Toby's Island
Patch 2.2
-fixed issue where leaving crab cave brings you to library instead of the forest.
-added crystal clam (ability to make refined crystal orbs without completing quests)
-introduced "scone" the squid who presents to you the giant clam that gives you refined orbs
-added asmodeus end sequence as well as credits and post credits content
-added lavatubes content including new bosses
-added water tunnel connector region (not really much to do here but its a cool sight seeing moment)
-fixed issue with camera moving off to the side and staying there during Marl culdron scene
-fixed an issue where the lost and found dog could get stuck on the wall while moving away from the player
-fixed an issue where game crashes upon interacting with location that cauldron SHOULD before you get it back from marls
-fixed an issue where battle back wouldnt load in if you had lost a fight to shell pups in fight club and this was accompanied by massive reduction in frame rate.
-fixed an issue where the worms despawn during the wasp hive fight. (hoping i didnt break anything with this fix)
-loose crystals now spawn on the ground every 900 seconds around crystal formations
-New items: Crystals, Crystal Powder, Liquid Crystal, Crystal Evolution, Stone Dust, Gravel, Sand
-game now makes sure you have enough bag space before letting you use machete or pick axe (previously only worked with wood axe)
-can now make concrete and use it for constructions
-new enemies in the island spine
-new area in the island spine that will let you complete the Franks quest line
-added fire and water spirit to obtainable party members
-added ability to load game from combat by pressing esc key
-fixed issue where conversation with the franks took place through a black screen
-fixed black screen error in telescope
-fixed black screen when heading to pond for fishing in fall zone
-fixed issue where swamp would cause crashes in music player
Minor Changes:
-fixed no collision issue on wall next to sky temple door.
-fixed various spelling mistakes
-fixed issue where Trogus would disappear after winning the fight against him.
-trogus temple now has guards that prevent you from entering once you come back (for now) = teaser for expansion
-fixed issue where rat picture doesnt disappear in board game mini game
-can now find live crabs in the shallows of the island spine (crabs are used for fishing and later cooking)
-fixed an issue where you could stand in the sky in the crystal forest
-fixed issue where jemjell was the fastest creature on earth at lvl 1
-fixed pathing issues on rock formation in crystal forest
-fixed issue in telescope tree fort where cauldron showed 4 icons
Small hotfix patch Early Access 2.1.1
-added collision for the beehive
-fixed collision on the gate to allouen
-fixed issue where the gate door could sometimes appear to overlap toby
-fixed issue where leaving through the right side of town onto the cliffs trapped you with a black screen
-fixed typo "safetly" in forest fight tournament
-fixed issue where digging the favor coins on the beach caused crash (at least I think I fixed it? I identified something that would cause a crash, but I don't have an explanation of why it only sometimes caused the crash. It should have crashed every time)
-fixed issue in swamp where screen got stuck black
-fixed issue where blue print for plank bundle is destroyed after use
-fixed issue where moving from crash site to swamp sand bar gives permanent load screen
-fixed issue where moving from sandbar to swamp gave permanent black screen
-made planks stackable up to 4
-fixed description on exotic seed bag
-fixed black screen on cliff side with peloo
-fixed black screen in cave near crash site enterance
-fixed black screen leading to frank's beach
-fixed black screen during D&D minigame
Massive Update - Getting Ready To Leave Early Access
-reworked the entire crystal forest to merge small maps into larger ones and redesign visuals
-fixed a crash to desktop that appears in the northern forest
-fixed issue in swamp where exit would take you to wrong map - getting you stuck in a wall.
-added new wasp enemies
-added new hive enemies
-added new larva enemies
-created system to implement load screen visuals for maps that genuinly do take a long time to load
-added mail boxes upgrade to item depot
-reworked the fight club: challenge enemies on screen indicated by icons rather than being given them invisibly through a list
-new fight club enemies
-new fight club prize
-old fight club boss fight/story scene removed
-added library interior
-added info board to town center (only half implimented though)
-added story line associated with wasp enemies and new bee hive NPCs
-added new citezens and jobs/stories associated with them
-designed new ladder system (very proud of it)
(ladder as in the object you use to climb up and down walls with, not a ranked system)
-cleaned up hovering icons
-added new facial expressions for Mirai
-completely rewrote the the shovel tool and added 2 new systems on top. You can now dig ANYWHERE.
-added a chest to crash site beach
-added new note collection system
-replaced construction signs with stepping pads (which I now use all over the game)
-first save slot is now labeled as "auto" to indicate it is an autosave slot
-added propper battleback for Island Spine region
-reworked some dialogue for the opening incubator scene
-made some changes to the way items on the ground check for free inventory space (still need to visit this further)
-added new flash back cut scene about tobys grandfather
-added a new music system that collects songs you've encountered during the game and lets you listen to them
-added new way to get the seed bag, and introduced new item called "exotic seed bag" which is not a tool but more like randomized loot
-balanced the stats of Mirai's thunder ability
-balanced the attack power of jumptah at lvl 1 and 2
-balanced the mana regen of druid berries
-fixed a bug where health potions sometimes miss
-fixed issue in the sky temple where the screen and sound effect would flash every time you moved the tile
-fixed issue in sky temple where the one laser wouldn't disappear properly
-reworked the dialogue on Allouen to make it more cohesive with the current vibe of the game now that his character is more fleshed out
-fixed an issue where you could freeze the game during a conversation with the forest marl
-replaced the placeholder graphic for Toby's grandfather with the permenant one.
-finally fixed it so that if your inventory is full, you won't lose logs you chop, you simply won't be able to chop them at all.
-added digging animation to favor coin, instead of having them just disappear from the ground
-added snake npc to the level 1 alchemy shop instead of making you wait until level 2
-made it so random item spawns rarely show up behind objects like trees which obscure their view
-added new dialogue to alchemy shop that gives the player more guidance to go out and get the cauldron from the marl
-increased peloo's attack damage at all levels and increased his crit chance by 10%
-added "box of nails" which is now a crafting requirement for building upgrades and can be found in various places on the island
-added "bag of rocks"
-added "bundle of planks"
-temporarily disabled use of the mouse to guage user feed back on not having it
-disabled f12 button (testing to see if this crashes anyones game)
Minor Changes
-changed the way in which you initiate the scene where kira is spying on you
-fixed issue where Dairus would disappear when spoken to.
-fixed issue where Dairus didn't say anything if approached after main story played out.
-fixed issue where you couldn't use rear entrance of tool shed
-added level 2 blacksmith
-added level 2 tool shed
-fixed bug where Harbos in town shifted a tile over every time you saw him for the first time each day
-optimized some map load times
-set icons to "on" by default
-food indicator now accurately shows at the start of the game
-added red color to all instances of the word "Shattered" referring to enemies
-reduced font size of text window and decreased padding. Looks much more modern and word wrapper now fits more text per chat window
-reworked the way the "mysterious floor food" cut scene is triggered
-removed a weird white pixel that was appearing on jumptah's battler
-changed the faces toby makes while exploring the alchemy shop for the first time.
-added warning to potion making that blocks you from trying to make potions if your bag is full. Once you are in the scene however, you are still able to lose potions. (I will build a better version of this later where maybe potions get sent to storage if your bag is full.)
-made the ambush marls (the plate of food) fade away after defeating instead of abruptly disappearing
-improved Betathans skill animations
-changed the way padu is added to your village
-added decoration to the blacksmith table such as a saw that adds some explination as to how you are making wooden planks from logs
Misc
-added teleporter to Island spines last patch but forgot to mention it.
Island Spine Content Update - Patch 1.96
(Big Stuff)
-added tullis and meegal story line
-added kagverathul story line
-added Dairus story line
(Small Stuff)
-fixed issue with some automated music playing when it shouldn't over hand picked music.
-added color coding to some names in the dialogue that I missed.
-lots of little back end stuff you guys won't see.
New Region - Island Spine and quality of life update
Added a new region to the game for exploring. New bosses and Story quests coming in a week
(Small Stuff)
-removed some npc's that I accidentally left behind for testing .
-fixed an issue where you could get infinite orbs after fighting cave crab boss if you didnt have enough inventory space.
-added system where worms (for fishing bait) spawn on ground when it rains.
-fixed issue where kagra's battler graphic was duplicated during his regular melee attack.
-fixed some dialogue that called the nature spirit by the wrong name.
-fixed an issue where only the arrow keys on keyboard could push and pull objects. WASD were not working, they now do.
Second Gen Evolutions Update
-implemented all first gen evolution (this includes skills, evolve animations and conditions along with in game clues on how to evolve each creature)
Minor
-removed Kirpa meeting you outside your house and taking you on a tour of the farm.
-removed the Shattered and bouncing critters when you first reach the village.
-replaced some old battler graphics that used to be anti aliased with new hard edge pixel ones.
-fixed a bug where if you completed the tool rack before getting your first egg, you could prevent the first shattered encounter and basically bug the entire game.
-changed some dialogue
-fixed some text on interactive objects
-changed the music in the opening scene
-shortened the dialogue when you get your first egg to get things crackin sooner... heh
-reworked the dialogue in the first Shattered fight
Desert Zone Released
-added desert Zone
-added desert boss battle
-added desert boarding minigame
-compressed many of the games png files
-added new spirit companion "lucifer".
Minor Updates
-fixed some spelling errors and rewrote a bunch of item descriptions
-fixed issue where the marl ambush in the forest kept happening after you completed it
-reworked marl ambush from a touch event to an activation event with graphical bait
-sleep over in the tree fort in autumn zone now restores party like normal sleep
-fixed issue where Kira didn't despawn on cliff
-camera behavior fixed for certain skills in battle
-fixed an issue where the unmarked egg at the start of the game wasn't rolling certain creatures
-fixed issue with door to Swamp from Autumn zone.
-made changes to Lucifer statue in Autumn Zone.
Patch 1.92 10/22/20
-added new boss fight to Autumn Zone
-added multiple story dialogue scenes
-added plant spawns to the Autumn Zone
-added new potion lessons with Kira
-added new steam achievement for completing said lessons
-made tweaks to flame form cast approach
-added 5 new songs to various areas
-added new shimmy mechanic
1.91 hotfix
-fixed graphical issue with supply crates in Frank's caves.
-fixed issue where you were unable to learn recipe for rope.
-fixed an issue where Toby couldn't attack during the first fight with the shattered.
-fixed an issue where Toby was using the fire form ability as his basic attack.
-fixed an issue where the logs that spawn in the village didn't show icons.
-fixed issue where you could despawn all of the fish in a fishing spot.
-fixed issue where you were getting fire form right after your first battle.
Patch 1.9
-Fixed issue where the first Roxlar you encounter spawns infinitely
-Increased EXP given from Roxlar
-Added tree modules for inserting orbs to open swamp gate giving access to Autumn Zone
-Added Autumn Zone Maps <---- this was the bulk of development time
-Added logs to the village for the player to chop for the first few logs needed.
-Added tutorial for log cutting/general tool use.
-Adjusted stats of bee enemies in forest (reduced HP and ATK)
-Removed Heal ability from Mage Bee
-Buffed the stats of the first Shattered encounter so he one shots you no matter what
-Fixed an issue where you could wander into the Trogus temple after beating Trogus and then be unable to leave.
-Made it so all NPC's in the swamp temple disappear after defeating Trogus.
(will soon be replaced with new NPC's doing different things.)
-Fixed issue where injured creatures still showed up around the swamp after Trogus was defeated.
-Reworked how enemies spawn in the swamp.
-Added Piff Merge feature, similar to spirits but now gain new abilities by merging with different Piffs.