Hello Alchemists! Since the demo ended we've been working hard on the game development, we've added a bunch of new things, as well as working on improving the existing ones, mostly the tutorial to make the alchemy more accessible and understandable for everyone! We also adding new Alchemical Tools to enrichen the potion crafting process and make it possible to create more advanced potions.
Tutorial Rework
Based on the feedback from the Steam Fest Demo, we figured out the in-game tutorial was not doing the best work introducing some players to the alchemy system. Mostly the concept of Alchemical Aspects was not understood by everyone. Some of you also didn't like that they were too many pop-ups, which slowed the initial experience down to mutch.
So we made the following changes:
1. Now you'll work with only one ingredient - Calendula at the start instead of 3 ingredients at once.
2. You are familiar with all four basic Earth Aspects from the beginning
3. Removed pop-ups from the obvious things (such as placing the chest) and the ones that repeated themselves
4. Added a bit of combat to the tutorial.
5. Closed the tutorial area (you'll have to find out for yourself how...)
New Tools
In the Demo, players can acquire only the most basic Alchemical Tools, now we're working on adding more to your arsenal.
Keep in mind that all models are still untextured work in progress.
1. Electrostatic Generator - who said a bit of new technology can't be useful for the alchemist?
Tool generating high voltage electricity, that changes all the Aspects in the ingredient to their mirror image on the Great Aspect Wheel
2. Alembic- a true classic.
Widely recognized machine deleting the highest tier Aspects from the Ingredient.
3. Retort- broadly used tool, of high, fair reputation
Used by the generations of alchemists to evaporate the Aspects of the lowest tiers from the Ingredients. Greatly useful.
4. Composter- it might be stinky, but it's rotting from the inside too
Not an alchemy tool to be exact, but a useful one. It can create rotten/spoiled forms of ingredients ( e.g. Carrot > Rotten Carrot, Apple > Rotten Apple, etc.)