Jamestown News

Hello! Jamestown+ is finally out on Steam. You can get it here!

Before we dig into what's new in the remaster: if you own Jamestown, Jamestown+ is only $5 this week. We hear your concerns about having to rebuy being lame - so for owners of the original game, we've priced the full Jamestown+ as though it's a DLC (by discounting the base price by 73%). Thanks for your patience - we'd've loved to have this out earlier, too!

Here's what's new in Jamestown+:

• Two all-new, handcrafted levels set on Phobos & Deimos, the moons of Mars.
  
• New ships: Master The Armada, three new configurable conveyances that allow for 36 possible weapon loadouts, letting you play your way. (Also one clown fiesta ship, that gives you random loadouts every time you die.)
  
• New background & enemy artwork, level layout adjustments, bullet pattern tweaks, and a completely scratch-built user interface.
  
• The original soundtrack and sound effects have been carefully remastered for 5.1 surround sound, powered by the all-new Gorilla Audio engine.
  

We're glad to have the best version of Jamestown back on Steam where it belongs! Thanks for your support.

Cheers
Chris

Hello! Today's Jamestown patch (when was the last time you saw those words together?) fixes a few old issues with the current Windows version of Jamestown as we get ready for the release of the game's enhanced edition.

If any other major issues still exist, please let us know! Posts on the Steam Community or messages in our Discord are the best way to get in touch.

The game will also be on sale this week (50% off) for the first time in four years!

Thanks for playing! PS - A similar fix for the Mac build of the game will be coming shortly - it's not ready quite yet.

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ICYMI - Jamestown+ (enhanced re-release) is coming to Steam later this year! Owners of the original version of Jamestown will be cut in on a sweet deal - we can't announce the details just yet, but we'll be offering Jamestown+ at a sharp discount for owners of the original game.

You can wishlist it here! Thanks!

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CHANGES:

• Fixed an issue causing enemy bullets (and sometimes player beams) to turn gray for some players.
  
• Fixed an issue (rarely) causing stationary enemies to become invulnerable and not fire.
  
• Added a "Wishlist Jamestown+" button to the main menu.
  

Hi there!

If you're reading this, you're one of the hundreds of thousands of players who've enjoyed Jamestown's original release on Steam over the years. (2011 was a long time ago - especially in video game years.) You might also be one of the thousands who saw Jamestown+ come out on PS4 in 2015, and asked, "hey, can we have Jamestown+ stuff?"

Yes. Yes, you can.

We'll be re-releasing Jamestown this fall (2019) as Jamestown+: a standalone, all-inclusive package, complete with all of the game's new ships, new levels, and eight years of engine improvements and art refinements. We've got something special in store for current owners of Jamestown on Steam when Jamestown+ becomes available for purchase - we'll reveal more details as we're able. We're sure you'll be happy with the result.

In the meantime - if you want to keep up to date on the release or just chat about either version of Jamestown, come join us on our (very new) Discord server!

We're super stoked to finally be bringing all our hard work on Jamestown back to Steam - we hope you are, too!

* Fixed a crash that could occur when plugging in certain controllers while the game was running. (e.g. XBOX 360 controllers)
* Fixed unexpected cursor behavior when alt-tabbing out of Jamestown.
* Jamestown window icon now appears correctly when the game is running in windowed mode
* Fixed a bug where certain weapon sounds would play at high volume when returning from the continue screen
* Trains in New Madrid (and challenge levels) award the correct number of points again
* Selecting ‘START OVER’ from the pause menu or game over screens will now restart you at the correct level in the same game mode you were playing previously
* Fixed inaccurate descriptions of challenge levels and their unlock conditions in the shoppe
* Players now resume firing correctly when returning from the continue screen (e.g. no need to re-press fire button)
* Ghost ship sounds now pan correctly
* Soundtrack cover image added

Updates to Jamestown have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- Fixed a bug where the game was crashing at the beginning of levels for players with certain audio configurations
- Fixed a bug where some users weren’t hearing any music at all
- Fixed a bug where trying to play the game caused some users to hear dark whispers from beyond space and time never meant for mortal ears
- Fixed a crash bug that cropped up sometimes when defeating the Lady of the Lake
- Treason and Ghost DLC ships can now properly target and kill Jack-In-A-Box enemies in New Madrid
- Added a ‘Try Again’ button to Gauntlet Mode for quickly getting back into the action.
- Fixed bug where gauntlet moon extends were not being given
- Blocks in Croatoa are now much less likely to crush you erroneously
- Fixed small timing issues on some sounds
- XBOX 360 triggers now correctly bind again
- Keyboard bindings now persist between rounds again
- Attempted fix for users needing to set CPU affinity to 1
- Restored OpenGL 1.5 provisional support
- Fixed audio skip in one of the tracks on the soundtrack