We're Getting Deeper Into The Abyss - Wii Tanks (2006)
Heyo, it's time for a DEVLOG,
So far, I've been working on the intro of the game. So, it's been pretty slow to say the least, this requires all the boring process of models, and lighting through multiple scenes. But it's a place you'll see multiple times in the game from what I'd like.
Anyway, what have I made in this area? Well, it's simple. I don't want to spoil much, you can see what it is, but story wise, I'd like it to be figured out while playing. So, hey.
The intro scene, woo. Just an intro scene for the player to get the controls before moving on or testing the options. I feel as a developer, there should be a part in the beginning instantly to test out settings for lower end PCs, or just keybinds, stuff like that for gamers. Or just motion blur, people hate that too. (Including me.)
The teasers aren't too much, and have been seen before, but this shows the character in play. I have been working on the mechanics of the player more and more. It is still very early in development. I don't have final animations for walking/running/talking/etc.
There are several animations the main character will have, and it's just a lot I need to do. The beginning is just a start. But I have made the dialogue text in play. And the example is shown, this is likely to change in development.
Information for Dialogue System. - The speed of the text while talking can be clicked to progress the talking speed. - The speed of the text isn't finalized yet. - Different colors for text on characters is a thing. - Animations aren't finalized.
I currently programmed the intro part, which involves an interactable, how is the interactable button in the game? Well, it's like this.
Pretty nice, hold E and have a circular close to it.
Information for Interaction System.
- The "E" key interactable button is being changed for the UI, it's just a horrible drawing I put on it, haha. - The animation isn't finalized. - The speed for this is currently 1.5 seconds, (to finish an interaction) this is probably going to be changed, because it already feels annoying to hold for that long, but I see why on important decisions sometimes. I'm a speedy gamer. - Interactions are currently OnTriggersEnter, they are not Raycast systems. Thought I'd note this. (Raycast meaning the player camera must look at something before the interaction is casted, the OnTrigger is while the player is in the vicinity.)
Interactions is just something small I'd show off, because I like how it looks. The gif provided shows off a bit of player animations, as it isn't fully finished. I still need to make front facing and back facing sprites. And also animations for those. Which is gonna suck, huff.
Anyway, I showed off the dialogue, some of the intro, and player animations, honestly, it isn't a lot, but I blame a bit of Christmas and College coming up. I do want to mention this will be polished before any type of release.
There will be achievements, and all that goodie stuff.
The development of ToHW is going great! We've been busy exponentially increasing waifu variety in the rooms by creating a range of new faces and hairstyles for the waifus.
There are over 30 new faces and over 30 new hairstyles! Below you have a glimpse at some of them:
4 of the new Hairstyles
4 of the new Faces
We hope you like them! If you're interested in seeing more, we have more content available on our Patreon, including info about the upcoming exclusive demo build. https://www.patreon.com/MizukiSoftware
We'll keep at it, so expect more juicy updates soon. Much love from Mizuki Software! <3
Patch Notes -added a new King unit: Pretender -added a new Token: Curtain Wall -changed Horde to have a keyword called 'Vanguard' which it shares with Curtain Wall -fixed a bug where Safari was showing the wrong description text. (The effect of the token is unchanged) -fixed a bug in windows 11 and Mac OSX where the game would fail to finish loading or record settings to the drive
The new "Cat Express Ticket" item, which allows players to skip through certain cleared Another Dungeons, has been released. As a sampler, we're sending 10 Cat Express Tickets to everyone's Inbox. Please give them a try!
▼Delivery Period From the Ver 3.5.10 Update to January 28, 2024 14:59 (UTC) The app must be updated to Ver 3.5.10 or later.
New Encounters
Encounter Characters
Update Information
The app must be updated to Ver 3.5.10.
Astral Archive
Added new Astral Archive content ・Mythos ・4 Books related to Song of Sword and Wings of Lost Paradise *Astral Tomes' unlock conditions can be checked from the Astral Archive page.
Encounters
・Another Style Epoch Maker... Alma's Another Style is available *Alma is eligible for a Pick-Up Bonus! Encounter Alma in her corresponding 5★ class and Style and she will be automatically Stellar Awakened. Encounter them after Stellar Awakening to receive a bonus +10 Light/Shadow Points.
・Fateful Encounter: Another Style Epoch Maker is available (Paid, 3 times max) *Alma is eligible for a Pick-Up Bonus! Encounter Alma in her corresponding 5★ class and Style and she will be automatically Stellar Awakened. Encounter them after Stellar Awakening to receive a bonus +10 Light/Shadow Points.
・Fateful Encounter The Ways We Walked Round 8 is available (Paid, 2 times max) *You can encounter one of the 5★ class characters listed below on the tenth encounter.
5★ characters available on 10th encounter
Heena Another Style (Jorurihime)
Garambarrel Another Style (Ymir)
Flammelapis Another Style (Völva)
Necoco Another Style (Fireside Cat)
Yukino Another Style (Okaminokami)
Otoha Another Style (Nekogami)
Kikyo Another Style (Transporter)
Tsukiha Another Style (Sarashinahime)
Tsukiha Extra Style (Shinatsuhime)
Tsubame Another Style (Felis Circulus)
・The "Ally Encounters" under Regular Encounters were updated.
Added Round 8 of character quests to the Replay Story feature
Characters Added in Round 8
Tsukiha
Tsubame
Yukino
Heena
Otoha
Lingli
Necoco
Kikyo
Garambarrel
Flammelapis
In addition to characters added in Round 8, the character Wenefica, released in Ver 3.3.110, will also be added to Replay Story.
*Uncleared character quests will not be displayed. *We are planning to add more stories to the Replay Story feature in the future.
Cat Express Tickets Cat Express Tickets can be spent when challenging a previously cleared Another Dungeon, along with the normal Key Card cost, to skip to the Clear screen. You will receive normal clear rewards, as well as loot from dungeon treasure chests and enemy materials. If you use a Cat Express Ticket on a Dungeon that can raise Light/Shadow Points, you will receive Light/Shadow Points normally. If you have defeated the relevant Horror(s) at least once, you can also receive Horror item drops when skipping.
A set amount of Cat Express Tickets may be obtained monthly from Guide of the Heavens and Guide of the Land. They may also be distributed in campaigns, events, or via other means.
*By using a Cat Express Ticket, you will not receive EXP or Git from winning battles, or certain limited items. *For items that drop from enemies that respawn continually, you will receive an amount within a fixed range. *Some Dungeons allow you to choose your route. After defeating the bosses that appear at the end of those routes and clearing, you will be able to skip those routes. *Routes that require items or certain conditions to be met to proceed are not eligible for the Skip function. *For Episodes, etc., that give Key Item collection bonuses to certain characters when in the party, these bonuses will not activate when using the Skip function. *The list of Dungeons eligible for Cat Express Tickets is planned to be expanded in the future.
The following functions will be added
New benefits will be added to "Guide of the Heavens" and "Guide of the Land" after the Ver 3.5.10 update. ・While subscribed to the Guide of the Heavens, the amount of Tsubura's Gems you can obtain per week will be boosted from 120 to 180 per week. ・While subscribed to the Guide of the Land, the amount of Tsubura's Gems you obtain per Another Dungeon clear will be boosted from 10 to 15 per clear. ・Cat Express Ticket Restock Feature added
By subscribing to Guide of the Heavens or Guide of the Land, you will be able to Restock a full complement of Cat Express Tickets (50 tickets). Cat Express Ticket Restock can be used when the number of tickets in your possession is lower than your maximum. While subscribed to Guide of the Heavens, you may perform 5 Cat Express Ticket Restocks per month. While subscribed to Guide of the Land, you may perform 1 Cat Express Ticket Restock per month. *The number of Cat Express Ticket Restocks the subscriber can perform are valid for one month from the date of subscription. Remaining restocks will be reset when the subscription is renewed. *The Cat Express Tickets you have obtained from Restocks will not vanish when your Cat Express Ticket Restock count is reset. *Cat Express Tickets may also be distributed in campaigns or via other means.
The following will be updated
・The area "Journey's Outset," added in Symphony: Octolight Conductors: The Prisoner's Odyssey, has been added to the World Map as a travel point. *When you select the Spacetime Rift on the World Map, it will behave the same as before starting Symphony: Octolight Conductors: The Prisoner's Odyssey.
・The following adjustments have been made to the Astral Archive's Book of Sun Goddess on Challenge difficulty. ・Adjusted the explanation of battle mechanics readable from the effects screen ・Adjusted the target selection priority for the battle mechanic "Single Combat"
・The following adjustments have been made to Episode: The Cliffs of Wyrmrest's Death Eater Lindwyrm battle. ・Adjusted the explanation of battle mechanics readable from the effects screen ・Corrected an issue preventing the proper display of certain battle effects
・Added an explanation that "Link additional attack changes to the same Strength as this skill" to certain skill descriptions ・Alma: "Crystal Fragor" ・Laclair Another Style (Blanc Meneur): "Heliacal Rising" *This also applies to skills post-Enhancement via Manifestation: Weapon Discovery. *This is only the display. The effects themselves are not affected.
・Made an adjustment to the interface when talking to Lady Midd in Time's Forgotten Stop. When using the Back button to return to character selection from the Necessary Documents or Style selection screen, the view will return to the character's place in the character overview.
Catch-up Campaigns
Another Eden's Global Version will finally catch up to simultaneous release with the Japan Version this month. As a result, the Catch-up Campaigns implemented in order to help Global Version players play and progress more smoothly as we caught up will be ending this month.
Our final Catch-up Campaign will be the fourth showing of the Supply Drop series! Several items to help you power up your allies, including items needed for Style changing and Stellar Awakening, will be delivered to your Inbox during the campaign period.
▼Delivery Period January 9, 2024 3:00 (UTC) – Start of simultaneous release with the Japan Version ・Chant Script x1 ・Tsubura's Gems x100 ・Cat Express Ticket x10
After logging in during the campaign period, please collect items within 90 days. The app must be updated to version 3.5.10. You can check info on currently running Catch-Up Campaigns from the Campaign Information page.
Identified Issues
・There are cases where the time duration for the 2,200 and 4,500 Chronos Stones' sales are displayed incorrectly. Correct: –1/15(UTC) x1 *The issue can be fixed by updating to version 3.5.10. ・When using Tithi's Call skill during Stellar Burst, certain effects that differ based on turn count may not activate with the correct turn count. ・Seal Boss clear achievements for each difficulty of the Book of Dragon Bearer and Book of Sun Goddess in the Astral Archive are not rewarding the proper amount of Chronos Stones *We will distribute the appropriate Chronos Stone rewards to players who cleared the eligible achievements during the affected period in the near future.
Fixed Issues
・The Link status effect may not activate properly off of certain skills that involve attacks at turn-end. ・The following characters can access their 3rd character quest at 4★, if all conditions aside from reaching 5★ status are met ・Oboro ・Elseal ・Sesta ・Yakumo ・Text and display issues. ・Other small issues.
As noted, I had merged what I was developing for the next segment into Main and pushed it to Steam. However, I had forgotten to add gallery.rpa, so some of those ugly error messages were showing up as thumbnail. That is now fixed. There should be 4 that are locked. and will be unlocked when I release "Dealing" and you play through it.:)
Made a backend change to how the Gallery runs. This makes it easier for me to add them on without unnecessary data. :)
Fly at your own pace, trade over 200 items between five different towns, upgrade and customise your airship, discover landmarks, find random events, and much more! If you missed the demo during Steam Next Fest last year, this is your best opportunity to get a taste of the world and the characters we've got to offer, in an almost finished and polished state now! ✨
If you're a returning player, this demo introduces many quality-of-life changes suggested over the previous demos, and introduces much more personality to Explora. You can now talk with town hosts to learn more about the world. Landmarks you discover might be a bit different due to random events. Your journal now tracks various stats and records of your voyages. There's new accessibility settings to help with motion sickness. And of course, we've improved the overall performance of the game by a lot, among numerous other changes!
Not only that, we expect this to be the last demo before the game releases. The demo will be available during the duration of the Economy Fest, so make sure to play it while it's available! ⏲️
Given that, we'd love it if you'd share your feedback with us on the Steam Forums! 🧭 Regardless if you're an invested trader, or a casual explorer, we would love to know your thoughts! We'd like to know about the quality of life tweaks or any other features you'd like to see, either when the game launches or in patches afterwards! 🫡
Additionally, if you don't follow us on socials yet, we highly recommend that you follow us at our studio's Twitter account! We'll continue sharing teasers and previews of the game, both through there, through news posts here, and of course, through our Discord Server! 🦈
Townseek's development has been a massive journey for us. It's hard to believe that we will be releasing the game in a few months' time. There are still a few more features and locations we want to make sure are in the game before we put it out, so we're quite not done yet. However, as soon as we're ready and settle on a release date, we'll make sure you know! 🫡
Now then! Get trading and fill your bag full of coins by trading among the many towns Explora has to offer! Cheers!