Devlog (Oct 2, 2024)

Hi, here's what I did since the last devlog:

• Re: the new mage character, I wrote ~5 scenes. I think she also needs scenes w/ Viola bc she's a companion... however I postponed this and just made it so you can't have both in your party at the same time for now. Anyways, I'll add her once I get some remaining art (I need some tsundere expressions). 

• I signed contract w/ a new musician who will start making songs in Jan 2025.

• I made a bunch of misc improvements and released them as 0.6.20-patreon; see below:

0.6.20-patreon

Narrative: bugs

• Viola's conversations when you help her out of the dungeon when she falls / she helps you out of the dungeon when you fall don't trigger in town

• your party is healed after leaving the dungeon

• Paila doesn't return her dagger(s) after being escorted home

• Paila doesn't get extra daggers each time she is put into the dungeon

Roguelike: stealth rework

• enemy shows exclamation mark when it sees you

• enemy shows question mark when it is alerted of your position

• most attacks alert enemies within radius x (depends on weapon/item)

• attacks alert the attackee of the attacker's position

• made presence indicator easier to see

• dagger does 5x damage against unaware enemies

Roguelike: balancing

• devouring inscription heals 10% damage dealt (before it was 25%)h

• halberd does 12 damage (not 15)

• dagger doesn't reduce presence radiush

• rod does 6 damage (before it did 5 and inputting directions used the punch ability bc it did the same damage and it was earlier in the internal abilities list.)

• rod increases magic damage by 2 + level (before it was 2 x level)h

• rod costs 22g (before it cost 5g)

• plate armor increases presence radius by 5 (not 2)

• plate armor reduces recharge rate by 50%

• leather armor reduces recharge rate by 25%

• all armors increase resistance by 2% per enchantment level (this is a robe/cloak buff and a plate nerf)

• items sell for half price

• some characters incl. paila were given the "unskilled with weapons" feat, which reduces weapon damage by 50% (I made this feat for a new mage character who isn't in the game yet but decided to spread it around.)

• if a slime splits it skips its next turn

Roguelike: bugs

• changed companion follow code to be better at avoiding spikes/webs/fireballs (again)

• staff increases regeneration rates by 20% (before it said it did but didn't)

• tome of lightning's ability's description has info about charges (before it didn't)

• ring rooms don't have shields

Visuals

• added damage animations

• spiderweb sprite is easier to see on sand (not much easier, have to rework it again)

UI/UX: party inventory / party equipment management

• inventory menu contains all party members' items (companions' items are tagged)

• give and take moved from companion menu to inventory menu

• equipment menu contains all party members' slots

• companions no longer equip/unequip items on their own.

• shopkeep sell menu contains companions' items

• enchantment/enchant weapon/enchant armor scroll menu has all party members' items

UI/UX: saving/loading

• if save/load fails, the game says so

• if load settings fails, the game says so

• saves include data about game version

UI/UX: misc

• changed "check controls" page to be a bit easier to understand

• moved "exit the dungeon; go to town" from the abilities menu to the game menu

• added "exit town; go to the dungeon"

• scrolls (e.g. of enchantment) are stackable

• closing a menu should re-open the previous menu; in some cases this isn't true; fixed some of these cases

• if you use debug menu "go downstairs" on B10 it prints "this is the bottom floor"

• added patreon link to title menu

If you are interested in giving the new version a shot, you can get it here (password: eterna). I did some testing but bc of the high # of changes I expect some bugs.