Hey folks!
Quick reminder...
Tonights updates involve a few new Dark Force settings i've added "It Follows" and "Nightmare Mode" a new timed Goal and numerous bug fixes!
As always what follows is a summary of all changes made this week to the game. Most of this was live as of last night!
Gameplay and UI
-Changed realmchild cultist image again
-Added two new Dark Force Settings
"It Follows"
--Adds a special single massive nigh indestructible beast to the map with tons of bonuses, and 500 health
--It has a special new Dark Force Faction associated with it (so killing it can be your win conditition)
--It does not show up on "Great Entities" instead only on "It Follows" and "Nightmare Mode"
--Choosing this setting and the next one allows access to a new win conditition, which is survive the onslaught
--It can have a couple different randomly assigned skins
--It has a unique generated name, and lore
--It also has a special skybox
--It also has secrets
"Nightmare Mode"
--Causes all possible dark forces to exist in your realm simultaneously
--Shares its background with the "Great Entities" option
--Also Enables access to "Surive The Onslaught" win conditition
--It also has secrets
-Added new win conditition (Survive 30 turns)
--Explained earlier
-Added email archives to NodeNet
-Added additional archives
-Added new progam to nodeos
-Added Terminal QOL feature in the form of new hotkeys, faster scrolling and the new program
-Improved "Glitches"
-Added special reference to a player (The only one I know of) who has found basically all the (currently existing) hidden awards except one and figured out most of the ciphers and killed one of the new it follows titan monsters.
--Thanks friendo!
-Added some new...tougher to crack secrets.
-Improved visuals of some popups
-Added new loading screen image
Bug Fixes
-Fixed bug where killing silver vargr would break turn progression and lock up the game
-Actually fixed trollfish bug where they couldnt build lairs
-Fixed bug where new NodeOs Program wouldnt run
-Fixed gamebreaking issue where news popping up just destroys nodeos and locks out the game and messes up the visuals
-Fixed bug with office game
Balancing
-Killing silver vargr now grants 30 gold and 30 Artifact
-Killing It Follows monster grants massive resource bonus
Suggestion for testers
-Try out the new dark force options!