FreeHolder Steam Alpha 3 Hotfix 8
5.19.2017
Announcements
Small Fix
This is a tiny hotfix mostly adding a couple of requested features. It was hard to get right back into bug-crushing after being away from the build, and I wanted to get something concrete to you rather than flailing about for hours and not necessarily having anything to show for it. With FreeHolder containing 72,000 lines of code at this point, crushing bugs is a time-consuming affair. Nevertheless, we will get them all. Eventually.
Next Hotfix
This very weekend I am going to attempt to crush some of the long-problematic bugs that are occassionally causing the game to break. I just didn't want everyone to be waiting around all week and not seeing any updates. Expect something a little more substantial in terms of bug removal, also based on your recent input, early next week.
Alpha 4 Focus
I want to get the mid-game section more fully implemented, explained, and functional. Once this is the case, and we squish some relevant bugs, we will mark off the build as Alpha 4 and then I'll be moving onto advanced classes and other neat things I have in mind for 5. Based on player input, 5 (or possibly 4 depending on speed) will also begin incorporating more and better information readouts in the game so it is less confusing for all concerned. We'll create an in-game encyclopedia eventually.
Mac Release
Alpha 4 will also finally include a Mac version of FreeHolder, released concurrently or shortly after. Tell your Mac-using friends, who you've been heckling mercilessly about the fact that FreeHolder is PC only. :D I only have a Mac mini myself, so I'll need some players who own both PC and Mac to do a bit of testing in the near future. However, I don't anticipate any real difficulties. Unity is l33t like that.
Bugfixes
-Cities no longer switch map locations upon loading the game
Requested Features
-Passive skill now included on character sheet
-Weather changes generate an event icon that details the effects of the weather
Balancing
-You can now hunt in marshes, in addition to fishing