Hello gem enthusiasts!
First we would like to thank each and every one of you for trying out the Gemporium Demo, we truly appreciate it! <3 We have been listening to all of the comments & feedback, and are eager to continue working on the game. That being said if you haven't already, join the Discord to stay up to date with Gemporium, give us more feedback on the demo and see what else we have cooking at Merge Conflict! Today we have a small update to address some feedback after our first week:
Version 1.1 Patch Notes
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug where multiple mining spots would generate over each other, leading to a "phantom" spot that either looked interactable or stayed lit after it was used
- Fixed the weird collision issues with stone fragments in the refinement minigame
- Fixed a bug where leaving and entering the mines quickly would put a tiny gem on the floor
- Fixed a bug where dragging an already refined gem into the refinement spot would make it cover the entire screen
- Fixed a bug that allowed you to continue mining for gems while the game was paused
- Fixed a bug where sometimes the gem bag upgrade wasn't functioning properly
- Fixed a bug with audio settings not loading correctly
Balance Changes
- Day length as well as shop length has been extended
- Day 1 now has a special longer length to help with onboarding
- Added a new timer ticking sound when getting close to shop time
- Added a blinking indicator to Bernard's Upgrade Catalogue, the mines entrance, the refinement table and shop to give newer players more direction
- Gems can no longer be picked up when the bag is full
- Gem bag will give you a notification when it is full
- Reworded some of the tutorial popups for clarity
- Reduced the range a hammer can damage a gem to prevent it from feeling unfair
- Increased the amount of gem veins that will spawn in the mine
Casual Mode
There is now a new setting for Casual mode, which disables the in game timer and opens the shop at the start of every day. This allows you to freely mine, refine and sell whenever you would like! Finishing a shop day (whether by leaving the shop, selling all of your gems or running out of customers) will progress you to night time. The demo is not currently balanced around Casual mode, so we do recommend new players to leave it disabled (but I'm not your mom do what you want).