0.2.5: Development Screenshots 3

Good afternoon!

Development of this next feature has largely been in the brainstorming and planning stage, but here's a preview.

No more "World Map sampling will be implemented later" when 0.2.5 comes out! Every region on the map will have different items to find, mostly on par with what you'd be finding in the nearby dungeons.

Now why did this take me so long to implement? Because there'll be random events that occur as well when you're Sampling on the world map; Brill might run into a traveling merchant with some unique goods, or get in a fight with monsters or bandits. Again, these events will vary with the region you're in.

0.2.5: Development Screenshots 2

Good evening!

This week, I've been fairly busy, but not so busy that I couldn't get some work done on Update 0.2.5. One thing I've noticed is that I tend to build up a lot of money doing all the sidequests, and don't really have much interest in buying anything.

Enter the Auction House! The city of Altolato, between Evrandel and Kitaban, thrives on trade, so it's only natural that they'd have a bunch of valuable and useful items for sale.

Of course, Brill isn't the only one interested in buying items here. The other guys standing here will try to get the item as well. But the auction will be over after a certain time passes outside of text boxes. Picking your bids carefully can save you money, and NPCs near the Auction House will offer useful advice.

Now, you may be wondering. What is it that's so good that can be bought at this Auction House?

In addition to equipment and Medals, as you'd expect, you can also get a few new potion recipes from auctions. The potion shown here, Bottled Lasers, hits an enemy three times for 10 Neutral damage per hit, and its recipe (along with a few others) is found in the Auction House.

(The Goblin sprite in the first image was made by Newnikko.)

0.2.5: Development Screenshots 1

Morning!

It's been a week since the release of Update 0.2.4, and work has already started on the next part of the game. I've taken a few screenshots during playtesting that you might like to see.

In Chapter 1, you might remember a certain character who crossed your path twice, saying exactly zero words and dropping so many boxes with "..." that three dots doesn't seem like a word anymore.* "Who is this mysterious knight," you may ask, "and what are his motives?"

Rest assured, those two meetings weren't the last you will see of the Black Knight.


Update 2 opens up a lot of content across Ruphand's shallow water, and Brill will need a way to cross it. But even if she can cross the water, there are threats inherent to traveling south from Evrandel.

If you stopped by Levitt's Landing and talked to the sailors, you may remember them mentioning that piracy is on the rise. In Update 0.2.5, you won't need them to tell you; it'll be plain as day with the black flags of pirate ships billowing over the seas.

Wander too close and the pirates will chase you down like monster groups; the only safety is on land, and even then, they're all too happy to attack if you dawdle on the coastline! Fire and Thunder attacks will help against the pirates.

Thanks to Terozu for the Pirate ship sprite!

*Three dots actually is not a word, so technically, you'd be right.

Update 0.2.4 released!

It's been a long wait, but Ruphand 0.2.4 is finally available for download on the Downloads page!

DUNGEONS & TOWNS:
-Tor Torken stands to the south of the city of Torken. Inside this ancient tower, Forruno guard constructs lurk behind a secret door that a certain treasure-hunter has just opened up.
-Something's not quite right somewhere in the Frozen Reach... Beware.

ITEMS:
-New items have been added to the game, including two Medals.

BUGFIXES:
-More passability issues have been fixed.
-Sampling under the Ice Crystal dais will no longer eject Brill from said dais.
-The Challenge Tower now properly records winning streaks.

KNOWN ISSUES:
-Ally Chat may not be available by default when loading a save from a previous version. To fix this, go to "Options" and then set Keyboard Configuration so that "Ally Chat" is bound to a key. (The default key for Ally Chat should be "B".)