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Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week's developer's diary.
This week, the main content updates are still in Ardham Hotel. After further study of the topic, I decided to make the story on the third floor deeper and include more content than originally planned. Based on the hints from the previous week, you may have figured out which demon I am working on. But, since the story has not reached the point to reveal her true identity, let's just call her Rodericka for now, or "The Girl", just like the nickname those Foundation agents gave her.
This week's work is mainly on the world and environment building.
The first significant change to the third floor of Ardham Hotel is a new environmental hazard: the "Sleepy-Aura." Under the influence of the girl, each turn, everyone on this floor needs to pass a resistance check or fall asleep. Mephisto will warn you immediately upon entering this floor and urge you to leave this area as soon as possible. Maybe you will even wonder what can startle a powerful demon like him.
Next, you will start to encounter a new type of enemy, the Dissolved.
Their behavior is a bit different from that of other enemies. They do not chase you. They are just there, minding their own business, dissolving. But if you get closer to them, they will attack you. So, basically, they are more like landmines. Visually speaking, their human features are pretty obvious.
Maybe you can find more lore in the Guide to Monster Hunting.
Those are not the only new enemies. There are also more mobile enemies walking around on this floor, in addition to those dissolving slimes and dreamwalking Foundation agents.
Kli-Tardemah, or "Vessel of Dream," is a half-demon, half-human creature that has long been under the girl's influence. They may drop the Shard of Dream and the Shard of Nightmare, which can be used in alchemy to make powerful potions or poisons.
Both of those new enemies can be turned into pets if you wish. You can use their various unique powers to defeat other enemies in your journey. However, they are not unique to this location. Both of them can also appear near the North Peak, which is our current long-term goal to finish Chapter Three. The Dissolved can also be found in Liu's Sewer.
Now, here is one more thing. How can those Foundation Agents still not entirely fall under the girl's influence? Even though they are no longer their old selves, they have lost their mind and are engaging in an aggressive dreamwalking state. The answer lies in the countermeasure the Foundation uses to contain the girl.
They have a new drug that can be traced back to the infamous Russian Sleeping Experiment. It can help you fight back against so many things that can make you fall asleep on this floor. But, you'd better do everything quickly before those side effects kick in and turn you into insane like those agents as well. You can find many such drugs on this floor. You can find them in containers, on those agents, and even on an AI-powered vendor machine.
Yes, there is a Foundation AI Operative disguised as a vendor machine on this floor. It will brief you on what it knows about what happened on this floor. It will open the path to the hidden area of this floor for you. It survived where the fragile mind failed.
But that's still not all the stories you can get from this week's updates. There are more. There are documents telling you additional stories about what people do when they get caught in such a containment breach.
An agent tried to blow up the elevator door to escape and re-establish containment.
A woman who suffered from insomnia, who checked in after she heard about an urban legend of this floor.
A thief who heard about rumors of the mayor's corruption tried to rob his vault in this chaos. (Well, unbeknownst to him, the mayor was actually using that embazzled money in a much darker project than for his personal luxury life.)
There were two versions of the Foundation documents on how to enter the girl's room and how to terminate anyone who may be breaking those protocols.
All may have ended in tragedies, yet those people once lived and left you with something that may help you on your journey to confront the girl.
That's for this week. But what are all those about? Have you heard about the Existential Elk Theory by Norwegian philosopher Peter Wessel Zapffe in his essay <>? Don't worry. The story will unfold. For now, we already have a new song that sings about it in your Boombox. The girl may not be your enemy. She may be a force of nature. After all, she was once an angel. She didn't join the side of Lucifer. Yet she still got banished. (To reflect this in the game, you will find that her subordinates will not team up with other demons to attack you. They are more like a separate faction.) She may even be the solution to all those horrors humanity faces behind the veil.
Don't think too hard. Relax and have a good weekend. A defense against those self-destruction antlers.
The full update log of this week:
20251206
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[Environment Hazard]New Environment Hazard: Sleepy-Aura. (Each turn, you may fall asleep if you fail a resistance check.)
[Ardham Hotel 3F]This location now has "Sleepy-Aura."
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Battle background music will no longer change in this location.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]The first time you enter this location, Mephisto (or Meowphisto, depending on whether you have turned him into a cat) will warn you about the Sleepy-Aura.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Added a dead body in one of the rooms. You can pass a medicine check to find the cause of her death.
[Ardham Hotel 3F] Added a new document, "Hotel Guest's Note," which you can find in this body.
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【环境危害】新环境危害：昏睡力场。（每回合你如果对抗睡眠抗性失败。会陷入昏睡。）
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】该地点存在【昏睡力场】
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】现在，战斗的BGM不会改变。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】在你首次进入这一层的时候，梅菲斯特（或者喵菲斯特，如果你把他变成了猫的话。）会警告你这里的【昏睡力场】
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】在其中一个房间中加入了一具尸体。通过医学技能检定可以发现她的死因。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】新文档：旅店客人的笔记。可以在尸体上找到。
20251207
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[Effect]New Effect: Bessonnaya-17 (Gain extremely high resistance to sleep and fatigue for at least nine turns. However, when the effect expires, the user will go insane and attack anyone nearby.)
[Wiki]Updated the effect page.
[Item]New Drug: Compound Bessonnaya-17
[Loot]Dreamwalking Agents may now drop Compound Bessonnaya-17 (This drop calculation is independent of the item drop list.)
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Added another dead body. You can pass a medicine check to find the cause of her death.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Added a new document, "Note on a Dead Agent," which you can find in this body.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Added a vendor machine, which is actually a Foundation AI Operative. It can answer a lot of questions and sell you supplies.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]You can now access the hidden part of this floor.
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[Effect]Fixed a bug that causes the "Well-Rested" effect to not provide sleeping resistance.
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【状态】新状态：贝索纳亚-17 （9回合内获得极高的睡眠和疲劳抗性。但是，状态消退后会陷入攻击任何人的疯狂。）
【维基】更新了状态页面。
【物品】新药物：贝索纳亚-17化合物
【掉落物】梦游的特工现在可能掉落贝索纳亚-17化合物（掉落的计算独立于物品掉落列表。）
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】加入了另外一具尸体。通过医学技能检定可以发现他的死因。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】新文档：一名死去的特工的字条。可以在尸体上找到。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】加入了一台实际上是基金会AI特工的自动贩卖机。它能回答你很多问题并向你贩卖补给品。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】你现在可以进入这一层的隐藏区域。
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【状态效果】修复了【睡眠充足】不会提供睡眠抗性的Bug。
20251208
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[Ardham Hotel]Added some booby pins and clothes you can loot near the entrance.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]You can now enter the observation room.
[Queensmouth Town Hall]Added a dead body. (I just want to give you some bobby pins and C4 here.)
[Queensmouth Town Hall]New Document: <> You can find this document on the dead body. It explains a mini-story about this dead guy.
[Element]New Element: Visual
[Character]The default resistance value of the visual element has been set up for all characters.
[Skill]Vision of Terror now has a visual component. It only applies fear to targets that can see.
[Effect]Blind now gives +50000 visual resistance. (It's likely to cover all visual hazards.)
[Effect]Blind is no longer a "negative" effect. It's now a "situational" effect.
[Wiki]Updated the skill page.
[Wiki]Updated the effect page.
[Skill]Skill detail windows now display various tags of a skill.
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【阿德汉姆旅店】在入口附近加入了一些可以搜刮的发夹和衣服。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】你现在可以进入观察室。
【王后镇市政厅】新增一具尸体。（我只是想在这里给你一些发夹和C4。）
【王后镇市政厅】新增文档：《镇长秘密金库的传闻》 你可以在尸体上找到这份文件。这个文档解释了这具尸体的故事。
【元素】新元素属性：视觉
【角色】配置了所有角色的默认视觉抗性。
【技能】恐怖视野现在拥有了视觉成分。只会对具有视觉的目标产生恐惧。
【状态效果】失明现在会提供+50000的视觉抗性。（基本足够对抗任何视觉危害效果了。）
【状态效果】失明不再是【负面】效果。而是【临机应变】效果。
【维基】更新了技能页面。
【维基】更新了状态效果页面。
【技能】技能细节窗口现在会显示一个几个的各种标签。
20251209
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[Element]New Element: vs Slime
[Enemy]New Enemy: The Dissolved (They are undead & slime, not demons. They are more like byproducts. They will also not actively chase you. They are more like landmines you may step on.)
[Ardham Hotel 3F]The floor may now have The Dissolved.
[Wonderland Travel Agency]Slime-themed locations may now have The Dissolved.
[Liu's Sewer]The dissolved may also appear in this location.
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry of The Dissolved
[Pet]The Dissolved can be turned into pets.
[Butchery]If you butcher The Dissolved, you will get strange meat instead of slime goos.
[Wiki]Updated the pet page.
[The North Peak]The Dissolved may now appear near the entrance.
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【元素】新元素属性：对 史莱姆
【敌人】新敌人：溶堕者 （它们是不死&史莱姆生物，不是恶魔。它们更像是副产品。它们也不会主动追击你。它们更像是可以踩到的地雷。）
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】溶堕者可能会出现在这里。
【奇幻之地旅行社】史莱姆主题的区域现在可能会出现溶堕者。
【疁城下水道】溶堕者可能会出现在这里。
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了溶堕者的条目。
【宠物】溶堕者可以变成宠物。
【屠宰】如果你屠宰溶堕者，你会获得奇怪的肉而非史莱姆粘液。
【维基】更新了宠物页面。
【北方之顶】入口附近现在可能出现溶堕者。
20251210
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[Ardham Hotel 3F]New Document: Protocol D-21: Handling Procedures for “The Girl”
[Ardham Hotel 3F]New Document: Protocol D-21: Updated Handling Procedures for "The Girl"
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Added a computer in the observation room. The computer has those two documents.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]You can also use this computer to do some 3D printing.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]You can find a dozen of Compound Bessonnaya-17 in the observation room.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]You can also find an Indian Asmita and some ammo in the observation room.
[Asset]The art assets for a new character is ready.
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【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】新文档：协议 D-21:「少女」处理程序
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】新文档：协议 D-21:「少女」更新处理程序
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】在观察室加入了一台电脑，包含上面两份文档。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】你也可以用这台电脑进行3D打印。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】你可以在观察室里发现一打的贝索纳亚-17化合物。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】你也可以在观察室发现一把印度阿斯米塔以及一些弹药。
【资源】一个新角色的美术资源就位。
20251211
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[Enemy]New Enemy: Kli-Tardemah
[Item]New Item: Shard of Dream
[Item]New Item: Shard of Nightmare
[Loot]Added an item drop list for Kli-Tardemah.
[Pet]You can turn Kli-Tardemahs into pets.
[Wiki]Updated the pet page.
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Kli-Tardemah.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]Kli-Tardemah can appear in this location. (Mostly previous customers and hotel workers.)
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【敌人】新敌人：克利-塔尔德马
【物品】新物品：梦境碎片
【物品】新物品：噩梦碎片
【掉落物】为克利-塔尔德马加入了物品掉落列表。
【宠物】你可以把克利-塔尔德马变成宠物。
【维基】更新了宠物页面。
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了克利-塔尔德马的条目。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】克利-塔尔德马会出现在这个区域。（基本上是之前的旅店客人和工作人员。）
20251212
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[Effect]New Effect: Dark Enhance (With a new animation.)
[Alchemy]You can now use Life Essence in alchemy.
[Alchemy]You can now use Shard of Dream in alchemy.
[Alchemy]You can now use Shard of Nightmare in alchemy.
[Wiki]Updated the alchemy page.
[Ardham Hotel 3F]The Observation Room now has a chemical device.
[The North Peak]Kli-Tardemah may now appear near the entrance.
[Music]New Song: Antlers of Futility
[Boombox]You can listen to <> in your boomboxes.
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【状态效果】新状态效果：暗强化 （同时包含了新的动画。）
【炼金】生命精华现在可以用于炼金。
【炼金】梦境碎片现在可以用于炼金。
【炼金】噩梦碎片现在可以用于炼金。
【维基】更新了炼金页面。
【阿德汉姆旅店3楼】观察室现在有了一台化学设备。
【北方之顶】入口附近现在可能出现克利-塔尔德马。
【音乐】新歌曲：徒劳的鹿角
【音乐播放器】你可以在音乐播放器里听【徒劳的鹿角】
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