******************************* EA Release - 0.8.4 Notes - pushed ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Just another quick fix for the main story quest. Also, the female peasants speak about their region when spoken to
Fixed - King Alhanas will speak more about the main quest (don't want to give away anything) provided you've met the needed requirement in the story
Fixed - Female peasants speak about their region
Patch Notes ea v0.8.3
EA Release - 0.8.3 Notes - pushed ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Fixed an issue with the main quest which allows you to move to Act II (the final act) Also, added "click to read" hint to some lore books which you can read for hints. I think I found a good solution to the minimap icons scaling properly for all mobs. I've updated the RAT minimap icon only in this build. This method should keep the same scale for all mobs regardless of their size
Fixed - Main Story Quest - N'Ratak is home if the correct conditions are met
New - Minimap icon for the Rat.
Informational - Added a "click to read" message to a few lore books which are hints within the game.
Patch Notes ea v0.8.2
EA Release - 0.8.2 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Small update to fix the chest that contains the Dragon Circlet, part of main story quest, not appearing. A flag was set during the framework upgrade which prevented it from appearing in game. Also, discovered you could grab more than 1 circlet which was not intended.
Fixed - Chest containing Dragon Circlet appears as it should
Fixed - The party can only get 1 dragon circlet as intended
Patch ea v0.8.1
EA Release - 0.8.1 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes It was asked if the Watchtowers in Southern Westernlands had doors or could enter them. Nope, they are just decorative for the map. Well, exiting EA by June failed. Getting close, though. Lots of bugs have been reported and fixed since the big framework upgrade in January. Don't want to jynx myself, but, the players that have reported the most are starting to find less to report - yay! With that in mind, I'm shooting for end of year to exit EA at the latest and September at the earliest. It's been a slog this year but, worth it in the end - a better product for everyone.
Another suggestion that was brought up recently, upping the level cap to 65. The player felt, at 60, there wasn't enough skill points to spend to better round out their party. The goal was to limit the number of Maxed skills; to make you think about your party builds, have the fun for me. Let me know your thoughts on this one in discord or in the suggestion thread here on Steam.
Fixed - Novice Affliction tome now ranks up the spell
Fixed - Expert Spellshield tome now ranks up the spell
Fixed - Master Spellshield tome now ranks up the spell
New -
Informational - Southern Westernlands map updated
] Informational - The dungeon master will give you a proper description of Ashund Forest and Snoffug Mountains when asked
Patch Notes ea v0.8.0
EA Release - 0.8.0 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Fixed a couple of doors that were missed from the framework update. The Soduruin gate to S. Westernlands was completely broke. I had to rebuild the collision and re-set the dialog event to work again. Still going through the spellbook, tomes, and manual dialogs to make sure they are setup correctly. It's a slog; but, necessary. Rather than wait until that is done, I decided to push this tiny update to fix these doors since I consider them game breaking.
Fixed - Master Healing Magic trainer door, in Edgefair, will be answered now
Fixed - Soduruin gate to S. Westernlands has been fixed and citizens may travel through once again.
Patch Notes ea v0.7.9
EA Release - 0.7.9 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!
Fixed some more tomes/spell books. A few of these I had the checks wired up backwards. I'm going to spend this week going through the dialog setups to see if there are anymore like this.
Necros and Arcane magic - they can only learn Novice. I've given them up to Expert Mind magic instead; the idea behind that is they have the ability to instill fear in their enemies' mind.
It was reported the Alchemy Master trainer doesn't show up in the journal. I did not (and couldn't reproduce) have that issue. Not all trainers have an entry in the journal as an FYI.
The house owner in Elderwood Forest that always says go away- This intended and not broken. He's just a bitter old Elf.
Fixed - Lightning Storm spellbook performs the correct checks now when attempting to learn the spell
Fixed - Lightning Storm Novice tome performs the correct checks now when attempting to upgrade the spell
Fixed - Master Fireshield now displays Master in the description instead of expert.
Fixed - Novice Shock of Frost tome performs the correct checks now
Fixed - Healing spells should display an appropriate healing message
New -
Informational -
Patch Notes ea v0.7.8
EA Release - 0.7.8 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Modified the character sheet to display the amount of XP needed to reach the next level instead of the amount of XP remaining to reach next level. This fixes the negative amount once character reaches max level. Updated the Maximum HPs, MPs, and EPs a character can have (as planned) within the configurations instead of leaving it open. Leaving it open resulted in some insane amounts (still haven't figured out where the formula for calculating these caused the insane addition). If a character in your current party has levels above 1000, it will be adjusted to 1000 (this includes any +HP items or spells)
And for your amusement, I was tracking down a bug where, occasionally, when holding down the right mouse button, you would start to turn to the left, slowly. After a few days of trying to figure it out, I realize my gamepad was upside down and the right joystick was being pressed just enough for the camera to start rotating. Hope you got a chuckle out of that.
Fixed - 2nd character slot can learn Novice Rocks now if they meet the qualifications
Fixed - 2nd character slot can learn Novice Metalskin now if they meet the qualifications
Fixed - Suffocating Sphere Novice tome checks for appropriate Master Air Magic skill
Fixed - A Pirate Stronghold door now opens - was marked as static preventing the open animation from playing
Fixed - Some buildings were not displaying in the minimap
Fixed - No longer "swim" down the Ashund Forest stairs
Fixed - Ashund Forest river and pond swimming works better now
New -
Informational - Updated Master Lightning Bolt description to the correct description
Informational - Experience on Character sheet now shows current XP amount (Amount to reach next level) instead of amount left to reach next level
Informational - Max HPs, MPs, and EPs has been capped to 1000
Informational - Bestiary entries will show entire name of the monster. Had to lower the font size for everything to fit.
Informational - Removed a couple of tab categories in the bestiary that did not belong
Informational - Additional alchemy resources added to Murkwater Swamp
Patch Notes ea v0.7.7
EA Release - 0.7.7 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Thanks to steam user, shafkhan2001, being paitent and working through the trainers in Granit Mines not opening up when he knocked. Figured out what was going on and was able to fix it. The issue didn't affect everyone from what I could tell. The fix in this update should help in avoiding the for anyone in the future.
Fixed - Added a missing death rune to complete the quest that requires them. All of them can be found now
Fixed - Should be able to enter the NW room in Shimmerscale's Lair
Fixed - Regional map displays the zone's name in the lower right box
Fixed - Should be able to cast Fire Protection spell now. Really old (early days of development) setting was still there that needed to be removed
Fixed - All treasure chests in Northern Westernlands should be interactive now - Think I got them all this time!
Fixed - Shops shouldn't show closed when they should be open
New -
Informational - Druin Hills regional map has been updated
Informational - Updated Salvation spell book and tomes icon to match rest of divine spells
Informational - Silence and Numbing cold spellbook now list the correct skill required for the spell
Patch Notes ea v0.7.6
EA Release - 0.7.6 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Framework upgrade strikes again. It was reported that items with Disease and/or Cold resists were not providing the resist. All items had those wiped out from the upgrade. I've restored their values. You should get the appropriate resist benefit when equipped,again. XP should no longer go negative once you've reached max level. This would be for new games. Saved games may not be affected. Fixed some typos in a few descriptions To use the shrines in the world, be sure to click on the center obelisk.
Fixed - Should be able to scroll through Potion Crafting recipes if you have more than 8 in your book
Fixed - Chests around Harkness Castle and in the Hobgoblin forts (N. Westernlands) should be accessible now (missed this during the framework upgrade)
Fixed - Armors and rings that have cold or disease resists have had their values restored
Fixed - XP should no longer go negative once you've reached max level.
Fixed - Clerics should be able to train in Expert Battle Tactics now
Fixed - Market Stall shops should not "open" while in battle if interacted with
Fixed - Travelling on the Dancing Lilly should restore health, endurance, and mana upon reaching your destination - except Fire Temple Island
Fixed - Frostblast scroll now does COLD damage instead of fire damage as intended
Fixed - Master Daggers trainer, in Granit Mines, is answering his door now
Fixed - Expert Flamelick Tome - displays appropriate message if character in second slot attempts to use it.
Fixed - All shrines should work now.
New - Added Lagozed's Shrine (disease)
Informational - Divine Metals shop has been added to Granit Mines
Informational - Regional map for Nerah's Landing - updated the boat from the main island to say: To Fire Temple Island or Druinport
Informational - Ret Sambells, trainer at the Silver Dragon, tells you how much the training will cost now
Informational - Druinport map updated: Mya Adams now shows as Staff Trainer instead of Expert - which she is not
Informational - You can now swim in the water areas in Ashund Forest/Ravenshire.
Patch Notes ea v0.7.5
EA Release - 0.7.5 Notes ********** WARNING: Saved Games may be broken with this update ************************
Developer Notes Just a quick patch to fix the Kobold Lair entrance being blocked
Fixed - Entrance into Kobold's Lair is no longer blocked in Druinport
New -
Informational - Updated the minimap name for the Abandoned Watchtower
