Health Updates, News and Change to Adventurer Tier, Security Patching, and more

Health Updates

Hello! A couple months ago I posted about my ongoing health problems: https://www.patreon.com/posts/billing-paused-141459639 

To follow up on this, unfortunately I (JudooTT, developer and writer) am still suffering multiple health concerns including sciatica-related back pains and neuropathy of the foot. While the back pains have lessened allowing me to sit a bit more frequently and for longer durations, it is still taxing and must be done in moderation with frequent breaks. I have a specialist lined up to run tests on my feet problem, but unfortunately that will not be until mid December.

To make matters worse, I am now suffering from acid reflux. I was able to see an ENT about this fairly quickly and have a course of treatment. Even more recently, I have developed a pain in my left knee that is inflamed by long periods of standing. These further complicate my daily life and limit my time standing for work. I no longer feel I can keep to a monthly release cycle with major new content (quests) without overextending my health for the foreseeable future.

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Adventurer Tier Changes

Because of this, the Adventurer Tier will change again, starting in December. Instead of three encounters, there will be one new encounter that introduces a new transformation/form into the game rather than add more content around existing ones. Each winning encounter will come with the new art, both male and female versions of the form (when relevant).

New quests will be focused on the main storyline rather than side quests in order to focus on a 1.0 release. Once the main storyline is nearing completion, the focus will shift back to adding in patron-voted side quests. It is possible we will still have a Quest poll every few months for a full-on quest to give the new non-grassland area more variety. When this happens, we’ll do our best to post about it at least a month in advance.

Bosom Buddies which won in September’s poll before the billing was paused will be the next quest added in the game. It will take in a new oceanic map east of Giusburg Outskirts along with some higher-level pirate-themed popup dungeons.

The winning encounter Heal the Dragon will also come in the next update as it did not quite make it into the past release.

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What Comes Next for Restoration

With the V0.15.00 release, the game is moving onwards from  its first main act in the Greenlands regions. We will be shifting focus on a new part of Aphrodisia that is making a return from Exile: The Ice Roads. This is a snowy, mountainous region to the far west of the continent that is primarily populated by dwarves and wildpeople. It will involve new world and battle tiles, new fitting forms such as giants and yetis (ice fairies will surely make a re-appearance), new regional random events, popup dungeons, and more.

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Security patching update

Back in https://www.patreon.com/posts/billing-paused-141459639 we posted about a Unity engine security exploit. This has now been fixed in all Blue Fairy Media Games except for Escape from Mu Tau Phi. Escape from Mu Tau Phi has a messy dependency on multiplayer that breaks when moving up to the suggested patched version of the Unity editor. Because of this, updating this game requires a different approach, and it has not been a priority due to the game’s niche audience. We will post on Patreon when this game has the fix.

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Thanks for reading!