The Isle of Elanor
5% Closer to being a real game. :)
1. Created a load game dialog so you can load your existing games.
2. You can now select Home Type and Difficulty Level from the New Game Dialog.
3. Carissa now gives a quest for killing slimes.
Demo Update
1. Changed the design of the player's house. A secondary entrance is now available. This will allow for NPC's to visit your entry way and knock on your door when you are home.
2. Added a variety of sound effects.
3. Add flavor dialog for the NPCs.
4. The Journal (Quest) Dialog is more functional and scrollable.
Gameplay and Content
1. Major new farming mechanic: soil types. Sandy soil type is now available. Some crops crow better in certain soil types. The player can move soil around with the shovel.
2. The main character and certain NPCs now occasionally blink.
3. Eye color can be selected from the new game dialog.
4. Bushes can now be planted in untilled soil.
5. Added 4 new female hair styles.
6. Added new shirts. The color of some shirts can be modified in the new game dialog.
7. Fixed stopping and starting of music on the loading of locations.
Music and Useability Updates
- Music has been added to the game. Just a few simple tunes so far. The settings dialog now has an Audio section for setting the volume of Sound Effects and Music.
- Player's inventory now defaults to 36 items, allowing the player to actually collect many more items.
- You can click when an NPC is talking to skip the scrolling of the dialog. Speeds up interaction with NPCs.
Live Stream for The Isle of Elanor.
I will be live streaming The Isle of Elanor to celebrate the Steam June Fest and the pending release of my game this year.
Please join in the fun and download the demo.
There will be many demo updates prior to the June event.
Key Bindings and Scrollbars!! Real excitement.
- Settings tab in the Menu Dialog now allows you to set your own key bindings.
- Key Bindings are possible because I learned how to make my own Scrolling Listbox. Yes, I make all of the UI elements in the game. I don't use a library.
- NPC homes have been upgraded to have entry ways. These will be important areas in the game. You can do things like knock on an NPCs door and ask to gain entry, or have a conversation.
- You can now pick up and move around beds.
Crafting and NPC Updates
Multiple machines and workshops added to the crafting system.
Map generation improved.
Birds now spawn on all maps where appropriate.
NPC home generation improved.
NPCs now “own” the property where their land is located. There will be a penalty for interfering with a NPC’s property. They also own all possessions in their domiciles.
Major Update to Elanor Demo
1. The game screen is now resizable and zoomable and the demo can be played in fullscreen mode.
2. World map generation is working. Maps beyond the player's home can be visited.
3. A few simple quests can now be completed.
4. Improvements to the NPC dialog allowing for continuing conversations.
5. Plants and mushrooms are now generating on each map and in many cases are specific to each map.
Isle of Elanor Kickstarter Launched
The Isle of Elanor Kickstarter launched today. Please consider backing the game.
The URL for the Kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/685752533/the-isle-of-elanor-an-open-ended-role-playing-game
Thanks!
Potion Crafting and Alchemy Update
Please give it a try.