Posted March 24, 2025 by forotherpurposes
----------CHAPTER 8.5: SIDEQUEST UPDATE----------
SIX NEW SIDEQUESTS!
- Bea seems distressed... Talk to her at the New Pax Crossroads to find out why!
- The Book of Possibility has another story to tell... Visit the library in northwest New Pax to learn more!
- Don't you wanna take a break and have some pizza? Head to Little Elfocitta Pizza in west New Pax and try some!
- It looks like Wisp Village is hosting a storytelling session. Check out the library in Glumberwood to attend!
- Seems GorjaCorp has a new job opening... Head to the skyscraper in northwest New Pax and check it out!
- And after finishing 5 sidequests, talk to Archie in the Adventurers' Guild to start a special extra-long sidequest!
OVER 60 NEW PIECES OF SCENE ART
- As per the usual, SeaBea went craaazy for this update!! There's so much new art!!!
OTHER FUN STUFF!
- Evoria's 2025 Q&A has been organized in the New Pax Convention Center (Formerly the Opera House!) Wanna hear your previously asked questions answered by the Evoria characters? That's the place to be!
- The salon in northeast New Pax has opened, with the power to use iridescent shards you've collected from the main story to upgrade your magic skills!
- A total of 32 all-new fish to catch! Mitzi can fish in New Pax and the whole party can fish in Wisp Village!
- At the Adventurer's Guild, Tristan offers a new item for completing 9 sidequests and Molly offers a new move for completing 7 sidequests!
- More furniture is available to buy for your house! A bed for Mitzi at the New Pax Item Shop, a Naomi doll from Wisp Village, and a special vase from a secret new area!
- New museum exhibits for scenes from Chapter 8 and for the new sidequests!
- At the theater, you can now watch Chapter 8's animation plus an all new animation from one of the sidequests!
- And of course, 16 new entries in the Adventurer's Database! (Plus 32 more entries for the aforementioned new fish!)
SMALLER CHANGES!
- Moving with the mouse has returned! You can click a spot and your party will go there!
- Enemies now have a little shadow behind them in battles. It makes the battles look a little nicer!
- Any time you enter a new town/important area, its name pops up on the screen!
TWEAKS/BALANCING!
- Renee's Blasting Frenzy attack now has an easier action command, but costs slightly more MP
- Mitzi's scan move lowers defenses for 5 turns instead of 3 and costs less SP.
- Naomi's Restore spell and Renee's Magic Barrier spell no longer require action commands to complete
- Cherry has a higher evasion rate, making her less likely to be hit by enemies.
- Naomi and Mitzi have slightly higher evasion rate, while Renee has a slightly higher critical hit rate.
- Cherry's Woeful Melody now weakens an enemy's attack rather than defense. It also costs less MP.
- The "Evoria" subsection of quests in the Quest Log has been cut, just to make things simpler.
- Very very small dialogue changes to Lilith's testimony in the Chapter 7 trial and the Chapter 8 "Mitzi Breakdown" scenes. Just stuff to help pacing and make characters actions feel more natural.
- The Major General now has a custom text typer sound and his sprite has been adjusted to better match his portrait art.
- Flik's fell down a set of stairs