Devlogs
Version 0.3.2
This version centers around laying the groundwork for the Qi Condensation realm, as well as rebalancing, fixing bugs, and adding a number of quality of life features. See below for full changelog.
New Features
- Added a 'Challenge' interaction to Aei Ma that lets you seek out a tough foe to fight together.
- Added a 'Teach' interaction to Pi Lip that lets you teach him a crafting action on demand, replacing the random encounter.
- Added a new 'neutral' birth option, that has no changes from the base stat distribution.
- Added a combat speed option in the settings.
Changes
- Improved app startup time. It should now show a loading window quickly, instead of a long pause displaying no window at all.
- Improved clothing, cauldron, and flame tooltips. They now highlight the stat changes more prominently.
- Improved artefact tooltips. It now displays the techniques and the stance the artefact will use more prominently.
- Improved display of breakthroughs, they should have a lot more colour to hightlight the relevant information.
- Gifts now help companions more, meaning they will break through faster.
- Added a lot more loot to Shiao Gian when beaten. You should now receive the majority of his equipment.
- Compendium no longer shows names of monsters you haven't beaten yet.
- Herb Field planter now has double the capacity, allowing you to queue up almost a year of crops.
- Inventory and pill selection performance when holding a large number of items improved.
- Reputation requirements halved. Each tier is now 5 reputation instead of 10, reducing the grind required to reach those thresholds.
- Rewards for missions and requests are now less uniform.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed crit chance. Equipment, buffs, and pills that increase crit chance now actually work.
- Prevented Pi Lip testing his Automated Combants on the player if the player is a realm weaker. That did feel rather mean of him.
- Fix Shiao Gian dropping loot when beaten during his breakthrough encounter.
Balance Changes
- Rebalanced mount speeds. The numbers now scale properly through the realms.
- The Body Forging realm is now slightly easier, both combat and crafting.
- The Meridian Opening realm is now slightly harder, both combat and crafting.
- Talismans
- Improved Flow Talisman+ (I).
- Nerfed Fragrant Blossom Talisman (II).
- Techniques
- Razor blossom and Iron Blossom are now slightly weaker.
- Metal Fragment buffed. It now keeps any overflow beyond 3 when converting, instead of consuming it all.
- Monsters
- Shadow Infested (Blossom) is now stronger.
- The Shadow Disciple is now stronger.
- Mastery
- Crit Barrier mastery nerfed.