We have moved, but we are not finished resetting the member pages. In the meantime, we can set up temporary download passes for Customers who signed up anytime since mid December and had problems with gaining KeyGens. We are a small part-time group and not a full time group. However, we can assure you that if we were a larger Full time company, this would have been resolved a long time ago. We are doing everything as fast an accurately as possible and we endeavor to keep our customers happy. Please Contact Support for info on getting a temporary manual pass to the files.

SERVERS WERE DOWN, then back up and now we are moving our resources. We understand this is an inconvenience and are working to migrate and restore and be abck online with a better overall solution to meet your needs. Exciting ideas for future products are abounding amongst all here at SS. Feel free to Contact Us if you have a particular idea you'd like to share.
     

SERVERS WERE DOWN. Please go back to SWREG and gen a KEYCODE. If that doesn't work, send an email to support and we will have a login for you within 6-24 hours.
     

SERVERS ARE DOWN. NO NEW KEYCODES CAN BE GENERATED UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
      We are experiencing difficulties with several of our site access points. The forums, member area and other areas are unavailable at the present time. We will keep you posted as to when we resolve this problem.
Please contact us if you are fellow developer or an interested gamer.
- Elium (Geordus had a little too much of the House Ale...)

      We are still looking for a certified Linux/Unix sysadmin, and possibly, some distribution channels. We do need to sort through our Server and navigation changes, and you'll see those changes soon. For the moment, we are ramping up to a new patch release and we are planning an upgrade add-on for the game.

      The new Upgrade Chapter, would include a Major plot related quest that bridges the Devil Whiskey adventures into the events of Dark Resurrection. The valiant adventurers will have opportunities for additional side quests, as well as some new items and recipes. The game will also be reinvigorated with the many of the most popular features, as selected by fan forum polls. We listen and we always keep you in mind when we choose a course of action.

      The game will cater much to the modder community, which will also give the committed gamer more life from this game. Mods allow the game to constantly expand. This Upgrade/Chapter add-on, would be a continuation priced at about half the full game's release rate.

      Please contact us if you are fellow developer or an interested gamer, or if you just want to talk to someone.
- Elium (Geordus had a little too much of the House Ale...)

      We are looking for certified Linux/Unix sysadmin help. Please Contact Us

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      A new mini-project is being 'discussed and it involves a bridge between the current game and the long planned first game, now sequel; "Dark Resurrection". The purpose is not only to bridge Stories, but resolve much of the unknown in DW (Who were the Black Claws? What is Latruin's Vile? Exorarcanists?). We will also be taking note of "Wish Lists" for improvements discussed in the Forums.
      There is a definite need for more programmers to help with the new major upgrade and a new game in the works! Contact Us

      Boxed copies have SHIPPED! Watch your mailbox for your copy to arrive soon!
      There is a new update planned for the Devil Whiskey product. Watch this web page for more exciting news relating to the update.
      There is a definite need for more programmers to help with the new major upgrade and a new game in the works!

     Boxed Copies of the games will be going out July 28 or earlier. Sometime later this year we are going to reformat the packaging and switch to "On Demand" DVD style cases that will be made, as the name implies "On Demand" and mailed out within 10 days of the order.

      If you have not considered purchasing the game, consider the expandability.The TOOLSET that comes with the game, allows EACH and every of of you to constantly expand the game on your own. THere are already a handful of "MODS" made by players who are into scripting and graphics on their own. These are ready and available and free add ons made by people who play and love the game. Our Dev team, though not your personal assistant, is accessible and can return inquiries within a couple of days. We are real and personal and personable answers is what you'll get from us. Not auto replies from scripts.

      To purchase the GAME or download the DEMO CLICK HERE   If you want to get involved in future game development (ARTISTS and PROGRAMMERS), we are always looking to make new friends and team mates. If you want to know more, just send an email to Greg Brady.

     The Demo is now updated with the correct link. Please retry and realize the correct demo has Mouse, and Animations. It should be version 2.0. Our Mirrors MAY not be updated, so try the main instal locaitons first...
Go HERE   to download the latest Demo for Windows.

     The last mentioned content release is now out and ready for download. Both the demo and the main paid for release are updated with Mouse Support, Multiple race pics per PC selection (only in new creations), and animations for all game characters. IN case you've finished the game already, there have been some new levels, monsters and maybe a couple of items added to the game.

      You'll have some more fun for a while. This also means our master is ready and we are readying things for the Box Orders. For new Box Order Customers, a distribution company in Germany will pack ship those for you and some of you may be able to find our game in a retail store in that territory..

     Greetings and salutations fans! This is just a quick update to reassure all our fans that we are still on track for our November 30 final release! We've just today posted an updated test release for our pre-order customers - if you haven't yet, check out our Goods page to pre-purchase your copy of Devil Whiskey today! One important improvement - there have been some issues with moving saved games from one version of the demo to another, largely with a somewhat random transformation in the inventories of the party. We have now fixed this problem - saved games should be easily movable from the demo (version 1.2.1 or later) forward (with minimal impact)! As always, questions and concerns are welcome. - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings fans! There's been some concern expressed about the high costs of shipping and handling expressed in the prices for pre-orders. I'd like to re-assure our fans that we aren't money-grabbing here. Finding a fulfillment mechanism for small runs like ours is difficult, and after shopping around, we finally selected one that provided the services we needed at the lowest possible price. They pass their shipping costs on to us, and we have to pass them on to you. The cost is a simple function of the basic fee for packaging the product (i.e., 'handling', which is $3 per product), plus an estimate on shipping (since we haven't produced the boxes yet, we had to guess at the weight). We're even low-balling a little bit, and absorbing the difference in reduced profit over online sales for international orders.
     Even so, we understand that our fans in Europe are a little dismayed by the high costs involved in the physical product purchase. We are working with a group to try to establish local-to-Europe (in the UK, specifically) distribution options. If you'd like to wait to see what happens with that, please feel free to pre-order the download version, and when we establish our European distribution options, you will receive a $20 credit towards that product. As for our fans in Canada and Mexico, I apologize for poor wording on our product page - the 'US' prices should be 'North America', and 'International' should be 'Over Seas'. Those have now been updated. Thanks, and as always, questions and concerns are welcome. - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hello again! It's a good day for us here at Shifting Suns Studios - we are happy to announce that pre-sales are now available! Check out our Goods section to pre-order today, and get immediate access to our test releases! As always, let us know if you have any problems, questions or concerns. Thanks for all your faith in us - the end is near - the full game will be out before you know it! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hello again! Just a quick update to let everyone know that Devil Whiskey pre-sales, complete with immediate access to our test releases of the full game for those so inclined, will be available within the next 24 hours! We're working up the final details (getting the member site terms of use in place, etc.) and will be announcing the availability of pre-sales here as soon as they're ready. So keep your eye on the site, and be ready - the dream is almost reality! As always, comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings, faithful fans! I apologize for this much overdue update - we've been working very hard to try to get the game out by our previously announced date. The bad news is that, unfortunately, we won't make it. We've made it a priority to implement many of the feature requests we've heard from you, our fans, and additionally want to release the most well tested and bug-free game we can. In order to facilitate such a release, we are pushing the final release date back to November 30th.
     All, however, is not lost. We are in the final stages of getting our pre-order system in place - on November 7th, we will offer the opportunity for our steadfast fans to pre-order Devil Whiskey, either via download only, or a physical boxed copy. Those who pre-order (any version) will be granted immediate access to our exclusive Rennibister Hall members site, where downloads of the test releases of the game will be available (should any desire early access), and we expect that we will have the full game available for download to those who have pre-ordered several days before our November 30th public release date.
     So all is not lost - while we are slipping the release date, you, our faithful fans, will be able to have access ahead of schedule, should you so choose. Keep an eye on this site for more details. If you haven't yet played the demo, Download it now, and keep the faith - Devil Whiskey will be available in all it's full release glory soon! As always, comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hi again all! As promised, we've updated our Download page with version 1.2.1, which once again has the configuration/startup screen. We're very sorry for the oversight in 1.2. We're still working hard to get the full release done on time - keep your eyes here for all the news and updates! Keep the faith, and as always, comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hi all! This is a very quick update to let folks know that there is a problem with version 1.2 of the Demo (for Windows) - the configuration screen has been accidentally removed. We are fixing the problem now, and will have an updated demo, version 1.2.1, available later tonight. Keep your eyes here for an update just as soon as it's available. Our humblest apologies - we should have caught this! Comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hello again Devil Whiskey fans! I'm proud to announce the release of version 1.2 of the Devil Whiskey Demo! It's available now from our Download page! This is not just an update for the Windows version, but finally an updated Linux release as well, which should be much more stable and error-free! We've responded to the error reports we've received, and fixed all the major problems we are aware of. The version 1.2 update will bring any installation, be it 1.0 or 1.1, up to the latest. So go download it, and enjoy! Comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hello Devil Whiskey fans! I just wanted to write a quick update to let folks know about a couple developments. First, tomorrow, October 7, there will be a moderated discussion with some of the Devil Whiskey development team over at RPG Codex - check it out! We'll try to answer any question asked, so bring your curiosity and join us!
     Next, I'd like to mention that we're working as hard as we can to get the full game out by our announced release date. That work, however, hasn't blinded us to problems in the existing demo code base. We've found a couple common errors that cause critical failures, and are working now to get the fixes in place. Expect a 1.2 update to the Demo this weekend (along with the long-awaited Linux version 1.1 update) - keep an eye here, or check out our Download page for the latest! As always, keep the faith - the full release will be available soon, so keep your eyes here! Comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings! This is just a quick update to let everyone know we're still alive, and working feverishly to get the full release done by the promised date! If you haven't downloaded the demo yet, check it out - it's available on our Download site! We also wanted to say that we are working hard to get the Linux version 1.1 update out. We solved some of the major problems this weekend, but ran into a couple other issues, things that when fixed will improve the stability of the Windows release as well! So expect a Windows version 1.2 with the Linux version 1.1, and expect it all just as soon as we can get it working and tested! As always, keep the faith - the full release will be available soon, so keep your eyes here! Comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hello again, one and all! One of our fans has found a workaround for a bug that is common to a number of you - if you have an ATI graphics card and are experiencing problems with the text being garbled (or disappearing entirely), turn on the vsync option in the drivers. The problem is a known bug in the ATI drivers relating to graphical problems caused when the vsync option is disabled. I hope that helps those of you who have had this problem! If you haven't already downloaded the demo (or the patch), it's available on our Download site - so grab, and enjoy! We're working hard to get the full game ready by the promised release date, so keep your eyes here! As always, comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings and salutations once again! Version 1.1 of the Devil Whiskey Demo is now available, along with a patch for those of you who already have 1.0! Please visit our Download site and grab the patch!
     A couple notes on the patch: We've received numerous bug reports and suggested improvements to the game, and have implemented as many as we could reasonably handle in the time we had. We feel the demo is much more stable than it was, and are excited to offer the user-interface improvements that are evident in version 1.1. Several things have *not* been included, such as mouse support (which will not be available in the initial release of the full game, either, but is likely to be added in a future update). But for the most part, we believe we have made a very reasonable effort to improve and fix-up the game!
     One final comment, regarding saved games. Saved games will migrate from 1.0 to 1.1, as they will migrate to the full release once it's available. Some of the changes and updates, however, in version 1.1 (and likely in the full release) will not be evident in older saved game files (for instance, shop inventories, which have been tweaked to make the game a little more difficult, are stored with your saved game). Also, older saved games may exhibit some item-related oddities - such as items being transformed into something else when updated to version 1.1. We apologize for any problems this may cause. Thanks again to all of our fans, and keep your eyes here - only 45 more days until the full game is released! As always, comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings and salutations! This is just a quick update to let everyone know that our recent demo offering (Download here) has been widely accepted, with more than 5,000 copies having been successfully transmitted by our dedicated servers alone! Also, we have received bug-reports and update requests from many of you, and have done our best to listen to each one and fix as many as possible. We have a patch/update to version 1.1 in the works - we're testing it now (to make sure we didn't break more than we fixed) and expect to have it available (as well as a full 1.1 installer for those of you who haven't downloaded the demo yet) tomorrow morning. It fixes many problems, including issues with poison, game crashes due to certain bard song combinations, and even game balance (we were getting a lot of complaints about it being too easy / too fast ;-). Expect the update tomorrow, and in the mean time, enjoy the demo as it is! As always, comments and/or questions are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings! This is just a quick update to provide some statistics on the response we've had to our Demo offering. Those of you still trying to Download our demo - please keep at it. We're adding mirrors as they notify us, and there are many unofficial mirrors out there as well - persistence is key - you'll get it! Overall, response has been very positive. There have been several bugs reported that our testing had failed to identify - a bug-fix patch will most likely be available this weekend some time, but I'm happy to report that for most of you, the game is working fabulously well, and you seem to be enjoying it! That you, our dedicated fans, are happy with our offering is the best reward we could hope for!
     Now, for the statistics I promised - since our Demo went live approximately 36 hours ago, our two dedicated servers have provided over 1200 successful downloads, totaling over 130 Gigabytes (that's *bytes*) of traffic! For those who may be concerned about the downloadable edition of the final product and a similar problem with server load, we are working on solutions and promise to do our best to provide the full game on enough dedicated machines that these kinds of problems don't occur. Thanks again for all your enthusiasm and support, and keep your eyes here - the demo is just the beginning, come Halloween, the rest of the adventure will be yours! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Hello! I'd like to say that the response to our humble Demo offering has been overwhelming! I'd also like all of our patient fans to know that we are currently working as fast as we can to get mirrors established, a second dedicated download server, and a bit-torrent. As these updates become available, the main Download page will be updated. As always, questions and comments are welcome - and thanks for all of your enthusiasm! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Warmest greetings! The long awaited Devil Whiskey Demo is *NOW AVAILABLE*! Download it here today! If you want to host a mirror of our distribution, please, let us know and we'll add you to our official mirror list!
     And, as promised, I announce here for the first time anywhere, our intended release date for the full Devil Whiskey game! Hold onto your hats, Devil Whiskey will be in your hands on All Hallow's Eve, by Midnight, GMT October 31st! So download the demo, and enjoy, knowing that the full game will soon be here! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Salutations all! We're still on track to release the demo tomorrow - with any luck at all, early tomorrow morning, so keep your eyes here! Below are some links to some recent press coverage of our efforts - check them out! As always, comments or questions are welcome; keep the faith, it's almost here! - Geordus Wordweaver

Adrenaline Valut

RPG Codex - forum

GameShark

InfoDesktop - Spanish language Site

DIYGames

     Greetings, faithful fans! This is just a quick update on our progress towards releasing the Devil Whiskey Demo. Our bug-hunting efforts have progressed well this past weekend, and we are happy to say that the delay has been positive - the final release of the Demo will be a much cleaner game than it would have been. We're also happy to announce that we are on track for the September 7 release! Keep your eyes on this site, and join our BLTalk fan forum for all the latest news! Also, don't forget - when the Demo is released, we'll announce the final release date for the full game, so keep the faith, and keep your eyes here! As always, questions or comments are welcome! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Once again I greet the, faithful fans! The good news is that we're continuing our internal testing, that we're squashing lots of nasty little bugs, and that the game will be ready very shortly! Also, the updated screenshots that were promised have been mixed in on the right - look closely, there are 6 new ones!
     Now, for the bad news - we've had enough bugs, and of the right kinds, that we feel we'd be rushing things to release the demo this Sunday, as promised. In order to insure that we provide the best experience we can for you, our fans, we're slipping the release date of the demo by one week. It will be available, simultaneously for Windows and Linux, on Sunday, September 7th! At that time, we will announce the final release date for the full game, but to give you all a little heads up, it will likely be a date that is already associated with ghosts and ghouls... As always, keep the faith, and direct any questions or comments to me. We're almost there - it won't be long now! Keep your eyes here! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings again Devil Whiskey Fans! Just a quick note to let you know that we've updated the FAQ! Check it out - it's got information on our Linux version, pricing for the final game, distribution plans, and even how we relate to the Open Source community! As always, feel free to drop us a line if you have any questions or comments. Keep the faith - Devil Whiskey will soon be a reality! - Geordus Wordweaver

     Greetings Devil Whiskey Fans! We're still moving in the right direction - we expect to be code-complete on the Demo before the end of this month! Keep your fingers crossed - we may have the fully playable, downloadable *FREE* Demo available by the end of August; and I can promise that when that happens, the full game won't be far behind!

         As for site updates - there are several. Check out our new, improved 'About' section! Also, the FAQ is being updated now - expect a great many questions and answers to be available before the end of the week! Keep your faith in us, and Devil Whiskey, which is already a great game, will be available before you know it! - Geordus Wordweaver

       We have some news to announce, but it's not the release date of the game. We will have that NEWS (not the release date) up next week and I will have the news days straightened out at that time too.
       Incidentally, please email us if you are a writer of short stories, ballads or poems looking for exposure. We don't have a budget for it, but we can get your material out there and it wouldn't hurt, if you're somewhat prolific (...meaning you write enough to be able to submit short story samples; you don't just have one work you're banking on.) - Maximilian Arturo