Developer posts and news about this game.
There's been a few years since we released The Handbook. Here's what we have been doing in the meanwhile. We had a couple of projects that didn't pan off, one of them is still in the backlog and we might revisit it later. We went to a few Game Jams, trying some stuff, prototyping
- Buffed upgraded water bolt - Fixed some minor visual bugs I bet you didn't expect an update. We have a new game coming soon btw.
- Fixed some typos and grammatical mistakes Saves should be compatible with the previous version.
The Handbook has been released on Linux
Fixed some small bugs with teleportation stones. Fixed a small bug with saving.
IMPORTANT The name of the company was changed in the game build as it was just a placeholder before. This also changes the save location. To use your previous save, move the files at %AppData%\LocalLow\DumiGames\The Handbook to %AppData%\LocalLow\Ivories Studios\The Handbook Chan
-Fixed save loading when choosing not to have eternal salvation Saves should be compatible with the last version.
-Upgraded earth corectlly checks if it is castable -Monk heals to full even when you have high max health -Adjusted some colliders Saves should be compatible with the last version. Wooooo update 20. This is not a good thing, but yay 20.
-Fixed a bug with the mountain -Shadow wolves do not stack souls anymore Save files should be compatible with the previous version. I belive everything is fixed now and this is the final update hopefully.
-Fixed a bug with the shadow creature taking negative damage -Fixed a bug with fireball not dissapearing Saves should be compatible with the last version.
-Shady guy should be fully functional now. Saves should be compatible with the last version.
-Fixed a bug with well teleportation Saves should be compatible with the last version.
-Shady guy will now offer you the correct spell upgrade after buying the first one. Sorry for the inconvenience -Minor balance Saves should be compatible with the previous version.
-Really minor things that I don't even know if they make a difference This should be final. SAves should be compatible with the last version.
-More bug fixes I am so fed up with this thing. I hate this quest system.
-Fixed a bug with spells not destroying -Fixed a bug with quest completion -Fixed a typo -Minor balance Saves should be compatible with the previous version.
-Talking to the trader after finishing the game will give you the finish game achievement and the achievements for defeating the bosses. Save files should be compatible with the previous version.
-Talking to the trader after finishing the game will give you the finish game achievement and the achievements for defeating the bosses. Save files should be compatible with the previous version.
-Quests not progressing due to a bug will no longer block your progress in the main story Check the post about this on the discussions forum. Saves should be compatible with the last version.
-Fixed a typo -Minor balance changes Saves should be compatible with the previous version.