My Super Sexy Introduction:
Hey all! Sc… wait, that’s not mine.
Hello fellow Pets and Adventurers! And that one guy in the back playing Tetris. Seriously bro, focus.
Today I have great news, good news, and a little bad news. Let’s start with a simple apology.
As you have probably noticed, except you Tetris guy, the game has not received updates in a few months. I want to make one thing very clear. This does not mean the game is dead, or that I have given up. Quite the opposite, actually.
Behind the scenes, I have been making several major framework changes. This is the fancy stuff you never see. When fully finished, these changes will greatly increase both the speed and quality of the content I can provide going forward.
Now, doing this takes a lot of time and a lot of button pushing. Not the fun kind either. Super complex math and systems work. Which brings us to the good news.
A new update is coming in the near future. As anyone who has ever done game development knows, making direct promises or giving exact dates is a bad idea. No, Tetris guy, I still do not have five bucks.
So instead, I am proud to announce that sometime, somewhere, in the near future. Maybe today. Maybe next week. Maybe sometime in February. Soon is relative, after all. You will be getting a massive update.
Which brings us to the great news.
New and Improved Features!
Open World
That’s right ladies and gentle-fishes… er… humans!
You will no longer watch as your owner or self teleports to Creation knows where. Instead, adventurers will now slowly make their way across the world. Traveling on foot, fighting monsters, collecting loot, and probably dying a lot along the way.
Especially you.
A Quest System
Now I know what you’re thinking. Who needs a quest system in a roleplaying game? Well, despite my Bethesda-level resistance, it is being implemented anyway. Disbelievers may now go eat chalk.
Adventurers will accept quests, and maybe, if you are lucky, they will actually complete them.
New Adventurer Behaviors
Put simply, adventurers used to do neat things.
Now they do more neat things.
If you care about the details like the absolute madman you are, read on. If not, please proceed to the next designated heading.
I replaced the old state machine hybrid with a far more sustainable Utility AI and GOAP setup. I also separated the logic into a Body, Mind, and Soul architecture.
Most importantly, I pushed many colorful buttons.
Better Animations
This may come as a shock to those of you who have been here a long time, but it turns out art is not my strongest skill. I know. Tragic.
However, I have found an artist who has decided they are willing to deal with me. I did not think it would happen either. They will be revamping much of the art and UI to make everything significantly prettier and more polished.
Thank you all for your patience, your support, and your tolerance of my nonsense. The foundation is nearly complete, and once it is, things will start moving much faster.