Download The Latest Version

[Mikko]

Get the latest version of Malayalam

Latest version is v1.08

For new users:
Download here (25 Mb) (without an installer program)
Or here (25 Mb) (with an installer program)

1. Download the file onto your hard disk
2. Extract the zip (right click -> extract to, or by using WinZip) - extract also sub-folders!
3. Run "Malayalam.exe" to start the game or "Install Malayalam.exe" to install the game


Update your current game to the latest version

Check your current version number from the main menu screen of Malayalam, lower right hand corner

Updates from the previous version (1.07):
- couple of quest glitches removed
- couple of quest briefing changes

Updates from earlier versions (1.00-1.06):
- more water
- more mushroom
- water/inventory bug removed
- full water bottles give +15 instead of +10
- adjusted animal frequencies
- tutorial has endless matches
- clarified instructions on how to build a shelter in both tuto and game
- new message about cannon
- new message/hint about the Boogieman/Obelisks of Light
- CTRL+W tells available water bottles
- axe tip in Cabin #2
- water bottles appear more instantly in those areas where it's available
- couple of quest glitches removed
- food consumption slows down when the player is near starving
- running and swimming consume less nutrition and water than previously
- new message to instruct how to build a fireplace and use it
- new message to give fishing tips about catfish location
- new message about the "Resource Island" and its content
- a couple of quest glitches removed, e.g. with 'Meet the Boogeyman'
- other minor fixes and adjustments
- some quest glitches fixed

If you have v1.00-v1.06:
Update your game with this patch (23 Mb) - this updates any of the previous versions to the latest version. Run the exe and select your Malayalam folder.

If you have v1.07:
Update your game with this patch (4 Mb) - this updates only 1.07 to 1.08.

NOTE: Always BACKUP your current game folder to make sure you won't lose any game save data when updating the game! Patches are still unofficial (not tested thoroughly)!

[AnZZi]

How can i extract this to malayalam folder without overwriting my saved games?

[Mikko]

I'm working on it. There will probaby be an easy-to-use patch-exe that will update the game to the latest version by keeping the old saves and such.

[Mikko]

v1.02 is now available.

I haven't yet validated the patches, so they are still "unofficial", meaning that remember to backup your game folder before running the updates. Also sorry for such a lenghty update (takes a lot of time), it's not optimized.

[WonderLlama]

1.00 to 1.02 worked fine for me, without damaging saved games.  Thanks!

[Mikko]

Great.

You can expect quite frequent minor version updates now at the beginning. We are gathering feedback and adjusting the balance of the game accordingly, for example the latest 1.03 update has changes in nutrition consumption when the player is running and swimming, so those kind of small things are continously developing forward.

[Mikko]

The latest patch is a bit extensive in its size (23 Mb), even though it still updates mainly minor things, makes the survival part a bit easier in places and fixes a couple of glitches from here and there. Also some new messages are available in the center of the island. Remember to backup before you update.

[Mikko]

Now we have also a version with an installer program available for new users, so those of who prefer to have the game installed to Windows Start menu can download this installer version from the first post in this thread.

[shougo007]

I don't know whether this is in the right topic, but I recently upgraded to a Mac, and would like a version playable on it.

Its just a suggestion, and I still have Windows on another partition, so its no problem for me. But it would be nice if it was available to Mac owners that do not have Windows.

Thanks!

[Mikko]

That's a good suggestion but unfortunately not feasible to implement at this stage.

One thing you might want to try out is to run the game through Wine on Mac, though I have no idea whether all features, such as saving, works in it.