https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2NtnGwU6Ms So, the dust has settled and CEOtaku is over for another year, but how did it all end? Thanks to CEO, we have the footage for you right here, but Derrick's Ryofu VS Samitto's Sonshoko in the final was quite the matchup!
This one has a ton of stuff in it. The core focus for me, personally, was on making the last things more attractive that we'd need for our upcoming trailer, as well as to get the main menu improved so that it makes a better first impression. The menu itself still needs better button visuals, but look how pretty (in a highly dithered gif):
We also got some more voice acting work done in preparation for the Early Access launch, although it's not implemented yet. And some of the worst of the sidebar glitches are now fixed (though there are still numerous more there to fix, as well as some key bugs elsewhere to fix -- I will be getting to those soon!).
You can now click wormhole names to go through the wormhole, which I know is something that people have wanted for a long time.
A variety of balance changes are in, including turrets getting nerfed and guardians getting buffed. Fewer guardians go along with waves now, and Arks do a lot more damage.
Several ships have real graphics now that did not before. Such as the spire! They use subsurface scattering and are colored now, rather than being ugly white:
They went from some of the ugliest units to some of the prettiest. They have new models, too. The sentry starship also went from very hideous to really really cool looking, too. Those are what you can see moving past in the main menu now, actually.
There are two new AI types, and various changes to the AI types in general.
The bug with schematic servers having a bunch of duplicates is fixed.
And lots more! Badger and Puffin were really busy on this one, and Craig was working on audio editing in addition to his work on the trailer, and Eric worked on tidying up tons of the voiceover writing as well as writing new ones, and Quinn put in several fixes including the garbled background story placement. So many people helping out -- thanks everyone!
More to come soon. :)
Reminder: RocketAssistedPuffin has stepped into a volunteer balancer role, and he is not only looking for feedback, but he's actively integrating lots of things that other people are suggesting on our forums and Discord, as well as things that he's finding and coming up with himself. The more feedback the better, for sure.
The Usual Reminders
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Features: - There have been a few reports of broken saves. I have added a few new features to saves to ensure that it is okay before writing it to the disk. I hope it helps. There is one more thing I have planned in the future. - I have added in-game UI for key remapping in the options menu. Been a long time coming and I finally broke down and did it. - I am not sure all keys will work with key remapping. Let me know if you have an unusual keyboard and a key doesn't work. - There will be other additions to key remapping in the future (like mouse/controller buttons instead of keyboard keys) - I put F1-F12 in the font so it shows up on the main hotbar. You could always remap it, but it said "F" instead of the full key. - F1 can not be disabled right now. I will put something in that removes that toggle. If you remap to F1 it will pop up the status info.
Next up: - Dungeon Liquids, bug fixes and final recipes for advanced summer/autumn (with icons).
1. Receive the quest “Memories of the Ghost Festival” from the NPC (Jack-o'-lantern). 2. Players complete the quest once all required items are collected.
Quest Item Location
Rusty Knife with Pumpkin Seeds - Can be obtained at random by gathering - It does not appear with collectibles in the Resource Dungeon.
Lifelike Troll Mask - Can be obtained at random by defeating dungeon boss monsters that are wearing pumpkins over their heads.
Half Melted Conch Flavored Candy - Can be obtained after beginning the Cornus region “Mysterious Rumor” event which was prepared by Witch Raven. - Obtained at random upon defeating the Cornus’ region’s event NPC.
Handkerchief with the Breath of the Battlefield - Can be obtained after completing the quest “Visitor in the Dark.”
3. Players can obtain a [Scary Ghost Festival Set] after completing the quest. 4. Once the [Scary Ghost Festival Set] is opened, players will receive a Ghost Festival Mask and Ghost Festival Costume.
Ghost Festival Mask and Ghost Festival Costume
Second Event: Preparations for the Ghost Festival
1. Receive the “Preparations for the Ghost Festival” quest from the NPC (Jack-o'-lantern). 2. While gathering, players may obtain pumpkin items of a variety of colors at a certain probability.
These cannot be obtained from collecting materials in the Resource Dungeon.
3. The quest ends once a player has collected a specific number of pumpkin items, and they will receive a Scary Ghost Festival Mask (30 Days).
Pumpkin items can be used in event crafting. Players may receive the following items once they have collected the required items and finished crafting. - Scary Ghost Festival Mask (City) - Scary Ghost Festival Mask (Forest) - Scary Ghost Festival Mask (Farm) - Scary Ghost Festival Mask (Grasslands) - Scary Ghost Festival Mask (Beach)
Third Event: Festival Lights
1.Receive the “Festival Lights” quest from the NPC (Jack-o'-lantern). 2.This quest requires players to defeat a particular boss monster from a specified dungeon.
3. Collect flames of souls by defeating the the corresponding boss monster in the specified dungeon.
The event boss monster will be wearing a pumpkin on its head.
4. Players will receive a [Jack-o'-lantern Lucky Box] once the quest is complete.
Flames of souls can be used in event crafting. Players may receive a [Jack-o'-lantern Lucky Box] once they have collected the required items and finished crafting.
5. Players will receive one of the following items upon opening the [Jack-o'-lantern Lucky Box].
Figure: Burning Pumpkin x 1
Rare Lucky Spirit Chest x 1
Upgraded Repair Tool x 1
Mass Supply Repair Tool x 3
Greater Taming Scroll x 5
Mass Supply Normal Health Potion (M) x 5
Mint Pancake x 3
Event Notes
The end time of this event is subject to change.
Once the event ends, the event quests and crafting list will also end.
Players may obtain a small amount of gold by selling event items obtained during the event period to the shop (items may be sold to the shop even after the event has ended)