Hey everyone! This is the next big chapter for Of Blades & Tails, which adds a new region to the world, allows you to modify your equipment and offers a few surprises for the brave explorers. Please refer to the last preview post to learn more about the new content and how the added mechanics work.

Changelog v0.16.0

Equipment Modifications

You can now extract item mods and reuse them on your preferred equipment. Visit any crafting NPC like blacksmiths or carpenters to use this mechanic. The whole process is also described in detail here.

Game World

• The game world has been expanded to the north.
• A new region has been added: Levendell - Home of the Deer Tribe
• Several new NPCs have been added.
• A new autumn-based forest biome has been added.
• New music tracks have been added.
• A new secret region has been added.
• A new puzzle mechanic has been added.
• Several new dungeons have been added.
• Several new types or variations of existing enemies have been added.
• New enemies now often have a perk, which can modify their behavior.
• New locations have been added: Wasp Hives
• New locations have been added: Marksman Camps
• The Abandoned Bonfire spot just north of the Haunted Forest has been replaced with a Deer Guard Camp.

Quests

• 2 quests have been added to Levendell.
• 1 quest has been added to the Deer Innkeeper south of the Haunted Forest.

Items & Equipment

• A new type of item has been added: Artifacts Their occurance in the game is limited to only a few. The first one can now be found.
• A legendary item has been added: Leggings of Beast Banishing
• A legendary item has been added: Wasp Stinger
• New lore about the human age has been added.
• A new Material category has been added to the inventory that is used for extracted item mods.

UI, Controls & Accessibility

• Improve inventory performance when new items are added.
• Quest rewards are now listed in the message log.
• A new icon on the enemy info tooltip (bottom right) will indicate if the enemy has a perk. You can then see the perk details when inspecting the enemy.
• A small arrow will now indicate better who is talking during a dialoque.
• A hint about the Shovel shortcut key has been added to the Treasure Hunt help section.

Achievements

3 achievements have been added:

• Modifier
• Catch me if you can
• Legacy of the Enchanter

Balancing and Fixes

• Crit and dodge chance both have been limited to max 75%.
• All gatherables in the fox village are now persisted permanently.
• Fixed an issue with setting paths in overview mode while the 'hold to move' option is enabled.
• Fixed a potential game lock in relation with game menu (ESC) and entity detail view.
• Fixed a rare situation where certain quest NPCs would not give all rewards.
• Fixed an issue with 0 travel cost if player has no stack of Bug Meat in inventory.
• Several smaller fixes.
• Improved several translations.

Community Translations

Our community added support for the the following languages:

• Chinese (simplified)
• Russian

Savegame Compatibility

Savegames from version 0.15.x are compatible. [hr][/hr]

What's next

I will most likely prepare another minor update next, which could contain a new talent line and some UI improvements. Nothing set in stone yet. I'll sort things out within the next week. What's more certain is the content of World Expansion III: It will feature the home of the boar tribe and a thrilling combat arena! If my theories will work out as expected it might(!) even feature Steam Leaderboards... But I'm not able to promise yet... Just a wild idea (and another teaser) ;) If you enjoy your time with Of Blades & Tails and the new contents, then please consider writing a short Steam review. It really helps the game to grow and reach more players :) Until next time, take care everyone! Felix

[ 2023-05-10 13:50:36 CET ] [ Original post ]