New content
- Wildlife and natural animations: Added birds and swarms, adding a new immersive layer to the game.
- Ruins and mysterious structures: Various ruins have been added, paving the way for upcoming gameplay mechanics.
- Environmental effects: Trees and plants are now affected by wind, creating a more dynamic visual experience.
- New animations: Fully reworked animations for vandalism and room repairs. Additional animations have been added to specific rooms, such as Alchemy.
Technical improvements
- Pathfinding system: Implemented a new, more precise pathfinding system to improve character movement.
- Roof and structure system: Improved procedural roof system and better roof display on multiple floors.
- Various interface adjustments, with exclusive filters now available in the school management window.
- Rooms with no mana cost no longer show the open/close UI and remain accessible at all times.
- Added the graduate student’s avatar to the graduated student button.
Bug fixes
- Pathfinding and NPC Interactions: Fixed an issue where teachers would not enter dorms to break things when frustrated.
- NPC display: NPCs are no longer visible on higher floors upon spawning.
- Graduation management: Graduated students no longer free up dorm space until their reward has been chosen. The "BAM" diploma now appears at the top of the unlocked list once achieved.
- Various UI issues resolved, including erratic closing of the management panel.
- Updated tooltip for mana resource to include mana turbines and mines.
- Adjustments made to improve display accuracy of elements like pillars and ceilings on the correct floor.
New systems and features
- Graduation system: Complete overhaul of the student graduation system with a dedicated new menu. Learning Points (LP) are now earned upon diploma completion instead of after each trial. Multiple-choice rewards have also been introduced.
- Mana management and structures: Mana turbines have been added to the tech tree (not available in the demo).
- Warning alerts: A flashing border has been added to indicate drought periods.
- Language and accessibility: The game logo in the intro cinematic now displays in various languages.
Performance and compatibility
- Migration to Unity 6: Transitioned to Unity 6, resulting in a performance boost. Further optimizations are in progress to enhance performance.
- Building optimizations (Demo Excluded): Miner's Den and Mana mine have been optimized, but these updates are not yet available in the demo version.
Visual and construction adjustments
- Temporary removal of Pebble.
- Small ruins have been reworked and their placement readjusted.
- Corrected the trial door (pivot and texture improved).
This patch brings a variety of adjustments, improvements, and additional content to enrich the Wizdom Academy experience as we look forward to upcoming updates! 🧙♂️
Wizdom Academy Demo is available now:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2668000/Wizdom_Academy/
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