January Update
about 2 months ago
– Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 07:42:02 PM
Howdy Adventurers!!
It has been a chilly month here, across the states, so we hope you all have been staying safe and warm! As always, Jake and Fern have been hard at work ensuring the project stays on track and continuously moving towards the goal of getting the game into your hands.
For any and all who are interested in seeing the game in front of you with your own two eyes, Jake and Fern have finally gotten around to posting a small-form Tabletop Sim mod acting as a demo for the game! The demo features five different characters available to play and two challenge bosses to take on! The WHF veterans will know these well, but that’s all the more reason to get in the game and enjoy a look at the beautiful new cards.
And for our lovely lore enjoyers, fret not, as the finale of Book 1 is available NOW on the Wild Hunt Festival website! We are really pleased with how this tale wraps up and should give you the perfect amount of context for the story before the events of An Aria of Light and Shadow. And as a little teaser, the next book is already in the works, so stay tuned!
We ended up finding some weird artefacting in some of our files we were sending to the printer, so we had to go over them again to make sure they were of sufficient quality. While that does mean a minor delay in our process, finding and fixing it now is much better than after printing starts.
If you attended the last LionWing Talks, you may have heard about some upcoming projects in the works on the LionWing side. Wild Hunt Studios also has some neat things in store for you, planned for after physical distribution. We can’t say much more about it now, but it means there’s a lot more to come after this, and we are excited to share it with you when the time comes.
As always, we appreciate each and every one of you for supporting us and Wild Hunt Festival. We can’t wait to share more.
That’s it for today, Adventurers! We’ll be back with more news soon.
- Jake and Fern, Wild Hunt Studios
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Happy New Year!
3 months ago
– Thu, Jan 01, 2026 at 03:57:01 PM
Welcome, Adventurers!
It’s Jake and Fern, back again with a quick update. First and foremost, everyone here at Wild Hunt Studios and the entire LionWing team would like to wish you a very Happy New Year! We hope you rang in the new year in style and are ready to bravely attempt those New Year’s resolutions we all swear we’ll keep this time.
On the production side, we’re currently coordinating with the printer to ensure they have all files in the exact formats they need. As expected, the holiday season slowed things down a bit, so there isn’t a major milestone to report just yet, but progress is very much ongoing. Even during the break, work on Wild Hunt Festival has continued steadily behind the scenes.
We’ll be back soon with a more substantial update and plenty more to show you. Thanks, as always, for your patience and continued support; we can’t wait to share what’s coming next!
Wild Hunt Studios
November Update
4 months ago
– Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 02:32:08 PM
Hello Everyone,
We’re here with another update. Last time, we mentioned that we were waiting on a few art assets to be finalized before we moved to sampling. Our artist managed to get those done while we were preparing everything else, and we got the cards ready in no time flat. Here’s a peek at the new Ikuna card coming in from the Aria of Light and Shadow content pack. Isn’t it adorable?
We’ve been behind the scenes this month preparing every asset for printing, and had to go back and re-export quite a few to meet the printer’s specifications, so it has been a busy time on our end.
Luckily, we’ve reached the end of that recently, so our focus will be moving onto procuring that sample from the printer. Once that gets in our hands, we’ll send another update showcasing the actual product and discussing anything that needs further adjustments before we go into mass production.
For those of you who have been asking for the Pledgemanager to open, thank you so much for being patient with us. We’ve been working to try and get a date set for you to allow you to edit your orders and addresses, etc, but unfortunately, we still need to wait a little longer to provide accurate shipping figures. We are working tirelessly to get dialed in with the state of global shipping.
On the bright side, get excited to see Jake and Fern’s faces once more, when Beyond the Hunt returns as soon as the mass production sample hits us state-side!
Of course, if you’re as excited as we are, then we encourage you to check out this month’s chapter of Tales From Kradia, which is set to finish out the story of Book 1! The end of Book 1 culminates in the adventure that Rui and Haruno set out for, which takes place in An Aria of Light and Shadow! With Book 1 complete, fret not, as there are still many tales to tell in due time, and we hope to see you at the beginning of Book 2.
That’s it for today, Adventurers! We’ll be back with more news soon.
- Jake and Fern, Wild Hunt Studios
October Update
5 months ago
– Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 07:53:48 PM
Hello everyone,
We’ve got a few things to go over today. In this update, you'll catch the first official showcase of the final two characters, Rui and Haruno. Then, we'll follow that with our usual project updates and a quick mention on the current status of Beyond the Hunt!
First off, we had some minor delays on the art side, but we’re still not falling behind on getting the print files ready for action.
Rui and Haruno
Secondly, now that we have the art, it’s time to show off the final two characters, Rui and Haruno. It’s been a long time coming, getting these two from concept to finished. One could even say they were the reason we started designing characters in the first place and why we were able to bring you all this content.
If you were here live for the last Beyond the Hunt, you may have seen this one before, but here is the finalized version of Rui, a savage attacker type who has the first level-restricted extra card.
Rui really exemplifies her strength as an attacker type and does not pull any punches. To utilize her best, you'll need to manage her Energy Gauge such that she flips her skill card at the right time to deal great damage while also weakening your target.
I realize I said a lot there. Without giving too much away, things will make way more sense when you've got the cards in your hands!
And here we have Haruno, a technical attacker with a unique shield mechanic. Haruno’s skills primarily manipulate her shield and Basic Attack Buff, and because she has such low maximum HP, managing both those resources will be your primary focus.
Haruno also has a unique mechanic in her skill 3, positionals. Meaning her placement in the party can influence which skill you end up taking, and how you use it. If you’re looking for an attacker with a high amount of utility and the ability to burst after a lot of careful planning, Haruno’s got ya.
Timelines
So now for timelines. Once we get the art for the three remaining cards associated with Rui and Haruno (a custom Ikuna and one item card each), we will be ready to get a sample. Generally, one or two samples are all that is needed, and then it’s off to mass production. We are super confident with how things are rolling right now, so with each update, we hope to have bigger and better news for you!
Wrapping Up
Finally, we have decided to put Beyond the Hunt on a quick hiatus while we await the first print sample. Once that hits our desks, we will do an episode breaking down what we like, what we don't, and the feedback we'll present to the printer!
Also, if you're keeping up with our story chapters on wildhuntfestival.com, there will not be a chapter this month, but there will be one next month! So definitely stay tuned; this is your chance to catch up if you haven't already!
And that’s about it. As always, feel free to reach out to us (it's much easier to get a hold of us on Discord), and once we are ready to send the files off, we will have another update ready for you all.
Thanks, everyone, for joining us on this adventure!
Jake and Fern
September Update
6 months ago
– Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 01:56:16 PM
Hello Adventurers!
We are back with your monthly Wild Hunt Festival update, this time for September. We've got a lot to talk about, so let's dive right in!
Shipping/Pledgemanager
We've had some questions in our Discord about when people will be able to pay for their shipping or add more items to their pledge. We handle both of these things through PledgeManager. Typically, we launch a Kickstarter's pledge manager 4-6 weeks after the campaign; however, due to the current instability in shipping, tariffs, and international logistics, we're holding off on launching the PM to ensure that we offer shipping that is fair to both backers and ourselves. So, we'll likely be launching the PM later in the year; when we do, we'll announce it in one of these updates, so keep an eye out!
Survey Card Side-by-Side
We’ve been meaning to revisit this topic for an update or two now, and it’s finally time to address it. Previously, a few backers expressed concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in creating the Survey Card art. Here at Wild Hunt Studios, we do not condone the usage of AI in the finalized version of our product, and it will not be used.
Please take a look below at three of the final Survey Cards provided to us from Ramo (old placeholder AI on the left, new hand illustration on the right):
Much cleaner, nicer looking, and evocative than their previous versions. Shoutout to Ramo and his team for giving each of these cards the treatment they deserve.
Tales from Kradia
We've got another new chapter in Book I of our Tales of Kradia series, and it's live on the Wild Hunt Festival website! Without spoiling too much, Rui and Haruno are off on a quick break from their adventure when they are introduced to two of the three characters from Rites of Nature! Find out which two when you catch up on the story at wildhuntfestival.com!
Beyond the Hunt Episode 6
The SIXTH exciting episode of Beyond the Hunt, your one-stop shop for updates on all things Wild Hunt Festival, will take place LIVE on the LionWing Discord and on the LionWing YouTube channel on Tuesday, September 30th at 9 PM EST.
There, Wild Hunt Studios will go over various project updates, muse about current ongoings in the WHF space, and even show off some hot off the press assets, including the character board for one of Aria's two protagonists, Rui! (We will also be showing off that board in our October update as well, so if you miss next week's BTH, fret not!) Once again, another BTH you won’t want to miss.
Wrapping Up
If you’re as excited as we are to see Wild Hunt Festival shine, make sure to tune in to the next Beyond the Hunt for all the latest in the lands of Kradia!
Talk to you soon, adventurers!
- Wild Hunt Studios
