Patch 0.3.3

While the next big update is making good progress, I wanted to share a few gameplay and quality of life improvements with you.

Major Changes

-Improved the control over the player character in combat. Not only will the character turn in the camera view direction more smoothly, you can also control the height of an attack now, to strike enemies' weak points more precisely. You can test these different behaviors via a new difficulty setting in the Arena Mode.

-The blocking skill is now fully functional.

-The combat behavior of NPCs is now based on the character's skills. They will dodge and block more, if they are good at it and attack more aggressively with a high weapon skill.

-Fall damage calculation has been updated to make it more predictable. Sadly, this has eliminated the popular "feature" where you could stumble when running down a steep hill. I might re-implement this, if there is a demand for it.

-All cloth and armor pieces have been updated to provide protection against different kinds of attacks.

Minor Changes

-Added a "Splint" item that can be used to fix leg damage, so that you have a way to counter the speed debuff caused by it.

-Added a "Torch" weapon that, when drawn, provides a light source.

-Reworked the lighting system to make interiors brighter at night. This system is still subject to change, but it should be an improvement to before.

-Added blood decals. (Can be disabled in the settings)

-Added the option to disable melee attacks against non-hostile NPCs. Very useful when fighting with a companion by your side.

-The background of the main menu has been replaced with our official artwork.

-The combat BGM has been replaced with an OST.

Bugfixes

-Fixed a bug where equipped items would be overwritten or duplicated when loading a save file from the main menu.

-Fixed a softlock in the "Ruins and Wyverns" quest, where the wyvern would not be marked as killed.

...and probably a lot more that I have forgotten by now.

Also check out our new trailer for some previews of new places and features of the upcoming 0.4 update.