Hello everyone! I hope you are all having an amazing October! I know I am, as I am happy to announce one of the biggest updates to the game since its release into Early Access. To start...
Notebook System
This new system is a work-in-progress. By using the A Key, you can now choose between opening your map and opening your notebook. The notebook currently only has functionality inside of Torren's Harbor, as it currently is a test. But it is a catalogue of people, places, and words-of-advice from various NPCs. Therefore, now there will be images of dungeons, locations, and towns placed within the notebook to eliminate players getting lost or confused on the huge overworld map. I hope this helps clear up one of the biggest roadblocks for new players!
Gamepad Function
The second exciting update is the new gamepad/controller support. Using JoyToKey, I have mapped out the controls for Azarine Heart onto your standard Xbox One remote, but it should work with any gamepad with equivalent controls and buttons. However, standard gamepad function has been disabled in-engine. Please use the discussion boards or join the Discord server to report any bugs. I check them almost daily. The mapping (Xbox controller) goes as follows:
Arrow keys = Left stick
Z/Enter = A
X/Esc = B and Start
F = X
Shift(Dash) = Y
R = D-Pad Up
T = D-Pad Right
U = D-Pad Left
Y = D-Pad Down
Q = LB
G = LT
A = RB
K = RT
W = Select
H = L3
J = R3
Please reach out if any bugs or suggestions need to be brought up. Otherwise; happy playing!
Alpha 1.3.7 Patch - September 22
Tileset overhaul! Check out the new and improved dungeon/cave tilesets! As well as some new dungeons and caves to go with them... ;)
Happy hunting!
Alpha Patch 1.3.6 - September 13th
Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce we're going to be pulling out of early access very very soon! Enjoy the latest patch of the game as I work diligently to pull out of EA by the end of 2023. Stay tuned!
Alpha 1.3.5 Patch - August 26th
Several small QOL changes: - The Delicate String no longer teleports the player into the middle of the ocean. - Ilse of Chayden will appear in Haalwind after her questline concludes. - Marriage candidates don't loop their proposal dialogue anymore. - The light produced by the Delver's Helm now follows the player.
Alpha Patch 1.3.4 - August 2nd
Small bugfixes! Do not use the Delicate String item if you find it. It currently has no effect due to a game-breaking bug.
Alpha 1.3.3 Patch - July 24th
The graphics patch. - Several new tiles have been replaced and redone. - Four new marriage candidates have been finished and implemented; Astia Lemonds, Elessia Elfebrand, Alaria Mercatio, and Lorsephone Ramoran. Husbands will be coming soon! - Several new quests in Chayden and Blackmark. - Find the ruined town of Havelin, where a piper brought back a plague of wicked rats to punish the inhabitants for their treachery...
Alpha 1.3.2 Patch - June 26th
General bugfixes!
Alpha 1.3.1 Patch - June 14th
One directory folder has been removed to reduce disk space from around 2 GB to around half that now. If there are errors, please post in the discussion boards.
Bugfix patch: - Plants no longer block pathways in Aldamasi or Bergano Wood. - Chayden no longer lacks a BGM track everywhere except the Abbey. - Removed the Double Trentius Tobias bug after completing the Loravine Shrine quest. - Fixed a bug where the player can walk through walls and palisades. - Overhauled the Loyal Dragon battle. - Fixed a bug where "The Perquisition" questline doesn't update and softlocks the main quest. Fixed a bug where the "Judas King" questline doesn't update and softlocks the main quest. - Fixed Glorin Simarel's dialogue tree, where he originally defaulted to always going home. - Added the 'soft light' to the Delver's Helm armor reward. - Updated the world map, accessed with the A Key.
Alpha 1.3 Patch - June 9th
Hello everybody! To kick off summer and anticipate the summer sale, here's a new, big update for Azarine Heart. Included are a ton of bugfixes, QOL changes, and updates to janky systems like combat and map navigation. Inaccessible areas have been opened, broken doors have been fixed, and the world map has been updated to match the new, expanded version of Acadia that was introduced earlier this year. Have fun and enjoy a cleaner, smoother Acadia, whether it's for your good deeds or your very evil, evil ones!
Alpha 1.2.6 Patch - May 15th
Hope you've all been well! I've added some small changes to the game, but I will be more busy during the summer with my job. I hope to update you all again soon!
- Added the Whorl, the Stonepit, and Widower's Mine dungeons; the Whorl and the Stonepit are 'open dungeons', and can be explored right there in the overworld. - Changed the graphics for ice, crystal, death, and wind spells. No more recolored fireballs! - Started working on Meg the Mighty's questline, which is the last of the companion quests.
I hope to be pulling the game out of early access by the end of the year! Stay tuned.
