The Proteus Effect 0.9.8 Public Release

Greetings! Version 10.0 is now live for supporters, so it's time to publicly release 0.9.8! In this release, a new district opens in Ogremarsh, and an old friend(?) unexpectedly arrives. Alex and the others also try to get help for their fight against the dragon by visiting a sleepy little town, but there's something strange happening there... You'll also meet the mystery fisherman who left his hat in the Dark Pits, who leads you to discover something ancient and powerful - but can you defeat its guardian?

Changelog (vs. 0.8):

• New party member
• 2 new H-scenes
• 7-ish quests, depending on how you count
• 1 (small) dungeon
• 2 boss fights
• 1 minigame
• New district
• Added lighting effects
• Added game character view feature (press ‘i’ to toggle. Warning: this feature is a little wonky!)
• Added menu character view feature (on the Status menu)
• Xmog feature (he’s on the 2nd floor of the Sorcerer’s Society)
• Battle action sequences
• New animations
• New ability for Ana
• New equipment slots
• Default items for new slots (old saves should be fixed automatically)
• New boots for completing Celie’s quest (chickens vs. frogs, awarded retroactively)
• Changed the way TP behaves for many characters
• Removed lots of exclamation points!!
• Got rid of level indicators
• Improved conveyance for cookie quest (there should be fewer ‘WTF am I supposed to do?’ moments.)
• Several new skits
• An autosave feature
• A vast number of fixed bugs
• Improved game performance (hopefully)
• Approximate new content playtime: 5-7 hours

Please let me know if you find any bugs, and I hope you enjoy the game!