Patch Notes - v0.2.1

This update brings a mix of quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, mechanical reworks, and new content! Here's everything that's new or changed:

Gameplay Improvements

• Refined Combat Mechanics:

• Armor and armor skills are now more effective at reducing damage.

• Balanced enemy health and attack values.

• Character Speed, Creature Speed, and Weapon Speed now play a greater role in combat turn order, with possible missed attacks or follow up attacks.

• Signature weapon bonus reduced from +20% to +10% damage.

• Constitution and Intelligence now restore health or mana when leveling up. (e.g. 80/100 HP → +20 max → now 100/120 HP).

• Luck Stat Rework: Luck has a chance to give you a second chance on failed checks.

• Health & Mana Bars: Now show numerical values (e.g. 50 / 100).

• Enemy HUD: Added a toggleable setting to show enemy level and health bars. This is enabled by default.

• Windowed / Fullscreen Toggle: You can now switch between windowed and fullscreen mode from the settings menu.
  

Exploration & World Updates

• Map Enhancements:

• Added a compass and distance scale (in kilometers).

• The river line on the map now starts hidden and becomes visible when discovered (like other locations).

• Travel & Waiting Tweaks:

  • Increased success chance when resting by +10%, even on failed Stealth and Luck checks.

  • Increased chances of nothing happening when waiting or traveling by +5%.

  • Greatly reduced odds of the language merchant running off without teaching you the language.

Tutorials & Onboarding

• Character Creator Tutorial: Brief guide added to walk players through character creation.

• New Game Tutorial: Added a short tutorial that runs on starting a new game or loading a save file for the first time after updating. Returning players can choose to skip it.

Stat-Boosting Meals

• Some food and drinks purchased at taverns  and inns now grant temporary stat bonuses:

  • Beer, cider, or wine: +1 Charisma for 10 minutes

  • Beef stew: +1 Strength for 10 minutes
    

  • And more!

Stat Check Rebalancing

• Stat checks now cap at 2% (minimum) and 99% (maximum); there are no longer guaranteed successes or failures based purely on stats.

• Increased stat check success threshold by 5%

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where undiscovered nearby locations were incorrectly marked as discovered when loading a save.

• Fixed an issue where fullscreen mode wouldn’t activate properly on startup.

• Fixed an issue where damage from divine curses (e.g., from failing a Religion check or underpaying at shrines) would reduce the player to 0 HP but not kill them.

Morality System Adjustments

• Reduced negative morality penalties for certain actions.

New Content

• Added several new encounters and quests across the world, including a few jobs on the job board at the tavern in Capital City. Keep exploring, you might just stumble into something new!