Hello, everyone!
As we undergo the second wave of alpha-testing and are working day and night to fix every single bug and issue that our brave alpha-testers are able to find (seriously, we can't thank you folks enough!), we've actually managed to fill our mining cart with so many updates that there was a little bit of trouble with pushing said cart out of the development mines. But now, the cart is out, and all the goodies in it are unloaded so that we can share them with the world. As such, let's dig in into the alpha build 0.13!
UPDATE 0.13.1-11
- Improved the overall positioning of GUI and hints, so they look much better.
- Fixed various reported crashes in both English and Russian versions.
UPDATE 0.13.1-13
- Optimized the game's usage of memory and system resources.
UPDATE 0.13.1-14
- The sudden appearance of Hare Statues in the underground parts of Bamboo and Desert biomes. Rumors say that if you bow to such a statue, not only will you be given a cache of essences appropriate to your current tier, but you'll also be a little healthier, stronger and faster for an entire day!
- Since falling off an island and straight to your demise is not categorically synonymous with fun, from this day onward the clouds ignore the status effect that turns off the bounciness of mushrooms and sunflowers. Just be careful not to miss the cloud you're attempting to bounce of, that's still deadly.
- Fixed the bug that lead to the disappointing lack of resource drops upon using dig on trees and Workbenches.
- Fixed the issue of some abilities being able to damage other players. Since the PvP is currently turned off, it was only fair.
UPDATE 0.13.1-15
- Added the map. The everlurking and overpresent terror that is the woeful lack of navigation is no more. Also, the map is very pretty:
See? The map IS pretty!
- Increased the amount of both quick access and quick building slots from 4 to 6. Now you can have one and a half as much of both fruit AND building block variety!
UPDATE 0.13.2
- Most islands now have Elteria Hearts on them. You can use these massive magic crystals as checkpoints that, upon an accidental (or not so accidental) demise would allow you to respawn near said Elteria Heart, instead of returning to life all the way back home.
An Elteria Heart is never too far away
Bad news: we’re dead. Good news: the current checkpoint is just around the metaphorical corner.
- Added rare monsters. Beware! These critters, while technically being of the same species as their brethren, are bigger and beefier - but they also yield more loot if you manage to beat them! There are three types of these rare beasties:
- Strong, 10% chance of spawn, scale x1.3, HP x2 , drop x1.5
- Elite, 3% chance of spawn, scale x1.5, HP x3, drop x2.5
- Legendary, 0,5% chance of spawn, scale x2, HP x10, drop x20
- Added the ability to build planes of blocks. If you, while placing a line in the Building Mode, hold the Ctrl button, you'll be able to stretch that line into an entire plane of the same matter. Building floors is now so much easier! (warning: we're still testing this feature as it currently conflicts with the Wisp Building Mode)
Hooray! Making floors won’t be such a pain anymore!
- By the popular demand, we have added the indicators of remaining resources in the quick access panels. Wonder no longer how many pumpkin slices you possess!
Exactly one (1) pumpkin slice. Oh, and some other assorted fruits and berries.
- Also by the popular demand, we have added the ability to use all the available resources at once to create the maximum available amount of a craftable object in the craft menu.
Less wrist pain, more craftable consumables per click.
- The equipped souls now also count for crafting purposes.
- Added Powerup and Debuff indicators for clarity purposes. These will appear on screen during battle whenever a buff or a debuff comes into play. Now you won't have to wonder if you were poisoned by that Plum Octopus!
- The World Loading is now optimized for low Internet connection speeds.
UPDATE 0.13.3
- GUI upgrades:
- Added Radar and Compass that indicate the player's Home and last Death Location. Finding your way in this dangerous, vast world is so much easier now!
Your Home is where your Compass is pointing to
- The Map now also indicates the last Death Location.
- Because of the Compass, we’ve rearranged the top of the GUI, and made sure it looks awesome.
- The current buffs are now located directly under the Compass, and instead of using numerical values, the remaining time is now indicated in radial gauges for quick and simple evaluation by the player.
- Added Radar and Compass that indicate the player's Home and last Death Location. Finding your way in this dangerous, vast world is so much easier now!
- Added the Options Menu, that can be opened with the “O” button. This menu can and WILL be changed for the better.
Changing game settings while still being IN the game? What sorcery is this?!
- The Chat Log now also tracks the Gathered items. Wondered how much leather have you gathered in the last five minutes? Wonder no more!
Oh, so THAT’S how much leather. Huh.
- We have began the implementation of an improved mob spawning system that adds irregularity and variety to the critter population density of every biome.
- Introduced the system of night monsters. For now, it's just skeletons as a placeholder, but they will be replaced by much more interesting (and spooky!) enemies. Here are the alarming visages of some of the impending nightly frights:
Left to right: Night Armadillo, Lunar Cat, Night Octopus. Frightening. - Changed the Death Penalty. Now, aside from the previously implemented loss of 10% of Gem Shards and 1% of Gems (rounded up), upon meeting your doom you also have a 30% risk of losing an Ancient Gem. We're also currently planning to implement the anti-frustration features that will reduce the sheer and utter horror of falling off an island, both for the players and for their precious loot.
- The Soul Altar now allows to improve the grade of souls. Now you can turn that stash of now fairly useless low-grade souls that you've acquired in your journey into a a smaller stash of far more useful higher-grade souls. Oh, and also as you acquire the souls of higher grades, you'll gradually receive fewer souls from the monsters of lower tiers than yours.
- Invisibility granted by the Vestments of Shadows is now interrupted by your attacks.
- Tweaked the appearance of the Hare Statue.
Update 0.13.3-1
- The Compass and the Map now also have indicators for your currently activated Elteria Heart. Now you don't have to second-guess if the checkpoint is too far away (and where it is)!
- Improved the clarity of Carrot Hare's carrot throwing animation. Now, as you chase down these scaredy hares, you'll be able to see them actually throwing carrots around in order to distract you and slow you down!
Aren’t they adorable when they’re running for their dear lives?
- Implemented the simultaneous spawn of several related in-game objects (has been turned off for a time being in a later update).
UPDATE 0.13.3-2
- As the world had experienced a sudden, if swift, energy flux, Andesite, Desert Steel and Nickel had suddenly became much, much sturdier. The Armors made of these metals now belong to the 3rd Tier, and as such they fair much better in a fight against 3rd Tier monsters.
Left to right: Andesite, Desert Steel and Nickel Armor. Metal cubes are not included.
- Added the animation of a failed attempt to unlock a chest. If you see a treasure chest wiggle, but refuse to open, you're out of keys, go craft some more.
- The sound of hitting surrounding objects is now far, far more satisfying. We're not telling you to punch that palm, but if you do, it'll just sound so much better now.
- Fixed some bugs related to GUI and soul essences.
UPDATE 0.13.3-3
- Optimized the mobs. Now they won't start to lag after a long and busy uptime.
- Optimized the entities. Now the mushrooms in their troves and pumpkins in their patches won't try to put debuffs on each other, causing unnecessary busywork for the system.
On Alpha Invites
We are almost ready to send the next batch of invites! We will send them as soon as we release Alpha 0.13.4 update in the next couple of days. Stay tuned!
And now, all the magical gems and rare ores in our mining cart are unloaded, sorted and shown to the world, and so we go back to our work. And as such – see you next time!