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Piecewise 21.11.7 has been released. The 0.5~3.2MB update will be applied automatically by Steam. The changes include:
Fixed some voice events emitting for bots even if "ignore bots" is checked in Discord configuration. You'll need to re-export your bot to receive this change.
Anvil’s Early Access / Game Preview date has been confirmed for Dec. 2 and is approaching fast. While this news is super exciting, there is a lot to prepare, so I am both worried and excited. Today, I will be discussing the relic sharing system that many people have given feedback about.
The idea of sharing relics in multiplayer started with the intention of giving a way for players to communicate with each other. If there isn’t anything information to convey in multiplayer mode, there would be few reasons for communication. By sharing relics, I hoped people would communicate in different ways.
In the first playtest, both the positive and negative sides of sharing relics were found. The positive aspect was that in teams that had good communication, the relic sharing system acted as a means of collaboration. Players shared relics, discussed who would be best to take a certain relic, and were considerate of other players’ situations. In other teams, however, the same features were the source of the problems. Without any communication, one player would rush to the vaults and buy all the good relics while the other user stacked up gold without the means to use them, making the game less enjoyable.
The development team contemplated on the two opposite results. We had three demo tests after the first, and to cut to the results, we felt that our intentions were good, but our method of bringing it to the game had problems. Sharing relics became an obstacle to players creating their personal builds, which led people to play in restricted freedom and made the gameplay boring instead of making the game more fun. Instead of making multiplayer mode feel like a collaboration, players felt that they were obstructed by teammates.
After much discussion, we decided to make the relics in the vaults exclusive to each player. One thing that’s a shame is that too much time passed before making this decision, which has led to the relics being shared between players for the Early Access version.
Making relics exclusive to each player isn’t just about disabling the share feature but came with considerations for technical modifications as well as the balance between characters. This was more than what the development team expected so instead of risking releasing the game in an unstable state which can lead to bugs, we thought it’d be wiser to thoroughly test the feature and update the game later.
After Early Access, many aspects of Anvil will continue to change. If you have any good ideas, please share! The development team is always taking note of all your feedback.
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This patch addresses some more bugs reported with the new 0.4 build.
Changelog for version 0.4.2b
Fixed downed characters not animating or showing skill point + effects after they are revived
Fixed Brand's Rosary not unlocking as infinite when completing his Banished to Hell quest. View his quest page again and it should unlock.
Fixed crash when viewing Frozen Fist relic details
Fixed crash related to Berserker's Rage distortion
Fixed crash related to Battle Ready distortion
Fixed crash when trying to view details on certain distortion effects in Battle Info menu
Fixed skill point counter when paging through Genius forms in town skills menu
Fixed quests option showing up in singularity battle menu
Fixed invisible interface bug when losing a mission
Fixed distortions sometimes appearing as temporary skills in character skill list
Fixed a crash that could happen if you taunted an enemy with Claire and then transformed her
Fixed town alerts not continuing to other pending alerts if you canceled the town level up animation
Fixed bug with Stealth Generator item where it wasn't cleaning up end of battle data properly after use, leading to various other possible issues in the next battle
Fixed Stealth Generator item not fully exiting the encounter if you used it in a rescue battle or other mid-encounter battle
Stealth Generator can no longer be used to exit the final mission of a special rescue mission
Reduced Medium Blob enemy's damage taken threshold to release its victim a bit
We would like to inform you about the update on 2021.11.23. Please refer to the information below to avoid any inconveniences.
◎ Update
[11 New Seals Added]
11 types of Seals which permanently increase stats upon opening have been added.
[Content]
- New Seal Information 1. [Piyomon Seal] which increases DS has been added. 2. [Palmon Seal] which increases DE has been added. 3. [Ikkakumon Seal] which increases HP has been added. 4. [Rapidmon Seal] which increases EV has been added. 5. [WereGarurumon(Black) Seal] which increases HT has been added. 6. [HerculesKabuterimon Seal] which increases DE has been added. 7. [Puppetmon Seal] which increases DS has been added. 8. [MugenDramon Seal] which increases AT has been added. 9. [Lucemon: Wild 2nd Mode Seal] which increases HP has been added. 10. [Chaosmon Seal] which increases AT has been added. 11. [Omegamon Zwart Seal] which increases CT has been added.
◎ New Seal Information
◎ Event
#01. [Henry’s Seal Exchange!] Event
[Duration] After maintenance on 2021.11.23 ~ Maintenance on 2021.11.30
[Content]
- Event Description 1. NPC <Seal Exchange Event> Henry will appear at DATS Center during the event period. 2. <Seal Exchange Event> Henry can craft various Seals for Tamers.
◎ Henry’s Seal Craft Formula
◎ Promotion
#01. Seal Master Package [Special II] on Limited Sale (Gameking Exclusive)
[Duration] After maintenance on 2021.11.23 ~ Maintenance on 2021.11.30
- Seal Master Package [Special II] [Price: [1ea] ▶ 198 C] [Component] - Seal Opener 250ea - Seal Exchange Ticket 3000ea [Bonus] Fortune Cookie 3ea
#02. [Limited] Thanksgiving Present Package on Limited Sale (Gameking Exclusive)
This [Limited] goods can be purchased only once per account, are discounted at a higher rate, but all items included are character bound.
[Duration] After maintenance on 2021.11.23 ~ Maintenance on 2021.11.30
※ [Thanksgiving Lv.5 DigiEgg Exchange Coin] and [Thanksgiving Mid Class Transcendence ConvertChip Exchange Coin] can be used with the NPC <Thanksgiving Day>Elecmon at DATS Center to craft items. ※ All items obtained from this craft are character bound.
◎ [Thanksgiving Lv.5 DigiEgg Exchange Coin] Craft List Thanksgiving Lv.5 DigiEgg Exchange Coin 1ea can be used to craft a Lv.5 DigiEgg.
◎ [Thanksgiving Mid Class Transcendence ConvertChip Exchange Coin] Craft List Thanksgiving Mid Class Transcendence ConvertChip Exchange Coin 1ea can be used to craft a Mid Class Transcendence ConvertChip.
#03. [Limited] Level-up Spike Package on Limited Sale (Gameking Exclusive)
This [Limited] goods can be purchased only once per account, are discounted at a higher rate, but all items included are character bound.
[Duration] After maintenance on 2021.11.23 ~ Maintenance on 2021.11.30
- [Limited] Level-up Spike Package [Price: [1ea] ▶ 198 C] [Component] - Super Amplification Booster +1000% 20ea - Novice's Yellow Soccer Uniform Box [30D] 1ea - ExpBooster+300% Box 1ea - Random Magnetic ID Card Box [30D] 1ea - Adventure Agumon Costume Set [30D] 1ea - Reinforced DigiAura Ver. X [30Days] 1ea
[Duration] After maintenance on 2021.11.23 ~ Maintenance on 2021.11.30
- V-mon[V-dramon] Package [Price: [1ea] ▶ 198 C] [Component] - V-mon[V-dramon] DigiEgg Lv.4~5 1ea - Reinforced Digiclone Package 1ea - Hatch Backup Lv.5 1ea - Dragon Mid Class DATA 10ea - Dragon Low Class DATA 40ea [Bonus] Fortune Cookie 3ea
- Guilmon[ChaosGallantmon] Package [Price: [1ea] ▶ 198 C] [Component] - Guilmon[ChaosGallantmon] DigiEgg Lv.4~5 1ea - Reinforced Digiclone Package 1ea - Hatch Backup Lv.5 1ea - Dragon Mid Class DATA 10ea - Dragon Low Class DATA 40ea [Bonus] Fortune Cookie 3ea
- Hackmon Package [Price: [1ea] ▶ 198 C] [Component] - Hackmon Digiegg Lv.4~5 1ea - Reinforced Digiclone Package 1ea - Hatch Backup Lv.5 1ea - Dragon Mid Class DATA 10ea - Dragon Low Class DATA 40ea [Bonus] Fortune Cookie 3ea
◎ Update and Bug Fixes
- Security Improvement - Server/Channel stabilization - Game DB organization/backup - Locked Gankoomon’s Training Box Lv. 1 ~ 20, Gankoomon’s Training Box Lv.1 ~ 20, Gankoomon’s Training Certification will be deleted during the next server maintenance on 2021.11.30 - Key of Gratitude as well as the NPC <Key of Gratitude Exchange>Lalamon will be deleted during the next server maintenance on 2021.11.30