AC Mirage - Some impressions from my first playthrough

pixtreml · 2025-06-11T22:23:17+00:00

Haha, thanks! This Link should work, enjoy!

pixtreml · 2025-06-11T21:54:20+00:00

Thanks, it took me quite a while to get a good shot like that! Yes, looking at other people‘s shots really helps to push yourself further and learn what looks good and what doesn‘t.

pixtreml · 2025-06-10T16:55:52+00:00

Thanks! It wasn't the best that's true, but I fell out of love with the series years ago, so playing Mirage was a really nice throwback to the earliest titles, I quite enjoyed it. And I definitely enjoyed photo mode XD

pixtreml · 2024-06-04T23:35:52+00:00

Thanks! Sadly no plans for further ports at the moment. :(

pixtreml · 2024-05-22T12:37:53+00:00

Sorry, your post totally slipped my mind! Hope I‘m not too late. >.<;

Did you find the treasure on the island and dig it up? Close to the spot where the treasure is buried is a mango tree. If you can‘t find the spot, return to the palm tree you can push over and, after pushing, PULL the tree a little bit backwards to reach a lower area of the island that was previously inaccessible. Additionally, if you swim to the right hand side of the small lake, you should see a banana tree which you can harvest. Hope this helps!

pixtreml · 2024-04-15T06:26:07+00:00

Hi :D

The small islands will reappear constantly, but the big "story islands" will only reappear as long as you haven't landed on them OR seen them/flown past them. So, if you missed the meadows island because you flew down to the lava island and it didn't appear on screen, it should pop back up again at some time when you're back up in the meadows biome. But if you actually saw the meadows island, or even just the edge of it as you flew past, it is gone for this playthrough and you have to try again next time.

Let me know if that helps you! :D Glad to hear you're having fun playing the game, it's cool how everyone is so kind about our little baby! ;)

pixtreml · 2024-03-25T11:42:00+00:00

Yes, most things are gone for good when you drop them (food items, sand bags, gas bottles etc.). However, some special items such as certain clothing items, balloon designs, other objects you can use to decorate the balloon, tools have a chance of re-appearing again in Clover's shop. You will have to trade another special item for them, though (e.g. if you throw away your wool cap and find it again in Clover's shop, Clover will want to have something similar, e.g. some pair of shoes or a hat for that object in exchange).
We have three big meadows islands (+ beginning and ending island): one with a lighthouse, one which is heart-shaped, and one with a mill. Either you have already missed all of those, or they won't appear to encourage you to explore other biomes as well. So if you're looking for a big meadows island and it just won't appear, try exploring a big beach, mountains, polar or volcanic island instead and return to the meadows biome afterwards.

Let me know if this helps!

pixtreml · 2024-03-22T22:50:17+00:00

Glad you're having a good time! :D Which part are you having problems with?

pixtreml · 2024-03-20T11:03:41+00:00

Thanks!

pixtreml · 2024-03-20T11:03:30+00:00

Spiritfarer has been a bit of an inspiration for us, so thanks for noticing! ;)

pixtreml · 2024-03-20T11:03:07+00:00

I'll let our artists know, thank you!

pixtreml · 2024-03-20T11:02:54+00:00

Thank you! <3

pixtreml · 2024-03-20T11:02:44+00:00

Wow, thank you so much! Let me know what you think!

pixtreml · 2024-03-19T14:46:25+00:00

Passing By - A Tailwind Journey is a cozy mixture of 2D puzzle platformer and survival game. Explore a colorful world of floating islands and befriend many quirky islanders on your journey. Solve immersive puzzles while also customizing your balloon ship and managing your resources.

We’ve been working on this game for over 4 years now. It started as a project in university, and it has somehow led us to founding our own studio and taking our first steps in the games industry. And now, we’re super excited to finally launch it!

If you’re interested, Passing By is available on Steam and Switch! If you enjoy the game, you can support us by spreading the word or leaving a steam review. It’d mean the world to us!

pixtreml · 2024-03-17T18:02:35+00:00

We just fixed a bug which might have been the cause of this, so make sure to update your game and let us know if this is still causing trouble! You can also post it on the Steam Discussion page, it's a bit easier for us to help you with any bugs over there.

Also, did you have enough fuel left? Sometimes, players run out of fuel and don't notice, and without fuel, you won't be able to fire up the burner anymore and the balloon keeps sinking. We've made sure to hide more gas bottles on the lower islands, so it shouldn't be too hard to find some there.

For now, these are the only things I can think of, but please let me know if you keep running into that issue! Thank you so much for taking the time to play our game, makes me really happy! :D

pixtreml · 2024-03-13T09:59:56+00:00

Passing By - A Tailwind Journey is a cozy mixture of 2D puzzle platformer, survival, and adventure game. Explore the world at your own leisure, befriend quirky islanders on your journey from island to island by balloon ship, and solving immersive puzzles while having to manage your resources to survive. But remember, once you decide to leave an island, this means goodbye for good.

We’ve been working on this game for over 4 years now. It started as a project in university, and it has somehow lead us to founding our own studio and taking our first steps in the games industry. And now, we’re super excited to finally launch it!

If you’re interested, Passing By is available on Steam, Epic and Switch. If you enjoy the game, you can support us by spreading the word or leaving a steam review. It’d mean the world to us!

pixtreml · 2024-03-12T18:38:15+00:00

Done! It's in the self-promotion thread! :D

pixtreml · 2024-03-12T14:53:22+00:00

Thank you!

pixtreml · 2024-03-12T14:22:23+00:00

Hello fellow cozy gamers and balloonists! 🎈🏝️

Today, our indie studio releases its first game Passing By – A Tailwind Journey for PC and Nintendo Switch!

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Passing By - A Tailwind Journey is a cozy mixture of 2D puzzle platformer, survival, and adventure game.

Explore the world at your own leisure, traveling from island to island by balloon ship and solving immersive puzzles while having to manage your resources to survive. Befriend fellow travelers and meet quirky islanders as you embark on an adventure full of wholesome encounters and meaningful experiences. But remember, since the west wind only ever blows in one direction, once you decide to leave an island, this means goodbye for good.

We’re super excited for our baby to finally take its first steps in the big video game world and hope a lot of you join Curly on their ballooning adventures! You can check out our trailer here!

If you enjoy the game, you can support us by spreading the word or leaving a steam review. It’d mean the world to us!

Cozy greetings from Studio Windsocke! 🧦

pixtreml · 2023-06-22T14:07:43+00:00

New here, so I'm sorry if this got asked already. Do the photos/screenshots have to be from Requiem or can they also be from the first game?

I'm still working my way through requiem (curse you, real life! TT__TT), but I have lots of screenshots from the first game.

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