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Version 0.3.2

Ascend from Nine Mountains
A downloadable game for Windows

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.

Files

  • Ascend from Nine Mountains 0.3.2_x64.zip 173 MB
    Apr 16, 2024
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