December 2024 - The Game Bakers

Cairn – speedrun contest

Have you played Cairn’s demo yet? You definitely should! And after you’ve enjoyed all that the Tenzen mountain ridge has to offer, how about… playing it again? Maybe you can make it faster? We’re hosting a mini speedrun competition! The winner gets a Cairn carabiner and some stickers and they’re very cute.

The rules are simple,The persons who own the records on speedrun.com on December 16th at 5pm CET and can be contacted through email or social media wins the competition

We suggest these categories:

Reach the summit: just get to the top as fast as possible
Reach the summit with all 9 pitons: find all pitons, and manage to climb without breaking any
Open the box in the gym
Grab the honey: find a way to get that sweet, sweet nectar

Cairn – route competition

You can climb anything, anywhere in Cairn. This means you will create your own unique route every time you climb Tenzen’s mountain ridge! Share your route with us to enter our route contest, and get a chance to win an exclusive Cairn carabiner

Send two screenshots of your complete path using Display path, or a video of your Replay path to fanart@thegamebakers.com before December 13th at 5pm CET to enter!

We’ll pick winners for two categories:

Hardest route – it can include overhangs, jumps…
most unusual route – the route we don’t see everyday!

Winners will be announced on the 16th. May the mountain be with you

Cairn – FAQ

Thank you for playing the demo! We have gathered all common questions and a list of known issues here.

Set up

Can I play with any controllers, or keyboard and mouse?

Yes, Cairn supports all controllers as well as keyboard and mouse.

Can I play Cairn on Steamdeck?

We are planning for Cairn to be optimized for Steamdeck at launch. For the demo, you can try, but it’s not optimized yet, there are bugs and the framerate is lower.

Can I play Cairn via Linux?

We don’t officialy support Linux, you may encounter bugs.

Gameplay

Can I select the next limb to move?

The game will automatically select the best limb for you to move next, based on how much weight each of them are holding and your posture. We recommend to play with automatic limbs selection, for a smooth and natural gameplay. If you prefer there is an option to select your limb: go to Settings / Gameplay and chose Manual limb selection.

Can I highlight the limb that is selected?

Yes. Go to Settings / Gameplay and choose Highlight limbs.

How do I turn on the lamp on my stick?

It is in the alternate quick access menu. On controller, you need to use LT/L2 to display the alternate quick access menu. On KBM, press X to toggle between quick access menus.

Can I climb anything?

You can try!

I saved at a bivouac but can’t find the load game menu

You can load your previous saves by displaying the path (press L1 then Y) and aiming at the save points displayed on it, then press A.

Where can I find my photomode screenshots?

In your Steam screenshots gallery

Known issues

The updated list is available here: https://bit.ly/Cairn-DemoFAQ

How to report a problem

On Steam you can head to the Community Hub and post in the forums here

The Game Bakers Discord is also a good place for information.

You can also write to support@thegamebakers.com

To report a bug:

The problem • Explain the problem with as many details as possible. • If known, what are the steps to reproduce the bug? • What is the reproduction rate? (how often does the bug happen) • Have you had similar issues with other games? • Do you have vsync turn on or off?
Include your PC configuration

Windows + R
Tape msinfo32
File > Export
You will be able to save a .txt file of your config that you can include in your report

Send your logs
1. Open the game local files in Steam (Steam > Library > Cairn Demo > Cog > Manage > Browse local files)
2. Double click on RegroupLogs
3. It will create a .zip file that you can include in your report

We will keep the known issues up to date here.

Thank you!

Cairn – photo mode competition

We like to celebrate you enjoying our games, and gifting you the very first piece of Cairn merch, carabiners, feels fitting!

Read below for the details and rules,

Use the in-game photo mode to capture a screenshot, anywhere in the demo. Send your screenshot to fanart@thegamebakers.com before December 10th at 5pm CET to enter.

We will announce the winners on December 11th. We can’t wait to see your pictures!

Time to climb in Cairn’s demo!

You know how they say good things come to those who wait? Well, thank you for your patience, but wait no more: go and play Cairn’s demo right NOW

In the demo, you play as Aava, attempting your first ascent before heading to mount Kami. After a warm-up in the climbing gym, you climb to the summit of mount Tenzen. You have full freedom to explore the small mountain ridge, learn how to climb, forage, and survive in a low-pressure environment. It packs many of the features of the full game.

To mark the occasion, we premiered a brand new gameplay trailer, check it out:

https://youtu.be/Q4In8-k2A-I

Month: December 2024