[h1]Game Progress[/h1] Since last month, we have made so much progress with Skystead Ranch! The Demo is very nearly complete, just in time for the Demo launch date and Kickstarter next week! [h2]Tutorial Voice Over[/h2] We have contracted a voice actor with a magnificent Scottish accent to provide a full voice-over for Skystead Ranch! Currently, that's just the game tutorial plus a couple of smaller lines here and there for when the player does certain actions. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44256831/044743b082c7dc3cd4806de4bccadc6804207b3a.jpg[/img] The simple but considerable addition of a voice actor has greatly increased the quality of the tutorial as you now have a helpful guide to start your adventure with. [h2]Sound Effects![/h2] On the same topic, we have added a variety of sound effects! These range from ambient noise for crackling fires, running water and the flying Skyboats to individual voices and sounds for all of the various creatures you will encounter whilst you play! [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44256831/720c18051d339e176cbb0028f61774e5429ea070.jpg[/img] Play the demo to find out how each cute creature sounds! [h2]Getting Demo Ready[/h2] Serious QA testing has been taking place over the past few weeks, you may have caught some of the testing live on our Twitch channel! Make sure you follow us on [url=https://www.twitch.tv/toastielabs]Twitch[/url] to get notified of when we go live as we will be streaming a lot more Skystread Ranch content over the coming weeks. The QA Testing has been vital for getting an in-depth list of bug fixes for our programmer Rob to work on. From minor audio bugs to game-breaking tutorial bugs, we have fixed so much in order to make the Demo experience as smooth as possible for everyone who plays! [h1]Weekly Schedules and Next Fest[/h1] October is going to be busy! Keep an eye on all of our socials as well as this forum here in Steam as we are going to be posting a schedule every Friday to let you know what competitions, activities, livestreams and more we will be hosting on a daily basis all throughout the month of October! [h2]Next Fest[/h2] A part of this plan is the October Next Fest! Starting October 9th, we will be taking part in the October Next Fest to demonstrate what Skystead Ranch has to offer! Mark the week in your calendar as there will be Steam Broadcasts, a playable Demo and so much more to take part in all throughout the Next Fest week of festivities! [h1]Kickstarter[/h1] We are very close to the campaign going live! There are only 8 days to go until you can support the game development and get some rewards in return! [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toastielabs/skystead-ranch][img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44256831/eb89d54a984e62e6b679ab50598401b65804bddf.png[/img][/url] [i]Click me ^[/i] Ensure you follow the campaign to get notified the moment we go live so you can check out all of the exclusive backer rewards on offer! Your support (even just sharing the link on your Socials) still means the world to us and will allow us to provide the best game we can for everyone. Thank you so much once again to all those who have already followed the campaign! <3 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toastielabs/skystead-ranch