Netherguild News

Change log 11/8/2023 | Version 0.207(A)


Bugfixes:

• Fixed ability panel hidden soft-lock when exiting in-dungeon market (community find by Akarnor)
  

Minifixes:

• Fixed Armorer Bandits can buff Bandit Leader Pig when he's at 0 health
  
• Fixed clicking on chat bubbles may accidentally select a tile to move to
  
• Fixed dynamic combat music not stopping when taking the elevator in the city of mist floors (community find by Akarnor)
  

Hey Guild Leaders!

The time has come... for a grim update...



The Graveyard building has finally been added to Netherguild!



You can now visit your fallen guild members, reminisce about old times and even place flowers.







I've also added a couple of quality of life additions to Netherguild!


You can now skip any character's speech by clicking on their text bubbles! :D
This works both above and below ground.


Skipping text when opening treasure was made even easier - it works when clicking anywhere (like the dialogue before the bossfight with the Bandit Leader).



And that's about all for this update! A of a bit shorter and more focused update but with some nice little additions.

You can check the full patch notes here:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1464220/view/3672173806435151313

Thank you for reading and see you next time! :D

-David

P.S. Overview of current future plans and updates since Early Access;

Temporary Allies
-Two weeks
Will add one or more oddities that give the player a temporary ally to command underground, as well as the dev technology required for temporary allies.

The Royal City
-Two to three weeks
Will improve the City of Mist with more details, special rooms and oddities.

All these while secretly working on new areas and classes behind the scenes... before a big update in a few months!!!


An overview of the progress since early access release

Change log 8/8/2023 | Version 0.206(B)

Additions:

• Graveyard building - appears when a character dies and lets you reminisce about dead characters in your expedition, as well as placing flowers on their graves.
  

Quality of Life:

• Clicking on a speech bubble skips it (outside of bossfight and treasure, see below)
  
• Clicking anywhere when opening treasure skips speech
  

Minifixes:

• Fixed pedestal torch oddity not rolling randomly.
  
• Fixed Burn status appears to spread when it has 0 remaining turns
  
• Fixed "level up skills available" text with level up skills
  
• Added character limit to character names: 20 characters
  

Balancing Changes:

• Reclaimed Decorated Shield: Also receives "Increases uses between rests of 'Rally' attack by 1"
  

Text Additions:

• "Bosco" random possible last name for Rangers (means "Forest" in Latin)
  
• "Castillo" random possible last name for Noble Knights (means "Castle" in Spanish)
  
• "Falco" random possible male name (means Hawk)
  
• "Monti" random possible last name for Mercenary Knight (Means "Mountain" in Italian)
  

Change log 30/7/2023 | Version 0.206(A)

Minifixes:

• Fixed automaton key can't be used to open rigged vaults in the City of Mist (Community find by Pochyowo)
  

Hey guild leaders!
For the last few weeks I've been working on this new update improving various aspects of the City of Mist area; here's a quick overview of everything that's been added and some of my future plans :D

Full patch notes:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1464220/view/3660914264330759952


Two new rare automaton enemies were added: The Tin Flamer and Tin Champion.

The Flamer shoots oil and blankets your units with flames,

The Tin Champion pushes units two tiles away and stuns them.



Tin Champions will also drop this key - which can be handy for cracking open vaults safely.
Vaults also have a 10% chance for a nastier encounter including a tin champion and tin general, so these keys might come in handy...


As you explore the City of Mist, you might also encounter rare lore columns in certain rooms (especially the shrine oddity room), giving you some optional lore about the history of the city.


Another addition is the metal shop in the City of Mist - which lets you trade scrap metal you gain from defeated automatons into reclaimed metal which can be turned into solid but not amazing equipment in the overworld (besides one powerful item) - the idea here is giving the player an option to cover their bases when it comes to any missing equipment, regardless of random loot finding.



And as a final addition, your inventory is shown when interacting with the market, letting you know just how many logs are missing :D

Graveyard Update
-A week and a half
Adds a graveyard building in the overworld where you can visit your fallen heroes, as well as minor improvements to the game.

Temporary Allies
-Two weeks
Will add one or more oddities that give the player a temporary ally to command underground, as well as the technology required for temporary allies.

The Royal City
-Two to three weeks
Will improve the City of Mist with more details, special rooms and oddities.

All these while secretly working on new areas and classes behind the scenes... before a big update in a few months!!!

Speaking of this... here's some of what I've been working on in the background...
Tileset for a future area... Class background models for the duelist (noble) and hero (commoner) classes

For the big update in a few months from now, I plan on adding 2 brand new areas - both with their own unique loot, oddities and enemies, as well as at least two new player classes (possibly more).

And that's all for this update, thank you for reading it so far :D
I'm off to rest up after playtesting the new additions all morning long - see you all next time! (:
Cheers!

-David

An overview of the progress since early access release