Hello everyone, it's time to announce the latest new feature! This time I've added what every game of this generation has: resource gathering! Now you can fish and mine for bunches of items, which is a great way expand upon the pacifist approach introduced with the previous update.

How does it work?

Resources are a type of NPC, so when you bump into them you interact with them instead of fighting them. The interaction that takes place when you bump into a Resource is a little time-based mini-game. Time it right and you'll get items! The deeper you go in a dungeon, the harder it becomes to harvest resources, but you'll also get more items for being successful.

What if I don't want to play a stupid mini-game?

That's easy! You just blow up the resource with some magic like you can any other npc! The only downside is the drop rate of exploding a resource is significantly less than if you played the mini-game. Where you could have gotten 3-4 items, you now will only get 1, if that.

How do I identify a resource?

Well, for one, resources don't move. There are 3 kinds of resources you can currently find: Water, where you fish; Ore, where you can mine; and Treasure Chests, which you can pick open. Yes, Treasure Chests are now a resource instead of using the standard enemy approach. This means you will attempt to harvest them through picking their lock instead of just bashing it in by default. You can still "bash" them, though, by lighting them on fire with your magic. This is necessary if you wish to pursue the achievement.

Anything else?

There's the usual slew of bug fixes. I also made some performance improvements regarding particles in scenes. Additionally, I gained access to a new server where the daily dungeons can now be hosted. You can either change the url in your settings file manually to http://luna.red/public/storymode/dungeon.map or just reset all your settings to their defaults through the settings pane. Additionally, the character creation menu navigation has been improved and can now be completely navigated with just the keyboard. No more mouse required! Thanks again for the feedback, bug reports, and supporting development with your purchase. Be sure to tell your friends, too, if you like the game, or tell them not to waste their money if you didn't! Or maybe tell them about the game and let them decide if they like it or not. I've already got plans for the next feature, so prepare yourselves! And as always, I probably introduced some bugs somewhere

[ 2015-12-04 02:55:27 CET ] [ Original post ]