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More Delays | Patreon Weekly #248

Added 2024-03-05 16:37:58 +0000 UTC

Hey Patrons! Another week has gone by, and unfortunately right after posting weekly #247 I got sick! I’m finally feeling better now, but this means yet another week in February has been a wash. I’ll probably be making a public status update blog post shortly to get everyone in the loop regarding these delays.

In the last week I have managed to do a few small changes to alchemy though, so let’s go over that!

Catalyst and Alchemy UI Improvements

Firstly, as covered in a previous poll, catalysts are now a brew and a spell! Their recipes are very similar to before, but the produce is now exclusively created for the random scroll/potion effect.

In order to make these items more compelling, I’ve made it so they are more likely to produce an effect that’s useful for your current situation. For the unstable brew this will depend on whether it is drunk or thrown, and for the unstable spell it will vary based on whether visible enemies are present. If that little buff ends up not being enough I’ll probably up their cost slightly and make them guaranteed to produce a relevant effect.

I’ve also made a few improvements to the alchemy screen itself! There are now ‘repeat ingredients’ and ‘clear ingredients’ buttons on the left, and all of the various alchemy actions can now be triggered with relevant keybinds.

I’m also planning to move the alchemy guide into the main interface on the right on larger screens, and possibly make some visual improvements to the scene overall. The scrolling water background is nice but a bit plain, and I’d like to experiment with something a bit more detailed.