v0.0.43

Movement:

• Movement and jumping characteristics now change depending on the surface.

Physics:

• Breast physics are now more “alive,” resulting in more jiggly movement.

• The arm holding the torch has been slightly adjusted to appear more natural.

• Slightly modified item physics to make selling easier.

Interactions:

• Interactions with water and vegetation for all characters: player, NPCs, etc.

• Hilichurl who masturbates at the edge of the lobby map near the main Hypostasis; if you face him while naked, he will grab and “use” you.

• New feature to chat with Hilichurls, asking them various questions.

• Redesigned hentai scene with the Hilichurl trader.

• Improved hentai scenes, now more “alive” with added "end" sequences.

Difficulties:

• Hardcore: You have only one life to complete the game, and the player's stats are reduced.

• Normal: Unlimited lives (except for sanity loss), with standard player stats.

• Easy: Similar to Normal but with easier gameplay.

Environment:

• Environment now blends into a more cohesive composition thanks to a clever trick, making it look better overall.

• Procedural moss that enhances cave environments.

• Added breakable walls that can be exploded to access other parts of the cave.

UI:

• Redesigned UI, making it more “alive” and visually pleasing.

• Redesigned some icons.

• Fixed the tooltip in the inventory that shows whether an item can be used and its name.

• New torch durability visual: Icons now display how much life is left in a torch.

• Added a button in the pause menu for tutorials.

• All tutorials have been redesigned to be simpler and faster to understand.

Enemies:

• New enemy – Metachurl, a bulky tank serving as the main threat in the Root Cave.

• Revamped sounds for the main enemies of the Glowshroom Cavern.

• Revised AI for the Giant Rat (now officially named): it’s more aggressive.

• Fixed a bug where the player would get stuck in the Giant Rat when it charged during an attack.

• Redesigned Slender Hilichurl, now known as the “Thief,” who can steal items from your inventory but also has the potential to kill.

• Slightly improved AI behavior for more engaging interactions.

Items:

• TNT sticks that explode; they can create new paths in mines or be used to blast through tough ores, as well as defend against enemies.

• Belt with pouches that adds 3 slots, preceding the bag.

• Crystals and Root Pustules now require longer collection times.

• "New" plant – bigger glowshroom.

Systems:

• Stamina system.

• Potion brewing system. Now you can brew potions using any three components for various combinations!

• Sanity system: keep an eye on your sanity!

• Reworked and enhanced inventory system.

Audio:

• New ambient and environmental sounds.

• Sound balance has been slightly adjusted.

Content:

• Dialogue with consequences, allowing problems to be resolved “naturally.”

• Diverse death event screens (currently only two, very basic).

• Nomadic trader-buyers.

• Taxes: every 3 days, you must pay increasing taxes.

• Story introduction (mini-tutorial).

Miscellaneous:

• Now stamina is unlimited in the "lobby" area.

• Fixed a bug where the alchemy crafting table was missing from the map.