Lost Flame
0.20.7d hotfix
Small hotfix (0.20.7d) is live:
* added a setting on Steam Deck to disable controller vibrations
* Violet no longer gives you witchglass at the very end (it was not very useful anyway at that point)
* changed a little bit mechanics on Violet Pepper's intro chat
* when using chat, the message log is moved to the lower part of the screen every time
* fixed one of primordial children of Iphe having wrong sprite
* added option to navigate to found exits on pad too (L2+Y by default)
* reduced the volume of rain a little bit
* one of the primordial children of iphe will no longer transform big part of your equipment into tentacles in some cases
* push away sound will no longer be played globally even if it happens far outside of your hearing range
* fixed ball lightning not giving you exp for kills
* fixed game selecting second option in menu every time you run it on steam deck
* minor changes to some of the mechanics related to Marsh ending
0.20 is out!
MAJOR
Unique Item Refinements
[p]This is the largest part of this update. Each single unique item can be refined up to 3 times to gain unique hand-made effects for even more build customization. Here are a few examples:[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33622390/b28344ffdd4ea140869e813b60dc7c4e456fc439.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33622390/c98e222be4a8439704ed08c7b812ae02cf4c02fe.png"][TAG-20][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33622390/f2fafbb21197a627d3cd7ff8f6960ab320273b09.png"][/p][p][/p][p]Items can be refined by Aveline, a new NPC you will encounter at some point. A new resource - witchglass - is required to do so.[/p]New ending
[p]The update introduces a new difficult ending tied to Violet Pepper. The ending is a little more complex than others, if you don't mind some spoilers you can check them here.[/p]Enemy lookup info
[p]Now you can 'L'ook at the enemies and get to see their abilities, effects and rough stats.[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33622390/a583bb03ed02cfe49c217b2653cb07d6efc25c0e.png"][TAG-40][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33622390/8c6af05963fde2767866192297fa3cad0dd4dcfd.png"][/p]Other Changes
New Content
- [p]Added around 15 minutes of recorded voice overs - Violet Pepper, Aveline and Eilian. [/p]
- [p]new monsters in Abysm[/p]
- [p]alternate versions of Primordial Children of Iphe[/p]
- [p]Eilian new sprite[/p]
- [p]6 new achievements[/p]
Quality of Life improvements
- [p]when cleansing or identifying items the view will be filtered to the items that make most sense for this action[/p]
- [p]shift+z can navigate to found entrances/exits from the current area before full exploration[/p]
- [p]ice spheres now show warning before explosion[/p]
- [p]after reading scroll of enchant item, you can now enchant items by clicking items in the inventory slots on right side[/p]
- [p]you can now destroy nearby large allies at will (e.g. when they block your path)[/p]
- [p]When you are in the bottom side of the screen the message log will be shown at the top of the screen (e.g. when starting the Gargoyle fight, check the screen)[/p]
Bug Fixes
- [p]fixed some small visual issues (e.g. text overlapping with what it shouldn't)[/p]
- [p]added missing scaling to gargoyle long sword and hawk's claw[/p]
- [p]fixed rune of resonance taking 2 charges from spirit phial[/p]
- [p]fixed multiple runes of resonance used on single item crashing the game[/p]
- [p]when losing lots of stamina in a single turn (e.g. large hydra hitting you), sometimes the stamina bar would go outside of the box - fixed[/p]
- [p]fixed distorted iphe's dream spawning non-distorted monsters[/p]
- [p]fixed blood-sucking message being incorrect when bloodsuckers suck blood[/p]
- [p]fixed Cadell not spawning in a distorted world[/p]
- [p]fixed NPC chats not being reset in a distorted world[/p]
- [p]fixed klling distorted calven dunning not destroying other monsters in the area[/p]
- [p]fixed scroll of power+scroll of travel not working correctly[/p]
- [p]fixed tendrilous grasp working outside of FoV[/p]
- [p]fixed traveling to Neith sometimes messing up the minimap[/p]
- [p]Abyssal drones should no longer randomly teleport into Hythe and cause a huge fight[/p]
- [p]fixed sometimes sounds being heard even when occuring on the other side of map[/p]
- [p]added missing sound to scroll of safekeeping[/p]
- [p]fixed item refinement buffs not being sent through chat with ctrl+click[/p]
- [p]fixed a minor issue with shades spawning where they shouldn't after any of the witches is killed[/p]
Other
- [p]Elara fight slight rebalance (a little harder)[/p]
- [p]removed village of Aileni and the achievement[/p]
- [p]nerfed ring of elemental aegis [/p]
- [p]reworked Violet Pepper's area[/p]
- [p]interacting with NPCs or other things (e.g. browsing inventory) turns down the music volume a little bit[/p]
- [p]greatly reduced the chance of generating jewelry with affixes[/p]
- [p]greatly reduced the amount of jewelry spawning in late game[/p]
- [p]updated Brokbrog's recorded hello and goodbye lines[/p]
- [p]amulet of barrier now has a minimum cooldown of 1 tick[/p]
small hotfix for cleansing uncursed consumables removes them from inventory
This is a small update fixing an issue where attempting to cleanse uncursed consumables at Arabelle would remove them from inventory.
Bartek
0.19.5c more config options on Steam Deck
This small update adds the possibility to bind typical weapon skills in the controls menu on Steam Deck.
It also fixes:
* a small bug where NPCs would not say their "thank you" lines after you buy/craft something from them.
* a small bug where the "your gold" label would not update as you are buying items
Bartek
Added a small delay before action wheel resets
Added a small delay (1.2 sec) before action wheel resets if your left stick goes to neutral position.
Also disabled the possibility to bind [start] button to anything as it could cause a soft lock
Bartek
Small update fixing Steam toggles and additional buttons (L2/4/5 R2/4/5)
This small update adds more configurable options on Steam Deck and fixes L2/4/5 R2/4/5 not being assignable from game.
There was also a change to recommended controller layout, I am not sure if Steam updates it automatically. If the update does not enable triggers for you then please try go the Steam Deck setting for controller layouts, and reapply the official layout (just press 'X' when viewing it).
0.19 out!
Update 0.19 is live. Join Lost Flame's discord server if you are interested in following the game's development more closely, or just want to chat.
I have a clear plan towards 1.0 release, which will happen in 2025. Check here the major remaining work. There will be other things too, but this is the minimal 1.0. This doesn't mean that I will stop working on the game after release, however I've heard some concerns about the game being so long in early access and how it discourages some people from trying it out. I will also increase game's price few months before 1.0, so grab it while it's at current price:)
There are 2 major highlights of this update - improved UI (including steam deck support) and additional character voiceovers. Steam deck is a big thing for me, because this was a must have and, honestly, working on this was pretty boring:). There was quite a bit of testing required to make it decent, hope you enjoy it. Wrapping up NPC voice lines and working with voice actors to record them on the other hand was really exciting.
Improved UI and Steam deck support
This update includes out-of-the-box suport for steam deck, including reworked user interface for the console. Main differences are circular menu for using actions and accessing items that you can bind for quick-action, but there are also multiple smaller changes that improve the experience on Steam Deck.
Update also includes controller and key mapping configuration accessible from the in-game menu
I did playtesting on Steam Deck myself, but this feature was not tested more broadly, so please share any feedback you might have.
Update also includes configurable preferences how you want to handle some automatic actions, and autoexplore:
If you carry identified uncursed scrolls of enchant item, you can now use them from the item action menu
Voiceovers
This update includes almost 200 new recorded lines (something like 30 minutes of recorded voiceovers total) for NPCs such as Arabelle, smith, Brokbrog, and few smaller NPCs too.
Lines expand on lore and allow to uncover some of the secrets more naturally. The lines get triggered based on you progresssing in the game, and there is some randomness involved so not every line will be said on every playthrough.
There is still work happening on voiceovers as we speak - namely Violet Pepper lines and a completely new NPC - Lady Aveline.
Other small changes
QoL improvements
- the game now shows the specific shield value on the hp bar
- added a timeout in Abysm armory that unlocks the door after some time has passed
- added option to wield item with specific hand from inventory
- spirit phial and wands will now show their charges in the quick action menu
- you can now use mouse to equip items to specific slots in inventory by clicking them after selecting an item
- items on the right side of inventory are interactable with mouse now
- added confirmation pop up when trying to feed phial or square bottle to brokbrog
- buying an item will no longer reset focus to first item
Bug fixes
- fixed single/two handed descriptions being shown in wrong order in item details
- attempting to throw outside of range, or cancelling throwing no longer wastes time
- centered the input for manual seed input
- fixed swap weapons action sometimes messing up which item is in which hand
- fixed leafbringer needing 2 hands to wield it
- fixed a bunch of typos and spelling mistakes
- shades that get summoned after killing one of the witches will disappear after some time
- fixed swapping with allies with mouse sometimes making your character spend time doing nothing
- fixed those few mob descriptions that are there displayed wrongly
- fixed Amulet of Life Saving not granting you proper protection if you receive two deadly blows within one tick
- fixed message log overlapping with chat on lower resolutions
- fixed showing items through chat not working (CTRL+click)
- fixed shield slam from big enemies pushing through walls (e.g. could happen during Calven fight)
- fixed twilight boon being not usable when at 0 stamina, even though activating it does not cost stamina
Hope you have fun,
Bartek
Fix for using mouse to swap with allies mid-combat
Best,
Bartek
(Next update is cooking and will be live late December)
hotfix for bug related empowered blood soaked scoria
It's a small update fixing a bug where touching a pushable boulder would sometimes freeze the game and doors and pyres would be unusable sometimes in the overworld after using empowered blood soaked scoria.
Bartek
0.18.12i hotfix live
This small update addresses game sometimes crashing after getting one of the endings.
Cheers,
Bartek