Our wonderful world will expand pretty soon... The most important thing we would like to share with you firstly is the fact that exploring all new implemented content will take twice much time compared to the current version! New fire magic skill tree, items, quests and locations aren't everything we have prepared for you. Our team was mostly focused on improving gameplay experience to make it more friendly and intuitive for RoM players. We realize how important the mechanics of gameplay are. That is why we’re trying to listen carefully to all comments and suggestions from our community. Implementing the most useful ones is our priority and goal in everyday work. Let's get started!
To make the life easier and better we added a few things. Here are the new features and improvements we didn't announce before or were only briefly mentioned:
Crafting
- Search functionality will allow you to find a specific item faster.
- "Total items crafted" shows how many items will by crafted at once.
- "Entering items quantity" - You will be able to enter a precise number of items to craft.
- "Crafting uses nearest containers" - Items stored in nearby containers will be now used automatically to craft items. There will be no need to keep all of them in your backpack.
Backpack
- Easier bag replacement with smarter swap system.
- Bag sorting - Yes! We all have been waiting for it!
Quick Stack button
- Yay! Another feature that all asked for! :) No more slow and painful container management.
Slot Locking
- "Locked" items will always go back to chosen slot after they've been dropped and picked up. Hold “Alt” and click LMB on the item to “lock” it to the slot.
Stack splitting
- Easier method of splitting items in a stack. Holding "Ctrl" and clicking on the item will now allow you to set a number of moved items.
Total value
- Instead of showing value of only one item in stack, you can also see the price of the whole stack.
Additional mouse buttons binding
- Bind your rat buttons whenever you like to play more comfortably.
Elixirs
- Increased duration time from 5 to 15 minutes.
Additional 20 handmade locations that contain unique items, structures, challenges and secrets to be found. Visit new villages to make friendships, earn coins and follow the story of the Old Kingdom by completing interesting and dangerous quests. "Be aware of the horned creature…"
- World map has expanded almost 3 times compared to the previous version.
- Over 30 new quests in new quest hub villages. Earn valuable respect by completing tasks to become an important figure in a new society.
- New locations, places and dungeons with deadly creatures.
- Completely new Farm system which helps you with acquiring useful plants. Help the local farmer with his everyday tasks and reap the rewards.
Our magic world is finally gaining pure magic itself!
First magic school is FIRE. Let’s take a close look at Fire magic skill tree:
Fireball is basically a thrown ball of fire. :)
Flames work just like a flamethrower.
Burning Rush will ignite the path you step on and increase your movement speed.
Firelings follow your character and damage your enemies.
Magic Fire lightens the path like a torch, releasing your second hand.
Cooking profession has been updated with new recipes. Previously you could only boost your Health Points with food, now all 3 main stats can be improved.
- Meat based dishes provide HP buff
- Vegetable based dishes provide SP buff
- Fruit based dishes and sweets provide MP buff
Character statistics tabs
- You can now easily check all of your personal statistics in a dedicated tab.
Signpost system
- Put your signpost or locate one in the villages to make a shortcut in your next location visit.
Trading profession
- New profession will provide you with better prices offered by merchants. Trade everyday to practice your skills.
Different armor types
- The weight and type of armor will matter now. Choose equipment that well fits your battle predispositions!
Sleeping system
- The bed now serves its original purpose. :)
Location Regeneration
- Plants and creatures will regenerate on locations which have not been visited for a long time.
Valentine Event
- It will last for a one week after patch 0.3 release.
All features and content are already implemented. The only things left to do are polishing, testing, bugfixing, polishing, balancing, tweaking and finally polishing.
So when is 0.3 coming? Currently we are aiming for the next week, the worst case scenario is one week after that. Update 0.3 was originally planned as 1.5 months patch, which later turned to 2 months and now is 2.5 month update. While the time increased so did the number of features, content and polish.
We believe the 2-3 months update cycle to be optimal amount of time for major patches. It’s long enough to give us time to produce big and high quality features and content, and short enough that there is always something new waiting around the corner for you. Our main goal with major content updates is to give you a big reason to go back to the realms and stay for a while.
We are so excited to share with you every new info and news about our game. Remember that your feedback is really important to our crew so don’t be shy and tell us what you think about the new content!
We are waiting for your comments and thoughts!
Polished Games Team