to shaping our game into what it is today. Hope you enjoy your time with Jaded!

Notes

• In regards to Jaded's future— we'll be pushing patches out over the next couple of days to fix bugs and make minor adjustments. We don't yet have explicit plans for major content updates, but we'll certainly let you know if so.
  
• Currently, there is still partial controller support for this version of the game. It should be fully playable on PS4 controllers but support for Xbox or other controllers is not guaranteed. Full controller support is one of our main goals for the next patch.
  
• We're a super small team (we only have one primary programmer!), so it's easy for bugs to fall outside our radar. We'll work as fast as we can outside busy college schedules to fix issues that happen, and we appreciate your patience! Please report any bugs in the bug reports channel in our discord[discord.gg].
  
• We'd love to see you play the game, so if you make any kind of content feel free to @shellsnoregames on X/Twitter[x.com] or post in our discord[discord.gg]!

Links and Social Media
https://shellsnore.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@shellsnoregames/

https://www.instagram.com/shellsnoregames/

https://x.com/shellsnoregames/

https://www.tiktok.com/@shellsnore/

Hey everybody! Here are some decisions we’ve made in regards to pricing for Jaded.

1. Final Pricing: After talking it over, we’ve decided to sell Jaded for $9.99 on full release. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built, and this price better reflects the effort we’ve poured into the game.
2. Good News for Current Players: Now that we’ve set up the Steam launch, we realized that if you already own the game now, you do not have to buy it again. The full release will be rolled out for free as an update. Because of this, the previously planned 5-day free period is no longer necessary. Jaded will launch at $9.99 from day one for new players.

Jaded Beta Save Files

Since the final game is different from the beta, your save progress will not carry over into the final release. However, we’ve made sure to keep the beta save file safe and separate!
- Your beta save will not be overwritten or deleted.
- We’ve set up separate save locations for the beta and the full release, so you can continue enjoying the beta version if you’d like.

If you’d like to revisit the beta after the full release, it will remain available for download on our itch.io page[shellsnoregames.itch.io].

We can’t wait for you to experience the full game—it’s grown and evolved so much thanks to your incredible support and feedback. If you have any questions, reach out to us in our discord server[discord.gg]!

Thank you for being a part of this journey with us!

Join our discord server[discord.gg] if you haven't already as it is the best place to stay up to date, and follow us on all social media!

Links:
https://www.instagram.com/shellsnoregames

https://x.com/shellsnoregames/

https://www.tiktok.com/@shellsnore/


If you love what we’re doing and want to help spread the word, repost or share our posts with friends! Whether it's Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok, your shoutouts would mean a lot and help us reach more people. Every bit of support gets us closer to making Jaded a success! Thank you to all that have stuck with us this far, it's more than we could ever imagine. See you in January!

Hey everybody, really unfortunate news— Jaded is likely not coming out in October. We crunched as hard as possible this summer to reach all deadlines, but as game developers tend to do, we greatly underestimated exactly how much was left. If we dropped everything else and focused solely on the game, it could be finished in late October, but it’d release without much testing and zero marketing. We’ve been working on this project for so long that we don’t want to rush it out, and we hope you understand.

Ok, so when is Jaded coming out?
We are thinking early December, but aren’t dead set on announcing this as a certainty. We don’t want to make promises we can’t keep, but a release date announcement will happen at some point. As we said before, you will hear from us way more than you do now as we approach release.

Here’s some good news— our master task list is getting surprisingly small. Here’s what’s left:

• 8 more music tracks
  
• 5 bosses need sound
  
• 3 cutscenes need sound
  
• UI sound
  
• NPCs (writing + drawing + implementing)
  
• Bugs (currently 75% through the list)
  
• Credits

We’ve also noticed some confusion about our pricing changes, so let’s clear that up:
If you already own the game, you won’t have to buy the game again— the full release should come in like any other update. As mentioned previously, the game will be at a 100% discount for the first five days after release, and then will cost $4.99 from there on out.

Last important note— since the final game is different from the beta, save progress will not carry over into the final game. But don’t worry— your save file for the beta version of Jaded will not be overwritten or deleted. We’ve created a separate save locations for the beta and final release. That way, if you wish to continue playing the beta version after we push out the full release, you can download it on our itch.io page[shellsnoregames.itch.io].

Hey everybody! Thank you all for waiting so patiently while we’ve been working away at Jaded. Although we've been silent on here, we’ve been making a lot of progress!!! 🥳 We’re super excited to announce that we have a release month: October! The exact release date will be announced in the near future! 📆 In the meantime, join the discord at https://discord.gg/SF4Ev9ZKhF to keep an eye on any updates we post. Additionally, we'll be active on our social media pages (Twitter, Instagram[www.instagram.com], TikTok[www.tiktok.com]) so come follow us over there!

Pricing Changes
We’ve declared in the past that Jaded would release completely free of charge. We still want to honor this, so the game will be free for the first five days upon release. This means you can get and keep the game for free if you get it in the first 5 days - so keep an eye out for more announcements! Still, we’ve poured a lot of our lives into making this project, so we’ve decided the game will cost $4.99 afterwards.

Wrap-Up
We’d like to keep new content under wraps so it’ll be a big surprise when the game finally comes out, but we’ll be posting many more cryptic snippets! Here’s one now:
You’ll start hearing from us more and more as the date nears. We hope you’re looking forward to it! See you all in October! 🎃
~ Connor and Kyle

- We've finally added controller support!
- Click Menu buttons with B (Xbox)
- Pause with Menu/Options/Start
- A little janky right now but should work
- Menu buttons do not highlight with controller
- Volume sliders do not work with controller
- Minor room & aesthetic fixes