Released - 7/6 Patch Notes

Hello,
We are excited to announce a new patch for Alterium Shift!

Here are the details of the update:

[h2]New Features & Enhancements[/h2]

• New regions to explore
  
  • Notimmus Forest and Town
    
  • Barren Valley
    
  • Northern Plains
    
  • Gilberry Port
    
  • Endless Dunes
    
  • Buried Temple
    
  • Lowerton Plains and Town
    
  • Abandoned Mines
    
• All Original Soundtrack
  
• Enhanced Burst ability for characters
  
• New overworld map with quest markers
  
• Improved character on-map abilities
  
• New screen settings options
  
• Improved controller support
  
• New visual effects
  
• New cinematic and story sequences
  
• New persistent-save “Echo Shift” feature with special gates and chests
  
• New boss battles
  
• New side-quest content
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• Pyra test day battle has occasional slowdowns in performance
  
• Paralyze effect in battle lasts too long
  
• Dolion “Meteor” burst ability animation only plays the first time
  
  • Damage is still dealt to monsters as expected
    
• World Map (opened using M or the menu / select button on the controller)
  
  • Sometimes this can be opened at the wrong time causing issues.
    
• Shift portal (glowing orb) sometimes appears in the corner of maps
  
• Buried Temple visual oddities
  
• Buried Temple B1 challenges high-level of difficulty
  
• Minor sound effect issues (missing or repeating sounds)
  
• Some maps in Endless Dunes have known performance issues and can be slow to load at times
  

[h2]What’s Next?[/h2]

1. Battles
   
   • Adding health bars for monsters to aid in the strategic aspect of the turn-based system
     
   • Improved visuals
     
   • Additional quality-of-life improvements
     
2. Bestiary to catalog monsters
   
3. Ongoing UI Improvements
   
4. Configurable Controls
   
5. Walkable World Maps (fast-ish travel)
   

We look forward to your feedback!