Version 0.0.291
This update adds a new difficulty mode, expands cooking in a big way, introduces more polish and customization, and fixes some important progression issues.
Difficulty and Balance
Difficulty has been balanced further.
A new Hell difficulty has been added. Now you can play in Winter and worry about society collapsing while trying to save the world.
Character stats have been adjusted so they are not quite so overpowered. They are still overpowered.
Telekinetic Storm has also been debuffed. Its damage is now based on Zenas’ highest derived stat.
Progression and Systems
Cinnamon will now teach Zenas how to make a party, which is kind of important if you want to save the world.
The dev button has been added. Have fun figuring out the password.
A bug has also been fixed where seasons other than Summer were being treated as Year 10+, which caused some very strange code issues. The game now correctly understands that every season exists within the same ten-year gameplay session.
An instant game over has also been added if you reach Year 11 and enter a new season.
Cooking and Gathering
The majority of level 0–10 cooking recipes have now been added.
Zenas must now learn how to use a knife before he will chop or cut ingredients while cooking. He is 10, so give him a break.
Sugar, flour, seasoning, and butter have all been added.
Sugar highs have also been added, which can happen if you eat enough sugar to either stop being so tired or puke.
Food in the game now follows formulas for price, HP restoration, and hunger reduction instead of relying on random values.
The party now enjoys cooking, and cooking lowers boredom.
Gathering will still grant Gathering EXP even if you fail. Play Hell mode and you’ll understand why.
World Additions
The farmers market has been added. You just have to fight your way through the plains to reach it.
The home economics classroom has also been added and teaches skills. Talk to Mary.
Customization and Polish
A color system has been added that lets you adjust the game’s colors. You can find it in the Options menu.
You can choose between 6 prebuilt color themes like blue.
Green.
Or customize a theme all by yourself
The color possibilities are endless.
Buttons now make sounds when clicked.
Successful cooking now has a sound effect.
Successful gathering now has a sound effect.
There is also now an option in Settings that prevents Zenas from using elegant materials in cooking and wasting them.
More to come!
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