Escape Line

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• Patch Notes·23 Aug 2026Official

  8/23Bug fixes & achievement tips

  1.Added OST promotional posters to the gallery. 2.Corrected the translation of "跃过潮汐" to "Beyond the Tides". 3.Fixed a bug where an image display error after HE01 caused the game to fail to run properly. 4.Fixed a bug where Eclipse was unable to assist with deleting save files on the companion interface. 5.Fixed the issue where the “La Traviata” achievement could not be achieved properly 【steam achievement tips】
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• Patch Notes·22 Aug 2026Official

  [Major Update to Eclipse Companion Interface]

  This announcement is also known as "About a Player Paying Out of Pocket to Commission an OST for the Game"TL;DR: A certain player @白粥1013Ricecongee , commissioned an impression song from composer @Appai to support the MORING's great indie game cause. After the game update, it has officially been added to the game as an OST release.Let us praise the great player's generosity! Cosmic octopuses will rule the world www★ The Steam version achievement settings have been updated!★ As shown in the images (p1-5), this is the function manual for Eclipse's companion interface. Please watch the video explanation!Attention!!!This mode is only unlocked after achieving HE01 and then entering the game again.p1 Snake mini-game (aka: Shell Caterpillar, one fish places the shell, the other plans the path to find it)p2 Added a huge amount of new dialogue, 13k+ words in totalp3 Created a fan website to collect player works; the image shows how to access it(Recently MORING has been too busy juggling classes + game development + graduation project preparation, so many player works have not been included yet, and will be updated silently later)p4 Poster for the great OST "Beyond the Tides"p5 You can ask the Lord Husband to help change some game datap6 is the bug fix list. Community comments and messages are being read, and other bugs will be fixed gradually in the future.(The Mac version has more issues. Due to device limitations, the Demon Lord doesn't have relevant equipment, so Mac-related bugs will take some time to research and fix.)Thanks to the four players who sent error reports via email!!★ Some small easter eggs:1. Some options are timed and will disappear (thanks to @凌波（黎巴硬） for the idea)2. Eclipse has his own song preferences. When he selects tracks, he follows his own taste rather than random playback.★ Ramblings & future development plans:First of all, thank you all for playing and offering suggestions! Many of the ideas related to the mini-game are great! I will study them g...
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• Patch Notes·1 Aug 2026Official

  Large UI update & feature optimization went live in August!

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• Announcements·19 Jul 2026Official

  Regarding the Price Adjustment and Free Claim Situation

  Hi there：Uh, actually, this is one of those "I don't know what to do either" situations.I clearly told customer support to change the price on August 5th, but for some reason, after I submitted the price increase, the review went through yesterday...I've been on a plane these past couple of days, so I didn't have time to post a new announcement on Steam in time. I've done my best to explain the situation to our player community on every other platform where I can post (Xiaohongshu/Tumblr/X).It seems like it can't be claimed for free anymore, because the price was set so low that the discount range is very limited (now I can't apply a discount in the backend because it's not a launch sale; if I participate in a sale a few months later, the discount can only be 25% off). Uh, I really don't know what to do now—and I can't switch it back to free either (that would make it permanently free 🤦‍♂️).I checked the backend data—about 80,000 claims so far. I can only hope most of you managed to grab the free eggs!
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• Announcements·14 Jul 2026Official

  Regarding the Transition of Escape Line to a Paid Game

  Hello everyone,I'm Mo-Ring, the developer of this game.I'd like to make an official statement regarding the pricing of Escape Line.Since the game launched on Steam about a month ago, I've received a fair number of reviews. Plenty of positive ones — but also an increasing number of negative ones, especially from players in the Chinese region. The level of scrutiny toward free works has far exceeded my expectations. Some accused me of using AI to polish the text, and even after I provided hand-written drafts and process evidence, they refused to accept that this game was crafted by hand. Some private-messaged me to criticize the direction of the story. Some left negative reviews as leverage, demanding that I add achievement systems before they'd consider changing their rating. And some played despite clearly not enjoying the genre, and still passed judgment on the work.I understand — and I support — everyone's right to express their opinion. Without negative reviews, the positive ones wouldn't shine as brightly.But.This is not the cycle I want.Every creator who builds something out of love deserves to be treated with respect and kindness — not drowned in hostility and accusations.I believe in: Prosperity, Democracy, Civility, Harmony, Freedom, Equality, Justice, Rule of Law, Patriotism, Dedication, Integrity, and Friendship. What I've always advocated for is a respectful, friendly space for exchange. I don't believe I should be treated as a punching bag for baseless hostility. So I'm setting a boundary.On July 14, 2026, I posted a poll on Xiaohongshu asking whether I should switch to paid pricing. The results are almost in, and I'm finally able to make this difficult decision:The Steam version will switch to paid — priced at $2 USD (approximately ¥14–15 RMB).The process has been confirmed with Steam Support. The change will take effect in approximately 2–3 weeks (early August). Until then, the game can still be added to your library for free.If you've already claimed ...
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