Lawless Lands,
Hey everyone!
So, here's the next GIGANTIC update! There are so many improvements, so much new content, and part two of the combat overhaul! Here are the highlights for tonight's update!
Dungeon Exploring
The dungeon exploring in Lawless Lands has always felt like it was missing a little something to me. Now, you'll need to actually explore dungeons and wilderness areas before they become fully visible. You have a visibility range which will illuminate the surrounding area.
Combat Facelift/Overhaul Part 2
I went through all 285+ maps and individually gave each and every one of them a new and improved high res battle background. Besides that, action points and combat abilities become strained as you (or your foes) take damage. The status effects have been streamlined, battle status animations have been added so for example if you're bleeding, you'll see your character bleed, and much more! More sound effects were added, the "Broken" state was added which makes characters rout in combat when their spirit reaches 0, shifting morale which makes combat more realistic, and combat AI has been improved! You can also now see the enemy spirit (morale) bars!
New Game + Mode
Tired of doing the intro? Worry no more! The next time you do it will be your last! You can always opt back in to playing it just after character creation!
Better Player Awareness Improvements
The character screen has been updated to display more handy information that may have been a bit hard to understand or find and the main menu has been given a tips screen so you get a small guide (especially with states and status effects) on some gameplay features.
Cinematic Improvements
There are certain times in the game where tension is supposed to be higher and more than just visual cues are needed. Music, sound effects, and other general improvements have been added throughout the game for these cases! More soundtracks have been added to the game as well!
More Roleplay Features
Basic haggling has been added, improvements and fine tweaks with the shifting alignment system, more choices and consequences have been added, and more!
More of the Main Story
Though it isn't much, the next few segments of the main storyline have been added. I got it to a good stopping point for now, so the next update will greatly expand upon it.
More Side Quests
Multiple new side quests have been added to the game!
New Enemies and Factions
The mercenary faction has been added, several factions have been tweaked and improved, and the bear has been added to the wild animal faction.
Many New Areas to Explore
New settlements, dungeons/wild areas to explore, quest locations, and more!
Check out the complete change log below!
Update 1.4.5 Change Log:
Bug Fixes:
-Fixed Warhounds not Automatically Unlocking Howl
-Fixed losing Spirit Points in Combat Incorrectly being Displayed (Example: "BLANK lost spirit points 5" instead of "BLANK lost 5 spirit points")
-Fixed a Bug that caused Buying Prices of Items to become 0 or even negative when Discounts are higher
Changes & Additions:
-Added some new Steam Achievements
-Added Steam Avatar for Kelis
-Added Steam Avatar for Fyria
-Added Fyria Companion (She is the second female companion in the game)
-Added Trait: Vengeance (Fyria)
-Added "Manhunt" Side Quest with multiple outcomes and beginnings
-Added "Forgotten Foes P3" Main Quest segment
-Added "A Friend in Need" Main Quest segment
-Added "Dire Warning" Main Quest segment
-Added "Final Wishes" Side Quest (Optional, given as part of the main quest)
-Added "Hollow Cries" Side Quest
-Renamed "Biography" to "Background" in the Character Menu
-Added Parallax Backgrounds to all Maps (To make the empty black spaces not so dead - this will be especially noticable in interior areas)
-Prowess is now deducted as a Percentage to Item Prices when Buying (This means you get your Prowess as a % discount)
-Prowess is now added as a Percentage to Item Prices when Selling (Due to this change and given the unlimited discount potential, default selling prices have gone back to 50% instead of 65%)
-Posture is now added to Action Point Maximum
-Added Delrye to the Signpost in Kordon Province
-Slightly increased the Chance of Armor being Damaged when Hit
-Increased the Distance moved in Combat
-Removed the -1 Disposition from Supply Stashes (Didn't realize I left that in there from testing)
-Added several new (optional) Battle Backgrounds
-Added 16 new Soundtracks with 2 Variants each
-Added Regional Backgrounds for the World Map
-Updated Random Encounter Regions on the World Map
-Added Hand Wraps Equipment
-Updated Shop Listings
-Added Shield Taunt Specific Skill
-Added Condemn Technique Skill
-Increased Action Points Gained by Damage Taken by 10%
-Added a new unique Encounter
-Added a new Boss (Chop - Giant Boar)
-Added a new unique Accessory - Gained by Defeating Chop (Giant Boar)
-All Dungeons/Wilderness Areas now need to be Explored before becoming fully Visible (Does not include settlements and the world map)
-Supply Tracker on the HUD will now turn Orange when at 15 or below as a Warning to EAT or DRINK
-Added a Light Sound Effect to Play when Supplies tick
-Added a Deep Sound Effect to Play when Supplies become 15 or lower with each tick
-Slightly increased Supply tick time
-Improved the Description for the "Poaching Problems" Quest in the Journal to give better Clues as to what exactly is Required
-Changed the Text Messages to no longer Instantly Display (You can hit any key and it will automatically finish)
-Made the Intro Fight much Easier and slightly more Rewarding
-Raised all Alcohol Prices by 2 (This makes finding them more rewarding and slightly balances the economy)
-Added a simple New Game + Mode (Checks if you've at least completed the intro and if you have, gives you the choice to skip it or play it again)
-Added Quick Jab Specific Skill for Daggers
-Replaced Cleave with Quick Jab for all Dagger Class Weapons
-Updated Enemies with Quick Jab instead of Cleave if they have Daggers
-Removed Dazed Status (Was just a duplicate of Stunned)
-Updated Hindered Icon Art
-Added a Tips Screen to the Main Menu that gives some useful Hints and Descriptions about all the Status Effects
-Tweaked the Terrain Stepping Effects
-Added Ernfurth Village Area (Stahlis Province)
-Added Ernfurth: Shop Area
-Added Ernfurth: Apothecary Area
-Added Ernfurth: Merchant's Rest Inn Area
-Added Ernfurth: Plagued Cottage Area
-Added Ernfurth: Plagued Cottage Basement Area
-Added Remote Cave Discoverable Location
-Added Remote Cave Area
-Added Oasis Discoverable Location
-Added Oasis Area
-Added Snowbound Cottage Discoverable Location
-Added Snowbound Cottage Area
-Added Snowbound Cottage: Shed Area
-Added Snowbound Cottage: Interior Area
-Added Mercenary Camp Discoverable Location
-Added Mercenary Camp Area
-Added Two Forest Road Discoverable Location
-Added Two Forest Road Area (It's on the actual road on the World Map! Who'da thunk it?!)
-Added unique Mercenary Encounter (Choice and consequence)
-Renamed Refreshing Brew to Rousing Mixture
-Rousing Mixture can now be used outside of Combat as well (So you can stack Action Points for abilities pre-combat, but you still need the On Guard skill to save Action Points outside of combat)
-Improved Rousing Mixture Icon Art
-Renamed the Potion Grading System (Weak, Fair, Strong > Potent, Super > Supreme)
-Added Sparkle Effect to Wishing Wells
-Added several new Unique NPCs
-Initial Action Points at the start of Combat are now randomized betwen 0 and 10
-Added some new Character Sprites for the various NPCs
-Tripled the Probability for the "Bad Omen" Status to go away after getting it
-Renamed some Enemy Types
-Added Rebel Guard Enemy
-Added Rebel Guard Captain Enemy
-Added Mercenary Enemy Faction
-Added Mercenary Captain Enemy Leader
-Added Mercenary Pikeman Enemy
-Added Mercenary Marksman Enemy
-Added Mercenary Marauder Enemy
-Added Mercenary Faction Troop Encounters
-Added Bear Enemy Faction (Thank you AceHangman!)
-Added Grizzly Bear Enemy
-Added Diseased Bear Enemy
-Added Bear Faction Troop Encounters
-Added Bear Skin Item
-Enemy Groups with Leaders/Bosses will now suffer Morale Penalties if the Leader/Boss is killed
-Moved Falhof down 1 Tile on the World Map
-Added some new Tilesets
-Added Snow Footstep Sound Effect
-Added Snow Step Animation
-Updated Battle Start Image (Skull and Crossed Swords)
-Updated Battle Start Sound Effect
-Extended the Battle Floor Image to fit to the Screen (When not using battle backgrounds)
-Battle Backgrounds are now Enabled by default (Many of them have been updated, improved, and upgraded in several ways)
-Updated every locations default Battle Background
-Removed Alignment Shift from Investigating the Bodies in the Random World Map Event
-Improved the look of the Enemy Health Gauges (Vigor)
-Added Enemy Morale/Mana Gauges (Spirit) in Combat
-New Morale Combat System (Basically, whenever someone is hit in combat, they'll lose 30% of that vigor damage as spirit also, but when they hit someone else, they gain 1 to simulate the shifting tide of a battle, this number is kept low and at a constant 1 so it doesn't make things ridiculous for spell users, status effects still also influence this in larger ways so that it's not a constant back and forth struggle)
-Added "Broken" State (When a character is in combat and has their spirit reach 0, they'll automatically Break in combat and will not fight, the only way to remove this is to gain spirit or win)
-Updated Critical Hit Text to "Critical!" instead of "Critical hit!"
-Added some new Cinematic Style stuff to the intro
-Added Status Animations to Combat
-Maximum Action Points are now directly tied to Vigor Points (50%) - (So, as you lose health, you lose the ability to perform as many unique combat actions such as heavy attacks to simulate wounds and injuries, everyone has a base of 15 + posture + health maximum * 50%)
-Updated the Tutorial to explain Action Points
-Diseased Animals now Drop significantly less edible Meat and more Rotten Meat
-Added Disposition Shifts when taking down the Bandit Camps in the "Trade Raids" Quest
-Made the Kidnapper start with the Panicked State in Combat in the "All Too Common" Quest
-Made the Blocked Sound Effect in Combat Randomized with 5 Variants
-Added a Critical Hit Sound Effect
-Added "One Hit Wonder" Special Testing Weapon for Debugging and Testers (500 Damage, +50% Critical, +100% Accuracy, No Durability, No Weight, Vampiric, +500 Attack Speed)
-Changed the low Supplies Warning Sound Effect from an obnoxious eating noise to a stomach growling
-Slightly lowered the default Sound Level of Supply Loss Indicator and Raised it slightly when Supplies are low
-Set the Music Track for the Intro Fight to be consistent with the mood (No more random music tracks for that fight)
-Removed the overwhelming Lighting Effects from the Pyrshen Hospital
-Added some more Decor to the Pyrshen Hospital
-Added an Intro and additional Hint when first entering the Pyrshen Hospital
-Updated Candle Icon Art (It looks more waxy now)
-Added Max AP Parameter to the Statistics Submenu in the Character Menu
-Added Haggling Bonus Parameter to the Statistics Submenu in the Character Menu
-Added Max Stamina Parameter to the Statistics Submenu in the Character Menu
-Added Max Supplies Parameter to the Statistics Submenu in the Character Menu
NOTE: You MUST start a new game if you encounter any issues, especially with quests.
Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter. The update will be available shortly.
That's all for now, enjoy!
-Corrosion ːCStudiosː