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Friday, January 22, 2021

Nox Archaist Launches on Steam and GOG!


STEAM & GOG LAUNCH

We are pleased to announce that Nox Archaist will launch on both Steam and GOG on January 28th!


Add us to your wishlist to get an alert!


NOX ARCHAIST VOTED IN TOP 10


Members of the RPG CODEX voted Nox Archaist as one of the top 10 RPGs of 2020, which put us in competition with all RPGs not just retro games. 





Mark Lemmert on Geek's Guide to the Galaxy


Nox Archaist lead developer Mark Lemmert and David L. Craddock, author of Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution are guests on Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Episode 450, which is also discussed in an article on wired.com

Along with host David Barr Kirtley, they talk about numerous topic including how gaming has changed since the 1980s, the importance of feelies in games, and personal experiences with Oregon Trail, Ultima, and more!






















Sunday, January 10, 2021

Release News, Shipping Update, Steam and more!

 It's been quite a ride since game release on December 12. Including the Kickstarter and Preorders, we've sold over 1200 copies of Nox Archaist, which must count as some sort of record for a 40-year old computer platform. We've seen tweets by Steve Wozniak, Richard Garriott, Robert Woodhead, Burger Becky, Jason Scott, Matt Barton, and many others. There's cool merchandise in our store, and Nox is coming to Steam. Most importantly, we've got great news on the ship date.

Shipping Update

Work is nearly complete on the floppy version of Nox Archaist. The floppy disk version is in beta and we hope to wrap that up in just a couple of weeks. At that point we'll begin disk duplication and start boxing up games and shipping them to all remaining Kickstarter backers and our first-run Preorder backers. Our plan is to start shipment at the beginning of February and have everything shipped out by the end of the month. We know you've been eagerly awaiting your boxed copy and we'll do our best to ship as soon as possible.

Last Call for Address Changes

If your shipping address has changed, this is your last chance to update it. Please make any address changes by January 22 by contacting us at support@6502workshop.com. After that date, there's no guarantee that we will get the change in time before shipment.

If you backed our Kickstarter, see the Kickstarter version of this announcement for instructions on how to update your shipping address.  

Game Update


In addition to fixing bugs, we've also listened to the feedback from the community. One feature request that we heard loud and clear is a way to flee during combat. We're excited to announce that we've now added a way to bravely run away! Look for an email coming soon with a download link. We'll also provide instructions on how to import your saved games to the new version. Moving forward, software updates will be for bug fixes only.

Share the Nox Love - Woz Did!


Were you part of Option2 and received your boxed set? Or do you have screenshots of game play? If so, we would encourage you to share them on social media. It's a great way to show off the game and it helps us get the word out. For Twitter posts, be sure to tag @6502Workshop and #NoxArchaist so we can "like" your post. Here are just a few of the many tweets about Nox: 






Steam and GOG


Yes, you read that right. Nox Archaist is coming to the Steam game platform! We have our store page up and are planning to release on January 28. If you know people on Steam who might be interested, please ask them to add it to their wishlist. If you're on Steam, and would like to play Nox within the Steam platform, we'll be making free Steam keys available to all backers - details coming soon!

We're also hoping to get Nox Archaist up on the GOG (Good Old Games) site. But to do that, we need your help. Please head over to the GOG wishlist page and add your vote and maybe even a comment. 




Merch!


If you thought the game was cool, wait until you take a look at the merchandise! Head on over to the Shop at Willy's to find adventure journals, posters, t-shirts, hats, bags, and more! 


Join the Community


Want to talk about Nox Archaist with other players? Stuck on a quest? Have some advice for new players? If so, head over to the Nox Archaist Discord Server. Over 350 people have joined the Discord - come add your voice!

You can also join the fun by watching one of the many live streams of Nox:

  • The Lost Sectors crew of Chris Freeman and Matt Herrick are streaming a full playthrough. Watch the first episode here and subscribe to get an alert for the next stream, Thursday January 24 at 9pm US Central time (GMT -6). 

 For both streams, you'll usually find one or more of the 6502 Workshop developers in the chat channel, giving advice and backseat driving. 





As always, thanks for your support of Nox Archaist.

Until next time, keep your sword sharp, your spells memorized, and watch out for the Cult!


-Mark and the 6502 Workshop Team


Website - http://www.6502workshop.com
Discord - http://discord.noxarchaist.com
Twitter - @6502Workshop
Forums - http://forums.noxarchaist.com
Facebook - http://facebook.noxarchaist.com
Kickstarter - http://kickstarter.noxarchaist.com















Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Nox Archaist Live Steams (Full Playthrough)


Starting on Thursday January 7th at 9pm-ish US Central time (GMT -6), The Lost Sectors will begin live streaming Nox Archaist. They will continue streaming every other Thursday until they win the game. 

The Lost Sectors folks are veterans CRPG players. Last year they did live stream of Deathlord in the same format, taking around 8 months to win the game.

The stream can be found on their YouTube Channel





Lady Ailuros, host of Retro Metal, is a veteran streamer of Apple II games who is has been live streaming a full playthrough of Nox Archaist since release day.

Here stream schedule is usually:

(US Central time (GMT -6)

Sundays - 12pm

Mondays - 4:30pm

Wednesdays - 4:30pm


The stream can be found on her Twitch.TV channel.  


Mark Lemmert & the 6502 Workshop Team
Website - http://www.6502workshop.com
Discord - http://discord.noxarchaist.com
Twitter - @6502Workshop
Forums - http://forums.noxarchaist.com
Facebook - http://facebook.noxarchaist.com
Kickstarter - http://kickstarter.noxarchaist.com