Aug 2, 2021

August 4th 2021 Weekly Maintenance Schedule & Patch Notes

KurtzPel - GM OneShot

Attention, Chasers!

Please check the weekly maintenance schedule below.

The following patch note pertains to contents that will be updated during the (UTC+0) August 4th,2021 Weekly Maintenance.
Maintenance will happen during the following times:

(*Above time periods are subject to change. In case of schedule change, we will update this announcement.)

PVP Season 9

Pre-season has ended and Season 9 will begin. Your Season 9 Rank will depend on your rank from Season 8. All ranks will go down by 3. The highest rank you can get from the reset is B1 and the lowest is D1. However, all E ranks will be reset to E1

Season Pass and Season Points and their associated rewards you acquired during the Pre-season will be maintained into the regular season. You can use them until end of Season 9.

Karma Balance

[Sword Taliah]
• Spinning Rising Slash: Reduced damage and break damage (PVP)
[Diabolic Witch]
• Mana Ray: Fixed to not let it penetrate through terrain
[Blazing Fist]
• Blazing Strike: Reduced damage (PVP)
• Reduced break damage of first LMB attack from charging RMB
- Fixed break damage to properly scale based on how long RMB was charged
• Ultimate Heat: Fixed to register the attack even if you are in the same position as the enemy.
[Sacred Guardian]
• Judgment: Reduced damage (PVP)
[Ruler of Darkness]
• Death Blossom: Reduced damage (PVP)

Skill Icon Improvements

Improved the appearance of skill icons for each Karma so that they are easier to distinguish.

Season 9 Event

Duration: UTC+0 2021-08-04 After Maintenance - 2021-08-18 (05:00)

1. Season 9 Event Challenges!
1) Login for 30 min every day during the event period to receive ‘Start Season 9’ item, one of the materials needed to synthesize Season 9 Supply Boxes.
- Login event to obtain 'Start Season 9' item will reset daily based on UTC.

2) Collect ‘Season 9 Tokens’ from playing PVP during the event
- Play 2vs2 Deathmatch or 4vs4 Normal Match to get 1 guaranteed ‘Season 9 Token’ whether you win or lose. Get up to total of 9 tokens per day.
- PVP rewards of 'Season 9 Tokens' will reset daily based on local server time.

3) Season 9 Supply Box Synthesis
- Use Start Season 9 item and Season 9 Token to synthesize the rewards listed below

4) Season 9 Supply Box Contents

2. Event Items that will be deleted
1) The following items will be deleted once the event is over.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the bug where certain weapons’ effects were taking place in abnormal positions
• Fixed the bug where weapon size would scale based on character’s Body Fat and/or Body Style during character customization.
• Fixed the bug where If a character’s Maturity was lowered, certain attacks and skill effects became bigger.
• Fixed the bug where Blazing Fist RMB charge grab followed by chase attack would drop the target if the target character had a specific Maturity.
• Fixed the occasional bug where if you quickly rotated through multiple characters in character select, the currently selected character’s hair would be changed to a different character’s hair.
• Fixed the bug where certain head accessories and gauntlet items would trail behind a moving character in Eltheca.
• Fixed the bug where breakfall animation would occasionally happen twice.
• Fixed the bug where if dash was repeated periodically, stamina would be used without activating dash.
• Fixed the bug where if Blazing Fist user grabbed and started attacking a Bellatos Claymore Soldier, the monster would disappear or the monster’s gauge bar would disappear.
• Fixed the bug where if Blazing Fist user used Blazing Strike in the opposite direction from where they were holding RMB, the character would slide first before activating the skill.
• Fixed the bug where at 120 fps, if Dance of Wind user uses certain skills while attacking with Cover Fire, the character would sometimes slide.

Aug 2, 2021

Equin 2: Progress Report / August 2021

Equin 2: The Warren Peace - Del_Duio

Today I updated the beta in a pretty huge way, and usually I just post the changes / additions and etc on the dedicated thread about it here, but I think this might warrant an actual all official-like mention in this here post a roo. For those of you who are new to these, basically anytime I fart near this thing I quickly jot it down in GLORIOUS CAPS so that I don't forget. Since it'd take a dog's age to translate this into actual English, I just copy / paste and let 'er flow.

Mind you, this changelog is pretty GIANT- I've pretty much worked on this solidly for many hours just about 20+ days in a row. This might also show kind of how I work. That is, kind of all over the place!

BETA BUILD 8/2/21

THREE FIREWORKS WILL APPEAR WHENEVER YOU LEVEL UP NOW
NEW ITEM: CHICKEN STONE (COMMON / OFFHAND). ITS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW ANY CLASS TO ATTEMPT TO RETREAT EXACTLY ONE FIGHT. GOOD FOR UNTIMELY CROC ATTACKS. THEY ARE UPGRADABLE AND CAN BE FOUND OR BOUGHT AT SHOPS. CHANCES ARE 50% / 65% / 80% / 95%. KEEP IN MIND YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FLEE A BOSS BATTLE SO THIS CHANCE GETS DROPPED TO 0% FOR THOSE FIGHTS.
BEING IN WATER NOW NO LONGER HALVES FLEE CHANCES, SO A CHICKEN STONE'S LISTED CHANCES IN BATTLE ARE EXACTLY WHAT THEY SHOULD BE.
THE THIEF'S FIRST LEVEL 3 SKILL CHOICE IS NOW "SILENT SLASH", REPLACING "FLEE" AS I NEVER CHOSE THIS AND IT WASN'T SUPER HELPFUL AS A MAIN SKILL. "FLEE" IS NOW HANDLED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED CHICKEN STONES. "SILENT SLASH" DEALS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN REGULAR DAMAGE BUT IF SUCCESSFUL WILL PREVENT THE ENEMY FROM USING ITS VOICE TO CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS, CAST SPELLS, OR PERFORM A CHANT. SINCE THIS IS SO STRONG THE CHANCE FOR THIS TO WORK STARTS LOW AT (DEX x 3)%
WHILE FLEEING, IF A SPOT IS OPEN 2 TILES AWAY THE GUY WILL TRY TO RUN THERE BEFORE RUNNING TO AN OPEN SPOT 1 TILE AWAY
NEW ITEMS: SILENCING RING & PAWNED RING. THE SILENCING ONE BOOSTS A THIEF'S SILENT SLASH SKILL WHILE THE PAWNED RING RAISES HIT% SLIGHTLY
DISRUPTION EVENTS NOW TRIGGER WITH LESS FREQUENCY AT 1 IN 15 (WAS 1 IN 10)
THE BLACK RING'S HP PENALTY WAS REDUCED TO -2 / -2 PER UPGRADE (WAS -5 / -3 PER UPGRADE)
NEW ITEM: DEFTNESS (UNIQUE RING). CONVERTS DEX TO ATK POWER
IMPROVED THE THIEF HAT'S SPRITE ON THE CHARACTER
RAPIERS CAN NOW BE BOUGHT AT SHOPS (WARRIOR / THIEF ONLY)
THIEVES CAN NO LONGER USE THE FOLLOWING MACE-CLASS WEAPONS: MACE, MORNING STAR, WORLD WEARY, & CHURCHGOER. THEY CAN STILL USE ALL THE REGULAR LIGHT CLUB WEAPONS THOUGH
STRENGTH NOW AFFECTS YOUR CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE. YOU'LL GAIN +25% CRIT DAMAGE FOR EVERY 5 POINTS OF STR. THIS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE STR PAGE IN THE HELP SECTION AS WELL
DEXTERITY NOW AFFECTS YOUR CRITICAL HIT CHANCE (THIS WAS STRENGTH BEFORE). YOU'LL GAIN +1% CRITICAL CHANCE FOR EVERY 4 POINTS OF DEX. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED TO THE DEX PAGE IN THE HELP SECTION
PRISON VASES WERE RECOLORED BLUE AND HAD GOLD DROP CHANCE INCREASED. DESERT VASES WERE RECOLORED GREEN BECAUSE I GOT SICK OF ORANGE VASES
THERE'LL ALWAYS BE A CHEMISTRY SET FOR SALE AT A SHOP IN THE TEMPLE IF ONE APPEARS DURING THE FIRST 3 FLOORS
THIEVES CAN NO LONGER USE EQUIN'S AXE. THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH THE GAME'S RULES THAT ONLY WARRIORS CAN USE AXE-TYPE WEAPONS (PLUS THE BLADE OF DEL DUIO IS IN THE GAME NOW, SO THEY CAN STILL SHOOT FOR AN ENDGAME HEROIC WEAPON WITH THIS)
DECAPITATE SKILL SUCCESS RATE INCREASED TO DEX x 5.5% (USED TO BE DEX x 3.5%)
"STAB" KNIFE ATTACK GOT A CRIT BOOST TO +5% (WAS +2%) HOWEVER STM COST IS NOW 3 (WAS 2)
MORE LEVEL VARIETY YET AGAIN!
CABINETS & SHELEVES CAN NO LONGER SPAWN ON TOP OF A SECRET PASSAGEWAY
BAT GANGS APPEAR LESS FREQUENTLY @ 1 OUT OF 6 BATS (WAS 1 OUT OF 4)
THE "AREA CLEAR" SCREEN STILL HAD THE OLD WINDOW BORDER, THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE NEW STYLE THAT THE REST OF THE GAME HAS!
IT NOW SHOWS THE BACKPACK MAXIMUM ON THE PACK HUD (EX PACK 5 / 20 INSTEAD OF JUST "PACK 5")
RAGNADOOK'S BASE DAMAGE IS NOW 6 (WAS 8). BETWEEN THE HIGH ATK AND OTHER STATS THIS WAS JUST WAY TOO STRONG BEFORE.
SOME SLIGHT AXE UPGRADE NERFS: "AXE" UPGRADE IS NOW ATK +2 (WAS +3), "STEEL AXE" UPGRADE IS NOW ATK +3 (WAS +4), AND RAGNADOOK UPGRADE IS ATK +1 (WAS +3). IN EVERY INSTANCE ALL OTHER WEAPON MOD UPGRADE AMOUNTS REMAIN THE SAME.
THE AXE NOW HAS A DIFFERENT ITEM DESCRIPTION
HEAVY ARMOR BALANCE NERFS: "BRASS ARMOR" HAS A FLAT MDEF -2 (WAS -1), "IRON ARMOR" BASE DEF IS 4 (WAS 5), STEEL PLATE'S BASE DEF IS 5 (WAS 7).
STEEL PLATE'S UPGRADE WAS CHANGED TO +1.75 DEF PER TIER (ROUNDED DOWN). SO AT BASE 5, UPGRADING IT ONCE IS DEF 6, TWICE IS DEF 8, AND MAX IS DEF 10.
IRON ARMOR'S UPGRADE WAS CHANGED TO +1.4 DEF PER TIER (ROUNDED DOWN). SO AT BASE 4, UPGRADING IT ONCE IS DEF 5, TWICE IS DEF 6, AND MAX IS DEF 8.
IRON HELMET'S BASE DEF IS NOW 2 (WAS 3), HOWEVER I CUT THE BASE HIT% PENALTY IN HALF TO 4% (WAS 8%). EACH UPGRADE IS DEF +1 / HIT -2%
SALLET'S UPGRADE PATH IS NOW DEF +1.4 PER TIER. BASE DEF 2, UPGRADED ONCE IS DEF 3, TWICE IS DEF 4, AND MAX IS DEF 6.
BRASS HELMET NOW HAS MINUS MDEF INSTEAD OF HIT%, TO HELP MAKE IT DIFFERENT THAN A LESSER IRON HELM. NEW STATS ARE: DEF 2 / MDEF -2 (FLAT). THIS IS ALSO IN KEEPING WITH THE BRASS ARMOR WHICH ALSO HAS -MDEF TO IT.
STUDDED LEATHER'S UPGRADE PATH BOOSTED TO DEF +1.4 PER TIER. BASE 2, +1 IS 3, +2 IS 4, AND +3 IS DEF 6. FINE ARMOR FOR THIEVES!
KNIFE'S UPGRADE PATH ALSO BOOSTED TO ATK +1.4 PER TIER. BASE IS ATK 1, +1 IS 2, +2 IS 3, AND +3 IS ATK 5. THIS MAKES STICKING WITH A KNIFE MORE WORTHWHILE I SUPPOSE
THE COMPASS HUD NOW DISAPPEARS WHEN OVER THE EXIT LADDER
THE EXIT LADDER CAN NOW ALSO SPAWN INDOORS IN THE DESERT AREA
DISRUPTION EVENTS CAN'T HAPPEN ON THE FIRST 3 FLOORS OF THE 1ST AREA ANYMORE
NEW EVENT FOR THE DESERT AREA: MEGA DEPOSITS. SUPER INCREASED CHANCE TO SEE MINERAL DEPOSITS LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR PICKAXE!
PICKAXES NOW HAVE A VERY SMALL CHANCE TO BREAK EVERY TIME YOU USE IT (3%). IT'S SMALL, BUT THERE. IT'LL HAPPEN A LOT LESS THAN A FISHING POLE BREAKING, THAT'S FOR SURE
THE SWORD GOT AN UPGRADE BOOST @ +1.7 ATK PER BONUS. THIS MEANS A BASE 3 ATK SWORD IS NOW ATK 4 @ +1, ATK 6 @ +2, AND ATK 8 @ +3
MADE THE LITTLE BATTLE SIDE BAR SKULL THING WIDER
NEW ITEM: ROPE COIL (COMMON NECKLACE). SLIGHTLY RAISES MAX HP + STM.
RAT'S TAIL EFFECTS CHANGED TO +10% XP / +10% XP PER BONUS. THIS USED TO ALSO BE MAX HP AND STM BUT NO SENSE IN TWO NECK ITEMS LIKE THIS NOW WITH THE ROPE COIL!
WARRIORS NOW GAIN +1% CRIT AT LEVELS 2, 8, AND 11. THIS IS TO HELP COUNTER THEIR LOW DEX NOW THAT DEX AFFECTS CRIT % CHANCE
RE-ARRANGED THE SPECIAL EFFECT ICONS ON THE MAIN SCREEN TO BE IN 2 ROWS OF 4 UNDER THE FULL PACK DISPLAY (WAS A SINGLE ROW OF UP TO 9 ABOVE THE PACK ICON BEFORE, WHICH DIDN'T LOOK AS GOOD)
EATING PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND CRAP NO LONGER ADDS TO YOUR FOOD TOTAL. THIS WAS BECAUSE I FOUND MYSELF LITERALLY NEVER BEING IN DANGER OF STARVING EVER (BECAUSE STAYING AT A GUILD NOW REFILLS YOUR FOOD GAUGE TO 100%). SO NOW THE ONLY WAY TO GET FOOD BACK IS TO EITHER EAT A CARROT OR REST AT A GUILD.
THE DESERT SAND AND ETC LOOKS BETTER NOW, WITH MORE LITTLE CACTI AND ROCKS AND CRAP!
THE ICE PRISON'S GROUND LOOKS WAY BETTER NOW TOO. I KNOW, I KNOW: DUDE, IT'S THE GROUND.. YEAH, BUT HELLS IF IT DOESN'T LOOK WAY BETTER NOW
FIXED A BUG THAT HAD THE GUY SOMETIMES SPAWN AT THE SPOT OF A JAIL CELL'S DOOR IN THE ICE PRISON (AND THEREFORE FREEING THE CONVICTS BY MISTAKE). THIS SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE NOW.
THE TEMPLE'S GROUND LOOK MORE.. PLANT-Y (?)
THE CRYPT'S GRASS AND ETC ARE ALL BROWN AND DEAD-LIKE NOW
NEW SFX FOR WHEN ENEMIES CALL FOR HELP
NEW ITEM: CRYSTAL SHARD (UNIQUE MINERAL, I THINK IT'S A MINERAL.. WHAT AM I, A GEOLOGIST??) HOLD ONTO THIS IN YOUR PACK FOR A NICE +50% XP BOOST. YOU CAN'T EQUIP IT SO IT ACTS LIKE A CHARM IN DIABLO 2 IN THIS WAY. YOU CAN RARELY MINE THEM FROM A CRYSTAL IN THE ICE PRISON AREA. YOU MIGHT ALSO WIN ON ON AREA CLEAR AS A RANDOM UNIQUE REWARD
HIMALAYAN STAFF NOW GAINS +1.5 ATK PER UPGRADE (WAS +1). BASE STAFF IS ATK 3, +1 IS 4, +2 6, AND +3 IS 7
ADDED CHANCE FOR SNOWMEN TO SPAWN IN THE PRISON, THEY'RE GLORIFIED TREES I SUPPOSE
YOU NOW CAN'T PRESS ESC TO EXIT A SHOP WHILE THE SECONDARY WINDOW IS UP (THE "BUY THIS?" ONE). THIS PRVENTS A BUG WHERE RETURNING TO THE SHOP STILL HAS THAT WINDOW UP BUT ALWAYS FOR THE 1ST ITEM FOR SALE
NEW ITEM: HOMUNCULUS (UNIQUE NECKLACE). INCREASES DAMAGE BY A SET PERCENT EVERY TIME YOU STRIKE AN OPPONENT (OR OPPONENT IS OTHERWISE INJURED IN BATTLE, EX. BY A POISON TICK INCREASES THIS TOO). THE RATES ARE +20% / 30% / 40% / 50%. IF YOUR GUY HAS A REALLY LOW ATK VALUE THEN THE BONUS IS +1
THE RAGE SKILL'S ICON IS NOW ANIMATED IN MORE PLACES LIKE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN SINCE THE START
GRAVESTONE SPRITES NOW STAND OUT A LITTLE BETTER FROM THE BACKGROUND (ESP IN THE TEMPLE AREA)
LITTLE 3 x 3 GRAVEYARDS NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO SPAWN ACROSS ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE DESERT, BRING YER SHOVEL
SNAKE DROP RATE INCREASED TO 20% (WAS 15%)
THERE'S A NEW OPTION TO HIDE / SHOW HELMETS THAT COME WITH SOME PIECES OF ARMOR (EX. CHAIN MAIL). TO HIDE THE ARMOR'S HELMET VISUALS, JUST SELECT "HIDE" FROM THE ARMOR SLOT WHEN IT'S EQUIPPED. YOU CAN ALSO "SHOW" IT AGAIN IF YOU WANT THE SAME WAY
IF YOU HAVE <= 20% FOOD LEFT THE NEXT SHOP WILL ALWAYS SELL A CARROT''
SPAWN RATE OF TEMPLE MINERAL DEPOSITS WAS INCREASED
A SHOVEL NOW HAS A 5% CHANCE TO BREAK UPON USE. THIS IS MOSTLY TO PREVENT A CLERIC FROM STARTING WITH ONE AND GETTING TO LEVEL 1,000,000 RIGHT AWAY
MADE IT SO THAT BOSSES ARE NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED AT THE LAST FLOOR OF ANY GIVEN AREA. THIS IS A GOOD IDEA I FEEL AS WHEN THEY DO SHOW IT SHOULD MAKE FOR A GOOD RISK / REWARD TYPE OF DEAL
WHEN YOU'RE AT 0 FOOD THE RED MESSAGE "STARVING TO DEATH" IS DISPLAYED ON THE SPECIAL SCREEN ALONGSIDE OTHER BAD CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES
USING BANDAGES NO LONGER COUNTS AS A TURN (AN ADJACENT ENEMY WOULD ALWAYS MOVE AND ATTACK YOU IMMEDIATELY AFTER USING ONE FROM YOUR PACK, WHICH IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH HOW THE OTHER CONSUMABLES WORK).
MADE SOME OF THE EVENTS LOOK BETTER
BEGUN WORK ON THE 6TH AND FINAL AREA, WIZARD'S TOWER. CURRENTLY (AS OF 8/2/21 @ 9:00PM) I AM PROBABLY 75% DONE!
XGA GUARDS CAN NOW NO LONGER SPAWN RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU IF YOU GET CAUGHT STEALING (THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE OUT OF 3 GAMES SO HAD TO FIX IT!)
THE SECONDARY SCREEN SIZE IS NOW 1500 x 1000. THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD ON A LARGER MONITOR). IT DOESN'T FIT ON MY LAPTOP BUT I HAD THE CHANCE TO TEST IT ON A LARGER MONITOR AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPTION FOR SOME PEOPLE TO HAVE.
NEW ITEM: STATUESQUE (UNIQUE RING) - BOOSTS STATUE POWERS WHEN TOUCHED. THIS EITHER GIVES YOU MORE STATS, LONGER EFFECT DURATIONS, OR IN SOME CASES UNIQUE REWARDS LIKE GOLD PIECES x 4
BACKGROUND SKIES FOR TITLE AND CHARACTER CREATOR IMPROVED TO LOOK A BIT BLURRY AND HELP THE FOREGROUND STUFF STAND OUT
NEW ITEM: CUMULUS (HEROIC NECKLACE). VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND, I WON'T SPOIL IT
YOU CAN NOW PRESS "Q" TO IMMEDIATELY QUIT & EXIT THE GAME FROM THE DEATH CERTIFICATE SCREEN (CHOICES ARE "R" RETRY / "M" MENU / "Q" QUIT)
IMPROVED BAT / BLOOD BAT ANIMATIONS
NEW ITEM: SLIVER BAND (RARE RING), INCREASES SACK DROP RATE SLIGHTLY. DOOM FERRETS CAN NOW DROP BOTH GOLD RINGS AND THIS. MUGGERS CAN ALSO DROP THIS, POTENTIALLY.
THE RABBIT'S FOOT NECKLACE GOT A SACK DROP RATE BOOST TO +3% (WAS +2%)
MISSING TWICE IN A ROW IN COMBAT WILL MAKE THE THIRD HIT HAVE 100% ACCURACY. I FIGURE IT'S BECAUSE THE GUY IS FRUSTRATED OR SOMETHING, BUT IT'S A GOOD THING TO FALL BACK ON!
CHANGED THE ICON FOR MDEF TO A PURPLE SHIELD, WHICH IS MORE IN LINE WITH DEFENSE. THE OLD MDEF MAGIC STAFF ICON NOW REPRESENTS MAGIC ATK, SO THIS'LL SHOW FOR STUFF LIKE MAGIC BOOK (EX. "STAFF +20%")
YOU CAN NOW MOVE THE BACKPACK CURSOR OVER YOUR STATS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY DO. THIS MAKES ROOM IN THE CURRENT HELP SECTION FOR OTHER IMPORTANT GAMEPLAY ASPECTS
THE BLOODY CHAIN WAS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED, AND GIVES +1 DEF TOO (FLAT RATE, DOES NOT INCREASE WITH UPGRADES)
THE POINTY HAT WAS (VERY) SLIGHTLY IMPROVED AS WELL AND GIVES A +5% MAGIC ATK BONUS. THIS IS ALSO A FLAT RATE AND DOESN'T INCREASE WITH UPGRADES
THE MYTHRIL SWORD HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY CHANGED AND GIVES A FLAT BOOST OF +10% MAGIC ATK. IT ALSO HAD ITS HIT% BONUS REMOVED, WHICH ONLY HAPPENED AT UPGRADE LEVELS +1 AND HIGHER. ITS ITEM DESCRIPTION HAS ALSO BEEN CHANGED
THE SOGGY TWIG WAS IMPROVED AND NOW GIVES A +10% MAGIC ATK BONUS. THIS ONE HOWEVER DOES IMPROVE BY +5% WITH EACH UPGRADE, FOR A MAX OF MATK +25% AT +3
ALL 8 ITEMS IN THE GAME THAT GRANT EXTRA MAGIC ATK POWER SHOW THIS IN THEIR STAT BONUS SECTION WHEN VIEWED FROM BOTH THE BACKPACK AND THE SHOP (IF IT'S FOR SALE)
FOR THE EVENT WHERE THERE'S A GRAVE YOU CAN PEE ON I MADE IT SO THAT ONLY CLERICS HAVE THE OPTION TO SAY A SMALL PRAYER. IF YOU CHOOSE TO SAY THE PRAYER, YOU'LL BE REWARDED WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD COINS. YOU'LL STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO PEE ON IT OF COURSE!
ENEMIES NO LONGER TAKE DAMAGE WHEN YOU INITIALLY PLAGUE THEM IN AN ATTACK. I MOSTLY DID THIS BECAUSE WHEN THEY PLAGUE THE PLAYER YOU ALSO DON'T TAKE DAMAGE. EVERY ATTACK AFTER THAT WILL CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN USUAL, INCLUDING THOSE WHERE THE PLAGUE CHANCE MAY TRIGGER AGAIN
NOW REDUNDANT HELP TOPICS WERE REPLACED WITH: BUILDINGS / STATUES / CAULDRONS / BREWING / BOSSES / AND PLAYER FEEDBACK
FIXED A BUG WHICH WAS PREVENTING FOUR LEAF CLOVERS FROM BEING PICKED FROM PURPLE FLOWERS (ONLY WORKED FOR THE RED DESERT FLOWERS). CHANCES ARE (3 + LUCK) OUT OF 135
NEW ITEM: STONE NECKLACE (ENEMY DROP). HIGH DEF & PREVENTS GOLEM MOVEMENT
NEW ITEM: COCKBLOCKER (UNIQUE NECKLACE). BOOSTS BLOCK %. UNLIKE THE SHIELD RING YOU DON'T HAVE TO EQUIP A SHIELD FOR THIS TO WORK
NEW ITEM: MIDAS (UNIQUE NECKLACE). INCREASES GOLD CHEST SPAWN ODDS. THIS ONLY FACTORS WHEN A NEW FLOOR IS LOADED, SO YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF AND WEAR SOMETHING ELSE AFTER BEGINNING THE FLOOR IF YOU WANT
NEW ENEMY: STONE GOLEM (IN LAST AREA, UNREACHABLE IN THIS BUILD)
THERE'S A NEW ICON FOR FOOD ITEM TYPES (A CARROT).
GUILD OPTIONS NOW HAVE ICONS NEXT TO WHAT YOU GET AS A REMINDER (HP / STM / FOOD)
YOUR HP BAR WILL NOW CHANGE GREEN IF PLAGUED AND PURPLE IF POISONED
ADDED A GLINT ON THE SWORD ON THE TITLE SCREEN. A GLINT!
NEW ENEMY: GHOSTLY ARMOR. APPEARS IN THE FINAL AREA, CAME OUT COOL. THESE COUNT AS GHOST TYPE ENEMIES AND CAN BE OHK'D WITH THE GHOSTSLAYER UNIQUE SWORD IF YOU HAVE IT. LIKE THE STONE GOLEM, YOU CAN'T REACH IT IN THIS BUILD BUT HE'S IN THERE
DOOM BEARS CAN NOW ALSO DROP A FISH, MAKES SENSE
THERE'S NOW A NEW MECHANIC IN PLACE WHERE VERY FEW ENEMIES WILL MOVE SLOWER THAN USUAL, SO THEY'LL MOVE EVERY 2-3 TURNS INSTEAD OF EVERY TURN. FOR NOW THIS IS LIMITED TO ORC DESTROYERS AND THE NEW STONE GOLEMS
WARRIOR SKILL 'DECAPITATE' NOW COSTS 14 STM TO USE (WAS 8). IT BEING 8 WAS WAY TOO LOW, AS ONLY HAVING 9 DEX ALLOWED YOU TO INSTANTLY KILL THINGS 49% OF THE TIME (EVEN BOSSES!) PLUS THEY HAVE LOADS OF STAMINA ANYHOW
DIRN'S PLATEMAIL (HEROIC ARMOR) NOW HAS A HELMET GRAPHIC THAT COMES WITH THE SET. LIKE THE OTHER ARMORS LIKE THIS IT CAN BE VISIBLY TOGGLED OFF
REGULAR ORCS NOW CARRY SPAZZ WEED AS A POTENTIAL DROP
MUGGERS CAN NOW CARRY A LOOT SACK (UNIQUE OFFHAND) AS A POTENTIAL DROP
PEMBROKE'S MUG NOW PROPERLY DISPLAYS "FEARSOME AURA (UNDEAD)" ON THE SPECIALS SCREEN
NEW ENEMY: SHADOW DRAGON. POWERFUL THUNDER DRAGON AND SHAMELESS PALLETE SWAP. ALSO IN THE FINAL AREA NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUILD
NEW ITEM: SHADOW MAIL (ARMOR). PREVENTS CURSES. NO PRIZES FOR GUESSING WHO DROPS THIS ONE.
CHEST BOX STATS WERE COMPLETELY REBALANCED AND OVERALL MADE EASIER, AS THEY SCALED WAY TOO MUCH BEFORE BY AREA # AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFEAT BY THE END GAME

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So that's about it! My testing core has a lot to dig into, should they so choose. Anybody else reading this who may be interesting in helping development along or has some feedback please make a stop on the forum too!

-Dave / Del_Duio

Aug 2, 2021

Uprising and Contest refactor

Gala Collider - razcrux

This month’s patch brings us two new major mechanics plus a slew of UI and bug fixes.

New mechanics

Uprising

Uprising occurs when a planet is invaded. Now for 3 consecutive turns your newly invaded planet will produce zero resources (instead you see a fist) and half its star value. On the 4th turn you've held it, it will fully become your planet.

In addition, any developments that are on a planet you capture are no longer kept on the planet but instead stay with their original owner and are destroyed and discarded into the discard pile.

The net effect of this change is to make losing a planet to invasion less game ending. You still suffer a significant loss of course by losing a planet, but the invading player does not get the full value of the planet right away. This change makes it easier to come back from an early loss where one of your planets was captured unexpectedly.

Contest taxation

Before this patch, if an enemy ship was in orbit around your planet at the start of the next turn, you wouldn't be able to build anything anymore because the planet would be considered Contested.

While we didn't want to entirely remove this mechanic, we also felt it could lead to some early losses based purely on a surprise move or choice you made and didn't reflect well on the game dynamics we wanted to encourage.

As a result we ended up changing the way contesting works to instead make the cost of everything you build cost one extra Component. (which you can see with the new blinking cubes around and next to the sector) – So it still sucks if you are Contested, and it is still a meaningful strategy to do so, but it isn’t as back breaking when you suffer from it.

The overall effect of this change is that it is no longer possible to guarantee taking over a section of the map based purely on having some surviving ships. As a player you feel also less locked-out and more readily able to pull out an effective mid-game reversal.

As a secondary effect, players though should note that this 1-component penalty tax also applies to anything built on their commander! So having your commander contested is now more dangerous than it was before.

Improvements

Spacebar in battle now toggles you through the sectors
Random maps now always have at least 2 connections to your commander and 3 across the middle of the map

New 3D models

New 3D models for:

Echo
Chain Storm
Continuum Hollow
Tilithon Command
Great Tree
Ima Mir

Bug fixes

Fix for window screen sizes on monitor settings that were close to full screen and would result in the bottom of the game window not being visible
Fix to prevent cards from the discard and deck starting off screen before you scroll
Additional validation code added to ensure tech pool buys remain consistent between reloads and turns
Fix for battle numbers being blue when they should not have been
Fixed AI sometimes not attacking
Ship model preview works again
Reloading a game no longer affects invasion numbers
Invasion replay from saved games no longer happens too late
Fixed an issue related to the tech-advance button in reloaded games
Fixed rare AI crash situations if sector was not loading correctly
Removed option to colonize in battle phase (was never intended to be possible!)

Next plans

We are testing universal shipyard options this month, plus working on:

Potential larger changes to the Invasion game mechanic
Better opponent replay information in the form of enemy movement trails
Further work on single player puzzles and tutorials

With of course bug fixes and many other features on our timeline!

Thanks for following our patch news and we hope to see you on our Discord server where we have a stream every Wednesday. We are very quick to respond and always open to playing a game!

Be well,

Team Gala

Aug 2, 2021

Weekly Dev Log for August 2nd, 2021

Tower Unite - Caboose700

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for August 2nd, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since July 19th, 2021. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

Summer Characters are Back!

Summer is here and the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

Update 0.14.3.0 - Arcade: Phase 2

Work continues on the finishing touches for Arcade: Phase 2, introducing new games to the Arcade, and more.

Read more about this update here.

June/July 2021 Condo Contest CLOSED! Voting Open!

The June/July 2021 Condo Contest has closed.

We're now in voting mode, and the community will make its decision on who won!

Want to vote? Check out the contest thread here.

Voting closes August 4th at 11:59 PM CT!

Accessibility Suggestions

We've created a forum post asking the community for suggestions on how we can improve gameplay for players with certain conditions such as colorblindness, dyslexia, or anything else that might affect a players ability to use the standard presentation and controls of the game.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, and possible solutions on how to solve a particular issue, please check out the forum post here.

Arcade - Phase 2

macdguy finished working on "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?", "Ultimate Cow Wheel", "Dragon's Treasure", completing all of the gameplay for all of the machines. He worked with Madmijk to play test and fix any bugs that appeared with the machines during the play test. He also optimized the leaderboard screens, and helped populate the Arcade with attract sounds for the new games.

Madmijk worked on stats and achievements for the new games, along with helping play test and discover bugs with the new machines.

Sketchman worked on icons for the achievements for all of the new machines.

Will finished working on music and sounds for all of the new machines.

Arcade: Ultimate Cow Wheel Gameplay

Arcade: New Machine Descriptions

Arcade: New Achievement Icons

Accelerate: Moon City

Johanna continued working on the new Accelerate map, "Moon City".

Accelerate: Moon City WIP

Zombie Massacre

macdguy worked on improving controller support for Zombie Massacre. He fixed bugs where players were unable to aim on certain maps, and added rumble feedback for firing and reloading. When using a controller in Zombie Massacre, the cursor will now hide and the cursor indicators (Gun Ammo remaining for example) will appear next to the player.

Zombie Massacre: Improved Controller Support WIP

Condo I/O

macdguy worked a bit on the upcoming Condo I/O system. He finalized the design for input/output. Using the system, players will be able to have multiple outputs from one item to another item, along with the ability to determine what that output does to the corresponding item. For example, a player can tie a Key Pad event of "On Success" to a door that will unlock the door when the "On Success" event fires. Alternatively, the Key Pad can tie an event of "On Failure" to the door to set the door on fire.

He also implemented delays into all the output events, allowing the player to chain output events. For example, a player could have a button that opens a door, then 2 seconds later, play a sound, then 3 seconds later begin moving a spiked wall.

Miscellany

macdguy worked on improving the Setting Menu to add a panel that is intended to explain in more detail what each setting does.

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations, looking into issues with voice chat, working on implementing the server browser backend, fixes and tweaks to condo saving, and more.

Wheezwer continued working on new Plaza posters, and started working on concept art for the planned Accelerate map, "Archenemypelago".

Improved Settings Menu WIP

Wrap It Up

That about covers everything that happened since July 19th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. See you all next week.

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