DEVELOPMENT LOG · OCTOBER 2026

A world grows.

Detail by detail.

CURRENT STATUS · 27 OCTOBER 2026

Volume 1 is available
in German and English.

The German Windows edition 1.0.5 and English Windows edition 1.0.3 each contain all fifty village stories, with text and voices in the selected language. Both downloads are supplied through the same itch.io purchase.

The free desktop demo contains Story 1 and is offered separately in English and German for Windows and macOS. The Mac demos are ad-hoc signed, not notarized and have not yet been tested on physical Mac hardware. A Mac full game is not currently available.

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DEVELOPMENT STATUS · 19 OCTOBER 2026

Morgenhain receives
its final polish.

At this point we were preparing Volume 1 for its Windows launch. The test build showed Lumori's revised in-game form, the reworked ancient oak and further work on paths, conversations and save functions.

The images in this entry were captured from the Windows RC2 test build on 18 October. They document that development stage. The German and English Windows editions described here have since been released.

The ancient oak in Morgenhain
The ancient oak · genuine RC2 capture.
Lumori talking to Levin in the Windows test build
Lumori and Levin · genuine RC2 capture.

This section remains as a dated record of the game's development.

New images from the game.

News from Morgenhain · 5 October 2026

The route from the forecourt through the town gate was visually and functionally connected. The fire pit regained its complete ring of stones, the main path to the well was cleared and a camera flight showed birds above the village square.

Clear paved path through the town gate of Morgenhain
Town gate path · 5 October 2026
Fire pit with its complete ring of stones and boulder seats
Fire pit · 5 October 2026
Open stone well outside the bakery
Village well · 5 October 2026

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Development notes from 5 October 2026.

The village

The central gate path and the main route between the bakery and well were made continuously walkable again. The fire pit once more fitted fully into the square.

Its residents

Lumori, Benny and Hunter accompany the journey. Barney, Cookie and Milo move independently through Morgenhain, while birds and woodland animals bring life to the surroundings.

The stories

The fifty village stories, journal and spoken dialogue continued to be tested and improved. This entry records the state of development on 5 October 2026.

Stay in touch

Artheria is a project by Holger Brox under the HBWare name. Questions or thoughts?

Holger.Brox@hbware.de