Weekly Build V. 0.42!

Version: Life, the Universe, and Everything

Good evening! I will keep this short and sweet, since the patch notes are LONG and SAVORY.
Managed to get a lot of work done this week, including many relatively major system updates and changes. The notes will speak for themselves, mostly, but I will say that, being still fresh, you can expect some more fine-tuning and balance adjustments to come from these systems.

Also, I fixed an embarrassingly large amount of bugs from version 0.41. Oops! I can't believe nobody either found them or said anything.

Other than that, hope you enjoy!

Version 0.42 - 7/20/2018

•  Added many new menu options, including vsync, window colors, & keyboard configuration
•  Added an in-combat status menu to provide more details about status afflictions
•  Added a description to every status effect
•  Advanced the Mar’Liore narrative
•  Improved on-map enemy AI
•  Attacking an on-map enemy’s back will result in a preemptive strike
•  Being back-attacked by a chasing enemy will result in a surprise attack
•  After chasing for 5 seconds, enemies will stop and return to their original location
•  Weapon Skills and Essence Magic are now separated
•  Moon Poison seals off Weapon Skills & can be healed using tentacles
•  Silence seals off Essence Magic & can be healed using beaks
•  A new resource, “Trance,” is now earned in combat. Once this resource is full, Mercy enters a trance-like state, growing more powerful and consuming no MP.
•  The effects of Trance differ slightly based on Mercy’s class
•  Added “Trance” to the menu, giving Mercy 4 different preferences for how to earn Trance based on your preferred playstyle
•  Added a new optional boss-fight
•  Fixed a few tile issues in the cove residential building
•  Mercy can now rest in her room in the Esterholt manor as soon as the ship leaves
•  Colby, in the Esterholt market, now buys a few items at a special rate
•  Increased the value of bronze ore and pearls
•  Added a “Runes” option in the equip menu for ease of upgrading equipment
•  Reorganized the plugin stack to help reduce conflicts
•  Updated Core plugins with numerous compatibility improvements
•  Updated the save screen, players can now delete save files in-game
•  Janie in the Mar’Liore mill will buy swords and rapiers at a special price
•  Removed the “Formation” option from the main menu
•  Fixed an issue with Moon Frog AI
•  Fixed an issue where Elijah would roam around instead of steering the ship
•  Fixed a damage formula bug on the move “Overgrowth”
•  Fixed an issue where a soldier in Mar’Liore was incorrectly named Captain Forrest
•  Fixed a repeating dialogue if Mercy intimidated the hunters in Mar’Liore
•  Fixed the ship still playing storm sounds in Mar’Liore
•  Fixed several typos
•  Fixed an inaccessible clue in Belka’s room