ARIDA: Backland's Awakening - Aoca Game Lab


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Dec 3, 2018
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening - Aoca Game Lab
In this version there are some improvements regarding performance. We inserted new dialogues, new mechanics and a new character, Father Olavo.



Narrative and Characters
- All characters have new dialogues.
- Go to the Village and find a new character: Father Olavo.
- Almira moved out to a new place!
- Review of dialogues in English and Portuguese.
- Review of the quests descriptions in English and Portuguese.
- There is a prototype of the cinematics of the game.
- Sit on the bench to learn more stories from the backlands.


Scenario
- We have some new plants on the game.
- There's a new area: The Death Valley. But be careful, it's very dry there!
- Ground textures have been revised.
- Most items were repositioned.
- Some catingueiras were removed to improve orientation.


Art
- Cícera has new animations.
- All NPCs have new animations.
- New textures in some buildings.


Controls
- We are testing new values for the controls and camera.


Bug fixes and improvements
- Otimization of the inventory interface.
- We improved the interaction with some objects like the melocactus and the pumpkin.
- We improved the interaction with the waterhole.
- We polished some of the colliders.
- New achievements.
- Fixed a bug triggered on death.
Oct 19, 2018
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening - Aoca Game Lab
In this patch we improved the game performace, changed many dialogs and improved Almira storyline.



Engine
-- We updated the game engine, improving performance in many computers. We also improved the lighting and shadow effects.

Story and Characters
- All characters have new dialogues!
- Firmina got a new goat! Find it at the way to the village.
- Almira is beautiful with her new clothes! She also has a new quest for you.
- We changed many texts for better understanding.

Environment
- There is an old farm by the road with many new objects to be discovered.
- The village is bigger and better (but still not accessible) than before.

Gameplay
- Be very cautious when exploring new areas, because hunger and thirst drain faster!
- Some areas are more arid than others. Pay attention to the HUD!
- New recipe: obtained in Almira's quest

Art and Design
- HUD improvements: new aridity indicator.
- Firmina and Almira have new animations.
- New textures in some buildings.

Controls
- We are testing some improvements for those who play with mouse and keyboard.

Bug fixes and improvements
- Now the signs show the text correctly.
- Corrected some of the descriptions.
- We improved the interaction range of ​​Cicera.
- We improved the collision with the waterhole. We also improved the collision with other problematic objects.
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