We last updated the Steam demo for War of Velana around two years ago, and since then we've expanded the event, added a new character, redesigned and polished a ton of art, added some new music, and much much more! The demo still covers the events of Chapter 1 as it did before, but there's some additional content added to that and some side content as well, like the first of two rare enemy hunt battles. We'll continue to improve some things and squash bugs where we see them, but now that this big milestone has happened, it's time for us to press forward toward a real release with more of the story!
Patch Notes for War of Velana Demo v0.2.0.8
* Completely rebuilt UI
- New Status Screen with inventory management functions.
- Item and Stock clusters have been removed since that functionality is on the Status menu now.
- Party Screen functionality has been rebuilt but not altered.
- Notes Screen with Tutorials, Gameplay Reference, and Bestiary (wip).
- System menu is now integrated into the main cluster menu.
* New combat animations including a full overhaul of character animations.
* New music tracks have been added to new scenes and replace some old music in existing scenes.
* New sound design for enemies, spells, attacks, and UI.
* States are now implemented (Buffs, Debuffs, Ailments) and state-related items are now working!
* Jessia is now added to the game as an ally (with new scenes relating to her joining the party).
* Rita now has one of her two hunts for you to do once the main demo storyline events are complete. (after Jessia joins)
* Dialogue speech blips are integrated.
* New sound design for UI and many attacks and enemies.
* Wolf enemies have been removed from the game and replaced with Rock Grumps.
* Expanded world text to include more object types, rocks, and more.
* Completely redone and upgraded many tilesets and objects.
* Completely redone Chapter Screen with new art and music.
* Completely rebuild and redesigned Shop UI with easy switching between Buy and Sell functions.
* Fixed various bugs in Save and Loan functions
* Fixed SFX timing
* Added alt keys for keyboard control (Esc/Enter/Tab)
* Added white glow range to show active unit
* Added spell ranges on hover
* Fixed Arnen dying after battle Victory
* Fixed various spell positions
* Fixed UI bugs involving input prompt icons