Hi everyone,
This update has taken a while, but it’s a big one. I’ve been rebuilding Wyn and the monsters from scratch, and I’ve gone back through combat, quests and levels to fix the things that have bugged me (and you) for ages. Here’s what’s new.
New models
Wyn, the Bug, the Hugger, the Smasher and the Wolf all have brand-new models
The new Bug has its own new scene with Wyn
Everything else (scenes, attacks and moves) has been carried over to the new models
Animation
Wyn’s attacks have a proper wind-up, strike and recovery, and her shot now leaves her hand at the right moment
Her run is upright and her walk has been rebuilt, so no more sliding feet
Wyn and the monsters breathe and shift their weight when standing still
Monster attacks no longer freeze mid-swing or snap back, and damage lands when the hit actually connects
Monsters plant their feet when running and turn smoothly
Scenes ease in and out instead of snapping, and both partners stay in sync throughout, including the speed-up
The scene camera frames things better and starts from Wyn’s standing view
Scene partners now speed up with Wyn and leave afterwards
Combat and controls
Every monster type has its own speed, health and damage. The Ogre is tougher, the Wolf is faster and the Bug is weaker
Shoot a monster and it (and its pack) will come for you
Kills now earn power instead of slowly draining it
Below 6 power you’ll slowly recover, and you’ll get an “Out of Power” message instead of a silent click
Lust recovers when you’re out of combat
New hit feedback: damage numbers, hit flashes and a hurt flash
Full controller support, plus new Camera Look Speed and Invert Camera Y settings
Wyn no longer gets stuck on doorways, thresholds and fallen boards
Story, quests and progression
Jill now guides you. Talk to her for your next step, and she’ll tell you when you’ve reached the end of current content
Joining a faction gives you your chief’s first task straight away, and chiefs will remind you what you’re meant to be doing
You can now leave a faction. Any unfinished tasks are released and can be picked up again if you go back
Find Burny is now given out by Jill
Quests also pay Soul Coins and XP, and monster kills now give 15 XP
The Wolf King portal opens at level 8, the Ogre King portal at level 10
Faction respect now fills up properly: from joining, chief tasks, kills during those tasks and beating the rival King
Old saves get respect for chief tasks you’ve already finished
All 30 gallery memories can now be earned, and locked ones tell you where they come from
Names are now consistent everywhere: Chief Grugna, Kael, Wolf King, Ogre King and the Sealed Portal
Dialogue tidied up, and quests that need a scene now say “choose Give in”
Outfit 3 now shows its effect: double damage against monsters
The Brothel has been reworked:
2,500 to buy and 500 per hire, and it actually makes money now
Burny only answers after the coin check
You can hire up to 10 staff
Levels
No more walking out of the Wasteland, the Forest or War Tide, or getting trapped in the crater
If Wyn falls, she’ll scramble back to solid ground
Better arrivals all round. The Brothel no longer drops you facing the exit, the boss arena faces the King, the Forest faces Dennis, and coming back from a King no longer puts you next to a pack
Boss fights have been re-tuned. Keep moving and you’ll win in about 45 seconds, but stand still and you’ll lose. The Ember Hive Mother is tougher and now lives inside the Forest
The Sewer has a light, so Kael is no longer just a silhouette
Roaming monsters stay around their home area
Interface
Settings switches display correctly and the selected row is highlighted
Toasts no longer overlap, and the defeat choice card is cleaner
Fixed the “Collections” title, the HUD faction label, the controls hint and a stuck screen when closing Collections
Performance and size
Much lighter car, train, sewer, subway and room meshes (they look the same)
Scenes run about 1.4 ms faster on the GPU
Less video memory used in the Wasteland
The download is smaller: about 1.9 GB, down from 2.3 GB
Fixed a rare hang on the loading screen
Polish
Fixed a model issue on the Wolf so it now lines up properly in every animation and scene
The quest arrow sits on the ground under Wyn and stays visible on steps, rubble, bridges and grass
Enemy health bars sit above each monster’s head, stay readable at any distance and through walls, and only appear when that monster is fighting or has just been hit. Packs no longer stack their bars into one line
The Wolf King and Ogre King get a proper boss health bar at the top of the screen
Name labels no longer show through walls or over scenes, and distant packs don’t turn into a wall of names
Messages no longer cover the dialogue box
Wyn no longer turns purple when standing next to a portal
The camera no longer looks through house roofs
Ferns no longer hide scenes in the Forest
The Brothel stats board no longer overlaps Bella’s name
If your supporter access ends mid-session, Wyn is sent back to the Wasteland
A few more small typo fixes
A note for old saves
Older saves never recorded the Kings, so you’ll need to beat them again to see the end-of-content message. Everything else carries over
Not in this build yet
War Tide still can’t be reached
Outfits 2 to 4 can’t be found yet
Crystals and orbs don’t have anything to spend them on yet
Some scenes on the new models still use their old animation timing until I get round to re-animating them. That covers the Hugger and Smasher scenes, the wolf scenes and the male/bench scenes
As always, thank you so much for your support. It’s what keeps this project going. If you run into any bugs or anything feels off, drop a comment or message me and I’ll get on it.
Enjoy, and I’ll see you in the next one!