Exciting news, Adventurers!
"Wait... new game mode - do you mean...."
Oh yes, JoePlayer! The long awaited iteration of our Adventure mode (aka Free Adventure Mode) is available on the XBRANCH! (For information on how to get it, skip to the end of the post)
For those that don't know: Adventure Mode is a game mode where we're basically just free of the narrative of the story. It's something we've promised, and hinted at for quite some time - and now we're delivering.
"So after all this time: wtf IS Adventure Mode?"
Good question. If you've been in the community for a while, you've seen some posts hidden in the nooks and crannies of the discussions forum, or discord channel about various features of "Free Adventure Mode." Many of which are vague, or just suffer from the ol' "telephone game" syndrome. We're happy to have some concrete features down, ready to be played.
XBRANCH Adventure Mode Features
In terms of features in our first Experimental implementation, we have the following. NOTE this is the first iteration, and features will change and expand or contract as your feedback rolls in.
- No narrative
- Open exploration
- Light Chaos
- All towns (quests/markets) refresh each morning
- Remaining dungeons level up as others are completed
- Random starting town
Experimental means Experimental
"Yes yes... Early Access, in Experimental branch - you've told us this before"
Yes, I know. But it's important to re-iterate it. Adventure Mode required us to make some very low level, but much needed, and ultimately very good deep system changes to unhook all kinds of things to make it possible. We started this months ago with the new Chaos system changes, and the removal of quest time limits.
"Right, you did mention that back then..."
Yes! See?! Proof I'm not just making this stuff up. That being said:
There will be bugs. That's why we need your help! And on that note: we've made it SUPER EASY to submit bugs as you encounter them! You can submit it directly in game via the Main Menu, or clicking down near the Version display in the bottom left.
This opens up a form with simple inputs for you to fill out.
Previously: we had to get you to send us emails with save files, and log files and screenshots. Now: the system automatically grabs your logs, save files and even take a screenshot for us! You just tell us what happened, and whatever detail you can provide, and we do the rest.
Your bug reports are invaluable to us. We're not a big team, and we rely on the input and reports from the community. That's why we devoted time to this feature, to make it easier on all of us.
How to get on the XBRANCH
We use the XBRANCH to push out experimental features when we need front line feedback during development from committed community members.
You can get it right away without a password. Just select the xbranch in the Betas tab of the game properties in Steam