Below Sunshade News

Hey folks!

We are happy to announce ...

[h3]Below Sunshade: Milestones[/h3]

Our next DLC for Below Sunshade and our largest one so far. Just like Heart of the Island, our new DLC will be free for all current and future owners of Below Sunshade.

I'll keep this post fairly short because Milestones will be released on the 10th November 2020 already.

[h3]What to expect[/h3]

• New characters and storylines!
  We're aware that the first few days on the island are rather slow and that a lot of players felt lost in what to do. Our goal with this new DLC, besides improving the whole game, is to focus on adding content to its early game.
  
  
• Milestone System!
  Found a secret? Cleared a dungeon or completed a Quest? You'll now be rewarded with Milestone Points when doings so. You can spend those on special perks with the following three categories: Combat, Exploration and Crafting. This allows you to play the game even more like you want.
  
  
  
  
• The Island revisited!
  We've been making heavy changes to the whole gameflow to reduce grind and make the game overall a more smooth experience. This includes a lot of bugfixes and QoL changes! No more slow movement speed after loading the game, no more flickering busts during dialogues.
  
  
• And more!
  New Enemies, dungeons, locations to visit. New scenes with existing island inhabitants. New Items and weapons to craft and completly new gameplay features.
  
  
  
  

We hope you are looking forward to this update!

Stay tuned!

Bugfixes

• Battle Background fixed on the big cave entrance map
  
• A bunch of Iron/Obsidian/Gold Ores now respawn
  
• More Iron/Obsidian/Gold Nodes added to the game
  
• Idrunne's second CG Scene fixed
  
• Talitha's CG scene order fixed
  
• Raptor Fight during Night fixed
  
• Having the Aquamarine no longer skips interactions with the Heart
  
• Issue fixed where using Talitha's Chest would result in skipping a dialogue
  

Heart of the Island is our first free DLC for Below Sunshade.
Our goal with this DLC was to connect story strings and turn Below Sunshade into a more compelling game to play through overall. We hope you enjoy the new content.



[h3]The Heart[/h3]
A new Location featuring a new character. The heart features a whole new storyline with two possible paths to chose from. A path of light and a path of corruption.

The Heart is voiced by the fantastic Bordeaux Black



[h3]New Dialogue Features[/h3]
Idrune, Talitha and all other characters now breath and blink during conversations.
We've added this feature to provide more immersive dialogues.



[h3]Living Orbs[/h3]
Those orbs are the remains of a forgotten civilization.
Find them and they will support you in battle.

[h3]New Enemies[/h3]
A few new enemies have been added to the Island: From corrupted boars to a dangerous naga.



[h3]CG Gallery[/h3]
You're now able to view unlocked CG Pictures in the new gallery.
We'll expand on the gallery in the future.

[h3]And more...[/h3]
We've fixed bugs, rebalanced aspects of the game and of course added a few new items.
You're also able to give Idrune a task per day. For example you can ask her now to gather some branches for you.

Thank you for your support and stay tuned.
We're aware that the first few days of Sunshade would do well with some new content. ;)

Fixed Issues:

• Talitha's third scene won't repeat endlessy anymore if triggered.
  
• Gold Axe now works as intended
  
• Harmony Threesome ending is now easier to unlock
  
• You can now use talitha's key on the globe in the captains quarters as intended