Good news everyone! The new update (0.4.0) is now being tested for bugs and will soon be available for $5+ patrons, then for general release two weeks later.
You probably will want to know what the new update will include. Put simply, this is a groundworks update. There is a LOT of stuff behind the scenes that isn't *quite* fully implemented, but will shine once more variety of content is introduced. This includes a farm hand system with various uses, from auto breeding to task time reduction and farm defence. It also involves the groundworks for an item, inventory and shop system, though there are currently no items to populate it.
In terms of visible improvements there are two new breeding animations and six new attack animations. All eight of these animations use the new style of animation with the new dolls and can be considered the standard for all future animations. All older animations will be gradually replaced and phased out.
Over in the battle engine there are two new types of attack available for use. Charm attacks, generally weaker than physical ones but effective at medium range and great against opponents with low charm resistance. Second are howl attacks. This brings into the game all manner of buffs and debuffs, as well as area of effect attacks. Currently the hold is the only attack that utilises these, but with the groundwork laid this will rapidly increase.
There are a few things that are in need of improvement that we are fully aware of. Firstly the battle engine is starting to experience very noticeable lag due to the amount of images displayed and the complexity of the code that runs it. In addition there are some odd mismatches between old animations and sprites and the new ones. V0.0.5 will focus heavily on battle engine optimisation and art updating. Essentially no new features, but making all the existing ones run smoother and prettier.
Over on the farm side of things, all that wonderful support from patreon has got us a dedicated artist for making backgrounds so V0.0.5 will look to fill in many of the blank screens (especially in the into) and make the farm look prettier in general.
It's nice to be able to come to you with good news and i hope you all enjoy the new update.
You probably will want to know what the new update will include. Put simply, this is a groundworks update. There is a LOT of stuff behind the scenes that isn't *quite* fully implemented, but will shine once more variety of content is introduced. This includes a farm hand system with various uses, from auto breeding to task time reduction and farm defence. It also involves the groundworks for an item, inventory and shop system, though there are currently no items to populate it.
In terms of visible improvements there are two new breeding animations and six new attack animations. All eight of these animations use the new style of animation with the new dolls and can be considered the standard for all future animations. All older animations will be gradually replaced and phased out.
Over in the battle engine there are two new types of attack available for use. Charm attacks, generally weaker than physical ones but effective at medium range and great against opponents with low charm resistance. Second are howl attacks. This brings into the game all manner of buffs and debuffs, as well as area of effect attacks. Currently the hold is the only attack that utilises these, but with the groundwork laid this will rapidly increase.
There are a few things that are in need of improvement that we are fully aware of. Firstly the battle engine is starting to experience very noticeable lag due to the amount of images displayed and the complexity of the code that runs it. In addition there are some odd mismatches between old animations and sprites and the new ones. V0.0.5 will focus heavily on battle engine optimisation and art updating. Essentially no new features, but making all the existing ones run smoother and prettier.
Over on the farm side of things, all that wonderful support from patreon has got us a dedicated artist for making backgrounds so V0.0.5 will look to fill in many of the blank screens (especially in the into) and make the farm look prettier in general.
It's nice to be able to come to you with good news and i hope you all enjoy the new update.
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