1. Revision of Korean Game Rating Labeling • According to the regulations of the Korean Game Rating Board, the rating label has been revised as follows. • Restricted to Youth (18+) → Restricted to Youth (19+)
2. Minimap Warp Improvement • The minimap has been updated to allow selection through the Focus UI, even across areas without paths.
3. Background Scroll Speed Adjustment • Since the speed of enemy bullets varies with difficulty, there were instances where the background scrolled faster than the bullets. • The background scroll speed has been adjusted for each difficulty level so that it is slower than the bullets.
4. Add Notification Popup An additional notification popup has been added to prompt for confirmation when selecting 'Restart' or 'Main Menu' on the settings screen for added safety.
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Black Academy 1.0.171 Update
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This 1.0.171 update focuses on enhancing the gameplay experience of Black Academy by adding features primarily related to game balance and adjusting various parameters.
Please refer to the details below for more information.
1. Reduction in the number of rooms (barriers) • To prevent excessively long playtimes resulting from exploring every area, we have reduced the number of rooms (barriers) to alleviate boredom. • Meet bosses more quickly and enjoy thrilling battles!
2. Jamu Jamu, Reward Revamp • The probability of acquiring experience from Jamu Jamu has increased. (30% -> 50%) • As your level increases, the amount of experience obtained from Jamu Jamu also increases.
3. Additional Rewards for Mid-Bosses • Although defeating mid-bosses already yields a substantial amount of experience, additional rewards are provided as it was deemed insufficient. • Additional Reward: Magical Items (Rare grade or higher) *Legendary grade may also appear.
5. Leviah, Increase in Attack Power • Leviah's attack power has been adjusted upward to allow for more effectiveness in battles. (30% increase)
6. Charging Attack Enhancement • Charging attacks now become progressively stronger based on current attack power and level. • Additionally, they gain additional effects based on the Magical Power rank. (Values for each rank do not accumulate.)
7. Boss, HP Increase • As the barrier diminishes, and Levia's attack power and charged attacks increase, the boss's HP increases. • Boss HP Increase (+30%)
8. Magical Stone, Additional Acquisition Source • Upon achieving 1000 points, you will be able to acquire an additional Magical Stone.
■ Issue fixed
1. Sound Effect Muting Issue • Correction of the issue where sound disappears as more sound effects are played.
2. Honey Bee Box Appearance Issue • Correction of the issue where honey bee boxes were not appearing frequently.
3. Suspicious Witch Appearance Issue • If the player has already reached level 3, the suspicious witch will not appear.
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Black Academy 1.0.170 Update
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The main update in version 1.0.170 is [Keybind Changes]. If you had specific keybindings in mind, try changing them after the update!
Please refer to the details below for more information.
1. Keybinding Change • Select the input method to change, either Keyboard or Gamepad. • After selecting the desired action to change and a pop-up window appears, input the desired button.
■ Issue fixed
1. Move Focus in Settings Popup • Fixed an issue where focusing movement in the settings window didn't work if the tutorial was not completed.
2. Monster Animation_Stage 3 (Baseball Demon) • Fixed the issue where the baseball demon occasionally appeared in a rotated state.
3. Dialogue text truncation issue • Fixed the issue where the upper and lower parts of the dialogue text were cut off.
4. Automatic acquisition of Magical Orbs when the popup window is displayed • When character movement is restricted due to UI display, the Magical Orb will be automatically acquired, and the UI will be displayed.
5. Warp Re-entry Notification UI • Fixed occasional issue of UI being cut off during display.
6. Settings Screen_Continue, Active Skills • When the active skill and the confirmation button share the same key, an issue where the active skill is triggered upon entering the play again from the settings screen has been fixed.
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Black Academy 1.0.169 Update
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The major update for version 1.0.169 is the [Crunch Mode]. Choose whether to challenge yourself for further growth or to avoid risks!
Please refer to the details below for more information.
1. Crunch Mode • When entering a regular boundary, you may have a chance to challenge the Crunch Mode. • When you challenge the Crunch Mode, demons become stronger, but the rewards you can obtain also increase. • The Crunch Mode appears once for each stage.
2. Firing Charged Attack upon Character Switch • To provide more benefits when switching characters, we have added a feature where a charged attack is fired upon character switch.
■ Issue fixed
1. Issue with Levia's attack remaining active • The issue where Levia's attacks remained even when moving between rooms has been fixed.
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Black Academy 1.0.168 Update
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The major update of version 1.0.168 includes the re-expression of illustrations that were rolled back due to censorship by the game rating committee, making them sexy again, with only the addition of censorship for important areas.
Please refer to the details below for more information.
1. Illustration modifications • The illustrations and phase-specific damage effects will be re-applied with only the important areas covered.
2. Translation addition • Chinese (Traditional) addition
■ Issue fixed
1. Unable to proceed in the game when warping immediately after leveling up • After leveling up, the portal and minimap will no longer be activated to prevent any interference.
We faced many challenges regarding the censorship, but we made modifications to ensure that the charm of the illustrations is preserved as much as possible. We hope that users can understand and be accommodating regarding these points.
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CG censorship additional update
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The enhanced censorship update for the illustrations, which we previously announced through a notice, has been completed.
With the official release version, the illustrations gradually become more explicit with each phase.
Until the reevaluation process is approved, the illustrations will be modified to only appear upon defeating bosses, similar to the Early Access version.
We truly regret the situation caused by the censorship issue. We kindly request your understanding, and we will promptly prepare for the reevaluation process to maintain the original expression of the illustrations as much as possible.
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CG Additional Censorship Announcement
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First of all, we sincerely apologize for the unfortunate news.
With the official release of Black Academy, the level of illustration exposure has been updated.
Based on our goal to develop the game with the highest level of exposure in Korea, we created illustrations and went through the update rating review process.
However, we have received feedback from the Game Rating Committee stating that "the illustrations are excessively provocative."
Therefore, we have been requested to revert the illustrations with increased exposure back to the Early Access version, and we plan to proceed with the update.
(The related update is scheduled to take place on June 16, 2023.)
However, through future reevaluation, we will update the illustrations to be as appealing as possible.
Black Academy 1.0.167 Update
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In version 1.0.167, issues have been resolved and usability has been improved. Supporters' nicknames have been added to the ending credits. Please refer to the details below for more information.
1. Steam Cloud, Achievements • Steam Cloud, Achievement feature has been added.
2. Magical Spell_Rank-based Effects • Through the appearance effects, you can feel the anticipation of what magical spell will appear.
3. Added Boss (Stage 2 - Rico) effects • Added effects to the 1st phase, 2nd pattern.
4. Boss (Stage 5_Panya) 4th Phase UI Added • An instructional UI has been added to the 4th phase, similar to other phases.
5. Added Ending Credits Content • The nicknames of Tumblbug supporters have been added. • The nickname of the player who first cleared the Black difficulty has been added. (Verification video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GUAwCF10Rs)
6. Blacklist_ Buff Effects • The buff effects applied through the Blacklist are also displayed in the 'ID Card - Buff Effects'.
7. Added Main Screen Button Controls (Considered UX) • You can now execute the selection function on the main screen by pressing the [Enter] button. • You can now close the conversation log by pressing the [ESC] button.
8. Tutorial: Magical Spell Destruction • Additional dialogue for Magical Spell Destruction has been added.
■ Issue Fixes
1. Magical Spell Effect Skip - Active Spell • When you have an active spell, skipping the magical spell acquisition effect will no longer result in the active spell being used.
2. Black List - Panya (List 1 - A weekend date?) • The values have been adjusted according to the original design intention. (When upgraded up to level 10, it will increase by 1 level.) • The issue where the magic item selection UI did not appear when leveling up due to the Blacklist effect has been resolved.
3. Mid-Boss - Conversion of Bullets into Coins • When defeating the mid-boss, enemy bullets are now converted into coins.
4. Wandering Merchant, Raccoon [Deuki] - Refresh • Refreshing is not available when all items in the shop have been purchased.
5. Language selection popup • Fixed the issue where the PV video was playing even when no language was selected.
6. Magical Spell_Levia_Small Rocket, Guided shuriken • The issue of occasionally failing to aim accurately at enemies has been fixed.
7. 1st Stage_Print Devil (Charge Devil)_Hit effect • When restarting the game, the intermittent hit effect where enemies turn red was not resetting properly, and this issue has been fixed.
8. Jamu Jamu_Level Up • The issue where the portal did not appear when leveling up consecutively has been fixed.
9. Character Skin Illustration Replacement in Magical Compendium • The issue where clicking the illustration replacement button with the mouse would result in the closing function instead of the replacement has been fixed.
Moving forward, there are plans to continue addressing issues, improving convenience, and adding small-scale content. We will continue to make efforts to make the game even more enjoyable in the future.
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Black Academy 1.0.166 Update
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The urgent issues that occurred after the official release have been resolved in version 1.0.166. Please refer to the details below for more information.
1. Result Screen - Difficulty Display • Modify to display the selected difficulty on the result screen
■ Issue Fixes
1. Stage transition UI • Fixed an issue where the character arrival animation occurs twice when skipping at a specific timing during the stage transition screen.
2. Map generation error • Fixing the issue where the map is not fully generated and preventing the mini-map from expanding when pressing ESC.
3. Stage 4 - Mid Boss • Fix character-related issues that occur when defeating the mid-boss before Lina gets captured.
4. Fix the coin value display error • Fix the issue caused by the coin text animation and display the value correctly.
We have conducted urgent patches focusing on addressing the issues that may cause significant discomfort during gameplay. We will continue to address any other issues that are discovered and provide updates accordingly.
We will strive to make your gameplay experience more enjoyable.
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Black Academy Official Release!
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On May 26, 2023 at 6:30 PM, Black Academy was officially released!
The major update in the official release version 1.0.164 includes the addition of stages 4 and 5, along with enhanced illustrations.
For more details, please refer to the information provided below.
• Additional stages 4 and 5, featuring new demons, have been added to Black Academy. • Break free from the interference of demons and make your way towards a peaceful commute back home!
■ Increased illustration exposure
During the early access period, there were many opinions stating that the illustrations were less explicit compared to the adult rating. In the official release version, we have updated to provide you with increased exposure illustrations to enjoy.
• An illustration is displayed as each phase progresses, and the exposure gradually increases. • When the phase is short, low-exposure illustrations are excluded and not displayed.
■ Language Addition (Japanese)
• Japanese language has been added. • The text of difficulty selection and game over images has been localized for each language.
■ Additional & Modifications
1. Magic Items
1.1. Multi-use hook • The effectiveness of coin acquisition range has been deemed low, so the item abilities have been modified. • Increase in coin acquisition range → Increase in attack power and movement speed.
1.2. Buttering up • As the stages progress, the efficiency of coin consumption reduction has become excessively favorable. • The stats of rare grade items have been adjusted. • (Rare Grade) Coin Consumption Rate Decreased: 20% → 15%
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